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SESSION IS ADJOURNED. NEXT WILL, UM, ROLL RIGHT ON INTO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FOR JUNE 7TH 2022. THANK EVERYONE FOR JOINING US TODAY, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU
[1. Roll Call]
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT MEMBER WILSON SMITH HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK. COUNCIL MEMBER HILL. VICE MAYOR SMITH LEE PRESENT MAYOR PERM.HERE. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM TWO TO PRAYER. UM VICE MARY SMITH LEE WILL LEAD US IN OUR OPENING PRAYER. LET US BOW OUR HEADS. MOST GRACIOUS FATHER. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY TO CONDUCT THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. LORD YOU KNOW OUR STORY HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
JUST CONTINUE TO BLESS US. BLESS OUR CITIZENS. OUR LEADERS. OUR CHILDREN. AND ALL WHO ARE HERE TO SERVE AND PETERSBURG JUST CONTINUE TO KNOW, LORD THAT WE ARE HERE. IN NUMBER AND THAT WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY JUST TO CONTINUE TO DO THE RIGHT THING TO MAKE PETERSBURG SHINE.
IN JESUS' NAME. WE PRAY AMEN. THANK YOU. AMEN. NEXT UM IS THE PLEASURE OF LEADERS. EVERYONE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE. REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE DAY. KIND OF GUY. WORLD. NEXUS ITEM FORWARD DETERMINATION OF PRESIDENT OF QUORUM WE DO
[5. Approval of Consent Agenda (to include minutes of previous meetings):]
HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT MOVE ON ITEM FIVE APPROVAL CONSENT AGENDA TO INCLUDE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS, ITEM A MINUTES MAY 17TH 2022 CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES MAY 23RD TO 22,022 CLOSED SESSION CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MAY 24TH 2022 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ITEM FIVE B, A REQUEST TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 21ST 2021 FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AND WILLIAM NICHOLSON TOWARDS THE SALE OF CITY ON PROPERTY AT 302 MARKET STREET, NORTH PARCEL ID 010-2100. ITEM C , A REQUEST TO SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARINGS OR AN APPEAL BY TAIWO ON A DP APPLICANT AND OWNER OF 2 15. HENRY STREET TAX PARCEL 011-20-001 ON THE DECISION OF THE ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTER HILL LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT ITEM D. A REQUEST TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING JUNE 21ST 2022 FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT. BETWEEN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AND ROUGHING ENTERPRISES LLC TOWARDS THE SALE OF CITY ON PROPERTY AT 15 44 HALIFAX STREET PARCEL 05 TO 030005. ITEM E CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE COMMERCIAL LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MA'RWA HOT REAL ESTATE LLC AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 30 FRANKLIN STREET. PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, FIRST READING. ITEM F A REQUEST TO SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A DEED OF EASEMENT TO THEM WITH THE COUNTY FOR FERNDALE PARK. THERE WAS ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, ENTERTAIN THE MOST TO APPROVE COUNT VICE MAYOR SMITH LEE MOVIE. CASTLEMAN WILSON SMITH SECOND MADAM CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. KOZMA BECAUSE BERT CHASM OF BOYLSTON SMITH. I GAS AMONG PROVIDERS. FIVE M. SMITH LI. I MAYOR PERM FAST NEXT. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX B, WHICH IS PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION[6. Special Reports]
