City Council

SHOWN LIVE ON NEWPORT NEWS TELEVISION COX CHANNEL 48 VERIZON CHANNEL 19 www.nngov.com AGENDA NEWPORT NEWS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 13, 2014 City Council Chambers 7:00 p.m. A. Call to Order B. Invocation - Rev. Synetheia N. Newby, Gethsemane Baptist Church C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America D. Presentations 1. Presentation: The Governor's Environmental Excellence Award and Virginia Environmental Excellence Program (VEEP): Sustainable Partners Plaque 2. Presentation: Certificates - Battle of the Books 3. Proclamation: Ed Hamilton, Martin Luther King, Jr., Bas Relief Sculptor 4. Proclamation: Emergency Medical Services Week - May 18-24, 2014 5. Proclamaton: National Public Works Week - May 18-24, 2014 E. Public Hearings 1. Ordinance Conveying a 30-foot-wide Drainage Easement Across Property Located on Dogwood Road in the Nelson District of York County and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute All Necessary Documents F. Consent Agenda 1. Minutes of the Budget Public Hearing of April 15, 2014 2. Minutes of the Special Meeting of April 22, 2014 3. Minutes of the Work Session of April 22, 2014  4. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 22, 2014 G. Other City Council Actions 1. Receipt of Bids for a Fiber Optic Franchise Agreement and a Temporary, Non-exclusive Revocable License Agreement (TNRLA) – Over, On and Across City-owned Property and Existing City Water Pipeline Corridors 2. City Code Related Ordinances to Enact the City Manager's Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Budget 1. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 40, Taxation; Article VII., Tax on Transients Obtaining Board and Lodging; Section 40-136, Levied; Amount 2. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 42, Water Supply; Article III., Water Rates and Fees; Section 42-32 and 42-33, Rates and Fees 3. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 19, Solid Waste, Litter and Recycling; Article IV., Residential Solid Waste Fees; Section 19-41, Residential Solid Waste Collection Fees 4. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 33, Sewers and Sewage Disposal; Article III., Sewer Use Charges; Section 33-33, Rate 5. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 37.1, Stormwater Management; Article II., Service Charge; Section 37.1-14, Service Charge, Billing, Payment, Interest, Fee and Lien 6. Ordinance to Adopt the Budget and Appropriate Funds to Operate the City of Newport News for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2014 and Ending June 30, 2015 7. Ordinance to Adopt the Fiscal Year 2015 Classification and Pay Plan H. Appropriations 1. Newport News Police Department (NNPD) – Criminal Justice Training Academy Fees – $75,000 2. Newport News Police Department (NNPD) – Virginia E-911 Services Board: FY 2015 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), Hampton-Newport News Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) to CAD Grant – $325,000 I. Citizen Comments on Matters Germane to the Business of City Council *J. New Business and Councilmember Comments 1. City Manager  2. City Attorney 3. City Clerk 4. Bateman 5. Coleman 6. Price 7. Scott 8. Vick 9. Whitaker 10. Woodbury K. Adjourn *THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETING WILL BE CONCLUDED NO LATER THAN 10:00 P.M. TO ALLOW PERSONS TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL UNDER "CITIZEN COMMENTS ON MATTERS GERMANE TO THE BUSINESS OF CITY COUNCIL." A. Call to Order B. Invocation – Rev. Synetheia N. Newby, Gethsemane Baptist Church C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America D. Presentations E. Public Hearings 1. Ordinance Conveying a 30-foot-wide Drainage Easement Across Property Located on Dogwood Road in the Nelson District of York County and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute All Necessary Documents ACTION: A REQUEST TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE CONVEYING A PERMANENT 30-FOOT-WIDE DRAINAGE EASEMENT TO YORK COUNTY TO PROVIDE A DRAINAGE OUTFALL FROM A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON BAPTIST ROAD AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THE TRANSACTION. BACKGROUND: l The 30-foot-wide drainage easement containing 16,554 square feet is located across property on Dogwood Road in York County. l Since this proposed easement is on Lee Hall Reservoir watershed property, Waterworks requested York County to acquire the easement on behalf of the development. FISCAL IMPACT: l The value established for this drainage easement is $9,690. l The City Manager recommends approval. Supporting Material CM Memo re Easement Conveyance to York Cty sdm12460 Authorizing Ord re Deed of Easement between City and County of York F. Consent Agenda 1. Minutes of the Budget Public Hearing of April 15, 2014 ACTION: l N/A BACKGROUND: l N/A FISCAL l N/A IMPACT: Supporting Material Minutes of the Budget Public Hearing of April 15, 2014 F. Consent Agenda 2. Minutes of the Special Meeting of April 22, 2014 ACTION: l N/A BACKGROUND: l N/A FISCAL l N/A IMPACT: Supporting Material Minutes of the Special Meeting of April 22, 2014 F. Consent Agenda 3. Minutes of the Work Session of April 22, 2014 ACTION: l N/A BACKGROUND: l N/A FISCAL l N/A IMPACT: Supporting Material Minutes of the Work Session of April 22, 2014 F. Consent Agenda 4. