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Good evening, and welcome city council is now in session. Please stand for the invocation by council member but good borrow, which will be followed by the pledge of allegiance.

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Thank you. Let us pray. During this year's Independence Day celebrations, let us remember and treasure these words.

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We hold these truths to be self-evident that all people are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty,

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and the pursuit of happiness.

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Amen.

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Thank you.

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The Freedom of Information Act certification is required at this time, Madam Clerk.

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We please present the resolution for consideration.

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A resolution certifying the closing meeting of July 2, 2024, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2,

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It's been presented to Council at this time.

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Now, therefore, be it resolved that the City Council, the City of Suffolk, hereby certifies

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that to the best of each member's knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted

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from the open meeting requirements of Virginia law, and only such public business matters

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as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting where her discussed, were

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considered by the City Council of the City of Suffolk in the closed meeting.

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Council on Motion will be in order, Councilman Fossett.

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I move to approve the motion for approval from Councilman Fossett, Councilman Williams.

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Second, second from Councilman Williams, there's only discussion of the motion.

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Hearing nine Council members prepare to vote, please cast your vote.

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Madam Clerk, please record the vote.

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The motion is approved by a vote of 8 to 0.

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We're now moved to approve all the minutes from the April 10th, 2024 of work session.

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In April 17, 2024, a work session and regular meeting, in a motion we'd be in order.

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Councilman Johnson.

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We have to approve.

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We have to approve.

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We have to approve from Councilman Foss.

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Councilman Rector.

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Second Councilman Rector is only discussing the motion.

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Here are nine Council members prepared to vote.

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Please cast your vote.

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Madam Clerk.

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Please, according to vote.

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Motion is approved.

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to zero? We do have one special presentation this evening, which is a

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proclamation and recognition of Parks and Recreation, Mr. Deputy

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Manager, please present an overview. Mayor Vice Mayor, members of

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Council, Director of Parks and Recreation, Mr. Mark Furlow, will

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approach the podium.

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Good evening. Mayor Vice Mayor, members of

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now.

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Tonight, we have several members of our Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission and our Suffolk Parks and Trails Alliance with us tonight. I'd ask them to stand to be recognized really quickly, and then we also have several members of our Parks and Recreation staff. I'd also like to ask them to rise to be recognized for Parks and Recreation Month.

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And I'm not here to announce my retirement to pursue my career in science spinning.

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This year's theme for Parks and Recreation Month is where you belong will be taking

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this sign out to a lot of our events, our parks, our recreation centers, and programs.

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And we'll be taking pictures of people with the sign because everybody belongs at one of

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suffix parks, recreation centers, or special events this month.

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Madam Clerk, we please present the Proclamation.

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Whereas parks and recreation programs are an integral part of communities throughout this

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country, including the city of Suffolk, and whereas parks and recreation departments

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encourage physical activity by providing space for popular sports, hiking trails, swimming

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pools, and many other activities designated to promote a healthy lifestyle, and whereas

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parks and recreation is a leading provider of health e-mails, nutrition services and education

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after school programming and youth sports which are critical to childhood development.

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And whereas the United States House of Representatives has designated July as parks and recreation

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month and whereas the city of Suffolk recognizes the wellness, economic, and social benefits

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derived from parks and recreation resources.

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Now, therefore, I, Michael D. Doom in Mayor of the City of Suffolk, Virginia,

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do hereby proclaim July 2024 as parks and recreation month.

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And call this observance to the attention of all of our citizens.

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A witness where I've here and to set my hand and call the field the city of Suffolk to be a fixed second day of July

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in the year of our Lord 2020.

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Thank you for that.

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Thank you.

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And we hope everybody comes out to celebrate with us this month.

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We've got a lot of special events planned.

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Like our Fourth of July stars and sights spectacular, which is this Thursday.

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Next week, we have our 50 Fest at the Brand New Festival Park on July 13th.

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And then July 20th is our Flick and Float at Cyprus Park Pool.

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And the following Saturday, July 27th, we have a movie at the Holland Ball Field, too.

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We'll be showing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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So, where are you belong, is in one of suffix parks, recreation centers or trails in the

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month of July, and all year long.

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So, thank you.

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Thank you.

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At this time, we will consider the removal of items from the consent agenda and adoption of the

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entire agenda as presented.

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We move with any item from the consent agenda would only be necessary if any member of

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Council, wish to devote on a specific item separately, and a motion would be required.

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Questions and requests for information on specific agenda items can be addressed during

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the consideration of the consent agenda after the agenda speakers.

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Just time, a motion would be in order.

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Council, what is your pleasure?

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Councilman, Fossil.

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Who has presented, please?

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Get a motion for approval from Councilman Fossil, Councilman Bennett, second from Councilman

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Then, it is only discussed in the motion.

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Hearing none, Council members prepared a vote.

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Please cast your vote.

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Madam Clerk, please record a vote.

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The motion is approved by vote of eight to zero.

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Madam Clerk, are there any speakers at this time?

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And there's so please explain the process.

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There are no agenda speakers at this time, may or may are doing it.

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Would you please present to consent to join our agenda items for consideration?

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Item number seven.

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In order to accept inappropriate additional funds from the Virginia Department of Transportation State of Good Repair Program,

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for the Bridge Replacement on Nancement Parkway over Beeman's Mill Pond.

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Item number 8, an ordnance to accept inappropriate funds from the Virginia 911 Services Board Public Safety,

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answering point grant program for the Suffolk Police Department.

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Item number nine, an ordinance to amend Article 22,

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solar revenue share for solar energy projects

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of the code of the city of Suffolk.

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Item number 10, a resolution of the city council

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approving the city of Suffolk's participation

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in the proposed settlement of opioid-related claims

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against Croker and its related corporate entities

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And the rest

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Seeing the city attorney to execute the documents necessary to fluctuate the city's participation in the

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second and item number 11 and ordinance authorizing the execution of a communications facility

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license agreement with Cox Business. Mr. Deputy Manager, please provide an overview of the items.

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Mayor Vice Mayor, members of council, starting at item number 7. This is an ordinance to accept and

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appropriate $2,884,081 in additional funds from the Virginia Department of Transportation State

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of Good Repair Program for the Bridge Replacement on NANDS and Parkway over Beam and Smilpawn.

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Adoption of the ordinance will increase the planned revenues and expenditures of the fiscal

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year 2425 capital programs, fund budget by $2,884,081.

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dollars.

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Item number eight, the city has received $4,000 in funding from the Virginia 911

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Services Board fiscal year 25 public safety answering point, grant program and support of the

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Suffolk Police Department 911 public safety communication, education and training for emergency

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communication operators in the Emergency Communications Center. The adoption of the ordinance will

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increase the planned revenues and expenditures of the consolidated grants fund by $4,000.

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and does not require a local match.

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Item number nine, an ordinance with proposed amendments

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that align with the revenue share language

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allowed by the Commonwealth of Virginia,

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authorizing the City of Suffolk to collect revenue,

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via revenue share with solar energy facilities

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that produce less than five megawatts.

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City Council has previously adopted language

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allowing for share, revenue share,

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for solar energy facilities

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that produce greater than five megawatts.

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Item number 10 is a resolution to combat the financial impacts of opioid abuse.

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The city is adopted, the Virginia opioid abatement fund, and settlement allocation,

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memorandum of understanding.

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This action is related to the settlement agreement, pending with CROGO, which will provide

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funds to the city of Suffolk.

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Approval of this resolution, which is part of a multi-state opioid settlement, will

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funds to flow to the City of Suffolk to educate the public on the dangers of drug abuse and

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to mitigate the harmful effects of opioid abuse.

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And number 11 is an ordinance with authorizes the City Manager to execute a communications

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facility license agreement with Cox Business.

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The Virginia Department of Transportation is in the process of upgrading the fiber communication

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network that allows the City to stream various traffic cameras to their traffic monitoring

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system. Vidal is funding a dedicated Cox Business Fiber Connection that will be installed in the

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City Hall telecommunications room. The agreement allows Cox Business to install the communications

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equipment in City Hall and authorizes access to their equipment when necessary for maintenance

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and troubleshooting. If there are any items and members of the City Council,

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wish to remove from the consent agenda to be voted on separately, a motion would be appropriate

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it this time. If not, then a motion would be appropriate this time to adopt the entire agenda

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as presented, and a motion would be in order to Councilman Fossi, move to accept this

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present.

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And a motion for approval from Councilman Fossi, Council Member Butler Barlow.

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Second.

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Second from Council Member Butler Barlow was only discussing the motion.

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Hearing nine Council Members prepared a vote, please cast your vote. Madam Clerk, please

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record a vote.

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The motion is approved by vote of 8 to 0.

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We do have several public hearings this evening.

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First public hearing is an ordinance to grant a conditional use permit to establish a place of worship, small.

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Under 6,000 square feet in 9th sanctuary use on property located at 540 East Constance Road.

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Zoning map 35 D, parcel KKA, A, Astrid 1, sweet B, account number 05, 3, 4, 9, 1, 4, 0, 0.

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This is CUP 20245, Mr. Deputy Manager, please provide an overview.

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Mayor Vice Mayor, Members of Council, Planning and Community Development Director, Mr. Kevin

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Wein will provide the project overview.

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Manager.

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Mayor, Vice Mayor, Members of Council, I stated this is a request for a conditional use permit

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to establish a place of worship, small meaning that the Sanctuary is under 6,000 square feet

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in total area at 540 East Constant Roots.

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East Constance Roots, excuse me, sweet B.

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The property that's stated is for their identified

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as tax map, 35D, parcel KKA star one.

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The property is zoned be to general commercial and its presence along East Constance Road places it within the city's special corridor over a district as well.

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The property consists of a little less than an acre point, 0.86 acres in size, and there is a three-sweet commercial building measuring to shy of 7,500 square feet on the site.

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Presently, sweet A is utilized as a home health care office and sweet C is occupied by Domino's pizza.

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So, this is a request to state it for a small place of worship.

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The property received a conditional use permit for a church in 2005.

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This conditional use permit expired in 2014 as the church vacated the premises and the two-year period lapsed.

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Currently, Hope City Church, which is the applicant for this proposal, has 20 members.

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It's a pretty small church. They plan to provide seating for 124 people in the sanctuary.

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I'll show you that on the next slide.

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with that conceptual layout looks like.

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Worship services will take place on Sundays from 11am to 2pm with musical rehearsals

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taking place on Tuesdays at 7pm.

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Based on the seats provided in the sanctuary, the use will require 31 parking spaces.

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The site does have 36 spaces, shared amongst the dominoes, and a small office use on

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the site.

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They have presented the city with a cooperative parking agreement with the property owner and the uses.

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Particularly, the peak use of the church would be on Sundays.

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At that point, the small office use is not operating so that frees up four spaces giving them the 31 that they would need to sort of

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to serve those 124 seats.

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Here you have that proposed suite layout as I noted.

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This was prepared by a register architect

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and you can see the sanctuary is proposed to hold

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no more than 124 occupants.

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However, it is important to note that final occupancy

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will be determined by the building

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official and fire marshal upon approval of a required

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change of use permit.

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This is a requirement for all change of uses

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when you're going from one building use category to another.

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However, we do detail this as a condition,

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condition number three and staff sort of port.

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Here is a picture of the existing vacant sanctuary,

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particularly the stage.

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Within staff support you will note that there is a photo

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depicting the sanctuary with seats,

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which will assist in visualizing what the space would look like.

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Should this entity use be approved?

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This

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is the site layout to pick in the parking spaces you can see there are 36 spaces located on the site,

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stripe spaces, and considering that one of the users would not be operating on the weekends,

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that gives them the needed spaces during their peak time to leverage the 31 spaces they need for the proposed 124 seat sanctuary.

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Staff has evaluated the applicant's proposal in accordance with the 2035

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Comprehensive Plan as well as the applicable provisions of the Unified

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Development Ordinance given its placement along an arterial roadway

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consisting primarily of commercial uses the uses not anticipated to

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adversely impact the surrounding neighborhood. As such, staff is recommending a

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approval of this application with the seven conditions noted in our staff

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report. Further, the Planning Commission at their meeting on May 23rd, are forwarding this

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request to you all with their recommendation of approval by a vote of six to zero.

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That concludes my presentation on this item. I will be happy to address any concerns.

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I think it concludes our public hearing. Thank you, Mr. One.

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I will be open to public hearing. Madam Clerk, please explain the timing system.

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This is a public hearing and each speaker is asked to provide their name and their address.

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We will have a ten minute period for the perponence, a fifteen minute period for those in opposition, and then an additional five minutes for a battle.

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This is a public hearing of the first speaker, please come forward and provide their name and address and that is to speak in favor of this ordinance.

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Good evening Mr. Mayor, Mr. Vice Mayor, and City Council.

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My name is Justin Goodman, and I am the senior pastor of Hope City Church.

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It's been a process getting to this moment, but I'm so grateful that I can stay in before you guys.

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It's been a privilege working with the Plain and Department of Mr. Kevin and Shannon Wolf, and we finally got here.

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And I just want to say, I love the city of Suffolk. I was born and raised here. I'm a resident here.

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I was educated in the city of Suffolk public school system. I attended Booker T. Washington,

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John of Kennedy Middle School, and I graduated from Lincoln High School, I moved the way for a short

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period of time to a timbable college in Miami, Florida, Interest in place to go to Bible

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College, but I didn't have for a short period of time, I graduated, but I love Suffolk so much

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as soon as I graduated, I came right back, and I've been a full time business owner here

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ever since. And there's no secret that Suffolk is growing drastically, and with much growth,

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there's much challenge and I believe that hopes that each church, we can be, or we can contribute

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to some of the challenges that our city face in the times to come. We've participated in the

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great stuff, a cleanup. We've been involved in the community. We've done food distribution. And

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last year we were privileged to give away a $1,500 scholarship with my nonprofit to a high school

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senior that had a parent that was incarcerated and we blessed her with a $1,500 scholarship

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And my nonprofit, we've ministered to the incarcerated community.

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And one of the things we would love to do at our location is do a criminal,

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expunge, make clinic throughout the years.

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But yeah, I love this city.

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I hope that you guys vote in favor of us coming to this location.

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And if you have any questions, let me know.

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Thank you.

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Next speaker, please, to speak in favor of this ordinance.

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If anyone else would like to speak in favor,

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not hearing any, do we have anyone who would like to speak in opposition?

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Is there anyone

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present who would like to speak in opposition? Hearing no other speakers, there's public

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hearing is now closed. Council, questions, comments or motion? Councilman Bennett. I move for approval.

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I'm going to motion for approval from Councilman Bennett, Councilman Williams. I'll second

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We're in a second from Councilman Williams, there's only a discussion of the motion.

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You know, I do have one question. Mr. Weinke, can you come forward and just answer a quick question for me?

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Number one, I want to thank Pastor Goodman for this initiative. It's enthusiasm and it's willing to give back to the community

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and to come back to the community. We're glad you're here. It is a little closely and far to right now.

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Mr. Wine, if you get very familiar with this property, in the past the church was also utilizing

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this property, and there were two issues that came to bear.

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One was parking and one was sewage.

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Both of these issues been addressed or you confident that we will not have a problem as we

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did before.

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The second part of that question, yes, we are confident based on the information submitted

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by this applicant further prior to them getting a certificate of occupancy to operate.

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Occupancy will be established by our department than the building of visual and collaboration

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with the fire marshal, as well as that CO would not be issued until the Department of Health

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has reviewed the septic tank capacity on the property to ensure that the occupant load

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aligns with what capacity is available. So those will certainly be addressed prior to the church

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be enabled to legally occupy the suite.

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Okay, thank you very much.

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Okay, we do have a motion on the floor for approval.

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It was made by Councillor BETIT, and seconded by Councillor Mewiams.

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Is there any further discussion?

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If none, Councillor members, prepared to vote?

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Please vote.

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Madam Clerk, please record the vote.

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Motion is approved by vote of eight to zero.

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Okay, our next public hearing.

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The next public hearing is an ordinance to amend chapter 31.

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of the unified development ordinance of the Code of the City of Suffolk article for zoning

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section 31-411 use patterns, subsection E, cluster pattern, subscription tan, design standards

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of the Code of the City of Suffolk Virginia. This is OTA-2024-2. Mr. Deputy Manager, please provide

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an overview.

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The Chair of Vice Mayor of Members of Council, Mr. Wine will provide an overview of the proposed

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ordinance modifications. Thank you again, Mr. Deputy Manager.

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We're mayor, vice mayor, members of council. This is an ordinance tax amendment in which we took a review of our design standards for our cluster of subdivisions that really had not been updated since the creation of unified development ordinance going back to 1999.

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99, but just a little refresher as it relates to cluster when I know we've talked about

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clusters of divisions before, but we are authorized through state code to one we're required

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to have a cluster design pattern to allow for it because we are a high-growth locality per

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the Code of Virginia.

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Second, the same authorizing legislation

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allows governing bodies to establish design standards

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for cluster subdivisions at its discretion

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to include any provisions it determines

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to be appropriate to injure quality development.

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And that's what these are.

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These are design standards that do not exist

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for conventional subdivisions they kind of go above and beyond.

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But they've not been reviewed for a while, and I'm going to go over hopefully pretty quickly what we're eliminated and why and or what we're modifying it why.

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So we allow for cluster subdivisions and article four.

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It's one of the use patterns that's the most often leveraged use pattern that we have in the city for subdivisions.

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Beyond the conventional patterns that we see.

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They allow for an alternative lot size, alternative setbacks,

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front-age requirements and pervious cover.

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Basically, all of the dimensional standards that we have established in our unified

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development ordinance for zoning districts.

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There's some leniency there with cluster subdivisions.

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With the trade-off that we're conserving,

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And usually, environmentally sensitive areas, with the goal of preserving open space and

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perpetuity.

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So we've noted, we've talked about this in the past too, but there are a lot of benefits

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to clustering.

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One, you have this property that's held in perpetuity as open space.

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The city receives an easement over that property to ensure that it is held in open space

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perpetuity. The smaller lot sizes in general, a result in less infrastructure maintenance costs for both the city and the taxpayers alike, that does not result in an increase in density in any way. You're looking at one property that's being developed.

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The density over that entire property will remain the same, the lots would just be smaller.

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It allows flexibility, particularly when there are some environmental features present.

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And those noted minimum design standards, those are relates to community design, open space,

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recreation, design, and architectural features for residential structures that are to be developed

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within these cluster subdivisions.

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In total, the UDO establishes 33 separate design standards for cluster subdivisions.

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And that's what we revisited through discussion

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with the committee in order to, in the planning commission,

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leading up to this ordinance text amendment.

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So in total, as we reviewed these 33 design standards,

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staff has identified seven that would be appropriate

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for removal, I'll go over why, but either they were redundant,

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or we've seen some industry improvements over the last 25 years,

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particularly as it relates to building materials.

