{ "meeting": { "slug": "2026-10-06-bocc", "body": "Board of County Commissioners", "body_short": "BOCC", "type": "Regular meeting", "date": "2026-10-06", "date_text": "Tuesday, October 6, 2026", "time": "9:00 AM", "place": "County Auditorium, 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine", "agenda_url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/100626arbcc.pdf", "packet_base": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2026/100626BCC/", "research_current": "October 3, 2026", "counts": { "regular": 9, "cra": 1, "consent": 24 }, "consent_dollars": "about $22.2 million in contract awards, amendments, change orders and accepted utility systems, plus a $16.65 million cash-requirement report", "govtv": "https://stjohnscountyfl.new.swagit.com/", "site_url": "https://the1565.com/briefs/2026-10-06-bocc/", "revision": { "version": "1.1", "date": "2026-10-03", "retrieved": "October 3, 2026, about 5 PM ET", "summary": "Every packet re-read page by page, including scanned pages, which the first edition's tools could not read. Ten statements in the first edition were wrong and are corrected on the cards they appear on; scores were recomputed under a published worksheet." }, "agenda_manifest": { "bytes": 339361, "sha256": "27fd98d6fdab83be5b8f070dd74ab4bb70cefc1d4309ab492d3138ae84ee2e08", "pages": 8, "last_modified": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:03:06 GMT" }, "changelog": [ { "ref": "REG02", "text": "The first edition said the application's job and wage fields were blank and the signature page unsigned. Both are filled in and e-signed (PDF pp. 6, 8). The answers are stored as form fields, which our first text pass did not read." }, { "ref": "REG02", "text": "The first edition said the return-on-investment assumptions were not shown and that the packet gave no address. The calculation is on p. 4 and the application gives the road (Agricultural Center Dr., p. 7)." }, { "ref": "REG04", "text": "The first edition said the packet does not reconcile the two proportionate-share figures. Staff attributes the gap to the applicant's reading of the statute, and both calculations are in the packet (pp. 41, 45)." }, { "ref": "REG05", "text": "The first edition said the opposition letter could not be read. It is readable (p. 157)." }, { "ref": "REG06", "text": "The first edition said Exhibits 1-3 could not be read. They are scanned pages 15-17." }, { "ref": "REG07", "text": "The first edition said the ordinance body and fee schedule were not in the posted packet. They are scanned pages 2-5. (The Clerk's file was last modified Oct. 1.)" }, { "ref": "REG10", "text": "The first edition said Resolution 2022-2 and maps were not attached. Both are (pp. 7-17)." }, { "ref": "CON03", "text": "The first edition said the residence agreement was missing. It is attached as scanned pages 4-9." }, { "ref": "CON04", "text": "The first edition said a handwritten schedule read $17,322 or $23,052 and did not reconcile. It reads $4,621.95 and matches the lien release (p. 5)." }, { "ref": "CON07", "text": "The first edition said the lien release 'through' date was handwritten as March 17, 2025. It is typed as 3/17/2026 (p. 14)." }, { "ref": "CON08", "text": "The first edition said every exhibit was absent. All five are attached as scanned pages; the systems are valued at $1,608,736.40." }, { "ref": "CON10", "text": "The first edition said the lease and rent were unreadable. The scanned lease sets rent at $1 plus a $300 annual fee (p. 5)." }, { "ref": "CON11", "text": "The first edition said the executed notice was not readable. It is a scanned page (p. 7)." }, { "ref": "CON12", "text": "The first edition said the grantor's signature page was not visible. It is scanned page 6." }, { "ref": "CON13", "text": "The first edition did not open this 46.5 MB packet. It is now read in full (1,106 pages), including the five-bid tabulation on scanned p. 38." }, { "ref": "CON14", "text": "The first edition said the fund number was printed two ways. 1113 is the fund and 1137 the cost center; that was our error." }, { "ref": "CON15", "text": "The first edition said the other two bids were not in the packet. The bid tabulation is scanned page 39." }, { "ref": "CON17", "text": "The first edition said the GMP cost summary was not visible. It is on p. 44." }, { "ref": "CON19", "text": "The first edition could not make the task lines add to $295,000. They do, once the $9,260 travel line is included (p. 7)." }, { "ref": "CON22", "text": "The first edition could not place $954,688. It is the health department's local-revenue line in Attachment II (p. 17), not the County appropriation." }, { "ref": "REG09", "text": "The first edition said no data center had been proposed in the county. We had not checked the County's application portal; the statement is withdrawn." } ] }, "read_first": [ { "ref": "REG04", "title": "Grand Oaks: a $20 million road payment, with $19.4 to $19.5 million in impact-fee credits against it", "parts": [ { "label": "says", "text": "Pulte would pay $20,000,000 for the last 512 homes ($13.8M within 90 days, $6.2M within a year) and receive road impact-fee credits of $19,505,738.80, or $19,396,839 by staff's count. [REG04 pp. 4, 7, 15]" }, { "label": "says", "text": "Staff calculates the proportionate share at $12,850,449; the agreement states $2,471,306. Staff attributes the gap to the applicant's interpretation of the statute. [pp. 4, 13]" }, { "label": "reading", "text": "The two tables show why: the applicant counts only the two SR 16 segments that fail concurrency (p. 41); staff spreads cost across the affected segments (p. 45)." }, { "label": "reading", "text": "Credits equal about 97% of the payment, leaving roughly $494,000 to $603,000 above credits. Whether that is new road money depends on what impact fees the 512 homes would otherwise owe, which the packet does not state." }, { "label": "silent", "text": "The agreement as read does not name the road projects the money funds." }, { "label": "says", "text": "First of two hearings; the Board decides Oct. 20." } ] }, { "ref": "REG05", "title": "Durbin Park: 745 apartments become 330 houses, and the road-charge schedule still counts retail the PUD removes", "parts": [ { "label": "says", "text": "Items 5, 6 and 7 are one package. The PUD change trades 745 apartments for 330 single-family homes on lots as small as 3,200 sq ft in the East Parcel, adds seven waivers, and caps commercial at 1,697,130 sq ft. PZA recommended approval 5-1. [REG05 pp. 5, 11, 35]" }, { "label": "says", "text": "Item 7's fee schedule is in the packet as scanned pages. It totals $12,862,873, charges $3,538 a house against $1,567 an apartment, and keeps trips equal at 384 before and after. [REG07 p. 4; REG06 pp. 15-17]" }, { "label": "silent", "text": "The packet does not explain why the schedule still counts 2,397,130 sq ft of shopping (REG07 p. 4) when item 5 caps commercial at 1,697,130." }, { "label": "reading", "text": "At $2.803 a square foot, the 700,000-sq-ft difference is about $1.96 million of the $12.86 million projection." } ] }, { "ref": "CON17", "title": "Consent: $9.0 million to finish the Sheriff's building, plus $3.5 million moved from impact-fee reserves", "parts": [ { "label": "says", "text": "Amendment 2 sets a $9,013,634 GMP for full construction, bringing the construction GMP to $13,552,682, and appropriates $3,500,000 of Law Enforcement Impact Fee fund balance because project funds were \"not carried forward from the FY 26 to FY 27 budget.\" [CON17 pp. 1, 4]" }, { "label": "says", "text": "The cost summary is on p. 44: electrical $1.64M, finishes $1.63M, HVAC $1.35M, general requirements $1.03M." }, { "label": "silent", "text": "The packet does not state the approved project budget or why the carryforward did not happen. It gives the building's size three ways: 38,000, 35,985 and 35,895 sq ft." }, { "label": "reading", "text": "At 38,000 sq ft, the amendment is about $237 a square foot and the combined GMP about $357, construction only." }, { "label": "says", "text": "It is on consent: no discussion unless a commissioner pulls it." } ] }, { "ref": "REG02", "title": "A $969,206 incentive for a 246,480-sq-ft warehouse, with jobs estimated rather than committed", "parts": [ { "label": "says", "text": "Platform Real Estate Group asks for 100% of impact and connection fees back plus four years of general-county property tax; staff estimates $969,205.66. [REG02 p. 3]" }, { "label": "says", "text": "The application, e-signed July 10, estimates about 70 new jobs across nine suites and cites area wage ranges of $39,700 to $102,400, noting they depend on future tenants. [pp. 6, 8]" }, { "label": "says", "text": "The 193% return is calculated on p. 4 from $2.84 million in general-county taxes and fees over 20 years." }, { "label": "reading", "text": "That calculation holds the $26 million value flat for 20 years. Jobs are not a condition of tonight's motion, which only directs the County Attorney to draft an agreement." }, { "label": "says", "text": "Florida records show the company, a Delaware LLC based in Louisville, registered to do business in Florida on Sept. 18, 2026. [Sunbiz M26000014876]" } ] }, { "ref": "CON13", "title": "The largest consent award, now read in full: $6.98 million for the North Beach water plant", "parts": [ { "label": "says", "text": "Award to SGS Contracting Services at $6,976,400: base bid $5,296,700, an odor-control alternate of $1,649,700 and $30,000 in utility allowances. Five bids were received. [CON13 pp. 1-2]" }, { "label": "says", "text": "420 days to substantial completion; liquidated damages $2,376 a day. [pp. 11-12]" }, { "label": "says", "text": "The bid tabulation is a scanned page (p. 38). SGS is low on base bid plus the odor-control alternate; L7 Construction's base bid alone was $58,000 lower." }, { "label": "silent", "text": "The packet shows no engineer's estimate." }, { "label": "reading", "text": "With C15 (the $1,179,000 outfall) and C19 (up to $300,000 for the design firm), this consent agenda puts $8,455,400 toward the North Beach plant." } ] }, { "ref": "CON24", "title": "The minutes you are approving record a 3-2 enclave denial, a 3-2 enclave approval, and a vote to reconsider two more", "parts": [ { "label": "says", "text": "The Sept. 15 draft minutes record ENCERT 2026-01 North Palm Valley denied 3-2, ENCERT 2026-08 AFI approved 3-2 with conditions, and a 4-1 vote to schedule reconsideration of two SR 207 enclaves already certified. The budget minutes record a 3-2 vote removing $125,000 tied to the Black History Museum. [CON24a, CON24b]" }, { "label": "press", "text": "The reconsideration meeting was held Sept. 28 and reversed both certifications, 3-2. [Jax Today, Sept. 28]" }, { "label": "says", "text": "The same minutes record the 5-0 enactment of the food-truck-park ordinance (LDCA 26-05). [CON24a p. 11]" }, { "label": "disclose", "text": "The Outpost @ Old Moultrie Rd, which sponsors this site and is owned by the Coalition's founder, is a food truck park directly affected by that ordinance." } ] } ], "sections": [ { "id": "regular", "title": "Regular agenda", "intro": "Nine items heard in public, in order. Public comment is taken on each.", "items": [ { "ref": "REG01", "n": "1", "file": "10-06-26REG01.pdf", "title": "Wounded Warrior Project trail partnership", "kind": "Presentation only", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "None", "who": "Wounded Warrior Project (presenter Bill Hayes); no County department is named as sponsor.", "what": "A presentation asking for an ongoing seat for adaptive-cycling input in County trail design. No motion, no agreement.", "where": "County trail network generally; the Matanzas to St. Augustine\u2013Palatka trail connector is mentioned.", "when": "Submitted July 16; heard today. No follow-up date.", "why": "\"Small design considerations made before construction can significantly improve accessibility.\"", "check": "One-page cover sheet only. No MOU, no deliverable, no district. The contact number listed is a County exchange.", "look": "Which trail project this attaches to and whether a written design-review role will follow.", "score": null, "score_note": "Not scored: a presentation with nothing to approve.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Presented at the meeting" } ], "status": "info", "clock_note": "Presentation only. Nothing is decided and no follow-up date is set.", "disclosure": "", "sources": [], "subscores": null, "presenter": "Bill Hayes, Wounded Warrior Project", "staff": null, "packets": [ { "file": "REG01", "bytes": 100374, "sha256": "1777d42def7f81702fdbb11eef378f0b8886b31b73c4bbfa67911e96d839a879", "pages": 1, "last_modified": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:02:15 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Wounded Warrior Project", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [] }, { "ref": "REG02", "n": "2", "file": "10-06-26REG02.pdf", "title": "Economic development incentive, Platform Real Estate Group LLC", "kind": "Motion to direct drafting of an agreement", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$969,205.66 over four years, starting FY29", "who": "Platform Real Estate Group, LLC; application e-signed by its vice president (p. 8). Economic Development, Christine Valliere.", "what": "Direct the County Attorney to draft an incentive agreement: 100% of impact fees ($313,030) and water/sewer connection fees ($188,186) plus four years of general-county property tax ($467,990) for a 246,480 sq ft speculative warehouse, $26M capital investment.", "where": "Parcel 0875500080 on Agricultural Center Dr., with I-95 visibility (application, p. 7); zoned Industrial Warehouse.", "when": "Completion expected Q1 2028; first payment FY29. Impact-fee rate rises March 3, 2027, which would raise the reimbursement.", "why": "Staff: project scored 6 points under Ordinance 2014-30's speculative-space category and shows a \"193% return on investment\" over 20 years.", "check": "The application is filled in and e-signed by a company vice president on July 10 (pp. 5-8). It estimates about 70 new jobs (nine suites of 4 to 20 employees each), answers \"Unsure\" on retained jobs, and gives Jacksonville-area wage ranges of $39,700 to $102,400 from JobsEQ data, noting they depend on future tenants. The application marks facility type \"New,\" not \"Speculative\" (p. 6); staff scored it under the speculative-space category (p. 3). The 193% figure is calculated on p. 4: $2,841,164 in general-county taxes and fees over 20 years, minus the $969,206 incentive, divided by the incentive. It holds the $26 million value flat for 20 years. The applicant asked for confidentiality (p. 8); the application is in the public packet. Florida records show the company, a Delaware LLC based in Louisville, registered to do business in Florida on Sept. 18, 2026; the staff memo is dated Aug. 18.", "look": "Whether the future agreement will tie payments to jobs or wages; why a project marked \"New\" was scored as speculative space; what happens to the 20-year figure if the building is not fully leased.