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


July 26, 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 Redman, Crescimbeni, Carter, Jones, Bishop, Yarborough, Clark, Gulliford, Brown, Anderson, Boyer, Love, Schellenberg, Daniels and Holt

 

Also: 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; Joe Whitaker – JEDC; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division;  Lin White – Public Works Department; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division;  Celeste Hicks, Sandra Lane, Connie Holt,  Debbie Delgado, Kevin Kuzel and Donna Barrow – ECAs;  Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union; Marcella Lowe – TRUE Commission

 

Meeting Convened:  4:03 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. 

 

Finance Committee: Council Member Clark reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2011-318 (removing St. Johns River City Band from Council Auditor’s grant non-compliance list) will be moved for withdrawal, 2011-400 (amendment to Police and Fire Pension Fund) will be postponed until August 8, and 2011-401 (adoption of rolled back and tentative 2011 millage rates) will be moved for adoption as an emergency on first reading tonight.

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Anderson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  Deputy General Counsel Steve Rohan stated that Council Member Holt will be proposing a floor amendment for 2011-239 (closing and abandoning Heritage River Road) which incorporates the TEU substitute and adds several additional points.

 

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

 

LUZ Committee: Assistant General Counsel Dylan Reingold reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2010-670 (expression of support for community tax credit application by Youth In Action Center, Inc.) will be moved for withdrawal, 2011-345 (rezoning on Lem Turner Road) will have a floor amendment that incorporates the LUZ Committee amendment and adds a provision regarding a wall, and that 2011-380 (development agreement for San Jose Venture project) will have its public hearing opened and closed, an amendment moved, and then the bill will be postponed to a future meeting.

 

Council Member Yarborough announced that there would be an addendum of four items – two appointment confirmations, a resolution regarding Crime Stoppers, and a bill regarding Fiddler’s Green golf course.

 

In response to a question from Council Member Holt about what tentative millage rate would be moved, President Joost stated that it would be the Mayor’s proposed millage rate, which is the same rate as levied in the current tax year.

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:12 p.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 7.26.11   Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials:  President’s agenda - LSD

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