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On top of the seven that we've identified for removal, we have identified five that would be

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appropriate for modification. Once again, this is going back to improvements with building

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quality. So the first one being corner lot should have side entry garages. We have noticed

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that this is not practical all the time. Sometimes you will have a corner lot that fronts on

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interior or local streets, the other side where the garage would be required in the driveway

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would come off a much more traffic street and that's just not practical and that's not what

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we intended to accomplish. Something that builders are utilizing anyway, typically, however,

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did not believe that we needed to regulate that, due to creating a need potentially for variants

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from the BZA. If you present of the homes being one story, unless the development qualifies

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as an exam for a charming community, particularly...

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If some changes over the last couple decades, aging populations, market trends, there's a pretty

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strong demand for one story or master gown units. We've noticed that. So we do not see the need

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to keep that provision. Two story homes having a minimum square footage associated with them.

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In one story homes also having a 1, 1500 square feet or 16 hundred square feet. While those are somewhat low square footage requirements,

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we do believe that just limits development potential for more affordable units, which conflicts with the city's goals as it relates to for a while.

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and among other things.

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Trash containers and recycling bins should be completely

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screened from view of the streets.

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We looked at this one, and it's not something

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that's really been a regulatory issue for the city.

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I say that because there's some practical issues

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associated with fully scraping from the streets,

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but it also tends to be regulated really effectively

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at the HOA level, so that's something that we thought

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could be handled that way as it's not something that we've observed as an issue.

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Moving along for some of the provisions that we are aiming to eliminate here,

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fencing both on the lots and perimeter of the development,

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shall we design an article six of this ordinance?

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Well, it's regulated by article six.

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We feel it's redundant to have it in this section as well.

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So we fielded the need to remove that.

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Chimneys being constructed of brick or stone,

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most new homes are not being constructed with wood

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burning fireplaces, unless there's no associated chimney.

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So this has not been an issue for us really

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going back to trends in the building community.

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And then allowing materials to be regulated through

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restrictions that is, there's no need for us to codify that in an ordinance that is being done anyway.

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So, the five that we are proposing for modification, the first one is being, we're going to combine,

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but this relates to landings being visible from the street right of way, consisting of 24 square feet in total area.

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This has been effective, it leads to quite an attractive elevation, but we thought that could be

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combined with a separate provision that also speaks to having approaches or stupes covered

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by a roof.

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So we've combined those two new changes except for the B1 design standard now for the sake

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of simplicity.

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No less than 8% of the total area of any side or rear facade facing a public street,

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shock-insistive windows or doors.

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Right now, that is for all side or rear facade.

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We are modifying this to talk to the more prominent ones that will be visible from a public

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street, the ones that we really care about, visibly, so we have refined that to a public

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to areas visible from public view.

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The last two here, probably the most significant change is this one here is it relates to

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exterior materials and finishes.

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Currently no less than 50% of all the buildings that make up a cluster subdivision should

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consist of brick stone wood, clap boards, cedar shake, hard board, fiber cement or a similar

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material. This has resulted in most of our cluster subdivisions utilizing fiber, cement, or

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hearty plank throughout the entire community. It's led to some quite attractive communities.

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However, there have been a lot of advancements as it relates to the vinyl siding. The vinyl

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siding of 25 years ago is not the vinyl siding that we have today. We did a lot of research on this

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at the Committee on Ordnance's level,

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what are the lot of samples.

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And ultimately, you landed on premium grade vinyl,

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being a pretty compatible material to Hardy Plank.

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As such, we've modified this section to allow

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for premium grade vinyl, identifying it by its thickness

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that thickness leads to durability,

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and it does a pretty decent job.

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It's pretty difficult to tell whether it's vinyl or hearty plank, when it's a premium grade.

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I don't like that when you're a little distance away, particularly when going walking

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through the street.

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So, we've updated that to a laffer.

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Lastly, as it relates to skirting on foundations, there have been some additional innovations, particularly as it relates to porridge and stucco coatings that could be utilized on foundations.

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This would be permitted along with the brickstone or stone face block that we currently permit.

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So those are the changes. I know that's a lot of information. This has been discussed at length with our committee on ordinances and our planning commission.

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of the Planning Commission at their meeting in May, consider this item and they are recommending

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it to you today for your approval.

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That concludes my presentation on this item.

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I'll be happy to stand by and answer any questions.

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I think the conclusion of the public hearing.

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Thank you, Mr. Wine.

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Before we open the public hearing, Madam Clerk, we please explain the timing system.

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This is a public hearing.

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And each speaker is asked to provide their name and address and we'll receive three minutes

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That's all for their comments.

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This is a public hearing.

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With the first speaker, please come forward and provide their name and address.

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Have anyone present, it would like to speak to this ordinance.

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Hearing those speakers, this public hearing is now closed.

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Council and ordinances have been presented for consideration, but should you please your Council

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and Fossil?

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Move to approve.

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There's a motion for approval from Councilman Fossil, Councilman Rector.

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I'll second that motion, but Kevin, if you don't mind, can you come up to the podium for

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quick question.

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I just want to be clear on your statement about no increase in density.

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That's taking the land area as a whole, not compressing it and taking out the environmentally

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sensitive area. So the density is computed on the whole, not on the compressed area, correct?

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That is correct, yes, sir. All right, thank you. Okay, we have a motion on the floor for approval.

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I'll motion me by Councillor Fossil, seconded by Councilman Rector, is there any discussion

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of the motion?

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Very nice.

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Council members prepare to vote.

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Please cast your vote.

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Madam Clerk, please report to vote.

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Motion is approved by vote of 8 to 0.

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We'll now move to ordinances.

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Our first ordinances in order to rezone and amend the official zoning map of the city

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of Suffolk.

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To change the zoning from C.P. Commerce Park, O.I. Office Institutional, and R.U.

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Residential Urban Zoning District Conditional, to R.C. Residential Compact Zoning District

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Conditional for property located in Zoning Map 34, Parts of 3.C.

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The count number two, five, two, eight, five, three,

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zero, zero, zero.

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This is always the end, 20, 20, three, five,

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conditional.

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And this item was continued from City Council's April 17,

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2024 meeting.

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00:38:10,150 --> 00:38:13,010
Mr. Deputy Manager, please present it over to you.

455
00:38:13,350 --> 00:38:15,250
Mayor, by spare members of Council, Mr. Wine,

456
00:38:15,330 --> 00:38:17,270
we'll provide a staff overview on the ordinance.

457
00:38:18,890 --> 00:38:19,050
All right.

458
00:38:19,150 --> 00:38:20,950
Thank you, again, Mr. Deputy Manager.

459
00:38:20,950 --> 00:38:36,730
As the mayor stated, this is, and item that was continued from your April 17th meeting as such I'm going to try to be brief in my presentation and just highlight what has changed since then.

460
00:38:37,070 --> 00:38:50,650
But as a quick reminder, this is a proposed rezoning request for property located on pitch cattle road at the bypass of route 58.

461
00:38:52,370 --> 00:38:58,250
The request would take three separate zoning districts that exist on the one parcel.

462
00:38:58,990 --> 00:39:00,890
Are you conditional for a portion of it?

463
00:39:01,370 --> 00:39:09,870
CP and O and I, and a reason that to our C residential compact conditional zoning district?

464
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:15,420
So there's a little bit of history to this.

465
00:39:15,500 --> 00:39:21,380
I outlined that at your April meeting, but you've noted that a portion of it is zone.

466
00:39:21,380 --> 00:39:22,660
are you conditional today?

467
00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:27,140
That was resowned as part of a rezoning request in 2007,

468
00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,360
where C.P. portion of C.P.

469
00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:35,180
on the property went to RU and O and I,

470
00:39:35,720 --> 00:39:38,700
and they retained a portion of C.P. as well as our commerce park.

471
00:39:39,380 --> 00:39:42,000
This would, this paved the way for development

472
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:45,900
of up 279 age restricted town home units

473
00:39:46,450 --> 00:39:49,800
with 20,000 square feet of commercial space.

474
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:56,080
the 179 town hominets would result in a density of 5 units per acre.

475
00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:59,960
In this case, the applicant is proposing a reason.

476
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:11,980
The entire site consists of 63 acres from the existing CPO and I and RU conditional designations to that residential compact designation I discussed earlier.

477
00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:19,380
The applicant envisions, in this case, constructing 335 town home units.

478
00:40:21,140 --> 00:40:29,320
The construction of 335 town hominets on the site, 63 acres, 58 acres are available.

479
00:40:29,940 --> 00:40:35,900
I would result in a density of 5.7 units per acre, and that represents a modest increase

480
00:40:35,900 --> 00:40:39,300
over what is approved for a portion of the property currently.

481
00:40:41,980 --> 00:40:45,140
Here you have the layout, that was in a staff's pack as well.

482
00:40:45,380 --> 00:40:49,260
You can see how the developer envisions developing the property.

483
00:40:49,260 --> 00:40:56,700
This is somewhat consistent with the previous development proposal, obviously an expansion.

484
00:40:57,980 --> 00:41:02,520
This is not profit, however, but it is presented for conceptual purposes.

485
00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:09,640
So there are 10 profits that the applicant has provided in support of their application.

486
00:41:10,780 --> 00:41:16,160
A cash contribution to advanced capacity at the elementary school in high school levels

487
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:21,020
to the in the amount of $5.85 million dollars.

488
00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:25,940
This includes an additional $1.05 million above what is necessary

489
00:41:25,940 --> 00:41:29,300
to adequately advance capacity at the elementary school level

490
00:41:29,300 --> 00:41:33,020
for the proposed elephants for elementary replacement

491
00:41:33,020 --> 00:41:36,380
contained within the Catful Improvement Project.

492
00:41:37,460 --> 00:41:42,880
They are proforing to construct no more than 335 town homunits.

493
00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:47,480
These would be at a minimum square footage of 1,700 square feet,

494
00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:50,240
our higher of residential space.

495
00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:55,000
There are exterior elevations and design requirements established.

496
00:41:55,860 --> 00:41:59,480
The exterior elevation profit is a part of the ordinance

497
00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:01,720
within staff's report.

498
00:42:03,180 --> 00:42:08,150
$100,000 in a cash contribution towards the city's

499
00:42:08,150 --> 00:42:14,470
Route 58 PitchCettle Road interchange project that is contained within the capital improvements plan.

500
00:42:15,050 --> 00:42:23,050
A minidies of which include a clubhouse and pool, enhanced community insurance features,

501
00:42:24,030 --> 00:42:29,130
and at your last meeting, there was project phasing presented for your consideration.

502
00:42:29,190 --> 00:42:35,790
However, there's a modification to that over what was previously considered, and I'll outline that currently.

503
00:42:36,610 --> 00:42:41,850
outline that now, so, as it relates to the phasing and what's presented for your consideration

504
00:42:41,850 --> 00:42:49,210
this evening, that is different than your previous consideration in April, is a phasing schedule

505
00:42:49,210 --> 00:42:55,470
that aligns with what you see on the screen here, but essentially over a five-year period

506
00:42:55,470 --> 00:43:04,590
that is what would be fulfilled out that would start in year 2027 in which they would be permitted

507
00:43:04,590 --> 00:43:13,830
to receive up to 48 certificates of occupancy from the city during that calendar year in

508
00:43:13,830 --> 00:43:25,230
2028 that would remain at 4 CO's monthly allowing the, I'm sorry, that would increase

509
00:43:25,230 --> 00:43:36,670
to six, allowing them 72 units in 2028 and 72 additional units in 2029.

510
00:43:36,850 --> 00:43:43,770
You can see that on the table here, how that goes up cumulatively on an annual basis.

511
00:43:44,310 --> 00:43:54,250
In the calendar year 23, that would increase to 7 units over the course of the year, resulting

512
00:43:54,250 --> 00:44:01,910
in an 84 units total, meaning that they would eventually get to fold build out sometime

513
00:44:01,910 --> 00:44:04,570
in at 231.

514
00:44:06,290 --> 00:44:11,150
This, it's important to note, would not include potential model units that they would

515
00:44:11,150 --> 00:44:11,610
construct.

516
00:44:12,210 --> 00:44:14,590
They would be a total part of the development.

517
00:44:14,730 --> 00:44:21,790
They would not be able to exceed the 335 units, but they would be able to get COs for up to

518
00:44:21,790 --> 00:44:26,830
7 units that would not be occupied immediately, but would serve as models for the community.

519
00:44:28,930 --> 00:44:33,970
So that is how the phasing schedule has been modified basically.

520
00:44:34,350 --> 00:44:38,590
They decrease the amount of CEOs that can be issued on a monthly basis really annually

521
00:44:39,850 --> 00:44:48,410
in those first few years to control the amount of units that come online at any given time.

522
00:44:48,410 --> 00:44:56,350
Here's that elevation exhibit provided and proper by the applicants, their proper and substantial

523
00:44:56,350 --> 00:44:57,570
conformance to this.

524
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:07,400
So, as a reminder, the Planning Commission, at their meeting in March, considered this item, and

525
00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:14,960
they're forwarding it to you all with their recommendation of denial by vote of two six, city council,

526
00:45:15,380 --> 00:45:21,740
as we've soaked about at your April 17 meeting, considered this application and action was deferred

527
00:45:21,740 --> 00:45:29,580
for 60 days, and this is where we are tonight. A staff has evaluated this application against the

528
00:45:29,580 --> 00:45:36,380
we're going to play in the Unified Development Ordnance, and we are recommending it's a approval

529
00:45:36,380 --> 00:45:44,940
to you all this evening. That concludes my presentation on this item. This is an ordinance as the

530
00:45:44,940 --> 00:45:50,980
public hearing was closed at your April meeting. As such, there's no public hearing this evening,

531
00:45:51,180 --> 00:45:54,840
so I will stand by for any questions you may have as it relates to this application.

532
00:45:54,840 --> 00:46:01,340
Thank you, Mr. Wayne. Council, I wanted to see some of it presented for consideration.

533
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:04,580
Question and comments or a motion. Councilman Fossi.

534
00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:06,100
Thank you, Mayor.

535
00:46:08,540 --> 00:46:14,360
This particular ordinance where we're at and how we got here from April 17 was a much

536
00:46:14,360 --> 00:46:23,660
discussion about elephants for school capacity and at the time we table this with the

537
00:46:23,660 --> 00:46:35,020
question back to the developer to come up with a scale that would virtually, as you

538
00:46:35,020 --> 00:46:43,300
have seen on the screen, come back and bring a certain number of buildings over a period

539
00:46:43,300 --> 00:46:45,840
from 27 to 31.

540
00:46:47,840 --> 00:46:52,240
So with that, it gives us a little bit of time to hopefully.

541
00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:55,420
We know that we've got to work on elephants' fork.

542
00:46:55,580 --> 00:46:57,400
It's no question about it.

543
00:46:57,620 --> 00:46:59,060
And it's probably going to come up.

544
00:46:59,180 --> 00:47:02,320
I would think rather sooner than later.

545
00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:07,160
But the point is, the development has done what we asked him

546
00:47:07,160 --> 00:47:11,420
to do to bring this back in the 60-day time period.

547
00:47:12,740 --> 00:47:18,880
So, with Adam, at the point where, if you requested him to do something, then he's met the

548
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:26,640
demand that looks as much as close as you can get, I'm going to go ahead and move for approval

549
00:47:26,640 --> 00:47:28,920
of this ordinance request.

550
00:47:30,060 --> 00:47:34,340
Okay, we get a motion for approval, Councilman Fossic, Councilman Johnson.

551
00:47:34,660 --> 00:47:37,440
I'd like to have a little discussion first though.

552
00:47:37,440 --> 00:47:42,520
The Elevance Fork Elementary School replacement is not scheduled to be complete until

553
00:47:42,520 --> 00:47:43,760
30, 34.

554
00:47:45,180 --> 00:47:47,360
Anyway, you look at these numbers.

555
00:47:48,140 --> 00:47:51,500
I mean, we're going to, our school's going to be overloaded by 2031.

556
00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:56,100
I'm having a hard time being responsible with this.

557
00:47:56,100 --> 00:47:59,580
If we're going to allow development when we don't have the school capacity for it, and we

558
00:47:59,580 --> 00:48:04,340
don't have it on the CIP, I thought the discussion was it would be on the CIP that we

559
00:48:04,340 --> 00:48:07,940
would have at least have those schools in focus.

560
00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:10,740
I have a little bit of a problem.

561
00:48:10,840 --> 00:48:14,000
I also have a little bit of a problem with $100,000 for road construction.

562
00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:16,360
I use pitchcattle road every day.

563
00:48:17,920 --> 00:48:18,600
313 years.

564
00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:20,580
I have not been in favor of this from day one,

565
00:48:20,680 --> 00:48:22,680
and I don't think I can put in favor of it tonight.

566
00:48:23,320 --> 00:48:25,080
But that's a lot of traffic.

567
00:48:26,420 --> 00:48:28,680
Rob, Mr. Wood, can I ask you one question, please?

568
00:48:29,180 --> 00:48:30,400
I don't want to put you on spot.

569
00:48:31,660 --> 00:48:34,000
But just tell me briefly what the plan is

570
00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:38,420
on pitch cattle. As far as handling all of this traffic, not only this subdivision but the

571
00:48:38,420 --> 00:48:42,680
others that have not even been developed yet. Are we going to put a stop light? What's

572
00:48:42,680 --> 00:48:47,800
this solution? No, so at this point we have expanded a study that we're doing right now in the

573
00:48:47,800 --> 00:48:53,840
bypass where we're looking at the right 460 interchange and the right 10 interchange to now

574
00:48:53,840 --> 00:49:00,120
include Wilroy and pitch cattle road. At this point we have a vision that most likely that interchange

575
00:49:00,120 --> 00:49:02,860
we'll get modified to what's called a bow tie,

576
00:49:03,220 --> 00:49:05,120
so it's not traffic signals, traffic signals

577
00:49:05,120 --> 00:49:07,860
would actually MP traffic relevant and hands it.

578
00:49:08,320 --> 00:49:10,240
And part of this funding here's to help us

579
00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:13,380
do that study to help get through all the regulatory process

580
00:49:13,380 --> 00:49:17,040
so that we can then start seeking the funding for construction.

581
00:49:17,560 --> 00:49:20,840
I believe there may be already one other development

582
00:49:20,840 --> 00:49:23,740
in the area that's had to contribute to this fund

583
00:49:23,740 --> 00:49:27,520
previously and there's already some money in the books for that.

584
00:49:28,720 --> 00:49:35,320
But ideally, what a traffic generator like this is not a better place to put it in, do a high capacity

585
00:49:35,320 --> 00:49:37,060
high speed or to your highway.

586
00:49:37,640 --> 00:49:43,060
I guess my concern, though, is that it is a definitely a safety situation right now on

587
00:49:43,060 --> 00:49:46,080
that entrance from 58 getting on to pitch count.

588
00:49:46,660 --> 00:49:52,140
I mean, I'm not really seeing it, sir, it may be, but with that searching, the police, accident

589
00:49:52,140 --> 00:49:57,480
data, I travel several days a week also going to come from work and I've not seen

590
00:49:57,480 --> 00:50:00,000
a real safety issue there, but again, it would take a...

