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RIGHT. NEXT GOES TO ITEM FOUR ADJOURNMENT. ALL RIGHT THERE. CLOSED SESSION WAS IS NOW ADJOURNED AND WE'RE GOING TO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE. COUNCIL WORK SESSION FOR APRIL. 2ND 2024. AT
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THIS TIME IS HERE. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER, CUTHBERT.COUNCIL MEMBER JONES CALL IN A ROW. HERE THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JONES COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK. COUNCIL MEMBERS. SMITH AND LEE PRESENT VICE MAYOR HILL MAYOR PER, SIR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT MOVE TO ITEM TWO PRAYER VICE MAYOR HE WILL LEAD US IN OUR OPENING PRAYER. LET US PRAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY FATHERS? AND ONCE AGAIN WE COME BEFORE YOU, LORD, GIVE YOUR NAME ON PRAISE AND GLORY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS OF TODAY. DOWNLOADED WE ASKED THAT BLESSING UPON THIS MEETING HEAVENLY FATHER AS WE DO YOUR BUSINESS FOR YOUR CITY HAVING A FATHER USE US TO YOUR GLORY, OR DO WE ASK THAT BLESSINGS UPON ALL OF OUR CITIZENS? HAVING A FATHER THAT YOU WILL BE WITH THEM, KEEP THEM SAFE FROM ALL HURT, HARM AND DANGER. DAUGHTER. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL. THESE ARE EMPLOYEES HAVING A FATHER WHO CONTINUED TO LABOR FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITIZENS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE A MIND TO WANNA DO BETTER FOR THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE NONPROFITS HAVING A FATHER TO CONTINUE TO HELP OUR CITY IN A SPECIAL WAY, LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU UH UH, BE WITH ALL OF US AND GOD AND STRENGTHEN US. LET US SEE. NO ACCIDENTS CAUSED NO ACCIDENTS THERE BEING NO ACCIDENTS HAVING A FATHER WOULD BE CAREFUL TO GIVE YOU A NAME ON PRAISE AND THE GLORY IN JESUS NAME. WE PRAY AND WE THANK YOU. AMEN. AMEN.
THAT COULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH HISPANIC ONE DAY, HE SAID.
OK? BUSINESS. WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NEXT IS ITEM FOUR DETERMINATIONS. THE
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[5. Public Comments]
PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT WE GO ON TO ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.WE'LL START OFF WITH, UM, NUMBER ONE MISS CARTHA. CLAIBORNE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBER. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CARTHA CLAIBORNE. I AM THE OWNER OF CLAIBORNE AND ASSOCIATES.
INCORPORATED IT'S I'M A LICENSED THERAPIST, AND I'VE BEEN IN PRIVATE PRACTICE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. I AM ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF THE ALAMO RECOVERY CENTER IN IT'S IN PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA.
AND I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT ORGANIZATION. UM THE ALAMO WAS A SMALL NONPROFIT WITH A VERY BIG FOCUS. PROVIDING HOPE AND HEALING SUPPORT FOR ADULTS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. WE DO THIS PRO, PROVIDING STRUCTURED COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS, DEVELOPMENT, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. ESTABLISHED IN 1971 AT PRIMARY TARGET AREA IS A TRI CITIES REGION. THE ALAMO IS THE ONLY TRANSITIONAL RECOVERY HOUSE SERVING THIS REGION. UH, RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT FOR MALES ONLY HAS A MINIMUM EXPECTED LENGTH OF STAY FROM 3 TO 9 MONTHS. THE EMISSION CRITERIA INCLUDES ASSESSMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S MOTIVATION, COMMITMENT AND READINESS FOR CHANGE. RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT, PAY A MODEST RENT AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS DAILY THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT GROUPS TO HELP SUSTAIN SOBRIETY AND PERSONAL RECOVERY. THE A MO ALSO OFFERS OUTREACH SERVICES TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF ADULT MEN AND WOMEN. THESE FREE SERVICES INCLUDE MEN AND WOMEN'S PEER SUPPORT MEETINGS, ANGER MANAGEMENT SESSIONS, INFORMAL OUTREACH AND FELLOWSHIP SESSIONS AND A MEETINGS. INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE TYPICALLY SERVE 100 TO 100 AND 50 INDIVIDUAL EACH YEAR AND WE HAVE TWO PART TIME STAFF. SO THAT'S WHO WE ARE, AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR THREE CURRENT PRIORITIES. FIRST WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING STATE LICENSED TO PROVIDE AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM. THE IOPS ARE TREATMENT PROGRAMS USED TO ADDRESS ADDICTIONS OR OTHER DEPENDENCIES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE DETOXIFICATION AROUND THE CLOCK SUPERVISION. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH SUPPORT MECHANISMS TO HELP WITH RELAPSE, RE, UH, MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDE COPING STRATEGIES. THE ALAMO WAS PLEASED TO BEGIN OFFERING THIS NEW TYPE OF SERVICE LATER THIS YEAR IS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE IN THIS REGION. WE ARE IMMENSELY GRATEFUL TO THE CAMERON FOUNDATION WHO HAS SUPPORTED US FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS. OUR SECOND PRIORITY IS IMPROVING THE OF OUR BUILDING THE ALAMO OWNED AND OCCUPIED THE PRECIVIL WAR ERA TWO STORY HAUCH, WHICH
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SERVES AS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS, A MEETING PLACE FOR OUR OUTPATIENT GROUPS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE SPACE. THE EXTERIOR HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS NEED OF ATTENTION FOR MANY YEARS, AND WE ARE NOW PROVIDING IT WITH THE TLC IT DESERVES. DURING THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, SEVERAL WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED, WHILE ROTTEN FIGHTING AND OTHER WOOD HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN PRIME, THE LAST TO PAINT THE ENTIRE THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR THIS MONTH. WE ARE APPLYING. WE HAVE APPLIED FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTED FROM THE COMPLETION OF THAT BIG PROJECT. A THIRD PRIORITY THIS YEAR IS TO INCREASE OUR MOST COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES. WE ARE ESPECIALLY EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN CONVERSATIONS RELATED TO THE GOVERNOR'S PETERSBURG PARTNERSHIP IN THIS INITIATIVE, AS WELL AS THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL OPIATE ABATEMENT FUNDING. DONE. OK? OKAY? THANK YOU, MR MYERS FOR SUPPORTING US IN OUR MISSION AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY? THANK YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE M BARB RUDOLPH. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. BARBARA RUDOLPH 1675 MOUNT VERNON STREET. I CAN COMMENT ON THAT THAT WHAT WAS WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING. UM THE SVEC $650,000. I'M STILL CONFUSED ABOUT HOW $300,000 WAS BUDGETED, AND IT'S AN ADDITION OF 350,000.YET YOU JUST APPROPRIATE 650,000 . THE OTHER PIECE WAS, MR ALTMAN SAID. THAT SOME CONTRACT HAD JUST BEEN SIGNED AROUND THE TIME OF THE MEETING WHEN THIS CAME UP, WHICH WAS FEBRUARY 20TH. BUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE PROGRESS INDEX THAT TALKED ABOUT THE SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA EMERGENCY CREW HIRING MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE PETERSBURG HAD GIVEN HIM MORE MONEY. SO IT INDICATED TO ME THAT THE SVEC KNEW THIS MONEY WAS COMING FAR BEFORE YOU ALL KNEW ABOUT IT.
AND OBVIOUSLY A LONG TIME BEFORE IT WAS APPROPRIATED. BECAUSE NOW WE'RE IN APRIL. UM, MY OTHER I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE AUDIT. BUT PARTLY I JUST WONDER WHY ARE WE CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING ANOTHER MONTH OF TIME FOR PEOPLE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS IF WE CAN'T EVEN COMMENT ON IT? I MEAN, IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN WE SAID WE DIDN'T WE COULDN'T DO IT AT THE MARCH MEETING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE PROPER NOTIFICATION. BUT WHAT WAS THE NOTIFICATION FOR IF PEOPLE ARE NOT GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, I'LL LEAVE THAT ASIDE. LET'S TALK ABOUT HERE AND NOW AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE FUTURE. UM.
2025 BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE AN AC FR FOR FISCAL YEAR. 2023 WHICH IS THE LAST TIME THAT WAS BROUGHT UP WAS IN DECEMBER. AND WE WERE TOLD THAT, UM, INFORMATION WAS GONNA BE GIVEN TO THE AUDITORS. UH, WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY MORE ABOUT THAT. SO AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT'S OVERDUE.
