PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

June 14,2010

 

E. Denise Lee, CHAIR

 

CHERYL L. BROWN, COUNCIL SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

 

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the Council of the City of Jacksonville, held in Council Chambers, City Hall, Jacksonville, Florida, June 14,2010.  The meeting was called to order at 4:05 P.M. by Committee Chair Denise Lee.  The meeting was adjourned at 4:24 P.M.

 

 

                   Members in Attendance:                                                      Staff Attendance:

 

     CM Denise Lee, Chair                                                             Jessica Stephens, Legislative Aide

                 CM Clay Yarborough, Vice Chair - Excused                            Janice Billy, Asst. Council Auditor

                  CM Stephen Joost - Excused                                                            Peggy Sidman, General Counsel

                  CM Michael Corrigan - Excused                                                 Sherry Hall, Administration

                  CM Reggie Brown                                                                       Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

                  CM John Crescimbeni

                  CM Kevin Hyde - Excused

                 CM Ray Holt (Appt by CP Clark)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 


 

1.    2009-877   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $210,000 (A $168,000 GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AND $42,000 FROM THE RESERVE FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS) AWARDED BY THE ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS - FIRE PREVENTION & SAFETY GRANTS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO PURCHASE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR DUVAL, BAKER, CLAY, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-026; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 11/16/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: June 14, 2010

 

Recommend to SUBSTITUTE and APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Holt, Lee, ( 4 )

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2.    2010-365   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $145,000 BY TRANSFERRING $145,000 IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FROM THE NEW FIRE STATION NUMBER 47 PROJECT TO THE APPARATUS BAY ADDITION - FIRE STATION NUMBER 14 PROJECT ($45,000) AND TO THE RENOVATION - FIRE STATION NUMBER 25 PROJECT ($100,000), AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-121; AMENDING THE 2009-2014 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2009-513-E FOR THE PROJECTS ENTITLED "FIRE STATION #14 (RENOVATION)", "FIRE STATION #25 (RENOVATION)" AND "NEW FIRE STATION #47";PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/1/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: June 14, 2010

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Holt, Lee, ( 4 )

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3.    2010-421   A ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE SHERIFF OF DUVAL COUNTY, AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO ENTER INTO A TRAFFIC CONTROL AGREEMENT WITH THE JAMES ISLAND HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., PURSUANT TO SECTION 316.006, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/1/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: June 14, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Holt, Lee, ( 4 )

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4.    2010-431   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES REVENUE BONDS (BROOKS HEALTH SYSTEM PROJECT) BY THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $65,000,000 TO PROVIDE ALL OR A PART OF THE FUNDS TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE THE COSTS OF A CAPITAL PROJECT TO BE OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY GENESIS HEALTH, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS BROOKS HEALTH SYSTEM, AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND THE EXECUTION BY THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE JEDC; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/1/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: June 02, 2010

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: June 14, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Holt, Lee, ( 4 )

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5.    2010-432   A ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE BY THE JACKSONVILLE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY OF ITS $4,400,000 HEALTH FACILITIES REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2010A (RIVER GARDEN/THE COVES REFUNDING) AND $10,600,000 HEALTH FACILITIES REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2010B (RIVER GARDEN REFUNDING AND PROJECT), THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH WILL BE LOANED TO RIVER GARDEN HOLDING COMPANY, INC. AND RIVER GARDEN HEBREW HOME FOR THE AGED TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES WITHIN DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THE CURRENT REFUNDING OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS; WAIVING THE RATING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 490.108, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/1/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: June 14, 2010

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Holt, Lee, ( 4 )

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6.    2010-433   A ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE BY THE JACKSONVILLE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY OF ITS HOSPITAL REVENUE BONDS, TO BE INITIALLY ISSUED IN THREE SERIES IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $75,000,000, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH WILL BE LOANED TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF FLORIDA, INC. TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES WITHIN DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA; WAIVING THE RATING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 490.108, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 6/1/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: June 14, 2010

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Holt, Lee, ( 4 )

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2ND READINGS

 

7.    2010-438   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $504,116 ($378,087 FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND $126,029 FROM THE RESERVE FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS) FOR A HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM PROJECT TO RETROFIT FIVE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDINGS WITH ACCORDION SHUTTERS ON WINDOWS AND GARAGE DOOR BRACES TO WITHSTAND WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO 120 MILES PER HOUR, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-127; APPROPRIATING A 2008 DISASTER RECOVERY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,276,399 TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO BE USED TO REPAIR DAMAGES TO 18 PROJECTS IN DUVAL COUNTY INCURRED DURING TROPICAL STORM FAY, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-129; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF THE BLOCK GRANT AWARD TO FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY (1) THE FEDERALLY FUNDED SUBGRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND (2) THE 2008 DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS; APPROVING POSITION, AS INITIATED BY R.C. 10-213; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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8.    2010-439   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $191,218 IN CONTINUATION GRANT FUNDING FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING TRUST FUND, TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ADVANCED AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS APPROVED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-128; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011; ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 (7/1/10 - 6/30/11); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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9.    2010-451   AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ACCESS AGREEMENTS ON THE CITY'S BEHALF TO PERFORM ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES AT FORMER DUMP SITES; AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN IMESON INVESTMENTS, INC. AND THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TO PERFORM ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES AT 0 IMESON PARK BLVD (RE#108764-0690) AND 0 GUN CLUB RD (RE#108764-0050); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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