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


February 14, 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, Redman, Daniels, Holt, Carter and Schellenberg (arr. 4:05)

 

Also: Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Janice Billy and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office; Dana Farris and Juliette Williams – Legislative Services Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Chief Marty Senterfit – Fire and Rescue Department; Paul Crawford – JEDC, Jim Dickenson – JEA; Celeste Hicks, Kevin Kuzel, Dan Macdonald, Donna Barrow and Debbie Delgado  – ECAs;  Chris Quinn – Chamber of Commerce; Tony Bates – Concerned Taxpayers; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Curtis Hart, T.R. Hainline, Wyman Duggan

 

Meeting Convened:  4:03 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 Brown reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that on 2011-308 and 309 (address appeals) the committee recommended denying the appeals, and on 2011-612, -613 and -614 (address appeals) the committee recommended to grant the appeals.  Mr. Anderson also requested that 2012-32 (fair share assessment for Pickett Park Light Industrial) be pulled from the Consent Agenda and re-referred to TEU due to a lack of proper notice.

 

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

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Brown reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting and noted that a floor amendment is expected for 2011-763 (development agreement for Normandy PUD).

 

Assistant General Counsel Dylan Reingold reported that a floor amendment is expected to be offered to 2011-755 (rezoning on Point Meadows Road) to clarify that the Planning Department will have the right to commission a traffic signal study at the intersection.

 

Council Member Daniels announced that there would be a Council group picture taken in the Council Chamber at 4:30 for use in the publicity for the movie production of Blind Faith which is being shot in Jacksonville.

 

Council Member Anderson asked for clarification of what action will be taken on 2011-662 (economic development incentive agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase); the bill will be moved for withdrawal.

 

Meeting adjourned:  4:12 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

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Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials:  President’s agenda - LSD

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