If I were to bet, I'd wager that JEA will be part of the deal. Will the City be able to claim moving JEA there as part of the City's "contribution"?
I could be wrong, but I don't think the city has any say in where JEA relocates.
To the best of my knowledge, it's strictly up to JEA's board of directors.
The directors are appointed by either the Mayor or the Mayor and the Governor.
By the Mayor, from the JEA website: "Our governing body is made up of a seven-member volunteer Board of Directors appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council."
I understand that the JEA Board will make the decisions on a new HQ location, but they are part of the City, and could factor into a package deal. Perhaps, a JEA move to Lot J reduces the required cash from the City to the Jags / Iguana by some amount. The perceived value of having several hundred daily "butts in seats" to feed any restaurants that are built there.
Don't get me wrong, politics will certainly (and are already) play their part. To CZ's point above, even though Kelly Flanagan is technically "recusing" herself from the discussions, that doesn't recuse her influence and the strong self-interest she has toward Lot J.
My point was, the city alone doesn't have the power to move JEA to Lot J.
The strongest way the city
could exercise their influence though would be when JEA RFPs their new headquarters. If Iguana/Cordish come back with a proposal that's exceptionally favorable to JEA, with the understanding that the city will help subsidize the office element through their economic development agreement with Iguana, then the city really would be actively bankrolling JEA's departure from downtown.
I'm not sure we'd offer similar subsidies directly with the much-better Atkins plan.