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


September 21, 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, Reggie 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 – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Kyle Billy and Kim Taylor – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris and Crystal Shemwell – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Ali Korman Shelton – Mayor’s Office; John Jones – Public Works Department; Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; Jon Heymann and Bill Hodges – Jacksonville Children’s Commission; Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; Mike Weinstein – Finance Department

 

Meeting Convened: 4:00 p.m.

 

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

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

Finance Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2014-553 (amending the Zero Tolerance for Litter ordinance) has competing committee amendments; the Finance amendment should be moved first.

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

RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Carter reported that all of his committee’s bills had been previously covered.

 

 

 

 

President Anderson explained the procedure for consideration of the budget-related ordinances. The budget ordinance will be moved as previously substituted and the 8 committee/council member proposed amendments submitted in advance will be moved individually, followed by any additional floor amendments. The President will ask the Council Auditor and the General Counsel’s Office to comment on the fiscal and legal ramifications of each proposed amendment before votes are taken. In response to questions about several of the proposed amendments, Council Auditor Kirk Sherman described the availability of funds in the City Council and Executive operating reserve accounts. Deputy General Counsel Peggy Sidman noted that the Soutel/Moncrief CRA budget cited as a funding source in one proposed amendment must be used within the CRA boundaries and cannot be used as a funding source as proposed.

 

Finance Chairman Gulliford announced that the latest revised taxable value figures from the Property Appraiser’s Office have further reduced projected property tax revenues from the $320,000 reduction the Finance Committee dealt with last week to a new total reduction of $838,745. A plan has been developed to fill that revenue shortfall from other sources.  Council Member Schellenberg briefly explained his intention behind this proposed amendments to restore council member and executive council assistant pay reductions imposed in 2010. Council Member Crescimbeni announced that he would have a floor amendment to ordinance 2015-593 (annual appropriation to the Chamber of Commerce). Peggy Sidman explained the sequence of consideration for the budget-related ordinances and the possible need to amend several of the bills if one is amended that impacts on others.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:22 p.m.

 

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

             9.22.15 Posted 11:00 a.m.

Tapes:  Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD

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