PROCLAIMING JUNE 15TH 2022 AS WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY. WHEREAS THE CITY OF PETERSBURG RECOGNIZES THAT IN 2000 AND SIX, THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR THE PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE PROCLAIMED JUNE 15TH OF EACH YEAR AS WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY. AND WHEREAS, ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ELDER ABUSE INITIATIVE , ELDER ABUSE IS AND INTERNATIONAL OR NEGLIGENT ACT BY ANY PERSON THAT CAUSES HARM OR A SERIOUS RISK OF HARM TO AN OLDER ADULT. SUBTYPES OF ELDER ABUSE INCLUDES PHYSICAL ABUSE. FINANCIAL FRIED SCAMS, EXPLOITATION, CAREGIVER, NEGLECT AND ABANDONMENT, PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AND SEXUAL ABUSE. AND WHEREAS DOJ ALSO REPORTS THE ELDER ABUSE IS A SERIOUS CRIME AGAINST SOME OF OUR NATION'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS, AFFECTING AT LEAST 10% OF OLDER AMERICANS EVERY YEAR. AND[00:05:01]
WHEREAS SOME RISK FACTORS FOR ELDER ABUSE CAN INCLUDE THOSE SOCIAL SUPPORTS FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND EXPERIENCE OF PREVIOUS TRAUMATIC EVENTS, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CENTER ON ELDER ABUSE. AND WHEREAS CLOSE TO HALF OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER FROM DEMENTIA WILL EXPERIENCE ABUSE DURING THEIR LIFETIME, ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND ISOLATION ARE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME THE VICTIMS OF ABUSE. WINDOWS WITHOUT DISABILITIES. AND WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES ALSO REPORTS THAT MAJORITY OF INCIDENTS OF ADULT ABUSE, NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION OCCURS IN THE ADULT OWN HOUSE OR APARTMENT AND NATIONAL ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES ASSOCIATION REPORTS THAT APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE PERPETRATORS AND ELDER FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION CASE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHER TRUSTED INDIVIDUALS. AND WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION, HAVE NO BOUNDARIES AND CROSS ALL RACIAL, SOCIAL CLASS, GENDER AND GEOGRAPHICAL LINES, ACCORDING TO THE ELDER JUSTICE COALITION. AND WHEREAS ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF ELDER ABUSE CASES IS REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITIES, PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ELDER ABUSE HAS POTENTIAL TO INCREASE IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF THIS CRIME. NOW THE PUBLIC PROFESSIONALS AND VICTIMS AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION DIVISIONS DATA 2020 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY YEAR ESTIMATES SUBJECT TABLES PREPARED BY THE CREATOR PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION REPORTS THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIRGINIA'S OVER THE AGE OF 60 NUMBERS 1,838,003. SENIORS AND WHEREAS THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES REPORTED DATA FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2021. OF THE 39,185 REPORTS OF ADULT ABUSE, NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION RECEIVED THROUGH THE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM. 77% OF 4% INCREASE OVER 2020 WHERE PERSONS AGED 60 YEARS AND OLDER NOW THEREFORE I MAIL SEMI PARENT BY THE VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE CITY OF PETERSBURG DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 15TH 2022 AS WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AND URGED ALL CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY. TO TAKE TIME DURING THIS IMPORTANT DAY TO SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE THEM AS ESSENTIAL AND VALUABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO IDENTIFYING REPORT SUSPECTED ELDER ABUSE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THERE. IS MS YVETTE WORKMAN HERE TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION. HI.NEXT IS ITEM SIX B PRESENTATION OR RICHARD BLAND COLLEGE AND THE PETERSBURG SPORTS COMPLEX. MR MACKEY'S ALLEN. GOOD EVENING, MR MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL. CITY MANAGER AND INTEREST CITY MANAGER. SO I HAVE A PRESENTATION IN REFERENCE TO RICHARD BLAINE COLLEGE AND PETERSBURG RECREATION DEPARTMENT. BENEFITS WITH HIS PARTNERSHIP WOULD BE A BRAND NEW FIELD, WHICH WILL INCREASE SPORTS TOURISM FOR TOURNAMENTS.
