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


March 12, 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, Lumb, Love, Yarborough, Redman, Jones, Schellenberg, Daniels, Clark, Carter and Brown

 

Also:  Cindy Laquidara, Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston and Dylan Reingold – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy– Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris, Juliette Williams and Paula Shoup  – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Lin White – Public Works Department; Chris Hand – Mayor’s Office; Cheryl Peek – State Attorney’s Office; Wayne Young – JEA; Calvin Burney – Planning and Development Department; Paul Crawford and Joe Whitaker – Office of Economic Development; Dan Macdonald, Celeste Hicks and Connie Holt  – ECAs; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; David Chapman – Financial News and Daily Record

 

Meeting Convened:  4:07 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 Love reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

PHS Committee: Council Member Daniels 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 he will be offering a floor amendment or substitute for 2013-105 (FIND grant project application list).

 

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.

 

President Bishop said that 2013-178 (resolution expressing support for state legislation creating a $2 million annual sales tax rebate for professional sports stadiums) will be introduced and moved as a first reading emergency tonight.

 

Meeting adjourned:  4:12 p.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                3.12.13   Posted 5:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Council agenda meeting – LSD

                 3.12.13

Materials:  President’s marked agenda - LSD

    3.12.13