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Public Hearing 12/08/15 CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA HON. MARY KATHERINE GREENLAW, MAYOR HON. WILLIAM C. WITHERS, JR., VICE -MAYOR, WARD TWO CITY COUNCIL HON. KERRY P. DEVINE, AT-LARGE HON. MATTHEW J. KELLY, AT-LARGE HON. BRADFORD C. ELLIS, WARD ONE HON. DR. TIMOTHY P. DUFFY, WARD THREE Council Chambers, 715 Princess Anne Street HON. CHARLIE L. FRYE, JR., WARD FOUR Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401 December 8, 2015 The Council of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, held a public hearing on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, beginning at 7:32 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. City Council Present. Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw, Vice-Mayor William C. Withers, Jr. and Council members Kerry P. Devine, Dr. Timothy P. Duffy, Bradford C. Ellis, Charlie L. Frye, Jr. and Matthew J. Kelly. Also Present. City Manager Beverly R. Cameron, Assistant City Manager Mark Whitley, City Attorney Kathleen Dooley, Planning & Building Director Charles Johnston, Deputy Director of Planning Services Erik Nelson, Director of Economic Development and Tourism Karen Hedelt, Assistant Economic Development Director Bill Freehling, Visitor Center Manager Julie Perry, Fire Chief Eddie Allen, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Jones, Police Chief David Nye, Public Works Director Doug Fawcett, Budget Manager Deidre Jett and Clerk of Council Tonya B. Lacey. Notice of Public Hearings (D15-484 thru D15-485). The Clerk read the notice of the public hearings as they appeared in the local newspaper, the purpose being to solicit citizen input. Ordinance 15-31, First Read Approved, Authorizing a Lease Option for Twelve Parking Spaces in the Proposed Public Parking Lot 19183 Public Hearing 12/08/15 at Amelia and Charles Street, to the Owner of 1001 Princess Anne Street, the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center or Successor (D15-484). – no speakers. After staff presentation Councilor Ellis made a motion to approve Ordinance 15-31, on first read, authorizing a lease option for twelve parking spaces in the proposed public parking lot at Amelia and Charles Street, to the owner of 1001 Princess Anne Street, the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center or successor; motion was seconded by Councilor Duffy. Councilor Kelly opposed purchasing this property because the City has a parking plan and he said the City needed to get serious about it. He did not think this would get the City where it needed to be. The remaining members of Council were all in support of the ordinance and thanked the EDA for stepping up and helping out. The motion passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (6). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis and Frye. Nays (1). Councilor Kelly. Motion to Suspend the Rules. In order to place Ordinance 15-31 on for second read Councilor Devine moved to suspend the rules; motion was seconded by Councilor Ellis and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (6). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis and Frye. Nays (1). Councilor Kelly. Ordinance 15-31, Second Read Approved, Authorizing a Lease Option for Twelve Parking Spaces in the Proposed Public Parking Lot at Amelia and Charles Street, to the Owner of 1001 Princess Anne Street, the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center or 19184 Public Hearing 12/08/15 Successor (D15-484). – Councilor Ellis made a motion to approve Ordinance 15-31, on second read, authorizing a lease option for twelve parking spaces in the proposed public parking lot at Amelia and Charles Street, to the owner of 1001 Princess Anne Street, the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center or successor; motion was seconded by Councilor Devine and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (6). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis and Frye. Nays (1). Councilor Kelly. Resolution 15-92, Approved, Granting a Special Use Permit to Cowan MT Retail, LLC, for a Fast Food Restaurant at 1607 Jefferson Davis Highway (D15-485). – no speakers. After a brief summary by staff Councilor Kelly made a motion to approved Resolution 15-92, granting a Special Use Permit to Cowan MT Retail, LLC, for a fast food restaurant at 1607 Jefferson Davis Highway; motion was seconded by Councilor Ellis and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Adjournment. There being no speakers to come before the Council at this time, Mayor Greenlaw declared the hearing officially adjourned at 7:46 p.m. Mary Katherine Greenlaw Mary Katherine Greenlaw, Mayor Tonya B. Lacey Tonya B. Lacey, Clerk of Council, CMC 19185 Public Hearing 12/08/15 [This page intentionally left blank.] 19186 Regular Session 12/08/15 CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA HON. MARY KATHERINE GREENLAW, MAYOR HON. WILLIAM C. WITHERS, JR., VICE -MAYOR, WARD TWO CITY COUNCIL HON. KERRY P. DEVINE, AT-LARGE HON. MATTHEW J. KELLY, AT-LARGE HON. BRADFORD C. ELLIS, WARD ONE HON. DR. TIMOTHY P. DUFFY, WARD THREE Council Chambers, 715 Princess Anne Street HON. CHARLIE L. FRYE, JR., WARD FOUR Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401 December 8, 2015 The Council of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, held a regular session on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. City Council Present. Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw, Vice-Mayor William C. Withers, Jr. and Council members Kerry P. Devine, Dr. Timothy P. Duffy, Bradford C. Ellis, Charlie L. Frye, Jr. and Matthew J. Kelly. Also Present. City Manager Beverly R. Cameron, Assistant City Manager Mark Whitley, City Attorney Kathleen Dooley, Planning & Building Director Charles Johnston, Deputy Director of Planning Services Erik Nelson, Director of Economic Development and Tourism Karen Hedelt, Assistant Economic Development Director Bill Freehling, Visitor Center Manager Julie Perry, Fire Chief Eddie Allen, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Jones, Police Chief David Nye, Public Works Director Doug Fawcett, Budget Manager Deidre Jett and Clerk of Council Tonya B. Lacey. Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Council was led in prayer by Councilor Bradford C. Ellis followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw. Officer Recognized. Mayor Greenlaw recognized the presence of Officer Chris Menck at this evening’s meeting. 19187 Regular Session 12/08/15 Public Hearing Conducted (D15-484 thru D15-485). The regular session was recessed in order to conduct the scheduled public hearings and immediately reconvened upon their conclusion. Citizen Comment. The following speakers came forward to participate in the citizen comment portion of this evening's meeting. Marilyn Brown, 5287 Cedon Road, Woodford, VA said she works so she does not have to rely on getting support from the City. She also stated that the FRED buses don’t have a set schedule. Perna Shrestha, from Kathmandu, Nepal, business owner in the city for 10 years came in support the Kathmandu Sister City. Jose Sainz, professor at the University of Mary Washington and the director for the Center for International Education. He commended that City on the efforts of establishing a Sister with Kathmandu, Nepal. The Center for National Education has been in contact with the Executive Director at the Center for International Relations at Tribhuvan University and they were working to build a partnership with a common mission to building an international community for faculty, students and staff. He said his counterpart in Nepal was very excited about this venture. He spoke of a Multicultural event that the University would be holding in April to allow people to get a better understanding of the Nepalese culture. David Caprara (D15-486 thru D15-494), 17 Rosewood Drive, representing the formation of a Sister City with Kathmandu, Nepal Committee, spoke in support of the formation of a sister city with Kathmandu, Nepal. He explained that Nepal was the struck by a major earthquake in April that killed over 9,000 and rendered 100,000 homeless. In 19188 Regular Session 12/08/15 June, many in the City reached out and did a benefit. Mr. Caprara passed out a PowerPoint that showed pictures of what the members here in the City had been doing as well as pictures of the places he visited in Nepal. (See D15-486 thru D15-494 for more details). Bill Beck, 708 Caroline Street, said he was enthusiastic about all the support being shown for the Kathmandu Sister City relationship. Mr. Beck also spoke on the townhomes that were being proposed in 300 block of George Street. He commended Council on their efforts because he believed the Architectural Review Board (ARB) was wrong by their own ordinance. The townhomes were out of scale at this location. He hoped to convey that this was not an isolated incident. He said there had been many wrong decisions coming from the planning staff and the ARB. He was pleased to know that the City was hiring a preservationist to take over the ARB. He said Fredericksburg was a national treasurer and the City has an obligation to take care of it. He said there are organizations that help the City to take care of it and the City needed to work with organizations like the National Park Service. Scott Walker, 921 Marye Street, Board Member and Treasurer of Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, he spoke of the changes that have been made in the City. He spoke on preservation. He said preservation was good business and it would be good for the City as well as businesses and developers. He said preservation was not easy, inexpensive or fast. He said Fredericksburg was valuable and it gives value to many areas. He said preservation was good business and it was good for business. Danea Peckler, 1410 Prince Edward Street, commended the Economic Development Authority and the City Council for preserving the bank property at 1610 19189 Regular Session 12/08/15 Charles Street. She also thanked the members who volunteer on the ARB and she noted that it was a difficult and thankless job. Council Agenda Presented. The following items were presented to Council. 