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OFFICE OF
CITY COUNCIL
RES EARCH DIVISION
RULES COMMITTEE MINUTES
September 4, 2007
10:00 a.m.
Council Chamber
First Floor, City Hall
117 West Duval Street
Attendance: Committee Chair Jay Jabour; Committee Members Warren Jones, Michael Corrigan (excused 11:00), Ronnie Fussell (excused 11:00), Denise Lee (arrived 10:26; excused 12:24), Jack Webb (arrived 10:26; excused 11:58), and Clay Yarborough; Council Members Glorious Johnson (arrived 10:37) and Mia Jones (arrived 10:45); Phillip Peterson, Office of Council Auditor; Steve Rohan and Dylan Reingold, Office of General Counsel; Shirley Nulf, Rachel Welsh, and Rick Campbell, Office of City Council; Lisa Rinaman and Adam Hollingsworth, Office of the Mayor
The Committee Chair, Jay Jabour, called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. The committee took the following actions:
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1. 2005-718 |
ORD
Amend Secs 326.103, Ord Code (Signs & Outdoor Display Structures -
Exemptions) & 656.1303 (Zoning Limitations on Signs) to Allow a Spec
Exemption to Allow Bus Shelter Advertising. (Sidman) (C/M Shad) (PD Am/Apv) LUZ
PH - 8/2/05, 8/16/05, 9/7/05, Addnl 9/20/05, 10/4/05, 10/18/05, 11/01/05,
11/15/05, Addnl 9/5/07 Public
Hearing Pursuant to Sec 166.041(3)(c)(2) - 7/26/05, 8/9/05, Addnl 9/13/05
& 9/27/05, Addnl 8/28/07 & 9/11/07 |
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6/14/2005 CO Introduced: LUZ,TEE,R |
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6/21/2005 LUZ Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/22/2005 R Read 2nd & Rerefer; 6/22/2005 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/28/2005 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, LUZ,TEE(TEUS 7/1/05)(TEU 7/1/07) |
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3.
7/26/2005 CO PH Contd 8/9/05 |
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8/9/2005 CO PH Only |
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9/13/2005 CO PH Contd 9/27/05 |
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9/27/2005 CO PH Only |
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8/21/2007 TEU Approve 5-1 (Jabour) |
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8/28/2007 CO PH Addnl 9/11/07 Bill
Summary DEFER |
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2. 2005-781 |
ORD
Amend Sec 602.404, Ord Code (Jax Ethics Code) to Create new Subsecs (C) &
(D) to Prohibit Post Retiremt or Contractual Relationships for 3 Yrs of City
Officer or Employee with Business Entities in which they Substantially
Participated re Contracts or Funding. (Rohan) (C/M Shad) (1 Ltr of Support on
File) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 7/26/05 |
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6/28/2005 CO Introduced: R |
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7/20/2005 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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7/26/2005 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R |
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Bill
Summary DEFER |
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3. 2007-291 |
ORD
Amend Chapt 92 (Uniform Community Dev Dists), Ord Code, Sec 92.02
(Definitions), to Exercise Eminent Domain Power Outside of the Dist, Pursuant
to Sec 190.011(11), F.S. (Reingold) (C/M Graham) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/27/07 |
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3/13/2007 CO Introduced: R,F,A,ECID |
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3/19/2007 A Read 2nd & Rerefer; 3/19/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 3/19/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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3/20/2007 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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3/27/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, F, A (Eliminated 7/1/07), ECID
(RCD 7/1/07) |
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Bill
Summary AMEND/APPROVE 7-0 Amendment
provides for notice to property owners; clarifies that approval lies solely
with City Council; states it is only for reasons enumerated in Florida
Statutes; and permits only by 2/3 vote of Council |
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4. 2007-329 |
ORD
Amend Chapt 350 (Elections & Elections Regulations), Ord Code; Rename
Chapt as Elections, Elections Regulations and Campaigning; Move Campaign
Ethics Provisions from Chapt 602 (Ethics Code) to Chapt 350; Amend Chapt 602
with Substantial Revisions, Increased Regulation of City Officers &
Employees re Gifts, Moonlighting & Secondary Employmt & Post City
Employmt; Amend Disclosure Provisions; Auth a City "Hotline";
Provide for Investigations Conducted by Ethics Comm. (Rohan) (Req of Ethics
Comm) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 4/10/07 |
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3/27/2007 CO Introduced: R,F,A |
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4/2/2007 A Read 2nd & Rerefer; 4/2/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 4/2/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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4/10/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R,F,A (Eliminated 7/1/07) |
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Bill
Summary (Joint Rules and Finance meeting scheduled October
18, 2007) DEFER |
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5. 2007-449 |
RESO
Conf Appt of Mildred Ellen Reeves as Chief of Employee Services. (McCain)
(Req of Mayor) |
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1.
