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CONCLUDES OUR SPECIAL CLOSE SESSION MEETING. NEXT. WE'RE READY TO ROLL RIGHT ALONG TO OUR
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REGULAR SCHEDULE COUNCIL WORK SESSION FOR SEPTEMBER 6TH 2022. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED. SO, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER KOZBERG YEAH. WILSON SMITH HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS COUNCIL NUMBER WESTBROOK COUNCIL MEMBER HILL HERE, MR SMITH LEE MAYOR PERM. HERE. NEXT IS ITEM TWO. PRAYER COUNSELOR HERE WILL LEAD US IN THE OPENING PRAYER. LET US PRAY. GOD AND MY FATHER IS ONCE AGAIN WE COME BEFORE YOU HAVING A FATHER GIVING YOUR NAME ON APPRAISING GLORY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS OF TODAY, LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WERE BLESSED THIS MEETING THAT WE HAVE TODAY.HAVING A FATHER DIDN'T MAY BE FRUITFUL TO OUR CITY. HAVING A FATHER. WE ASK THAT BLESSINGS UPON OUR CITIZENS HAVING A FATHER. OUR MINISTRATIONS COUNCIL. OUR EMPLOYEES HAVING A FATHER, BE WITH US GUIDE US AND STRENGTHEN US. KEEP US FROM ALL HER HOME AND DANGER. BUILDING A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND ELSE HAVING TO FATHER AND WE'LL BE ABLE CAREFULLY GET YOUR NAME ON APPRAISING GLORY IS IN YOUR NAME. WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. ASKING EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. ASPECTS OF AMERICA.
REPUBLIC. FOR WHICH IS SAYING WHITE NATION UNDER GOD. WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NEXT ITEM. FORD TERMINATION OF PRESIDENT QUORUM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. NEXUS ITEM. FIVE
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APPROVAL CONSENT AGENDA TO INCLUDE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. FIVE A. MINUTES JULY 5TH 2022 CLOSED SESSION CITY COUNCIL MEETING. JULY 5TH 2022 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION. JULY 5TH 2022 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. JULY 19TH 2022 CLOSED SESSION MEETING. JULY 19TH 2022 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. JULY 26 2022 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AUGUST 2ND 2022 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM FIVE B, A REQUEST TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE RE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY. LOCATED AT 26 55 STATEMENT DRIVE FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT OR ONE A TO MIX USED DISTRICT THREE IN MEXICO, D THREE. ITEM FIVE C OF REQUEST TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION . ORDINANCE APPROVING THE RE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 5 13 OLD WAGON ROAD AND 5 25 OLD WAGNER ROW FROM A AGRICULTURE DISTRICT TO R ONE. A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT. ITEM D CONSIDERATION.APPROPRIATION OF THE FY 23 GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM GRANT FOR $190,000 1ST READING.
ITEM FIVE E CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROPRIATION OF THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4500 1ST READING. ITEM F CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR THE FY 23 S R . O S. R O GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $211,428 1ST READING. ITEM FIVE G CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATION OF THE UNUSED FY 22 FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT TO THE FY 23 BUDGET. IN THE AMOUNT OF 1717 HOURS AND 27 CENTS, FIRST READING. ITEM H CONSIDERATION FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF THE UNUSED FY 22 FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PROGRAMS AID TO LOCALITY TO THE FY 23 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $96,735.31 1ST READING. ITEM ACT CONSIDERATION FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF THE UNUSED VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY, PREPARING HIS GRANT TO THE FY 23 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $3949.98 1ST READING.
THERE WAS THE ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. COUNCILOR MYERS WILL MOVE COUNCILMAN HILL. MADAM CLERK. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? TO RECOVER EFFORT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, WILSON SMITH. I COUNSELOR, BUT MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK REMEMBER HILL BY SMITH LEE. I PERM MOTIONS PASSED. NEXT IS ITEM SIX. A SPECIAL REPORTS
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PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 8TH 2022 AS NATIONALS. ESSENTIAL MEDICINE SHORTAGE AWARENESS DAY. WHEREAS THE ESSENTIAL MEDICINE NEEDED TO SAVE LIVES AND CONQUER DISEASE ARE OFTEN UNAVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES HAS BECOME DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAINS FOR THE NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT MEDICINES AND ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS, AND WHEREAS SHORTAGES IN ESSENTIAL MEDICINE CAN MEAN THE REPLACEMENT OF FIRST LAND THERAPIES WITH ALTERNATIVE MEDICATIONS, MEDICATION ERRORS AND COMPROMISES OR DELAYS IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES. AND WHEREAS[00:05:05]
NATIONAL ESSENTIAL MEDICINE SHORTAGE AWARENESS DAY IS OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE ACTION TO SOLVE THIS CRITICAL ISSUE THAT IMPACTS EVERYONE, AND WHEREAS THE RECOGNITION OF NATIONALIST CENTRAL MEDICINE SHORTAGE WEDNESDAY PROVIDES THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS TODAY. AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WHEREAS THE CITY OF PETERSBURG DISPOSITION TO LEVERAGES ADVANCED PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING CAMPUS TO RESUPPLY THE NATION WITH ESSENTIAL MEDICINE WHILE IMPROVING QUALITY AND AFFORDABILITY, CREATING NEW JOBS OPPORTUNITIES AND REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF PETERSBURG SERVES AS ESSENTIAL PART OF A GROWING MOVEMENT, DRIVEN BY PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND FORWARD THINKING INDUSTRY LEADERS WITH BIPARTISAN BACK CAMERAS SUPPORT COMMITTED TO THE INCREASING AMERICAN PRODUCTION OF ESSENTIAL MEDICINES. AND WHEREAS THE UNIQUE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARTNERSHIP THEY HAVE FORMED IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG WILL HELP PROTECT AMERICAN FAMILIES FROM CURRENT AND FUTURE. ESSENTIAL MEDICINE SHORTAGES AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE OBSERVERS OF NATIONAL ESSENTIAL MEDICINES SHORTAGE AWARENESS DAY AND A CELEBRATION OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AS PART OF THE SOLUTION CAPABLE OF ENDING DRUG SHORTAGES WILL MAKE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT. NOW THEREFORE, I MAYOR SAM PARENT BY THE VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY, VESTED IN ME BY THE CITY OF PETERSBURG DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 8TH 2022 AS NATIONALS. ESSENTIAL MEDICINE SHORTAGE AWARENESS DAY IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. DATED SEPTEMBER 6 2022 SIDE BY MYSELF AND THE CLERK OF COUNSEL, MS NYKESHA LUCAS. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX B PRESENTATION FROM MR DR TED REST. BELLER FROM BRIGHT POINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.WELCOME DR RATH SPELLER. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND I'M USED TO TRAVELING IN YOUR WAKE. SO I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN, BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT AS FAST AS YOU CAN TALK, BUT, UH, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK DURING THE DURING THE WORK SESSION AND, UM, REALLY KIND OF WANT TO DO TWO THINGS HERE UPDATE YOU ON WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING OVER IT. BRIGHTPOINT OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, AND, UH MORE IMPORTANT. IMPLORE YOU TO GIVE ME SOME HELP. AND SO. WITH ME. TONIGHT IS A BILL FIG ER, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS. ELIZABETH KRAMER, OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE ALLIANCE. HER TRUE TITLE IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CREDENTIAL. ATTAINMENT. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM BOTH OF THEM. ALSO WITH ME IS FRED TAYLOR, OUR DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. AND HOLLY WALKER, OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR. SHE DOESN'T LET ME OUT OF HER SIGHT. SO AT ANY RATE. IT'S A PLEASURE. THESE ARE EXCITING TIMES. UM WE'RE LIVING INTO OUR NEW NAME. UH YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE SIGNS. WE FINALLY GOT THE SIGNS UP AT LEAST A TEMPORARY ONES, AND THERE'S A LOT OF BUZZ ON CAMPUS AND IT'S VERY POSITIVE. AND IT'S VERY POSITIVE BECAUSE WHILE WE MAY HAVE CHANGED OUR FIRST NAME COMMUNITY IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE OUR MIDDLE NAME. AND WHEN THIS COMMUNITY WE DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE ISSUES AND WE DON'T HAVE NEEDS WE SOLVE THOSE. AND SO THAT THE WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE IN PETERSBURG HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING, BUT I THINK THE BEST IS YET TO COME. UM I WILL SEE. THERE WE GO. THIS JUST GIVES YOU SOME IDEA OF THE FOLKS THAT WE'VE HAD AND WHAT THEY STUDIED AT BREAK POINT, UM, AND AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE ALLIANCE. HAD A COUPLE OF 100 STUDENTS THAT HAVE COME OVER FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR. WE NEED TO ADD A ZERO TO THAT. AND WE'RE GOING TO PRODUCE THIS WORKFORCE THAT WE NEED IN THESE PHARMACEUTICAL AND OTHER INDUSTRIES. WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT UP TO 2000 STUDENTS AND MORE AND WE KNOW THAT UM, AND THAT'S THAT'S SOME OF THE STUFF THAT I THINK MAYBE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON IN THIS PARTNERSHIP FOR PETERSBURG, WHICH WAS THE LAST TIME I WAS IN THE LIBRARY HERE FOR THAT EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT, SO GREAT WORK.
Y'ALL TAKE A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THAT, UM YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE STUDIES SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THEY HAVE STUDIED THE TRANSFER DEGREES A CAREER AND TECHNICAL. THOSE ARE DESIGNED TO GO TO WORK AFTERWARDS THAT COULD BE NURSING THAT COULD BE WELDING. UM WE'VE GOT ABOUT 10% IN CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND THEN 17% PRE MAJOR . THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE JUST OVER THERE SPENDING MONEY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY WANT TO BE. UH MOST OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE EITHER IN GENERAL LEAD PREPARING FOR THE NURSING PROGRAM OR ONE OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRES THAT GENERAL LEAD IS A PREREQUISITE VERSUS CONCURRENT. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE REASON WE PROBABLY HAVE A COUPLE OVER THERE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. BUT UM, THAT'S OKAY TOO. THERE'S NOT A BETTER PLACE TO DO THAT. OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE ALLIANCE, UM, WE'VE HAD ABOUT 104 STUDENTS. A LOT OF THOSE CLASSES WERE HERE IN PETERSBURG THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. ELIZABETH WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT. AND THAT THAT GETS US UP TO ABOUT JUNE 30TH OF 2022. AND QUITE HONESTLY , OUR ENROLLMENT. I THINK ENROLLMENT EVERYWHERE WAS DOWN A
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BIT DURING THE DURING THE PANDEMIC. BUT WE'RE EXCITED. WE'RE BACK AT IT. LAST WEEK WE STARTED CLASSES WERE UP ABOUT 2.5% IN OUR CREDIT ENROLLMENT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE ALLIANCE CONTINUES TO BLOW THE DOORS OFF. SO I'M GOING TO LET YOU HEAR FROM ELIZABETH AND ALL THAT THEY'RE DOING. UM, NEXT. JUST THIS. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE, UM. I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE ALLIANCE, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, BRIGHTPOINT AND REYNOLDS. IT'S DOING NOW. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE EVENTS OF THE LAST WEEK, WHICH I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT IN A MOMENT, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE WE NEED TO BE DOING IN PETERSBURG. WE SERVED 104 STUDENTS, UM, FROM PETERSBURG, BUT WE SERVE A REGION OF 16 LOCALITIES. AND LAST YEAR WE ACTUALLY TRAINED 2700 WORKING ADULTS. UM FOR CAREERS WITH LIVING WAGES AND HEALTH CARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SKILLED TRADES, TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS AND MANUFACTURING. UM THE EVENTS OF THE PAST FEW WEEKS . THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PETERSBURG UM, THE ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY, UM. JUST SEISMIC. UM EFFECTS OF THE GRANT THAT PETERSBURG JUST EARNED. CERTAINLY ACTS AS A WAKE UP CALL FOR ME AND MY STAFF THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE. SO WHILE WE'RE DELIVERING, TRUCK DRIVING, LOGISTICS, LEAN PRACTITIONER OSHA, UM, A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT NURSING ASSISTANT PHARMACY TECH. WE REALLY WANT TO DO MORE TO SERVE PETERSBURG. THE IRONY IS, THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME. UM TO ENROLL IN WORKFORCE TRAINING THAT CCW WAY BECAUSE THINGS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, UM, PAST AND CURRENT GOVERNOR, UM NONPROFIT AND INITIATIVES LIKE VIRGINIA READY , WE CAN VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE ALMOST ANY RESIDENT OF PETERSBURG FREE TUITION FEES.AND BOOKS. WE HAVE THE FAST FORWARD PROGRAM THAT PAYS ANY RESIDENT OF VIRGINIA. TWO THIRDS OF THEIR TUITION TO TAKE CLASSES AND ALL THE FIELDS I'VE NAMED, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE G THREE PROGRAM, WHICH NOT ONLY PAYS FOR THEIR CCW A CLASSES THAT HELPS TO GET THEM INTO A PATHWAY TO MOVE INTO PROGRAMS OF BRIGHTPOINT AND TO INCREASE THEIR, UM THEIR INCOME POTENTIAL . WE HAVE, UM NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CAMERON FOUNDATION AND VIRGINIA READY THAT ARE PROVIDING STIPENDS FOR STUDENTS TO HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION AND CHILDCARE. UM VIRGINIA READIES, PROVIDING ANYONE WHO COMES TO CCW AND EARNS A FAST FORWARD CREDENTIAL IN A FIELD THAT'S HIGH DEMAND WITH $1000. UM AT THE END OF THEIR TRAINING, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME. UM TO COME TO CCW A BECAUSE WE REALLY CAN HELP STUDENTS. WE JUST NEED THE STUDENTS. SO WHAT I NEED TO DO IS DO A BETTER JOB AS THE LEADER OF CONNECTING TO THE INFLUENCERS AND THOSE WHO CAN REALLY HELP US TO MARKET MORE EFFECTIVELY. IN PETERSBURG. UM THESE ARE OUR TOP EIGHT CLASSES AND THE LAST YEAR ONE WAY WE'RE DOING THAT IS BY PARTNERING WITH SOUTHSIDE ADULT EDUCATION TO OFFER FAST FORWARD CLASSES. WE WERE DOING THAT VERY SUCCESSFULLY PRE PANDEMIC PANDEMIC PANDEMIC. UM KICKED US BACK AND NOTCH AND THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO OFFER CLASSES FOR SEVERAL YEARS. BUT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, AS WE WORK WITH THE MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS, THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE A G E D OR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR WHO NEED ADDITIONAL, UM ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WE INTEGRATE THAT KIND OF ACADEMIC WORK WITH SOME SOLID WORKFORCE TRAINING. WE'RE GOING TO RUN A CLASS THAT WILL HELP THEM TO MOVE INTO NURSING CERTIFICATION.
