Work Session 11kb

1. Call to Order
 
2. Nonsectarian Invocation               
 
3. Approval of the Minutes 

4. Special Presentation

- Neighborhood College Express

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

7. Consent Agenda - A resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the East Suffolk Recreation Center Architectural/Engineering Agreement

8. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a state grant award from the Virginia Department of Aviation for security enhancements at the Suffolk Executive Airport

9. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia Technology Trust Fund

10. Consent Agenda - A resolution affirming authorization to pay the employee contributions to the Virginia Retirement System for the City of Suffolk, Employer Number 55220, under § 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code

11. Consent Agenda - A resolution to accept and appropriate a State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice

12. Consent Agenda - A resolution recognizing October 13 - 19, 2008, as Virginia GED Week, and October 15, 2008, as Virginia GED Day in the City of Suffolk

13. Public Hearings - A resolution to endorse project applications under the Transportation Enhancement Grant Program

14. Public Hearings - A public hearing to receive public comment on the amendment of the boundaries of the City of Suffolk Enterprise Zone

15. Public Hearings - A public hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of general obligation public improvement bonds, series 2008. In the maximum amount of $18,000,000 by the City of Suffolk, Virginia, and establishing the terms, details and provisions for the payment thereof

16. Public Hearings - Ordinance Text Amendment OA5-08, additions and amendments to permit the installation of alternative energy structures (wind turbines) in specific zoning districts, to amend Article 4 Zoning, Section 31-406, Table 31-406-1, Table of Permitted Uses and Article 7, Supplemental Use Regulations, to add a new Section 31-722, Wind Energy, and to amend Appendix A, Definitions, and Appendix B, Submission Requirements of the Unified Development Ordinance

17. Public Hearings - Subdivision Variance Request V1-08, submitted by David S. Rudiger of Boyd Corporation, on behalf of Nansemond Investment Co., LLC, property owner, requesting a two-year waiver of the requirement for secondary subdivision access to the proposed Patriots Walke Subdivision

18. Public Hearings - An ordinance to authorize the conveyance of real estate owned by the City of Suffolk, Virginia, to Davis Boulevard, LLC. (This item was continued from the September 17, 2008, City Council Meeting.)

19. Ordinances

20. Resolutions

21. Staff Reports

22. Motion - A motion to schedule a Work Session for November 5, 2008, at 4:00 p.m., unless canceled

23. Non-Agenda Speakers

24. New Business

25. Announcements and Comments from Council Members

26. Announcements by the Communications Director

27. Adjournment