Ken Amaro

Context

Council Member. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify. Chairs the Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee.

Fort Caroline Batting Cage Rezoning - district member; urged the committee to weigh the community's voice
Sutel Drive Aggregate Storage Rezoning - skeptical that the community's petition changed the outcome
Affordable Housing Trust Fund - spoke for the Salem amendment
Floral Bluff Road Duplex Rezoning - district member; his office knew of the proposal
Jacksonville Transportation Authority Financial Condition - questioned the budget error and repayment
Construction Trades Qualifying Board Appointment - backed deferral
JEA Board Reappointment - supported as the new liaison
Administrative Services Department Reorganization - supported experience in lieu of a degree
Affordable Housing Development Loan Funding - opposed the funding substitute
Jax Twin Urban Digital Model - invited the presenters
Public Works Director Decision Appeal - presiding when it was deferred
Community Development District Boundary Changes - Kings Creek II bill passed 6-0

2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
2026-10-20 - 2026-10-20 - Transportation, Energy & Utilities - Presided over the committee (inferred from the presenters' thanks and the roster), invited the UF team, passed 2026-0748 and 2026-0755, and adjourned to November 4.
2026-10-20 - 2026-10-20 - Land Use & Zoning - Sat in at the end of the dais as a visitor and, as the district member, urged the committee to weigh the 1996 PUD history and the community's voice on the batting cage rezoning.
2026-10-19 - 2026-10-19 - Rules Committee - Supported the JEA nominee as the new liaison, defended experience in lieu of a degree and opposed the housing funding substitute as breaking the set-aside (the captions render his name Marorrow, Omero and Aro).
2026-10-13 - 2026-10-13 - City Council - Council chaplain: introduced the invocation and closed in prayer; sponsored the resolution honoring a retiring public safety veteran; skeptical of the Sutel Drive conditions.
2026-10-06 - 2026-10-08 - LUZ - His staff confirmed to the committee that his office had met the owner and was aware of the Floral Bluff Road bills.
2026-10-05 - 2026-10-08 - Rules - Asked JTA how its budget errors happened and about the fare rise, supported the emergency, and backed deferral of the construction board nominee on ethics grounds.
2026-09-22 - 2026-09-22 - City Council - Spoke for the Salem amendment shifting money to down payment assistance.