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Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: July 31, 2017 -1– ______________________________________________________________________________ The Special Called Meeting of the Petersburg City Council was held on Monday, July 31, 2017, at the Union Train Station. Mayor Parham called the Special Called meeting to order at 6:30p.m. 1. ROLL CALL: Present: Council Member Charles H. Cuthbert, Jr Council Member Darrin Hill Council Member W. Howard Myers Council Member Annette Smith-Lee Council Member Treska Wilson-Smith Vice Mayor John A. Hart, Sr. Mayor Samuel Parham Absent: None Present from City Administration: City Manager Aretha R. Ferrell-Benavides City Attorney Joseph E. Preston Clerk of Council Nykesha D. Jackson 2. CLOSED SESSION: City Attorney Joseph Preston stated that City Council will now move to go into closed session for the purpose pursuant to Section 2.2-3711.A (7) of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended, Council will be in closed session to have consultation with legal counsel regarding the filing of a legal claim where consultation and briefing in an open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating posture of the City of Petersburg. Vice Mayor Hart moved that the City Council go into closed session for the purposes noted by the City Attorney. The motion was seconded by Council Member Myers. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham City Council entered closed session at 6:31 p.m. CERTIFICATION: Mr. Preston stated that City Council now moves to come out of closed session and certify that only public business matters lawfully exempted from an open meeting requirement pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and only such business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or considered in the closed meeting. Council Member Hill made a motion to return City Council into open session and certify the purposes of the closed session. The motion was seconded by Council Member Cuthbert. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham 17-R-51 A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING, AS REQUIRED BY THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, SECTION 2.2- 3712, THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER’S KNOWLEDGE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS *Audio available  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: July 31, 2017 -2– ______________________________________________________________________________ MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED SESSION, AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSED SESSION WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED. Mayor Parham stated “Good evening again to everyone. At the last council meeting I mentioned at the end the bravery of one of our police officers here in Petersburg. I just want to recap that sorry for those of you did not hear it. Officer Christopher Ayers has been with the department for almost two years, was driving from Colonial Heights to Petersburg to start a shift around 1:40pm, when he spotted a wheelchair on the road of the Martin Luther King Bridge. Officer Ayers said ‘I saw a wheelchair that was empty in the roadway.’ Curious Officer Ayers looked over. He saw several people flocking over to the area bridge. He then caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a man leaping from the bridge. ‘I parked my vehicle got out and looked over the railing,’ Ayers said. ‘I saw a mail parting the water. He was still moving. He appeared to be trying to swim.’ Officer Ayers first called for back-up and then he walked towards the bank of the Appomattox River. ‘I tried to talk to him to get him to come to me,’ Ayers said. ‘Those efforts failed. So, I took my vest and gun belt off and everything out of my pockets and got into the water and got him out the water,’ Ayers said. The man had pulled himself out of his wheelchair, thrown himself over the side of the railing and fallen about 60 feet into the river that day. Ayers questions what would have happened if he hadn’t been driving over the bridge at that moment. Part of his job is just not about taking people to jail it’s about helping people in need. ‘And at that point I felt like that was a person in need and I was in a position to help that person,’ Ayers said. The man who jumped who police are not releasing his name for privacy went to the hospital with injuries to his lower body. He is expected to be okay. Officer Ayers was happy to be there to help. ‘I was in the right place at the right time to render aid and help in a time of crisis,’ said Officer Ayers. Please give a round of applause for the Petersburg Police Department.” Mayor Parham stated that he sent over a certificate of recognition to Officer Ayers last week. He thanked Ms. Jackson for sending it over. 3. COMMUNICATIONS/SPECIAL REPORTS: a. Organizational Restructuring Mrs. Benavides stated that she will start with an update. She stated that her recommendation is on a report of restructuring the organization. She stated that Mr. Bobb will be talking about the collection as well as the progress report. She stated that in the budget one of the things that the Robert Bobb Group had to do was to do the organizational structure. She stated that within the budget they made a couple of recommendations. She stated that this is to include a deputy city manager, deputy city manager of operations and a deputy city manager/CFO. She stated that in the PowerPoint she will speak on the reorganization of the City and its departments. There was discussion among City Council Members and Mrs. Benavides. b. Update on Tax Collector Implementation Mr. Bobb stated that he would like to discuss the City Tax Collector position. He stated that they have done a lot of research and work. He stated that they have had many discussions internally with the City Manager and others as well. He stated that in the PowerPoint presentation