UM ALSO WOULD BE A BRAND NEW FIELD FOR PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY BASEBALL PROGRAM. I FOUND OUT TODAY THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL PROGRAM WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE BASEBALL FIELD AS WELL. WE LOOK TO INCREASE SPORTS TOURISM. WE WOULD POTENTIALLY HOST 12 DOUBLEHEADERS AT RICH PETERSBURG SPORTS COMPLEX. AND RICHARD BLAINE COLLEGE BASEBALL PROGRAM WOULD BE THE WHOLE SITE FOR THAT FOR THOSE GAMES. PARTNERSHIP FOR RBC TO OFFER CAMPS. WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT. SO RBC COACHES OFFERED, UM SOCCER KEMP FOR OUR YOUTH, SO WE WANT TO EXPAND UPON THAT RELATIONSHIP. UM USAGE OF THEIR FACILITIES POTENTIALLY FOR PROGRAMMING AND SPECIAL EVENTS. UM IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG, RECREATION IN SCHOOLS, AND I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE ON THIS WILL HAVE PRIORITY USAGE. IF THIS AGREEMENT IS MATT RICHARD BLAINE APPROVED DONATIONS SO RICHARD BLAINE IS LOOKING AT DONATING $110,000 TO RECONSTRUCT THE BASEBALL FIELD FOR THEIR GAMES AND PRACTICES. THIS IS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO. IN REGARDS TO FIXING THE FIELD AND GETTING IT TO A CHAMPIONSHIP
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LEVEL, AT LEAST FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE PLAY. UM, CITY OF PETERSBURG CONTRIBUTION. LOOK AT USING OPERA REHAB FUNDS. UM WE CAME UP WITH APPROXIMATELY $65,000 IN FUNDS FOR COMPLEX IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS MAINLY ON THE BASEBALL SIDE. BUT THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED, UM, TO BE ABLE TO HOST JUNIOR COLLEGE BASEBALL GAMES. AND THAT'S JUST A BRIEF UPDATE ON WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED. WHICH BLENDS BENEFITS, PROXIMITY OF THE COMPLEX AND COLLEGE FOR PRACTICES AND GAMES. RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE IN DUNWOODY COUNTY. SO IF THEY CAME TO PETERSBURG, THERE'D BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR PURSE. A COMMUNITY SUPPORT ESTABLISHED A FETAL PROGRAM WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PROGRAM. UM WHEREAS YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IT. RICHARD BLAND.HOSTING REGIONAL EVENTS FOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL AT THE COMPLEX. WE'RE LOSING OUT ON THAT. SO UM PRINCE GEORGE'S HOSTING A NUMBER OF NATIONAL, UM EVENTS IN TOURNAMENTS AT THEIR SITE AND PARTNERED UP WITH SOME OF THE SIMILAR LOCALITIES IN THE AREA, AND WE WANT TO BE AT THE TABLE FOR THAT SEVEN YEAR AGREEMENT WITH POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE COMPLEX. SO RICHARD BLAINE WILL OFFER SUPPORT THERE IF IT'S NEEDED AND THEN DEVELOP A MARKETING PLAN TO BRAND THE PROGRAM WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND THE TRI CITY AREA. UH, NEXT . YOU KNOW WHAT'S NEXT MOU AND BIG PROCESS CITY OF PETERSBURG LEGAL IS DRAFTING THE MOU MOU WOULD BE SENT TO RICHARD BLAND COLLEGE LEGAL TEAM, AND THEN THE MOU WOULD BE CONSIDERED. FOR PRE APPROVAL TO PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL. BID PROCESS SUBMIT A BID PROPOSAL TO PROCUREMENT OFFICE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BASEBALL FIELD BASED UPON RICHARD BLAND'S DONATION ADVERTISING SELECT BID BASED UPON THE SCOPE OF FUEL CONSTRUCTION. HAVE BEEN STARTED . CONSTRUCTION WOULD HAVE PROJECTED TIMELINE OF COMPLETION FOR FALL 2022. SUSTAINABILITY IS KEY TO ME, UH, YOU KNOW, DRAFTING THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE PLAN, SO THE GOLF COURSE LED BY MISS FAGAN WILL SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF FIELD CULTIVATION, FIELD MAINTENANCE TREATMENT SCHEDULE AND PART TIME SUPPORT. THROUGH THE CURRENT BUDGET REQUESTS ESTABLISHED A PLAN WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE INTERNALLY WITH THE ROUTINE, MAKING HIS PLAYING MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND YEARLY. CRP CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE PLANNING AND THEN DEVELOPING A SWAT ANALYSIS ON MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT, SO JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE GOLF COURSE AND OFFERING THE SUPPORT OR IF IT WOULD BE PARKS AND RECREATION, SO I THINK WE SHOULD IDENTIFY THAT AS EACH DEPARTMENT, UM, CONNECTS. AND THEN I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR ALLEN. FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT, GETTING RICHARD BLAND PLAYING AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S A JEWEL DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO BACK REVITALIZED THAT VITAL, IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG COUNCILOR WILSON SMITH. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITH THIS IS WHAT I DO HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND THANK MR MILLER AND MR MINUTES WE'RE HELPING ME OR GOT ME THROUGH THIS AND COUNCIL SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN MONTHLY REPORTS THERE. NO ITEMS, UM, ITEM EIGHT FINANCE AND BUDGET REPORT. NEW ITEMS FOR FINANCE AND BUDGET TONIGHT. NUMBER NINE CAPITAL
[9. Capital Projects Update]
PROJECTS UPDATE AND UPDATE ON CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. SWIMS. GOOD EVENING, MR MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. INTERIM CITY MANAGER. UM HERE TODAY TO JUST GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND AT THE END , I GIVE A REAL BRIEF UPDATE ON THE STOP SIGN INSTALLATION. PARK AND RIDE. UM PROJECT IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO WALK THROUGH A WALK THROUGH TO GET ALL THE PUNCH LIST ITEMS WITH THE CONTRACT NEXT STEPS AFTER THAT WILL BE SECURITY AND INSPECTIONS. LOOKING AT LATE SUMMER EARLY FALL FOR THAT PROJECT TO BE COMPLETE.SOUTHSIDE DEPOT OPENING BID DATE IS THURSDAY. JUNE 9TH FARMER STREET POOL CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON THURSDAY. JUNE 9TH, WHICH PETS DILAPIDATED MAR SITE REPLACED BROKEN TILES RE GROUT.
UM FURNISHED NEW STEPS THAT COMPLETION IS EXPECTED MID TO LATE. JUNE ST ANDREWS STREET BRIDGE. WE'RE WORKING. WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR THERE TO REMEDY THE
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ITEMS SURVEY HAS HAS BEEN ON SITE. THEY'VE BEEN VERY GOOD WITH GETTING BACK IN. DOING WHAT WE AGREED TO HAVE DONE TO HAVE THAT PROJECT OPEN. WE STILL EXPECT THE OPENING TO BE AUGUST AUGUST OF 2022. THE LED LIGHTS ON. POCAHONTAS ISLAND HAS BEEN COMPLETED THAT BECAUSE SCRATCH THAT OFF THE LISTENING ANNUAL PAVING CONTRACT RECENTLY, UM. WELL. N X STREET FROM WEST WASHINGTON TO PHARMA STREET. WAS COMPLETED AND TODAY THEY STARTED ON NORTH PIPE DRAFT FROM FORCE HILL ROAD TO EAST PARK DRIVE, AND THAT WEATHER PERMITTING WOULD BE DONE OR COMPLETED ON FRIDAY. STOP SIGNS. JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THAT. WE'VE HAD FIVE AH, FIVE STOP SIGNS INTERSECTIONS COMPLETED. WE'VE GOT THE CUSTOM STREET, HAMILTON'S STREET CUSTOM STREET , HAWK STREET LIVE IN THE STREET, HARRIS HILL STREET, CLERMONT STREET. BLAIR ST ST ANDREWS STREET AND WEBSTER STREET. NEXT WEEK. SCHEDULE IS PATERSON STREET AND AUGUSTA STREET, BURNED OUT AVENUE AND BAYARD AND FERNDALE AVENUE AND BMC QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR WILLIAMS. HARD WORK ON THAT NEXT QUESTION FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN WILSON SMITH. THANK YOU, THE UM ANNUAL PAVING. UM I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING I HAD REQUESTING REQUESTED. SAD WALK, PAVING DOWN 36 BECAUSE PEOPLE WALK BACK AND FORTH NEAR THE TRUSSELL ALL THE WAY DOWN.AND IT'S BEEN YEARS AND IT'S STILL NOT DONE. BOAT SO, BUT WE JUMP OVER AND DO OTHER PAVING.
