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

June 3, 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, Greg Anderson and Jim Love

 

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:  9:35 a.m.

 

Chairman Yarborough reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 9 items marked for deferral, 24 items ready for action (2 as substitutes) and 7 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2012-578 (combining Current Planning and Community Planning divisions of the Planning and Development Department): will be deferred in Council Member Crescimbeni’s excused absence.

 

2012-730, 2013-118, 2013-179 (Supervisor of Elections’ operations center): Council Members Anderson, Yarborough and Crescimbeni plan to schedule a noticed meeting in the next 2 weeks to discuss all of these bills.  Ginny Myrick asked that all parties to these bills, including representatives, be given adequate notice of the meeting so they can be prepared and out-of-town representatives can plan travel.

 

2013-167 (amending Jacksonville Ethics Code regarding pension eligibility): Peggy Sidman stated that a substitute has been prepared the needs one or two additional minor tweaks.   The bill will be deferred today in Mr. Crescimbeni’s absence.

 

2013-316 (appointing Roshonda Jackson as a member of the Public Service Grant Council): Council Member Boyer asked for information on whether the resignation of the former member, recently appointed, was due to time constraints as was discussed during his appointment process.

 

2013-226 (amending Chapter 191 to repeal the current Entertainment Zone): Council Member Boyer said that she and Jim Bailey of the Downtown Investment Authority have been tasked by the Metropolitan Park Ad Hoc Committee with examining several aspects of entertainment zones, including the E-Town Zone, the entertainment district being proposed for deletion by this bill, the Chapter 250 special event regulations, and Downtown DRI regulations.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:48 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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