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NEXT IS ITEM THREE ADJOURNMENT. THAT ORGANIZATION MEETING'S ADJOURNED AND NEXT WITH RULES
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ROLL ON INTO OUR SPECIAL JANUARY 2ND 2024 COUNCIL WORK SESSION. UM AT THIS TIME IS DOLPHIN TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILOR JONES. YEAH. COUNCILOR CUTHBERT HERE, COUNCILMAN MYERS. HERE.COUNSELOR. SMITH LEAN. ABSOLUTELY WESTBROOK PRESENT VICE MARY HILL HERE. HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. ALRIGHT THANK YOU . NEXT WE'LL ROLL ON INTO OUR OPENING PRAYER VICE MAYOR HERE WILL LEAD US IN THE OPENING PRAYER. LET US PRAY. THEY HAVE ANY FATHERS ONCE AGAIN, WE COME BEFORE YOU, LORD. GIVING YOUR NAME ON THE PRAISE AND GLORY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS OF TODAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR 2023 HAVING A FATHER. A YEAR THAT WE HAVE SEEN AND WOULD NEVER SEE AGAIN. WE THANK YOU FOR THE HOUSE AND THE LOWS. WE LOOK FOR GREATER IN 2024 HEAVENLY FATHER THAT YOU WOULD KEEP AND PROTECT US KEEP YOUR LOVING ARMS AROUND US AND OUR FAMILIES HAVING A FATHER BE WITH OUR CITIZENS HAVING A FATHER BE WITH THEM AND BLESS THEM BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. POLICE OFFICERS, FIREMEN, E. M S HAVING TO FATHER ALL THOSE WHO WORK IN THE CITY HAVING A FATHER BE WITH THEM AND BLESS THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.
BE WITH THIS COUNCIL HAVING A FATHER THAT WE MAY DO TO FLOURISH. TERRERI RESPONSIBILITIES THAT YOU ARE SET OUR HANDS STILL HAVING A FATHER GIVE US WISDOM ON HIGH LIKE YOU GAVE SOLOMON HEAVENLY FATHER TO DO YOUR WORK AND YOUR WILL AND YOUR WAY HAVING A FATHER AND WE'LL BE ABLE CAREFUL TO GIVE YOU A NAME. ALL THE HONOR, PRAISE AND THE GLORY IN JESUS' NAME. WE PRAY AND WE THANK YOU. AMEN. AMEN. NEXT IS ITEM THREE TO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. EVERYONE, PLEASE STAY AND ENJOY ME. THE PLEDGE. IT'S THE FLOORING. I PLEDGE YOUR LEADERS TO THE FLAG. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IS STAYING. WHAT DAY SHOULD UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NEXUS ITEM
[4. Determination of the Presence of a Quorum]
FORWARD DETERMINATION FOR PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT MOVE THE ITEM.[5. Public Comments]
FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM FIRST WE HAVE SIGNED UP THIS CHRISTIAN KATZENBACH. OKAY CHRISTIANS. NOT HERE TODAY. NEXT, MR PAUL GILLESPIE. OKAY? NEXT IS MISS BARBARA RUDOLPH. BARB RUDOLPH 1675 MOUNT VERNON STREET. I'M HERE. GOOD EVENING. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY AND GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK. MAYOR PARAM. UM I THINK I'M GONNA PROBABLY THIS YEAR WHEN I TALK WITH YOU ALL I'M GOING TO HAVE A NUMBER OF TOPICS RELATING TO FINANCES THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, UM AND I FORGOT TO BRING MY PAPER UP HERE WITH ME, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION ONE THING TONIGHT. IS THAT YOU ALL HAVE A LOT OF VACANCIES. IN YOUR IN YOUR FINANCE, DIVISION OR OFFICE, AND I SEE THAT MR BLASTER AND ONE OF HIS STAFF ARE HERE TO I THINK TO GIVE THE REVENUE REPORT WHICH IS ENCOURAGING. BUT I'M NOT SURE YOU'VE GOT A BUDGET MANAGER POSITION THAT'S VACANT. YOU'VE GOT A BUDGET ANALYST TO POSITION THAT'S VACANT. ACCOUNTANT, THREE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT THAT DOES THAT WORKS IN FINANCE. UM. DID I SAY BUDGET MANAGER, BUDGET ANALYST FINANCE DIRECTOR. IT'S FIVE OR SIX POSITIONS, BUT TWO OF THEM ARE TOP MANAGEMENT FINANCE DIRECTOR AND BUDGET MANAGER. SO. I'M JUST I THINK IT'S IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET A HANDLE ON THAT.I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT UTILITIES. BILLING IS NOW BEING DONE IN UTILITIES AND NOT PART OF FINANCE. AND I JUST WONDER HOW THAT'S WORKING BECAUSE NOW YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER ELEMENT IN THE MIX, WHERE WITH THE FINGER POINTING WHEN CITIZENS WANTED, YOU KNOW, WANT AN ANSWER? YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE TREASURER OR THE FINANCE OFFICE, AND NOW IT'S YOU TILT PUBLIC UTILITY, SO UM, IT'S JUST DISCONCERTING BECAUSE TODAY I HEARD FROM SOMEBODY THAT NOBODY'S ANSWERING THE PHONES AND BILLING AND I KNOW THAT'S OLD NEWS. BUT JUST, UM, HOPEFULLY IN 2020 FOR A LOT OF THIS COULD BE TIGHTENED UP ANYWAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. NEXT, MR OTIS HILL. HI.
