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 - Amended

February 19, 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, Robin Lumb, John Crescimbeni, Greg Anderson, Matt Schellenberg, Bill Gulliford and Doyle Carter

 

Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy, Sean Costigan and Robert Campbell – Council Auditor’s Office; Marilyn Allen and Paula Shoup – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Rachel Welsh – Council Staff Services; Peggy Sidman and Cherry Shaw – Office of General Counsel; Jessica Deal – Mayor’s Office; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Wayne Young – JEA; BeLinda Peeples, Dan Macdonald, Stan Johnson and Scott Wilson – ECAs; Jim Piggott – WJXT; Alberta Hipps, Lara Hipps, Jim Gilmore, Tony Boselli, Babette Ashley, Tim Doran, Julie Miller, Steve Diebenow, Ron Pecora

 

Meeting Convened:  9:30 a.m.

 

Chairman Yarborough reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 9 items marked for deferral, 23 items ready for action (1 for withdrawal) and 10 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2012-578 (amending the Ordinance Code to combine the Current Planning and Community Planning Divisions of the Planning Department): will be deferred at the request of the sponsor.

 

2013-18 (declaring a piece of property surplus and conveying it to Jacksonville Youth Works, Inc.): Sean Costigan indicated there had been discussion of a possible lease agreement which would need to be attached.  The committee will determine what action to take if Council Member Brown is present to discuss the bill.

 

2013-39 (approving a 1-year extension of the waste hauler agreement with Waste Pro of Florida, Inc.): Chairman Yarborough indicated that the Council President had asked that the bill be voted on by the committee today.  Council Member Crescimbeni stated that he is working on a substitute bill that would substantially change the existing contract and all of the details are worked out with the exception of a requirement for the company to convert its vehicle fleet to compressed natural gas fuel.  He suggested that a joint meeting of the Rules, Finance and TEU Committees next Monday would provide a venue for the committees to understand the deal and approve it before the Council meeting on Tuesday.  Council Member Anderson suggested that the Rules Committee move the bill as originally filed by the Council President and let the other committees address the substitute bill tomorrow.

 

2013-41 (waiving Ordinance Code provisions to allow Mayor to proceed with an RFP for waste hauling for the Waste Pro service area): will be deferred if Council Member Clark is not present to discuss.

 

2013-52 (appropriating $150,000 to professional services for a City real estate study): Council Member Boyer requested copies of several documents.

 

2013-55 (waiving residency requirements to allow the rehiring of former 45 JSO officers): Council Member Carter requests withdrawal of the bill.

 

2013-73 (confirming appointment of Nelson Winbush, II to the JEA board): the bill is marked for deferral in order to clear up confusion over whether Ashton Hudson, whom Mr. Winbush would replace, is eligible for reappointment or not due to serving a partial term.

 

Chairman Yarborough read into the record a memo he wrote last week to the Mayor’s Office stating that the appointments to the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission (2013-74, -75 and -77) are going to be deferred until March 4th so that City Council can deal with ordinance 2013-86 (amending the Code to reduce the size of the Human Rights Commission board from 20 to 11) first.  He pledged to bring the bills up for action on March 4th regardless of the outcome of 2013-86, and stated that his intention would be to follow the usual Rules Committee protocol at that time – action on new appointments first, then reappointments, then  as they fall in the normal course of other items on the agenda.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:48 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 2.19.13   Posted 3:10 p.m.

Tapes:      Rules agenda meeting– LSD

                2.19.13

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

    2.19.13