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

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  E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

November 12, 2009

4:30 p.m.

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

November 10, 2009

 

 

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

    

 

In attendance:  Council President Clark, Council Members Yarborough, Redman, Meserve, Holt, Gaffney, Jones, Bishop, Johnson and Joost

 

Also:  Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman, Shannon Eller, Tom Beverly and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens - Legislative Services Division; Sherry Hall and Lisa Rinaman - Mayor’s Office; Kelly Boree – Recreation and Community Affairs Department; James Richardson – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Lin White, Jamie Brooks and Bob Williams – Dept. of Public Works; John Crofts – Planning and Development Department; Sarah Lane, Dianne Smith, Connie Holt, Stan Johnson,  - ECAs; Jeff Clements – City Council Research; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Tia Mitchell – Florida Times-Union; Alberta Hipps, Jim Catlett, T.R. Hainline

 

Meeting Convened:  3:02 p.m.

 

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

 

Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy reviewed the Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that Ordinance 2009-764 (consolidating voting precincts) has 2 independent amendments.  The first adds several additional precincts as requested by the Supervisor of Elections; the second deletes several precincts in District 8 at the request of Council Member Lee.  The Rules Committee approved both amendments.

 

Council Member Joost reviewed the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that 2009-747 will have a floor amendment requested by the Council Auditor.

 

Ms. Billy reported that all of the actions on the RCD, TEU and PHS Committee agendas were covered by the previous reports.

 

Council Member Holt reviewed the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting.

 

Chief Legislative Counsel Peggy Sidman reported that she has drafted a floor amendment for 2009-701 at the request of Council Member Shad to have the mid-year budget review presented to the full Council rather than to the Finance Committee.

 

President Clark announced that there would be an addendum with two items, one for discharge and vote and one for introduction only.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  3:10 p.m.

 

Minutes:    Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

                 11/12/09

Tapes:       Agenda meeting – LSD

                 11/10/09

Materials:   Marked agenda - LSD

     11/10/09