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
July 22, 2014
4:00
p.m.
Location:
City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,
In attendance:
Council Members Yarborough (President), Anderson, Bishop, Boyer, Brown, Carter,
Clark, Crescimbeni, Gulliford, Holt, Jones, Love, Lumb, Redman, and
Schellenberg
Also: Jason Gabriel, Peggy Sidman and Paige Johnston –
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; Teresa Eichner and Margo
Klosterman – Mayor’s Office; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Dan
Macdonald and Kevin Kuzel – ECAs; Ted Carter and Paul Crawford – Office of
Economic Development; Robert Philips – Supervisor of Elections’ Office; Lin
White – Public Works Department; Wayne Young – JEA; Jim Piggott – WJXT-TV;
David Chapman – Financial News and Daily
Record; T.R. Hainline, Connie Benham
Meeting Convened:
4:03 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.
RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Redman reviewed the actions
of the committee from its meeting.
LUZ Committee: Council Member Holt reviewed the actions of
the committee from its meeting.
Finance Committee: Council Member Clark reviewed the actions
of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2014-375 (amending the selection
process for members of the General Employees Plan Advisory Committee) has
differing substitutes from the Rules and Finance committees; the Finance
Committee substitute will be moved first.
Mr. Clark reported that the Finance Committee had held a special meeting
earlier in the day to consider 2014-462 (adopting a rolled back millage rate
and tentative millage levy for FY14-15) and determined that the committee needs
more time to thoroughly review the bill and have numerous questions answered.
The committee proposes that a Special Council Meeting be called for Monday,
August 4th to take action on the bill. President Yarborough polled
the members present and set the special meeting for 8:00 a.m. on August 4th
to precede the Rules Committee meeting that morning.
Mr. Clark also reported that 2014-483 (authorizing the
hiring of Cindy Laquidara of Akerman, LLC as outside
counsel on a temporary basis) also engendered considerable discussion in the
special committee meeting this morning. The committee has had a resolution
drafted to authorize the Council President to utilize an existing procedure in
the Ordinance Code to permit the Office of General Counsel to hire outside
counsel for an amount not to exceed $50,000 upon written approval by the
Council President. The administration’s requested emergency for 2014-483 will
be moved. If the motion for an emergency fails, then the Council may consider
moving the resolution authorizing the administrative procedure instead.
Meeting adjourned:
4:14 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
7.22.14 Posted 5:00 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda
meeting – LSD
7.22.14
Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD
7.22.14