City Council Meeting Agendas

AGENDA SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL May 5, 2004 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Freedom of Information Act Certification Approved 7-0 4. Special Presentations - Presentation of the 2004 Virginia Chapter – American Planning Association Planning Leadership Award for an Elected Official to Mayor E. Dana Dickens, III - Sister Cities Commission Submittal of an Application to Sister Cities International to recognize the Oderzo Fountain Project - Presentation of a proclamation in recognition of Business Appreciation Week - Presentation of a proclamation in recognition of Historical Preservation Week - Presentation of a proclamation in recognition of National Tourism Week 5. Consent Agenda - Approval of the Minutes Approved 7-0 6. Consent Agenda - An ordinance accepting and appropriating Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Housing and Urban Development (HOME) Investment Partnership Program grant funds in the amount of $554,442 - Second Reading Approved 7-0 7. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to appropriate $38,125 of interest accrued in the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) Program - Second Reading Approved 7-0 8. Consent Agenda - An ordinance accepting and appropriating Non-Local Funding in the amount of $25,000 for the Sleepy Hole Golf Course Project - Second Reading Approved 7-0 9. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to appropriate $10,800 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund to the Nansemond Suffolk Rescue Squad for the Purchase of four defibrillators - First Reading Approved 7-0 10. Consent Agenda - A resolution recognizing the City of Suffolk’s Official Sister Cities Visit to Oderzo, Italy Approved 7-0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 11. Public Hearing - Suffolk Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 and related Ordinances - An ordinance levying real property taxes for the tax year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005 - First Reading First reading only- no action taken. - An ordinance to levy taxes on all tangible personal property not either exempt from taxation or otherwise taxed for the 2004 and 2005 tax years - First Reading First reading only- no action taken. - An ordinance approving the City Budget and appropriating funds for expenditures contemplated during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005, in the amount of $277,271.459 and regulating the payment of money out of the City Treasury - First Reading First reading only- no action taken. - An ordinance to amend Chapter 86 “Traffic and Vehicles” Article IV, Section 86- 119 of the Code of the City of Suffolk - First Reading First reading only- no action taken. - An ordinance to amend Chapter 90 “Utilities” Article III, Section 90-131 of the Code of the City of Suffolk - First Reading First reading only- no action taken. - A resolution approving a fee schedule for the City of Suffolk First reading only- no action taken. 12. Staff Report - Presentation of the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) Annual Report No action taken. 13. Staff Report - 2018 Comprehensive Plan Review and Update No action taken. 14. Motion - Establish a Work Session for May 19, 2004, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled. Approved 7-0 15. Motion - A motion to establish a public hearing, at the May 19, 2004, City Council Meeting, to receive public comment on expansion of the Mosquito Control Taxing District to include an area of Hosier Road and Kempton Park Approved 7-0 There was a motion to amend the agenda to consider the following item: Nominations to the 2004 Virginia Municipal League Policy Committees: Environmental Quality - Council Member Calvin W. Jones Finance - Mayor E. Dana Dickens, III and Council Member Curtis R. Milteer, Sr. General Laws - Vice Mayor Leroy Bennett and City Manager R. Steven Herbert Human Development and Education - Council Member Bobby L. Ralph Transportation - Council Member Charles F. Brown Approved 7-0 16. Late Appearances - (Late appearances are limited by Section 2021 of the City Code to five (5) minutes per speaker. There is no limitation on the total time period for late appearances.) 17. Announcements and Comments from Council Members 18. Adjournment