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.
Council voted on 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.
Mote is identified in the city legislation as a property owner representative to the board. Under the DDRB’s 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.
According to city records, Mote owns a single-family residence in Downtown’s LaVilla neighborhood.
Mote’s 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.
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.
Council also will consider the nomination of Ivy Henderson to the Downtown Development Review Board in the coming weeks.
Henderson, who was nominated, withdrawn and renominated, would replace DDRB member Joseph Loretta for a partial term expiring June 30, followed by a full, two-year term.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.
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’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Florida.
Henderson’s full name as shown on her resume is Gayandrial Ivy Henderson.
The mayor’s office is responsible for making all appointments to the DDRB.
Brockelman and Loretta have served more than one term. Brockelman is a former board chair.