there are two green boxes that state the key functions that will be under the direction of a CFO/Finance Director. He stated that this would be the revenue collections for the City as well as the collector of delinquent taxes and fees. He stated that the PowerPoint shows how the tax collector aligns with the situation. He stated that this also states that the City Manager will serve as the collector. He stated that he recommends that City Council put together their *Audio available  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: July 31, 2017 -3– ______________________________________________________________________________ legislative packet for the General Assembly and that the recommendation includes the City Charter with the function and recommendation of the City Collector and functions of City Treasurer. Mr. Bobb went through the PowerPoint presentation. There was discussion among City Council and Mr. Bobb and Ms. Birch. Mr. Bobb stated that he would like to have Jack Berry to give an update on where the City is with utility billing and assessments. He stated they will give council a copy of the assessment report and that they will also put it online on the City’s website. He stated that this area is a major area for the City Manager to fix. He stated that they can give a lot of direction but that it can take some time. He stated that this is an area that has to be totally made over. Jack Berry, Interim Deputy City Manager, stated that they promised to prepare a plan to improve billing and collections to be completed by June 30, 2017. He stated that he is present to update them on the plan. He stated that some of the issues were the changing of the meters and updating the rates and information. He stated that in the PowerPoint presentation there was a time when the City did not bill the residents for water bills. He stated that they brought in a company to assess the situation and come up with recommendations. He stated that they reviewed the Johnson Controls contract and that they still have some work to do to make sure that the City is getting everything that they paid for. He stated that they concluded that a lot of the problems is on the City’s side of the fence and organization with the project. He stated that this is something that the City needs to own up to and go from there. He stated that part of the plan will be to obtain proposals and to complete the meters that are to be replaced that were supposed to be changed in the first phase. He stated that the City has about 1,100 more to go. He stated that these would include the large commercial meters as well. He stated that they gave the possibility of upgrading the City’s software. He stated that it also calls for policies, procedures and manuals and a comprehensive employee training program. He stated that they recognize what they have to do on a monthly basis which is to reconcile. He stated that this has not been happening like it is supposed to. He stated that they need to do a monthly edit check system prior to the bills going out. He stated that they should never be a situation when they are sending out a zero bill or setting out a bill that is out of range. He stated they need an edit process and that they need to implement this. He stated that they also need to implement their control system. He stated that there is an internal control that marks the checks and balances in the system to make sure that the employees are doing the right thing. He stated that they want to have procedures to make sure that they are making the correct charges. He stated that there is a connection and accounts payable. He stated that they took connection fees and installed the meters but never really set up the account. He stated that these residents have meters and water but have no account with the City. He stated that the procedure needs to change to make sure that this does not happen again. He stated that they have to check to make sure that the correct size is being measured and that the information is right in the system upon doing the readings and sending out bills. Mr. Berry showed City Council and the citizens an actual meter of what was installed in the City. Mr. Berry stated that they would like to update the phone system as well with the billing and utility system. He stated that they want to improve the billing statements as well. He stated that they are working on an automated work order system. He stated that they will be evaluating the meter billing cycle. He stated that they want to reinstate the delinquent and penalty charges. He stated that they budgeted $250,000 in delinquent charges this year. He stated that they have to get the system back on track to meet the budget target. He stated that they need to have monthly metrics. He stated that they need to report back to City Council the activities on monthly collections and cut-offs and how they are doing on utility rates. He stated that he thinks that they need to look at changing the current City’s irrigation system. There was discussion among City Council Members, Mr. Bobb and Mr. Berry. *Audio available  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: July 31, 2017 -4– ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. CONSENT AGENDA: a. To schedule a public hearing for consideration of a petition by U-Haul (Amy Cox) for a Special Use Permit to operate a self-storage facility at 2530 South Crater Road. Council Member Myers made a motion to accept the Consent Agenda with scheduling a public hearing on September 5, 2017. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Hart. There was no discussion on the motion. The motion was approved on roll call. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Hill, Myers, Hart and Parham 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: a. A public hearing on the amendment to the Zoning ordinance (Appendix A) of the 1981 Code of the City of Petersburg, as amended, to restrict and prohibit in certain instances first floor dwelling uses in the B-3 (Central Business) Zoning District. BACKGROUND: The Code of the State of Virginia Section §15.2-2286 (7) whenever the public necessitate, convenience, general welfare, or good zoning proactive requires, the governing body may by ordinance amend, supplement, or change the regulations, district boundaries, or classifications of property. This change is necessary to protect the commercial integrity of the central business district and to restrict residential development on first floors that may interrupt the commercial frontage. The Central Business District is the core of the City and is the main street of commercial corridors. In order to protect this core, we have to restrict the residential dwelling uses within this designation. The planning staff and Planning Commission have been working on amendments to the zoning ordinance and this is the second round of changes. RECOMMENDATION: Following a duly advertise public hearing, Council may take action on the request. The Planning Commission forwards a recommendation of approval of the changes to the B-3 Central Business zoning district to prohibit in certain instances first floor dwelling uses. Michelle Peters, Director of Planning, Economic Development & Code Compliance, gave a briefing on the public hearing on the amendment to the Zoning ordinance (Appendix A) of the 1981 Code of the City of Petersburg, as amended, to restrict and prohibit in certain instances first floor dwelling uses in the B-3 (Central Business) Zoning District. Ms. Jackson opened the floor for public comments. Mark B. Specter, 27 Walnut Boulevard, stated that he had some concerns about this originally. He stated that he read on the Petersburg website a description of everything. He stated that Mrs. Peters just explained some of the information that he understood a little bit. He stated that he still wanted to share his concerns regarding it. He stated that he has been doing commercial real estate in Petersburg for 37 years. He stated that his concern that he had was with some of the property. He stated he wanted to share with City Council properties that he has on Market Street that are not currently retail property. He stated that he heard today that one of the properties that looks like it used to be a house does not have any restrictions. He stated that it used to be a law firm. He stated that he does have some concerns about the location of properties. Joe Battiston, 600 W. Wythe Street, stated that he is actually in support of the change. He stated that he was extremely disappointed when they put residential units in front of the Glenna Jean Building and with residential units on the first floor of the hotel next door to the Siege Museum. He stated that historically this *Audio available  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: July 31, 2017 -5– ______________________________________________________________________________ was a retail space. He stated that this does create a gap. He stated that they have a situation that if you leave the hotel that is next door to the Dixie, then you have a parking lot then you have another building that has a very large store front. He stated that this is dead space. He stated that this cuts down on the flow of traffic going down Sycamore Street. He stated that the next thing they have is the flower shop. He stated that he is glad that she moved into that building. He stated that they really need to have store fronts to only be store fronts and not turn them into residential areas. He stated that towards Grove Avenue and High Street there are a couple of retails that are normal to go back into residential neighborhood. He stated that Sycamore Street is not a residential neighborhood. He stated that Bank Street is not a residential area as well. He stated that he would like them to consider approving this. Richard Stewart, 129 Rolfe Street, stated that he would like to ask about the churches on Sycamore Street. He asked is a church considered residential. Seeing no further hands, Ms. Jackson closed the public hearing. There was discussion among City Council and staff. Council Member Cuthbert made a motion to approve the recommendation of approval of the changes to the B-3 Central Business zoning district to prohibit in certain instances first floor dwelling uses. The motion was seconded by Council Member Wilson-Smith. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill and Parham 17-ORD-32 AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE B-3 CENTRAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT TO PROHIBIT IN CERTAIN INSTANCES FIRST FLOOR DWELLING USES. b. A public hearing on the proposed disposition of public owned properties. BACKGROUND: The City is selling property that we currently own to encourage development and reuse of vacant properties that will eliminate blight and revitalize the community. The disposition will allow the City to collect real estate taxes that we are not currently receiving and general additional revenue for the City. RECOMMENDATION: Recommend that council approve the disposition of publicly owned properties located at 135 Franklin Street, 137 Franklin Street, 116 and 120 North Jefferson Street, 1004 and 1015 Commerce Street, 130 Pocahontas Street, 433 River Street, 275 River Street, 240 River Street, 236 River Street, 209 River Street, 209 Rear River Street, 39 Rear River Street, 429 Fifth Street, 501 Second Street, 600 Bridge Street, 29 South Union Street, 38 South Union Street, 41 South Union Street and 42 South Union Street. Michelle Peters, Director of Planning, Economic Development & Code Compliance, gave a briefing on the disposition of properties listed. She stated that 137 Franklin Street should be included on the PowerPoint presentation even though it is not on the slide. She stated that she would like them to do two separate motions when the motions are made. Gloria Brown, 1557 South Sycamore Street, stated that she would like City Council to support Mrs. Peters suggestion. She stated