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
August 8, 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, Aaron Bowman, Katrina Brown (arr.
4:25), Reggie Brown, Lori Boyer, John Crescimbeni (arr. 4:12), Doyle Carter
(arr. 4:04), Garrett Dennis, Reggie Gaffney, Al Ferraro, 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 Jessica
Matthews – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff
Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Bill Killingsworth and
Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; Ali Korman Shelton and
Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s Office; Mike Weinstein – Administration and Finance
Department; Kirk Wendland and Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; John
Pappas and Lin White – Public Works Department; Jon Heymann and Bill Hodges –
Jacksonville Children’s Commission; Aundra Wallace – Downtown Investment
Authority
Meeting Convened:
4:01 p.m.
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.
Rules Committee: Council Member Carter reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting. President Brosche noted that on Ordinance 2017-450
(amending Ordinance Code Section 150.413 -Display of Public Awareness Signs for
Human Trafficking), the Rules Committee amendment, which incorporates the
NCSPHS amendment, will be moved first.
LUZ Committee: Council Member Schellenberg reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
Ms. Brosche announced that there would be a 1-item addendum to the
agenda – a resolution commemorating the life of the late Wally Lee, which will
be moved as an emergency. An amendment will be offered to add all council
members as co-sponsors.
Council Member Dennis explained the two floor amendments he will be
offering on Ordinance 2017-569 (appropriating $571,858.86 from residual matching
dollars from closed out grants to increase funding for FY 2016-2017 after-school
programs) to add additional funding from several sources to increase the number
of seats available in after-school programs citywide. Council Member Anderson
asked for an explanation from the Office of General Counsel on the rules and
criteria for declaring an emergency. Council members asked numerous questions
about the sources and uses of funding and Council Member Hazouri requested
production, before the meeting, of a clear and concise chart showing all the
proposed funding sources and amounts. Council Member Crescimbeni requested an
explanation at the beginning of the debate on this bill of the intent of the
Mayor’s original bill, followed by the expansions proposed by Council Member
Dennis.
In response to a question from Council Member Anderson, Council Member
Boyer gave a basic overview of the need for Ordinance 2017-399 (amending the
Downtown Overlay Zone and downtown district regulations of the Zoning Code
regarding production and sale of alcoholic beverages). She explained that the
general Zoning Code had been recently revised to provide regulations for craft
breweries and distilleries, but that these new regulations did not apply in the
downtown area because of the Downtown Overlay Zone. This bill provides a
regulatory scheme for breweries and distilleries locating in portions of the
downtown area (excluding the Church District).
Meeting adjourned:
4:35 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
8.8.17
Posted 5:00 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda meeting –
LSD
8.8.17