City Council Meeting Agendas

SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA October 19, 2011 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 - Presentation of a proclamation in recognition of Red Ribbon Week and Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness 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 - An ordinance to accept and appropriate Port Security Grant funds from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for the Suffolk Police Department Approved 8-0 8. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate additional funding from the Virginia Department of Transportation Urban Maintenance Program for public roadway maintenance Approved 8-0 9. Public Hearing - An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of permanent easements, either by agreement or condemnation, for the Crittenden/Eclipse Water and Sewer Extension Project Phase II Approved 8-0 10. Public Hearing - An ordinance granting Rezoning Request RZ5-10 (Conditional), submitted by Whitney G. Saunders, Esquire, of Saunders and Ojeda, P.C., applicant, on behalf of Cloverleaf Development, LLC, property owner, to amend the approved proffered conditions for the property by increasing the number of multi-family units from 114 to 158; reducing the cash proffer amounts related to schools, public safety and road improvements and reducing the minimum square footage for single family dwellings and altering design standards for single family dwellings (This item was continued from the September 21, 2011, City Council meeting.) A motion to approve the request to withdraw the application was approved by a vote of 8-0 11. Public Hearing - An ordinance repealing Section 31-416 of the Code of the City of Suffolk (Unified Development Ordinance) and adopting a new Section 31-416.1 concerning the Floodplain Overlay District (F), and corresponding Official Zoning Map-OA-2011-03, RZ-2-11 Approved 8-0 12. Public Hearing - An ordinance granting Conditional Use Permit Request C16-11, submitted by Frederick A. Womble, SBA Network Services, Inc. on the behalf of Jennifer Banasik, ITT, applicant, and the City of Suffolk, property owner, to permit a telecommunication tower (new construction) in accordance with Sections 31-306, 31-406, and 31-716 of the Unified Development Ordinance Approved 8-0 13. Public Hearing - An ordinance granting Conditional Use Permit Request C17-11, submitted by Jason Fulford of Tattoo Skills Too, LLC, applicant, on the behalf of David L. & Lisabeth E. Drames, property owners, to permit a tattoo parlor and body piercing salon in accordance with Section 31-721 of the Unified Development Ordinance Approved 8-0 14. Public Hearing - An ordinance granting a Conditional Use Permit Request C18-11, submitted by Robert J. Stack and Janet D. Southard, property owners, to permit an accessory dwelling unit in accordance with Sections 31-306, 31-406, and 31-701(b) of the Unified Development Ordinance Approved 7-1 (Council Member Duman voted in opposition.) 15. Public Hearing - An ordinance granting an Ordinance Text Amendment, OA04-11, to amend the Code of the City of Suffolk, Chapter 31, Unified Development Ordinance, Article 4, Zoning, Section 31-410(c)(3), Planned Development, Section 31-411(g)(2), Use Patterns, Traditional Neighborhood Development, and Section 31-419(e) and (f), Mixed Use Development Overlay District Approved 8-0 2 16. Ordinances No City Council action required 17. Resolution - A resolution to initiate a review of Section 31-714, Signs of the Unified Development Ordinance pertaining to temporary signs and banners Approved 8-0 18. Staff Reports No City Council action required 19. Motion - A motion to schedule a Work Session for November 2, 2011, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled Approved 8-0 20. Non-Agenda Speakers No City Council action required 21. New Business A motion to appropriate any unassigned capital fund balance remaining at June 30, 2011, to the capital fund contingency account for use in addressing immediate municipal facility needs was approved by a vote of 8-0 A motion to request a report from the Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority regarding its existing and future programs at a future Work Session was approved by a vote of 8-0. A motion to authorize City Manager Cuffee-Glenn to prepare a study regarding the potential use of the former Robertson Elementary School site for a recreational purpose was approved by a vote of 8-0. 22. Announcements and Comments No City Council action required 23. Adjournment Approved 8-0 3