RULES COMMITTEE

 

                        MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

                                January 05,2015

 

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, January 05,2015.  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 - Excused                              Heather Reber, Asst. Auditor

                       CM Stephen Joost                                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:

 

Steve Deibenow (14-741)


1.    2013-493   AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS; MAKING FINDINGS; AMENDING CHAPTER 656 (ZONING CODE), PART 13 (SIGN REGULATIONS), ORDINANCE CODE, AS DESCRIBED; AMENDING SECTION 656.1301 (GENERAL PROVISIONS), ORDINANCE CODE; AMENDING SECTION 656.1302 (DEFINITIONS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO ADD A NEW DEFINITION FOR REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS; AMENDING SECTION 656.1303 (ZONING LIMITATIONS ON SIGNS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO ALLOW FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS; AMENDING 656.1309 (UNLAWFUL SIGN MESSAGES), ORDINANCE CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS; CREATING NEW SECTION 656.1322 (REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO  ALLOW FOR REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS WHEN EXISTING OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGN INVENTORY IS FURTHER REDUCED, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND RESIDENTIAL PROXIMITY RESTRICTIONS; CREATING NEW SECTION 656.1323 (APPEALS FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DIVISION), ORDINANCE CODE, TO REQUIRE CHALLENGES BY AGGRIEVED PARTIES OF BUILDING INSPECTION DIVISION FINAL ACTIONS TO BE PURSUED THROUGH APPEAL TO PLANNING COMMISSION; AMENDING ARTICLE 23 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TO HALT THE PROLIFERATION OF OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS BY CAPPING THE EXISTING INVENTORY OF OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS AND ONLY PERMITTING REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS WHEN EXISTING INVENTORY IS FURTHER REDUCED AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND AESTHETICS BY ALLOWING FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AMENDING 614.142 (UNLAWFUL SIGN MESSAGES), CHAPTER 614 (PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY), ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/5/2013 - Read 2nd & Rerefer; 11/18/2013 - Sub/Rerefer 7-0

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ZONING: December 03, 2013

 

The Chair OPENED the Public Hearing and extended the Privilege of the Floor to anyone in the audience desiring to address the Committee.  The Chair CLOSED the Public Hearing.

 

Recommend to SUB and REREFER to the Committee(s).

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH  & SAFETY COMMITTEE: August 19, 2014

 

Recommend to SUBSTITUTE and REREFER. 

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ZONING: August 19, 2014

 

The Chair OPENED the Public Hearing and extended the Privilege of the Floor to anyone in the audience desiring to address the Committee.  The Chair CLOSED the Public Hearing.

 

Recommend to SUB and REREFER to the Committee(s).

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ZONING: December 02, 2014

 

The Chair OPENED the Public Hearing and extended the Privilege of the Floor to anyone in the audience desiring to address the Committee.  The Chair CLOSED the Public Hearing.

 

Roll Call was ordered.  The motion CARRIED.

 

The Chair declared the file WITHDRAWN.

 


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: January 05, 2015

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

AYES – Gulliford, Jones, Joost, Schellenberg ( 4 )

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2.    2014-427   AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT; AMENDING SECTION 518.111 (DEFINITIONS) TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION "(M)" TO ADD AS AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE THOSE NON-HISTORIC BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BOARDED UP, AND HAVE NO ACTIVE WATER OR ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR A TIME PERIOD THAT EXCEEDS 24 MONTHS; AMENDING SECTION 518.205 (BOARDING OF VACANT BUILDINGS OR DWELLINGS) TO REQUIRE THAT BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BOARDED UP AND HAVE NO ACTIVE WATER OR ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR A TIME PERIOD THAT EXCEEDS 24 MONTHS SHALL BE ABATED BY THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEMOLITION PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN PART 3 OF CHAPTER 518; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 7/14/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH  & SAFETY COMMITTEE: July 15, 2014

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: January 05, 2015

 

Recommend to SUBSTITUTE and REREFER. 

 

AYES - AYES – Gulliford, Jones, Joost, Redman, Schellenberg ( 5 )

 

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3.    2014-471   AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITHIN THE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 35, ORDINANCE CODE (REGULATORY COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT), PART 1 (GENERAL) TO CREATE THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; AMENDING SECTION 35.103(RESERVED) TO ADD (OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ESTABLISHMENT; FUNCTION); PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF LAWS RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESSES, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, DECEPTIVE AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND RIGHT OF WAY CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS BY THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; AMENDING CHAPTER 250, ORDINANCE CODE (MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESSES), SECTION 250.101 (DEFINITIONS) TO ADD NEW DEFINITIONS FOR "AUTHORITY," "DEPARTMENT" AND "DIRECTOR"; AMENDING SECTION 250.102 (ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER; RULES) TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER 250; AMENDING CHAPTER 696, ORDINANCE CODE (DECEPTIVE AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES), SECTION 696.109 (ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY) TO CHANGE "CHIEF" TO "MANAGER"; AMENDING CHAPTER 804, ORDINANCE CODE (TRAFFIC CODE); AMENDING SECTION 804.806 (RIGHT OF WAY CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS BY PERMIT) TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SECTION BY THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO EFFECTUATE THE CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 8/4/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH  & SAFETY COMMITTEE: August 05, 2014

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 


REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: January 05, 2015

 

Recommend  to WITHDRAW.

