JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL
RESEARCH DIVISION
117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425
4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202
904-630-1377
Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes
October 2, 2018
1:30 p.m.
Topic:
Rules Committee agenda meeting
Location:
Council Chambers, First Floor, City Hall – St. James Building, 117 West Duval
Street
In Attendance:
Council Members
Tommy Hazouri, Greg Anderson, Bill Gulliford, Ju’Coby Pittman and Lori Boyer
Also: Peggy Sidman - Office of General Counsel; Trista
Carraher - Council Auditor’s Office; Chiquita Moore– Mayor’s Office; Colleen
Hampsey - Council Research Division; Juliette Williams– Legislative Services.
Meeting Convened:
1:30 p.m.
Councilman Hazouri called the
meeting to order and reviewed the agenda. The marked agenda included 8 items
marked for deferral, 12 items ready for action (one to be substituted and
re-referred, one with Council Auditor’s concerns and one as an emergency) and 8
items for second reading and re-referral.
2017-433:
ORD Auth Grant of Easemt with Southbank Apartment Ventures, LLC (Grantor) for
Easemts on the Southbank to the City to Expand Existing Riverwalk from 8' to
20' & Provide a Pedestrian Pathway Connecting the Riverwalk to Prudential
Dr; Designate Oversight by Parks, Rec & Community Svcs Dept; Request
1-Cycle Emerg Apv. (McCain) (Req of Mayor)-AMEND/APPROVE
2017-632:
ORD-MC Amend Part 4 (Resource Recovery Prog), Chapt 380 (Solid Waste Mgmt), Ord
Code, to Update Dept Name & Amend References to Host Fees to be Consistent
with new Part 7; Create New Part 7 (Constrn & Demo Debris Collection &
Transp Franchises); Amend Part 6 (Nonresidential Solid Waste Collection &
Transp Franchises) re Franchise Fees to make Part 6 Intent & Definitions
consistent with new Part 7; Amend Sec 609.109 (Applicable Chapter & Parts),
Chapt 609 (Code Enforcemt Citations), to Revise Violations of Chapt 380 to
Class F Offenses- DEFER
2018-142:
ORD-MC Amend Sec 21.04 (Powers), Article 21 (JEA), City Charter, to Provide
that any Apv by Council to sell 10% or more of JEA must include the Call for a
Subsequent Referendum to Apv Terms & Conditions of Sale- DEFER
2018-256:
ORD-MC Relating to Membership of JEA Amend Sec 21.03 (Composition;
Compensation' Ofcrs' Mtgs), Article 21 (JEA) City Charter, Provide that 4 of
the 7 bd mbrs be appt by Council and also be subj to removal by Council- DEFER
2018-292:
ORD-MC Amend Chap 30 (Plan & Dev Dept), Part 2 (Planning Commission), Sec
30.203 (Conduct of Business), Ord Code, to
Provide Automatic Deferral upon
Req of Council Mbr by Noon on Monday prior to Sched Mtg & provide
Notification to applicant - DEFER
2018-310:
ORD-MC Creating New Sec 320.202 (Commercially Leased Rentals; Apv of Proposed
Use Prior to Lease), Pt 2 (Tests & Approvals), Chapt 320 (Gen Provisions,
Title VIII (Construction Regulations
& Bldg Codes), Ord Code, to Require a Bldg Confirmation Ltr or Architect's
Cert for Commercially Leased Parcels; Amend Sec 656.152, Subpart E.
Certificates of Use, Pt 1 (Gen Provisions), Chapter 656 (Zoning Code), to
include Bldg Confirmation Ltr or Architect's Cert in the COU App Process- DEFER
2018-387:
RESO Concerning Duval County Tax Collector, Urging Candidate Elected in Special
Election of Fall 2018 to Use Existing Surplus Letterhead & Envelopes in
Lieu of Purchasing New Letterhead & Envelopes & Incurring Addnl Costs
for remainder of Tax Collectors Unexpired term of 6/30/2019- DEFER
2018-420:
ORD-MC Auth All Documents Necessary to Consummate the Installation of the National
Memorial for Peace & Justice's Duval County Memorial Monument in Hemming
Park to Commemorate the African-American Victims of Lynching in Duval County,
FL btwn 1877 & 1950; Create new Chapt. 54 (Peace & Justice Memorial
Monument Oversight Committee),Ord Code;
Create New Sec 111.107 (Peace & Justice Memorial Monument Special Revenue
Fund), Chapt 111 (Special Revenue &Trust Accts.), Part 1 (Parks,
Recreation, Culture & Entertainment), Ord Code, Providing Oversight by
Peace & Justice Memorial Monument Committee; provide for codification - DEFER
2018-570:
ORD-MC re Transparency in City Govt; Creating New Sec. 126.114 (Notification of
Campaign Contributions by Bidding or Contracting Party), Chap 126 (Procurement
Code), Ord Code, to Provide for Notice of Campaign Contributions by Parties
Contracting with the City; Create New Sec. 602.805 (Private Air Travel with
Lobbyist), Chap 602 (Jax Ethics Code), Ord Code, to Require Disclosure by
Certain Elected Officials of Details Concerning Use of Privately-Owned Aircraft;
Amend Sec. 602.1207 (Public Records). Chap 602 (Jax Ethics Code) Ord Code, to
