Live Blogging: City Council Mobility Fee Moratorium & Metropolitan Park

[sheclown]

current speaker hinting at corruption in the permitting proces

[sheclown]

Bishop won't let the speaker answer his question.

[TheCat]

This speaker:

St. Augustine is taking money for events because Jacksonville keeps pushing them away. The legislation only temporarily releases Metro park from the sound ordinances. Says, he would miraculously get permits for events when ever they promised the city stuff. Otherwise, it was always 50/50.

He says Metro Park has the ability to hold 12 ticketed events and they can't book those because of the instability and the lack of confidence promoters have in the city.

[TheCat]

the owner of a website that promotes events in the city. I forget the name of his site nor am I sure of the point he is making but he says the St. Nicholas people are upset with curse roads; yet, everyone is okay with Rick Ross rapping about crossing Jax's main street bridge to get some cocaine. Continues, people will go to shows and they will go to tampa, Orlando, Miami.

Where is Clark on this issue he should be all over the job creation potential for more concerts at Metro Park. I suppose his line "just think about that guy with a hammer in his hand trying to feed his family" does not apply to "just think about that guy with a mic in his hand...."

[TheCat]

To Clark:

Just think about the vendors trying to make a dollar selling a hamburger.

[thelakelander]

Clark is probably too busy day dreaming on about the quality of the 20 seats he wants the council purchase for themselves with +$19,000 from taxpayer's pockets.

[Cheshire Cat]

Is Kimberly Daniels there tonight?  Isn't this her bill?

[If_I_Loved_you]

Jacksonville Jaguars Touchdowns?

[TheCat]

Daniels was here. I don't see her right now.

[thelakelander]

To Clark:

Just think about the vendors trying to make a dollar selling a hamburger.

Who needs such a sucky job when Waffle House will soon be hiring waffle machine operators with their mobility fee money saved?

[thelakelander]

Daniels was here. I don't see her right now.

Did she get mixed into the crowd that got herded out?

[sheclown]

POTTY MOUTH RAPPERS!!!

[thelakelander]

From the FTU:

Jacksonville Council chamber cleared over applause by Metro Park advocates

About 125 people were cleared out of the Jacksonville City Council chamber Tuesday to quiet people applauding comments about legislation to regulate noise during Metropolitan Park concerts.

Council President Bill Bishop told police to clear the chamber during a public comment session after warning the audience at least three times that council rules forbid “public displays,” including applause.

The council went into recess for about 10 minutes and resumed after staff opened p a nearby room with a big-screen television set to the meeting. A second room was opened a little later, and people were called into the chamber three at a time to speak.

“What I’m trying to do is conduct an orderly meeting,”  Bishop told the council, saying a radio station that urged people to talk at the council mischaracterized what the council was considering that night.

At least people spoke up, said Danny Hayes, a concert promoter planning the Welcome to Rockville festival at the park April 27-28.

“We’ve engaged people who might not otherwise be engaged,” Hayes said. “…It’s also time to let these people know their voice has been heard.”

http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/403455/steve-patterson/2013-04-09/jacksonville-council-chamber-cleared-over-applause

I actually agree with Hayes.  I'd love to see local mainstream radio stations use their power to encourage civic engagement on a more regular basis.  Because it's clearly obvious there are several in leadership that are completely disconnected from the people they are supposed to be serving and looking out for.

[Cheshire Cat]

Perhaps some of the concert venues can be held in the Waffle House parking lot?  Two birds with one stone kinda thing.

[TheCat]

Pro-metro parkers are a mixed bag on the noise waiver. Some feel like it's only prolonging the issue. Others think it's a policy worth grabbing even in the short term.

Current speaker: 

We are having the wrong conversation. We shouldn't be talking about how to limit growth but how to expand it.

Next Speaker:

Lives in the St. nick area says there are many things louder than the metro park area. She knows exactly what is happening at the Jaguars games...she says take the time to learn this issue. All of us are not in agreement about music in metro park. I want music in metro park. She thinks that the neighbors are worried about "potty mouthed rappers" a term that was used in a neighborhood email.