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

October 27, 2009

4:30 p.m.

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

October 27, 2009

 

 

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

    

 

In attendance:  Council President Clark, Council Members Yarborough, Crescimbeni, Shad, Redman (arr. 3:04), Meserve (arr. 3:04), Holt (arr. 3:04), Gaffney (arr. 3:05), Jones (arr. 3:04),

 

Also:  Cindy Laquidara and Shannon Eller– Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris - Legislative Services Division; Sherry Hall - Mayor’s Office; Lin White, Jamie Brooks and Bob Williams – Dept. of Public Works; John Crofts – Planning and Development Department; Sarah Lane, Sandra Lane, Dianne Smith and Scott Wilson - ECAs; Jeff Clements – City Council Research; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT

 

Meeting Convened:  3:01 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 Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that Ordinance 2009-788 (removing Volunteers In Medicine from the Public Service Grant non-compliance list) is being requested for action as an emergency on first reading.

 

Ms. Billy reported that the Finance Committee report also covered all of the bills in the TEU, PHS and RCD committee reports.

 

Council Member Shad reviewed the Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that Resolution 2009-622 (regarding legislative bill J-1 to change the date of the City elections from the spring to November to coincide with the Florida gubernatorial election) was amended in committee to change the Council’s stance from “support” to “oppose” passage of the bill by the legislature.

 

Deputy General Counsel reviewed the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that Ordinance 2009-526 (small scale land use amendment on New Berlin Road) was substituted in committee and recommended for re-referral.

 

 

Meeting Adjourned:  3:05 p.m.

 

Minutes:    Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

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Tapes:       Agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials:   Marked agenda - LSD

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