City Council Meeting Agendas

AGENDA SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL May 19, 2004 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Freedom of Information Act Certification Approved 7-0 4. Special Presentations - A presentation regarding the 15th Anniversary of Business Technologies, Incorporated - Presentation of a proclamation in recognition of “Ruritan Week” in the City of Suffolk - A presentation regarding the Virginia Downtown Development Association’s 18th Annual Awards of Excellence program 5. Consent Agenda - Approval of the Minutes Approved 7-0 6. 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 - Second Reading Approved 7-0 7. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept a grant in the amount of $11,031 from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management 2004 Local Emergency Management Performance Grant (LEMPG) program and to appropriate $11,031 in local cash match - First Reading Approved 7-0 8. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate $7,814 from the Commonwealth of Virginia for equipment purchases in the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office - First Reading Approved 7-0 1 9. Consent Agenda – An ordinance amending the City Code, Chapter 90 “Utilities”, Sections 90-129 and 90-357 regarding installment payments Approved 7-0 10. Consent Agenda – A resolution authorizing the participation in the South Hampton Roads Resource Conservation and Development Council Approved 7-0 11. Consent Agenda - A resolution in support of the City of Suffolk’s commitment to Historical Preservation Approved 7-0 12. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept a conservation easement over passive common open space within the Driver Village Cluster Subdivision Tax Map Number 19, Parcel Number 37, Sleepy Hole Voting Borough Approved 7-0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 13. Public Hearing - Mosquito control Special Taxing District Expansion An ordinance of the City of Suffolk, Virginia, expanding the Mosquito Control Special Taxing District (STD), and providing for the levy, collection, and expenditure of special real property taxes with respect thereto. Approved 7-0 14. Public Hearing - A Resolution Declaring that a Public Necessity Exists for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Water Distribution System, Sanitary Sewer Collection System, Roadway and Drainage Improvements, and for Municipal Purposes Generally, in and on Certain Real Estate Owned by: John A. Moseberth, Jr.; Trustee, Linwood S. Moseberth and Pauline E. Moseberth, Trustees; Calvin W. and Virginia L. Harmon; to Authorize the Taking of a Portion of Said Real Estates by Condemnation Approved 7-0 15. Public Hearing - Authorization of Debt Issuance - An ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds, Series, 2004, in the maximum amount of $595,000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia, and establishing the terms and details thereof Approved 7-0 2  - An ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, in the maximum amount of $12,695,000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia, and establishing the terms and details thereof Approved 7-0 - An ordinance authorizing the issuance of water and sewer system revenue bonds in the maximum amount of $15,045,000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia Approved 7-0 16. Public Hearing – Rezoning Request RZ3-04, submitted by Robert T. Petty of Millennium Services Corporation, LLC, applicant, on behalf of Hawk Properties, LLC, property owner, for a change in zoning from CP, Commerce Park, to O-I, Office-Institutional for 7.00 acres Approved 7-0 17. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit Request C7-04, submitted by Robert T. Petty of Millennium Services Corporation, LLC, applicant, on behalf of Hawk Properties, LLC, property owner, to permit a drive-through bank in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31- 406 of the Unified Development Ordinance Approved 7-0 18. Public Hearing - Ordinance Text Amendment OA-3-04 to amend the definition of Capital Improvements, Planned to be consistent with the City’s adopted Capital Improvements Program and Plan Approved 7-0 19. Public Hearing - Ordinance Text Amendment OA-5-03 to amend Section 31-612, Street Improvement Standards and Appendix A, Definitions of the Unified Development Ordinance to amend the definition and standards for cul-de-sacs and dead end streets Approved 7-0 20. Ordinances - Resolutions - 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 - Second Reading Approved 7-0 - 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 - Second Reading Approved 7-0 - An ordinance approving the City Budget and appropriating funds for expenditures 3  contemplated during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, in the amount of $277,271,459 $280,381,459 and regulating the payment of money out of the City Treasury - Second Reading Approved 7-0 - An ordinance to amend Chapter 86 “Traffic and Vehicles” Article IV, Section 86- 119 of the Code of the City of Suffolk - Second Reading Approved 7-0 - An ordinance to amend Chapter 90 “Utilities” Article III, Section 90-131 of the Code of the City of Suffolk - Second Reading Approved 7-0 - A resolution approving a fee schedule for the City of Suffolk – as amended Approved 7-0 21. Motion - Establish a Work Session for June 2, 2004, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled. There was a motion to amend the agenda to consider the following items: A resolution to adopt financial policy guidelines for Capital Improvement Budget, Debt and Reserves Approved 7-0 A resolution of the City Council of the City of Suffolk authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Pro-Rata Agreement with Ainslie-Widener, Inc. Approved 7-0 22. 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.) 23. Announcements and Comments from Council Members 24. Adjournment 4