ORD Auth the Mayor, or Her Desig, to Execute a Cost Reimbursement Agrmt btwn the City & JEA, to Provide Up to $600,000 to Support the Relocation of Certain JEA-Owned Electrical Utilities Necessitated by the Construction by the City of a Sidetrack in Cecil Commerce Center; Designation of Authorized Official & OED as Contract Monitor; Prov for City Oversight of the Proj by the Dept of Public Works; Auth Tech Changes to the Agrmt (Sawyer) (Req of Mayor) 11/25/25 CO Introduced: TEU, F 12/2/25 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer 12/2/25 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 12/9/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer 1/6/25 TEU Approve 6-0 1/6/26 F Approve 7-0 Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 12/9/25

This ordinance authorizes the Mayor, or her designee, to execute a Cost Reimbursement Agreement with JEA for up to $600,000. This funding will support JEA in relocating certain electrical utilities that are in the path of a new railroad sidetrack the City is constructing in the Cecil Commerce Center. The agreement specifies that the City will reimburse JEA for actual direct costs incurred for the relocation and installation of utility improvements, with a maximum reimbursement of $600,000. The project includes temporary relocation of guy wires and permanent replacement of two transmission poles. The estimated cost for these utility improvements is $513,013, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2026. The Office of Economic Development is designated as the contract monitor, and the Department of Public Works will oversee the project.

This agreement ensures that the construction of a new railroad sidetrack in the Cecil Commerce Center can proceed by covering the costs of relocating necessary electrical utilities. Residents will not see a direct cost increase as the funding is part of the existing rail project budget.

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