SESSION, ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM. THREE ADJOURNMENT THAT CLOSED SESSION IS ADJOURNED. NEXT, WE
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ROLLING RIGHT INTO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION. GOOD AFTERNOON.[1. Roll Call ]
EVERYONE READY TO GET STARTED AT THIS TIME, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER KORNBERG REMEMBER JONES? YEAH SMITH LEE, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS COUNSELING OF WESTBROOK, PRESIDENT VICE MAYOR HILL HERE, PERM HERE. VICE MARY HILL WILL LEAD US IN THE OPENING PRAYER. YES UH, LIKE EVERYONE TO BE IN PRAYER FOR PASTOR SHAWN BROOKS OF THE GREATER WORKS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. HIS CHURCHES ON SYCAMORE STREET. THEY WANT TO HEAR YOU HEAR VERY BAD ACCIDENT ON SUNDAY AFTER COMING FROM CHURCH IN THEIR RAIN , SO BEING PRAYER FOR HIM AND HIS CHURCH FAMILY LET US PRAY. THEY'RE HAVING TWO FATHERS ONCE AGAIN. WE COME BEFORE YOU, LORD.FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT MANY GIFTS AND BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, LORD , WE ASK THAT BLESSINGS UPON OUR OUR CITIZENS HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT WE ASK THAT BLESSINGS UPON THE LEADERSHIP HAVING THE FATHER THIS COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION. LORD, WE ASK THAT BLESSINGS UPON OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK, EVEN EVEN EVEN A SPECIAL BLESSING UPON THIS MEETING OR TODAY AS WE DO, YOUR WILL, AND YOUR BUSINESS IS IN YOUR DOLLARS AND JESUS CHRIST NAME WE PRAY AND WE THANK YOU. AMEN. AMEN. NICE GOOD. EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. A PLEASURE OF LEADERS TO THE FLAG. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. TEXAS ITEM FOR DETERMINATION OF THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
[5. Public Comments ]
NEXT NUMBER FIVE IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALRIGHT MR JEFF FLEMING. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER CITY ATTORNEY. MY NAME IS JEFF LEMON 18 19 CHECK UP TUCK AVENUE HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND IT WAS A MEETING TODAY AND I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE NEXT MEETING TODAY. I WAS DOING SOME WORK LOOKING AT SOME SITE PLANS. FOR THE ACCESS ROAD. TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN. SADLY WE LOST OF ICON HERE IN THE CITY, MR RICHARD A. STEWART. AND I THOUGHT OF HEY. WHAT BETTER WAY? I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIM FOR HIS WORK. HE'S DONE OVER ON POCAHONTAS AND THE WORK HE'S DONE FOR THE CITY, THEN NAMING THAT ROAD FOR HIM. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY THOUGHT OF IT. BUT I THINK NO BETTER FITTING TRIBUTE TO HIM WOULD BE TO NAME THAT RODE AFTER HIM, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO Y'ALL TALK TO. IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. A GREAT TRIBUTE TO HIM. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SEEING THE OTHER HANDS OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED. NEXT WE MOVE
[6. Approval of Consent Agenda (to include minutes of previous meetings): ]
ON TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS APPROVED OF THE CONSENT AGENDA TO INCLUDE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS, ITEM, A REQUEST THE SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PETITION FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR USE AUTO SALES AND CAR RENTAL AT 12 42 WEST WASHINGTON STREET. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A B TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. ITEM B A REQUESTED SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION WITH ORDINANCE APPROVING A PETITION FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND DETAIL IN 18 41 ANCHOR AVENUE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE M ONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT ITEMS SEE REQUESTED SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OR ORDINANCE APPROVING A PETITION FOR SPECIAL USE WERE MADE FOR MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 7 12 PAST ST THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A B TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. ITEM D A REQUEST TO SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION. PETITION FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR CAR WASH AND AUTOMOTIVE DETAILING AS 16 OH TWO WEST WASHINGTON STREET. