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


April 23, 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, Schellenberg, Carter and Anderson

 

Also:  Paige Johnston and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy– Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Lin White – Public Works Department; Dan Macdonald, Scott Wilson, Connie Holt, Edward Suggs and Dana Barrow  – ECAs; John Rutherford and Maxine Person – Sheriff’s Office; Shannon Eller, Jim Gilmore, Kerri Stewart

 

Meeting Convened:  4:04 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, noting that 2013-164 (animal tethering ordinance) and 2013-185 (establishing a Context Sensitive Streets Standards Committee in the Public Works Department) were approved by Rules but were not acted upon by the PHS Committee, which did not meet last week.

 

PHS Committee: President Bishop noted that the committee did not meet last week due to lack of a quorum.  He authorized 2013-185 to be placed on the addendum to the agenda for discharge and action tonight; he will not place 2013-164 on the addendum for discharge and action unless Council Member Brown (who has an excusal for early departure) is present for the discussion.

 

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

 

Finance Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting, noting that 2013-228 (resolution urging the U.S. Congress to preserve the tax deductibility of municipal bonds) was recommended for emergency approval.

 

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

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Boyer reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. 

 

Council Member Carter requested the addition of an honoring and commending resolution to the addendum for introduction only, which was approved.

 

President Bishop noted that the addendum includes Resolution 2013-283, requested for emergency action on first reading by the administration, which would move the deadline for the administration to present its tentative budget to City Council from May 1st to June 3rd.

 

Meeting adjourned:  4:09 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                4.23.13   Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 4.23.13

Materials:  President’s marked agenda - LSD

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