OR INTO PHARMACY TECH CERTIFICATION THIS YEAR, BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO DO MORE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE LOCATIONS TO TRAIN IN, AND, UM MORE CONNECTIONS TO STUDENTS TO TRAIN . THESE ARE SOME OF THE PETERSBURG BUSINESSES WE'VE SERVED. AND OF COURSE, I'LL END THIS WITH WHAT'S ONE OF OUR MAJOR MAJOR. VOCAL POINTS WHEN IT COMES TO PETERSBURG, AND THAT IS PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING . UM C C W A AND BRIGHTPOINT HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED. AND THE ALLIANCE TO BUILD BETTER MEDICINES. UM AND CHARGE SPECIFICALLY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO PREPARE THE TECHNICIAN WORKERS. UM THAT WILL BE NEEDED BY CIVICA
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AND IMPACT AND FLOW, SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A CAREER STUDIES CERTIFICATE. UM AT BRIGHTPOINT.WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WORKFORCE TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VIRGINIA MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. AND THIS IS MOST DEAR TO MY HEART. WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP A BRIDGE PROGRAM THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO MAKING SURE THAT RESIDENTS OF PETERSBURG WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN MARGINALIZED ARE GIVEN THE FOUNDATION THE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, THE SUPPORT SERVICES THEY NEED TO BE COMPETITIVE FOR A FIELD THAT WE JUST THINK US.
THE MOST EXCITING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS IN DECADES. UM WITHOUT MR MAYOR, COLLEAGUE BILL FIGURE, OKAY. THANK YOU. HI GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER AND AS ELIZABETH WORKS WITH CCW, A THE WORKFORCE SIDE OF THE HOUSE SHORT TERM CREDENTIALS PARTNER VERY CLOSELY BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT PATHWAYS. STUDENTS WHO DO DO THOSE WORKFORCE CREDENTIALS. HOW CAN THEY THEN TAKE THAT AND EITHER GO DIRECTLY TO WORK AND OR GO DIRECTLY TO ONE OF OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH. YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS CAREER CLUSTERS THAT WE HAVE ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WHERE STUDENTS CAN GET A CAREER STUDIES CERTIFICATE. THEY MAY EARN A CERTIFICATE AND OR AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE AGAIN TO GO DIRECTLY TO WORK. AND OR TO TRANSFER TO A FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION. DR ASPERGER SHOWED BEFORE ABOUT 40% OF THE PETERSBURG STUDENTS WERE IN TRANSFER DEGREE PROGRAMS WHERE EITHER THEY TRANSFERRED VIRGINIA STATE VCU ANYWHERE IN VIRGINIA.
WE HAVE GUARANTEED ADMISSION AGREEMENTS WITH NEARLY ALL OF THE PUBLIC IN MANY OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. WE ALSO HAVE THE TRANSFER OF A PROGRAM THAT MAKES IT UH, EASIER FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFER TO THEIR FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION OF CHOICE, BECAUSE WHATEVER GENERAL EDUCATION THEY TAKE THROUGH THE UNIFORM CERTIFICATE OF GENERAL STUDIES. THAT WILL BE ACCEPTED INTO THE FOUR YEARS SO TRANSFERS MUCH MORE SEAMLESS FOR STUDENTS TODAY , AND YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS CAREER CLUSTERS THAT WE HAVE SO THE APPLIED AREAS THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION, SKILLED TRADES YOUR WELDING YOUR ELECTRICITY, YOUR H VAC, YOUR INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE TYPE PROGRAMS AGAIN DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS TO GO DIRECTLY TO WORK YOUR ART. WE HAVE FINE ARTS PROGRAM. WE HAVE GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FINANCE THE EDUCATION. WE HAVE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER PREP PROGRAMS TO WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE NOW BETWEEN PETERSBURG JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY AND BRIGHT POINT WHERE STUDENTS CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR EDUCATION PAID FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GO INTO TEACHER EDUCATION. THAT'S A BRAND NEW PARTNERSHIP THIS YEAR. ENGINEERING COMPUTER SCIENCE AND NATURAL SCIENCES. GENERAL TRANSFER. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THAT GOVERNMENT, HUMAN SERVICES , PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW HEALTH SCIENCES OF WIDE GAMUT OF HEALTH SCIENCES THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE JUST STARTED A PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM. WE HAVE C N A. WE HAVE RN PROGRAM MASSAGE THERAPY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT STARTING A RADIOLOGY PROGRAM SO WIDE SWATH OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND THEN, OF COURSE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WHERE A LOT OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THOSE AREAS, SO WE HAVE OVER 75 DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS, SO IF THERE'S A PATHWAY THAT THEY WANT TO GO, THERE'S A CAREER THAT THEY WANT TO GO INTO. I CAN ALL BUT GUARANTEE THERE'S A PATHWAY THROUGH BRIGHTPOINT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET THERE. WE ACTUALLY LAUNCHED SEVEN NEW PROGRAMS THIS FALL. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE STAY CURRENT. AS DR RATH, SPILLER SAID. OUR JOB IS TO MEET THE COMMUNITY NEED AND TO SEVEN BRAND NEW PROGRAMS AGAIN. THE PRACTICAL NURSING WEB DESIGN, A FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTOR WERE ONE OF TWO FUNERAL SERVICES PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE BEING THE OTHER WHERE WE HAVE ONE PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS CAN DO THE EMBALMING AND LEARN THE ACTUAL HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HUMAN REMAINS, WHERE WE THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER PROGRAM WHERE IT'S DESIGNED WITH SPECIFICALLY THE DIRECTING OF THE FUNERAL SERVICES, AND THAT'S THIS NEW FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTING DEGREE DIGITAL MARKETING PROJECT MANAGEMENT. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. WANT TO GET INTO THAT ENERGY SECTOR A LOT MORE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, AS MS CRAMER SAID, AND DR ASPELL IS ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING CAREER STUDIES CERTIFICATE THAT WE HAVE SO AGAIN. IT'S ALL ABOUT PATHWAYS.