4/24/2007 CO Introduced: R |
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4/30/2007 R Amend/Read 2nd & Rerefer
6-0 |
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2.
5/8/2007 CO AMENDED/Read 2nd & Rereferred; R |
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Bill
Summary
Fact Sheet DEFER |
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6. 2007-450 |
RESO
Conf Appt of Vincent A Seibold as Chief of Environmental Quality Div.
Providing Retroactive Appt & Confirmation. (McCain) (Req of Mayor) |
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4/24/2007 CO Introduced: R |
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4/30/2007 R Amend/Read 2nd & Rerefer
6-0 |
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2.
5/8/2007 CO AMENDED/Read 2nd & Rereferred; R |
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Bill
Summary
Fact Sheet DEFER |
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7. 2007-593 |
ORD
Auth an Agreemt with ChevronTexeco for the Provision of an Energy & Water
Conservation Prog which follows Prev Assessmts. (Rohan) (C/M Ray, Hyde) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 5/22/07 |
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5/8/2007 CO Introduced: F,TEUS, Added
to R, A per Council Auditor 6/14/07) |
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5/14/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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5/15/2007 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
5/22/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F,TEUS (TEU 7/1/07),R,A
(Eliminated 7/1/07) WITHDRAW 5-0 |
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8. 2007-611 |
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Amend Chapt 250 (Misc Business Regs), Sec 250.101 (Definitions) & 250.119
(Exemption), Ord Code, to Provide an Exception or Exemption to Restrictions
on Distribution, for any Person Motivated by Bona Fide Religious Beliefs as
Protected by 1st Amend to U.S. Constitution, the Fla Constitution & any
Religious Freedom Restoration Act or other Statute of State or Fed Govt.
(Rohan) (C/M Ray) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/12/07 |
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5/22/2007 CO Introduced: R |
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6/4/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/12/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R |
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Bill
Summary DEFER |
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9. 2007-719 |
RESO
of City's Support for Appl by Grace & Truth Community Development Corp to
Participate in the FL Community Contribution Tax Credit Prog to Revitalize
& Strengthen the North Brookside/Norwood Area by Providing Low to
Moderate Income Families with Home Ownership Assistance. (Sidman) (Yates) |
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6/12/2007 CO Introduced: R,F,ECID |
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6/18/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 6/18/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/19/2007 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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6/26/2007 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, F, ECID (RCD 7/1/07) |
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Bill
Summary DEFER |
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10. 2007-816 |
ORD
Supplementing Ord 2006-888-E auth Issuance of its Spec Rev Bonds of
$141,127,632 to (1) Finance a Settlemt Pymt in Case of Nora Williams et al v.
City of Jax, et al, (2) Refund Debt Outstanding under City's Commercial Paper
Prog auth by Ord 2004-884-E & (3) Finance Acquisition & Constrn of
certain Capital Equipmt & Improvemts; Estab Term of Bonds; Auth Sale of
Bonds on a Negotiated Basis & Waive Sec 104.211, Ord Code, re Negotiated
Sale; Repealing Ord 2005-1085-E. (Rowland) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/14/07 |
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1.
