OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

CHERYL L. BROWN 117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

DIRECTOR 4^TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

OFFICE (904) 630-1452 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

FAX (904) 630-2906

E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

January 27, 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, Richard Clark, John Crescimbeni, Bill Gulliford, Ray Holt, Warren Jones, Jim Love, Robin Lumb, Don Redman, Matt Schellenberg

Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan Grandin – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Teresa Eichner and Margo Klosterman – Mayor’s Office; Wayne Young – JEA; Lin White – Public Works Department; Dan Macdonald – ECA; Greg Pease – Procurement Division; Fred Atwill, T.R. Hainline

Meeting Convened: 4:01 p.m.

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

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

Finance Committee: Council Member Clark 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 noted that there will be an addendum of several bills, and he requested that 2014-723 (amendments to the City Charter involving the Office of General Counsel) be added to the addendum for consideration of a substitute and re-referral to committee. As a result of discussions at today’s joint meeting of the City Council and School Board, one or more representatives of the School Board may be in attendance at the Rules Committee meeting next Monday to discuss the bill.

Council Member Schellenberg requested emergency action on first reading of an addendum ordinance to amend the deadline by which Loblolly Wetlands Mitigation council district funds must be expended from September 30, 2014 to June 30, 2015 as was originally intended.

Council Member Jones requested emergency action on Resolution 2015-92 honoring and commending Communities In Schools of Jacksonville on 25 years of service to the community.

Council Member Gulliford reported that he has been asked by several people if the Police and Fire Pension Fund counter-offer to the Council’s approved pension reform bill will be taken up in the committees next week for potential emergency action, and he deferred to the President’s discretion on when the bill should be heard. President Yarborough said that he would leave the decision to discuss the bill (2015-54) up to the committee chairs.

Teresa Eichner of the Mayor’s Office called the council members’ attention to 2015-73 (authorizing a real estate license agreement between the City and the U.S. Navy/N.A.S. Jacksonville), which is being requested for one-cycle emergency consideration.

Meeting adjourned: 4:10 p.m.

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

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Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD

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