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

 

May 7, 2012

9:30 a.m.

 

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 West Duval Street

 

Attendance:  Council Members John Crescimbeni (Chair), Greg Anderson (Vice Chair), Lori Boyer, Bill Gulliford, Ray Holt

 

Also: Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy - Council Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens – Legislative Services Division; Michelle Barth – Mayor’s Office

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

 

The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m. and reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which showed 9 items marked for deferral, 15 items ready for action (1 as an emergency) and 10 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2013-187 (appropriating $14.25 million in Banking Fund borrowing to purchase the Jake Godbold City Hall Annex building): Council Member Gulliford requested deferral.

 

2013-208 (appropriating $1.2 million from the Trail Ridge Landfill Mitigation Fund to Maxville Senior Center and Maxville Park): Council Member Holt will be present to discuss the bill.

 

2013-213 (appropriating $4.65 million from the Countywide General Facilities Maintenance Account to 20 specific projects): Council Member Anderson said that yesterday’s TEU Committee asked Tom Goldsbury of the Public Works Department to produce a list of all projects using or proposing to use this fund; Lin White has the list to distribute to the committee.

 

2013-216 (supporting ITD’s implementation of a new cost allocation model and merging two ITD budget subfunds): Usha Mohan, Chief of ITD, will be present to make a presentation.

2013-246 (economic development incentive agreement with Railex): Joe Whitaker of the Office of Economic Development and Railex representatives will be present to discuss and to make a video presentation.

 

2013-212 (appropriating $1.4 million from FDOT for NPDES stormwater-related functions): Council Member Boyer may suggest deferral pending a final decision on where the Environmental Quality Division is moved (or not moved) during the pending administrative reorganization.  John Pappas of the Public Works Department will be present to discuss how the funding is used and how the Public Works Department and the Environmental Quality Division of the Neighborhoods Department cooperate in the use of these funds.  Janice Billy will research the past history of appropriations of this grant funding.

 

Mr. Crescimbeni announced that at the conclusion of the agenda there would be a presentation by the Parks and Recreation Department on the City’s Loblolly Wetlands Mitigation Bank

 

There being no further business, the agenda meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m.

 

Jeff Clements, Council Research Division (904) 630-1404

 

Posted 5.7.13   3:00 p.m.