OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

October 25, 2016

4:00 p.m.

Location: City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

In attendance: Council Members Lori Boyer (President), Greg Anderson, Danny Becton, Aaron Bowman, Anna Lopez Brosche, Doyle Carter (arr. 4:14), John Crescimbeni, Garrett Dennis, Al Ferraro, Reginald Gaffney, Bill Gulliford, Tommy Hazouri, Jim Love, Joyce Morgan, Sam Newby, Matt Schellenberg and Scott Wilson

Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan Grandin – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Jessica Matthews – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; John Pappas and Lin White – Public Works Department; Ali Korman Shelton, Jessica Baker and Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s Office; Kirk Wendland – Office of Economic Development; Bill Killingsworth – Planning and Development Department; Mike Weinstein – Administration and Finance Department; Chief Kurtis Wilson – Fire and Rescue Department; Bill Hodges – Children’s Commission

Meeting Convened: 4:00 p.m.

Rules Committee: Council Member Dennis reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. President Boyer explained that 2014-665 (amending the Vehicles For Hire code) is on the agenda pursuant to the Council Rules for automatic withdrawal as a result of being pending for two years since introduction. Ms. Boyer also noted that she may ask that 2016-62 (appointing Council Member Carter to the Election Canvassing Board for the November general election) be withdrawn or amended. She believes that Council Member Carter may have endorsed a candidate in the election, which would disqualify him from serving on the board, in which case another council member will need to be appointed.

PHS Committee: Council Member Newby reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

TEU Committee: Council Member Ferraro reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

NCIS Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

Finance Committee: Council Member Brosche reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

LUZ Committee: Council Member Becton reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

Assistant General Counsel Paige Johnston further explained Council Rule 3.106 regarding automatic withdrawal of legislation pending on the Council agenda for more than two years. The withdrawal will be done administratively unless the Council votes to re-refer or postpone the item for a maximum of 60 additional days, after which it is automatically withdrawn if no further action is taken.

Ms. Boyer announced that there would be an addendum to the agenda of one item – 2016-720 (appropriating emergency funding to rebuild the dunes at the beach damaged by Hurricane Matthew). Council Member Gulliford asked that the bill be taken up early in the meeting because numerous parties will be in attendance to discuss it, including representatives of the Beaches cities, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Steve Diebenow asked that 2016-350 (granting a CON for a concrete recycling facility) be taken up after 6:00 p.m. so that his client, the applicant, can arrive at the meeting from another engagement.

In response to a question from Council Member Anderson, Deputy General Counsel Peggy Sidman said that she and other attorneys are crafting several amendments to 2016-720 resulting from the discussion at the noticed meeting held earlier in the afternoon. She verbally explained the amendments and agreed to e-mail copies to the council members as soon as they are completed. In response to another question, Finance Director Mike Weinstein said that his understanding from the earlier meeting was that a strictly dune replacement project (returning the dunes to their exact state before the hurricane, with no enhancement) could start immediately, but that any deviation from strict restoration and any indication that the City is planning to seek reimbursement for a project that is started before agreement from FEMA jeopardizes any chance for reimbursement. His opinion was that if the City intends to do the job, it would be best to start immediately so as to use the existing beach renourishment contractor already working on the beach and save the cost of re-mobilizing a new contractor later. The application for reimbursement will have to stand on its own.

Special Committee topics for next week’s committees

TEU: the electrical grid and its effect on neighborhoods.

PHS: childhood wellness

Finance: no special meeting next week. President Boyer asked the committee to explore the decision of when and how to utilize the city’s Emergency Reserve versus borrowing to deal with emergency situations like hurricane cleanup.

Rules: the J-bill process and the City Council travel policy.

LUZ: school capacity and its relationship to land use policy.

NCIS: possibly the Jacksonville Journey if the administration can be ready to make a presentation. Ms. Boyer said that she would be presenting a substitute for the Tourist Development Plan ordinance for the committee to consider.

Council Member Brosche reported that she had just returned from a meeting of the Police and Fire Pension Fund Board which had interviewed 3 candidates from the 4 responses received to its RFP for a legal advisor. The Office of General Counsel will provide most routine legal services to the board, with the new counsel dealing with pension-specific specialty issues. A decision should be forthcoming shortly.

Meeting adjourned: 4:21 p.m.

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

10.24.16 Posted 5:10 p.m.

Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD

10.24.16