JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

RESEARCH DIVISION

 

RECREATION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  MEETING

 

January 15, 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 Clark, Reggie Brown, ; Council Members Stephen Joost and Richard Clark were excused;  Assistant General Counsel Paige Johnston; Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy; Jessica Deal, Administration; Juliette Williams, Legislative Services; John J. Jackson, Council Research Division.

 

The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.

 

Item/File No.

Title/History

 

 

Item/File No.

Title/History

 

 

1.  2011-190

RESO 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       

 

DEFER

 

 

 

 

2.  2012-654

ORD Amend Ord 2000-643-E Apv Restructuring the $200,000 Loan to Logan's Pointe Associates, Ltd (Logan's Pointe Apt Proj) to Include HUD's Requiremts re Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure & Revising Requiremt for Borrower's Annual Prepymts of Principal Subject to Available Cash Flow. (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 11/13/12

 

1. 10/23/2012 CO  Introduced: F,RCD

 

    11/6/2012 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    11/6/2012 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 11/13/2012 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, RCD

 

 

BILL SUMMARY        F:Withdraw

 

WITHDRAW 4 - 0

 

 

 

3.  2012-681

ORD-MC Amend Secs 104.302 (Statemt of Policy), 104.305 (Appl for Issuance of Bonds; Fee), 104.307 (Reso of Inducemt) & 104.313 (Signatories); Establish Membership of Industrial Development Bond Review Committee. (Rowland) (Introduced by CM Crescimbeni)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 11/27/12

 

1. 11/13/2012 CO  Introduced: F,RCD

 

    11/20/2012 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    11/20/2012 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

2. 11/27/2012 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F, RCD

 

 

BILL SUMMARY         F: Defer

 

DEFER

 

 

 

4.  2012-728

ORD Auth a License Agreemt with Mandarin Museum & Historical Society, Inc to Operate the Webb Farmhouse, Museum Bldg & Barn at 11964 Mandarin Rd; Waive Sec 126.202 (Competitive Sealed Bid) of Pt 2 (Supplies, Contractual Svcs & Capital Improvemts), Ord Code. (Sidman) (Introduced by CM Schellenberg)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 1/8/13

 

1. 12/11/2012 CO  Introduced: R,F,RCD

 

    1/2/2013 R Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

    1/3/2013 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer;    1/3/2013 F Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

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

 

 

BILL SUMMARY     R: Amend/Approve                             F: Amend/Approve

 

AMEND(R )/APPROVE 4 - 0

 

 

5.  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

 

Council Member Don Redman, sponsor of the ordinance, explained that he had requested that the bill be deferred so as to enable the Downtown Investment Authority the opportunity to review suggested options for Hemming Plaza.  He will await the report of DIA’s findings.  Council Member Gaffney thought that Council Member Redman should discuss his proposed ordinance with the Mayor’s Office.

Council  Member Reggie Brown commented that he agreed with Council Member Redman’s decision to have DIA weigh the various options for the park. 

 

Council Member Kimberly Daniels announced that she will be conducting a 10-day survey of people that spend time in Hemming Plaza.  She has a team of volunteers that will be conducting the survey, a project that she expects to get underway the day after the Martin Luther King holiday (January 22nd).  Council Member Daniels’ survey, a copy of which was distributed to the Committee Members, raises questions about visitors’ frequency at the park, whether they are veterans or homeless and if they have any special needs.

 

Council  Member Redman noted that there have been a number of surveys of visitors and usage of Hemming Plaza, citing the detailed survey that Downtown Vision conducted in the course of the work of the Ad Hoc Committee on Hemming Plaza,  a panel that Mr. Redman sat on, along with Council Members Denise Lee and Bill Gulliford.  It was Council Member Daniels’ intention to conduct her own survey, though she expressed an interest in seeing the previously conducted survey that Council Member Redman cited.  She also contended that we need to make more use of the faith-based community in resolving some of the issues raised regarding Hemming Plaza. 

 

Council Member Brown suggested that JSO trustees be involved with downtown clean-up programs.

 

Council Member Denise Lee addressed the Committee and explained what the Ad Hoc Committee on Hemming Plaza had as its objectives, the issues that it had focused on and the transition of its work to the Downtown Investment Authority.  She contended that issues concerning the homeless was never considered or assessed by the Ad Hoc Committee.  The homeless was a separate issue, altogether.

