HB 847

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the City of Jacksonville, Duval County;
3	amending chapter 97-339, Laws of Florida, as amended;
4	defining terms; restructuring the Jacksonville Economic
5	Development Commission by increasing the number of members
6	of the commission; revising membership qualification
7	requirements; removing provisions relating to staggering
8	of terms; revising provisions pertaining to ex officio and
9	technical support advisors; removing provisions relating
10	to duties of the executive director and to a prior
11	transfer of certain functions and personnel; authorizing
12	the chair of the commission to appoint special or standing
13	committees for certain purposes; providing duties of the
14	chair of the commission; providing for appointment of
15	committee members and terms thereof; creating a downtown
16	committee; providing duties and responsibilities of the
17	downtown committee; repealing Article 20 of chapter 92-
18	341, Laws of Florida, as amended, relating to the
19	Jacksonville Downtown Development Authority; providing an
20	effective date.
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22	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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24	Section 1.  Sections 24.02, 24.03, 24.04, 24.05, 24.06, and
25	24.08 of Article 24 of chapter 97-339, Laws of Florida, as
26	amended by chapter 99-443, Laws of Florida, are amended, and
27	section 24.13 of that article is created, to read:
28	ARTICLE 24.
29	THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
30	Section 24.02.  Definitions.--As used in this article:
31	(1)  "Commission" means the Jacksonville Economic
32	Development Commission.
33	(2)  "City" and "City of Jacksonville" mean the City of
34	Jacksonville created pursuant to s. 9 of Art. VIII of the 1885
35	Constitution of the State of Florida.
36	(3)  "Council" means the council of the City of
37	Jacksonville.
38	(4)  "Downtown committee" means the permanent committee
39	within the commission assigned to focus on the revitalization
40	and redevelopment of the Jacksonville Downtown Area.
41	(5)  "Jacksonville Downtown Area" means the Downtown
42	Overlay Zone area, as defined in the Jacksonville Zoning Code,
43	as it may be amended from time to time.
44	(6)(4)  "Mayor" means the mayor of the City of
45	Jacksonville.
46	(7)(5)  "Executive Director" means the executive director
47	of the commission.
48	(8)(6)  "Code" means the Ordinance Code of the City of
49	Jacksonville.
50	Section 24.03.  Commission membership.--The membership of
51	the commission is established at nine seven members, consisting
52	of the chairman of the Downtown Development Authority and six
53	members, who shall be residents of the City of Jacksonville and
54	who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the
55	Council. The mayor shall appoint a chairman who shall serve
56	until such time as another chairman may be appointed by the
57	mayor. At least three members of the commission shall reside,
58	work, or own property in the Jacksonville Downtown Area. Each
59	member of the commission shall serve a term of two years or
60	until a successor is appointed. Apart from the chairman of the
61	Downtown Development Authority, of the members first appointed,
62	three members shall serve terms of 1 year each, and the
63	remaining three members shall serve terms of 2 years each.
64	Thereafter all members appointed to the commission shall serve
65	terms of 2 years. No member appointed to the commission for
66	three consecutive full terms shall be eligible for appointment
67	to a next succeeding term. The members shall serve as
68	commissioners of the community redevelopment agency under part
69	III, chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and they shall also serve as
70	members of the industrial development authority under part III,
71	chapter 159, Florida Statutes. All business of the commission
72	shall be conducted at meetings wherein at least four members of
73	the commission are present and voting.
74	Section 24.04.  Individual Ex Officio Advisors to the
75	commission.--The following individual ex officio advisors are
76	named to assist the commission in an advisory or fact-finding
77	role as may be requested individually or collectively of them by
78	the commission so as to effectuate the centralized economic
79	development goals of the commission. No ex officio advisor shall
80	serve simultaneously as both an ex officio advisor and as an
81	appointed member of the commission. These individual ex officio
82	advisors shall be:
83	(1)  The president of the Council of the City of
84	Jacksonville or his or her designee.
85	(2)  The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the
86	JEA Jacksonville Electric Authority.
87	(3)  The Managing Director of the Jacksonville
88	Transportation Authority.
89	(4)  The President/Chief Executive Officer of the
90	Jacksonville Port Authority.
91	(5)  The President/Chief Executive Officer of the
92	Jacksonville Aviation Authority Chairman of the Sports and
93	Entertainment Board.
94	(6)  The Chairman of the Cecil Field Development
95	Commission.
96	(7)  The Chairman of the Jacksonville International Airport
97	Community Redevelopment Authority.
98	(6)(8)  The Executive Director of the Jacksonville Housing
99	Commission Duval County Housing Finance Authority.
100	(7)(9)  The Chairman of the Duval County State Legislative
101	Delegation or his or her designee, who shall be a member of the
102	delegation.
103	(8)(10)  The Chairman of the NAACP or his or her designee.
104	(9)(11)  The Chairman of the Urban League or his or her
105	designee.
106	Section 24.05.  Technical support advisors to the
107	commission.--The following individual technical support advisors
108	are named to assist the commission in such technical support
109	roles as may be requested individually or collectively of them
110	by the commission so as to effectuate the centralized economic
111	development goals of the commission. These individual technical
112	support advisors shall be the directors or the board members, as
113	appropriate, of the following entities:
114	(1)  The Planning and Development Department of the city.
115	(2)  The Jacksonville Film Commission.
116	(3)  Sister cities.
117	(4)  International Relations and Marketing Development
118	Commission.
119	(5)  Jacksonville Sports and Entertainment Board Research
120	and Development Authority.
