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


March 10, 2015

4:00 p.m.

 

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

In attendance: Council Members Greg Anderson (Vice President), Bill Bishop, Lori Boyer, Richard Clark, Bill Gulliford, Ray Holt, Warren Jones, Stephen Joost, Jim Love, Don Redman, Matt Schellenberg

Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan Grandin – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Kyle Billy and Brian Parks – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Chris Hand and Teresa Eichner – Mayor’s Office; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Dan Macdonald  – ECA; Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; Ron Littlepage – Florida times-Union, Mike Herzberg, T.R. Hainline, Wyman Duggan, Kevin Meerschaert

 

 

Meeting Convened: 4:01 p.m.

 

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. 2015-37 (execution of hotel development agreement with Parkview Plaza Partners) is requested for postponement until March 25th at the request of the developer. 2015-60 (appropriating $7.1 million in HOPE, CDBG, UDAG and other community development funds) has competing amendments; the RCDPHS amendment will be moved first. 2015-115 (approving a mobility fee contract with Atlantic North LLC) has competing amendments; the Finance amendment will be moved first.

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Boyer reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  2015-127 (regulating Transportation Network Companies) is mismarked on the agenda – it should be moved for substitute and re-referral.

 

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.

 

Council Member Gulliford requested that 2015-128 (expressing Council’s intent to levy a local option half-cent sales tax for emergency fire and rescue services, subject to referendum approval) be re-referred back to the Rules Committee for further discussion.

 

Vice President Anderson noted that there is a 6-item addendum to the agenda, including a one request for emergency action on first reading.

 

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:13 p.m.

 

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

             3.10.15 Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:  Council agenda meeting – LSD

             3.10.15

Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD

3.10.15