591
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:04,920
The study to really verify that one way is going to be. Okay. Thank you. Yes, sir.

592
00:50:07,300 --> 00:50:10,660
All right. That's, that's, that's all I've got to say. Thank you.

593
00:50:14,580 --> 00:50:31,300
It's been written. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. One of the things that this ordinance does in this development does is that it settles this property for lack of a better phrase, with the three different zoning that are on this particular parcel.

594
00:50:31,960 --> 00:50:39,520
A lot of the buy-right uses that the CP and the O&I allow, I think, could potentially bring

595
00:50:39,520 --> 00:50:45,820
things into that corridor that are very much incompatible with the residential development

596
00:50:45,820 --> 00:50:50,300
that exists between the bypass and basically constant's road.

597
00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:53,660
I do have to agree a little bit with Robert Lewis.

598
00:50:53,860 --> 00:50:57,700
I travel that road probably two or three times a day.

599
00:50:59,760 --> 00:51:03,160
The traffic on pitch count of road is not a problem.

600
00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:07,820
I've been there for 30 in the afternoon and counted three or four cars on the road.

601
00:51:08,100 --> 00:51:10,160
That's not a huge amount of traffic.

602
00:51:12,680 --> 00:51:17,920
And I think one of the things that I've said this before that I really like about a conditional

603
00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:23,580
rezoning is that it does allow you and it does allow the city and it does allow the neighboring

604
00:51:23,580 --> 00:51:27,500
and residences to work with the developer too,

605
00:51:27,740 --> 00:51:30,440
for lack of a better phrase, extract certain conditions

606
00:51:30,910 --> 00:51:34,800
that make the proposed development much more palatable,

607
00:51:35,040 --> 00:51:36,960
not only to the surrounding community,

608
00:51:37,360 --> 00:51:39,900
but also to the city as a whole.

609
00:51:40,060 --> 00:51:43,220
And I think this stretching out the issuance

610
00:51:43,220 --> 00:51:47,960
of certificates of occupancy permits over a seven year period

611
00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:51,700
is a classic example of what can be accomplished

612
00:51:51,700 --> 00:51:58,920
when you work with the developer to try to bring the best project to the city that is possible.

613
00:51:59,700 --> 00:52:05,060
So having said that, I'll second Councilman Fossence Motion to approve this ordinance.

614
00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:11,660
Second Councilman Rector for approval, do we have any other discussion to the motion?

615
00:52:15,370 --> 00:52:17,670
Hearing none, I've got a couple of comments before we vote.

616
00:52:17,670 --> 00:52:25,710
But when I was initially approached with this project, my concern was absolutely the schools

617
00:52:25,710 --> 00:52:32,230
and where we are as far as elephants' fork is concerned and I spoke to the developer also

618
00:52:32,230 --> 00:52:47,650
about coming up with an option that we'd limit the number of CEOs that would be issue

619
00:52:47,650 --> 00:52:52,650
Now, there's no guarantee that the school board will keep elephants fork in place that it is,

620
00:52:52,670 --> 00:52:56,970
but I honestly believe that under the circumstances, they absolutely will.

621
00:52:58,090 --> 00:53:05,310
And with that being said, then it's incumbent upon us to, to, at least keep it within the CIP schedule,

622
00:53:06,110 --> 00:53:15,330
to Councilman Johnson's point, not that I'm, the, probably the elephant's fork is scheduled to start in

623
00:53:15,330 --> 00:53:26,090
9.5 million, 26.2 million and 29, and actually completed in fiscal year 30, the 30, 34 is a category, so it's not, we won't go out to 34.

624
00:53:26,690 --> 00:53:30,490
It will be completed, according to the CIP in 2030.

625
00:53:31,990 --> 00:53:34,970
The development would not be built out to 20, 31.

626
00:53:35,910 --> 00:53:41,430
Another consideration is that, I think what we found is that the numbers in the UDO,

627
00:53:41,430 --> 00:53:47,490
and the projected students don't normally align with the actual number of students that end up in school.

628
00:53:48,170 --> 00:53:53,410
And the typical reality of it is that there's about the same number of students

629
00:53:53,410 --> 00:53:57,430
since public schools today, then it was 10 years ago.

630
00:53:57,670 --> 00:54:00,030
Even though we've had all this additional development.

631
00:54:00,950 --> 00:54:03,150
So the schools are concerned to me.

632
00:54:03,370 --> 00:54:10,190
As far as the location is concerned, I think the staff report probably

633
00:54:11,170 --> 00:54:16,670
The sums it up, the best we talk about, the traffic studies, I haven't looked at all the traffic

634
00:54:16,670 --> 00:54:24,610
studies, but I assume that our people have in the staff report

635
00:54:26,780 --> 00:54:30,820
states that the current

636
00:54:30,820 --> 00:54:31,920
zoning

637
00:54:36,050 --> 00:54:42,130
going to RSE, the residential compact zoning district conditional, is consistent with

638
00:54:42,130 --> 00:54:49,290
policies of the 2035 comprehensive plan and proposed density of roughly 5.7 units per acre

639
00:54:49,290 --> 00:54:54,970
would be more compatible with the established residential development patterns than

640
00:54:54,970 --> 00:54:59,950
the commercial or office uses permitted by the existing.

641
00:55:00,590 --> 00:55:06,690
Existing 01 and CP zoning districts. Therefore, the staff recommends approval.

642
00:55:09,190 --> 00:55:18,310
Some of the things that bother me somewhat is for is the OI designation and the CP.

643
00:55:19,190 --> 00:55:26,430
It allows for a few things like flex space, office, park, transitional shelters, research and development.

644
00:55:26,430 --> 00:55:31,570
which is not too bad, but I'm mainly looking at the flex space aspect of it, which is

645
00:55:31,570 --> 00:55:39,270
the flex space is not at warehouse, it's a small warehouse, it's limited in height,

646
00:55:39,650 --> 00:55:42,610
it's limited as to how many doors there are.

647
00:55:43,070 --> 00:55:51,250
I think that it's incumbent upon us to do whatever we can to keep truck traffic off the pitch

648
00:55:51,250 --> 00:55:56,310
I mean, we've got one large project on 460.

649
00:55:57,210 --> 00:56:01,050
We've got to ensure that we keep the truck traffic off of that.

650
00:56:01,690 --> 00:56:04,190
But with the number of jobs that are supposed to be created

651
00:56:04,190 --> 00:56:08,610
with the Port 460 project, and there is some huge numbers out there.

652
00:56:08,690 --> 00:56:14,590
I think realistically, it's 2 to 3,000 jobs will be created.

653
00:56:14,830 --> 00:56:20,090
At that location, we need to keep in mind that that may not be all warehouses either.

654
00:56:20,090 --> 00:56:25,070
I mean, it was zoned and tended for warehouses, but I know there's been talk of also

655
00:56:25,070 --> 00:56:30,050
a manufacturing interest, and possibly some data center interest, where these people

656
00:56:30,050 --> 00:56:31,550
were only someplace to live.

657
00:56:33,110 --> 00:56:37,290
And this housing is not extraordinarily high.

658
00:56:38,150 --> 00:56:43,110
I think it qualifies as moderate the workforce type housing.

659
00:56:44,810 --> 00:56:51,190
Another plus, I think we should take into consideration commercial versus residential and

660
00:56:51,190 --> 00:56:52,810
this particular area.

661
00:56:52,870 --> 00:56:57,750
As someone in the traffic, for the most part, it's going to take a right and get on 58 regardless.

662
00:56:58,830 --> 00:57:06,130
But by being residential, we are making huge investments downtown to revitalize downtown, huge investments.

663
00:57:06,130 --> 00:57:10,290
We've got a $25, $67 million library just on.

664
00:57:10,350 --> 00:57:13,290
We've got a festival center that is near and completion.

665
00:57:13,850 --> 00:57:18,650
We've purchased two strategic buildings on Main Street that we can control.

666
00:57:19,270 --> 00:57:24,590
We've created more parking and there will be more incentives hopefully for private investment

667
00:57:24,590 --> 00:57:30,510
downtown for some more shops, unique shops, for some more eateries, some unique eateries.

668
00:57:31,110 --> 00:57:35,390
And they're going to need individuals, they're going to need rooftops to patronize them.

669
00:57:36,730 --> 00:57:39,450
I think just development may be perfect for that.

670
00:57:39,890 --> 00:57:42,350
You want to go out and go out and go out to eat, you've got to take a left, you go down

671
00:57:42,350 --> 00:57:44,530
town and you get somebody and you come back on pitch, got to write.

672
00:57:44,930 --> 00:57:46,250
But just this my thought process.

673
00:57:47,250 --> 00:57:56,150
And once again, it's what we'll get with what we have, what we could get versus what

674
00:57:56,150 --> 00:57:56,930
this will create.

675
00:57:57,370 --> 00:58:06,710
So with the staging of the build out limited by the number of occupancy permits,

676
00:58:07,470 --> 00:58:13,850
They will, all things being equal, align with the building of elephants for a gallymetry

677
00:58:13,850 --> 00:58:21,170
because it is supposed to be completed in 2030, so it would have been, say, a support

678
00:58:21,170 --> 00:58:21,670
motion.

679
00:58:21,950 --> 00:58:23,070
Council Member Butler Voila.

680
00:58:23,690 --> 00:58:24,030
Thank you, Mayor.

681
00:58:24,210 --> 00:58:29,410
I just had a question after you started your comments, but Kevin, could you come back

682
00:58:29,410 --> 00:58:30,510
up for just a second,

683
00:58:32,680 --> 00:58:36,460
and I'm going to ask you to conjecture, and I know that's not fair,

684
00:58:36,460 --> 00:58:41,460
But so planning commission sent this to us with a two to six vote to deny.

685
00:58:41,880 --> 00:58:45,440
Do you think that the changes that have been made and presented to us tonight

686
00:58:45,440 --> 00:58:49,000
would address some of the concerns that the planning commission had?

687
00:58:50,880 --> 00:58:52,880
No, we're going back to March at this point.

688
00:58:55,420 --> 00:58:59,620
I can't definitively answer that either way.

689
00:59:00,940 --> 00:59:05,380
It probably would have made for more interesting conversation for certain.

690
00:59:09,540 --> 00:59:11,740
Council on the other questions and comments.

691
00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:15,240
If not, we have a motion on the floor for approval.

692
00:59:15,800 --> 00:59:17,660
Council members prepared a vote.

693
00:59:18,700 --> 00:59:20,220
Please case your vote.

694
00:59:21,380 --> 00:59:22,900
Madam Clerk, please record a vote.

695
00:59:29,200 --> 00:59:30,860
Council member Bennett, please.

696
00:59:35,940 --> 00:59:41,480
The motion is approved by a vote of 7 to 1 with Council member Johnson voting in opposition.

697
00:59:42,800 --> 00:59:45,920
Okay, our next ordinance is an ordinance authorizing the city manager

698
00:59:46,460 --> 00:59:49,920
to execute the paperwork necessary to effect your wait.

699
00:59:49,920 --> 00:59:56,200
to certification of the city of Suffolk in order to receive proceeds from the acquiesce film

700
00:59:56,200 --> 00:59:59,440
forming foam products liability.

701
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:14,560
The litigation, class, action, settlements, and I am not going to say that one again. Mr. Gepid, you manage it please, please, please. Mayer vice mayor members of council to provide you with more information on this ordinance, Mr. Palvertale, your director of public utilities.

702
01:00:16,340 --> 01:00:26,180
Thank you. Good evening. Mayer vice mayor members of council. Give a little background on this. That was that is a mouthful. So I'm going to hit some of this to give you a little bit of context.

703
01:00:26,180 --> 01:00:31,680
The litigation that we're asking the city manager to

704
01:00:31,680 --> 01:00:34,080
Certify that we're able to submit on.

705
01:00:34,440 --> 01:00:37,080
It's due to aqueous film-forming foams.

706
01:00:37,360 --> 01:00:39,400
A trip-a-left has been the firefighting service.

707
01:00:39,720 --> 01:00:41,220
People know what a trip-a-left is.

708
01:00:41,360 --> 01:00:43,080
It's used to put out aircraft fires.

709
01:00:43,740 --> 01:00:47,740
And it also a class of chemicals called performalkal substances

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01:00:47,740 --> 01:00:49,600
or PFAS is the acronym.

711
01:00:50,420 --> 01:00:53,180
And what is occurred is across the country as these

712
01:00:53,180 --> 01:00:57,960
have entered into the drinking water system through the raw water sources.

713
01:00:58,580 --> 01:01:04,920
PFOS is found in a variety of commercial and consumer products, which we'll talk about on the next slide.

714
01:01:05,580 --> 01:01:10,080
PFOS is also a broader umbrella of thousands of synthetic product substances.

715
01:01:10,440 --> 01:01:16,060
Sometimes in the news, you may have heard as PFOS over the last few years is referred to as the forever chemicals.

716
01:01:16,060 --> 01:01:26,160
And the reason for that is in many cases, chemicals will break down in the environment, different organic substances and consist of carbon will break down in the environment.

717
01:01:26,560 --> 01:01:33,420
These synthetic chemicals do not take a very long time to break down, in some cases hundreds or thousands of years to break down.

718
01:01:33,700 --> 01:01:36,480
But they have found their way into our drinking water system.

719
01:01:36,980 --> 01:01:45,400
So if you take a look at a slide of where PFAS is found, you're really talking about some of the consumer products, commercial products.

720
01:01:45,400 --> 01:01:52,440
So, for example, clothing and textiles think of Gore-Tex, PFAS is in Gore-Tex, carpeting and

721
01:01:52,440 --> 01:01:57,060
flooring fibers, non-stick cookware, the coating that's on there, the Teflon coating.

722
01:01:57,680 --> 01:02:03,020
Food packaging, the carryout trays that you have contain PFAS, and of course, we've talked

723
01:02:03,020 --> 01:02:07,080
about the fire fighting foam, so it's used in a wide variety of substances.

724
01:02:08,120 --> 01:02:15,280
So, you look at the PFAS regulatory limits in drinking water, in the regulatory

725
01:02:15,280 --> 01:02:22,120
In the regulatory realm for drinking water, we talk about a maximum contaminant level or an MCL.

726
01:02:22,580 --> 01:02:27,980
So EPA recently came out and listed PFOS and PFOLA, PFOLA is another component.

727
01:02:28,280 --> 01:02:34,560
I won't go ahead and say, pronounce what that is, but it's limited to four parts per trillion.

728
01:02:35,060 --> 01:02:38,800
Now I want to give you a little bit of context to what a part per trillion is.

729
01:02:39,120 --> 01:02:44,600
A part per trillion would be, if you went and you were traveling up 664 and you look at

730
01:02:44,600 --> 01:02:51,140
North Suffolk tank that would be if I took a one part would be if I took a drop of red food

731
01:02:51,140 --> 01:02:57,540
coloring and dropped it into the volume of 12 of those tanks. That's one part per trillion or

732
01:02:57,540 --> 01:03:01,040
perhaps if you looked at if you're more familiar with the tanks that are off Holland Road to

733
01:03:01,040 --> 01:03:06,360
Standpipe that would be nine of those standpipes off of Holland Road to the very very small amounts.

734
01:03:07,320 --> 01:03:12,220
We've gotten ahead of this where we've done some laboratory testing for city water sources and as

735
01:03:12,220 --> 01:03:16,340
as the finished water, finished water being the term of the water that you would actually drink.

736
01:03:16,900 --> 01:03:22,060
Peephouse was detected below the regulatory limits in the raw surface water that we take

737
01:03:22,060 --> 01:03:26,980
into our treatment plant. So we're below those limits and then when it comes through our process

738
01:03:26,980 --> 01:03:31,020
we primarily because of the dilution there is no detection and suffoc finished water.

739
01:03:31,300 --> 01:03:37,960
However, even though we do not have that in our finished water because it's been detected through

740
01:03:37,960 --> 01:03:41,840
two rounds of laboratory sampling in 2022 and 2023,

741
01:03:42,240 --> 01:03:45,480
we are still able to participate in these class action lawsuits.

742
01:03:46,900 --> 01:03:48,720
So a little bit of background on that on the submission.

743
01:03:49,060 --> 01:03:51,620
They're currently four settling defendants.

744
01:03:51,660 --> 01:03:52,400
These are the companies.

745
01:03:52,620 --> 01:03:56,060
The 3M company, the DuPont, Taiko, and VASF.

746
01:03:56,340 --> 01:03:57,900
And again, the settlements are designed

747
01:03:57,900 --> 01:04:00,760
to resolve drinking water system claims.

748
01:04:01,880 --> 01:04:05,440
The plan for us moving forward would be that the city of Suffolk

749
01:04:05,440 --> 01:04:10,920
as part of the Western Thai water water authority would file the claim on Western Thai water

750
01:04:10,920 --> 01:04:15,460
water authority has two members jurisdictions, that's us, the city of Suffolk, and I'll

751
01:04:15,460 --> 01:04:21,220
of white. So then if we recouped any proceeds from the settlement, what we would do is we would

752
01:04:21,220 --> 01:04:26,480
handle those proceeds, those funds, and we would split them between the city of Suffolk and I'll

753
01:04:26,480 --> 01:04:32,760
like county under the terms of the 2009 Western Thai water water authority regional water agreement.

754
01:04:32,760 --> 01:04:37,700
So, tonight, the ordinance before you for consideration is to give the authority the city manager

755
01:04:37,700 --> 01:04:42,340
to execute those claim forms so that we can submit them for the class action lawsuits.

756
01:04:43,200 --> 01:04:45,620
With that, I'll stand by with any questions.

757
01:04:47,060 --> 01:04:47,800
Thank you, sir.

758
01:04:50,140 --> 01:04:50,460
Council.

759
01:04:52,160 --> 01:04:53,200
Councilman, follow me.

760
01:04:54,340 --> 01:04:56,360
They call it just want to make comment.

761
01:04:58,640 --> 01:05:00,000
I'm very familiar with this.

762
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:09,420
Beatric Left, very familiar. Of course, predominantly, Beatric Left has been used in firefighting for a

763
01:05:09,420 --> 01:05:18,140
number of years, particularly in crash type situations, hangers that store aircraft. I have

764
01:05:18,140 --> 01:05:25,000
swam in this stuff. Believe me, over my career. So I'm very familiar with this, and throughout

765
01:05:25,000 --> 01:05:33,340
the country, the lawsuits on this product, is astronomical for a lot of firefighters around

766
01:05:33,340 --> 01:05:41,020
the country that been exposed to this for various cancer-related issues.

767
01:05:42,260 --> 01:05:51,640
So this, this atriple of is was never explained to us what could happen from the exposure

768
01:05:51,640 --> 01:05:56,400
or even though you might wear limited protection like PPE.

769
01:05:59,080 --> 01:06:03,760
So it's what's going on here is not just you,

770
01:06:03,880 --> 01:06:05,080
but it's around the country.

771
01:06:06,100 --> 01:06:09,060
And you identified DuPot 3M and all those.

772
01:06:09,140 --> 01:06:11,640
They were the big three that were involved in this.