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 22, 2014 ACTION: l N/A BACKGROUND: l N/A FISCAL l N/A IMPACT: Supporting Material Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 22, 2014 G. Other City Council Actions 1. Receipt of Bids for a Fiber Optic Franchise Agreement and a Temporary, Non- exclusive Revocable License Agreement (TNRLA) – Over, On and Across City- owned Property and Existing City Water Pipeline Corridors ACTION: A REQUEST TO RECEIVE AND OPEN BIDS FOR GRANTING A FRANCHISE OVER CITY-OWNED RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES. (After the receipt and opening of bids, City Council is requested to refer the bids to the City Manager for review and the presentation of a recommendation on May 27, 2014). BACKGROUND: l A request to receive bids was advertised in the Daily Press on April 28 and May 5, 2014. l The successful bidder will have the right to lay, construct, operate and maintain one or more underground fiber optic telecommunication lines, conduits, vaults and connections. l The successful bidder is also expected to enter into agreements with the City to perform work on properties other than rights-of-way and secure access across private properties along existing City water pipeline corridors. l A public hearing has been advertised for the May 27, 2014 City Council meeting for consideration of the ordinance that will grant the franchise agreement to the successful bidder. l The City Manager recommends approval. FISCAL IMPACT: l N/A Supporting Material CM Memo re Receipt of Bids for Fiber Optic Telecom Facilities sdm12514 Ord Authorizing Franchise Agreement G. Other City Council Actions 2. City Code Related Ordinances to Enact the City Manager's Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Budget ACTION: A REQUEST TO ADOPT THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES TO ENACT THE CITY MANAGER'S FISCAL YEAR 2015 OPERATING BUDGET. BACKGROUND: 1. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 40, Taxation; Article VII., Tax on Transients Obtaining Board and Lodging; Section 40-136, Levied; Amount 2. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 42, Water Supply; Article III., Water Rates and Fees; Section 42-32 and 42-33, Rates and Fees 3. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 19, Solid Waste, Litter and Recycling; Article IV., Residential Solid Waste Fees; Section 19-41, Residential Solid Waste Collection Fees 4. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 33, Sewers and Sewage Disposal; Article III., Sewer Use Charges; Section 33-33, Rate 5. Ordinance Amending and Reordaining City Code, Chapter 37.1, Stormwater Management; Article II., Service Charge; Section 37.1-14, Service Charge, Billing, Payment, Interest, Fee and Lien 6. Ordinance to Adopt the Budget and Appropriate Funds to Operate the City of Newport News for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2014 and Ending June 30, 2015 7. Ordinance to Adopt the Fiscal Year 2015 Classification and Pay Plan FISCAL l N/A IMPACT: Supporting Material CM Memo re FY2015 Operating Budget sdm12411 Ord Amending Sec. 40-136 sdm12415 Ord Amending Secs. 42-32 and 42-33 sdm12413 Ord Amending Sec. 19-41 sdm12412 Ord Amending Sec. 33-33 sdm12410 Ord Amending Sec. 37.1-14 sdm12516 Ord Approving FY15 Budget and Appropriations sdm12506 Ord Establishing a Classification and Pay Plan for Employees sdm12411 ORDINANCE NO. ____________________ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 40, TAXATION, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, ARTICLE VII., TAX ON TRANSIENTS OBTAINING BOARD AND LODGING, SECTION 40-136, LEVIED; AMOUNT. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Newport News, Virginia: 1. That Chapter 40, Taxation, of the Code of the City of Newport News, Virginia, Article VII., Tax on Transients Obtaining Board and Lodging, Section 40-136, Levied; amount, be, and the same hereby is, amended and reordained as follows: CHAPTER 40 TAXATION ARTICLE VII. TAX ON TRANSIENTS OBTAINING BOARD AND LODGING Sec. 40-136. Levied; amount. There is hereby imposed and levied on each transient a tax equivalent to eight (8) percent of the total amount paid for board or lodging by or for any such transient to any hotel. In addition thereto, there is hereby imposed and levied a flat tax of one dollar ($1.00) for each night of lodging at any place other than a campground. 2. That this ordinance shall be in effect on and after July 1, 2014. sdm12415 ORDINANCE NO. ____________________ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 42, WATER SUPPLY, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, ARTICLE III., WATER RATES AND FEES, SECTION 42-32, RATES AND FEES DEFINED AND SECTION 42-33, RATES AND FEES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Newport News, Virginia: 1. That Chapter 42, Water Supply, of the Code of the City of Newport News, Virginia, Article III., Water Rates and Fees, Section 42-32, Rates and fees defined and Section 42-33, Rates and fees, be, and the same hereby is, amended and reordained as follows: CHAPTER 42 WATER SUPPLY ARTICLE III. WATER RATES AND FEES Sec. 42-32. Rates and fees defined. Advance fee. A fee billed to customers upon initiation of service. Once the advance fee has been paid in full, it will be retained and, at the time service is terminated, it will be applied to the bill as a credit. After hours fee. A fee charged when a customer makes a request at a time or in such a manner that will require