7A. Kathmandu Sister City – Mayor Greenlaw 7B. English Construction Settlement Update – Councilor Kelly 7C. Murder Free Fredericksburg – Councilor Frye 7D. Fredericksburg 2nd Annual Gun Giveback Program – Councilor Frye 7E. Liberty Place Archeology – Councilor Kelly Kathmandu Sister City – Mayor Greenlaw announced that there was an enthusiastic group who were exploring a Sister City with Kathmandu, Napal. She said she was proud of the shelters that were built after the rise of Napal and out of the 500 that were built 150 came from this area. She noted that all the sister Cities of the City were voluntarily manned and the City was working on an oversight committee. Mayor received a letter from the Chief Officer of Kathmandu. She asked Council to consider endorsing the efforts of the development committee. Councilor Kelly made a motion to have the Mayor write a letter back to Kathmandu establishing a sister city relationship; motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Withers and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). English Construction Settlement Update – Councilor Kelly noted that at the first meeting in October the Council faced considerable destruction of considerable assets to the City with the demolition of the mound at the Riverfront Park site. He said at that meeting the Council was told they would get answers to how it happened. He said the 19190 Regular Session 12/08/15 information had been out for weeks and decisions had been made and he wanted to provide a background on what happened and what steps had been taken to make sure nothing like this happened again. Mr. Cameron distributed a letter from English Construction Company which served as the settlement offer to the City for the unauthorized excavation that they undertook at the riverfront park site. The letter reflects direct negotiations he had with Mr. Hamlin. The contractor agreed to pay $23,957.50 and this will cover 100 percent of the removal of the archeology work pertaining to burial removal at the site. He explained that when the mound was removed it disturbed remains that were buried at the site. The City hired an archeology firm to do the documenting, uncovering and protecting of the human remains and while on site the City authorized them to perform additional services not related to the removal of the mound. This work would have been required before the construction of the park. The contractor paid fines to the City in the amount of $3,000 for the excavation of the mound. Mr. Cameron asked Council to make a motion approving the settlement offer from English Construction. Councilor Kelly gave the background of the agreement with English Construction for the removal of the Masonic Lodge that sat on the site. He said the City needed to do things in writing to make sure nothing like this happens again in the future. He said the amount of history lost at this site was great and this was an egregious act on behalf of the contractor and the settlement did not come close to what the City lost. He would like to see English pay the full amount for their actions. Councilor Kelly wanted to know if any of Council had spoken to the City Manager regarding this issue. Vice-Mayor Withers said he spoke with the City Manager after this happened and 19191 Regular Session 12/08/15 he would support the City Manager on this agreement because he had made a decision and he was committed. He said this was a mistake made by many but the City needed to move on. He did agree that the City needed to do more to preserve the resources. Councilor Devine said she also spoke with staff and was satisfied that staff understood there were issues and there was blame to go around. She disagreed with Councilor Kelly’s reaction to First Choice stating that they have worked with the City and everyone had acknowledge that it was a mistake and mistakes happen. The City Manager had addressed it and English Construction and First Choice had addressed it. Councilor Frye stated that Mr. Downing the project manager came and admitted there was a mistake and he felt Mr. Cameron addressed it. He said Councilor Kelly was pushing the limit when he spoke as though City Council was not engaged. He also noted the he did not agree with the building being torn down but he respected Council’s decision. Councilor Duffy said he appreciated Councilor Kelly’s comments because it is a sobering loss for the City. He regretted what happened but he appreciated what the City Manager had done, but said it was impossible to repay because the loss was so large. He was in support of the settlement. Councilor Ellis wanted on the record that when this was originally brought up to demolish the lodge he asked was there a way to retain the building in a different location so it could tell the story and when the City sent out the email that that building was about to be demolished he asked it everyone were sure they wanted this. Mayor Greenlaw said the City Manager did circulate the agreement and she said she respected Councilor Frye’s comments. She said this was a fair and equitable 19192 Regular Session 12/08/15 agreement but no amount of money could make up what was lost. Councilor Kelly said he did not think the conversation would have happened if he had not put it on the agenda. He was not happy with the settlement because they were only paying for the work done and not for the damages they caused. Councilor Devine made a motion to accept the offer for $23,957.50 from First Choice and Downey and Scott for the archeology work associated with the investigation and analyzing of human remains disturbed by the unauthorized excavation on the Sophia Street property; motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Withers and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (5). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy and Ellis. Nays (2). Councilors Frye and Kelly. Murder Free Fredericksburg – Councilor Frye announced that he would like to see a murder free Fredericksburg and he believes if people would utilize all the resources that are available in the City such as the services for drug treatment, domestic violence, homelessness, etc. this would help to prevent the senseless murders. In 2016, he would like to begin tracking these efforts. Councilor Duffy commended Councilor Frye on his efforts and he looked forward to the day when the City will see no murders. Fredericksburg 2nd Annual Gun Giveback Program – Councilor Frye announced the 2nd Annual Gun Giveback program would be held on Saturday, December 12 from 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m. at the Police Department Headquarters. Ms. Doris Buffet will donate $100 per gun to an organization. Liberty Place Archeology – Councilor Kelly requested that staff schedule Tom Wack to come and do a presentation at the January 12 meeting to discuss the 19193 Regular Session 12/08/15 archeology efforts at Liberty Place and to present the finding because the items would be hauled away because of the underground parking that will be built. City Manager’s Consent Agenda Accepted for Transmittal as Recommended (D15-495 thru D15-506). Councilor Kelly pulled item 8C for discussion. Following review and as recommended Councilor Kelly moved approval of the City Manager's consent agenda items; motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Withers and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). • Ordinance 15-30, Second Read, Authorizing the Architectural Review Board to Administer Restrictive Covenants Governing Development of 2800 Princess Anne Street (D15-495). • Transmittal of Planning Commission Resolution Finding a Parking Facility at Charles and Amelia Street to be in Substantial Compliance with the Comp Plan (D15-496). • Resolution 15-93, Adopting the Emergency Operations Plan (D15-498). • Transmittal of Boards and Commission Minutes o Board of Social Services – August 13, 2015 (D15-499). o Memorials Advisory Commission – November 19, 2014 (D15-500). o Memorials Advisory Commission – February 18, 2015 (D15-501). o Memorials Advisory Commission – April 15, 2015 (D15-502). o Memorials Advisory Commission – June 17, 2015 (D15-503). o Memorials Advisory Commission – September 16, 2015 (D15-504). o Planning Commission Work Session – September 30, 2015 (D15-505). 19194 Regular Session 12/08/15 o Planning Commission – October 14, 2015 (D15-506). Resolution 15-94, Approved, Endorsing Transportation Projects (D15-497). Councilor Kelly was concerned that this resolution did not give an idea of what the City was planning on doing with the endorsement, if the Augustine/Jefferson Davis Highway intersection improvements project was added. He stated that he wanted to hold off on voting on this until Council received more details and allow time for this to be discussed with the College Heights people. Mr. Nelson said he was looking to get the project back into the pie plank because it’s a known problem area. He said they would need more money to do the preliminary work. The City staff could not come up with any solution and they need resources to do that and they were not proposing any work they were asking for the funding to begin the process and do a good job with it. Councilor Kelly said if Council wanted to move forward with this he would support but warned that members of the Stafford and Spotsylvania Board may not be in support because the may want to see the money put toward projects already in the process. Mr. Nelson explained that this resolution was only to get the project into the process and it must be considered or the City would lose. Vice-Mayor Withers made a motion endorsing transportation projects; motion was seconded by Councilor Duffy and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Adoption of Minutes. Councilor Devine moved approval of the November 10, 2015 Public Hearing and Regular Session minutes; motion was seconded by Councilor Frye and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, 19195 Regular Session 12/08/15 Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Building Codes Appeal Board – James McGhee (D15-507). Vice- Mayor Withers moved to reappoint James McGhee to the Building Codes Appeal Board; motion was seconded by Councilor Devine and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Architectural Review Board – Kerri Barile(D15-508) . Councilor Kelly moved to reappoint Kerri Barile to the Architectural Review Board; motion was seconded by Councilor Devine and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Clean and Green Commission – Carolyn Helfrich and Shane Riordan (D15-509). Councilor Devine moved to suspend the rules to allow Carolyn Helfrich