773
01:06:11,840 --> 01:06:16,220
They never shared where what it could do to in the long term.

774
01:06:16,560 --> 01:06:19,800
They never shared but it never came out on MSDS

775
01:06:19,800 --> 01:06:22,940
that I was aware of, and you know what they are.

776
01:06:25,560 --> 01:06:29,120
So with that, I'm just going to go ahead and ask for approval of the ordinance, but I just

777
01:06:29,120 --> 01:06:34,200
wanted to mention that to you, since I've been involved with that short April left for

778
01:06:34,200 --> 01:06:38,860
a quite a long time, I'll be over 34 years of it to be honest with you.

779
01:06:39,080 --> 01:06:41,660
So I appreciate the presentation, Governor.

780
01:06:42,780 --> 01:06:47,180
We're here to mention for approval from Councilman Foster, Councilman Johnson, and Paul, I just

781
01:06:48,160 --> 01:06:52,760
What you're asking us to do is to allow the city to recoup the funding for the people of

782
01:06:52,760 --> 01:06:54,840
this city so that it can be put back to their resources.

783
01:06:56,040 --> 01:06:59,920
To submit the paperwork, allow the city manager to certify that paperwork and submit

784
01:06:59,920 --> 01:07:01,100
that to participate in this.

785
01:07:01,120 --> 01:07:04,260
It could be a great deal of money, so it's silly and it's not to approve this.

786
01:07:04,280 --> 01:07:05,980
So with that, I'll second it.

787
01:07:05,980 --> 01:07:07,340
Thank you for bringing it to us.

788
01:07:07,500 --> 01:07:10,780
And we've got a second from Councilman Johnson, Councilman Richter.

789
01:07:12,400 --> 01:07:13,160
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

790
01:07:14,220 --> 01:07:18,720
Paul, as a fellow member of the Western Toddwater Water Authority, a board along with Council

791
01:07:18,720 --> 01:07:24,020
and Johnson, and of course, a city manager, Almore, who is not with us this evening.

792
01:07:24,800 --> 01:07:29,780
First off, I just want to reiterate what I have said from this dias before, just how

793
01:07:29,780 --> 01:07:36,920
amazed I am at the technology that is involved and not only getting the water to our kitchen

794
01:07:36,920 --> 01:07:39,020
sink, but also taking it away.

795
01:07:39,020 --> 01:07:46,820
the facilities that the city has that govern those two processes. I've toured them. I believe

796
01:07:46,820 --> 01:07:52,860
they're probably second to none. Just about anywhere in the country. You and the entire

797
01:07:52,860 --> 01:07:58,740
utilities department. You know, I have nothing but respect for the work that you guys do because

798
01:07:58,740 --> 01:08:03,880
I cut on my bathroom sink every morning to brush my teeth and I do it with full confidence that

799
01:08:03,880 --> 01:08:09,760
getting good clean pure water to do it with. The other good news is that I think it bears

800
01:08:09,760 --> 01:08:19,200
repeating, is that the city of Suffolk, our water is nowhere near any of the thresholds that

801
01:08:19,200 --> 01:08:27,100
would cause anybody any concern. So even though we're participating in these settlement suits,

802
01:08:27,540 --> 01:08:33,860
it is just purely for the benefit of our water authorities. It is not not of the money

803
01:08:33,860 --> 01:08:40,180
I don't believe it's going to have to go towards any remediation efforts and it is that correct.

804
01:08:40,380 --> 01:08:40,980
That's correct.

805
01:08:41,720 --> 01:08:45,760
So with that, I'll endorse the ordinance and look forward to the vote.

806
01:08:46,460 --> 01:08:48,320
Councillor, any other questions or comments?

807
01:08:48,700 --> 01:08:53,520
If not, we have a motion on the floor from approval, from Councillor Fossil's second in

808
01:08:53,520 --> 01:08:56,940
by Councillor Minion Johnson in hearing further discussion.

809
01:08:57,700 --> 01:08:58,860
Councillor members prepared a vote.

810
01:08:59,620 --> 01:09:01,100
Please cast your vote.

811
01:09:01,100 --> 01:09:03,640
I'm Clerk, please record your vote.

812
01:09:06,140 --> 01:09:08,100
Motion is approved by vote of 8 to 0.

813
01:09:08,800 --> 01:09:11,780
We have no resolutions this evening, nor staff reports.

814
01:09:12,540 --> 01:09:17,820
We do have the motion to schedule a city council work session for Wednesday, July 17, 2024.

815
01:09:18,540 --> 01:09:22,660
At 4 p.m. in Los Cancels by the mayor in the city manager in the motion with the

816
01:09:22,660 --> 01:09:24,100
Enwater Councilman Williams.

817
01:09:24,540 --> 01:09:25,120
Move for approval.

818
01:09:25,520 --> 01:09:25,980
Motion for approval.

819
01:09:26,160 --> 01:09:26,600
Council Williams.

820
01:09:26,860 --> 01:09:28,120
Council Member Butler Barlow.

821
01:09:28,420 --> 01:09:28,520
Second.

822
01:09:28,780 --> 01:09:30,440
Second from Council Member Butler Barlow.

823
01:09:30,540 --> 01:09:31,780
Any discussion in the motion?

824
01:09:31,780 --> 01:09:38,000
Here are your non-counsel members prepared about. Please cast your vote and I'm clerk. Please

825
01:09:38,000 --> 01:09:42,840
record the vote. Motion is approved by vote of 8 to 0.

826
01:09:43,260 --> 01:09:48,680
Now, move to non-agenda speakers. Madam Clerk, do we have any speakers this evening?

827
01:09:48,880 --> 01:09:50,340
And if so, please explain the guidelines.

828
01:09:51,960 --> 01:09:56,920
Yes, Mayor Doom, when we do have non-agenda speakers this evening. The non-agenda

829
01:09:56,920 --> 01:09:59,960
speaker's portion is here at the guidelines as I

830
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:05,040
But line in the city code, each person entitled none of participating under the item with business, entitled

831
01:10:05,040 --> 01:10:10,500
non agenda speakers shall limit their remarks to the services policies and affairs of city government

832
01:10:10,500 --> 01:10:14,880
and shall be permitted five minutes for the purpose of presenting his or her matters.

833
01:10:16,220 --> 01:10:22,240
Speakers participating, excuse me, appearing before city council will not be permitted to participate in the following activities.

834
01:10:22,240 --> 01:10:28,140
to campaign for public office, engage in personal attacks, promote private business ventures

835
01:10:28,140 --> 01:10:32,500
or use profanity speakers who violate these rules to be declared out of order by the

836
01:10:32,500 --> 01:10:35,540
presiding officer and will immediately yield the floor and be seated.

837
01:10:36,360 --> 01:10:46,840
Our first speaker is Judy Lawrence Lamp, 4818, Sandra Tine, Drive, Lexum, North Carolina,

838
01:10:47,900 --> 01:10:52,540
representing self regarding the legacy of James Wesley Lawrence.

839
01:11:03,700 --> 01:11:04,180
Good evening.

840
01:11:26,020 --> 01:11:33,660
Due to the emotional state I remain in after 38 years, I choose to write the words from

841
01:11:33,660 --> 01:11:34,440
a heart.

842
01:11:35,280 --> 01:11:37,500
A memory came back to me.

843
01:11:37,840 --> 01:11:41,860
I came to Daddy's office located in Cyprus, Manna.

844
01:11:42,200 --> 01:11:46,300
While in his office he and his secretary were lightly joking.

845
01:11:46,300 --> 01:11:51,960
When he spotted me standing at the counter, he referred to me as his protector.

846
01:11:52,960 --> 01:11:58,780
It was a joke at the time, but here, decades later, I had become just that.

847
01:11:59,500 --> 01:12:02,700
Not the hymn physically, but I must protect his legacy.

848
01:12:03,560 --> 01:12:10,200
My father instilled me the obligation to boldly take a stand for what I believed in and

849
01:12:10,200 --> 01:12:11,960
against the things that I didn't.

850
01:12:11,960 --> 01:12:20,760
James Wesley Lawrence was the win, beneath many wings. His humility and true humanitarianism

851
01:12:20,760 --> 01:12:27,720
may have presented the appreciation and celebration and recognition that he earned and deserved.

852
01:12:28,520 --> 01:12:38,060
James Wesley Lawrence was an unsung hero. Had their not been for voices left behind, technically he never existed.

853
01:12:38,060 --> 01:12:45,280
My father's lawyer Robert E. Gillette advised me to have my mother transfer her rights as

854
01:12:45,280 --> 01:12:49,040
administrator of my father's estate to me.

855
01:12:49,480 --> 01:12:54,580
After which he became inaccessible, I trusted him because my father did.

856
01:12:55,180 --> 01:13:01,060
As a result of my trauma and lack of experience in such matters, it was brought to my

857
01:13:01,060 --> 01:13:06,620
attention that I was spending from a railroad retirement account that was supposed to end

858
01:13:06,620 --> 01:13:14,160
at the point of my father's death. I reached out to Mr. Gillette with no response. My father

859
01:13:14,160 --> 01:13:21,060
entrusted Mr. Gillette to handle his business affair, so I had no apprehension about turning

860
01:13:21,060 --> 01:13:28,060
to him for counsel. His negligence to respond is questionable because as his lawyer, he had full

861
01:13:28,060 --> 01:13:35,040
knowledge of my father's insurance policies, investments, and real estate. I repeat, we only

862
01:13:35,040 --> 01:13:38,580
We see four burial plots in a casket.

863
01:13:39,320 --> 01:13:46,140
In regards to using the refinement, termine, fine, I was assigned a public defender and

864
01:13:46,140 --> 01:13:51,080
advised to plead guilty to avoiding having to leave my four children.

865
01:13:52,180 --> 01:14:00,140
I was found guilty of knowingly and willingly in business, even though it was neither knowingly

866
01:14:00,140 --> 01:14:01,360
or willful act.

867
01:14:01,360 --> 01:14:05,500
I served a brief sentence and was labeled a felon.

868
01:14:06,220 --> 01:14:11,080
Later, I was blessed to have someone assist me in helping me to make full rest

869
01:14:11,080 --> 01:14:11,720
institution.

870
01:14:12,600 --> 01:14:16,940
My dad was on the clock when he was killed on Portsmouth Boulevard.

871
01:14:17,680 --> 01:14:21,020
When I was a form of the inheritance that would do me,

872
01:14:21,200 --> 01:14:23,620
it was passed the statute of limitations.

873
01:14:24,520 --> 01:14:29,520
Finances were not on my mind as I had just lost the most valuable and precious

874
01:14:29,520 --> 01:14:37,400
seeing in my life my dad. As an overwhelmed mother of four children who had been financially

875
01:14:37,400 --> 01:14:44,220
weakened, I thought that we were being blessed because I was given four cemetery plants.

876
01:14:44,900 --> 01:14:51,200
Perhaps it was a determinant to prevent me from looking further into his insurance policies.

877
01:14:51,660 --> 01:14:58,140
My focus providing him, my focus at that time was providing him a proper home going.

878
01:14:58,140 --> 01:14:58,200
Thanks for watching!

879
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:07,220
The Lawrence was vigilant in seeking solutions. Article after article in the Suffolk News Harrow Outlines,

880
01:15:07,460 --> 01:15:13,780
the Pacific Plans addressing vacant buildings for the homeless advocating for the city that

881
01:15:13,780 --> 01:15:20,000
is vulnerable to the exploitation of other municipalities in regards to what is supply,

882
01:15:20,920 --> 01:15:27,640
establishments for the purpose of giving our youth positive direction and many other

883
01:15:27,640 --> 01:15:35,460
visions. Cameras, no. He never sought to be seen. With exceptional intelligence and articulations

884
01:15:35,460 --> 01:15:41,640
however, he commanded to be heard. The city of Suffolk has named streets in the establishments

885
01:15:41,640 --> 01:15:49,780
in honor of certain citizens' contributions. However, James Wesley Lawrence, first, housing manager

886
01:15:49,780 --> 01:15:56,820
for the city. First, rehabilitation is special for the city. President of his neighborhood civic

887
01:15:56,820 --> 01:16:04,820
candidate for the City Council, President of Save Our Underground Resources, Service Rights

888
01:16:04,820 --> 01:16:11,820
Leader, one who endured threats from the Kukas clans in response to his taken a stand

889
01:16:11,820 --> 01:16:17,840
against racism, a humanitarian promoter and advocate for the well-being of the youth

890
01:16:17,840 --> 01:16:23,260
as well as the homeless, a visionary and an overall leader of the community.

891
01:16:23,260 --> 01:16:27,560
was somehow overlooked or more accurately erased.

892
01:16:28,920 --> 01:16:33,020
No cameras captured him grocery shopping for hungry families,

893
01:16:33,440 --> 01:16:38,680
buying buildings supplies and hiring workers to repair the roof of senior citizens,

894
01:16:39,160 --> 01:16:43,600
buying school books and supplies, having their children in Cyprus manage to pick up

895
01:16:43,600 --> 01:16:45,420
the litter on Davis Boulevard.

896
01:16:45,980 --> 01:16:52,320
Motivating tenants who live in impoverished communities to plant flowers in front of their dwellings,

897
01:16:52,320 --> 01:16:57,780
being instrumental and bringing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to peanut park.

898
01:16:58,420 --> 01:17:04,260
Selling a part of his land for $300 to a father moving to suffered with seven children,

899
01:17:04,680 --> 01:17:12,160
providing employment, getting citizens to get out and vote while orchestrating transportation for them to do so.

900
01:17:12,660 --> 01:17:20,160
His single fatherhood, which was a direct consequence of him losing the partnership of a new york wife,

901
01:17:20,160 --> 01:17:27,240
who struggle with her husband's dedication to making the difference among racism and token people of color.

902
01:17:28,020 --> 01:17:35,460
It disturbs me that I have migrant children and great grandchildren attending the schools in the city of Suffolk.

903
01:17:35,780 --> 01:17:43,460
Oblivious to the contributions made by their great-grandfather and great-grandfather in the city in which they live,

904
01:17:43,460 --> 01:17:50,300
especially considering the generations of Riddick's bird songs and various other public figures

905
01:17:50,300 --> 01:17:57,620
who worked alongside my father. These children are privileged to take pride in their family's history.

906
01:17:58,640 --> 01:18:04,160
The generations of James Wesley Lawrence deserve any less, absolutely not.

907
01:18:10,820 --> 01:18:12,440
Our next speaker is

908
01:18:15,120 --> 01:18:23,060
Daryl Clemens, 230 Highland Avenue, representing self-regarding school principle and youth activities.

909
01:18:25,420 --> 01:18:26,420
Daryl Clemens,

910
01:18:29,100 --> 01:18:37,880
our next speaker is Gloria Spencer, 100 Clover Leaf Drive, representing self-regarding agenda item number 14.

911
01:18:40,260 --> 01:18:45,400
RZ-2023-005, Ms. Spencer.

912
01:18:47,020 --> 01:18:54,580
Our final speaker this evening is Selena Thornton Manual, 1921, Piedmont Road, representing

913
01:18:54,580 --> 01:19:01,280
Parkside at Bennett's Creek Homeowners Association, regarding Creekside Elementary School

914
01:19:01,280 --> 01:19:02,140
Landscaping.

915
01:19:07,060 --> 01:19:09,960
Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Council.

916
01:19:09,960 --> 01:19:16,740
I come before you to speak on behalf of the landscaping at Creekside Elementary.

917
01:19:19,940 --> 01:19:24,820
We've noticed the condition of the landscaping at Creekside Elementary over the past

918
01:19:24,820 --> 01:19:25,680
year.

919
01:19:26,420 --> 01:19:36,480
The weeds have grown up over the baseball field, benches, the BMP, luckily it was cut down

920
01:19:36,480 --> 01:19:37,300
two weeks ago.

921
01:19:37,300 --> 01:19:45,940
I appreciate that, but it still needs to be etched and trimmed and we eat.

922
01:19:47,260 --> 01:19:54,700
Also the sidewalks needs to be trimmed and also cut for the weeds that's growing on the

923
01:19:54,700 --> 01:19:56,340
sidewalk and industry.

924
01:19:57,220 --> 01:20:00,000
So, I'll come before you to see if we...

925
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:08,340
Can get some attention on Creek's eye elementary. It seems that the library, north, south of

926
01:20:08,340 --> 01:20:15,100
libraries, taking care of, business Creek Rec Center is taking care of. But when you get to the

927
01:20:15,100 --> 01:20:19,280
elementary school, it looks pretty bad.

928
01:20:21,420 --> 01:20:26,400
So, councilman, I hope you can help us out with that.

929
01:20:27,420 --> 01:20:36,400
Just to give you a little bit of information in the library and the red center or maintained by the city.

930
01:20:37,480 --> 01:20:39,700
The school was maintained by the school system.

931
01:20:41,260 --> 01:20:50,460
So I'm sure we can make a phone call for you, but in the future you can't take the school system and talk to superintendent or your school board rep.

932
01:20:50,720 --> 01:20:52,760
But feel free to bring it to us if you need to.

933
01:20:52,760 --> 01:20:54,700
Well, yeah, I will.

934
01:20:54,840 --> 01:20:56,100
Okay, thank you so much.

935
01:20:56,420 --> 01:20:56,760
All right.

936
01:20:57,080 --> 01:21:01,540
I just want to get the support of my mayor, my vice mayor, my city council.

937
01:21:02,320 --> 01:21:03,840
I appreciate that.

938
01:21:04,240 --> 01:21:06,080
All right, thank you.

939
01:21:06,400 --> 01:21:07,800
That concludes the speaker's mayor.

940
01:21:08,200 --> 01:21:10,040
Okay, we're now moved to new business.

941
01:21:10,520 --> 01:21:12,980
Madam Clerk, are there any additions to tonight's agenda?

942
01:21:13,960 --> 01:21:17,620
There is one addition to this evening's agenda, a motion to nominate

943
01:21:17,620 --> 01:21:22,080
a point, Sherry Ann Beverly, to the Suffolk Clean Community Commission.

944
01:21:23,440 --> 01:21:28,660
Councillor Moshew and Beard Order, Councilman Rector, so I move to the motion for approval

945
01:21:28,660 --> 01:21:31,380
for Councilman Rector, Councilman Foset.

946
01:21:31,640 --> 01:21:32,380
Second is moved.

947
01:21:32,580 --> 01:21:35,240
Second from Councilman Foset, we need to discuss in the motion.

948
01:21:36,140 --> 01:21:38,440
Hearing none, Council members, prepare to vote.

949
01:21:39,220 --> 01:21:40,460
Please cast your vote.

950
01:21:41,700 --> 01:21:43,220
Madam Clerk, please your court to vote.

951
01:21:43,660 --> 01:21:43,920
I just

952
01:21:46,740 --> 01:21:48,420
want to say that.

953
01:21:52,640 --> 01:21:57,400
Chines are approved by a vote of 7 to 0 as Councilmember Williams is out of the chamber.

954
01:22:00,490 --> 01:22:05,970
Is there any new business that required action of City Council that a member would like to bring forward?

