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10:00 a.m.
Council Chamber
First Floor, City Hall
117 West Duval Street
Attendance: Committee Chair Denise Lee; Committee Members Stephen Joost (excused for late arrival; arrived 10:30 a.m.), William Bishop, Richard Clark (excused), John Crescimbeni, Art Shad, and Clay Yarborough (excused); Committee Members by appointment of the Council President on June 22, 2011: Jack Webb (excused 10:34 a.m.), Dick Brown, and Reggie Brown; Heather Norsworthy and Kirk Sherman, Office of Council Auditor; Steve Rohan, Office of General Counsel; Juliette Williams and Rick Campbell, Office of City Council
The Committee Chair, Denise Lee, called the meeting to order at 10:16 a.m., and apologized to any in the audience present at Monday’s meeting who were not heard due to the loss of a quorum. She read an opinion from the Office of General Counsel concerning Council Rules and excused absence from a meeting, and commented on the unacceptability of the behavior displayed at the previous committee meeting. The committee took the following actions:
1. 2011-365 |
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Auth Settlemt Agreemt bet City, JEDC & Project Riverwatch, LLC to Provide
for (1) Release of Parties' Mutual Obligations under a 2007 Dev Agreemt to
Construct Parking Garage at SE Corner of Bay & Hogan Sts & for City
to provide $3,500,000 in Incentives upon Completion of Garage & Over $2,000,000
Addnl Incentives Thereafter for Parking Validation Prog to Benefit Jax
Landing Patrons; (2) Riverwatch's Conveyance to City at No Cost of the
"Sister Cities Parcel" & (3) City's Dismissal with Prejudice of
its Pending Circuit Court Case against Riverwatch re Failure to Construct the
Garage; Designate JEDC as Project Mgr. (Germany) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/14/11 |
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5/24/2011 CO Introduced: R,RCD,F, TEU
(per CP 6-1-11) |
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6/6/2011 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer; 6/6/2011 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer; 6/6/2011 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/7/2011 F Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/14/2011 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, RCD, F, TEU |
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BILL SUMMARY TEU: App RCD: App F: App APPROVE 7-0 (Council President Webb voting) |
2. 2011-366 |
ORD
Auth (1) Economic Dev Agreemt with Parador Partners, LLC & (2) the
Restrictive Covenants & Parking Rights Agreemt, Option Agreemt to Provide
Addnl Downtown Parking for Ofc, Retail & Visitation Uses in a new 500
Space Garage at SE Corner of Bay & Hogan Sts; Auth Approp of $3,500,000
City Grant to Parador upon Opening of Garage; Auth Parking Validation Prog
Grant for Parking Discounts to Landing Retail Patrons with City Contributing
up to $132,250/Yr beginning 6th Yr after Opening until 3/13/31, Provided that
Prog is Contingent upon Apvl by Jacksonville Landing Investments, LLC &
JLI's Release of its Present Right to Construct its own Garage & Receive
Similar Incentives Pursuant to 6th Amend to Landing Lease; Grant Parador a
5-Yr Option to Purchase the "Sister Cities Parcel" at NE Corner of
Bay & Water Sts Pursuant to Option Agreemt, Contingent upon Settlemt
Agreemt with Project Riverwatch, LLC; Waiving Secs 122.431 thru 122.434, Ord
Code, re Appraisals before Sale & Notice to Council; Sale Contingent upon
Parador's Readiness to Develop at least a 2-Story Structure on Parcel &
Adjacent Land; Auth Funds Carryover to Future FY's; Amend Ord 2010-558-E
(CIP) to Deauthorize Priority 1 Status for "Met Park Redev" Proj;
Designate JEDC as Contract Monitor. ( Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/14/11 |
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5/24/2011 CO Introduced: R,RCD,F, TEU
(per CP 6-1-11) |
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6/6/2011 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer; 6/6/2011 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer; 6/6/2011 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/7/2011 F Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/14/2011 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, RCD, F, TEU |
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BILL SUMMARY TEU: Defer RCD: Amend/App F: Amend/App Amendment
attaches project summary as an exhibit and adds provision for the Duval
County Job Opportunity Bank AMEND/APPROVE 5-2 (Bishop, Crescimbeni) (Council President Webb voting) |
3. 2011-368
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ORD
Auth Economic Dev Agreemt bet City, JEDC & EverBank, FSB for Expansion of
Operations; Recommend Apvl by Fla Ofc of Tourism, Trade & Economic Dev as
a QTI Business with Enterprise Zone & High Impact Sector Bonuses &
Apvd for a Brownfield Redev Bonus; Evidence $420,000 as Local Financial
Support under QTI Tax Refund Prog, State Match of $1,680,000 (Including
