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City of Jacksonville 117 W Duval St Jacksonville, FL 32202 Meeting Minutes Special Meeting of the Council Wednesday, July 1, 2020 4:00 PM Council Chambers,1st Floor City Hall (ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING) City Council TOMMY HAZOURI PRESIDENT, 2020-2021 AT-LARGE GROUP 3 (904) 255-5217 SAM NEWBY VICE PRESIDENT, 2020-2021 AT-LARGE GROUP 5 (904) 255-5217 JESSICA B. MATTHEWS CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202-3429 TELEPHONE (904) 255-5122 FAX (904) 255-5232 CHERYL L. BROWN COUNCIL SECRETARY/DIRECTOR OFFICER CHRIS HANCOCK OFFICER WILLIE JONES OFFICER MIKE ROURKE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS City Council Meeting Minutes July 1, 2020 INVOCATION-COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY DEFOOR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE-COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY DEFOOR ROLL CALL The Floor Leader moved the item be Roll Call. The motion CARRIED. Roll Call was ordered. The Chair declared the File Roll Call. Aye: 18 - Becton, Bowman, Boylan, Carlucci, Cumber, DeFoor, Dennis, Diamond, Ferraro, Freeman, Gaffney, Hazouri, Morgan, Newby, Priestly Jackson, Salem, White, and Wilson Absent: 1- Pittman Page 1 of 4 City Council Meeting Minutes July 1, 2020 Page 2 of 4 City Council Meeting Minutes July 1, 2020 Public Hearings and Public Participation Meeting Time: 4:00 pm Please join the meeting by 3:50 pm Meeting ID: 969 8538 0423 Password: 236291 Joining a Zoom Meeting by phone: Dial: 1 646 568 7788 - Meeting ID: 969 8538 0423 # Password: 236291 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ad9VNV3pHM For matters which have state-mandated public hearings pursuant to Chapter 166,Florida Statutes, and the Jacksonville Ordinance Code, including quasi-judicial matters and those items which fall under the public participation requirements of Section 286.0114, Florida Statutes, the Council must allow for the public to provide their comments by participation in the CMT meeting or by electronic mail, written comment, or other stated method, as applicable.Instructions for the public as to the methods of communication should be provided in the notice.These communications from the public shall be read into the record (up to the 3 minute time limit) prior the Council taking action on the item provided that the public statement must be sent to a proscribed address within the time permitted (for instance, the first email address created for comments is ccmeeting07282020@coj.net and others email addresses will be created using future Council meeting dates).For statements sent for a regular noticed Council meeting scheduled for 5:00 p.m. or later, the statement must be received by 12:00 noon the day of the Council meeting. For special Council or Council committee meetings set for times prior to 5:00 p.m., the statement must be received by 2:00 p.m. the prior business day. So for example, if individuals want to submit comments to committee meetings, they would use the same email address for Council meetings and submit their comments for Monday committee meetings by 2:00 p.m. the Friday prior to committee meeting occurring on Monday or for Tuesday committee meetings, 2:00 p.m. the Monday prior to the Tuesday committee meetings. Email address created for comments is ccmeeting07282020@coj.net If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting, such person will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purposes, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting, such person will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purposes, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony Page 3 of 4 City Council Meeting Minutes July 1, 2020 and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The Next Council meeting will be held July 28, 2020. To Access Council & Committee Agendas on the Web : http//www.coj.net If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting, such person will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purposes, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. INTRODUCTION BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAZOURI CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL:MAYOR CURRY STATE OF EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION 2020-005: 4:00 PM MAYOR CURRY: BRIEFING AND PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RE:2020-005- PUBLIC STATE OF HEALTH EMERGENCY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAZOURI QUESTIONS & ANSWERS-COUNCIL MEMBERS ONLY ROLL CALL The Floor Leader moved the item be Roll Call. The motion CARRIED. Roll Call was ordered. The Chair declared the File Roll Call. Aye: 19 - Becton, Bowman, Boylan, Carlucci, Cumber, DeFoor, Dennis, Diamond, Ferraro, Freeman, Gaffney, Hazouri, Morgan, Newby, Pittman, Priestly Jackson, Salem, White, and Wilson ADJOURN Pursuant to the American with Disabilities Act, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please allow 1-2 business days notification to process; last minute requests will be accepted; but may not be possible to fulfill . Please contact Disabled Services Division at: V 904-255-5466, TTY-904-255-5476, or email your request to KaraT@coj.net. Rollcall Present: 19 - Becton, Bowman, Boylan, Carlucci, Cumber, DeFoor, Dennis, Diamond, Ferraro, Freeman, Gaffney, Hazouri, Morgan, Newby, Pittman, Priestly Jackson, Salem, White, and Wilson Page 4 of 4