PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

May 03,2011

 

RONNIE FUSSELL, 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, May 03,2011.  The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P.M. by Committee Chair Ronnie Fussell.  The meeting was adjourned at 2:02 P.M.

 

 

                   Members in Attendance:                                                      Staff Attendance:

 

     CM Ronnie Fussell, Chair                                                      Marilyn Allen, Legislative Asst.

                 CM Daniel Davis, Vice Chair                                                              Janice Billy, Asst. Council Auditor

                  CM Ray Holt                                                                                    Peggy Sidman, General Counsel

                  CM Reggie Brown - Absent                                                              Sherry Hall, Administration

                  CM Art Shad                                                                                               Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

                  CM Johnny Gaffney

                  CM Glorious Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    2011-200   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 123 (PUBLIC FEES), PART 1 (IN GENERAL), SECTION 123.107 (EXEMPTIONS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO EXEMPT THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY, FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, FROM THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR RESCUE REPORTS AND FIRE INCIDENTS REPORTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 4/19/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: May 02, 2011

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: May 03, 2011

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Carter, Fussell, Gaffney, Holt, Johnson, Shad, ( 6 )

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2ND READINGS

 

2.    2011-266   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $132,108.88 IN RECOVERED INSURANCE MONIES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A WATERBORNE RESPONSE TEAM BOAT, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 11-070; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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3.    2011-268   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $122,925 (A $98,340 GRANT FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY'S ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM, AND $24,585 IN MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE RESERVE FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS) TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF SECURE PASSKEY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY FIREFIGHTERS DURING EMERGENCY RESPONSES, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 11-072; APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, THE GRANT AGREEMENT ARTICLES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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4.    2011-269   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $40,000 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WITH NO LOCAL MATCH, FOR THE PURCHASE OF DIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE (JSO) EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) TEAM, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 11-074; APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND THE CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, THE SUB-GRANTEE AWARD MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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5.    2011-270   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $300,000 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WITH NO LOCAL MATCH, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A SPECIALTY VAN DESIGNED TO BE A MISSION READY VEHICLE CAPABLE OF MOVING A TEAM OF DIVERS AND A LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TEAM AND EQUIPPED TO DETECT, MITIGATE AND PREVENT CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR AND EXPLOSIVE (CBRNE) HAZARDS IN THE WATERWAYS OF DUVAL COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 11-075; APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, THE SUB-GRANTEE AWARD MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6.    2011-271   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $19,064.36 FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT), WITH NO LOCAL MATCH, FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE (JSO) OVERTIME FOR THE FDOT SAFETY BELT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 11-076; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7.    2011-296   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 932.7055, FLORIDA STATUTES, $1,000,000 FROM THE SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE FIRING RANGE PROJECT, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 11-086; APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, A CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE FIRING RANGE PROJECT; AMENDING THE 2011-2015 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2010-558-E TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "JSO FIRING RANGE - FSCJ IMPROVEMENT"; REQUESTING EMERGENCY PASSAGE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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