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

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Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

June 21, 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 Jones (Chair) and Holt; Council Member-elect Anderson

Steve Rohan, Cherry Shaw, John Germany and Julianna Rowland – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy and Robert Campbell – Council Auditor’s Office; Lin White, Fred Forbes and Bob Williams – Public Works Department; Mickey Miller and Patricia Coleman – Administration and Finance Department; Maxine Person – JSO;  Lisa Rinaman and Richard Wallace – Mayor’s Office; Mina Hosseini, Dianne Smith, Rebekah Adams - ECA; Jessica Stephens – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Wight Greger – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Paul Crawford, Jorina Jolly, Joe Whitaker and Karen Nasrallah – JEDC; Vince Siebold – Environmental and Compliance Department; Mike Blaylock, Shannon Eller  and Blair Fishburn – JTA; Vicky Watkins and Lara Dietrich – Sanctuary on 8th Street; Jim Catlett

 

Meeting Convened:  9:42 a.m.

 

Chairman Jones thanked the assembled staff for their hard work on behalf of the committee over the past year.  He reviewed the items on the Auditor’s marked agenda, which showed 22 items ready for action (2 as an emergency), 13 items to be deferred, 13 items to be recommended for second reading and re-referral, and 2 items that would be the subject of a special Committee of the Whole meeting at 2:00 p.m. after the Finance Committee meeting.

 

2011-306 (11th Amendment to Jaguars lease) will be deferred today as Mayor-elect Brown’s transition team is meeting with the Jaguars today to discuss this and other issues.  Depending on the outcome of their talks, the bill may be discharged and taken up next Tuesday.

 

2011-318 (validating prior appropriations to the St. Johns River City Band and removing the band from the Council Auditor’s cultural service grant non-compliance list) – Lisa Rinaman will be present to address questions raised in yesterday’s Rules Committee meeting.

 

2011-323 (modifying standard police stop station agreement) – will be deferred while Maxine Person of the JSO meets with individual council members to explain the need for and intent of the legislation.

 

2011-361 (declaring properties surplus and conveying them to the JTA) – JTA Executive Director Mike Blaylock requested that the bill be taken up for consideration today.

 

2011-397 and -398 (continuation appropriations of FDEP grant funds to operate the gas tank inspection and cleanup program) will be requested for emergency action.

 

At the conclusion of the agenda the committee will be asked to approve by voice vote a transfer of funds within the Sheriff’s Office Banking Fund allocation to correct an incorrect posting of invoices to the wrong account.

 

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:50 a.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 6.21.11   Posted 5:30 p.m.

Tapes:      Finance agenda meeting– LSD

                 6.21.11

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

     6.21.11