Donna Deegan
About
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan's platform focuses on addressing economic and workforce challenges, such as high child care costs through the River City Care initiative, while maintaining strong fiscal health and bond ratings during her re-election campaign.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructurePropose the River City Care initiative to address steep child care costs and workforce strain.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 23:20
- Avg per meeting
- 23:20
- Segments
- 291
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Top issues during term (12)(Parks Rec)
Downtown Riverfront Parks Management Partnership
Includes $1.2 million for riverfront park maintenance and $1.257 million for the Jacksonville Riverfront Alliance contract.
Library content governance concerns
Downtown Park Development and Activation
The city has provided initial public investment over the last two budget years; private fundraising is just beginning.
Jacksonville Zoo Capital Funding Flexibility
Allows the release of $4 million in city capital funds to the zoo.
St. Johns Marina boat ramp closure and replacement
DIA has funded design and permitting; construction funding is the pending FIND request.
Ray Green Park Improvements
Requires capital improvement funding.
Downtown Riverfront Parks Maintenance and Programming
Includes $1.2 million for riverfront park maintenance and $1.257 million for the Jacksonville Riverfront Alliance contract.
Public Space Management and Stakeholder Alignment
Potential future restructuring of municipal baseline funding and operational resource allocations for downtown parks and public realm maintenance.
McDuff Avenue Passive Park Land Acquisition
Purchase price not to exceed $350,000, funded by $355,000 appropriated from land acquisition funds.
Hammond Park Baseball Complex Naming
Minor signage and administrative costs.
James Weldon Johnson Park Grant Reimbursement Failure
The city lost $1 million in expected state grant reimbursements, requiring a future budget fix.
Jarboe Park Improvements Funding in Neptune Beach
$385,000 reallocated from departmental savings to fund park infrastructure in Neptune Beach.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Deegan was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.