Argyle Area Civic Council

AACC Meeting and Costco Info - Mon,May 22, 2017 @ Good Shepherd Lutheran

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AACC Meeting Monday, May 22, 2017 7:30 PM - Agenda Updated May 22, 2017, 2016 10:00 am
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - 6551 Argyle Forest Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32244
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0.70 Miles West of Blanding Blvd

1. Call to Order 7:30 pm

2. Approval of Past Minutes - Monday, April 24, 2017 http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/Argyle_Area/pages/529230036
3. Committee Reports
a. Jacksonville City Council, Clay County Commission Report and other elected officials or representatives ( There is always a place on the AACC Agenda for Public Safety and Elected Officials - even though they may not always show up. Please see the Updated contact information for elected officials at the end of this email.
1a. Duval County School Board District 5 - Dr. Constance S. Hall .
1b. Clay County School Board District 4 (Argyle Area) - Johnna McKinnon
2. Jax District 14 Council Member Jim Love, Legislative Assistant: Kevin Kuzel
3. Jax District 12 Council Member Doyle Carter
4. Jax District 9 Council Member Garrett L. Dennis
5. Jax At Large, Group 1 Anna Lopez Brosche
6. Clay District 2 Commissioner - Wayne Bolla
7. State Representative - Jay Fant (R), District 15 ( Duval County ), Legislative Assistant: Carolyn Tucker
8. State Representative - W. Travis Cummings, District 18 ( Clay County ), Legislative Assistant: Sandy Matthews
9. Florida Senator Senator Audrey Gibson - State Senate - District 6 ( Duval County )
10. Florida Senator Senator Rob Bradley - State Senate - District 5 ( Clay County )
11. U.S. Representative Ted Yoho (R), Florida's Third Congressional District ( Clay County )
12. U.S. Representative John Rutherford (R), Florida's Fourth Congressional District ( Duval County )
13. U.S. Representative Al Lawson (D), Florida's Fifth Congressional District ( Duval, Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Leon and other Counties )
b. Public Safety Report. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and Clay County Sheriff's Office

c. Transportation. David Hodges - Click on the links for the Latest Info on these Projects
1. I-295 @ Collins Rd / Blanding Blvd Interchange C/D Project -
2. Collins Road Widening -
. I) Collins Rd/Rampart to Blanding http://www.coj.net/departments/better-jacksonville-plan/road-projects.aspx
. II) Collins Rd/Westport to Rampart http://www.coj.net/departments/better-jacksonville-plan/road-projects.aspx
. III) Collins Rd/Shindler to Westport http://www.coj.net/departments/better-jacksonville-plan/road-projects.aspx
. IV) Collins Rd/Shindler to Old Middleburg http://www.coj.net/departments/better-jacksonville-plan/road-projects.aspx
3. Old Middleburg Rd./103rd to Branan Field http://www.coj.net/departments/better-jacksonville-plan/road-projects.aspx
4. Branan Field Chaffee Road Phase 1 (103rd St. to I-10) - http://www.jtafla.com/Projects/showPage.aspx?Project=11
5. College Drive Extension North Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study - New connection between Blanding Boulevard (SR 21) and Branan Field/Chaffee Road (SR 23). - Clay county
BETTER JACKSONVILLE PLAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS http://www.coj.net/Departments/Better+Jacksonville+Plan/Road+Projects.htm
6. First Coast Expressway (Branan Field-Chaffee Expressway) is a state highway designated State Road 23 http://firstcoastexpressway.com/BFCExpress/ Project Map" http://firstcoastexpressway.com/BFCExpress/documents/2014-03-17-so-bfc-frontage-rd-map.pdf
7. St. Johns River Crossing Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study website.
First Coast Outer Beltway is a proposed four-lane limited access toll facility that includes the St. Johns River Crossing Corridor in St. Johns and Clay Counties and the Branan Field-Chaffee Road (SR 23) project in Clay and Duval Counties.
Jacksonville Transportation Authority Projects Map - http://www.jtafla.com/Projects/showPage.aspx?Sel=185
Major Projects on Florida's Highways Northeast Florida http://www.nflroads.com
Florida Department of Transportation Public Meeting Notices http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/publicsyndication/PublicMeetings.aspx/publicmeetings_district2