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN B TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, E HAVE REQUESTED SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE APPROVING A PETITION TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 32 87 COUNTY DRAFT FROM B TO GENERAL COMMERCIALS ONLY DISTRICT TWO M ONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT ITEM F A REQUEST IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG'S FY 2023. 24 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET. ITEM G REQUESTED SCHEDULED PUBLIC HANDFUL CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE AN APPROPRIATE THE BUDGET FOR PETERSBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR FY 23 24. MHM REQUEST TO SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE ADOPT THE PETERSBURG CITY CODE TO RESCIND SECTION 1 18-94. I DON'T AH, REQUEST TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 20TH 2023 TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS AND AVAILABILITY FOR THE CDBG 2023 24 ACTION PLAN. ITEM J MINUTES APRIL 18[00:05:06]
2023 CLOSED SESSION APRIL 18TH 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I PUT 25TH 2024 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I THINK A CHANGE. AND I ASK FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. UM, INSTEAD OF 2024 SHOULD BE 23 BUT TO ACCEPT THE CHANGES OF ON APRIL 18TH ITEM 14 A AND B BACKGROUND HAS BEEN UPDATED AND CHANGED. OKAY ALRIGHT. THOSE THE ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA VICE MARY HILL. I MOVED AWAY EXCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS. COUNCILOR MYERS.ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT JONES, SMITH LEE , COUNSELOR. RAMYERS COUNCIL MEMBER. WESTBROOK VICE MAYOR HILL MAYOR PERM. I MOTIONS
[7. Special Reports ]
PASSED. NEXT IS ITEM SEVEN SPECIAL REPORTS ITEM A PRESENTATION FROM BOYS TO MEN MENTORING. GOOD EVENING MAYOR EVENING COUNCIL. GENEVIEVE LAUREN, THE SOCIAL WORKER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF PETERSBURG. AND TONIGHT I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING WARREN MUCKRAKER . HE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BOYZ. TWO MEN. VIRGINIA MENTORING VIRGINIA BOYS TO AMEND MENTORING HAS BEEN OPERATING CIRCLES WITHIN PETERSBURG. A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND ALSO A COMMUNITY CIRCLE. UH SINCE FALL OF LAST YEAR, AND THIS HAS BEEN FUNDED THROUGH A GRANT FROM D. C J S FROM THE COMMUNITY BASED VIOLENCE GOT INTO GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION GRANT. SO PASS IT OFF TO WARREN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GENEVIEVE HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK WITH YOU THIS EVENING.I JUST WANTED TO FIRST SAY THAT WE ARE SO HAPPY AND SO GRATEFUL TO BE. UM A COMMUNITY PARTNER HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG PLACE. WE WANTED TO COME AND BE A PART OF WE'VE BEEN IN HOPEWELL, PRINCE GEORGE AND EVEN COLONIAL HEIGHTS FOR A FEW YEARS. PETERSBURG IS NEW TO US.
WE ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING FOR CIRCLES, CIRCLE IS BASICALLY A GROUP OF YOUTH ABOUT 8 TO 12 THAT SIT IN A CIRCLE AND WE TRY TO GIVE THEM A SAFE SPACE TO TALK ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL. UM WE DO THIS EACH WEEK CONSISTENTLY SHOWING UP INTO A SCHOOL. UM WE COME WITH A FEW MENTORS THAT ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS INTERNS THAT COME FROM VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY AND VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY. UM AND THEY ARE BOTH FROM THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, AND THEY SIT IN THOSE CIRCLES AS WELL. WE CALL THE SURGICAL BECAUSE, UM, WE IN THAT SPACE BELIEVED THAT WE'RE ALL KIND OF SITTING IN THE SAME AREA. NO ONE'S ABOVE ANYBODY ELSE AND WE AS MENTORS WHEN WE SHOW UP, WE'RE NOT THERE TO FIX RESCUE OR ADVISE. THE KIDS WERE THERE TO MODEL TO THEM, BUT THEY'RE TO PRAISE THEM WERE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM. UM, HERE IN PETERSBURG WERE AT BLANDFORD. CORRECT PITTMAN, VERNON JOHNS, AND AS MISS LAURA SAID, WE ALSO HAVE A COMMUNITY CIRCLE THAT ACTUALLY MEETS RIGHT BEHIND US TONIGHT. UM STARTING RIGHT ABOUT NOW. 5 30. THAT IS A JOURNEYMAN CIRCLE. SO IT'S FOR 18 TO 25 YEAR OLD. SO SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR US. TYPICALLY WE'RE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THIS GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. UM LEVERAGING YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF OUR PROGRAM OVER THE PAST 11 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN A NONPROFIT AS WELL AS INTRODUCING PETERSBURG YOUTH INTO THAT CIRCLE AS WELL. UM WE'RE REALLY , REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE, AND WE HOPE THAT THIS IS JUST THE FIRST OF MANY YEARS, UM, THAT WE ARE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. UM, AGAIN. WE'RE NOT HERE TO FIX EVERY PROBLEM. WE'RE HERE TO BE ONCE SPOKE IN THE WHEEL AND ONE MORE OPPORTUNITIES, SO I JUST ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. THOSE THAT ARE SEVENTH TO 12TH GRADE. 