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John (surname unclear) introduced himself and said he had documents to place into the record, referenced a JSO trespass citation and multiple regional meetings, and urged support for tourism and public access to waterways. He asked that his materials be included in the permanent record and named several officials and organizations in passing. The committee accepted his submission; no questions followed his remarks.

Tina Pham, president of the Asian Chamber of Commerce (two years old), thanked the committee and the JSEB staff for their work and described the Chamber's goal to connect Asian small-business owners (including Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Laotian and Filipino communities) with resources. She said many business owners were unaware of JSEB services and requested collaboration to bring resources and initiatives to the Asian business community. Pham invited council members to a civic event the Chamber is cohosting on April 28 at VyStar Arena to commemorate and honor Vietnam War veterans; she said the event is free and open to veterans and families and that she would follow up with an emailed invitation.

Committee members acknowledged the comments and a staff member in the room offered to follow up with the Chamber to coordinate outreach.

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Staff said many JSEB-certified businesses already reside just outside Duval County and that some businesses working in Duval are organized outside the county's jurisdiction. Staff described the neighboring counties as amenable to conversations and said reciprocity would \"open doors\" for current JSEBs and provide more work for local firms.

Several council members raised concerns. They questioned whether Duval taxpayers should underwrite management and administrative costs if non-Duval businesses receive city-set-aside opportunities, whether the city should charge neighboring counties for administrative support, and how reciprocity would affect Duval-based firms' chances to win contracts. Some members suggested a one-county pilot for one year before broader expansion; others urged staffing and cost-share agreements so the city's taxpayers are not left covering the added administrative burden.

A motion to create a formalized collaborative pipeline with the named counties was made and seconded for discussion, but the committee tabled further action and directed staff to prepare more detailed analysis, including potential pilot parameters, recommended cost-sharing arrangements, projected counts of eligible businesses and reporting requirements. The chair asked staff to have county engagement numbers and a pilot proposal ready for the next meeting.

","The committee discussed mutual-recognition agreements with neighboring counties to let certified small businesses compete across county lines, but tabled the proposal pending a staff-developed pilot plan and county-level cost-sharing details.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6602299,"Committee directs JSEB reporting to track dollars paid to certified firms as well as contract counts",1268,2131000,3399000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3004718-9b895b6c92f02650e98645f367af3668&start=2131&end=3399","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3004718-9b895b6c92f02650e98645f367af3668/thumbnail_2131000.jpg","/articles/6602299/Jacksonville/Duval-County/Florida/Committee-directs-JSEB-reporting-to-track-dollars-paid-to-certified-firms-as-well-as-contract-counts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6602299-c0b1716c7a7948eca59c0d9a3eb7c7ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1770439513&Signature=NP~avqhh3tbL-GQKHgcnED5rekhv1oF0wKqq~XZqsFolG0CDtFuptQwkbUup8oSzQlJGavN5bNwBNsNfjgmFmf8Zicp5Rwrx7FeRUDs4XEmcxSBfZxA~SsvoJV710sCPLJwLzBNKVlYxNZG-3VJoOtV1erXgouhXYIssxNs2PpxVLYykBywn4WBpADiD4cNyssLmCQVDAW1lJgR7J-6STYYTIM5lWdBxqkcrOsN1MCtdnZ7CiKxwGOE4prtYpVekDYalMC0wo1y1z0jQw~E4OHjklA~OxjpZ9Xf4oFgVHJ1-XVYNsu3tvYXMj6DWiNX9sKeqJQ7US8aNdn1gO-n~vA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The JSEB special committee approved a motion to refocus program reporting so that the primary performance measure includes the actual dollars paid to JSEB-certified contractors, along with the existing count of contracts awarded.

Staff said shifting the emphasis to payments rather than only contract awards provides a more accurate picture of program impact because an awarded contract's face value may not equal the dollars that flow to a certified subcontractor after change orders and substitutions. Mr. Grant told the committee the department currently tracks payments through an accounting workflow and a transparency dashboard but acknowledged the city lacks a robust, consistent post-award audit for every contract.

Several council members urged the department to report both measures (number of contracts and dollars paid) so the committee can assess spread and equity across the JSEB pool (for example, whether many dollars go to a few firms or smaller amounts reach many firms). Committee members suggested using existing technology on the transparency website to require contractors to report subcontract payments and to strengthen back-end auditing.

The committee recorded a motion to add dollars-paid reporting specific to the JSEB administrator/CIP reporting; staff agreed to continue producing both contract-count and dollars-paid metrics monthly and to work with finance and procurement on enforcement and reporting details.