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Application, scoring and ROI arithmetic are all in the packet.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Board directs drafting" }, { "date": "2027-03-03", "label": "Impact-fee rate rises; reimbursement grows if permits pull after" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "The agreement itself returns on a later agenda, date not set.", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Ordinance 2014-30, Business Incentive Program", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2014/ORD2014-30.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "County incentive program page", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/business-incentive-programs/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "Speculative-space tier sheet (5+ points = 100% fees + 4 yrs)", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SJC-Incentive-Program-Summary-Speculative-Space-2014.pdf", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "Sunbiz: Platform Real Estate Group, LLC (doc. M26000014876)", "url": "https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/ByName", "kind": "record", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Property Appraiser, parcel 0875500080", "url": "https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=960&LayerID=21179&PageTypeID=4&KeyValue=0875500080", "kind": "map", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Prior award: Vermeer Southeast, July 2025 ($166,645, 18 jobs)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2025/072225BCC/07-22-25CON45.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Prior award: AdventHealth, Apr. 2025 ($222,374, 56 jobs)", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/sjc-moves-forward-draft-economic-incentive-agreement-adventhealth/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" } ], "history": "Ordinance 2014-30 (June 2014) created the Business Incentive Program: point-based rebates of impact fees, connection fees and county property tax, each approved by the Board. Recent awards were AdventHealth (April 2025, $222,374 cap, 56 jobs) and Vermeer Southeast (July 2025, $166,645, 18 jobs); 2024 saw a $107,224 warehouse grant and the $2.96M \"Project Boilermaker.\" At $969,206 with no job commitment this would be among the program's largest. State corporate records show Platform Real Estate Group, LLC as a Delaware company based in Louisville, Kentucky (manager Thomas J. Floyd), registered to do business in Florida on Sept. 18, 2026, a month after the County memo recommending it. The packet gives no street address for parcel 0875500080.", "subscores": [ 25, 23, 25, 25 ], "presenter": "Christine Valliere, Director, Economic Development & Intergovernmental Affairs", "staff": null, "packets": [ { "file": "REG02", "bytes": 2389833, "sha256": "de63463893512c6c7c696fc424b38789d5b256f00b7a6b0a93e1356af2e6a7a7", "pages": 17, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:18 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$969,205.66", "page": "REG02 pp. 3-4", "includes": "Impact fees $313,029.60 + connection fees $188,186.46 + 4 yrs tax $467,989.60", "excludes": "Rate increase after March 3, 2027", "ties": "Yes" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "estimated rebate, FY29-32", "conflict": { "parties": "Platform Real Estate Group, LLC", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Facility type marked \"New\" (p. 6) but scored as speculative space (p. 3)", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "REG03", "n": "3", "file": "10-06-26REG03.pdf", "title": "MAJMOD 2026-03, IGP Commerce Center PUD", "kind": "Public hearing, ordinance", "district": "5", "money": "$208 after-the-fact clearing fee; double fees at permit", "who": "IGP Commerce Center LLC; agent Matthew Lahti, Gulfstream Design Group. Planner Evan Walsnovich.", "what": "Remove 0.26 acres to a companion rezoning, add an 18th lot (2.44 ac, RV/boat storage) with about 1.9 acres of wetland impact, and allow a second monument sign. Wetland impacts rise from 3.33 to 5.53 acres.", "where": "International Golf Parkway about 0.2 mile west of US-1, Thomas Industry Way. Two different parcel IDs appear in the packet (072451-0001 and 072450-0000).", "when": "PZA recommended approval 4-2 on Aug. 20. Original PUD Ordinance 2019-69.", "why": "Staff presents both approval and denial findings; SJRWMD's newer delineation increased the wetland acreage.", "check": "Unpermitted clearing occurred on the footprint of the new Lot 18 (code case PRIDE 2602879). The staff report describes the cleared vegetation two ways: non-protected slash pines (p. 9) and preserved wetland areas (p. 11). The packet does not say whether the code case is closed or whether water-management permits cover the added wetland impacts. At PZA the applicant \"could not provide a straight answer\" on when the wetlands were impacted (p. 14).", "look": "Status of the code case; whether approving Lot 18 ratifies the clearing for $208; why the companion rezoning is not heard concurrently.", "score": 86, "score_note": "Complete staff work; the enforcement status behind the key change is not shown.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Decision (ordinance)" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "Matthew Lahti of Gulfstream Design Group, the applicant's agent on this item, has worked with The Outpost @ Old Moultrie Rd, which sponsors the Coalition. The Coalition has no interest in this application.", "sources": [ { "label": "Ordinance 2019-69, original PUD (290,000 sq ft, 59.4 ac)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2019/ORD2019-69.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "BCC Nov. 5, 2019 packet, PUD 2018-03", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2019/110519cd/11-05-19REG04.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "BCC Nov. 5, 2019 minutes (5-0)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/minutes/2019/110519mrbcc.pdf", "kind": "minutes", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Portal: MAJMOD 2026-03", "url": "https://webapp.sjcfl.us/CSubmitalWeb/Record.aspx?ApplType=MAJMOD&ApplNum=2026000003", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "Portal: PUD 2018-03 (original)", "url": "https://webapp.sjcfl.us/CSubmitalWeb/Record.aspx?ApplType=PUD&ApplNum=2018000003", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "Portal: REZ 2025-17 St. Marks Parcel 2 (companion, still under review)", "url": "https://webapp.sjcfl.us/CSubmitalWeb/Record.aspx?ApplType=REZ&ApplNum=2025000017", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "PZA Aug. 20, 2026 agenda and staff packets", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PZA-08.20.26-Agenda-with-Staff-Packets.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Property Appraiser, parcel 072451-0001", "url": "https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=960&LayerID=21179&PageTypeID=4&KeyValue=0724510001", "kind": "map", "tier": "primary" } ], "history": "About 59 acres at the southwest quadrant of International Golf Parkway and US 1. Before 2019 it was vacant timberland zoned Open Rural and Industrial with a 2014 special-use permit for a recycling center (owner Smart Recycling of North Florida). On Nov. 5, 2019 the Board enacted Ordinance 2019-69 (PUD 2018-03; PZA 6-0, BCC 5-0) for up to 290,000 sq ft of industrial, warehousing and recycling uses on about 29 developable acres with 30.38 acres of wetland preserved; the 17-lot master plan was recorded in 2022. Per the staff report about 111,186 sq ft is built, 16 of 17 lots have construction-plan approval, and Lot 12 is a 49-space RV and boat storage yard. This is the first modification. The companion rezoning for the 0.26 acres (REZ 2025-17, St. Marks Parcel 2, 68.5 acres to IW) is still under review after a second resubmittal on Sept. 30.", "subscores": [ 25, 21, 15, 25 ], "presenter": "Matthew H. Lahti, P.E., Gulfstream Design Group", "staff": "Evan Walsnovich, Planner", "packets": [ { "file": "REG03", "bytes": 9330264, "sha256": "8093d9059fd8d3d440f155559de55e1242609ea87afaec9f5850a3664b20e3e9", "pages": 68, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:19 GMT" } ], "packet_errors": [ "Cleared vegetation described as non-protected slash pines (p. 9) and as preserved wetlands (p. 11)" ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "IGP Commerce Center LLC; agent Matthew H. Lahti, Gulfstream Design Group", "status": "related", "note": "Matthew Lahti of Gulfstream Design Group, the applicant's agent on this item, has worked with The Outpost @ Old Moultrie Rd, which sponsors the Coalition. The Coalition has no interest in this application." }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Vegetation described as non-protected pines (p. 9) and preserved wetlands (p. 11)", "points": -2 }, { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Two parcel IDs appear (072451-0001 and 072450-0000)", "points": -2 }, { "code": "T6", "evidence": "Status of code case PRIDE 2602879 not shown", "points": -5 }, { "code": "T6", "evidence": "Water-management permits for added wetland impacts not shown", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "REG04", "n": "4", "file": "10-06-26REG04.pdf", "title": "DEVAGREE 2026-01, Grand Oaks PUD development agreement (first hearing)", "kind": "First of two public hearings; no decision today", "district": "2", "money": "$20,000,000 mitigation; $19.4\u201319.5M in impact-fee credits", "who": "Pulte Home Company, LLC; owners Homestead Investments, Day Late Enterprises, Toll Southeast. Attorney Zach Miller. Transportation planner Lauren Dwyer.", "what": "Announce the second hearing (Oct. 20). The agreement would have Pulte pay $20M in two phases ($13.8M within 90 days, $6.2M within a year) for the remaining 512 units and receive road impact-fee credits of $19.4M (staff) to $19.5M (applicant).", "where": "South side of SR 16 between International Golf Parkway and I-95; about 524 acres. Prior developer was declared in default in 2023.", "when": "Notice published Sept. 15; second hearing Oct. 20 with companion MAJMOD 2026-01, which cuts the PUD from 999 to 954 units.", "why": "Staff identifies ten adversely affected road links on SR 16, IGP and CR 2209; proportionate share under staff's method is $12,850,449.", "check": "The proportionate-share figures differ: staff $12,850,449 (p. 4), the agreement $2,471,306.04 (p. 13). Staff attributes the gap to \"the applicant's interpretation\" of the statute (p. 4). Both tables are in the packet: the applicant's Table 7 counts only the two SR 16 links that fail concurrency (p. 41); staff's spreads cost across the affected links (p. 45). Credits differ too: $19,505,738.80 in the agreement (p. 15) against staff's $19,396,839 (p. 7). Unit math checks (144+145+68+136+19 = 512). The agreement as read does not name the road projects the payment funds.", "look": "What road impact fees the 512 units would owe without the agreement; which SR 16 or CR 2209 projects the money funds and when; which proportionate-share and credit figures the Oct. 20 version adopts.", "score": 90, "score_note": "Both calculations are in the packet; the credit figure is not reconciled.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "First hearing" }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "label": "Second hearing and decision" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Ordinance 2018-40, original PUD (scan)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2018/ORD2018-40.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "BCC July 17, 2018 PUD packet (999 units)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2018/071718cd/07-17-18REG08.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "2018 concurrency and impact-fee credit agreement ($15M package)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2018/071718cd/07-17-18CON15.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "BCC July 17, 2018 minutes (both 3-2)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/minutes/2018/071718mrbcc.pdf", "kind": "minutes", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "BCC Feb. 21, 2023 packet: amendment request, staff recommended denial", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2023/022123cd/02-21-23REG02.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "BCC Feb. 21, 2023 minutes: denial and default, 5-0; $5.04M escrow to FDOT", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/minutes/2023/022123mrbcc.pdf", "kind": "minutes", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "County release, Sept. 17, 2024: federal court rules for County", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/sjc-wins-ruling-on-grand-oaks-dispute/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "Eleventh Circuit appeal No. 24-13385 (argued Sept. 2025)", "url": "https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/node/6469", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "Portal: DEVAGREE 2026-01", "url": "https://webapp.sjcfl.us/CSubmitalWeb/Record.aspx?ApplType=DEVAGREE&ApplNum=2026000001", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "Portal: MAJMOD 2026-01 (999 to 954 units; PZA Sept. 17; BCC Oct. 20)", "url": "https://webapp.sjcfl.us/CSubmitalWeb/Record.aspx?ApplType=MAJMOD&ApplNum=2026000001", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "PZA Sept. 17, 2026 agenda and staff packets", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/09.17.26-PZA-Agenda-with-Staff-Packets.