PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

 

                        MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

                                August 17,2009

 

E. Denise Lee, CHAIR

 

CHERYL L. BROWN, COUNCIL SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

 

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the Council of the City of Jacksonville, held in Council Chambers, City Hall, Jacksonville, Florida, August 17,2009.  The meeting was called to order at 4:05 P.M. by Committee Chair Denise Lee.  The meeting was adjourned at 4:42 P.M.

 

 

                   Members in Attendance:                                                      Staff Attendance:

 

     CM Denise Lee, Chair                                                            Jessica Stephens, Legislative Aide

                 CM Yarborough, Vice Chair                                                     Janice Billy, Asst. Council Auditor

                  CM Stephen Joost – Excused                                               Peggy Sidman, General Counsel

                  CM Ronnie Fussell – (Resigned)                                               Sherry Hall, Administration

                  CM Reggie Brown                                                                       Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

                  CM John Crescimbeni

                  CM Kevin Hyde – Arrived 4:12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 

Ken Pinnix  (2009-556)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    2009-553   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $192,500 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WITH NO LOCAL MATCH, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF IDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT IN GAPS RELEVANT TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD) DETECTION AND ALL-HAZARDS RESPONSE CAPABILITIES FOR THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATIONS, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-140; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/3/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: August 17, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Lee, Yarborough, ( 4 )

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2.    2009-555   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $22,464 FROM THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WITH NO LOCAL MATCH, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE (JSO) TO OBTAIN SOFTWARE WITH LICENSES AND TO INSTALL A SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM (STAT) SYSTEM FOR USE BY JSO CORRECTIONS PERSONNEL IN EVALUATING RISK MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY FACTORS WITHIN JAIL FACILITIES, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-145; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/3/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: August 17, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Lee, Yarborough, ( 4 )

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3.    2009-618   A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE JACKSONVILLE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY OF ITS JACKSONVILLE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY HOSPITAL REVENUE NOTE (BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER) IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $30,000,000, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH WILL BE LOANED TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF FLORIDA, INC. TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES WITHIN DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/3/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: August 17, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Hyde, Lee, ( 4 )

 

NAYS - Yarborough, ( 1 )

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2ND READINGS

 

 

4.    2009-624   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 320 (GENERAL PROVISIONS); PART 4 (PERMITS), SECTION 320.409 (SCHEDULE Of PERMIT FEES), ORDINANCE CODE TO MODIFY PERMIT FEES PERTAINING TO ROOFING AND SITE WORK; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 321 (ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODE); SECTIONS 321.101 (ADOPTION OF APPENDICES), 321.103 (LIFE SAFETY CODE ADOPTED) AND 321.104 (FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE ADOPTED), ORDINANCE CODE TO UPDATE THE BUILDING CODE CONSISTENT WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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5.    2009-629   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $189,700 (A $143,450 GRANT FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, THROUGH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT FUNDS, AND $46,250 FROM THE RESERVE FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS) TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CONDUCT A PHASE I FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ENGINEERING DESIGN TO IDENTIFY MODIFICATIONS NEEDED TO WIND RETROFIT THE NEW MARINE AND LAND-BASED FIRE STATION NO. 40 LOCATED ON HECKSCHER DRIVE, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-150; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6.    2009-632   AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING A CONTINUATION GRANT; APPROPRIATING $155,821 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THROUGH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT (EMPG) PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER DUVAL COUNTY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-155; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7.    2009-640   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THAT CERTAIN LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE (TENANT) AND SOUTHGATE SHOPPING CENTER, LLC (LANDLORD), PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN ORDINANCE 2009-278-E, SO AS TO ADD A FLOOR PLAN TO EXHIBIT A OF THE LEASE WHICH CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE 8,601 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE BEING LEASED; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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8.    2009-645   AN ORDINANCE ADDRESSING THE BUDGET CRISIS OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE; REDUCING  THE SALARIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL BY 50%, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 129.102, ORDINANCE CODE; REQUIRING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PAY THE FULL COST OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE IF THEY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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