JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

RESEARCH DIVISION

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

June 17, 2013

4:00 p.m.

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 W. Duval Street

Attendance: Council Members Kimberly Daniels (Chair), Greg Anderson, John Crescimbeni, Matt Schellenberg, Jim Love, Warren Jones; Council Member Don Redman was excused; Council Member Reggie Brown; Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy; Assistant General Counsel Paige Johnston; Michelle Barth, Administration; Juliette Williams, Legislative Services; John J. Jackson, Council Research Division.

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:03 P.M.

Item/File No.	Title/History
1. 2012-719	ORD Transferring $50,000 from Public Parking to Clerk of Courts to pay for Jury Shuttle Svc. (BT 13-017) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 1/8/13
	1. 12/11/2012 CO Introduced: PHS,F
	1/2/2013 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
	1/3/2013 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
	2. 1/8/2013 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; PHS, F
	Bill Summary DEFER
2. 2013-166	ORD-MC Amend Chapt 191 (Special Events & Entertainmt Dist), Part 2 (Entertainmt Dist), Sec 191.201 (Area of Applicability), Ord Code, to Create an Entertainmt Zone that Incorporates the Area of the Entertainmt Venues Including Metro Park, Everbank Stadium, the Fairgrounds, Baseball Field & Arena. (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Daniels & Co-sponsored by CM Clark) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/26/13
	1. 3/12/2013 CO Introduced: PHS,RCD
	3/18/2013 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
	3/19/2013 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer
	2. 3/26/2013 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; PHS, RCD
	4/2/2013 RCD Approve 5-2 (Carter, Redman)
	Bill Summary WITHDRAW 6-0 The bill’s sponsor, Council Member Kimberly Daniels, requested that the bill be withdrawn. She indicated that she is looking forward to working with the Metropolitan Park and Urban Parks Ad Hoc Committee to resolve issues that her bill addressed.
3. 2013-292	ORD Approp $1,826,684.91 in CDBG Prog Income to (1) NW Jax Community Dev Corp (North Pointe Proj) - $400,000; (2) Limited Repair Prog - $225,684.91; (3) Utility Tap-in Prog - $110,000; (4) Emerg Svcs Homeless Coalition (Jax Day Resource Ctr Proj) - $120,000 & (5) Clara White Mission, Inc (Beaver St Villas Phase II) - $971,000; Auth Funds Carryover from Yr to Yr until Expended or Lapse Pursuant to Prog Grant. (BT 13-064) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 5/28/13
	1. 5/14/2013 CO Introduced: TEU,PHS,F, RCD
	5/20/2013 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer; 5/20/2013 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer
	5/21/2013 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer; 5/21/2013 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
	2. 5/28/2013 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; TEU, PHS, F, RCD
	Bill Summary TEU: Amend/Approve AMEND/(TEU)APPROVE 6-0 Terrance Ashanate-Barker, Director, Neighborhoods Department, LaCree Carswell and Laura Stagner-Crites, Neighborhoods Department, and Paul Tutwiler, Executive Director, NW Jax Community Development Corporation, all explained what the proposed appropriation entailed and fielded questions. Council Member Reggie Brown had particular questions on the nature of Program Income and what constituted “shovel ready” projects. Council Member Matt Schellenberg asked Ms. Stagner-Crites to be prepared at the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday morning to provide some background on Ordinance 2007-255-E (Shoppes of Norfolk project).
4. 2013-293	ORD Approp $200,000 ($126,396 from Spec Council Contingency - Public Works & $73,604 from Council Spec Operating Rsv) to Clerk of the Courts for Security & Equipmt Needs ($171,440) & to Courts for Technology Needs ($28,560). (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Crescimbeni) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 5/28/13
	1. 5/14/2013 CO Introduced: PHS,F
	5/20/2013 PHS Read 2nd & Rerefer
	5/21/2013 F Read 2nd & Rerefer
	2. 5/28/2013 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; PHS, F
	Bill Summary APPROVE 6-0 The Council Auditor’s Office recommended an amendment that would have had the Clerk of the Courts used funds from its increase budget revenue rather than funds that were set aside by the Council in a special account. Council Member John Crescimbeni spoke against the Council Auditor’s Office amendment; the Committee subsequently voted not to approve the amendment.
5. 2013-372	ORD-MC Amend Chapt 51 (Jax Children's Comm), Sec 51.107 (Exec Director; Employees), Ord Code, to Require Exec Director be Apptd by Mayor & Confirmed by Council & allow Exec Dir to Manage Affairs of the Commission. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Brown) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/25/13
	1. 6/11/2013 CO Introduced: R,F,PHS
	R: Read 2^nd & Rerefer READ 2^ND & REREFER
6. 2013-377	ORD Approp $539,244.81 ($377,243.19 from Nuisance Abatemt Liens, $63,940.39 from Interest Sanitary Assessmt, $23,528.86 from Demolition Assessmt & $74,532.37 from Code Violation Fines) to the Nuisance Abatemt Lien Spec Rev Fund for Nuisance Abatemt Contracting to Remove Propty Code Violations City-Wide in Compliance with Chapt 518, Ord Code; Auth Funds Carryover to FY 2013-2014. (BT 13-071) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/25/13
	1. 6/11/2013 CO Introduced: PHS,F,RCD
	READ 2^ND & REREFER
7. 2013-382	ORD Auth Transfer at Year's End of all Excess Funds Saved by JSO, Except Internal Svc Funds, to Spec Council Contingency Acct Designated for Sheriff; Auth Sheriff to Transfer up to $500,000 during FY into or out of any Existing Dept Object Line for a Specific Purpose, Proj or Issue within the Sheriff's Accts, Except Transfers (1) bet Subfunds or (2) from Internal Svc Funds Charges to Other Accts. (McCain) (Introduced by CP Bishop) (Sponsored by CM Gaffney, Gulliford, Holt, Lee, Love, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, Yarborough & Carter) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/25/13
	1. 6/11/2013 CO Introduced: PHS,F

READ 2^ND & REREFER

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:46 P.M.

John J. Jackson, Council Research Division (904) 630-1729

06.18,.13

Posted: 4:00 P.M.