955
01:22:06,310 --> 01:22:07,710
Councilman Fossett.

956
01:22:08,310 --> 01:22:09,450
Yes, Mayor, I would.

957
01:22:10,190 --> 01:22:18,930
I'd like to make a motion that I moved that the City Manager be permitted to declare July the 5th, 2024, as a holiday for the City employees.

958
01:22:18,930 --> 01:22:25,270
And the city manager shall designate which city facilities will be closed.

959
01:22:25,950 --> 01:22:29,730
The motion on the floor from Councilman Fossett, Vice Mayor Ward.

960
01:22:30,210 --> 01:22:30,750
A second.

961
01:22:30,750 --> 01:22:34,750
A second of the Vice Mayor Warders, any discussion in the motion?

962
01:22:35,630 --> 01:22:36,150
Hearing none.

963
01:22:36,270 --> 01:22:37,250
Council members prepared.

964
01:22:38,390 --> 01:22:39,210
Oh, I'm sorry.

965
01:22:40,970 --> 01:22:42,330
Council Member Recker.

966
01:22:42,850 --> 01:22:44,370
Well, thank you so much, Mr. Mayor.

967
01:22:44,470 --> 01:22:46,010
It's very kind of you to let me speak.

968
01:22:46,010 --> 01:22:50,310
I was just going to ask enough.

969
01:22:52,310 --> 01:22:53,030
Thank you, good night.

970
01:22:53,730 --> 01:22:59,150
No, I was just going to ask Deputy City Manager, since this is sort of a impromptu kind

971
01:22:59,150 --> 01:23:05,030
of thing, if he would just kind of briefly go over what impact it might have on city

972
01:23:05,030 --> 01:23:09,470
services and what not, just so that people can feel.

973
01:23:09,650 --> 01:23:11,670
There's a little bit of a week and I'll feel good about what we're doing.

974
01:23:11,670 --> 01:23:18,430
I know sometimes when a Friday follows the Thursday holiday, it's hard to, I know that the

975
01:23:18,430 --> 01:23:22,670
community is probably not going to necessarily be engaged in seeking out city services.

976
01:23:23,610 --> 01:23:28,430
I think it's a good thing and I support it, but I just, I think a little explanation would

977
01:23:28,430 --> 01:23:28,790
help.

978
01:23:30,750 --> 01:23:30,930
Sure.

979
01:23:31,370 --> 01:23:36,630
Mayor, I remember Council, so the brief conversation we had maybe leading up to this.

980
01:23:36,850 --> 01:23:41,850
We had the ability to look at some of the services and programs that we want to make sure

981
01:23:41,850 --> 01:23:48,350
We have in place on Friday, if this mood for it and so refuse, we'll pick up as scheduled

982
01:23:48,350 --> 01:23:53,630
and as we have announced on Friday, we'll maintain our summer camp programs on Friday.

983
01:23:53,930 --> 01:23:57,490
We'll keep the cypress pool open as well.

984
01:23:57,890 --> 01:24:03,070
Obviously, like any other holiday public safety and things of that nature will be operation.

985
01:24:03,750 --> 01:24:04,550
The courts are closed.

986
01:24:04,690 --> 01:24:09,050
They made their separate announcement but also working through the state program as well.

987
01:24:10,490 --> 01:24:16,210
We will also make sure to put out a public address that this is forward.

988
01:24:16,610 --> 01:24:17,670
Councilman Bennett.

989
01:24:18,590 --> 01:24:19,190
Thanks, sir.

990
01:24:19,750 --> 01:24:25,170
This is a court of surprise, I guess.

991
01:24:25,670 --> 01:24:27,630
I did get a call about it last night.

992
01:24:28,530 --> 01:24:36,070
But my concern is we just had our email and was sent out and also

993
01:24:36,070 --> 01:24:47,410
publicized that the city would be open on the fifth, and the service was also listed to

994
01:24:47,410 --> 01:24:54,350
the public what the city would be doing during the holidays and after the holidays.

995
01:24:54,350 --> 01:24:59,850
So, to me, when you put it out to the public, that,

996
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:22,020
The operation would go on on certain days. I think that's what you're supposed to do. Not go back and change some on a spirit of moment, but I'd have in some other, in my time on council, I've never seen it when we came up and changed the date like that before. I have some concern with

997
01:25:24,680 --> 01:25:27,060
council. Other questions or comments?

998
01:25:28,760 --> 01:25:34,400
I've got a question from our Deputy City Matters if you could once again go over what will

999
01:25:34,400 --> 01:25:42,660
be available on Friday and also I believe that and it is kind of unusual to Councilman

1000
01:25:42,660 --> 01:25:43,340
Bennett's point.

1001
01:25:43,500 --> 01:25:50,780
Normally, we follow whatever the state does is what we do.

1002
01:25:51,760 --> 01:25:56,380
So I think this may be unique as to where the Fourth of July does fall on a Thursday.

1003
01:25:57,260 --> 01:26:02,940
And not that we have to do, not that we have to do something just because everybody else does it.

1004
01:26:03,620 --> 01:26:05,900
But every other Hampton Road City,

1005
01:26:08,120 --> 01:26:11,420
whatever it is, every other Hampton Road City is taken off.

1006
01:26:12,280 --> 01:26:13,540
One Friday is for our staff.

1007
01:26:13,880 --> 01:26:18,660
We're going to win like you to reiterate again what will be open Friday.

1008
01:26:18,960 --> 01:26:21,260
So we're not shut down on a lot of these things.

1009
01:26:21,260 --> 01:26:27,020
that, you know, like the pool and some of the other amenities that our citizens just

1010
01:26:27,020 --> 01:26:28,940
do have access to.

1011
01:26:29,560 --> 01:26:34,260
So, right now, what we want to make sure that we have in place on Friday would include

1012
01:26:34,260 --> 01:26:36,840
regularly scheduled refuse pick up.

1013
01:26:37,160 --> 01:26:44,000
The pool, as well as summer camp programming, and we'll continue to run through any other

1014
01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:49,380
programs and we would make sure we communicate that with the public if there's anything

1015
01:26:49,380 --> 01:26:51,340
I'm missing at the moment.

1016
01:26:53,290 --> 01:26:54,370
The other questions are comments.

1017
01:26:55,130 --> 01:26:58,270
If not, we have a motion on the floor for approval.

1018
01:26:58,830 --> 01:26:59,530
And a second.

1019
01:27:00,170 --> 01:27:02,750
So what have been said, Council members prepared a vote.

1020
01:27:03,390 --> 01:27:04,830
Please cast your vote.

1021
01:27:05,490 --> 01:27:06,970
Madam Clerk, please record a vote.

1022
01:27:15,400 --> 01:27:18,720
The motion is approved by a vote of 62 with Council members

1023
01:27:18,720 --> 01:27:21,320
Bennett and Council members Johnson voting in opposition.

1024
01:27:22,480 --> 01:27:24,340
Okay, we have any other new business that

1025
01:27:24,340 --> 01:27:26,880
Council members would like to bring forward for consideration.

1026
01:27:29,280 --> 01:27:30,960
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

1027
01:27:32,720 --> 01:27:38,000
I'd like to make a motion regarding Village Center zoning and what I'd like to propose

1028
01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:44,180
is I move that the Planning Commission be directed to recommend amendments to the Article 6 of the

1029
01:27:44,180 --> 01:27:49,940
UDO that provide density and dimensional standards for residential development in the Village Center

1030
01:27:49,940 --> 01:27:51,040
a zoning district.

1031
01:27:53,970 --> 01:27:55,090
Council Member Butler, Boiler.

1032
01:27:55,850 --> 01:28:01,970
I'll second that, although I was a little surprised, but I'm glad and I'll second it and support it.

1033
01:28:04,060 --> 01:28:06,940
We have a motion in a second. Is there any discussion in the motion?

1034
01:28:09,160 --> 01:28:14,000
Any nine council members prepared to vote? Please cast your vote.

1035
01:28:15,000 --> 01:28:16,580
Madam Clerk, please report to

1036
01:28:20,480 --> 01:28:21,160
all the verification.

1037
01:28:22,000 --> 01:28:23,840
Okay. Could you read your motion again?

1038
01:28:31,620 --> 01:28:52,700
We're directing that the Planning Commission be directed to recommend amendments to article 6 of the UDO that provide density and dimensional standards for residential development in the village center zoning district and it's my understanding of this stems from problems with infill development inside the village centers.

1039
01:28:52,700 --> 01:28:59,140
there's not standards that cover some of these issues so we're directing the planning

1040
01:28:59,140 --> 01:29:03,280
Department to go back and take a look and they're going to have to take it to their

1041
01:29:03,280 --> 01:29:12,200
Committee on Ordnance's first I'm assuming in order to rise through the planning commission so I mean it'll probably be a good three months before we actually see anything

1042
01:29:14,720 --> 01:29:21,200
They count to remember, but let Barlow could shed some more light on it. Yeah, so I made a motion back in

1043
01:29:23,040 --> 01:29:32,000
February? Yeah. That we get a review of the village center zoning ordinance and the conditions

1044
01:29:32,000 --> 01:29:36,640
of that motion were that we would get a review in June and it was inadvertently left

1045
01:29:36,640 --> 01:29:42,340
off of our June Council schedule. But staff has prepared some recommendations, some things

1046
01:29:42,340 --> 01:29:48,840
that staff can do within the existing ordinance through staff with our approval and then

1047
01:29:48,840 --> 01:29:53,260
other long-term potential changes that they want to present to us.

1048
01:29:53,900 --> 01:29:59,740
And I think the idea was that we would get a staff report at our July 17 meeting.

1049
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:04,660
And make a recommendation to staff on what next steps we think they should take.

1050
01:30:05,440 --> 01:30:14,740
And again, this is to address the infill development in the village center zoning, which is in odd places throughout the city, but it's allowing

1051
01:30:15,800 --> 01:30:22,820
What I would call an appropriate development within our village in particular, Oakland and

1052
01:30:22,820 --> 01:30:31,020
Hobbson and Sandy Bottom, and this is designed to not restrict development, but to make it

1053
01:30:31,020 --> 01:30:36,960
more compatible with the existing structures in those communities and to lessen the impact

1054
01:30:36,960 --> 01:30:39,980
of the new construction on the neighboring properties.

1055
01:30:39,980 --> 01:30:42,420
And, again, we'll get a staff report.

1056
01:30:43,160 --> 01:30:43,840
It's my understanding.

1057
01:30:43,980 --> 01:30:48,940
We'll get a staff report based on this motion tonight at our July 17th meeting, and then we

1058
01:30:48,940 --> 01:30:53,620
will be able to have a discussion and make recommendations to the Planning Department from

1059
01:30:53,620 --> 01:30:54,060
that.

1060
01:30:55,820 --> 01:30:56,020
Okay.

1061
01:30:56,080 --> 01:30:56,660
Thank you.

1062
01:30:57,060 --> 01:30:57,260
Okay.

1063
01:30:57,300 --> 01:30:57,940
We've got a motion.

1064
01:30:58,560 --> 01:30:58,900
What's up?

1065
01:30:59,520 --> 01:31:00,080
Vice Mayor Ward.

1066
01:31:00,540 --> 01:31:00,740
Yes.

1067
01:31:00,740 --> 01:31:01,140
Over there.

1068
01:31:02,180 --> 01:31:02,980
What can we?

1069
01:31:03,000 --> 01:31:03,480
What can we?

1070
01:31:04,100 --> 01:31:11,220
What can we?

1071
01:31:11,220 --> 01:31:16,540
So, this would cover anybody that's listed in the UDO as VC, which is village center.

1072
01:31:17,280 --> 01:31:24,480
So, it's not necessarily, these expand outside of what we traditionally see as, say, downtown

1073
01:31:24,480 --> 01:31:25,240
Shrokatox.

1074
01:31:25,340 --> 01:31:26,860
They expand out farther than that.

1075
01:31:27,280 --> 01:31:32,580
So, it's the VC village center zoning district, not a particular village.

1076
01:31:33,640 --> 01:31:41,320
So, this is strictly, possible, UDO amendments to the VC zoning.

1077
01:31:42,360 --> 01:31:50,420
There will still be, once the comprehensive plan is complete, we will be looking at specific

1078
01:31:50,420 --> 01:31:54,200
village plans, because each village is somewhat different than you need.

1079
01:31:54,900 --> 01:31:57,640
Some of us historical designations, some don't.

1080
01:31:57,640 --> 01:32:04,120
So, that's something we're still going to do, but this is just a way to address the zoning

1081
01:32:04,120 --> 01:32:11,300
part of it, primarily setbacks, VCC zoning has no setbacks at all, which makes it difficult.

1082
01:32:13,180 --> 01:32:19,660
Another thing we could look at is impervious area, certain percentages limitations, as far

1083
01:32:19,660 --> 01:32:23,020
as impervious areas concern, which would allow for more absorption.

1084
01:32:23,020 --> 01:32:25,740
and no other thing that my wanna look at is gutters,

1085
01:32:26,340 --> 01:32:29,260
but I mean, planning is something they've been thinking about.

1086
01:32:30,440 --> 01:32:34,080
So Council Member Butler, Balow, brought it up

1087
01:32:34,080 --> 01:32:36,120
and Council Member Rector's just kind of,

1088
01:32:36,140 --> 01:32:37,740
I guess we're moving the process a little quick,

1089
01:32:38,220 --> 01:32:40,640
but we'll get it to the Planning Commission quicker

1090
01:32:40,640 --> 01:32:42,500
and then we'll still have our President,

1091
01:32:42,800 --> 01:32:44,520
I wouldn't wear a presentation to live,

1092
01:32:44,640 --> 01:32:46,080
but if we're having one, that's great,

1093
01:32:46,700 --> 01:32:48,740
then we can do that and also that information

1094
01:32:48,740 --> 01:32:51,180
will be related to the planning department.

1095
01:32:51,180 --> 01:32:58,360
But we still have the individual village initiatives or plans once the comprehensive plan is done.

1096
01:33:00,120 --> 01:33:00,240
Okay.

1097
01:33:01,920 --> 01:33:04,280
Sorry, but this is near and dear to my heart.

1098
01:33:04,800 --> 01:33:13,480
So one comment, if you go on the city website and go under the zoning, you can pull up just a VC zoning and see specifically where it is throughout the city.

1099
01:33:13,800 --> 01:33:17,560
It's primarily Chuk-Tuk Oakland, Hobson, Sandy Bottom.

1100
01:33:17,720 --> 01:33:19,380
I think there's a little bit in Whaleyville.

1101
01:33:20,040 --> 01:33:26,520
But it's so the request is to review that because it doesn't seem to be having the desired

1102
01:33:26,520 --> 01:33:31,280
effects from when it was put in place 20 years ago.

1103
01:33:31,900 --> 01:33:35,540
So you can get on and look at specifically where the village center zoning is located.

1104
01:33:36,180 --> 01:33:41,020
And I think everyone will get a one-on-one update from the city manager.

1105
01:33:41,280 --> 01:33:47,240
I already have had one, but my understanding was that everybody with your meetings would get an

1106
01:33:47,240 --> 01:33:48,860
review of what planning is proposing.

1107
01:33:49,560 --> 01:33:52,140
And there's two phases to this.

1108
01:33:53,960 --> 01:33:57,880
There is a, there are some dimensional table standards.

1109
01:33:58,580 --> 01:34:01,840
The staff can change based on our, you know,

1110
01:34:01,880 --> 01:34:05,200
what we direct them to do and to the mayor's point.

1111
01:34:06,380 --> 01:34:10,220
Setbacks, heights, and impervious surface ratios.

1112
01:34:10,660 --> 01:34:12,600
And then the second phase of this,

1113
01:34:12,600 --> 01:34:14,640
if we decide to move forward with it,

1114
01:34:14,640 --> 01:34:21,260
would be through the comprehensive plan and updating the village plans that we've been talking

1115
01:34:21,260 --> 01:34:25,220
about through the comprehensive plan process that we clearly need to re-look at all of our

1116
01:34:25,220 --> 01:34:30,000
villages and some of the standards that we've set for those areas, so that's kind of the

1117
01:34:30,000 --> 01:34:30,860
two-prong.

1118
01:34:31,200 --> 01:34:36,480
And if anybody has any other questions, call me, I'm up to here in this.

1119
01:34:37,640 --> 01:34:38,340
But thank y'all.

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And like I said, this is just to move the process forward.

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this was supposed to come back to us in June and it got just kind of got

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01:34:46,540 --> 01:34:49,840
laid aside and so we're kind of getting back on track with the process.

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So I have plenty of more time to discuss.

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Okay.

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Any questions or comments?

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If not, we have a motion one four.

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Council members prepare to vote. Please cast your vote. Madam Clerk, please record the vote.

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The motion is approved by vote 8 to 0. Okay, do we have any other new business that Council member would like to

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bring forward for consideration? Here, you know, we'll move to announcements and comments, and at this

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time, I've been directed that Mr. Danny Eperson from Media and Community Relations does have some announcements.

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01:35:33,540 --> 01:35:39,140
Good evening Mr. Mayor, Mr. Vice Mayor, members of the City Council and Mr. Deputy City

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01:35:39,140 --> 01:35:39,480
Manager.

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01:35:39,860 --> 01:35:40,080
Good evening.

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01:35:40,600 --> 01:35:47,280
And just to echo your comments of Deputy City Manager, we will, our office will put out

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01:35:47,280 --> 01:35:53,100
that information again about the closing on Friday specifically for that tonight and tomorrow

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01:35:53,100 --> 01:35:57,960
on social and online for the residents of South America, which will get out there for you.

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I'd like to start with some exciting news, promotions and announcements.

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01:36:02,540 --> 01:36:09,640
Suffolk City Manager Al-Mor has appointed James Danny Booy, the city's new chief of police.

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Effective this coming Monday, July 8th, chief Booy who has served as interim police chief since October

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2023, has brings his 27 years of hard work and dedication to the Suffolk Police Department.

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Congratulations again, chief Booy.

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01:36:26,460 --> 01:36:35,420
And also in the City of Suffolk's Fire and Rescue Department, we want to congratulate, we want to congratulate

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01:36:35,420 --> 01:36:48,380
Suffolk's Fire Chief, announces Mike Broky announces that the promotion of David Harrell as the deputy fire chief.

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He is an effective this coming Sunday July 7.

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01:36:52,460 --> 01:36:57,840
Deputy Chief Harrel's career in fire service began in 1995 and he has been an integral

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part of Suffolk Fire and Rescue since completing the Southside Regional Fire Academy in 1996.

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01:37:05,340 --> 01:37:08,100
Congratulations, Deputy Chief Harrel.

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01:37:08,980 --> 01:37:13,440
And now, he had a little preview there, and our City's Economic Development Department, Deputy

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01:37:13,440 --> 01:37:19,800
city manager Kevin Hughes announced Dina Trimier's promotion to assistant director Trimier

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01:37:19,800 --> 01:37:25,280
has been with the city of Suffolk since 2000 and has served the economic development department

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01:37:25,280 --> 01:37:29,460
in several different capacities. Congratulations to you, Mr. Mayor.

