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


May 28, 2013

3:30 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, Carter, Anderson, Jones, Love, Lumb, Clark, Holt and Joost

 

Also:  Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy– Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris, Paula Shoup and Juliette Williams – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Lin White – Public Works Department; Michelle Barth – Mayor’s Office; Scott Wilson, Edward Suggs and Stan Johnson – ECAs; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Brenna Durden, Jessica Deal, Theresa Eichner

 

Meeting Convened:  3:32 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.

 

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

 

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. 

 

President Bishop noted that there will be an addendum with 3 items, two of which are being requested for emergency action tonight: an ordinance authorizing the hiring of outside counsel for the City Council and an ordinance authorizing an extension of One Spark Inc.’s lease for space in the Main Library on a month-to-month basis.  The administration will introduce its proposed pension settlement as well.

 

Council Member Holt requested that 2013-265 (ordinance repealing prior Ordinance 2011-239 re: closure and abandonment of Heritage River Road) be re-referred to committee for additional work.  The group decided to postpone the bill on the Council agenda until 6.11.13.

 

President Bishop announced that 2013-64 (rezoning property on Girvin Road) will be taken up immediately after the Public Comment portion of the meeting so that the public may have the opportunity to comment before the vote is taken.

 

Meeting adjourned: 3:39 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                5.28.13   Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 5.28.13

Materials:  President’s marked agenda - LSD

    5.28.13