l. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Freedom of Information Act Certification

4. Special Presentations

- Donation to the Great Dismal Swamp Coalition

- Recognition of former Councilmember E. Dana Dickens, III in honor of his years of service to the City of Suffolk

5. Consent Agenda – Approval of the minutes

6. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate funds from the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board for use in public education regarding the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Regulations – Second Reading

7. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to appropriate non-local funds for use in implementing the initiatives of the Hall Place Neighborhood Conservation Plan – Second Reading

8. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate an Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) Consolidated Grant and to appropriate a local cash match – First Reading

9. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept and appropriate Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development – First Reading

10. Consent Agenda – An ordinance to accept a “Deed – Open Space Easement”, over the common passive open space within the Saddlebrook at Kings Fork Cluster Subdivisions

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11. Public Hearing - A public hearing regarding an ordinance to amend Chapter 83 "Taxation" Article X, Section 82-483 and 82-484 of the Code of the City of Suffolk related to Tax Relief for the Elderly and Disabled - First Reading

12. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit C24-04, submitted by Quinton Barnes on behalf of Big Bear, LLC, property owner, to permit a nightclub in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31-406 of the Unified Development Ordinance

13. Public Hearing – Rezoning Request RZ6-04 (Conditional) submitted by Robert T. Williams of Tri-City Developers, LLC on behalf of Church of God and Saints of Christ, property owner, for a zoning change for 8.62 acres (Tract No. 2A) from RM, Residential Medium Density, to RU, Residential Urban, and for 6.56 acres (Tract No. 2B) from RM, Residential Medium Density to RU, Residential Urban. For rezoning 7.15 acres (Tract No. 3) from RM, Residential Medium Density, to RU, Residential Urban, for rezoning 5.23 acres (Tract 4) from OI, Office-Institutional to RU, Residential Urban. For rezoning 5.51 acres (Tract 9) from RU, Residential Urban to OI, Office –Institutional District and the relocation of the Municipal Parcel from Tract 11 to Tract 6B

14. Public Hearing - Rezoning Request RZ14-03 (Conditional), submitted by Bob Arnette of Coastal Virginia Developers, on behalf of the Lancaster Farms Pension Fund and the Estate of Mary E. Bunch, property owners, for a change in zoning from RR, Rural Residential, to TND, Traditional Neighborhood Development (conditional), for 61.02 acres

15. Public Hearing – A public hearing for City Council to consider requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to transfer maintenance responsibilities for all public roadways within the Nansemond Taxing District to the City of Suffolk for maintenance

16. Motion – Franchise proposals at the Suffolk Executive Airport

17. Motion – Schedule a Work Session for March 2, 2005, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled.

18. 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).

19. Announcements and Comments from Council Members

20. Adjournment