EVERYONE MY NAME IS OTIS. HELL AND I LIVE AT 1023. KIND OF SECOND STREET. AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE FIRE CHIEF. UM. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL ABOUT THE LIST OF THE
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DEATH. UH A CITIZENS HERE. I'M WAITING FOR THEM. I'M WAITING BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE PROGRESS. ON THE, UM. FOR THE FIRE ALARM. AH, YOU KNOW, AND THE JBL. RIGHT ON. UH THE RAID ON IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO BE PRE BREATHING THAT PORTION. WE NEED THOSE ALARMS. WE NEED THAT SYSTEM AND WE'RE JUST NOT HEARD FROM HIM. SO WE'RE JUST WAITING.I DIDN'T KNOW IF MAYBE YOU COULD CHECK INTO THAT FOR ME. OKAY, WHILE. ALMOST A YEAR. I THINK WE'RE CLOSE TO IT SINCE I FIRST STARTED UP, THAT'S JUST MICHAEL. THANK YOU FOR CHECKING INTO IT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. WE WILL DO. I WAS STARVING. PART OF PART OF THE ISSUE WE'RE HAVING IS WE FOUND SOME SMOKE DETECTORS AND CO TWO DETECTORS, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE HARDWIRED. WE CAN'T WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ONE THAT IS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED THAT IS BATTERY OPERATED. WE FOUND HARDWIRE ONES THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE. YOU'D HAVE TO HIRE ELECTRICIAN'S COMING AND WIRE THEM TO YOUR HOUSE. BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND BATTERY OPERATED. CEO TO SMOKE DETECTORS FOR HEARING IMPAIRED SO WE'RE WORKING TO TRY TO FIND THAT THAT'S KIND OF THAT'S BEEN PART OF THE DELAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT NEXT. WELL UM ROLL ONTO MR GARY TALLY. GOOD EVENING, Y'ALL GOOD EVENING. 23 23 4 RICE STREET STILL NOT PLANNING TO MOVE ANYTIME SOON. UM I DO WANT TO BRING UP. UM I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE THAT BEEN CHAIR OF THE CSB FOR THIS PAST YEAR. UM, WE'RE GETTING MORE FUNDS NEXT YEAR. AND THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THAT 10% MATCH. SO YOU THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN A LETTER FROM MR L ALREADY MISS STEWART, TERRELL STUART STUART. THE NAME IS OPPOSITE FROM OUR LAST CITY MANAGER ACCOUNT. CONFUSED ME AT FIRST. UM AND ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE BILLING MY BILLS. MY WATER BILL HAS BEEN GREAT FOR THE LAST YEAR. SINCE OCTOBER. I PAID IT TWICE COMPETITORS EARLY THROUGH THE BANK. IT'S NOT BEEN POSTED. YET. IT'S TWO MONTHS NOW SHOWED UP AS I'M BEHIND ON MY WATER BILL. BUT I'M NOT I CAN SHOW THEM WHAT THE BANK BUT I SHOWED HIM WHAT THE BANK PAID IT STILL NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AND I'LL DO IT FOR NOW. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY HAPPY NEW YEAR. I AM VICE MAYOR HILL. MR TALLY. WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS AGAIN? 2323 FOURTH F O R T RICE. ST. OKAY THANK YOU. FIVE ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR HERE. WE'LL CHECK ON THAT FOR YOU. OKAY? AH! ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. NEXT MOVE ON TO
[6. Approval of Consent Agenda]
ITEM SIX APPROVE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA TO INCLUDE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS, ITEM, A REQUEST AND CONSIDERATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN ORDINANCE. RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO AMEND AND RE ADOPT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAPS FROM THE PROPOSED LAND USE OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AT 235 MEDICAL PARK BOULEVARD. ITEM BE REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN ORDINANCE FROM SAYID SHOP OWNER REPRESENTATIVE S SHOP PROPERTIES LLC TO OBTAIN A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AT 112 NORTH, CREATE A ROAD AND 114 NORTH GREATER ROAD AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER ARTICLE 23 SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS SPECIAL USES SECTION FOUR SPECIAL USES ENUMERATED ITEM 22 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH STANDALONE USED VEHICLE SALES. NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW VEHICLE DEALERSHIP OR NOT LOCATED UPON THE SAME PARCEL AS SUCH NEW VEHICLE DEALERSHIP IF LOCATED UPON PARCELS OF LESS THAN ONE ACRE, AN AREA SUCH BE PERMITTED WITHIN B TWO M ONE ZONING DISTRICTS ONLY. ITEM C REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING FROM BARRY JONES, OWNER OF CAPITAL CITY HOMES ARE V A TO REZONE PROPERTIES FROM SOMEONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO BE TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH THE ATTENTION OF BUILDING EIGHT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. THE PROPERTIES ARE CONTINGENTS TO ONE ANOTHER AND ARE VACANT LIGHTS ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS. NANO 19059099 9 21 9 25, 9, 29, 9, 33, COMMERCE STREET AND 208 NORTH DOWN LOBSTER. TREAT. AND FURTHER IDENTIFIED RESPECTIVELY ASKED 024140003 02414005.[00:10:08]
AND 0 TO 4140013 ITEM D. A REQUEST TO SCHEDULE THE PUBLIC HEARING INTO CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE RE ADOPT ARTICLE 24. NON CONFORMING USES AND ARTICLE 25 SUPPLEMENTARY HEIGHT AREA AND BOOK REGULATIONS THAT SET FORTH IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AND AS REQUESTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO ALLOW THE REHABILITATION AND CONTINUATION OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND FOR UNITS. OR LESS WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF NONCONFORMING USE DEVELOPMENT OF NONCONFORMING LOTS. AND THE REHABILITATION OF EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF NONCONFORMING USE. THOSE ARE ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGAIN. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME COUNSELOR MYERS MOVE, VICE MAYOR HILL. THE START MENU. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILOR CUTHBERT ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR JONES. I COUNCILOR SMITH LEE. COUNCILOR MYERS, UH, WESTBROOK, UH, HILL. YOUR PARENTS BY. THE MOTION CARRIES NEXT MOVE ON THE ITEM. SEVEN SPECIAL REPORTS. THERE ARE NO ITEMS TONIGHT ITEMS[9. Finance and Budget Report]
A MONTH OF REPORTS. NO ITEMS DENIED ITEM NINE. FINANCE AND BUDGET REPORT ITEM A, WHICH IS A CITY OF PETERSBURG REVENUE REPORT. ALRIGHT, I'LL FINANCE TEAM GOOD EVENING.GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR, HONORABLE VICE MAYOR. HONORABLE CITY. FINANCE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE A DETAILED REVENUE REPORT OF THE FY 2023 UNAUDITED ACTUALS AND THE FY 2024 REVENUES RECEIVED. MS SHAKIRA WIN, THE FINANCE MANAGER WILL ASSIST IN THE PRESENTATION.
THE FY 2023 GENERAL FUND UNAUDITED ACTUALS IN THE NEXT SIX SLIDES INCLUDES A LISTING OF ALL REVENUE CATEGORIES. WITH THE PROJECTED REVENUES, ACTUAL REVENUES RECEIVED. AND IF THE ACTUAL REVENUES RECEIVED IS OVER OR UNDER THE REVENUE PROJECTION.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TOTAL PROJECTED REVENUE IS 76,742,000. WHILE THE ACTUAL REVENUE RECEIVED IS 96,901,008. THE REVENUE RECEIVED IS 20,159,045 MORE THAN PROJECTED. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE SELECTED REVENUE CATEGORIES THAT MAKE UP MOST OF THE PROJECTED REVENUE BEING EXCEEDED.
THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECTED REVENUE BEING EXCEEDED BY 20,159,040 IS AS FOLLOWS. THE UNAUDITED ACTUAL FY 2023 EXPENDITURES WERE 77,289,000. THE UNAUDITED FY 2023 INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE IS 19,611,009. THE FY 2022 GENERAL FUND BALANCE WAS 45,443,000. OF THAT AMOUNT 39,016,217. WAS UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS UNRESTRICTED USE. FOR FY 2023, THE EXTERNAL
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AUDIT FIRM WILL DETERMINE THE COMMITTEE AND UNASSIGNED BALANCES FOR THE 19,611,900. ALL F Y 2023 CLOSE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXTERNAL AUDIT FIRM BY JANUARY. 15TH 2024.THE FY 2023, AN AUDITED ACTUALS FOR OTHER MAJOR FUNDS ARE DETAILED ON THE FOLLOWING THREE SLIDES. EVERY FUND HAD AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE, ACCEPTING THE MASS TRANSIT, WHICH HAD A MINIMAL DECREASE IN FUN BALANCE.
IN THIS SECTION, THE FY 2024 GENERAL FUND YOU TODAY, ACTUAL REVENUE RECEIVED IS COMPARED TO THE PROJECTED REVENUE ON THE FOLLOWING FIVE SLIDES. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE REVENUE CATEGORY HAS AN ASTERISK, THE ACCOUNT WILL BE REVIEWED TO DETERMINE WHERE REVENUE COLLECTION IS THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL BE PROVIDING MONTHLY REVENUE REPORTS, ALONG WITH OUR CONTINUING MONTHLY EXPENDITURE REPORTS GOING FORWARD.
I END THIS SECTION, THE FY 2024 ACTUAL REVENUE RECEIVED FROM OTHER MAJOR FUNDS ARE DETAILED IN THE FINAL TWO SLIDES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL VICE MAYOR HILL? SO BASICALLY WITH REVENUE THAT WE'RE GETTING IN, WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE PRETTY MUCH. MEANING THAT WE ARE AHEAD OF BUDGET. FOR THE FIGURES FOR 23.
YES, SIR. WE ARE AHEAD OF BUDGET. AND WE'RE DOING THE MONTHLY FOR THE 2020 FOR CURRENT YEAR BUT IN THE 23, WHICH IS PRESENTED, UH WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED? YES WE ARE. WE WERE AHEAD OF BARBARA REVENUE PROJECTIONS FOR FY 23 SUBSTANTIALLY. AND NOT AT ALL THIS AND HOPEFULLY I WON'T GET IN HOT WATER WITH THIS. HOW MUCH IS THIS IS MONIES THAT WE MAYBE HAVE SAVED BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T FIELD POSITIONS. DO WE KNOW THAT NUMBER? AND THEN WE STILL HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING POSITIONS. SO WE DO. WE ESTIMATE I THINK WHEN WE DID OUR PRESENTATION WITH MISS JORDAN'S THERE WAS AN ESTIMATION. AROUND 2 MILLION, MAYBE IN SAVINGS BECAUSE OF SALARY SAVINGS. BUT THIS SHOWS US A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF NEW REVENUE COMING IN THAT WAS COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR. SO IT'S THE IN THIS NOT INNOCENCE IS THIS NUMBER IS NOT VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF THAT IS SALARY SAVINGS . THERE'S A LOT OF REVENUE THAT WAS COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR AND UNANTICIPATED REVENUE OR WE DIDN'T PROJECT IT. AND THEN WE COLLECTED MORE THAN WE PROJECTED. YEAH, THANK YOU. COUNCILOR JONES. YES, THANK YOU. I AM. I SEE WHAT'S WRITTEN. AND I UNDERSTAND IT WAS WRITTEN, BUT I'M MORE CONCERNED. ABOUT THE REVENUE THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING.
BEING SO SHORT HANDED AND SHORT STUFF. THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY WE'RE NOT GETTING BECAUSE WE'RE VERY INEFFICIENT. AND A LOT OF AREAS. AND I THINK THAT CAN GO TO YOU, MR CITY MANAGER. WHAT ARE WE NOT GETTING? WHAT ARE WE MISSING OUT BECAUSE OF INEFFICIENCY. THIS IS WHAT'S WRITTEN. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW WITH THE STAFF THAT WE GET WERE ABSENT. AND WE'RE BANKRUPTING A LOT OF AREAS. MONEY SHOULD BE COMING IN. I THINK WHAT WE SEE OVERALL FOR 23. IS PRETTY MUCH INCREASED COLLECTIONS IN ALL REVENUE AREAS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW AND SOME OF THOSE ARE RESULTS OF OVERESTIMATION OF REVENUE PROJECTIONS. WE MEAN IN
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THIS INSTANCE WHAT WE'RE SHOWING IS FOR 23. WE COLLECTED 20 MILLION MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATED TO COLLECT. I DON'T THINK WE'RE. SHOWING SOME SHORTAGES THERE. WE ENDED UP COLLECTING ALL OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY MORE THAN WAS PROJECTED TO BE COLLECTED. WHEN WE DID WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET. YES, UM, COUNCILOR COVER. WHAT? I THINK WE'RE ALL GLAD TO HAVE THAT KIND OF A SURPRISE. UM. MR GOLDMAN. WHAT TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THE. EXTENT OF THIS UNANTICIPATED REVENUE OF APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION. WELL, SO I DON'T I WASN'T HERE WHEN THE BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED. INITIALLY Y'ALL DID THAT IN EIGHT IN MAY. THE MAY TIMEFRAME I ARRIVED AND AUGUST OF 23. WE DID A BUDGET AMENDMENT. THEN I THINK ONE PARTICULARLY ON THE REAL ESTATE SIDE. WE HAD A REASSESSMENT, AND WITH THAT CAME ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR, WITH THE NEW REASSESSMENT NUMBERS. SO I THINK THAT THAT PLAYS A POTENTIALLY PLAY A NUMBER HERE, AND WE HAD SOME JUST INCREASES IN COLLECTIONS AND EFFORTS AND CITIZENS PAIN. I THINK WE'VE I THINK WHAT WE TOOK CHICK TYPICALLY, WHAT YOU DO IS YOU WILL BUDGET WANNA TREND AND IN THE PAST WHEN THAT TREND IS LOW, YOU STILL BUDGET IN THAT MANNER, AND NOW WE HAVE THAT THAT TREND IS HEADING UP, SO WE SEE A BLIP. AND HOPEFULLY THIS CONTINUES IN A POSITIVE FASHION THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE COLLECTIONS AT THIS LEVEL AND OUR TAX RATES. SO I CREDIT, MR BLASTER AND HIS STAFF ARE DOING THE WORK. GOING THROUGH THE NUMBERS AND CALLING IT ALL OUT. IT'S VERY NICE SURPRISE AS YOU INDICATED TO SEE AND I KIND OF QUESTIONED MORE THAN ONE TIME. OKAY ARE WE REALLY SURE ABOUT THIS NUMBER? BECAUSE THIS IS SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING, BUT IT JUST SHOWS ONE, I THINK. INCREASED COLLECTIONS, OBVIOUSLY AND FROM OUR CITIZENS, SO THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE KIND OF A BENCHMARK TO WORK OFF FOR OUR FUTURE BUDGETS. MR ALMOND. THIS IS FOR THE YEAH. I'M SORRY. LET ME LET ME GO BACK TO THE BASICS. THIS IS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE. 30 OF 2023. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.JUNE SO THESE ARE NOT THE NUMBERS FOR THIS IS NOT AN INTERIM REPORT FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR END OF YOUR REPORT. THERE IS AN INTERIM IN THE LAST. A FEW PAGES, SO THERE'S A PAGE THAT SAYS PROBABLY THREE FROM TWO FROM THE BACK AND FRONT PAGES. FY 24 YEAR TO DATE. AH AH OTHER FUND MADE ANOTHER MAJOR FUNDS AND THEN YOU HAVE FY 24 GENERAL FUND REVENUE, WHICH TALKS ABOUT CURRENT YEAR. SO THERE IS SAFE. SIX PAGES FROM THE BACK. YOU'LL SEE THIS HERE.
