l. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Freedom of Information Act Certification

4. Special Presentations

- Presentation of a proclamation recognizing "Keep Suffolk Beautiful Week"

- Presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation to Mary Lynn Dixon for her years of service as Deputy City Clerk for the City of Suffolk

5. Consent Agenda – Approval of the minutes

6. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation and to provide for a local cash match – Second Reading

7. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate an Injury Prevention Mini-Grant from the Virginia Department of Health – Second Reading

8. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate Transportation Enhancement Grant funding from the Virginia Department of Transportation and to appropriate a local cash match – Second Reading

9. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate an Economic Development Initiative (EDI) grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the design and construction of the Great Dismal Swamp Interpretive Center – Second Reading

10. Consent Agenda - An ordinance to accept and appropriate a supplemental Home Safe Home, Virginia Grant award from the Virginia Department of Health – Second Reading

11. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate an Assistance to Firefighters Grant award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and to appropriate a local cash match – Second Reading

12. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate non-local funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation for the relocation of Runway 7 threshold lighting and to provide for a local cash match – First Reading

13. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate the repayment of fellowship funds provided through The Virginia State Aid Fellowship – First Reading

14. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to submit, accept and appropriate a State Grant Award for State Grant-In-Aid for the Suffolk Public Library System – First Reading

15. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate non-local funds provided to the City to support the City of Suffolk’s Fire, Police and Parks & Recreation Department activities and operating expenditures – First Reading

16. Consent Agenda – A resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the Nansemond Parkway Northeast Water and Sanitary Sewer Engineering Agreement

17. Consent Agenda - A resolution adopting the National Incident Management System as the standard for incident management in the City of Suffolk

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18. Public Hearing – A public hearing regarding the establishment of the real estate tax rate

An ordinance levying real property taxes for the tax year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006 – First Reading

19. Public Hearing – Appeal of Planning Commission determination in regard to Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Exception Request EX7-04, submitted by Ronald E. Carter of Hoggard-Eure Associates, P.C., on behalf of Phillip M. Privette, property owner, for an exception to permit the reduction of the 100 foot Resource Protection Area buffer down to 55 feet for the construction of an in-ground pool located at 9139 River Crescent. The property affected is further identified as Tax Map 5C(2), Parcel 70, Chuckatuck Voting Borough, Nansemond Taxing District, Zoned RL, Residential Low Density District.

20. Public Hearing – Conditional Use Permit Request C25-04, submitted by Ronald and Rene Midgette, property owners for an accessory dwelling unit in accordance with Sections 31-306, 31-406, and 31-701 of the Unified Development Ordinance

21. Public Hearing – Conditional Use Permit Request C2-05, submitted by T. Kirk Pretlow on behalf of William W. Jones, Jr., property owner, for the location of additional farm structures in accordance with Section 31-802(A) of the Unified Development Ordinance

22. Ordinance – An ordinance requesting the transfer of maintenance responsibilities for all public roadways within the Nansemond Taxing District to the City of Suffolk for perpetual maintenance; and establishing the roadway Maintenance Advisory Commission (Substitute Amendment)

23. Motion – A motion to schedule a Work Session for May 4, 2005, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled.

24. Late Appearance – (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).

25. Announcements and Comments from Council Members

26. Adjournment