WE KNOW WE CAN DO IT THROUGH BRIGHTPOINT, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT BACK OVER TO DR RATH, SPILLER. THANKS, ELIZABETH. THANKS, BILL. UH DID YOU CATCH ALL THOSE 75 PROGRAMS? THEY WERE UP HERE RATTLING OFF THAT YOU CAN GET INTO AND I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHARGE A DOLLAR, THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE FOR WAYS TO HELP WITH THE FINANCIAL AID. I JUST WANT TO SPEND A MINUTE ON THIS ONE. AND THEN I'LL WRAP UP MAYOR. UM THIS IS THE PROGRAM THAT ELIZABETH MENTIONED. WE'VE BEEN DOWN HERE FOR WORKING WITH THE VIRGINIA ECONOMIC
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DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP. WORKING WITH THESE THREE EMPLOYERS. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED OR MORE. BUT WE'VE DEVELOPED, UH, SOME PRETTY FASCINATING PROGRAMS TO WORK IN PRETTY FASCINATING INDUSTRIES. OUR CONCERN IS GETTING THE WORD OUT SO STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL TO WORK WITH PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING. AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE PROGRAMS. WE'VE GOT A CAREER STUDY CERTIFICATE THAT'S FOR CREDIT. UM, WE'VE GOT THE FAST TRACK NON CREDIT. UH CERTIFICATION, PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN WILL ROLL THAT OUT RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. AND THIS ONE IS ALSO GOING TO BE IN A WAY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COVER THE COST. THE QUEER STUDIES CERTIFICATE. WE CAN ACCESS THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT. THIRD BULLET THERE WERE GOING TO DEVELOP A BRIDGE BETWEEN THOSE TWO. SO IF YOU START WITH THE TECHNICIAN, THE FAST TRACK NON CREDIT, GET A JOB OVER THERE. THEY PAY FOR THE REST OF IT AS WELL. I'M NOT PUTTING THEM ON THE HOOK. I'M JUST SAYING, WE GOT A LOT OF WAYS TO PAY FOR IT, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS EMPLOYERS. AND THEN WE'LL BRIDGE THAT AND THEN WE'RE DEVELOPING A TWO YEAR DEGREE THAT BOTH OF THOSE WILL BRIDGE INTO AND THEN ULTIMATELY, THEY CAN GO ON OVER TO VIRGINIA STATE OR WHEREVER ELSE AND FINISH OFF WITH WITH A FOUR YEAR DEGREE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, SO THEY'RE DEVELOPING THOSE AS AS BC SO YOU CAN SEE THERE. WE'VE GOT SOME PRETTY BOLD NUMBERS. UM, THESE AREN'T OUR NUMBERS. THIS IS WHAT THOSE INDUSTRIES ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE AND EXPAND HERE. AND SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE AND TALKING IT UP AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AND YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF BROAD SUPPORT, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH HAS BEEN GO VIRGINIA AND CAMERON FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. WE'VE WORKED ON OUR LAB. NOW WE'VE GOT EQUIPMENT ON ORDER. WE WERE ROLLING OUT CLASSES WERE STARTING THEM IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS. FIRST ROUND OF THE CAREER STUDIES CERTIFICATE CLASSES WILL START RIGHT HERE ON R CHESTER CAMPUS. UM AND. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO TO HELP OUT WITH THE PARTNERSHIPS. UM FOR PETERSBURG AND SO COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO MORE OF IS WHAT WE DO WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. I THINK IF THEY ALL HAD A HIGH DEMAND WORKFORCE CREDENTIAL AS A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, TWO THINGS WOULD HAPPEN . ONE THEY WOULDN'T BE ONE FLAT TIRE FROM DISASTER WHEN THEY GRADUATE AND MOVE OUT ON THEIR OWN TO THINK OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WHEN YOU CAN SAY EVERY ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOLDS A HIGH DEMAND AND HIGH DEMAND IS BASED ON LOCAL NEED. WORKFORCE PRUDENTIAL BEFORE THEY GRADUATE . THESE ARE DOABLE THINGS. THIS IS STUFF THAT CCW IS DOING ALL THE TIME. AND OH, YEAH, WE HAVE WE, WE GET ON KEN PRITCHETT AND THAT BOARD AND EVERYBODY AT THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE LIGHT THEM UP. THIS IS THE STUFF THAT WE NEED TO DO. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL EXPECT US TO DO.AND THEN, UM WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THAT GROUP THAT NEEDS TO RE SKILL UP SKILL. GET BACK TO WORK . WHATEVER IT IS, WE'VE GOT PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AT ANY AGE AND SO I WOULD I'M DYING TO KNOW ON BULLET 0.3. WE DON'T NEED TO SPEND TIME ON IT THIS EVENING. I'M BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO. AND I WANT YOU TO CHALLENGE US MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE CAN DO THIS. WE CAN IF WE CAN CONNECT THE STUDENTS. WE CAN TRAIN THEM AND WE CAN CONNECT THEM TO THE EMPLOYERS.
