Argyle Area Civic Council

Minutes of the Monday, April 21, 2008 AACC Meeting

Minutes - Poster 5-19-2008 12:00 pm

MINUTES OF THE APRIL 21, 2008
MEETING OF THE ARGYLE AREA CIVIC COUNCIL
Held at Denny's Restaurant, 8409 Blanding Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32244

Present: Bill Lewis, President; Tom Dumas, Vice President; Marie Splane, Recording Secretary; Allen Durant, Treasurer; Steve Hinkle; Ashley Davis; L. Charles Mann; Thomas R. Martin; John Draper; Don Christen; Sherrie Porter, Assistant to Congressman Cliff Stearns; Tony Bates; Bill Sulzbacher; Ginger Carter; Shay Dumas; Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler; Wayne Spivey; David & Deb Brown; and Kay Sibert.

President Lewis called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.

Approval of the March minutes. After review of the previous meeting minutes, Tom Martin moved to accept the minutes as prepared, seconded by Kay Sibert. Motion to accept the minutes passed.

Committee Reports:
1. Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler: Crime statistics for Clay County are down; response times are down; additional officers have been added and beats are smaller. The number of Neighborhood Watch Programs have increased from 40 to 196.
A "Volunteers in Police Service Program" has been added and it is going to be starting in the Oakleaf area. These volunteers do citizen patrols and provide services outside the normal scope of a sheriff's deputy, such as watering your flowers while you're on vacation, picking up your mail and newspapers. Clay County currently has over 150 active volunteers.
Clay County and Duval County have instituted an agreement called "Cops Without Borders." The sheriffs of Putnam, Bradford and Alachua counties have also joined with the Clay County Sheriff's Office in agreeing to institute this program. This means that officers can continue pursuit of a criminal into Duval County and vice versa, even if it's not a "hot pursuit" situation Sheriff Beseler answered questions from the audience.

2. U.S. Representative Cliff Stearns (District Aide Sherrie Porter): A proposed bill entitled Federal Sunset Act of 2008, if passed, would sunset all of the duplicative aid programs, such as the approximately 163 programs for job training.

3. Wayne Spivey, candidate for Clay County Clerk of Court: Mr. Spivey introduced himself and gave an overview of his background, which includes having previously served on the Clay County Commission, as well as his military background. He is also a newspaper writer for Neighbor To Neighbor. He also gave a very interesting historical background on Clay County and told us about the upcoming Clay County Sesquicentennial. Mr. Spivey, sporting a white beard, explained that he will play the part of General Robert E. Lee in an upcoming TV documentary movie.

Transportation:
Collins Road Extension project has another meeting to be scheduled.
Collins Road widening from Blanding to Rampart is underway.
Shindler Road, from Argyle Forest to Collins Road, is underway.

Business Development:
More stores are opening up at Oakleaf Town Center, among them Circuit City, Petsmart, A.C. Moore, and several more.

Communications , Website, Homeowners Presidents: No reports.

Treasurer's Report (Allen Durant):
The treasury balance is still $347.12

Old Business:
1. Argyle Forest Bridge Lights: An email communication was received from Councilman Corrigan's office explaining that the new Ortega Bridge style lights will be installed at current brick lighthouses 2, 4 and 6, and the 1st, 3rd and 5th brick lighthouses will remain. President Lewis will attempt to get this clarified. John Draper made a motion that the AACC request that all of the old brick lighthouses be removed. After discussion, Tom Martin seconded the motion, which carried.

New Business (Tom Dumas):
Tom Dumas recused himself from the board for the purpose of the presentation of a development called Collins Town Center, located to the west of I-295. Rampart Partners, Olsen Farms and Harmony Farms are the three land use applications that have filed for rezoning for a town center concept. A slide presentation was given showing several different retail development designs. The area under discussion is approximately 85 acres, with 1 mile of frontage on I-295, and it will be an urban/suburban redevelopment. The developers would like to improve connectivity by creating a front door to southwest Jacksonville, which would create more of a sense of place for this area, while also creating a green building demonstration project.

Tom Martin made a motion that the AACC go on record as supporting these proposed development projects. Motion was seconded by Allen Durant and carried.

There being no further business to come before the council, Kay Sibert made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Ashley Davis. The meeting adjourned at 9:24 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Marie Splane, Recording Secretary

