OFFICE  OF  CITY  COUNCIL

RESEARCH  DIVISION

 

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES

August 4, 2008

4:00 p.m.

 

Council Chamber

First Floor, City Hall

117 West Duval Street

 

 

 

Attendance:  Committee Chair Clay Yarborough; Committee Members Glorious Johnson (arrived 4:04 p.m.), Bill Bishop, Ray Holt, Kevin Hyde (excused 4:30 p.m.), Mia Jones, and Denise Lee; Council Members Stephen Joost and Michael Corrigan; Janice Billy and Phillip Peterson, Office of Council Auditor; Steve Rohan, Office of General Counsel; Philip Zamarron and Rick Campbell, Office of City Council; Sherry Hall and Lisa Rinaman, Office of the Mayor; Sheriff John Rutherford; Randy White, Deputy Director, Fire and Rescue Department

 

The Committee Chair, Clay Yarborough, called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m., and the committee took the following actions:

 

1.  2008-340

ORD Amend Chapt 120 (Gen Employees & Corrections Officers Pension Plans), Part 3 (Corrections Officers Retiremt Plan), Sec 120.304(f) (Credited Svc; Time Connections; Prior Svc) to Include Fla Dept of Corrections (Certified Officers Only) as an Addnl Govt Agcy for Time Svc Connections within the Corrections Officers Retiremt Plan. (Germany) (C/M Webb)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 5/13/08

 

1. 4/22/2008 CO  Introduced: R,F,PHS

 

    5/5/2008 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer;   5/5/2008 F Read 2nd & Rerefer;    5/5/2008 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 5/13/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R,F,PHS

 

 

Bill Summary

 

DEFER

 

2.  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

 

1. 5/13/2008 CO  Introduced: R,F,PHS

 

    5/19/2008 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer;    5/19/2008 F Read 2nd & Rerefer;   

    5/19/2008 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 5/27/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, F, PHS

 

 

Fact Sheet

 

DEFER

 

 

3.  2008-468

ORD Auth a 1-Yr Renewal of City's Group Health Insurance Contract with Aetna Health, Inc; Waiving Provisions of Chapt 116, Pt 14 & Chapt 126, Pt 3, Ord Code, Requiring Issuance of a RFP. (Germany) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/10/08

 

1. 5/27/2008 CO  Introduced: R,F,PHS

 

    6/2/2008 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer;   6/2/2008 F Read 2nd & Rerefer;    6/2/2008 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 6/10/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R,F,PHS

 

 

Bill Summary

 

SUB(R)/APPROVE 7-0

(Substitute requires that a timeline for RFP development be given to the Finance Committee by August 18, 2008, and requires quarterly reporting to the Finance Committee concerning various relative issues; removes approval by PSEC)

 

4.  2008-520

ORD Approp $70,800 Continuation Grant from Child Support Enforcemt Div, Fla Dept of Rev to JSO Warrant Unit for Service of Writs of Attachmt in Child Support Cases for FY 2008. (BT 08-141) (McCain) (Req of Sheriff)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 7/22/08

 

1. 6/24/2008 CO  Introduced: F,PHS

 

    7/14/2008 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer;    7/14/2008 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 7/22/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F,PHS

 

 

Fact Sheet

 

APPROVE 7-0

 

5.  2008-521

ORD Approp $54,000 Continuation Grant from Child Support Enforcemt Div, Fla Dept of Rev to JSO for Private Process Servers in Child Support Cases for FY 2008. (BT 08-142) (McCain) (Req of Sheriff)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 7/22/08

 

1. 6/24/2008 CO  Introduced: F,PHS

 

    7/14/2008 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer;    7/14/2008 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 7/22/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F,PHS

 

 

Bill Summary            Fact Sheet

 

APPROVE 7-0

 

6.  2008-535

ORD Auth (a) Agreemt with Shands Jacksonville Medical Center Inc & (b) a Letter of Agreemt with State of Fla re Pymt & Distribution of City's $23,775,594 Indigent Health Care Contract Obligation for FY 2008-2009. (McCain) (Req of Mayor and CM Lee)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 7/22/08

 