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01:37:30,580 --> 01:37:35,940
Promotions, Mark Progress and Fresh Faces bring new energy as the city of Suffolk Police

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01:37:35,940 --> 01:37:42,480
Department held a badge pinning ceremony back on June 11th and the city welcomed eight new

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01:37:42,480 --> 01:37:48,780
police officers who will play a vital crucial role in the job of keeping our city safe.

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01:37:49,600 --> 01:37:53,840
Virginia U.S. Senator Mark Warner visited the city's public works department on June

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25th and whether we brought a very big check.

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01:37:57,500 --> 01:38:03,660
That check in the amount of $3,040,000,000 was on behalf of our Congressional Leadership

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for this initial phase of the King's Highway Bridge Design Project.

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The federal funding is to help cover 30% of the design costs associated with replacing

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the bridge.

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And for more information on the King's Highway Bridge Project, you can watch the entire

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presentation on our city's YouTube channel.

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As long as it's going to a little history lesson about the bridge as well.

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In our Parks and Rec department, as you heard earlier this evening, some of our events are

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in full swing.

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The Stars and Strikes Spectacular at Constance War Park in Marina is set for Thursday, July 4th.

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The celebration for everyone kicks off with music from the Fini's at 6 p.m. followed by fireworks at 9.

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So remember to bring your own lawn chair and blanket admission is free.

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Food trucks will be on hand and adult beverages for all over 21 with ID.

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So please note that parking will not be available on site at the event.

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And we asked that you use the shuttle stops that we will provide at the first Baptist Church

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lot up the street at 237 North Main, and then behind the Godwin courthouse at 1.50 North

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Main.

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Shuttles will run 5.15 pm to 8.30 pm and then they'll run again right after the fireworks

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display.

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Some important notes on some other upcoming events, the City Suffolk's TGIF Concert series

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will not take place on July 5th, but it will resume on July 12th at Constance Warf Park

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with the original Ron Nels. And starting July 26th, the series will then move to Benets Creek

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Park with that concert featuring the Doloreans. Also coming up this month as the city's 50th

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anniversary celebration continues, the city will hold its grand opening of the downtown festival park

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On Saturday, July 13th at 5 p.m.

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So, on this for a night of nostalgia and entertainment featuring food trucks and family friendly fun, the locals 70 covers band, the cover band inside out will perform, and there's a 70s themed costume contest with prizes, and after the concert, a very special screening of the 1978 film classic, like no other Superman, the movies are in Christopher Reeve, that's super-sized, indeed it's going to be on our city's 40-foot movie screens.

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more information on that, you can visit SuffolkParksorek.com.

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SuffolkParksorek.com is their site.

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On to see what's new in our city, the city,

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economic development department,

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announced the grand opening of three businesses,

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vital care of Suffolk, has been at the forefront

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of expanding access to state-of-the-art infusion therapy.

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Vital care offers its patient's quality care

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in the comfort of their homes through its dedicated

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and it's train staff.

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Low key restaurant and bar has opened in downtown Suffolk.

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This business offers up food and drink and is located right near the upcoming downtown

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festival park.

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And Burlington is now open in Suffolk.

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It is open in the Harborview area and the National Discount Retailer offers low prices

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on a name brand merchandise for the entire family, so welcome Burlington to Suffolk.

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Now, back here at City Hall, we had some very special congratulations the other day.

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The city recently honored 23 of its long standing employees, this milestone luncheon,

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events celebrated a combined, and you all love this number.

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565 years of service to the City of Suffolk, so that's a combined total there.

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Again, congratulations, and thank you to all of those with their service and their ongoing service.

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It's the city's largest community wide event and it takes a lot of time to prepare for.

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So on June 24th, Suffolk's National Line Out 2024 Committee kicked off here at the city's

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Suffolk in right here in City Hall.

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We invited the community and civic leaders to register for this year's August 6th event and

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it will, and they came to pick up their neighborhood materials and I'm telling you, it's

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going to be another great year. There was a lot of energy in this room that night and so much

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so we just had to show you just a little smidgen here of that event.

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We're going to be number one at the lip chat. Keep in the community safe.

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My favorite event of the year. Suffolk is the porcelain.

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Maybe there's the best supper in the national night out.

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The more the better we can take number one. Can you tell I'm competitive?

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We're hoping that this is the biggest and best one has so far.

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We're looking forward to seeing you all.

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It's going to be some sweating.

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It's going to be some laughing.

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And it's going to be a good time.

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We'll see you in August.

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Yeah, August indeed.

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So again, you can see and hear that excitement and anticipation of taking first place this year.

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We hope to get that first place this year.

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Be sure to check out your local community leaders.

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And as them to take part.

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And again, that's Tuesday, August 6.

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Visit Suffolk-NNO.com for more details.

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So, great news to share from today's work session that we heard earlier today, in partnership

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with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, the Suffolk Public Library and the Suffolk

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Early Childhood Development Commission are providing age-appropriate books for each month

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to register children from birth to 5th to their 5th birthday.

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For these details, visit SuffolkPublicLibrary.com-dpil, or of course you can stop by any of

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of public school library locations.

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Some important roadway reminders now, the city of Suffolk has started its 30-day warning

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period for red light enforcement cameras, located at North Main and Constance Road.

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During this warning period, drivers caught violating red light rules will be issued a cautionary

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01:44:13,100 --> 01:44:15,180
letter delivered by mail to their residents.

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Then, beginning on July 21st, offenders will incur a $50 fine per violation.

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And finally, tonight, the City of Suffolk Public Safety Committee would like to remind all citizens of the public safety portal.

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This online platform empowers our citizens to share their suggestions on community safety improvements and public safety matters.

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users of the portal will also have the option to submit anonymously.

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We do want to remind our residents however that the portal is not intended for reporting

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01:44:51,420 --> 01:44:57,940
criminal activity, but in the event of any emergency, please dial 9-1-1 of course for

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01:44:57,940 --> 01:44:59,840
more information on the Public Safety Committee.

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And the portal, you can visit our website, SuffolkVa.us. And of course, remember there are a number of ways that you can

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say connected to us if you're here in the city of Suffolk and all of Suffolk happenings from our social

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01:45:11,520 --> 01:45:16,620
media, our YouTube channel where you can watch tonight's city council meeting and any of our

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past meetings as well. And of course, subscribe to our newsletter. Thank you all for your attention.

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We have a wonderful evening and independence day holiday. Okay. Thank you Mr. Apercent. We're now moved to

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announcements from Council, Councilman, and Rector.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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First off, I'd like to say that I attended the Bill signing ceremony that was held at the Western

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01:45:44,070 --> 01:45:49,250
Todd Warder Community Services Board, where Governor Yunkinside in the Bill's supporting

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his right-health right now, initiative that will among other things, give family members

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the right to visit with their family when they have been detained for some mental health issues.

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And then also the Suffolk Art League held an opening for the Suffolk Art League's Open Members Show.

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This show features works emitted primarily by members of the Suffolk Art League.

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The show runs through the 19th of this month.

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And there's an amazing variety of works that are on display at the Suffolk Art Museum

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and many of the works are available for purchase.

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I would encourage anyone who has an interest in original works of art to check out the show

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And if you're not already a member of the Suffolk Art League, I would also consider you would encourage you to consider joining.

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01:46:35,550 --> 01:46:39,770
And then I had the privilege of attending the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce,

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Small Business of the Year Awards ceremony that was held at the Delta Marriott in Chesapeake.

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My congratulations go out to Chris Allen and Melody Brown from the Pinner House Bed and Breakfast

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And the cafe divina coffee and creep shop as they were honored by the chamber is suffix small business of the year.

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So once again, congratulations to them. It's very well deserved.

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It's a unique place and once again, if you have not been there, I would encourage you to stop by and get a cup of coffee and a great

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and let them give you a little tour of the facility. It's amazing what they've done, done with that house.

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And then last Saturday on the 22nd, I attended the Zoey Life Ministries steam workshop that was held at the 6th Street Recreation Center.

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Congratulations to Reverend Simmons and Reverend Hanano for putting on an excellent financial education exercise for the children.

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They set up a citizen bill where children were given some money and they had to work their way through the village paying rent and buying groceries among other things.

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and his mayor has pointed out to us many times, you know, the folks that do the worst job

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of managing their money and planning their finances often pay the highest prices for the

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things that they have to borrow money to get. And it's a lifetime, almost a lifetime financial

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penalty. So I appreciate very much what the Zoe Life Ministries did to help these children educate

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them about the fact that basically you're only given so much money and you have to spend

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it responsibly to get all the things that you need to survive in this life.

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I looked up the Zoey Life Ministries and there is part of their mission statement.

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It's a quote from the fourth chapter of Hosea, which says, my people are destroyed by a lack

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of knowledge.

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And so they're doing their best to eliminate that lack of knowledge.

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And then I would like to offer my congratulations to all the promotions that we've had recently

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within the city and chief among those chief buoy, congratulations to you and then also

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for the new police officers that were recently sworn in.

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Also, congratulations to the new deputy fire chief Harold and Deanna Trembier for being promoted

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to assistant director of economic development in, for past performance as any indicator of

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that position is in very, very good hands.

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And then lastly, that longevity luncheon that was referred to, I think that's a real testament

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to our more in the city staff, particularly in the manager's office, that we have that many

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people that are willing to basically devote their lives to the service of the citizens of

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It just goes to show the stuff because it's a great place to be, it's a great place to work and it's a great place to raise your family.

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And then lastly, with the Fourth of July coming up, please be careful.

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01:49:44,950 --> 01:49:52,830
I'm sure that the fire and rescue we're going to have enough things to do that evening without responding to a bunch of fireworks related accidents.

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Personally, I'd like my house to still be standing on July of the 5th and not be burned down by an air at Bottle Rocketer Rook.

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And candle that somehow another finds their way into our neighborhood. But anyway, with that, I hope everybody enjoys the Fourth of July. Remember what that day is all about. It doesn't hurt to go back and read the Declaration of Independence and recognize the fact that the people that put that thing together and started this great country that we live in basically put everything that they had on the line to get this going.

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and if it had not been successful, probably every one of them would have been hung.

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So keep that in mind and just remember that, you know, the old saying goes,

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freedom is not free, and it's something that we have to treasure,

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protect, and sometimes, unfortunately, fight for, to keep.

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And with that, I'll say goodnight.

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Councilman Williams.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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First, I'd like to congratulate Chief Bowie, well deserved glad that you were in that position.

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I know you're going to do well, you've already started off doing such a great job.

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to all the people, all of us employees, and who has been elevated.

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Congratulations to everyone, Dana.

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Glad you know what, here, she's now the assistant director.

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Also, on Saturday, June the 22nd, I attended the EZO,

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like Ministry. Second, steam program event at East Suffolk Recreation Center, like Councilman

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Recreation Center, the program was geared towards teaching kids life skills, and I too would

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like to think Reverend Simmons and Reverend Halner and others for putting on putting together

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such a great event for our youth.

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On Saturday, June 22nd, I, along with Vice Mayor Ward,

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attended the June 10th Freedom Day celebration

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at Pusville Park in Pusville.

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They had lots of food, fun, drinks, and entertainment,

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because of a great event.

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On Saturday, June 29th, again, along with Vice Mayor Ward,

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I had the pleasure of attending the loss of megas

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incorporated, 63rd, Dora, or Mason Luncheon,

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where Dr. Brent and I received the 2024 Community Service Award.

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You know, what's interesting is, the last time that the Suffolk

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Chapped hosted this event was 31 years ago.

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And they've, like I said, been around 63 years.

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01:52:50,180 --> 01:52:52,680
And for the organization to be around that long,

1327
01:52:52,940 --> 01:52:55,000
that's a lot to speak volume.

1328
01:52:56,740 --> 01:52:58,520
I want to thank the leaders of that organization

1329
01:52:58,520 --> 01:53:04,420
for putting on such an awesome event and we are truly blessed to have such a great group of

1330
01:53:04,420 --> 01:53:10,360
ladies, providing admissions of service and our city and throughout the United States because

1331
01:53:10,360 --> 01:53:17,990
they are all over the United States this organization. So thank you, thank you for

1332
01:53:19,480 --> 01:53:22,180
what you do in our community.

1333
01:53:24,860 --> 01:53:29,380
With that I'll go to my word of the month

1334
01:53:29,960 --> 01:53:37,920
for July 2024, and this Lothamigus, which means the friend in Spanish,

1335
01:53:40,180 --> 01:53:42,820
I'd like to wish

1336
01:53:42,820 --> 01:53:48,660
everyone a safe and happy four for July and be safe and enjoy.

1337
01:53:49,620 --> 01:53:50,280
Thank you.

1338
01:53:52,720 --> 01:53:53,020
Right.

1339
01:53:53,020 --> 01:53:54,100
Councilman Fausset.

1340
01:53:54,940 --> 01:53:55,840
Thank you, Mayor.

1341
01:53:56,640 --> 01:54:01,760
First off, again, you won't get enough of this, but congratulations, Chief.

1342
01:54:02,600 --> 01:54:07,460
believefully that promotion you've been here 20, some odd years,

1343
01:54:08,660 --> 01:54:13,600
fascism, you've heard to weigh up, it's your time to shine now.

1344
01:54:15,160 --> 01:54:19,990
So give us your best shot, keep things going, appreciate it.

1345
01:54:22,180 --> 01:54:27,880
Also for Dave Harrow, a new district chief over at fire rescue, I've been

1346
01:54:27,880 --> 01:54:35,280
and Dave Harrow for quite a number of years did a lot of interacting when I was with fire

1347
01:54:36,120 --> 01:54:46,180
to interact with Suffolk. And Dave is top-notch. This man is well positioned to be in that position.

1348
01:54:47,020 --> 01:54:54,480
And I think that I want to congratulate him and I want to say that I shed out to the fire

1349
01:54:54,480 --> 01:54:59,880
achieve that, recognize the professionalism this man had to bring him up and to help.

1350
01:55:00,000 --> 01:55:12,280
So, I think that's going to be pretty good. More to come on that, EDA, dinner. Since I've been on council, and she's always

1351
01:55:12,280 --> 01:55:21,780
been at the forefront working hard in different ways. So, congratulations to her on an opportunity to move

1352
01:55:21,780 --> 01:55:23,680
up into that deposition.

1353
01:55:26,280 --> 01:55:35,440
The last day of the month, we retired E.C. Harris, the Sheriff of the City of Solve.

1354
01:55:35,960 --> 01:55:44,980
E.C. had 40-plus years of police experience between his start of his career and ended

1355
01:55:44,980 --> 01:55:46,200
up in the Sheriff's Department.

1356
01:55:47,160 --> 01:55:52,680
He is one of the finest, finest gentlemen that I know.

1357
01:55:54,160 --> 01:56:00,040
He is first class, he was a professional, all the way around.

1358
01:56:01,060 --> 01:56:05,360
He enjoyed doing things and interacting with people, communities,

1359
01:56:07,510 --> 01:56:08,890
I can't even name the countless

1360
01:56:08,890 --> 01:56:12,730
things that that may and did for the city of Suffolk in the citizens of the city.

1361
01:56:14,070 --> 01:56:16,050
I hate to really see him go.

1362
01:56:16,290 --> 01:56:19,150
I've been friends with him for a number of years.

1363
01:56:20,250 --> 01:56:21,790
I know when I went through hard times,

1364
01:56:22,130 --> 01:56:24,990
the one thing that struck me the most about him

1365
01:56:24,990 --> 01:56:27,390
is everything in compassion for somebody.

1366
01:56:28,330 --> 01:56:31,090
And when I had the opportunity to end up

1367
01:56:31,090 --> 01:56:34,590
over at Obersee for six days, every morning at 830,

1368
01:56:34,990 --> 01:56:37,330
he'd be sitting at the couch with the paper.

1369
01:56:38,310 --> 01:56:39,210
We're going to talk to him.

1370
01:56:40,050 --> 01:56:41,910
I was going through a tough time,

1371
01:56:41,910 --> 01:56:45,990
And he was right there to support me through it.

1372
01:56:46,410 --> 01:56:48,430
So that was pretty good.

1373
01:56:48,450 --> 01:56:51,210
I hate really seem good, but I want to congratulate him

1374
01:56:51,210 --> 01:56:52,130
on his retirement.

1375
01:56:53,430 --> 01:56:57,530
To take it a little further, David Miles has taken his place.

1376
01:56:57,590 --> 01:57:00,590
He was his chief deputy and David Miles is also

1377
01:57:00,590 --> 01:57:06,050
a first class individual that is going to push that department

1378
01:57:06,590 --> 01:57:09,750
along and continue to do the great things they do.

1379
01:57:09,750 --> 01:57:14,860
I know David and his staff over there are going to do a great job.

1380
01:57:15,730 --> 01:57:17,850
I think he's left him in good hands.

1381
01:57:19,110 --> 01:57:24,550
So, again, congratulations to David Miles for stepping into the job.

1382
01:57:25,270 --> 01:57:27,850
And we'll look to see where things go with him.

1383
01:57:28,170 --> 01:57:31,390
I had an opportunity to go to Burlington with the mayor,

1384
01:57:31,890 --> 01:57:35,050
and I think Mr. Bennett was there.

1385
01:57:35,050 --> 01:57:41,870
And I want to thank Burlington for coming from Chesapeake Square.

1386
01:57:42,090 --> 01:57:46,450
We got it over to Suffolk, and they would over there next to where

1387
01:57:47,690 --> 01:57:51,650
Office backs vacated a place over there in Harbor View.

1388
01:57:52,090 --> 01:57:53,130
They kind of filled the gap.

1389
01:57:53,350 --> 01:57:57,270
They did a nice job putting that building together and it's a good presentation.

1390
01:57:58,610 --> 01:58:02,110
Thanks to the eight new offices that decided to come to Suffolk and make

1391
01:58:02,110 --> 01:58:03,390
Suffolk part of their career.

1392
01:58:04,090 --> 01:58:09,570
That's good chief. Keep cranking them out. Keep bringing them. We get those numbers up.

1393
01:58:09,890 --> 01:58:17,490
See if we can shorten that gap a little bit. But I happened to bump into one. A couple of days ago,

1394
01:58:17,610 --> 01:58:23,850
he was coming out of Walgreens up on the North End and we had a little chat and he just excited

1395
01:58:23,850 --> 01:58:29,750
as he could be to be a part of it. Just about ready to get cut loose somewhere in there. So we'll have

1396
01:58:29,750 --> 01:58:31,570
or out there to work with.

1397
01:58:31,890 --> 01:58:38,170
Senator Warner was here, and I'm going to tell you to, you know, all politics aside when

1398
01:58:38,170 --> 01:58:43,110
you can have somebody come to your city and drop a little almost three and a half million

1399
01:58:43,110 --> 01:58:46,030
dollars on you to help you along.

1400
01:58:46,350 --> 01:58:57,010
I think the mayor mentioned it earlier tonight that some of this money we get is people

1401
01:58:57,010 --> 01:59:04,210
to get these grants and get these available funds that are through these different programs.

