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

February 11, 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, Boyer, Carter, Crescimbeni, Daniels, Holt, Jones, Love, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg and Yarborough

Also: Cindy Laquidara, Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada and Louie Marino– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Teresa Eichner and Margo Klosterman – Mayor’s Office; Angela Moyer – Finance Department; Lin White – Public Works Department; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Dan Macdonald, Stan Johnson and Edward Suggs – ECAs; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union, David Chapman – Financial News and Daily Record, Lisa Rinaman – St. Johns Riverkeeper; Connie Benham, T.R. Hainline, Alberta Hipps, Kerri Stewart, Jim Gilmore

Meeting Convened: 4:00 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 Daniels reported that the committee did not meet last week due to lack of a quorum, and requested that bills 2013-699 and 2014-7, -8, -10 and -91 be discharged for action tonight. She updated the council on the status of an FEC train derailment in the downtown area earlier in the day.

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

RCD Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

LUZ Committee: Council Member Boyer reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-468 and -469 are being requested by the applicant for an opening and continuation of the public hearing until March 11^th.

2014-37 (resolution opposing withdrawal of water from the St. Johns River for use in Central Florida): President Gulliford had an amended resolution distributed showing proposed amendments agreed to and not agreed to by the St. Johns Riverkeeper and the St. Johns River Water Management District for discussion and possible adoption. Council Member Bishop asked for an explanation at the meeting of how the resolution came to be amended as distributed.

2014-13 (appropriating $60,000 for an update to a previous convention center study): Council Member Crescimbeni noted that the RCD Committee amended the bill to require the use of an RFP procurement process rather than a sole-source contract. President Gulliford indicated that he would call for a motion on the Finance Committee amendment first. Council Member Jones said that Paul Astleford of Visit Jacksonville had indicated his agreement with the amendment.

2013-699 (establishing priority populations for the Public Service Grant process): President Gulliford indicated the Finance Committee amendment would be moved first. Council Member Jones said that he will offer a floor amendment. Peggy Sidman reviewed the sequenced of proposed committee amendments to this bill.

Meeting adjourned: 4:19 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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