waterworks staff to conduct a service visit other than during regular work day (non-weekend, non-holiday) hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Bill request administrative fee. A fee charged to customers who request paper or electronic copies of billing history. Field service fee. A fee charged to the customer when water service is scheduled to be discontinued due to violations of this chapter, or the rules and regulations of the department, or when water service is turned on or cut off at the request of the customer during other than the regular work day hours of 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m including, but not limited to, non-payment of all fees due. This fee will also be charged for the second and subsequent trips during the regular workday hours to a service location for the same activity necessitated by the failure to be present of customer or his agent.  Fire hydrant fee. An annual fee, payable monthly, for fire hydrants supplied with water by the city for public and private fire protection. Fire hydrant meter. A meter equipped with special connectors and a backflow preventer that can be used to withdraw water from a fire hydrant. Fire hydrant meters are intended for use on specialty projects and events where a typical service tap and meter assembly is not available nor practical to install. Fire hydrant meters are not to be used as a source for potable water. Fire hydrant meter advance fee. A fee charged to customers prior to receipt of a fire hydrant meter. The fee will be returned to the customer upon return of the fire hydrant meter in acceptable condition. Fire hydrant meter fee. A monthly fee charged, in addition to the water consumed, based upon meter size. This fee is for expenses associated with the periodic billing procedures, maintaining distribution service facilities, and testing of the fire hydrant meter and backflow preventer. Fire hydrant meter no-reading fee. A fee charged to fire hydrant meter customers who fail to inform the department of the monthly hydrant meter reading each month. Fire protection service fee. A fee for fire hydrants supplied with water by the city for public and private fire protection in lieu of the fire hydrant fee. The local governing body of the jurisdictions in which the service is located may impose a fire protection service fee to be paid directly to the department by the water customer, provided that the fire protection service fee shall produce on an annual basis an amount which is not less than that which would be due under the fire hydrant fee. The fire protection service fee shall be added to the service fee set forth in this chapter. When the fire protection service fee is added to the service fee, the fire protection service fee may be based upon the meter size and shall be established by the local governing body. Fire sprinkler fee. A monthly fee for water standby service furnished by the city for fire sprinklers. Fire sprinkler service connection fee. A fee charged for a connection to the Waterworks System that includes a meter to detect flow and may include backflow preventer, valves and vault. General customers. Accounts in the waterworks system that are not industrial or single metered residential customers. Industrial customers. Industrial customers in the waterworks system that are establishments that use water primarily for manufacturing or processing and are classified as industrial in the billing system of the department. Rates for water usage will be charged in accordance with the designated “I” block rates of “I1 - first tier” and “I2 - second tier.” 2  Laboratory fee. A fee charged when the laboratory analyzes water samples for the public or other governmental agencies. Late payment fee. A fee charged if billing is not paid by the due date. Meter out fee. A fee charged when a meter is removed for violations of this chapter or violations of the rules and regulations of the department, or when requested by the customer. Meter re-read/flow test. A fee charged when a customer requests that a meter be re-read, and the original reading is determined to be accurate, or when a customer requests a flow test and the flow is determined to be adequate. Meter testing fee. A fee charged as a result of a customer requested water meter test when reading is considered accurate in accordance with Section 42-37(c). New account fee. A fee charged for establishing a new account and turning on the water. Service fee. A monthly or bi-monthly fee charged, in addition to the water consumed, based upon meter size. This fee is for expenses associated with the periodic billing procedures and maintaining distribution service facilities. Single metered residential customers. Residential accounts in the waterworks system in which residences are individually metered and may include single family homes, mobile homes, duplexes, condominiums, townhouses and apartments that have one meter per dwelling unit and are classified as such in the billing system of the department. For purposes of this article, a “dwelling unit” means a separate residential unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, cooking, eating and sanitation. Rates for water usage will be charged in accordance with the designated “R” block rates of “R1 - lifeline tier,” “R2 - normal tier,” and “R3 - conservation tier.” System development fee. A fee charged for each new connection made to the Waterworks System based on