AND IT'S GENERAL FUND. THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS THE CURRENT YEAR. OKAY, NOW DOES THIS MEAN THAT OUR WE'VE MISSED THE CATHERINE FILING DEADLINE. WE ARE OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL. THE AUDIT WAS DO DO THE 31ST. SO WE'RE OUTSIDE THAT DEADLINE. YES, THE 31ST OF DECEMBER. 31ST.
YES. AND WHY DID WE NOT? I MEAN, THERE'S A STATE REQUIREMENT THAT WE MEET THAT DEADLINE. WHY DID WE NOT MEET THAT DEADLINE? UH ARE GETTING CASH RE CONDON, WHICH ONE WAS BEHIND THE CURVE, WHICH WE MADE A BIG PUSH TO GET THAT DONE. THAT HAD TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THAT TOOK A LOT OF LOT MORE TIME RUNNING BEHIND IS WHAT I'D SAY WOULD BE THE REASON WHY UM. I THINK I ASKED THIS QUESTION THIS TIME LAST YEAR. UM IS THAT THE LAST DEADLINE THAT WE WILL MISS? CERTAINLY MY PLAN FOR THE LAST ONE WE MISSED. WE NEED TO BE ON TIME. GET IT DONE HAVE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, UH, AND BE ABLE TO SUBMIT WITHIN THE DEADLINE WERE STILL WITHIN OUR REQUIREMENTS WITH REGARDS TO SOME REPORTING, BUT WE DID MISS THAT DATE. ALRIGHT, WELL WOULD. WOULD YOU PLEASE DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO SEE THAT? THIS IS THE LAST CAFA. DEADLINE THAT WE MISSED. ABSOLUTELY MR GLASSER AND I ARE WORKING ON A PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENED. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I THANK YOU. THANK ALL OF COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE MR ORMAN SAID. THIS IS THIS IS DEFINITELY A TEAM EFFORT BY COUNSEL AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO, UM, TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE ON ON OUR SPENDING BUILDING OUT THIS BUDGET WE DO COMING OUT OF COVID. WE DID NOT WANT TO BE IN A POSITION THAT WE COULDN'T SHOW SOME POSITIVE REVENUE SAVINGS
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GOING INTO, UH, COMING OFF OF THE, UH, OUR LAST. UM FINANCIAL REPORT TEAM FROM DAVENPORT'S WE KNOW WE'RE AROUND THE CUSP OF ANOTHER UPGRADE IN OUR BOND RATING, AND THIS IS JUST GREAT NEWS. THAT, UH, THAT THEY WERE CORRECT IN SAYING THAT WE HAD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO MOVE INTO THAT DOUBLE A STATUS PRETTY SOON. ALL RIGHT, UM I'LL JUST SAY THIS, SO I GOT A DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND THEY'RE SEEING THAT NUMBER. I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY TO GET OFF SQUIRRELY. I'D THINKING WE'RE GOING TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY.WE'RE STILL GONNA BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY. WE'RE STILL GOING TO MANAGE THE FUNDING CORRECTLY, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THINGS BUT DON'T THINK THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK THAT BECAUSE WHILE WE HAVE REVENUE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONSISTENTLY AND CONSERVATIVELY USED THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD. CORRECT. ALRIGHT, VICE MAYOR HILL. ONE LAST THING SO. IN THE FUTURE. MAYBE WE CAN GET WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND SEE. BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS ARGUED AGAINST HAVING SO MANY EMPLOYEES FOR A CITY OF THIS SIZE. UM SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IF WE JUST INFLATED THOSE NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES OR WE'RE DOING IT ALL FOR WHAT? WE DID A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HAD IN THE PAST OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER OF YEARS BUT IF WE'RE FUNCTIONING AND PRAYERFULLY. WELL FUNCTIONING.
