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

     FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                                                                              

  E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES


November 12, 2013

4:00 p.m.

 

Location:  City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

    

In attendance: Council Members Gulliford (President), Anderson, Boyer, Carter, Clark, Crescimbeni, Jones, Holt, Love, Redman, Yarborough

 

Also:  Paige Johnston and Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Margo Klosterman – Mayor’s Office; Twane Duckworth – Risk Management Division; Wayne Young – JEA

 

Meeting Convened:  4:04 p.m.

 

Rules Committee: Council Member Jones reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-696 (transferring funding for Trail Ridge Landfill permitting and design) and 2013-697 (closing and abandoning an easement in White City) will need to be discharged from Rules to act on the recommendations of the other committees.

 

RCD Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

PHS Committee: Council Member Carter reported that all of the committee’s actions have been previously covered.

 

Finance Committee: Council Member Anderson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-710 (economic development incentives agreement with Airbase Services Inc.) and 2013-711 (economic development incentive agreement with JA-RU, Inc.) are being introduced today, will have public comment, and will be moved as 1-cycle emergencies.

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Love reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Boyer reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-415 (Zoning Code amendment to permit the keeping of chickens in residential zoning classifications) has a lengthy LUZ amendment and likely 2 or 3 additional floor amendments.  2013-648 (rezoning on Newcomb Road) will be substituted and re-referred to LUZ; 2013-468 (large scale land use amendment on Park City Drive) will have the public hearing opened and continued and the bill postponed until the companion rezoning is ready for action.

 

President Gulliford said that 2013-694 (amendment to Jacksonville Jaguars lease for EverBank Field) will be added to the agenda and taken up at the end of third reading ordinances.  He also stated that 2013-717 (appropriating $35,000 from San Marco Boulevard project to the Clairmont Water Line Improvements project) will be moved for emergency action if the MBRC hasn’t provided for the project before the meeting.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:13 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                11.12.13   Posted 6:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 11.12.13

Materials:  President’s marked agenda - LSD

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