the size of the meter to be installed. Water consumption rates. Rates to be charged to customers for each one hundred (100) cubic feet (HCF) or fraction thereof of water consumed. Water exam fee. A fee charged when a water exam is conducted at a customer’s request. A water exam consists of a trained water service inspector visiting a customer’s location for the purpose of determining whether a leak exists on the customer’s side of the meter. Water meter yoke, meter box and meter installation fee. A fee charged for installation of meter yokes, meter boxes and meters by the department where the water service pipeline installation has been performed by the developer, applicant or owner pursuant to a water pipeline 3 extension agreement and not by the department. Water service installation. Includes water service pipeline, meter yoke, meter box and meter. Water service installation fee. A fee charged for the installation by the department of water service pipelines, meter yokes, meter boxes and meters. Sec. 42-33. Rates and fees. Effective July 1, 2014, and July 1 of each subsequent fiscal year (FY) listed, the following fees will increase as provided below, and shall continue to be charged in subsequent fiscal years in the following amounts: Advance fee: Meter Size Fee FY 2015 Fee FY 2016 Fee FY 2017 Fee (inches) and thereafter 5/8 $15.00 $25.00 $35.00 $50.00 3/4 22.00 37.00 51.00 73.00 1 26.00 60.00 84.00 120.00 1 1/2 65.00 108.00 152.00 217.00 2 100.00 167.00 233.00 333.00 3 180.00 300.00 420.00 600.00 4 or greater 280.00 467.00 653.00 933.00 After hours fee: FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and thereafter $70.00 $85.00 $100.00 Bill request administrative fee: FY 2015 FY 2016 and thereafter $5.00 $10.00 4 Field service fee: $ 20.00 Per occurrence FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and thereafter $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 Fire hydrant fee: $ 216.00 annually Fire hydrant meter advance fee: Meter Size Fee FY 2015 Fee FY 2016 Fee FY 2017 Fee (inches) and thereafter 1" $290.00 $325.00 $370.00 $390.00 3" 755.00 795.00 825.00 855.00 Fire hydrant meter fee: Meter Size (inches) Fee 1" $ 42.00 3" $ 160.00 Fire hydrant meter no-reading fee: $ 20.0025.00 Fire sprinkler fee: Connection Size (inches) Monthly Fee 2 $ 5.25 3 6.83 4 8.33 6 13.58 8 16.67 5  10 19.83 12 24.00 Fire sprinkler service connection fee: The fee shall be at cost, and shall be paid by the applicant. Laboratory fees: 1. Bacteriological Analyses A. Total Coliform and E.Coli (Presence/Absence) .................... $27.00 B. Total Coliform and E.Coli (Quantified) ................................ 35.00 C. Enterococci (Quantified) ....................................................... 36.00 2. Conductivity................................................................................. 18.00 3. Alkalinity...................................................................................... 26.00 4. Total Hardness.............................................................................. 24.00 5. Chloride......................................................................................... 24.00 6. Fluoride.......................................................................................... 28.00 7. Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)........................................................ 28.00 8. Ortho-Phosphorus .......................................................................... 29.00 9. Silica .............................................................................................. 29.00 10. Nitrite ............................................................................................. 39.00 11. Nitrate.............................................................................................. 35.00 12. Ammonia ........................................................................................ 35.00 13. UV254............................................................................................... 30.00 14. Total Organic Carbon (TOC)............................................................ 38.00 15. Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC).................................................... 41.00 6  16. Ion Scan (Fluoride, Chloride, Bromide, and/or Sulfate) by EPA 300.1.................................................. 57.00 17. Bromate by EPA Method 300.1............................................... 57.00 18. Trihalomethanes (THM) by EPA 524.3................................... 101.00 19. Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) by EPA 552.3................................. 219.00 20. Metal Scan by EPA Method 200.7................................................ 34.00 21. Single Metal Analysis by EPA Method 200.7.............................. 25.00 22. Trace Metal Scan by EPA Method 200.8..................................... 55.00 23. Lead & Copper or single Metal by EPA Method 200.8............... 