OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

CHERYL L. BROWN 117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

DIRECTOR 4^TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

OFFICE (904) 630-1452 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

FAX (904) 630-2906

E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

December 9, 2014

4:00 p.m.

Location: City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

In attendance: Council Members Clay Yarborough (President), Greg Anderson, Bill Bishop, Lori Boyer, Doyle Carter, Richard Clark, John Crescimbeni, Bill Gulliford, Ray Holt, Warren Jones, Jim Love, Robin Lumb, Don Redman, Matt Schellenberg

Also: Jason Gabriel, Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan Grandin and Steve Durden – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Kyle Billy and Brian Parks – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Margo Klosterman and Teresa Eichner – Mayor’s Office; Wayne Young – JEA; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Donna Barrow and Dan Macdonald – ECAs; Alan Childers – ECO Office; Steve Diebenow, Wyman Duggan

Meeting Convened: 4:02 p.m.

Rules Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2014-748 (redevelopment agreement with Hallmark Partners for 200 Riverside Avenue) has differing Rules and Finance amendments. Council Member Schellenberg requested that 2014-769 (authorizing and directing the General Counsel to commence litigation to determine the validity of the so-called “30-year agreement” with the Police and Fire Pension Fund) be referred to the Rules Committee.

TEU Committee: Council Member Boyer reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. Council Member Redman requested that 2014-650 (closing and abandoning a portion of Ridgewood Road) be postponed to the January 13 meeting.

Finance Committee: Council Member Clark reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2014-386 (amendments to the Police and Fire Pension Fund) as conflicting substitutes; the Finance substitute should be moved first and there is a floor amendment to be proposed.

RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Redman reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2014-770 (expressing the City’s support for an application by Community Development Commission Corp. to participate in the Florida Community Contribution Tax Credit Program) will have a floor amendment.

LUZ Committee: Council Member Holt reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2014-552 (amending the Zoning Code to prohibit the establishment of child care facilities within a half-mile of the residence of a registered sexual predator) will have a floor amendment.

Discussion took place about 2014-386 (amendments to the Police and Fire Pension Fund). Peggy Sidman will distribute a redline version of the agreement reflecting all changes made by the committees to date, a summary of the agreement, and a proposed floor amendment. Steve Durden of the General Counsel’s Office explained that the floor amendment represents a final re-drafting of the agreement to remove any references to provisions of the so-called “30-year agreement” that do not carry over to the new 2014 agreement and to adjust the wording of the agreement to mirror as closely as possible the wording contained in the Ordinance Code amendments necessitated by the changes made in the agreement. The floor amendment makes no substantive changes to what the Council committees recommended last week. Several council members expressed discomfort with being asked to vote on a floor amendment that they had not seen until meeting time; even if it is purely a technical clean-up, it injected a note of unwelcome uncertainty into the proceedings. General Counsel Jason Gabriel confirmed for the record that the floor amendment makes purely technical clean-ups and makes no substantive changes. Council Auditor Kirk Sherman concurred with Mr. Gabriel’s characterization of the non-substantive, technical clean-ups.

Council Member Clark noted that there would be a bill introduced on the addendum to the agenda to grant a utility easement to JEA for installation of a reclaimed water main to Patton Park. Council Member Crescimbeni noted two additional “honoring and commending” resolutions on the addendum. Council Member Holt requested emergency action on 2014-760 (closing and abandoning 3 parcels on the traffic circle where Tradeport Circle East meets Tradeport Drive).

Meeting adjourned: 4:30 p.m.

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

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Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD

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