JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
February 24, 2009
3:00 p.m.
1st Floor, City Hall
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council
President Fussell, Council Members
Also: Peggy Sidman, Shannon Eller, Tom Beverly, Dylan
Reingold and Kristine Nelson – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Janice
Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris - Legislative Services Division; Lisa Rinaman –
Mayor’s Office; Lin White and Jamie Brooks – Dept. of Public Works; Wight
Greger and James Richardson – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Jim Manning
– Environmental and Compliance Department; Dianne Smith, Celeste Hicks, Sarah
Lane, Mina Hosseini, Meghan Friel, Stan Johnson, Debbie Delgado, Tiffany Clark,
Angela Ryan, Scott Wilson - ECAs; Annette
Hastings – Tourist Development Council; Jeff Cements – City Council Research; Steve
Cassada – Council Administrative Services; Tia Mitchell – Florida Times-Union; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Penny Thompson –
Shands Jacksonville; Alberta Hipps – Public Service Grant Committee
The meeting was called to
order at 3:00 p.m. by Council President Fussell
Council Member Webb reviewed
the Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting.
He noted that two appointment resolutions approved by the committee were
not on the Consent Agenda – 2009-75 and -76; these bills will be taken up
immediately after the Consent Agenda.
Assistant Council Auditor
Janice Billy reviewed the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting. She noted that 2008-1094 (Technical
Assistance Plan for ash site cleanups) has two different amendments from
Finance and TEU, and that the TEU amendment should be moved first.
Council Member Yarborough
reported that the PHS Committee’s bills were all covered by previous reports.
Council Member Bishop reviewed
the TEU Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Janice Billy 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, requesting that
2009-12 (dissolving the Thomas Creek Community Development District) be pulled
from the agenda and re-referred to LUZ.
President Fussell announced
that with 3 members excused from tonight’s meeting entirely and one excused for
early departure, the Council will need to be aware of keeping a quorum
intact. He also noted that resolution
2009-200 congratulating and thanking the Navy for making the decision to
home-port an aircraft carrier at Mayport will be taken up as an emergency on
first reading.
Council Member Yarborough
asked about 2009-213 and -214 (Jacksonville Journey-related appropriations) and
was informed that the administration intends to request that they be enacted as
emergencies after 1 committee cycle.
President Fussell announced that there would be an addendum to the
agenda containing 2 items – resolution 2009-230 (distribution of Low Income
Pool funds for medically indigent) and ordinance 2009-231 (lease extension for
south mulch facility on
Assistant General Counsel
Dylan Reingold relayed a request from Council Member Gaffney to enact
resolutions 2009-197 and -198 (opposing closure of JEA satellite offices),
possibly combined into one resolution, as emergencies after 1 committee cycle.
Alberta Hipps, Chair of the
Public Service Grant Committee, noted that, at the request of Council Member
Lee at last week’s Public Health and Safety Committee meeting, she had earlier
today distributed copies of a letter to all council members’ offices defining
the term “area at high risk of crime” in connection with the adoption of the 5
PSG priority populations via ordinance 2009-86.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m.
Jeff Clements, Chief
Council Research Division
630-1405
Posted 2/24/09
4:45 p.m.