PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

June 15,2009

CLAY YARBOROUGH, 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, June 15,2009. The meeting was called to order at 4:03 P.M. by Committee Chair Clay Yarborough. The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 P.M.

Members in Attendance: Staff Attendance:

CM Clay Yarborough, Chair Philip Zamarron, Legislative Aide

CM Glorious Johnson, Vice Chair Janice Billy, Asst. Council Auditor

CM Bill Bishop- Excused Peggy Sidman, General Counsel

CM Ray Holt Lisa Rinaman, Administration

CM Kevin Hyde – Arrived 4:07 Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

CM John Crescimbeni

CM E. Denise Lee

Others in Attendance:

Wight Greger, Dir., Housing & Neighborhoods (2009-450)

Kimberly Scott, Chief, Code Compliance (2009-450)

1. 2009-450 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,500,000 AND REALLOCATING SAID AMOUNT IN NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM FUNDING FROM ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION & RESALE - HOMEOWNERSHIP TO DEMOLITION & CLEARANCE FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE PARK VIEW INN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 901 NORTH MAIN STREET (RE# 074378-0000), A VACANT STRUCTURE WHICH, IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION, SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS PROPERTY VALUES IN THE AREA AND IS A MENACE TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-129; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER DOCUMENTS AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 6/1/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: June 02, 2009

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

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: June 15, 2009

Recommend to APPROVE.

AYES - Holt, Hyde, Johnson, Lee, Yarborough, ( 5 )

NAYS - Crescimbeni, ( 1 )

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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.

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