to continue serving as the arborist for a third term and to appoint Ms. Helfrich to the Clean and Green Commission; motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Withers and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Councilor Devine made a motion to appoint Shane Riordan to the Clean and Green Commission; motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Withers and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission and the Virginia Railway Express Council Appointments (D15-510). Councilor Devine moved to reappoint Councilor Kelly as the representative and Vice-Mayor Withers 19196 Regular Session 12/08/15 as the alternate on the Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission and the Virginia Railway Express Boards; motion was seconded by Councilor Duffy and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (6). Councilors Greenlaw, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (1). Councilor Withers. Ordinance 15-32, First Read Approved, Extending the Arts and Cultural District License Tax Reduction for Existing Businesses (D15- 511). After staff presentation and brief discussion Councilor Devine made a motion to approve Ordinance 15-32, on first read, extending the Arts and Cultural District license tax reduction for existing businesses: motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Withers and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Resolution 15-95, Approved, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement Assigning the Union Bank & Trust Land Purchase Agreement to the Economic Development Authority (D15-512 thru D15-514). Assistant Economic Development Director Freehling presented a PowerPoint presentation which he covered the background, deal points, why involve the EDA, project expenses for the City, preliminary site plan, cost per space, revenues and staff recommendation. Staff recommended authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement assigning the Union Bank and Trust land purchase agreement to the Fredericksburg EDA. Councilor Kelly asked what expertise the EDA had with selling and marketing of the property and whether they could do it better than a commercial real estate agent. Mr. 19197 Regular Session 12/08/15 Freehling noted that the Chairman is the Vice-President for Planning and Engineering for the Silver Companies (the largest developer in town), there is also a Commercial Real Estate Agent, a former banker, professional staff of attorney’s and engineers which they will be calling upon for their assistance. He said the EDA would be able to sell the property and make the EDA whole, achieve significant public parking which may not be achievable under a typical commercial real estate agent. Councilor Frye and Vice-Mayor Withers asked for clarification on who gets the money if the property was sold and Mr. Freehling explained that the EDA would get any fund from the sale of the bank property to include the 14 parking spaces behind the bank and the City would get 100 percent of the funds from the two parcels that stretch between Charles and Prince Edward Street. He also explained that the City would have a deeded easement to allow perpetual right for public parking on nights and weekends in the fourteen spaces. Councilor Ellis asked how much of the tax revenue the EDA would get and Mr. Freehling said they would not get any. Vice-Mayor Withers made a motion to approve Resolution 15-95 authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement assigning the Union Bank & Trust Land Purchase Agreement to the Economic Development Authority; motion was seconded by Councilor Ellis. Councilor Kelly stated that this was a prime piece of real estate that any commercial developer would like to have and redevelop. He noted that the spaces were being used on a regular basis until they were blocked off by the bank and he felt the use of the spaces could be negotiated with the sale of the property. He said he does not see any 19198 Regular Session 12/08/15 benefit with this deal and the Council needed to use this money to move forward with building the next parking garage. He said Council has been directing staff to go after certain parcels for the garage but he felt nothing was happening. He said these little parcels are not getting the City where it needed to be with parking. Vice-Mayor Withers agreed that the City needed to get back to the parking garage but stated that no developer would buy this property and leave the parking as public. He said this was 30 plus parking spaces in an area that needed it. Councilor Ellis agreed. Mayor noted that it was not fair to say that no one was doing anything on parking because the City had made offers on properties to build a garage and they have been turned down. She also noted that the City worked with Liberty Place on parking and it has gained the City 156 additional parking spaces. Councilor Devine agreed and said she appreciate staff’s creativity in working out the parking deals. She said she would like to explore the idea of other transit measures and not solely focus on cars and parking. The motion passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (6). