JACKSONVILLE
RESEARCH DIVISION
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
4:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
1st floor, City Hall
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Chairman
Clay Yarborough, Committee Members Glorious Johnson, Bill Bishop, Denise Lee
(arr. 4:14), Ray Holt, Mia Jones
Excused: Kevin
Hyde
The meeting was called to
order at 4:05 p.m.
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Item/File No. |
Title/History |
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1. 2008-372 |
ORD
Declaring Surplus & Auth Conveyance to Operation New Hope Inc. for
Constrn of Affordable Housing; Waiving Sec 122.424 (Appraisal/Assessed Value
Over $25,000), Ord Code. (Dist 7-Gaffney) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 5/27/08 |
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1.
5/13/2008 CO Introduced: R,F,PHS |
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5/19/2008 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer; 5/19/2008 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 5/19/2008 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
5/27/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, F, PHS |
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R: Defer F: Defer DEFER |
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2. 2008-629 |
ORD
Transferring Rev & Expenditures of $437,582.83 (Orig Approp in Ords
2005-1062-E & 2006-935-E) from Jax Network for Strengthening Families to
the Jax Children's Comm to Administer the Prog; Auth Funds Carryover to FY
2008-2009. (BT 08-146) (McCain) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/12/08 |
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1.
7/22/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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8/4/2008 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/4/2008 F Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
8/12/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F,PHS |
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F: Approve RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-0 |
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3. 2008-636 |
ORD
Transferring/Realigning $68,273 of Jax Children's Comm Spec Rev/Network for
Strengthening Families Acct for more Effective Use; Auth Funds Carryover to
FY 2008-2009; Extend Exp Date of Grant from 9/30/08 to 9/30/09. (BT 08-147)
(RC 09-002) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/26/08 |
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1.
8/12/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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8/18/2008 PHS Read 2nd &
Rerefer; 8/18/2008 F Read 2nd &
Rerefer |
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2.
8/26/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, PHS |
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F: Approve RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5- 0 |
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4. 2008-637 |
ORD
Approp $10,000 Donated by BP Corp to Jax Fire & Rescue Dept to Purchase
Alcohol Foam to Fight Ethanol Fuel Fires. (BT 08-151) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/26/08 |
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1.
8/12/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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8/18/2008 PHS Read 2nd &
Rerefer; 8/18/2008 F Read 2nd &
Rerefer |
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2.
8/26/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, PHS |
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F: Approve RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-0 |
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5. 2008-642 |
ORD
Estab Rev Fund Acct for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
Funds; Approp $2,048,693.32 in HOPWA Prog Funds to Jax Housing Comm to
Execute Fed Prog Contracts for (1) $500,000 to Catholic Charities Bureau,
Inc; (2) $65,000 to Gateway Community Svcs, Inc; (3) $140,000 to I.M.
Sulzbacher Ctr for the Homeless, Inc; (4) $263,360 to Lutheran Social Svcs of
Northeast Fla, Inc; (5) $560,000 to Northeast Fla AIDS Network, Inc & (7)
$120,333.32 to City's Housing & Neighborhoods Dept for Admin Costs; Auth
Funds Carryover to FY 2009-2010; Apv Positions. (BT 09-001) (RC 09-003)
(Chastain) (Req of Jax Housing Comm) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/26/08 |
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1.
8/12/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS,RCD |
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8/18/2008 PHS Read 2nd &
Rerefer; 8/18/2008 F Read 2nd &
Rerefer |
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8/19/2008 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
8/26/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, PHS, RCD |
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F: Amend/Approve AMEND(F) to 1. attach executed BT 2. correct total appropriation amount to
$2,018,346.66 3. correct administrative costs to
$59,640 4. include language about appropriation
of prior year funds for $30,346.66 to NEFL AIDS Network RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS AMENDED 4
– 0 (Bishop absent) |
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6. 2008-656 |
RESO
Adopting Jax Fire & Rescue Dept's List of Improvements Detailed in their
Study Report dtd 7/14/08 & Designating the 1st 5 yrs of Appendix
"C" as the Fire & Rescue Station Capital Prog. (Alderson) (Req
of Mayor) |
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1.
