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RULES COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
September 19,2011
BILL BISHOP, CHAIR
CHERYL L. BROWN, COUNCIL SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the Council of the City of
Members in Attendance: Staff Attendance:
CM Bill Bishop, Chair Philip
Zamarron, Legislative Aide
CM John Crescimbeni, Vice Chair Janice Billy,
Asst. Auditor
CM Lori Boyer Peggy Sidman, Attorney
CM Johnny Gaffney Rick Campbell, Research Asst.
CM Ray Holt – Arrived 10:15 Jessica Deal, Administration
CM Matt Schellenberg
CM Clay Yarborough
Others in Attendance:
John Germany, GC (11-560)
Robert Phillips, SOE
(11-558)
Deborah Gonzalez (11-572)
Jeanne Miller (11-574)
Robert White, Cultural
Council
Lin White, AMIO
Michael Figgins, JALA
Eric Smith
Tony Bates
John Nooney
Steve Patterson
1.
2011-572 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT OF DEBORAH L. GONZALEZ AS A MEMBER OF THE DUVAL COUNTY ELECTION
ADVISORY PANEL, REPLACING JOSHUA DARRELL COCKRELL, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 59,
ORDINANCE CODE, FOR A FIRST TERM ENDING APRIL 16, 2014; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.; 9/6/2011 - Read 2nd &
Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES: September 19, 2011
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Boyer,
Crescimbeni, Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 7 )
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2.
2011-574 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT OF JEANNE M. MILLER AS A MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL SERVICE GRANT
COMMITTEE, FILLING THE SLOT FORMERLY HELD BY JESSICA A. DEAL AS A CULTURAL
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 118.605, ORDINANCE CODE, FOR A
FIRST FULL TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2013; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 9/6/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES: September 19, 2011
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Boyer,
Crescimbeni, Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 7 )
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3.
2011-558 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $108,071.70 ($93,975.39 IN HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT (HAVA) FUNDS
RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF ELECTIONS
AS ELECTION REFORM PAYMENT AND A CITY MATCH OF $14,096.21 FROM THE RESERVE FOR
FEDERAL PROJECTS ACCOUNT) TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR VOTER EDUCATION, AS INITIATED
BY B.T. 12-006; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS TO FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 9/6/2011
- Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: September 07, 2011
Recommend be READ for the
SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES: September 19, 2011
Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Boyer,
Crescimbeni, Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 7 )
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4.
2011-560 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING
THE "JACKSONVILLE SHIPYARDS" PROJECT, AS DESCRIBED IN PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION OF THE CITY INCLUDING ORDINANCES 2001-450-E, 2005-101-E,
2005-390-E, 2010-430-E AND 2010-604-E; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT
OF THE AMOUNT OF THE CITY'S UNSECURED CLAIM IN THE PENDING BANKRUPTCY OF
DEVELOPER LANDMAR GROUP, LLC, AND ITS AFFILIATES NORTH BANK DEVELOPERS, LLC,
AND CRESCENT RESOURCES, LLC, FOR A CLAIM AMOUNT OF $23,250,000, IN LIEU OF
CONTINUING TO LITIGATE THE BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE'S OBJECTIONS TO THE CITY'S
UNSECURED CLAIM AMOUNT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S BANKRUPTCY COUNSEL TO SIGN THE
PROPOSED AGREED ORDER AND ALL OTHER COURT FILINGS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE
BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE OR COURT FOR PURPOSES OF EFFECTUATING SUCH SETTLEMENT;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.; 9/6/2011
- Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE: September 07, 2011
Recommend be READ for the
SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES: September 19, 2011
Recommend to APPROVE.
AYES - Bishop, Boyer,
Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 6 )
NAYS - Crescimbeni, ( 1 )
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5.
2011-600 A RESOLUTION HONORING
AND THANKING JOHN H. CROFTS, FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, FOR HIS THIRTY-NINE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND ITS CITIZENS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Recommend
to APPROVE.
AYES
- Bishop, Boyer, Crescimbeni, Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 7 )
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6.