WELL IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE BECAUSE YOU JUST ANSWERED THAT WITH THE WITH THE INCREASE IN REVENUE THAT DO WE NEED AS MANY SLOTS OPEN. THAT WE HAVE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT DOWN THE LINE AND MAYBE GO BAD DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE NEED IS AND NOT WHAT THE INFLATED NEED IS A WEEKEND. GO FROM THERE AND GET ACTUALLY TRUE READING OF WHAT POSITIONS WE NEED. WE KNOW CERTAIN AREAS THAT WE WANT, YOU KNOW, FIRE UTILITIES, POLICE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW YOUR YOUR FINANCE AREA. WE KNOW WE NEED ALL THAT. BUT I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT EVERYWHERE ELSE. HOW MUCH MORE BODIES OR BODIES DO WE NEED? FOR THE FUTURE. THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT. UH WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A CLASSIC COP STUDY WITH SOUTH PAY SCALE. STUDYING WITH THAT WE'LL LOOK AT THOSE DEPARTMENT. THOSE JOBS AND THOSE VACANCIES AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND SEE IF THEY FIT OUR NEEDS TODAY, OR DO WE NEED TO TAKE THAT AND MAKE IT INTO SOMETHING ELSE THAT BETTER SUITS OUR NEEDS CURRENTLY VERSUS WHAT IT WAS. BECAUSE SOME OF THESE POSITIONS I'M GOING TO GUESS. WE'VE HAD ON THE BOOKS FOR YEARS, AND THEY'VE BEEN VACANT, SO WE JUST NEED THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETOOL TO MEET THE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS TODAY NOT HAVE TO INCREASE OUR FTE S, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND STAR KICKOFF MEETING TOMORROW, SO WE'LL MOVE THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE POTENTIALLY ELIMINATE AND RETOOL SOME POSITIONS TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. OKAY ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. FINANCE TEAM. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE'LL MOVE ON
[11. Utilities]
TO CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE. THERE'S NO ITEMS FOR THE NIGHT. NEXT IS ITEM 11 UTILITIES MONTHLY. POOR CREEK UPDATE FROM J M T. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. IT'S NOT UP ON ME THERE ONE TOO FAST TONIGHT. THE SO LET ME BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR CREEK PROJECT? UH JUST THE USUAL. RECAP OF THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES THE AH, ABANDONMENT OF THE EXISTING FORCE MAIN FROM POOR CREEK DOWN TO BANK STREET. UM THE NEW, LARGER FORCE MAY REPLACE IT WITH NEW, LARGER FORCE MAIN, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ON CRATER ROAD SOUTH, GREATER ROAD. REHAB THE EXISTING WASTEWATER PUMP STATION AT FOUR CREEK, THE NEW BOOSTER PUMPING STATION, WHICH IS GOING TO BE UNDERNEATH THE WALNUT HILL, ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANKS WILL BE PUMP STATION THERE, WHICH WILL PUMP WATER THROUGH A NEW TRANSMISSION. MAIN. DOWN SOUTH CRATER ROAD CONNECTING IN THE WAGNER WHICH WILL FEED A NEW ELEVATED WATER TANK OVER ON THE FRONT OF DREW THERE IN FRONT OF THE IMPACT NEAR A WHAT? NEAR WAGNER ROAD IN 95. SO THAT'S THE PROJECT AND A COUPLE OF PRVS AND THEIR PRESSURE REDUCING VALVES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE THERE. SO WHICH WILL CONTROL THE PRESSURE. UH IN THE SYSTEM THERE SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE GOOD PRESSURE AT ALL THE FACILITIES THERE, PARTICULARLY THE HOSPITAL AND THE IMPACT AND ALL THE PHARMACEUTICAL SIDES. SO WITH THE NEXT SLIDE SORT OF PAIRED THIS DOWN FROM PREVIOUS UPDATES.JUST REALLY WHAT'S ONGOING RIGHT NOW? UM, WE'RE WORKING WITH VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT HEALTH STILL AND WE AND THE EQ. WE HAVE A BI WEEKLY CALL WITH THEM TO GO OVER THE PROJECT AND SEE IF WE NEED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THEM. THAT'S GOING VERY WELL. THE EPA GRANT REPORTING ASSISTANCE. IT'S
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ONGOING. WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THAT AS A PENDING ON BOARD THERE. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR PROJECT. THAT WAS GOOD. WE WENT OUT FOR A PUBLIC NOTICE. UM, DECEMBER 21ST. 30 DAY. PUBLIC COMMENT. NOBODY'S GONNA WE DON'T EXPECT ANY COMMENTS FROM IT. SO WE'RE MOVING AHEAD WITH THAT EFFORT. IT'S IN PROGRESS. AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION HAS APPROVED THE PLANS TO MAKE THE CONNECTION AT THE TANK PROJECT THAT ON THE FRONT OF THE STREET THERE, WHICH IS VE DOT RIGHT AWAY FROM THE ROAD IS V DOT MOST EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. IS CITY PROPERTY CITY RIGHT AWAY. SO JUST IN THREE QUICK SLIDES HERE, THE WATER TANK HIGHLIGHTS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE WATER PROJECT, THE WATER TANK PROJECT. IT IS OUT FOR BID. WE ISSUED A SECOND ADDENDUM JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS. WE RAN AGAINST THE HOLIDAYS HAD TO SLOW THINGS DOWN THERE FOR THE BID. OPENING CONTRACTORS WERE WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH US BIDDING ON THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. AND, UH, SURPRISE. SO WE MOVED THE BID OPENING TO THE 11TH AND WELL THEN, AND SO WE'LL HAVE AWARD. UM PLAN ON AWARD OF CONTRACT AND THE FEBRUARY 7TH. SIGNING ANOTHER CONTRACT ON THE 23RD AND CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION. AND SEPTEMBER 25, WHICH IS STILL AHEAD OF THEIR SCHEDULE. THE NEXT SLIDE BRINGS YOU UP TO SPEED ON THE ON THE WATER BOOSTER PUMPING STATION PROJECT. NEXT SLIDE. AND, UH, THERE WE GO. AND SO IT IS ALSO OUT FOR BID. UH SO WE WENT OUT FOR BID ON THAT PROJECT THAT DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. AND SO IT'S ADVERTISED. WE'RE GETTING RESPONSE FROM CONTRACTORS ON IT. ALREADY THE PRE BID MEETING FOR THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 12TH.AND, UH, IF YOU FOLLOW THAT, THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THAT PROJECT IS ALSO MARCH OF 25. SO EARLY 25 THAT WILL BE COMPLETED. WE'LL HAVE ALL THE WATER FACILITIES DONE. NEXT SLIDE WILL BRING US UP TO SPEED ON THE WASTEWATER PROJECT. SO THE POOR CREEK WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION. UH, WHERE WE HAVE STAGGERED THE BIDDING OF THE PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING OUT FOR BID AT THE SAME TIME, WITH THE CONTRACTORS, SAME CONTRACTORS BIDDING ON TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS. WE WON'T GET OUR BEST PRICES THERE, SO WE'VE SLOWED THIS ONE DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UH THE WATER PIPE. ALL BEDS ARE OPEN BEFORE THE WASTEWATER PIPE BIDS OPEN WILL BE THE SAME CONTRACTORS. SO THAT'S HOW IT GOES OUT FOR BID. WE'VE GOT THE PLANS. THEY'RE READY. IT'S GONNA GO BE ADVERTISED ON THE 11TH. NEXT WEEK. AND, UH, ALSO CONSTRUCTION COMPLETING AUGUST OF 25 IN THIS CASE. SO THE CONTRACT HIGHLIGHTS AND IN A NUTSHELL. AH I SAID, WE'RE HAVING WEEKLY MEETINGS, BI WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH THE GOOD DESIGN FIRMS CONTINUOUSLY WHERE CONTINUOUS CONTRACT WITH THEM WEEKLY PROJECT CORRESPONDENCE.
