Agenda (PDF)

Finance Committee · 2026-08-26 · agenda

[200 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 (City Hall Auditorium, meeting location); case 2026-564, 2026-569, 2026-581 (agenda items); 2026-338, 2026-354, 2026-362, 2026-363 (prior meeting items)] The document is a City of Gainesville Finance Committee agenda and minutes for a meeting on August 26, 2026. It contains no development projects, zoning changes, or construction opportunities. The agenda items are: 1) Approval of minutes from May 27, 2026. 2) Item 2026-564, an update on GRU/City financial transactions as of June 30, 2026, with a balance of $1,135,140 due to GRU. 3) Item 2026-569, the FY 2026 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report, projecting a $420,076 General Fund deficit. 4) Item 2026-581, the Fourth Budget Amendment to the FY 2026 General Government Financial and Operating Plan Budget. The minutes from May 27, 2026, show the committee approved the agenda, approved the February 25, 2026 minutes, approved the Q2 City Investment Performance Report, deferred the recommendation on the Third Budget Amendment, and received the Q2 Budget Monitoring Report and the GRU/City Financial Transactions update. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is recorded in the document. [case 2026-569A, 2026-569B, 2026-581] This document is a City of Gainesville agenda packet containing multiple items: a FY 2026 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report (2026-569A) and a Fourth Budget Amendment to the FY 2026 General Government Financial and Operating Plan Budget (2026-581). The budget monitoring report details the Ironwood Golf Course's financial performance, which had an operational deficit of $199,016 for the period ended June 30, 2026, and a projected year-end deficit of $278,308. The budget amendment (2026-581) proposes various adjustments, including funding for capital projects, grants, and operational programs. No specific construction or development project is described in this document. [case Resolution No. 2026-581] This document is a City of Gainesville, Florida budget amendment resolution (Resolution No. 2026-581) and its attachment, amending the FY 2026 Financial and Operating Plan. It is a fiscal document, not a development project approval. It lists numerous budget allocations for city departments and capital projects. Specific projects with funding allocations include: Fire Station 2 Brick Repairs ($183,192.71), Fire Station 9 Addition of Driveway Bypass Lane ($334,727.85), Old Fire Station No. 1 Demolition ($100,000.00), East Side Fire Station #3 ($5,050,508.07), Southwest Public Safety Center Fire Station #9 ($7,046,018.48), GPD Property & Evidence Building ($21,400,000.00), Citizens Field and MLK Property Revitalization Project ($7,055,604.50), The Streatery (SW 1st Ave from SW 2nd St to S Main St) ($2,750,000.00), Eastside Food Mobility Hub ($1,249,560.10), Economic Development 8th & Waldo ($2,104,098.00), Downtown Gainesville Strategic Plan ($6,806,617.34), GCRA Heartwood ($2,377,306.00), Lot 10 - Affordable Housing Implementation (HCD) ($1,000,000.00), Lot 10 - Site Improvement Implementation (PW) ($350,000.00), WSPP Bivens Arm Nature Park Boardwalk Replacement ($3,450,060.00), WSPP Morningside New Nature Center Building ($6,000,000.00), WSPP Depot Park Visitors Center ($3,091,395.00), WSPP Sweetwater Branch Park ($300,000.00), WSPP Alfred A. Ring Park Improvements ($162,341.81), WSPP Boulware Springs Nature Park & Boulware Springs Historic Water Works Construction ($4,723,555.47), WSPP Tom Petty Improvements Phase II ($3,078,676.10), WSPP Trailheads & Bike Trails Phase 2 ($3,847,039.75), WSPP Wilhelmina Johnson Center Building Improvements ($2,405,724.79), WSPP T.B. McPherson Recreation Complex Improvements 2025 ($823,953.75), WSPP Serenola Manor (New District III) Neighborhood Park ($650,000.00), WSPP Bo Diddley Plaza Stage Reconstruction ($200,000.00), WSPP Albert "Ray" Massey Tennis Court Relight ($150,768.00), WSPP Greentree Park ($400,000.00), WSPP Thomas Center "A" Renovations ($300,000.00), WSPP Woodland Park Phase II Trail Reimbursement ($200,000.00), WSPP Crosswalk Projects ($150,000.00), WSPP Park and Field Lighting Overhaul ($704,102.82), WSPP Trailheads & Bike Trails ($205,521.71), WSPP Morningside ($534,535.09), WSPP Ironwood Upgrades ($160,716.18), WSPP Hippodrome ($373,426.60), WSPP Greentree Park Improvements ($363,795.50), WSPP Duval Park ($14,623.45), WSPP Forest Park ($1,200.00), WSPP A Quinn Jones Museum ($9,797.80), WSPP Citywide Signage ($6,700.80), WSPP Crosswalk Projects ($15,995.00), City Hall Plaza Refresh ($383,042.50), Citywide Radio Replacement ($790,848.00), Fire Rescue Radio Replacement ($175,000.00), Central Building Control HVAC Building Automation Upgrades ($365,000.00), City Hall Fire Alarm Upgrades and Improvements ($125,000.00), City