Jan 04, 2022 Regular Work Session

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MEETING AND THAT MEETING IS ADJOURNED. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO REGULAR SCHEDULE. WORK SESSION FOR JANUARY. 4TH 2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED. MADAM CLERK, CAN

[1. Roll Call ]

HERE. NEXT MOVE ON THE ITEM TO PRAYER. A COUNCILMAN HERE WILL LEAD US IN THE OPENING PRAYER.

THAT IS ACQUIRED OUR HEARTS. TURNING GOD. OUR FATHER IS ONCE AGAIN WE COME BEFORE YOU HAVING A FATHER FIRST GIVING YOUR NAME ON APPRAISING GLORY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. AND LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YET A NEW YEAR. DID YOU TRY TO GET THINGS IN ORDER AND RIGHT IN YOUR SIGHT? A LOT. WE ACTUALLY BLESSING UPON OUR CITY WHERE EXCEPT BLESSINGS PUT OUR CITIZENS WHO ACTUALLY HAD THE BLESSINGS UPON ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVING A FATHER AND THIS CITY COUNCIL THAT WE WOULD DO THOSE THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING THEIR YOUR SITE, HAVING YOUR FATHER THAT YOU WOULD LEAD US TO HIGHER HEIGHTS AND DEEPER DEPTHS. WE ACTUALLY BLESSING UPON OUR LOCAL AND STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS HAVING YOUR FATHER YOU WOULD BE WITH THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. WELL WE ACTUALLY HAVE BLESSINGS UPON THIS YEAR THAT IF WE MAY BE A GOOD AND PROSPEROUS YEAR HAVING A FATHER WE ASKED FOR HEALTH AND STRENGTH WANT TODAY? IN THE DAYS TO COME IN YOUR NAME? WE PRAY AND WE THANK YOU. AMEN. AMEN. NEXT. COULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME TO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE? LET YOUR LEGION. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IS SAYING. ONE DAY. UNDER GOD. LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NEXT ITEM FOR DETERMINATION OF

[4. Determination of the Presence of a Quorum ]

[5. Approval of Consent Agenda (to include minutes of previous meetings): ]

ITEM FIVE B REQUEST TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 18TH 2022 FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGED TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG IN SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND HOUSING CORPORATION TOWARDS THE CELL OF CITY ON PROPERTY AT 8 35 COMMERCE STREET PARCEL I D 024-130012 ITEMS SEE REQUEST TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 18TH 2022 FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF ORDERS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER. EXECUTION PURCHASES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG IN PARADISE TRUST LLC FOR THE SALE OF CITY ON PROPERTY AT 8 35 COMMERCE STREET PARCEL ID 024-13001. ITEM D, A REQUEST TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 25TH 2021. FIVE OCLOCK PM AND CONSIDERATION OF RIVAS CITY COUNCIL WAR MAPS FOLLOWING POPULATION CHANGES IDENTIFIED IN THE 2020 CENSUS ITEM FIVE, EVEN REQUESTED SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO COMPLY WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION ACT. ITEM FIVE F REQUESTED SCHEDULE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CODE CHAPTER. 50 ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE TO NOISE. REQUESTED SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CO CHAPTER. 50 ARTICLE TO NOISE G REQUESTED SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION WERE ORDINANCE APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE P U D AND PROFITS FOR THE HARRISON CREEK PROPERTIES. ITEM. BOB H HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. I DON'T FIVE YEARS OF REQUEST TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 18TH 2022 14 CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT. BETWEEN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG INTEREST CITIES.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE FOR THE SALE OF SITTING ON PROPERTY AT 8 35 COMMERCE STREET PARCEL ID ZERO TO FORWARD THAT'S 130012 . ADAM J. I REQUESTED SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 12TH 2022 FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO RECEIVE A GRANT FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. AND FOR THE CITY MANAGER EXECUTING ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY CSX FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE APPARATUS RIVER TRAIL. I DON'T CARE I REQUESTED SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 18TH 2021. AND CONSIDERATION OF AWARD IS APPROVING THE VACATION RIGHT AWAY ORDERS TO VACATE AND CONVEYED COFFEEHOUSE STREET APPROXIMATELY 0.1 16 ACRE. AND APPROXIMATELY 0.63 PORTION OF MADISON STREET AND A PROPER AND APPROXIMATELY 0.750. 0.740 ACRE PORTION OF RIVER STREET, AS DEPICTED ON THE PLATTE PREPARED ON NOVEMBER 5TH 2020 BY THE TIMMONS GROUP IN FURTHERANCE OF THE HARBOR PROPERTIES. CONVENIENCE ITEM L REQUESTED

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AND ALLOW THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE PROS PROPOSED MAPS ON THE WEBSITE AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE LIBRARY TO ALSO, UM POSED. THOSE MAPS IN THE LIBRARY FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW THEM. UM, I GUESS PENDING OPENING OF THE LIBRARY. WOULD WOULD IT BE, UM IS IT POSSIBLE BECAUSE. IN THE PROPOSALS THAT I SAW SOME PEOPLE WILL, OF COURSE CHANGE FROM ONE WAR THAT THEY'RE INTO ANOTHER WAR. EVERYONE DOES NOT. IS NOT COMPUTER SAVVY. EVERYONE DOES NOT LOOK AT THE WEBSITE. AND ESPECIALLY YOUR ELDER, ELDERLY POPULATION WHO MAY NOT COME TO THE LIBRARY TO LOOK AT AWARD MAP. FOR THOSE PERSONS WHOSE STREETS ARE LISTED IN THE INFORMATION WHO WILL CHANGE FROM ONE WAR TO ANOTHER. FOR INSTANCE, IN THE PROPOSAL, YOU CHANGE BIRCH STREET FROM OUT OF WARD ONE TOWARD FOUR. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS ON THOSE STREETS AND ALL OF THE WARDS GET A MAILING LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS OUR PROPOSAL. THAT IS CONCEIVABLE, I GUESS MAY NEED TO CONFER WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY LIKE QUESTION. I'M MR TABOR. UM ARE WE AT A POINT? UM WE'RE GOING TO SEND THAT OUT AFTERWARDS. OR HAVE WE GOTTEN TO A POINT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEND OUT ALL THE OPTIONS WHILE YOU'RE WAITING TO GET TO ONE OPTION? WHAT YOU THINK IS THE BEST METHOD OF US GETTING THERE. MR RAIL. YEAH YES, I WOULD RECOMMEND ENSURING THAT YOU FINALIZED THE CORRECT AWARD MAP. AS I RECALL, THERE WERE STILL STILL SOME DISCUSSION ON WHICH MAPS WOULD BE FINAL. THEN ONCE YOU'RE CLEAR ON THAT CERTAINLY COST IS NOT PROHIBITED HIM. IT'D IF YOU FEEL IT'S NECESSARY TO SEND OUT THE FINAL WAR DELINEATED MAPS. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. AND POSTING ON THE WEBSITE IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES. SO THEN THE FINALIZATION WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS A FAMILY IZATION FROM COUNCIL FIRST. AND THEN WE TAKE IT TO THE PUBLIC.

SO WHEN DO WINDOWS COUNCIL EXPECT TO FINALIZE HOPEFULLY ON THE 25TH. THEN THE MEETING. WE HAVE A MEETING. AFTER COUNCILMAN ON THE 18TH. OKAY. SPECIAL MEETING FOR THAT? YEAH. SO WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON 18TH TO FINALIZE. YES, AND THEN TAKE IT TO THE PUBLIC ON THE 25TH.

YEAH WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 25TH. YES. SO STILL IF WE FINALIZE THIS ON 18TH DOES.

THE PUBLIC HAD AMPLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED? I DON'T THINK SO. AND IF WE'RE DOING IT BY WAY OF A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND THAT'S ONLY GOING TO GIVE CONSIDERATION

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THROUGH OUR OWN FAULT, AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WRONG JUST TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TO MEET THE DEADLINE AND I, UM I CAN'T SAY WE'RE DOING IT WRONG, BUT BUT I WILL SAY ALL MOST LOCALITIES ARE RUNNING BEHIND DUE TO COVID. BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WHATEVER MEANS YOU USED TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS THERE. SHOULD BE USED AND THERE IS ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE ANY TYPE OF WARD MEETINGS. OR TOWN HALLS. WITH THOSE AFFECTED. CONSTITUENTS. IN ADDITION WILL WORK WITH COURSE THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR TO UTILIZE ALL AVAILABLE AVENUES TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC. WE WILL ALSO, UM, HOPEFULLY UTILIZED THE NEWSPAPER AND ALSO THE CABLE CHANNEL TO GET INFORMATION OUT AS WELL. SO ARE THE MAILINGS ABSOLUTELY OUT . NO I DON'T. I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO FINALIZE WHAT YOU AGREE TO BE THE WARD FINAL SELECTION, THEN WE'LL COMMUNICATE THE CHANGES IN THE APPROPRIATE METHOD. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND AND IN THIS COVID ENVIRONMENT WE MAY WANT TO ADD A ZOOM TYPE TOWN HALL. WITH THE MAPS WILL BE ANOTHER. EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET THE WORD OUT. BUT THE CRITICAL THING IS FINALIZING THE MAPS. AND THEN AS LONG AS WE PROCEED LOGICALLY AND USE DUE DILIGENCE CORRECTLY, THE TIMING IN THE TIMING PRESSURE SHOULD BE AN ISSUE. I THINK THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT AT THIS TIME, AND IT CHANGES THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE SENATE AGENDA. COUNCILOR MYERS. STILL MOVED. VICE MAYOR SWIFTLY. BACK IN. MADAM CLERK. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCILOR MACDUFF BERT.

