Live blogging DIA

[thelakelander]

I'll be downtown today, so I'll try and attend.

[Noone]

Meeting is at the Ed Ball bldg. and it starts at 2pm. Room 851.

[Noone]

3 hours out. New location and time. HUGE meeting starting at 2. Will JCCI be represented? The Historic Districts? Will there be coverage from the 3   TV networks? Will the room be packed or empty?

[neptunebeach]

AGENDAS FOR TODAYS DIA MEETINGS

2:00 PM
Downtown Investment Authority
CEO SEARCH COMMITTEE

AGENDA


Members:
Don Shea, Chair CEO Search Committee
Oliver Barakat, Committee Member
Melody Bishop, Committee Member
Kay Harper, Committee Member


I.   CALL TO ORDER
      
II.   ACTION ITEMS
   Job Criteria & Selection Process for CEO
•   Schedule
•   Job Criteria
•   Solicitation
•   Selection
III.
PUBLIC COMMENTS

IV.
ADJOURNMENT
   Next Scheduled Meeting:  TBD



Downtown Investment Authority Board

Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan Street, 8th Floor
Boardroom 851

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 3:00 p.m.

I.   CALL TO ORDER â€" Chairman Harris
   Pledge of Allegiance   
      
II.   ACTION ITEMS - Chairman Harris
   Approval of the October 17, 2012 DIA Meeting Minutes
   Committee Report:
•   Job Criteria & Selection Process for CEO - Don Shea (on going)
   DIA Bylaws
   
III.   INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS â€" Chairman Harris
   CRA 101 - Jason Gabriel
   Report on CRA Workshop Attended - Eric Lindstrom
   Chamber Leadership Trip (Cincinnati) - Tony Allegretti
   Update on Hemming Plaza - Karen Nasrallah
   FL/GA Weekend Recap - Alan Verlander
   Additions to Binder:
•   IBM’s Smarter Cities Downtown Report
•   Downtown Master Plan
•   Downtown Action Plan
•   CRA Plans
   
III.   NEW BUSINESS â€" Chairman Harris
      
IV.
PUBLIC COMMENTS â€" Chairman Harris

V.
ADJOURNMENT â€" Chairman Harris
   Next Scheduled Meeting:  Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 2:00 pm

[thelakelander]

Does the Ed Ball building have wifi?

[thelakelander]

I'm here for round two.  Set up and ready to live blog.

[fieldafm]

I am here.  Bill Hoff also just entered the room.  MUCH smaller crowd than the first meeting.  This meeting should really only cover the CEO search criteria. 

[thelakelander]

I assume the Sunshine Law review took most of them out.

[fieldafm]

Karen Mathis from the Daily Record and Kevin from WJCT/NPR are here as well.

[thelakelander]

We're basically the entire crowd.

[fieldafm]

Ock, Noone and Lori Boyer are here as well.

[fieldafm]

Don Shea starts, says there are currently 11 of such CEO searches going on around the country right now.  Usually around 4

[fieldafm]

Shea suggests that DIA should hire a search firm for CEO process.  Time constraints and having a defined methodology for search process are noted as reasons to use a search firm instead of the board doing all of the leg work.

Shea gives examples of common practicies for CEO search criterias:
Downtown Georgetown (DC)
Norfolk, VA
Phoenix

Harris wants to know how we can tailor these to Jacksonville.

[fieldafm]

Office of General Counsel suggests typical process is 6 weeks from filing, first opportunity to file at Council is Nov 7th. 

Shea wants to confirm that with Councilwoman Boyer.  Says Nov 7th is committee week, so the 14th would be the first oppportunity to file bill, and last two weeks of December are off.  So, first two weeks of January would be the first opportunity to comittee vote by Council.

Shea doesnt want to wait until mid Jan, asks Boyer if they file before Nov 7th can the process be expedited and meet individually with Council members and perhaps approved as emergency?

Boyer, yes possible.  Emergency bills have more of a chance if you meet with everyone in advance.  The issue would be you would need to have ample opportunity for public comment.

[thelakelander]

Harris is the Chairman of this board right?

Yes.