RULES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

September 15,2014

 

BILL GULLIFORD, CHAIR

 

CHERYL L. BROWN, COUNCIL SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

 

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the Council of the City of Jacksonville, held in Council Chambers, City Hall, Jacksonville, Florida, September 15,2014.  The meeting was called to order at 9:05 A.M. by Committee Chair Bill Gulliford.  The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.M.

 

 

 

Members in Attendance:                          Staff Attendance:

                 

                       CM Bill Gulliford, Chair                           Juliette Williams, Legislative Aide

                       CM Warren Jones, Vice Chair                Kyle Billy, Principal Auditor

                       CM John Gaffney                                   Heather Reber, Asst. Auditor

                       CM Stephen Joost - Excused                Jeff Clements, Chief of Research

                       CM Robin Lumb                                     Margo Klosterman, Administration

                       CM Don Redman                                   Peggy Sidman, Deputy General Counsel

                       CM Matt Schellenberg

                       

 

 

 

 

 

Others in Attendance:

 

Jim Robinson, Public Works- Gave update on street lights to LED

Jerry Holland, SOE (14-639)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    2014-602   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF GREG P. BRUCE, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD, PURSUANT TO SECTION 656.361.7, ORDINANCE CODE, AS A DOWNTOWN OWNER REPRESENTATIVE, FILLING A SEAT FORMERLY HELD BY TIMOTHY MILLER, FOR A PARTIAL TERM TO EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2015; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Schellenberg, ( 5 )

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2.    2014-603   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF ALLAN J. IOSUE, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, AS A MEMBER OF THE CONTEXT SENSITIVE STREETS STANDARDS COMMITTEE, AS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 32, PART 7, ORDINANCE CODE, FOR A FIRST FULL TERM ENDING JULY 31, 2018; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Schellenberg, ( 5 )

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3.    2014-604   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF ADA A. HAMMOND, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, TO THE JACKSONVILLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 60, ORDINANCE CODE, FILLING A SEAT FORMERLY HELD BY DR. LEONARDO DEL ROSARIO, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2015; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

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4.    2014-605   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF YAIMA COTO, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, TO THE JACKSONVILLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 60, ORDINANCE CODE, FILLING A SEAT FORMERLY HELD BY KEN MIDDLETON, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2015; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

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5.    2014-606   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF GARY M. OLIVERAS, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, TO THE JACKSONVILLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 60, ORDINANCE CODE, FILLING A SEAT FORMERLY HELD BY CRISTINA "TINA" COMSTOCK, FOR A FIRST FULL TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2016; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 9/2/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: September 15, 2014

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

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6.    2014-622   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT CPAC'S APPOINTMENT OF ABNER R. DAVIS, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, AS A MEMBER OF THE TAXATION, REVENUE AND UTILIZATION OF EXPENDITURES ("TRUE") COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 57, ORDINANCE CODE, REPLACING THOMAS R. MARTIN FOR A FIRST TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2016; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, ( 5 )

 

NAYS - Schellenberg, ( 1 )

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7.    2014-619   A RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER JOE WHITAKER FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITY UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Recommend to APPROVE

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

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8.    2014-620   A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE PABLO CREEK REGIONAL LIBRARY ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

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9.    2014-621   A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY PARK BRANCH LIBRARY ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

 

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10.    2014-632   A RESOLUTION DECLARING OCTOBER AS "MANUFACTURING MONTH" AND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD AS "FLORIDA MANUFACTURING DAY" IN JACKSONVILLE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

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11.    2014-635   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, A USE LICENSE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND SUNSHINE SOCCER GROUP, LLC ("TEAM"), SO AS TO AUTHORIZE TEAM TO PLAY ITS HOME SCHEDULE NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE GAMES AT THE BASEBALL GROUNDS OF JACKSONVILLE; APPROPRIATING FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000, AS INITIATED BY B.T. 14-__; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS FROM YEAR TO YEAR UNTIL SUCH FUNDS ARE EXPENDED OR LAPSE ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT; WAIVING SECTION 191.104(C), ORDINANCE CODE, TO WAIVE THE SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT APPLICATION FEE IN CONNECTION WITH TEAM SPONSORED EVENTS AT THE BASEBALL GROUNDS OF JACKSONVILLE; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY THE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT OFFICE; REQUESTING ONE CYCLE EMERGENCY PASSAGE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE as an EMERGENCY measure.