Hall Fire Suppression System ($70,000.00), City Hall Freight Elevator Rehabilitation ($300,000.00), City Hall Replacement of Chillers (x2) ($402,823.61), Eastside Recreation Center/Cone Park Fire Alarm Upgrades and Improvements ($17,870.77), Gainesville Police Department Drug Task Force Building Generator Replacement ($47,950.65), Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Facility Fire Alarm Upgrades and Improvements ($41,113.36), Old Library Building HR Director's Office HVAC Improvements ($132,650.00), Old Library Building Boiler Replacement ($46,900.16), Old Library Building Chiller Replacement ($181,443.75), Porters Community Center Fire Alarm Replacement ($41,056.25), Public Works Compound Building A HVAC / ERV ($59,851.00), Southwest Parking Garage Sprinkler Piping Replacement ($200,360.24), Thomas Center A Elevator Modernization ($105,000.00), Thomas Center A Fire Alarm Upgrades and Improvements ($70,000.00), Thomas Center A Fire Suppression System ($700,000.00), Thomas Center A Chiller Replacement ($163,045.00), Thomas Center B Elevator Modernization ($105,000.00), Thomas Center B Chiller Replacement ($180,000.00), Thomas Center B Condition Assessment ($150,000.00), Thomas Center B Duct Heater Replacement ($68,066.11), Parking Lot Repaving & Security (GPD) ($152,435.00), Public Works Batch Truck Silo ($60,000.00), SW 4th Avenue Sidewalk ($161,000.00), Technology Department Office Space Build Out @ RTS Fleet Facility ($2,265,000.00), TMS Equipment and Installation ($58,309.78), ADA curb ramp retrofits ($97,781.35), Boardwalk Replacement Project ($224,033.47), Bivens Arm Marsh Restoration ($1,220,828.38), Capital Project Surcharge (PRCA-Golf Course) ($232,259.66), CoxCom Capital Grant - City Equipment ($72,312.35), Development Services ($81,510.44), GFR Station No. 7 Roof Replacement ($81,710.00), Rental Property Maintenance & Repair ($116,791.01), Roof/HVAC/Electrical/Plumbing/Finishes ($208,680.53), Parking Garage Maintenance ($127,463.91), Roadway Resurfacing Program (In-House) ($806,307.51), Pavement Management Program (Outside Contractor) ($3,708,374.44), NW 45th Ave Sidewalk from Black Forest Way to C.W. Norton Elementary School ($150,000.00), NW 19th St/31st Ave Sidewalk (NW 31st Place to Glen Springs Rd) Zone B ($332,631.67), NW 31st Dr Sidewalk (NW 8th Ave to NW 15th Ave) Zone B ($240,000.00), SW 35th Place Street Improvements ($50,000.00), SW 40th Blvd Connector (existing to SW 62nd Blvd) Zone M ($519,750.00), SW 42nd St Sidewalk (SW 20th Ave to SW 15th Pl) ($353,692.80), SW 47th Ave Roadway (East of SW 34th St) ($2,352,325.92), SW 23rd Terrace Crossings ($300,000.00), Glen Springs Rd Sidewalk (NW 16th Ter to Elks Lodge) ($360,090.00), Traffic Signal Upgrades - Zone B ($100,000.00), Traffic Signal Upgrades - Zone M ($100,000.00), SW 20th Apartments (The Mason) Invasive Species Management ($32,100.00), RTS Bus Stop Improvements ($11,688.39), Safe Streets and Roads for All Planning Grant Match ($200,000.00), TMPA Transportation Studies ($93,182.70), Zone B-TMPA ($193,195.42), Zone C-TMPA ($109,344.30), Zone D-TMPA ($566,113.66), Zone M-TMPA ($147,856.23), UF Context-TMPA ($37,853.00), Mobility plan ($47,941.00), Transit Infrastructure ($189,860.34), Vision Zero-10th/12th One-Way Pairs ($444,409.01), Vision Zero-NW 8th Avenue/6th Street Lane Re-purposing ($4,439.42), Brittany Estates Package Sewer Plant ($200,000.00), Cedar Grove Stormwater Improvements ($500,000.00), College Park Stormwater Improvements ($500,000.00), Minor Stormwater Projects Program ($81,593.00), Wood Creek Village Drainage Improvements ($45,800.00), Rainbows Drainage Improvements ($122,607.00), NPDES-Enhanced Mapping ($111,649.22), NPDES-Illicit Discharge ($153,000.00), NPDES-PP/Good Housekeeping ($227,690.79), NPDES-Public Outreach ($160,750.00), NPDES-Stream Gages ($29,900.00), Robotic Total Station Survey Equipment ($15,000.00), Trunked Radio System (TRS) ($25,118.00), 2026 Tumblin Creek Improvement Project ($213,822.87), WSPP Trailheads & Bike Trails Phase 2 ($72,192.00), Lot 4 Dumpster Enclosure ($22,884.06), Downtown Detail Program ($144,446.00), Asset Works / Fuel Focus Replacement ($194,703.77), Employee Health and Accident Benefits Fund ($2,200,000.00), Stop Loss Premium renewal ($450,000.00), Fleet Management Services Fund ($635,000.00), Fleet Management Replacement Fund ($95,000.00), removal of tree debris from the Public Works Material Storage Yard ($50,000.00), Robotic Total Station Survey Equipment Project ($12,760.00). The document also includes allocations for programs such as the Heartwood Development Affordable Housing Units ($35,798.00), One-Stop Homeless Assistance Center ($200,000.00), and various other grants and programs. The resolution was passed and adopted on September 3, 2026. The document does not contain any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.