City Council

CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA HON. MARY KATHERINE GREENLAW, MAYOR HON. BRADFORD C. ELLIS, VICE -MAYOR, WARD ONE CITY COUNCIL HON. KERRY P. DEVINE, AT-LARGE HON. MATTHEW J. KELLY, AT-LARGE HON. GEORGE C. SOLLEY, WARD TWO HON. FREDERIC N. HOWE, III, WARD THREE Council Chambers, 715 Princess Anne Street HON. BEATRICE R. PAOLUCCI, WARD FOUR Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401 Council Work Session November 14, 2012 Council Retreat Continuation The Council of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia held a work session on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, beginning at 5:25 p.m. at the City Hall in the Conference Room. Council Present. Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw, presiding. Vice-Mayor Bradford C. Ellis. Councilors Kerry P. Devine, Frederic N. Howe, III, Matthew J. Kelly, Beatrice R. Paolucci, and George C. Solley. Also Present. City Manager Beverly Cameron, Assistant City Manager Mark Whitley, City Attorney Kathleen Dooley, Budget Manager Amanda Lickey and Clerk of Council Tonya B. Lacey. Others Present. Martha Marshall, Facilitator. Council Retreat Continuation. Ms. Marshall reviewed the goal statements and Council changed the wording for Historic Character and Vitality to read Preserve and enhance the historic character of Fredericksburg, including the historic city center. Preserve our sense of place, promote economic strength, and ensure the City’s continuing appeal to residents, business people and visitors. Council also made a minor change to Economic Vitality to read: Increase the prosperity of our citizens and businesses and ensure adequate revenues by establishing Fredericksburg as a preeminent national tourism destination and by pursuing economic development and redevelopment opportunities in a business friendly environment. There was also clarification on the Transportation statement to read: Maintain and advance the development of local and regional multi-mobile transportation systems that are safe, functional and attractive. (See document A). 1  Ms. Marshall reviewed the green color coded initiatives and the pink color coded initiative, which staff would like Council to accept because they were a continuation of work already in progress. Council accepted the continuation of those initiatives. (See document C). Council reviewed the blue ranking alternatives (the studies). Staff would like them to be narrowed down to 3. Council removed initiative number 57 as a study listing but was kept as a goal. Council was asked to rank the studies and they were ranked from 1-9 and the top three were 1) Develop and implement a succession plan for all city departments 2) water and sewer line replacements – update utilities master plan and construct line replacements and 3) Parking strategic plan. Councilors Paolucci, Howe and Kelly were in agreement with the ranking of 1-3 and Councilors Greenlaw, Ellis, Howe, Kelly and Paolucci was in agreement with the ranking of 1 and 2. After considerable discussion Councilors Ellis, Howe, Kelly, Paolucci and Solley were in agreement with the ranking of 1 through 3. (See document B). Council reviewed and ranked the list of the initiatives from 1 through 10. After reviewing the ranking of items 1 through 15 there was extensive discussion on the local spending initiative and whether to remove it as an initiative and Council decided to leave it as an initiative and staff was asked to change the wording. Ninth ranked initiative was changed to read “Review and take positive steps with tourism efforts:…”. Six members of Council decided that policing of the trails was too narrow to be an initiative and agreed to pull it as an initiative and it was agreed to pull the sheriff staffing because it was a budget item. Council agreed to leave the initiative list as 1 through 9 plus the 8 goals already being worked on plus the three studies. (See document C) Adjournment. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, the meeting was declared officially adjourned at 7:46 p.m. Saturday. Tonya B. Lacey Tonya B. Lacey Clerk of Council City of Fredericksburg 2