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

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING MINUTES


May 13, 2014

4:00 p.m.

 

Location: City Council Chamber, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

In attendance: Council Members Gulliford (President), Anderson, Bishop, Boyer, Carter, Clark, Crescimbeni, Jones, Joost, Love, Redman, Schellenberg, Yarborough

 

Also: Cindy Laquidara, Peggy Sidman and Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Dana Farris and Juliette Williams – Legislative Services Division; Steve Cassada– Council Staff Services; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Chris Hand, Teresa Eichner and Margo Klosterman – Mayor’s Office; Lin White– Public Works Department; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Stan Johnson, Dan Macdonald and Connie Holt – ECAs; Wyman Duggan, Kevin Meerschaert

 

Meeting Convened: 4:03 p.m.

 

Rules Committee: Council Member Jones reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting. In response to a question, Council Member Crescimbeni stated that he has received some, but not all, of the information requested of the General Counsel in the committee meeting about the extent of the City’s investment in and obligations to the Jacksonville Shipyards property and redevelopment deal. General Counsel Cindy Laquidara stated that an opinion received from bond counsel says that the $13.4 million settlement may not be placed in a designated reserve account and then used for operating purposes. It must be completely co-mingled in the General Fund so that the funds are indistinguishable from other revenues and can’t be separately tracked. Chris Hand urged that the funds be deposited and allocated for use in the FY14-15 budget. Council Member Bishop requested a further clarification from bond counsel about whether it is allowable as “co-mingling” to deposit the $13.4 million in the General Fund and then appropriate the same amount from that fund into a designated reserve account.

 

TEU Committee: Council Member Love reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

PHS Committee: Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

Finance Committee: Council Member Anderson reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

RCD Committee: Council Member Crescimbeni reported that all of the committee’s actions had been previously covered.

 

LUZ Committee: Council Member Boyer reviewed the actions of the committee from its meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

President Gulliford stated that the public hearing on 2013-820 (extension of the local option gas tax) would be opened and continued to the next meeting in light of the joint committee meeting on the subject tomorrow, so as to give the public the greatest opportunity to comment on the proposal.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:16 p.m.

 

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

             5.13.14 Posted 5:30 p.m.

Tapes:  Council agenda meeting – LSD

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Materials: President’s marked agenda - LSD

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