RESEARCH DIVISION
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES
COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
September 18, 2007
9:30 a.m.
City Council Conference Room A
117 West Duval Street
Attendance: Committee Chair Richard Clark; Council Members Redman, Bishop; Wyman Duggan; Jim Gilmore; Bruce Robbins; Randy Gallup; Daniel Blanchard; Sherry Hall, Administration; Robert Campbell; Cheryl Runyon, JSO; Meghan Friel, ECA Dist 3; Lin White, Public Works; Bob Dur; Jason Perry; Coen Purvis; Alex Coley; Helen Kent; Kerri Stewart, Housing & Neighborhoods Dept; Bob Williams, Public Works/Real Estae; Paul Crawford, JEDC; Stephen Smith, Planning & Development; Emily Pierce; Margaret Sidman, Office of General Counsel; Carmen Johnson, Council Auditor’s Officde; Jannice Billy, Council Auditor’s Office; 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.
Lisa Rinaman noted that the Administration was requesting that item 5, ORD 2007-314 (License Agremt with Florida East Coast Railway for Greenland Rd RR Crossing) be deferred.
OGC Shannon Eller and Randy Gallup noted that the applicant had requested that ORD 2007-642 (Fair Share Assessmt with Garden Street Venture) be deferred.
Wyman Duggan requested that ORD 2007-698 (Fair Share Assessmt with Greenland Commerce) be deferred.
OGC Shannon Eller and Randy Gallup noted that the applicant for the Fair Share Assessmt for the “New Berlin Commercial Corner” project, ORD 2007-701, be deferred.
OGC Peggy Sidman indicated that on item 23, ORD 2007-830, (JEDC Redv Agreemt for Brooklyn Park), the Committee would be acting on the Finance Committee substitute and on item 23, ORD 2007-831, (JEDC Redev Agreemt re Brooklyn), the Committee would be acting on a Rules Committee substitute.
Peggy Sidman made the procedural point that if the Committee did not vote out items 24, 25 & 26 (Ordinances 2007-836, 2007-837 and 2007-838, Stormwater fee, Waste Collection fee, JEA franchise fee), the items would have to be discharged at the City Council meeting, and that the Council action would require a 2/3rds vote to discharge.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:38 a.m.