JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
October 28, 2008
3:00 p.m.
1st Floor, City Hall
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council
President Fussell, Council Members Holt, Yarborough, Redman, Johnson, M. Jones,
Graham, Joost, Bishop, Hyde
Also: Peggy Sidman, Steve Rohan and Dylan Reingold –
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 and Bob Williams – Dept. of Public Works; Laura Stagner and Clayton Bailey – Housing and
Neighborhoods Department; Susan Stewart
– Duval Legislative Delegation; John Crofts – Planning and Development
Department; Dianne Smith, Debbie Delgado, Angela Ryan, Celeste Hicks, Sarah
Lane, Mina Hosseini, Meghan Friel, Alison Miller, Scott Wilson, Sandra Lane and
Rupal Wells – ECAs; Annette Hastings – Tourist Development Council; Jeff
Cements – City Council Research; Steve Cassada – Council Administrative
Services; Tia Mitchell – Florida Times-Union; Kevin Meerschart – WJCT; Robert White – Cultural Council; Mike Miller – JTA; Alberta Hipps, Susan Green,
Brenda Ezell, Trey Mills
The meeting was called to
order at 3:07 p.m. by Council President Fussell.
Council Member Hyde reviewed
the Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that 2008-908 (amendment
to health code with regard to temporary recreational vehicle parks), while
recommended for approval as an emergency in 2 committees, is instead being
moved for withdrawal at the request of the Council President after further
discussions with the Health Department.
Assistant Council Auditor
Janice Billy reviewed the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Yarborough reviewed
the PHS Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Bishop
reviewed the TEU Committee’s actions from its meeting. Council Member M. Jones stated that she would
have a floor amendment to 2006-794 (resolution designating the Soutel/ Moncrief
Community Redevelopment Area as a brownfield).
The floor amendment to remove one property from the district will
incorporate the TEU amendment.
Council Member Holt reviewed
the RCD Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that resolution 2008-898 commemorating
the life of community activist Ralph Malphurs will be amended on the floor to
mark his recent passing.
Council Member Graham
reviewed the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member M. Jones
requested emergency approval of resolution 2008-981 (declaring November 16,
2008 as Adoption Sunday) as an emergency of first reading, which was approved.
Council Member Graham
reported that the withdrawal of 2008-908 regarding temporary RV parks was done
in consideration of the Council President’s discussions with the Health
Department and a 1-year trial solution that has been devised and will be tested
with this week’s Georgia/Florida game.
Susan Green representing the
applicants for rezoning 2008-840 (from CO to CRO on San Jose Boulevard) stated
that she had been working with Council Member Webb on a plan to change the
proposed rezoning category from CRO to PUD and had been expecting him to
introduce a floor amendment to that effect tonight and have the bill
re-referred to LUZ after tonight’s public hearing. Unfortunately Mr. Webb has been called out of
town on a family emergency and Ms. Green asked if the Chair of the LUZ
Committee would propose the floor amendment in Mr. Webb’s absence. The President requested specific permission
from Mr. Webb or his office before he would be willing the make the change in
his absence.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:16 p.m.
Jeff Clements, Chief
Council Research Division
630-1405
Posted 10/28/08
4:40 p.m.