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

 

Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

November 17, 2014

8:30 a.m.

 

Topic: Rules Committee agenda meeting

 

Location: Conference Room A, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

Suite 425

 

In attendance: Council Members Bill Gulliford (Chair), Lori Boyer, Robin Lumb, John Crescimbeni, Stephen Joost

 

Also: Kirk Sherman, Heather Reber and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division

 

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

 

Meeting Convened: 8:30 a.m.

 

Chairman Gulliford called the meeting to order and reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 6 items marked for deferral, 22 items ready for action (1 for amendment and re-referral, 2 for withdrawal, 2 requested as emergencies) and 9 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2013-493 (amending the City’s off-site commercial sign ordinance): the Chairman noted that there are two new introductions later on the agenda (2014-716 and -717) that would supplant the need for this ordinance.

 

2014-386 (amendments to the Police and Fire Pension Plan): Teresa Eichner of the Mayor’s Office stated that a group of community leaders including former Council President Matt Carlucci have requested that all pension-related bills be deferred at today’s meeting so that they can give a presentation at the next meeting. Mr. Carlucci said that he and Charlie Appleby, among others, are working on a proposed funding solution for the City’s additional $40 million per year contribution proposed in Ordinance 2014-386. Mr. Appleby is out of town today and the group requests deferral for one cycle. Chairman Gulliford stated that former Council President Kevin Hyde and another group wish to address the committee on the bill today. He intends to open the discussion by having General Counsel Jason Gabriel review his recent legal memo on the subject, then have Mr. Hyde make his presentation, then open up the floor for discussion by council members.  Councilmember Crescimbeni stated that Mr. Gabriel’s memo answers questions that were not exactly worded as he had posed them to the OGC.

 

Meeting Adjourned: 8:39 a.m.

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

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Tapes:  Rules agenda meeting– LSD

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Materials: Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

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