The JEDC (Jacksonville Economic Development Commission) meets tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM.

On the agenda will be the following items (have also included info about them)

Our outgoing Mayor has proposed to the tune of over $6 million of our tax dollars that we the taxpayers buy Everbank's relocation of 800 employees to one of Downtown's vacant highrises. The funds of which $2.75 million goes directly into Everbank's hands to pay for quote "leasing costs" come from JEDC.

The 4 Bills for Everbank 11-365, 366,368,369, giving the corp. welfare.

 

Another Bill 367 is an amendment that will pay over due Bills to the Jags we,re not responsible for and proof of another bad contract and manipulate lease for the Gatorbowl (Jags) signage.

Bill 367 is acquisition of mass quantities of land for a new bus terminal free to JTA at tax payers expense.

These 4 new bills for Everbank only require 2 readings as per CC Rules. They were squeezed in on a blue sheet last CC meeting so that is the first reading. They were very conniving on their timing. RULE 3.305 LEGISLATION REQUIRING ONLY TWO READINGS (c) Ordinances approving a qualified target industry business or qualified defense contractor incentive, including a Brownfield bonus incentive for new jobs created by a qualified target industry business in a Brownfield area, shall only require two readings, so long as the procedural requirements of general law are met. A copy of the proposed ordinance and all pertinent background information shall be provided to the Council Auditor simultaneous to filing with the Legislative Services Division

Taxpayers have had no opportunity for input into that private process that has not been done according to statutory procedures and timelines. And the backroom deals appear to be tantamount to knowingly and purposefully operating in secret toward the end of defrauding the taxpayers by forcing them to pay for all, or a substantial part of, these deals.