38.00 24. Metal Prep.................................................................................... 21.00 NOTE: No compliance Clean Water Act or DEQ monitoring program samples can be accepted due to the laboratory’s Virginia Environmental Laboratory Certification Program. Late payment fee: FY 2015 - One and one-half (1½) Two (2) percent per month calculated on the delinquent fees and charges, or threefour dollars ($3.004.00), whichever is greater. FY 2016 and thereafter - Two (2) percent per month calculated on the delinquent fees and charges, or five dollars ($5.00), whichever is greater. Meter out fee: $ 25.00 Per occurrence per customer request: FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and thereafter $35.00 $40.00 $50.00 Meter out fee: Per occurrence for non-payment of service fee, other waterworks fees, and sewer fees: FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and thereafter $45.00 $55.00 $65.00 7 Meter re-read/flow test: FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and thereafter $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 Meter testing fee: $ 25.00 Meter Size FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and (inches) thereafter 5/8" to 1" $45.00 $65.00 $75.00 greater than (>) 1" 65.00 80.00 100.00 New account fee: $ 20.00 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and thereafter $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 Service fee: Meter Size (inches) Monthly Fee Bimonthly Fee 5/8 $ 14.7016.00 $ 22.0024.00 3/4 17.6019.20 27.9030.40 1 23.5025.60 39.6043.20 1½ 38.0041.60 69.0075.20 2 57.0062.40 106.00115.20 3 122.00133.00 235.00256.00 4 176.00192.00 345.00376.00 6 324.00354.00 641.00699.00 8 502.00547.00 996.001,086.00 10 704.00768.00 1,402.001,529.00 System development fee (SDF): See Article II. Sec. 42-23. Waterworks system capacity expansion. Water consumption rates per one hundred (100) cubic feet (HCF) per billing period: Single metered residential customer usage: 8  R1 - lifeline tier - 0 to 4 HCF $ 3.08/HCF R2 - normal tier - greater than (>) 4 to 50 HCF $ 3.55/HCF R3 - conservation tier - greater than (>) 50 HCF $ 7.10/HCF Industrial customer usage: I1 - first tier - 0 to 40,000 HCF $ 3.55/HCF I2 - second tier - greater than ( >) 40,000 HCF $ 3.08/HCF General customer usage: G - all usage $ 3.55/HCF Water exam fee: FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and thereafter $25.00 $35.00 $50.00 Water service installation fee: Water Service Service FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and Connection Installation Service Service thereafter .Meter Size Fee By Installation Fee Installation Fee Service (inches) City Forces by City Forces by City Forces Installation Fee by City Forces 5/8 $690.00 $860.00 $1,030.00 $1,200.00 3/4 715.00 890.00 1,065.00 1,250.00 1 800.00 985.00 1,170.00 1,360.00 1½ 1,700.00 1,965.00 2,230.00 2,500.00 2 1,900.00 2,200.00 2,500.00 2,800.00 Sizes larger than those listed above shall be at cost, and shall be paid by the applicant. Water meter yoke, meter box and meter installation fees: 9  Meter Yoke, Installation Fee FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 and Meter Box and When Service Installation Fee Installation Fee thereafter Meter for Pipeline When Service When Service Installation Water Service Installed by Pipeline Pipeline Fee When Connections Certified Installed by Installed by Service Meter Size Contractor Certified Certified Pipeline inches Contractor Contractor Installed by Certified Contractor 5/8 $285.00 $300.00 $325.00 $350.00 3/4 300.00 330.00 360.00 400.00 1 360.00 400.00 440.00 475.00 1½ 610.00 730.00 950.00 1,260.00 2 700.00 900.00 1,100.00 1,315.00 A cost estimate based on specific site conditions for sizes larger than those listed above shall be provided to the applicant, and the cost shall be paid by the applicant. 2. That this ordinance shall be in effect on and after July 1, 2014. 10 sdm12413 ORDINANCE NO. ________________ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 19, SOLID WASTE, LITTER AND RECYCLING, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, ARTICLE IV., RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE FEES, SECTION 19-41, RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FEES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Newport News, Virginia: 1. That Chapter 19, Solid Waste, Litter and Recycling, of the Code of the City of Newport News, Virginia, Article IV., Residential Solid Waste Fees, Section 19-41, Residential solid waste collection fees, be, and the same hereby is, amended and reordained as follows: CHAPTER 19 SOLID WASTE, LITTER AND RECYCLING ARTICLE IV. RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE FEES Sec. 19-41. Residential solid waste collection fees. (a) On and after July 1, 2013, residential solid waste fees shall be collected by the city in accordance with the following schedule based upon the size of the authorized container: (1) For each standard residential trash container - Six dollars and twenty-fiveseventy- five cents ($6.256.75) per week per container. (2) For each medium residential trash container - Five dollars and forty cents ($5.005.40) per week per container. (3) For each three hundred (300) gallon or larger containers - Six dollars and twenty- fiveseventy-five cents ($6.256.75) per week per unit times eighty (80) percent of the number of units. (b) There shall be no additional charge for the collection of authorized recycling containers. (c) There shall be no additional charge for collection of bulk waste properly placed at curbside that does not exceed six (6) cubic yards.  (d) There shall be no additional charge for collection of residential vegetative waste properly placed at curbside that does not exceed six (6) cubic yards. 2. That this ordinance shall be in effect on and after July 1, 2014. 