She added that the Ad Hoc Committee never voted to remove the tables and chairs from Hemming Plaza and that the Committee never viewed the removal of homeless people from the park as a component of its mission.

 

 

Council Member Kimberly Daniels raised the issue of Metropolitan Park concerts that Item # 7 on the agenda addressed.  (Ordinance-MC 2013-8, deleting 12 ticket events at Metropolitan Park…).  Council Member Don Redman sponsored this proposed legislation in response to his constituents in the St. Nicholas community who complained about the disturbing high volume of the music that carried across the river.   Council Member Daniels contended that we did not want to discourage events like concerts at the park that generated revenue and created jobs.  Jessica Deal of the Mayor’s Office  reported that there had been a meeting the previous day that addressed Mr. Redman’s proposed legislation and problems that might surface with permits for impending events at the site.  She indicated that the Mayor’s Office is looking into how other cities handle issues such as  concerts at outdoor venues.  Council Member Brown suggested that Jacksonville is losing out to jurisdictions like St. Augustine when it comes to concerts and other events because promoters find Jacksonville  “too rigid.”

 

 

 

6.  2013-1

ORD Approp $44,260 from Dist 1 Autumn Bond Funds to the Tree Hill Boardwalk Acct for Extension of the Tree Hill Boardwalk & Installation of the Nature Trail; Auth Agreemt with Tree Hill, Inc for Prog Mgmt Svcs to Extend Boardwalk; Invoke Exception of 126.107(G), Ord Code, to Award the Prof Svcs to Tree Hill, Inc for Mgmt & Oversight of the Constrn. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Yarborough)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 1/22/13

 

1. 1/8/2013 CO  Introduced: R,F,RCD

 

 

R:   Read 2nd & Rerefer                                           F: Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

 

7.  2013-8

ORD-MC Amend Chapt 191 (Special Events), Ord Code, to Delete 12 Ticket Events at Metropolitan Park from the Activities Subject to Part 2 (Entertainmt Dist), Ord Code. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Redman)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 1/22/13

 

1. 1/8/2013 CO  Introduced: R,F,RCD

 

 

R:   Read 2nd & Rerefer                                          F: Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

 

8.  2013-12

ORD Approp $105,674 ($49,200 from Institute of Museum & Library Sciences & $56,474 In-Kind Contribution from Ritz Theatre & Museum [Ritz]) to Equip Ritz Staff with Knowledge, Skills & Expertise to Care & Manage the Ritz's Collection; Provide Oversight by Parks & Rec Dept. (BT 13-018) (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 1/22/13

 

1. 1/8/2013 CO  Introduced: F,RCD

 

 

F: Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

 

9.  2013-13

ORD Approp $287,000 Grant Funds from St Johns River Water Mgmt Dist (SJRWMD) for the Lincoln Villas Septic Tank Phase-Out Proj for City's Partnership with SJRWMD on Water Quality Proj; Auth Funds Carryover to Subsequent FY's; Auth 3rd Amend to Contract #24903 with SJRWMD for Tributary Water Quality Restoration, Lower St Johns River Basin; Amend Ord 2012-434-E (CIP) to increase Funding for "Lincoln Villas Svcs Area Sewer Imp" and "Septic Tank Phase Out Facilities Plan". (BT 13-019) (McCain) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 1/22/13

 

1. 1/8/2013 CO  Introduced: TEU,PHS,F,RCD,JWW

 

 

TEU: Read 2nd & Rerefer               PHS:  Read 2nd & Rerefer                  F: Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

READ 2ND & REREFER

 

 

 

10.  2013-38

ORD Auth License Agreemt with One Spark, Inc to lease 2,489 Sq Ft at Main Library, 303 N. Laura St for their Ofc Space. (Sidman) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 1/22/13

 

1. 1/8/2013 CO  Introduced: TEU,F,RCD

                         

                               TEU:  Read 2nd & Rerefer                                        F: Read  2nd & Rerefer

 

                                READ 2ND & REREFER

 

 

                    

 

           There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:13 P.M.

 

 

 

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

 

 

01.16.13

Posted: 12:00 P.M.