PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

January 05,2009

 

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, January 05,2009.  The meeting was called to order at 4:02 P.M. by Committee Chair Clay Yarborough.  The meeting was adjourned at 4:04 P.M.

 

 

                   Members in Attendance:                                                      Staff Attendance:

 

     CM Clay Yarborough, Chair                                                    Philip Zamarron, Legislative Aide

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

                  CM Bill Bishop                                                                     Steve Rohan, General Counsel

                  CM Ray Holt - Excused                                                              Administration,

                  CM Kevin Hyde                                                                         Jeff Clements, Research Asst.

                  CM John Crescimbeni

                  CM E. Denise Lee - Excused

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

2ND READINGS

 

 

1.    2008-1063   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,918 IN 2008 PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT GRANT FUNDS AWARDED TO THE DISTRICT FOUR MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE TO FUND THE CONVERSION OF AN UNUSED DARKROOM INTO A NEW EVIDENCE STORAGE ROOM, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-036; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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2.    2008-1064   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $250 FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT'S JUDICIAL SUPPORT MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO PURCHASE, AT THE CHIEF JUDGE'S DISCRETION, CONDIMENTS AND BEVERAGES FOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS VISITING THE JUDICIARY, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-037; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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3.    2008-1065   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING A $300,000 CONTINUATION GRANT FROM THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO FUND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY GATEWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. FOR ADULT DRUG COURT, ON A COUNTYWIDE BASIS, WHICH SERVICES EXPAND AND ENHANCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT IN COURTS WHICH USE THE TREATMENT DRUG COURT MODEL BY PROVIDING ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, SCREENING ASSESSMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM COORDINATION FOR DEFENDANTS, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 09-038; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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