121	(6)  Jacksonville Enterprise Zone Development Agency.
122	(7)  Northwest Jacksonville Economic Development Fund
123	Advisory Committee.
124	(8)  Overall Economic Development Plan Committee.
125	(9)  Jacksonville Economic Development Company.
126	(10)  Enterprise North Florida Corporation.
127	(11)  City departments as appropriate.
128	(12)  Jacksonville International Airport Community
129	Redevelopment Area Board Small Business Advisory Committee.
130	(13)  Tourist Development Council.
131	(14)  Convention and Visitor Bureau.
132	(15)  The Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools.
133	(16)  The President of the University of North Florida.
134	(17)  The President of Florida Community College,
135	Jacksonville.
136	Section 24.06.  Executive Director.--The chief operating
137	officer of the commission shall be its executive director, who
138	shall be appointed by the mayor after consultation with the
139	commission. The executive director shall be responsible for
140	managing the affairs of the commission subject to its
141	supervision and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The
142	executive director shall also serve as an administrative aide to
143	the mayor and in that capacity shall serve as the mayor's
144	liaison to the Downtown Development Authority and shall attend
145	all meetings of that authority. The executive director will
146	employ the personnel to administer and operate the commission in
147	accordance with applicable law, available appropriations and
148	employee authorizations. The executive director shall have such
149	other duties and responsibilities as required by the commission.
150	The executive director's salary shall be set by the mayor after
151	consultation with the commission.
152	Section 24.08.  Transfer of functions and personnel.--On
153	July 1, 1997, the powers, duties, functions, liabilities,
154	property and personnel of certain entities shall be transferred
155	to and become the responsibility of the Jacksonville Economic
156	Development Commission, as it is intended that these entities
157	become advisory bodies to the commission which shall succeed to
158	their former duties, responsibilities and functions. Any
159	ordinance or law, the provisions of which conflict with the
160	transfer authorized and mandated in this act are repealed to the
161	extent of such conflict. Those entities whose powers, duties,
162	functions, liabilities, property and personnel shall be
163	transferred to the commission are:
164	(1)  The Jacksonville Downtown Development Authority,
165	except for its advisory and fact-finding responsibilities.
166	(2)  The Jacksonville Sports Development Authority created
167	under chapter 89-509, Laws of Florida, except for its advisory
168	and fact-finding responsibilities.
169	(3)  The Economic Development Division of the Planning and
170	Development Department as set forth in the Jacksonville City
171	Code, including, but not limited to, chapter 30, part 7,
172	including all boards and commissions concerned with economic
173	development which are staffed by the division.
174	(4)  Any existing authority, functions or personnel held by
175	the Jacksonville International Airport Community Redevelopment
176	Authority. Upon completion of this transition, the Jacksonville
177	International Airport Community Redevelopment Authority shall
178	continue to function in the nature of an advisory and fact-
179	finding body to the commission concerning the area formerly
180	under its jurisdiction.
181	(5)  Any existing authority, functions or personnel held by
182	the Cecil Field Development Commission, including any personnel
183	under the authority of the mayor who are similarly assigned.
184	Upon completion of this transition, the Cecil Field Development
185	Commission shall continue to function in the nature of an
186	advisory and fact-finding body to the commission concerning the
187	area formerly under its jurisdiction.
188	(6)  On July 1, 1997, all of the employees of the
189	organizations listed above, both appointed and within the
190	classified civil service of the city, shall be transferred to
191	the commission and shall become appointed employees of the
192	commission. These employees shall not retain any civil service
193	status that they may have had prior to becoming an employee of
194	the commission unless any civil service employee who is to be
195	transferred elects to retain his or her civil service status and
196	in such case he or she shall serve as an employee of the
197	commission with no loss in civil service status or benefits that
198	he or she may have accrued prior to transfer.
199	Section 24.13.  Committees.--
200	(1)  The chair of the commission may appoint special or
201	standing committees to advise the commission on policy or
202	strategic planning matters. The chair of the commission shall
203	appoint a chair of each committee, and each committee chair
204	shall be a member of the commission. The chair of the commission
205	shall appoint all special or standing committee members upon
206	recommendation from the chair of each committee. Such advisory
207	committee members may consist of commission members or
208	noncommission members. All committee members shall serve at the
209	will of the chair of the commission for terms not to exceed 4
210	years as specified by the chair.
211	(2)  Central to the mission of the commission is the
212	revitalization and development of a healthy and vibrant
213	Jacksonville Downtown Area. There is hereby created the downtown
214	committee of the commission, which shall be a permanent
215	committee of the commission. The downtown committee shall
216	function as an advisory body to the commission to undertake
217	fact-finding on downtown issues and provide advice to the
218	commission on issues of importance to the Jacksonville Downtown
219	Area. The downtown committee shall have and perform such other
220	duties and responsibilities as the commission may assign to it
221	from time to time. The commission shall be responsible for and
222	shall provide to the downtown committee all resources necessary
223	for the committee to effectively achieve its duties and
224	responsibilities. Such resources shall include staff assigned to
225	work on downtown redevelopment matters by the executive director
226	of the commission. The chair of the commission shall appoint a
227	chair of the downtown committee, and such committee chair shall
228	be a commission member who resides, works, or owns property in
229	the Jacksonville Downtown Area.
230	Section 2.  Article 20 of chapter 92-341, Laws of Florida,
231	as amended by chapter 97-339, Laws of Florida, is repealed.
232	Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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