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 11, 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, Katrina Brown (arr. 4:12); Doyle Carter, John
Crescimbeni, Garrett Dennis (arr. 4:30), Al Ferraro, Reginald Gaffney, Bill
Gulliford, Tommy Hazouri, Jim Love, Joyce Morgan, Sam Newby, Matt Schellenberg,
Scott Wilson
Also: Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Susan Grandin
and Jason Teal – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Kyle Billy and Kim
Taylor – Council Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens and Philip Zamarron –
Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada – Council Staff Services; Jeff
Clements – Council Research Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Sam
Mousa, Ali Korman Shelton, Jessica Baker and Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s Office; Kirk
Wendland and Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; Mike Weinstein and
Angela Moyer – Finance and Administration Department; Bill Killingsworth –
Planning and Development Department
Meeting Convened:
4:02 p.m.
Finance Committee: Council Member Brosche reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting. The Finance amendment will be moved for 2017-162
(approving issuance by the Capital Trust Agency of its multi-family housing revenue
bonds).
NCIS Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting. Council Member Gaffney requested that 2017-182 (amending
Part 2 (Entertainment District) of Ordinance Code Chapter 191 (Special Events
& Entertainment District)) be pulled from the consent agenda and postponed.
In response to a question from Council Member Schellenberg about whether St.
Johns County had approved an ordinance similar to 2017-66 designating Nocatee
as a golf cart community, Mr. Wilson indicated that they had.
LUZ Committee: Council Member Becton reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting. He announced that he would be proposing floor
amendments on 2017-93 and -94 (land use amendment and rezoning on New Berlin
Road and Alta Drive), which were postponed at the last Council meeting until
this meeting. With regard to 2017-189 (amending the Beach Community Development
District's boundary) which was deferred in the LUZ Committee, Mr. Becton has
talked to the agent for the applicant who is agreeable to discharging the bill
from committee and taking action tonight, if the other members of LUZ don’t
object. T.R. Hainline representing the applicant said that action tonight would
be the applicant’s preference. With
regard to 2016-638 and -639 (land use amendment and rezoning on Bridier Street
at Oakley Street), in response to a question from the Council President
attorney Jason Teal of the General Counsel’s Office stated that he has reviewed
and is comfortable with the Planning Department’s staff report and is agreeable
to moving the bills tonight. Steve Diebenow representing the applicant said
that his client is ready for the bills to proceed tonight. Attorney Susan
Grandin of the General Counsel’s Office reported that she had spoken with
Council Member Reggie Brown, explained the situation, and he is agreeable to
the bills moving tonight. Council Member Gaffney indicated his agreement as
well with acting tonight.
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.
Rules Committee: Assistant Council Auditor Kyle Billy reviewed the
actions of the committee from its meeting. 2017-171 (confirming reappointment
of Edward E Burr to the JEA board) was postponed from the last meeting and the
Council President indicated that she would postpone it again to the next
meeting.
President Boyer called the members’ attention to the presence on the
agenda under Communications from the Mayor and Other Entities of three
actuarial impact statements on the impact of the proposed pension reform plans
on the City’s three pension plans. Council members were urged to read those
impact statements and at least review the actuarial reports on which they are
based.
There will be a 3-item addendum to the agenda: 1) 2017-76 (confirming
CPAC appointment of Mike Anania to the TRUE Commission) – the Finance Committee
moved to withdraw the bill, which was deferred in the Rules Committee; Rules
Chair Dennis agreed with moving to add the bill to the addendum, discharge it
from committee an act on the motion to withdraw; 2) 2017-298 (resolution urging
Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature to oppose bills pending in the
legislature to increase the homestead exemption by another $25,000) – Council
Member Schellenberg requested emergency action to pass the resolution and
transmit it to the legislature while they are in session considering the expansion;
3) 2017-299 (urging Governor Scott to declare a statewide medical emergency to
combat the opioid overdose epidemic) – Council Member Gulliford asked for
introduction tonight one cycle emergency consideration at the next meeting.
President Boyer announced that she anticipated considerable public
participation in the Public Comment and Public Hearing portions of the meeting
tonight between the 14 pension-related ordinances and several LUZ items that
may bring a number of speakers. She will reduce the time limit for speakers
below the usual 3 minutes if numerous speakers request to speak to each of the
collective bargaining agreements, making the same comments over and over for
each. In response to a question from Council Member Anderson about the schedule
for consideration of the pension bills, Ms. Boyer noted that a workshop has
been scheduled for tomorrow from 1 to 5 p.m. and a Committee of the Whole
scheduled for Wednesday, April 19th in the afternoon. She will have
a better feel after tomorrow’s workshop how well council members’ questions are
being answered in their private meetings with the administration and how much
work may remain to be done in future meetings.
Special Committee topics for next week’s committees
TEU: St. Johns River Power Park decommissioning presentation by JEA
PHS: fire stations presentation
by the Fire and Rescue Department
Finance: No special meeting next week
Rules: continuation of board and commission review
LUZ: making the Zoning Code more visual for landscape and buffer
requirements; minor modification process
NCIS: affordable housing issues
Meeting adjourned:
4:32 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
4.11.17
Posted 5:45 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda meeting –
LSD
4.11.17