SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
[ May 19th, 2004]

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Freedom of Information Act Certification

4. Special Presentations

- A presentation regarding the 15th Anniversary of Business Technologies, Inc.
- Presentation of a proclamation in recognition of “Ruritan Week” in the City of Suffolk
- A presentation regarding the Virginia Downtown Development Association’s 18th Annual Awards of Excellence program

5. Consent Agenda - Approval of the Minutes

6. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to appropriate $10,800 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund to the Nansemond Suffolk Rescue Squad for the Purchase of four defibrillators - Second Reading

7. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept a grant in the amount of $11,031 from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management 2004 Local Emergency Management Performance Grant (LEMPG) program and to appropriate $11,031 in local cash match - First Reading

8. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate $7,814 from the Commonwealth of Virginia for equipment purchases in the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office - First Reading

9. Consent Agenda – Ordinance amending the City Code Chapter 90 Utilities Sections 90-129 and 90-357 regarding installment payments

10. Consent Agenda – A resolution to participate in the South Hampton Roads Resource Conservation and Development Council

11. Consent Agenda - A resolution in support of the City of Suffolk’s commitment to Historical Preservation

12. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept a conservation easement over passive common open space within the Driver Village Cluster Subdivision Tax Map Number 19, Parcel Number 37, Sleepy Hole Voting Borough

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13. Public Hearing - Mosquito control Special Taxing District Expansion

14. Public Hearing - A Resolution Declaring that a Public Necessity Exists for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Water Distribution System, Sanitary Sewer Collection System, Roadway and Drainage Improvements, and for Municipal Purposes Generally, in and on Certain Real Estate Owned by: John A. Moseberth, Jr.; Trustee, Linwood S. Moseberth and Pauline E. Moseberth, Trustees; Teresa D. Powell; Harriett Beecher Hurdle; Calvin W. and Virginia L. Harmon; to Authorize the Taking of a Portion of Said Real Estates by Condemnation

15. Public Hearing - Authorization of Debt Issuance

- An ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds, Series, 2004, in the maximum amount of $595,000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia, and establishing the terms and details thereof

- An ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, in the maximum amount of $12,695,000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia, and establishing the terms and details thereof

- An ordinance authorizing the issuance of water and sewer system revenue bonds in the maximum amount of $15,045,000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia

16. Public Hearing – Rezoning Request RZ3-04, submitted by Robert T. Petty of Millennium Services Co., LLC, applicant, on behalf of Hawk Properties, LLC, property owner, for a change in zoning from CP, Commerce Park, to O-I, Office-Institutional for 7.00 acres

17. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit Request C7-04, submitted by Robert T. Petty of Millennium Services Co., LLC, applicant, on behalf of Hawk Properties, LLC, property owner, to permit a drive-through bank in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31-406 of the Unified Development Ordinance

18. Public Hearing - Ordinance Text Amendment OA-3-04 to amend the definition of Capital Improvements, Planned to be consistent with the City’s adopted Capital Improvements Program and Plan

19. Public Hearing - Ordinance Text Amendment OA-5-03 to amend Section 31-612, Street Improvement Standards and Appendix A, Definitions of the Unified Development Ordinance to amend the definition and standards for cul-de-sacs and dead end streets

20. Ordinances - Resolutions - Suffolk Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 and related Ordinances

- An ordinance levying real property taxes for the tax year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005 - Second Reading

- An ordinance to levy taxes on all tangible personal property not either exempt from taxation or otherwise taxed for the 2004 and 2005 tax years - Second Reading

- An ordinance approving the City Budget and appropriating funds for expenditures contemplated during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, in the amount of $277,271,459 and regulating the payment of money out of the City Treasury - Second Reading

- An ordinance to amend Chapter 86 “Traffic and Vehicles” Article IV, Section 86-119 of the Code of the City of Suffolk - Second Reading

- An ordinance to amend Chapter 90 “Utilities” Article III, Section 90-131 of the Code of the City of Suffolk - Second Reading

- A resolution approving a fee schedule for the City of Suffolk – as amended

21. Motion - Establish a Work Session for June 2, 2004, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled.

22. 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.)

23. Announcements and Comments from Council Members

24. Adjournment