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

May 24, 2011

4:00 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 and Yarborough

Council Members-Elect Greg Anderson and Jim Love

Also: Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Lisa Rinaman and Sherry Hall - Mayor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; James Richardson – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Cheryl Brown – Council Secretary/Director; Mike Givens – Administration and Finance Department; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Celeste Hicks, Sandra Lane, Debbie Delgado – ECAs; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union, Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Alberta Hipps, T. R. Hainline, Steve Diebenow

Meeting Convened: 4:00 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. She noted that 2011-198 (appropriating $175,000 for playground on Edward Waters College campus) had differing amendments from its various committees and recommended moving the Rules Committee amendment, which incorporates the others 2011-295 (land swap agreement with AFI Associates) also has differing amendments and she recommended moving the Finance Committee amendment first. Council Member Holt stated that he would be proposing a floor amendment with additional changes. Council Member Jones stated that members of the general public may be posing additional issues in the Public Comment period.

TEU Committee: Council Member Bishop reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. He noted that 2011-208 (an appeal of a ruling of the 911 Emergency Addressing Committee) had been recommended for remand to the 911 Addressing Committee for further review; Steve Rohan of the General Counsel’s Office recommended that a motion be made and that the Council formally vote to remand the item and to re-refer the item to TEU.

RCD Committee: Council Member Yarborough reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

Finance Committee: Council Member Jones reported that all of the committee’s actions had been previously covered.

PHS Committee: Ms. Billy reported that all of the committee’s actions had been previously covered. She recommended that on 2011-198 (appropriating $175,000 for playground on Edward Waters College campus) the Floor Leader move the Rules Committee amendment, which is the same as the PHS amendment but was chronologically the first to be recommended by a committee.

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.

Assistant General Counsel Dylan Reingold indicated that he was preparing a floor amendment for 2011-204 (fair share assessment contract with Republic Services Inc.) that would allow the company to proceed with its project under the alternative fair share process until July.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:14 p.m.

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

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Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials: President’s agenda - LSD

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