Agenda Last Updated 04-19-2007 12:00 pm

ARGYLE AREA CIVIC COUNCIL
AACC Meeting Monday, April 21, 2008 7:30 pm
Location: Denny's Restaurant 8409 Blanding Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32244 Phone: 904-778-4624
Corner of Blanding Blvd and Youngerman Circle.
Map: http://web.sa.mapquest.com/dennys/advantage.adp?transaction=locmap&recordId=509&pwidth=400&pheight=250to
1. Call to Order 7:30 pm
2. Approval of Old Minutes
Monday, March 17, 2008 http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/jacksonville/aacc/genpage/427631269.html
3. Committee Reports
a. Jacksonville City Council, Clay County Commission Report and other elected officials or representatives
1. Duval County School Board District 7 - Tommy Hazouri
2. Jax District 14 Council Member Michael Corrigan - Past Council President 2006 - 2007
3. Jax District 12 Council Member Dan Davis - City Council President 2007 - 2008
4. Jax District 11 Council Member Ray Holt
5. Jax At Large, Group 1 Council Member Ronnie Fussell
6. Clay District 2 Commissioner - Doug Conkey
7. State Representative Jennifer Carroll (R), District 13 - Rebecca Coleman, District Secretary
8. U.S. Representative Cliff Stearns (R), Florida's Sixth District - Sherrie Porter, District Aide
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. Argyle Forest Blvd 4 Lanes - http://www.jtaonthemove.com/projects/bjp/bjargyle2.aspx
2. I-295 @ Collins Rd / Blanding Blvd Interchange C/D Project - http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/public/genpage.html?nid=972432200&nneighid=351562714&nsupercity=623542159
3. Collins Road Widening -
. I) Collins Rd/Rampart to Blanding http://www.coj.net/Departments/Better+Jacksonville+Plan/Road+Projects.htm
. II) Collins Rd/Westport to Rampart http://www.coj.net/Departments/Better+Jacksonville+Plan/Road+Projects.htm
. III) Collins Rd/Shindler to Westport http://www.coj.net/Departments/Better+Jacksonville+Plan/Road+Projects.htm
. IV) Collins Rd/Shindler to Old Middleburg http://www.coj.net/Departments/Better+Jacksonville+Plan/Road+Projects.htm
. V) Extension of Collins Rd from Old Middleburg to Cecil Commerce Center. Proposed. May or May Not Happen.
4. Old Middleburg Rd./103rd to Branan Field http://www.coj.net/Departments/Better+Jacksonville+Plan/Road+Projects.htm
5. Branan Field Chaffee Road Phase 1 (103rd St. to I-10) - http://www.jtafla.com/projects/bjp/bjbranan10.aspx
6. Shindler Rd realigned with Cheswick Oaks along the JEA easements for power lines. Proposed. May or May Not Happen.
7. 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 http://www.collegedrivenorth.com/faq.htm
BETTER JACKSONVILLE PLAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS http://www.coj.net/Departments/Better+Jacksonville+Plan/Road+Projects.htm
Jacksonville Transportation Authority Projects Map - http://www.jtafla.com/projects/projects_map.html
Florida Department of Transportation Information http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/construc/district2pio/counties/duval.htm http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/construc/district2pio/counties/clay.htm - http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/publicinv/PI-D2.htm
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 - Argyle Sign at Argyle Forest Blvd and Blanding Blvd
i. Treasurer's Report - Allen Durant
4. Old Business
a. Argyle Forest Sign Island at Argyle Forest Blvd and Blanding - We still need the assistance of a brick mason who can advise the best way to replace the broken bricks.
b. Argyle Forest Median Mowing will now be done by Public Works and Contractor to include Argyle sign median at Blanding Blvd. Thank you email sent to Michael Corrigan 10-26-2007 http://groups.firstcoastcommunity.com/media/documents/559.60.doc
First Email - Argyle Forest Median Mowing by Public Works and Contractor to include Argyle sign median at Blanding Blvd. See email sent back to Michael Corrigan 10-12-2007 http://groups.firstcoastcommunity.com/media/documents/559.59.doc
c. Update - New Argyle Forest Blvd Bridge Lights
Councilman Corrigan asked that I send the attached picture regarding the proposed bridge lights for your review. JTA and JEA concurrently have requested that new lights be installed to replace every other existing decorative lighting housing and brick work with the proposed historic lights, which are similar to the ones installed on the Ortega River Bridge. There will be no decorative housing lighting at the second, fourth and sixth locations, which will be removed. A couple of other pictures are attached for reference.
Please let us have your comments/feedback.
Thanks.
Dianne W. Smith, ECA
Council Member Michael L. Corrigan, Jr.
Jacksonville City Council District 14
d. Information about the Cecil Field Airport Advisory Committee - 1 Appointment from the AACC
e. Collins Road Extension between Shindler Drive and Old Middleburg Road

5. New Business
a. Harmony Farms of Jacksonville, LLC, Land Use and Zoning Application - Tom Dumas
b. Olsen Farms, LLC, Land Use and Zoning Application - Tom Dumas
c. Rampart Partners, LLC land use and rezoning to agenda. SW corner Rampart & Park City - Tom Dumas

6. Additional Comments From the Public
7. Motion to Adjourn

Email us
ArgyleACC@joimail.com

Additional Web Links

Minutes of the Monday, March 17, 2008 AACC Meeting
BETTER JACKSONVILLE PLAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
Oakleaf Town Center - Jacksonville, FL - Description
Oakleaf Town Center - Jacksonville, FL - PDF Map