OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

CHERYL L. BROWN 117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

DIRECTOR 4^TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

OFFICE (904) 630-1452 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

FAX (904) 630-2906

E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

October 25, 2011

4:00 p.m.

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

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

Also: Mary Jarrett, 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; Kevin Hyde and Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office; Carol Owens – Legislative Services Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Debbie Delgado, Sandra Lane, Connie Holt and BeLinda Peeples - ECAs; Paul Crawford – JEDC; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union; Joe Wilhelm – Financial News and Daily Record; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Jim Gilmore, Curtis Hart, Connie Benham, Tony Bates, Randy Wyse

Meeting Convened: 4:03 p.m.

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

Rules Committee: Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2011-323 (modifying police stop station and sub-station agreements) is the subject of differing recommendations from the 3 committees of reference; move for withdrawal. 2011-615 (transferring $800,000 from courthouse budget and not reopening Monroe Street) has several different committee recommendations as well; move the TEU substitute. 2011-554 (city council redistricting) will have a Rules Committee proposed plan and one or possibly two floor amendments, for which maps will be distributed to the council members at the meeting. Vice President Bishop explained that if the bill is amended as expected it will be re-referred to Rules for another public hearing at the Rules meeting on October 31 and for a final recommendation to the full Council for action on November 8^th. The state has moved up the date of the School Board elections next August from the 18^th to the 14^th, so Council must act on a redistricting plan by November 14^th if those districts are to be used for the 2012 elections. Any floor amendments at Council on November 8^th must be deemed to be non-substantive or the City runs the risk of running out of time for another Rules public hearing and Council action by the deadline, in which case the circuit court would draw the districts. Council Member Jones stated that a meeting of interested council members had been held earlier in the day and they had agreed on a map which will need a floor amendment tonight to make one small change to the District 9/ District 14 boundary in Murray Hill.

Finance Committee: Council Member Clark reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 2011-662 (economic development incentive for JPMorgan Chase) will be moved for postponement to November 22^nd at the request of the JEDC.

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

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.

Chief Administrative Officer Kevin Hyde requested that the Council postpone Unfinished Business item 2011-400 (amendment to Police and Fire Pension Plan) to January 24, 2012.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:16 p.m.

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

10.25.11 Posted 5:20 p.m.

Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD

10.25.11

Materials: President’s agenda - LSD

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