City Council Meeting Agendas

SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA November 16, 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 Presentations A. Presentation of the International Association of Chiefs of Police August Vollmer Excellence in Forensic Science Award for the Suffolk Police Crime Scene Search Unit No City Council action required. B. Holiday Events 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 a State Criminal Alien Assistance Program grant award from the United States Department of Justice Approved 8-0 8. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate funds for the Suffolk Department of Social Services from the Obici Healthcare Foundation to improve access to basic healthcare Approved 8-0 9. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to amend Section 90-427 of the Code of the City of Suffolk and to adopt the Department of Public Utilities Utility Infrastructure Cost Participation Policy and Procedures Approved 8-0 10. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to amend Section 90-452 of the Code of the City of Suffolk to incorporate the City’s cost participation policy and procedures for utility infrastructure Approved 8-0 11. Consent Agenda - A resolution authorizing participation in the Virginia Department of Transportation Revenue Sharing Program for Fiscal Year 2013 Approved 8-0 12. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to amend Section 2-648 of the Code of the City of Suffolk to include written procedures governing the selection, evaluation and award of design-build and construction management contracts Approved 8-0 13. Public Hearing - An ordinance granting a variance from the requirements of the Unified Development Ordinance for property identified as Zoning Map 17 Parcel 11, V1-11 Approved 8-0 14. Public Hearing - An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of permanent and temporary easements, either by agreement or condemnation, for the 36-inch Raw Water Transmission Main Project Approved 8-0 15. Public Hearing - A public hearing to consider an ordinance to amend and reordain Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Suffolk, Virginia, “Elections”, which establishes the boundaries of boroughs, the boundaries of precincts in boroughs, and polling places Approved 7-1 (Council Member Bennett voted in opposition.) 16. Ordinances No City Council action required. 17. Resolution - A resolution adopting the 2012 Legislative Agenda for the City of Suffolk Approved as amended 8-0 18. Staff Reports No City Council action required. 19. Motion - A motion to schedule a Work Session for December 7, 2011, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled Approved 8-0 2 20. Non-Agenda Speakers No City Council action required. 21. New Business A motion to approve a resolution concerning the retention of certain legal services was approved by a vote of 8-0. A motion to direct City Manager Cuffee-Glenn to explore options for a new library in the downtown area was approved by a vote of 8-0. 22. Announcements and Comments No City Council action required. 23. Adjournment Approved 8-0 3