8/12/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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8/18/2008 PHS Read 2nd &
Rerefer; 8/18/2008 F Read 2nd &
Rerefer |
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2.
8/26/2008 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, PHS |
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Council
Member Lee arrived F: Defer RECOMMEND APPROVAL 6 - 0 |
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7. 2008-682 |
ORD
re Public Distribution of Goods & Svcs on Public & Private Propty;
Amend Chapt 250 (Misc Business Regulations), Ord Code, as Amended in Ord
2007-611-E, by Amend Secs 250.101(g) (Definitions, 250.121 (Food Distributors;
Trash Receptacles & Access to Restroom Facilities Required) &
Creating New Sec 250.123 (Feeding of the Homeless for Bona Fide Religious
Motivations), re Persons or Organizations Motivated by Bona Fide Religious
Beliefs who Feed the Homeless; Provide Exemptions for such Persons or
Organizations from Requiremts of Chapt 250; Provide for other Exemptions
& Exceptions; Provide an Appellate Procedure re 1st Amend Issues; Apv
Settlemt of Pending Litigation in Herkov v. City, re Feeding of the Homeless;
Req Emerg Apv. (Wedner) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/26/08 |
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1.
8/12/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS,RCD |
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8/18/2008 PHS Read 2nd &
Rerefer; 8/18/2008 F Read 2nd &
Rerefer |
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8/19/2008 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
8/26/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, PHS, RCD |
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F: Amend/Approve AMEND(F) to 1. change the department to oversee the
project to Housing and Neighborhoods 2. limit number of people who can be fed
on a residential lot as provided in the Zoning Code RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS AMENDED 4
- 0 |
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8. 2008-698 |
ORD
Auth 2nd Renewal & 3rd Amend to Cooperative Agreemt bet City (For &
On Behalf of JSO) with Duval County School Bd for the School Resource Officer
Prog to Increase Max Indebtedness of DCSB for 2008-2009 School FY to
$3,900,000. (McCain) (Req of Sheriff) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/26/08 |
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1.
8/12/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS,RCD |
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8/18/2008 PHS Read 2nd &
Rerefer; 8/18/2008 F Read 2nd &
Rerefer |
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8/19/2008 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
8/26/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, PHS, RCD |
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F: Defer RECOMMEND APPROVAL 4 - 0 |
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9. 2008-703 |
ORD
Repealing Sec 124.103 (Fee Schedule for Med Examiner Svcs & Records), Ord
Code & Creating New Sec 124.103 to estab new Fees for Svcs & Records.
(McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 9/9/08 |
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1.
8/26/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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F: Read 2nd &
Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
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10. 2008-704 |
ORD
Auth a Cooperative Agreemt with Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 9/9/08 |
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1.
8/26/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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F: Read 2nd &
Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
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11. 2008-705 |
ORD
Auth a Cooperative Agreemt with Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 9/9/08 |
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1.
8/26/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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F: Read 2nd &
Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
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12. 2008-706 |
ORD
Auth a Cooperative Agreemt with Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 9/9/08 |
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1.
8/26/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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F: Read 2nd &
Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
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13. 2008-707 |
ORD
Auth a Cooperative Agreemt with Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 9/9/08 |
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1.
8/26/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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F: Read 2nd &
Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
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14. 2008-708 |
ORD
Auth a Cooperative Agreemt with Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 9/9/08 |
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1.
8/26/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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F: Read 2nd &
Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
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15. 2008-709 |
ORD
Auth a Cooperative Agreemt with Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 9/9/08 |
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1.
8/26/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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F: Read 2nd &
Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
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16. 2008-724 |
ORD
Approp $215,000 from "Replace Fire Station #5" & New Fire
Station #59" (Completed Projs) to add Funding for Constrn of a Spec
Equipmt Storage Bldg for Fire Station #4 at 639 W Duval St; Amend Ord
2007-814-E (CIP) to Auth Revised Status of said Projs. (Dist 9-W. Jones) (BT
08-170) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 9/9/08 |
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1.
