RESEARCH DIVISION
TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY & UTILITIES
COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
September 4, 2012
1:30 P.M.
City Council Conference Room A
117 West Duval Street
Attendance: Council Members Greg Anderson (Chair), Jim Love, Matt Schellenberg, Robin Lumb; Karen Chastain, Margaret Sidman, Paige Johnston, Jason Gabriel, Office of General Counsel; Heather Reber, Council Auditor’s Office; Jessica Deal, Tiffani Dailey, Administration; Jim Robinson, Lin White, John Jones, Public Works Department; Duval County Tax Collector Mike Corrigan; Nancy Rubin, Victoria Robas, Jacksonville Port Authority; Attorney T. R. Hainline; Executive Council Assistants Scott Wilson, Connie Holt, Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide; John J. Jackson, Council Research Division.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. and proceeded to review the Council Auditor’s Office marked agenda.
On Item # 1, ORD 2012-439, Approp $5,000 from Environmental Protection Fund to Provide Scholarships to Citizens unable to Afford to Attend the Fla Coastal School of Law Jax Univ 2012 Northeast Florida Environmental Summit, it was reported that the measure had failed on a 1-4 vote in the Rules Committee that had met earlier in the day. The Chair indicated that he was ready to defer the bill in TEU. Jessica Deal and Tiffani Dailey announced that the Administration was asking that the bill be withdrawn at the request of one of the Summit’s sponsors, the Florida Coastal School of Law. The Chair indicated that the bill would be withdrawn in TEU.
On Item # 3, ORD 2012-456, Auth Chief of Real Estate to Execute a Communication Tower Lease with TowerCom III, LLC for Alberts Field at 12073 Brady Rd…., Council Member Schellenberg indicated that the applicant had requested that he, C/M Schellenberg, seek to have the measure deferred for another cycle.
On Item #10, ORD-MC …Accepting Title to Real Propty from JPA FOR Operations of the St. Johns River Ferry…the Chair, Council Member Anderson, asked Paige Johnston, Office of General Counsel, and Counsel to the St. Johns River Ferry Commission, if she was satisfied that all of the pertinent documents were in order, particularly those that addressed insurance issues. Ms. Johnston replied that the Risk Management Manager, Twane Duckworth had reviewed the insurance issues and felt that it was prudent to move forward.
On Item #15, ORD 2015-544, Estab an Honorary Street Designation in Front of River Region Human Svcs Facility at 2981 Parental Home Rd for Derya English Williams, Council Member Don Redman explained that emergency passage of the measure was being requested because the sponsors of the event wanted to unveil the honorary road markers simultaneously at a time when the 40th anniversary of the River Region Human Svcs Facility (an agency that Ms. Williams headed) was being observed.
There being no further business, the agenda meeting was adjourned at 1:38 p.m.
John J. Jackson, Council Research Division (904) 630-1729
09.05.12
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