OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

CHERYL L. BROWN 117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

DIRECTOR 4^TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

OFFICE (904) 630-1452 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

FAX (904) 630-2906

E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

November 16, 2015

9:00 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 Bill Gulliford, Danny Becton, Lori Boyer, Aaron Bowman, Anna Lopez Brosche, John Crescimbeni, Matt Schellenberg

Also: Kirk Sherman and Kyle Billy– Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman, Paige Johnston and Stephen Durden – Office of General Counsel; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Jessica Morales – Legislative Services Division

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

Meeting Convened: 9:00 a.m.

Chairman Gulliford called the meeting to order and asked the attendees to introduce themselves. He reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 19 items marked for deferral, 23 items ready for action (5 as substitutes, 2 requested for emergency action) and items for second reading and re-referral.

Mr. Gulliford announced that there would be a brief PowerPoint presentation on an undisclosed topic at the start of the meeting. Ordinances 2015-779 and -780 (economic development agreements with Fidelity Global Brokerage Group and Project Revere, respectively) will be moved to the front of the agenda.

2015-550 (amending JTA budget schedule): the substitute is not ready for action and the bill will be deferred.

2015-654 (amending auto allowance code): Finance Director Mike Weinstein reported that the data requested at a previous meeting has been compiled but not yet formatted in a report; it will be ready for the next meeting.

2015-704 (appropriating $25,037 for restoration of City Council Member salary reductions): Council Member Crescimbeni is researching this issue and requests deferral.

2015-738 (adopting CRA plan for Renew Arlington): Council Member Morgan will not be present at the meeting but has sent a letter to be read into the record.

2015-741 (appropriating $16,853 in land donation proceeds for creation of a parking lot at Fire Station #20): Council Member Boyer requested Fire Chief Kurt Wilson to check on the zoning of the fire station regarding allowable outside storage.

Council Member Boyer requested an update from the General Counsel’s Office questions posed by the committee at the last meeting about 2015-422 and -683, ordinances amending language regarding eligibility of PFPF employees for membership in the General Employees Pension Plan.

2015-781 (approving stadium lease amendment #14 with Jacksonville Jaguars): the administration has requested substitute and re-referral but the substitute is not yet drafted. Mike Weinstein reported that the administration has a meeting scheduled this afternoon with the Jaguars and committed that the substitute would be prepared by the LUZ Committee meeting Tuesday afternoon. The group discussed whether it would be better to approve a substitute sight unseen or to defer action in the committees until the substitute is prepared and ready for action by the LUZ Committee

Meeting Adjourned: 9:14 a.m.

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

11.16.15 Posted 11:00 a.m.

Tapes: Finance agenda meeting– LSD

11.16.15

Materials: Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

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