2011-602 A RESOLUTION
REAPPOINTING GWENDOLYN T. ROBINSON AS A MEMBER OF THE
Recommend
to APPROVE.
AYES
- Bishop, Boyer, Crescimbeni, Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 7 )
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7.
2011-606 A RESOLUTION HONORING
AND COMMENDING SENIOR OFFICER ALDON SIMS, JR. ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT
FROM THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Recommend
to APPROVE.
AYES
- Bishop, Boyer, Crescimbeni, Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 7 )
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8.
2011-608 A RESOLUTION
COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EDDIE STATON UPON THE OCCASION OF
HIS PASSING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Recommend
to APPROVE.
AYES
- Bishop, Boyer, Crescimbeni, Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 7 )
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9. 2011-610 A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING
THE
Recommend
to APPROVE.
AYES
- Bishop, Boyer, Crescimbeni, Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 7 )
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10.
2011-611 A RESOLUTION
COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF WILLIAM "PETE"
LOFTIN UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS PASSING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Recommend
to APPROVE.
AYES
- Bishop, Boyer, Crescimbeni, Gaffney, Holt, Schellenberg, Yarborough, ( 7 )
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2ND
11.
2011-575 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING
PETER L. LAFSER AS A MEMBER OF THE JACKSONVILLE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY,
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 490, ORDINANCE CODE, FILLING THE SLOT FORMERLY HELD BY
CHARLES E. MAPSON, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING DECEMBER 15, 2014; REQUESTING
EMERGENCY PASSAGE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/6/2011 - Read 2nd & Rerefer
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES: September 19, 2011
Recommend be READ for the
SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.
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12.
2011-576 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10 (ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL), SECTION 10.104 (OFFICE EXPENSES OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO AUTHORIZE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO UTILIZE THE
CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS WHILE IN CITY HALL TO MAINTAIN
CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR PRIVATE BUSINESS INTERESTS SO LONG AS SUCH COMMUNICATION
OR NETWORKING RESULTS IN NO SPECIAL COST TO THE CITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
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13.
2011-592 AN ORDINANCE REGARDING
UNDERGROUND UTILITY INSTALLATION PURSUANT TO PART 3 (UNDERGROUND POWER AND
COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM AREA), CHAPTER 714 (NEIGHBORHOOD ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS),
ORDINANCE CODE; ESTABLISHING THE 1800 BLOCK SEMINOLE ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVERTING ELECTRIC, TELEPHONE, CABLE AND
COMMUNICATION LINES FROM OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF
$9,703.30 PER PROPERTY WITHIN THE 1800 BLOCK SEMINOLE ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSESSMENT PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING AND REQUESTING JEA TO CONVERT AND FUND THE
CONVERSION OF UTILITIES; EXPRESSING INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD FOR
COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF THE
CONVERSION AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 197.3632, FLA. STAT.; WAIVING SECTION
714.107 (LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS), PART 1 (GENERAL PROGRAM PROVISIONS), CHAPTER 714
(NEIGHBORHOOD ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS), ORDINANCE CODE IN ORDER TO USE THE UNIFORM
METHOD FOR COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
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14.
2011-596 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING
THOSE CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY, R.E. ## 037934-0000, 083647-0000 AND
041743-0000, CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TAX-REVERTED PROPERTIES IN THE OSCEOLA
FOREST, BILTMORE AND MONCRIEF TERRACE NEIGHBORHOODS, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, TO
BE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE,
AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER THE AGREEMENT FOR DONATION AND
THE QUIT CLAIM DEED CONVEYING TITLE TO SUCH PARCELS FROM THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE TO WAR ON POVERTY-FLORIDA, INC. FOR USE IN ITS URBAN AGRICULTURAL
PROGRAM; WAIVING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 122.423 (APPRAISAL AT OR BELOW $25,000), ORDINANCE CODE, SO AS TO ALLOW
CONVEYANCE OF SAID PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY TO WAR ON POVERTY-FLORIDA, INC. AT
NO COST; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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15.
