City Council Meeting Agendas

SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA March 4, 2009 7:00 p.m. City Council Chamber 1. Call to Order 2. Nonsectarian Invocation No City Council action required. 3. Approval of the Minutes Approved 8-0 4. Special Presentations - Suffolk Restaurant Week No City Council action required. - Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts (SCCA) No City Council action required. 5. Removal of Items from the Consent Agenda and Adoption of the Agenda Approved 8-0 6. Agenda Speakers No City Council action required. 7. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate funds for the Sadler Pond Watershed, a sub-watershed of the James River Watershed Approved 8-0 8. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate various donations for the Suffolk Department of Parks and Recreation Approved 8-0 9. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Airport Drainage Rehabilitation Project at the Suffolk Executive Airport Approved 8-0 10. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a Bike Smart Virginia Bicycle Helmet/Rodeo Mini-Grant from the Virginia Department of Health Approved 8-0 11. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate funds from the Governor’s Office for Substance Abuse and Prevention (GOSAP) Approved 8-0 12. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate funds for the KidsZone Community Playground Phase II Approved 8-0 13. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate funds for the United States Department of Agriculture Summer Feeding Program Approved 8-0 14. Consent Agenda - A resolution authorizing the City of Suffolk to apply for funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Approved 8-0 15. Public Hearings No City Council action required. 16. Ordinances No City Council action required. 17. Resolution - A resolution to endorse project applications under the Virginia Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Stabilization Program Approved 8-0 18. Resolution - A resolution endorsing Southampton County’s request to include the Blackwater River as a designated State Scenic River Approved 8-0 19. Resolution - A resolution amending the agreement between the City and the City Manager Approved 8-0 20. Staff Reports No City Council action required. 21. Motion - A motion to schedule a public hearing for March 18, 2009, regarding the Western Tidewater Free Clinic Tax Abatement Request Approved 8-0 22. Motion - A motion to schedule a Work Session for March 18, 2009, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled Approved 8-0 2 23. Non-Agenda Speakers No City Council action required. 24. New Business A motion to nominate and appoint the following individuals to the respective boards and commissions was approved 8-0: Western Tidewater Community Services Board – Rachel Lewis and Dr. Melinda Boone Economic Development Authority of the City of Suffolk – Arthur Collins A motion to transfer $30,787 from the City Council Travel, Training, and Special Events Account and $16,613 from the City Contingency Account to fund an allocation to the Genieve Shelter in the amount of $23,700 and an allocation to the Center for Hope and New Beginnings in the amount of $23,700 was approved by a vote of 8-0. A motion to continue consideration of the following funding requests at the March 18, 2009, City Council meeting was approved by a vote of 7-1 (Council Member Parr voted no.): Tidewater Builders Association’s Building Trades Academy; Tim Reid Scholarship Foundation’s Celebrity Weekend; Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts Art of Glass Exhibition 2 25. Announcements and Comments from City Council Members No City Council action required. 26. Announcements by the Communications Director No City Council action required. 27. Adjournment Approved 8-0 3