ORD Approp $355,000 from the Jax Recreation & Environmental Land Acquisition Fund - Investment Pool Earnings Acct to the McDuff Ave Park Proj - Land Acquisition Cost Acct to Prov Funding for the City’s Purchase of 6 Properties Located at 0 McDuff Ave N (R.E. # 056005-0000, 056006-0000, 056007 0000), 957 McDuff Ave N (R.E. # 056008-0000), 961 McDuff Ave N (R.E. # 056009-0000), & 971 McDuff Ave N (R.E. # 056010-0000), Jax, FL, in Council Dist 9 (Collectively, the Property), Near Westbrook Center & Park, to be Used as a Passive Park; Apv & Auth the Mayor, or Her Designee, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver that Certain Real Estate Purchase & Sale Agrmt Btwn the COJ & Kevin Thigpen & William Taylor, & All Closing & Other Docs Contemplated Therein or Relating Thereto, & to Otherwise Take all Necessary Action to Effectuate the Purposes of the Agrmt to Purchase the Subj Propty at a Negotiated Purchase Price not to Exceed $350,000; Amend the 26-30 5-year CIP Appvd by Ord 2025-505-E to Reflect this Appropriation of Funds to a New Proj Entitled “McDuff Ave Park;” Prov for Oversight by the Real Estate Div of the Public Works Dept for the Acquisition of the Propty & by the Parks, Recreation, & Community Svcs Dept Thereafter (Wilson) (Introduced by CM Clark-Murray) 3/10/26 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 3/24/26
Summary
The City Council is considering an ordinance to appropriate $355,000 from the Jax Recreation & Environmental Land Acquisition Fund to purchase six properties located at 0, 957, 961, and 971 McDuff Avenue North in Council District 9. The negotiated purchase price for these properties will not exceed $350,000. These properties will be developed into a passive park near Westbrook Center and Park. The ordinance also amends the 2026-2030 Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan to include a new project titled "McDuff Avenue Park." Oversight for the acquisition will be handled by the Public Works Department's Real Estate Division, with the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department providing oversight thereafter. A public hearing is scheduled for March 24, 2026.