JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

RESEARCH DIVISION

FINANCE COMMITTEE

AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

March 2, 2009

1:30 p.m.

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 W. Duval Street

Attendance: Chairman Michael Corrigan; Council Members Yarborough and Webb

Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Auditor’s Office; Jessica Stephens – Legislative Services Division; Peggy Sidman and Tom Beverly – Office of General Counsel; Lisa Rinaman and Sherry Hall – Mayor’s Office; Mickey Miller and Kevin Stork – Finance Department; Wight Greger and James Richardson – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Jody McDaniel – Planning and Development Department; Linda Lanier and Cynthia Nixon – Jacksonville Children’s Commission; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Chris Pearson – Solid Waste Division; David Stevens, Maxine Person, John Lamb, Stephanie Sloan-Butler and Cathy Chadeayne – Sheriff’s Office; Jorina Jolly – JEDC; Celeste Hicks and Diane Smith – ECA; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Nancy Kilgo – JEA; Tia Mitchell – Florida Times-Union; Mike Sharkey – Financial News and Daily Record

The meeting was called to order at 1:33 p.m. by Chairman Corrigan.

Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 8 items marked for deferral, 18 items ready for action (3 requested as emergencies), and 26 items to be read a second time and re-referred. Chairman Corrigan announced that he anticipated also deferring 2009-58 (appropriation for purchase of furniture for Teen Court) until hearing back from the committee members who are soliciting private donations of furniture.

Ms. Billy reported that JEDC staff will be present to address 2009-63 (Riverplace Development LLC REV grant). With regard to 2009-182 (creation of a new Motor Vehicle Safety Program Fund), the Auditors Office and Sheriff’s Office have met since the bill was debated in the Rules Committee earlier in the day and have reached agreement on an amendment that would provide for some degree of self-appropriation of the fund combined with semi-annual reporting of the fund’s uses to Council. Ms. Billy also stated that 2009-201 (amendment to Affordable Housing Assistance Program), 2009-213 (transfer of Jax Journey funds to Juvenile Assessment Center) and 2009-214 (transfer of Jax Journey funds to the Re-

Entry Center) received recommendations of approval as emergencies in the Rules Committee this morning and will be requested for emergency action in Finance as well, along with 2009-231 (extension of the lease agreement for the Southside yard waste mulch site).

The chairman announced that there would be a shade meeting for Finance Committee members immediately following the conclusion of the agenda for the purpose of discussing collective bargaining issues pursuant to sec. 447.605, Florida Statutes.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m.

Jeff Clements, City Council Research

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Posted 3.3.09

10:15 a.m.

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