KATHMANDU. WILSON SMITH, NO. ASTHMA BUT MYERS, CATHERINE, BUT WESTBROOK PATH MEMBER HILL. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR SMITH, WE ARE PASTO ITEM SIX. SPECIAL REPORTS. UM WE HAD HERE AT SIX A, WHICH WAS A

[6. Special Reports ]

SENATOR JOE MORRISSEY ASKED YOU TO COME UP. I KNOW YOU. CAN GIVE US A REPORT. WE HAD A GREAT EVENT WITH A CHECK GIVEN FROM DOMINION. SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. SINCE THEN IT WAS $30,000 CHECK. THAT DOMINION GAVE TO HABITAT HERE AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HAPPY

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IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE BEFORE PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL I WANTED TO GIVE THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL SOME IDEA OF WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE 2022 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION THAT I INTEND TO INTRODUCE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT AS THE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE CITY OF PETERSBURG THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THOSE BILLS THAT I INTEND TO INTRODUCE. FIRST OF ALL, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I SORT OF BOTH ON JUDICIARY, AGRICULTURE, REHABILITATION, SOCIAL SERVICES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UM, THE. AND IT'S NO SURPRISE MY TOP PRIORITY LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IN 2022 SESSION IS TO GET A CASINO RESORT FOR THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. RIGHT NOW. THERE ISS THAT HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED IN THE COMMONWEALTH. FOUR OF THOSE CITIES HAVE APPROVED IT. ONE REJECTED IT AND BEFORE PETERSBURG AND CAN GET A CASINO LICENSE. IT HAS TO BE AUTHORIZED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THAT BILL HAS BEEN PREPARED AND WILL BE INTRODUCED. I TEND TO INTRODUCE A SECOND ENACTMENT CLAUSE, WHICH WILL PREVENT A LOCALITY, WHICH PREVIOUSLY HELD A REFERENDUM AND THE CITIZENRY VOTED AGAINST IT. FROM HAVING A WHAT I'LL CALL A DO OVER FOR LACK OF A MORE ARTFUL PHRASE THAT WILL BE PART OF THE SECOND ENACTMENT CLAUSE. UM AND I PREVIOUSLY EXPLAINED TO COUNCIL AND CLOSED SESSION THE BENEFITS OF A CASINO. I WILL ALWAYS REMAIN AVAILABLE TO COME DOWN AND ARTICULATED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT IN A NUTSHELL. THE NUMBER OF JOBS HIGH PAYING JOBS THAT WILL COME TO THE CITY OF PETERSBURG SOMEWHERE THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF NORTH OF $1,555,000 A YEAR HARVARD SHOPS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE INFRASTRUCTURE. NOT ONLY WERE THE CASINO RESORT IS LOCATED, BUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY WILL DRASTICALLY IMPROVED RETAIL WILL IMPROVE HOUSING WILL IMPROVE. I THINK IT WILL BE A TRANS INFORMATIONAL MOMENT. IN THE HISTORY OF PETERSBURG. UM ANYWAY , I WILL KEEP YOU ADVISED MR MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AS WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. I INTEND TO INTRODUCE SEVERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM BILLS. SINCE I'VE BECOME A MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE THAT HAS BEEN MY FOCUS. ONE OF MY FOCUSES LASER LIKE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. I INTEND TO INTRODUCE A BILL THAT WILL REPEAL ALL MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES IN VIRGINIA HAD PASSED THE SENATE LAST YEAR. IT DIDN'T GET THROUGH THE HOUSE . I AM GOING TO REINTRODUCE IT THIS YEAR. LET'S LET THE JUDGES WHO HAVE ALL THE FACTS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES. MAKE THE BEST CALL ON WHAT THE APPROPRIATE SENTENCES AS OPPOSED TO A RIGID , STRUCTURED MANDATORY MINIMUM. AND INTRODUCED A BILL TO REESTABLISH PAROLE THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH. PASS REFORM OF ISSUES OR BILLS THAT I PASSED INCLUDED. PAROLE REVIEW FOR FISHBACK DEFENDANTS FOR JUVENILES WHO WERE SENTENCED AS JUVENILES, BUT THIS WILL REESTABLISH PAROLE ACROSS THE BOARD. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE. AND IF YOU DO, INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE THAT ARE INCARCERATED, THEY WILL DO BETTER WHILST IN PRISON, THEY WILL COME OUT BETTER CITIZENS MORE PREPARED. TO RE ENTER SOCIETY. UM I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE A BILL THAT WILL EXPAND JUVENILE PAROLE BY ALLOWING A JUVENILE SOMEBODY WHO WAS SENTENCED AS A JUVENILE AND HAS SERVED ONE THIRD OF THEIR SENTENCE TO BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE. YOU REMEMBER THE BILL LAST YEAR FOR IT WAS A GOOD SAMARITAN BILL. THERE WAS A BILL THAT SAID, IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS IN THE THROES OF AN OVERDOSE, AND SOMEBODY CALLS IT IN TO GET THEM AID SUPER THAT THEY CAN'T BE PROSECUTED. IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO MANY PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE THROES OF AN OVERDOSE. SOMEBODY THAT WAS WITH THEM SIMPLY WOULDN'T CALL IT IN BECAUSE THEY FEARED PROSECUTION. THIS EXPANDS, THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY. UM I'LL INTRODUCE A BILL TO ABOLISH SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AND ANOTHER BILL TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND HENRICO COUNTY. IT IS MY FIRM CONVICTION THAT THE MORE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICES THAT WE HAVE THE MORE COMMITTED ATTORNEYS. WE HAVE TO DEFEND THE POOR. AND LASTLY, MY PENULTIMATE ISSUE IS CERTAIN BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT CITY OF PETERSBURG HAS REQUESTED THAT

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S AN HONOR TO REPRESENT OUR CITY. THANK YOU. NEXT UNDER SPECIAL REPORTS. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. TONIGHT I'M GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE I WORK SOFTWARE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT. I WORK, A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND PERMITS INSPECTIONS. I WORK HAS RECEIVED MOST OF THE FILES FROM PERMITS AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE IS CONVERTING THEM INTO TILLABLE AND WORKABLE FORMATS FOR THEIR SYSTEM. WE WILL REVIEW THOSE DOCUMENTS IN EACH MODULE TO SEE IF THEY NEED ANY MODIFICATIONS.

RIGHT NOW. WE'RE CURRENTLY UPLOADING THOSE DOCUMENTS AND WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM. THANK YOU. FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM. TRY TO BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. I WILL PROVIDE IN DEPTH ONE ON ONE MANAGER TRAINING THAT WILL ALLOW US TO

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THIS IS JUST GIVING YOU A BRIEF SNAPSHOT OF THE CAPABILITIES THAT WE WILL HAVE. AT THIS TIME, EACH OF THE START ITEMS LIKE PHOTOS LIST OF VIOLATIONS, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF CITATIONS, CASE HISTORY AND ETCETERA ARE LOCATED EITHER IN A DIFFERENT APPLICATION. OR SEPARATE FILE AND SEPARATED EVEN FURTHER RESPECTIVE TO EACH INSPECTOR, AND THAT'S ON THE BUILDING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SIDE. AFTER OUR LAUNCH DATE ON THE 31ST OF JANUARY, EVERY CRITICAL PIECE OF CASE INFORMATION WILL BE CENTRALLY LOCATED AND VARIABLE VIEWABLE BY EACH MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT. ACTIVITY TYPE SETTING SPECIFIC ACTIVITY TYPES WILL ALSO ALLOW INSPECTORS TO TRACK EACH STEP IN THEIR CASES MORE EFFICIENTLY. ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL DETAILS THAT WE CAN ADD OUR ACTIVITY TYPES, AND HERE WE CAN ADD SIMPLE YET ORGANIZED INFORMATION THAT ALLOWS US TO ACTUALLY TRACK OUR CASES MORE EFFICIENTLY. ZONING INFORMATION. WE CAN NOW ADD ZONING INFORMATION THAT ISN'T AUTOMATICALLY IMPORTED FROM OUR CURRENT GIS SYSTEM AND THAT ISSUES PROPERTIES REMAIN COMPLIANT WITHIN THEIR DISTRICTS. AND THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE CAPABILITY OF WHAT WILL BE ABLE TO SEE BEHIND THE SCENES TO BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR DETERMINATIONS ON SUCH PERMIT MANAGEMENT AND THAT'S MORE GEARED TOWARDS THE BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE SIDE. HAVING THE CAPABILITY TO BE ABLE TO ISSUE PERMITS ELECTRONICALLY, UM THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING TO HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF DOING WHEN WE GO LIVE ON THE 31ST OF JANUARY. ALSO I WANTED TO JUST ADD ON IF I CAN GO BACK TO PERMIT MANAGEMENT THROUGH HOURS PERMIT MANAGEMENT TOOL. OUR OFFICE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT DIGITAL PLANS, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT. AND REDUCE THE NEED TO STORM MULTIPLE COPIES OF LARGE DOCUMENTS. WE CAN ADD DETAILED NOTES OR REQUEST MODIFICATIONS DIRECTLY TO THOSE PLANS AND THEN EMAIL THEM BACK. TO THE RDP OR CONTRACTOR THAT ACTUALLY APPLY FOR THE BUILDING PERMITS. WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT CARD PAYMENTS IN HOUSE. WHERE WE COULD ONLY ACCEPT CHECKS BEFORE.

THE INSPECTION CALENDAR. WE CAN ALSO CREATE SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS IN LIEU OF PEN AND PAPER FOR PERMITS AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND SEE DAILY OVERVIEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT OR SUPPOSED SPECIFIC INSPECTORS IN ONE PLACE AGAIN THAT IS ON THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE SIDE. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO IN AND SEE EACH INSPECTOR WHERE THEY'RE AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AT ALL TIMES. ADDITIONAL INFO AND I WORK IS STILL VERY NUDE WON'T IT'S STILL VERY NEW TO US. WE DO HAVE AN IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION STAGE THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO WORK OUT ANY BUGS AND FIXES, UH, THAT WE NEED TO, BUT WE'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF EXPLORING EACH MODULE.

A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE GO LIVE AND HAVE TIME TO LEARN ALL OF HIS FEATURES. IF YOU LIKE WE CAN COME BACK WITH A MORE IN DEPTH DISCUSSION ON THE CAPABILITIES OF THIS SOFTWARE. THINK I DO.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESENTATION, AND WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL COUNCILMAN CUPPER. SURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FALL THE HARD WORK THAT HAS GOTTEN US TO THIS POINT, AND I THANK THE CITY MANAGER. WE ALL DO. FOR DEVOTING THE RESOURCES AND GOOD JUDGMENT TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CASE GOES INTO COURT? IS THAT REFLECTED ON YOUR SOFTWARE? ON INFORMATION IF SOMEONE GOES INTO THIS PROGRAM, FOR EXAMPLE OF CAN THEY SEE WHETHER US CASE HAS BEEN FILED? AND IF SO, WHAT THE RETURN DATE IS AND WHAT THE NEXT ANTICIPATED DATE AREAS. WHAT THE JUDGE HAS RULED THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMAN ASHLEY, YOU CAN, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING IN HOUSE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO

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OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN MONTHLY REPORTS.

