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
City
Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall
December 12, 2017
4:00
p.m.
Location: City Council
Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,
In attendance:
Council Members Anna Lopez Brosche (President), Greg Anderson, Danny Becton, Aaron Bowman, Lori Boyer,
Doyle Carter (arr. 4:05), John Crescimbeni (arr. 4:04), Garrett Dennis, Al
Ferraro, Reggie Gaffney, Tommy Hazouri, Jim Love, Joyce Morgan, Sam Newby, Matt
Schellenberg, Scott Wilson
Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston and Susan
Grandin – Office of General Counsel; Kyle Billy and Kim Taylor – Council
Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens and Katrin Macdonald – Legislative Services
Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research
Division; Ali Korman and Jordan Elsbury, Jessica Laird – Mayor’s Office; John
Pappas and Lin White – Public Works Department; Mike Weinstein, Angela Moyer
and Teresa Eichner – Finance Department; Paul Crawford and Ed Randolph – Office
of Economic Development; Chief Kurt Wilson – Fire and Rescue Department; Bill
Killingsworth and Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department;
Stephanie Burch – Neighborhoods Department
Meeting Convened:
4:00 p.m.
President Brosche called the meeting to order and asked for the
committee reports.
NCSPHS 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.
Finance Committee: Council Member Dennis reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
LUZ Committee: Council Member Schellenberg reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
Rules Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
In response to a question from Council Member Anderson about 2017-701 (amending
the Zoning Code to allow Auto Laundries as a permissible use by exception in
the CN zoning district) and the Planning Commission’s vote of 4-0 to recommend
approval of this bill at a meeting without a quorum being present, Paige
Johnston of the General Counsel’s Office explained that the Ordinance Code
allows the Commission to make recommendations of an advisory nature with less
than a full quorum present (i.e. 4 of 4 members present) to take action. Any votes
that represent a final agency action by the Commission would require a majority
of the 9 members to be present to constitute a quorum and the usual majority
vote.
Council Member Schellenberg announced that he would be excusing
himself briefly during the meeting to attend an event in his district
commemorating the first night of Hanukkah.
President Brosche announced that the administration requests withdrawal
of 2017-857 (confirming appointment of Tonya Seigler to the Planning
Commission).
The President also announced that there would be a 5 item addendum,
one of which (2017-861, revising the policy for expenditure of funds deposited
in the Foreclosed Property Registry to allow use for gap funding for new construction
projects) is being requested for emergency approval on first reading at introduction,
which would require a 2/3 vote.
Council Member Crescimbeni called the council’s attention to
resolution 2017-822 (expressing the Council’s opposition to 2 bills filed in
the Florida Legislature that would preempt local regulation of tree trimming
and removal on private property). He noted that the Legislature had committee
meetings this week and the 2018 session will begin in early January; he
suggested the possibility of taking up the item as an emergency to get it to
Tallahassee as soon as possible for the Legislature to be informed of the
Council’s sentiment before the session begins. Several council members asked to
be included as co-sponsors (Boyer, Bowman).
Meeting adjourned:
4:13 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research Division
12.12.17
Posted 5:00 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda meeting –
LSD
12.12.17