Require Posting of Public Record Emails & Disclosure of Certain Public
Record Text Messages; Repealing Sec. 602.1213 (Penalty Provisions), Chap 602
(Jax Ethics Code) Ord Code, to Delete the Penalties Provision- DEFER
2018-593:
RESO Expressing City Council's Opposition to the Sale of JEA at this time-AMEND/APPROVE
2018-594:
RESO Adopting the City Council's 1-3, & 5-year Strategic Plan- AMEND/APPROVE
2018-623:
ORD Declaring Propty Surplus (R.E. Numbers 054641-0000, 054647-0000,
054648-0000, 054649-0000 and 054650-0000) , Propty on Davis St North btwn 4th
St West and 3rd St West; Providing Sale of surplus propty; Waiving provisions
of Sec 122.423 (Appraisal at or Below $25,000), Chapt 122 (Public Propty), Ord
Code to allow direct sale of parcels to St. Stephen's African Methodist
Episcopal Church, Inc. owner of Propty adjacent to R.E. Number 054641-0000, at
the assessed value of $10,587 for R.E. #054641-0000, $5,293 for R.E. #054647-0000,
$5,293 for R.E. #054648-0000, $5,293 for R.E. #054649-0000, and $11,797 for
R.E. #054650-0000 to allow for future expansion of the church- AMEND/APPROVE
2018-630:
ORD Auth Execution of a (1) Redev Agreemt bet City, DIA & ACE JAX, LLC; (2)
Quitclaim deed conveying a city-owned parcel of land to the Developer at the
cost of $1.00; (3) Loan Documents and related agreements to Support Renovation
of Jones Furniture Bldg located at 520 N. Hogan St and an Adjacent Bldg located
at 502 N. Hogan St. (collectively, "the Buildings"); Auth a Downtown
Historic Preservation and Revitalization Trust Fund Grant of $1,500,000 to
Developer, to Be Approp by Subsequent Legislation auth a Downtown Economic Dev
Fund Loan in amt of $750,000 with a term of 21 yrs in connection with proj;
Waiving Provisions of Chapt 122, (Public Propty, Pt 4, Real Propty, Subpart C,
Community Redev Real Propty Dispositions), Ord Code to authorize sale of City
owned Real Propty without appraisal to Developer at less than fair market value;
Desig the DIA as Contract Monitor for Redev Agreement and related agreemts;
Oversight of Proj by the Public Works Dept- AMEND/APPROVE (with Auditor’s concerns)
2018-631:
RESO Conf Appt of James Brent Allen to the Downtown Development Review Board,
Replacing Rafael E. Caldera, as a Downtown Property Owner Rep for First Full
Term to expire 6/30/20-APPROVE
2018-654:
RESO Conf Appt of Maximilian S. Glober
to Jax Historic Preservation Comm, Replacing Cora Jones Hackley for
Partial Term exp 3/4/20- APPROVE
2018-655:
RESO Conf Appt of Kimberly Scott as School Bd Rep to the Civil Svc Bd replacing
B.J. Laster for 1st Full Term exp
6/30/21-APPROVE
2018-681:
ORD Renaming the Murray Hill Branch Library located at 918 Edgewood Ave South,
Jax, FL 32205 as the "Bill Brinton Murray Hill Branch Library"- 2nd READING
2018-685:
RESO Conf Appt of Steven E. Rohan to the Civil Svc Bd replacing Deena Bateh
Wallace for Unexpired Term exp 6/30/20-2nd READING
2018-686:
RESO Conf Appt of Patrick J. Greive as City's Director of Finance &
Admin/Chief Financial Officer-2nd
READING
2018-687:
RESO Conf Appt of Randall E. Barnes as City's Treasurer (Chief of Treasury
Division) -2nd READING
2018-688:
RESO Conf Appt of Brenna M Durden to the Downtown Development Review Board,
Replacing Carol C. Worsham, as a Full Time Employee at a Business Located
within the Downtown Area Rep for Partial Term to expire 6/30/19-2nd READING
2018-689:
RESO Conf Appt of Carol Worsham to Downtown Investment Authority Bd, as an
Architect, Replacing Brenna M. Durden, for 1st Full Term exp 6/30/2022-2nd READING
2018-690:
RESO Appt Thomas Deck as Member of the Environmental Protection Bd, Replacing
Leo C. Hearn, Jr. as an Affected
Industry Rep for 1st Full Term exp 9/30/21-2nd
READING
2018-691:
RESO Honoring and Commending Terry Parker Baptist Church on the occasion of its
60th Anniversary-APPROVE
2018-692:
RESO Honoring and Commemorating the Life and Accomplishments of Jacksonville
Free Press Publisher Rita Perry-APPROVE
2018-693:
RESO Designating Month of November as Diabetes Awareness Month in Jacksonville-APPROVE
2018-694:
RESO Strongly Opposing Amendment 1 to FL Constitution, which if adopted would
create additional inequities in FL's Tax System by granting certain tax breaks
to some Taxpayers at the expense of other Taxpayers; Directing Distribution of
this Reso; Requesting One Cycle Emerg Passage- EMERGENCY
2018-695:
RESO Honoring 50 yrs of Municipal Home Rule in FL Constitution and committing
to an Educational Initiative to help Floridians to understand this Beneficial
Right- 2ND READING
Meeting Adjourned: 1:39 pm
Minutes: Colleen Hampsey, Council Research
(904) 630-1498
10.17.18 Posted 5:00 p.m.
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