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Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes
January 3, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Topic:
Finance Committee agenda meeting
Location:
City Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall – St. James Building, 117
West Duval Street
In attendance:
Council Members Greg
Anderson (Chair), Reggie Gaffney, Bill Gulliford, Joyce Morgan, Lori Boyer, Jim
Love
Also:
Kyle Billy and Kim Taylor – Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman – Office of
General Counsel; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Adri Maguire Segui
– Legislative Services Division; Sam Mousa, Leeann
Krieg and Jordan Elsbury – Mayor’s Office; Joey Greive, Teresa Eichner and A.J.
Souto – Finance and Administration Department; John
Pappas – Public Works Department; Kirk Wendland and Ed Randolph – Office of
Economic Development; Stephanie Burch and Brian Mosier – Neighborhoods
Department; James Richardson – Environmental Protection Board
Meeting Convened:
9:00 a.m.
Chairman Anderson called the meeting to order and reviewed
the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 6 items marked for deferral, 11
items ready for action and 6 items for second reading and re-referral.
Council Auditor Kyle Billy will give the quarterly budget
report for the last quarter of FY17-18. Council Member Boyer will give a
PowerPoint presentation on the McCoy’s Creek revitalization project.
2018-76 (Amend Sec 21.07 (Fiscal & Budgetary Functions),
Article 21 (JEA), City Charter, to create New Subsec
M to Provide & Maintain Water & Sewer Lines in certain Pre-Consolidated
Urban Areas): Defer
2018-420 (Auth All Documents
Necessary to Consummate the Installation of the National Memorial for Peace
& Justice's Duval County Memorial Monument in Hemming Park to Commemorate
the African-American Victims of Lynching in Duval County, FL btwn 1877 & 1950): Defer
2018-593 (Expressing City Council's Opposition to the Sale
of JEA at this time): Defer
2018-661 (Amend the Beach Community Development District's
Boundary, to Remove Approx 25.41 Acres from said
District): Defer until March
2018-712 (regarding Prohibition of the Approval, Grant, or
Issuance of Certain Licenses, Permits, Certificates or Zoning Actions to
Persons with Unpaid Civil Penalties or Current Violations of the Ord Code): Defer
2018-747 (Amend Sec 21.07 (Fiscal & Budgetary
Functions), Article 21 (JEA), City Charter, relating to JEA's Annual
Contribution Payment; Apv Amend to Interagency Agreemt with JEA): Defer
2018-828 (Auth
Economic Dev Agreemt with Project Flamingo supporting
the Expansion of the Company's Operations to Jax, FL): Amend/Move
2018-833 (Approp $550,000.00
Grant from Dept
of Justice, Ofc on Violence Against Women to provide
funding for The Safety First Project for Supervised Family Visitation for
Victims of Domestic Violence): Amend/Move
2018-834 (Approp from Nuisance Abatemt Spec Lien Rev Fund $2,447,536.46 ($1,199,292.87 to
Neighborhoods - Municipal Code Compliance for Nuisance Abatemt
Contractual Svcs & $1,248,243.59 to Public Works Dept): Amend/Move
2018-835 (Approp $15,000.00 from
Environmental Protection Bd (EPB) Trust Fund to EPB
Operating Account to provide support for the Jax Envirothon,
a hands-on competition enhancing student understanding of Natural Resources and
Environmental Issues): Amend/Move
2018-836 (Approp $228,545.85 from
Environmental Protection Bd (EPB) Trust Fund ($136,431.00) & FDOT ($92,114.25) to
begin Pilot Study to evaluate the application of naturally occurring Microbe
Products to wet detention ponds as an alternative nonstructural best management
practice): Amend/Move
2018-837 (Approp $2,050,000.00
from Tourist Dev Council (TDC) Development Acct to provide funding for two addnl CIP Projs in the 2019-2013
Five Yr CIP (1) $850,000 for Constrn
of New Downtown Riverfront Visitor Ctr located in the
Times Union Center for Performing Arts and (2) $1,200,000 for Constrn of outdoor wall projection venue on Northbank of St. Johns River adjacent to Times Union Ctr): Move
2018-842 (Approp $64,000.00 from
Fund Balance to Provide funding for an Afterschool Prog
to be provided by Jax Arts and Music School, Inc. to 40 students during the
2018-2019 School Yr.): Amend/Move
2018-843 (Approp $15,866.13 from
Kids Hope Alliance Trust Fund into KHA Trust Fund Authority to provide quality
Programming Options for Potential Mini-Grant Awards of up to $5,000.00 for
Acceptable Programs related to any of the Kids Hope Alliance Essential Services
Categories with a Priority and Emphasis on Programs that address High Poverty
and Geographical Areas with High Levels of Violence): Amend/Move
2018-845 (Approp $100,000.00 from
FDOT to Construct two separate trailheads on each side
of the New National Cemetery Access Rd Proj): Amend/Move
2018-858 (Auth Commercial Dev Area
Prog Loan in the up-to, Max Amt
of $55,000 to Born in the South, Inc. D/B/A 1748 Bakehouse
("Company"), to partially fund purchase of equipment and leasehold improvemts to the Premises located at 1748 N. Main St): Amend/Move. Chairman Anderson asked to
meet with OED Director Kirk Sherman after the agenda meeting on this bill.
2018-859 (Auth Economic Dev Agreemt with "Project Turtle" to Support Creation
of Company's Operations in Jax): Move
2018-864 (Approp $30,000 from
Community Foundation for Northeast Florida to provide
Critical Mental Health and Substance Abuse Svcs to Duval County Teen Court Participants): 2nd and rerefer
2018-865 (Approp $112,745.00 from
Metropolitan Park Maint (SF 1D4) - Dockage &
Rental of City Facilities to Metropolitan Park Maint
(SF 1D4) - Operating Expenses to provide funds for Maint
& Improvements to Metropolitan Park and various facilities): 2nd and rerefer
2018-866 (Approp $790,000.00 by
transferring funds from Operating Supplies - Rescue & Fire Operation in the
FY 19 Gen Fund Budget to Capital Outlay, Bunker Gear, and Clothing Sub-Objects
to purchase 1) Clothing & Bunker gear for the new Rescue Personnel to be assign
to R17, R37, R44, and R61): 2nd
and rerefer
2018-868 (Auth Interlocal
Agreemt Continuing the First Coast Workforce
Development Consortium (2018 Interlocal Agreemt) bet City & Counties of Baker, Clay, Nassau,
Putnam & St Johns; Provide for 2-Yr Participation Limitation by the City in
the 2018 Interlocal Agreemt):
2nd and rerefer
2018-869 (Auth 8th Amend to
Amended & Restated Lease with Gator Bowl Assn, Inc): 2nd and rerefer
2018-872 (Auth Execution of a Redev Agreemt btwn
the City of Jax,("City"), Downtown Investment Authority
("DIA"), & Axis Hotels LLC ("Developer) to support
renovation by Developer of the Ambassador Hotel Bldg
located at 420 N. Julia St & Construction of Approx
200 Residential Units of Market Rate Housing in the Northbank
Downtown Redevelopment Area): 2nd
and rerefer
Meeting Adjourned:
9:05 a.m.
Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research
904-630-1405
jeffc@coj.net
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Tapes: Finance agenda
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