City Council Meeting Agendas

SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA April 20, 2005 l. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Freedom of Information Act Certification Approved 7-0 4. Special Presentations - Presentation of a proclamation recognizing "Keep Suffolk Beautiful Week" No City Council action was required. - Presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation to Mary Lynn Dixon for her years of service as Deputy City Clerk for the City of Suffolk No City Council action was required. 5. Consent Agenda – Approval of the minutes Approved 7-0 6. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation and to provide for a local cash match – Second Reading Approved 7-0 7. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate an Injury Prevention Mini- Grant from the Virginia Department of Health – Second Reading Approved 7-0 8. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate Transportation Enhancement Grant funding from the Virginia Department of Transportation and to appropriate a local cash match – Second Reading Approved 7-0 9. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate an Economic Development Initiative (EDI) grant award from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the design and construction of the Great Dismal Swamp Interpretive Center – Second Reading Approved 7-0 10. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate a supplemental Home Safe Home, Virginia Grant award from the Virginia Department of Health – Second Reading Approved 7-0 1 11. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate an Assistance to Firefighters Grant award from the United States Department of Homeland Security and to appropriate a local cash match – Second Reading Approved 7-0 12. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate non-local funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation for the relocation of Runway 7 threshold lighting and to provide for a local cash match – First Reading Approved 7-0 13. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate the repayment of fellowship funds provided through the Virginia State Aid Fellowship – First Reading Approved 7-0 14. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to submit, accept and appropriate a State Grant Award for State Grant-In-Aid for the Suffolk Public Library System – First Reading Approved 7-0 15. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate non-local funds provided to the City to support the City of Suffolk’s Fire, Police and Parks and Recreation Departments activities and operating expenditures – First Reading Approved 7-0 16. Consent Agenda – A resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the Nansemond Parkway Northeast Water and Sanitary Sewer Engineering Agreement Approved 7-0 17. Consent Agenda - A resolution adopting the National Incident Management System as the standard for incident management in the City of Suffolk Approved 7-0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * 18. Public Hearing – A public hearing regarding the establishment of the real estate tax rate An ordinance levying real property taxes for the tax year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006 – First Reading This ordinance is a first reading only – no action required. 2 19. Public Hearing – Appeal of Planning Commission determination in regard to Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Exception Request EX7-04, submitted by Ronald E. Carter of Hoggard-Eure Associates, P.C., on behalf of Phillip M. Privette, property owner, for an exception to permit the reduction of the 100 foot Resource Protection Area buffer down to 55 feet for the construction of an in-ground pool located at 9139 River Crescent. The property affected is further identified as Tax Map 5C(2), Parcel 70, Chuckatuck Voting Borough, Nansemond Taxing District, Zoned RL, Residential Low Density District. Approved 5-2 (Vice Mayor Bennett and Council Member Jones voted in opposition.) 20. Public Hearing – Conditional Use Permit Request C25-04, submitted by Ronald and Rene Midgette, property owners for an accessory dwelling unit in accordance with Sections 31-306, 31-406, and 31-701 of the Unified Development Ordinance Approved 7-0 21. Public Hearing – Conditional Use Permit Request C2-05, submitted by T. Kirk Pretlow on behalf of William W. Jones, Jr., property owner, for the location of additional farm structures in accordance with Section 31-802(A) of the Unified Development Ordinance Approved 7-0 22. Ordinance – An ordinance requesting the transfer of maintenance responsibilities for all public roadways within the Nansemond Taxing District to the City of Suffolk for perpetual maintenance; and establishing the Roadway Maintenance Advisory Commission – as amended (This item was continued from the April 6, 2005, City Council meeting.) Approved 4-3 (Vice Mayor Bennett, Council Member Johnson and Council Member Jones voted in opposition.) 23. Motion – A motion to schedule a Work Session for May 4, 2005, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled. Approved 7-0 There was a motion to amend the agenda to consider the following items, and all of these items were approved by a vote of 7-0: An appointment to the Paul D. Camp Community College Board – Jean Copeland An appointment to the Substance Abuse and Youth Council - Marion Mathews A motion to schedule a public hearing at the May 4, 2005, City Council meeting for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed 2005-2006 Operating Budget. 3 24. Late Appearance – Guidelines for the Late Appearances period are outlined in the City Code Section 2-96 and permit each speaker five (5) minutes to address City Council. There is no limitation on the total time period for Late Appearances. No City Council action was required. 25. Announcements and Comments from Council Members No City Council action was required. 26. Adjournment 4