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Council approves two tax-incentive ordinances for Jerrick and Seaman
Summary
At a special council meeting April 9, the council adopted two ordinances authorizing the mayor to enter into tax-incentive agreements with Jerrick Companies/J Warehouse LLC and Seaman Corporation/1000 DaVinci Boulevard LLC; both ordinances allow immediate enactment and passed 4-0 by the members present.
At a special City Council meeting on Wednesday, April 9, the council adopted two ordinances authorizing the mayor to enter into tax-incentive agreements with local developers. Ordinance 2025-03, an enterprise zone agreement with Jerrick Companies and J Warehouse LLC, and Ordinance 2025-04, an agreement under the community reinvestment area program with Seaman Corporation and 1000 DaVinci Boulevard LLC, each passed on roll-call votes with the four members present voting yes.
The clerk, Miss Hamilton, read the ordinance titles into the record. She read, in part: "Ordinance number 2025-03. An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into an enterprise zone agreement with Jerrick Companies and J Warehouse LLC for certain tax incentives and allowing for immediate enactment." She later read the title for Ordinance 2025-04, which authorizes an agreement with Seaman Corporation and 1000 DaVinci Boulevard LLC for community reinvestment area tax incentives and likewise allows immediate enactment.
Discussion during the special meeting was minimal. A motion to adopt each ordinance was made and seconded; the roll call for both votes recorded Councilmember Abernathy, Councilmember Gaffney, Councilmember Wharton and Councilmember Myers voting "yes." No formal amendments, conditions, or recorded abstentions or recusals were entered on the record. A brief, colloquial comment about a possible recusal was raised in the record but no recusal occurred and the council proceeded to vote.
The meeting convened after 5:30 p.m. and the council noted a quorum of four members was present; other members listed during roll call were not at the dais. The council set no further implementation details in the public meeting minutes; the ordinances grant authority for the mayor to enter into the described agreements, and any subsequent contract terms, tax- abatement amounts, or performance conditions were not specified during the session.
Votes at a glance: Ordinance 2025-03 — enterprise zone agreement with Jerrick Companies and J Warehouse LLC; motion to adopt seconded (second recorded as Councilmember Myers); roll call: Abernathy: yes; Gaffney: yes; Wharton: yes; Myers: yes; outcome: approved (4-0). Ordinance 2025-04 — community reinvestment area agreement with Seaman Corporation and 1000 DaVinci Boulevard LLC; motion to adopt seconded (second recorded as Councilmember Gaffney); roll call: Abernathy: yes; Wharton: yes; Myers: yes; Gaffney: yes; outcome: approved (4-0).
The council adjourned after completing the two items. The council noted its next scheduled meeting is April 20, 2025. The ordinances allow the mayor to execute the described incentive agreements; further implementation steps and any financial details were not presented at the special meeting and therefore are not described in this report.
