What changed in Jacksonville city government the week of May 11 — May 17, 2026

ORD Expressing the Council’s Support for the Estab of a Culinary Institute of America SE Campus in Downtown Jax to Include Dev of an Approx 50,000 Sq Ft Facility to Support Related Workforce Dev, Educational, & Economic Dev Activities; Auth Negotiation of a Final Term Sheet & Economic Dev Incentive Package of Up to $35,000,000 to Support Capital Improvements & Workforce Dev Activities for the Project, Subj to Council Appvl of an Economic Dev or Similar Agrmt & the Lawful Approp of Funds for the Project; Req 1 Cycle Emerg Passage (Teal) (Introduced by CM Carrico) 5/12/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 5/26/26 — 2026-419 Original Bill — Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety Committee (2026-05-18)

ORD Approv & Auth JEA to Sell Its Former Headquarters Site Located Gen at 21 W. Church St & 421 Laura St, Jax, FL 32202 (R.E. Nos. 073863-0000 & 073720-0000), Within Council Dist 7, for Less Than the Appraised Value, at a Purchase Price of $1,000,000, to Jewel at 21 West, LLC, Pursuant to That Certain Purchase Agrmt Btwn Seller & Purchaser (Sawyer) (Req of JEA) 5/12/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 5/26/26 — 2026-388 Bill Summary — Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety Committee (2026-05-18)

ORD Calling an Election on 11/3/26, to Hold a Referendum of the Qualified Electors Residing in Duval County on the Question of Whether to Cont the Current One Mill Ad Valorem Tax to Be Used for School Operational Purposes for an Add’l 4 Yrs Beginning on 7/1/27, & Ending on 6/30/31 (Staffopoulos) (Req of School Board of Duval County, FL) 5/12/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS,R, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 5/26/26 — 2026-387 Bill Summary — Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety Committee (2026-05-18)

ORD Approp $12,599,258 from the Emerald Trail - Hogan’s Creek to Riverwalk Other Construction Costs Acct to the City Owned Land Acquisition Acct; Amend the 26-30 5-Yr CIP Appvd by Ord 2025-505-E to Reflect This Approp of Funds from the Other Construction Costs Acct to the City Owned Land Acquisition Acct for the Proj Entitled “Emerald Trail - Hogan’s Creek to Riverwalk”; Declaring the Public Necessity for Acquiring Fee Simple Title, Temporary Construction Easements, & Permanent Drainage Easements, Thru Condemnation by Right of Eminent Domain to & Over Certain Parcels of Real Property in Council Dist 7, Such Parcels Being Located Near or Adjacent to Portions of Hogan’s Creek, Including the Entire Parcels of Real Property, or Portions Thereof, as More Specifically Described Herein, as Required for the Proj; Auth Acquisition of the Properties by Negotiation or Eminent Domain; Auth the Chief of the Engineering & Construction Mgmt Div of the Dept of PW to Make a Good Faith Deposit Into the Court Registry; Auth the Chief of the Real Estate Div of the Dept of PW, or Her Desig, to Make Offers & Negotiate for the Purchase of the Properties, Subj to Certain Conds; Auth the Chief of the Real Estate Div of the Dept of PW, or Her Desig, at the Direction of the Engineering & Construction Mgmt Div of the Dept of PW, to Make Offers & Negotiate Claims for Business Damages, Attorneys’ Fees, & Costs Related to the Purchase of the Properties, Subj to Certain Conds; Waiving the Settlement Limitation in Secs 112.307 (Claims & Suits Brought Against the City for Monetary Relief),112.308 (Eminent Domain), & 112.309 (Attorneys’ Fees), Pt 3 (Settlement of Claims & Suits by & Against City), Ch 112 (Claims by & Against City), Ord Code, re Limitations on the Total Amt of a Settlement; Auth & Directing the OGC to Initiate Approp Condemnation Proceedings & Declarations of Taking; Prov for Oversight by the Engineering & Construction Mgmt Div of the Dept of PW (Wilson) (Req of Mayor) 4/28/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, R, TEU, F 5/4/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 5/4/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 5/5/26 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer 5/5/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 5/12/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 5/12/26 — 2026-327 Original Bill — City Council (2026-05-12)

RESO Making Certain Findings, & Apv & Auth the Execution of an Economic Dev Agrmt btwn the City & the Winn-Dixie Company, LLC, to Support the Renovation & Expansion of the Company’s Existing Headquarters & Renovation of 14 Existing Full-Svc Grocery Stores within the City; Auth a 20-Yr Recapture Enhanced Value (REV) Grant in the Max Amt of $5,500,000; Auth a Headquarters Retention Grant to the Company in an Amt Not to Exceed $6,500,000, Payable in Equal Annual Disbursements of $1,300,000 Over a 5 Yr Period; Apv & Auth the Execution of Docs by the Mayor, or Her Desig, & Corp Sec; Auth Appvl of Technical Amdts by the Exec Director of the OED; Prov for Oversight by the OED; Prov a Deadline for the Company to Execute the Agrmt; Waiving the Public Investment Policy Adopted by 2024-286-E, as Amended, to Auth the Headquarters Grant; Req 2-Reading Passage Pursuant to Council Rule 3.305 (Sawyer) (Req of Mayor) 4/28/26 CO Introduced: F 5/5/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 5/12/26 CO Amend (2x)(FL)/Approve 16-2 (Carrico, Diamond) — 2026-326 Revised On File — City Council (2026-05-12)