• True to his plan for public input, City Council President Richard Clark has called a town meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Florida State College at Jacksonville Deerwood Center . He’s seeking public comment and discussion on the proposed 2009-10 City budget and has invited his 18 Council colleagues to attend and participate in the discussion. The center is located at 9911 Old Baymeadows Rd.
• With the recent release of the “2009 Heathy Kids, Healthy Jacksonville” childhood obesity study by Healthy Jacksonville and The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida also came the announcement of available funding for programs that work toward fighting childhood obesity. But time is running out, as request for proposal applications won’t be accepted after July 24. The successful applicant must demonstrate ways their programs support the implementation of the study’s strategies and those programs interested in the applications and report should go to dchd.net or call 253-2520.
• Local Gray Robinson attorney Jason Burnett was recently appointed to serve as chair of The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section Bankruptcy/UCC Committee. Another Gray Robinson attorney, Leyza Blanco of Miami, will serve as vice chair.
• Forty-one applications were submitted for two seats on Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (DCA) by the deadline July 9. Three applications were submitted from the Jacksonville legal community, including Circuit Court Judges James Daniel and Waddell Wallace, along with Circuit Court Magistrate Leatrice Williams Walton and Solicitor General Scott Makar. First DCA Judges Michael Allen and Edwin Browning will be stepping down. Interviews will be conducted July 23-24.
• The sign at the office of the former Wood, Atter & Associates will soon see a change. The firm changed its name to Wood, Atter & Wolf, after Attorney David Wolf was named partner in March 2008.
• Michael Vranesh, senior electrical engineer for Stellar, has earned the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) of North America’s Illumination Award. Vranesh received the IES award for his work on the Nestlé Professional Customer Innovation Campus in Solon, Ohio. The campus’ lighting design elements serve to enhance the architectural features of food preparation, testing and serving areas. Lighting fixtures vary in concert with each area’s functionality, while providing glare-free illumination. The facility’s internal lighting adjusts dependent on ambient light, using less energy during daytime hours.