8/26/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS |
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F: Read 2nd &
Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
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17. 2008-744 |
RESO
Requesting & Auth Gen Counsel to Pursue all Legal & Admin Avenues to
Prevent a 4-Mile Polluting Pipeline from the Georgia-Pacific Corp Paper Mill
to the St Johns River in Putnam County, which will Damage the St Johns River
Water Resources or Ecology; Auth Retention of Spec Counsel if Necessary.
(Rohan) (C/M Webb) |
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F: Read 2nd & Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
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18. 2008-747 |
ORD
Approp $1,583,188 from Jax Children's Comm to the 21st Century Community
Learning Centers Grant for "Team-Up After School" Progs for Children
to Offset a Loss in Anticipated Grant Funds. (BT 08- ) (Arpen) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 9/9/08 |
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1.
8/26/2008 CO Introduced: F,PHS F: Read 2nd &
Refer Read 2nd & Refer |
Director of Fire and Rescue Dan
Kleman made a presentation on the department’s TriData study and the proposed
10-year capital improvement plan for the department. The first TriData study was commissioned in
2001, the first update in 2006. The
study was focused on response/travel times, staffing and apparatus levels and
station locations. The response time
goal is 4 minutes or less in the urban area and 8 minutes or less in the rural
area, 90% of the time. TriData
recommends construction of 8 new fire stations, establishment of 8 new rescue
units (6 full-time, 2 peak-time), addition of 4 ladder companies and 2 marine
units, and increased staffing to achieve 4-person minimum staffing on all
engine companies (8 new, 23 existing).
Year 1 of the proposed 1o year plan is identical to the Fire and Rescue
Department’s FY08-09 CIP plan.
Council Member Lee asked for
several clarifications/additions to the fire station location maps provided in
the department’s handout, including better distinguishing the proposed new
stations from existing stations and superimposing the City Council district
lines on the map. In response to a
question from Ms. Lee about the use of Planning Department growth projections
and database of development plans to drive the departmental study, Mr. Kleman
stated that the TriData did use Planning Department data, along with TriData’s
own internal work and JFRD run time records.
Station construction priority is primarily based on departmental run data and the
workload of existing stations.
In response to a question from
Council Member Holt, Mr. Kleman indicated that the City does not receive any
payment from Jaxport for Station #48 on
In response to several
questions from Council Member Lee, Mr. Kleman and the committee engaged in
considerable discussion about the absence of water lines and fire hydrants in
various parts of town and whose responsibility it is to plan for the remedy to
this situation. Mr. Kleman indicated
that the Fire and Rescue Department accepts the situation as it is and covers
areas without water lines and hydrants by the use of tanker trucks. Installation of water lines and fire hydrants
in newly-developed areas is the responsibility of the developers pursuant to
the City’s development regulations. In
older, already-developed areas the extension of water lines and installation of
hydrants is the responsibility of the JEA as the City’s water utility
provider. Council Member Mia Jones
requested that JFRD produce a map showing the location of existing water lines
and hydrants and those areas without fire hydrants. Mr. Kleman agreed with Ms. Lee’s suggestion
that the department should undertake a study of where fire hydrants are needed.
Mr. Kleman noted that JFRD
Rescue Division Chief Charles Moreland was recently named the recipient of the
2008 Marilyn Crook EMS Pioneer Award by the Florida Bureau of Emergency Medical
Services. Chief Moreland pioneered the
statewide development of the EMSTARS system – a quality improvement tracking
and reporting system for pre-hospital care.
Chairman Yarborough announced
that the PHS Committee would be holding 2 more community meetings to hear from
the public on the subjects of crime and public safety and the Jacksonville
Journey proposals. The meetings will be
held at the following times and locations:
Thursday, September 11th,
6:30 p.m.,
Thursday, September 18th,
6:30 p.m.,
Council Member Lee suggested
that the community meetings need to be better coordinated through the district
council members and the presidents of the neighborhood associations in the area
so that there might be coordination of publicity and meeting dates.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
Jeff Clements, City Council
Research
630-1405
Posted 9-8-08
2:40 p.m.
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