City Council Meeting Agendas

SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA June 3, 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 Presentation 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 in support of a Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Quarter-Dollar Coin Approved 8-0 8. Consent Agenda - A resolution to modify and readopt the 2009-2010 Annual Action Plan for the City of Suffolk Community Development Block Grant Program and the Western Tidewater HOME Consortium HOME Investment Partnership Grant Program and to accept and appropriate additional funds from the United State Department of Housing and Urban Development Approved 8-0 9. Opening of Bids - Sleepy Hole Golf Course Lease A motion to accept the bid submitted by James R. Rountree, LLC was approved by a vote of 8-0. Public Hearing - An ordinance to award a lease of approximately 175.74 acres, more or less, of City property located in the City of Suffolk and known as the Sleepy Hole Golf Course for a term in excess of five years An ordinance to award a lease of approximately 175.74 acres, more or less, of City property located in the City of Suffolk and known as the Sleepy Hole Golf Course to James R. Rountree, LLC for a term in excess of five years was approved by a vote of 8-0. 10. Ordinances No City Council action required. 11. Resolutions No City Council action required. 12. Staff Reports No City Council action required. 13. Motion - A motion to schedule a public hearing for June 17, 2009, at 7:00 p.m., regarding the relocation of the Registrar’s Office, currently located at 425 West Washington Street, Suite 4, to the Municipal Building, located at 441 Market Street, Suffolk, Virginia Approved 8-0 14. Motion - A motion to schedule a Work Session for June 17, 2009, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled or called earlier by the Mayor Approved 8-0 15. Non-Agenda Speakers No City Council action required. 16. New Business A motion to nominate and appoint the following individuals to the respective boards and commissions was approved 8-0: Transportation Planning Organization - Mayor Linda T. Johnson (voting member) and Council Member Robert C. Barclay IV (alternate member) Hampton Roads Air Quality Committee - Council Member Joseph H. Barlow (voting member) and Council Member Leroy Bennett (alternate member) A resolution urging the Commonwealth of Virginia to advance high-speed passenger rail connection to Southside Hampton Roads as a high priority initiative was Approved 8-0 A motion to direct the City Manager to prepare a draft Request for Proposal regarding the Obici House for review by City Council Approved 8-0 2 17. Announcements and Comments from City Council Members No City Council action required. 18 Announcements by the Communications Director No City Council action required. 19. Adjournment Approved 8-0 3