AND I'M I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THAT I KNOW YOU WERE NOT HERE. I KNOW. BUT I KNOW WHAT HAS TRANSPARENT AND IT'S ACTUALLY NOTHING. I ALSO KNOW THAT I HAD REQUESTED IT AND I BELIEVE A STUDY WAS DONE TO GET THAT DONE . SO IF YOU COULD FOLLOW THROUGH AND FIND THAT SOMEWHERE THE OTHER THING IS IN RELATION TO THE STEPS SENSE. DID ANYONE RUN ANY OF THIS BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? BEFORE WE PUT THE STOP SIGNS IN. IS A FIRE DEPARTMENT, AWARE OF THE NEW STOP SIGNS GOING UP. I'M NOT. I'M NOT SURE I'M NOT SURE THEY ARE. SAM CASSELL. I MISS IT WASN'T SPENT IN MARCH. I FORGET THE EXACT DATE CHIEF TRAVIS CHRISTIAN SENT AN EMAIL OUT REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND FIRE. WITH RESPECT TO THE STOP SIGNS, MAN.
BUT DID FIRE RESPOND? I HAVE TO CHECK WITH CHIEF CHRISTIAN THAT ONE MAN. THANK YOU. WHICH IS SET YOU UP. I'M ONLY ASKING THE QUESTION ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S A MATTER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT RULES THAT WHEN YOU PUT UP NEW STOP SANTA AND YOUR TRAFFIC PATTERNS THAT THE, UM BY DEPARTMENT HAS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO KNOW THE LAYOUT TO GETTING TO WHERE THEY NEED TO. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. OKAY, SO MUCH OKAY, SO I'LL MAKE SURE I'VE GOT A SCHEDULE RIGHT HERE. I CAN GIVE THAT TO THE FIRE TV TONIGHT. RIGHT? THANK YOU FOR THAT. REPORT. NEXT MOVE ONE ITEM 10. UTILITY. NO REPORTS TONIGHT.
[11. Streets]
UM 11TH STREETS. MR. WILLIAMS TALK ABOUT SOME STREET PAVING THAT WAS GOING ON. FACILITIES NUMBER 12. NO ITEMS TONIGHT. 13 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MM NO ITEMS TONIGHT CITY MANAGERS[14. City Manager's Agenda]
AGENDA, MR MILLER. ANY ITEMS? YES SIR. MR. MAYOR THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE. WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH, MRS ENNIS AND I TO ATTEND THE BLANFORD SCHOOL TODAY, AS WELL AS THE HIGH SCHOOL. TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RESPECT TO OUR INTERNS FOR THE SUMMER. I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE YOUNG MAN IF I COULDN'T TONIGHT, MR MAYOR, MR. MR GRAVES. COULD YOU STAND FOR A SECOND, PLEASE? THIS YOUNG MAN WILL BE ONE OF OUR INTERNS. HE IS A TRIPLE MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND OTHER THINGS IN HIS SECOND YEAR AT COLLEGE, AND HE WILL BE WORKING WITH US THIS SUMMER. AND I HAD A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY OF CHATTING WITH HIM TODAY, SO I WANTED TO BRING HIM BEFORE COUNCIL JUST TO SEE THE TYPE OF YOUNG FOLKS WHO BE WORKING WITH US AND WE'LL BE OUR FUTURE LEADERS IN OUR CITY. OUR ASKED CHIEF CHRISTIAN, MR MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST GIVE COUNSEL A QUICK UPDATE WITH RESPECT TO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE SHOTS FIRED. THE MONEY AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE GAVE US WITH RESPECT. UH URBAN GUN VIOLENCE CHIEF CHRISTIAN. GOOD EVENING, MR MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. UM[00:20:17]
WITH REGARDS TO THE $300,000 THAT WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WITH REGARDS TO GUN VIOLENCE. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVEN'T SPENT ANY OF THE MONEY RIGHT NOW. WE'RE VETTING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AS BEING PRESENTED TO US, UM, WITH A FOCUS BEING ON THAT PAL PROGRAM, THE POLICE ATHLETICALLY THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE BY POLICE DEPARTMENT. UM AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO US AND WE CONTINUE TO GET THEM ON A DAILY BASIS. SO WE'RE VETTING EACH ONE OF THE PROGRAMS. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE PROGRAMS ALREADY ESTABLISHED.WE'RE PARTNERING WITH POSSIBLY WOULDN'T MATTER ALL OF THAT BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR JAMISON TO KIND OF ASSIST US WITH SOME OF THE ATHLETIC PEACE BECAUSE HE HAS A GYM FACILITY. THAT THAT WE WOULD BE A BIT OF BE A BIT AVAILABLE TO US TO USE. WE ALSO UTILIZING, UH, POSSIBLY GOING TO UTILIZE OR PARTNER WITH ANOTHER LEVEL BODY. BARBER AND BEAUTY SCHOOL. WITH THAT? THAT'S THAT'S OWNED BY MR WESLEY NICHOLS, WHO'S A LONGTIME RESIDENT HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. UM HAS SERVED AS A MENTOR ENTREPRENEUR, AND HE ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PIECE THAT WOULD WOULD FEEL WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO OUR STUDENTS AND SOME OF OUR YOUNG ADULTS HERE IN THE CITY. SO AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT UTILIZED. THEY NEED THE FUNDS, BUT WE PLAN TO DO SO AND THEN NEAR FUTURE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADHERING TO COUNSEL'S REQUEST IN TERMS OF SPENDING AND PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE WE SPEND ANYTHING AS WELL AS BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REQUEST AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, CHIEF FOR THAT UPDATE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MOM'S ACCOUNTS? SAYING NOTHING ALL RIGHT BACK. ALL RIGHT. ONE. ALL RIGHT, MR MILLER. NOTHING ELSE. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 15 BUSINESS OF REPORTS. FROM THE CLERK. NO ITEMS IN THE LIGHTING. ITEMS. 16 BUSINESS REPORT. ATTORNEY, MR WILLIAMS. NO REPORT, MR MAYOR. NEXT WE GO ON TO ITEM 17, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT WE HAVE
[17. Public Comments]
TONIGHT, MISS JIMMY A STIFF. BEING FOLLOWED BY MISS BOB RUDOLPH. SO QUICKLY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND PANEL AND EVERYONE THAT CAN HEAR MY VOICE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I'M INTERESTED IN. SPEAKING ABOUT. SYLVIA'S DEATH TO 448 COUNTY DRIVE. ONE OF THE THINGS IS I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND SPEAK WITH A LOT OF THE HOMELESS. I'M ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THE HOMELESS. I KNOW, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE AWARE. THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM OTHER AREAS BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE PETERSBURG IS AN EASY TARGET. AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THE BAGGIES AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO PASS OUT THE DOLLARS. BUT I'M JUST WONDERING, WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT THIS? I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WELCOME, ARI. NOT WELCOME.I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS YOU KNOW THIS, UM, SITUATION BUT UMS AWARE THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS THEY HAVE, UM, PAY YEARS. THESE PEOPLE HAVE INCOMES THEY ARE ON SOCIAL SECURITY. THEY'RE HOMELESS VETERANS. THEY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, SO WHY AREN'T THE PAYS HELP LIABLE FOR WHEN THESE PEOPLE ARE OUT ON THE STREET? IF THEY HAVE PAYEES, AND THEY HAVE INCOME. SHOULDN'T THEY BE HAVE PROPER HOUSING, AND SOME OF THEM HAVE MENTAL ISSUES TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY ARE NOT EVEN AWARE THEY THINK THAT THE PAYEES ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE THEIR ENTIRE CHECK. AND DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH IT, AND THAT'S TO ME.
THAT'S JUST NOT FAIR. THAT'S JUST JUST NOT FAIR. TO ME. THAT'S MY BIGGEST. ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE HOMELESS, AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT PEABODY.
