OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

CHERYL L. BROWN                                                                                                                    117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

            DIRECTOR                                                                                                                                                                                                 4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

   OFFICE (904) 630-1452                                                                                                                                                                                  JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA  32202

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES


November 8, 2011

4:00 p.m.

 

Location:  City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

    

In attendance: Council Members Joost (President), Bishop, Clark, Gulliford, Brown, Anderson, Boyer, Redman, Lumb, Schellenberg, Yarborough, Holt, Daniels, Jones and Carter

 

Also: Cindy Laquidara, Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman, Jason Gabriel and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division;  Sandra Lane, Meredith Parker and Celeste Hicks – ECAs;  Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT;  Tony Bates, Eric Smith, Audrey Moran

 

Meeting Convened:  4:02 p.m.

 

Council President Joost convened the meeting and asked the committee chairs to report their committee actions.

 

Finance Committee: Council Member Clark reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 

 

RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2011-637 (appropriation of grant and local match to fund historic preservation conference) had differing recommendations from the RDCPHS and Finance Committees.

 

Rules Committee: Council Member Bishop reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Brown reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Anderson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 

 

Council Member Daniels requested that the JEA union contract approval resolutions be referred to the TEU Committee as a utility matter.  In response to a question Steve Rohan stated that collective bargaining agreements have traditionally been referred only to the Finance Committee.  President Joost stated his preference to leave the contracts just in Finance, but invited Council Member Daniels to attend and participate in the discussion there.

 

Steve Rohan requested permission to make an announcement during the Communications portion of the agenda.  2011-719 (designating a property on W. 5th Street as a brownfield property) will be the subject of a public hearing at a future meeting, but the public hearing needs to be announced in a previous regular City Council meeting.

 

Council Member Bishop asked Audrey Moran of Baptist Health Systems to briefly address the need for the emergency request on 2011-702 (confirming an appointment to the Health Facilities Authority).  Ms. Moran stated that Baptist Hospital has a pending bond refinancing that needs the Authority’s approval, but the authority can no longer assemble a quorum because several members have moved out of town.  There is a deadline at the end of the calendar year and a 20 day notice of the pending refinancing must be given to the bond holders.

 

Council Member Daniels asked for permission to address the general public during the meeting to explain the reason for council members occasionally leaving the Council Chamber during the public comment period and to assure the public that the members are hearing their comments in the Bob Johnson Room and the restrooms.  President Joost will call on Ms. Daniels to make the comments at the beginning of the meeting.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 11.8.11   Posted 5:20 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 11.8.11

Materials:  President’s agenda - LSD

     11.8.11