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

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Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

November 19, 2012

9:30 a.m.

 

Topic:  Rules Committee agenda meeting

 

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

     Suite 425

 

In attendance:  Council Members Clay Yarborough (Chair) Jim Love, Greg Anderson and Lori Boyer (arr. 9:32)

 

Janice Billy and Sean Costigan – Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman and Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office;  Jessica Stephens – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division;  Connie Holt, Kevin Kuzel and Donna Barrow - ECAs; Wayne Young – JEA; Jessica Deal – Mayor’s office; Elaine Spencer – Neighborhoods Department;

 

Meeting Convened:  9:30 a.m.

 

Chairman Yarborough reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 8 items marked for deferral, 14 items ready for action and10 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2012-213 (amending City Charter and Council Rules to revise process for considering economic development incentive legislation): the bill will be deferred to a joint Rules, Finance and RCD Committee meeting on November 29th.

 

2012-283 (repealing prior ordinance 2011-399-E amending the General Employees’ Pension Plan): the administration will be ready to move the bill at the next committee meeting.

 

2012-382 (appropriating $30 million in Better Jacksonville Plan funds to the State Attorney’s Office building renovation project): Council Member Anderson stated that he has been working with the Council Auditor’s Office and Finance Department and will be prepared to move the bill at the next committee meeting with an amendment to appropriate the correct amount of remaining BJP funding.

 

2012-578 (combining the Current Planning and Community Planning Divisions of the Planning and Development Department): the sponsor, Council Member Crescimbeni, agreed to allow the bill to be deferred for one more cycle and taken up at the December meeting.

 

2012-661 (appointing James Poindexter to the Public Service Grant Council): Council Member Boyer has a concern about the qualifications of the members of the PSG Council and may ask for deferral of this bill.

 

In response to a question from Council Member Boyer about the Council Rule on inactive legislation, Peggy Sidman explained that there are two trigger points.  After a bill has been pending in committee for 1 year the bill is reported to the City Council as unfinished business for the Council to make a decision whether to act or to re-refer to committee.  Once another year elapses then the bill is automatically withdrawn unless Council acts to prevent the withdrawal and continue consideration.

 

 

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:39 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 11.19.12   Posted 3:30 p.m.

Tapes:      Rules agenda meeting– LSD

                11.19.12

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

    11.19.12