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

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Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

 November 18, 2013

8:30 a.m.

 

Topic:  Rules Committee agenda meeting

 

Location:  Conference Room A, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

     Suite 425

 

In attendance:  Council Members Warren Jones (Chair), Lori Boyer

 

Also: Janice Billy and Sean Costigan – Council Auditor’s Office; Marilyn Allen – Legislative Services Division

 

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

 

Meeting Convened:  8:32 a.m.

 

Chairman Jones reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 6 items marked for deferral, 17 items ready for action (2 as emergencies, 4 as substitutes) and 29 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2013-673 (authorizing 1st amendment to a contract with Cardeno TBE for brownfield services): Ms. Boyer will have a floor amendment to offer.

 

2013-683 (amend Ordinance Code to create a new Mowing and Landscape Maintenance Division): a substitute will be offered.  Several council members have asked to be added as co-sponsors, which needs to be done by e-mail to Peggy Sidman or the Legislative Services Division.

 

2013-685 (appropriating $116,297 from the City Comptroller position to Special Council Contingency fund): Teresa Eichner reported that an offer has been made to and accepted by a new appointee who will start the job in December. The bill will be deferred.

 

2013-717 (appropriating $35,000 to install a water line on Clairmont): the Mayor’s Budget Review Committee will meet this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. to attempt to identify an existing funding source that could be used for the project in place of the Boyer-proposed appropriation.  Ms. Boyer asked that it be moved for approval in Rules today and she is willing to have it withdrawn tomorrow in Finance if MBRC identifies a funding source.

 

2013-669 (conveying surplus property to the Police and Fire Pension Fund for credit against unfunded actuarial liability and authorizing diversification of the PFPF’s investment portfolio options):.

 

2013-737 (appointment of Vandaren Gantt to the JSEB Monitoring Committee): Council Member Boyer asked the administration to verify the Mr. Gantt holds a contractor’s license as required for the position.

 

2013-669 (declaring property surplus and conveying it to the Police and Fire Pension Fund and amending the Ordinance Code to authorize diversification of the PFPF’s investment options): Peggy Sidman stated that there is a proposed substitute that deletes the surplus property provisions.

 

 

Meeting Adjourned:  8:43 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                11.18.13   Posted 11:00 a.m.

Tapes:      Rules agenda meeting– LSD

                11.18.13

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

    11.18.13

 

Attendance Record