ORD Approp $1,460,000 from Jax Recreation & Environmental Land Acquisition - Fund Bal to Provide Funding for the City’s Acquisition of an 8.42± Acre Unimproved Parcel Located at 0 Jones Rd, Jax, FL (R.E. # 003355-0000) in Council Dist 12, to Be Used as a Public Park; Apv & Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, & the Corp Sec to Execute & Deliver that Certain Real Estate Purchase & Sale Agrmt btwn the City & Chad Development, LLC, a FL LLC, & 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 Subject Property at a Negotiated Purchase Price Not to Exceed $1,450,000; Prov for Oversight by the Real Estate Div of the Public Works Dept for the Acquisition of the Property & by the Parks, Recreation, & Community Services Dept Thereafter (Wilson) (Introduced by CM White) 12/9/25 CO Introduced: NCSPHS, F 1/5/26 NCSPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer 1/6/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 1/13/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 1/13/26
Summary
This ordinance appropriates $1,460,000 from the Jax Recreation & Environmental Land Acquisition Fund Balance to fund the City's acquisition of an approximately 8.42-acre unimproved parcel located at 0 Jones Road in Council District 12. The property is intended for use as a public park, specifically as an expansion of Cisco Gardens Park. The ordinance also authorizes the Mayor to execute a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement with Chad Development, LLC, for a negotiated purchase price not to exceed $1,450,000. Oversight of the acquisition will be managed by the Public Works Department's Real Estate Division, with ongoing oversight of the property by the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department.
This action will result in the acquisition of new parkland for the community, expanding Cisco Gardens Park. Residents in Council District 12 will benefit from increased public green space.
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