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                                                                                                                                                                                                              

  E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

 

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

 

February 5, 2012

9:30 a.m.

 

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 West Duval Street

 

Attendance:  Council Members John Crescimbeni (Chair), Greg Anderson (Vice Chair), Lori Boyer, Bill Gulliford, Matt Schellenberg and Doyle Carter

See attached sign-in sheet for other attendees.

 

The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. and reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which showed 9 items marked for deferral, 9 items ready for action, and 10 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

The Chair noted that at the beginning of the meeting, Council Auditor Kirk Sherman will make a brief presentation on the FY11-12 year-end summary report.

 

2013-15 (appropriating $47,000 from Special Council Contingency to hire a consultant to pursue brownfields-related grants): the committee may or may not take action, depending on how it reacts to comments from Jeff Foster, Chief of the Solid Waste Division regarding the proposal.

 

2013-38 (license agreement with One Spark, Inc. to lease space in the Main Library for 6 months): Council Member Schellenberg said that he has asked for information from the administration on how many other non-profit organizations may have requested use of space in City-owned buildings in recent year.  Council Member Gulliford suggested that the City may need to develop a policy regarding rent-free use of City buildings downtown by  non-profit organizations as a means of pumping new vitality into the downtown area. Council Members Gulliford and Schellenberg will hold a noticed meeting to discuss the use of City buildings by non-profits.

 

2012-636 (proposed settlement of litigation with federal government over Americans With Disabilities Act compliance): Council Member Anderson suggested the need for a special meeting or a workshop of the Finance Committee to receive a detailed presentation about the settlement agreement and its potential costs. Council Member Carter noted that numerous small businesses in the City are facing financial hardship because of the federal government’s enforcement of ADA requirements.

 

2013-13 (appropriating $297,000 in St. Johns Water Management District grant funds to the Lincoln Villas septic tank phase-out project): Council Member Schellenberg stated that after being inclined not to vote for the bill in TEU Committee, he changed his mind and supported the bill in the PHS Committee because of a better explanation there of the bill’s purpose and effect.

 

Council Member Boyer announced that she would be introducing a new ordinance to reform the Public Service Grant application process.  She asked for a few minutes at the conclusion of the agenda to briefly explain her proposal and to ask the Finance Committee members for their opinions and preferences on several items in the legislation.

 

There being no further business, the agenda meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m.

 

 

Jeff Clements, Council Research Division (904) 630-1404

 

 

Posted 2.5.13

3:00 p.m.