1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Freedom of Information Act Certification

4. Special Presentations

- Presentation of the “Woodmen of the World” Award by Mr. Sam Callis

- Presentation by Ms. Edith Jones, President and CEO of the Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project

- Presentation of the “Employee and Team of the Quarter” Awards for the fourth quarter of 2004

5. Consent Agenda – Approval of the Minutes

6. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia Technology Trust Fund for implementation of an integrated Land Information System in the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office – First Reading

7. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Elections for reimbursement of Presidential Primary Election expenses incurred by the Registrar – First Reading

8. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate $121,416 from the Commonwealth of Virginia for E-911 wireless service – First Reading

9. Consent Agenda – A resolution requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to include streets in the Olde Mill Creek Subdivision, Section 3 and 4, in the State Secondary Road System

10. Consent Agenda – An ordinance authorizing the refunding of certain water and sewer revenue bonds with the issuance and sale of water and sewer revenue refunding bonds, Series 2004, in the maximum amount of $13,600.000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia, and establishing the terms and details thereof

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11. Public Hearing – A public hearing to receive public comment on the allocation of the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG)

An ordinance to accept and appropriate the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant from the U. S. Department of Justice and appropriating a local cash match – First Reading

12. Ordinance – An ordinance amending Chapter 54 entitled “Miscellaneous Offenses” of the Code of the City of Suffolk, Virginia, to include a section regarding panhandling (This item was continued from the September15, 2004, City Council Meeting)

13. Staff Report – Establish Storm Water Utility Committee

14. Motion – A motion to schedule a Work Session for October 20, 2004, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled

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

16. Announcements and Comments from Council Members