JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
March 24, 2009
3:00 p.m.
1st Floor, City Hall
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council
President Fussell, Council Members
Also: Peggy Sidman, Steve Rohan, Shannon Eller,
Dylan Reingold and Cherry Shaw – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Janice
Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris - Legislative Services Division; Cheryl Brown –
Council Secretary; Lisa Rinaman and Sherry Hall – Mayor’s Office; Lin White, Jamie
Brooks and Bob Williams – Dept. of Public Works; Wight Greger and James
Richardson – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; John Crofts – Planning and
Development Department; Paul Crawford – JEDC; Robert Phillips – Supervisor of
Elections Office; Celeste Hicks, Mina Hosseini, Sandra Lane, Tiffany Clark,
Angela Ryan, Bridgette Greene, Alison Miller, Connie Holt, Sonia Johnson and
Debbie Delgado - ECAs; Annette Hastings
– Tourist Development Council; Jeff Cements – City Council Research; Steve
Cassada and Katrina Fischer – Council Administrative Services; Tia Mitchell – Florida Times-Union; Kevin Meerschaert –
WJCT; Alberta Hipps, Paul Harden, Kristy Approbato
The meeting was called to
order at 3:00 p.m. by Council President Fussell.
Council Member Corrigan
reviewed the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting. He noted that there were differing amendments
between the Finance Committee and other committees on several bills, including
2009-211 and 2009-19.
Council Member Yarborough
reviewed the PHS Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Heather Norsworthy of the
Council Auditor’s Office reviewed the Rules Committee’s actions from its
meeting.
Council Member Bishop reviewed
the TEU Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting differing TEU and Rules
Committee amendments on 2009-211.
Council Member Jones reported
that the RCD Committee’s bills were all covered by previous reports.
Deputy General Counsel
Shannon Eller reviewed the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting. She noted that 2008-970 (Comp Plan amendment
to Coastal and Conservation Element) is being amended to remove references to
the proposed JPA cruise terminal at Mayport.
Also, 2009-202 (addressing and street naming regulations) will be
referred to the Rules Committee.
President Fussell noted that
there were several bills marked for emergency action on the agenda. Assistant General Counsel Dylan Reingold requested
emergency action on 2009-270 (determination of whether to hold a City public
hearing on the merger of two community development districts). Legislative Counsel Peggy Sidman noted that
2009-274 (Sister Cities twinning resolution) is being requested for emergency
action tonight.
Lisa Rinaman of the Mayor’s
Office requested withdrawal of appointment resolution 2009-196 because the
nominee has been appointed to a state board and is thus ineligible to also
serve on a City board. Peggy Sidman
stated that the Sheriff’s Office had requested and Council Member Davis had
agreed to sponsor a floor amendment to 2009-165 funding the Teen Driver
Challenge to make the fund self-appropriating up to $5,000. Council Member Corrigan stated that the
Finance Committee had considered the self-appropriation question and felt that
if there was self-appropriation, then it should be automatically sunset so that
Council could reconsider how the program was working. He will offer that amendment and requested
Ms. Sidman to incorporate that provision into the
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:11 p.m.
Jeff Clements, Chief
Council Research Division
630-1405
Posted 3/25/09
9:50 a.m.