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 14, 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, Clark, Crescimbeni, Daniels, Jones, Joost, Love, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg

Also: Cindy Laquidara, Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris and Juliette Williams – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada and Louie Marino– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Teresa Eichner and Margo Klosterman – Mayor’s Office; Lin White – Public Works Department; Calvin Burney – Planning and Development Department; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Dan Macdonald, Connie Holt and Edward Suggs – ECAs; Steve Diebenow. Paul Harden, Wyman Duggan, Tracey Arpen, Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union

Meeting Convened: 4:01 p.m.

PHS Committee: Council Member Daniels reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-695 (amending the Ordinance Code regarding special events permitting) has two differing amendments; the PHS amendment should be moved first.

Rules Committee: Council Member Jones reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-728 (declaring property surplus and authorizing donation to Habijax of the Jacksonville Beaches) has differing amendments; the Rules Committee amendment should be moved first.

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

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

TEU Committee: Council Member Love 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 Riverside Avondale Preservation as requested some additional minor amendments to 2013-342 (rezoning on St. Johns Avenue), to which the applicant agrees. A floor amendment will be offered. She also noted that 2013-641 and -642 (land use amendment and rezoning on San Pablo Road) failed in committee; the applicant has subsequently requested withdrawal.

Council Member Joost said he will move that 2013-623 and -624 (land use amendment and rezoning on San Jose Boulevard) be re-referred to the LUZ Committee for further work. Council Member Crescimbeni noted that 2013-624 and 2013-642 have been controversial and engendered a great deal of comment, and urged council members to pay attention to which bill is which given the similarity of their numbering. In response to a question, Assistant General Counsel Jason Gabriel said that the public hearings need to be held for 2013-641 and -642 even if a motion is made to withdraw the bills.

Council President Gulliford announced that he will be introducing a resolution for emergency passage at the next Council meeting expressing the City’s opposition to increased water withdrawals from the St. Johns River in Central Florida.

Meeting adjourned: 4:15 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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