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


April 22, 2014

4:00 p.m.

 

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

    

In attendance: Council Members Gulliford (President), Anderson, Bishop, Brown, Carter, Crescimbeni, Daniels, Holt, Jones, Joost, Love, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, Yarborough

 

Also:  Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris and Paula Shoup – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada– Council Staff Services; James Richardson – Planning Department, Teresa Eichner and Margo Klosterman – Mayor’s Office; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Joe Whitaker – Office of Economic Development; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Edward Suggs – ECA; Wayne Young – JEA; Jim Gilmore, Scott Johnson – WJXT; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union

 

Meeting Convened:  4:01 p.m.

 

Rules Committee: Council Member Jones reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Love reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

PHS Committee: Council Member Brown reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

Finance Committee: Council Member Anderson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

RCD Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reported that all of the committee’s actions had been previously covered.

 

LUZ Committee: Assistant General Counsel Jason Gabriel reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that Council Member Holt will be proposing a floor amendment for 2014-147 (amending the Zoning Code to create a Black Hammock Island Overlay district).

President Gulliford reported that State Attorney Angela Corey had requested time to make a presentation to the Council on the subject of the civil citation process (2014-177). That led to subsequent requests to also make presentations by Sheriff John Rutherford, Public Defender Matt Shirk, the statewide coordinator for the civil citation mechanism, and others. The President will permit those speakers time to make a brief presentation and to answer questions from council members, but statements by and debate among council members will be held in committee, not at tonight’s meeting. Council Member Lumb stated that he has asked State Attorney Corey to draft a potential substitute for the civil citation bill which he just received today and has not had time to read.

The President also announced that there would be a bill requested for introduction on an addendum to the agenda and called on Deputy General Counsel Peggy Sidman to explain the bill. Ms. Sidman explained that the City has received a check for $13 million from the bankruptcy trustee for the Jacksonville Shipyards property which cannot be deposited until the City (by action of the City Council) agrees to accept all terms and conditions contained in the settlement agreement. The bill does not appropriate the funds but allows the check to be deposited into an interest-bearing account which Council determines how it should be used. General Counsel Cindy Laquidara stated that the bill does not require emergency action on first reading if the Council is comfortable leaving the check locked in a safe for the time being. Council members indicated that they wanted the bill to be discussed in committee so that the settlement terms can be explained and understood before they are agreed upon by deposit of the check.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:22 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                4.22.14   Posted 5:30 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials:  President’s marked agenda - LSD

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