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "F.S. 163.3180(5)(h): impact-fee credits, 20% reduction", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/163.3180", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "F.S. 163.3220, Development Agreement Act", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/163.3220", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" } ], "history": "Grand Oaks is about 524 acres owned in 2017\u201318 by Day Late Enterprises. On July 17, 2018 the Board adopted the land-use change and the PUD (Ordinances 2018-39 and 2018-40), each 3-2, for 999 homes, 100,000 sq ft of commercial, a school site and 89 acres of wetland preservation, and approved on consent a concurrency agreement with Southeast Development Partners: $7,500 per lot for the first 212 and $15,000 for lots 213\u2013580 inside a $15 million package, plus a commitment to four-lane about three miles of SR 16 before the 581st lot. Southeast escrowed $5,040,000 for 442 platted lots. On Feb. 21, 2023 the Board denied its request to rework the deal and declared it in default, both 5-0, sending the escrow to FDOT for SR 16 design. Southeast sued in March 2023 and lost in federal court on Sept. 13, 2024; the County said the SR 16 cost had grown from about $15M to more than $60M. An Eleventh Circuit appeal was argued in September 2025 with no decision found. The owner removed Southeast as development manager on Sept. 20, 2024. Pulte, which has built Summer Bay, Spring Park and The Trails at Grand Oaks (about 437 homes), now proposes $20M for the remaining 512 units.", "subscores": [ 25, 15, 25, 25 ], "presenter": "Zachary Miller, Attorney", "staff": "Lauren Dwyer, Transportation Planner", "packets": [ { "file": "REG04", "bytes": 6244373, "sha256": "fbcf7dc5c240f4a13434376ce42ac501265cbca8cb64d02dc23a95e08239decd", "pages": 77, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:19 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$20,000,000", "page": "REG04 pp. 4, 13", "includes": "Mitigation for 512 units, paid in two installments", "excludes": "$5,040,000 already paid for 442 platted lots", "ties": "Yes: $13.8M + $6.2M" }, { "figure": "$19,505,738.80", "page": "REG04 p. 15", "includes": "Road impact-fee credits granted to the applicant", "excludes": "Staff's lower figure of $19,396,839 (p. 7)", "ties": "No: agreement and staff report differ by $108,900" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "developer payment and credits", "conflict": { "parties": "Pulte Home Company, LLC; attorney Zachary Miller", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "K1", "evidence": "Impact-fee credits: $19,505,738.80 in the agreement (p. 15) vs. $19,396,839 by staff (p. 7)", "points": -10 } ] }, { "ref": "REG05", "n": "5", "file": "10-06-26REG05.pdf", "title": "MAJMOD 2026-09, Durbin Park PUD (East Parcel)", "kind": "Public hearing, ordinance", "district": "5", "money": "No County funds", "who": "Durbin Creek National, LLC; agent Ellen Avery-Smith, Rogers Towers. Senior planner Abrielle Genest.", "what": "Multifamily 2,265 to 1,520 (\u2212745); single-family 0 to 330; retail 2,397,130 to 1,697,130 sq ft (\u2212700,000). Seven new waivers: 5-ft front setbacks, 3,200 sq ft minimum lots, no sidewalks in cul-de-sacs, trees in common areas instead of lots, signs up to 60 sq ft per face.", "where": "South of Race Track Road, east of I-95, about 295 acres of the 1,281-acre PUD. Parcel 023480-0000.", "when": "PZA recommended approval 5-1 on Sept. 17. Companion items 6 and 7 are decided today too.", "why": "Staff: density falls from 2.9 to 2.37 units/acre and external trip generation does not increase. Staff notes concern about the \"cumulative effect of reduced setbacks, narrower lots, and smaller lot areas\" but recommends all seven waivers.", "check": "One resident letter is in the packet (Attachment 3, p. 157); it asks the County to evaluate a large oak near the property line and the residential buffer before clearing. Staff reports school concurrency review is required only above a threshold (p. 36). The agenda records the PZA dissent but not its reason. The packet does not discuss the effect of single-family homes on the tax-increment district that repays the roads, or re-run the 2015 revenue projection for the new mix.", "look": "The opposition letter and the drainage concern raised at PZA; whether 5-ft setbacks match other recent County TND approvals; what the shift does to TIF revenue.", "score": 100, "score_note": "Thorough staff report.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Decision (ordinance)" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Ordinance 2015-4, Urban Service Area (1,624 ac)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2015/ORD2015-4.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Ordinance 2015-5, tax-increment trust fund (95% of increment, 30 years)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2015/ORD2015-5.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Ordinance 2020-20, current PUD (scan)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2020/ORD2020-20.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "PZA Sept. 17, 2026 agenda (item 5, 5-1)", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/09.17.26-PZA-Agenda-with-Staff-Packets.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Jax Daily Record, Feb. 2015: the original pitch ($449.6M in taxes over 20 years)", "url": "https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2015/feb/05/st-johns-closer-landing-bass-pro-shops/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "Jax Daily Record, July 2019: Phase 2 'urban village' (2,265 apartments)", "url": "https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2019/jul/15/durbin-parks-second-phase-proposes-an-urban-village-concept/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "Jax Daily Record, May 2026: grocery-anchored center proposed", "url": "https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2026/may/21/grocery-anchored-retail-center-proposed-in-durbin-park/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "Property Appraiser, parcel 023480-0000", "url": "https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=960&LayerID=21179&PageTypeID=4&KeyValue=0234800000", "kind": "map", "tier": "primary" } ], "history": "Durbin Park is roughly 1,624 acres of former timberland south of Race Track Road on both sides of I-95, owned by Durbin Creek National, LLC, an affiliate of Gate Petroleum. The County designated it Intensive Commercial in 2000. In February 2015 the Board approved the framework still in force: an urban service area (Ord. 2015-4), a 30-year tax-increment trust fund pledging 95% of new county property-tax revenue to road reimbursement (Ord. 2015-5), and developer-paid road capacity charges (Ord. 2015-6). The project was pitched then as 2.4M sq ft of retail, 2.8M sq ft of office, 350 hotel rooms, 999 apartments and a Bass Pro Shops, with the County projecting $449.6M in taxes over 20 years against $9,144 a year as timberland. Walmart opened the Pavilion in 2018. The 2020 PUD reset Phase 2 at 2,265 apartments and a hospital; East Peyton Parkway opened six-lane in 2024, the $285M UF Health hospital is due this fall, and a Whole Foods-anchored center is planned. Bass Pro opened at World Commerce Center instead. Today's package converts 745 of the apartments into up to 330 houses and cuts 700,000 sq ft of retail.", "subscores": [ 25, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": "Ellen Avery-Smith, Esq., Rogers Towers, P.A.", "staff": "Abrielle Genest, Senior Planner", "packets": [ { "file": "REG05", "bytes": 13820393, "sha256": "3fa6b459186312a8645b51117dfb436536ddddd652c0ac006fef2a5493c23913", "pages": 322, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:21 GMT" } ], "recon": [], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Durbin Creek National, LLC; Rogers Towers, P.A.", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [] }, { "ref": "REG06", "n": "6", "file": "10-06-26REG06.pdf", "title": "DEVAGRMOD 2026-01, Durbin Creek National development agreement, third amendment (second hearing)", "kind": "Public hearing, decision", "district": "5", "money": "Phases 1\u20133 roadway costs finalized at $56,103,162", "who": "Durbin Creek National, LLC; Ellen Avery-Smith. Senior transportation planner Jan Trantham.", "what": "Approve the third amendment converting 745 apartments to 330 single-family in Phase 2B and fixing the developer-built road costs at $56.1M (Phase 1 $19.7M; Phases 2A/2B/3 $36.4M). Phase 4, I-95 widening, moves to FDOT.", "where": "The Durbin Creek National urban service area, 1,624 acres both sides of I-95 south of Race Track Road.", "when": "First hearing Sept. 15 with no testimony; decision today, concurrent with item 5.", "why": "Staff \"does not object\"; trip generation does not increase and required roads are built or funded.", "check": "Exhibits 1-3 (road-capacity-charge schedule, buildout projection, land-use conversion) are in the packet as scanned pages 15-17. Phase costs add: $19,712,274 (Phase 1) + $36,390,888 (Phases 2A, 2B, 3) = $56,103,162 (p. 9). The packet does not state how much the developer has been reimbursed to date or the balance outstanding.", "look": "The actual exhibit tables; cumulative road-capacity-charge and TIF reimbursements paid since 2015; the remaining balance.", "score": 93, "score_note": "Operative tables present as scans; reimbursement status not stated.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Second hearing and decision" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Sept. 15, 2026 first-hearing packet", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2026/091526BCC/09-15-26REG06.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Ordinance 2015-6, road capacity charges (original schedule)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2015/ORD2015-6.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Ordinance 2020-19, charge schedule as amended ($12,849,313)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2020/ORD2020-19.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "F.S. 163.3225: two hearings for development-agreement changes", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/163.3225", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Jax Daily Record, Oct. 2020: Gate's $40M Phase II infrastructure", "url": "https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2020/oct/01/gate-lands-sells-st-johns-county-property-to-flagler-health", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" } ], "subscores": [ 23, 25, 20, 25 ], "presenter": "Ellen Avery-Smith, Esq., Rogers Towers, P.A.", "staff": "Jan Trantham, Senior Transportation Planner", "packets": [ { "file": "REG06", "bytes": 8280389, "sha256": "4dec99a3baab607ae958bac5ee1a8b7326599ad69b4c5e702c1ddd99f8b0dc4b", "pages": 146, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:09:49 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$56,103,162", "page": "REG06 p. 9", "includes": "Developer-built road costs, Phases 1-3", "excludes": "Phase 4 (moved to FDOT); reimbursements paid to date", "ties": "Yes: $19,712,274 + $36,390,888" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "developer road cost", "conflict": { "parties": "Durbin Creek National, LLC; Rogers Towers, P.A.", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Exhibits 1-3, the operative dollar tables, are scans (pp. 15-17)", "points": -2 }, { "code": "T6", "evidence": "Reimbursement paid to date and balance not stated", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "REG07", "n": "7", "file": "10-06-26REG07.pdf", "title": "Amendment to Durbin Creek National Road Capacity Charge Ordinance 2020-19", "kind": "Public hearing, ordinance", "district": "5", "money": "Road-capacity charges totaling $12,862,873 (schedule, p. 4)", "who": "Durbin Creek National, LLC; Jan Trantham.", "what": "Add single-family to the road-capacity-charge schedule, reduce multifamily to 1,520, allow up to 330 single-family in Parcel E.", "where": "Durbin Creek National area; single-family allowed only in the East Parcel (east of I-95).", "when": "Published Sept. 15; enactment today.", "why": "\"There is no change to the total anticipated revenue of $12,862,873.\" (agenda)", "check": "The ordinance body and amended fee schedule are scanned pages 2-5. The schedule totals $12,862,873: apartments 1,520 at $1,567; single-family 330 at $3,538; office, shopping, hotel and hospital unchanged. It defines the single-family charge as the apartment charge times 2.26 ($3,541), but lists $3,538; and 330 x $3,538 is $1,167,540, not the $1,167,415 shown. The schedule still counts 2,397,130 sq ft of shopping, while item 5 caps commercial at 1,697,130 sq ft (REG05 p. 35).", "look": "Which retail figure the revenue projection should use; whether the $3,538 rate or the 2.26 multiplier governs; charges collected to date.", "score": 84, "score_note": "Schedule present as scans; one total does not match the companion PUD.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Decision (ordinance)" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Ordinance 2015-6, road capacity charges: apartments $1,567/unit", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2015/ORD2015-6.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Ordinance 2020-19, the ordinance being amended", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2020/ORD2020-19.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" } ], "subscores": [ 23, 11, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": null, "packets": [ { "file": "REG07", "bytes": 429574, "sha256": "9d7a84dc43666399aa41fae8c3ccf3e6b9642feb005901e74cf46febdd9bc01a", "pages": 8, "last_modified": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:11:19 GMT" } ], "packet_errors": [ "Single-family rate stated as $1,567 x 2.26 ($3,541) but listed as $3,538", "330 x $3,538 = $1,167,540, listed as $1,167,415" ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$12,862,873", "page": "REG07 p. 4", "includes": "Projected road-capacity charges at buildout", "excludes": "Charges already collected", "ties": "Arithmetic yes; retail quantity differs from item 5" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "projected charges", "conflict": { "parties": "Durbin Creek National, LLC", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Ordinance body and fee schedule are scans (pp. 2-5)", "points": -2 }, { "code": "K1", "evidence": "Schedule counts 2,397,130 sq ft of shopping; item 5 caps commercial at 1,697,130", "points": -10 }, { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Single-family rate: 2.26 x $1,567 = $3,541, listed $3,538", "points": -2 }, { "code": "K3", "evidence": "330 x $3,538 = $1,167,540, listed $1,167,415", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "REG08", "n": "8", "file": "10-06-26REG08.pdf", "title": "LDCA 2026-04, Ponte Vedra pool lot coverage, 40% to 44%", "kind": "Public hearing, adoption", "district": "4", "money": "None", "who": "County-initiated at the request of the Ponte Vedra Zoning and Adjustment Board. Planning manager Jacob Smith.", "what": "Raise maximum lot coverage from 40% to 44% on lots of 8,000 sq ft or less in R-1-C and R-1-D, with the extra 4 points usable only for swimming-pool water surface. About 177 lots qualify.", "where": "Ponte Vedra Zoning District.", "when": "PVZAB approved 6-0 on Aug. 3; first reading Sept. 15; adoption today.", "why": "\"An influx of variance requests\" for lot coverage on small lots; staff says drainage impact would be minimal.", "check": "The packet cites an \"influx\" of variance requests (p. 3) but gives no count; PVZAB's April 2026 minutes record staff estimating about seven pool-related variances in roughly 20 years. No drainage analysis is attached. Residents wrote in opposition citing flooding; the packet has no staff response. The ordinance text is on pp. 7-9.", "look": "How many pool variances PVZAB has handled since 2020; whether any runoff analysis exists for the 177 lots.", "score": 95, "score_note": "Simple change; the justification is asserted rather than counted.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Adoption" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Sept. 15, 2026 first-reading packet", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2026/091526BCC/09-15-26REG10.