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

     FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

September 18, 2012

9:30 a.m.

 

Topic:  Finance Committee agenda meeting

 

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

     Suite 425

 

In attendance:  Council Members John Crescimbeni (Chair), Lori Boyer, Bill Bishop and Greg Anderson

 

Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman, John Sawyer and Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Tiffani Dailey - Mayor’s Office; Maxine Person, Russell Caffey, Dwain Senterfitt and Bill Clement – Sheriff’s Office; Donna Barrow, BeLinda Peeples and Stan Johnson - ECAs; Jessica Stephens – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Laura Stagner and Lacree Carswell – Housing and Neighborhoods Department; Kevin Meerschaert – WJCT; Theresa Eichner, Curtis Hart

 

Meeting Convened:  9:31 a.m.

 

Chairman Crescimbeni convened the meeting and reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 11 items to be deferred, 11 items ready for action, and 9 items for second reading and –re-referral.

 

2012-274 (support for surveillance cameras in high crime areas): will be taken up if Council Member Brown is present for discussion.

 

2012-382 (appropriating $30 million from unified courthouse project for State Attorney’s Office construction): Council Member Anderson said he has a meeting scheduled next week and should have a more firm estimate of the construction cost shortly.

 

2012-461 (memorandum of understanding with the FDOT): Council Members Love and Lumb request deferral.

 

2012-529 (second amendment to the redevelopment agreement with Casto Southeast/Chrisieco, Inc.): deferred at the request of Council Member Anderson for more work on the contract figures.

 

Council Member Boyer will make a presentation at the conclusion of the meeting on the public service grant evaluation/ranking process.

 

Peggy Sidman noted that Kristina Nelson of the General Counsel’s Office will be present to discuss the manatee protection plan aerial survey.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:36 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research Division

                 9.18.12   Posted 10:00 a.m.

Tapes:      Finance agenda meeting– LSD

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Materials:   Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

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