OFFICE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
117 WEST DUVAL STREET,
SUITE 425
4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202
904-630-1377
CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
April 26, 2016
4:00
p.m.
Location: City Council Chamber, City Hall
– St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,
In attendance: Council Members Greg Anderson (President),
Danny Becton, Aaron Bowman, Lori Boyer, Anna
Lopez Brosche, Katrina Brown, Doyle Carter,
John Crescimbeni, Garrett Dennis, Al Ferraro, Reggie Gaffney, Bill
Gulliford, Tommy Hazouri, Jim Love, Joyce Morgan, Sam Newby, Matt Schellenberg
and Scott Wilson
Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan
Grandin and Stephen Durden – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy
– Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris – Legislative Services Division; Steve
Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; John
Pappas, Lin White and Jeff Foster – Public Works Department; Mike Weinstein – Finance Department; Ali Korman-Shelton and Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s
Office; Kirk Wendland and Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; Bill
Killingsworth and Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; James
Richardson – Environmental Protection Board; Bill Hodges – Children’s
Commission; Dayatra Coles – Neighborhoods Department; Kirby Oberdorfer – Ethics
Office; Tom Cline – Inspector General’s Office; Dave Harrell – Office of Sports
and Entertainment; Daryl Joseph – Parks and Recreation Department
Meeting Convened: 4:00 p.m.
Finance
Committee: Council Member Gulliford reviewed the actions of the committee from
its meeting.
TEU
Committee: Council Member Hazouri reviewed the actions of the committee from
its meeting.
RCDPHS
Committee: Council Member Carter reported that all of his committee’s actions
had been covered.
LUZ
Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the committee from its
meeting, noting the Council Member Ferraro will be proposing a floor amendment
to 2016-54 (rezoning property on Grover Road).
Rules
Committee: Council Member Schellenberg reviewed the actions of the committee
from its meeting.
Council
Member Boyer reported that the Downtown Investment Authority had requested that
2016-187 (converting 110,000 sq. ft. of office space rights in the Downtown DRI
– Southside to 264 multi-family residential units) be postponed until the
meeting of May 10, 2016.
Council
Member Ferraro briefly explained his proposed floor amendment to 2016-54, which
involves sidewalk construction.
President
Anderson reviewed the order of action for several items. Mayor Curry will
address the Council at the start of the meeting on 2016-300 (authorizing a
referendum on extending the Better Jacksonville Plan local option sales tax
sunset date from 2013 to 2060 to fund pension liability amortization). The
Inspector General’s semi-annual report will be moved to the end of the agenda.
The 3-item addendum to the agenda will be moved immediately prior to the first
Public Comment period. 2015-519 (amending the Public Property Code to change
procedures for donating surplus properties for the purpose of encouraging
construction of affordable housing) will be taken up first of the addendum
items, with Finance amendment #1 (which incorporates Rules amendments #1-4)
will be moved first, then Finance amendment #2. Council Member Dennis announced
that he would propose a floor amendment to add Habitat for Humanity of
Jacksonville to the list of CHDOs eligible to request donation of surplus
properties. The President also announced that 2016-80 (approval of a pending
legal settlement with John Keane and the Police and Fire Pension Fund Board of
Trustees) will be moved for withdrawal.
Council
Member Boyer will offer a floor amendment to 2015-426 (amending the Stormwater
Management Utility Code regarding use of stormwater utility fee revenue) to add
a definition of the term “drainage system rehabilitation”.
Steve
Diebenow representing the applicant in 2016-217 (vacating a portion of a plat
in Jacksonville Heights) requested that the bill be postponed one cycle to
allow time to deal with a survey problem.
The
President announced that the administration has requested withdrawal of
2016-236 (grant of perpetual easement to FDOT for drainage and utilities between
Houle and Pulaski Roads for I-295 widening).
Meeting adjourned: 4:16 p.m.
Minutes:
Jeff Clements, Council Research
4.26.16
Posted 5:00 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda meeting – LSD
4.26.16
Materials:
President’s marked agenda - LSD
4.26.16