JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
November 25, 2008
3:00 p.m.
1st Floor, City Hall
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council
President Fussell, Council Members Holt, Webb, Yarborough, Redman, W. Jones,
Graham, Joost, Bishop, Clark, Corrigan, Davis and Council Member Elect-Brown
Also: Peggy Sidman and Shannon Eller – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice
Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris and Carol Owens – Legislative
Services Division; Sherry Hall – Mayor’s Office; Lin White – Dept. of Public
Works; Wight Greger and James Richardson – Housing and Neighborhoods
Department; Clayton Bailey – Housing Finance Authority; Brad Thoburn and John
Crofts – Planning and Development Department; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative
Delegation; Dianne Smith, Debbie Delgado, Angela Ryan, Celeste Hicks, Sarah
Lane, Mina Hosseini, Meghan Friel, Alison Miller, Stan Johnson, Daphne Colbert,
Susan Holt, Sandra Lane and Scott Wilson – ECAs; Annette Hastings – Tourist Development
Council; Jeff Cements – City Council Research; Steve Cassada – Council
Administrative Services; David Hunt – Florida
Times-Union; Mary-Kate Roan – Financial
News; Alberta Hipps, Paul Harden, Carol Worsham
The meeting was called to
order at 3:00 p.m. by Council President Fussell
Council Member Webb reviewed
the Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Corrigan
reviewed the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting
Council Member Yarborough
reported that the PHS Committee’s actions had been covered by the prior
reports.
Council Member Bishop reported
that the TEU Committee’s actions had been covered by the prior reports.
Council Member W. Jones reported
that the RCD Committee’s actions had been covered by the prior reports.
Council Member Graham
reviewed the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting. The group engaged in a lengthy discussion of
2008-969, an ordinance amending the Zoning Code to, among other changes, permit
small commercial vehicles to be parked in residential zoning districts. President Fussell stated that he would be
offering a floor substitute based on extensive discussions he has held with the
Planning Department in the past week.
The substitute will change the maximum gross vehicle weight of
commercial vehicles allowed to be parked in residential districts from 5,000 to
10,000 pounds. Trailers would still be
prohibited. Some council members
expressed opposition to the proposal, others expressed support. Council Member Corrigan circulated photos of
commercial trucks with graphics and/or wording on the sides that some may
consider offensive, and warned that permitting overnight parking of commercial
vehicles in residential districts opens the door to potentially objectionable signage. The issue of regulation of commercial speech
was raised and Deputy General Counsel Shannon Eller recommended that regulation
be restricted to size, weight and configuration of vehicles and not to signage
which could lead to constitutional challenges. In response to a question, Ms. Eller stated
that the Council could direct the administration to suspend the issuance of
citations for violations of the current ordinance until a time certain, during
which time the Council could be crafting a mutually agreeable solution.
Mr. Graham also noted that
the two Mayport land use and rezoning ordinances regarding the proposed Jaxport
cruise terminal (2008-892 and -893) are on the agenda for public hearing
tonight and may draw a sizeable crowd of speakers.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
Jeff Clements, Chief
Council Research Division
630-1405
Posted 11/26/08
4:45 p.m.