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Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes
May 16, 2016
9:00 a.m.
Topic:
Finance Committee agenda meeting
Location:
Conference Room A, City Hall –
In attendance:
Council Members Bill
Gulliford, Danny
Becton, Lori Boyer, Anna Lopez Brosche, Reginald Gaffney, Aaron Bowman,
John Crescimbeni, Reggie Brown, Matt Schellenberg
Also: Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s
Office; Paige Johnston, Peggy Sidman and Loree French
– Office of General Counsel; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Philip
Zamarron – Legislative Services Division;
Ali Korman Shelton – Mayor’s Office; Mike Weinstein and Teresa Eichner –
Finance Department; Stephanie Burch – Real Estate Division; Jordan Pope and
Nancy Kilgo - JEA
See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees
Meeting Convened:
9:00 a.m.
Chairman Gulliford called the meeting to order and asked the
attendees to introduce themselves. He reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda
which included 11 items marked for deferral, 21 items ready for action and 11
items for second reading and re-referral.
2016-198 (appropriating $250,000 from Special Council
Contingency to Friends of Hemming Park for park operations): Chairman Gullford said that he had met last Friday with Council
Member Boyer and Daryl Joseph of the Parks and Recreation Department regarding
the Community First Credit Union naming rights agreement for the new stage
construction. This bill will be first on the agenda. 201-299 (settlement of pending litigation
with Florida Department of Juvenile Justice for incarceration cost sharing)
will be taken up second.
2016-214 (amendment to redevelopment agreement with Hallmark
Partners Inc.): Steve Diebenow representing Hallmark requested deferral of the
bill for 2 cycles.
2016-287 (appropriating $1.97 million in St. Johns River
Water Management District and Drainage System Rehab funding to the Crystal
Springs Area Drainage Project): Council Member Reggie Brown reported that he
has requested several items of information about this project from the Public
Works Department that he has not yet received and requested that the bill be
deferred. In response to a question, Tom Fallin of
the Public Works Department explained that the current construction bids for
the project are good through June 23rd and the grant requires that
construction be underway by September 30, 2016, so time is of the essence.
Chairman Gulliford said he would act the committee to act on the bill and leave
it to Mr. Brown in his role as Chair of the TEU Committee whether he defers it
in that venue.
2016-288 (appropriating $50,745 from Tree Protection Trust
Fund to Public Works for tree maintenance activities): Chairman Gulliford
expressed the hope that the growing trust fund balance will be expended on tree
planting projects and asked Peggy Sidman of the General Counsel’s office to give
the committee an update on the lawsuit filed against the City alleging improper
expenditure of the trust funds.
2016-305 (renewal of submerged land lease for Jacksonville
Shipyard pier): John Nooney expressed the hope that a
council member would ask the Downtown Investment Authority to consider
including permission for a public fishing pier in the lease renewal.
Meeting Adjourned:
9:14 a.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
5.16.16 Posted 10:30 a.m.
Tapes: Finance agenda
meeting– LSD
5.16.16
Materials: Auditor’s marked Finance agenda
5.16.16