OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL AGENDA OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
AMENDMENTS and SUBSTITUTES
Compiled by: Research Division
09-549	Substitute	Omits recitals; amends Section 17.06, Charter, to replace or rename current exempt employment positions or to exempt newly established employment positions from Civil Service; creates a new Section 116.901 to define, clarify, and identify certain exempt employment positions in the Charter, and the manner of hiring and separation; caps Assistant Management Improvement Officers at 20 positions, providing that none as of October 1, 2010, be forced to be removed from that position; requires the Chief of Human Resources to annually file a list of Assistant Management Improvement Officers, sorted by department and including title and salary; requires the Chief of Human Resources to annually file a supervisor to employee ratio, sorted by department; amends Section 129.101 (relative to pay grades, salary ranges, and salaries) to make adjustments consistent with Section 116.901; requires the Human Resources Division to conduct a periodic pay and classification study covering certain appointed official and appointed employee positions (rather than engage a consultant to conduct the study).
10-447	Substitute	Per OGC, the Substitute modifies the request for a sign waiver for a setback from 200 feet to 154 feet to a sign waiver for a setback from 200 feet to 143 feet.
10-481	Amendment	Per OGC, the Amendment adds the following condition to the PUD: (1) The required transportation improvements shall be made in accordance with the Development Services Division memorandum dated June 15, 2010, or as otherwise approved by the Planning and Development Department.
10-527	Substitute	Revises definitions; allows community service hours to be substituted for fines and fees; omits proposed revisions to Section 462.104 (authority to enter private property); provides a fine schedule and allows Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) to establish certain minimum penalties; provides an exemption from animal cruelty provisions for surgical procedures performed by a licensed veterinarian; addresses use of temporary crates; provides exemptions from animal fighting regulations; provides that female dogs in heat are not allowed in any off-leash park; provides an exemption from animal sterilization requirements relative to licensing and identification; allows development of a free community cat caregiver certification program; provides for request for judicial review of dangerous dog classification; provides for refund of boarding and intake fees for a dog determined not to be dangerous; for a dangerous dog outside a proper enclosure, provides for restraint by tether (rather than chain) or leash of not more than 4 feet in length; provides for a hearing or appeal relative to destruction of a dog that caused severe injury, and failure to pay impound and boarding fees for any 10 consecutive day period shall constitute abandonment; revises license tag provisions and requires veterinarians to sell City pet tags; requires documentation by owner for exemption from license tag fees and revises exemptions; makes display of a license tag not belonging to the animal to which it is attached a violation; makes certain fees inapplicable to any animal surrendered by a licensed veterinarian or boarding kennel pursuant to Florida Statutes; revises sterilization provisions relative to dogs and cats redeemed or adopted from ACPS; includes specific reference to animal dealers relative to certain inspection provisions; allows care provided by a pet shop or animal dealer to include euthanasia of a sick or injured animal when approved and performed by a Florida licensed veterinarian; expands and clarifies room temperature provisions for pet shops and animal dealers; omits incorporation by reference of various other laws concerning regulations and standards for pet shops and animal dealers; requires permits for hobby breeders and occasional sellers, and provides for inspections, standards, and citations for violations; revises provisions concerning permits for those without a valid permit under provisions for pet shops and animal dealers, or hobby breeders and occasional sellers; requires that fines and fees collected under Part 13 (excessive unsterilized animal permits) be deposited into the ACPS Training and Cruelty Prevention Trust Fund; makes other clarifying and technical changes.
10-557	Substitute	Incorporates Finance Committee recommendations; Office of Council Auditor to provide detailed analysis.
10-567	Amendment	Changes description of renamed road portion from “between Old Kings Road and Pickett Drive” to “east from Old Kings Road;” provides for a Revised Exhibit 3 (amended map).
10-568	Amendment	Renames road to “Old Soutel Court” (rather than to “Timberland Grant Court”); changes description of renamed road portion from “between Old Kings Road and Pickett Drive” to “extending east from Pickett Drive;” provides for a Revised Exhibit 3 (amended map); includes an additional recital stating that staff in the Planning and Development Department and the Office of General Counsel met with the District Councilman and determined a more suitable street name to closely reflect the Soutel root name.
10-591	Amendment	Per OGC, the Amendment adds the following conditions to the PUD: (1) Required transportation improvements shall be made in accordance with the Development Services Division memorandum dated July 26, 2010, or as otherwise approved by the Planning and Development Department; (2) All sag lenses, drop lenses and convex lenses shall be prohibited. Illumination levels at all property lines shall not exceed one-half (0.5) foot-candles and shall not exceed one foot-candle when abutting other non-residential properties; (3) All lighting lamp sources within the parking lot shall be metal halide or compact fluorescent. The maximum light pole height shall not exceed twenty feet. An exterior lighting design plan, including a photometric plan, pole and fixture schedules shall be submitted at the time of verification of substantial compliance for review and approval by the Planning and Development Department; and (4) A 20-foot-wide landscape buffer meeting the buffer material requirements of Section 656.1216 of the Zoning Code shall be provided and maintained along the south and west property lines. A 10-foot-wide landscape buffer meeting the buffer material requirements of Section 656.1216 of the Zoning Code shall be provided and maintained along the north and east property lines. All landscaping and buffers shall be installed prior to the issuance of any certificate of use or commencement of the use.
10-593	Amendment	Per OGC, the amendment reduces the acreage from 0.39 acres to 0.22 acres and incorporates a Revised Exhibit 1, the legal description, and Exhibit 2, graphic description of property.
10-617	Amendment	Per OGC, the Amendment incorporates a revised Exhibit 3, the property owner list.
10-620	Amendment	Per OGC, the Amendment incorporates a revised PUD written description, dated September 8, 2010, and a revised PUD site plan, dated August 30, 2010, and adds the following condition to the PUD: (1) The required transportation improvements shall be made in accordance with the Development Services memorandum dated July 26, 2010, or as otherwise approved by the Planning and Development Department.

10-622	Amendment	Per OGC, the Amendment incorporates a revised PUD written description, dated August 24, 2010, and a revised PUD site plan, dated September 8, 2010, and adds the following conditions to the PUD: (1) The development shall be subject to the Development Services Division memorandum dated August 4, 2010, or as otherwise approved by the Planning and Development Department; and (2) A 100-foot-wide buffer consisting of landscaping and berming shall be provided and maintained along the north property line in accordance with Section F and the Industrial Buffer Plan A attached hereto as Exhibit 4.
10-647	Amendment	Provides for a Revised Exhibit 1 (corrected BT); amends the 2009-2014 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for the Lake Fretwell Expansion project and attaches the Project Information Sheet as Exhibit 2.
10-653	Amendment	Attaches a copy of the award letter as Exhibit 3.
10-654	Amendment	Reflects an appropriated amount of $109,725.51 (rather than $124,037.53) and strikes reference in the title to $14,312.02 from the General Fund; attaches a copy of the award letter as Exhibit 3.
10-658	Amendment	Per OGC, the Amendment strikes and replaces the Transportation Element policy Exhibit 1.
10-677	Amendment	Provides for a revised fair share amendment dated September 7, 2010, which replaces Schedule 1 to Exhibit B (annual inflation adjustments to fair share assessment amount) in the amendment; adds the fair share assessment contract with Green Point Properties, Inc., to the file.

Contact: Jeff Clements, Chief of Research (904) 630-1405 or jeffc@coj.net