JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

RESEARCH DIVISION

 

RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  MEETING

 

July 17, 2012

   1:30 p.m.

 

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 W. Duval Street

 

Attendance:   Council Members Doyle Carter (Chair), Johnny Gaffney (Vice Chair), Stephen Joost, Don Redman; Council President Bill Bishop; Deputy General Counsel Steve Rohan; Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy; Tiffani Daily, Administration; Juliette Williams, Legislative Services; John J. Jackson, Council Research Division.

 

The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.

 

 

Item/File No.

Title/History

 

 

1.  2011-190

RESO Requesting & Urging U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Dev to Suspend Issuance of Sec 8 Housing Vouchers for use in Eureka Garden Apts until Apt Owner & Mgmt take Substantial Proactive Steps to Secure Safety of Apt Complex. (Sidman) (Introduced by C/M Jones)

 

1. 3/24/2011 CO  Introduced: R,RCD

 

    4/4/2011 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    4/4/2011 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 4/12/2011 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, RCD

 

    4/18/2011 R Amend/Approve 6-0

 

 

BILL SUMMARY        R: Amend/Approve (4/18/12)

 

DEFER

 

 

 

2.  2011-692

ORD Approp $1,495,905 ($1,295,905 from AES Cedar Bay Cogeneration Settlemt Fund & $200,000 from Archie Dickinson Park) for City's Contribution toward Acquisition Cost of the Land; Provide for Appraisal by Real Estate Div; Auth Execution of Option Agreemt for Sale & Purchase for 288 Acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land; Provide for Reverter of Funds; Amend Ord 2011-406-E (CIP) to Increase Budget for "Thomas Creek Battlefield Phase I" Proj. (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Holt & Co-Sponsored by CM Love, Crescimbeni)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 11/8/11

 

1. 10/25/2011 CO  Introduced: F,RCDPHS

 

    11/1/2011 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    11/1/2011 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 11/8/2011 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, RCDPHS

 

 

BILL SUMMARY      PHS:   Defer                                   F:  Defer          

 

DEFER

 

 

3.  2012-69

ORD Approp $257,253 ($12,131 from Town Ctr Plan Dist 3, $282 from St Nicholas Town Ctr - Pickwick Pk, $33,060 from St Nicholas Town Ctr Tree Protection Trust, $15,008 from PW Capital Projs Town Ctr - Plan Dist 3, $196,772 from PW Capital Projs Town Ctr - Plan Dist 3) to Return Funds to Source of Origin; Amend Ord 2011-406-E (CIP) to Deauth "St Nicholas Town Ctr" Proj. (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Redman)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 2/14/12

 

1. 1/24/2012 CO  Introduced: F,RCDPHS

 

    2/7/2012 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    2/7/2012 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 2/14/2012 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, RCDPHS

 

 

BILL SUMMARY             PHS:   Defer                              F: Defer

 

DEFER

 

 

 

4.  2012-128

ORD Approp $125,000 from Old Kings Rd Landfill Mitigation Acct to Purchase Propty Adjacent to Scott Park for Future Parking Lot & Sports Facility; Apv City's Purchase of Land along 2800 Block of Hamilton Cir, bet Longleaf St & Vernon Rd; Provide for a Reverter. (Dist 10-Brown) (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Brown)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 2/28/12

 

1. 2/14/2012 CO  Introduced: F,RCDPHS

 

    2/22/2012 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    2/22/2012 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 2/28/2012 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, RCDPHS

 

 

BILL SUMMARY         PHS:  Defer                                  F: Defer

 

DEFER

 

 

5.  2012-213

ORD-MC Amend Sec 5.08, City Charter & Council Rules 3.301 & 3.305 & Create Rule 3.306 to allow for Council Apv of Certain Economic Dev Incentive Legislation after 1 or 2 Readings; Amend Sec 180.105, Ord Code (Funding of the Duval County Job Opportunity Bank) to Delete Provisions Requiring Recipients of City Economic Dev Incentives to Contribute Funds to the Job Opportunity Bank; Auth the Economic Dev Investmt Policy of the City re Economic Incentives Funded by City; Replacing Former Incentive Policy; Auth Downtown Historic Preservation & Revitalization Trust Fund Guidelines; Replacing Former Trust Fund Guidelines. (Rowland) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 4/10/12

 

1. 3/27/2012 CO  Introduced: R,F,RCDPHS

 

    4/2/2012 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

    4/3/2012 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    4/3/2012 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 4/10/2012 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, F, RCDPHS

 

 

BILL SUMMARY             Fact Sheet       R: Defer                     PHS: Defer            F: Defer

 

DEFER

 

 

6.  2012-274

RESO Declaring Council's Support for Implementation of a High Crime Area Neighborhood Security Camera Prog; Urging Sheriff to Budget for & Implement said Prog. (Rohan) (Introduced by CM Brown)

 

1. 4/24/2012 CO  Introduced: F,RCDPHS

 

    5/1/2012 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    5/1/2012 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 5/8/2012 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, RCDPHS

 

 