UH GOING BACK AND FORTH HAS BEEN FAST AND FURIOUS THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. AH PROJECTS ARE ALL BEING CONSTRUCTED IN 2025, WHICH IS THE HEAD OF THE SCHEDULING FUNDING DEADLINES OF 2026. AH AND MONEY IS FLOWING FROM THE EQ FOR THE MONEY THAT THEY PROMISED THAT THAT GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROMISED AND THE GRANTS FOR SOME ARE BIG MONEY THERE. AND WE'RE ON OUR THIRD DRAFT OF THAT. SO THAT'S A WE KNOW BILLS ARE COMING IN. THEY'RE GETTING PAID WERE BEING REIMBURSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT BY THE EQ, SO THIS IS EXCELLENT. SO UH, IN A NUTSHELL. THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD. THE USUAL SCHEDULES THERE ON THE LAST PAGE IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT ON YOUR CHART THERE, BUT IT'S JUST A CONDENSED VERSION OF THE SCHEDULE AND MORE DETAIL. BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT. MHM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. ALWAYS NEXT QUESTION. COUNCILMAN JONES.
HOW YOU DOING? THANK YOU. UM. THANKS FOR BEING ON SCHEDULE IN THE HEAD. I GOT A QUESTION ON ADVERTISEMENTS. MHM ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT THINGS BEING ADVERTISED, AND HIS ALPHA ADVERTISEMENT OUT FORBIDS, BUT I AIN'T SEEN WHEN ADVERTISEMENT. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHERE YOUR ADVERTISING YET WHAT? WHAT GROUP OF CONTRACTORS ARE YOU LOOKING AT? ARE WE LOOKING AT EVERYBODY? MINORITIES INCLUDED. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO KNOW, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE ADVERTISERS AS THEY GO OUT. I THINK ALL OF US SHOULD SEE HIM AS YOU GO OUT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT WHAT MARKET WHAT WE'RE PULLING. WE ADVERTISING. SHARE THE CITY ADVERTISES IN THE PROGRESS INDEX . UH FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE PROJECTS FOR THIS ONLY ONLY ONE ADVERTISEMENT THERE, THE MAIN SOURCE OF CONTRACTOR BIDS FOR MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IS THROUGH E. V. A, WHICH IS THE
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ECONOMIC VIRGINIA. WHATEVER. I REMEMBER THEY NICKED ACRONYM, BUT EVA IS A BIG CLEARINGHOUSE AT THE STATE HOUSE IS THAT ALL MUNICIPALITIES WORK AT SO ALL THE CONTRACTORS. LOOK THERE.THEY GET NOTICED DIRECTLY THROUGH AN ENERGY THAT'S ON THE INTERNET SO YOU CAN GO TO E V. A THAT CALM AND I THINK IT'S .COM MAYBE IT'S DOT GOV. AND IT'S AH. AND THEY WILL. YOU CAN FIND SEARCH PETERSBURG AND YOU SEE EVERY PROJECT THAT PETERSBURG HAS FORBID OUT THERE AND YOU'LL SEE IF YOU'RE A CONTRACTOR REGISTERED. YOU GET AUTOMATIC NOTICE. NOW WE ALSO HAVE CONTRACTORS THAT WE KNOW ARE INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT. OKAY AND THEY HAVE CONTACTED US AND PASS. HEY, LET US KNOW WHEN YOU GO OUT FOR BID. AND THEY GET A NOTICE TO BUT THE OFFICIAL LEGAL NOTICES AND EVA AND THE PROGRESS AND X DO THEY GET THE NOTICE BEFORE YOU ADVERTISE IT? THE ONES THAT YOU USED TO IS IT JUST EQUALLY PUT OUT THERE. THEN IT NOTICES SENT OUT A. WE JUST ADVERTISED IT. IT'S UH, THE CITY OF PETERSBURG PROCUREMENT. LISA SCOTT IS VERY ADAMANT ABOUT HOW SHE DOES EVERYTHING VERY PARTICULAR WAY. AND SHE TAKES CARE OF THAT. AND THERE'S EVEN A AND IT'S UH. SO UM, NO. NOBODY GETS ADVANCED BIDDING. ALRIGHT SIS. EVA RIGHT THERE. EVA EVA DOT VIRGINIA DOT GOV FOR ANYONE THEY WANT TO CHECK IT OUT. YEAH THAT'S THANK YOU CLEARINGHOUSE THAT ALMOST EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN THE STATE USERS. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. MY PLEASURE. NEXT WE ROLL ON TO ITEM 12 STREETS.
ANY ITEMS FOR STREETS TONIGHT, SEEING NINE FACILITIES IN THE ITEMS TONIGHT. UM 14 IS ECONOMIC
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DEVELOPMENT. MR. MOORE WERE GOOD TONIGHT. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO THE CITY MANAGER AGENDA, MR ALLMAN.HEY, WE'RE GOING TALK INTO THE MIKE. AH KIND OF REQUEST FROM COUNCILOR FOR THE STATUS OF A COUPLE OF ITEMS SO ONE OF WHICH WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WHICH IS THE CLASSIC COMP STUDY, WHICH WILL WE HAVE OUR KICKOFF MEETING TOMORROW WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO START THE STUDYING? UH, HEALTH INSURANCE BIDS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES ARE DUE ON NEXT MONDAY, THEN THE EIGHTH THEY'RE DOING AT THAT POINT. THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. THE CONSULTANT, IS WORKING ON THE PLAN TO GO TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. ONCE THAT OCCURS, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THE PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL AT THE FEBRUARY 6TH WORK SESSION. THE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX OF MET WITH PROCUREMENT WITH REGARD TO UTILIZING THE SOLICITED PPH APPROACH. WE'RE BEING THE DRAFT OF THAT AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH TRYING TO POST THAT BID BY THE END OF JANUARY FOR THAT TO GO OUT. SOUTHSIDE DEPOT. UM. WE DID DO A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT AT THE DECEMBER MEETING, BUT WHERE WE ARE IS WE'RE PROJECT COMPLETION IS LOOKING FOR MAY 2020 MAY OF THIS YEAR. AH WE DO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THE CUPOLA, AND WE'RE CONTRACTORS WORKING ON SOME SOLUTIONS TO THAT WHICH THAT COULD PUSH OUR COMPLETION DATE BACK OUT A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE WORKING ON THE CHANGE ORDER IS BEING PREPARED TO SEAL THE VAULT . THERE'S ACTUALLY A VAULT UNDERNEATH THE FACILITY THAT COLLECTS WATER, SO WE'RE GONNA SEAL THAT VAULT OFF. BATHROOM WORK. WORK ON THE BATHROOMS IS COMPLETED. HANDRAILS OUTBACK WILL BE COMPLETED TOMORROW AND THEN WITH THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THEY'LL BUILD THE RAMP OUT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. SO THERE WAS WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT WHICH WHICH BUILDING WAS THAT AGAIN? SOUTHSIDE DEPOT DEEPER, OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST ITEM ARE ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE. UM AND I. IT'S MS ARE PLAYING DIRECTORS CURRENTLY ON VACATION, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO GET AN UPDATE WHERE WE WERE, BUT I KNOW THAT WE'RE UTILIZING COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT WITH THAT, FROM DINWIDDIE COUNTY TO UTILIZE THE BERKELEY GROUP TO HELP REWRITE THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
BUT AGAIN, I'LL GIVE MORE OF AN UPDATE WHEN I HAVE SOME INFORMATION WHEN SHE GETS BACK.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR MAYOR. ALRIGHT MR OLDMAN. CAN YOU CHARMING ON THAT CEILING OF THE VAULT THING? UM THAT'S BECAUSE MR WILLIAMS TO COME FROM UP THIS MR WILLIAMS, RANDALL WILLIAMS COME UP BECAUSE WE HAVE IS THAT THE BEST THE BEST AVENUE TO PROCEEDINGS BY SEALING IT AWAY.