12 TO 17 YEARS OLD. THOSE WHO ARE 18 TO 25 THAT YOU HAVE A SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH US HERE, AND WE'RE HERE TO BE A GREAT PARTNER TO YOU LOVE THEIR, UM, TELL YOU ONE MORE THING THAT JUST HAPPENED WE TWICE A YEAR. DO ANY EVENT CALLED THE RITE OF PASSAGE ADVENTURE WEEKEND WHERE WE TAKE ABOUT 15 SELECTED YOUTH OUT INTO THE WOODS AND WE DO DEEPER PROCESSES SO SAME THING THAT WE DO IN THE CIRCLE, BUT WE JUST HAVE MORE TIME TO BREAK IT APART. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HAD A YOUTH FROM PETERSBURG. THAT WAS A PART OF THAT CIRCLE. UM AND HE WAS INCREDIBLE. UM HE WAS A GREAT SUPPORT TO SOME OF THE OTHER YOUNG MEN. HE'S A HIGH SCHOOLER. IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH. GO TO THIS, UH AND HE WAS A ROLE MODEL FOR THESE OTHER YOUTH AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES ME SO PROUD TO BE IN PETERSBURG IS BEFORE WE GOT HERE. WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT, UM, THE JUDGMENTS ON YOUTH AND THE JUDGMENTS OF THE YOUTH OF THE CITY. BUT WHEN I SIT IN CIRCLE WITH THESE YOUNG MEN FACE TO FACE WEEK AFTER WEEK. WHAT I SEE ARE VULNERABLE. OPEN ACCEPTING AND DESPERATE YOUNG MEN WHO JUST WANT TO CONNECT AND WANT SAFE SPACES TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR LIFE. AND SO I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THAT. AND I OPEN. I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE HAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. YOU'RE HELPING OUR YOUTH HERE IN PETERSBURG. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL UM, SAYING THAT AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
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AND KEEP US INFORMED. IF WE CAN HELP YOU ANYWAY, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU WOULD EVER LIKE TO COME VISIT A CIRCLE, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU SIT IN. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE ITEMS SEVEN B. WE HAVE THE STATE CHAMPS IN HERE FROM PETERSBURG HAS SCHOOL FORENSIC TEAM. STAND UP FOR RYZIK TEAM TO STATE CHAMPS. COME ON UP FORWARD! MISS TERRY SMITH. COME ON UP. LEAVE YOUR STUDENTS ON UP HERE. IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE A THREE A STATE CHAMPION FOR RENZI TEAM HERE IN PETERSBURG. HI WE'RE SO PROUD OF Y'ALL HOLD THOSE TROPHIES HIGH SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE WHAT CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES LOOK LIKE HERE IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GONNA TALK? YEAH, LIKE, YEAH. LET'S TAKE THAT PICTURE. AND THEN WE'LL, UM WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE IN A MINUTE, BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU, TOO. ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT.TERRY SMITH, COME ON UP TO THE FRONT HERE AND INTRODUCE YOUR YOUR OUTSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE HERE. PETERSBURG PROUD? YES MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. EVERYONE HERE. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME. MY NAME IS TERRY SMITH. I'VE BEEN TEACHING WITH PETERSBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW FOR ABOUT 28 YEARS FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS. I HAVE COACHED THE FORENSICS TEAM A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY HEAR FORENSICS. THEY THANK C S. I UM , CRIME SCENES AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE ARE AT ALL THE ACTUAL DEFINITION OF FORENSICS IS THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING. WE CAN BEAT AGAINST SCHOOLS IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, PUBLIC SPEAKING IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST FEARED ONE OF THE BIGGEST PHOBIAS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. AND THESE YOUNG LADIES RIGHT HERE. JUST LIKE THROW THAT TO THE WIND, SO WE COMPETE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES ON POETRY, PROSE, DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION. HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION. IT'S TEMPORARY GNAEUS AND PROMPT TO. ORIGINAL ORATORY, STORYTELLING. ALL OF THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. UM WE HAD A TEAM OF FIVE THIS YEAR AND ONE YOUNG LADY COULDN'T MAKE IT A MILLION BRAZIL AND JUSTINE A ACH UPSHAW PARTICIPATED IN HUMOROUS DUO INTERPRETATION AND OUR REGION. