RESEARCH DIVISION
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES
COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
October 16, 2007
9:30 a.m.
City Council Conference Room A
117 West Duval Street
Attendance: Committee Chair Richard Clark; Council Members Redman, Bishop and Jabour; ; Randy Gallup; Sherry Hall and Lisa Rinaman, Administration; Heather Norsworthy and Carmen Martin, Council Auditor’s Office; Meghan Friel, ECA Dist 3, ; Kelly Boree, Recreation & Community Services; Lin White, Public Works; Bob Williams, Public Works/Real Estate; Stephen Smith, Planning & Development; Margaret Sidman and Dylan Reingold, Office of General Counsel; Rusty Russ; Sharonda Pender, Legislative Services; John J. Jackson, Council Research Division.
The Chairman, C/M Clark, called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
The Chairman proceeded to review the proposed actions on the agenda.
The Chairman indicated that Airport Authority representatives had requested that item #15, 2007-984, RESO of Opposition to Extension of any Runway at Craig Air Field be deferred. Airport Authority representative Michael Stewart hoped that Committee and other Council Members could visit Craig Air Field for a briefing. Moreover, Airport Authority Executive Director John Clark could not be present at the Committee meeting. The Chair asked the resolution’s sponsor, Council Member Bishop, if he had a problem with a deferral. Council Member Bishop indicated that he favored an up or down vote on the measure, that this had been a matter of discussion for the last forty years. C/M Bishop also indicated that people in the community were planning on attending the Committee meeting with the expectation that action was going to be taken on the measure. Council Member Jabour, while basically in agreement with C/M Bishop, indicated that as a newly elected Member of the Council, he had no had an opportunity to full hear both sides of the arguments. The Chair was under the impression that many of the issues had been resolved at previously held meetings that C/M Bishop had held with Airport Authority representatives and individual Committee members. C/M Bishop reported that he had advised Director Clark that if the Airport Authority would withdraw the Airport Authority’s proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and agreed to a series of town meetings to hear the concerns and arguments of people in the community, he, C/M Bishop would withdraw his resolution. C/M Bishop indicated that Director Clark never got back to him. Council Member Redman indicated that it was imperative that we hear more discussion on the issues and air all concerns. Margaret Sidman, Office of General Counsel, suggested that the Committee act on the proposed amendment to the resolution (various grammatical and technical changes) and then re-refer the measure.
Randy Gallup indicated that item #26, ORD 2007-1098, Apv Fair Share Assessment for “Beach and Pemberton Retail” Proj was being withdrawn at the request of his client.
There being no further business on the agenda, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 a.m.
John J. Jackson, Council Research Division, (904) 630-1729