that coming from the Economic Development Authority Board they are really interested in supporting and advocating the access of constant revenue into the City. She stated that if they can support this then they should definitely do it. R.J. Bragg, 709 Logan Street, stated that she was not present at other meetings and that she just found out tonight and that someone told her that it was in the newspaper that the Roper Property has been sold. She stated that the date that this was done is apparently August 30th. She stated that her concern with that *Audio available  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: July 31, 2017 -6– ______________________________________________________________________________ property is that when Roper got the property they took the easement to her property. She stated that the only way she can get it back is that the building would have to go away from the site. She stated that she would like to have her piece of property back. Karen Graham, 402 High Street, stated that she has been before City Council previously with the issue of disposing of public property. She stated that she would like to reiterate again that as they move forward in selling these properties that they get the market value of the property. She stated that appraisal and that there is a reversion clause and that there is financing available for the potential buyer before he steps into the project. She stated that the City Manager report back to council and report so that they know what the final done deal is and what the sale price is. She stated that the citizens should be aware of this information as well. She stated that she is concerned with the Commerce Street property. She asked whether this is part of the proposal and what funds are being looked. She asked is this Litech. She stated that they City had problems before with Litech. She stated that when they go to the other properties on the list she stated that she will have the same comments. Seeing no further hands, Ms. Jackson closed the public hearing. There was discussion among City Council and staff. Council Member Wilson-Smith made a motion that City Council directs the City Manager to negotiate terms for the disposition of publicly-owned property located at 135 and 137 Franklin Street; 116 and 120 North Jefferson Street; and 1004 and 1015 Commerce Street and bring a report back to City Council. The motion was seconded by Council Member Cuthbert. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham; Voting No: Smith-Lee 17-ORD-33 AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE TERMS FOR THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 135 AND 137 FRANKLIN STREET; 116 AND 120 NORTH JEFFERSON STREET; AND 1004 AND 1015 COMMERCE STREET AND BRING A REPORT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL. Council Member Cuthbert made a motion that City Council directs the City Manager to negotiate terms for the disposition of publicly-owned property located at 29, 38, 41 and 42 South Union Street; 39 River Street; 209 River Street and 209 River Street (rear); 236, 240, 275 and 433 River Street; 429 Fifth Street; 501 Second Street and 600 Bridge Street and bring a report back to City Council with recommendation for council’s consideration. The motion was seconded by Council Member Cuthbert. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham 17-ORD-34 AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE TERMS FOR THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 29, 38, 41 AND 42 SOUTH UNION STREET; 39 RIVER STREET; 209 RIVER STREET AND 209 RIVER STREET (REAR); 236, 240, 275 AND 433 RIVER STREET; 429 FIFTH STREET; 501 SECOND STREET AND 600 BRIDGE STREET AND BRING A REPORT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL’S CONSIDERATION. 6. NEW BUSINESS: a. Carry-forward CDBG balances from the 2016-2017 program year to the current program year of 2017-2018. *Audio available  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: July 31, 2017 -7– ______________________________________________________________________________ BACKGROUND: Petersburg, Virginia, is an entitlement jurisdiction for the annual receipt of CDBG funds from HUD. Many CDBG funded projects continue over more than 12 months and it is necessary to carry over account balances from on year to the next for the continued operation of the projects. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the following CDBG account balances be brought forward into 2017-2018, the operating year beginning July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, for continuation of the related project activities: 1. McKenny Street Sewers $10,357.00 2. Jarratt House $164,854.00 3. Freedom Support Center $1,105.64 4. Project Homes $1,098.00 5. Sycamore Towers $17,768.26 6. Administration $71,968.69 7. Sidewalks $60,500.00 8. Code Enforcement $118,722.78 9. Main Street $43,970.00 There was discussion among City Council and Mrs. Peters. Council Member Myers made a motion to carry-forward CDBG balances from the 2016-2017 program year to the current program year of 2017-2018. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hill. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham b. A resolution to grant an open-space easement to Virginia Outdoor Foundation to preserve Lee Memorial Park. BACKGROUND: The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation provides grants or purchasing interests in real property for land conservation throughout the Commonwealth. Grants are awarded in the following categories: natural area protection; open spaces and parks; farmlands and forest preservation; and historic area preservation. Lee Memorial Park would be eligible in two categories to apply for grant funding. The purpose of the funding is to protect and enhance the open space and recreational use of the park. Prior to applying for the grant the property, in this case Lee Memorial Park, must have an easement granted to Virginia Outdoor Foundation (VOF). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council gives staff permission to move forward with the recordation of an easement and application for funding to protect and maintain the park. Mrs. Peters stated that she asks that City Council table this item until September 5, 2017. Council Member Myers made a motion to table action on the resolution until the September 5, 2017, regular council meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hill. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham c. Consideration to amend the June 6, 2017 authorization resolution to increase the maximum par amount of bonds to be issued from $30 million to $34 million. BACKGROUND: On June 6, 2017, City Council approved the resolution to move forward with the *Audio available  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: July 31, 2017 -8– ______________________________________________________________________________ issuance of $3,000,000 of new money for public safety emergency vehicles and up to $27,000,000 of refunding bonds to provide debt service relief for the City’s budget. Since that time, two additional series of bonds have been identified for refunding. The first is a 2015 Stormwater Bond that was issued at $3,000,000 but $1,800,000 was used for non-stormwater related projects, as identified in the FY 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. By refunding this series of bonds, the City eliminates the “Due to Other Funds” liability and potential bond covenant issues. The second series is a 2004 General Obligation Bond that is insured and represents the last time the City entered the capital markets as a stand-alone bond issuance. By refunding this series, the City has the flexibility to eliminate any potential issues that may arise with the bond insurer on the restructuring. Council will be asked to consider a resolution to amend the City’s June 6, 2017, resolution which originally authorized up to $30,000,000 combined refunding and new money bonds to (a) include the City’s 2015 Stormwater Bond and 2004 Bond issue as additional potential refunding candidates and (b) increase the maximum par amount of bonds from $30 million to $34 million to account for those additions. Additionally, the amending resolution will approve the basic form of a trust agreement requested by the underwriter to be executed in connection with the bonds to provide for (1) a Project Fund for the new money components, (2) quarterly payments for debit service on the Bonds, structured to match up with quarterly real property tax receipts and (3) provide for the debt service reserve fund for the bonds. The estimated net budget and cash flow savings for FY2018 is $1.6 million to $1.7 million. The estimated net budget savings through FY2022 is $1.3 million to $1.4 million annually. RECOMMENDATION: Recommend City Council amend the June 6, 2017, resolution to increase the maximum par amount of General Obligation and Refunding Bonds to $34 million. Ms. Birch gave a briefing on the increase the maximum par amount of General Obligation and Refunding Bonds to $34 million. There was discussion among City Council and the City Manager. Council Member Cuthbert made a motion that City Council amend the June 6, 2017, resolution to increase the maximum par amount of General Obligation and Refunding Bonds to $34 million. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hill. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham 17-R-53 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA AMENDING REFUNDING RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL REFUNDING CANDIDATES AND APPROVE A RELATED TRUST AGREEMENT. d. Consideration of a permit the purchase 108 East Washington Street and authorization to transfer money from the contingency fund to CIP fund to purchase. BACKGROUND: On February 3, 2014, the City of Petersburg sold 108 East Washington Street (Trailways Bus Station) to Fairfax Land Investment LLC with the intent of development. Pursuant to the Addendum the developer had 36 months to develop the property or the City is seeking to purchase the property back from the current developer in an effort to find a developer to revitalize it. The City will transfer the funds from the contingency fund to CIP account to pay for the building. The City currently has several LOI’s from developers for 108 East Washington Street. Once the building is resold the funds will be transferred to the contingency fund. RECOMMENDATION: Recommend City Council authorize the City Manager the permit to *Audio available  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: July 31, 2017 -9– ______________________________________________________________________________ purchase 108 E. Washington Street and transfer $122,371 from the contingency fund to CIP fund to pay for the property. Council Member Myers made a motion that City Council authorize the City Manager the permit to purchase 108 E. Washington Street and transfer $122,371 from the contingency fund to CIP fund to pay for the property. The motion was seconded by Council Member Wilson-Smith. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham 17-ORD-35 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER THE PERMIT TO PURCHASE 108 E. WASHINGTON STREET AND TRANSFER $122,371 FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND TO CIP FUND TO PAY FOR THE PROPERTY. Council Member Hill made a motion to appoint the City Manager as the City Tax Collector and all the collection functions allowable to the finance department. The motion was seconded by Council Member Myers. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Myers, Hill and Parham; Voting No: Wilson-Smith and Hart 17-R-52 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE CITY TAX COLLECTOR AND ALL THE COLLECTION FUNCTIONS ALLOWABLE TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. City Council adjourned at 9:13 p.m. _________________________ Clerk of City Council APPROVED: _________________________ Mayor *Audio available