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

February 22, 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 Crescimbeni, Jones, Corrigan, Redman, Bishop, Joost, Johnson and Clark

 

Also: Cindy Laquidara, Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Sherry Hall and Lisa Rinaman - Mayor’s Office;  Paul Crawford and Joe Whitaker – JEDC; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division;  Lin White and Bob Williams – Public Works Department; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division;  Celeste Hicks, Debbie Delgado, Sandra Lane and Suzie Loving – ECAs; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Wyman Duggan, Bruce Barcelo, Toney Sleiman

 

Meeting Convened:  4:06 p.m.

 

Council President Webb convened the meeting and noted a number of excused absences and early departures this evening, so keeping a quorum will be imperative.  He 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.  President Webb stated that 2011-24 (adult arcade amusement center regulation) would be taken up at the end of the meeting.  Peggy Sidman stated that she had been asked to prepare a floor substitute for 2011-73 (Jacksonville Landing parking lot agreement) that would strike all of the provisions of the bill as introduced and would extend the deadline for the parking lot purchase, under the conditions of the agreement originally approved 2010-330-E, until June 30, 2011.  Mr. Webb explained the history of the various substitutes and stated that the Mayor has indicated that he will not sign the bill as substituted by either the Rules or Finance committees, if either should be approved by Council, by tonight’s midnight deadline.  Ms. Billy noted that 2010-884 (low impact design competition for Hemming Plaza) was recommended for withdrawal by the Finance Committee; to take up that recommendation will require discharge of the bill from the Rules and TEU Committees

 

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

 

RCD Committee: Ms. Billy reported that the committee’s bills had all been previously 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: Council Member Crescimbeni reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 

 

President Webb ran through the order of business for tonight, with most action items being moved to the early part of the agenda before several members have asked to be excused.  The one presentation will be first, followed by the quasi-judicial items, consent agenda and 2011-106 (approval of a housing bond refinancing – requested for emergency action).  2011-24 and 2011-73 will be taken up later in the meeting.

 

Council Member Johnson requested that 2011-130 (amending the City Charter to establish a term limit for the General Counsel) be taken up after 1 cycle as a second reading emergency.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:16 p.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 2.22.11   Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 2.11.11

Materials:  President’s agenda - LSD

     2.22.11