PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE  

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

January 04,2011

 

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, January 04,2011.  The meeting was called to order at 2:10 P.M. by Committee Chair Denise Lee.  The meeting was adjourned at 2:11 P.M.

 

 

                   Members in Attendance:                                                      Staff Attendance:

 

     CM Ronnie Fussell, Chair                                                      Sharonda Davis, Legislative Asst.

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

                  CM Ray Holt                                                                        Peggy Sidman, General Counsel

                  CM Reggie Brown- Excused                                                     Sherry Hall, Administration

                  CM Art Shad                                                                              Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

                  CM Johnny Gaffney - Excused

                  CM Glorious Johnson – Excused

                 CM Jack Webb

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 

 


 

1.    2010-646   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 (FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT), PART 1 (OFFICE OF DIRECTOR), SECTIONS 31.101 (ESTABLISHMENT; DIRECTOR OF FIRE AND RESCUE) AND 31.102 (DEPUTY DIRECTOR/ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF), PART 2 (FIRE OPERATIONS DIVISION), SECTION 31.202 (DIVISION CHIEF), PART 3 (RESCUE DIVISION), SECTION 31.302 (DIVISION CHIEF), PART 4 (FIRE TRAINING DIVISION), SECTION 31.402 (DIVISION CHIEF), PART 5 (FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION), SECTION 31.502 (DIVISION CHIEF), PART 6 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIVISION), SECTION 31.602 (DIVISION CHIEF), AND PART 9 (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES), SECTION 31.902 (DIVISION CHIEF), ORDINANCE CODE, SO AS TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITIONS OF DIRECTOR OF FIRE AND RESCUE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FIRE AND RESCUE, CHIEF OF FIRE OPERATIONS DIVISION, CHIEF OF RESCUE DIVISION, CHIEF OF FIRE TRAINING DIVISION, CHIEF OF FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION, CHIEF OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIVISION, AND CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/17/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: September 07, 2010

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: January 04, 2011

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

AYES - Fussell, Holt, Shad, Webb, ( 4 )

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2.    2010-866   AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING A CONTINUATION GRANT; APPROPRIATING $200,000 ($100,000 FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION PROGRAM, AND $100,000 IN MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE CDBG PROGRAM) TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO UNDERTAKE RETROFITTING MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN SEVEN EXISTING HOMES OF LOW/MODERATE-INCOME RESIDENTS TO LESSEN POTENTIAL DAMAGES FROM HIGH-WIND STORMS, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 11-006; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FUTURE FISCAL YEARS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 12/7/2010 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: January 03, 2011

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY: January 04, 2011

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Fussell, Holt, Shad, Webb, ( 4 )

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2ND READINGS

 

3.    2010-889   AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING A CONTINUATION GRANT; APPROPRIATING $665,357.92 IN FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED BY ORDINANCE 2009-927-E SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A REVERTER OF SUCH UNUSED FUNDS TO THE OFFICE OF THE STATE COURTS ADMINISTRATOR DUE TO THE INABILITY OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TO CONTINUE ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE ADULT POST-ADJUDICATORY DRUG COURT EXPANSION GRANT PROGRAM, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 11-025; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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4.    2010-890   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $35,000 FROM THE SPECIAL COUNCIL CONTINGENCY - F&R BOAT PROCEEDS ACCOUNT, REALIZED FROM THE SALE OF THE 1970 65-FOOT EUGENE JOHNSON BOAT (MP #3178) AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE 2010-741-E, FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN AIRBOAT FOR SHALLOW WATER RESCUES, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 11-027; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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5.    2010-923   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING A NET AMOUNT OF $14,173,318.99 ($9,282,178.59 FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA), $2,135,456.79 FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA (STATE), $39,805.00 FROM THE WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL FEE, AND $2,715,878.61 FROM TRANSFER TO FUND BALANCE) SO AS TO (1) PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER of $2,275,418.76 IN FUNDS TO THE EMERGENCY INCIDENTS SUBFUND TO REIMBURSE SUCH FUND FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF EXPENSES INCURRED DURING TROPICAL STORM FAY IN 2008, (2) RECOGNIZE $9,282,178.59 IN FUNDING PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO THE CITY BY FEMA, $2,135,456.79 RECEIVED FROM THE STATE, AND $39,805.00 FROM THE WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL FEE ACCOUNT FOR THE COSTS OF DAMAGE FROM TROPICAL STORM FAY, AND (3) RETURN TO THE STATE PAYMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $436,459.85 INITIALLY REIMBURSED TO THE CITY BY THE STATE FOR THE COSTS OF DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE JEANNE ($434,497.38) AND HURRICANE CHARLEY ($1,962.47) IN 2004 BUT SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED BY THE STATE TO BE COSTS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 10-178; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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