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COUNCILMAN JONES AND I WAS HERE SAYING, WE HAVE SO MANY. HISTORIC PIECES HERE, SO THERE'S A THAT'S THE BEST WAY MOVING FORWARD. WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THE SEAL THE VAULT SO UP UNDERNEATH, SO THERE'S A THERE'S A PORTION OF SOUTHSIDE DEPOT, WHICH THE FLOOR IS STILL OPEN.THERE'S JUST BIG VAULT UNDERNEATH OF SOUTH SIDE DEEP ON THAT HAS SOME OF THE JOINTS AND EVERYTHING RUNNING. OPENING THE FOUNDATION OF THE OF THE BUILDING, AND SO WHEN WE GET THE RAIN RAIN GETS IN THAT VAULT UNDERNEATH, AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE GOT TO CHANGE ORDER THAT'S BEING COMPLETED. SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO IN WHICH J. E S WHICH THEY THERE. THEIR SPECIALTY IS SEALING OFF. AND WATERPROOFING. FOUNDATIONS THAT KIND OF THING, SO THEY WERE OUT. I WANT TO SAY YOU WERE OUT LAST WEEK AND SO THEY'VE LOOKED AT IT AND THEY'VE GIVEN US A PROPOSAL AND SRC, WHO IS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT HAS MET WITH THEM HAVE GOT A SOLUTION GOING FORWARD, AND SO WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE CHANGE ORDER TO COME THROUGH THAT WAY WHEN IT RAINS, AND WE GET ALL THESE RAINS IT WON'T BE WET UP UNDERNEATH. SO SO IT'S WHERE YOU'RE ACTUALLY DOING A SEALANT TO SEAL THE VAULT TO KEEP IT FROM LEAKING. SEAL THE BALL UNDERNEATH NEATH RIGHT UNDER THE BILL TO KEEP IT FROM FROM LEAKING. YES. BECAUSE GROUNDWATER LIKE GROUNDWATER, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME HOLES AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME PIPING AND THAT KIND OF THING THAT RUNS IN THE WALLS AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOME OF THE MOISTURE ON THE WALLS. WHEN WE HAVE THESE BIG RAINS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF BIG RAINS WE'VE HAD HAVE MAYBE ABOUT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER, AND SO IT NEEDS TO BE SEALED OFF, THEN THAT'S WHY WE HAVEN'T CLOSED THE FLOOR. SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL OF THAT TAKEN CARE OF, AND J YES. THEY'RE THE THEY'RE THE EXPERTS AT STEALING OFF THOSE KIND OF AREAS. I'M JUST CURIOUS. UM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS VOTE IN THE FIRST PLACE. JUST BUILDING IS HISTORIC. IT WAS ALREADY THEY ALREADY EXACTLY, AND SO IT WAS THERE FOR A REASON. AND I'M CURIOUS, AND I WANT TO KNOW. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WHAT WAS THE REASON NOW WE KNOW IT. SOLDIERS AND SLAVES. WAS IT A SLAVE? OR WAS IT A SOLDIER? VOTE WAS A COTTON VOTE. WHAT WAS IT AND WHILE WE'RE SELLING IT UP? I KNOW WE'RE SELLING BECAUSE OF LEAKS FILLING IT UP, SO IT WON'T. I MEAN, IT'LL STILL BE A VAULT. IT JUST WON'T BE ACCESSIBLE RIGHT? STILL HELD HISTORIC STILL BE ABLE TO GET INTO IT. IT'S JUST THAT IT WON'T RAIN AND GROUNDWATER WON'T GET IN IT. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GONNA FILL IT UP WITH CONCRETE AND OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY MR WILLIAMS? YES THE APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS OF THIS FAULT. IT'S A HUGE VAULT. THIS WE COULD GET DOWN IN THERE.
