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 22, 2016

4:00 p.m.

 

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

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

 

Also: Peggy Sidman and Susan Grandin – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Lin White, Stephanie Burch and Joe Namey – Public Works Department; Mike Weinstein and Angela Moyer – Finance Department;  Sam Mousa, Ali Korman-Shelton, Jessica Baker, Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s Office; Kirk Wendland and Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; James Richardson – Environmental Protection Board; Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; Bill Hodges – Jacksonville Children’s Commission; A.G. Gancarski – FloridaPolitics.com

 

Meeting Convened: 4:01 p.m.

 

Finance Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. Council Member Crescimbeni explained that the St. Johns River Ferry Commission and the JTA board had a difference of opinion regarding Section 15 of the ferry transfer agreement dealing with the requirement to operate the ferry 365 days per year for 20 years except when the ferry is in dry dock for its periodic inspections. CAO Sam Mousa and Council Member Gulliford advocated for deleting both paragraphs of Section 15 of the agreement. Jessica Shepherd of the JTA indicated the authority’s agreement with that deletion. Peggy Sidman will prepare a floor amendment to that effect. Council Member Crescimbeni requested that JTA CEO Nathaniel Ford be present at the Council meeting to answer questions about ferry operations.

 

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

 

RCDPHS Committee: Council Member Carter reported that all of the committee’s actions had been previously covered. Council Member Newby explained the floor amendment he will propose to 2016-176 (appropriating $1.88 million in Jacksonville Journey funding).

 

 

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

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. A floor amendment will be offered on 2016-155 (amending the River City Marketplace DRI). Council Member Katrina Brown requested that 2015-844 and -845 (land use amendment and rezoning on North Myrtle Avenue) be postponed for one cycle while she has some questions answered. Mr. Wilson agreed to have the bill re-referred to the LUZ Committee for further consideration.

 

Council Member Gulliford suggested that failure to act on bill 2016-232 (extending the temporary moratorium on vehicle for hire medallion renewals and late fees) tonight on first reading on the Addendum to the Agenda puts taxicab operators in a precarious position with regard to enforcement of the ordinance because the current moratorium will expire several weeks before the Council has its next opportunity to act on the bill. He at least wants the bill discussed tonight so that the sentiment of the Council is on the record even if no formal action is taken on the bill.

 

Mr. Gulliford expressed concern about 2015-519 (amending the Public Property Code regarding donation of surplus properties for public housing purposes) being continually postponed and urged the council to take action soon to address the City’s affordable housing crisis.

 

Council Member Schellenberg requested that 2016-225 and 226 (appointing members to the new Renew Arlington CRA board) be acted upon as 1 cycle emergencies so that the board can be brought up to full membership quickly and can begin its work.

 

Council President Anderson requested Council Member Love to hold a moment of silence before the Pledge of Allegiance to commemorate the deaths of relatives of several council members in the past several weeks and to acknowledge the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium this morning.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:28 p.m.

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

3.22.16     Posted 5:30 p.m.

Tapes:  Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD

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