JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

RESEARCH DIVISION

 

RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  MEETING

 

March 19, 2013

       2:00 P.M.

 

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 W. Duval Street

 

Attendance:   Council Members Doyle Carter (Chair),  Don Redman, Johnny Gaffney, Kimberly Daniels; Assistant General Counsel Paige Johnston; Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy; Jessica Deal, Administration; Paula Shoup, Legislative Services; John J. Jackson, Council Research Division.

 

The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:11 p.m.

 

 

Item/File No.

Title/History

 

 

1.  2011-190

RESO-AW Requesting & Urging U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Dev to Suspend Issuance of Sec 8 Housing Vouchers for use in Eureka Garden Apts until Apt Owner & Mgmt take Substantial Proactive Steps to Secure Safety of Apt Complex. (Sidman) (Introduced by C/M Jones)

 

1. 3/24/2011 CO  Introduced: R,RCD

 

    4/4/2011 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    4/4/2011 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 4/12/2011 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, RCD

 

    4/18/2011 R Amend/Approve 6-0

 

 

Bill Summary               R: Am/Apv 6-0 4/18/2011

 

DEFER

 

*Per Council Rules Section 3.106, this bill is scheduled to be administratively withdrawn at the 3/26/13 council meeting due to being on the agenda for two years.

 

 

 

2.  2012-732

RESO Urging Mayor, as Apvd by the Hemming Plaza Subcommittee, to Immediately Remove Tables & Chairs from Hemming Plaza. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Redman)

 

1. 12/11/2012 CO  Introduced: R,RCD

 

    1/2/2013 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

    1/3/2013 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 1/8/2013 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, RCD

 

 

Bill Summary               R: Defer

 

DEFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  2013-53

ORD Transferring $1,328.399.03 ($686,138.34 Unused Grant Match Funds from Gen Fund Rsv for Fed Progs that were Returned to Accts of Origin pursuant to Sec 117.106, Ord Code & $642,260.69 from SF 751 JEDC Fund Balance) to Remove Extraordinary Lapses in all Depts in Gen Fund - GSD to fund Janitorial Svcs for Parks (Not Transferred from Public Works to Parks & Rec during Budget Process) & Remainder to fund R/W Mowing. (BT 13-029) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) (CPAC Ltr to Apv)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 2/12/13

 

1. 1/22/2013 CO  Introduced: F,RCD

 

    2/5/2013 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    2/5/2013 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 2/12/2013 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, RCD

 

 

Bill Summary               Fact Sheet               F: Amend/Approve

 

AMEND (F)/APPROVE 4-0

 

The Chair asked for an explanation of what the legislation entailed.  Jessica Deal of the Mayor’s Office proceeded to summarize the components of the bill.  Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy remarked on the objectives of the proposed legislation from the Council Auditor’s Office perspective.

 

Public Works Department Director Jim Robinson explained the R/W mowing, landscape maintenance and roadway lighting as outlined on the hand-out that he had distributed that enumerated and explained  budget figures.

 

Council Member Daniels raised concerns about contract compliance, particularly with what she felt was shabby work on mowing by the contractors.  She commended the intentions of returning street lighting and felt that JSO should have the funding for the reimbursement for education courses.

 

Dr. Johnny Gaffney expressed his unhappiness with the work that the City had done with mowing in the neighborhoods.  He felt that there were neighborhoods that had been ignored and that minority contractors had not been given opportunities for work.  As such, Dr. Gaffney indicated that he would not be supportive of the bill. 

 

The Chair, Council Member Carter, indicated that he was in support of the bill; his position was that if we did not move forward with the bill, nothing would get better, that there would be less quality than what we have now in the levels of service for mowing and landscaping.

 

The Committee Members proceeded to propose numerous amendments to the Finance Committee’s amendment.  Council Member Daniels proposed having all items except JSO reimbursements and the street lighting placed below the line until numerous questions were answered.  A motion for an RCD amendment that placed everything below the line except lights, janitorial services and JSO reimbursements failed (2-2), Daniels & Gaffney in the affirmative, Carter and Redman opposed.

 

Tracey Watkins, JSO Employee Services, explained what the issue of the JSO education reimbursements entailed.

