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

September 13, 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: Paige Johnston and Susan Grandin – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Katrin MacDonald and Crystal Shemwell – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Ali Korman-Shelton and Jessica Baker – Mayor’s Office; Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; Mike Weinstein and Teresa Eichner – Administration and Finance Department; Aundra Wallace – Downtown Investment Authority; Steve Rohan – Inspector General’s Office

Meeting Convened: 4:00 p.m.

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

TEU Committee: Council Member Ferraro reported the committee had no action items.

Finance Committee: Council Member Brosche reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting .

LUZ Committee: Council Member Becton reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. Assistant General Counsel Susan Grandin explained that 2016-398 (road frontage waiver on Merrill Road) will be amended to word the committee recommendation as a denial; vote the green button to support the committee’s recommendation to deny.

NCIS Committee: Council Member Wilson reported the committee had no action items.

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

Special Committee topics for next week’s committees

PHS: homeless issues and a Zika virus update

Finance: special committee meetings will begin in October

TEU: the City’s relationship with JEA regarding street lights and traffic signals

LUZ: continuation of the discussion of the flow chart and timeline for processing land use and zoning items

NCIS: expansion of the City Rec and Roll program

Rules: boards and commissions – Art in Public Places, Cultural Services Grant Council, Cultural Council

President Boyer announced that next week’s Lunch and Learn topic will be how to amend a bill.

Council Member Brosche announced that the budget substitute will be tentatively approved and laid on the table tonight in anticipation of final action on September 27^th. All proposed amendments to the budget should be sent to the Office of General Counsel for drafting and listing (in chronological order) on the amendments list for action on the 27^th. As the budget is currently balanced and there is no Special Council Contingency fund, all amendments with dollar impacts must identify a funding source.

President Boyer reminded the group that the Council will sit as the JIA CRA board in a meeting starting at 4:30 p.m.

Meeting adjourned: 4:14 p.m.

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

9.13.16 Posted 5:30 p.m.

Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD

9.13.16