RULES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

November 16,2009

 

ART SHAD, 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, November 16,2009.  The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M. by Committee Chair Art Shad.  The meeting was adjourned at 11:39 A.M.

 

 

 

Members in Attendance:                                                    Staff Attendance:

                 

                      CM Art Shad, Chair                                                          Philip Zamarron, Legislative Aide

                      CM Jack Webb, Vice Chair                                               Heather Norsworthy, Asst. Auditor

                       CM Bill Bishop - Exccused                                              Peggy Sidman, Attorney

                       CM Michael Corrigan                                                        Rick Campbell, Research Asst.

                       CM John Crescimbeni                                                           Lisa Rinaman, Administration

                      CM Denise Lee                                                   

                       CM Clay Yarborough

                       

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

Joey Duncan, Dir of PW (09-879)                         Lin White, AIMO, PW

Lesley Davidson, AIMO, PW (09-879)                              Lawsikis Hodges, Asst. Gen Counsel (09-868)

Jeff Beck, PW (09-879)                                                   Pam Markham, Inspector General (09-820)

Lawrence Theriault (09-848)                                            Ebenezer Gujarlapudi, Enviro & Compliance

Fred Forbes (09-849)

Jerry Holland, Supv of Elections (09-764)

Robert Phillips, Supv of Elections Office (09-764)

Roslyn Phillips, Rec & Comm Svcs (09-868)

Kelly Boree, Rec & Comm Svcs, Dept Dir (09-859)

Nancy Kirts, AMIO, Rec & Comm Svcs (09-868)

 

1.    2009-611   AN ORDINANCE REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS AT COUNCIL MEETINGS; AMENDING RULE 4.301 (REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS), COUNCIL RULES, TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/3/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/17/2009 - Amend/Rerefer 6-0

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: November 16, 2009

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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2.    2009-847   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF JEFFREY W. BECK AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/2/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: November 16, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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3.    2009-848   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF LAWRENCE THERIAULT AS CHIEF OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/2/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: November 16, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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4.    2009-849   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF FREDERICK F. FORBES, JR. AS CHIEF OF THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/2/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: November 16, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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5.    2009-850   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE SHERIFF'S APPOINTMENT OF MAX O. SOLANO, M.D., DIVISION CHIEF OF HEALTH SERVICES, IN THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF, PURSUANT TO SECTION 37.107, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING A RETROACTIVE APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/2/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: November 16, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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6.    2009-764   AN ORDINANCE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PRECINCTS,  REDUCING THE NUMBER OF POLLING LOCATIONS, AND APPROVING CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF ADJOINING PRECINCTS BY COMBINING PRECINCTS  01A AND 01J TO BE 01A, 01G AND 01L TO BE 01G, 03P AND 03R TO BE 03R, 04D AND 04E TO BE 04E, 07K AND 07L TO BE 07L, 08F AND 08Q TO BE O8Q, 09K AND 09T TO BE 09T, 10A AND 10 TO BE 10A, AND 13C AND 13V TO BE 13C; 14T AND 14X TO BE 14T, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 10/5/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer; 11/2/2009 - Amend(2)/Approve 6-0

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: November 16, 2009

 

Recommend to SUBSTITUTE and APPROVE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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7.    2009-851   A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING STEPHEN R. NICHOLS AS A MEMBER OF THE JACKSONVILLE WATERWAYS COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 95, ORDINANCE CODE, FOR A SECOND TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 31, 2012; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/2/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: November 16, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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8.    2009-859   AN ORDINANCE RENAMING THE LASALLE POCKET PARK AT 801 LASALLE STREET "GREENSCAPE CELEBRATION PARK"; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/2/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: November 03, 2009

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: November 16, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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9.    2009-870   A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE'S SUPPORT FOR TRANSFORMING THE AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVERS INITIATIVE INTO A FEDERAL PROGRAM, THUS ALLOWING THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AND THE 13 OTHER AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVERS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/2/2009 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: November 03, 2009

 

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

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: November 16, 2009

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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10.    2009-879   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $750,000 BY REALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE EVERGREEN/BUFFALO INTERSECTION, OLD MIDDLEBURG ROAD (HERLONG TO WILSON), AND BROWARD ROAD (I-95 TO LEM TURNER) PROJECTS CONTAINED IN THE BETTER JACKSONVILLE PLAN TO THE HARTS ROAD (BERTHA TO DUNN) PROJECT TO COVER THE COSTS OF CLOSING OUT THE HARTS ROAD PROJECT, INCLUDING PAYMENT OF A COURT ORDERED EMINENT DOMAIN SETTLEMENT, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-029; AMENDING THE 2009-2014 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2009-513-E TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "HARTS ROAD (BERTHA TO DUNN)" AND TO REDUCE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECTS ENTITLED "EVERGREEN/BUFFALO INTERSECTION", "OLD MIDDLEBURG/HERLONG TO WILSON" AND "BROWARD ROAD/I-95 TO LEM TURNER"; REQUESTIN EMERGENCY PASSAGE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 5 )

 

NAYS - Lee, ( 1 )

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11.    2009-886   A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF RANDY BERGQUIST; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

AYES - Corrigan, Crescimbeni, Lee, Shad, Webb, Yarborough, ( 6 )

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2ND READINGS

 

 

12.    2009-883   A RESOLUTION STATING THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BILL J-3, TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE DUVAL COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, WHICH WOULD AMEND SECTION 17.04 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TO CLARIFY THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD'S AUTHORITY, AS A QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY, TO PRESCRIBE PROCEDURES FOR EVIDENTIARY AND NON-EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE AND PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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13.    2009-884   A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 176 AND ITS HOUSE COMPANION, HOUSE BILL 63, DESIGNATING A PORTION OF STATE ROAD 116 AS THE "JAMES E. 'JIM' KING, JR. PARKWAY", AND A PORTION OF INTERSTATE 295/SR 9A AS THE "HANS G. TANZLER, JR. INTERSTATE"; DIRECTING THE CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES TO SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE DUVAL LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, THE SENATE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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14.    2009-885   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF M.G. ORENDER AS A MEMBER OF THE COMCAST SETTLEMENT COMMUNITY PANEL, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 2003-186-A, FOR A FOURTH TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2010 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31,2010; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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15.    2009-887   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $50,575 FROM THE TREE PROTECTION AND RELATED EXPENSES TRUST FUND FOR LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG 118TH STREET FROM RICKER ROAD TO CHECKMATE LANE IN THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY PROVIDING FOR PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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