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| 3 | | | Discussion Item | Update on the Provision of Homeless Services at the Empowerment Center (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to hear an update on the recommendation of the Empowerment Center Oversight Board regarding the use of unspent funds from the FY14 agreement with the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry (ACCHH) for the provision of services at the Empowerment Center. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140035.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Contract Award to Tolar Manufacturing Company, Inc., for Bus Stop Amenities for the Regional Transit System (RTS) (B)
This item is a request to approve the recommended award and execute a contract with Tolar Manufacturing Company, Inc., for Bus Stop Amenities for the Regional Transit System (RTS). | Approved as Recommended | |
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140038.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Request to Combine Capital Improvement Project Accounts to replace two roofs at Morningside Nature Center Living History Farm (NB)
This item involves a request to combine five CIP account balances from the FY 2009 Capital Improvement Plan and reallocate these to address an immediate Capital need at the Morningside Nature Center Living History Farm. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140040.
| 2 | | | Discussion Item | Telephone Town Hall Meeting (NB)
Hold a Telephone Town Hall Meeting on October 8, 2014 to discuss the Transportation Sales Surtax Referendum. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140059.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Historic Preservation Small Matching Grant Application (NB)
This item involves a request to accept a Historic Preservation Small Matching Grant from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Historic Resources, if awarded, to support a phased project to protect historic resources in six City Nature Parks. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140076.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | 2015 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Grant Application (NB)
This agenda item requests approval for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) to accept, if awarded, a grant from the National Archives and Records Association (NARA) Office of National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to digitize the burial records of the historic Evergreen Cemetery | Approved as Recommended | |
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140077.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Lowe’s Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grant Application (NB)
This agenda item requests approval for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) to accept, if awarded, a grant from the Lowe’s Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grants program to support the installation of waste receptacles in three City parks. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140081.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Florida Division of Cultural Affairs General Program Support, Local Arts Agency Grant (NB)
This item requests approval by the City Commission for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) to accept, if awarded, a FY15-16 Local Arts Agency grant from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140085.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Settlement of Worker’s Compensation Claim - Elmore Reynolds (NB)
This item involves the full and final settlement of Mr. Elmore Reynolds workers’ compensation claim(s), which will include all future medical and indemnity payments. The total settlement amount is $100,000.00 and represents a significant cost advantage to the city. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140088.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Request to Combine Capital Improvement Project Accounts to Install Fencing Around Fred Cone Park Track (NB)
This item involves a request to combine CIP account balances from the FY 2006 Capital Improvement Plan and reallocate these to address an immediate Capital need at the Fred Cone Park Track. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140089.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Bid Award - Bus Stop Improvements Phase II (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to authorize the bid award to Hicks Seal Coating and Striping, LLC, for the Bus Stop Improvements Phase II Project for the construction, replacement and installation of sidewalks, pads and signage associated with bus stop improvements per the project plans, in the amount of $117,560. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140090.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) FY 2014 Comprehensive Anti-gang Strategies and Program (NB)
This is a request for City Commission approval for the Gainesville Police Department to accept a grant if awarded from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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The Gainesville Police Department will apply for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) FY 2014 Comprehensive Anti-gang Strategies and Program by July 14, 2014. This grant provides the communities with funds to hire a multi-strategy gang coordinator who will be able to enhance the coordination of existing community based anti-gang programs and strategies that are closely aligned with law enforcement efforts and to add or enhance gang prevention, intervention and suppression programs.
This program supports the implementation of comprehensive community-based anti-gang strategies and enhances existing resources and activities that support programs that reduce gang activity in targeted communities. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140098.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Approval for Regional Transit System (RTS) to apply for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Ladders of Opportunity Initiative (LoOI) Grant (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to authorize the Regional Transit System (RTS) to submit a grant application for a Federal Transit Administration Ladders of Opportunity Initiative (LoOI) Grant. | Approved as Recommended | |
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140127.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Extending Marsh Broker Contract an Additional Six Months to December 31, 2014 (NB) | Approved as Recommended | |
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130621.
| 4 | | | Discussion Item | Approve General Manager-Utilities Employment Agreement (B) | Approved as Recommended | Pass |
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120125.
