OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

CHERYL L. BROWN                                                                                                        117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

            DIRECTOR                                                                                                                                                                                 4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

   OFFICE (904) 630-1452                                                                                                                                                          JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA  32202

     FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                                                                               

  E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

September 23, 2009

5:00 p.m.

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

September 22, 2009

 

 

Location:  City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

    

 

In attendance:  Council President Clark, Council Members Redman, Bishop, Yarborough, Holt, Gaffney, Johnson and Meserve

 

Also:  Peggy Sidman, Steve Rohan, Dylan Reingold  – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris - Legislative Services Division; Sherry Hall and Lisa Rinaman – Mayor’s Office; Lin White – Dept. of Public Works; Kelly Boree – Recreation and Community Services Department; John Crofts – Planning and Development Department; Celeste Hicks, Sandra Lane, Scott Wilson, Dianne Smith, Debbie Delgado - ECAs;  Jeff Cements – City Council Research; Steve Cassada  – Council Administrative Services; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Wyman Duggan

 

Meeting Convened:  3:05 p.m.

 

President Clark called the meeting to order and welcomed new Council Member John Meserve to the council.

 

Council Member Bishop reviewed the Finance Committee’s actions from its meeting, noting that 2009-513 (5 year CIP) and 2009 -514 (Banking Fund borrowing plan) are being postponed until the Special Council Meeting on September 29th to be enacted along with the budget and millage levy ordinances.  There will be a floor amendment proposed for 2009-697 (south mulch site restoration project), and the administration has requested deferral of 2009-711 (designation of enterprise and empowerment zones as recovery zone).  2009-557 (appropriation of CDBG funds to Edward Waters College for restoration of historic Susie Tolbert House) is being requested for re-referral to the RCD Committee.

 

Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy reviewed the Rules Committee’s actions from its meeting and noted that all of the actions from the PHS and TEU Committees have already been covered by the preceding reports.

 

Council Member Gaffney reviewed the RCD Committee’s actions from its meeting.

 

Council Member Holt reviewed the LUZ Committee’s actions from its meeting.

 

The President noted that there are two council members excused from the meeting and another with an excusal for late arrival, so council members need to be mindful of keeping a quorum present.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  3:10 p.m.

 

Minutes:    Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

                 9/23/09

Tapes:       Agenda meeting – LSD

                 9/22/09

Materials:   Marked agenda - LSD

     9/22/09