City Council Meeting Agendas

AGENDA SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL May 17, 2006 l. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Freedom of Information Act Certification Approved 7-0 4. Special Presentations - Sister Cities Commission: Initiative on Youth No City Council action required. - National Historic Preservation Month No City Council action required. 5. Consent Agenda - Approval of the minutes Approved 7-0 6. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to apply, accept and appropriate a supplemental State Homeland Security Program Grant award from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management – Second Reading Approved 7-0 7. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate McKinney-Vento Assistance funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and to provide for a local cash match – Second Reading Approved 7-0 8. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate project income for the Fifth Judicial District Community Corrections Program – First Reading Approved 7-0 9. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate a grant award from the Virginia Fire Program Fund – First Reading Approved 7-0 10. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate a grant award from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the required matching funds from the City of Portsmouth and to provide for a local cash match for a marketing project related to the MAST Center – First Reading Approved 7-0 11. Consent Agenda - A resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the Lake Prince Meadows Water Transmission and Distribution System Project Engineering Services Agreement Approved 7-0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * 12. Public Hearing – Conditional Use Permit Request C22A-04, submitted by Adria L. Mason on behalf of Lorraine Jo Hill Mason, property owner, to amend Conditional Use Permit C22-04 for the operation of an adult care residence to allow for an increase in the maximum occupancy from six (6) to eight (8) ambulatory adults in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31-406 of the Unified Development Ordinance. Approved 7-0 13. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit Request C1-06, submitted by Shefco, Incorporated, property owner, to permit a retail use for the operation of an antique store in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31-406 of the Unified Development Ordinance Approved 7-0 14. Public Hearing – Conditional Use Permit Request C2-06, Carriage House, submitted by Ruth C. Bitting, property owner, to permit the operation of a bed and breakfast inn in accordance with Sections 31-306, 31-406, and 31-703 of the Unified Development Ordinance Approved 7-0 15. Public Hearing – Subdivision Variance Request V1-05 submitted by E. Rodney Flores, applicant, on behalf of Giles Virginia Ventures, LLC, property owner, for a variance from the Unified Development Ordinance Section 31-612(f) to provide for the required street connectivity and Section 31-612(n)(10) in regard to minimum intersecting space A motion to table V1-05 for 30 days was approved 7-0 16. Public Hearing – Subdivision Variance Request V1-06, submitted by Scott R. Davis, P.E. of Vanessa Hangen Brustlin, Inc., applicant, on behalf of Island Properties, LLC, property owner, for a variance from the Unified Development Ordinance Section 31-612(c) in regard to the maximum cul-de-sac length and Section 31-612(f) in regard to the required street connectivity Approved 7-0 17. Public Hearing – Ordinance Text Amendment OA2-06, Wetlands Mitigation Banks, for amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance of the Code of the City of Suffolk, Table 406-1, Principal Uses Permitted in Zoning Districts, and Appendix A, Definitions, in order to permit the establishment of wetland mitigation banks in the C, Conservation, and A, Agricultural, Zoning Districts, with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit Approved 7-0 18. Ordinances - Suffolk Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and Related Ordinances – Second Reading - An ordinance levying real property taxes for the tax year beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2007 - An ordinance to levy taxes on all tangible personal property not either exempt from taxation or otherwise taxed for the 2006 and 2007 tax years - An ordinance approving the City Budget and appropriating funds for expenditures contemplated during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2007, in the amount $375,908,879 and regulating the payment of money out of the City Treasury - An ordinance to amend the Code of the City of Suffolk Chapter 82, Taxation, Article XV, by creating section 82-682 “Emergency Ambulance Transportation Service Fees” - An ordinance to repeal Article XIX, of Chapter 82 of the Code of the City of Suffolk entitled “Vehicle Licenses” and adopt a new Article XIX to be entitled “Vehicle License Fees” to eliminate the requirement for City Decals for all motor vehicles and to establish a vehicle license fee - An ordinance approving a fee schedule for the City of Suffolk A motion to approve funding for the Suffolk Public Schools’ portion of the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Operating Budget was approved 7-0. Consideration of the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Operating Budget and related ordinances was continued to the June 7, 2006 City Council meeting. 19. Motion - A motion to schedule a Work Session for June 7, 2006, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled. Approved 7-0 A motion to approve the following items was approved 7-0: An appointment to the Planning Commission – Marcus Robertson Pollard Approved 7-0 An appointment to the Early Childhood Development Commission – Marion Wright Approved 7-0 A resolution regarding the acquisition and assignment of the Tidewater Community College property Approved 7-0  A motion authorizing a public hearing at the June 7, 2006, City Council meeting to hear public comment on the proposed reconfiguration of the Suffolk Taxing District. Approved 7-0 A motion authorizing a public hearing at the June 7, 2006, City Council meeting to hear public comment on proposed adjustments to the lodging and meals tax rates. Approved 7-0 20. Late Appearances - (Late appearances are limited by Section 2-96 of the City Code to give (5) minutes per speaker. There is no limitation on the total time period for late appearances). No City Council action required. 21. Announcements and Comments from Council Members No City Council action required. 22. Adjournment