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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December 1, 2009

5:00 PM

 

Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

November 30, 2009

 

Topic:  Finance Committee agenda meeting

 

Location:  Conference Room A, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

     Suite 425

 

In attendance:  Council Members Joost (Chair), Yarborough, Bishop, Holt, Webb

Peggy Sidman – Office of General Counsel; Janice Billy and Kirk Sherman – Council Auditor’s Office; Lisa Rinaman – Mayor’s Office; Mickey Miller and Kevin Stork – Administration and Finance Department; Lin White and Bob Williams – Public Works Department; Vince Seibold – Environmental and Compliance Department;  Maxine Person – Sheriff’s Office; Wight Greger and James Richardson – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Celeste Hicks, Scott Wilson, Dianne Smith and Alison Miller – ECAs; Sharonda Davis – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – City Council Research; Mike Sharkey – Financial News and Daily Record; Alberta Hipps, William Cesery and Richard Burnett – Third and Main LLC

 

Meeting Convened:  1:30 p.m.

 

Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda, which showed 9 items to be deferred, 17 items ready for action (3 as emergencies) and 8 items to be read a second time and re-referred.

 

Housing and Neighborhoods Department Deputy Director James Richardson requested that the committee take up 2009-891 (appropriation from the NW Jacksonville Economic Development Fund to the Third and Main, LLC project) rather than deferring as shown on the Auditor’s marked agenda.  He will be meeting with the auditors before the meeting to answer any remaining questions they may have about the project.

 

Ms. Billy explained that 2009-922, -923 and -924 are being requested for emergency approval on first reading in order to be considered by the Council before the December holiday break.  The Auditor’s Office is preparing an amendment for 2009-924 (grant agreement with FDEP for City operation of a petroleum cleanup program).

Chairman Joost reported that Alberta Hipps, the representative for the developer of 2009-891 (Third and Main project) would be present at the meeting with additional information that may help address the Auditor’s concerns with the project.

 

 

Meeting Adjourned:  1:37 p.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 12.1.09

Tapes:      Finance agenda meeting– LSD

                 11.30.09

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

     11.30.09