OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

CHERYL L. BROWN                                                                                                         117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

            DIRECTOR                                                                                                                                                                                 4^TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

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Land Use and Zoning Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

July 17, 2012

1:00 p.m.

Topic:  LUZ Committee agenda meeting

Location:  Conference Room A, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

     Suite 425

In attendance:  Council Members Lori Boyer (Chair), Matt Schellenberg, Don Redman and Bill Gulliford

Jason Gabriel and Jason Teal  – Office of General Counsel; Sean Kelly, Folks Huxford and Joel McEachin  – Planning and Development Department;  James Nealis - ECA; Merriane Lahmeur and Heather Pelegrin – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Jessica Deal – Mayor’s Office; Chris Warren – Chamber of Commerce; Tracey Arpen

Meeting Convened:  3:35 p.m.

Chairwoman Boyer reviewed the marked agenda which included 4  items to be deferred, 6 items ready for action, 7 public hearings to be opened and continued, and 3 items for second reading and re-referral.

2012-236 (appeal of Historic Preservation Commission ruling on window replacement): UNF is agreeable to the bill being deferred for one committee cycle, with action at the August 7 LUZ meeting.

2012-261 and -262 (land use amendment and rezoning on Loretto Road): Ms. Boyer announced that she will hold separate public hearings on the two items so that speakers are not confused about what issues may be addressed with regard to the different bills.

2012-364 (creation of Downtown Investment Authority): the LUZ Committee will look at the land use elements of the proposal, leaving the other considerations to the joint Rules/Finance Committee.

2012-371 (Zoning Code amendment re: modification of criteria for administrative deviations): a proposed amendment was e-mailed to LUZ members yesterday; please review before the committee meeting.

Ms. Boyer announced that a workshop will be held at 4:00 p.m. with members of the LUZ Committee and the Planning Commission to discuss how the Commission’s recommendations are conveyed to the LUZ Committee (particularly in cases where the Planning Commission and Planning Department recommendations differ) and how PUD rezoning conditions are either incorporated into written descriptions or left as separate conditions.

Meeting Adjourned:  1:08 p.m.

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research Division

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Tapes:      LUZ agenda meeting– LSD

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Materials: Marked LUZ agenda; sign-in sheet - LSD

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