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


June 24, 2013

4:00 p.m.

 

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

    

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

 

Also:  Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Jason Gabriel and Juliana Rowland  – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman Sean Costigan and Heather Reber – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris and Juliette Williams – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Michelle Barth – Mayor’s Office; Paul Crawford and Joe Whitaker – Office of Economic Development; Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; Elaine Spencer – Neighborhoods Department; Michelle Barth – Mayor’s Office; Connie Holt,  Dan Macdonald, Kevin Kuzel, Donna Barrow, Mercedes Parker, Edward Parker and Stan Johnson – ECAs; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Steve Patterson – Florida Times-Union; David Chapman – Financial News and Daily Record; Connie Benham, Kevin Hyde, Steve Diebenow, Wyman Duggan

 

Meeting Convened:  4:06 p.m.

 

Council President Bishop convened the meeting and asked the committee chairs to report their committee actions.

 

Rules Committee: Council Member Yarborough reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

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

 

PHS Committee: Council Member Redman reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-166 (amending the Ordinance Code regarding entertainment zones)  received differing reports from its two committees (recommendation to withdraw by PHS, recommendation to approve by RCD).  The motion will be to withdraw.

Finance Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-371 (economic development incentive for Bank of America) was approved at a Special Finance Committee meeting yesterday and will be on the addendum to the agenda.

 

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

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Boyer reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-306 (sign waiver on Chaffee Road) will need a floor amendment to grant approval of the waiver.

 

Council Member Yarborough noted that 2013-312 (confirming appointment of Edward Gadsden as Director of Employee Services) was recommended for withdrawal at a Special Rules Committee meeting yesterday.

 

In response to a question from Council Member Anderson, Council Member Holt indicated that 2013-265 (repealing prior ordinance regarding Heritage River Road) will be the subject of a floor amendment to attach a revised development agreement and make several other changes.  The floor amendment will incorporate the earlier committee amendments.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:15 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                6.25.13   Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 6.25.13

Materials:  President’s marked agenda - LSD

    6.25.13