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


June 12, 2012

4:00 p.m.

 

Location:  City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

    

In attendance: Council Members Joost (President), Clark, Anderson, Gulliford, Jones, Love, Boyer, Bishop, Yarborough, Carter, Crescimbeni, Redman, Schellenberg and Lumb

 

Also: Steve Rohan, Dylan Reingold and Loree French – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office; Cheryl Brown – Council Secretary/Director; Carol Owens and Jessica Stephens – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Ronnie Belton – CFO; Jerry Holland – Supervisor of Elections; Paul Crawford – JEDC; Cheryl Peek – State Attorney’s Office; Connie Holt, Scott Wilson, Stan Johnson, Celeste Hicks, Ricky Anderson, James Nealis, Dan Macdonald – ECAs; Annette Hastings – Duval Tourist Development Council; Lin White – Public Works Department; Chris Warren – Chamber of Commerce; Randy Wyse – Jacksonville Association of Firefighters; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union; David Chapman – Financial News and Daily Record

 

Meeting Convened:  4:07 p.m.

 

Council President Joost convened the meeting and asked the committee chairs to report their committee actions.

 

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

 

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

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Anderson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  2012-153 (granting CON for Mulliniks Recycling) is marked on the agenda to be moved for action; Council Member Brown requests deferral; a motion will be made to postpone.

 

 

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

 

LUZ Committee: Assistant General Counsel Dylan Reingold reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  A floor amendment will be offered for 2012-264 (rezoning on Hendricks Avenue) which will incorporate the LUZ Committee amendment and add 1 additional condition.  Mr. Reingold indicated that Council Member Lee requests that 2012-140 (waiver of minimum road frontage on Walgreen Road) be added to the addendum and action taken.  The bill was previously recommended for approval as amended by the LUZ Committee but was deferred at the Council Member’s request.  Council Member Boyer said that the LUZ Committee was satisfied with the bill as amended.

 

Senior Assistant General Counsel Loree French gave a brief presentation on the problems being experienced by the City employees who are participating in the flex spending accounts operated by EBS Atlanta.  Flex spending accounts are tax-advantaged savings accounts that employees may contribute to on a pre-tax basis for use in paying for medical and child care expenses.  The accounts are strictly regulated by the IRS and changes may not be made in mid-year absent very specific circumstances.  EBS Atlanta has been the City’s contractor for 15 years without problem, but recently reimbursement checks have bounced and debit cards have been refused.  The City is taking emergency procurement action to shift the program to a new provider and is taking appropriate legal action against EBS Atlanta.  Ms. French has heard that emergency legislation is possibly being prepared for action, and she urged the Council to let the administrative and legal processes take their course before Council acts.  She is available to answer questions from any council member about the situation and what corrective steps are being taken.

 

Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland explained the need for emergency action on 2012-376 (changing polling place for precinct 1009).  The bill will be taken up early in the meeting.

 

President Joost noted that only 14 members will be present at the start of the meeting tonight, so all council members must remain in their seats at all times to keep a quorum.

 

Meeting adjourned:  4:22 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                6.12.12   Posted 5:30 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 6.12.12

Materials:  President’s agenda - LSD

     6.12.12