JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
January 8, 2008
3:00 p.m.
City Council Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council
President Davis, Council Members
Also: Peggy Sidman, Steve
Rohan, Cindy Laquidara, Dylan Reingold and Shannon Eller – Office of General
Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris
– 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; Susan Stewart – Duval Delegation
office; Alison Miller, Mina Hosseini, Angela Ryan, Celeste Hicks, Jenny Huxford,
Debbie Delgado, Tiffany Clark, Meghan Friel, Dianne Smith and Suzanne Warren –
ECAs; Karl Sanders – private attorney; Martha Shirko – citizen; Beth Kormanik –
Florida Times-Union; Kevin
Meerschaert - WJCT
The meeting was called to
order at 3:00 p.m.
Council Member Corrigan gave
the LUZ Committee report. He expects
considerable public attendance and participation on items 2007-1230 (Peach
Blossom Villas land use amendment), 2007-1235 (
Council Member Joost gave the
RCD Committee report.
Council Member Clark gave the
TEU Committee report.
Council Member Hyde gave the
PHS Committee report. He noted that
2007-1349 (Memorandum of Understanding with the Clerk of Court’s Office) failed
to be reported out of the committee as an emergency last week, as it was from
other committees. Adam Hollingsworth
stated that the administration would not be requesting discharge from PHS and
emergency action tonight.
Council Member Shad gave the
Finance Committee report.
Council Member Jabour gave
the Rules Committee report. He requested
that 2007-1025 (J-bill splitting Clerk of the Courts’ state and county
functions) be pulled and re-referred to the Rules Committee. There was brief discussion of the merits of
taking the bill back to committee vs. withdrawing the bill, given the deadline of
the January 18th Duval Legislative Delegation meeting. Adam Hollingsworth advocated for not
withdrawing the bill until the Memorandum of Understanding legislation
(2007-1349) is approved or disapproved by Council. Resolution 2007-1363 (authorizing the General
Counsel’s Office to undertake whatever steps necessary to preserve
Jacksonville’s home rule powers (the bill specifically cites the Florida
Legislature’s preemption of local powers in the area of property taxation), was
passed by Rules as an emergency and is on the agenda for action tonight.
Council Member Graham
requested and received the President’s permission to place a bill on the
addendum proposing an amendment to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority’s
charter to reflect the LUZ Committee’s action last week regarding
Dylan Reingold requested and
received the President’s permission to place a bill on the addendum authorizing
the General Counsel’s Office to appeal a recent ruling in the Stanton Rowing
lease/Mary Ann Sadeh case to the Florida Supreme Court. The appeal must be filed by next week.
Council Member Fussell
requested and received the President’s permission to place 3 honoring and
commending resolutions on the addendum for introduction: Lynwood Roberts,
Jonathan Papelbon, and W. W. Gay.
Attorney Karl Sanders, on
behalf of his client, requested that the Council open the public hearing on
2007-1230 (Peach Blossom Villas land use amendment) and continue it until March
to give his client time to work with Council Member Bishop and the surrounding
neighbors to craft an acceptable compromise proposal. Shannon Eller recommended that the hearing be
opened and closed, as the bill, if amended, will need to be re-advertised for
another public hearing before it can be submitted with the next round of land
use amendments this summer.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
Jeff Clements, Chief
Council Research Division
630-1405