2026-10-27 - City Council

Summary

Built from the posted agenda and the final minutes (action text extracted from the minutes). Per-item vote tallies other than those stated were not extracted; no video found.

All 19 members present at roll call; minutes of October 13 approved by voice vote 19-0.
Consent agenda approved, with Council Member Rory Diamond pulling Ordinance 2026-830. Consent items included rezonings at 11713 Alta Dr (2026-0660), 9520 Sandler Rd (2026-0695) and 0 103rd St (2026-0696), and a sign setback waiver for the Diocese of St. Augustine at 960 Girvin Rd (2026-0747).
Resolution 2026-0830 honoring broadcast journalist Phil Amato was amended and approved 19-0.
Introduced for committee referral: $900,000 for Wareworks (Wareworks Electrical Apprenticeship Funding), $2,000,000 for Junior Achievement of North Florida (Junior Achievement Learning Center Funding), a new Stadium Use Agreement with Gator Bowl Sports (Gator Bowl Stadium Use Agreement), $125,000 for the Murray Hill Preservation Association, $162,640 for the Youth Crisis Center House of Hope, a downtown special assessment initial ordinance (2026-0814), and the JEA meeting broadcast charter amendment (JEA Board Meeting Broadcast Requirement).
Also on the agenda: $2,280,097.81 Inmate Welfare Trust Fund budget, $590,000 state grant for a post-election audit system, surplus land conveyance at 1725 East 22nd St (East 22nd Street Land Donation), Arbors and Kings Creek II community development district boundary changes (Community Development District Boundary Changes), and Pitts Road and Yellow Water Road land use items.
Treasurer's 2025/26 Borrowing Report and the DIA Third Quarterly Report were received. Next council meeting: Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

Agenda

The full agenda is on the Legistar posting linked under Sources; the highlights are in the summary above.