City Council Meeting Agendas

SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 7, 2006 7:00 P.M. l. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Freedom of Information Act Certification Approved 7-0 4. Special Presentations - Presentation of certificates to City Council Members in recognition of their years of service to the City of Suffolk No City Council action was required. - Presentation of a proclamation in recognition of the Year of Regional Citizenship 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 project income for the Fifth Judicial District Community Corrections Program – Second Reading Approved 7-0 7. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate a grant award from the Virginia Fire Program Fund – Second Reading Approved 7-0 8. 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 – Second Reading Approved 7-0 9. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate donations to the City – First Reading Approved 7-0 10. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate proceeds from various special events sponsored by the Division of Tourism – First Reading Approved 7-0 11. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate funds from the sale of engineering services from the Public Works Department - First Reading Approved 7-0 12. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate proceeds from the sale of surplus property of the Fleet Management Fund – First Reading Approved 7-0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * 13. Public Hearing - An ordinance authorizing the sale of certain real property identified as Tax Map and Parcel Number 25*45 associated with the development of the former Obici Hospital site Approved 7-0 14. Public Hearing - An ordinance to amend Chapter 82 “Taxation”, Article XI, Section 82- 517, “Transient Occupancy Tax”, of the Code of the City of Suffolk Denied 3-4 (Vice Mayor Bennett and Council Members Barlow, Johnson and Milteer voted in opposition) An ordinance to amend Chapter 82 “Taxation”, Article XIV, Section 82-637, “Tax on Persons Obtaining Services at Food Establishments”, of the Code of the City of Suffolk Denied 3-4 (Vice Mayor Bennett and Council Members Barlow, Johnson and Milteer voted in opposition) 15. Ordinances - Suffolk Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and Related Ordinances – Second Reading (Items were continued from the May 17, 2006, City Council meeting.) - 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 By unanimous consent these items were continued to the June 21, 2006, City Council meeting. 16. Motion - A motion to schedule a Work Session for June 21, 2006, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled. Approved 7-0 17. 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 18. Announcements and Comments from City Council Members 19. Adjournment