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


March 27, 2012

4:00 p.m.

 

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

    

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

 

Also: Cindy Laquidara, Steve Rohan, Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Kevin Kuzel, Dan Macdonald, Connie Holt, Rupal Wells, Sonia Johnson, Scott Wilson, Celeste Hicks, Donna Barrow, Audrey Braman and James Nealis  – ECAs;  James Richardson – Neighborhoods Department; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Cheryl Brown – Council Secretary/Director; Tony Bates and Connie Benham – Concerned Taxpayers;  Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union; Karen Mathis and David Chapman  – Financial News and Daily Record; Theresa Eichner, Nelson Cuba, Chris Warren, Chris Quinn, Curtis Hart, Ernest McDuffie

 

Meeting Convened:  4:07 p.m.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Finance Committee: Council Member Jones reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  The Finance amendment should be taken up first for 2012-142 (broadcast of City Council meetings); a motion to approve failed 2-4 in the Finance Committee.

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Brown reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 

 

There will be a 3-item addendum:

2012-212 (repealing City Charter Article 24- JEDC and Ordinance Code Chapter 55 – Economic Development and creating a new Chapter 55 – Economic Development)

2012-213 (amending City Charter and Council Rules relating to approval of economic development legislation, amending the City’s economic incentives policy and making other changes with regard to economic development)

2012-129 (authorizing land purchase and swap agreement with JEA) – this bill is marked for discharge from the addendum as Unfinished Business.  Jessica Deal explained that the bill was re-referred to the Finance Committee at the last Council meeting where it was deferred.  Rules and TEU have previously recommended approval.  Council Member Clark, who requested the re-referral, has sent an e-mail to Ms. Deal indicating his OK to discharge tonight.

 

Council Member Brown asked that 2012-142 be re-referred to committee so that he can be present to address his concerns, particularly the fact that 39% of Jacksonville households do not subscribe to cable television and therefore have no access to watch a City Council meeting.  President Joost indicated that WJCT TV does not wish to broadcast City Council meetings without a return to their prior practice of using in-chamber cameras with operators and a production truck and staff to broadcast the signal at a substantial cost to the City.  He and Mr. Brown will meet and discuss possible resolutions.

 

Council Member Jones recognized Council President Joost and Council Member Brown for their 50th birthdays last week.

 

Council Member Redman requested emergency approval of 2012-209 (honoring and commending Dana Morton upon his retirement from the City) so that it can be presented at the next meeting.

 

Dylan Reingold made a clarification in answer to a question raised in the last Council meeting with regard to 2012-98 (amendment to development agreement with Park North Investments LLC for Prologis Park West).  The project is located in Council Member Holt’s district.

 

 

Meeting adjourned:  4:20 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 3.27.12   Posted 5:30 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 3.27.12

Materials:  President’s agenda - LSD

     3.27.12