OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

CHERYL L. BROWN                                                                                                                     117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

            DIRECTOR                                                                                                                                                                                                 4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

   OFFICE (904) 630-1452                                                                                                                                                                                  JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA  32202

     FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                                                                               

  E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

 

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES


November 13, 2012

4:00 p.m.

 

Location:  City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

    

In attendance: Council Members Bishop (President), Anderson, Gulliford, Jones, Boyer, Crescimbeni, Redman, Lumb, Schellenberg, Daniels, Love, Carter, Yarborough, Holt and Joost (arr. 4:11)

 

Also: Peggy Sidman, Dylan Reingold, Paige Johnston, Loree French and Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy– Council Auditor’s Office; Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Lin White – Public Works Department; Ricky Anderson, Dan Macdonald, Connie Holt and Leeann Summerford – ECAs; James Richardson – Neighborhoods Department; Jessica Deal – Mayor’s Office; Scott Johnson – WJXT; Wayne Young – JEA; T.R. Hainline

 

Meeting Convened:  4:05 p.m.

 

Council President Bishop convened the meeting and asked the committee chairs to report their committee actions.

 

Rules Committee: Council Member Yarborough reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  Council Member Love will have a floor amendment for 2012-623 (amendment of the boundaries of the Urban Core Enhancement Area) to expand the area slightly.  Copies of a map showing the expansion will be distributed at the meeting.  The floor amendment will incorporate the prior Rules amendment

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Anderson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 

 

PHS Committee: Council Member Daniels reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.  2012-274 (declaring Council’s support for installation of security cameras in high crime areas) has conflicting recommendations from multiple committees; the motion will be to withdraw.

 

Finance Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

RCD Committee: Council Member Carter reported that all actions of the committee have been previously covered.

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Boyer reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

Council Member Joost will offer a floor amendment to 2012-627 (appropriating funds for a City lobbyist) to assign the responsibility for the lobbying effort to the Mayor’s Office.  Council President Bishop stated that he would also have a floor amendment to hire a legislative consultant to the City Council to help the Council develop legislative policy, not a lobbyist.  The Bishop amendment will be moved first.

 

Council Member Gulliford, a member of the Election Canvassing Board, announced that the final recount has determined that Bill Latham is re-elected as Mayor of Jacksonville Beach by 63 votes.

 

Meeting adjourned:  4:16 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                11.13.12   Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials:  President’s marked agenda - LSD

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