1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Freedom of Information Act Certification

4. Special Presentations

Presentation regarding G. Robert House Water Treatment Plant Laboratory Certification

Presentation of the Hospitality Hero

5. Consent Agenda - Approval of the minutes

6. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate $19,963 from the Commonwealth of Virginia's Compensation Board for the Clerk of the Circuit Court - Second Reading

7. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate $3,532 from various donors - First Reading

8. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate a grant renewal award in the amount of $59,416 from the Department of Criminal Justice Services for the Suffolk Reduction in Domestic (RID) Violence Program and to appropriate $19,805 in local cash match - First Reading

9. Consent Agenda - A resolution accepting the Virginia Department of Transportation recommendation to terminate the Southeast Bypass Feasibility Study

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10. A resolution to adopt the Capital Improvements Program for the Fiscal Years 2004-2005 through 2013-2014

An ordinance to appropriate $48,309,000 to fund the projects in the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Capital Improvements Budget - Second Reading

11. Motion - Establish a Work Session for January 21, 2004, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled.

12. Staff Report - Storm Water Utility

13. Staff Report - Governor's Proposed Budget and Tax Reform Plan

14. Staff Report - High Speed Rail

15. Staff Report - Hurricane Isabel: Lessons Learned

16. Late Appearances - (Late appearances are limited by Section 2021 of the City Code to five (5) minutes per speaker. There is no limitation on the total time period for late appearances.)

17. Announcements and Comments from Council Members

18. Adjournment