OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

4^TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

904-630-1377

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

October 11, 2016

4:00 p.m.

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

In attendance: Council Members Lori Boyer (President), Greg Anderson, Danny Becton, Aaron Bowman, Anna Lopez Brosche, Doyle Carter, John Crescimbeni, Garrett Dennis, Al Ferraro, Reginald Gaffney, Bill Gulliford, Tommy Hazouri, Jim Love, Joyce Morgan, Sam Newby, Matt Schellenberg and Scott Wilson

Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan Grandin and Stephen Durden – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens and Crystal Shemwell – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; John Pappas and Lin White – Public Works Department; Sam Mousa and Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s Office; Kirk Wendland, Paul Crawford and Ed Randolph – Office of Economic Development; Bill Killingsworth and Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; Mike Weinstein – Administration and Finance Department; Chief Kurtis Wilson and Steve Woodard – Fire and Rescue Department; Chief Larry Schmitt – Sheriff’s Office; Bill Hodges – Children’s Commission

Meeting Convened: 4:03 p.m.

NCIS Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

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

PHS Committee: Council Member Newby reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

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

LUZ Committee: Council Member Becton reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that there will be a floor amendment offered on 2016-525 (rezoning on San Jose Boulevard).

Finance Committee: Council Member Brosche reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. Council Member Becton announced that he would be abstaining from the vote on 2016-653 (approving economic development agreement with Safariland Inc.) because of a conflict of interest.

President Boyer announced that there would be a floor amendment offered on 2016-656 to correct the council district reference and the bill will be re-referred to the LUZ Committee. Ms. Boyer also announced that 2016-662 (appointing Council Member Crescimbeni to the Election Canvassing Board for the November general election) will be amended to substitute the name of Council Member Carter in place of Mr. Crescimbeni.

Council Member Ferraro requested that 2016-356 (proposed large scale land use amendment between New Berlin Road and Alta Drive) be postponed one cycle so that area residents who are currently without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew can have the opportunity to attend the scheduled public hearing at the next Council meeting. Council Members Schellenberg and Hazouri opposed deferring the item.

Council Member Love announced that he would be requesting discharge of 2016-536 (resolution opposing changes to Florida’s water quality standards) and adoption of the substitute approved in the Rules Committee last week. Council Member Gulliford requested and received clarification that the motion on 2016-652 (repealing a prior ordinance and surplusing a vacant lot to Kairos SIP Construction) would be to move the Finance Committee amendment. Council Member Schellenberg requested the President to recognize the presence of members of Boy Scout Troop 268 during the meeting.

Special Committee topics for next week’s committees

TEU: no special meeting next week; the topic at the succeeding meeting will be the electrical grid and its effect on neighborhoods.

PHS: food deserts.

Finance: no special meeting next week.

Rules: continuation of review of boards and commissions – Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority, City/School Board Joint Planning Committee and the Planning Commission.

LUZ: school capacity and its relationship to land use policy.

NCIS: demolition process and timeline for condemned buildings.

President Boyer announced that the agenda meetings for the morning committees (NCIS, PHS, Finance) will take place in the Council Chamber next week. She also announced that she would soon be sending out memos to council members soliciting feedback and suggestions on the Council’s lunch-and-learns and the special committee meetings. The President thanked her Council colleagues for their cooperation and full participation during last week’s hurricane response.

Meeting adjourned: 4:24 p.m.

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

10.11.16 Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD

10.11.16