Comment

Comment by Charles D White on June 23, 2011 at 4:43pm

Councilman Bill Bishop in his role as Chariman of the Transportation, Utilities and Energy Committee refused to hear the JTA land swap today. It is not an emergency, it has been around for a long time and JTA doesn't need the excess land. The Agenda is out and I don't see Parador's parking garage or the JTA land swap on it yet. It can be changed as we've seen they can do anything they like. Keep it up there are some who are listening

Comment by Patricia M. McBride on June 23, 2011 at 10:19am

I watched rhe rules committee meeting this am (6/23) and everbank was approved out of rules committee by a 7 to 0 vote (with Jack W and Brown voting). John C also voted yes. The Riverwatch parking lot was also passed 7 to 0, and Parador was approved by 5-2 vote. Brown asked to see the number of blacks (Lee cleaned it up to minorities when she clarified) currently in the employ of both companies at all levels. 399 and 400 were passed over as they had already been approved by the committee as a whole council meeting.

 

For those who did not watch the meeting, Lee went into some big explanation about needing permission from the chair to leave a meeting....on and on; however, she apparently has forgotten leaving a meeting much the same way about 4 years ago and being brought back in handcuffs since she walked over a budget vote. People do have selective memory about these things, don't they?

Comment by Patricia M. McBride on June 22, 2011 at 6:27pm

I saw this and confused it with another one.  Good heavens does anyone move downtown anymore without being paid to???  What is wrong with these folks.  Haven't they heard everyone is broke?  Except them obviously is they need all those new hires.  This is insane!

Comment by CJ on June 22, 2011 at 6:11pm

I haven't done yet. Just finished dinner with the family.

 

Hate to throw something else on the fire but here goes...This was introduced last Tuesday and up for PH next Tuesday

2011-384	ORD Auth Economic Dev Agreemt bet City, JEDC & Kaman Aerospace Corp re Expansion of Company's Operations; Recommend Apv by Fla Ofc of Tourism, Trade & Economic Dev as a QTI Business with Enterprise Zone & High Impact Sector Bonuses & Apv for a Brownfield Redev Bonus; Evidence City's Commitmt of $420,000 as Local Financial Support under QTI Tax Refund Prog, with State Match of $1,680,000 (Including Brownfield Bonus of $2,500 per Job, High Impact Sector Bonus of $2,000 per Job, Enterprise Zone Bonus of $3,000 per Job) for City & State Total of $2,100,000 for 200 Jobs; Auth Recapture Enhanced Value Grant of $231,000; Designate Oversight by JEDC; Timeline for Execution of Agreemt by Company; Waive Portion of Public Investmt Policy of Reso 2006-119-A that Requires Creation of at least 250 New QTI Wage Level Jobs, $10,000,000 in New Private Capital Investmt & Hiring 10% of New Employees from Within the Enterprise Zone to be Eligible for Enterprise Zone & Brownfield Bonuses. (Rowland) (Req of JEDC) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 6/28/11
	1. 6/14/2011 CO  Introduced: R,F,RCD

 

 

Comment by Patricia M. McBride on June 22, 2011 at 5:56pm

Has this been sent to the 5 desenters?  Has Bishop got this to use as an argument when Peyton comes calling.  Peyton said he would Lobby for his bills including this one and most especially this one.  He apparently is a slick talker .......... which should remind you of someone on the federal level.  If what you have posted here can stop this travesty, it should be used?

Comment by CJ on June 22, 2011 at 5:16pm

I think I may have found something in Municipal code to help.  I am looking further in to it

 

Sec. 518.161. - Responsibility of property acquisitions. 

(a)

The Real Estate Officer and the Director of Finance shall be authorized to utilize and administer budgeted or appropriated funds for the purpose of purchasing properties in the "Tax Collector's available land," maintenance of city's properties acquired through any method specified in this Chapter (including those which escheat to the city upon being in the list of available lands for the maximum time allowed by law) and for abatement of public nuisances as approved by the Director of Finance and the Real Estate Officer.

(b)

Acquisition of properties shall be performed under the following circumstances:

(1)

Interested person has entered into a contract with the city for the rehabilitation of the property in accordance with the minimum standards specified in this Chapter.

(2)

The person interested in rehabilitating the property has provided evidence of available funds for the rehabilitation of the property in the form of a loan commitment from a financial institution or private party.

 

Pray about it

 

Comment by Charles D White on June 22, 2011 at 5:07pm

Let's see how tomorrow turns out and let's an agenda for the 28th as soon as possible. Thinking off the top of my head, when we are confident of a turnout and we know specifically what bills we want to lump together to be deferred we may want to let a few councilmen know we are coming, there are alot of bills being fasttracked. I'm open to suggestions. I am thinking about keeping the speakers to a minimum but having numbers to show force? 

Comment by Patricia M. McBride on June 22, 2011 at 5:05pm

CJ, bless you totally.   This means they really can't buy land, sell land and form the RTC all in one bill, doesn't it?  So what is our recourse if Mr. Webb finds a way to stack the deck in the committee meeting, and does Mr. Bishop understand he has to keep this as deferred because of the "so called plan" that we the taxpayers will have to pay for that is not clearly explained in this bill.  John C asked why they were not doing an appraisal on the land, and I suspect, that land they are trying to give away is worth far more than 5 million or JTA wouldn't grab it when they are saying a little over 3 million in lieu of the 5 million donation from the city............I don't remember offering to donate money to this.  Does anyone else?????

Comment by CJ on June 22, 2011 at 4:35pm

I just got this in from the State of Florida Legal information site

 

Article III Legislature, section 6 of the Florida Constitution:

 

SECTION 6. Laws.—Every law shall embrace but one subject and matter properly connected therewith, and the subject shall be briefly expressed in the title. No law shall be revised or amended by reference to its title only. Laws to revise or amend shall set out in full the revised or amended act, section, subsection or paragraph of a subsection. The enacting clause of every law shall read: “Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:”. 

 

Here is a link to that section: http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Constitution#A3S06 .

 

Here is a link to Article VIII Local Government of the Florida Constitution:  http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Constitution#A8 .  No mention is made of ordinances being limited to a single subject.

 

Section XI Article 3 of the Florida Constitution addresses proposed initiatives seeking to amend the Florida Constitution:   

 

SECTION 3. Initiative.—The power to propose the revision or amendment of any portion or portions of this constitution by initiative is reserved to the people, provided that, any such revision or amendment, except for those limiting the power of government to raise revenue, shall embrace but one subject and matter directly connected therewith. It may be invoked by filing with the custodian of state records a petition containing a copy of the proposed revision or amendment, signed by a number of electors in each of one half of the congressional districts of the state, and of the state as a whole, equal to eight percent of the votes cast in each of such districts respectively and in the state as a whole in the last preceding election in which presidential electors were chosen.

 

Here is a link to Article XI: http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Constitution#A11.

 

 

Comment by Patricia M. McBride on June 22, 2011 at 4:31pm

CJ, you are good.  You are really good!  Thank goodness.  The folks that are leaving the council don't have anything to lose and don't obviously care.  Did any of you know how bad this bill was to start.  I am shocked.  Basically, we are giving the state our prime downtown property cause the state passed the thing for the study committee and this is a multi county endeavor.

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