'A time of reckoning:' Jacksonville City Council set to take potential first vote on controversial Lot J project When council meets Thursday to discuss the bill, a number of amendments will be offered and some councilmembers will push for the bill to go back to square one. Author: David Jones Updated: 9:57 AM EST January 7, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The controversial Lot J project will face its first major vote in the Jacksonville City Council on Thursday, with the proceedings continuing under the shadow of an explosive investigative report that calls into question the administration's transparency on a separate issue. On Monday, council's committee that spent the majority of 2020 investigating the failed privatization of JEA released a 138-page report, slamming the office of Mayor Lenny Curry for its alleged involvement in the effort.