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS A V H S L SANCTIONED EVENT. UM IT'S A IT IS A ACADEMIC SPORT IS WHAT WE WOULD CALL IT AND, UM, AMELIA AND GABBY, UM, PLACED FOURTH IN SUPER REGIONAL, SO THEY WERE ALTERNATE, TWO STATES AND HUMOROUS DUO INTERPRETATION . KAYLA GALLOWAY RIGHT HERE, UM KAYLA PARTICIPATED IN HUMOROUS INTERPRETATIONS ARE ALL BY HERSELF. AND SHE QUALIFIED FOR STATES THIS YEAR DIDN'T MAKE TOP THREE. BUT NEXT YEAR IS GONNA BE A DIFFERENT STORY. SO SHE QUALIFIED FOR A STATE'S TAYLOR THOMAS RIGHT THERE. TAYLOR PARTICIPATED IN TWO CATEGORIES IN POETRY AND IMPROMPTU. TAYLOR QUALIFIED FOR STATES AND ACTUALLY PLACED THIRD IN THE STATE. IN POETRY IN CLASS THREE. WHICH MADE HISTORY FOR PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. YES INDEED. AND EVEN MORE SO, MAKING HISTORY AT PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ON THE END IS MISS MY ANGEL BROWN. MY ANGEL PARTICIPATED IN. PROS AND DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION. BY JANUARY, SHE CUT IT TO JUST DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION. AND FROM JANUARY UNTIL MARCH. SHE EITHER PLACED FIRST OR SECOND IN EVERY TOURNAMENT WE WENT TO AND, UM. MY ANGEL ENDED UP WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND CAME IN FIRST PLACE. MARCH 25TH. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE WON JUST LIKE THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND THE BASKETBALL TEAM CAN WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. WE CAN WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. JUST BUY OUT TALKING SOMEBODY JUST USING WE SAY WE'RE WAVED. W A V E WORDS ACKNOWLEDGING VERBAL EXCELLENCE. AND SO WE BEAT THEM WITHOUT WORDS. THIS IS OUR TEAM. AND WE THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
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NOW LOOK NOW I'M HERE TO OUR PRESENT. I HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION RIGHT HERE FOR OUR TEAM. FIRST IS FOR MISS TAYLOR THOMAS AND IT , SAYS MAYOR SAM, PERMANENT PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO TAYLOR THOMAS AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. WE COMMEND YOU ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENT AS THE THIRD PLACE, WINNER OF CLASS THREE AND POETRY. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG WISHES YOU THE BEST FOR YOU AS YOU CONTINUE TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY PRESENTED THE SECOND DAY OF MAY 2023 ALL RIGHT. THIS IS YOUR WAY. HAPPY FOR YOU. ALRIGHT NEXT IS, UM ME, ANGEL BROWN. MY ANGEL BROWN. MY ANGEL, MY ANGEL MAYOR SAM PARENT, PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO MY ANGEL BROWN AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. WE COMMEND YOU ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENT AS THE FIRST PLACE WINNER OF THE STATE CHAMPION CLASS THREE AND DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG WISHES YOU THE BEST FOR YOU. AS YOU CONTINUE TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY PRESENTED THIS SECOND DAY OF MAY. 2023. MICHAELA. NEXT IS THIS IS PRESENTED BY MAYOR SAM PERMANENT PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE RECOGNITION TO KAYLA GALLOWAY AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. WE COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND STATE QUALIFIER AND HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF PETER'S BERRY WISHES THE BEST FOR YOU. AS YOU CONTINUE TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY PRESENTED THE SECOND DAY OF MAY 2023. ALL RIGHT. JUSTINA. JUSTINE IS NOT HERE. I HAVE ONE FOR HER, AND WE HAVE A MILLION BRAZIL, AMELIA.THIS IS, UH SAYS MAYOR SAM. PERMANENT. PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO AMELIA, BRAZIL AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK . WE COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION AND DUO AND HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF PETER'S BERRY WISHES YOU THE BEST. FOR YOU. AS YOU CONTINUE TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY PRESENTED THIS SECOND DAY OF MAY 2023. THEY HAVE A NICE JACKETS HERE, AND I ALSO HAVE LOOK AS Y'ALL REPRESENT CITY OF PETERSBURG PINS YOU CAN. THIS IS FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE JAGS. YOU SAID WE CAN SPEND EACH EACH ONE OF YOU UP HERE, OKAY? ALL RIGHT. AND I HAVE JUST ENAS TOO. SO YEAH, THIS IS FOR HER. REGULATION.
