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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  E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

 

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES


October 11, 2011

4:00 p.m.

 

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

    

In attendance:  Council President Joost, Council Members Crescimbeni, Carter, Bishop, Clark, Gulliford, Brown, Anderson, Boyer, Love, Redman, Lumb, Schellenberg, Yarborough and Lumb

 

Also: Peggy Sidman and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; 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;  Celeste Hicks, Debbie Delgado, Kevin Kuzel and Dan McDonald - ECAs;  Michael Stewart – JAA; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union; David Chapman – Financial News and Daily Record; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT;  Nelson Cuba, Jim Gilmore,  Curtis Hart, Mike Herzberg, Paul Harden; Chris Warren – Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce

 

Meeting Convened:  4:02 p.m.

 

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

 

Rules Committee: Council Member Bishop reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2011-617 (moratorium on mobility fee collections) was taken up by the other committees of reference but not by Rules.  The bill will be moved for discharge from Rules and action tonight.  2011-554 (City Council redistricting) will be moved for postponement to the Council meeting of October 25th.

 

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

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Brown reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting and requested that the public hearing on 2011-518 (waiver of minimum road frontage) be opened and closed and the matter deferred until he can hold a community meeting to discuss the proposal with the neighborhood.

 

RCDPHS 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. 

 

Dylan Reingold noted that 2011-617 has differing amendments from the LUZ and Finance Committees.  Council Member Boyer explained that the LUZ amendment incorporates all of the previous committee amendments and added one additional amendment.  The LUZ amendment will be moved first for consideration.

 

The first resolution presentation will be by Council Member Crescimbeni to John Crofts.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 10.11.11   Posted 5:20 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials:  President’s agenda - LSD

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