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
June 9, 2015
4:00
p.m.
Location:
City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,
In attendance:
Council Members Clay Yarborough (President),
Greg Anderson, Bill
Bishop, Lori Boyer, Reggie Brown, Doyle Carter, Richard Clark, John
Crescimbeni, Reggie Gaffney, Bill Gulliford, Ray Holt, Warren Jones, Denise Lee,
Jim Love, Don Redman, Matt Schellenberg
Also:
Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan Grandin and Stephen Durden – Office of
General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Kyle Billy, Phillip Peterson and Brian Parks –
Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Steve
Cassada– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Teresa
Eichner – Mayor’s Office; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; James
Richardson – Environmental Protection Board; Dan Macdonald and Scott Wilson –
ECAs; Ted Carter and Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; Jon
Heymann and Bill Hodges – Children’s Commission; Wayne Young – JEA; Jim Piggott
– News4Jax; Ron Littlepage – Florida
Times-Union; Sam Mousa – Mayor Curry transition
team; Heather Surface – Lakeshore Marine; Paul Harden
Meeting Convened:
4:04 p.m.
President Yarborough noted that 2015-289 (subordination of a
drainage easement in Baldwin) is on the agenda twice, once on the Consent
Agenda and then again in the Public Hearing section. It will be taken up in the
Public Hearing portion of the meeting.
Rules Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the
actions of the committee from its meeting.
Finance Committee: Council Member Clark reviewed the actions
of the committee from its meeting, noting that there are differing Rules and
Finance amendments for 2015-6 (amending the Traffic Code regarding intersection
line of sight obstructions). The bill sponsor, Council Member Boyer, requested
that the bill be moved for withdrawal. Mr. Clark also noted that a floor
amendment will be offered for 2015-400 (appropriating $483,000 from Special
Council Contingency – Banking Fund for a special financial audit). Council
Member Crescimbeni questioned the rationale behind the administration’s request
to withdraw 2015-366 (authorizing an increase in the Building Inspection
Division personnel cap by 2 employees for additional plans inspectors). Teresa
Eichner of the Mayor’s Office said that the administration was requesting
withdrawal of all employee cap increases in order to let the new administration
review and make recommendations after it takes office.
TEU Committee: Council Member Brown reviewed the actions of
the committee from its meeting.
RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Redman reported that all
the actions of the committee had been previously covered
LUZ Committee: Council Member Holt reviewed the actions of
the committee from its meeting.
President Yarborough announced that he would be moving
consideration of 2015-380 (authorizing issuance of health care facility revenue
bonds on behalf of UF Health Jacksonville) to the top of the agenda to
accommodate the schedule of UF Health’s representative.
Council Member Clark stated that he will be proposing and
ordinance on the addendum to the agenda to impose a 6-month moratorium on the
growth, sale or dispensing of marijuana in order to give the city some
regulatory framework since the Florida Legislature has failed in its current
session to deal with statewide regulations in response to the passage of the
medical marijuana constitutional amendment last November.
Council Member Gulliford requested that 2015-350 (resolution
opposing seismic air gun testing in the Atlantic Ocean) be re-referred to the
Rules Committee so that the committee can hear from proponents of the testing.
Peggy Sidman noted that there are competing Rules and
Finance amendments to 2015-304 (amending the Police and Fire Pension Fund) and
suggested that the more comprehensive Finance amendment be moved first. She
explained that Council Member Gulliford will be offering 6 floor amendments
resulting from a meeting he held this morning with John Keane, the Executive
Director of the Police and Fire Pension Fund, who requested several refinements
to the proposal as it now stands after the committee amendments. Council
members Schellenberg and Crescimbeni suggested that the bill be re-referred to
committee for discussion of what appear to be several fairly substantial
changes in policy. The 6 amendments will be voted on one by one. Peggy Sidman
briefly explained the 6 floor amendments.
Council Member Lee requested that 2015-358 (appropriating
$75,000 from General Fund fund balance to First Tee
of Northeast Florida for capital improvements) be discharged from committee and
acted upon by the Council at the meeting.
Meeting adjourned:
4:39 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
6.9.15 Posted 6:00 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda
meeting – LSD
6.9.15
Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD
6.9.15