OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CHERYL L. BROWN 117 WEST
DUVAL STREET,
DIRECTOR 4TH FLOOR, CITY
HALL
OFFICE (904) 630-1452
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E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net
Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes
April 16, 2012
9:30 a.m.
Topic: Rules Committee agenda meeting
Location: Conference Room A, City Hall –
In attendance: Council Members Bill Bishop (Chair), Lori Boyer,
Matt Schellenberg and Robin Lumb
Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy
and Sean Costigan – Council Auditor’s Office; Cindy Laquidara, Steve Rohan, Peggy
Sidman, John Germany and Jason Gabriel –
Office of General Counsel; Chris Hand, Jessica Deal, Mia Jones and Daphne
Colbert – Mayor’s Office; Philip Zamarron – Legislative Services Division; Jeff
Clements – Council Research Division; Suzanne Warren, Kevin Kuzel, BeLinda
Peeples, Stan Johnson and Donna Barrow –
ECA; Paul Crawford – JEDC; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Lin White – Public Works Department; Chris
Quinn – Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce; Tony Bates – Concerned Taxpayers of
Duval County; Don Shea – Jacksonville Civic Council; Kevin Meerschaert - WJCT
Meeting Convened: 9:31 a.m.
Chairman Bishop convened the
meeting and reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 5 items to be
deferred, 18 items ready for action (1 to be withdrawn) and 11 items for second
reading and re-referral.
2012-198 (amending the
Ordinance Code with regard to mid-year amendments of the CIP): Council Member
Lumb will offer a substitute, with Council Member Gulliford’s concurrence,
which is based on the TRUE Commission’s recommendation with some changes. The Lumb substitute differs from the TRUE Commission proposal by having one instead of two votes, and by
deleting “highest and best use” language regarding alternative uses of funds. Council Members Lumb and Gulliford, neither
of whom are on the Rules Committee, will need a Rules
member to propose their substitute.
2012-201 (appointment of
Twane Duckworth as City’s Risk Manager): will be deferred at the request of the
administration.
2012-203 (Ordinance Code
amendment re: membership of Police and Fire Pension Fund board): will be
deferred at the request of President Joost who wants to be present for the
discussion but is unavailable today.
2012-212 and -213
(reorganization of JEDC and economic development functions and policies): the
Council Auditor has submitted several pages of issues and concerns – see
attachment to the agenda. Chairman
Bishop was included to defer the bills to give the members a chance to
thoroughly read them and formulate a set of questions for response at a future
meeting. Council Member Boyer suggested the
need for a cohesive strategy for reviewing the legislation in discrete sections
rather than taking a scattershot approach by asking questions at random. Peggy Sidman indicated that she had drafted a
substitute to 2012-213 at Council Member Yarborough’s request incorporating his
suggestions at last week’s Council workshop regarding the timing of
introduction of economic development resolutions.
Chairman Bishop hoped that a
process for review could be established today and possibly the committee could
act on several easy clean-up items, then defer the
bills to a future meeting.
Meeting Adjourned: 9:45 a.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
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Tapes: Rules agenda meeting– LSD
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Materials: Auditor’s marked Rules agenda
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