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Ponte Vedra Zoning District Regulations (Sec. VIII.M)", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/pvzdr-code/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "PVZAB Apr. 6, 2026 minutes: about seven pool variances in 20 years", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/04.06.2026-PVZAB-Minutes.pdf", "kind": "minutes", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "PVZAB June 1, 2026 minutes: widened to 8,000 sq ft, tabled", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/06.01.26-PVZAB-Minutes.pdf", "kind": "minutes", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "PVZAB Aug. 3, 2026 agenda (6-0)", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/08.03.26-PVZAB-Agenda-with-Staff-Packets.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Ordinance 2020-38, current PVZDR", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/OrdinanceBooks/2020/ORD2020-38.pdf", "kind": "ordinance", "tier": "primary" } ], "history": "The Ponte Vedra Zoning District Regulations are a stand-alone code adopted in 2003 and recodified in 2011 and 2020, capping single-family lot coverage at 40%. Staff told the Ponte Vedra Zoning and Adjustment Board in April 2026 that about seven pool-related coverage variances had been sought in roughly 20 years. The board asked for research in October 2025, voted 6-0 in April to draft an amendment for lots of 7,200 sq ft or less, tabled it in June to widen the threshold to 8,000, and recommended approval 6-0 on Aug. 3. About 177 parcels qualify.", "subscores": [ 25, 25, 20, 25 ], "presenter": "Jacob Smith, AICP, Planning Division Manager", "staff": null, "packets": [ { "file": "REG08", "bytes": 28468797, "sha256": "0019e97e4c5ed7f6b9fe1ca9a7ecac2d9ec55281c8fce925c2128a7da2318de4", "pages": 25, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:23 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "County-initiated (PVZAB)", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "T6", "evidence": "\"Influx\" of variance requests asserted without a count (p. 3)", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "REG09", "n": "9", "file": "10-06-26REG09.pdf", "title": "Data center temporary planning moratorium (first presentation)", "kind": "First presentation; hearing Oct. 20", "district": "Countywide", "money": "None", "who": "Office of the County Attorney (Kealey West), on Board direction from Sept. 1.", "what": "A countywide pause through Oct. 31, 2027 on accepting or processing land-use and building applications for medium-scale (2,000\u20135,000 servers, 5\u201349 MW) and large-scale data centers, effective Nov. 1, 2026. Applications \"determined sufficient\" before Nov. 1 are exempt.", "where": "Countywide.", "when": "Hearing Oct. 20; effective Nov. 1; expires Oct. 31, 2027 or on adoption of permanent rules. The state OPPAGA study is due July 1, 2027.", "why": "The Comprehensive Plan and LDC have no data-center policies on siting, water, cooling, generators, fuel storage, noise or decommissioning; SB 484 (2026) flagged the issue.", "check": "No staff report or PZA review is attached. Who makes the \"sufficiency\" call in the window between enactment and effect is not specified. Facilities under 2,000 servers are not addressed. The packet identifies no pending application; we have not checked the County's application portal. No vested-rights or hardship procedure.", "look": "Whether any data-center application is in review now; whether PZA review is required for a moratorium; the gap between the County's definitions and the statute's.", "score": 100, "score_note": "Full ordinance text present; process questions open.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "First presentation" }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "label": "Public hearing, enactment" }, { "date": "2026-11-01", "label": "Takes effect; sufficiency cutoff" }, { "date": "2027-10-31", "label": "Expires unless repealed sooner" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "SB 484 (2026), Ch. 2026-65, bill page", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/484", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "SB 484 enrolled text (creates s. 163.326)", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/484/BillText/er/PDF", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "F.S. 373.203: large-scale data center = 50 MW+", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/373.203", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Sept. 1, 2026 agenda (no printed data-center item)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/090126arbcc-1.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Jax Today, May 5, 2026: incentive-exclusion motion fails 2-3", "url": "https://jaxtoday.org/2026/05/05/st-johns-data-centers/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "Jax Today, June 16, 2026: Board agrees to take up a moratorium", "url": "https://jaxtoday.org/2026/06/16/st-johns-data-center/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "Nassau County moratorium, June 9, 2026", "url": "https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/06/09/nassau-county-approves-data-center-moratorium/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "Clay County moratorium, June 24, 2026", "url": "https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/clay-county-commissioners-approve-one-year-moratorium-data-centers/GM7HRVAP3ND2TJ4SNUG3HAPABI/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" } ], "history": "In May 2026 Commissioner Taylor moved to bar data centers from incentives and restrict siting; it failed 2-3, with the majority asking for a staff briefing. After Nassau County adopted a 12-month moratorium on June 9 and Clay County followed on June 24, the Board agreed unanimously on June 16 to take one up, and on Sept. 1 directed the County Attorney to draft it. SB 484 (Ch. 2026-65, effective July 1) affirms local planning authority over large-load customers, limits water permits for 50 MW+ facilities and orders a state study due July 1, 2027.", "subscores": [ 25, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": "Kealey West, Deputy County Attorney", "staff": null, "packets": [ { "file": "REG09", "bytes": 293082, "sha256": "d4d207dbb956eb2b866e09b8af3144c1f43024a99dd59ed37894ab82925f02d5", "pages": 6, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:21 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "County-initiated", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [] } ] }, { "id": "cra", "title": "Community Redevelopment Agency", "intro": "The Board sits as the CRA for one item.", "items": [ { "ref": "REG10", "n": "CRA 1", "file": "10-06-26REG10.pdf", "title": "West Augustine CRA: notice to dispose of six parcels", "kind": "CRA resolution", "district": "2", "money": "No dollar figures; CRA will provide no development funds", "who": "CRA; director Tera Meeks. Eligible proposers: nonprofits only.", "what": "Remove six parcels from the 2022 owner-occupied affordable-housing list and publish a notice to dispose of them: 933 and 829 Pearl St for affordable rental housing; West King St, 141 and 121 N Brevard St and Railroad St for \"community support amenities.\"", "where": "West Augustine. Parcel IDs 1169300000, 1169300050, 1173500000, 1173700060, 1173700070, 1173800090.", "when": "Proposal deadline stated as \"Monday, November 8, 2026\"; Nov. 8, 2026 is a Sunday. Notice must run at least 30 days before any contract.", "why": "\"The community has since identified additional needs such as affordable rental housing.\"", "check": "Resolution 2022-2 and its 120-parcel list are attached (pp. 7-15), with maps (pp. 16-17). No appraisals, assessed values or minimum price are given, though the statute allows below-value disposition only with findings. No evaluation criteria beyond a \"detailed and thorough plan,\" and the CRA may reject proposals \"with or without cause.\" The proposal deadline is stated as \"Monday, November 8, 2026\"; Nov. 8 is a Sunday.", "look": "Whether the steering committee voted on removing these parcels; current assessed values and whether conveyance is for $0; the correct deadline.", "score": 87, "score_note": "No valuation; date error.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "CRA vote" }, { "date": "2026-11-08", "label": "Stated proposal deadline (a Sunday; verify)" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Aug. 2, 2022 CRA item: Resolution 2022-2, 120 parcels set aside", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2022/080222cd/08-02-22REG06.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Aug. 6, 2024 agenda: $70,000 engineering study of the lots", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2024/080624cd/080624arbcc.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "CRA FY2025 annual report (168 parcels; 47 most viable)", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CRA-fy25-annual-reportl.pdf", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "CRA resolution index", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/CRA%20Resolutions/CRAResolutionIndex.pdf", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "F.S. 163.380: disposal of CRA property", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/163.380", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Action News Jax, Aug. 2022: the 120-parcel decision", "url": "https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/it-was-big-win-affordable-housing-heading-west-augustine-community/FBH5Z5D52ZAHDFDUSXWS766CLM/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "Property Appraiser, 933 Pearl St (1169300000)", "url": "https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=960&LayerID=21179&PageTypeID=4&KeyValue=1169300000", "kind": "map", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Property Appraiser, 829 Pearl St (1169300050)", "url": "https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=960&LayerID=21179&PageTypeID=4&KeyValue=1169300050", "kind": "map", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Property Appraiser, 141 N Brevard (1173700060)", "url": "https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=960&LayerID=21179&PageTypeID=4&KeyValue=1173700060", "kind": "map", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Property Appraiser, 121 N Brevard (1173700070)", "url": "https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=960&LayerID=21179&PageTypeID=4&KeyValue=1173700070", "kind": "map", "tier": "primary" } ], "history": "The West Augustine CRA was created in September 2000 (Resolution 2000-146). The County and CRA accumulated scattered lots \"over the years\"; the CRA's FY2025 report counts 168. On Aug. 2, 2022, at the Steering Committee's request, Resolution 2022-2 restricted 120 of them (about 27.5 acres) to owner-occupied affordable housing at or below 140% of area median income; all six parcels on today's item were on that list. In August 2024 the Board spent $70,000 on an engineering review; a January 2025 study found 47 of the lots most buildable, and the FY2025 report says a request for proposals for those 47 was being prepared. Nearby, the 92-unit Villages of New Augustine opened in August 2026.", "subscores": [ 25, 25, 15, 22 ], "presenter": "Tera Meeks, Director, Community and Destination", "staff": null, "packets": [ { "file": "REG10", "bytes": 1397095, "sha256": "0b833f875dd33e27711ecacf2edfac4583640f22bb1dcba11286e32dee3855a2", "pages": 17, "last_modified": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:03:53 GMT" } ], "packet_errors": [ "Deadline \"Monday, November 8, 2026\" falls on a Sunday" ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "West Augustine CRA", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "T1", "evidence": "No appraisal, assessed value or minimum price for six parcels", "points": -10 }, { "code": "L4", "evidence": "Deadline \"Monday, November 8, 2026\" is a Sunday", "points": -3 } ] } ] }, { "id": "consent", "title": "Consent agenda", "intro": "Twenty-four items approved in one vote with no discussion unless a commissioner pulls one. This is where most of the money is.", "items": [ { "ref": "CON01", "n": "C1", "file": "10-06-26CON01.pdf", "title": "Cash requirement report, Aug. 25\u2013Sept. 8", "kind": "Approval", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$16,651,997.63 across five registers", "who": "BCC Accounting (Clerk's office), Donna Echegoyen.", "what": "Approve payments already verified: Aug. 28 register $8.64M; Sept. 4 register $7.97M; three small registers.", "where": "Countywide.", "when": "Payment dates Aug. 25 to Sept. 8.", "why": "Florida Statute 136.06 requires board-issued checks or warrants.", "check": "Register totals: Aug. 25 $12,070.29 (p. 2); Aug. 28 $8,644,687.62 (p. 6); Sept. 1 $17,588.43 (p. 7); Sept. 4 $7,969,218.52 (p. 11); Sept. 10 $8,432.77 (p. 12). The packet states no grand total; our sum is $16,651,997.63. Largest payees: Wharton-Smith ($4.25M across two registers), Jacobs Project Management ($2.36M), WM Corporate Services ($1.21M). The register lists payee, date and amount only; no project or fund.", "look": "What projects the Wharton-Smith and Jacobs payments are for and whether they are within contract.", "score": 90, "score_note": "Arithmetic checks; purpose of payments not shown.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-09-08", "label": "Last payment date covered" } ], "status": "historical", "clock_note": "Payments already made Aug. 25 to Sept. 8; the vote ratifies the record.", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "F.S. 136.06, withdrawal of county funds", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/136.06", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" } ], "subscores": [ 25, 25, 15, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Donna Echegoyen, Deputy Director, BCC Accounting", "packets": [ { "file": "CON01", "bytes": 1008882, "sha256": "438d3ce34d346d8869754a848a926dbe14e53f6a7968ba6fbd9238b53c5ec93a", "pages": 12, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:08 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$16,651,997.63", "page": "CON01 pp. 2, 6, 7, 11, 12", "includes": "Five check registers, Aug. 25 to Sept. 10", "excludes": "Project or fund for each payment", "ties": "Yes, as our sum; the packet states no grand total" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "payments already made", "conflict": { "parties": "County vendors (payments already made)", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "T1", "evidence": "Registers list payee, date and amount; no project or fund for any payment", "points": -10 } ] }, { "ref": "CON02", "n": "C2", "file": "10-06-26CON02.pdf", "title": "Set hearing: vacate Seminole/Owens Ave right-of-way (VACROA 2026-05)", "kind": "Resolution setting a Nov. 3 hearing", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "None to the County; no consideration for the land", "who": "Petitioner Keto Burns, Southern Realty, the only affected owner. Engineer Westly Woodward.", "what": "Notice a Nov. 3, 9 AM hearing to vacate unopened right-of-way at 201 Owens Ave, Butler Beach, creating one contiguous parcel. FPL, AT&T and Comcast cleared with conditions.", "where": "SW and NW corners of A1A and Owens Ave; partly in Flood Zone AE.", "when": "Hearing Nov. 3, election day.", "why": "Right-of-way \"not used for traffic circulation\"; staff has no objection.", "check": "Schedule A, the legal description, is a scanned exhibit. The memo and staff report state no area or value for the land. AT&T asked that maintenance rights be preserved; whether that condition is in the resolution is not shown.", "look": "Area and taxable value of the land; what the owner intends to build; whether the AT&T condition is written in.", "score": 93, "score_note": "Routine, with the land's size and value missing.