OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CHERYL L. BROWN 117 WEST DUVAL STREET,
DIRECTOR 4TH FLOOR, CITY
HALL
OFFICE (904) 630-1452
FAX (904) 630-2906
E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE AMENDED
MINUTES
Tuesday, April 19,
2011 |
Tape
No.________________________ |
2:00 PM |
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Council Chambers 1st
Floor, City Hall |
Dana Farris, Chief of
Legislative Services |
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Ronnie Fussell,
Chair |
Legislative
Assistant: Marilyn Allen |
Art Shad, Vice
Chair |
Asst. Council
Auditor: Janice Billy |
Reggie Brown |
Attorney: Steve
Rohan |
Johnny Gaffney |
Administration: Sherry
Hall |
Ray Holt |
Chief of Research:
Jeff Clements |
Glorious Johnson, Excused |
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Doyle Carter, Arrived 2:10 |
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Meeting Convened 2:05
PM Meeting
Adjourned 2:25 PM
Attendance:
Presentation by Jerry
Spinks-Cemeteries
Joel McEachin, City Planner Manager, spoke concerning the
cemeteries.
C/M Fussell appointed a Subcommittee on Cemeteries, Council
Members Doyle Carter and Reginald Brown.
Item/File No. |
Title/History |
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1. 2010-766 |
ORD-MC
Creating new Sec 634.102(f), Ord Code, to Estab a $40 Court Cost on Felonies,
Misdemeanors & Criminal Traffic Infractions to fund Elements of State
Court Syst, Provide Progs thru Jax Area Legal Aid, Inc for Education,
Mediation & Defense of Foreclosure Actions for Disadvantaged; Sunset on
12/31/14; Amend Sec 111.385 (Court Cost $65 Trust Fund per Sec 939.185 F.S.)
to Conform Same to Statutory Changes; Create New Sec 111.386 (Court Cost $40
Trust Fund per Sec 939.185(1)(b) F.S.) to Receive Authorized Court Costs.
(Rohan) (Introduced by C/M Hyde & Co-sponsored by CM Holt) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 10/12/10 |
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1.
9/28/2010 CO Introduced: F,PHS,R |
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10/4/2010 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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10/5/2010 PHS Read 2nd &
Rerefer; 10/5/2010 F Read 2nd &
Rerefer |
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2.
10/12/2010 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, PHS, R |
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Bill Summary R: Defer F: Defer DEFER |
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2. 2011-175 |
ORD
Approp $199,995 for Advanced & Specialized Training for Law Enforcemt
& Correctional Officers & for Administrative Costs apvd by Criminal
Justice Standards & Training Comm & Adopt Budget for 2011-2012 Fiscal
Yr (7/1/11 - 6/30/12) for Criminal Justice Training Fund; Auth Funds
Carryover to FY 2011-2012. (BT 11-065) (McCain) (Req of Sheriff) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 4/12/11 |
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1.
3/24/2011 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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4/5/2011 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer; 4/5/2011 F Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
4/12/2011 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, PHS |
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Bill Summary F: Amend/Approve AMEND(F)/APPROVE 5-0 |
3. 2011-200 |
ORD-MC
Amend Chapt 123 (Public Fees), Part 1 (In General), Sec 123.107 (Exemptions),
Ord Code, to Exempt the State Attorney's Ofc, 4th Judicial Circuit, from Pymt
of Fees for Rescue Reports & Fire Incidents Reports. (McCain) (Req of
Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 4/26/11 |
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1.
4/12/2011 CO Introduced: F,PHS,R
(Added by R Chair 4/12/11) |
Bill
Summary
R: Read 2nd
& rerefer
F: Read 2nd &
rerefer
READ 2ND & REREFER
At the conclusion of the
agenda a presentation was made by Jerry Spinks, Chair of the Blue Ribbon
Commission on Abandoned and
Mr. Spinks distributed
binders to each committee member with information on all of the identified
cemeteries in the city by council district to be used as a resource when
constituents call seeking information or to make a complaint about a
cemetery. He also noted that state law
specifically authorizes local governments to use public resources to open up
access to neglected or abandoned cemeteries and provides that by doing so a
city or county does not incur any
liability and does not establish any
precedent requiring it to take any further action with regard to any other
cemetery. Mr. Spinks thanked the members
of the commission, the City Council and City staff, and Jacksonville Community
Council Inc. (JCCI) for its work in facilitating the public participation part
of the project. Council Members Fussell
and Shad thanked Mr. Spinks and the members of the Blue Ribbon Commission for
their hard work and diligence in bringing the project to completion and
presenting good recommendations.
Pursuant to Sec. 4 of
Ordinance 2004-13149-A, Chairman Fussell accepted the report of the Blue Ribbon
Commission on behalf of the PHS Committee and declared the commission’s work to
be complete and the commission officially sunset. He appointed a PHS Subcommittee comprised of
Council Members Reggie Brown and Doyle Carter to review and follow up on the
recommendations presented by the commission.
Council Member Holt requested
information from the administration regarding the City’s ISO rating and its
effect on fire insurance premiums. He
reported a recent conversation with Mayor Stan Totman of the Town of
Minutes: Jeff Clements, City Council Research
Posted 4.20.11 10:30 a.m.
Recording: PHS Committee meeting - LSD
4.19.11
Materials: PHS agenda – LSD
4.19.11
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