City Council Meeting Agendas

SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA September 7, 2005 l. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Freedom of Information Act Certification 4. Special Presentations - Sister Cities Commission Summary on Italian Festival No City Council action was required. - 2005 Suffolk Peanut Fest Presentation 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 a Victim/Witness Program Grant renewal award from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and to appropriate a local cash match – Second Reading Approved 7-0 7. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to appropriate interest accrued in the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) Program – Second Reading Approved 7-0 8. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate a COPS 2005 Technology Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice – Second Reading Approved 7-0 9. Consent Agenda –An ordinance to accept and appropriate Federal funds received through the property seizure program for drug investigation – First Reading Approved 7-0 10. Consent Agenda – an ordinance to accept and appropriate State funds received through the Asset Forfeiture Program for drug prosecution – First Reading Approved 7-0 11. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate additional funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration for Runway 4/22 safety area expansion and to provide for a local cash match – First Reading Approved 7-0 1 12. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate additional funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation for clear span hangar site preparation and to provide for a local cash match– First Reading Approved 7-0 13. Consent Agenda - An ordinance adopting Suffolk City Code Section 46-2 to permit the employment of off-duty officers in accordance with Code of Virginia Section 15.2-1713 Approved 7-0 14. Consent Agenda – An ordinance accepting an easement from Tidewater Development Company for property located on North Main Street Approved 7-0 15. Public Hearing – Authorization of Debt Issuance – An ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation Public Improvement Bond, Series 2006, in the maximum amount of $19,000,000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia, and establishing the terms, details and provisions for the payment thereof Approved 7-0 16. Ordinance - An ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2005, in the maximum amount of $41,000,000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia, and establishing the terms, details and provisions for the payment thereof Approved 7-0 17. Resolution - A resolution to authorize lease financing of the Western Tidewater Community Services Board Consumer Facility Project at 1000 Commercial Lane in Suffolk, Virginia Approved 7-0 18. Staff Report - Presentation regarding the Suffolk Neighborhood College No City Council action was required. 19. Staff Report – Update on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission Activities No City Council action was required. 20. Motion – A motion to schedule a Work Session for September 21, 2005, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled Approved 7-0 21. Motion – A motion to schedule a City Council Retreat for September 14-16, 2005, at the Office of Economic Development Approved 7-0 2 22. Motion – A motion to accept the August 17, 2005, Affordable Housing Task Force Report to City Council and to forward it to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation as part of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan review and update. 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: Appointment of a City Council Liaison to the Airport Commission – Council Member Joseph Barlow An appointment to Virginia Coalition of High-Growth Communities – Council Member Calvin Jones 23. Late Appearances – 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. 24. Announcements and Comments from Council Members 25. Adjournment 3