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Hearing is set" }, { "date": "2026-11-03", "label": "Public hearing on the vacation, 9 AM" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "F.S. 336.09, authority to vacate roads", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/336.09", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "F.S. 336.10, hearing and notice", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/336.10", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" } ], "subscores": [ 23, 25, 20, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Westly Woodward, Engineer", "packets": [ { "file": "CON02", "bytes": 15105557, "sha256": "794aac9ec63c1d30477d84c4a79faa0e1e08121a34800ba1d38205592dc22262", "pages": 28, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:08 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "White Palmetto LLC", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Legal description (Schedule A) is a scan", "points": -2 }, { "code": "T6", "evidence": "AT&T's requested maintenance reservation: inclusion not shown", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "CON03", "n": "C3", "file": "10-06-26CON03.pdf", "title": "Deputy residence contract, Riverdale Park", "kind": "Resolution approving \"the terms\" of an agreement", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "No rent; County provides water and sewer and up to $50 a month toward electric (agreement, p. 5)", "who": "Parks & Recreation; Sheriff's Office; an unnamed deputy. Corey Bowens, Land Management.", "what": "Approve a one-year, annually renewable agreement letting a sheriff's deputy live in a privately owned mobile home at Riverdale Park to deter vandalism and trespass.", "where": "Riverdale Park, CR 13 South.", "when": "One year from the first of the month after signing; renews annually at the County's option; either side may end it on 60 days' notice (p. 5).", "why": "The County \"over the years\" has let employees place mobile homes on County land to deter vandalism.", "check": "The agreement is attached as scanned pages 4-9, with duties in Exhibit A (p. 9). The County carries no insurance for the resident or the mobile-home owner (p. 6). The recitals require the resident to be employed by and in good standing with the County; a deputy is employed by the Sheriff.", "look": "Whether the employment clause should name the Sheriff's Office; how many other parks have resident deputies.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Agreement present as scans.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Approval" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Riverdale Park, 980 CR 13 South", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/parks_trails/riverdale-park/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "subscores": [ 23, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON03", "bytes": 2265346, "sha256": "5860341693a50d7ec92ecbb11e74b1cbc1def5f866df60e26b1b57ddf3dc2d1b", "pages": 10, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:08 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Resident deputy (private individual, not named); mobile-home owner Elleness, LLP", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Agreement is a scan (pp. 4-9)", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON04", "n": "C4", "file": "10-06-26CON04.pdf", "title": "Accept water system, Brook Forest amenity center (Silverleaf)", "kind": "Resolution accepting a bill of sale", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$4,621.95", "who": "Dream Finders Homes; contractor Front Site Development.", "what": "Accept valves and services serving the amenity center; one-year warranty.", "where": "Brook Forest Drive, Silverleaf.", "when": "Documents signed Feb. 2026; Utility approval Aug. 12.", "why": "Utility Department reviewed and approved.", "check": "The handwritten schedule of values (p. 5) lists two gate valves ($1,022.00), two ball valves ($876.00) and two services ($2,723.95), totaling $4,621.95, which matches the lien release. No engineer's certification.", "look": "Whether other lienors exist; why no engineer's certification is included.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Small and reconciled; schedule handwritten.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Acceptance; one-year warranty starts" }, { "date": "2027-10-06", "label": "Warranty ends" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [], "subscores": [ 23, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON04", "bytes": 2514250, "sha256": "0e3c1a11ea3daf34c6f8b82469bce2e62ce48c1b30ffedfbe6537542360cbe5e", "pages": 10, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:09 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Front Site Development", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Schedule of values is handwritten (p. 5)", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON05", "n": "C5", "file": "10-06-26CON05.pdf", "title": "Accept water and sewer, Marsh Landing restrooms", "kind": "Resolution accepting a bill of sale", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$24,972 (water $8,072; sewer $16,900)", "who": "Concert Marsh Landing, LLC; contractor First Coast Electric; \"developer\" listed as CSLD, LLC.", "what": "Accept water and force-main lines serving restrooms off Marsh Landing Parkway.", "where": "Marsh Landing Parkway area.", "when": "Signed April 2026; approved Aug. 17.", "why": "Utility Department reviewed and approved.", "check": "Water and sewer total $24,972, matching the lien release. The contractor's release of lien is signed April 23 and notarized April 20 (p. 7).", "look": "Whether the facility is public or private; CSLD's role; correcting the date before recording.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Clean numbers; one date out of order.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Acceptance; one-year warranty starts" }, { "date": "2027-10-06", "label": "Warranty ends" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [], "subscores": [ 25, 23, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON05", "bytes": 2663246, "sha256": "5074b4b8f112e783ae035bd66928090904be5fc3c33d54322dd47b966e72bb3e", "pages": 12, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:09 GMT" } ], "packet_errors": [ "Lien release notarized April 20, signed April 23 (p. 7)" ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Concert Marsh Landing, LLC; First Coast Electric, LLC", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Lien release notarized before it was signed (p. 7)", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON06", "n": "C6", "file": "10-06-26CON06.pdf", "title": "Accept easement, water and sewer, Maplewood (formerly Bella Terra)", "kind": "Resolution accepting easement and bill of sale", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$1,545,467.95 (water $537,371.60; sewer $1,008,096.35, of which $417,527.80 is the lift station)", "who": "KB Home Jacksonville; contractor Pipeline Constructors.", "what": "Accept a permanent utility easement over private roads and the water/sewer systems for about 155 lots; County assumes maintenance including a lift station.", "where": "Maplewood plat, Map Book 131, pp. 45\u201350.", "when": "Documents April\u2013July 2026; approved Aug. 13.", "why": "Utility Department reviewed and approved.", "check": "Water and sewer schedules sum to the lien release (pp. 10-12). The lift station is our sum of five lump-sum lines on the sewer schedule (p. 11). One gravity-main line reads $69,150, the same as the hydrant line, and does not equal 4,277 x $16.17 ($69,159.09) (pp. 11, 14).", "look": "Whether Maplewood is gated; the $69,150 line; connection fees paid.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Large, well documented, one suspect line.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Acceptance; one-year warranty starts" }, { "date": "2027-10-06", "label": "Warranty ends" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [], "subscores": [ 25, 23, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON06", "bytes": 3456043, "sha256": "58ee9355dd32c0a335fb4b60924e6ae70e30a8b79e5ef43a2fb6c992fa1e4818", "pages": 17, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:09 GMT" } ], "packet_errors": [ "Gravity-main line $69,150 does not equal 4,277 x $16.17 (pp. 11, 14)" ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$1,545,467.95", "page": "CON06 pp. 10-12", "includes": "Water $537,371.60 + sewer $1,008,096.35", "excludes": "Connection fees", "ties": "Yes, with one line off by $9.09" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "accepted from developer", "conflict": { "parties": "KB Home; Pipeline Constructors", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Gravity-main line $69,150 vs. 4,277 x $16.17 = $69,159.09", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON07", "n": "C7", "file": "10-06-26CON07.pdf", "title": "Accept easement, water and sewer, River Rock Church", "kind": "Resolution accepting easement and bill of sale", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$183,262.15 (water $144,851; sewer $38,411)", "who": "River Rock Church, Inc.; contractor Vallencourt Construction.", "what": "Accept a 0.49-acre easement and lines off Palm Valley Parkway.", "where": "Parcel 0232800012, Section 2, T5S R28E.", "when": "Signed June 23, 2026; lien release covers work through March 17, 2026 (p. 14).", "why": "Utility Department reviewed and approved.", "check": "Water ($144,851.00) and sewer ($38,411.15) sum to the lien release, $183,262.15. The 8-inch gate valve is priced at $13,297.76 each (p. 12), against $3,024.10 at Maplewood in item C6.", "look": "The valve price variance; whether the line is sized for future connections.", "score": 100, "score_note": "Complete.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Acceptance; one-year warranty starts" }, { "date": "2027-10-06", "label": "Warranty ends" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Property Appraiser, parcel 0232800012", "url": "https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=960&LayerID=21179&PageTypeID=4&KeyValue=0232800012", "kind": "map", "tier": "primary" } ], "subscores": [ 25, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON07", "bytes": 3014392, "sha256": "515f53196addfa5bb93510c423b435fb7cccfa507f67b4659cb1d5e8c93815c1", "pages": 19, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:10 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$183,262.15", "page": "CON07 pp. 12-14", "includes": "Water $144,851 + sewer $38,411.15", "excludes": "", "ties": "Yes" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "accepted from developer", "conflict": { "parties": "River Rock Church, LLC; Vallencourt Construction Company", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [] }, { "ref": "CON08", "n": "C8", "file": "10-06-26CON08.pdf", "title": "Accept easement, water and sewer, Coquina Crossing Phase IV", "kind": "Resolution accepting easement and bill of sale", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$1,608,736.40 (water $568,668.00; sewer $1,040,068.40 including a $384,000 lift station)", "who": "MHC Coquina Crossing LLC (owner of the manufactured-home community); contractor Grovin Farms LLC.", "what": "Accept a utility easement, the water and sewer systems including a lift station, the lien release and the warranty.", "where": "Coquina Crossing Phase IV.", "when": "Lien release June 10, 2026; Utility memo approved July 21.", "why": "Resolution recites Utility Department approval.", "check": "All five exhibits are attached as scanned pages: easement and legal description (pp. 4-24), bill of sale and schedules of values (pp. 25-27), lien release for $1,608,736.40 (p. 28), warranty (p. 31) and the Utility Department memo (p. 32). Water and sewer schedules sum to the lien release. The lift station appears as a single $384,000 \"other improvements\" line with its equipment lines blank (p. 27); in item C6 the lift station is itemized.", "look": "Why the lift station is not itemized; whether the community's roads are private.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Complete as scans.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Acceptance" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [], "subscores": [ 23, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON08", "bytes": 4678255, "sha256": "a06ab3c11c8650d24de7f11b05fb18ad985517ddd75f1167ca05f3a824282292", "pages": 33, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:10 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$1,608,736.40", "page": "CON08 pp. 26-28", "includes": "Water $568,668.00 + sewer $1,040,068.40", "excludes": "Connection fees", "ties": "Yes: matches lien release" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "accepted from developer", "conflict": { "parties": "MHC Coquina Crossing LLC; Grovin Farms LLC", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "All five exhibits are scans", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON09", "n": "C9", "file": "10-06-26CON09.pdf", "title": "Accept easement and water system, Commercial Drive", "kind": "Resolution accepting easement and bill of sale", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$5,997.43", "who": "Ferguson Enterprises, LLC; contractor Allsite Contracting.", "what": "Accept an 82.5-square-foot easement and a short main extension at 265 Commercial Drive.", "where": "265 Commercial Drive, St. Augustine.", "when": "Survey Jan. 2026; approved Aug. 12.", "why": "Utility Department reviewed and approved.", "check": "Line items sum to the lien release. The warranty is dated eight months before acceptance but runs one year from acceptance.", "look": "Nothing material.", "score": 100, "score_note": "Small and complete.