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On the motion: All members voted in favor. Resolution 2019-08 adopted. <br /> 4. Finance Committee report regarding meetings held November 25 &December 2, 2019 (to <br /> be provided) <br /> Finance Committee Chair O'Malley delivered the following oral report: <br /> The Finance Committee met on November 25'. We had a number of items on our agenda, the <br /> first being the Planning & Development Department budget. We were joined by Director <br /> Sylvester and members of the Planning & Development Department staff and got some very <br /> important and helpful updates there. We had discussion of the Community Development Block <br /> Grants and the Emergency Solutions Grant allocations. We were joined by Lee Silvis, Chair of <br /> the Citizens Advisory Committee and discussed various projects in low-moderate income areas <br /> of the City that will benefit from the approximately $2 million in Community Development <br /> Block Grant funds, in addition to Emergency Solution Grant funds. We have a resolution on <br /> the docket this evening related to those funds. The leadership of Lakewood Alive also joined <br /> us to talk about their initiatives this year and the year ahead. There are some exciting <br /> developments there including the fact that they will move into new office space as well as an <br /> expansion of the projects that help them achieve their mission to create a better city for us. <br /> Finally, we had a brief discussion about the upcoming hearings and deferred Ordinance 45- <br /> 19. <br /> The Finance Committee then met this evening and discussed the capital budget and the public <br /> works budget. The capital budget is included in the budget document. We heard about various <br /> IT investments made as part of the capital budget. We also had Chris Parmalee and Joe <br /> Meyers from the Building & Housing Division talk with us about their department's budget as <br /> well, their accomplishments for 2019 and goals for the year ahead. <br /> Motion by President O'Leary, seconded by Vice President Anderson to receive and file the <br /> oral report. <br /> All members voted in favor. Motion passed. <br /> Motion by President O'Leary, seconded by Vice President Anderson to suspend the rules for <br /> the joint reading of docket items 45 - 420. <br /> A roll call vote was taken as follows: <br /> Yeas: Anderson, Bullock, George, Litten, O'Leary, O'Malley, Rader <br /> Nays: none <br /> 4 <br />