7/24/2007 CO Introduced: R,F |
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8/6/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/6/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
8/14/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R,F |
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Bill
Summary DEFER |
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11. 2007-830 |
ORD
Auth a Purchase & Sale & Redev Agreemt bet City, JEDC & a Group
of Georgia LLC's: MDP Brooklyn Park, LLC; MDP Block A, LLC; MDP Block B, LLC;
MDP Block C; LLC, MDP Block D, LLC; MDP Block E, LLC & MDP Block F, LLC
(Collectively "Developer") for Sale of 3 Vacant Lots in Brooklyn
Area to Developer for Workforce Housing & other Improvemts; Auth a
"REV Grant" of $3,000,000; Auth a Infrastructure Costs Disbursemt
Agreemt bet City, JEDC & MDP Brooklyn Park, LLC for R/W Improvemts; Waive
Provisions of Chapt 126, Procuremt Code, re Competitive Bidding for City
Infrastructure Constrn to allow Developer to make those Improvemts in
Conjunction with the Proj; Approp $394,641 for Infrastructure Improvemts;
Designate JEDC as Monitor of the Redev Agreemt & Public Works as Monitor
of the Disbursemt Agreemt. ( TEUS
Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 655 Ord Code - 9/5/07 Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/14/07 |
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7/24/2007 CO Introduced: R,F,RCD, TEU
(Assigned to TEU on 8-20-07) |
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8/6/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/6/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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8/7/2007 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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8/14/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R,F,RCD |
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Bill
Summary DEFER |
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12. 2007-831 |
ORD
Auth a Purchase & Sale & Redev Agreemt bet City, JEDC, Hallmark
Partners, Inc, HP/CSD Partners, LLC & 200 Riverside Avenue, LLP
(Collectively, "Developer"); for City's Purchase of Certain Land in
Brooklyn Area for $450,000, for Developmt of a Regional Stormwater Facility;
Auth an Infrastructure Costs Disbursemt Agreemt bet City, JEDC &
Developer for the Constrn Proj; Waive Provisions of Chapt 126, Procuremt
Code, re Competitive Bidding for City Infrastructure Constrn to allow
Developer to make those Improvemts in Conjunction with the Proj; Auth a
Public Open Space Maintenance Agreemt with Developer HP/CSD Partners, LLC
with a 1-Time Pymt of $750,000 by the City; Approp $825,000 for Land &
Portion of Maint Agreemt; Designate JEDC as Monitor for Redev Agreemt &
Public Works as Monitor for Disbursemt Agreemt; Closing & Abandoning: 33'
Price Street R/W bet Park & Magnolia Sts; 33' May St R/W bet Dora &
Forest Sts; & a 33' Dora St R/W near Riverside Ave. (Dist 9 - W. Jones)
(Germany) (Req of JEDC) TEU
PH pursuant to Sec 336.10 F.S. - 9/5/07 Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/14/07 |
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1.
7/24/2007 CO Introduced: R,F,RCD,TEU |
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8/6/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/6/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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8/7/2007 RCD Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/7/2007 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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8/14/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R,F,RCD,TEU |
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Bill
Summary DEFER |
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13. 2007-832 |
ORD
Auth a Consent Decree to Remediate the Brown's Dump & Jax Ash Sites
Administered by Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/14/07 |
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1.
7/24/2007 CO Introduced: F, R |
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8/6/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/6/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
8/14/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F,R |
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8/20/2007 F Amend/Rerefer 7-0; 8/20/2007 R Amend/Rerefer 7-0 |
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8/28/2007 CO AMEND/Rerefer; F,R |
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Bill
Summary DEFER |
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14. 2007-839 |
ORD
Pursuant to Chapt 21 (Executive Branch Generally), Part 2 (Executive
Reorganization), Ord Code; Repeal Chapt 22 (Agriculture Dept) & Chapt 23
(Community Svcs Dept); Create new Chapt 23 (Central Operations Dept) Including
Dir, Dep Dir, Admin Svcs, Fleet, Human Resources, Procuremt & Public Info
Div; Amend & Rename Chapt 24 (Admin & Finance Dept) to the Finance
Dept Including Dir, Dep Dir, Treasury, Accounting/Comptroller, Risk Mgmt
& Budget Divs; Repeal Chapt 26 (Procuremt & Supply Dept); Repeal
Chapt 28 (Parks, Rec, Entertainmt & Conservation Dept); Create new Chapt
28 (Rec & Community Svcs) Including Dir, Dep Dir, Behavioral & Human
Svcs, Rec & Community Programming, & Waterfront Mgmt & Programming
Divs; Amend Chapt 30 (Planning & Dev Dept) to Amend Part 3 (Current
Planning Div), to Repeal Parts 4 (Transp Planning Div), 5 (Strategic Planning
Div) & 6 (Reserved) to Create new Parts 4 (Community Planning Div, 5 (Dev
Svcs Div) & 6 (Bldg Inspection Div); Amend Chapt 32 (Public Works Dept)
Including Dir, 2 Dep Dirs, Engineering & Constrn Mgmt, Right of Way &
Grounds Maint, Real Estate, Public Bldgs, & Solid Waste Divs; Repeal
Chapt 33 (Human Resources Dept); Amend & Rename Chapt 35 (Environmental
& Resource Mgmt Dept) to the Environmental Compliance Dept, Including
Dir, Dep Dir, Environmental Quality, Mosquito Control, Animal Care &
Control, Municipal Code Compliance, & Parking Facilities & Enforcemt
Divs; Amend Chapt 55 (Housing & Neighborhoods Dept) to Remove the
Property Safety & Neighborhood Svcs; Amend Sec 17.06 (Applicability of
Civil Svc Syst to Employees of Consolidated Govt) of Article 17 (Civil Svc)
of City Charter to Correct Civil Svc Exemptions Based on Reorg; Provide that
Constitutional Officers or Independent Agcys & JEDC will not be
Diminished or Enhanced by this Ord. (Rohan) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/14/07 |
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1.
