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


October 27, 2015

4:00 p.m.

 

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

In attendance: Council Members Greg Anderson (President), Danny Becton, Aaron Bowman, Lori Boyer, Anna Lopez Brosche, Katrina Brown, Doyle Carter,  John Crescimbeni, Garrett Dennis, Al Ferraro, Reggie Gaffney, Bill Gulliford, Tommy Hazouri, Jim Love, Joyce Morgan, Sam Newby, Matt Schellenberg, Scott Wilson

 

Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan Grandin and Stephen Durden – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy– Council Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Ali Korman Shelton and Latanya Peterson – Mayor’s Office; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; Wayne Young - JEA

 

Meeting Convened: 4:02 p.m.

 

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

 

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

RCDPHS Committee: Assistant Council Auditor Kyle Billy reported that all of his committee’s bills had been previously covered.

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

LUZ Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that the committee would be holding a workshop on issues relating to medical marijuana on November 3rd.

President Anderson stated that there would be a 2-item addendum to the agenda. He also reported that there would be a number of presentations at the beginning of the meeting, including a 6-month update from the City’s Inspector General and a brief presentation by the City’s brownfields coordinator.  Mr. Anderson asked that any council members wishing to be added as co-sponsors to legislation please e-mail their request to the Legislative Services Division. Council Member Brosche reported that a National Lights On After School celebration is being held in front of City Hall and invited the council members to stop by briefly before the council meeting begins. The President announced that in addition to the Rules Committee (as marked on the agenda), he would be referring Ordinance 2015-702 (amending the City Charter to extend the 2-term limit on City Council members to 3 terms) to the Finance, RCDPHS and TEU Committees as well.

 

The council members made friendly wagers about the outcome of this weekend’s Florida/Georgia football game involving the fans of the losing team wearing the winning team’s apparel at a future council meeting.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:10 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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