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                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

September 5, 2012

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 John Crescimbeni (Chair), Lori Boyer, Bill Gulliford, Ray Holt, Matt Schellenberg and Robin Lumb

 

Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston, Lawsikia Hodges and Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Lin White, John Jones and Jeff Foster – Public Works Department; Jessica Deal - Mayor’s Office; Maxine Person and Russell Caffey – Sheriff’s Office; Mitchell Perin – Accounting Division; Kay Ehas – Property Appraiser’s office; Karen Nasrallah – Office of Economic Development; Nancy Rubin – JaxPort; BeLinda Peeples, Scott Wilson and Rebekah Hager - ECAs; Jessica Stephens – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Connie Benham – Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County; Steve Diebenow

 

Meeting Convened:  9:30 a.m.

 

Chairman Crescimbeni convened the meeting and reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 12 items to be deferred, 20 items ready for action (1 for withdrawal), and 6 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2011-692 (appropriating $1.29 million in AES Cedar Bay settlement trust funds for purchase of environmentally sensitive land): the administration requests deferral while they evaluate an adjacent parcel of property for potential acquisition at a lower cost.

 

2012-439 (appropriating $5,000 from the Environmental Protection Fund for the Northeast Florida Environmental Summit): the conference organizers request withdrawal of the item.

 

2012-461 (memorandum of understanding with the FDOT): Council Members Love and Lumb request deferral.

 

2012-492 (appropriating $10 million in JIA CRA funds for two road projects): Council Member Holt requests a substitute and re-referral.

 

The Chairman noted that several budget-related items remain to be taken up after the completion of the regular agenda.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:41 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research Division

                 9.7.12   Posted 5:30 p.m.

Tapes:      Finance agenda meeting– LSD

                 9.5.12

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

    9.5.12