OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL AGENDA OF MAY 10, 2016
BRIEF SUMMARIES OF AMENDMENTS and SUBSTITUTES
Compiled by: Research Division
Full text of amendments and substitutes available via Legislative Bill Search system at http://cityclts.coj.net/coj/cojBillSearchNew.asp?type=PL
15-483	Amendment	Banking Fund de-authorization: changes requirements to fund projects with useful life of 5 years or greater and a value of at least $25,000; adds requirement that the administration report to Council pursuant to Council Rule 2.214 within 60 days of the closing of each borrowing issue to include amount borrowed, interest rate, and list of projects to be funded; clarifies that with the sunset of the Banking Fund, the projects so funded remain authorized, but no further borrowing will be done through the Banking Fund.
16-7	Substitute	Clarifies the enforcement processes available to Public Works for right-of-way encroachments; requires notice and an opportunity for the responsible party to correct the violation before formal enforcement is initiated; creates the authority for the City’s enforcement officers to issue a stop work order; authorizes the City to abate the violation and place a lien on the property for the cost of the abatement; allows landscaping violations to be handled with a civil penalty; corrects scrivener’s error.
16-130	Amendment	Clarifies oversight for human trafficking signage; provides for an educational component; creates a special revenue fund to account for fines; funds shall be split 50/50 between Consumer Affairs (administrative) and JSO (enforcement); identifies violation as Class F offense with only one warning within a 12 month period and establishes $500 fine; requires signs to be in English and industry demographic language. Floor: adds language to clarify the City’s ability to pursue remedies for violators who fail to pay citations.
16-131	Amendment	Attaches revised agreement to include Attachments A (educational goals) and B (sponsor packages); includes new Attachment C concerning requirements to have Live SMART unit appear at COJ activities/meetings.
16-185	Amendment	Rezoning on Century 21 Drive from PUD and RMD-D to PUD approved with corrected address; attaches Revised Exhibit 3 (revised written description); attaches Revised Exhibit 4 (revised site plan); attaches new Exhibit 5 (Development Services Division memorandum dated April 4, 2016.
16-203	Amendment	Adds explanation of appropriation section to Human Rights Commission budgetary clean-up; clarifies that funds are also being used to fund existing employees and operating costs; deletes references to sub fund 1FB.
16-207	Amendment	Sign setback waiver on Dix Ellis Trail approved subject to one condition – internal illumination is allowed but no changing message device shall be allowed.
16-210	Amendment	Rezoning on San Marco Boulevard, Dante Place, Palm Avenue, Children’s Way, Flagler Avenue and Gary Street from various categories to PUD for MD Anderson/Baptist Cancer Center is approved subject to conditions: Maximum height of all structures is limited to 115 except for Lot D parcel, limited to 50 feet; minimum off-street parking standard of 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area; vehicular and pedestrian access locations prescribed; signage limits; landscape buffer required; open space and pedestrian plaza requirement; architectural and massing design and building step-back requirements. Attaches Revised Exhibit 2 (zoning map); attaches Revised Exhibit 3 (revised written description); Attaches Revised Exhibit 4 (revised site plan); attaches new Exhibit 5 (Development Services memorandum); attaches new Exhibit 6 (MD Anderson Traffic Impact Memo).
16-240	Amendment	Places revised lease agreement with Downtown Vision, Inc. on file to correct term.
16-254	Amendment	Adds explanation of appropriation section to Art In Public Places appropriation to Water Street Parking Garage; corrects BT for reorg. Account change; places revised agreement on file to remove City obligation for site prep work and to require Cultural Council to inspect the work prior to each payment & only pay based on a percentage of completion basis.
16-255	Amendment	Attaches revised BT and include appropriation explanation for Digital Risk economic incentive funding source; corrects reference to prior Resolution 2013-184-A; clarifies that Project Pinnacle was approved by Ord. 2016-706-E.
16-275	Amendment	Correct references from Chapter 118 to the newly created Chapter 80 in Chris Warren appointment to Public Service Grant Council.
16-300	Amendment	Pension liability local option sales surtax: adds emergency language; inserts language to clarify sequence of approval events; adds additional council member co-sponsors.

Contact: Jeff Clements, Chief of Research (904) 630-1405 or jeffc@coj.net