JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
January 27, 2009
3:00 p.m.
1st Floor, City Hall
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council
President Fussell, Council Members
Also: Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman, Shannon Eller,
Dylan Reingold and Cindy Laquidara – 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 – Dept. of Public Works; Wight
Greger, James Richardson and Omega Allen – Housing and Neighborhoods
Department; John Crofts – Planning and Development Department; Kelly Boree –
Recreation and Community Services Department; Dianne Smith, Debbie Delgado, Celeste
Hicks, Sarah Lane, Mina Hosseini, Meghan Friel, Alison Miller, Stan Johnson, Connie
Holt, Sandra Lane and Angela Ryan – ECAs; Annette Hastings – Tourist Development
Council; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Jeff Cements – City
Council Research; Steve Cassada – Council Administrative Services; Eric Green –
Jaxport; Tia Mitchell – Florida
Times-Union; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Eric Smith, Dick Kravitz, Brenna
Durden, Tucker Frazee
The meeting was called to
order at 3:08 p.m. by Council President Fussell.
The President announced that
the 3 Mayport cruise terminal-related bills (2008-892, -893 and -970) will not
be acted upon this evening. The public
hearings will be opened and continued to the next meeting. The Jaxport board of directors held a
workshop yesterday and Executive Director Rick Ferrin tonight will present a
resolution adopted by the board and will provide a brief explanation of where
the process stands and what the authority’s next steps will be.
The President also announced
that the corrections officer pension bill, 2008-983, will not be acted upon
tonight. The bill will be referred to
the Rules Committee for consideration (although not necessarily action) in
accordance with the Council Rules, and is still awaiting recommendations from
the Finance and PHS committees. Mr.
Fussell urged the council members to ask their questions and obtain all the
information they need in order to be able to take final action on the bill in
two weeks.
Council Member Yarborough
reviewed the PHS Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Bishop reviewed
the TEU Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Holt reviewed
the RCD Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Graham reviewed
the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Council Member Corrigan
reviewed the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting.
Assistant General Counsel
Peggy Sidman reviewed the Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting
With regard to bill 2009-36
approving a settlement of attorney’s fees claim against the city by two
insurance companies involved in the ash site litigation for a total of
$350,000, Chief Deputy General Counsel Cindy Laquidara stated that this
mediated settlement is in the City’s best interests and protects the City from
potential liability for a considerably larger sum. This should settle all outstanding attorney
fee claims with regard to this litigation.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:23 p.m.
Jeff Clements, Chief
Council Research Division
630-1405
Posted 1/29/09
11:45 a.m.