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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E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net
Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes
January 4, 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, Aaron Bowman, Anna Lopez Brosche, John
Crescimbeni, Reginald Gaffney, Sam Newby, Matt Schellenberg
Also: Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s
Office; Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston and Rita Mairs – Office of General Counsel;
Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Jessica Morales – Legislative Services Division; Ali Korman
Shelton – Mayor’s Office
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 18 items marked for deferral, 9 items ready for action (2 as
substitutes) and 5 items for second reading and re-referral.
Chairman Gulliford announced that Mayor Curry would be
making a presentation to the committee at the beginning of the meeting
regarding his plan for paying down unfunded pension liability. He also said
that if any committee member wants the City’s Inspector General to appear at a
future meeting to discuss his office’s 2015 annual report, he would be happy to
schedule a presentation.
The Chairman appointed a Finance subcommittee comprised of
Council Members Lopez Brosche (chair), Crescimbeni and Becton to review the
documents submitted by the Police and Fire Pension Fund in response to the
committee’s subpoena issued in late 2015 for PFPF financial records.
2015-550 (amending JTA FY13-14 budget): the bill will be
deferred at the request of the JTA.
2015-654 (creating new Ordinance Code section regarding
vehicle allowances): CFO Mike Weinstein will be present to discuss the
proposal.
2015-396 (expanding the JIA CRA boundary): Council Member
Becton said that the JIA CRA board is not close to reaching a recommendation on
this proposed expansion and recommended that the bill be withdrawn with the
possibility of being re-introduced at a later time after the JIA CRA makes a
recommendation. Council Member Gaffney recommended that the bill be left on the
agenda and a decision made when the one-year introduction anniversary arrives
in May.
2015-801 (appropriating $400,000 for completion of Beaver
Street Villas project): in response to a question from Council Member Gaffney
about the proposed deferral, Assistant Council Auditor Kyle Billy explained that
several amendments need to be drafted to fill in missing information. Council
Member Newby noted that the project is time sensitive and needs to be approved
by Council before the end of January.
Mr. Gulliford noted that he had received a memo from the
Finance Department stating that the City is writing off as uncollectible some
$11 million in unpaid parking tickets dating back to 1980.
Meeting Adjourned:
9:14 a.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
1.4.16 Posted 11:30 a.m.
Tapes: Finance agenda
meeting– LSD
1.4.16
Materials: Auditor’s marked Finance agenda
1.4.16