d. Business Development - David Hodges
. . Oakleaf Town Center - Jacksonville, FL - Description http://www.sembler.com/current_projects.php?id=12
. . Oakleaf Town Center - Jacksonville, FL - PDF Map http://www.sembler.com/pdfs/Oakleaf%20Town%20Ctr.pdf

e. Communications and Web Site - Bill Lewis

f. Home Owners Association President Meeting - Bill Lewis

g. Grant Writing Committee

h. Landscaping Committee

i. Treasurer's Report

4. Old Business
a. Argyle Area Community Garden - Tom Dumas 7033 Collins Rd, Jax, FL 32244 http://www.meetup.com/Argyle-Area-Community-Garden/
b. Day Care at Corner of Collins Road and Shindler Drive - Postponed for now
c. GAS STATION - Race Trac - at Corner of Argyle Forest Blvd and Rampart Road - Under Construction Now. Passed by City Council - Newspaper Article: RaceTrac wants to build a convenience store and gas station at 7403 Argyle Forest Blvd., at Rampart Road. RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. of Atlanta is the developer. Argyle Property Group Inc. is the land owner. Wednesday, August 13, 201412:04 PM EDT in the The Daily Record https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=543642
d. "Drug House" on Honeysuckle in Brandywine neighborhood in Argyle East brought up at past meetings. Thanks to everyone who helped get this blight eliminated!!
e. Malicious activity at Chimney Lakes Park near twins lakes.
5. New Business
a. New Costco at I-295 and Collins Road
6. Additional Comments and Discussion From the Public

7. Motion to Adjourn

Costco Information, Site Map and News Article.

Site Map: Parramore Road_Costco Plans May 2017.pdf

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gxqkhdb27j29e0m/Parramore%20Road_Costco%20Plans%20May%202017.pdf?dl=0

SITE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
PARRAMORE ROAD & COLLINS ROAD  JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 33626
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, DUVAL COUNTY
SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST
HARMONY FARMS OF JACKSONVILLE - COSTCO