1. 6/24/2008 CO  Introduced: F,PHS

 

    7/14/2008 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer;    7/14/2008 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 7/22/2008 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F,PHS

 

 

Bill Summary            Fact Sheet

 

AMEND(F)/APPROVE 7-0

(Amendment attaches a revised distribution schedule)

 

 

7.  2008-559

ORD Approp $725,000 from Spec Law Enforcemt Trust Fund for 500 Tasers for Corrections & Bailiffs ($550,000, Crimestoppers ($50,000, the Justice Coalition, UNF - the Jax Commitment ($75,000) & Metro Kids Konnection ($25,000). (BT 08-150) (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/12/08

 

1. 7/22/2008 CO  Introduced: F, PHS

 

 

Fact Sheet

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

8.  2008-573

ORD Approp $104,963.62 ($88,249.62 Continuation Grant from Fla Dept of Elder Affairs & $16,714 City Match to Continue the Fla Alzheimer's Offering Respite for Elders Living in Everyday Families Companion Prog Proj of the Independent Living Prog for 7/1/08 - 6/30/09; Approp Addnl Grant of 10% if Rcvd; Apv Temp Hrs & Positions. (BT 08-139) (RC 08-765) (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/12/08

 

1. 7/22/2008 CO  Introduced: F,PHS

 

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

9.  2008-574

ORD Approp $33,206 Continuation Grant for Fla Dept of Elder Affairs to Continue the Fla Alzheimer's Offering Respite Senior Companion Prog Proj of the Independent Living Prog for 7/1/08 - 6/30/09; Approp Addnl Grant of 10% if Rcvd. (BT 08-140) (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/12/08

 

1. 7/22/2008 CO  Introduced: F,PHS

 

 

Fact Sheet

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

10.  2008-580

ORD Auth 1st Amend to Lease Agreemt with Mandarin Emporium, Inc for 10501 San Jose Blvd, for use as a Pet Adoption Ctr, to Extend Term & Increase Rent. (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/12/08

 

1. 7/22/2008 CO  Introduced: F,PHS

 

 

Fact Sheet

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

11.  2008-594

ORD Amend Part 2 (Don Brewer Early Learning & Dev Ctr), Chapt 51 (Jax Children's Comm) to Provide for Contracting with a Public or Private Entity for Svcs Performed at the Ctr. (Rohan) (Req of Mayor & C/M Gaffney)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/12/08

 

1. 7/22/2008 CO  Introduced: F,PHS

 

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

12.  2008-595

ORD Auth a Land Trade Agreemt with Beach Blvd Venture, LLC to Exchange City Parcel RE# 167065-5000 (0.92 Acre with 2-Bay Fire Station at Intersec of Beach & Tamaya Blvds) for Portion of RE# 165285-0000 (1.78 Acres with a new 4-Bay Fire Station to be Built at No Cost to City) to allow an Entrance into a new Housing Dev. (Dist 3-Clark) (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/12/08

 

1. 7/22/2008 CO  Introduced: R,F,PHS

 

 

Fact Sheet

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

 

13.  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

 

1. 7/22/2008 CO  Introduced: F,PHS

 

Fact Sheet

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

Sheriff John Rutherford addressed the committee concerning the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.  He spoke about the Matrix Audit and its recommendations, and advised that the Undersheriff would be present at the committee in two weeks to more fully discuss the audit findings.  He explained the need for positions, and his disagreement with certain of the audit findings concerning traffic enforcement and oversight/budgeting for the Marine Unit by the Jacksonville Port Authority.  He had other areas of concern outside of the audit, including legislation to address a multifamily crime-free housing initiative, landlords who rent to drug dealers, the designation of drug hot spots, nuisance abatement, drug rehabilitation, and mental health treatment.  Information was requested concerning crime prevention components in various neighborhood action plans and whether they had been submitted to his office.

 

Next, Chief Randy White provided a handout and discussed the Tri-Data Study.  He referenced previous implementation efforts and presented a ten-year implementation plan for consideration.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 5:32 p.m.

 

Rick Campbell, Research Assistant

(904) 630-1679

 

Posted 08.05.08

2:30 p.m.