JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

RESEARCH DIVISION

RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING

November 6, 2007

1:30 p.m.

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 W. Duval Street

Attendance: Council Member Graham (Chair), Council Members Bishop, Joost, M. Jones, Johnson, Lee; Steve Rohan, Office of General Counsel; Janice Billy Council Auditor’s Office; Adam Hollingsworth, Sherry Hall and Lisa Rinaman, Administration; Kelly Boree, Recreation & Community Svcs; Lin White, Public Works; Marilyn Allen, Legislative Services; ECAS Meghan Friel, Sandra Lane, Sarah Balme, Celeste Hicks and Mina Hosseini; Roz Phillips and Kelly Boree, Recreation & Community Services; Cheryl Runyon, JSO; Marilyn Allen, Legislative Services.

The Committee Chair called the agenda meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. and asked Janice Billy, Council Auditor’s Office, to review the agenda, indicating what items were ready for action.

On item 9, ORD 2007-1045, Auth License Agreement with Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee, Inc. for its use of the Community Ctr in Simonds Johnson Park, Council Member Lee requested that the item be deferred and proceeded to discuss the issues and concerns that she said merited a deferral. C/M Lee indicated that she had asked Cindy Laquidara to attend the Committee meeting to address specific concerns. C/M Lee provided the Agenda Committee with background information going back to former Council Member Hipps’ asking then candidate Lee to meet with Tony Bocelli. C.M Lee reported that she had met with community leaders on the previous evening and encountered considerable opposition to the proposed License Agreement.

On item 12, ORD 2007-1094, Apv Pmy to IKON for Settlement of Dispute, the Chair asked about the status of the bill. Lisa Rinamon said that the Administration had requested that the bill be deferred because the Chair of the Finance Committee had additional questions that he wanted addressed and resolved.

On item #1147, RESO Urging Gov Crist and Fla Legislature to Reauthorize the Sadowski Affordable Act, Council Member Joost indicated that he would be making comments on the bill at the Committee meeting.

There being no other items to discuss on the agenda, the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.

John J. Jackson, Council Research Division, (904)630-1729