Brownfield Bonus of $2,500 per Job, High Impact Sector Bonus of $2,000 per
Job, Enterprise Zone Bonus of $3,000 per Job) a $2,100,000 Total for 200
Jobs; Designate Oversight by JEDC; Timeline for Execution of Agreemt by
Everbank; Waive Portion of Public Investmt Policy that Requires Creation of
at least 200 New QTI Wage Level Jobs, $10 Million in New Private Capital Investmt
& Hiring 10% of New Employees from within Enterprise Zone to be Eligible
for Enterprise Zone & Brownfield Bonuses. (Rowland) (Req of JEDC)(CPAC
Dist 1 letter of Support on file) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/14/11 |
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5/24/2011 CO Introduced: R,RCD,F |
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6/6/2011 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer; 6/6/2011 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/7/2011 F Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/14/2011 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, RCD, F |
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BILL SUMMARY RCD: App F: App Additional
information relative to jobs and area requested APPROVE 7 - 0 |
4. 2011-377 |
ORD
re Sec 106.108 (Future Pension Benefits & Pension Funding), Ord Code;
Waive Sec 106.108(b), Requiring that Annual Funding for City's Pension Plans
be Based upon Annual Actuarial Reports, in Order to Continue for FY 2012 the
Pension Contribution Rate for FY 2011 Established in Ord 2010-557-E; Waive
Requiremt of Sec 106.108(d), Ord Code for Mayor to Initiate any Proposed
Exception; Requiring 2/3 Vote for Adoption Pursuant to Sec 106.108(d). ( Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,F |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
5. 2011-383 |
RESO
Supporting an Enterprise Zone Boundary Amend in Accordance with Sec
290.0055(6), F.S.; Designating Certain Areas within City's Enterprise Zone as
Jacksonville Brownfields Areas for Environmental Rehab & Economic Dev.
(Rowland) (Req of JEDC) |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,F,RCD |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
6. 2011-384
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ORD
Auth Economic Dev Agreemt bet City, JEDC & Kaman Aerospace Corp re
Expansion of Company's Operations; Recommend Apv by Fla Ofc of Tourism, Trade
& Economic Dev as a QTI Business with Enterprise Zone & High Impact
Sector Bonuses & Apv for a Brownfield Redev Bonus; Evidence City's
Commitmt of $420,000 as Local Financial Support under QTI Tax Refund Prog,
with State Match of $1,680,000 (Including Brownfield Bonus of $2,500 per Job,
High Impact Sector Bonus of $2,000 per Job, Enterprise Zone Bonus of $3,000 per
Job) for City & State Total of $2,100,000 for 200 Jobs; Auth Recapture
Enhanced Value Grant of $231,000; Designate Oversight by JEDC; Timeline for
Execution of Agreemt by Company; Waive Portion of Public Investmt Policy of
Reso 2006-119-A that Requires Creation of at least 250 New QTI Wage Level
Jobs, $10,000,000 in New Private Capital Investmt & Hiring 10% of New
Employees from Within the Enterprise Zone to be Eligible for Enterprise Zone
& Brownfield Bonuses. (Rowland) (Req of JEDC) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,F,RCD |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
7. 2011-385 |
ORD
Amend Investmt Policy of City. (Rowland) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,F |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
8. 2011-386 |
ORD-MC
Amend Chapt 155 (Adult Arcade Amusemt Ctr), Secs 155.112 (Enforcemt) &
155.114 (Penalty), Chapter 156 (Electronic Game Promotions), Sec 156.111
(Violations), & Chapt 609 (Code Enforcemt Citations), Sec 609.109
(Applicable Chapts & Parts), Ord Code, to Classify Offenses made re Adult
Arcade Amusement Ctrs & Electronic Game Promotions within City's Existing
Uniform Fine Schedule & to, in Addn to Available Civil Remedies,
Specifically Delineate the City's Enforcemt Authority of Chapts 155 &
156. (Gabriel) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,PHS,RCD |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
9. 2011-388 |
ORD-MC
Amend Sec 55.306 (Admin of Progs), Ord Code, to Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,F,RCD |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
10. 2011-389 |
ORD
Conf Reappt of Marcella A Lowe as Member of Taxation, Rev & Utilization
of Expenditures Comm for a 4th Term exp 6/30/14; Waive Sec 50.104, Ord Code,
re Limitation of Consecutive Terms. (Welsh) (Req of Greater Arlington/Beaches
CPAC) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
11. 2011-390 |
RESO
Conf Appt of Penelope "Penny" Steeple Thompson as Member of
Cultural Svc Grant Comm, Replacing Martha Barrett as a Cultural Council Rep
for a 1st Term exp 12/31/13. (Welsh) (Req of Cultural Council) |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
12. 2011-391 |
RESO
Conf Appt of Melody S Bishop, AIA, as Member of Cultural Svc Grant Comm,
Replacing Diane Brunet-Garcia as Community Rep for 1st Term exp 12/31/13.
