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                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

June 17, 2013

9:30 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 Clay Yarborough (Chair), Lori Boyer, Jim Love and Matt Schellenberg

 

Also: Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy and Sean Costigan – Council Auditor’s Office; Marilyn Allen – Legislative Services Division; Michelle Barth – Mayor’s Office; Peggy Sidman – Office of General Counsel

 

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees.

 

Meeting Convened:  9:30 a.m.

 

Chairman Yarborough reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 14 items marked for deferral, 17 items ready for action (2 as emergencies) and 7 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2012-730, 2013-118, 2013-179 (Supervisor of Elections’ operations center): Mr. Yarborough announced that a joint meeting of the Finance, Rules and TEU Committees has been scheduled for June 19th to discuss all of these bills.

 

2013-226 (amending Chapter 191 to repeal the current Entertainment Zone): will be deferred.

 

2013-269 (confirming appointment of Sybil Ansbacher to the Library Board of Trustees): will be deferred until action is taken on 2013-350 which would amend the library ordinance code chapter to permit a Beaches resident to serve on the Library Board.

 

2013-360 (confirming appointment of Folks Huxford as Chief of the Current Planning Division of the Planning Department): Michelle Barth of the Mayor’s Office will be double-checking to confirm that Mr. Huxford meets the educational requirements for the position.

2013-358 (honorary street naming for Carlon Freelove Robinson): Council Member Boyer asked for confirmation if the honoree is deceased and whether the ordinance needs to be amended to reflect that fact.

 

2013-352 (amending the Zoning Code re: temporary directional real estate signs): Peggy Sidman of the General Counsel’s Office is researching how language in 656.1313(k) appears to have been deleted and whether an amendment is needed to restore a reference to where the permit fees are to be deposited.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:37 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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