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
May 23, 2017
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, John Crescimbeni, Garrett Dennis, Reggie Gaffney, Al
Ferraro, Bill Gulliford, 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, Jessica Matthews and Adri Segui – Legislative
Services Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements –
Council Research Division; John Pappas – Public Works Department; Bill
Killingsworth and Folks Huxford – Planning and Development Department; Ali
Korman Shelton and Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s Office; Daryl Joseph – Parks,
Recreation and Community Services Department
Meeting Convened:
4:00 p.m.
Rules Committee: Council Member Dennis reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting. Council Members Schellenberg and Newby requested to
be added as co-sponsors of Resolution 2017-359 (Honoring & Commending Greg
Tison). President Boyer announced that 2017-360 (Resolution Recognizing &
Honoring the 2017 Comcast Leaders & Achievers Scholarship Recipients) would
be taken up early in the meeting in order to accommodate its presentation.
NCIS Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting. In response to a question from Council Member
Anderson, President Boyer announced that the Finance Committee amendments will
be offered for both 2017-68 (Approving Settlement of Pending Federal Court
Litigation from United States of America v. the City of Jacksonville) and
2017-69 (Approving Settlement of Claims arising from Disability Rights Florida,
Inc. v. the City of Jacksonville). Ms. Boyer explained the sequence of
consideration of various legislation relating to these cases
in the NCIS, LUZ and Finance Committees.
TEU Committee: Council Member Ferraro reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
PHS Committee: Council Member Newby 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 and stated that he would be abstaining from the vote
on 2017-285 (Approving Sign Waiver Application SW-17-05 for Sign at 11700 San
Jose Blvd.). He recommended that the Council table action on 2017-68 and -69 until
after action is taken on 2017-36 (Amending the Zoning Code Create a Procedure
for Disabled Persons to Request Reasonable Accommodations from Provisions of
the Zoning Code), as the bills are all inter-related. Council Member
Crescimbeni announced that he would be offering a floor amendment to 2017-36
and explained the intent of the amendment regarding determination of disability
status.
Council Member Morgan announced that she would be offering a floor
amendment to 2017-317 (Amending the Public Service Grants Chapter of the Code
to Clarify Grant Eligibility Requirements). Deputy General Counsel Peggy Sidman
explained three options for dealing with the intent of the floor amendment,
which would allow but regulate the ability of potential grant applicants to
participate in the process of establishing priority populations for the grant
funding. The consensus of the group was to adopt the NCIS amendment and deal
with the participation aspect in separate legislation at a later date.
Special Committee topics for next cycle’s committees
TEU: JAA airport system and North Florida TPO
PHS: Shot Spotter technology
Finance: Property Appraiser’s annual report
Rules: no special meeting this cycle
LUZ: no special meeting; an appeal of a ruling from the Historic
Preservation Commission will be heard
NCIS: Real Estate Division report on vacant commercial buildings
Meeting adjourned:
4:30 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
5.24.17
Posted 10:00 a.m.
Tapes: Council agenda meeting –
LSD
5.23.17