WONDERFUL. MR MAYOR, IF I MAY SAY SOME, MR MAYOR UM, SOMETHING TO THE TEAM HE WANTED. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU. SO LET'S TURN AROUND, TURN AROUND.
CONGRATULATIONS YOUNG LADIES. UM . I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU I HAVE DAUGHTERS AND, UH IN THE WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY. IN THE ATMOSPHERE, AND THEN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE LIVE IN IS VERY DIFFICULT. TO DO WHAT YOU LADIES ARE DOING. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP. IN THE ENVIRONMENT OUT HERE. IT'S EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE HEIGHT, BUT YOU GUYS CLEARLY SHOWING THAT YOU ARE CAUGHT UP IN EXCELLENCE. AND YOU'RE CAUGHT UP IN THE EXAMPLES AND YOU'RE CAUGHT UP IN YOURSELVES. AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND WE LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU. SO UM, ONE MORE THING, UM HMM. WE HAVE NEVER HELD A TOURNAMENT AT PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE TO GO OUT WHEN WE COMPETE. WE'RE COMPETING. WE'RE GOING TO COSBY.
AND JAMES RIVER. AND THOSE SCHOOLS SO THE TEAM AND I HAVE DECIDED THAT, UM, WE WILL BE PUTTING ON OUR FIRST PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FORENSICS TOURNAMENT . RIGHT NOW. WE'RE SETTING THE DATE FOR DECEMBER. 9TH. UM DECEMBER 9TH 2023 WE WILL BE HOSTING AND I'VE ALREADY KIND OF
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PUT THE FEELERS OUT TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE LIKE, ALL RIGHT. TERRY WILL BE THERE BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE HAS A TOURNAMENT IN DECEMBER. UM AND NORMALLY WE DO A SHOWCASE AFTER SCHOOL. UM SO THAT THE TEACHERS AND THE PARENTS BECAUSE NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT FORENSICS YEARS AND THEY'VE NEVER SEEN IT. UM AND SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE SEND INVITATIONS TO YOU ALL FOR THAT SHOWCASES. USUALLY WE USUALLY DO IT AFTER SCHOOL, UM ONE DAY, BUT WHEN WE HAVE THE TOURNAMENT ON DECEMBER 9TH, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THAT INFORMATION SO THAT YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME AND SEE THEM MOP THE FLOOR. UM WITH THE COMPETITION THAT WILL COME FROM THE OTHER SCHOOLS. LET'S DO IT RIGHT AND ONE MORE THING. ALL OF THESE YOUNG LADIES. THIS IS THEIR FIRST YEAR. THIS IS THEIR FIRST YEAR PARTICIPATING IN FORENSICS. AND NONE OF THEM ARE SENIORS. EXCELLENT. WOW SO JUNIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN WONDERFUL. FOUR MORE YEARS, AT LEAST OF RUNNING THIS, SO THANK YOU. ALL SO MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION APPRECIATE YOU AND SEND US THE INFORMATION SO WE CAN PROMOTE IT TO OKAY. DEFINITELY WILL. THANK YOU. 23 WILL BE THERE DEFINITELY WILL. NEXT IS ITEM EIGHT MONTHLY REPORTS. UH NO ITEMS TONIGHT AND[10. Capital Projects Update ]