 

AYES - Gaffney, Gulliford, Jones, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 6 )

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12.    2014-639   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REVISION OF VOTING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES OF PRECINCTS 104 AND 103, CONSOLIDATED TO 103, PRECINCTS 107 AND 108, CONSOLIDATED TO 107, PRECINCTS 109 AND 110, CONSOLIDATED TO 109, PRECINCTS 207 AND 213, CONSOLIDATED TO 207, PRECINCTS 401 AND 408, CONSOLIDATED TO 408, PRECINCTS 411 AND 412, CONSOLIDATED TO 411, PRECINCTS 501 AND 502, CONSOLIDATED TO 501, PRECINCTS 607 AND 614, CONSOLIDATED TO 614, PRECINCTS 701 AND 702, CONSOLIDATED TO 701, PRECINCTS 708 AND 711, CONSOLIDATED TO 711, PRECINCTS 818 AND 805, CONSOLIDATED TO 805, PRECINCTS 906 AND 907, CONSOLIDATED TO 907, PRECINCTS 1009 AND 1012, CONSOLIDATED TO 1009, PRECINCTS 1101 AND 1108, CONSOLIDATED TO 1101, PRECINCTS 1314 AND 1315, CONSOLIDATED TO 1315, PRECINCTS 1402 AND 1403, CONSOLIDATED TO 1402, PRECINCTS 1407 AND 1415, CONSOLIDATED TO 1407, AS REQUESTED BY THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 352.101, ORDINANCE CODE; ELECTIONS, ORDINANCE CODE; REQUESTING ONE CYCLE EMERGENCY APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Recommend to APPROVE as an EMERGENCY measure.

 

AYES - Gulliford, Lumb, Redman, Schellenberg, ( 4 )

 

NAYS - Gaffney, Jones, ( 2 )

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2ND READINGS

 

13.    2014-612   AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING SPECIAL EVENTS AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY; AMENDING CHAPTER 191 (SPECIAL EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT), PART 1 (SPECIAL EVENTS), SECTION 191.103 (SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT REQUIRED), ORDINANCE CODE, TO ALLOW FOR EVENTS AT UNITY PLAZA PARK WITHOUT REQUIRING SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITS; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 154 (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES), PART 1 (IN GENERAL), SECTION 154.107 (SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN MUNICIPAL PARKS OR ON CITY-OWNED OR -LEASED PROPERTY; PENALTY), ORDINANCE CODE, TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED PERPETUAL PUBLIC OPEN SPACE EASEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT AND TERMINATION OF EASEMENT BY THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION SECRETARY TO ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF KIOSKS ON THE CITY OWNED PORTION OF UNITY PLAZA PARK AND CLARIFYING MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RESTROOM ACCESS EASEMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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14.    2014-617   AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR STRIPING PARALLEL PARKING SPACES ALONG CERTAIN DESIGNATED ROADWAYS TO PROVIDE FOR DESIGNATED ON-STREET PARKING; CONCERNING SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN ROADWAYS IN DISTRICT 14; EXERCISING THE AUTHORITY OF SECTIONS 316.183 AND 316.189 FLORIDA STATUTES, AND WAIVING SECTION 804.402 (SPEED LIMITS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT OF CERTAIN ROADWAYS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14 FROM 30 MILES PER HOUR TO 15 MILES PER HOUR; DIRECTING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO POST APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE; PROVIDING THAT THE NEW SPEED LIMIT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON POSTING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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15.    2014-623   A RESOLUTION APPOINTING JEFFREY TRUHLAR, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, AS A MEMBER OF THE DUVAL COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, REPLACING SUNIL "SONNY" BHIKHA AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TOURIST ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 70, ORDINANCE CODE, AND SEC. 125.0104, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR A FIRST TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2018; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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16.    2014-624   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THOMAS C. PAUL, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, AS A MEMBER OF THE JACKSONVILLE ETHICS COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 602, ORDINANCE CODE, FOR A SECOND TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2017; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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17.    2014-625   A RESOLUTION APPOINTING JEFFREY TRUHLAR, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, AS A MEMBER OF THE DUVAL COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, REPLACING SUNIL "SONNY" BHIKHA AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TOURIST ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 70, ORDINANCE CODE, AND SEC. 125.0104, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR A FIRST TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2018; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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18.    2014-626   A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING JOHN F. GAILLARD, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, AS A MEMBER OF THE HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, INC., PURSUANT TO SECTION 408.033, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS A "CONSUMER", FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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19.    2014-627   A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING DR. JOSE ZAYAS AS A MEMBER OF THE HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, INC., AS A "PROVIDER", PURSUANT TO SECTION 408.033, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR A THIRD TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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20.    2014-629   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF CHARRE NICHOLE GUTHRIE TERRY, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, TO THE JACKSONVILLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, FILLING A SEAT FORMERLY HELD BY MICHELE L. A. ROLLINS, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 60, ORDINANCE CODE, FOR A FIRST FULL TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2016; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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21.    2014-630   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF MATTHEW DAVID COHEN, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, TO THE JACKSONVILLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 60, ORDINANCE CODE, REPLACING CYNTHIA WATSON, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2014, FOLLOWED BY A FIRST FULL TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2017; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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22.    2014-631   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF GODSLOVE A. EZIEMEFE, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, AS A CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES QUALIFYING BOARD, REPLACING LINA S. INGRAHAM, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 62, ORDINANCE CODE, FOR A FIRST FULL TERM TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30, 2017; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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