JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
August 26, 2008
3:00 p.m.
1st Floor, City Hall
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council
President Fussell, Council Members Holt, Yarborough, Corrigan, Bishop, Joost,
Graham, W. Jones, Redman, Hyde and Johnson
Also: Peggy Sidman, Steve
Rohan, Dylan Reingold, Tracy Arpen and Shannon Eller – Office of General
Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy and Phillip Peterson – Council Auditor’s
Office; Dana Farris and Carol Owens – Legislative Services Division; Cheryl
Brown – Council Secretary; Shannon Hewett, Lisa Rinaman and Sherry Hall –
Mayor’s Office; Cheryl Runyon – Sheriff’s Office; Lin White – Dept. of Public
Works; Belinda Peeples – Recreation and Community Development Department; Laura
Stagner – Housing and Neighborhoods Department;
John Crofts – Planning and Development Department; Dianne Smith, Debbie
Delgado, Sandra Lane, Sarah Lane, Celeste
Hicks, Mina Hosseini, Suzanne Warren, Alison Miller, Stan Johnson, Rupal Wells and
Angela Ryan – ECAs; Annette Hastings – Tourist Development Council; Jeff
Cements – City Council Research; Rachel Welsh – Council Administrative
Services; Tia Mitchell and Joe Adams – Florida Times-Union; Michael Stewart –
Jacksonville Airport Authority; Nat Glover – agent; Paul Harden - agent
The meeting was called to
order at 3:04 p.m. by Council President Fussell.
Phillip Peterson reviewed the
Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Corrigan reviewed
the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting. He noted that 2008-559 (appropriation of
$725,000 from Special Law Enforcement Trust Fund) has conflicting reports from
the Finance and PHS Committees. Peggy
Sidman has distributed a sheet comparing the various amendments. 2008-594 (operation agreement for
Council Member Yarborough reviewed
the PHS Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Warren Jones asked for clarification about the
conflicting committee reports on 2008-594 and why a failed motion to approve
was made as a committee report. Steve
Rohan explained that the Council Rule was changed several years ago to provide
that a motion to approve that fails by a majority vote is reported as a
recommendation to deny.
Council Member Bishop reviewed
the TEU Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member W. Jones stated
that the RCD Committee’s actions have all been previously reported.
Council Member Graham
reviewed the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting. 2008-515 will be pulled and moved for
withdrawal with refund of fees. Council
Member Redman asked that 2008-516 be postponed to a future Council meeting to
allow the neighbors a chance to meet with the developer.
The President announced that,
with regard to 2008-559, Finance Amendment 1 will be moved first, Finance
Amendment 2 second, then the PHS amendment, and Council Member Hyde has a floor
amendment he may offer depending on the results of the earlier votes.
Tracey Arpen requested that
2008-746 (disaster preparedness, civil emergency and debris removal) be moved
as an emergency to enable the City to meet an application deadline to qualify
for reimbursement of costs from FEMA.
Mr. Rohan informed the group of Mr. Arpen’s pending retirement and the
Council extended its best wishes.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
Jeff Clements, Chief
Council Research Division
630-1405
Posted 8/26/08
9:35 p.m.