[8. Finance and Budget Report ]

[9. Capital Projects Update ]

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET US KNOW. WILL BE ORDERING MORE SIGNS THAT WE CAN POST THEM IN NEW PLACES AS WELL AS REPLACE ANY THAT START TO FAIL DUE TO WEATHER. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALSO GETTING A COUPLE OF MORE OF THE LARGER SIGNS THAT WE CAN POST AND MORE SPOTS AROUND THE PARKS. AND WE'LL ALSO BE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK IN CERTAIN AREAS, ESPECIALLY AROUND AREAS LIKE POPULAR LAWN PARK, WHERE THERE'S PUBLIC ACCESS AT ALL POINTS ALONG THE PERIMETER SIDEWALK. CAPITAL PROJECTS. ST ANDREWS STREET BRIDGE IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. WE ARE

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PARKING RIGHT, EXCITING PROJECT THAT IS GOING UP LIKE GANGBUSTERS. SO IS ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF PRE CAST CONSTRUCTION. ALL OF THOSE PANELS THAT YOU SEE GOING UP RATHER THAN BEING CAST WITH FORMS IN PLACE. THEY'RE PREPARED OFF SITE AT THE AT THE MANUFACTURER'S SITE AND THEN BROUGHT INTO PLACE PUT UP AND IT GOES UP EXTREMELY FAST, SO WE WILL BE HAVING A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHERE UNION STREET IS CLOSED IN THAT AREA AS THEY BEGIN TO PUT UP PANELS CLOSE TO THE ROAD, AND THEY NEED THEIR THEIR EQUIPMENT OUT THERE, SO WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE RIGHT OF WAY APPLICATION FOR THAT. COMING ALONG. SO IN THE NEXT ACTUALLY, PROBABLY LATE SPRING. WE EXPECT THAT PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED. PUMP STATION FLOW MONITORING PROJECT IS COMPLETED. SOUTHSIDE DEPOT A LITTLE BIT OF ACTION OVER THERE LATELY AS WELL. WE DO HAVE AN ARP ALLOCATION FOR THAT PROJECT WE HAVE SUBMITTED UM CONTRACT DOCUMENTS TO PURCHASING FOR REVIEW. WE ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM TO TIE UP A COUPLE OF LOOSE ENDS. WE EXPECT THAT TO BE POSTED ON THE STATE'S PROCUREMENT SITE, PROBABLY THE NEXT WEEK OR SO AND THEN TRY TO GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS OF GETTING A CONTRACTOR AND FOR THOSE RENOVATIONS, ANNUAL BRIDGE INSPECTIONS AND LOAD RATINGS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR 2021. ANNUAL PAVING CONTRACT . WE COMPLETED OUR FIRST INSTALLMENT, APPROXIMATELY 50. UM OF OUR EXPECTED PAVING. THE OTHER HALF IS EXPECTED IN THE SPRING. COUPLE OF MONTHS FROM NOW. CITYWIDE DRAINAGE STUDY. WE ARE THE RECIPIENT OF A $2.238 MILLION GRANT FROM D Q. TO COMPLETE OUR UM, STUDY. THE RFP COMMITTEE OF CITY STAFF IS GOING TO BE REVIEWING PROPOSALS TO HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A CONSULTANT ON BOARD. TO PERFORM. THAT STUDY COULD BE UPWARDS OF 18 MONTHS. IT WILL INCLUDE SOME INTENSE SURVEY AND ANALYSIS, AND FROM THAT STUDY, WE WILL HAVE A LIST OF HIGH CALIBER PROJECTS.

THAT CAN THEN GO INTO FURTHER DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION. IN ADDITION TO THE $2.2 MILLION GRANT FROM GQ, WE ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT THAT WILL BE FUNDING A FLOODPLAIN MANAGER POSITION, WHICH IS A NEW POSITION FOR THE CITY. FOR THREE YEARS, SO IT'S THE MAXIMUM THAT THEY CAN FUND THROUGH THEIR GRANTS. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THAT WILL HELP US WITH SOME OF THE FLOODING ISSUES AS WELL AS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND SOME OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. MISCELLANEOUS PARDON ME MISCELLANEOUS DRAINAGE. WE HAVE ALLOCATED RP FUNDING FOR SOME REMEDIATION PROJECTS AND LONG TERM PROBLEM AREAS. WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE OF OUR OWN CALL CONSULTANTS TO WORK ON THOSE DESIGNS AND HOPEFULLY GET THAT WORK COMPLETED THROUGH A CONTRACTOR. BLOCKS WATER MAIN AND PRINCE GEORGE WATER SYSTEM INTERCONNECT ARE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN THAT HOPE TO GET THEM MOVING A LITTLE BIT QUICKER, SOON FLOW PHARMACEUTICAL MAJOR PROJECT WITH OUR FLOAT CIVICA PARTNERS HAS BEEN ONGOING STAFF COORDINATION ON THAT PROJECT. UM MORE EXCITING NEWS, POOR CREEK, WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS AND WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLOW PHARMACEUTICAL WE HAVE RECEIVED. UM LOAN AWARDS FROM D Q AND VD H TOTALING NEARLY $27 MILLION. WE STILL HAVE TO CLOSE THE LOANS, WHICH INCLUDES GOING THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS ON THOSE PROJECTS. AND THEN GETTING A CONTRACTOR ONBOARD AWARDING THAT CONTRACT SO STILL A LITTLE WAYS OFF FROM ACTUALLY BEGINNING THAT WORK, BUT IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME FUNDING AVENUES FOR THE. UM MISCELLANEOUS, JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE WE'RE NOT REALLY A CAPITAL PROJECTS ORGANIZATION.

UM, IT'S KIND OF THE BIG PICTURE STUFF, BUT WE OUGHT TO DO A LOT OF WORK JUST KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES, SO JUST KIND OF A QUICK DATA DOWNLOAD FOR YOU. LEAF COLLECTION IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. WE HAVE A FEW SPOTS WHERE WE HAVE EITHER MISSED PICKUPS OR FOLKS HAVE PUT OUT

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I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT FENCE IS ON ORDER, AND WE HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH TRYING TO PROCURE HOLDUP PROCURE BUT TRYING TO GET FENCES IN SO I WILL CERTAINLY CHECK BACK. I KNOW THAT FACILITIES HAS PLACED THAT ORDER AND TRIED TO GET IT IN PLACE. BUT I THINK IT'S MORE OF THE MANUFACTURING AND OR SUPPLY ISSUE AT THIS BOOM. AND DO YOU HAVE A POSITIVE DATE OF WHEN SAINT ANDREW STREET BRIDGE WILL BE OPEN? LIKE I SAID, I THINK WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK WE WILL PROBABLY BE CLOSED OUT ON THAT PROJECT WITH THE CONTRACTOR WHICH POINT WE WILL COORDINATE WITH CITY MANAGER AND TRY TO SCHEDULE AND OPENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR MAN. OKAY, COUNSELOR, GOVERNOR. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR BONDS. UH QUESTIONS ON A NUMBER OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE REPORTED ON IT? IT IS AN EXCITING TIME IN PETERSBURG AT LAST WEEK. SEEM TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, TOO. TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN OF BOTHERING. UH OUR CONSTITUENTS FOR GOOD REASON FOR MANY YEARS, LET ME START WITH THE LED REPLACEMENT PROJECT. I WAS REALLY EXCITED WHEN THAT IDEA

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IN THE FOURTH WARD. THESE WERE LIGHTS. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF, YOU KNOW, FABULOUS , PHENOMENAL LIFE EXPECTANCY AND THEY'RE NOT BURNING. UM I THINKE OF SUGGESTIONS, ONE THAT THERE BE A SCHEDULE FOR VERIFICATION THAT LIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING. PROPERLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THAT THAT SCHEDULE BE REDUCED TO RIDING. AND THAT THAT WRITING BE PUT IN OUR, UH PROCEDURE MANUAL, MR CITY MANAGER OF BECAUSE. 10 YEARS FROM NOW. WE MAY NOT HAVE PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER THAT THIS ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED. ON JANUARY FOUR OF 2022. BUT IF THEY HAVE A PROCEDURE MANUAL, THEY CAN OPEN THAT PROCEDURE MANUAL AND CEO YEAH, EVERY QUARTER. I'M SUPPOSED TO SWEEP THE CITY AND KEEP A, UH, YOU KNOW, A CHECKLIST AND FILE THE CHECKLIST WITH THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OR WHATEVER THE PROCEDURE MIGHT BE, BUT I THINK THE PROCEDURE NEEDS TO BE I THINK THE PROCEDURE NEEDS TO BE PUT IN RIGHT IN JUST IN ORDER TO PRESERVE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. I THINK THE PROCEDURE NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED. AND I KNOW THAT SOME WILL THE LIGHTS IN THE FOURTH WATER ALREADY OUT TOMORROW. DISAPPOINTMENT. UM. LET ME GO TO SOUTHSIDE DEPOT.

WELL BEFORE I LEAVE THAT WHEN MR CITY MANAGER IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD WRITE UP IN, UH, A KIND OF A, UM, PROTOCOL AND SHARE WITH COUNCIL ON AT AN UPCOMING MEETING. I DON'T MEAN TO OVERBURDEN YOU, BUT I'M A HUGE BELIEVER IN TOUCH IT ONCE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. MOVE ON. WE DON'T HAVE TO REVISIT IT AGAIN. WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN. COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE TO FOLLOW UP AGAIN. IT'S JUST DONE AS A MATTER OF ROUTINE, AND I WONDER IF THINGS COULD BE SET UP IN THAT FASHION IN TERMS OF MONITORING WHETHER OUR STREET LIGHTS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT TO THE SAFETY OF ALL CITIZENS. WHAT THAT THOSE STREETLIGHTS ARE PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK IS APPROPRIATE? YES WE COULD DO THAT. LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. SCHEDULED REGULAR MAINTENANCE REVIEW OF LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IS THAT CORRECT? YES SIR. TO MAKE SURE THAT AND MAYBE IT EVEN HAS TO BE A CHECKLIST FOR EVERY LIGHT. SO THAT IT YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAYING YES. THAT LIGHT IS ON. AND YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL PERSON GOES BY AND SEES THAT LIGHT IS OFF WELL, WHO WHO CHECKED THE BOX AND SAID IT WAS ON I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO OVERCOMPLICATED. IT NEEDS TO BE ADMINISTRATIVELY FEASIBLE. IF YOU WOULD DECIDE WHAT IS BEST AND BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL OF MAYBE AT ALL WORK SESSION IN FEBRUARY, UH, A MONTH FROM NOW, OR WORK SESSION IN MARCH. THERE'S NO REAL COMPULSION TO GET IT DONE IT JUST I'VE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES, IF WE DON'T HAVE DEADLINES FOR DOING THINGS IT'S VERY EASY FOR HIM TO SLIP THROUGH CRACKS. UNDERSTOOD THAT I WORKS MODEL MAY IF IT'S LINKED TO GIS MAY HAVE LIGHTING WITHIN THE MODEL THAT CAN BE REVIEWED THROUGH THROUGH THE GIS AND I WORK. YEAH ABSOLUTELY. THOSE LIGHTS CAN BE ADDED AS GIS FEATURES, UM AND WE COULD HAVE WHERE A WHETHER IT BE A CITIZEN OR STAFF MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'S GOING AROUND SEASON ISSUE AND CAN IDENTIFY THAT LOCATION. UM I WOULD PROFFER ONE, UM, STORY THAT I'VE HEARD PARTICULARLY IN PECAN ACRES OR SOME LIGHTS WERE REPLACED RECENTLY, BUT THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH DOMINION OWNS WAS ACTUALLY NOT EQUIPPED TO SUPPLY THE FEED TO THOSE LIGHTS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED WITH SOME OF YOUR OUTAGES. WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT THE EXPLANATION IS THEN IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED.

THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS GET THE LIGHTS ON. AND IF IT'S A. QUESTION OF REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB OR REPLACING AN ELECTRICAL BOX. I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS TO PUBLIC SAFETY. IT'S JUST IMPORTANT THAT IT GETS DONE. AND I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT. LET ME GO TO SOUTHSIDE DEPOT

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BASICALLY A CROSS CONNECTION WHERE YOU HAVE STORM WATER ENTERING THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM WE PAY TO TREAT THAT THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING WE WANT. I HAVE A FEELING IT'S HAPPENING.

AH! MORE THAN IT'S NOT HAPPENING. IN DOWNTOWN PETERSBURG. YES I HAVE SOME ANECDOTAL STORIES TO CONFIRM THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO ABOUT IT, BUT AT LEAST PLEASE. I ASK YOU IN THE CITY MANAGER TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A REAL PROBLEM AND IT OVERSTATES. UM. IT OVERSTATES THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE, UH UM, SENT THROUGH OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM. NOW THE PRINCE GEORGE WATER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION O AND M PROJECT. MAYBE YOU MENTIONED WHAT THAT WAS. BUT YES. SORRY. I. UH PASSED OVER THAT. I'VE MENTIONED THAT IN PRIOR MONTHLY UPDATES THAT IS ESSENTIALLY AN INTERCONNECTION ON BAXTER ROAD. OVER AT BACKSTROM. TRAVIS PRINCE GEORGE HAS A TERMINAL SECTION OF THEIR WATER SYSTEM. RIGHT AT THEIR COUNTY LINE. WE HAVE A TERMINAL SECTION OF THE CITY SYSTEM RIGHT AT THE CITY LINE. THIS PROJECT IS MEANT TO CONNECT THOSE TWO ENDS INSTALLING METER VAULT AND IT WOULD BE USED DURING TIMES OF EMERGENCY TO POTENTIALLY PROVIDE SUPPLY TO SOUTHSIDE DEEP PURPLE SOUTHSIDE SOUTHSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THE IMPETUS OF THIS INTERCONNECTION CAME FROM. OUR ONLY OTHER POINT OF SUPPLY FOR THE CITY IS FROM THE LOCKS, WATER MAIN. WHICH RUNS FROM DINWIDDIE ALL THE WAY OVER TO UPPER A THEMATIC STREET. WELL WOULD WE BE RECEIVING WATER THROUGH THIS SYSTEM? OR WOULD WE BE? SENDING WATER THROUGH THIS SYSTEM. SO THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IT WILL BE MEANT TO USED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. UNDER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES, WE WOULD HAVE TO ENTER INTO SOME SORT OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

ADDRESSING RATES AND USAGE AND SO FORTH. HOWEVER THE HYDRAULICS THAT ARE INVOLVED WOULD MEAN THAT WE WOULD PREDOMINANTLY BE RECEIVING WE WOULD HAVE MUCH LESS CAPACITY TO PROVIDE THEM IN THE EVENT THAT THEY HAVE AN EMERGENCY. SO ON BALANCE, THIS IS LIKELY TO BENEFIT US MORE THAN PRINCE GEORGE'S THAT WHATEVER AMOUNTS 95% OF THE BENEFIT FOR THIS PROJECT WOULD BE DERIVED BY PETERSBURG. AND. I THINK YOU SAID THAT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WAS REQUIRED IS THAT AS WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONVEYANCE AGREEMENTS WITH OUR SURROUNDING MUNICIPAL PARTNERS, SO IN THE EVENT THAT WE WERE TO TAKE WATER FROM THEM. WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE BILLING PROCEDURES AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RATES THAT THE CITY WOULD PAY IF WE WERE TO TAKE WATER FROM THEM, AND VICE VERSA, ALL RIGHT. AND LET ME GO TO THE POOR CREEK WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS? NO,

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SHARK PROOF. PROBABLY ONCE WE GET OUT OF THE COLD WEATHER, THEY WILL BE GOING OUT LOOKING AT SOME OF THE SEWER LINES THAT RUN THROUGH BLACKWATER SWAMP PREDOMINANTLY, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT. I AND I WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH ONE OF OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER CONSULTANTS ABOUT PERFORMING IN ISOLATED I AND I STUDY IN THE POOR CREEK SOURCE SERVICE AREA.

THEY'VE IDENTIFIED A RATHER EXUBERANT COSTS TO DO SO. UM IN RELATIVELY ON QUANTIFIABLE BENEFIT. LET ME JUST COMMENT. THE END FLOW PORTION OF THAT WOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE STORM. DRAINAGE STUDY INFLOW IS STORMWATER INTO CROSS CONNECTION INTO THE SYSTEM, SO PART OF THE PROBLEM WILL BE ADDRESSED. THROUGH THE STORM DRAINAGE STUDY. MR REAL. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP TO THIS CONVERSATION? BECAUSE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I WANT COUNSELORS WHO IS GETTING KIND OF IN THE WEEDS OF IT, AND I WANT ALL OF COUNCIL BE UP TO DATE. AS COUNCILMAN COVER OF IS ON THIS. AND COSMO COVER. IS THAT OKAY TO HAVE A YES, THAT'S THAT'S ALL. FINE I JUST THINK WE NEED TO KEEP PUSHING ON ALL OF THESE FRONTS IN IT. AND IF I WERE THE CITY MANAGER, I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME SLEEPING AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT NEED OUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. AND I DON'T MEAN TO BE OBLIVIOUS TO THAT. AND I'M TERRIBLY GRATEFUL TO THE CITY MANAGER AND MR BONDS AND THE REST OF THE TEAM. THAT IS PUSHING THESE PROJECTS FORWARD, BUT I THINK WHAT ALBUM WILL DO IS FROM TIME TO TIME. ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO GIVE US GIVE COUNSEL AN UPDATE ON THESE PROJECTS AND ORDERS. SO THEY COUNSEL WILL BE IN THE LOOP AND ASSURED THAT THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD. UH AND ALSO, I WOULD IF THIS IS PRACTICAL. IF WE NEED MORE OF HORSEPOWER TO GET SOME OF THESE STUDIES DONE. I HOPE WE WILL GO, UH TO CONTRACTORS TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THE VERY TALENTED STAFF THAT WE HAVE. IN ORDER TO PUT PROJECTS TOGETHER FOR GRANTED APPLICATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND SO ON, BUT IN ANY EVENT THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU. CONSUMMATELY WESTBROOK. TWO QUICK QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF WAR, SO. UM I THOUGHT THAT YOU HAD SOMETHING THERE WITH DRAINAGE IS THE UNDERPASS ON DEFENSE ROAD, UM, BETWEEN SQUIRREL LEVEL AND BANISTER. UM, IS THAT HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE IT NORMALLY FLOODS AND IT CLOSES THEIR ROAD DOWN. UM I'M AWARE OF THAT ISSUE . WE HAD ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED THAT THAT, UM THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION ENDS UP DRAINING OVER, UH, SOUTH OF THE SOUTH OF THE JAMES APARTMENT COMPLEX. I BELIEVE KIND OF CROSSES OVER SQUIRREL LEVEL AND GOES BACK THERE. SO OUR CREW HAVE TRIED TO INSPECT THAT LIKES. IT'S A FAIRLY LONG RUN BEFORE IT ACTUALLY GETS TO A DISCHARGE LOCATION. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT

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THERE'S A POTHOLE RIGHT THERE. THAT'S CAUSING A LOT OF TROUBLES THAT MY RESIDENTS WANTED TO SPEAK ON. SO AGAIN THAT STRETCH OF ROAD TWO DRAINAGE, THE SHOULDER AND THE POTHOLES JUST WOULD LIKE FOR THAT TO BE. IN YOUR TRUCK. I CAN SPEAK WITH OUR STREETS MANAGER AND SEE IF HE CAN GO DO A DRIVE ALONG TOMORROW AND IDENTIFY THOSE POTHOLES. RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR BARNES APPRECIATED AND ALSO FOR KEEPING US SAFE DOING DURING THIS STORM. YOU GUYS, THEY'RE PHENOMENAL JOB, ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE. CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES UPDATE. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL CITY MANAGER. THAT WAS BEFORE THIS BATTLE AND NOVEMBER AND SO. I GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY RELIEF. AND SO, UM TONIGHT. I'M HERE TO GIVE ANOTHER UPDATE ON. AND WHERE WE ARE. THIS CAPITAL PRIDE. THERE YOU GO RIGHT THERE.

RIGHT. BUT OKAY, SO, UH. I LIKE TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE STEPS THAT WE ACTUALLY THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TAKEN SO THAT FULL TRANSPARENCY WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE STARTED AND WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE. UM, AT FIRST STEP WAS THAT WE AN APPLICATION IN WITH AN INTENT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CITY OF PETERSBURG WAS GOING TO APPLY FOR THIS. THIS MONEY. UM AS A PART OF THAT APPLICATION WAS COMPLETED BACK IN OCTOBER. 20 SECONDS AND THEN ON OCTOBER 29TH . WE GOT A LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR INDICATING THAT WE WERE AWARDED THREE POINTS ROUGHLY ABOUT $3.7 MILLION. OKAY UM, IN THIS ACTUAL AWARD LETTER, WHICH A SNAPSHOT OF THAT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM WE WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE AWARD AND WHAT IT WAS TO BE USED FOR.