 

Ultimately, the Committee voted to recommend approval of the bill, as amended (Finance).

 

Director Robinson indicated that he and his department would be meeting individually with Council Members to address the numerous concerns and questions that had been raised.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  2013-88

ORD Approp $200,000 from FDOT Pursuant to Local Agcy Agreemt bet FDOT & City for Landscaping & Beautification of the West Central Civic Core Dist; Auth Funds Carryover to Subsequent FY's; Auth Supplemental No. 2 to the Agreemt; Amend Ord 2012-434-E (CIP) to Auth Increased Funding for said Proj. (BT 13-027) (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 2/26/13

 

1. 2/12/2013 CO  Introduced: TEU,F,RCD

 

    2/19/2013 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

    2/20/2013 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    2/20/2013 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 2/26/2013 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; TEU, F, RCD

 

    3/4/2013 TEU Approve 5-0

 

 

Bill Summary               Fact Sheet               TEU: Approve               F: Defer

 

APPROVE 4-0

 

5.  2013-139

ORD Approp $342,000 from FDOT for Addnl Grant Funding for Timucuan Natl Preserve Bicycle Touring Route; Auth Funds Carryover to FY 2013-2014; Auth Local Agency Prog Supplemental Agreemt No. 8; Amend Ord 2012-434-E (CIP) to reflect Funding Change. (BT 13-040) (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/12/13

 

1. 2/26/2013 CO  Introduced: F,RCD

 

    3/5/2013 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    3/5/2013 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 3/12/2013 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, RCD

 

 

Bill Summary               Fact Sheet               F: Approve

 

APPROVE 4-0

 

6.  2013-156

ORD-MC Creating Sec 111.925 (Neighborhood Enhancemt Trust Fund), Part 9 (Neighborhood Dev), Chapt 111 (Spec Rev & Trust Accts), Ord Code, a Neighborhood Enhancemt Trust Fund for Deposit of all Gifts, Donations, Contributions, Grants & State Funds rcvd from Card Room Pari-Mutuel Rev for use of Neighborhood Enhancemts within a 5-mile area of a Pari-Mutuel Establishmt; Auth Funds Carryover to next FY. (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Holt & Co-Sponsored by C/M Yarborough)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/26/13

 

1. 3/12/2013 CO  Introduced: R,F,RCD

 

 

Bill Summary                 R: 2nd & Rerefer              F: 2nd & Rerefer

 

2nd & REREFER

 

 

7.  2013-158

ORD-MC Amend Chapt 609 (Code Enforcemt Citations), Sec 609.109 (Applicable Chapts & Parts), Ord Code, to Classify Offenses made re Disposal of Waste Tires within City's Fine Schedule & City's Enforcemt Authority of Chapt 260 (Disposal of Waste Tires). (Shaw) (Introduced by CM Jones)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/26/13

 

1. 3/12/2013 CO  Introduced: R,RCD

 

 

Bill Summary                R: 2nd & Rerefer

 

2nd & REREFER

 

8.  2013-159

ORD Approp $49,783 from Tree Protection & Related Expenses Trust Fund to Plant 225 Trees along North Portion of the S-Line, Abandoned RR - Rails to Trails, from 21st St to Gateway Mall; Utilizing the Continuing Contract of Davey Tree Svc; Designate Oversight by Public Works Dept. (Dist 7-Gaffney) (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Gaffney)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/26/13

 

1. 3/12/2013 CO  Introduced: TEU,F,RCD

 

 

Bill Summary                TEU: 2nd & Rerefer               F: 2nd & Rerefer

 

2nd & REREFER

 

9.  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)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/26/13

 

1. 3/12/2013 CO  Introduced: PHS,RCD

 

Bill Summary                PHS: 2nd & Rerefer

 

2nd & REREFER

 

 

 

At the close of the agenda items, the Chair invited School Board staff to appraise the Committee on the recent joint meeting between the City Council and the Duval Country School Board.

 

School Board Member Paula Wright and Andy Eckert, Director of Facilities, Planning and Real Estate, explained and discussed the nature of current Joint Use Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding.

 

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 3:38 P. M.

 

 

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

 

03.20.13Posted: 12:00 P.M.