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


June 14, 2011

4:30 p.m.

 

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

    

In attendance:  Council President Webb, Council Members Redman, Crescimbeni, Carter, Jones, Bishop, Holt, Clark, Shad, Joost (arr. 4:33), Corrigan (arr. 4:37) and D. Brown (arr. 4:40)

 

Council Members-Elect Jim Love and Lori Boyer

 

Also: Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy and Robert Carter – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Lisa Rinaman and Sherry Hall - Mayor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Joey Duncan and Lin White – Public Works Department; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Celeste Hicks, Sandra Lane – ECAs;  Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union, Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT

 

Meeting Convened:  4:30 p.m.

 

Council President Webb 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.  Regarding 2010-766 (establishing a court cost surcharge to fund Jacksonville Area Legal Aid), Deputy General Counsel Steve Rohan stated that Council Member Hyde will be proposing a floor amendment to the committee-approved substitute. Council Member Shad noted that all council members should have received a letter on this subject from Chief Judge Donald Moran.  President Webb stated that the Chief Judge and JALA Executive Director Michael Figgins will be present to answer questions, and that he intends to take up the bill early in the meeting.  With regard to 2011-167 (City Charter amendment to Ethics Code), Mr. Rohan stated that he will have a floor amendment to conform this bill with the action on 2011-197.  Mr. Shad stated that the difference between the two versions is whether the Ethics Officer is hired directly by the Ethics Commission or by the Mayor upon a nomination by the Ethics Commission. 

Addendum – 2011-292, -293 and -294 (amendments to waste hauler contracts) will be on an addendum to the agenda as a result of being handled by a Special Finance Committee meeting yesterday.

 

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

 

RCD Committee: Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

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

 

PHS Committee: Ms. Billy reported that all of the committee’s actions had been previously covered. 

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting,

 

Mr. Webb also announced that there would be an addendum of several items.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:43 p.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 6.15.11   Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 6.14.11

Materials:  President’s agenda - LSD

     6.14.11