SO IN THIS PARTICULAR. PRESENTATION IT BASICALLY SAYS AND HIGHLIGHTED AREA. THAT SHOULD BE USED DIRECTLY TO ASSIST RESIDENTIAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, WITH THE RIVER JUST GREATER THAN 60 DAYS. FOR THE TIME PERIOD BETWEEN MARCH. 12 2020 AUGUST 31ST 2021 , SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN FIVE YEARS AGO. THAT JUST MEANS IN THIS WHOLE PRE READ AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE END OF IT AS DEFINED BY THESE PARTICULAR DATES ON WHAT THAT FUNDING IS FOUR. SO WHEN THE APPLICATION WAS, UH, WAS COMPLETED POINT BACK IN OCTOBER. FOR THAT 5.2 MILLION THAT WE HAD THE RIVER 44 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. THAT NUMBER GAVE US THE ABILITY TO GET A BIGGER PIECE OF THE PATH AS FAR AS THE MONEY THAT THE FUNDING THAT WAS OUT THERE FOR THIS PARTICULAR RELIEF. WHAT TYPE OF UTILITIES

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OKAY. UM SO IS SPEAKING WITH VD H CD. AFTER COMPLETING THE SECOND STEP, WE SHOULD RECEIVE THE MONEY THE LAST WEEK OF JANUARY. OKAY, SO CURRENTLY RIGHT IN THERE WITH ANALYZING THE COUNTS. UM TO COMPUTE. THE RELIEF AMOUNTS. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE REQUIREMENTS.

WE'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS AS WELL AS BY COUNCIL. WE SHOULD BE HAVING A CALL BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT AS AND CROSSING THEIR TEES ALSO HAVE TALKED TO CHESTERFIELD AS WELL. IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH WHAT THE FUNDING REQUIREMENTS ARE THE GOAL IS TO COMPLETELY ANALYSIS. HAVE THE TOTAL RELIEF AMOUNTS TO BE APPLIED TO CUSTOMERS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE FUNDS, SO WE WOULD ALREADY HAVE ALL OF THIS WORKED OUT IN TERMS OF WHICH WOULD RESIDENTS HOW MUCH AND SO ONCE WE HAVE THAT, UM, WE WANT TO HAVE THAT THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THAT PRIOR TO THE MONEY COMING IN. SO IN LOOKING AT AND COMPARING TO MARCH 20 AND AUGUST 21. OUTSTANDING BALANCES. THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 1.9 MILLION OKAY, AND SO. THAT INCREASE FOR 1.9 MILLION WAS RESIDENTIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL. NOW WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST FOR THIS RELIEF FOR JUST FOR RESIDENTIAL SO THAT RESIDENTIAL NUMBER OF THIS IS GOING TO BE LESS THAN THE 1.9 MILLION. PROBABLY IN THE MORE IN THE AREA OF. AND AT 1.3 TO 1.7 SOMEWHERE IN THERE, BUT IT ALSO WOULD BE BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WE ALSO RECEIVED FROM BOND COUNCIL AS WELL AS ARE FINANCIAL ADVISORS THAT COULD AFFECT THAT THAT AMOUNT. UM, SO OBVIOUSLY THAT NUMBER IS LESS THAN 3.7 MILLION NOW. THAT WE WOULD RECEIVE. AND SO SOME OF THAT MONEY WOULD GO BACK. TO THE STATE. COLLECTIONS. WILL UPON RECEIVING THE MONEY WILL INDIVIDUALLY. CREDIT. THE RELIEF. AMOUNTS OF CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS. STAND FUNDS MUST BE EXPANDED BY FEBRUARY. 28TH 2022 ANY OF THOSE FUNDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN EXPENDED OR OBLIGATED MUST BE RETURNED BACK. TO THE COMMONWEALTH BY MARCH, 31ST. OF 2022. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR A PRESENTATION, MR WILLIAMS AND THE QUESTIONS FOR MR WILLIAMS. ALRIGHT SEEING NONE AFTERNOON. ALRIGHT, HAPPY NEW YEAR. NEXT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO

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FAR SO I'D ZERO TO FORWARD. THAT'S 13001 TO MISS BOONE. HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY NEW YEAR REQUIREMENT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, CITY MANAGER, MR WINS MISS ENNIS. ON THIS AFTERNOON. WE WILL BE GIVING YOU A PRESENTATION ON FIRE PROPOSALS THAT WE DID RECEIVE FOR 8 35 COMMERCE STREET. AN OPEN VIEW OF 8 35 COMMERCE STREET OVERALL, THIS PRESENTATION, WE WILL GO OVER 8 35 COMMON STREET ALL THE FIVE OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND THEN GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSALS. HERE YOU WILL SEE A MAP OF 8 35 COMMERCE STREET. WE NOTICED ZONE AND ONE THE ACREAGE IS 1.3. THE BUILDING SIZE IS A LITTLE BIT OVER 14,000 SQUARE FEET. IS THAT OUR ENTERPRISE ZONE OUT TOURISM ZONE. AND WE FINALLY GOT THEIR APPRAISAL REPORT FROM EA JOSEPH AND THEIR APPRAISAL OF THIS PROPERTY CAME IN AT $440,000. AND THAT REPORT IS ON FILE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. OUR FIRST PROPOSAL WE WOULD GO OVER IS FROM QUALITY TRAILERS. THEY

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THEY PLAN TO OPEN FIRE RETAIL STORES ON THE U. S EAST COAST BY YEAR FIVE. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THREE STEEL SUPPLIERS, THEY HAVE TO HOST THEIR DEALERS COMMITTED TO PURCHASE ALL TRAILERS THAT ARE MANUFACTURED, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR PROPOSALS, ALL OF THE OWNERS ALL TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY HAVE 50 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE. I'M ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PRESENTATION, THE PRESIDENT MR ORLANDO JAMES, THAT IS HIS OVERVIEW OF THE BUSINESS. HE IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON HIS PROPOSAL. UM I DID SEND OUT EMAILS ON YESTERDAY, INVITING THEM TO THE MEETING. SO THAT IS MY FAULT. I DID GIVE THEM A LATE NOTICE JUST DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS BEING OUT OF THE OFFICE. SO I DO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF NOTIFYING HIM. TOO LATE. BUT HE WOULD DO PLAN ON BEING HERE GENERATE 18 FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS A SOME PITCHES OF WHAT HE WILL MANUFACTURE THERE AGAIN JUST PITCHES, OTHER UTILITY TRAILERS AND HOW THEY WOULD LOOK. OUR NEXT PROPOSALS. THE NORTHSIDE GOURMET MARKET PROPOSAL THIS THEIR BUSINESS NAME WOULD BE NORTHSIDE GOURMET MARKET ECOSYSTEM. THEY PLAN TO CREATE A MODULE, COWORKING SPACE AND BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR PRODUCERS, SMALL BUSINESSES, ENTREPRENEURS, FREELANCERS, ARTISTS AND CREATIVES WHO SEEK TO CREATE REAL TIME SOLUTIONS AND HEALTH. AND WELL BEING THAT INCLUDE INDOOR FARMING, FREEMAN SAID. CONSERVATION'S LOCAL FOOD STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION FARMERS . CURRENTLY THEY OPERATE EIGHT GOURMET FOOD MARKETS, AND, UM, THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. THEIR GOAL IS OPEN 10 STORES IN THREE YEARS LOOKING AT THE PETERSBURG AREA ROCKETS LANDING MANCHESTER AND CHESTERFIELD AREA. THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE WITH MICHAEL FARMING INSIDE OF 8 35 COMMERCE STREET. THIS IS JUST THE MEDIA COVERAGE. AS YOU SEE THE PRESIDENT OF THE OWNER OF, UM GOURMET MARCUS IS HERE. AND THIS IS JUST SOME ARTICLES THAT YOU WERE FOUND IN DIFFERENT MAGAZINES SPEAKING TO THEIR SUCCESS HERE. AFTER A PROPOSAL COMES FROM SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING CORPORATION, THEY PLAN ON HAVING A COMMUNAL LIVING SPACE WITH 12. MARKET RATES, STUDIO APARTMENTS, APPROXIMATELY 400 SQUARE FEET, EAT. THEY WOULD HAVE A SHARED KITCHEN DINING, EXERCISE ROOM, LAUNDRY AND LIVING SPACE SPACE WILL ALSO INCLUDE SEVERAL AMENITIES AIN'T AND PROMOTING PATHWAYS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP, WHICH IS THE FOCUS OF THEIR BUSINESS. AND THEY ALREADY HAVE, UM, EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN THAT AREA. THE LEAST AMOUNT WOULD BE BETWEEN $725 TO $785, AND THIS IS BASED OFF A MARKET ANALYSIS THEY HAVE CONDUCTED HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE SITE PLANS HOW THEY PLAN ON DESIGNING A 35 COMMERCE STREET. INCLUDED 7 12 HASH TREE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THIS SITE, AND THEY ALREADY MAINTAINED THIS SITE HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG JUST WANTED TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE HERE AND EXPERIENCE WITH RUNNING. A LIKE A LIVING RESIDENTIAL AREA. HERE IN THE CITY. AND THEY ALSO HAVE OTHER. PLACES THAT THEY ALL NEEDS. THAT'S ONE TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE A PRESENCE HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. THE NEXT ONE IS PARADISE STRESS LLC, THERE WERE SPECIALIZED IN THE MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY AND TRANS PORTING OF DEATH CARE PRODUCTS. THE PRODUCTS THEY WOULD BE OFFERED ARE METAL AND WOOD CASKETS AND BOMBING TABLES WITH BUILT IN STERILIZATION AND IN BOMBING CHEMICALS. THE SERVICE BEING OFFERED CASKET DELIVERY CREMATION. AN ALKALINE HYDRAULICS IS THE BASE OF THIS CORPORATION WILL BE CASKET MANUFACTURING DISTRIBUTION. THEY WERE AIMED TO SCALE THE SIZE OF BATESVILLE CASKET COMPANY. LOOK KATIE AND BASICALLY INDIANA, A RURAL CASKET COMPANY AURORA, INDIANA, OR CASKET COMPANY IN MONROVIA. MARYLAND THESE THREE COMPANIES DOMINATE THE AMERICAN CASKET MARKET AND EMPLOYED THOUSANDS OF LOWER SKILLED INDIVIDUALS USED TO BE THE FIRST MINORITY OWNED AND OPERATED DEATH CARE ENTITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY WOULD BE WORKING WITH CASKET, SHELL MANUFACTURERS AND GHANA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHIPPING HERE FROM ASSEMBLY THAN SELLING LOCALLY AND TO CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY ALREADY HAVE COMMITMENTS FROM FIRMS IN BALTIMORE, GEORGIA. INDIANAPOLIS, TEXAS AND TENNESSEE. AGAIN ON THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS GOING TO SPEAK TOWARDS THIS. HE'S NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL FROM D C DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS IS JUST A, UM, LIKE A SCHEMATIC OF WHAT THEY PROPOSED THAT 8 35 COMMERCE STREET WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER EVERY MODEL. LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE THE TRASH CITIES, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, WHICH WE ALREADY KNOW THEY ARE LOCATED HERE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH ON AT 8 29 COMMA STREET. THEY PLAN TO EXPAND THE HABITAT RESTORE TO EXHIBIT THE BRAND NEW PRODUCTS THEY RECEIVED FROM WALMART. LOWE'S HOME DEPOT