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Acceptance; one-year warranty starts" }, { "date": "2027-10-06", "label": "Warranty ends" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [], "subscores": [ 25, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON09", "bytes": 2795342, "sha256": "6422e80b8d8d39e18eb5fe44f4fb66fbff2971415e3e7a8b203bab9d4b792128", "pages": 16, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:10 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Ferguson Enterprises, LLC; Allsite Contracting", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [] }, { "ref": "CON10", "n": "C10", "file": "10-06-26CON10.pdf", "title": "Lease to Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Solomon Calhoun Center", "kind": "Resolution approving a lease", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$1 rent for the term, plus a $300 annual administration fee (lease, p. 5)", "who": "NEFCAA, a nonprofit; Corey Bowens.", "what": "A five-year lease of office space with five one-year options; revocable by the County on 90 days' notice.", "where": "Solomon Calhoun Community Center, off Duval Street.", "when": "Five years plus up to five one-year extensions (p. 5). Memo says the agency is \"continuing to lease,\" but no prior lease is cited.", "why": "The agency serves \"vulnerable households.\"", "check": "The lease is attached as scanned pages 4-22. Rent is $1 for the initial term and $1 for any extension, plus a $300 yearly administration fee; the County may adjust rent on notice (Section 2.3). Tenant may extend up to five one-year terms.", "look": "The utility terms (Section 3); the prior lease; comparable terms for other nonprofit tenants.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Lease present as scans.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Approval" }, { "date": "2031-10-06", "label": "Five-year term ends if it starts at approval (start date not stated)" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Solomon Calhoun Community Center", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/facilities/solomon-calhoun-community-center/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "Northeast Florida Community Action Agency", "url": "https://nfcaa.net/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "subscores": [ 23, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON10", "bytes": 3215568, "sha256": "a138f801a3628c2012fd42827532203c64e67a2af0c7408e474cbdc8d414109f", "pages": 23, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:11 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Lease is a scan (pp. 4-22)", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON11", "n": "C11", "file": "10-06-26CON11.pdf", "title": "Easement beneficiary designation, River Plantation fire protection", "kind": "Resolution accepting a designation", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "None stated", "who": "River Plantation PRD Owners Association.", "what": "Make the County beneficiary of a 10-foot easement between Lots 17 and 18 for access to a pump house and lake \"in connection with fire protection.\"", "where": "River Plantation, near Quiet Trail and Picolata Forest Drive.", "when": "No term stated.", "why": "\"Health, safety, and welfare.\"", "check": "The notice is attached as scanned pages 4-10, signed for River Plantation PRD Owners Association, with an insurance exhibit (p. 10). The County's signature block is blank pending approval.", "look": "Whether the lake is a dry-hydrant water source Fire Rescue will maintain; whether Lot 17/18 owners consented.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Present as scans.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Acceptance" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "No term; runs with the land.", "disclosure": "", "sources": [], "subscores": [ 23, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON11", "bytes": 2353959, "sha256": "85494297398a266262b016d4b4b7f4aca293890cab4877fd7aec27b2625c9d7f", "pages": 11, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:11 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "River Plantation PRD Owners Association", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Notice is a scan (pp. 4-10)", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON12", "n": "C12", "file": "10-06-26CON12.pdf", "title": "Temporary construction easement, World Commerce Parkway lift station", "kind": "Resolution accepting a 90-day easement", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$10 consideration; repair cost not stated", "who": "Grantor WCC DRI Owner, LLC c/o Stiles Corporation.", "what": "Accept a 5,612 sq ft staging easement for lift-station repairs; expires at completion or 90 days.", "where": "World Commerce Parkway, near IGP and I-95.", "when": "Dated \"October ___, 2026.\"", "why": "The parcel \"surrounds the lift station.\"", "check": "Area math checks. The County indemnifies the private owner and bears all restoration cost, with no cap stated; the repair scope, contractor and cost are not in the packet. The grantor's signature page is scanned page 6.", "look": "Which lift station failed, the repair contract and cost; whether 90 days is realistic.", "score": 93, "score_note": "Easement complete; the project behind it isn't described.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Acceptance" }, { "date": "2027-01-04", "label": "Easement expires, 90 days from execution if signed at approval" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [], "subscores": [ 23, 25, 20, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Corey Bowens, Director, Land Management Systems", "packets": [ { "file": "CON12", "bytes": 4660630, "sha256": "c12bb5ec0fcc4ec94fb987f5d5739a9a5aec592fc6ddf75bab319c6a3b5412ed", "pages": 9, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:11 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "WCC DRI Owner, LLC", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Easement and signature page are scans", "points": -2 }, { "code": "T6", "evidence": "Repair scope, contractor and cost behind the easement not shown", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "CON13", "n": "C13", "file": "10-06-26CON13.pdf", "title": "Award IFB 2995, North Beach Water Treatment Plant improvements, SGS Contracting", "kind": "Resolution awarding a contract", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$6,976,400 (base $5,296,700; odor-control alternate $1,649,700; utility allowances $30,000)", "who": "SGS Contracting Services, Inc., High Springs; Purchasing, Jaime Locklear; design engineer Mott MacDonald (specifications).", "what": "Award the contract for a new reverse-osmosis treatment building, pumps, controls and generator, demolition of the old building and tank, and an odor-control system.", "where": "North Beach Water Treatment Plant.", "when": "Substantial completion 420 days after notice to proceed; final completion 30 days later (p. 11).", "why": "Utility Department capital project, funded from Utility Services unrestricted capital (account 4488-56302-6285).", "check": "Five bids (bid tabulation, scanned p. 38). The tabulation's totals leave out the $30,000 in allowances: SGS $6,946,400; Sawcross $7,511,000; L7 Construction $7,618,700; Petticoat-Schmitt $7,744,511; ACON $8,660,000. L7's base bid ($5,238,700) was lower than SGS's ($5,296,700); SGS is low once the odor-control alternate is added ($1,649,700 against L7's $2,380,000). No engineer's estimate is shown. The memo says exhibits are \"available upon request\"; the contract, IFB, specifications and SGS's bid forms are in the packet. Figures reconcile: $5,296,700 + $10,000 + $20,000 + $1,649,700 = $6,976,400 (pp. 1-2). Liquidated damages are $2,376 a day for substantial and $2,196 for final completion (p. 12). Addendum 3 removed the building-manufacturer and erector license requirement (p. 1105).", "look": "The engineer's estimate; why odor control was bid as an alternate; how this, C15 and C19 fit the plant's total budget.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Contract, bids and specifications present; no estimate.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Award" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Solicitation IFB 2995 (new RO facility, pumps, SCADA, demolition; bids due Aug. 19)", "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/opportunities/16811238", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "County purchasing policy ($500,000 Board threshold, Sec. 4.1)", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/purchasing-policy/purchasing-policy-full/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "subscores": [ 23, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Jaime Locklear, Director, Purchasing", "packets": [ { "file": "CON13", "bytes": 46529013, "sha256": "a0591a474b5cd3f9f53201de14c1ce44740e523a126b504c27594408a2c43c06", "pages": 1106, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:15 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$6,976,400", "page": "CON13 pp. 1-2", "includes": "Base bid, two allowances, odor-control alternate", "excludes": "Engineering (C19), outfall (C15)", "ties": "Yes" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "SGS Contracting Services, Inc.", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Bid tabulation is a scan (p. 38)", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON14", "n": "C14", "file": "10-06-26CON14.pdf", "title": "Award IFB 2875R, trash collection at parks and beaches, M & M Commercial Cleaning Concepts", "kind": "Resolution awarding a contract", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$455,377.40 a year; about $1.37M over the 3-year term, $2.7M if renewed", "who": "M & M Commercial Cleaning Concepts Inc., Jacksonville. Parks & Recreation and Beach Services.", "what": "Award a three-year contract with one three-year renewal; $40 per unscheduled pickup; CPI adjustments capped at 3% on renewal.", "where": "County parks, beach accesses, boat ramps, trails.", "when": "Three years from execution.", "why": "The original IFB 2875 was re-solicited \"due to discrepancies in the Scope of Services and other material issues.\" One bid was received; Purchasing negotiated it from $486,146 to $455,377.", "check": "A re-bid that still drew a single bidder leaves no competitive spread. Purchasing negotiated the price from $486,146.38 to $455,377.40 (p. 1). No budget estimate or prior contract value is given, and the packet does not say what changed in scope.", "look": "How many bids the original IFB drew and what the discrepancies were; the prior contract's annual cost; what scope was reduced.", "score": 87, "score_note": "Single bid, no comparison basis shown.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Award; three-year term runs from execution" }, { "date": "2029-10-06", "label": "Initial term ends (approx.)" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Solicitation IFB 2875R (bids due Aug. 26)", "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/opportunities/16868993", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "subscores": [ 25, 25, 12, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Jaime Locklear, Director, Purchasing", "packets": [ { "file": "CON14", "bytes": 4196592, "sha256": "aacc8f110374c8ba058634e10322f28a4857e17f1b39066e2506a4a88729e85e", "pages": 134, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:12 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$455,377.40", "page": "CON14 p. 1", "includes": "Annual price after negotiation from $486,146.38", "excludes": "Renewal-term CPI adjustments", "ties": "Single bid" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "M & M Commercial Cleaning Concepts Inc.", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "T1", "evidence": "No estimate or prior contract value", "points": -10 }, { "code": "T5", "evidence": "Single bid after a re-solicitation", "points": -3 } ] }, { "ref": "CON15", "n": "C15", "file": "10-06-26CON15.pdf", "title": "Award IFB 3005, North Beach RO concentrate pipeline and marine outfall, DB Civil Construction", "kind": "Resolution awarding a contract", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$1,179,000 ($1,169,000 lump sum + $10,000 allowance)", "who": "DB Civil Construction, LLC, St. Augustine. Utility Services.", "what": "Build concentrate piping and a marine outfall at the North Beach plant; 210 days to substantial completion; liquidated damages $796.22/day.", "where": "415 Nineteenth Street, St. Augustine.", "when": "FDEP and Army Corps permits issued Aug. 10\u201320, 2026, weeks before award.", "why": "Three bids received; DB Civil was lowest responsive. Funded from the 2026 water-sewer bond.", "check": "Three bids (bid tabulation, p. 39): DB Civil Construction $1,179,000; T B Landmark Construction $1,549,818; Badger Drilling dba Badger Underground $2,163,572.33. No engineer's estimate; a bidder asked for one before bids (p. 238). Drawings, specifications, geotechnical report and permits are \"available upon request.\" The packet does not explain why the outfall is needed now.", "look": "The engineer's estimate; what the FDEP permit allows to be discharged and where; whether nearby residents were notified.", "score": 94, "score_note": "Competition shown; estimate not.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Award" }, { "date": "2027-05-04", "label": "Substantial completion, 210 days from an Oct. 6 start (approx.)" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Solicitation IFB 3005 (commercial diving; bids due Aug. 26)", "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/opportunities/16873294", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "FDEP industrial wastewater program", "url": "https://floridadep.gov/water/industrial-wastewater", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "subscores": [ 19, 25, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Jaime Locklear, Director, Purchasing", "packets": [ { "file": "CON15", "bytes": 20449012, "sha256": "24e45b11c6b7c2824ef69a09eded9df434eaa36872b0e26d3ad90580ef440633", "pages": 275, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:14 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$1,179,000", "page": "CON15 pp. 1, 39", "includes": "Lump sum $1,169,000 + $10,000 allowance", "excludes": "", "ties": "Yes; low of three bids" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "DB Civil Construction, LLC", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C3", "evidence": "Drawings, specifications, geotech and permits \"available upon request\"", "points": -4 }, { "code": "C4", "evidence": "Bid tabulation is a scan (p. 39)", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON16", "n": "C16", "file": "10-06-26CON16.pdf", "title": "Award RFP 2553, bus advertising, Hybrid Design Inc.", "kind": "Resolution awarding a revenue contract", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "County receives 70% of gross ad revenue; no minimum guarantee; rate card $12,000 per bus per year", "who": "Hybrid Design, Inc., St. Augustine. Transportation Planning (Sunshine Bus).", "what": "Five-year exclusive advertising contract on about 15 fixed-route and 26 paratransit buses.", "where": "Countywide.", "when": "Five years; no automatic renewal.", "why": "One proposal received and found responsive; \"revenue-generating.