I KNOW YOU ALL SAID IN ANOTHER MEETING THAT PEABODY WAS GOING TO BE SOLD. IS THAT IS THAT WHAT IT WAS NO. I DON'T REMEMBER. MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD IT, BUT BUT ON THAT NOTE, I'M JUST WONDERING IF PEOPLE IF PETER'S WORK HIGH IS A HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE DOING THAT, UM THEY'LL LEARN. THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING FROM AN ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE. WHY CAN'T PEOPLE ALREADY BE RESTRUCTURED AND OPEN FOR THE COAL SHIP FOR A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL WHERE WE CAN ADD THESE SKILLS AND LEARNING TOOLS BACK? AND TO OUR SCHOOLS SO THAT WHEN THE KIDS DO GRADUATE THAT THEY DO HAVE SOME TYPE OF SKILL THAT THEY CAN USE GOING INTO THE WORKFORCE COLLEGE. WHATEVER. SO I MEAN, MY MAIN THING IS JUST THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. I GUESS I WASN'T REALLY
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PREPARED TO SPEAK, BUT THAT'S WHAT I HAD ON MY MIND. THANK YOU, MR. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MISS BARBARA RUDOLPH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL RUDOLPH 16 75 MOUNT VERNON STREET. UM, I THEME TONIGHT DISCLOSURE. MY FIRST, UM. INTEREST IS IN THE AUDIT OR THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, KAFFIR. NOW IN PAST YEARS, YOU ALL HAVE EXPRESSED A LOT OF INTEREST IN WHERE THOSE THOSE AUDITS WERE IN TERMS OF BEING COMPLETED AND BEING SUBMITTED TO THE STATE ON TIME. WHICH THE LAST THE AUDIT FROM LAST YEAR WAS DUE TO THE STATE ON NOVEMBER 30TH 2021 WE'RE OVER SIX MONTHS PAST THAT. THERE'S BEEN NO PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE STATUS OF THE AUDIT AND NO PUBLIC POSTING OF THE STATUS OF THE AUDIT. THAT'S OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW. I KNOW SOME OF YOU IN THE PAST YEARS HAVE ASKED ABOUT IT IF YOU REMEMBER WE HAD PATRICIA ELLIOT WHEN SHE WAS THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. SHE GOT UP AND SHE PRESENTED ABOUT IT. WHEN MISS FARRELL BENNETT BEADS WAS THE CITY MANAGER, SHE HAD THE AUDITORS COME AND GIVE STATUS REPORTS EVEN THOUGH THE AUDIT WAS LATE YOU ALL AND THE AND THE PUBLIC WE'RE GETTING REPORTS ON WHAT WHERE IT WAS GOING. TO MY KNOWLEDGE. WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING AND THAT'S REALLY DIFFERENT AND STRANGE AND I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DO IT THROWS INTO QUESTION. HOW DO WE DO A BUDGET? WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE STAND. THE OTHER. ANOTHER ONE IS A REPEAT. WHEN YOU PRESENT INFORMATION IN THESE MEETINGS THAT'S NOT IN THE AGENDA PACKAGE THAT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED AND PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC. THAT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH FOIA CODE. I'LL SAY THAT 2.2 DASH 37 07. I BROUGHT IT UP HERE BEFORE I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I'M BRINGING IT UP AGAIN. AGAIN IN THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION WITH MISS FARRELL BENAVIDES, IT WAS GENERALLY BEING POSTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT READINESS AND FINANCES. I DON'T NEED TO SAY MORE. YOU ALL ARE FOLLOWING THE NEWS, BUT I THINK CITIZENS REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. WELL, I KNOW WE DO. WE'RE CONCERNED. LASTLY UM, THE RAMADA INN I GATHERED FROM YOUR VOTE AT THE END OF THE CLOSED SESSION. BY THE REFERENCE TO THE COURT CASE, AND THE COURT CASE YOU REFERENCED IS THE RAMADI IN CASE SO AND YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A CLOSING. UM I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS YOU'RE BUYING THE PROPERTY BACK FROM MR HARRISON. BUT CONSIDERING HIS, UM SIGNIFICANT LEGAL PROBLEMS I HOPE THAT YOU'RE BEING REAL CAREFUL IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE GIVING HIM MONEY TO HIM, SO HE CAN BAIL HIMSELF OUT OF HIS PROBLEMS IN RICHMOND WITH THE MODEL TOBACCO COMPLEX. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO TO THE ITEM 18. WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT. ALL RIGHT. VICE MAYOR SMITH LEE. MOVE. SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.