1402
01:59:04,650 --> 01:59:09,330
And without these, and it goes to all the staff here, everybody that works on this stuff

1403
01:59:09,330 --> 01:59:13,950
to get these grants to get this money is phenomenal, because that's less money that we

1404
01:59:13,950 --> 01:59:18,850
take and have to take out of the taxpayers back pocket and out of the budget.

1405
01:59:19,870 --> 01:59:24,990
So we want to keep that kind of stuff coming and tell the well dries up and hopefully it keeps

1406
01:59:24,990 --> 01:59:34,160
going. As far as I want to thank the 23 employees that the milestone they have, I think

1407
01:59:34,160 --> 01:59:39,820
we forget about how long people work and give them a little bit of recognition for their

1408
01:59:39,820 --> 01:59:44,200
job well done. I think it was pretty great. A little lunch and goes long ways.

1409
01:59:48,880 --> 01:59:49,280
The fourth

1410
01:59:49,280 --> 01:59:56,640
of July coming up. This is the time people just do things sometimes. They just do things

1411
01:59:56,640 --> 01:59:59,960
crazy. Enjoy, let the profession.

1412
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:09,040
Those blow things up, let the fireworks be displayed, but you'll always find that somehow they get into

1413
02:00:09,040 --> 02:00:15,180
the area and they start doing things and they can create some real serious injuries. I mean,

1414
02:00:15,180 --> 02:00:24,820
I've seen fingers, hands, everything burns, and everything I can imagine happened because people use fireworks and they don't know what they're doing.

1415
02:00:25,680 --> 02:00:33,500
I would ask that they don't do that, but most of all, be safe, but also drive safe.

1416
02:00:34,400 --> 02:00:41,580
Do not get out here and drink and drive, get you a designated driver or hire your driver.

1417
02:00:42,620 --> 02:00:48,840
But please do not do drinking and drive during the holiday.

1418
02:00:49,940 --> 02:00:51,900
It's not going to do you well.

1419
02:00:53,940 --> 02:01:07,280
And I think I'm going to call it a night, because I know you pick up where I left off on some things that I might have missed, that we went to, but anyway, I know everybody wants to go home and do the vacations.

1420
02:01:07,280 --> 02:01:09,160
I don't know if you can go in.

1421
02:01:09,200 --> 02:01:09,720
How's it going?

1422
02:01:09,720 --> 02:01:10,600
I don't remember about the bar there.

1423
02:01:11,900 --> 02:01:12,320
Thank you, Mayor.

1424
02:01:13,020 --> 02:01:16,320
So I'll save a minute and just say, I grew with everything

1425
02:01:16,320 --> 02:01:17,040
that's been said.

1426
02:01:17,260 --> 02:01:19,360
And congratulations to everybody that have been

1427
02:01:19,360 --> 02:01:20,000
congratulated.

1428
02:01:21,140 --> 02:01:23,480
The first thing I wanted to say is whether you're

1429
02:01:23,480 --> 02:01:26,160
worried about your lawn or your garden or your whole farm.

1430
02:01:26,900 --> 02:01:30,020
We are very thankful for the rain, the recent rain,

1431
02:01:30,080 --> 02:01:34,140
and some relief from the heat, and some hope for a better

1432
02:01:34,140 --> 02:01:34,580
harvest.

1433
02:01:34,580 --> 02:01:44,400
So my just know that the whole agricultural community is thankful for the rain that we've received over the past few days.

1434
02:01:45,660 --> 02:01:49,680
We had a lot of really great reports tonight. There's a lot of really great things going in the city.

1435
02:01:50,120 --> 02:01:57,400
And it's wonderful to hear the news of the progress that we're making and all the positive things that are going on.

1436
02:01:57,400 --> 02:02:02,920
I also want to encourage everybody to have a fun 4th of July and enjoy some sort of celebration.

1437
02:02:03,280 --> 02:02:08,360
There's a big one up in critten in eclips with the parade and the fireworks and the raft race,

1438
02:02:08,540 --> 02:02:12,980
which I've actually been in the raft race before and I didn't drown and I won't do it again.

1439
02:02:14,100 --> 02:02:20,600
But it's fun time up there if you don't want to try to make your way downtown, although that's a great celebration too.

1440
02:02:20,880 --> 02:02:25,780
So hope everybody enjoys their 4th and remembers the significance of the day.

1441
02:02:26,440 --> 02:02:29,760
I'm going to try now to say a few things.

1442
02:02:30,760 --> 02:02:34,960
On June the 24th, the city of Suffolk lost one of its finest citizens.

1443
02:02:37,060 --> 02:02:41,020
J. Samuel Glasscock left us last Monday.

1444
02:02:41,640 --> 02:02:49,980
And he was truly a giant among men and one of the most treasured citizens of the city of Suffolk.

1445
02:02:49,980 --> 02:03:00,260
And in true Sam fashion, he planned most of his own memorial service and gave us all our instructions on what we were to do and not do.

1446
02:03:01,100 --> 02:03:06,120
Up to an including a thank you note that he had read at the end of the service.

1447
02:03:06,660 --> 02:03:14,780
And I'm going to read you one little piece of it, but I will tell you that the family is intending to ask the Suffolk news hero to publish that document.

1448
02:03:14,780 --> 02:03:23,220
And it's worth a read, as I said, Sam being Sam continues to teach us even though he has left us physically.

1449
02:03:24,060 --> 02:03:31,620
So I'm going to read just the end again. This is the words of Sam Glasscock on the occasion of his departing our company.

1450
02:03:32,300 --> 02:03:37,420
He says, our country is great, truly great, but democracy is fragile.

1451
02:03:37,420 --> 02:03:44,460
Part of our social contract is that we are to be intelligently informed, exercise, sound,

1452
02:03:44,960 --> 02:03:47,740
critical thinking, and care about the whole country.

1453
02:03:48,600 --> 02:03:54,520
Democracy requires us to emphasize our obligations rather than being too quick to demand

1454
02:03:54,520 --> 02:03:55,340
our rights.

1455
02:03:56,420 --> 02:04:00,600
Fear, hate, and greed can get us into a pack of trouble.

1456
02:04:02,420 --> 02:04:05,560
Humility and courage are good friends on life's journey.

1457
02:04:05,560 --> 02:04:17,760
Beware of those who spread fear, so misinformation, disregard the rules that make democracy work and promise to return to an imagined past that never was.

1458
02:04:18,300 --> 02:04:35,020
Honestly, examine our own faults. Above all, listen. Listen to what other folks say and try to respond to their legitimate concerns. You can't solve all the world's problems, but you can affect your corner of planet Earth.

1459
02:04:35,020 --> 02:04:42,180
Love your spouse, hug your kids, enjoy life with your neighbors, and show them all that you care about them.

1460
02:04:42,600 --> 02:04:49,140
And he closes and says, many thanks for your caring, and for our time together, Sam Glasscock class of 2024.

1461
02:04:50,420 --> 02:04:51,200
Thank you.

1462
02:04:53,040 --> 02:04:53,880
Councilman Bennett.

1463
02:04:55,320 --> 02:04:55,800
That was something.

1464
02:04:57,420 --> 02:04:59,640
I would just like to start out by saying,

1465
02:05:00,000 --> 02:05:27,400
I've seen clothes on that note. I've known Mr. Blaskart for, I know, better than 30 years when he was in the state senate house of delicacy, and I, he supported the city, and has always been a big supporter of the city, and he's been a great person to all of us, and he definitely will be missed, matter of fact, I have it.

1466
02:05:27,400 --> 02:05:31,960
So I'm down at Councilman Ballows' house here,

1467
02:05:32,140 --> 02:05:33,020
I haven't been weeks ago.

1468
02:05:34,020 --> 02:05:34,400
And April.

1469
02:05:35,120 --> 02:05:38,260
And he was up, walking around, having fun and everything.

1470
02:05:39,400 --> 02:05:42,160
So I mean, he was just a jolly man, right up to the end.

1471
02:05:42,980 --> 02:05:45,360
So I said, in my condolences out to that family,

1472
02:05:46,060 --> 02:05:48,740
and his daughter, you know, learned a bunch.

1473
02:05:48,960 --> 02:05:50,980
She works over there in the arts center.

1474
02:05:52,220 --> 02:05:54,020
And she's different in my suit.

1475
02:05:54,020 --> 02:06:02,680
And I want to send my condols out to the family and just keep them in my prayers.

1476
02:06:03,340 --> 02:06:13,220
Also I like to say to Eric or Clark, she lost a mother-in-law and Scarlin and I like to

1477
02:06:13,220 --> 02:06:19,840
send my condols to you and your family as well and we will be keeping you well in prayer.

1478
02:06:21,900 --> 02:06:30,510
I want to say that Ms. Lawrence came up, and I knew Jane Lawrence for years.

1479
02:06:30,990 --> 02:06:38,270
I remember when he got killed in the accident, when Pursum's Boulevard and suburban drive.

1480
02:06:39,350 --> 02:06:47,890
And he was a star, hardworking, dedicated person to the city.

1481
02:06:48,670 --> 02:06:57,590
He and Moses were handing gloves just about, and they did a lot for the citizens of

1482
02:06:57,590 --> 02:06:58,550
Suffolk.

1483
02:06:58,730 --> 02:07:04,010
They started to park a little bit of neighborhood over there where that public housing

1484
02:07:04,010 --> 02:07:04,770
was out.

1485
02:07:05,490 --> 02:07:11,670
So, his name to me still reigns, and means a lot to me in the city of Suffolk.

1486
02:07:11,670 --> 02:07:21,490
And I'm hoping with her request that we will look at some way to try and recognize the name of

1487
02:07:21,490 --> 02:07:26,630
James Larchs in some way where he means here in the city.

1488
02:07:26,950 --> 02:07:29,410
So I would like to ask the City of Madison Council.

1489
02:07:29,890 --> 02:07:35,170
Let's take a look at it and see if there's a street or a building or something that

1490
02:07:35,170 --> 02:07:43,190
some recognition that we can do that in recognition to Mr. Jane Morse out of, I really

1491
02:07:43,190 --> 02:07:49,890
would appreciate that. Also, I want to say that,

1492
02:07:52,420 --> 02:07:55,360
this past Sunday, I had a visit

1493
02:07:55,360 --> 02:08:05,080
a kangaroo, Pentecostal Holden's church, the hundredth and forty-one years, one and twenty-one

1494
02:08:05,080 --> 02:08:14,180
years of service at the church, church being dedicated. Twenty-three years of past fifty-three

1495
02:08:14,180 --> 02:08:21,360
years, I'm sorry, fifty-three years, of past a kendry, the in past of that church for fifty-three

1496
02:08:21,360 --> 02:08:29,960
years. I mean, that is amazing. And guess who they had speaking for that son of service

1497
02:08:29,960 --> 02:08:42,000
for the anniversary, none other than our own elder fellow, Zeke. And he bought the word.

1498
02:08:43,630 --> 02:08:50,410
And he came from Roman 2nd chapter, 2nd of 1st through the 29th verse. He might want to take

1499
02:08:50,410 --> 02:08:57,150
chance to read it sometime in your spare time. But he delivered work to me and everyone that

1500
02:08:57,150 --> 02:09:02,930
was in attendance and I would not go into his message because I don't like to preach behind

1501
02:09:02,930 --> 02:09:09,290
someone else after they have given the message. But he gave us all something to think about, live

1502
02:09:09,290 --> 02:09:19,750
by, and serve others by, and serve God. So I want to congratulate you Mr. Z, job well done,

1503
02:09:19,750 --> 02:09:24,770
And I will be back the next time, maybe when you see you go, we'll be preaching again.

1504
02:09:26,010 --> 02:09:31,970
But y'all maybe want to take a trip out there in the country and see what's going on.

1505
02:09:32,190 --> 02:09:37,190
But I did, Reverend Kendrick, he and I served on the housing authority together,

1506
02:09:37,470 --> 02:09:41,870
and I've known that family for many, many years as well.

1507
02:09:41,870 --> 02:09:50,930
And he's well-deserved and busy about there at the church and I really thoroughly enjoyed myself.

1508
02:09:52,030 --> 02:09:53,850
And with that, let's see.

1509
02:09:54,150 --> 02:09:56,130
I have about 10 more minutes now.

1510
02:09:57,740 --> 02:09:58,620
I'm glad you took your time.

1511
02:09:59,100 --> 02:09:59,960
Okay, all right.

1512
02:10:03,250 --> 02:10:33,230
Okay, yeah, I want to give a shout out to, I went down, come from Bologna with the, I don't know if somebody has not been that too, but I didn't, I'm hoping that the Juneteenth would marry here. I mean, they put it on there, they had a real good time, they had good speakers, and all, and I think he did a great job putting that together for Juneteenth there, and also the NAACP had Juneteenth.

1513
02:10:33,250 --> 02:10:40,190
Well, there at God is real church so anyway

1514
02:10:40,190 --> 02:10:46,850
We've had a good time and the fourth of July is here, and I hope we're one this traveling be safe and

1515
02:10:46,850 --> 02:10:49,850
Hope you have a good holiday

1516
02:10:52,460 --> 02:10:53,520
Councilman Johnson

1517
02:10:54,360 --> 02:10:57,040
And I'm gonna be a little brief, but

1518
02:10:57,040 --> 02:11:00,160
Somebody like Sam Blaskock passes

1519
02:11:01,180 --> 02:11:05,280
It just shows us where we're in Markable City, we live in, it's not just Sam, it's all

1520
02:11:05,280 --> 02:11:10,720
the remarkable people, James Westinglarts, think about all the remarkable people.

1521
02:11:10,880 --> 02:11:14,820
We had another one passed away, you know, this week and was Ellen Godwin, Ellen was married

1522
02:11:14,820 --> 02:11:20,080
to Jimmy Godwin, he was a local judge here in town forever, she part of my life when we were

1523
02:11:20,080 --> 02:11:26,580
growing up, she's moved on, and the list goes on and on, but that's what's so remarkable

1524
02:11:26,580 --> 02:11:30,100
all about our city. We all have different people that have been a part of an all of them

1525
02:11:30,100 --> 02:11:38,440
have been extremely special to us. Cheep, you know. I've already talked to you. I'm going

1526
02:11:38,440 --> 02:11:42,280
to spend two minutes on talking about something that none of you want to hear about, probably,

1527
02:11:42,420 --> 02:11:50,540
but it was my 50th class reunion. The class of far-skinned high school out in Hoi Nettboro. 150

1528
02:11:50,540 --> 02:11:55,540
young people came together in the eighth grade and we went through school together and we learned

1529
02:11:55,540 --> 02:11:59,320
to love each other and we decided we would have a five year reunion every year and we did.

1530
02:12:00,040 --> 02:12:05,260
We just experienced our fifth year reunion, had a committee to do it and it was remarkable.

1531
02:12:05,560 --> 02:12:06,900
Go online and look at the picture.

1532
02:12:07,160 --> 02:12:11,320
We've got some of the most diverse people in the city of Suffolk, but we all love each other

1533
02:12:11,320 --> 02:12:13,820
and we've just had a wonderful, amazing life together.

1534
02:12:14,340 --> 02:12:18,160
We had it at the Cultural Arts Center, we didn't think we could afford it but when calling

1535
02:12:18,160 --> 02:12:21,460
the Cultural Arts Center, they've changed the rules so that you can rent the place relatively

1536
02:12:21,460 --> 02:12:22,840
cheap for a class reunion.

1537
02:12:23,280 --> 02:12:26,880
people who went to this place through the cultural arts and had never been there before.

1538
02:12:27,180 --> 02:12:31,860
So I want to thank them. It was a remarkable experience. We had a great great time.

1539
02:12:32,320 --> 02:12:37,220
Theresa Earl's in tourism was a part of our situation. She helped us, Jennifer helped us,

1540
02:12:37,320 --> 02:12:42,020
Erica helped us. We went to the school system. They let us take a tour of far as Glen High School.

1541
02:12:42,180 --> 02:12:46,060
We used to be far as Glen High School, far as Glen Middle School now. Preacher Ray Bagley from

1542
02:12:46,060 --> 02:12:50,020
our class gave us a sermon and made us all feel good about the world again.

1543
02:12:51,580 --> 02:12:56,340
The last reunion is a pretty important in a community like Suffolk, so it brings everyone

1544
02:12:56,340 --> 02:13:00,440
together, and it meant a great deal to me, and I think for everyone in that class,

1545
02:13:01,040 --> 02:13:03,260
we were really proud of each other.

1546
02:13:04,680 --> 02:13:06,180
And with that, everybody's been thanked.

1547
02:13:06,220 --> 02:13:07,200
Everybody's been recognized.

1548
02:13:07,700 --> 02:13:09,020
I'm going to say goodnight.

1549
02:13:09,640 --> 02:13:10,640
Thank you.

1550
02:13:10,640 --> 02:13:11,880
For his mayor work?

1551
02:13:12,400 --> 02:13:17,660
Yes or like, I've been to so many places and everybody have mentioned about it.

1552
02:13:18,440 --> 02:13:26,320
But I did go to Mr. William Cosmo Williams to see the award for his community work,

1553
02:13:26,320 --> 02:13:28,700
what he does in City of Suffolk.

1554
02:13:29,480 --> 02:13:34,560
And I really enjoyed myself the first time I really heard about this group.

1555
02:13:34,740 --> 02:13:36,860
And I was very impressed with the group.

1556
02:13:36,860 --> 02:13:47,000
and also Dr. Brink was there, so it was rewarding and event to just to see people that

1557
02:13:47,000 --> 02:13:53,440
you know from the city of Suffolk getting awards for what they do in their life to try

1558
02:13:53,440 --> 02:14:04,580
to help people from our really, really do. Thank you. Thanks again, it's like I say it's good to

1559
02:14:04,580 --> 02:14:09,580
that. And by so ministry I've been dealing with a passive Simmons for a while and you always

1560
02:14:09,580 --> 02:14:18,420
try to do reach back to the community, him and Mr. Hannah. So I did attend that so and please

1561
02:14:18,420 --> 02:14:25,140
see Boy already congratulate you on we all know that you respect you do a good job.

1562
02:14:26,300 --> 02:14:33,800
I have to challenge you on that because I think people who feel good job.

1563
02:14:34,860 --> 02:14:39,560
I mean, I'll probably feel, this is the second time I've seen it every time I just

1564
02:14:39,560 --> 02:14:41,140
look and said, thanks for being my girl.

1565
02:14:42,040 --> 02:14:47,400
It's not a competition, but I just want to make sure I feel they number one, but that's

1566
02:14:47,400 --> 02:14:48,240
all right.

1567
02:14:48,240 --> 02:14:58,400
And I just want to thank Rob Lewis for the Puzzle job we're doing here.

1568
02:14:58,400 --> 02:14:59,360
It's funny, it's happening.

1569
02:15:01,010 --> 02:15:08,510
We were, we were, they were see what we was doing and what they waited and I think we were doing, they'd be happy with that.

