OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

CHERYL L. BROWN                                                                                                        117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

            DIRECTOR                                                                                                                                                                                 4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

   OFFICE (904) 630-1452                                                                                                                                                          JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA  32202

     FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                                                                               

  E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

 

Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

September 7, 2011

9:30 a.m.

 

Topic:  Finance Committee agenda meeting

 

Location:  Conference Room A, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

     Suite 425

 

In attendance:  Council Members Clark (Chair), Anderson, Bishop and Jones (arr. 9:41)

Peggy Sidman, Steve Rohan, Karen Chastain and John Germany – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Mike Givens and Kent Olsen – Administration and Finance Department; Jessica Deal – Mayor’s Office; Jorina Jolly – JEDC; Charles Moreland – Fire and Rescue Department; Wight Greger – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Kevin Grant – Environmental and Compliance Department; Maxine Person – Sheriff’s Office; Tom Goldsbury – Building Inspection Division; Stan Johnson, Debbie Delgado, Sandra Lane, BeLinda Peeples, Audrey Braman and Rebekah Hagen - ECAs; Jessica Stephens – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Kim Martin – Jacksonville Area Legal Aid; Sarah Boren – Northeast Florida Chapter, U.S. Green Building Council

 

Meeting Convened:  9:304a.m.

 

Chairman Clark convened the meeting and reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 13 items to be deferred, 16 items ready for action and 23 items to be read a second time and re-referred.

 

2011-402, -403 and -404 (millage levy ordinances for the Beaches and Baldwin) will be given tentative approval by voice votes.

 

2011-405 (FY12 budget ordinance) will have several amendments during the budget wrap-up discussion which will all be rolled into a Finance Substitute that will receive a public hearing at next week’s Council meeting and then be laid on the table for two weeks for public review before final action on September 27th.

 

Mr. Clark announced that 2011-366 (Parador Partners parking garage), 2011-488 (repeal of prior ordinance regarding court cost fee for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid) and 2011-535 (Ordinance Code amendment re: contract change orders) would be deferred.

The budget wrap-up will occur at the beginning of the meeting after a presentation about fleet management and will include the following items: JSO health programs at the jail; pension-related cuts still being crafted by the administration; a vacant position report; the MPS parking garages purchase option; VAB and City Council budget; pay-as-you-go funding for capital maintenance; and a letter from the JEA board regarding performance-based pay raises.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:47 a.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 9.8.11   Posted 3:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Finance agenda meeting– LSD

                 9.7.11

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

     9.7.11