OFFICE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
CHERYL L. BROWN 117 WEST
DUVAL STREET,
DIRECTOR 4TH
FLOOR, CITY HALL
OFFICE (904) 630-1452
FAX (904) 630-2906
E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
December 13, 2011
4:00 p.m.
Location: City Council Chamber, City Hall –
In attendance: Council
Members Joost (President), Bishop, Gulliford, Brown,
Also: Cindy Laquidara, Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman, Dylan Reingold, Karen Chastain and Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Mayor Alvin Brown and Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Ronnie Belton – CFO; Joe Whitaker – JEDC; Robert Phillips and Justin Gicalone – Supervisor of Elections Office; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Mercedes Parker, Debbie Delgado, Dan Macdonald, Celeste Hicks Kevin Kuzel, Scott Wilson and Ricky – ECAs; Tony Bates – Concerned Taxpayers; Joe Andrews and Ted Wendler – TRUE Commission; Steve Chapman – Financial News and Daily Record; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union; Kevin Meerschaert - WJCT
Meeting Convened: 4:08 p.m.
Council President Joost convened the meeting and asked the committee chairs to report their committee actions.
TEU Committee: Council Member Anderson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. Mr. Anderson indicated that he will be declaring a conflict and will not be voting on 2011-718 (historic tax exemption for The John Gorrie condominium).
Finance Committee: Council Member Jones reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. He noted that 2011-677, -678, -679, -680 and -681 (approval of JEA collective bargaining agreements) will be postponed at the request of the JEA to the first Council meeting in February.
Rules Committee: Council Member Bishop reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, indicating that he would request that 2011-714 (approval of early voting sites) will have a floor amendment requested by the Supervisor of Elections replacing the San Marco library with the Main Library.
LUZ Committee: Council Member Brown reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.
RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.
President Joost noted that Mayor Brown wants the Council to take action on 2011-732 (government reform bill) tonight. Since the bill was not reported out of any of the three committees of reference, that would take a 2/3 majority vote of the council members present to add the bill to the addendum and then a 2/3 majority vote of the members present to discharge the bill from the committees.
Council Member Love requested that a resolution he sponsored (2011-607 regarding the Georgia-Pacific effluent pipeline in Palatka) be moved in its original form for a vote rather than moving the RCDPHS substitute. Steve Rohan stated that the typical practice is to move a committee recommendation first, but as a matter of courtesy the President may direct that items be taken in a different order. President Joost authorized moving the original bill before the committee substitute.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:22 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
12.14.11 Posted 11:00 a.m.
Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD
12.13.11
Materials: President’s agenda - LSD
12.13.11