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

     FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                                                                                

  E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

 

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

March 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 Jones, Corrigan, Redman, Bishop, Clark, Holt, Yarborough, Joost, Crescimbeni, D. Brown, Doyle Carter (Council Member-elect)

 

Also: Peggy Sidman and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Lisa Rinaman - Mayor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Celeste Hicks and Scott Wilson – ECAs; Tony Bates – Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County; Jim Gilmore, Jim Catlett

 

Meeting Convened:  4:03 p.m.

 

Council President Webb convened the meeting and welcomed Council Member-elect Doyle Carter who will be sworn in at 4:30 this afternoon to fill the vacancy in Council District 12.  Mr. Webb 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.  2011-160 (appropriation of $2,085,298 in federal grant funds for HIV/AIDS programs) is was recommended for approval as an emergency; the grant term began March 1st.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

PHS Committee: Ms. Bill reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  President Webb stated that 2010-900 (regulation of changing message signs) will be postponed to April 12th so that a meeting can be scheduled to obtain more public input on the bill.

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  The General Counsel’s Office has recommended additional conditions be added to Ordinance 2011-40 (appeal on waiver of minimum road frontage on 103rd Street) and the bill will be re-referred to LUZ for additional consideration.

 

President Webb stated that there would be an addendum to the agenda with several items.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:11 p.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 3.25.11   Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 3.24.11

Materials:  President’s agenda - LSD

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