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

March 18, 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 Member Greg Anderson (Chair), Matt Schellenberg, Bill Gulliford (arr. 8:45)

 

Also:  Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Carol Owens – Legislative Services Division

 

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

 

Meeting Convened:  8:35 a.m.

 

Chairman Anderson reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which included 12 items marked for deferral, 13 items ready for action (2 as substitutes, 1 for withdrawal, 1 as an emergency) and 7 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2014-2 (repealing City employee residency requirement): the bill was amended in the Rules Committee yesterday to provide for a City residency preference in hiring.

 

2014-64 (authorizing a lease agreement with Teach for America for space in the Ed Ball Building): the Council is awaiting a written opinion from the City’s bond counsel to confirm the oral opinion that the proposed lease will not cause adverse tax consequences for the City’s tax exempt bonds used to finance the purchase of the Ed Ball Building.

 

2014-92 (appropriating funds to renovate the 4th and 5th floors of the Florida Theater building): the City also needs a similar bond counsel opinion on the potential tax consequences of leasing these floors to a non-City agency.

 

2014-119 (approving a fair share assessment with Olsen Farms of Jacksonville, LLC):  there will be a Finance Committee substitute moved to renumber the exhibits to eliminate confusion in reference to a lettered exhibit.

 

2014-153 (authorizing assignment of an economic development agreement and waiving clawback provisions): Chairman Anderson announced that he would abstain from voting on this issue because his employer is providing the construction loan for the project.

 

Mr. Anderson announced that 2014-165 (economic development agreement with Schau Southeast Sushi, Inc.) and 2014-184 (appropriating $19,901 from Special Council Reserve to fund expenses of the One Spark Festival to use the Main Library) will be taken up at the beginning of the agenda.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  8:50 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

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Tapes:      Finance agenda meeting– LSD

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Materials:   Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

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