JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

RESEARCH DIVISION

TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

October 2, 2007

9:30 a.m.

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 West Duval Street

Attendance: Committee Chair Richard Clark; Council Members Redman, Bishop and Holt; Attorney Wyman Duggan; Randy Gallup; Sherry Hall and Lisa Rinaman, Administration; Robert Campbell and Carmen Martin, Council Auditor’s Office; Meghan Friel, ECA Dist 3, Sandra Lane, ECA, AT-Large Dist 5; Lin White, Public Works; Bob Williams, Public Works/Real Estate; Chris Pearson, Solid Waste; Kimberly Scott, Property Safety; Attorney Paige Johnson, Stephen Smith, Planning & Development; Margaret Sidman and Dylan Reingold, Office of General Counsel; 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 and commented that there are a number of bills that have been on the agenda for a considerable period of time.

The Chair asked Sherry Hall what was the administration’s current position on item #1, RESO 2006-794 (Designating Soutel/Moncrief Community Redev Area as Jax Brownfield Area for Env & Econ Rehab & Dev)? Ms. Hall indicated that an amendment to the legislation is impending.

On item #2, ORD 2006-883 (Auth Lease Agreemt w/ Property Management Support, Inc for Tax Collector Office Space at 9680 Argyle Forest Blvd), Bob Williams, Real Estate, indicated that the bill has been deferred at the request of the Tax Collector’s Office.

On item #7, ORD 2007-419 (Dancing Entertainment Estab Code), Dylan Reingold indicated that there is to be no JSO amendment; the bill passed out of PHS on October 1, 2007 with the fine fee deposited in the Sheriff’s Investigative Fund remaining at $20.00.

On item #9, ORD 2007-698 (Fair Share Assmt w/ Semblar Florida for “Southside Baymeadows Bank” Proj was ready for action, according to Atty Wyman Duggan, and that there were amendments to be introduced.

On item #22, ORD 2007-968, (Fair Share Assmt with SS Investment Group for “Northwood Town Center” Proj,. Atty Paige Johnston indicated that the client wanted the bill deferred for two cycles.

Peggy Sidman explained the substitute for item #29, ORD 2007-980 (Newspaper Street Sales Allowed).

Bob Williams explained the nature of item #33, ORD 2007-986, (Closing & Aband Portion of Bennett St….at request of Ring Power Corp for expansion). The City was closing a R/W and declaring surplus & auth sale of a parcel.

There being no other business on the agenda, the Chair adjourned the agenda meeting at 9:45 a.m.

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