OFFICE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202
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CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
February 14, 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, Doyle Carter, John Crescimbeni, Garrett Dennis, Al
Ferraro, Reginald Gaffney, Bill Gulliford, Tommy Hazouri, Jim Love, Joyce
Morgan, Sam Newby, Matt Schellenberg, Scott Wilson
Also: Jason Gabriel, Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston,
Susan Grandin and Stephen Durden – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Kyle
Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens and Philip Zamarron – Legislative
Services Division; Cheryl Brown – Council Director/Secretary; Steve Cassada –
Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Lin White – Public Works Department; Ali
Korman Shelton and Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s Office; Kirk Wendland and Paul
Crawford – Office of Economic Development; Mike Weinstein, Theresa Eichner and Angela
Moyer – Finance and Administration Department
Meeting Convened:
4:01 p.m.
NCIS Committee: Council Member Wilson reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
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.
LUZ Committee: Council Member Becton reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting,
Rules Committee: Council Member Dennis reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
Finance Committee: Council Member Brosche reviewed the actions of the
committee from its meeting.
Council Member Hazouri asked that 2017- 76 (resolution confirming the
appointment of Mike Annania to the TRUE Commission) be referred to the Rules
Committee for further consideration. Rules Chairman Dennis agreed to the
re-referral.
Council Member Carter requested that 2016-807 (rezoning on Panther
Creek Parkway) be postponed in the Council for one cycle, to which the Council
President agreed.
2017-85 (resolution appointing Maria Mark to the Jacksonville Ethics
Commission) is marked for withdrawal at the request of the nominee.
2017-3 (ordinance amending the Art in Public Places portion of the
Procurement Code) – President Boyer stated that a request has been made to
refer the bill to the Rules Committee as well as to Finance; without objection
the bill was referred to Rules.
2017-15 (amendment of the City’s non-discrimination ordinances):
President Boyer explained the rules of procedure for the bill’s consideration
this evening. The Finance Committee amendment, as the last committee to act on
the bill, will be moved first; depending on the outcome of that amendment, the
NCIS amendment and/or additional floor amendments may be moved. Deputy General
Counsel Peggy Sidman distributed copies of a proposed scrivener’s error
correction that needs to be accomplished; normally such errors are corrected
administratively, but given the intense scrutiny generated by this bill, in an
abundance of caution the Council is being informed of the proposed change and
offered the opportunity to comment on the correction. No objections were
offered to the correction, which deletes reference to a Code section (402.209)
that was not intended to be, and will not be, amended. Ms. Boyer explained that
this bill will be taken up in its normal spot on the agenda in the middle of
the third reading ordinances. After the Council has voted on the bill there
will be a 15-minute recess in order for visitors to depart the chamber and for
any interested council members to speak with the media in the Lynwood Roberts
Room. The regular business of the Council will resume thereafter.
The subsequent Public Comment period will be open to any topic as
usual, but will be ended no later than 10 p.m. so that the remainder of the
business on the agenda can be transacted. All City employees attending the
meeting (except City Council employees) were asked to sit in the Lynwood
Roberts Room to be available if needed. Ms. Boyer announced that Council staff
was distributing numbered cards in the atrium outside the Council Chamber and
asked that every member of the audience please obtain a card so that the
capacity of the chamber is not exceeded by order of the Fire Marshal. Council Member Gulliford requested that all
amendment votes on 2017-15 be conducted by electronic ballot, and the President
agreed. She announced that the Council Rules imposing time limits on council
members during debate (5 minutes and 3 minutes for first and second comments)
would be enforced. In response to a question from Council Member Schellenberg
about whether the ordinance, if adopted, would apply to the Beaches cities and
Town of Baldwin, General Counsel Jason Gabriel replied that it would not.
Special Committee topics for next week’s committees
LUZ: Jason Teal of the General Counsel’s Office will be discussing
enforcement of conditions imposed on rezonings, special exceptions and the
like.
NCIS: regulation of liquor stores and vehicle repair facilities as it
relates to community blight.
Finance: continuation of discussion of Children’s Commission grant
budgeting processes and of the delegation of the City Council’s appropriation
authority.
PHS: tobacco and opiate addiction
TEU: crosswalks and bicycle and pedestrian safety
Rules: continuation of the review of the Council Rules, beginning with
public hearings and public comment
President Boyer announced that the public hearings on the Bishopgate
Lane rezoning (2016-790), Hemming Park historic landmark designation (2016-559)
and Ability Housing legal settlement (2017-69) would be opened and continued to
the next council meeting. Persons interested in speaking during those public
hearings may do so either tonight or at the next council meeting.
In response to a question from Council Member Ferraro about whether
2017-110 (closing at-grade railroad crossing on North Edgewood Avenue) would be
taken up tonight, Ms. Boyer said that Council Member Reggie Brown had requested
a 1-cycle emergency so the bill would be heard in committees next week.
President Boyer noted that next Monday, February 20th, is
President’s Day, so the committee meetings next week will be pushed back by one
day.
Meeting adjourned:
4:31 p.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
2.14.17
Posted 5:30 p.m.
Tapes: Council agenda meeting –
LSD
2.14.17