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

March 8, 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 and Yarborough

 

Also: Cindy Laquidara, Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman, Dylan Reingold and Cherry Shaw – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Sherry Hall - Mayor’s Office; Paul Crawford and Joe Whitaker – JEDC; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division;  Lin White – Public Works Department; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division;  Celeste Hicks, Debbie Delgado and BeLinda Peeples – ECAs; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Tony Bates – Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County

 

Meeting Convened:  4:03 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.  2011-107 (restructuring of Madison Woods Apartments affordable housing loan) was substituted and then recommended for denial by a 4-0 vote.  Peggy Sidman explained that the bill needed a 4-0 vote either for or against approval in order to be reported out of committee.  The RCD and Finance committees subsequently adopted the Rules substitute and recommended for approval.

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Bishop reported that all of the committee’s actions had been covered.

 

RCD Committee: Council Member Yarborough reported that all of the committee’s actions had been covered.

 

 

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

 

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

 

LUZ Committee: Dylan Reingold reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  A floor amendment will be offered to 2010-893 (sign waiver on McCormick Road) to slightly tweak the third condition with regard to illumination levels.

 

President Webb stated that there would be an addendum to the agenda consisting of one item – 2011-172 would suspend enforcement of the sign ordinance as it applies to real estate “open house” signs for the weekend of March 25-27.  Mr. Webb has heard from numerous Realtors that the City’s interpretation and enforcement of the sign ordinance with regard to these signs has practically eliminated their use for advertising open houses, and he advocates a suspension of enforcement action for one weekend while the City Council works to craft a permanent revision of the problematic part of the code.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:11 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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