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis and Frye. Nays (1). Councilor Kelly. Resolution 15-96, First Read Approved, Amending the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget by Appropriating $300,000 to Fund Balance and for a $300,000 Interfund Transfer for Public Parking at Amelia Street and Charles Street (D15-515). After staff presentation Vice-Mayor Withers moved to approve Resolution 15-96 on first read, amending the Fiscal Year 2016 budget by appropriating $300,000 to fund balance and for a $300,000 interfund transfer for public parking at Amelia Street and Charles Street; motion was seconded by Councilor Ellis and 19199 Regular Session 12/08/15 passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (6). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis and Frye. Nays (1). Councilor Kelly. Motion to Suspend the Rule. In order to place Resolution 15-96 on for second read Vice-Mayor Withers moved to suspend the rules; motion was seconded by Councilor Devine and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (6). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis and Frye. Nays (1). Councilor Kelly. Resolution 15-96, Second Read Approved, Amending the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget by Appropriating $300,000 to Fund Balance and for a $300,000 Interfund Transfer for Public Parking at Amelia Street and Charles Street (D15-515). After staff presentation Vice-Mayor Withers moved to approve Resolution 15-96 on second read, amending the Fiscal Year 2016 budget by appropriating $300,000 to fund balance and for a $300,000 interfund transfer for public parking at Amelia Street and Charles Street; motion was seconded by Councilor Devine and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (6). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis and Frye. Nays (1). Councilor Kelly. Delaying the Appeal of the Decision of the Fredericksburg Architectural Review Board Regarding the Demolition of a Structure at 1016 Charles Street (D15-512). This item required no action because it was negated by the actions taken above. Resolution 15-97, Approved, Awarding a Contract for Public Safety Radios and Associated Equipment to Motorola Solutions (D15- 516). After staff presentation Councilor Frye made a motion to approve Resolution 15- 19200 Regular Session 12/08/15 97, awarding a contract for public safety radios and associated equipment to Motorola Solutions; motion was seconded by Councilor Devine. Councilor Kelly had some concern with the process taken and he wanted the questions answered in the letter from Harris but voted to support the item. The motion passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Ordinance 15-33, First Read Approved, Approving a Radio Communications System Use Agreement with Stafford County (D15- 517). After staff presentation Councilor Devine moved to approve Ordinance 15-33 on first read, approving a Radio Communications System Use Agreement with Stafford County; motion was seconded by Councilor Duffy and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Motion to Suspend the Rule. In order to place Ordinance 15-33 on for second read Councilor Devine moved to suspend the rules; motion was seconded by Councilor Duffy and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Ordinance 15-33, Second Read Approved, Approving a Radio Communications System Use Agreement with Stafford County (D15- 517). After staff presentation Councilor Devine moved to approve Ordinance 15-33 on second read, approving a Radio Communications System Use Agreement with Stafford County; motion was seconded by Councilor Duffy and passed by the following recorded 19201 Regular Session 12/08/15 votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). Resolution 15-98, First Read Approved, Amending the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget by Appropriating Asset Forfeiture Funding (D15-518). After a brief summary by staff Councilor Devine moved to approve Resolution 15-98 on first read, amending the Fiscal Year 2016 budget by appropriating asset forfeiture funding; motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Withers and passed by the following recorded votes. Ayes (7). Councilors Greenlaw, Withers, Devine, Duffy, Ellis, Frye and Kelly. Nays (0). City Manager’s Report and Council Calendar (D15-519 thru D15- 520). City Manager Cameron asked if there were any questions regarding the Manager’s report or the Council Calendar. Activities highlighted on the report were as follows: Fredericksburg Police Awarded Advanced Accreditation with Excellence form CALEA, Partners Join to Make Annual Tree Lighting a Success, Special Events Review Committee Processes Approvals in 2015, Lieutenant Presutto Completes Leadership Education Program, and Fredericksburg Police Raise $2,550 for Pediatric Cancer. City Manager Cameron also commended the City’s Parks Recreation & Public Facilities, Public Works, Tourism & Economic Development, Police and Fire Departments for a successful 2nd Annual City Christmas Parade. Adjournment. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, Mayor Greenlaw declared the meeting officially adjourned at 9:57 p.m. Mary Katherine Greenlaw Mary Katherine Greenlaw, Mayor Tonya B. Lacey Tonya B. Lacey, Clerk of Council, CMC 19202