JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
February 10, 2009
3:00 p.m.
1st Floor, City Hall
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council
President Fussell, Council Members Holt, Redman, Jones, Graham, Joost, Bishop,
Corrigan, Brown, Yarborough
Also: Peggy Sidman, Shannon Eller, Jason Teal, Tom
Beverly, Cherry Shaw, Dylan Reingold, Cherry Shaw and Cindy Laquidara – Office
of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy and Heather Norsworthy – Council
Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris and Carol Owens – Legislative Services Division; Sherry
Hall – Mayor’s Office; Lin White, Bob Williams and Jamie Brooks – Dept. of
Public Works; John Crofts – Planning and Development Department; Wight Greger and
Laura Stagner-Crites – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Dianne Smith, Celeste
Hicks, Sarah Lane, Mina Hosseini, Meghan Friel, Alison Miller, Stan Johnson,
Sandra Lane, Tiffany Clark, Angela Ryan - ECAs; Annette Hastings – Tourist Development
Council; Jeff Cements – City Council Research; Steve Cassada – Council
Administrative Services; Tia Mitchell – Florida
Times-Union; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Nelson Cuba – Fraternal Order of
Police; John Clark and Michael Stewart – JAA; Eric Green and Dave Kauffman – Jaxport;
Alberta Hipps, Eric Smith, Brenna Durden, Rebecca Westmoreland, Ashley Humis,
Candace Price
The meeting was called to
order at 3:05 p.m. by Council President Fussell
Assistant Council Auditor
Heather Norsworthy reviewed the Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Yarborough
reviewed the PHS Committee’s actions from its meeting. He asked if resolution 2009-86 establishing
the PSG priority populations should be referred to the Finance Committee as
well as PHS; the Council President will take that under advisement.
Council Member Corrigan
reviewed the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting. At the request of the President he indicated
that the committee would gladly accept referral of 2009-86. Council Member Joost requested that 2009-33
amending the rate of legal fees for special counsel for BJP condemnation cases
be re-referred to committee. The Office
of General Counsel indicated there was no need for immediate action and agreed
with the re-referral.
Council Member Bishop reviewed
the TEU Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that 2008-1068 (engaging
special counsel for City’s effort to fight water withdrawals from the
Council Member Jones reviewed
the RCD Committee’s actions from its meeting.
President Fussell announced
that the 3 Mayport cruise terminal-related bills (2008-892, -893 and 970) will
be re-referred to the LUZ Committee to await final action from the Port
Authority board after their continued negotiations with the Mayport
community. When the Port Authority makes
a formal recommendation to the City Council, the bills will be re-advertised
for new public hearings before Council takes any action.
Council Member Graham
reviewed the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that 2008-799 is
being postponed to the February 24th meeting due to a death in the
applicant’s family. President Fussell
reminded the members to declare their ex parte contacts for the record on all
of the quasi-judicial bills on the agenda for action tonight.
Council Member Yarborough
asked why 2009-182 (Ordinance Code amendment regarding creation of a Motor
Vehicle Safety Program trust fund) was marked for emergency action on first
reading. The preliminary agenda was marked
in error – the administration will be requesting emergency action on second
reading after one committee cycle.
Alison Miller, ECA to Council
Member Hyde, requested that Resolution 2008-82 honoring and commending Dennis
Pate as he leaves the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens be moved to the top of the
agenda for early presentation, which the President approved, and requested that
Council Member Gaffney be added as an additional co-sponsor.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:19 p.m.
Jeff Clements, Chief
Council Research Division
630-1405
Posted 2/11/09
2:20 p.m.