| 6 | | Overall Charter Review Process Referral (NB) | Discussion Item | Overall Charter Review Process Referral (B) | Approved as Recommended | |
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130635.
| 4 | | | Staff Recommendation | Settlement of City's claims against Beazer East, Inc. for cost recovery under Florida and Federal Law (B) | Approved as Recommended | |
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140082.
| 1 | | | Discussion Item | CORNELIUS MINAFIELD AND EULA DANIELS VS. CITY OF GAINESVILLE AND SANDY L. TEASLEY; EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, CASE NO. 2014-CA-1958 (B) | Approved as Recommended | |
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140111.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | KENNETH J. KOPROWSKI AND JUDITH A. KOPROWSKI v. CITY OF GAINESVILLE; PRESUIT CLAIM ARISING FROM AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN GAINESVILLE, ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON OR ABOUT JULY 5, 2012. (NB) | Approved as Recommended | |
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140134.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | RETENTION OF BACHARA CONSTRUCTION LAW GROUP TO REPRESENT THE CITY IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DISPUTES REGARDING DEPOT PARK POND AND PUMP STATION (NB) | Approved as Recommended | Pass |
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140121.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Resignation of Christopher Coleman from the Pension Review Committee, Jeffery Saunders from the Gainesville Human Rights Board and Winn Keeton and Josh Elam from the City Beautification Board (B) | Approved as Recommended | |
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140125.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Appointments to City Commission Advisory Boards and Committees (NB) | Approved as Recommended | |
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130928.
| 1 | | | Discussion Item | Informational Presentation by Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department Development and Partnership Program Coordinator (B)
This item requests the City Commission hear a brief presentation on the progress of the Development and Partnership Program Coordinator position. **ESTIMATED STAFF PRESENTATION 5 MINUTES** | Heard | |
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140083.
| 1 | | | Discussion Item | FY15 and FY16 Cultural Outside Agency Funding (B)
This item requests that the City Commission approve the funding recommendation of the Gainesville-Alachua County Cultural Affairs Board for the Outside Agency cultural grants program. *ESTIMATED STAFF PRESENTATION 10 MINUTES* | Approved as Recommended | Pass |
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140084.
| 1 | | | Staff Recommendation | Naming Regional Transit System (RTS) Administration/Operations/Maintenance Facility after Congresswoman Corrine Brown (NB)
This item is a request for the City Commission to approve naming the Regional Transit System (RTS) Administration/Operations/Maintenance Facility after Congresswoman Corrine Brown. | Approved as Recommended | Pass |
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130910.
| 1 | | | Discussion Item | 2014 Hurricane Season and Emergency Management Presentation (B)
This item involves a request to the City Commission to receive a presentation regarding the 2014 Hurricane Season and the City’s Emergency Management preparations. **Estimated Staff Presentation 30 minutes** | Heard | |
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130806.
| 2 | | | Discussion Item | Charter County and Regional Transportation System Surtax Interlocal Agreement (B)
Section 212.055, Florida Statutes allows charter counties to impose a discretionary sales surtax of up to 1 percent. The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners approved a November 2014 ballot initiative for a 1-cent Charter County Transportation System Surtax that requires an interlocal agreement between the City and County. *ESTIMATED STAFF PRESENTATION 10 MINUTES* | Approved as Amended | Pass |
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121109.
| 6 | | Lighting Issues (B) | Discussion Item | Lighting Issues (B)
Evaluation and Proposed Modifications to the Lighting Ordinance. This item is a referral from the Community Development Committee regarding modifications to the current lighting ordinance. **ESTIMATED STAFF PRESENTATION 5 MINUTES** | Approved as Recommended | Pass |
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140186.
| 2 | | Residency requirements for candidates | Discussion Item | Residency Requirement for Candidates (B) | Referred | Pass |
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140187.
| 1 | | Bicycle Parking and Related Efforts (B) | Discussion Item | Bike Share Program Update (B)
The City Commission provided one-time funding for FY16 for a bike share pilot program. Staff identified a vendor and anticipates a program launch by May 2016. **ESTIMATED PRESENTATION 10 MINUTES** | Referred | Pass |
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130865.
| 1 | | | Proclamation | Cultivating the Future Day - April 17, 2014 (B) | Heard | |
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140118.
