City Council Meeting Agendas

SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA June 18, 2008 7:00 p.m. City Council Chamber l. Call to Order 2. Nonsectarian Invocation 3. Approval of the Minutes Approved 7-0 4. Special Presentation - Presentation of National Night Out Essay and Poster Contest Winners No City Council action required. 5. Removal of Items from the Consent Agenda and Adoption of the Agenda Approved 7-0 6. Agenda Speakers No City Council action required. 7. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) from the United States Department of Justice Approved 7-0 8. Public Hearing - A public hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the lease of certain property owned by the City of Suffolk located at the Whaleyville Community Center Approved 7-0 9. Public Hearings - Conditional Use Permit Request C7-08, submitted by Elizabeth Harper of Dominion Virginia Power on behalf of Virginia Electric and Power Company, property owner, to permit an expansion to an existing, electric transformer substation in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31-406 of the Unified Development Ordinance Approved 7-0 1 10. Public Hearing - Ordinance Text Amendment OA2-08, amendments to Section 31-505, Authority, and Section 31-514, Family Transfers, Article 5, Subdivision of the Unified Development Ordinance A motion to receive a staff report on the proposed ordinance at the July 2, 2008, City Council work session and to continue consideration of the proposed ordinance to the July 2, 2008, City Council meeting. Approved 7-0 11. Ordinance - Subdivision Variance Request V5-07, submitted by Justin W. Nelson, property owner, requesting a variance from Section 31-514 (a) (2) of the Unified Development Ordinance which requires that a family transfer parcel be held by the immediate family member who received it for a minimum of 10 years unless subject to an involuntary transfer (This item was continued from the March 19, 2008, City Council meeting.) A motion to continue consideration of the proposed ordinance to the July 2, 2008, City Council meeting. Approved 6-1 (Council Member Barlow voted in opposition.) 12. Ordinance - An amended and restated ordinance authorizing the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Suffolk to change its name to the Economic Development Authority of the City of Suffolk Approved 7-0 13. Ordinance - An ordinance to adopt a trust for Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Approved 7-0 14. Resolutions No City Council action required. 15. Staff Reports No City Council action required. 16. Motion - A motion to schedule a Work Session for July 2, 2008, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled Approved 7-0 17. Non-Agenda Speakers No City Council action required. 18. New Business No City Council action required. 2 19. Announcements and Comments from City Council Members No City Council action required. 20. Announcements by the Communications Director No City Council action required. 21. Adjournment Approved 7-0 3