OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

CHERYL L. BROWN                                                                                                                    117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

            DIRECTOR                                                                                                                                                                                                 4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

   OFFICE (904) 630-1452                                                                                                                                                                                  JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA  32202

     FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                                                                                

  E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

November 25, 2009

5:00 p.m.

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

November 24, 2009

12:00 p.m.

 

 

Location:  City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

    

In attendance:  Council President Clark, Council Members Webb, Yarborough, Redman, Holt, Gaffney, Jones (arr. 3:08), Bishop, Joost, Crescimbeni and Corrigan

 

Also:  Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman, Tom Beverly and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris - Legislative Services Division; Sherry Hall and Lisa Rinaman - Mayor’s Office;  Wight Greger and James Richardson – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Lin White and Bob Williams – Dept. of Public Works; John Crofts – Planning and Development Department; Paul Crawford – JEDC; Robert Phillips and Justin Gicalone – Supervisor of Elections Office; Cheryl Brown - Council Secretary/Director; Jeff Clements – City Council Research; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Tia Mitchell – Florida Times-Union

 

Meeting Convened:  3:02 p.m.

 

Council President Clark called the meeting to order and asked the committee chairs to report their committee actions.

 

Council Member Shad reviewed the Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that Ordinance 2009-468 (appropriation of Tree Protection Trust Funds for Roosevelt Boulevard tree planting) will be postponed until the December meeting and that 2009-879 (transferring $550,000 from one Better Jacksonville Plan road project to another) was amended in the Finance Committee but not in Rules.

 

Council Member Joost reviewed the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting.

 

Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy reported that all of the actions on the PHS Committee agenda were covered by the previous reports.

 

Ms. Billy reviewed the TEU Committee’s actions from its meeting.

 

Council Member Gaffney reviewed the RCD Committee’s actions from its meeting.

 

Council Member Holt reviewed the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that Council Member Davis will be proposing a floor amendment on 2009-793 (rezoning on Morse Avenue).

 

Council Member Crescimbeni reported that there may be several speakers during the public comment period addressing a recent proposal by the South Atlantic Marine Fisheries Commission to adopt regulations to severely restrict fishing for red snapper and grouper.  He is introducing resolution 2009-920 on tonight’s agenda that would urge the Commission not to enact drastic restrictions based on incomplete or unreliable science, and requested emergency action on the resolution on first reading so that it can be transmitted to the Commission by the November 25th deadline.

 

Chief Legislative Counsel Peggy Sidman reported that she has drafted a floor amendment for 2009-867 (appropriation for manatee study contract) to clarify the use of the funds.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  3:12 p.m.

 

Minutes:    Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

                 11/25/09

Tapes:       Agenda meeting – LSD

                 11/24/09

Materials:   Marked agenda - LSD

     11/24/09