JACKSONVILLE
RESEARCH DIVISION
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE
AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
August 6, 2007
3:30 p.m.
City Council Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Chairman
Kevin Hyde, Council Members Yarborough, Holt, Redman, M. Jones and Corrigan
Phillip Peterson and Kim
Taylor – Council Auditor’s Office, Philip Zamarron – Legislative Services
The meeting was called to
order at 3:30 p.m.
The Committee Chair reviewed
the marked agenda provided by the Council Auditor’s Office, which includes two
items recommended for second reading and re-referral. At the conclusion of that brief agenda there
will be two presentations – one by Dr. Robert Harmon, Director of the Duval
County Health Department, and the other by Mr. Frank Brendan, a citizen
advocate for increased street lighting in the city.
The Chair opened the floor
for discussion of his proposal at the last PHS meeting that the committee
members suggest topics for study by the committee during the upcoming committee
year. The following possible study
topics were suggested:
- Public safety budgets – Mr. Hyde has invited
Sheriff John Rutherford and Director of Fire and Rescue Dan Kleman to
attend the August 20 meeting to discuss their operations and budgetary
needs;
- Infant mortality (Hyde and M. Jones);
- Failing infrastructure and its impact on public
health and safety (Hyde)
- Budget reductions and their effect on public
health and safety (M. Jones)
- Safer
- Ex-offender re-entry into society (M. Jones)
- Truancy and out-of-school suspensions (Redman)
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:47 p.m.
Jeff Clements, City Council
Research
630-1405