RESEARCH DIVISION
RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE
AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
January 20, 2016
9:00
a.m.
City Council Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Council Members Doyle Carter (Chair), Sam Newby (Vice Chair); Paige Johnston, Stephen Durden, Office of General Counsel; Assistant Council Auditor Kyle Billy; Jessica Baker, Jordan Elsbury, Administration; Daryl Joseph, Director, Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department; Aundra Wallace, CEO, Downtown Investment Authority; Joe Whitaker, Office of Economic Development; Maurice Postal, Lacree Carswell, Planning & Development Department; Laura Stagner, Housing & Community Development; Margretta Haywood, Regulatory Compliance Department; Jordan Pope, Renee Goode, JEA; Joshua Cockrell, IGS; A.G. Gancarski, FloridaPolitics.com; Connie Holt, Chiquita Moore, Executive Council Assistants; Crystal Shemwell, Legislative Assistant; John J. Jackson, Council Research Division.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:02 A.M. and reviewed the marked agenda that the Council Auditor’s Office had prepared. There were three (3) items ready for action; three (3) items that were being deferred; six (6) items that were being seconded and re-referred; two (2) items being withdrawn; and one (1) request for emergency passage.
Phillip Peterson explained that Item #3, ORD-MC 2015-702, Amend Sec 5.041 of Article 5, City Charter to Increase Max # of Consecutive Terms of Incumbent & Future Council Members from 2 to 3…, would be ready for action on February 1st.
Though Item #4, ORD 2015-783, Approp $330,799 from Drainage System Rehab to Restore the Salaries for the Safety Officers in the Fire Rescue Department.., had been marked as deferred on the Council Auditor’s Office’s marked agenda, the Chair said that in the future, he would appreciate anyone wishing to defer an item, to discuss the request with the Committee’s Chair. He contended that RCDPHS was not required to take the same actions as other standing committees, that RCDPHS takes actions that it wished to take. The Chair indicated that the item will be discussed during the Committee meeting. Stephen Durden, Office of General Counsel, announced that he would be in attendance at the Committee meeting to answer questions and clarify issues. Assistant General Counsel Paige Johnston would explain the three amendments to the proposed ordinance, two of which are new.
There being no further business, the agenda meeting was adjourned at 9:07 A.M.
John J. Jackson, Council Research Division (904) 630-1729
01.21.16
Posted: 4:00 P.M.