1570
02:15:09,730 --> 02:15:15,010
And I want to thank my follow, he's gone, but thank him for coming to make know your part.

1571
02:15:15,630 --> 02:15:22,330
It was a crisis, it was something going on and when the community got on, we're talking about it and they respond pretty well.

1572
02:15:22,850 --> 02:15:29,330
And I think he's going to take care of that. I'd like to see that, because this one first time I really walked around, ignore your part.

1573
02:15:29,330 --> 02:15:33,710
And that's a nice part. It really nice, and I even told one of the

1574
02:15:33,710 --> 02:15:36,570
sickly people, wow, I mean I've got to spend more time here,

1575
02:15:36,810 --> 02:15:41,770
go to barbecue, and eventually you just stay on one or two places, but it's a good part.

1576
02:15:42,130 --> 02:15:48,630
And I think the people in that community will enjoy that. Like I said, first of all,

1577
02:15:48,770 --> 02:15:55,690
I want to thank God, and thank the Nazmir Barrel allow me to serve them four more years.

1578
02:15:55,690 --> 02:15:59,210
and one of the things I've seen my news people,

1579
02:15:59,830 --> 02:16:03,410
and that's before this habness said, I'm not done yet.

1580
02:16:03,750 --> 02:16:05,690
So thank you so much and God bless.

1581
02:16:07,900 --> 02:16:09,380
Okay, I'll go ahead and wrap it up.

1582
02:16:09,520 --> 02:16:12,520
Try to get out of here by a quarter of 10 in a half.

1583
02:16:13,360 --> 02:16:14,060
It has been a month.

1584
02:16:14,740 --> 02:16:17,020
It has been a month since we've had a meeting,

1585
02:16:17,180 --> 02:16:19,840
and that's been a lot that's gone on the month.

1586
02:16:19,980 --> 02:16:21,800
But most of us have been say, so I'll just skip over,

1587
02:16:22,240 --> 02:16:23,560
but I do want to start with also,

1588
02:16:23,680 --> 02:16:26,160
for Mark and Don't want to just do a city clerk

1589
02:16:26,160 --> 02:16:29,580
and her family on the passing, her mother-in-law, Caroline.

1590
02:16:30,380 --> 02:16:31,560
We missed it last week.

1591
02:16:31,660 --> 02:16:33,580
I think Tracy missed you.

1592
02:16:34,560 --> 02:16:35,740
But anyhow, I'm glad you're back.

1593
02:16:35,980 --> 02:16:37,120
We made it back in one piece.

1594
02:16:39,080 --> 02:16:41,020
A lot's been said about Sam Glasscock.

1595
02:16:41,240 --> 02:16:43,900
I mean, I've got to say something about a fellow

1596
02:16:43,900 --> 02:16:48,120
Chuck and Toki and Chuck and Toki, and I guess we would be.

1597
02:16:48,500 --> 02:16:52,500
And I too had just seen Sam out of the council member

1598
02:16:52,500 --> 02:16:55,020
of Butler's House a couple of months ago.

1599
02:16:56,710 --> 02:17:02,530
And I regret that I was not totally playing or going to his funeral Saturday, regret that

1600
02:17:02,530 --> 02:17:03,390
I couldn't make it.

1601
02:17:04,170 --> 02:17:07,650
I was kicking myself all day and I'm a waste of what you're problem.

1602
02:17:07,670 --> 02:17:11,690
I said, well, I really wanted to get out to Mr. Glasscox funeral and it bothers me that

1603
02:17:11,690 --> 02:17:13,590
I didn't get there.

1604
02:17:15,330 --> 02:17:18,810
But obviously, I mean, he was a very dedicated public servant.

1605
02:17:19,250 --> 02:17:23,190
He not always served our city, he served the state and he served our country as well.

1606
02:17:23,190 --> 02:17:24,950
all with honor and distinction.

1607
02:17:26,050 --> 02:17:30,190
I never heard him say a disparity word about anybody or anything really.

1608
02:17:31,970 --> 02:17:35,050
He graduated from Chocolate Talk High School.

1609
02:17:35,630 --> 02:17:39,950
Hampton Sydney, UVA Law School served in the Jag Court, US Army.

1610
02:17:40,690 --> 02:17:45,390
Practice law with who became governor of Mills, got one.

1611
02:17:45,910 --> 02:17:47,270
Practice law with him.

1612
02:17:47,270 --> 02:17:53,870
was on the board for 25 years on the Louise OBC Hospital Board of Directors.

1613
02:17:53,930 --> 02:18:00,390
Matter of fact I think he was still on the board when we did the transfer from OBC to

1614
02:18:00,390 --> 02:18:04,990
Centering and the land and he was an integral part of that I think right it's about the

1615
02:18:04,990 --> 02:18:09,610
time he was getting ready to retire and he served on many other numerous boards and commissions.

1616
02:18:09,610 --> 02:18:30,320
He was selected as Suffolk for a citizen in 1994 and as Councilman Bennett stated he was in the general assembly and served in the Virginia House of delegates from 69 to 91 Mr. Glasscock obviously lived an honorable life of service and he would be missed to all had the good fortune to know him

1617
02:18:31,340 --> 02:18:34,920
And it has been a month since our last meeting, I'm not going to unbolt through this stuff real quick.

1618
02:18:35,120 --> 02:18:37,820
We had a lot going on in the stuff, anybody thinks you didn't?

1619
02:18:38,000 --> 02:18:42,860
And I hope everybody goes back and looks at our work session to take a look at these CIP projects.

1620
02:18:43,120 --> 02:18:47,720
I thought we were, I thought the whole thing was impressive last year, this year, it's just off the chain.

1621
02:18:48,000 --> 02:18:54,980
And the good part about, from now on the next 18 months, we're going to see a lot of these project, large projects,

1622
02:18:54,980 --> 02:19:01,960
done the fruition and the money has spent in almost all areas of our city and all sectors

1623
02:19:01,960 --> 02:19:08,020
from parks and wrecked to rose the buildings. I think we've got it all covered and done

1624
02:19:08,020 --> 02:19:16,040
exceptionally well with it. This was Juan Pedro and your meeting at Center for Culture Arts

1625
02:19:16,040 --> 02:19:22,440
on the 7th and 1 by there. It's always good to kind of hear what they got going on. The police

1626
02:19:22,440 --> 02:19:30,380
on the 11th, what they do officers is always welcome, follow up the next day, Suffolk keeps

1627
02:19:30,380 --> 02:19:35,740
Suffolk beautiful volunteer appreciation event that was also held at the Center for Cultural

1628
02:19:35,740 --> 02:19:40,880
Arts and was pretty well-attended, I think we had about five council members there, maybe even six.

1629
02:19:41,140 --> 02:19:44,480
And then the next day we had Governor Yunkin at the Western Time Water Community Service

1630
02:19:44,480 --> 02:19:49,660
and board office in Northern and Northern Suffolk with an official signing of some multiple

1631
02:19:49,660 --> 02:19:57,160
bills related to addressing mental health issues on a 19th or two as in Hubson, on Juneteenth

1632
02:19:57,160 --> 02:19:59,780
or a event hosted by Mary Hills.

1633
02:20:00,000 --> 02:20:03,980
I think one thing about marriage events where I always have a Wester so that's pretty cool.

1634
02:20:04,400 --> 02:20:08,800
They're her Wester's and I guess they just plucked them out of the water there today before.

1635
02:20:09,800 --> 02:20:14,020
That's always good. Chamber of Commerce, small business in the year award council,

1636
02:20:14,560 --> 02:20:17,060
I mean, rector alluded to, congratulations to the Pinterhouse.

1637
02:20:17,720 --> 02:20:19,340
I was hoping they'd win the whole thing.

1638
02:20:19,760 --> 02:20:22,720
I mean, I looked at the competition and I thought they could take the whole thing.

1639
02:20:22,960 --> 02:20:28,660
I think if they taken those that judged it out there, they probably would have other than seeing the video.

1640
02:20:28,660 --> 02:20:33,160
I mean, the video is good, but it really doesn't do the place justice, and for you folks

1641
02:20:33,160 --> 02:20:38,220
that have not been there, I mean, it's kind of a gem just hidden back there in a corner

1642
02:20:38,220 --> 02:20:38,740
around me.

1643
02:20:38,940 --> 02:20:42,900
You just blow by it, don't even think about it, but you've got to get out, and a really cool

1644
02:20:42,900 --> 02:20:48,520
thing is that huge Magnolia in the front, actually you could go around the back of it and

1645
02:20:48,520 --> 02:20:53,700
there's like an archway there, and there's tables, literally underneath that Magnolia,

1646
02:20:54,180 --> 02:20:57,160
there's about four tables under there, so that's pretty cool too.

1647
02:20:57,860 --> 02:21:08,200
The 25th, as we mentioned, we hosted Senator Mark Warner at the Public Works Center, picked up a chapter for 3 million, just kind of designed the start, the design of the Kings Highway Bridge.

1648
02:21:08,800 --> 02:21:16,480
I mean, 3 million dollars ain't Trump changed, but it's a long way to go to what we're going to need, but like they say, you can't finish what you don't start, so I guess we just started.

1649
02:21:16,480 --> 02:21:21,740
So, we'll see where that takes us and then we had a bonus announcement that we got the five,

1650
02:21:21,740 --> 02:21:27,480
about 5,000, 3,019,000, 3,060 dollars for the construction of the Suffolk Seabord,

1651
02:21:27,520 --> 02:21:32,840
Coastline Trail, and that's covered in our work session as well, another 5,000 dollars.

1652
02:21:33,160 --> 02:21:40,480
And then we got another million dollars that's going towards the water treatment plan that was arranged by

1653
02:21:41,820 --> 02:21:43,280
Congresswoman, Jane Kagan.

1654
02:21:43,280 --> 02:21:48,720
And so we've got a great support, I think, at this state, and especially the federal level.

1655
02:21:49,160 --> 02:21:53,280
I mean, I interact well, not interact with them on a regular basis, but maybe we kind

1656
02:21:53,280 --> 02:21:54,200
of do either.

1657
02:21:55,960 --> 02:22:01,540
Here's representatives, but I mean, Keynes, OK, Warner's Super, Keynes, the Super, they've

1658
02:22:01,540 --> 02:22:06,660
been to town, they listen, and they've actually produced, and that's what it takes to make

1659
02:22:06,660 --> 02:22:07,800
things happen.

1660
02:22:08,280 --> 02:22:11,520
Because, unfortunately, the city doesn't have the latitude to print money, but you've

1661
02:22:11,520 --> 02:22:18,020
keep a balanced budget, not tax or citizens of the death. So these other sources and the

1662
02:22:18,020 --> 02:22:24,120
relationship you build to acquire those findings is essential in our deputy city manager

1663
02:22:24,120 --> 02:22:29,280
and really our manager and the staff all together have worked on the state and federal level

1664
02:22:29,280 --> 02:22:34,140
and they've been doing it for a while so they know them, they trust them, we give them what they want

1665
02:22:34,140 --> 02:22:38,420
so we can make their decision easy and that's what it is, they have to justify their decisions

1666
02:22:38,420 --> 02:22:42,540
And we try to give them the information that they need to make it a no-brainer.

1667
02:22:43,120 --> 02:22:47,640
This one got the eyes crossed as a tease and, you know, it's the way to go.

1668
02:22:48,180 --> 02:22:53,920
A national light out kickoff was good, hopefully it won't be 100 ECs, retired, we used to

1669
02:22:53,920 --> 02:22:58,460
always joke about how ECs are wanted to determine how how it's going to be, one national

1670
02:22:58,460 --> 02:23:02,920
light out, but hopefully it'll say a little prayer force, and it'll be under 90 maybe.

1671
02:23:02,920 --> 02:23:04,820
Yeah, he'll call.

1672
02:23:05,120 --> 02:23:07,080
Bromentian ribbon cutting, a renowner suffoc,

1673
02:23:08,000 --> 02:23:10,760
this was a word when we went to this one too.

1674
02:23:11,000 --> 02:23:13,900
The ribbon cutting from math and nasium.

1675
02:23:14,140 --> 02:23:15,380
Anybody heard of math and nasium?

1676
02:23:18,150 --> 02:23:19,290
I wanted to say, I want to exactly show you

1677
02:23:19,290 --> 02:23:20,470
what I thought it might have been something

1678
02:23:20,470 --> 02:23:22,270
that you needed in nasals spray for or something,

1679
02:23:22,890 --> 02:23:25,810
but it's actually a bad tutoring service.

1680
02:23:26,410 --> 02:23:29,890
Not just for kids that need help,

1681
02:23:29,910 --> 02:23:32,330
but even on advanced levels in their franchise.

1682
02:23:32,330 --> 02:23:37,850
So, you know, the parents can drop their kids off and I could use one of those when I was

1683
02:23:37,850 --> 02:23:38,290
in school.

1684
02:23:38,470 --> 02:23:40,550
We had to take answer for one, two times.

1685
02:23:42,930 --> 02:23:49,290
And we talked about working together all the time, I had to privilege to attend also the

1686
02:23:49,290 --> 02:23:51,970
loss of megas event, but I was there at Thursday night.

1687
02:23:53,130 --> 02:23:57,510
I think Councilman Williams and Councilman Vice Mayor Ward went Saturday to get you

1688
02:23:57,510 --> 02:24:14,470
But I was there Thursday night myself, a mayor Alexander and a couple hundred people to do their welcome and I was there representing the city and bringing greetings from the city and our city was very very well represented Mr. Ross Boone was the MC for that event.

1689
02:24:14,470 --> 02:24:18,010
And as Councilman Weems mentioned, it's the first time

1690
02:24:18,010 --> 02:24:21,350
of long, long time, the Suffolk chapter was the host.

1691
02:24:21,490 --> 02:24:24,110
So like I told Mayor Adams and her city and think,

1692
02:24:24,110 --> 02:24:27,270
I told him I said, this event may be in your city,

1693
02:24:27,670 --> 02:24:29,890
but I can tell you the suffix in the house.

1694
02:24:30,450 --> 02:24:32,490
It's where you and I'm covered all the way around.

1695
02:24:34,270 --> 02:24:35,910
And that's your great group.

1696
02:24:37,930 --> 02:24:41,670
They do community service projects, partnerships with schools,

1697
02:24:41,810 --> 02:24:43,870
senior citizens, organizations, homeless shelters,

1698
02:24:43,870 --> 02:24:48,030
of advocacy groups, public safety, and much other worthwhile causes.

1699
02:24:48,450 --> 02:24:51,830
We also mentioned so ministry, which I didn't get a chance to go to that.

1700
02:24:51,930 --> 02:24:55,770
I understand my friend, Reverend Simmons, I'll put that on.

1701
02:24:55,790 --> 02:24:56,890
He's a great guy, too.

1702
02:24:56,950 --> 02:24:59,970
I've had a lot of really good discussions with him, and then on Saturday.

1703
02:25:00,080 --> 02:25:06,040
I went to a lunch at the Bishop of Obedaya, Co-Lendor, Outreach and Faith Temple Church.

1704
02:25:07,100 --> 02:25:14,060
And they too were hosting something very similar to it. They do a lot of work, financial advice, tutoring.

1705
02:25:14,780 --> 02:25:19,100
They have what's called Nisi House, which is kind of like a Geneva shelter.

1706
02:25:19,100 --> 02:25:26,700
type house right next to them, where they provide shelter for domestic abuse victims, food

1707
02:25:26,700 --> 02:25:31,000
clothing, and credit counts on tutoring and a bunch more.

1708
02:25:32,420 --> 02:25:36,880
And it's these that kind of organizations, I mean, this is what it takes to make things work.

1709
02:25:37,320 --> 02:25:42,340
Just get people involved, get churches involved, get civically involved, get individuals involved.

1710
02:25:43,200 --> 02:25:46,720
And we are certainly doing that throughout the city.

1711
02:25:48,420 --> 02:25:54,700
Because we get too long enforcement officers are getting recognized the night, retirement of my good friend,

1712
02:25:54,960 --> 02:25:55,900
E.C. Harris.

1713
02:25:56,320 --> 02:26:02,220
The only thing I can say about E.C. is he absolutely brought severe engagement to a new level.

1714
02:26:03,460 --> 02:26:06,820
I mean, I'll remember after you got elected sheriff the first time.

1715
02:26:06,960 --> 02:26:09,720
I mean, he was two out there every day and I said, E.C., the elections over.

1716
02:26:10,140 --> 02:26:11,480
You can turn it off now.

1717
02:26:11,840 --> 02:26:13,800
Because of it, he was at everything doing everything.

1718
02:26:13,800 --> 02:26:16,680
And he said, no, no, no, that's what I do.

1719
02:26:17,000 --> 02:26:18,320
And that is what he did.

1720
02:26:18,520 --> 02:26:19,800
He had a passion to serve.

1721
02:26:20,540 --> 02:26:23,480
And he is indeed set the bar high for major miles.

1722
02:26:23,760 --> 02:26:26,120
But I'm sure he'll fill in the shoes, he had a good teacher.

1723
02:26:28,640 --> 02:26:30,120
And Chief Billy, I can't say enough.

1724
02:26:30,240 --> 02:26:35,440
I'm not going to kill the rest of 30 minutes talking about what you've done since

1725
02:26:35,440 --> 02:26:36,840
you've been in the city of Suffolk.

1726
02:26:37,000 --> 02:26:44,270
But the bottom line is you've earned it through the respect that you've been able to

1727
02:26:44,270 --> 02:26:58,830
or not only from the individual that made the decision to give you that job, but also the men and women that you command and I see it at events, you've also earned a respect of your citizens.

1728
02:27:01,610 --> 02:27:10,370
Because when I see you interacting with them, you're on the same level, you know, they consider you a citizen just like themselves.

1729
02:27:10,370 --> 02:27:17,870
So, keep up the good work and congratulations, and that's it, so I'm going to go to my quote

1730
02:27:17,870 --> 02:27:20,850
of the night, my quote of the night has to do with

1731
02:27:23,000 --> 02:27:25,120
civic engagement and what we're able

1732
02:27:25,120 --> 02:27:29,320
to do, we have a bunch of folks working the same thing.

1733
02:27:29,860 --> 02:27:34,960
And that is, and I'm not sure who this quote is from, but anyhow, I didn't write it, it's

1734
02:27:34,960 --> 02:27:43,320
But we cannot live only for ourselves, a thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

1735
02:27:44,060 --> 02:27:51,400
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.

1736
02:27:52,240 --> 02:28:00,720
One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals.

1737
02:28:00,720 --> 02:28:05,620
Ross. With that, I would say good evening and as for a motion to put a German. Councilman

1738
02:28:05,620 --> 02:28:08,020
frost it.���

1739
02:28:08,020 --> 02:28:08,760
maybe go. Councillors

1740
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say, answer me a word. Second

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Secretary foramo horsepower wore in discuss some emotion. Anyway, don't miss it now. I'm

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not Councillor Member Perrival. Please guess you vote. Madame clerk, please you're

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calling the vote.!! The

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motion

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is a prime by vote of 800여. This meeting

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is hereby adjourned.