\"", "check": "Single proposal, no scoring sheet, no minimum guarantee, and the contract gives two different monthly payment deadlines (the 10th vs. 15 days after month-end). Prior contract and prior revenue are not stated. Ad approval is shared with the Council on Aging.", "look": "What the prior contract earned; why only one firm responded; how \"political\" ads will be defined.", "score": 95, "score_note": "Low stakes; internal inconsistency and no baseline.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Award; five-year term from effective date" }, { "date": "2031-10-06", "label": "Term ends (approx.)" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [], "subscores": [ 25, 23, 22, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Jaime Locklear, Director, Purchasing", "packets": [ { "file": "CON16", "bytes": 15417856, "sha256": "a2187778c8f53376cd3c385150a3bae643d8fa24ed8c75bd562935e931d02529", "pages": 113, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:15 GMT" } ], "packet_errors": [ "Two payment deadlines: the 10th of the month (pp. 9, 82) and 15 days after month-end (p. 26)" ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Hybrid Design, Inc.", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "T5", "evidence": "Single proposal", "points": -3 }, { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Two payment deadlines in the contract", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON17", "n": "C17", "file": "10-06-26CON17.pdf", "title": "Contract Amendment 2 (GMP), Sheriff's Office administration building, Ajax Building Company", "kind": "Resolution and FY2027 budget amendment", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$9,013,634; combined GMP $13,552,682; $3,500,000 fund-balance appropriation", "who": "Ajax Building Company, construction manager at risk under RFQ 2114. Purchasing, Jaime Locklear.", "what": "Set the GMP for full construction of a 36,000 sq ft one-story building at 901 Law Enforcement Way; recognize $3.5M of Law Enforcement Impact Fee fund balance.", "where": "SJSO campus, St. Augustine.", "when": "Original CM agreement June 20, 2025; Amendment 1 ($4,539,048) July 21, 2026; substantial completion Nov. 17, 2027. Value-engineering deducts of about $225,000 may be elected through Oct. 31.", "why": "Staff recommends approval; the GMP fits \"within the County's established budgetary limitations,\" a figure the memo does not give.", "check": "The GMP cost summary is on p. 44: electrical $1,635,057, finishes $1,626,034, HVAC $1,346,139, general requirements $1,028,398, soft costs $969,563, for $9,013,634. Building size is given three ways: 38,000 sq ft (p. 44), 35,985 (p. 42) and 35,895 (p. 83). The July 21 agenda listed Amendment 1 at $4,861,697 (base plus a $322,649 alternate), while this packet carries it at the $4,539,048 base. The packet does not state the approved project budget or why FY26 funds were \"not carried forward.\" The resolution contains a typo, \"$3,500,00\" (p. 2).", "look": "The total approved project budget; whether the Amendment 1 alternate was taken; which square footage is correct.", "score": 91, "score_note": "Cost detail present; no budget baseline.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "GMP approval" }, { "date": "2026-10-31", "label": "Last day to elect value-engineering deducts (about $225K)" }, { "date": "2027-11-17", "label": "Substantial completion" }, { "date": "2028-01-26", "label": "Owner occupancy" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "July 21, 2026 Amendment 1 packet (base $4,539,048; $4,861,697 with alternate)", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2026/072126BCC/07-21-26CON20.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "July 21, 2026 agenda", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/072126arbcc.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "News4Jax, Apr. 2024: Sheriff proposes ~$18M headquarters", "url": "https://news4jax.com/news/local/2024/04/18/the-st-johns-county-sheriffs-office-wants-to-move-its-headquarters-the-estimated-price-tag-18m", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "FY2027 budget page", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/2027-budget/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "history": "In April 2024 the Sheriff's Office proposed moving staff out of a flood-prone headquarters into a new administration building beside its training center near SR 16 and I-95, then estimated at about $18 million, to be funded largely by County borrowing with law-enforcement impact fees covering debt service. Ajax Building Company was selected as construction manager at risk under RFQ 2114; the agreement was executed June 20, 2025 and funded through Series 2024A bonds. On July 21, 2026 the Board approved Amendment 1, the early-release package, at $4,539,048 base or $4,861,697 with a parking and drainage alternate. Today's amendment sets the remaining construction at $9,013,634 for a 36,000 sq ft tilt-up building at 901 Law Enforcement Way.", "subscores": [ 25, 21, 20, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Jaime Locklear, Director, Purchasing", "packets": [ { "file": "CON17", "bytes": 13295772, "sha256": "e2585a80431c6f2dcc33a49eb542ba2daa5cb7cf708ed8f69dc4ebae829fb59c", "pages": 193, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:16 GMT" } ], "packet_errors": [ "Resolution reads \"$3,500,00\" (p. 2)", "Building area stated as 38,000, 35,985 and 35,895 sq ft" ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$9,013,634", "page": "CON17 pp. 1, 44", "includes": "Full construction GMP (base bid)", "excludes": "Design fees, impact and tap fees, alternates", "ties": "Yes: cost summary totals to it" }, { "figure": "$13,552,682", "page": "CON17 p. 4", "includes": "Amendment 1 ($4,539,048) + Amendment 2", "excludes": "Amendment 1's $322,649 alternate", "ties": "Yes, on the base figure" }, { "figure": "$3,500,000", "page": "CON17 pp. 1-2", "includes": "Impact-fee fund balance appropriated", "excludes": "", "ties": "Typo in resolution ($3,500,00)" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Ajax Building Company, LLC", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Resolution reads \"$3,500,00\"", "points": -2 }, { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Building area stated three ways", "points": -2 }, { "code": "T6", "evidence": "Approved project budget and reason for the missed carryforward not stated", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "CON18", "n": "C18", "file": "10-06-26CON18.pdf", "title": "Change Order 1, Tillman Ridge Well 51 and Inlet Beach Well 2R, Jacobs Project Management", "kind": "Resolution approving a change order", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$2,405,847.10; task order grows from $472,169 to $2,878,016 (+510%)", "who": "Jacobs Project Management Co., design-builder under RFQ 1374R; subs Petticoat-Schmitt and Complete Services.", "what": "GMP 1 early-work package: drill and test two production wells, abandon old Inlet Beach Well 2, site work and berm earthwork.", "where": "2650 Water Plant Road and 605 Palmera Drive East.", "when": "Notice to proceed assumed Oct. 26; final completion July 20, 2027.", "why": "Board approval is required because the task order now exceeds $500,000 and was never before the Board.", "check": "Arithmetic verified to the cent. This is GMP 1 of a multi-GMP job and no total program estimate is given. The memo says exhibits are available on request; the driller's pricing workbook is included (pp. 23-26).", "look": "The full program cost through GMP 2; how the sub prices were obtained; why Well 2 is being abandoned.", "score": 91, "score_note": "Math clean; scope and program context thin.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Change order approval" }, { "date": "2026-10-26", "label": "Assumed notice to proceed" }, { "date": "2027-07-20", "label": "Final completion" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "F.S. 287.055, CCNA continuing contracts", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/287.055", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "County purchasing policy", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/purchasing-policy/purchasing-policy-full/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "subscores": [ 21, 25, 20, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Jaime Locklear, Director, Purchasing", "packets": [ { "file": "CON18", "bytes": 7392939, "sha256": "3822ca434c469a779ad7ce94de723d5ad85fb155daaa972a8c787e1afd6409cf", "pages": 94, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:16 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$2,405,847.10", "page": "CON18 pp. 1-3", "includes": "GMP 1 early-work package", "excludes": "Later GMP packages", "ties": "Yes: $472,169 to $2,878,016" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Jacobs Project Management Co.", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C3", "evidence": "Exhibits \"available upon request\" (p. 1)", "points": -4 }, { "code": "T6", "evidence": "No total program estimate for the multi-GMP job", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "CON19", "n": "C19", "file": "10-06-26CON19.pdf", "title": "Change Order 2, North Beach WTP re-design, Mott MacDonald Florida", "kind": "Resolution approving a change order", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "Up to $300,000; task order grows from $399,895 to $718,815 (+80%)", "who": "Mott MacDonald Florida, LLC under continuing contract 22-01. Utilities, Scott Trigg.", "what": "Add construction-administration services (1,902 hours at $85\u2013$285/hr) and extend the task order 556 days to Dec. 6, 2027.", "where": "North Beach WTP.", "when": "Original NTP July 3, 2025; Change Order 1 Jan. 29, 2026.", "why": "Services needed \"through the end of the completion of construction.\"", "check": "The task lines (7.0 to 7.7) sum to $285,740; with $9,260 in travel they reach the $295,000 labor-and-expense total, and $5,000 in mileage brings it to $300,000 (p. 7). The packet does not say what is being re-designed or why. Vendor name differs between memo and resolution.", "look": "What triggered a re-design; the relationship to C13; why CA was not in the original scope.", "score": 93, "score_note": "The story behind the change isn't told.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Change order approval" }, { "date": "2027-12-06", "label": "Task order final completion" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "F.S. 287.055, CCNA continuing contracts", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/287.055", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" } ], "subscores": [ 25, 23, 20, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Jaime Locklear, Director, Purchasing", "packets": [ { "file": "CON19", "bytes": 741725, "sha256": "c2c9c2c3a15e5efdbe3ebba479674c7b71c947d894d4acbd1e60686b6f6a6018", "pages": 7, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:16 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$300,000", "page": "CON19 p. 7", "includes": "Labor $285,740 + travel $9,260 + mileage $5,000", "excludes": "", "ties": "Yes" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Mott MacDonald Florida, LLC", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Vendor name differs between memo and resolution", "points": -2 }, { "code": "T6", "evidence": "What is being re-designed, and why, not stated", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "CON20", "n": "C20", "file": "10-06-26CON20.pdf", "title": "Declare surplus property and authorize disposal", "kind": "Motion", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "No values stated", "who": "Purchasing; Fleet, Parks, Fire Rescue, Property Appraiser, Library.", "what": "Surplus 17 items: five vehicles and twelve pieces of equipment.", "where": "\u2014", "when": "\u2014", "why": "\"Non-functional, obsolete, or no longer serves a useful purpose.\"", "check": "A 2025 Ford F-150 with 10,012 miles is listed as an insurance total loss with no incident or recovery stated. Items in \"good\" or \"new\" condition (kayaks, a desk, toner) are surplused without reason. No book values or disposal method per item.", "look": "What happened to the 2025 truck and what insurance paid; where auction proceeds go.", "score": 95, "score_note": "Routine; one odd entry.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Declared surplus" } ], "status": "info", "clock_note": "Disposal follows under Purchasing Policy 17.1; no dates.", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "F.S. 274.06, surplus property", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/274.06", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Purchasing policy Sec. 17.1", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/purchasing-policy/purchasing-policy-full/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "subscores": [ 25, 25, 20, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Jaime Locklear, Director, Purchasing", "packets": [ { "file": "CON20", "bytes": 185737, "sha256": "9a5065b5b22791dc8ca9ee8f1c30d677f3ca072a4656ac0a0c3cc42a4ce09b8d", "pages": 3, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:16 GMT" } ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "None (County surplus)", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "T6", "evidence": "Total-loss F-150 (10,012 miles): incident and insurance recovery not stated", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "CON21", "n": "C21", "file": "10-06-26CON21.pdf", "title": "Ratify grant application, Armstrong-Arnold House (Glidden property) acquisition", "kind": "Resolution ratifying an application already submitted", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$568,000 state request; $568,000 County match from LAMP reserve; appraised $1,136,000", "who": "Florida Division of Historical Resources; Community and Destination Development, Tera Meeks.", "what": "Ratify a special-category grant application for half the cost of an 1874 house at 10690 CR 13 North, Picolata, conditioned on finding an operator \"on a budget neutral basis.\"", "where": "Picolata.", "when": "Application window closed July 10; the Board ranked the property in March.", "why": "Staff could not bring it to the Board before the deadline \"due to time constraints.\"", "check": "Two pages. The application, appraisal, owner and purchase contract are not attached; no operator is identified and \"continued operating dollars have not yet been identified.\"", "look": "Who owns the property and whether a price is agreed; whether the County proceeds if the grant is denied; the operator plan.", "score": 62, "score_note": "Retroactive approval with the application absent.