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HIGHEST. THE BEST USE IS NOT NECESSARILY THE HIGHEST PRICE. BUT ALSO THE BEST FIT. FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THAT AREA. THE SALE , IN MY OPINION SHOULD FIT WITH THE VISION AND GOALS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THIS. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. BELIEVE IT'S IN THE DOWNTOWN IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S NOT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AH! BUT. DOES HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR MORE VISIONING. FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CRITERIA OF REVIEW. FOR DESIRABLE USES OF THE BUILDINGS. AH ABSENT A SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE AREA OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED. AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT. SO THAT WOULD BE AT MY SECOND RECOMMENDATION. YOU CAN MAKE A DECISION. OR ALLOW SOME TIME FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO MAKE A MORE HIGH LEVEL REVIEW. THANK YOU,

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OKAY THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED AS WELL AS WILLIAMS. YES AND IN FACT, THE COUNCILMAN MYERS THE COMMENTS. I DO THINK THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS LOOKING FOR SOME DIRECTION. IF COUNCIL HAS A PREFERRED OPTION THAT WAY. SHE CAN INCLUDE THAT IN HER FORMAL PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL THE NEXT MEETING. SO WHILE YOU WOULDN'T BE VOTING, I THINK YOU KNOW, GIVING HER SOME IDEA OF WHICH ONE OF THOSE, IF ANY, YOU'RE INTERESTED IN OR NONE. WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL HER CORRECT MY SPOON. ADDRESS ME TO MAKE MY RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT.

WELL. AND WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO COME BACK WITH HER FORMAL PRESENTATION FOR YOU TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO SELL IT, AND SHE NEEDS TO KNOW WHICH ONE OF THOSE SHE NEEDS TO BRING TO YOU. BUT WHAT IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION, WHILE I NEED A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION FROM HER BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ADAPT AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE HER SALES , SO SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHICH ONE TO PUT IN THE ORDINANCE WHEN SHE BRINGS IT BACK TO SHORTEN THE TIME PERIOD. IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR YOU TO A DOCTOR. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE, THEN THAT'S FINE. BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE'S LOOKING FOR, AND MAKING THIS PRESENTATION. MHM. MR MAYOR. WELL, UM 1000 MILES. ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF YOU MUST, MY MAX AND I'M ASKING COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. BECAUSE OF ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PETERSBURG, AND IT WILL EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS THERE ON COMMERCE STREET. OKAY COUNSELOR, COOPER. I WAS GOING TO SAY, I THINK WE OUGHT TO HOLD OFF ON MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS. UM UNTIL WE GET ALL OF THE FACTS IN FRONT OF US, I THINK THE PARADISE TRUST. AH APPLICATION IS INCOMPLETE HOPE THAT IT WILL BECOME COMPLETE. I DON'T SEE HOS EVALUATE. THAT OUT OF. PROPOSAL VERSUS THE HABITAT PROPOSAL VERSUS THE TRIAL OF PROPOSAL. VERSUS ANY OTHER PROPOSALS. UNTIL WE HAVE ALL OF THE FACTS IN FRONT OF US. MM. SO UM AH. YES, THAT CAT'S ALREADY OUT OF THE BAG. AS FAR AS. THE THOUGHTS OF COUNCILMAN. MY CONCERN. BUT FOR ONE NEED TO KNOW MORE INFORMATION. OKAY, WELL, THAT'S THE MINUTE. HAD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN. HOW DO WE EVALUATE SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLY DOING OR KEY IN THE CITY. PETERSBURG FOR PROBABLY I'VE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS AND THEY'VE BEEN HERE AND THEY'VE DONE EXCELLENT WORK IN THE CITY OF PEACE BURNING, PROVIDING HOMES TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD ONE AND HAVING FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS AND HELPING THEM TO BUILD THEIR HOMES SO THEY CAN RAISE THEIR FAMILIES. SO I CAN'T SEE ANY MORE HONORABLE THING TO SUPPORT THAN THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED TO DO THINGS FOR THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. AND HAVE BEEN OPERATING HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. OKAY, UM COUNCILOR WILSON SMITH. YES, IT'S BOOM. YOU MENTIONED. UM WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE, WHICH SAYS WE'RE NOT TO SELL PROPERTY FOR LESS THAN HALF OF THE APPRAISAL PRICE SAID, RIGHT. YES, MAN. WE CAME TO YOU BACK AND ON DECEMBER, UM A PIECE OF LAND. WHAT NOW? 2020 AND WE PRESENTED UPDATES TO THE GUIDELINES AND PART OF THAT WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE NEGOTIATION POWER, BUT WE WANTED, UM YOU KNOW, A FLOOR OF HOW LONG WE WOULD GO. WITH THE PURCHASE PRICE, AND IT WAS THAT'S SO AND NONE OF THESE PROPOSALS ARE AT LEAST HALF OF THE APPRAISAL PRICE. SO THEY DON'T REALLY. IT TOTALLY GOES AGAINST WHAT WE. ACTUALLY SAID WE WANTED TO DO IF WE APPROVE ANY OF THEM, THEN CORRECT. CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MR MAYOR. IT IS THE CITY COUNCIL'S DECISION. WITH THESE NEGOTIATIONS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN SHARED AT

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RIGHT? WELL, EVERYBODY ELSE REPRESENTED BEFORE. THAT'S WHY. RIGHT SO WE HAD TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE 18TH TO MAKE A DECISION ON EVERYTHING. OKAY YES, SIR. I WILL. AND I MAKE SURE I SEND THAT EMAIL OUT TOMORROW TO GIVE THEM AN APPLE. AMPLE ENOUGH TIME TO PLAN TO BE OKAY. THANK YOU, MR BONEY. NOW YOU HAVE THE DEFICIENT PROPERTIES. YES, SIR. THIS PRESENTATION. JUST GO OVER WHAT WE CONSIDER DEFICIENT PROPERTIES . UM THAT'S ON OUR SURPLUS LIST . UM PERIODICALLY, WE WOULD COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. THERE'S ALWAYS ISSUES OF IF A PROPERTY IS BUILDABLE OR SUITABLE FOR THE DEVELOPER. SO WHAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DID, UM, REALLY BACK IN LAST THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR IN JANUARY, WE SENT IT OUT TO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. AND MR ANDREW BARNES AND MR DARRELL WALKER SENT US BACK OUT SPREADSHEET AND THEY DETAILED ISSUES THAT WAS WRONG WITH SOME OF THE PROPERTIES. BUT WE APOLOGIZE AND TOOK US THIS LONG TO BRING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. UM BUT AGAIN, WE SEND IT BACK TO MR DARRELL WALKER AND MISS SANDRA ROBINSON TO REVIEW THOSE THAT ALREADY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED OF HAVING ISSUES. AND NOW WE ARE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER US BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THOSE PROPERTIES.

UPON REVIEW OF THE 129 AVAILABLE , UM, PROPERTIES FOR SALE BY THE STORM, WATER MANAGER AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR. 72 PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR REMOVAL FROM THE DISPOSITION LIST.

ISSUES INCLUDE FLOODPLAINS RIGHT AWAY, NONCONFORMING LOTS AND OTHER ISSUES THAT IMPEDE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE PARCELS. AND WHEN I SAY 100 AND 29 THAT IS OUR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL LIST AT THIS CURRENT TIME. THAT'S HOW MANY PARCELS WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER ON OUR LIST. WHEN WE SAY NON CONFORMING LOTS. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A ZONE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT DEFINES THE MINIMUM WIDTH AND SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PROPERTIES. NOT SAYING TO THESE PROPERTIES ARE NOT BUILDABLE, BUT WE JUST CONSIDER THEM NON CONFORMING. WHAT ARE PROPOSED ACTION ITEMS IS OUR MEDIA REQUESTED. CITY COUNCIL IS THE AUTHORIZED STAFF TO REMOVE THE SAID 72 IDENTIFIED DEFICIENT PROPERTIES FROM THE DISPOSITION LIST. WHAT ARE SOME OF MY ACTION ITEMS FOR THE FUTURE? THOSE LOTS IDENTIFIED AS TOO SMALL. WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE NON PERFORMING TOO SMALL TO BUILD. WHAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IS REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO ADD THAT TO THEIR ANCHORAGE OR EITHER COMBINE THE TWO LOTS MAYBE SIT BESIDE EACH OTHER COMBINED THOSE LOTS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO COMPLY WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE. WITH THE REMAINING LOTS WE WILL GET WITH DIRECTOR WHEN HE OR SHE BEGINS AND, UM, TALK ABOUT POSITIVE, PLACING THEM ON GOVE DEALS AND THAT'S BASICALLY KIND OF LIKE AN AUCTIONING PROCESS TO HELP US FACILITATE THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY TO DEVELOPERS. THESE MORE AGAIN LIKE I RESIDENTIAL LOTS OF VACANT LOTS. UM AND MAYBE SOME OF THEM ARE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, BUT NOT MAYBE THE BIGGER ONES. WE THINKING ABOUT SICKNESS AND P VIOLENT THOSE SORTS. SO WE REMOVED THOSE 72 LOTS HERE. YOU WILL SEE THE REMAINING REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES WE WOULD HAVE . WE WOULD STILL HAVE INDUSTRIAL FIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES. YOU SEE, THE TOYOTA SAYS VALUE OF THOSE ALL TOGETHER WE HAVE 14 COMMERCIAL AND 28 RESIDENTIAL. THAT WOULD BE LEFT ON THE ONE HOUR SIR. PLUS LIST FOR SALE. AND THESE ARE JUST OUTLINE ALL OF THOSE 72 PARCELS AND DECIDE EACH ONE. YOU HAVE A DETAILED DEFICIENCY DOESN'T WRONG WITH THAT PROPERTY AGAIN. THAT COMES

