JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
December 11, 2007
3:00 p.m.
City Council Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council
President Davis, Council Members
Also: Peggy Sidman, Dylan
Reingold and Shannon Eller – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice
Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens – Legislative Services Division;
Adam Hollingsworth, Lisa Rinaman and Sherry Hall – Mayor’s Office; Lin White –
Dept. of Public Works; Brad Thoburn and John Crofts - Planning Department; Annette Hastings – Tourist Development
Council; Michael Stewart – JAA; Robert Phillips – Supervisor of Elections’
Office; Alison Miller, Mina Hosseini, Angela Ryan, Sarah Balme, Suzie Loving,
Celeste Hicks, Jenny Huxford, Meghan Friel, Sandra Lane, Dianne Smith and
Suzanne Warren - ECAs
The meeting was called to
order at 3:00 p.m.
Council Member Jabour gave
the Rules Committee report.
Council Member Shad gave the
Finance Committee report.
Council Member Hyde gave the
PHS Committee report. Since PHS did not
meet last week due to the absence of several members, he requested that the
following bills be discharged from the committee and acted upon tonight:
2007-1197, -1198, -1200, -1202, -1203, and 1222.
Council Member Clark gave the
TEU Committee. He requested discharge of
2007-1227 from the committee and action tonight in order to not delay the road
project during the holiday recess. He
also noted that there will be 2 floor amendments proposed for 2007-1131 (red
light camera enforcement) – one by Council Member Joost to name the act for
Felicia Robbins, an 18 year old killed in
Council Member Graham gave
the RCD Committee report, noting that all bills had been previously covered in
the other committee reports.
Council Member Corrigan gave
the LUZ Committee report. He asked for
2007-919 to be re-referred to LUZ as the district council member thinks that a
compromise may be nearing completion. He
also noted that 2007-1240 proposing to amend the Comprehensive Plan regarding
Peggy Sidman stated that a
floor amendment will be offered on 2007-1206 to amend the location of one of
the proposed voting precinct changes.
Council Member Fussell
requested approval to place two new items on the addendum – a resolution
honoring and commending Tim Tebow on winning the Heisman Trophy, and a
resolution authorizing the General Counsel to take action to protect the City’s
home rule rights and prerogatives from infringement by the state government in
the area of taxation and budgets. The
President approved the request.
Council Member Johnson
requested approval to place a resolution on the addendum for emergency approval
on first reading urging the Jacksonville Symphony Association and the Symphony
Players Association to submit their labor impasse to arbitration and to resume
the season. The President approved the
request, as well as Ms. Johnson’s request to take up 2007-1351 – a resolution
commemorating the life of the late
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
Jeff Clements, Chief
Council Research Division
630-145