EMPLOYERS ARE ALREADY INVOLVED, AND SO THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE EXCITEMENT THAT WE'RE FEELING AND I GUESS I WOULD JUST CLOSE BY SAYING THIS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING TO REALLY CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS COMMUNITY. I THINK WHAT I'VE BEEN HERE NINE YEARS JUST STARTING MY 10TH YEAR, BUT JUST WHAT I'VE SEEN THESE LAST FEW YEARS IN PARTICULAR. UM YOU'RE DOING AMAZING WORK, AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER GUY OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. THE OTHER THING IS, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS. IF SOMEBODY THROWS A PARTY AT YOUR HOUSE IF YOU GET TO INVITE FOLKS OR NOT, BUT SINCE IT'S AT MY HOUSE MAYOR, I'M GONNA INVITE YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL YOU LIKELY KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT EIGHT O'CLOCK THURSDAY MORNING, THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO BE THERE TO CELEBRATE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FEDERAL GRANT THAT THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE, MAYOR. AND I HOPE YOU ALL CAN COME. EIGHT O'CLOCK THURSDAY MORNING. RIGHT HERE. CHESTER CAN'T MISS IT. WE GOT THE SIGN FIXED ANY QUESTIONS? WE'LL TAKE THEM OR WE'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY AND LET YOU GET ON WITH YOUR BUSINESS. BUT THE REST. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND THE TEAM FOR COMING TO SHARE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR PEOPLE HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. I THINK THE BIGGEST, UM I THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED IS IF WE CAN GET BRIGHTPOINT IN OUR SCHOOLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO EXPOSE OUR KIDS TO THESE AS OPPORTUNITIES AND NOT JUST WAIT UNTIL THEIR SENIOR YEAR, THEN
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IT'S LIKE, OKAY, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN DO IT. BUT THE EARLIER WE CAN GET INTO SCHOOLS AND I WOULD SAY NO. LATER TO MIDDLE SCHOOL JUST DIED HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT YOU CAN DO HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AS FAR AS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES JUST BECAUSE A TON OF OUR PARENTS HAVEN'T EXPOSED SO WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CATCH HIM EARLIER TO PLANT THEIR SEED IN THEIR MIND, SO WHEN THEY GET IN HIGH SCHOOL ON THE RIGHT TRACK FOR SUCCESS, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HOSTING US FOR THURSDAY, I MEAN, IT'S HUGE CITY OF PETERSBURG AND PARTNERING WITH WITH WITH THE BILL BACK BETTER REGIONAL CHALLENGE. UM YOU KNOW, WE WERE THE, UH, THE RECIPIENT OF ONE OF THE 21 FEDERAL UM, GRANTS OF $52.9 MILLION. WE SHOULD EXPAND , EVEN BREAKPOINTS REACH INTO WHAT YOU CAN DO HERE TO HELP IN PETERSBURG. SO, SO WE HAVE MORE MONEY IS GOING TO ALL OF THOSE BUCKETS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THANK ACTIVATION CAPITAL AND THE REST OF OUR PARTNERS FROM, UM BRIGHTPOINT TO HELPING US GET THERE AS WELL. SO ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL COUNCILMAN HILL. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE. DO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR SIT IN PARTICULARLY OUR STUDENTS? I JUST ONLY HAVE ONE QUARREL, WHICH YOU'RE CURRICULUM. YOU ALL DON'T HAVE BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY ON THERE, AND THAT'S AND THAT'S MY TRADE. SO UH, I FEEL SOME TYPE OF WAY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE YOU GOT PLUMBING ON THERE, AND YOU GOT WELDING AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. SO UH, IN THE FUTURE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S ALL. BUT THANK YOU ANYWAY. JUST KIDDING. OKAY FAULT OVERLOOK YOUR PROFESSIONAL, SIR. BUT YEAH, SADLY, UM, IT'S A STRUGGLE FOR US TO GET THE PROGRAMS THAT WE KNOW ARE IN HIGH DEMAND. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT ONE ISN'T UM, BUT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY LOOK AT IT. I'M JUST KIDDING WITH YOU. WE GOT ENOUGH RIGHT HERE. I'M JUST KIDDING WITH YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I'M TRYING TO BE BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT MIGHT BE GOING YEAH. AND I WOULD TAKE THAT CLASS MR WHO WOULD PROBABLY HIRE ME? SO, UM BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE ONLY LIMITED BY THE DOLLARS AND CENTS AND HOURS IN A DAY, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY, COUNSELOR WESTBROOK. YES. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, UM, CONCERNED ABOUT EDUCATION AS A RESIDENT OF PITTSBURGH 25 YEARS AGO, GRADUATED 94. THE ONLY THING I SEE WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP IS TRANSPORTATION. YES WE WANT TO GET HIM INTO SCHOOLS. I'M ALL FOR THAT AS EARLY AS NINTH GRADE, BUT THAT WAS ALWAYS. I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT PEOPLE MIGHT LINK TOWARDS NO OFFENSE, RICHARD BLAINE BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY IF THEY DON'T HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. IS THERE ANY WORKS TO WORK WITH MR KOONTZ IN OUR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND SEE HOW WE CAN BRIDGE THAT GAP MORE? TO ACTUALLY GET STUDENTS THERE. YES, SIR. IN FACT, WE WORKED WITH THEM. FRED UM FRED HAS WORKED WITH THEM DIRECTLY. WE HAD THE BUS FOR A WHILE. THEN THE BUS WENT AWAY. UM AND YOU'RE RIGHT. AND I'M NOT OFFENDED BY RICHARD BLAINE. THEY GOT SOME GREAT PROGRAMS. THAT'S FINE. THEY'VE GOT A DIFFERENT MISSION THAN WE HAVE. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING THAT UM, WE BROUGHT SOME OF THE CLASSES HERE AND WE GET IT. THAT'S THE BIGGEST HURDLE AND WE'RE GETTING ON THE RURAL AREAS DIDN'T WITTY SURREY SUSSEX. THEY GOT A REAL PROBLEM GETTING OVER THERE. COUPLE OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. UM ONE. WE DID A LOT OF THESE, UH, PROGRAMS THAT ELIZABETH TOLD YOU ABOUT OVER HERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. WE THOUGHT THEY'D BE ABLE TO GET THERE IN THE EVENINGS THEY COULD DO THE PROGRAMS WORK ON THE G D IF THEY NEEDED TO DO AND GET THE CREDENTIAL. UM THE OTHER THING IS A PANDEMIC TAUGHT US. WE GOT TO GET BETTER AT BEING ABLE TO TEACH THIS STUFF REMOTE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT EVERYBODY'S FIRST CHOICE OF HOW TO LEARN, BUT CCW ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PUT ALL THOSE WORKFORCE CREDENTIALS SO THEY CAN BE DELIVERED IN A REMOTE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRUCK DRIVING, OF COURSE, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO LEARN ON THAT. AND THEN HERE'S YOUR LICENSE. GO PICK UP THAT LOAD OF, UH ABOUT HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE PETROLEUM, BUT, UM BUT AS BEST WE CAN AND WELL READ WILL REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION WITH YOUR SUGGESTION AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, UM, TO GET IT OUT HERE TO YOU. THAT'S THE OTHER THING AND I WERE WORKING ON A COUPLE OTHER LOCATIONS IN TOWN ONES IN ITS INFANCY. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THAT AWAY TONIGHT, BUT WE GET IT AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN TO BRING IT OUT. ALRIGHT AGAIN. THANK YOU. DOCTOR RASPBERRIES BRIGHTPOINT TEAM KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK THURSDAY MORNING THURSDAY MORNING. RIGHT NEXT. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX C, WHICH IS UPDATES ON THE RAMADA DEMOLITION. CHIEF READ. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL EVENING. JUST TO GIVE YOU UPDATE. UM GARRETT SCOTT, A COUPLE OF PICTURES THAT HE'S GOING TO PRESENT. HERE'S ONE OF THEM. I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE DEMOLITION OF THE OVER MADI IN 3 80. EAST WASHINGTON STREET BEGAN TODAY.UH, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH. UH THERE'S A LARGE PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION HAVE
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REACHED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT THERE WITH AN ARTICULATING HIS KIND OF LIKE, UH, KIND OF LIKE THE OLD PACMAN. IT GOES UP THERE AND PINCHES OFF A PIECE OF THE TIME. AND UH AND INVITES AWAY AT IT, SO THEY BEGAN THIS MORNING. YOU KNOW, WE HAD OUR OUR OPEN HOUSE PRESS RELEASE KIND OF THING IN THE FRONT. AND THEN THEY QUICKLY GOT TO PUTTING THIS SECURITY OR DIS SECURITY SAFETY FENCE UP. ALL AROUND THE COMPLEX AND THEY CLEANED OFF. AH IN PREPARATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT TO BEGIN AND THEY STARTED TODAY, SO I'M SO PLEASED THAT THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD. WE LOOK FOR THE COMPLETION TO TAKE PLACE IN APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHIEF. GREAT WORK. THANK YOU, SIR. THE NEXT ITEM.SEVEN MONTHLY REPORTS. UM THERE ARE NO ITEMS ITEM EIGHT FINANCING BUDGET REPORT. NO ITEMS FOR THE NIGHT, UM, NUMBER NINE CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE. UM, NO ITEMS FOR THE NIGHT ITEM.
10 IS UTILITIES. UM NO ITEMS FOR THE NIGHT NEXUS ITEM, 11TH STREETS UPDATE AND PRESENTATION
[11. Streets]
ON OAK HILL ROAD. MR. JOHNSON, HOW YOU DOING? WE NEED ANY MAJOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WANTED TO COME. BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU A UPDATE ON OAK HILL ROAD. UM GET THE SLIDES UP. WE'LL SEE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. APPROXIMATELY SOMETIMES LATE APRIL, WE GOT A PHONE CALL REGARDING A CAVE IN AND OAK HILL ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE TOP LEFT OF THE PICTURE. UM, SUBSEQUENTLY, WE CALLED OUR CONSULTING ENGINEERING FROM OUT THEY CAME OUT AND STARTED TO INVESTIGATE. IF YOU SEE IN THE BOTTOM, RIGHT WHERE THE ARROWS POINTING, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE EXPOSED CORRUGATED METAL PIPE THAT YOU CAN SEE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ROD IS PROTRUDING DOWN THROUGH THAT PIPE. THEY STARTED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND YOU CAN NOTICE IN THESE IN SECTIONS OF THE PIPE. YOU'RE STARTING TO GET SECTION LOSS. AT THE END WHERE THERE'S THE PIPE IS ERODED. THERE'S RUSTED AWAY AND IT'S GONE. AND IN THE BOTTOM, RIGHT, YOU CAN START TO SEE WHERE THE BACKFIELD MATERIAL IS FALLING THROUGH THE PIPE AND CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.THESE ARE PICTURES FROM INSIDE THE PIPE DAYLIGHT YOU'RE SEEING INSIDE THE PIPE IS FROM THE CAVE IN IN THE TOP OF THE ROAD. AND SO THESE RUN PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD AND CAUSE AN UNSAFE CONDITION. IN THE RIGHT PICTURE . YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PROBING RIDE HAS GONE THROUGH THE PIPE AND AGAIN HAS ENTERED A VOID WHERE THE BACKFILL IS ENTERED INTO THE PIPE. THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE TIME WAS TO CUT A PIECE OF PIPE IN HALF. AND COVER THAT LEFT SIDE TO TRY AND PUT A TEMPORARY FIX. SO WE HAD A CONTRACTOR. COME IN THERE . THEY INSTALLED THAT AND BACKFILLED IT. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN THE CONSULTING FIRM CAME BACK, WATER LEVELS WERE DOWN FARTHER AND THE MIDDLE PIPE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFICIENT AS WELL. AND THEY RECOMMENDED CLOSING THE ROADS THAT IS UNSAFE, AND IT MEETS A ZERO RATING ON THE V DOT SCALE GOING FORWARD. WE HAVE CONTRACTOR WITH KIM LEE HORN TO PREPARE A BIT SPECIFICATION AND PLANS TO INITIATE A COMPETITIVE BID SOLICITATION TO DO A JUST A REPLACEMENT IN KIND AS A MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY, NOT TRY TO RE ENGINEER IT. JUST GO BACK WITH WHAT WAS THERE? UNFORTUNATELY THAT REQUIRES US TO NOTIFY AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. GIVE THEM 30 DAY NOTICE , THEN GO AHEAD AND PLAN THE SURVEY. THEY THEN HAVE TO DO THE DESIGN. ONE OF THE BIGGEST HURDLES IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING, MAKING SURE WE GET THE PROPER PERMITS THROUGH THE D Q AND THE ARMY CORPS SO THEY ANTICIPATED NINE MONTHS DELIVERABLE AND THEN WE GO OUT TO BID. SO IT'S ABOUT A NINE MONTH TIMEFRAME. TODAY, THE PERMANENT DETOUR SIGNS WERE PUT UP TO LET PEOPLE KNOW SORT OF JUST TEMPORARY THAT THE ROAD IS CLOSED, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING IT OPEN, BUT IT HAD TO GO TO DESIGN. UM SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT BIT SPECS AND PLANS TO GET A CONTRACTOR. THAT'S ALL ANY QUESTIONS. MR JOHNSON. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. HAVE, UM PUBLIC WORKS BEEN ABLE TO NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA A TIMEFRAME BECAUSE I THINK EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH. EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW THE BIG QUESTION, WHICH IS WHEN WE PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE YET, BUT WE CAN GET THAT DONE LETTERS. I BELIEVE FROM KIM LEE HORN. WE'RE GOING OUT FRIDAY OR TODAY TO THE RESIDENTS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO ACCESS THEIR PROPERTY TO GET THE SURVEY INFORMATION. NOT NINE MONTHS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TELLING ME.