2 sdm12412 ORDINANCE NO. ________________ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 33, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, ARTICLE III., SEWER USE CHARGES, SECTION 33-33, RATE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Newport News, Virginia: 1. That Chapter 33, Sewers and Sewage Disposal, of the Code of the City of Newport News, Virginia, Article III., Sewer Use Charges, Section 33-33, Rate, be, and the same hereby is, amended and reordained as follows: CHAPTER 33 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL ARTICLE III. SEWER USE CHARGES Sec. 33-33. Rate. The sewer user charge for all users of the city's sewerage system shall be at the rate of four dollars ($4.00) per month, or portion thereof, plus three dollars and twenty-one cents ($3.21) for each one hundred (100) cubic feet, or fraction thereof, of metered water consumption. A portion of the sewer user charge includes extraordinary engineering fees, operating costs and infrastructure costs imposed by the Regional Consent Order of the State Water Control Board for the purpose of minimization of sanitary sewer overflows. 2. That this ordinance shall be in effect on and after July 1, 2014. sdm12410 ORDINANCE NO. _______________ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 37.1, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, ARTICLE II., SERVICE CHARGE, SECTION 37.1-14, SERVICE CHARGE, BILLING, PAYMENT, INTEREST, FEE AND LIEN. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Newport News, Virginia: 1. That Chapter 37.1, Stormwater Management, of the Code of the City of Newport News, Virginia, Article II, Service Charge, Section 37.1-14, Service charge, billing, payment, interest, fee and lien, be, and the same hereby is, amended and reordained, as follows: CHAPTER 37.1 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE II. SERVICE CHARGE Sec. 37.1-14. Service charge, billing, payment, interest, fee and lien. (a) The levied service charge shall be billed, due and payable in two (2) equal installments. The first installment shall be due on or before the fifth (5th) day of December and the second installment shall be due on or before the fifth (5th) day of June. Any parcel or dwelling unit owner who has remitted payment of the service charges and believes that it is incorrect may submit an adjustment request as provided for in this article. (b) The service charge is to be paid by the owner of each parcel or dwelling unit that is subject to the charge. The owner of each parcel or dwelling unit in the city, except undeveloped property, shall be mailed a statement for the stormwater service charges. The statements shall include a date by which payment shall be due. All statements shall be mailed at least thirty (30) days prior to the payment due date stated thereon. Payments received after the due date of the bill shall be subject to interest as established in this article. (c) The service charge due the city from property owners for stormwater management shall be based on the ERU rate of ninety-sixone hundred seventeen dollars ($96.00117.00) per ERU per year. When applicable, the service charge shall be prorated at eightnine dollars and seventy-five cents ($8.009.75) per ERU per month.  (d) Any bill which has not been paid by the due date shall be deemed delinquent. Unpaid service charges and accrued interest shall constitute a lien against the property, ranking on a parity with liens for unpaid taxes. All charges and interest due may be recovered by action at law and/or suit in equity. For delinquent charges, interest thereon shall commence on the first day of the month following the due date and shall accrue at the rate of ten (10) percent per annum until such time as the delinquent charges and accrued interest are paid. (e) When previously undeveloped properties are brought into the system or in the event of alterations or additions to developed multifamily property or developed other property that alter the amount of impervious surface and/or the number of dwelling units, a service charge will accrue as determined by the director: (1) Upon substantial completion of the improvements; or (2) In the event completion of the improvements is not diligently pursued, upon establishment of the impervious area or dwelling units that affect stormwater runoff. A statement will be issued and said charges will be prorated for the number months for which the parcel is subject to the service charge. (f) Prior to the adoption of any ordinance pursuant to this section related to the enlargement, improvement or maintenance of privately owned dams, notice consistent with Virginia Code §15.2-1427 shall be given and a public hearing held. 2. That this ordinance shall be in effect on and after July 1, 2014. 2 sdm12516 ORDINANCE NO. _______________ AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO OPERATE THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2014, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2015 INCLUSIVE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Newport News: 1. That the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, inclusive, as indicated by the amounts appropriated in paragraph 2 below, be, and the same is hereby approved. 