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Article: http://jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=549891
Deal paves way for Westside Costco
Friday, May 19, 10:01 AM EDT
By David Cawton, Staff writer
Residents on Jacksonville’s Westside could soon have a Costco of their own — and a new way to get there.
After years of negotiations among the wholesale retailer, the property owner Harmony Farms of Jacksonville LLC, the city and JTA, the area’s second Costco proposed near Collins Road and Interstate 295.
Building plans show Costco wants to build an almost 155,000-square-foot wholesale club on nearly 44 acres at 7935 Parramore Road.
The land was rezoned for the project in 2014, but the need to reroute a section of Parramore Road and a 50-foot-wide drainage ditch delayed the project as the sides debated who would pay for it.
Ordinance 2017-88 goes to City Council on Tuesday.
If approved, it allows Costco Wholesale Corp. to close Parramore Road, which heads south off Collins Road and dead-ends in the middle of the property. Costco will build a new Parramore Road that will connect Collins Road with Youngerman Circle.
A 50-foot-wide ditch also will be relocated to create a buffer around the shopping center.
Council member Jim Love, who represents District 14 where the Costco will be built, said the existing Parramore Road “isn’t ideal” for drivers trying to reach retailers along Youngerman Circle.
Currently, from Collins Road, drivers get back on Interstate 295, take the Blanding Boulevard exit and then turn onto Youngerman Circle to reach stores like Publix Super Markets and Sam’s Club.
Love said Youngerman Circle isn’t functioning at capacity, “so when this is completed, it will.”
Others say the new Parramore Road will help ease traffic congestion on Collins Road and even I-295.
Bill Lewis, president of the Argyle Area Civic Council acknowledged that some of his members aren’t happy, but said the investment will result in new jobs and increased property taxes.
“I’m looking forward to having Parramore Road connected to Youngerman,” Lewis said.
“It was bound to happen at some point, but I understand their frustration.”
Love said Westside residents have been waiting for another Costco in the area since one near the St. Johns Town Center opened 17 years ago.
That location is about 23 miles from the new store.
“It’s very busy, and sometimes very difficult for us Westsiders to get to during a busy weekend,” Love said. “A second store makes a lot of sense for consumers, and it makes a lot of sense financially for Costco.”
Some residents have concerns.
Sherry Warren, who lives in the Argyle Forest neighborhood directly behind the property, said most of her neighbors aren’t happy to have the increased traffic and noise she said often comes with a new shopping center.
“I understand things are going to change, that’s progress and it’s good for Jacksonville,” said Warren, who also is on the Argyle Area Civic Council board. “Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be the same consideration for the community.”
Warren said the area already has become noisy with neighboring shopping centers on Youngerman Circle and Blanding Boulevard, so much so that her family recently had to install noise-canceling windows.
“I’m pretty aggravated by it all,” she said.
Costco’s 508 warehouse stores nationwide and in Puerto Rico, including the single Jacksonville location, are known for being busy.
Council member Scott Wilson, whose District 4 includes the existing Costco at 4901 Gate Parkway, said the retailer brings an economic boon wherever it lands. Costco predates the St. Johns Town Center by five years and its parking lot seems to be full often, especially on weekends.
“Other retailers know that Costco brings a lot of foot traffic so they’re going to try to be next to it,” Wilson said.
Wilson said the new Costco also will help alleviate congestion in the Town Center area, where two more developments are underway — The Crossing and The Strand at Town Center and the Town Center Promenade.
He said the Costco there is so busy, a traffic signal that was supposed to be temporary became a permanent solution.
An Ikea furniture store also is being built nearby — another retailer with a big fan base.
Love said one of benefits to the Westside will be retail tourism, since the new Costco will attract customers who live outside of the city.
Those who reside as close as Macclenny or as far away as Gainesville “will certainly benefit,” Love said.
The closest Costco locations outside of Jacksonville are 130 miles south in Altamonte Springs near Orlando and 160 miles west in Tallahassee.
“For the folks who don’t necessarily need to go to the Town Center, they’ll now have a second option with this Costco, so they can avoid the traffic and get in and out,” Love said.
The new location is expected to spur more growth on Parramore Road.
Plans for the Costco development also show outparcels nearby, including more retail and restaurant space that is anticipated.
“It’s growing and growing, and now we’re going to have more traffic near our neighborhood,” said Warren. “We’d like to keep our neighborhood a nice community, but I understand you can’t stop progress.”
Love said Costco plans to start construction in the coming months, with an opening date before the end of the year.
He said that wasn’t soon enough for him.
“They’re going to hit the ground running,” he said.
dcawton@jaxdailyrecord.com

Development Attorney for the Costco Project for Complaints
Driver, McAfee, Peek & Hawthorne Law Firm
Address: Wells Fargo Center
One Independent Drive, Suite 1200
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Phone 904-301-1269
Fax 904.301.1279

Steven Diebenow
T: (904) 807-8211
sdiebenow@dmphlaw.com
http://www.dmphlaw.com/professionals/attorneys/steven-diebenow/

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District 14: Jim Love
Kevin Kuzel, Legislative Assistant - Email: kkuzel@coj.net

Email: JimLove@coj.net ; City Hall Phone: 904-630-1390 -- Cell: 904-710-0200 -- Fax: 904-630-2906
Web Site: http://www.coj.net/City-Council/City-Council-Members/District-14.aspx