| 1 | | | Proclamation | Parks, Recreation and Culture Month - July, 2014 (B) | Heard | |
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140119.
| 1 | | | Proclamation | Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Month - July, 2014 (B) | Heard | |
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130103.
| 3 | | | Ordinance | COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT (B)
Ordinance No. 130103; Petition Nos. PB-13-51 CPA & PB-13-108 CPA
An ordinance amending the Capital Improvements Element of the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan by amending Policy 1.2.1 and by updating Table 14: 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements (FY 12/13 - 16/17); providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. | Adopted on Adoption Reading (Ordinance) and Approved the Recommendation | Pass |
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130435.
| 4 | | | Ordinance | COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - AMENDING FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT & DELETING URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT (B)
Ordinance No. 130435; Petition No. PB-13-93 CPA
An ordinance amending the Future Land Use Element and deleting the Urban Design Element of the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan; by incorporating certain goals, objectives and policies from the Urban Design Element into the Future Land Use Element and by clarifying and updating certain objectives and policies of the Future Land Use Element, as more specifically described in this ordinance; by amending Objective 1.1, adding Objective 2.3 relating to collaboration with the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency, amending Policy 3.4.1, adding Policies 3.5.5 and 3.5.6, amending the Commercial land use category in Policy 4.1.1, amending Policy 4.3.5 relating to Hatchet Creek Planned Use District, amending Policies 4.7.2 and 4.7.5 relating to the Idylwild/Serenola Special Area, amending Goal 5; by deleting the Urban Design Element; providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing cl | Adopted on Adoption Reading (Ordinance) and Approved the Recommendation | Pass |
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130436.
| 3 | | | Ordinance | LAND USE CHANGE - LARGE SCALE - 4 PARCELS GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF CONE PARK, SOUTH OF THE 3100 BLOCK OF E UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND WEST OF THE 400 BLOCK OF SE 43RD STREET (B)
Ordinance No. 130436; Petition No. PB-13-94 LUC
An ordinance amending the Future Land Use Map of the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan by changing the land use category of approximately 134 acres of property consisting of 4 parcels generally located east of Cone Park, south of the 3100 block of E University Avenue and west of the 400 block of SE 43rd Street, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Alachua County Medium Density Residential to City of Gainesville Residential Low-Density; providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. | Adopted on Adoption Reading (Ordinance) and Approved the Recommendation | Pass |
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| 3 | | | Ordinance | REZONING - 4 PARCELS GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF CONE PARK, SOUTH OF THE 3100 BLOCK OF E UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND WEST OF THE 400 BLOCK OF SE 43RD STREET (B)
Ordinance No. 130437; Petition No. PB-13-95 ZON
An ordinance amending the Zoning Map Atlas of the City of Gainesville, Florida, by rezoning approximately 134 acres of property consisting of 4 parcels generally located east of Cone Park, south of the 3100 block of E University Avenue and west of the 400 block of SE 43rd Street, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Alachua County Single family, Medium Density (R-1b) and Multiple family, Medium Density (R-2) districts to City of Gainesville Residential low density district (RMF-5); providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. | Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance) | Pass |
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| 1 | | | Ordinance | APPENDIX A - SCHEDULE OF FEES, RATES & CHARGES - RELATING TO CEMETARY FEES & PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURAL AFFAIRS FEES (B)
Ordinance No. 130912
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Appendix A, Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges of the Code of Ordinances by revising fees, rates and charges for cemetery and parks, recreation and cultural affairs facilities and events; amending sections 18-17 and 18-23 of Chapter 18, Article II, Park regulation of the Code of Ordinances related to registration fees for youth programs and surcharges; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. | Adopted on First Reading and Approved the Recommendations | Pass |
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130319.
| 2 | | | Ordinance | TEXT CHANGE - FOOD TRUCK SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT WITHIN THE CENTRAL CITY DISTRICT (B)
Ordinance 130319; Petition No. PB-13-73 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Land Development Code to provide regulations for food truck special events as part of a zoning district's applicable special event permitting process; by adding new definitions to Section 30-23. Definitions; by creating Section 30-125. Food truck special events; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date. | Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance) | Pass |
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140190.