2011-597 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING
THE CATEGORY CHANGE FOR WILLIAM T. "BILL" SPINNER, A MEMBER OF THE
INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO CHANGE HIS CATEGORY FROM A
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER TO A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPER, PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 30, PART 7, ORDINANCE CODE, MAINTAINING THE TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2012;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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16.
2011-598 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING
GREG S. KUPPERMAN, AS A MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
AS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPER, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 30, PART 7, ORDINANCE
CODE, REPLACING JUSTIN L. HART FOR A FIRST FULL TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2013;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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17.
2011-599 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING
LEE T. BAGGS AS A MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS AN
INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 30, PART 7, ORDINANCE
CODE, FILLING THE SLOT FORMERLY HELD BY JOSEPH C. WARYOLD, JR. FOR A PARTIAL
TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2012; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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18.
2011-601 A RESOLUTION
REAPPOINTING JULIE A. DION AS A MEMBER OF THE DUVAL COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL, AS A TOURIST INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 70,
ORDINANCE CODE, AND SEC. 125.0104, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR A FIRST FULL TERM
ENDING JUNE 30, 2015; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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19.
2011-603 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING
THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENT OF CYRUS M. JOLLIVETTE TO THE JACKSONVILLE AVIATION
AUTHORITY, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, PART B OF THE CHARTER, FOR A SECOND FULL TERM
TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30, 2015; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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20.
2011-604 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING
THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENT OF CHESTER A. AIKENS TO THE JACKSONVILLE AVIATION
AUTHORITY, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, PART B, JACKSONVILLE CHARTER, FOR A SECOND
FULL TERM TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30, 2015; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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21.
2011-605 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING
THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF DR. MICHAEL A. RUTLEDGE AS A UNION MEMBER
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD, REPLACING L. JEROME SPATES, PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE 17, PART A, JACKSONVILLE CHARTER, FOR A FIRST FULL TERM TO EXPIRE
JUNE 30, 2014; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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22.
2011-609 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING
JOHN A. OTTERSON AS A MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS
A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 30, PART 7, ORDINANCE CODE,
FILLING THE SLOT HELD BY WILLIAM T. SPINNER, FOR A FIRST FULL TERM ENDING JUNE
30, 2013; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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23. 2011-615 AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE DUVAL COUNTY
COURTHOUSE FACILITIES PROJECT ("COURTHOUSE PROJECT") AND THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF MONROE STREET; REDUCING APPROPRIATED FUNDING FOR THE
COURTHOUSE PROJECT; MAKING FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR A TRANSFER OF $800,000 CURRENTLY
ALLOCATED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PORTION OF THE COURTHOUSE PROJECT KNOWN AS
MONROE STREET TO THE GOLD MERIT/POPE PLACE ASH PROJECT TO REDUCE THE GOLD
MERIT/POPE PLACE PROJECT'S RELIANCE ON BANKING FUNDS BY $800,000; WAIVING
SECTION 5 (USE OF FUNDS) OF ORDINANCE 2007-401-E SO AS TO REDUCE THE COURTHOUSE
PROJECT BUDGET BY $800,000; AMENDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP)
APPROVED IN ORDINANCE 2007-401-E AND 2011-406-E FOR THE PROJECT TITLED
"DUVAL COUNTY UNIFIED COURTHOUSE PROGRAM" TO MOVE CONSTRUCTION OF
MONROE STREET TO FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015; AMENDING ORDINANCE 2011-407-E TO REDUCE
AUTHORIZED BANKING FUND FUNDING BY $800,000; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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24.
2011-617 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING
MOBILITY FEES; WAIVING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 655 (CONCURRENCY AND MOBILITY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM), PART 5 (MOBILITY FEE), SECTION 655.503 (MOBILITY FEE
REQUIREMENT, CERTIFICATE, APPLICATION PROCESS AND CALCULATION), ORDINANCE CODE
TO AUTHORIZE THE WAIVER, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, OF MOBILITY FEES FOR
TWELVE MONTHS AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
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