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-07-10", "label": "Grant application window closed" }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Retroactive ratification" } ], "status": "historical", "clock_note": "The application was submitted before the Board saw it; the vote ratifies after the fact. Award decision by the State: date not in packet.", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "Mar. 3, 2026 minutes: LAMP ranking approved 5-0", "url": "https://stjohnsclerk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/030326mrbcc.pdf", "kind": "minutes", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "LAMP Dec. 9, 2025 agenda (application 2025-04, ~2.3 ac)", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LAMP-Agenda-12.9.25.with-staff-reportspdf.pdf", "kind": "packet", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Cultural Resource Review Board, Oct. 13, 2025 minutes", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/10.13.2025-CRRB-Meeting-Minutes.pdf", "kind": "minutes", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "State Special Category Grants (50% match, up to $1M)", "url": "https://dos.fl.gov/historical/grants/special-category-grants", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" }, { "label": "Jax Today, Dec. 2025: the Gliddens' museum proposal", "url": "https://jaxtoday.org/2025/12/19/picolata-history/", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "News4Jax, Apr. 2026: LAMP's five 2026 priorities", "url": "https://gmg-wjxt-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/2026/04/03/st-johns-countys-lamp-program-sets-sights-on-five-properties-after-missing-last-years-top-priority", "kind": "news", "tier": "press" }, { "label": "County landmark and National Register list (house not on it)", "url": "https://www.sjcfl.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Final-Landmark-and-NRHP-Website-Doc.pdf", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "history": "Picolata, where CR 13 meets the St. Johns River, was a Spanish crossing guarded by a 1700 fort and, from 1836 to 1870, the stagecoach-to-steamboat transfer point for St. Augustine. The Armstrong-Arnold House at 10690 CR 13 North dates to about 1874 and has been in owner Cindy Glidden's family for more than a century; it is a County-listed cultural resource but not a county landmark or National Register property. Steve and Cindy Glidden applied to LAMP (application 2025-04, about 2.3 acres) for a public purchase so the house could become a Picolata history museum. The Cultural Resource Review Board endorsed it in late 2025, LAMP ranked it in the 2026 top five, and the Board approved negotiations 5-0 on March 3. Staff filed the $568,000 state application in July against a $1,136,000 appraisal.", "subscores": [ 2, 25, 10, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Tera Meeks, Director, Community and Destination", "packets": [ { "file": "CON21", "bytes": 277692, "sha256": "0dbf68afc515999d4b2b4e69c7f7ad232762e3db64eb1c53644187e163927c61", "pages": 3, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:17 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$568,000", "page": "CON21 pp. 1-2", "includes": "State grant request; equal County match", "excludes": "Operating costs", "ties": "Appraisal ($1,136,000) not attached" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "grant request with equal match", "conflict": { "parties": "Property owners (private individuals, not named)", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C1", "evidence": "The grant application being ratified is not in the packet", "points": -15 }, { "code": "C3", "evidence": "Appraisal not attached", "points": -4 }, { "code": "C3", "evidence": "Purchase contract not attached", "points": -4 }, { "code": "T1", "evidence": "Appraised value stated without the appraisal", "points": -10 }, { "code": "T6", "evidence": "Operating funding \"not yet identified\"", "points": -5 } ] }, { "ref": "CON22", "n": "C22", "file": "10-06-26CON22.pdf", "title": "Health Department core-contract, FY2027", "kind": "Resolution approving the annual agreement", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "County cash up to $949,309; State up to $4,250,817; total program $11.77M", "who": "Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County; County Administrator as contract manager.", "what": "Approve the standard annual operating agreement, Oct. 1, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2027; County also provides the 23,000 sq ft building in kind.", "where": "200 San Sebastian View.", "when": "One year.", "why": "Required under Chapter 154.", "check": "The agreement caps the County's direct contribution at $949,309 (p. 5). The $954,688 in Attachment II is the health department's local revenue and expenditure line (p. 17), a different category. The $949,309 figure does not appear as a line in Attachment II as we read it. Trust-fund balance $1.97M; contingency reserve $2.1M. No prior-year figure for comparison.", "look": "Where the $949,309 appropriation sits in Attachment II; how it compares to FY26.", "score": 90, "score_note": "Full contract attached.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "label": "Contract year began" }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Approval (five days into the term)" }, { "date": "2027-09-30", "label": "Contract year ends" } ], "status": null, "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "F.S. 154.01, county health departments", "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/154.01", "kind": "statute", "tier": "primary" }, { "label": "Florida Department of Health in St. Johns", "url": "https://stjohns.floridahealth.gov/", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "subscores": [ 25, 15, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Lisa Bonitatis, CHD Business Manager", "packets": [ { "file": "CON22", "bytes": 1939345, "sha256": "8fd166af7a8f73c5a5900403afa91ca0b3d70de94fc2cbdb6cb7197bdf888e9b", "pages": 23, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:17 GMT" } ], "recon": [ { "figure": "$949,309", "page": "CON22 p. 5", "includes": "County direct contribution cap", "excludes": "Fees and local revenue ($954,688 line, p. 17)", "ties": "Not as a line in Attachment II" } ], "money_class": "other", "money_class_note": "annual County share", "conflict": { "parties": "Florida Department of Health", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "K1", "evidence": "County cap of $949,309 (p. 5) does not appear as a line in Attachment II", "points": -10 } ] }, { "ref": "CON23", "n": "C23", "file": "10-06-26CON23.pdf", "title": "Coverdell forensic science grant, Medical Examiner", "kind": "Resolution and budget amendment", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "$6,322.63, no match", "who": "Florida Department of Law Enforcement; Medical Examiner's Office, Kelly Boulos.", "what": "Accept a grant for a pathology saw, blades and instruments.", "where": "\u2014", "when": "Awarded Aug. 20, 2026.", "why": "Equipment replacement.", "check": "The memo also says the office \"will procure the mirrorless cameras and macro camera lens,\" which are not in this award, apparently boilerplate from a prior year. The grant agreement is referenced but not attached.", "look": "Nothing material beyond the stray sentence.", "score": 83, "score_note": "Tiny; one copy-paste error.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-08-20", "label": "Grant awarded" }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Acceptance and budget amendment" } ], "status": "historical", "clock_note": "", "disclosure": "", "sources": [ { "label": "FDLE Coverdell program", "url": "https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/FDLE-Grants/Office-of-Planning-and-Budgeting/Programs/Coverdell", "kind": "record", "tier": "official" } ], "subscores": [ 10, 23, 25, 25 ], "presenter": null, "staff": "Kelly Boulos, Forensic Operations Manager", "packets": [ { "file": "CON23", "bytes": 976464, "sha256": "ed62d61e559d8c1d134782c84614e10c25e5235e1e373344b508181c7af95ea0", "pages": 4, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:17 GMT" } ], "packet_errors": [ "Memo lists cameras that are not part of this award" ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "Florida Department of Law Enforcement", "status": "none found", "note": "" }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "C1", "evidence": "The grant agreement being approved is not attached (award letter only, p. 4)", "points": -15 }, { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Memo lists cameras not in this award", "points": -2 } ] }, { "ref": "CON24", "n": "C24", "file": "10-06-26CON24a.pdf", "title": "Approve minutes of Sept. 15 regular and special meetings", "kind": "Approval of draft minutes (files 24a and 24b)", "district": "not on agenda", "money": "FY2027 budget $1,939,752,566; aggregate millage 6.7559, 2.14% above rolled-back", "who": "Clerk's office.", "what": "Approve the record of two meetings. Regular: ENCERT 2026-01 North Palm Valley denied 3-2; ENCERT 2026-08 AFI approved 3-2 with conditions; ENCERT 2026-07 Sandy Creek withdrawn; LDCA 26-05 food-truck parks enacted 5-0; a special meeting to reconsider ENCERT 2026-05 and 2026-06 approved 4-1 with no date set; $65,000 to Nourish Kids Center. Special: final millage 4-1, final budget 4-1, $125,000 removed \"from the General Fund Revenue for the Black History Museum\" 3-2, and consensus to bring back Flock camera funding options.", "where": "County Auditorium.", "when": "Sept. 15, 2026.", "why": "Routine.", "check": "The cover file CON24.pdf returns 404; the minutes are split into 24a and 24b. The museum motion's wording (removing \"revenue\") is ambiguous. The minutes record an Amendment 3 town hall \"scheduled on September 9,\" a date already past when announced; verify. The $109,234,299 \"Transfer to Officers\" line likely covers all constitutional officers.", "look": "The legal basis for reconsidering certified enclaves, now being contested by the developer; what the $125,000 motion actually did to the budget; the Flock program's cost and the Board's pending decision on it.", "score": 98, "score_note": "Detailed minutes; a few lines need clarification before they become the permanent record.", "clocks": [ { "date": "2026-09-15", "label": "Meetings the minutes record" }, { "date": "2026-09-28", "label": "Reconsideration meeting held; both Heritage enclaves reversed 3-2" }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "label": "Minutes approved" } ], "status": "historical", "clock_note": "Historical record. The special meeting these minutes authorize was held Sept. 28 and reversed both Heritage certifications 3-2.", "disclosure": "These minutes record the 5-0 enactment of the food-truck-park ordinance (LDCA 26-05). The Outpost @ Old Moultrie Rd, a food truck park owned by the Coalition's founder that sponsors this site, is directly affected by that ordinance. 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That meeting was held Sept. 28: over the developer's objection that the Board lacked authority to reconsider, both certifications were reversed 3-2. The evening budget hearing adopted a $1.94 billion budget and 6.7559 aggregate mills (4-1) and moved $125,000 for the Black History Museum (3-2).", "subscores": [ 25, 23, 25, 25 ], "rank_money": false, "presenter": null, "staff": null, "packets": [ { "file": "CON24a", "bytes": 2094532, "sha256": "5621d24c849b3c743487a06ba9de8c316eb5440c10511ac74297cf475d3647a4", "pages": 40, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:17 GMT" }, { "file": "CON24b", "bytes": 7074370, "sha256": "224e97edb5dff6586c18a58148b7425d1bf218c876965cd19ac5e05daf246054", "pages": 125, "last_modified": "Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:18:18 GMT" } ], "packet_errors": [ "Clerk's cover file CON24.pdf returns 404", "Sept. 15 minutes call a Sept. 9 town hall \"scheduled\"" ], "money_class": "county", "conflict": { "parties": "None (minutes)", "status": "related", "note": "These minutes record the 5-0 enactment of the food-truck-park ordinance (LDCA 26-05). The Outpost @ Old Moultrie Rd, a food truck park owned by the Coalition's founder that sponsors this site, is directly affected by that ordinance. The Coalition takes no position on approving the minutes." }, "worksheet": [ { "code": "K3", "evidence": "Minutes call a Sept. 9 town hall \"scheduled\" at a Sept. 15 meeting", "points": -2 } ] } ] } ], "scoring": { "version": "1.1", "start": 25, "parts": [ "Completeness", "Consistency", "Transparency", "Clarity" ], "bands": [ { "min": 90, "label": "Verifiable", "meaning": "You can check what the Board is approving using only what the County posted." }, { "min": 75, "label": "Mostly verifiable", "meaning": "You can check most of it; one or two pieces are missing, unclear or don't match." }, { "min": 55, "label": "Gaps", "meaning": "Important pieces are missing or don't match; you would have to ask the County to fill them in." }, { "min": 0, "label": "Not verifiable", "meaning": "From the posted packet alone, you would have to take the item on faith." } ], "rules": [ { "code": "C1", "part": "Completeness", "points": 15, "text": "The operative document being approved is not in the packet" }, { "code": "C2", "part": "Completeness", "points": 6, "text": "An attachment the resolution or memo incorporates is not in the packet (each, max 3)" }, { "code": "C3", "part": "Completeness", "points": 4, "text": "A supporting record the item relies on is referenced but not in the packet, including \"available upon request\" (each, max 3)" }, { "code": "C4", "part": "Completeness", "points": 2, "text": "An operative document is posted only as scanned images, with no searchable text" }, { "code": "K1", "part": "Consistency", "points": 10, "text": "A core figure does not reconcile within the packet or with a companion item (each)" }, { "code": "K2", "part": "Consistency", "points": 4, "text": "A figure conflicts with the Board's own prior record (each)" }, { "code": "K3", "part": "Consistency", "points": 2, "text": "A clerical error in an operative document: amount typo, date out of order, conflicting identifiers (each, max 3)" }, { "code": "T1", "part": "Transparency", "points": 10, "text": "The basis for the dollar amount is not shown: no bid tabulation, estimate, appraisal or calculation" }, { "code": "T2", "part": "Transparency", "points": 5, "text": "A projection or return is given without its inputs" }, { "code": "T3", "part": "Transparency", "points": 6, "text": "A disputed figure is given without the method behind one side (each)" }, { "code": "T4", "part": "Transparency", "points": 4, "text": "A contract or task order grows more than 25% without saying what changed" }, { "code": "T5", "part": "Transparency", "points": 3, "text": "Single bid or proposal with no comparison basis" }, { "code": "T6", "part": "Transparency", "points": 5, "text": "A fact the decision depends on is referenced but its status is not shown (each, max 2)" }, { "code": "L1", "part": "Clarity", "points": 8, "text": "What the Board is deciding is unclear, or it approves terms not stated in the packet" }, { "code": "L2", "part": "Clarity", "points": 4, "text": "The location is not identified by address, parcel or map" }, { "code": "L3", "part": "Clarity", "points": 3, "text": "Governing dates (term, start, deadline) are not stated" }, { "code": "L4", "part": "Clarity", "points": 3, "text": "A date in the operative text is impossible or already past" } ], "worked_example": "REG04" } }