ITEM NOW FINANCING BUDGET REPORT . NO FINANCE REPORT THIS EVENING ITEM. 10 CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE. WE HAVE PRESENTATION UPDATE FROM J. M T ON POOR CREEK. THANK YOU. HARD TO FOLLOW THAT SO, UH, THANK YOU MYSELF TODAY, OKAY? SO I ONLY HAVE FOUR QUICK SLIDES TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON THE ON THE POOR CREEK PROJECT, THE WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECT THAT WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE. ON THE ON THE SCREEN, OF COURSE, IS THE PROJECT MAP DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ISSUES AT THE SPECIFIC PIECES OF THE PROJECT. NEW FOREST MAIN NEW BOOSTER PUMPING STATION AND THE, UH THE NEW WATER STORAGE TANK AND TO SERVICE ALL THE NEW DEVELOPMENT , IMPROVED SERVICE AND TO SUPPORT THE NEW PHARMACEUTICAL PLANTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CITY. UH A LOT OF WORDS ON THE SLIDE, OF COURSE, BUT THAT'S UH I WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE RECENTLY. SINCE THE LAST MONTH. WHEN I WAS HERE, WE HAVE AWARDED THE CONTRACT AND WE'LL HAVE THAT NEXT SLIDE TO THE AWARDED THE CONTRACTS. ENGINEERING IS ON DESIGN. THERE'S STILL A COUPLE OF GRAND OPPORTUNITIES. THAT WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE FROM THE GOVERNMENT ON TO SEE IF WE HAVE SOME MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO MAKE SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM TO INCREASE CAPACITY IN SOUTHEAST AND THE, UH. UM PROGRESS ON ALL THE OTHER ONES THAT'S MOVING ALONG. EVERYTHING IS REALLY, REALLY LONG, VERY WELL AND UP TO DATE. SO, LIKE I SAID THE ENGINEERING DESIGNS UNDERWAY. YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN.AMERICAN ENGINEERING. THEY'RE DOING THE WATER SYSTEM. THEY'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN ON THE SOUTH CRATER. DOING SURVEYING. THEY'LL BE OUT THERE ABOUT TWO MORE WEEKS. AT THE MOMENT. WE HAD A MEETING THIS MORNING GOING OVER THEIR SCHEDULE. AH TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME THING WITH TIMMINS. THE OTHER GROUP WAS DOING WASTEWATER PROJECT. AND UH, SO, UH, THE GEOTECHNICAL WORK THE SURVEY AND EVERYTHING IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG JUST JUST SPLENDIDLY AT THE MOMENT. SO THIS IS LIKE, SO WE, UH STILL PLANNING ON GOING OUT FOR BID NOVEMBER OF 23 OF THEM TO THIS YEAR. GET THINGS UP TO DATE. AND THERE'S THE SCHEDULE AGAIN. WHICH IS NOT REALLY CHANGED. THE LAST TIME WE TALKED TO YOU WERE JUST INTO DESIGN NOW AND, UH I SAID ENGINEERING FIRMS ARE ARE FULL FORCE. WE'VE GOTTEN APPROVAL FROM THE LENDING THE GRANT FUNDING AGENCIES FOR THE QUALITY OF THE CONTRACT, ASSURING THAT THE CONTRACT MET ALL THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL MONEY. THAT WAS A BIG DEAL WITH KEEPING UP WITH ALL THE OTHER PERMITS AND, UH, REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY'RE THAT THEY PUT ON US. SO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GRANT MONEY SO I MEAN HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE PROJECT. OKAY? THANK YOU QUESTION. COUNCILMAN JONES. HOW YOU DOING? YES SIR. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. DO YOU FORESEE ANY, UM BUDGET CHANGE OR ON YOUR PART GENERAL THIS PROJECT IN THE FUTURE? WHAT? I KNOW YOU SAY YOU'RE ON SCHEDULE ON BUDGET, BUT PAST. WE HAD SOME ISSUES, BUT DO YOU FORESEE ANY MORE ISSUES? NO THIS THIS PROJECT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY BUDGET ISSUES. WE'RE RUNNING. WE'RE VERY CLOSELY CONCERNED, UH, WORKING WITH WITH WITH JULIAN WILLIAMSON'S WHOSE YEARS, YOU
