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