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Will Lahnen
Council Member
District 3
Jacksonville, FL
August 27, 2026
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at 1:44:26Okay, so District 7, you will work with the auditors, and there's a couple-way swap here going on CBA dollars for the tower, and then Mr. Peterson and his shop will help you with the debt proceeds.
at 1:48:03Correct, and I'll recognize you, Mr. Peterson, in a second, but, yeah, we will put out directions like we do every year on what the floor amendment process will be, and it's nearly always the final budget night because the first night, remember, is the tentative budget.
at 5:43Thank you colleagues for approving this resolution and Pastor Spike. We appreciate everything you've done.
at 6:26him and again just thank you for everything you've done here for your church and the citizens of Jacksonville.
at 34:52So, given that the HIC, it's their recommendation and they think it'll move faster, I'll support it then.
at 59:21it's the annual Travis Jeffries show. So, this will be our fourth time having, there's either five or six
at 37:58I just want to make sure we're not breaking that precedent by giving out any more money for this project that was not required by the contract.
at 42:09I listened to First Coast Connect for the first time ever last week, found out I'm going to be a finance chair, so looking forward to that as well.
at 1:05:14change from one year to another, uh, too significantly, and then, uh, 58% of our budget, which was the
at 1:22:07So through the Chair to Ms. Berchet, whatever advanced communications, conversations we can all have,
at 13:06We had the surplus earlier in the year that I believe Council Member Carlucci had legislation that put that surplus to the shipyards cash grant, I believe it was.
at 1:26:51But again, just pointing out that I'm hoping stuff does not come to us asking for more cash grants that we do not have cash on hand to support because we cannot get into the trap to where we're looking at over $100 million of unbudgeted cash completion grants again.
at 27:00dates. Through Chair, thank you, Mr. Teal, and to the to the SIC members, Council Member Salem and Diamond.
at 27:12open-ended, but is it a potential that this June 22nd meeting is the last one because then we go on recess,
at 47:22Uh, so I, I as well concur with, uh, Councilmember Lennon and, um, Salem about, uh, the due diligence
at 57:40into rules by the end of, of the, this auditor's recommended amendments to where we can dial it