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

June 3, 2013

8:30 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 Greg Anderson (Chair), Lori Boyer, Doyle Carter

 

Also:  Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy and Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Paula Shoup– Legislative Services Division

 

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

 

Meeting Convened:  8:36 a.m.

 

Chairman Anderson reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 13 items marked for deferral, 18 items ready for action (2 as substitutes) and 15 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2014-64 (authorizing lease agreement with Teach for America, Inc. to lease space in the Ed Ball Building): Margo Klosterman reported that the administration is still waiting for a full written opinion from the City’s outside bond counsel regarding any bond taxability issues that may be involved in leasing space in the building to a non-governmental tenant. Council Member Boyer stated that the delay in waiting for this opinion is unacceptable and the bond counsel should be put on notice that the City may sever its relationship and find new bond counsel if the response does not improve quickly.

 

2014-87 (appropriating $1 million in federal port security grant funds and City match to harden a warehouse on Haines Street to store port emergency response equipment): Chairman Anderson said that the department is in the process of evaluating whether the available funding is sufficient to achieve the desired result; he intends to act on the bill by the end of June, either by moving it for approval or for withdrawal.

 

Mr. Anderson said that the order of business will be as follows: 1) 2014-287 (amendment to economic development agreement with Interline Brands, Inc.); 2) presentation by the  Council Auditor of the mid-year budget review; 3) two bills requested by Council Member Boyer (2014-313 and -316); 4) the remainder of the regular agenda; then 5) 2014-331 (agreement with Northeast Florida Equestrian Society to operate the City’s Equestrian Center at Cecil Commerce Center.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  8:50 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                6.3.14   Posted 2:30 p.m.

Tapes:      Finance agenda meeting– LSD

                6.3.14

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

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