OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

4^TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

904-630-1377

Neighborhoods, Community Investments and Services Committee

Agenda Meeting Minutes

August 1, 2016

8:30 a.m.

Topic: NCIS Committee agenda meeting

Location: Lynwood Roberts Room, 1^st floor, City Hall – St. James Building, 117 West Duval Street

In attendance: Council Members Scott Wilson (Chair), Bill Gulliford, Joyce Morgan and Garrett Dennis

Also: Council Members Lori Boyer and Anna Lopez Brosche; Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Michael Wedner, Loree French and Jason Teal – Office of General Counsel; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Juliette Williams – Legislative Services Division; Sam Mousa, Ali Korman Shelton and Jessica Baker – Mayor’s Office

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

Meeting Convened: 8:32 a.m.

Chairman Wilson called the meeting to order and asked the attendees to introduce themselves. He reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 7 items marked for deferral, 9 items ready for action (1 as a substitute) and 7 items for second reading and re-referral.

2016-385 (appropriating $150,000 from Special Council Contingency – Hemming Park to the Friends of Hemming Park for park operations): The bill is marked for deferral at the request of the sponsor, Council Member Gulliford, but Friends of Hemming Plaza has requested that the item be taken up. Council Members Gulliford and Boyer indicated they are willing to allow the bill to be discussed, but Ms. Boyer believes substantial work still needs to be done by the Special Committee in Hemming Park before the bill will be ready for action. Mr. Wilson will move that item to the end of the agenda for potential discussion after the other bills have been taken up.

Chairman Wilson announced that agenda items will be taken up in the following order to accommodate visiting council members and City staff: 1) 2016-435, 2) 2016-440; 3) 2016-426; 4) 2016-455, then the remainder of the agenda in order, with 2016-385 coming last.

Council President Boyer said that she wants the Council to consider allocating more of the City’s CDBG funding to demolition of condemned properties to enhance public safety, at least for one year to deal with the backlog of condemned structures. Council Member Gulliford said that the CDBG funds need to be used citywide in all eligible areas and not just reserved for certain parts of the city.

Meeting Adjourned: 8:38 a.m.

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

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Tapes: NCIS agenda meeting– LSD

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Materials: Auditor’s marked NCIS agenda

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