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
September 27, 2011
4:00 p.m.
Location: City Council Chamber, City Hall –
In attendance: Council President Joost, Council Members
Crescimbeni, Carter, Jones, Bishop, Clark, Gulliford, Brown,
Also: Cindy Laquidara, Peggy Sidman, Steve Rohan, Dylan Reingold and Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy, Kim Taylor – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Chris Hand and Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office; Nancy Kilgo – JEA; Alison Luker – Tax Collector’s Office; Bill Killingsworth – Planning and Development Department; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Wight Greger – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Mickey Miller, Ronald Belton, Kent Olsen and Angela Moyer – Administration and Finance Department; Paul Crawford – JEDC; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Celeste Hicks, Sandra Lane, Debbie Delgado, Connie Holt, Scott Wilson, Kevin Kuzel and Dan McDonald - ECAs; Steve Patterson and Ron Littlepage – Florida Times-Union; Jim Piggott – WJXT; David Chapman – Financial News and Daily Record; Tony Bates, Theresa Eichner, Nelson Cuba, Jim Catlett, Curtis Lee, Curtis Hart, Jim Catlett
Meeting Convened: 4:00 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, noting that 2011-541 (appropriation of
handicapped parking fines) has differing committee amendments; the RCD
amendment will be moved first. 2011-594
(agreement with School Board for installation of a school speed zone on
Rules Committee: Council Member Bishop reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that there is one bill on the addendum (2011-554 – City Council redistricting) to be amended and re-referred. Council Member Lumb stated that he would be offering a floor amendment to substitute a different map.
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.
RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.
President Joost announced that 2011-406 (the 5-year CIP) will be pulled from the consent agenda and tabled until the budget discussion at the end of the meeting, as will 2011-407 (Banking Fund allocation). The public hearings on 2011-402, -403 and -404 (millage levies) and 2011-405 (budget ordinance) will all be opened simultaneously and the Council will vote on all the bills at the conclusion of the public hearings. Mr. Joost announced that due to the potential for a long evening of debate and amendments, he will be enforcing the Council Rules with regard to time allocation for debate – 5 minutes to each council member speaking for the first time and 3 minutes for second remarks. He asked the members to please be courteous and respectful of the other members during the debate.
Peggy Sidman handed out a list of 16 proposed budget amendments which will be taken up first. The President stated that he would then start at one end of the dais with Council Member Anderson and work around the circle asking each member in turn for any floor amendments they may wish to offer.
Council Member Crescimbeni asked for permission to add a resolution to the addendum commemorating the life of the late City Council member Jay Jabour. The bill was added to the addendum and will be amended to add all council members’ names as co-sponsors.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:11 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
9.27.11 Posted 5:20 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD
9.27.11
Materials: President’s agenda - LSD
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