ALL OF US COULD GET DOWN IN THE VAULT IF WE WANTED TO DON'T HAVE THE SIZE OF IT, BUT IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A BIG VAULT. EVERY CONVINCE OUTSIDE DEEPER TOMORROW . I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET WITH HAIR IN THE MORNING AND WE CAN WHEN WE WANT TO DO WELL WHEN THE WORK WHEN THE WORK IS FINISHED ON, SO SAD DEPOT WILL THE VAULT BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC? IF WE HADN'T? NO, WE HADN'T WE HADN'T PLANNED ON MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE. DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT WAS THAT? NO NO, WE WEREN'T TRYING TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. WE WERE JUST TRYING TO SEAL. THAT'S THE REASON WE HAVEN'T SEALED THE FLOOR OFF. NOW WE COULD YOU KNOW, WE COULD PUT A DOOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEN, WHICH IT COULD BE. AT LEAST PEOPLE COULD COULD LOOK INTO IT. BUT THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SAFE ALSO SO THAT YOU KNOW YOU DON'T FALL IN. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE OTHER PIECE, AND IT DOESN'T. IT'S NOT LIKE IT HAS STEPS SO IT WOULD BE. YOU WOULD NEED A LADDER. YOU KNOW, YOU NEED A LADDER TO GO TO GO DOWN IN THERE. OKAY COUNCILMAN JONES THINKS THAT IT OUGHT TO BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. I'LL SPEAK TO HIM. IT'S BEEN MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE WE WERE BORN, AND NOT AS A HISTORIC PEACE PIPE. LIKE I SAID, IT'S GOT A COUPLE OF HOLES WHERE IT HAS, LIKE SOME PIPES, AND, UM YOU KNOW SOME OTHER THINGS THAT CREATE HOLES WHICH YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, J S IS GOING TO LIKE I SAY, SEAL ALL OF IT OFF SO THAT IT DOESN'T GET WET, BUT I MEAN, WE CAN YOU KNOW WE WANT A DAUGHTER. TO BE ABLE TO DOESN'T HAVE STEPS, THOUGH, SO I MEAN, I DON'T KNOWS MY WHOLE PROBLEM WITH THIS WHOLE THING IS WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HISTORIC PIECES IN THIS CITY. AND HERE WE ARE, WITH THIS ONE. WE JUST MODIFYING AND MODIFYING MODIFYING IT. AND IT'S NOT YOUR DIRECTOR. IS HE HERE? WHAT WHAT BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS SPEAKING WEARS CORRECTIVE OF SO THAT. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS HEAR MR MR BARRELS AND I HEARING IT, BUT, UH, MR WILLIAMS, MR. WILLIAMS DOES HE MANAGED THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS? THAT'S WHY HE SPEAKS TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. AND SO I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S YEAH, IT'S A
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HISTORIC BUILDING, BUT THERE ISN'T ANY WAY TO GET DOWN IN THERE. SO WHAT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE YOU KNOW, LIKE ANY LIKE ANY BASEMENT. YOU DON'T WANT IT TO LEAK. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T LEAK AND HOLD WATER. SO WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PUTTING IF WE PUT STAIRS DOWN THERE. THAT WOULDN'T BE HISTORICALLY APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE THAT THERE WERE STAIRS TO GET DOWN IN THERE WE GOT. I THINK THE QUESTION THAT YOU ASKED WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE VAULT? WE HAD TO FIND THAT OUT FURTHER THAT WE CAN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT? WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW IS JUST MAKE IT SO IT DOESN'T LEAK AND HOLD WATER. BECAUSE IT HOLDS WATER RIGHT NOW. AND WE DO THAT BY ALTERNATE HAPPEN. SO THAT DOESN'T AFFECT AND DAMAGE THE BUILDING ITSELF, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WITHOUT MOISTURE WILL GO UP THROUGH THAT CONCRETE AND START TO AFFECT THE UNDERLYING WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE.THAT'S THERE. WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, AFTER SPENDING A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS RENOVATING THE BUILDING, WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE THAT. WE'RE TRYING TO SAY THAT PIECE OF IT, BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE VAULT WAS. DO SOME RESEARCH. THERE WILL BE GOOD. LET'S LET'S DO RESEARCH ON THAT IT WILL FIGURE IT OUT BEING WE STILL UNDER THIS CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
UM NEXT, UM, BUSINESS OVER REPORTS FROM THE CLERK. THANK YOU, MR ALMOND FOR CLERK AND MR RANDALL. ALL RIGHT, MR MAYOR BEFORE WE LEAVE THE BUSINESS OR REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER MAY I ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS? YES EXPORT. UM MR ALTMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ON ALL THOSE TOPICS THAT'S QUITE A LOT TO JUNGLE. I KNOW. AND WE ALL APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. TELL ME ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND SOUTHSIDE DEPOT. WHERE DO THINGS STAND ON THAT? SO UH, WE HAVE A NEW SUPER SUPERINTENDENT AT THE PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
I HAVE NOT MET WITH HER YET. I KNOW MISS WILLIAMS HAS IN THE TOPIC OF SOUTHSIDE DEPOT HAS COME UP. AND I THINK WE WHEN SHE WHEN SHE MET WITH HER, IT WAS VERY SHORTLY AFTER SHE ARRIVED.
SHE DIDN'T HAVE HER FEET UNDERNEATH HER YET. SO WE'RE WORKING TO ESTABLISH ANOTHER MEETING WITH HER TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH. THE MOU THAT WAS AGREED TO BY THE CITY INTERNATIONAL PARK SERVICE THAT SENT US DOWN THIS ROAD TO RENOVATE SOUTHSIDE DEPOT. WE ARE WORKING TO TRY TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR THAT EFFORT. SO WE DID HAVE SENATOR KAINE HERE WHO HAS WRITTEN A LETTER THAT INDICATES THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THEY SHOULD WORK WITH US TOWARDS FINDING THAT COMMON SOLUTION FOR SOUTH SIDE DEPOT. WE'RE TRYING TO SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH GET SENATOR WARNER HERE WHO'S NOT BEEN HERE. OUR CONGRESSWOMAN HAS BEEN HERE, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE HER BACK AND SPECIFICALLY TOUR SOUTHSIDE DEPOT AND DISCUSS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN ACCOMPLISH POTENTIALLY THOSE TWO MEETINGS AT THE SAME TIME, BUT WE KNOW WE'RE JUGGLING THEIR SCHEDULES AND THEIR LIMITED AVAILABILITY THROUGHOUT THEIR DISTRICTS. SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT TO TRY TO GAIN GARNER SUPPORT FOR HAVING THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAD THEIR VISITORS CONTACT POINT IN SOUTHSIDE DEPOT, LOCATED IN OLD TOWN TO DRIVE VISITORS HERE TO HELP ENHANCE OUR TOURISM EFFORTS. WELL DO YOU THINK YOU COULD GIVE US A REPORT AN UPDATE AT OUR FEBRUARY WORK SESSION? CERTAINLY LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THE EFFORTS WERE MADE WE'VE MADE SINCE TODAY TO THEN THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND ON THE REWRITING OF THE PETERSBURG ZONING ORDINANCE. I THINK YOU SAID WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION FRONT OF US BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS YARD MARK HERE IS THAT, MISS? YEAH REMARK IS ON HER WAY BACK FROM HAWAII. AND FOREVER HER CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, SO SHE WASN'T AVAILABLE TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS TODAY. I'M CERTAINLY NOT CRITICIZING, UH, THAT AT ALL, BUT I WONDER IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU COULD BRING US UP TO DATE ON FEBRUARY WORK SESSION AS WELL, CERTAINLY WE CAN GET YOU AS SOON AS SHE'S BACK. I CAN GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO COUNCIL. ALRIGHT, WELL, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU WOULD GIVE IT TO US AT THE UM, WORK SESSION BECAUSE I THINK THAT KEEPS THE PUBLIC INFORMED. AS WELL AS COUNCIL. AH ON ALL OF THESE ISSUES, AND I THINK THE PUBLIC IS INTERESTED IN THEM AND REWRITING THE PETERSBURG'S ONLY ORDINANCES. CERTAINLY TOOL TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. SO IF YOU COULD BRING US UP TO DATE ON THAT AT THE FEBRUARY WORK SESSION, THAT WOULD BE GREAT, AND THANK YOU. MR MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM NEXT, GO TO BUSINESS REPORTS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR WILLIAMS AND THE ITEMS TONIGHT. NO REPORT, MR MAN. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM. 18, THE GERMANS. ALL IN FAVOR. ALRIGHT. THIS MEANS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
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