JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

August 14 2007

3:00 p.m.

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 W. Duval Street

Attendance: Council President Davis, Council Members Graham, Shad, Clark, Jabour, M. Jones, W. Jones, Redman, Yarborough, Corrigan, Holt, Joost, Bishop

The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m.

Council Member Clark gave the TEU Committee report.

Council Member Shad gave the Finance Committee report.

Council Member Jabour gave the Rules Committee report.

Council Member Corrigan gave the LUZ Committee report.  Assistant General Counsel Shannon Eller discussed the proper timing for disclosing ex parte communications, particularly with regard to 2007-738, the rezoning for the proposed new high school site off Baymeadows Road near SR 9A.

Council Member Graham gave the RCD Committee report.

Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy gave the PHS Committee report.

Council President Davis noted that considerable comment is possible during the Public Comment portion of the meeting from representatives of the disabled community.

At the request of the administration, bill 2007-752 (appropriation of $2 million to County Road Program periodic maintenance fund) will be amended and then re-referred to the Finance and TEU Committees to answer questions posed at the committee meetings.

Council President Davis stated that he would be offering a floor amendment to 2007-739, the amendment to the landfill mitigation fee distribution methodology.

Deputy General Counsel Steve Rohan requested emergency action on ordinance 2007-881, a legal settlement reached in court-ordered mediation.  The settlement was explained in the Finance Committee last week.  The request for emergency action was approved.

Councilwoman Jones asked if there would be any further information, shade meetings, etc. forthcoming from the General Counsel on the subject of the ash settlement consent decree (2007-832). Steve Rohan will make inquiries.

Councilman Redman requested approval to place a resolution for emergency first reading approval on the addendum urging the U.S. Postal Service to rescind its recently announced policy of discontinuing door-to-door mail delivery in the Windy Hills subdivision and requiring all mail to be picked up from several sets of central delivery boxes.  The addendum request was approved, and numerous council members added their names as co-sponsors.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.

Jeff Clements, Chief

Council Research Division

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