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

June 4, 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 Bill Bishop (Chair), Lori Boyer and Matt Schellenberg

 

Janice Billy and Sean Costigan – Council Auditor’s Office; Cindy Laquidara, Steve Rohan, Peggy Sidman and John Germany  – Office of General Counsel; Chris Hand, Jessica Deal and Tiffani Dailey – Mayor’s Office; Paul Crawford and Joe Whitaker – JEDC;  Philip Zamarron – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Suzanne Warren, Donna Barrow, Connie Holt, BeLinda Peeples, Kevin Kuzel – ECAs; Rachel Welsh – Council Staff Services; Chris Quinn – Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce; Tony Bates – Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Don Shea – Jacksonville Civic Council

 

Meeting Convened:  9:30 a.m.

 

Chairman Bishop convened the meeting and reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 12 items marked for deferral, 13 items marked ready for action (one to be substituted and re-referred), and 11 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2012-203 (amending the Ordinance Code to change the membership of the Police and Fire Pension Fund board and to appoint 3 new members to the board): Council President Joost will be present to discuss; the procedure will be to interview the candidates, amend to insert the names, then move the bill as amended, perhaps to be re-referred to committee.  Thought will need to be given to how to establish a staggering of the 3 Council appointees’ terms.  A J-bill may be needed to accomplish the stagger if 4-year terms are mandated by the state.

 

2012-212, -213 and -364 (amending the City Charter and Ordinance Code to reorganize the functions of the JEDC, to create a new Downtown Investment Authority, and to revise the City’s economic incentive policies): will be deferred today and will be the subject of joint Rules/Finance committee meetings on Wednesday evenings at 5:00 p.m. for the next four weeks.

2012-296 (amending the Ordinance Code to add sexual orientation and gender identity and expression as classes of persons protected against discrimination): Chairman Bishop stated there would be no public hearing or public comment today, but council members may pose questions to members of the public in the audience to obtain particular information. 

 

The meeting will be adjourned at 1:00 p.m. so that members can prepare for the 2:00 TEU Committee meeting.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:38 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 6.4.12   Posted 5:30 p.m.

Tapes:      Rules agenda meeting– LSD

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Materials:   Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

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