Work Session 17kb

1. Call to Order

2. Nonsectarian Invocation

3. Approval of the Minutes

4. Special Presentation

• Presentation regarding the Sister Cities Commission
• Overview of Taste of Suffolk
• Presentation by the Suffolk Police Department to supporting law
  enforcement agencies during the recent tornado

5. Removal of Items from the Consent Agenda and Adoption of the Agenda

6. Agenda Speakers

7. Consent Agenda - An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a fee simple conveyance of land, and improvements thereon, from the Virginia Department of Transportation

8. Consent Agenda - An ordinance approving the amendment of job descriptions to include “requires valid driver’s license” or requires commercial driver’s license

9. Consent Agenda - A resolution initiating amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance in regard to posting of signs

10. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) grant from the Virginia Wireless E-911 Services Board

11. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate funds for the Suffolk Police Department Animal Shelter and Management

12. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a Criminal Justice Information Technology Improvement grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for the Suffolk Police Department

13. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a Local Government Challenge Grant award from the Virginia Commission for the Arts

14. Consent Agenda - A resolution to return local aid to the Commonwealth

15. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate Transportation Enhancement Act (TEA-21) grant funds for the Crittenden/Eclipse Drive Multi-Use Trail

16. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate state and federal funding for the Airport Drainage Rehabilitation and Runway Safety Area Extension Projects

17. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a federal grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Airport Runway Safety Area Extension Project

18. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a donation from ProLogis to the City of Suffolk for the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

19. Public Hearing - A public hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of water and sewer system revenue bonds in the maximum amount of $50,000,000 by the City of Suffolk, VA, and notes in anticipation thereof in the amount of $20,000,000

20. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit Request C11-08, submitted by Betty Milteer Knight, of Heaven on Earth Ministries, applicant, on behalf of ESPPAR, LLC, property owner, to permit a large religious assembly use in accordance with Sections 31-306 and 31-406 of the Unified Development Ordinance

21. Public Hearing - Ordinance Text Amendment OA04-08, for amendment to Chapter 31, Article 4, Zoning, Table 31-406-1, Principal Uses Permitted, to allow safety services as a permitted use in all zoning districts

22. Public Hearing - Street Vacation Request SV01-08, submitted by Jeff Gardy of Johnson, Gardy, and Teumer, applicant on behalf of Chris-Shaw Renovations, Inc., property owner, for the vacation of a 5,500-square foot portion of the Railroad Avenue right of way

23. Staff Reports

24. Motion - A motion to approve the use of Contingency funds for the purchase of electronic poll books, bar scanners, an optical scan card reader, voter booths, and programming and setup fees

25. Motion - A motion to schedule a public hearing for September 17, 2008, regarding a request to purchase City property for the East Washington Street Project

26. Motion - A motion to schedule a Work Session for September 3, 2008, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled

27. Non-Agenda Speakers

28. New Business

29. Announcements and Comments from Council Members

30. Announcements by the Communications Director

31. Adjournment