(Welsh) (Req of Cultural Council) |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
13. 2011-392 |
RESO
Conf Appt of Ryan A Schwartz as Member of Cultural Svc Grant Comm, Replacing
Ju'Coby Pittman as a Community Rep for a 1st Term exp 12/31/13. (Welsh) (Req
of Cultural Council) |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
14. 2011-393 |
RESO
Conf Appt of Lisa M Goodrich as Member of Cultural Svc Grant Comm, Replacing
Mary Soderstrum as a Community Rep for Term exp 12/31/13. (Welsh) (Req of
Cultural Council) |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R |
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BILL SUMMARY READ 2ND &
REREFER |
15. 2011-394 |
RESO
Reappt Donald G Ingram as Member of Jax-Duval County Council on Elder Affairs
as the Council Dist 14 Rep for 2nd Term exp 6/30/13. (Welsh) (Introduced by
C/M Corrigan) |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R |
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BILL SUMMARY APPROVE 7 - 0 |
16. 2011-395 |
RESO
Mourning the Loss & Celebrating the Life of Vincent Leroy Myrick,
Dedicated City Employee. ( |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R |
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BILL SUMMARY APPROVE 7 - 0 |
17. 2011-396 |
RESO
Commemorating Vincent Myrick upon his Passing & Extending Condolences to
Family & Friends. (Clements) (Introduced by C/M Lee) |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R |
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BILL SUMMARY APPROVE 7 - 0 |
18. 2011-397 |
ORD
Approp $521,844.92 ($360,393.60 FDEP Grant & $161,451.32 Fund Balance)
for the Gas Storage Tank Inspection Prog for Grant Period 7/1/11 - 6/30/12;
Auth Funds Carryover to FY 2011-2012; Reauth Positions in said Prog; Request
Emerg Apv. (BT 11-107) (RC 11-204) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,F,TEU |
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BILL SUMMARY TEU: Emerg/App F: Emerg/App EMERG/APPROVE 7 - 0 |
19. 2011-398 |
ORD
Approp $1,039,225 ($962,879 FDEP Grant, $53,346 Fund Balance & $23,000
from Internal Svc Funds) for the Gas Storage Tank Cleanup Prog for Grant
Period 7/1/11 - 6/30/12; Auth Funds Carryover to FY 2011-2012; Reauth
Positions in said Prog; Request Emerg Apv. (BT 11-109) (RC 11-205) (McCain)
(Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 |
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6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,F,TEU |
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BILL SUMMARY TEU: Emerg/App F: Emerg/App EMERG/APPROVE 7 - 0 |
20. 2011-399 |
ORD-MC
re Members Hired on or after 10/1/11; Amend Chapt 120, Part 2 (Gen Employees
Retiremt Plan), Ord Code, Subsec 120.201(n) Increasing Timeframe to Determine
Final Monthly Compensation; 120.206(a) & (d) Increasing Age of
Eligibility to Rcv Retiremt Benefits; 120.206(c),(f),(g) & (i) to Provide
Clarifying COLA Language; 120.207 (a),(b),(c),(h) & (j) to Eliminate
Certain Benefits to Surviving Spouses & Clarifying Language; 120.209(c)
(Vesting, Termination, Re-Employmt) to Clarify Language; 120.214(f),
(Backdrop) to Clarify Language; Create New Sec 120.216 (Optional Retiremt
Benefits) for New Options for Surviving Spouse Benefits; Provide that
Implementation with Respect to CWA Bargaining Unit Members is Subject to
Collective Bargaining Laws; Request Emerg Apv; Waive Sec 106.102(v) re
Presentation to Applicable Pension Plan Advisory Committee & Bd of
Trustees of Jax Retiremt Syst for Comment prior to Adoption. ( Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 1.
6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,F |
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BILL SUMMARY Mr. Rohan advised that the bill
was effectively discharged from committee by action of the Committee of the
Whole on June 21, 2011 NOT TAKEN UP IN RULES |
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21. 2011-400 |
ORD-MC
Amend Chapt 121 (Police & Firefighters Pension Plan), Ord Code; Create
New Category of Member - "Group II Member" Based on Date of Hire on
or after 10/1/11; Create New Sec 121.114 (Management of Investments) re
Establishment of Guidelines & References within Code for Prog of
Investments to be Administered by Police & Fire Pension Bd of Trustees;
Estab Prog of Pension Benefits Extended to Group II Members; Provide for
Amend #4 to Restated Agreemt with Police & Fire Pension Bd of Trustees;
Request Emerg Apv. ( Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11 1.
6/14/2011 CO Introduced: R,F BILL SUMMARY Mr. Rohan advised that the bill
was effectively discharged from committee by action of the Committee of the
Whole on June 21, 2011 NOT TAKEN UP IN RULES |
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The meeting was adjourned at 10:42 a.m.
Rick Campbell, Research Assistant
(904) 630-1679
Posted 06.24.11
10:15 a.m.