| 1 | | Food Trucks | Ordinance | ALLOWING AND REGULATING FOOD TRUCKS IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS (B)
Ordinance No. 140190, Petition PB-14-165 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Code of Ordinances to allow and provide regulations for food trucks as a temporary use on private property; by amending Section 2-339 to provide civil citation penalties for vending booths and food trucks; by amending Chapter 19, Article IV - Vending Booths and Itinerant Vendors to delete provisions regarding Itinerant Food Vendors; by amending the definition of Food Truck in Section 30-23; by amending the permitted uses in the following zoning districts to add Food Trucks as a permitted use by right: Office Residential District (OR), General Office District (OF), General Business District (BUS), Automotive-oriented Business District (BA), Tourist-oriented Business District (BT), Mixed Use Low Intensity District (MU-1), Mixed Use Medium Intensity District (MU-2), Urban Mixed-Use District 1 (UMU-1), Urban Mixed-Use District 2 (UMU-2), Central City District (CCD), Business Industrial District (BI), Warehousin | Assigned | Pass |
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130821
| 2 | | | Ordinance | REZONING - PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF 3500-3800 BLOCK OF SW 34TH STREET (B)
Ordinance No. 130821; Petition No. PB-13-106 ZON
An ordinance amending the Zoning Map Atlas of the City of Gainesville, Florida, by rezoning approximately 8 acres of property generally located on the east side of SW 34th Street between SW 35th Place and SW 41st Place, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Planned Development District (PD) to Mixed-Use Low Intensity District (MU-1); providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. | Approved (Petition) and Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance) | Pass |
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130118.
| 2 | | | Ordinance | PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT - MAGNOLIA PARKE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (B)
Ordinance No. 130118; Petition PB-13-55 PDA
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, updating and clarifying the regulations, including regulations pertaining to allowable drive-throughs, for the Magnolia Parke Planned Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance; by amending the Zoning Map Atlas by rezoning the subject property to Planned Development District (PD); adopting PD maps, a PD report, and development conditions; providing for enforcement; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. | Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance) | Pass |
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130157.
| 2 | | | Ordinance | TEXT CHANGE - AMEND SIGN REGULATIONS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. (B)
Ordinance No. 130157; Petition No. PB-13-57 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, updating, clarifying and reorganizing the sign regulations in the Land Development Code by amending Article IX. - Additional Development Standards, Division 1. - Sign Regulations; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date. | Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance) | Pass |
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140043.
| 1 | | | Ordinance | TEXT CHANGE - LANDLORD PERMITS - CLARIFICATION OF LANGUAGE (B)
Ordinance 140043
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Code of Ordinances to clarify the language in Section 14.5-1. Landlord Permits regarding the application for permit and issuance of permit; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date. | Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance) | Pass |
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130721.
| 4 | | RESOLUTION AMENDING RULES OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO CREATE TWO NEW STANDING COMMITTEES (B) | Resolution | RESOLUTION AMENDING RULES OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO CREATE TWO NEW STANDING COMMITTEES (B)
RESOLUTION NO. 130721
A RESOLUTION AMENDING AND RESTATING IN ITS ENTIRETY THE RULES OF THE CITY COMMISSION IN ORDER TO CREATE A LEGISLATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE, CREATE A GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE AND CLARIFY COMMITTEE REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. | Approved, as shown above - See Motion(s) | Pass |
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140101.
| 1 | | | Discussion Item | City Commission Interest in Exploring a Potential Merger of Gainesville and Alachua County Fire Rescue Services (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to hear a presentation from City staff on the history of fire rescue merger discussions between the Gainesville and Alachua County, and determine a response to the County Commission’s inquiry as to the City’s interest in exploring the potential merger of fire rescue services. *ESTIMATED STAFF PRESENTATION 20 MINUTES* | Approved, as shown above - See Motion(s) | |
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140153.
| 1 | | | Discussion Item | Request to have the Mayor or a City Commissioner Provide Testimony to the EPA in Regard to the Clean Power Plan Proposed Rule (B) | Approved as Amended | Pass |
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140136.
| 1 | | | Discussion Item | Mayor Ed Braddy - Update on GRU Audit Process (NB) | Approved, as shown above - See Motion(s) | Pass |
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