OFFICE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
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CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
City
Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall
October 24, 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, John Crescimbeni, Garrett
Dennis, Al Ferraro, Reggie Gaffney, Jim Love, Joyce Morgan, Sam Newby, Scott
Wilson
Excused: Council Member Matt
Schellenberg
Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston and Susan
Grandin – Office of General Counsel; Kim Taylor – Council Auditor’s Office; Carol
Owens, Jessica Matthews and Philip Zamarron – Legislative Services Division;
Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Sam Mousa, Ali Korman Shelton and
Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s Office; Lin White – Public
Works Department; Mike Weinstein and Teresa Eichner –
Finance Department; Kirk Wendland – Office of Economic Development; Laura
Stagner-Crites – Neighborhoods Department; Kurtis Wilson – Fire and Rescue
Department
Meeting Convened:
4:02 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 Boyer reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
Rules Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
Council Member Morgan stated that she would be abstaining from the
vote on 2017-606 (Appropriating $4,769,605.98 in State Housing Initiatives
Partnership Program (SHIP) Funds) due to a conflict of interest regarding her
husband’s employer receiving some of the funding.
Council Member Wilson said that he would be offering a floor amendment
on 2017-668 (Authorizing Director of Parks, Rec & Community Services to
Execute an Access Agreement allowing Environmental Site Assessment Activities
at Losco Regional Park). Deputy General Counsel Peggy
Sidman explained that the floor amendment would correct the ownership of the
parcel and the real estate number.
Attorney Susan Grandin of the General Counsel’s Office explained that
the Council’s action tonight to remand 2017-672 (Ruling on an Appeal of
Planning Commission Denial of Zoning Variance V-17-08) to the Planning
Commission for further review will be the final action on this bill. Should an
appeal be filed on the Planning Commission’s future decision, a separate appeal
bill will be filed.
Council President Brosche noted that 2017-348 (amending the Ordinance
Code to create a requirement for an additional annual pension obligation
reduction payment) failed in both committees; council members wishing to
support the committees’ recommendations need to vote “nay” tonight. She also
noted that the administration has requested amendment of 2017-727 (Appropriating
$556,431.94 in revenue from Auction of Parcels on City's Affordable Housing
Inventory List & HUD Miscellaneous Revenue to provide Disaster Recovery
Funding for Duval County Citizens Impacted by Hurricane Irma) to include
1-cycle emergency language.
Meeting adjourned:
4:13 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research Division
10.24.17
Posted 5:00 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda meeting –
LSD
10.24.17