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SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 19, 2021 WORK SESSION Begins at 4:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION Begins at 6:00 P.M.  SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 19, 2021 4:00 p.m. City Council Chamber 1. Sign Ordinance Text Amendment Update 2.* Appointments 3.* Acquisition of Property, 26*1 34G18(A)*361, 34G18(A)*368, 34G18(A)*369A, 34G17(A)*168*169, 34G18(A)*362*365, 26*1, 25*24B * Proposed Items for Closed Session AGENDA: May 19, 2021, Work Session ITEM: Sign Ordinance Text Amendment Update The Interim Director of Planning and Community Development will provide an update on the proposed ordinance text amendment in reference to sign regulations.  SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA May 19, 2021 6:00 p.m. City Council Chamber 1. Call to Order 2. Nonsectarian Invocation 3. Approval of the Minutes 4. Special Presentation – A proclamation in recognition of “National Emergency Medical Services Week” 5. Removal of Items from the Consent Agenda and Adoption of the Agenda 6. Agenda Speakers 7. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration for Suffolk Transit 8. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate a grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services in support of the Suffolk Police Department 9. Consent Agenda – A resolution confirming the appointment of Kevin Prine as Deputy City Assessor 10. Public Hearing – An ordinance to rezone and amend the official zoning map of the City of Suffolk in order to amend the previously approved proffered conditions for property located at 1000 and 1010 University Boulevard, Zoning Map 13G, Parcels 2 and 2*3, Account Number 306001106 and 306003856; RZN2021-004 (Conditional) 11. Public Hearing – An ordinance to grant a Conditional Use Permit to establish a Multi-Family and Apartment Building (Not Otherwise Enumerated), on property located at 130 S. Saratoga Street, Zoning Map 34G18(2), Parcel 5, Account Number 353157000; CUP2021-002 12. Public Hearing – An ordinance to grant a Conditional Use Permit to establish a solar energy facility, on property located at 1581 Hosier Road, Zoning Map 44, Parcel 125, Account Number 050924196; CUP2021-005 13. Public Hearing – A public hearing to receive public comment on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Citywide effective real estate tax increase due to reassessment of 4.20% 14. Ordinance – An ordinance to amend Chapter 82, Article VI, Division 2 of the Code of the City of Suffolk concerning exemption from personal property taxation for eligible disabled veterans 15. Ordinances – Adoption of the proposed Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and related ordinances as amended 16. Resolution – A resolution to adopt the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan for the City of Suffolk Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and the Western Tidewater Home Consortium Home Investment Partnership Grant Program (HOME) 17. Staff Reports 18. Motion – A motion to schedule a City Council Work Session, for Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., unless cancelled 19. Non-Agenda Speakers 20. New Business 21. Announcements and Comments 22. Adjournment 2 Removal of Items from the Consent Agenda and Adoption of the Agenda Agenda Speakers AGENDA: May 19,2021,, Regular Session ITEM: Public Hearing - A public hearing to receive public comment on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Citywide effective real estate tax increase due to reassessment of 4.20% ln accordance with State Code Section 58.1-3321, relative to the annual reassessment of real property, the City Council is required to hold a public hearing to receive public comment regarding the proposed Citywide effective property tax increase which exceeds lYo due to reassessment for the fiscal year 2021-2022. The total assessed value of real property, excluding additional assessments due to new construction or improvements to property, exceeds last year's total assessed value of real property by 4.20% Citywide. The current tax levy at arate of $1.11 per $100 of assessed value is proposed to remain unchanged for the fiscal year 2021-2022. The public hearing has been properly advertised. RECOMMENDATION: Conduct the public hearing. The ordinance to effectuate the real estate rate for Fiscal Year 2021- 2022 is included on tonight's agenda for adoption. ATTACHMENT: Public Hearing Advertisement  NOTICE OF PROPOSED REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The City Council of the City of Suffolk will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, May 19,2021, at 6:00 p.m., on the Proposed Real Property Tax Increase for fiscal year 2021-2022, which commences on July 1,2021, and ends on June 30,2022. The public hearing will be conducted inthe Council Chambers, City Hall, 442West Washington Street, Suffolk, Virginia. Any citizen of the City shall have the right to attend and state his/her views on the following proposed increase to real property tax levies. The City of Suffolk proposes to increase property tax levies. l. Assessment lncrease: Total assessed value of real properry, excluding additional assessments due to new construction or improvements to property, exceeds last year's total assessed value of real property by 4.20 percent Citywide. 2. Lowered Rate Necessary to Offset Increased Assessment: The tax rate which would levy the same amount of real estate tax as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate with the exclusions mentioned above, would be $ I .076 per $ 100 of assessed value. This rate will be known as the "lowered tax rate." 3. EffectiveRatelncrease: TheCityof Suffolkproposestoadoptataxrateof $l.ll per$100 of assessed value Citywide for Real Property Tax. The difference between the lowered tax rate and the proposed rate would be $.034 per $ I 00 or 3.07 percent. This difference will be known as the "effective tax rate increase." Individual property taxes may, however, increase at a percentage greater than or less than the above percentage. 4. Proposed Total Budget Increase: Based on the proposed real property tax rate and changes in other revenues, the total budget for the City of Suffolk will exceed last year's by 7 -2 percent. A public hearing on the increase will be held on Wednesday, May 19, 202l,beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 442 W . Washington Street, Suffolk, Virginia. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedure to participate in a City program, service, or activities, should contact the City Manager at 7 57 -51 4-4012. Staff Reports A motion to schedule a City Council Work Session, for Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., unless cancelled Non-Agenda Speakers New Business Announcements and Comments