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[14. City Manager's Agenda ]

AND SO WE'RE GONNA PROVE THAT TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ADDED THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AUTHORIZED REMOTE MEETINGS AND IT STATES, WHEREAS THE CITY MANAGERS DESIGNATED AS THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AND WHEREAS ON MARCH 31ST 2020 CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED RESOLUTION, 20 R 12 CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. AND WHEREAS THE CITY MANAGER HAS RECENTLY EXPRESSED CONCERNS OF AN INCREASE IN COVID CASES THAT ARE LIKELY TO ARISE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. WHEREAS THE CITY MANAGER PLANS TO IMPLEMENT A WORK FROM HOME POLICY FOR NON ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES. AND WHEREAS THE CITY MANAGER BELIEVES THAT THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CERTAIN CITY FACILITIES TO THE PUBLIC WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF CITY STAFF AND WHEREAS 2.2 DASH 37 8.2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AUTHORIZED REMOTE MEETINGS, WHERE LOCAL DESIGNATION OF EMERGENCY HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DECLARED THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY MAKES IT IMPRACTICAL AND SAVED TO ASSEMBLE A QUORUM IN A SINGLE LOCATION. AND THE PURPOSE OF THE MEAT AGAINST THE WRATH FOR CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS OR THE DISCHARGE OF LAWFUL PURPOSES, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. AND WHEREAS THE MANAGER BELIEVES THAT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE POTENTIAL INCREASE IN COVID CASES HAS DIMINISHED MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SHOULD BE HELD BY LIKE TRYING, IT MEANS WITH THE RANGERS MADE FOR REMOTE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC. THEY ARE THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TEMPORARY CLOSED CITY FACILITIES TO THE PUBLIC ON AS NEEDED BASIS UNTIL THE COVID 19 CRISIS OF OMICRON HAS INCLUDED AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT FURTHER MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL WE HAVE A REMOTE ELECTRONIC MEANS WITH ARRANGEMENTS FOR REMOTE ACCESS BY THE PUBLIC? UNTIL SUCH A TIME AS THE CRISIS HAS CONCLUDED, AND THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN RESCINDED. ME. YES CAN YOU PROCEED? THE MOTION WITH A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES OF COUNSELED AUTHORIZED THE ADOPTION DURING THE WORK SESSION. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TWOS HAS BEEN THE RULES. MISSING MAN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL CITIZENS. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE JUST SUSPEND THE RULES AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. CALCIUM. MYERS SECOND MADAM COLLECTED. PLEASE GO TO ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER KOZBERG, UH, BATH. REMEMBER WILSON SMITH. I. CASTLE MEMBER MYERS CASTLE MEMBER WESTBROOK CAST MEMBER HILL. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR SMITH, LEE HIGH TURN HIGH EMOTIONS APPROVED ALRIGHT, THE BRUISE HAS BEEN. WE'VE SUSPENDED RULES. NEXT WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY CLOSURE, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND AUTHORIZING REMOTE MEETINGS. COUNCILMAN HILL SO MOVED. COUNCILOR MYERS EXACTLY. MADAM CLERK, YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. CAN SOMEONE TO COMFORT? AH, REMEMBER WILSON SMITH. I ASKED HIM ABOUT MEYER'S COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK COUNCIL MEMBER HILL. ALRIGHT VERY SMOOTHLY PERM. THE MOTION IS PASSED, ALL RIGHT. WE GOT THAT ONE OUT THE WAY ANY OTHER ITEMS, MR TERRELL. OKAY QUICK. I GOT IT. OKAY SURE.

STORM IS BREWING. LET'S MOVE THROUGH IT. JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING GRANT AND AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS EVERYONE HEARD FROM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR $2.6 MILLION GRANT. TO INCLUDE A CITYWIDE STORMWATER DRAINAGE, STUDY, FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE PLAN FOR SOLUTIONS FOR FLOODING AREAS , MANY OF WHICH HAVE FLOODED SINCE THE 19 FIFTIES. I WANT TO COMMEND DARRELL WALKER AND PUBLIC WORKS. FOR APPLYING AND

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HELLO. DID YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS OR TO SELL? GOOD EVENING, MR ALLEN AND WELCOME ABOARD.

THANK YOU, MR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE, UM FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT MY CAREER . UM IT IS MY GOAL TO GIVE AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF PASSION TO WHATEVER I DO. UM, I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE I WORK FOR THE CITY'S CITIZENS OF PETERSBURG IS A GREAT HISTORIC CITY. UM AND I WANT TO DO WITH THE LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY. WE WANT TO BRING BACK FUNDAMENTAL RECREATIONAL OFFERINGS TO ALL CITIZENS.

PETERSBURG IN AN EQUITABLE WAY. UM. WHEN OUR CITIZENS WOULD BE A PROUD OF EACH FACILITY. THEY ENTER. UM IT WILL BE WELL MAINTAINED. THAT'S A GOAL FOR ALL TO ENJOY. THE PANDEMIC MAY SLOW US DOWN. BUT IT WILL NOT STOP US. CHALLENGES WILL OCCUR. BUT MY MOTTO IS THAT IT'S AMAZING WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED . WHEN NO ONE CARES WHO GETS THE CREDIT. I'M READY TO WORK TOGETHER. TO BRING FORTH AMAZING THINGS THAT CITIZENS OF PETERSBURG AND THOSE THAT COME TO VISIT, UM, CAN COME AND ENJOY AND PLAY. THANK YOU, MR ALLEN. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MISS WILLIAMS TO BE FAIR TO DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? YOU ALREADY MADE YOURS. I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT? VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS BRIAN MOORE TO BEGIN JANUARY 17TH. I THINK THE STORM MAY BE KEPT HIM AT HOME. OKAY OTHER THINGS ARE OF QUEUES AND RFP S ARE NOW OUT FOR THE FOLLOWING WORK DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. HEALTH AGENT TO ASSIST IN COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND REDUCING MEDICAL COSTS. COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION STUDY. WE'RE AWARE OF. AH, THE NEED TO STUDY WAGES AND POSITIONS AS WE'RE COMING OUT. WE'RE COMING INTO THIS RESURGENCE IN THE CITY. THE STORM WATER OR IF Q MR BARNES UPDATED YOU ON THAT. TEST FORCES ARE MEETING MONTHLY. BUT THE GOAL TO AFFECT CHANGE TO COLLABORATION. WE HAVE THREE RIGHT NOW. PETERSBURG RISING, WHICH IS THE CHURCH COMMUNITY, WORKING COLLECTIVELY ON HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY AND GUN VIOLENCE. PETERSBURG YOUTH INTERVENTION TASK FORCE. TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUNG FOLKS' LIVES. SO THEY DON'T GET INVOLVED IN GUN VIOLENCE OR AND HAVE A CARING MENTOR TO HELP GUIDE THEM. IN IN THE POSITIVE PATH.

SAVE HISTORIC PETERSBURG TO SAVE OUR HISTORIC HOMES. I'M GOING TO MET WITH A GENTLEMAN TODAY.

CLEANUP. PETERSBURG WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN A TASK FORCE. COLLABORATIVE GRASSROOTS EFFORT.

MR HARRISON AND I DISCUSSED THAT. THIS MORNING. COUNCIL STAFF RELATIONS, PLEASE. AS I MENTIONED LAST MEETING, SCHEDULED AT THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT WEEKLY MEETINGS BY

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UM AND AT THIS TIME TO I WANT TO ADD TO TWO THE NUMBER OF ANNOUNCEMENTS WE HAD THIS PAST WEEK. WE HAD ANOTHER REAL SPECIAL WHEN THAT CAME OUT IN THE PROGRESS INDEX. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO, UM, TO GIVE PEOPLE THE BACKGROUND OF THE ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT ABOUT THE BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM AND PETERSBURG. NO MR CROCKER WAS IN THEIR COMMENT ON THAT IT WAS REALLY A GREAT HIT FOR PETERSBURG BUT JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILMAN MYERS, WHO WAS THEN MAYOR MYERS THAT STARTED THAT PROCESS. BACK IN 2015 2016. SO JUST LET YOU KNOW THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO THAT AND HOW THINGS TAKE TIME TO COME INTO FRUIT FRUITION HERE AND THANKS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP IS HIS SHOULDER. APPRECIATE THAT ONE. THANK WAYNE FOR CONTINUING EFFORTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE GO TO BUSINESS OR REPORTS FROM THE CLERK, MISS JACKSON AND THE ITEMS. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. THAT'S IT. THAT'S RIGHT. ALRIGHT BUSINESS

[16. Business or reports from the City Attorney ]

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AND THE COMMISSIONER CAN'T EVEN UNDER THIS STATUTE. 35 POINT 1-7 PROCEED TO ENJOY FURTHER OPERATIONS OF THE HOTEL IF THEY FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS. AND THE DIRECTIONS OF THE HEALTH COMMISSIONER. THE NEXT LINE OF DEFENSE. SO THE NEXT AGENCY THAT ONE WOULD LOOK TO, UH TWO. HELPING ADDRESSING LIFE HEALTH SAFETY ISSUES ON HOTELS AND MOTELS AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT. AS I SAID, WHEN I WAS A POLICE OFFICER IN THE CITY OF HAMPTON SERVED ON THE HOTEL MOTEL INTERDICTION TEAM, THIS IS A. PHOTOSHOP OF THE WEBSITE THAT THE HOTEL MOTEL INTERDICTION TEAM HAS FOR THE HAMPTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TALKS ABOUT THE INCREASE IN THE USE OF HOTELS FOR DRUG AND OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. AND THAT THIS AH ORGANIZATION IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO TRY TO ADDRESS THAT AND ELIMINATE THE LIFE HEALTH SAFETY ISSUES USING SOME OF THE MEANS THAT I'M GOING TO DESCRIBE IN THIS PRESENTATION TODAY. SOME OF THE WAYS THAT THEY CAN DO IT ONE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COULD LOOK TOWARDS FORMING A HOTEL MOTEL INTRODUCTION TEAM. THE NEXT THING THEY COULD DO IS ENGAGE IN SOME COMMUNITY POLICING. AND NETWORK WORKING WITH HOTEL AND MOTEL OWNERS. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT BY THESE OWNERS TO FAIL TO COMPLY AND ALLOW THEIR PROPERTIES TO FALL INTO THE DISREPAIR AND THE CONDITIONS AND ALLOW THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON.