","The committee voted to change reporting to emphasize dollars actually paid to JSEB-certified contractors (in addition to contract counts) to better measure program impact; staff said the department will continue to report both metrics and pursue improved post-award auditing and technology to track payments.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6602304,"Committee delays decision on relocating city disparity study, asks Human Rights Commission input",620,1249000,1869000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3004718-9b895b6c92f02650e98645f367af3668&start=1249&end=1869","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3004718-9b895b6c92f02650e98645f367af3668/thumbnail_1249000.jpg","/articles/6602304/Jacksonville/Duval-County/Florida/Committee-delays-decision-on-relocating-city-disparity-study-asks-Human-Rights-Commission-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6602304-f3aaa09407b48c1f724b0ba1772dc4a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770439513&Signature=JJZIhRRCYxpr0mKHrPhkI~L~d40v01l3PcAFvE9PrHTuN8v2g7TEX~4qTBSMi3uvGOKyRdO13VQMYqpd4KjoHxCjhGSZPRypvJzO-gHCM19h1VjGF7hNKYa3Imu1MZpBpbJmTIJ-GujUlQwEOEhbccxDmwHlLHpH5iMz5XhVqV6~BUbNSzkscoMmdmhmc6D98-lunSrnE7tEoJge4FC0LVLVqjpC24S6gviIkHOCTch7kVUgxPX6H5z3kdr8h7w-BSYTP99qdXUhqVPFowq-963oFjJhvBX0VYp-1jT4N39lmaDde15HGSjuvGM~Z~v4TIas8pJTATIeiUUuZ3fShw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The JSEB special committee discussed removing responsibility for the city's disparity study from the JSEB program and placing it under a department equipped for data analysis or civil-rights enforcement, but the panel did not take action and tabled the item.

Mr. Grant and staff recommended transferring the study to a department better suited to handle the analysis, citing cost savings from a prior procurement and the city's existing capacity to perform the work. Counsel suggested an ordinance re-write that would move the requirement (currently in Chapter 112 of the code) into Chapter 62 (the Human Rights Commission sections), naming the equal opportunity/equal access division as a possible home and proposing language to require a study update subject to availability of funds.

Council members disagreed on the right placement. Several members argued the Human Rights Commission (JHRC) performs investigations rather than primary data collection and recommended assigning the project to the city's Chief of Data & Analytics or another data-focused office. Others said the study should \"land definitively somewhere\" and emphasized the risk that an undefined assignment will result in inaction.

The committee chair asked staff to obtain a formal position from Executive Director Jamieson of the JHRC and asked that Jamieson attend the next meeting. The committee postponed action until that input is received and until staff identifies alternative departments that could perform the analysis if JHRC is not the appropriate home.

","The JSEB committee discussed moving the city's disparity-study responsibility out of JSEB and into another department (suggested: Jacksonville Human Rights Commission or Chief of Data & Analytics). The item was tabled pending a formal response from JHRC executive director and further identification of the appropriate data/analytics owner.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6602308,"JSEB committee backs raising minimum program funding to $750,000",608,619000,1227000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3004718-9b895b6c92f02650e98645f367af3668&start=619&end=1227","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3004718-9b895b6c92f02650e98645f367af3668/thumbnail_619000.jpg","/articles/6602308/Jacksonville/Duval-County/Florida/JSEB-committee-backs-raising-minimum-program-funding-to-750000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6602308-300724eadc09f9b4a3abb31a853596d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770439513&Signature=jKpIe0aNGO1-thgzw7p3E6uK7LFNZYC0PaVl81xQ6WXODw3g~V6EuW90f7sGArETOopmDHy-fnLAckRCu6XFkpehLzrE0hZBu0hICAsypA51snfGQ92hNVkrigJRf6g0oN3k5gH1dL03Gl7KtABELpSpriU8K8KVjnOdAzFaxQ~JFWRt9i-5eqrc56KnbF4S8iyHecKDuNZo6zSxRay1kYjn7wkUNJO2ISusHQRO3rE49YDLxqZMokOTBtybcJ-XB5wEhYALEBoz~1WWsBu7VvO62EmT6XCXJKBMDPNZlOH1LOsFw8BLRh26gDmLX5v0YkM6Y3I-XQGYw1J6-cahRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The JSEB special committee voted to increase the JSEB program's minimum funding allocation from $500,000 to $750,000.

Committee members said the higher minimum is intended to support four newly launched entrepreneurship education centers and expand resources for small businesses that pursue city contracts.

The committee's motion to raise the minimum was made on the record and seconded; members responded by voice vote in favor. Counsel clarified that changing the minimum in city code will require filing legislation to amend the ordinance (section 126.605) and that the administration must fund the minimum in the budget or the budget ordinance would need a waiver. If the administration does not include the increased minimum in its proposed budget, the council could later decide whether to provide the funding and identify a source.

Supporters on the committee said the $250,000 increase would be used to expand services at four sites identified in the discussion: Golf Fair Boulevard, Phoenix Art District, the Downtown Library and Cecil Field. Administration staff told the committee the request had not yet been formally presented to the Mayor's Budget Review Committee (MBRC) but said it was an administration priority under discussion and likely to be formalized for the FY budget cycle.

Opponents did not block the motion but asked for clearer timing and that the administration formally include the request in MBRC so the council can assess funding sources during budget negotiations.

The committee moved on to other agenda items after the vote; staff and counsel said the ordinance amendment and budget implications would be handled through the normal legislative and budget processes for the city.

","The Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) special committee approved a change to city code raising the program's minimum annual allotment from $500,000 to $750,000; the change will require legislation to amend the ordinance and administration buy-in for budget execution.","actionData","errors"]

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