2. That the following amounts are hereby appropriated to the categories as listed in the aforesaid budget: General, School Operating, Public Utilities, Vehicle and Equipment Services, Special Revenue and Trust Operating, and Community Development Funds OPERATING BUDGET General Fund Legislative $605,013 General Administration 4,800,706 Financial 10,031,505 Information Technology 8,328,426 Board of Elections 429,948 Judicial Administration 2,851,886 Commonwealth Attorney 3,625,311 Public Safety 75,470,723 Corrections and Detention 31,434,599 Inspections 2,794,955 Engineering 5,513,505 Public Works 20,567,816 Health and Welfare 36,199,708 Parks, Recreation and Cultural 17,444,449 Planning and Community Development 3,112,257 Nondepartmental 53,196,216 Payments to Other Funds 55,941,977 General Fund Operating Budget $332,349,000 City Support to School Operating Budget 115,300,000 Total General Fund Appropriations $447,649,000 Public Utilities Fund Public Utilities Fund Operating Budget $63,944,028 Payments to the City 12,917,274 Capital Projects and Equipment 7,088,698 Total Public Utilities Fund Appropriations $83,950,000 School Operating Fund State Appropriations $172,840,201 Federal and Other Appropriations 6,229,000 City Appropriations 1. Operating Funds $102,992,703 2. Debt Service 12,307,297 Total City Funding Support 115,300,000 Total School Operating Fund Appropriations $294,369,201 Vehicle and Equipment Services Fund Vehicle and Equipment Services Fund $14,067,000 Total Vehicle and Equipment Services Fund Appropriations $14,067,000 SUBTOTAL - APPROPRIATIONS $840,035,201 LESS - Payments to Other Funds From General Fund To School Fund $115,300,000 From Public Utilities Fund To General Fund 12,917,274 From Public Utilities Fund for Capital Improvements 7,088,698 From General Fund To Vehicle and Equipment Services Fund 8,346,450 From Vehicle and Equipment Services Fund To General Fund 21,242 $143,673,664 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET $696,361,537 SPECIAL REVENUE AND TRUST FUNDS Auto Self Insurance Fund $1,429,000 General Liability Insurance Fund 1,693,000 Worker's Compensation Fund 3,250,200 Recreation Revolving Fund 4,518,000 Historical Services Fund 1,060,800 Golf Course Revolving Fund 1,675,700 Leeward Marina Revolving Fund 274,000 Tourism, Promotion, Development Fund 1,402,100 School Worker's Compensation Fund 1,548,300 School Textbook Fund 1,200,000 Street/Highway Maintenance Fund 15,470,905 Economic Development Fund 146,000 Law Library Fund 149,000 Stormwater Management Fund 16,800,000 Solid Waste Revolving Fund 14,554,000 Wastewater Fund 21,084,000 Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter Fund 1,790,000 Debt Service Fund 61,712,485 Economic Industrial Development Fund 31,728,000 Applied Research Center Fund 1,621,600 Parking Facilities Fund 651,800 Pension Trust Fund 66,321,800 City Retirement-Post Retirement Fund 10,245,000 Line of Duty Act Benefit Fund 250,000 SUBTOTAL - SPECIAL REVENUE and TRUST FUNDS $260,575,690 LESS Payments from Other Funds ($130,161,581) Payments to Other Funds ($16,514,289) ($146,675,870) TOTAL SPECIAL REVENUE AND TRUST FUNDS $113,899,820 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND Community Development Block Grant $1,776,479 TOTAL CITY BUDGET $812,037,836 3. That this ordinance shall be in effect on and after July 1, 2014. sdm12506 ORDINANCE NO. ____________________ AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS. WHEREAS, City Council appropriated funding for the implementation of the City of Newport News employee Classification and Compensation Plan in its Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Budget. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Newport News pursuant to Section 4.02(D) of the Charter of the City of Newport News: 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to develop, administer and implement the Classification and Pay Plan for all classes of City of Newport News officers and employees effective Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 (FY 2015). 2. All employees of the City of Newport News shall be included in the Classification plan with the exception of the following: (a) Officials elected by the people and persons appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices, and employees of Constitutional Officers unless inclusion of employees of Constitutional Officers in the Classification and Pay Plan is specifically approved by the City Manager; (b) Members of boards and commissions, the City Manager, the City Attorney, the City Clerk, and other positions appointed by City Council, the City Registrar, and persons appointed by the Judges of the Circuit Court; (c) The Assistant City Managers, Executive Staff, and the attorneys employed in the City Attorney’s Office; (d) Employees of the school board; (e) Licensed physicians employed by the City in their professional capacities; (f) Persons temporarily employed in a professional or scientific capacity, or to conduct a special inquiry, investigation or examination if the Council or the City Manager certifies that such employment is temporary and that the work shall not be performed by employees in the classified service; and (g) Persons employed in temporary or regular part-time jobs which are not equivalent to jobs included in the classification plan.  3. Employees of agencies for which the City acts as fiscal agent are not employees of the City of Newport News. 4. The City Manager is authorized to promulgate and administer all provisions which govern salary and classification adjustments for all employees made necessary through the implementation of the FY 2015 Compensation and Classification Plan. 5. The City Manager is responsible for the overall development and implementation of the City’s Classification and Pay Plan and for promulgating policies and procedures for the equitable administration of the plan. 6. The City Manager is hereby authorized to establish policies governing the award of any additional compensation to employees in positions exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the circumstances under which such compensation may be made. 7. Notwithstanding any provision of this ordinance, the City Attorney, the Commonwealth Attorney and the City Clerk, with the prior approval of the City Council, shall have responsibility for the administration of the Classification and Pay Plan as it relates to their respective deputies and assistants. 