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Jacksonville ·City Council ·Apr 28, 2026 ·Item 41 · 2026-0285

J&J Vision Care economic development agreement

high confidence · 16–0 · public-comment-heavy
Recommended → Debated → Decided
Recommended
No committee or staff recommendation recorded for this item (or the brief was generated before the synthesis prompt captured it — re-run civic brief --meeting-id=jax:2026-04-28:city-council).
Debated
The resolution approves and authorizes execution of an economic development agreement between the city and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care to support expansion of the company's existing manufacturing facility at 7500 Centurion Pkwy and construction of a new packaging and logistics facility at 815 S. Main St. The deal authorizes a 6-year Recapture Enhanced Value Grant of $10,500,000 for the Centurion facility and a 5-year Recapture Enhanced Value Grant of $1,500,000 for the Main St. facility. The item was designated for public participation. The motion carried; 16 members voted aye, including Lahnen, Carrico, Howland, White, Amaro, Arias, Boylan, Clark-Murray, Diamond, Freeman, Pittman, Gay, Johnson, Miller, Peluso, and Salem.
Decided
PASSED — council amended and approved a resolution authorizing an economic development agreement with Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Quotes from the meeting
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Vote record
TALLY
16–0