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

January 28, 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, Jones, Love, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, 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; Jim Robinson and Lin White – Public Works Department; Calvin Burney – Planning and Development Department; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Dan Macdonald and Edward Suggs – ECAs; Connie Benham, Lisa Rinaman

Meeting Convened: 4:05 p.m.

Rules Committee: Council Member Jones reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that a motion to approve 2013-451 (requesting General Counsel Cindy Laquidara to resign) failed 0-5. President Gulliford will ask for a clarification from the OGC as to how members should vote to support or oppose the committee recommendation at the appropriate time. Mr. Jones also noted that 2013-806 (declaring surplus property and authorizing conveyance to the adjacent land owner) was amended in committee to refund to the CDBG program only the amount of CDBG funds used to acquire the property. He indicated that legal advice since the meeting indicates that the amendment does not comply with CDBG program regulations, so the amendment should not be moved.

RCD Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. President Gulliford stated that 2014-37 (resolution opposing water withdrawals from the St. Johns River in Central Florida) will be postponed in order to not take a public position before the St. Johns River Water Management District holds a public hearing in Northeast Florida in the next two weeks.

LUZ Committee: Council Member Boyer reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

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

PHS Committee: Council Member Daniels stated that the committee did not meet last week and had no actions to report. She requested that 2013-762 (appropriating $138,268 from ITD retained earnings for purchase of a mosquito control system) be discharged from the committee and acted upon tonight. The group discussed the status of 2013-699 (establishing annual priority populations for the Public Service Grant process), which was recommended for approval by Finance, was deferred in Rules and was not taken up in PHS which did not meet. The bill will not be taken up tonight. Ms. Daniels also requested discharge of 2013-802 (amending the Zoning Code regarding fence heights on lots with two road frontages) from the committee, as it was recommended for approval by the LUZ Committee.

TEU Committee: Council Member Love reported that the actions of the committee had all been previously covered.

Council Member Jones requested emergency action on 2014-88 (resolution urging the JEA to remove light poles from inside the sidewalks on Stockton Street).

Meeting adjourned: 4:21 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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