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KNOW UH, ON THE FUNDING AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE GARDEN ENGINEERS . EVERYBODY KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS. WE NEGOTIATED FIXED FEE CONTRACTS WITH THE ENGINEERING FIRMS. NO CHANGES EXPECTED VERY DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PERFORM. WE SHOULD GO TO BED AND IN NOVEMBER OF COURSE, THE COST OF PIPE THE COST OF THINGS THERE ARE ESTIMATED WILL GET NEW ESTIMATES IN A FEW MONTHS AS WE GET PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPED AND WE'LL HAVE A BETTER ESTIMATE OF THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS, BUT WE KNOW AT NO ADDITIONAL COST FOR THE DESIGN. I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT AND THE. THE CONSTRUCTION COST. WE HAVE AMPLE, WE BELIEVE WE HAVE AMPLE FUNDS, UH, ACQUIRED TO DO THIS, AND WE HAVE SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING, BUT WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, PIPING AND EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BRING IT IN ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THAT. AND I MAY HAVE MISSED THIS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BED IN NOVEMBER IS WHAT'S THE REASON WHY WHY WE'RE GOING TO BE THE NOVEMBER VERSUS ANYTIME SOONER. WELL THAT'S THAT'S A REALLY COMPRESSED SCHEDULE, ACTUALLY, TO GET THE SURVEYING DONE ALL THE PERMITS ACQUIRED. UM EVERYTHING THAT THE PLANS PUT TOGETHER ON THE DRAWINGS THAT IT THE ENGINEERING FIRMS. THAT'S WHY WE SELECTED TWO DIFFERENT FIRMS OF COMPRESSED THINGS TO KEEP ONE FIRM FOCUSED ON ONE TASK TO MEET THAT SCHEDULE. AH NORMAL SCHEDULE WOULD HAVE PUT THIS INTO FEBRUARY OR SO. WE'VE COMPRESSED IT BY ALMOST FIVE MONTHS. WE'RE SQUEEZING THEM PRETTY HARD. ALRIGHT, THANK IT UP. NO MORE QUESTIONS. JUST JUST SO THE COUNCILMAN JAMES AH, WE'VE PINCHED THAT WAS ONE OF MY ISSUES WAS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT THE PROJECT. DESIGNED AND TO BID SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. WE DO HAVE TIME FRAME WITH REGARD TO THE FUNDING SOURCES. BUT I WANT TO GET THE PROJECT DONE BEFORE THE DEADLINE. NOT AFTER THE YOU KNOW I WANT US TO BE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, SO WE HAVE MADE IT VERY UH, INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO REDUCE THE TIME FRAMES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO GET THIS PROJECT OUT THE DOOR INDUSTRY AND WORKING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.HOW LONG HAS THE BIDDING PROCESS WHEN YOU GO TO BUILDING? HOW LONG WOULD THAT TAKE ANOTHER SIX MONTHS? FIVE MONTHS, TWO MONTHS , BIDDING CAN TAKE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND 90 DAYS TO HAVE A COMPLETE CONTRACT AND APPROVED SO YOU TYPICALLY WILL PUT THE BUSINESS THE BIDS INSPECTOR WILL BE COMPLETED AND BY NOVEMBER WILL GO OUT TO BID. UH I CAN'T SEE IT ON THE SCREEN. BUT YOU KNOW, WE LOOKING AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, WE SHOULD BE READY TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE OF THE 30 DAYS ON THE STREET TO GET BIDS IN BID, REVIEW INTERVIEWS AND GET A CONTRACT. SO WE'LL GET WORK. WE'RE GOING TO WORK AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. BELIEVE ME, AND YOU CAN THEY KNOW I'M PUSHING HARDER AND HARDER AND HARDER TO GET DONE QUICKLY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. YES, SIR.
THANK YOU. THE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT MY PLEASURE. ALRIGHT. NEXT MOVE ON ITEM 11 UTILITIES.
