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

 September 30, 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, Richard Clark, Bill Bishop

 

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:  8:36 a.m.

 

Chairman Jones reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 10 items marked for deferral, 19 items ready for action (1 as an emergency) and 9 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2013-673 (amendment to contract with TBE Group Inc. for brownfield services): Calvin Burney, Director of Planning and Development, will be present to address.

 

Council Member Clark reported that a vehicles-for-hire meeting was held last week at which a number of issues were placed on the table by numerous parties and assignments for further research were made. Another council member should chair the next meeting so that neither Mr. Clark nor Mr. Joost, who hold opposing views on the bill, will have to chair the next meeting for fairness reasons. Council Member Boyer stated that the tone of the committee meeting indicated that amendments to the bill will likely be needed and Peggy Sidman stated that the Office of General Counsel has not yet prepared any amendments.  Marty Fiorentino representing Uber Transportation said that Council Member Joost will be present and hopes to move the bill today.

 

Council Member Boyer stated that the administration will be working on a revised reorganization bill and she hopes that the administration will take into account the recent work of the Consolidation Task Force which found that the City’s administrative structure stayed fairly constant from 1968 through the mid-1980s, then has been in a constant state of evolution ever since.  Some of the changes have been contrary to the original intent of consolidation, but the reason for changes has been lost over the years. Teresa Eichner offered to hold a meeting with Ms. Boyer to discuss the Task Force’s findings.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  8:47 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                9.30.13   Posted 11:00 a.m.

Tapes:      Rules agenda meeting– LSD

                9.30.13

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

    9.30.13

 

Attendance Record