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
9.21.15
Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD
9.21.15