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
E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net
CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
September 23, 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, Reggie Brown, Doyle Carter, Richard Clark, John Crescimbeni,
Bill Gulliford, Ray Holt, Jim Love, Don
Redman, Matt Schellenberg
Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston and Susan Grandin– Office
of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office;
Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada– Council Staff
Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Theresa Eichner – Mayor’s
Office; Lin White – Public Works Department; Paul Crawford – Office of Economic
Development; Allan Childers – Ethics Office
Meeting Convened:
4:06 p.m.
Rules Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the
actions of the committee from its meeting.
TEU Committee: Council Member Brown reviewed the actions of
the committee from its meeting.
Finance Committee: Council Member Clark reviewed the actions
of the committee from its meeting.
RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Redman reported that all
items had been previously covered.
LUZ Committee: Council Member Holt reviewed the actions of
the committee from its meeting, noting that 2014-547 (rezoning on Baymeadows Road) will have a floor amendment. Council
Member Carter will propose that the City refund the fees to the applicants for
2014-534 and -535 (land use amendment and rezoning on Chaffee Road).
Council Member Gulliford asked that the Council Member
please strictly enforce the Council Rule regarding the time limit on speakers
given the likely length of the meeting tonight.
Council Member Crescimbeni asked the Council Auditor to
provide the council with a 5-year history of the general reserve fund and the
emergency reserve fund prior to the start of the budget discussion.
Deputy General Counsel Peggy Sidman explained that bills
2014-467 (2015-19 CIP), -468 (Banking Fund authorization) and -469 (5 year ITech plan) will be taken up in the meeting before the
budget and millage ordinances. A floor amendment will be offered to the budget
ordinance (2014-466) authorizing the Office of General Counsel and Council
Auditor to revise 2014-467, -468 and -469 as necessary to reconcile any actions
taken in the budget ordinance that affect those ordinances.
Action on the bills related to the Property Appraiser’s
budget appeal (2014-640 and -651) will depend on what Council does with the
budget ordinance; if funding is restored to the Property Appraiser’s budget
then the two bills related to the proposed appeal to the Governor and Cabinet
could be withdrawn at future meeting.
President Yarborough said that his preference on the budget ordinance
would be for the Council to first move and approve the Finance Substitute as
the starting point and then begin considering the amendments that were
submitted by the deadline in the order received. Amendment #8 will be taken up
first because it was a Finance Committee recommendation, then amendments #9 and
13 which are budget-neutral changes to the CIP, then the remainder in
chronological order.
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Meeting adjourned:
4:28 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
9.23.14 Posted 5:00 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda
meeting – LSD
9.23.14
Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD
9.23.14