PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

July 21,2009

 

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, July 21,2009.  The meeting was called to order at 4:00 P.M. by Committee Chair Denise Lee.  The meeting was adjourned at 5:52 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                                                               Peggy Sidman, General Counsel

                  CM Ronnie Fussell (Excused)                                                    Sherry Hall, Administration

                  CM Reggie Brown                                                                       Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

                  CM John Crescimbeni

                  CM Kevin Hyde

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 

Richard Clark, Council President

Bob Williams  (2009-358)

Bruce Delaney  (2009-358)

Jane Adams  (2009-358)

 

 

 

1.    2009-358   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER THAT CERTAIN FUNDING AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE SET FORTH THEREIN), ALL RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION'S ACQUISITION OF FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY RELATING TO RE # 052848-0000 AND 073302-0000 AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTY RELATING TO RE # 052852-0000, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, FOR USE OF THE PROPERTIES FOR PURPOSES OF FURTHERING AN ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER (AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS); APPROPRIATING $2,300,000 (FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF $2,020,000 PLUS DUE DILIGENCE EXPENSES, EXTENSION FEES, AND CLOSING COSTS) FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S LAND ACCOUNT AND ITS OTHER CONSTRUCTION COSTS ACCOUNT, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-121; PROVIDING FOR REVERSION OF UNUSED FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE CITY'S FUNDING OF THE FOUNDATION'S ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTY; PROVIDING CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT STAFF; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 5/4/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: July 21, 2009

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Hyde, Joost, Lee, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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2.    2009-453   AN ORDINANCE REGARDING A CONTINUATION GRANT; APPROPRIATING $3,323,602 IN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT FUNDS, WITH NO MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE REQUIRED, TO PROVIDE HIV-RELATED HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV AND RESIDING IN THE JACKSONVILLE TRANSITIONAL GRANT AREA (TGA), AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-133, SUCH FUNDS TO BE EXPENDED DURING A GRANT YEAR THAT BEGINS MARCH 1, 2009, AND ENDS FEBRUARY 28, 2010; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO CITY OF JACKSONVILLE FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010; APPROVING POSITION CHANGES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AS INITIATED BY R.C. 09-379; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 6/15/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: June 16, 2009

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: July 20, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: July 21, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Brown, Crescimbeni, Hyde, Joost, Lee, ( 5 )

 

NAYS - Yarborough, ( 1 )

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2ND READINGS

 

 

3.    2009-486   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $224,842.02 BY TRANSFERRING TO THE NEW FIRE STATION NUMBER 28 PROJECT $76,642.02 IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS REMAINING FROM THE FIRE STATION NUMBER 32 PROJECT, WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND $148,200 IN SPECIAL COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUNDS FROM THE SALE OF OLD FIRE STATION NUMBER 21, IN ORDER TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FIRE STATION NUMBER 28, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-130; AMENDING THE 2008-2013 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2008-555-E TO INCREASE THE BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "FIRE STATION # 28 (REPLACEMENT)" AND TO REDUCE THE BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "REPLACE FIRE STATION # 32"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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4.    2009-490   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 932.7055, FLORIDA STATUTES, $330,549 FROM THE SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR (1) EQUIPMENT FOR THE SWAT TEAM AND BOMB SQUAD ($264,662), (2) MALIVAI WASHINGTON FOUNDATION ($15,000), (3) HUBBARD HOUSE ($65,000), (4) BUILDER'S CARE ($20,000), (5) CHARACTER COUNTS ($7,500), (6) METRO KIDS KONNECTION ($6,694) AND (7) JUSTICE COALITION ($6,693), AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-138; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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5.    2009-497   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH FOR THE PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS AT 332 FIRST AVENUE SOUTH IN JACKSONVILLE BEACH AT AN ANNUAL RENT OF $10.00 FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF TEN (10) YEARS, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW THE LEASE FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR TERM; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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