UM I'M HOPING TO HAVE SOME THINGS IN PLACE WHEN THAT WHEN THOSE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE DELIVERED THAT WE CAN GO STRAIGHT TO AN ANNUAL CONTRACTOR INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT ANOTHER TWO MON OUT TO BED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF
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COUNCIL? THANK YOU, MR JOHNSON. NEXT ITEM 12 OF FACILITIES. NO ITEMS TONIGHT 13 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MORE HAS NO ITEMS TONIGHT. NEXT IS 14 CITY MANAGERS AGENDA. UM PRESENTATION[14. City Manager's Agenda]
ON THE TRANSITION OF MUSEUMS. BECAUSE WILLIAMS GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. SO THE CITY OWNS THREE MUSEUMS. UH, EXCHANGE BUILDING CENTER HILL AND BLANDFORD CHURCH. AND LATE 2016 . THE OPERATIONS WERE TRANSFERRED TO P P T F. THAT CONTRACT ENDED JUNE 30TH. SO THE CITY NOW HAS UP TAKING BACK THE OPERATIONS OF A MUSEUMS. UM HAVE A CONTRACTOR SERVING AS SITE MANAGER AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR. UM A LOT OF ADVANTAGES. UH, YOU KNOW, CONSISTENT BRAND MARKETING. UM AND BETTER HOSPITALITY. UM BUSINESSES AND EVENTS. I'M GOING TO GO TO THE ARTIFACTS. UM THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES AND, UM WE'VE WE'VE NEVER HAD. SOMEONE TO EVALUATE THEM, AND I'M GOING TO HAVE THAT DONE. UM THEY'RE IN. ABOUT FOUR PLACES NOW, BUT HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR OR BEGINNING REACTION YEAR WE'LL KNOW A VALUE AND WHAT TO DO WITH THEM. AH EXCHANGE BUILDING UPDATE. IT IS CLOSED. UM H P F. WILL BE DOING REPAIRS TO THE ROOF AND SOME STRUCTURAL REPAIRS THAT WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER LATE SEPTEMBER AND PROBABLY GO THROUGH MOST OF NEXT YEAR. UM. BASICALLY THE GUTTERS, THE ROOF AND, UM, SOME PLACES WHERE DRAINAGE ISN'T GOOD. THE VISITOR CENTER WILL BE MOVED TO BLANDFORD CHURCH. QUESTIONS.OKAY UM, QUESTIONS FOR MS WILLIAMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION IS WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. NEXT IS ITEM 15. UM. MR ALL MEANING ANY OTHER ITEMS? FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME ABOARD YOUR FIRST COUNCIL MEETING WITH US. ALL RIGHT. YES IT IS. YES, IT IS TIME TO BE HERE. HAPPY TO BE HERE. WHAT'S THIS WEEK STARTING A WEEK FOUR OR SO. WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON. WE'VE GOT A GREAT STAFF. IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THE NUMBER OF THINGS THAT YOU ALREADY HAD IN THE HOPPER THAT ARE COMING TO FRUITION. JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE AND BE PART OF THE TEAM TO HELP BRING THESE THINGS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND MAKE PETERSBURG A BETTER PLACE. RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR ALVIN. WE APPRECIATE YOU. NEXT IS BUSINESS OR REPORTS FROM THE CLERK, MISS LUCAS. I HAVE NO ITEMS. ADAM 16 BUSINESS OF REPORTS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR WILLIAMS. NO REPORT, MR
[17. Public Comments]
MAYOR. NEXT IS ITEM. 17 PUBLIC COMMENT WILL START OFF WITH MR MARCUS OMAR SQUIRES. GOOD EVENING. PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARGARET. SO MARK SQUIRES. MY ADDRESS IS 1701 MONTICELLO STREET HERE IN PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA. UM HERE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS TODAY ABOUT THE GUTTERS IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. UM, IF YOU GO UP AND DOWN WASHINGTON WITH STREET, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THEIR MOUNDS OF DIRT AND ALL THE GUTTERS, UM IF THAT'S NOT ABLE TO BE HANDLED BY THE STREET SWEEPERS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD MANAGE MY NEXT CONCERN IS IN REGARDS TO THE STREETS IN WALNUT HILL. UH, THESE STREETS ARE LITERALLY, SO OLD GRASSES GROWING UP IN THE CENTER OF THEM IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO INTO THE STREET AND MOWED THE GRASS. UM OTHER NEIGHBORS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. UM I'VE HEARD FROM ONE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE STREETS IN WALNUT HILL HAVE NOT BEEN MOST ARE SORRY, HAVE NOT BEEN PAVED FOR OVER 30 TO 40 YEARS. UM, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS LOOKING INTO? AND I'M ALSO REALLY CONCERNED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AT PEABODY. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE SEEN THE OLD FEDERAL SCHOOL, BUT IT'S WIDE OPEN. UH THE THIRD FLOOR HAS COLLAPSED ON BOTH SIDES. NOW THE ROOF HAS BLOWN OFF. THIS IS A PIECE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY. UM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRESERVED ABOUT. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROOF BLEW OFF[00:40:04]
THE CITY DIDN'T ACT. UM, AND JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOF. BLEW OFF AND THAT CLASSROOM RIGHT THERE CAVED IN AS WELL. SO I'M WONDERING WHAT THE CITY'S PLAN IS FOR THAT. ARE YOU GUYS GONNA PUT FENCING AROUND IT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY'S GOING IN IT? UM, BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, IT'S WIDE OPEN, SO I HOPE THE CITY WILL ACT ON THAT. UM AND ALSO THE BATHHOUSE AT WILCOX LAKE. IT'S NOT SECURED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THAT. AND I DID WHEN I WAS A DIRECTOR OF THE WILCOX WATERSHED CONSERVANCY . I DID REPORT THAT THE ALUMINUM SIDING WAS STOLEN OFF OF THAT. UM I BELIEVE YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED BY THAT ABOUT THAT. SO I'M WONDERING IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO USE THE FUNDS FROM YOUR INSURANCE TO HELP. PRESERVE OR RESTORE THAT BATHHOUSE AT WILCOX LIKE AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT MEETING. THANK YOU . NEXT ONE MOVE ON TO MR GARY TALLY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. I STILL LIVE AT 23 23 4 TRUSS STREET HERE IN PETERSBURG. I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE UM, COUNCIL COMMUNICATES DOCUMENT. I LOOKED IT UP TODAY. NONE OF THESE THINGS WERE POSTED UNTIL VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT I ASKED HIM A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AT THE LAST MEETING ON JULY 19TH. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ANSWERED IN THAT, BUT THEY WERE NOT. THE ANSWER TODAY SAID I REQUESTED A PRESENTATION FROM THE FIRE.CHIEF I NEVER MENTIONED THE FIRE CHIEF. WHAT I ASKED WAS TO STAFFING LEVELS. THE CITY SHOULD HAVE WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WHAT'S THE PLAN TO CLOSE THE GAP? I ASKED ABOUT THE RAMADA, YOU KNOW THAT WENT TO COURT. WHAT WAS THE RESOLUTION OF THAT? I DIDN'T GET ANY OF THOSE ANSWERS. SHE KIND OF ANSWERED IT, BUT DIDN'T ANSWER IT. SO, PLEASE, WHOEVER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS. ASK THE PERSON THAT ANSWERS THESE QUESTIONS TO LOOK AT. LOOK AT HIM AGAIN. AND ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS. I ASKED THE LAST TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT. MRS BARBARA RUDOLPH. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING, RUDOLPH 16 75 MOUNT VERNON STREET. SINCE IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE THE LAST ALL OF YOU. THERE'S A SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS I WANTED TO TOUCH ON. UM ONE OF THEM IS REDISTRICTING. UM FROM THE COMMENTS THAT I SEE FROM FOLKS THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS FROM SOME RESIDENTS OF PETERSBURG ABOUT WHICH WARD THERE IN AND WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO VOTE. UM I BELIEVE THAT THE REGISTRAR HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN PROVIDING INFORMATION TO VOTERS. SO SHE'S DOING WHAT SHE CAN DO AND HER STAFF TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. SO I'M JUST ASKING YOU AS THE CITY IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER NEWSLETTER, OR WHATEVER YOU DO IS PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT TO CITIZENS BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT CAN'T BE EXPLAINED TOO MANY TIMES AND UM, THE RATES OF SOMETHING LIKE THE NEWSLETTER WHERE PEOPLE WHO DON'T UM DON'T SEE THINGS ON IN THE NEWSPAPER OR IN SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT'S A IT'S A VALUABLE WAY TO COMMUNICATE. I ALSO WANTED TO JUST CONGRATULATE YOU FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR PETERSBURG AS WELL AS THE $52.9 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT. YOU JUST MENTIONED EARLIER. UM THIS IS REALLY YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE CITY. IT CAN DO GREAT THINGS. WHAT I WOULD ASK FROM THE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF CITIZENS HAVING AN INTEREST IN IT. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE US MONTHLY REPORTS.
ON PROGRESS ON BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT 42 INITIATIVES. I REALIZED THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A REPORT ON 42 INITIATIVES ALL THE TIME. BUT AT LEAST IF YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRESS ON SOME OF THEM AT EACH MEETING, I THINK THAT WOULD BE VALUABLE BOTH FOR YOU ALL TO SHARE AMONG COUNCIL AND CITY EMPLOYEES BUT ALSO WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. FINALLY I JUST WANTED TO REFLECT ON SOMETHING THAT CAME TO ME AS I WAS SITTING HERE EARLIER IS, UM AND I THINK FOUR OF YOU UP THERE WERE PART OF PART OF THIS MEETING, UM, SIX YEARS AGO. THIS DATE. WE WERE AT PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. TALKING ABOUT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL CRISIS AND VARIOUS THINGS AND PLANS THAT COULD BE, UM, THAT COULD BE DONE TO TRY TO ADDRESS THE SHORT DAY SHORTFALL IN REVENUE AND THE THEY PROBLEMS WITH THE BUDGET. IT WAS. IT WAS A GOOD MEETING. THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD. UM I THINK PEOPLE ALL OF YOU UP ON THE STAGE WE'RE INTERESTED IN. WE'RE FOLLOWING. WHAT WAS GOING ON CITIZENS WERE OPEN ABOUT TALKING. I WISH WE COULD LOOK AROUND TONIGHT AND SEE, YOU KNOW, EVEN A FRACTION OF THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP SIX YEARS AGO. AND I WISH THAT THAT CITIZENS FELT AS EAGER AND IS OPEN TO PARTICIPATE AS THEY DID THEN. SO I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL DO EVERYTHING YOU
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CAN TO ENCOURAGE THAT KIND OF INTEREST AMONG THE CITIZENS THAT ONCE EXISTED. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MR RICHARD STEWART. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME RICHARD A. STEWART AND I LIVE IN 1, 29 CROSS STREET, POCAHONTAS. WHAT I'M HERE TO DO. FIRST. I WANT TO THANK POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT PATROLS POCAHONTAS. WE REALLY NEED IT BECAUSE ALL TYPE ACTIVITIES GOING ON THERE, AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH FOR COMING OFF. CUT THE GRASS TODAY. I THINK THEY MAYBE SHORT OF HELP, BUT THEY CAME OVER AND DID A VERY GOOD JOB. I'M STILL SPEAKING ABOUT THE ONE WAY OUT OF POCAHONTAS IS IT'S DANGEROUS, BUT I THINK SOMEBODY WHO CUT THE TREES AND THEY CAN SEE BETTER THAN THEY'RE COMING OUT OF OUT OF POCAHONTAS. THE FAMILY TO SPEAK ABOUT AS U V A CAME TO THE MUSEUM. SUNDAY. IN THE BOARD'S STUDENTS FROM LIBERIA, AFRICA. AND THEY SAID THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT THE POCAHONTAS BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM. UP IN SHALLOW REVEALS THAT THEY WANT TO STUDENTS ACTUALLY COME TO PETERSBURG. WHERE JOSEPH JENKINS ROBERTS, WHO BECAME THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT, A LOT OF BIG YOU COME FROM, AND THE CITY OWNS THE PROPAGANDA OF THE FORMER RUBBER BROTHERS. SO THEY WANTED TO COME BACK AND STUDENTS . IT WAS ABOUT 15 OR 16 OF THEM.FROM U V A. AND I'M TOLD THE NEXT TIME THEY COME UP, CALL ME IN ADVANCE AND I WANTED THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO MEET THEM, YOU KNOW, COMING HERE? MAYBE UH, MAYBE HARM NOT WITH HIM. LIKE I WAS HEARING. UH BRIGHT MANNER. UM JOHN TALENT. I GRADUATED FROM JOHN TALENT 4 TO 6 YEARS AGO BEFORE HE SOME OF Y'ALL WERE STILL IN KINDERGARTEN. AND THEN I WENT ON TO ST PAUL AND THEN CAME BACK TO VIRGINIA STATE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. NOW FOUNDER. DR FOLLIS. SHE DIED. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S GONNA BE BURNED AND SO FORTH. WHAT TYPE OF RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG DURING TO RECOGNIZE SUCH GREAT LADY AS DR FARLEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT.
NEXT THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. UM NEXT AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 18. A GERMAN SO MOVE ALL THEIR FAVOR. IT'S AMAZIN
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