8. This ordinance shall be in effect on and after July 1, 2014. H. Appropriations ACTION: A REQUEST FOR A MOTION OF CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE AS A BLOCK THE FOLLOWING APPROPRIATIONS. 1. Newport News Police Department (NNPD) – Criminal Justice Training Academy Fees – $75,000 2. Newport News Police Department (NNPD) – Virginia E- 911 Services Board: FY 2015 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), Hampton-Newport News Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) to CAD Grant – $325,000 H. Appropriations 1. Newport News Police Department (NNPD) – Criminal Justice Training Academy Fees – $75,000 ACTION: A REQUEST TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $75,000 FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING ACADEMY FEES TO THE NEWPORT NEWS POLICE DEPARTMENT (NNPD) FOR SWORN OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SPECIALIZED TRAINING. BACKGROUND: l The Criminal Justice Training Academy Fees was established and authorized by City Code, Section 2-18.2, to allow the clerks of the circuit, general district and juvenile and domestic relations district courts to assess and collect a fee of five dollars ($5.00) in every case in which costs are assessable. l All funds collected are to be used to support the Police Department's Criminal Justice Training Academy. FISCAL l The current balance in Criminal Justice Training Academy IMPACT: fees is $319,432. l The City Manager recommends approval. Supporting Material CM Memo re CJTA Fees to NNPD sdm12508 Appropriation re Criminal Justice Trainin Academy Fees to NNPD sdm12508 RESOLUTION NO. _______________ A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM USE OF FUND BALANCE - FY14 TO SPECIALIZED POLICE SUPPLIES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Newport News: That it hereby appropriates funds from Use of Fund Balance - FY14 to Specialized Police Supplies, as follows: Appropriation From: Use of Fund Balance - FY14 2580-000-00-0000-450000-000000- 0000-00000 $ 75,000.00 Appropriation To: Specialized Police Supplies 2580-000-00-0000-554090-000000- 0000-00000 $ 75,000.00 H. Appropriations 2. Newport News Police Department (NNPD) – Virginia E-911 Services Board: FY 2015 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), Hampton-Newport News Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) to CAD Grant – $325,000 ACTION: A REQUEST TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $325,000 FROM THE VIRGINIA E- 911 SERVICES BOARD TO THE NEWPORT NEWS POLICE DEPARTMENT (NNPD) FOR FY 2015 PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT (PSAP), HAMPTON- NEWPORT NEWS COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH (CAD) TO CAD GRANT. BACKGROUND: l Hampton and Newport News Fire Departments, along with the 911 Communications Center, collaborated to submit a grant application to the Virginia E-911 Services Board. l The project would provide a CAD to CAD interface between the two fire departments creating the ability for each Fire Department to view the status of fire apparatus in each City. l This also enables the Dispatch Center in each City to dispatch the closest fire equipment to calls for service, thus reducing the response times for citizens. FISCAL IMPACT: l The CAD to CAD project is expected to cost $772,000; this grant will provide $325,000. l In addition, the Fire Department has submitted an Assistance to Fire Fighter grant for $750,000 as a regional funding request. l No local grant match is required. l The City Manager recommends approval. Supporting Material CM Memo re PSAP Computer Aided Dispatch Grant sdm12518 Appropriation re PSAP Newport News-Hampton CAD Grant sdm12518 RESOLUTION NO. _______________ A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM ST-PSAP-VITA-REGIONAL-14 TO INFO TECH EQUIP OTHER. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Newport News: That it hereby appropriates funds from ST-PSAP-VITA-Regional-14 to Info Tech Equip Other, as follows: Appropriation From: ST-PSAP-VITA-Regional-14 2600-000-23-2389-482000-000000-0000- 23P34-23P34 $ 325,000.00 Appropriation To: Info Tech Equip Other 2600-000-23-2389-570018-000000-0000- 23P14-23P14 $ 325,000.00 *I. Citizen Comments on Matters Germane to the Business of City Council J. New Business and Councilmember Comments City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Bateman Coleman Price Scott Vick Whitaker Woodbury K. Adjourn *THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETING WILL BE CONCLUDED NO LATER THAN 10:00 P.M. TO ALLOW PERSONS TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL UNDER “CITIZEN COMMENTS ON MATTERS GERMANE TO THE BUSINESS OF CITY COUNCIL.”