A registered nurse at Riverside Endoscopy Center will be the newest member of the Downtown Development Review Board after City Council approved his nomination on May 26. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Council voted \u00a0on Resolution 2026-0342 for Ivan Mote to replace VyStar Credit Union lobbyist Matt Brockelman for a partial term set to expire in June, followed by a two-year term.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mote is identified in the city legislation as a property owner representative to the board. Under the DDRB\u2019s bylaws, members must include two architects; one landscape architect; a contractor, developer or Realtor who performs work within Downtown; three Downtown property owners, owners of businesses or full-time employees of a business or professional office in Downtown; and two urban planners.<\/p>\n
According to city records, Mote owns a single-family residence in Downtown\u2019s LaVilla neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Mote\u2019s resume identifies him as a visiting professor at the Chamberlain University School of Nursing in addition to his role as a post-anesthesia nurse at Riverside Endoscopy Center at 2151 Riverside Ave., Suite 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His previous positions include assistant professor of nursing at Jacksonville University, chief safety officer for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and division chief in the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.<\/p>\n
Council also will consider the nomination of Ivy Henderson to the Downtown Development Review Board in the coming weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Henderson, who was nominated, withdrawn and renominated, would replace DDRB member Joseph Loretta for a partial term expiring June 30, followed by a full, two-year term. Loretta is deputy practice leader for planning and landscape architecture at Halff Inc.<\/p>\n
Henderson, renominated through Resolution 2026-0546, required a waiver to allow her on the board as a landscape architect. Henderson is not licensed as a landscape architect but holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Florida.<\/p>\n
Henderson\u2019s full name as shown on her resume is Gayandrial Ivy Henderson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The mayor\u2019s office is responsible for making all appointments to the DDRB.<\/p>\n
Brockelman and Loretta have served more than one term. Brockelman is a former board chair. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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