ANYTHING FOR UTILITIES TODAY? NO NEXT ITEM STREETS. NO ITEMS FROM STREETS. UM, ITEM 13 FACILITY.
NOTHING FOR FACILITIES. UM, NEXT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MR MOORE ANYTHING TONIGHT? ALRIGHT NEXT
[15. City Manager's Agenda ]
IS, UM CITY MANAGERS AGENDA, MR ALMY, JUST NOT TO BREAK THE ROLE WE'RE ON, BUT I DO I DO. WANNA ONE THANK THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR PATIENTS WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE HAD GOING ON AT CITY HALL. WE HAD A ROOF REPLACEMENT THAT TOOK LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT IT WOULD , WHICH WAS MUCH NEEDED, BUT WE HAD TO CLOSE CITY HALL OF TWO FRIDAYS AGO IN ORDER TO HELP ACCOMPLISH THAT. THEN WE HAD AN ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL COME IN, THAT WAS QUITE DISRUPTIVE IN THE BUILDING . SO WE'VE HAD THE LOCK CITY HALL DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE SECURITY ISSUE AND WILL BE TAKING THE BUILDING OFF OF LOCKDOWN SHORTLY, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US DURING THAT TIME AND TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHY THE BUILDING WASN'T AS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. THANK YOU. AND NEXT, UM VICE MAYOR HILL. YOU WANTED CHAIRMAN ABOUT YOU. ONE. YEAH I JUST WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. WAR TWO WILL BE HAVING, UH, WARD MEETING ON ME TO NAP. UH THE GOOD SHEPHERD BAPTIST CHURCH, SIX O'CLOCK.IT'S WAR, TWO MADE A NET. THAT'S THAT TUESDAY. GOOD SHEPHERD BAPTIST CHURCH. WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER AND WE HAVE CHIEF CHRISTIAN THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, UM COUNCILOR. MS SMITH EARLY, OKAY, UM ORIGINALLY MY WARD MEETING WARD SIX MEETING WAS GOING TO BE MADE THE 11TH.
BUT IT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MAY. THE 18TH. I WOULD HAVE FLYERS AND THEN I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
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MYSELF FOR BEING INDUCTED INTO TO THE PETERSBURG ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME. REGULATION. THANK YOU.WE EVEN FORGOT YOU. CONGRATULATIONS COUNSELOR, MS SMITH LEE THAT THE LEGENDARY COUNCILWOMAN SMITH TODAY. THANKS WE HAVE ITEMS 16 BUSINESS OF REPORTS FROM THE CLERK MISS LUCAS. ANY ITEMS ITEMS? ALRIGHT NEXT, UM ITEM 17 BUSINESS OF REPORTS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY,
[17. Business or reports from the City Attorney ]
MR WILLIAMS JUST ONE ITEM WE'RE GONNA PUT TO THE RECORD, AND THAT IS, UH COUNCIL A AND THE PUBLIC MAN NOTICED WE'VE HAD A SERIES OF SPECIAL MEETINGS RECENTLY. UM AND PART OF THAT WAS DUE TO A SCHEDULING ISSUE THAT THE CLERK WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE NEWSPAPER THAT WE PUBLIC PUBLISHED THROUGH FOR OUR NOTICES AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS DONE THAT IS KIND OF UNIQUE TO PETERSBURG AND THAT IS THAT WE SCHEDULE WE REQUEST TO SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARINGS AS PART OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IT'S NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED AND BY HAVING THAT REQUIREMENT HERE, IT KIND OF DOESN'T ALLOW THE CLERK TO EXPEDITIOUSLY SCHEDULE. SO THE CONSENSUS AS I UNDERSTAND, WITH COUNSELORS GOING FORWARD, UM THE AGENDA WILL JUST SAY FIRST READING, WHICH WILL MEAN THAT THE CLERK WILL NOT HAVE TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S GOING TO BE AUTOMATIC, AND THAT WAY WE WON'T HAVE TO HAVE MULTIPLE SPECIAL MEETINGS GOING FORWARD. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR WILLIAMS. UM, NEXT. ITEM IS NUMBER 18 ADJOURNMENT. ALL RIGHT ALL IN FAVOR. THIS MEANS THE JOURNEY.THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.