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

 

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON

TROPICAL STORM DEBBY – DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY

MEETING MINUTES

June 28, 2012

3:30 p.m.

 

Location:  City Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street

    

In attendance:  Council Members Stephen Joost (President), Greg Anderson, Bill Bishop, Lori Boyer, Doyle Carter, John Crescimbeni, Bill Gulliford,  Johnny Gaffney, Robin Lumb, Don Redman,

Excused: Council Members Richard Clark, Warren Jones, Kimberly Daniels, E. Denise Lee, Clay Yarborough, Matt Schellenberg

 

Also: Mayor Alvin Brown; Fire Chief Marty Senterfitt; Cindy Laquidara and Peggy Sidman – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman – Council Auditor; Dana Farris, Carol Owens, Jessica Stephens and Merriane Lahmeur – Legislative Services  Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research; Joe Wilhelm – Financial News and Daily Record; Chris Quinn – Chamber of Commerce

 

Meeting Convened: 3:58 p.m.

 

President Joost convened the meeting and introduced Mayor Brown who stated that the special meeting had been called to inform the Council of his intention to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for reimbursement of expenses incurred by the City in response to Tropical Storm Debby.  The reimbursement application requires a declaration of emergency which the he did by proclamation, and is asking the City Council to ratify to indicate its agreement with the declaration.

 

General Counsel Cindy Laquidara stated that the Ordinance Code requires that the Council be convened and informed of the emergency declaration, but a formal vote on a resolution in support of the Mayor’s emergency declaration is not required.

 

The members present approved of the emergency declaration by a unanimous voice vote.

 

 

Meeting adjourned:  4:01 p.m.

 

Minutes:           Jeff Clements, Council Research Division

             6.29.12   Posted: 10:30 a.m.

 

Tape:               Special City Council meeting  re: Tropical Storm Debby, 6.28.12

                        Legislative Services Division