BILL SUMMARY        PHS: Defer                          F: Defer

 

DEFER

 

 

7.  2012-296

ORD-MC Amend Secs 60.105 (Functions, Powers & Duties), & 400.101 (Statemt of Policy), Chapts 402 (Equal Employmt Opportunity, 406 (Public Accommodations) & 408 (Fair Housing), Ord Code. (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Jones)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 5/22/12

 

1. 5/8/2012 CO  Introduced: R,RCDPHS

 

    5/14/2012 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

    5/15/2012 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 5/22/2012 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, RCDPHS

 

 

BILL SUMMARY                 PHS:  Defer                                  R: Defer

 

DEFER

 

8.  2012-364

ORD-MC Repeal Sec 516.101 (Downtown Dev Agcy Boundaries), Ord Code; Create New Chapt 55 (Economic Dev), Part III (Downtown Investmt Authority) to serve as Community Redev Agcy for Downtown; Provide for Community Redev within Existing Downtown Area (the Southside & the Downtown Northbank Community Redev Areas); Create New Sec 111.640 (Redev Trust Fund of Downtown Investmt Auth); Amend Chapt 122 (Public Propty), Part 4 (Real Propty), Subpart C (Community Redev Real Propty Dispositions), Sec 122.434 (Procedure for Disposition of Community Dev Propty); Amend Chapt 500 (Community Redev - Policies & Procedures), Secs 500.102 (Definitions) & 500.104 (Exercise of Powers by JEDC); Amend Chapt 656 (Zoning Code), Part 3 (Schedule of Dist Regs), Subpart H (Downtown Overlay Zone & Downtown Dist Regs), Sec 656.361.2 (Downtown Overlay Zone & Downtown Dist Regs), Sec 656.361.2  (Downtown Overlay Zone Map & Boundaries) & Sec 656.361.3 (Definitions); Provide for Apv of Execution of a Form Redev &/or Economic Dev Agreemt; Provide for Apv of Execution of a Form Ground-Lease Agreemt; Amend Sec 17.06 (Applicability of Civil Svc Syst to Employees of Consolidated Govt) of Article 17 (Civil Svc) of City Charter, to Correct Civil Svc Exemptions. (Gabriel) (Req of Mayor) (PC & PD Apv)

LUZ PH Pursuant to Sec 656.123, Ord Code - 6/19/12, 7/17/12

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/12/12

 

1. 5/22/2012 CO  Introduced: R,F,RCDPHS,LUZ

 

    6/4/2012 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

    6/5/2012 LUZ Read 2nd & Rerefer;    6/5/2012 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    6/5/2012 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 6/12/2012 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, F, RCDPHS, LUZ

 

 

The Chair announced that RCD would be added to the Joint Rules & Finance Committee that meets regularly on Wednesdays (5:00 p.m.) to consider this and ORD-MC 2012-213.

 

 

BILL SUMMARY                 Fact Sheet   R:  Defer                     PHS: Defer              F: Defer

 

DEFER

 

Joint meeting with Rules and Finance

 

9.  2012-378

ORD-MC Amend Sec 28.103 (Powers; Functions & Duties of Director), Ord Code. (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Carter)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/26/12, 7/2/12 (per CP), 7/24/12

 

1. 6/12/2012 CO  Introduced: R,F,RCDPHS

 

    6/18/2012 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

    6/19/2012 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    6/19/2012 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 6/26/2012 CO PH Contd 7/2/12/ Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, F, RCDPHS

 

3. 7/2/2012 CO PH Contd 7/24/12

 

 

BILL SUMMARY            R: Amend/Approve               F: Amend/Approve

 

AMEND/(R )APPROVE    4 - 0

 

 

10.  2012-398

ORD Approp $125,000 from Discretionary Bond Accts ($100,000 - Dist 11 & $25,000 - Dist 12) to Purchase Propty along 10753 Normandy Blvd, Adjacent to Normandy Athletic Park, for a Future Parking Lot; Provide for Reverter; Amend Ord 2011-406-E (CIP) to Auth said Proj; Provide for Finding of Detriment. (Dist 12-Carter) (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Holt & Carter)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 7/24/12

 

1. 6/26/2012 CO  Introduced: F,RCDPHS

 

 

BILL SUMMARY       F: Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

 

11.  2012-402

ORD-MC Amend Sec 117.110 (Florida Inland Navigation [FIND] Grants), Ord Code, to Require a Council Reso of Support to be Submitted with a FIND Grant Appl. (Rohan) (Introduced by CM Crescimbeni)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 7/24/12

 

1. 6/26/2012 CO  Introduced: F,RCDPHS

 

                               BILL SUMMARY                F: Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

                               READ 2ND & REREFER

 

 

 

 

At the end of the agenda items, the Chair announced that he would continue the practice that the previous Chairman (Gulliford) had initiated in inviting Committee Members to identify areas or topics that merit discussion and possible legislation.

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:13 p.m.

 

 

John J. Jackson, Council Research Division (904) 630-1729

 

07.18.12

Posted: 3:00 p.m.