PHYSICAL LOCATION
Jacksonville Public Library-Main Library/Downtown
303 North Laura Street
Multipurpose Room (located in the Conference Center)
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
 
PLEASE NOTE: The multipurpose room will not be accessible through the Main Street entrance. The Main Street entrance will be closed. Please use the Laura Street entrance to enter the building.
 
Directions to Multipurpose Room: Upon entering Laura Street entrance to the Library, follow directions and signage for temperature check, then proceed into the Main Library.  Walk counterclockwise around the grand staircase and you will see signs for the public elevators.  Take the elevator down to level C for Conference Level.  Exit the elevator and follow hallway out. Turn left out of the hallway and proceed through glass doors into Conference Center.  The Multipurpose Room is the first room on the left.
 
Visitors are encouraged not to enter City owned public buildings if they have: symptoms of COVID-19, a fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, are currently undergoing evaluation for COVID-19 infection, a diagnosis of COVID-19 in the prior 10 days or have had close contact with someone infected with COVID-19 during the prior 14 days.  Any member of the public entering City owned public building may choose to wear a mask inside the building. 
 
VIRTUAL LOCATION
Interested persons desiring to attend this meeting virtually can do so via Zoom (including by computer or telephone) using the following meeting access information:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98596868344?pwd=bFJ1UEhrMmJ2SGNoKzNCdndzTmZLdz09
Meeting ID: 985 9686 8344
Passcode: 698693
 
One tap mobile
+1 (301) 715-8592 (Washington DC)
+1 (309) 205-3325 (US)
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/avyAuMLXj
 
Only individuals attending the meeting in-person will have an opportunity to provide public comments. Persons who cannot attend the meeting in-person, but who wish to submit public comments regarding any matter on the agenda for consideration at the meeting, may do so by sending their public comments via electronic mail to DDRBPublicComments@coj.net prior to the start of the meeting.  Public comments received prior to the meeting will not be read during the meeting but will instead be forwarded to all DDRB Board members for review in advance of the meeting and will remain a part of the permanent record for the meeting itself.  You are encouraged to submit public comments well in advance of the start of the meeting to provide DDRB Board members with adequate time to read them in preparation for the meeting.

 Please contact Jovial Harper by telephone at (904) 255-5302 or by email HarperJ@coj.net if you have any questions regarding this notice or if you experience technical difficulties during the meeting.
 
If you have a disability that requires accommodations to participate in the above Downtown Investment Authority meeting, please contact the Disabled Services Division at: (904) 255-5466, TTY-(904) 255-5476, or email your request to KaraT@coj.net and we will provide reasonable assistance for you.  The Florida Relay Service can be reached at 711.  All requests must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 12, 2023. Requests for accommodation received after 12:00 p.m. on April 12, 2023, may not be met.
 
NOTE:  If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, such person will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
 
A recording of this meeting will be available upon request by emailing HarperJ@coj.net after its conclusion. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION VIA ZOOM APPLICATION

1. If you have already registered for the Zoom application on your computer, enter the link below in the address line for Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge Internet Browser.

Link to Meeting via Zoom by Computer:
https://zoom.us/j/98596868344?pwd=bFJ1UEhrMmJ2SGNoKzNCdndzTmZLdz09
Meeting ID: 985 9686 8344
Passcode: 698693
 
Public Comment
** At the beginning of public comment, the Chair of the DDRB will establish a time period for each speaker that is no more than 3 minutes per speaker.
 
All participants who wish to participate in public comment during the meeting must log into Zoom with his/her full name. 
 
The Chair will only call on speakers using the “RAISE HAND” feature located within the Zoom app.  Click on “Participants” button at the bottom of the screen and then scroll down and click on “Raise Hand.”  You must have a microphone, video camera, and speakers on your computer to participate with the “RAISE HAND” function.
 
Wait to be recognized for your public comment time by the Chair.
 
Please unmute yourself and begin speaking after the Chair has recognized your turn during public comment.

2. To access the meeting on Zoom through your computer if you have not registered for Zoom, follow these instructions:
   
   Sign up for the Zoom application by typing – Zoom.US – into Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge Internet Browser. 

Go to:  JOIN A MEETING on Dashboard.

Enter the Zoom meeting ID and meeting password listed below:
Meeting ID: 985 9686 8344
Passcode: 698693
 
Public Comment
** At the beginning of public comment, the Chair of the DDRB will establish a time period for each speaker that is no more than 3 minutes per speaker.

All participants who wish to participate in public comment during the meeting must log into Zoom with his/her full name. 

The Chair will only call on speakers using the “RAISE HAND” feature located within the Zoom app.  Click on “Participants” button at the bottom of the screen and then scroll down and click on “Raise Hand.”  You must have a microphone, video camera, and speakers on your computer to participate with the “RAISE HAND” function.

Wait to be recognized for your public comment time by the Chair.

Please unmute yourself and begin speaking after the Chair has recognized your turn during public comment.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR JOINING A ZOOM MEETING BY DIAL-IN PHONE ONLY

Dial: +1 (646) 558-8656.  Find a local telephone number via this link: Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/avyAuMLXj

Enter the Zoom meeting ID and meeting password listed below:
Meeting ID: 985 9686 8344
Passcode: 698693

If you join before the meeting has started, you will be prompted to press # to wait.

If you call using your mobile telephone or device, you will be prompted to enter a unique participant ID. Press # to skip.

Public Comment
** At the beginning of public comment, the Chair of the DDRB will establish a time period for each speaker that is no more than 3 minutes per speaker.

Enter *6 on the keypad of your telephone to unmute yourself when speaking and *6 to mute yourself when not speaking.

The Chair will only call on speakers using the “RAISE HAND” feature located within Zoom.  Enter *9 on the keypad of your telephone to activate the “Raise Hand” feature.  Your phone must have a microphone and speakers to participate with the “RAISE HAND” function.

Wait to be recognized for your public comment time by the Chair.

Please unmute (enter *6 on the keypad of your telephone) yourself and begin speaking after the Chair has recognized your turn during public comment. Enter *6 on the keypad of your telephone to mute yourself once you have completed your turn during public comment.