SOMETIMES IT'S A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. OF WHAT'S GOING ON, OR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO ADDRESS IT OR FIX IT OR WHERE THEY MIGHT FIND RESOURCES TO HELP THEM ELIMINATE THESE PROBLEMS, SO COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORT BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ONE WAY TO ADDRESS OR TRYING TO COMBAT SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH CRIMINAL OF DRUG ACTIVITY IN HOTELS AND MOTELS. TRAINING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS THE ABILITY TO GIVE TRAINING NOT ONLY TO ITS OWN PERSONNEL ON HOTEL MOTEL AND ADDICTION, BUT ALSO TO THE. ORDER TO ADDRESS CRIMINAL AND DRUG ACTIVITY ON THEIR PROPERTIES. UM. PART OF THAT TRAINING COULD INCLUDE SOMETHING KNOWN AS CRIME

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POLICE SUBSTATIONS. I KNOW THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON SOME OF THESE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT ONE WAY TO ADDRESS HOTEL MOTEL ISSUES IS TO ENGAGE IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE POLICE SUBSTATIONS LOCATED ON THESE PROPERTIES WHERE POLICE OFFICERS ACTUALLY HAVE SPACE WITHIN THESE, UH BUILDINGS TO USE FOR REPORT WRITING OR JUST HAVING AN OFFICER PRESENCE THERE. UM, USUALLY OWNERS OF ESTABLISHMENTS SUCH AS THESE HOTELS ARE WELCOME THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY. IT ALSO BENEFITS THE OFFICERS AND ENABLING THEM TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO AND WORK ON THEIR REPORTS AND VARIOUS ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ANOTHER DANGERS THAT THERE MIGHT BE DOING IT OUT OUTSIDE OUT IN THE OPEN. AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS CAN DO ON A REGULAR BASIS TO TRY TO ADDRESS CRIMINAL AND DRUG ACTIVITY ON HOTELS AND MOTELS, IS SOMETHING KNOWN AS BUCKET CHECKS. UM, YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT IS. BUCKET CHECK WELL UNDER THE STATE CODE AND. UNDER THE PETERSBURG CITY CODE, HOTELS AND MOTELS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN WRITTEN GUEST REGISTERS. IF YOU NOTICE WHATEVER YOU GO INTO A HOTEL YOU'RE REQUIRED TO GIVE YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SOME FORM OF VALID IDENTIFICATION IN ORDER TO GET THE ROOM. THAT'S BECAUSE MOST STATES, INCLUDING VIRGINIA , REQUIRE GUESTS TO PROVIDE VALID PHOTO ID. THEY ALSO REQUIRE THAT THE HOTEL'S RECORD THIS INFORMATION IN A REGISTER AND THE OTHER THING THAT THEY DO IS THAT THEY ALLOW OPEN ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT SO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CONDUCTING A BUCKET CHECK IS SIMPLY GOING INTO A HOTEL OR MOTEL AND ASKING TO SEE THE GUEST TO REGISTER AND THE REASON THAT OFFICERS DO THAT.

ARE. FOR OUR FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. UM ONE OF THE REASONS IS TO SEE IF ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED IN AND REGISTERED HAS WARRANTS ON FILE WHEN I WAS DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK, UM, IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON TO GO LOOK IN THE GUEST REGISTER. AND FIND THAT SOMEBODY WHO HAD REGISTERED FOR ROOM ACTUALLY HAD A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR WARRANT ON FILE FOR THEIR ARREST. UM OTHER THINGS THAT ARE OFTEN FOUND WITH BUCKET CHECKS ARE, UM PEOPLE WHO ARE MISSING OR WHO HAVE BEEN.

ALLEGED TO RUN AWAY. OTHER THINGS THAT ARE FOUND DURING THESE BUCKET CHECKS ARE THAT PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN FALSE INFORMATION OR INFORMATION THAT DOESN'T MATCH ANY RECORD THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO FIND. UM AND THEU DETERMINE THROUGH THESE, UH, BUCKET CHECKS ARE YOU YOU CAN CREATE, UM SOME PROBABLE CAUSE TO ESTABLISH THAT THAT SOMEONE IS ENGAGING IN UNLAWFUL OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. UM FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEONE WHO LIVES TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET AND WHO GETS A HOTEL, UM, ON A REGULAR BASIS. THERE MAY BE NOTHING TO IT. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE MAY ALSO BE SOMETHING TO IT AS WELL AND THE CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE ESTABLISHING THE TIMELINE OF

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AND THE REASON THAT THAT HAS DONE IS TO DETER SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT COUNCILWOMAN WILSON SMITH IS TALKING ABOUT, AND THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE GET AROUND THE TEMPORARY NATURE OF HOTELS BY STAYING UP TO 30 DAYS AND THEN UM, HAVING THE HOTEL IN OR MOVE THEM TO ANOTHER HOST.

ANOTHER ROOM. OR JUST MOVING TO ANOTHER HOTEL WITHIN THE CITY THAT CAN BECOME VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE REASON IT BECOMES VERY EXPENSIVE IS THROUGH AGGRESSIVE COLLECTION OF THIS TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX, AND I KNOW THAT OUR COMMISSIONER IS AWARE OF THIS AND IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO ENGAGE IN COLLECTIONS OF THIS TAX. BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE DETERRENCE TO PEOPLE USING THESE HOTELS FOR THINGS THAT THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE USED FOR. ANOTHER ENFORCEMENT ARM THAT CAN AID IN THE EFFORT TO ADDRESS ISSUES ON HOTELS AND MOTELS IS THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR. UM ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DO IS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THEY REQUIRED TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OFF STREET PARKING, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD WITH REGARD TO THEIR OCCUPANCY, AND THAT NEEDS TO BE MONITORED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEY HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND OPERATE A CERTAIN TYPE OF BUSINESS. AND IF THEY'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THAT, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CAN ADDRESS. THE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS DETERRING FURTHER ACTIVITY OR HOTELS AND MOTELS THAT AREN'T AND PROBLEM BECOMING A PROBLEM. SO WHERE HOTELS AND MOTELS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE, PERMIT OR HERE WE CALL THE SPECIAL USE PERMITS . IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO ENSURE THAT THE CONDITIONS ARE CLEAR AND THAT THEIR ADHERED TO BY THE OPERATOR AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, AND I AND THEN FINALLY THEY PROPERLY ADMINISTER THE PROVISION OF TWO DEATHS. 62 B THREE OF THE PETERSBURG CITY CODE, WHICH I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT. IN A MINUTE. UM BUT FIRST, LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME SAMPLES CONDITIONS IF WE ARE TO ALLOW FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF HOTELS WITHIN THE CITY. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT WE HAD FROM THE CITY OF WINCHESTER. WHEN I WAS THERE WHEN SOMEONE WAS APPLYING FOR EXTENDED, STAY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AND I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE IS SOMETHING THAT I SELDOM IF EVER HAVE SEEN HERE IN PETERSBURG. AND THERE'S NUMBER FOUR. WE USED TO REQUIRE THAT ONLY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CALLS FOR SERVICE WERE PERMISSIBLE AT A PROPERTY IN THIS CASE, NO MORE THAN THREE CRIMINAL POLICE CALLS AS DETERMINED BY THE POLICE CHIEF CAN BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FACILITY WITHIN A 30 DAY, CONTINUOUS PERIOD. AFTER WHICH THE FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THEIR CONDITIONAL USE, PERMIT OR SPECIAL USE PERMIT AS WE CALL IT HERE. UM MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THE ARTICLE THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT REGARDING OYO SAID THAT THEY HAD HAD 196 CALLS FOR SERVICE AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE BY FAR VIOLATED THIS CONDITION AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE WHERE THEY OPERATING IN WINCHESTER UNDER A CONDITIONAL OR SPECIAL USE PERMIT. ANOTHER THING THAT WE DON'T SEE OFTEN THAT WE SHOULD START TRYING TO INCORPORATE IN THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL OR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS A REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE PERIOD. AS YOU CAN SEE, NUMBER FIVE AND NUMBER SIX. YOU'VE GOT A SIX MONTH REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMIT SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY STAFF. ANY SUBSTANTIAL ISSUES OF NON COMPLIANCE SHALL CAUSE THE CPI TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR MODIFICATION OR REVOCATION OF THE PERMIT. AND STAFF REVIEWING APPROVAL. THE SITE PLANS REQUIRED. UM THOSE CONDITIONS CAN BE INVALUABLE BECAUSE 6 10 YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL MAYBE SITTING AT THE DIOCESE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW THAT I CAN AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY AND THESE CONDITIONS

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LET'S LET'S AT LEAST START ON THE PLANET. HAVE A THE SKETCH OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO THINK WE'RE ALL SENSITIVE TO THE TO THE PROBLEM AND WANT TO SEE IT. LESSENED. MR TERRELL, IS THAT SOMETHING? YOU THINK YOU COULD COME BACK TO US WITH AN ACTION PLAN WITH WITH DEADLINES AT OUR BUSINESS MEETING IN FEBRUARY IND I'VE ACTUALLY TOURED THESE HOTELS AND MET WITH THE OWNERS MYSELF. SO I'VE SEEN THE INSIDE. WE ALL KNOW IT'S A MESS AND DIDL LOOK FORWARD TO THE ACTION PLAN AND THANK YOU. AND I THANK MR WILLIAMS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU NEXT ITEM. WE'RE GOING. TO ITEM.

17 PROBABLY COMMENTS ANY HANDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. YOU HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP. BEING THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. EVERYONE PLEASE HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND BE SAFE OUT. THERE IS KIND OF HAVE SOME SLICK SPOTS. LOOK OUT FOR THE BLACK ICE. GET HOME SAFELY. SEE YOU NEXT MEETING. THIS MEANS A JOURNEY.

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