 

AYES - Gulliford, Jones, Joost, Redman, Schellenberg ( 5 )

 

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4.    2014-741   AN ORDINANCE NAMING THE SOCCER PITCH LOCATED AT THE BASEBALL GROUNDS OF JACKSONVILLE (THE "BASEBALL GROUNDS") "COMMUNITY FIRST PARK" ONLY DURING SOCCER EVENTS AT THE BASEBALL GROUNDS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/17/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer; 12/1/2014 - Amend/Approve 7-0

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH  & SAFETY COMMITTEE: December 02, 2014

 

Recommend to AMEND and  APPROVE.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: January 05, 2015

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

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

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5.    2014-747   AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL; CREATING A NEW PART 2 (INSPECTOR GENERAL), ARTICLE 5 (CITY COUNCIL) OF THE CHARTER, TO ESTABLISH THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, TO PROVIDE A PURPOSE, TO OUTLINE DUTIES AND AUTHORITY, TO ESTABLISH THE POSITION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND CREATE QUALIFICATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE SELECTION AND REMOVAL PROTOCOL FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND TO CREATE RECORDS DISCLOSURE PROTOCOL AND TO PROVIDE FOR COORDINATION WITH THE COUNCIL AUDITOR'S OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR REFERENDUM APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT TO BE DEVELOPED AND PLACED ON THE BALLOT; DIRECTING THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS TO PLACE THE REFERENDUM QUESTION ON THE MARCH 24, 2015, CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT ELECTION BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/17/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: January 05, 2015

 

Recommend to SUBSTITUTE and APPROVE.

 

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

 

NAYS – Schellenberg ( 1 )

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6.    2014-750   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 120 (GENERAL EMPLOYEES AND CORRECTIONS OFFICERS RETIREMENT PLANS), SECTIONS 120.202 AND 120.502, TO PROVIDE THAT APPOINTED EMPLOYEES HIRED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 14, 2014, WITHIN THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, PURSUANT TO §602.303(W), ORDINANCE CODE, WHO CHOOSE TO JOIN A CITY-SPONSORED RETIREMENT PROGRAM SHALL ONLY BE ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN; PROVIDING THAT CHANGES TO CHAPTER 120 ARE LIMITED TO THOSE ONLY IN MANAGERIAL ROLES HIRED UNDER §602.303(W), ORDINANCE CODE, AND CURRENT PLAN PARTICIPANTS, WHO ARE HIRED UNDER §602.303(W), SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 12/1/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: December 02, 2014

 

Recommend be READ for the SECOND time and REREFERRED to the Committee(s) of reference.

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: January 05, 2015

 

Recommend to DEFER.

 

The Chair declared the File DEFERRED.

 

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

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7.    2014-766   A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING RAYMOND S. PRINGLE, JR. AS A MEMBER OF THE JACKSONVILLE WATERWAYS COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 95, ORDINANCE CODE, FOR A SECOND TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2017; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 12/1/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES: January 05, 2015

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

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

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8.    2014-777   A RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF STAFFORD CAMPBELL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

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

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9.    2014-778   A RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING CAROLYN SHEHEE WILLIAMS UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT FROM THE JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

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

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2ND READINGS

 

10.    2014-775   A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF SYLVIA PERRY, A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT, TO THE JACKSONVILLE SMALL AND EMERGING BUSINESS ("JSEB") MONITORING COMMITTEE, REPLACING VANDAREN C. GANTT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 126.606(A), ORDINANCE CODE, AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, FOR A PARTIAL TERM TO EXPIRE APRIL 30, 2015; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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11.    2014-776   AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE CULTURAL COUNCIL OF GREATER JACKSONVILLE; AMENDING SECTION 118.602 (RESPONSIBILITY), CHAPTER 118 (CITY GRANTS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO CLARIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE CULTURAL COUNCIL OF GREATER JACKSONVILLE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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12.    2014-779   A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL MOTTO "IN GOD WE TRUST" IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN A PROMINENT LOCATION AT CITY HALL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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