2026-11-02 - Rules Committee
Summary
Built from the marked agenda and the official minutes (read); the Granicus video is linked but not transcribed.
- Kids Hope Alliance presented on its liaison relationships with city departments.
- $125,000 for the Murray Hill Preservation Association (2026-0805) approved 7-0; see Murray Hill Preservation Grant.
- $162,640 in homelessness funds to the Youth Crisis Center (2026-0813) amended, 7-0; see Youth Crisis Center Homelessness Funds.
- City Grants prohibited-expenditures amendment (2026-0756) amended and approved 6-0; see City Grants Prohibited Expenditures.
- $2,000,000 to Junior Achievement of North Florida (2026-0810) deferred; see Junior Achievement Learning Center Funding.
- $2,300,000 from reserves ($400,000 for PRSO mental health and $1,900,000 for United Way; 2026-0867): emergency passage failed 3-4 and the Council Auditor raised a concern; see Mental Health and United Way Reserves Appropriation.
- Construction Trades Qualifying Board appointment (2026-0517) reconsidered and amended, 4-3; see Construction Trades Qualifying Board Appointment.
- $150,000 Stefanko settlement (2026-0868) and appointments 2026-0870 through 2026-0873 read second time and re-referred; see Stefanko Settlement.
- Wareworks $900,000 (2026-0809) and the JEA broadcast requirement (2026-0803) were listed for deferral on the draft agenda; see Wareworks Electrical Apprenticeship Funding and JEA Board Meeting Broadcast Requirement.
Agenda
Marked agenda of about 50 items; see the summary for the items with dollar amounts and outcomes. Earlier draft agenda items also included the Live Oak fine settlement (2024-0966), the abortion-services spending ban (2026-0227), Springfield Lofts (2026-0677) and the JEA board appointment (2026-0192).
Video
Watch the meeting video (Granicus)
Sources
- Agenda (marked): https://jaxcityc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1426726&GUID=34BAE77F-5AB3-4E01-A61D-CA1D37D7DB9C
- Minutes: https://jaxcityc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1426726&GUID=34BAE77F-5AB3-4E01-A61D-CA1D37D7DB9C
- Video: https://jaxcityc.legistar.com/Video.aspx?Mode=Granicus&ID1=7665&Mode2=Video
- Earlier draft agenda: https://jaxcityc.legistar1.com/jaxcityc/meetings/2026/11/3725_A_Rules_Committee_26-11-02_Agenda.pdf