7/24/2007 CO Introduced: F,R |
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8/6/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/6/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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8/14/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; F,R |
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Bill
Summary DEFER - - Special Rules Committee meeting,
September 10, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Several
speakers expressed disagreement with proposed changes involving services for
veterans. |
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15. 2007-841 |
RESO
of City Support for Fla House of Rep Bill 27 & Identical Senate Bill to
be Considered by Fla Legislature in its next session, to Amend Chapts 175
(Fire Fighters Pensions) & 185 (Municipal Police Pensions). (Keane) (Req
of Police & Fire Pension Fund Bd of Trustees) |
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1.
8/14/2007 CO Introduced: R,F,PHS |
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8/20/2007 PHS Read 2nd &
Rerefer; 8/20/2007 F Read 2nd &
Rerefer; 8/20/2007 R Read 2nd &
Rerefer |
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8/28/2007 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; R,F,PHS |
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Bill
Summary DEFER |
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16. 2007-842 |
RESO
Appt Justin Hart as Member of Industrial Technical Advisory Comm, Pursuant to
Chapt 30, Pt 7, Ord Code, as a Residential Propty Developer for 1st Full 2-Yr
Term exp 6/30/09. (Welsh) (C/P |
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1.
8/14/2007 CO Introduced: R |
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8/20/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
8/28/2007 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; R |
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Bill
Summary APPROVE 7-0 |
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17. 2007-843 |
RESO
Appt Catherine H (Kitty) McCaffrey as Member of Jax-Duval County Council on
Elder Affairs, Replacing Frances Bosman as Dist 6 Rep, for 1st Full 2-Yr Term
exp 6/30/09. (Welsh) (C/M Webb) |
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1.
8/14/2007 CO Introduced: R |
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8/20/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
8/28/2007 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; R |
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Bill
Summary APPROVE 5-0 |
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18. 2007-844 |
RESO
Appt |
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1.
8/14/2007 CO Introduced: R |
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8/20/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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8/28/2007 CO Read 2nd & Rereferred; R |
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Summary APPROVE 4-0-1 (Fussell-Abstain) |
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19. 2007-864 |
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Approp $25,000 from Environmental Protection Bd Trust Fund for (1) City
Officials to attend Navigator Training by Johnson Controls to learn Options
to Ensure that City Bldgs become "Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design" (LEED) Certified by the U.S. Green Buildings
Council; (2) for City Staff to become Members of the U.S. Green Buildings Council;
& (3) Train key Staff & Bd Members to be "LEED" Certified;
Auth Funds Carryover to FY 2007-2008; Waive Sec 111.755(f), Ord Code. (BT
07-172) (McCain) (Req of Mayor) Public
Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/28/07 |
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1.
8/14/2007 CO Introduced: R,F,TEU |
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8/20/2007 F Read 2nd & Rerefer; 8/20/2007 R Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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8/21/2007 TEU Read 2nd & Rerefer |
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2.
8/28/2007 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R,F,TEU |
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Bill
Summary
Fact Sheet DEFER |