UM, I LOOKED AT THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING, UM, THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE. THAT'S A WHOLE INTERESTING THING, BUT I'M GLAD IT'S GONNA BE TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE WHAT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, WILL BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO CITIZENS. I JUST THINK WITH THE, UM AND THERE'S STILL THE STARS V DOT MEETING THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AT THE LAST REGULAR MEETING. UM AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL ARE STILL THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT. BUT I DO WANNA SAY, UM I THINK, HAVING FEEL GOOD EVENTS LIKE THE MATRIX GALA AND SO FORTH IS GREAT, BUT I THINK THERE IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO BUCKLE DOWN AND PUT IN SOME EXTRA TIME WORKING ON A BUDGET AND SOME OF THE BASIC THINGS THAT WE NEED TO RUN THIS CITY. THANK YOU.
THANKS, MISS PAT HINES. P IRONS. 1227. HAMILTON STREET, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA. UM I'M HERE TODAY. TO PLEAD. AND ASK FOR HELP. WE HAVE A HOMELESS ISSUE IN THIS CITY. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND START MY TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE OF OUR
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SUCCESS STORIES. MR. JOHNSON, CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? MR DOWNTON WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WAS IN THE HOMELESS SHELTER LAST YEAR. AND BY HIM BEING HOMELESS. HE LOST CUSTODY OF HIS TWO DAUGHTERS. WE GOT HIM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. AND HI. GAVE HIM AN APARTMENT. HE NOW HAS HIS TWO DAUGHTERS BACK WITH HIM IN SCHOOL. SO ALL I'M SAYING TO YOU GUYS IS THIS I DON'T WANT TO RUN AGAINST YOU, ANNETTE. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE ARE ASKING ME TO. I DON'T WANNA RUN AGAINST YOU. I LIKE WHAT I'M DOING IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND I WANNA KEEP DOING IT. BUT I'M HERE PLEADING FOR HELP TO HELP ME. DO IT. HELP ME DO THE WORK. THE HERB WILL CLOSE DOWN THIS MONTH. THOSE GUYS IN THAT, UM, SHELTER WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF HAVING SOMEWHERE TO STAY SO NOW THAT IT'S NOT COLD, BUT IT'S STILL RAINS, AND THEY STILL I TAKE THE LEAST OF THEM. THE ONES THAT HAVE NOTHING, THE ONES THAT HAVE NO FAMILY. YOU KNOW SOME OF MY VETERANS LIKE ME. AND SO ALL I'M ASKING THIS CITY IS TO PLEASE MAKE IT A PRIORITY IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET, NOT JUST FOR MY PROGRAM BECAUSE HOMELESSNESS IS VAST, YOU KNOW, IT'S MANY DIFFERENT FAUCETS OF IT. I JUST TOOK THE LITTLE SMALL PIECE THAT I THOUGHT THAT MY ORGANIZATION COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND IT HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR MR JOHNSON AND HIS TWO GIRLS THAT KIDS ARE IN THE PETERSBURG SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO ALL I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO DO IS TO HELP US HELP. THAT'S ALL. AND SO I'M HERE, PLEADING. I'M TIRED. I AM. I'M TIRED, BUT I'M GONNA KEEP DOING WHAT I'M DOING. BECAUSE I WANT THIS COMMUNITY TO BE BETTER. AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL CAN RISE AND MAKE IT BETTER TOGETHER. SO PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING IT A PRIORITY. FOR HAVING HOMELESS FUNDING IN THE NEW BUDGET. I KNOW I WAS NOWHERE ON THE RADAR, BUT WE NEED IT. AS MR JOHNSON HE NEEDED THANK YOU. HI, MR DAVID MUELLER. HELLO COUNCIL AGAIN. MY NAME'S DAVID MULLER. I LIVE IN WALNUT HILL. I HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD UH, SON IN THE FOURTH GRADE AT WALNUT HILL, AND, UH, COUPLE MONTHS AGO. NOW IT HAPPENED. I WAS GOING THROUGH CHEMO, SO IT WAS HARD TO KIND OF KEEP UP. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE LATE. BUT ANYWAY, UH, I GOT A CALL FROM THE PRINCIPAL ASKING ME TO COME DOWN TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. WHEN I GOT THERE, SHE EXPLAINED TO ME IN HER OFFICE THAT A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ASSAULTED MY SON. THE UH, SHE DESCRIBED IT IN DETAIL HE PICKED PICKED HIM UP BY THE NECK AND THE COLLAR AND SAID, I AM GOING TO YOU UP AND THEN DROPPED HIM. UH, I CALLED THE SCHOOL RESOURCE. OFFICER HE CAME DOWN AND A FEW DAYS LATER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THE MAGISTRATE COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE STORIES WERE CONFLICTING BECAUSE THE PRINCIPAL HAD TAKEN THE REPORTS. AT THAT POINT, I CALLED COUNCILMAN MARLO JONES AND POLICE CHIEF CHRISTIAN TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITHIN A DAY. THEY ASKED ME TO COME DOWN TO THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE POLICE STATION, WHERE I WAS MET WITH TWO DETECTIVES, THE CHIEF AND AN ETERNAL A PERSON. THEY HAD MY SON EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. AND THEN SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. WITHIN TWO DAYS. I GOT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYING THEY HAD THIS GUY ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AND BATTERY . WE WENT TO COURT. HE PLED GUILTY TO BOTH. UH THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS WHOLE THING WAS THAT THE PRINCIPAL REFUSED TO CALL THE POLICE. WHEN I ASKED , I EVEN SAID TO HER. WHAT IF I GRABBED YOU SAID THAT AND PUT YOU AGAINST THE LAW. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? AND SHE SAID, I'LL CALL THE POLICE ON YOU RIGHT NOW. SO I SAID AT THAT POINT. WELL, THEN CALL THE POLICE AND SHE REFUSED. SAID SHE COULDN'T DO IT. UH WE FOUND OUT THAT SUBSTITUTE TEACHER HAD NO TEACHING DEGREE, HAD NO SUBSTITUTE CREDENTIALS AT ALL THE PRINCIP MISS OLIVER HAD HIRED HIM AS A SECURITY GUARD TO WALK THE HALLS. THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE. AND, UM THIS GUY I FOUND OUT FROM OTHER PARENTS WHO WERE COMING INTO MY BUSINESS TO ME. EVERY OTHER DAY.HE WAS HATING OTHER KIDS IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING THEM AROUND. UH, CORPORAL PUNISHMENT GOING ON DOWN THERE, AND THIS WOMAN DID NOTHING ABOUT ANY OF IT. UH, IF IT WASN'T FOR MARLO JONES AND POLICE CHIEF CHRISTIAN THIS GUY MAY HAVE STILL BEEN DOING THIS TODAY OR WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY HAVE
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HAPPENED. IT COULD BE WORSE. I JUST WANNA THANK BOTH OF THESE MEN. THEY ARE REALLY GOOD TO THE CITIZENS. THEY CARE WHEN NOBODY ELSE DID. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU. NEXT, MR JEFFREY FLEMING. GOOD EVENING MAYOR GOOD EVENING TO COUNCIL CITY MANAGER. JEFF FLEMING, 1819 TUCKA TUCKA AVENUE, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, THE GREAT CITY OF PETERSBURG.NORMALLY EVERYBODY'S UP HERE FOR SOMETHING BAD. ACTUALLY, I'M HERE FOR SOMETHING GOOD TODAY.
WE HAVE SOME GOOD EMPLOYEES HERE IN THE CITY. AND ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOOD OR NOT, BUT 11 WAY WE FAIL. OUR EMPLOYEES IS WE FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THEM. WE ALWAYS WANNA MONITOR THEM, SOMETIMES IN PUBLIC WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE. BUT I'M HERE. I WANNA I WANNA PRAISE ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES. TWO WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A CALL FROM ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS. AND I GUESS I'M THE MAYOR OF CHUCK AT ANY TIME. SOMETHING GOES ON CHUCK T. THEY CALL JEFF FLEMING. SOMEONE HAD BOUGHT A HOUSE AND WAS RENOVATED. AND THEY HAD A 300 GALLON FUEL OIL TANK. WELL THEY DECIDED TO POUR THE FUEL OIL INTO THE GRASS ALONG THE CITY RIGHT AWAY. SO SHE CALLS AND SAYS IT'S GAS. I SAID, WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S GAS. I WAS AT WORK. I SAID I WILL CHECK IT OUT. FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WHEN I GET OFF. I GOT OFF WORK GOT OUT THE CAR. OH, I THAT'S HEATING ON. THAT'S NOT GAS, OK? I GO TO THE DOOR NOW. MAMA'S NOT HAPPY WHEN THE WIFE AIN'T HAPPY.
AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY BECAUSE SHE CAN'T SIT ON THE DECK, DRINKING HER COFFEE LIKE SHE NORMALLY DOES. SO NOW I GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SO I CALLED MY FORMER BOSS AND, UM, JIM REED. I SAY LOOK, CHIEF. SOMEBODY POURED THIS OIL OUT OF HERE. WE NEED TO GET SOME PEOPLE OUT HERE, WHICH IS NORMALLY DEQ. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THE CITY HAD HIRED A NEW HIRE MR CHRIS LAWS, FROMM. MET HIM THAT DAY. VERY THOROUGH, VERY NICE GUY. HE PUT SOME PAPERS ON THE GUY'S DOOR BECAUSE, I CONFRONTED THE GUY. YOU KNOW ME. I'M NOT EYES ON PERSON. I'M A HANDS ON LIKE MR JONES SAID. WE NEED WE NEED TO PUT HANDS ON WHAT? I'M A HANDS ON PERSON. SO I CONFRONTED THE GUY. I SAID, YOU GOTTA GET PERMITS TO DO THIS MAN. HE BRUSHED ME OFF, SO OH, THAT'S THE GAME. YOU WANNA PLAY? I CAN PLAY THAT, TOO. I WEAR THAT HAT VERY WELL. SO THAT'S WHEN I CONTACTED C CHIEF REED. MR LAWSON SHOWED UP. THEY PUT SOME STUFF ON THE DOOR, THE DUDE SO HE GOES AND COVERS IT WITH DIRT. BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE WAS TAKING IT GONNA BE TAKEN CARE OF. MY NEIGHBOR. SHE'S HERE. I'M NOT GONNA POINT HER OUT. SHE MAY NOT WANT TO BE POINTED OUT. SHE'S HERE TONIGHT WITH US, BUT, UH, SHE SAID, I THINK HE JUST COVERED IT UP AND I WAS AT WORK AGAIN. I GOT OFF WORK. I COME AND IT RAINED. YOU CAN SEE THE SHEEN OF ALL GOING DOWN THE STREET. I SAID, I'LL BE DARN. HE TRIED TO PULL A FAST ONE. SO I CALLED THE PEOPLE UP. THEY CAME OUT. WE HAD A NICE PARTY IN THE RAIN RIGHT THERE ON CARSON STREET. THIS MORNING. I COME HOME FROM WORK I'VE BEEN WORKING ALL WEEKEND. AND I SAID, HM. THEY GOT A DIGGER THEY DONE DUG ABOUT 4 FT. DOWN. GOT ALL THE DIRT OUT AND PUT NEW DIRT IN GRASS AND SEEDED IT. SO EVIDENTLY, MR LOS READ IN THE RIOT ACT, AND WE NEED MORE EMPLOYEES LIKE THAT ENFORCEMENT IS SOMETHING UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO HAVE BUT IF WE'RE GONNA ENFORCE WE CAN'T BE TOUCHING NICEY FEELY. NO WE HAVE TO ENFORCE AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE HIM KUDOS FOR THE JOB THAT HE'S DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS MISS JOCELYN TOPPING. YOUR NAME YOUR NAME COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER AT A MEETING? UM, IN PETERSBURG. I ORIGINALLY I LIVE AND LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. I HAVE BUSINESS HERE. I HAVE DONE REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES. UM HERE AND H SYCAMORE STREET, WHERE I HAD ACTUALLY GOT A HISTORICAL PLAQUE. HOWEVER I'VE RECENTLY COME INTO HAVING TO PAY THE REAL ESTATE TAXES IN PETERSBURG AND WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE FOR ME, AND WHEN I COMPARE THAT TO THE HOUSE AND THE POPULATION IN LOUISA IS QUITE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE, AND THE POPULATION OF LOUISA COUNTY IS 37,596 PEOPLE WITH A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD.
OF $70,974. THE POPULATION IN PETERSBURG ISN'T FAR OFF FROM THAT IS 33,394 PEOPLE. HOWEVER THE MEDIAN POPULATION IS NOT THAT $70,974 IS $28,864. SO WHEN YOU'RE WHEN WE'RE REHABBING HOUSES, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO BRING THE COMMUNITY UP. AND BRING THE PEOPLE UP WITH
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IT. IT'S KINDA HARD. IT'S AN IMBALANCE. WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS YES, WE CAN GET PEOPLE QUALIFIED FOR HOMES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT HOME WITH THE REAL ESTATE TAXES AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS 605 FOR THE YEAR. I PAY $2400 A YEAR FOR THAT PROPERTY. AT A VALUE OF ABOUT ASSESS VALUE OF 100 AND 90,000. I HAVE A HOME IN LOUISA COUNTY. THIS ASSESSED HIGHER THAN THAT ABOUT 100,000 HIGHER THAN THAT. AM I REAL ESTATE TAXES ARE A LOT LESS SO WE'RE COMING IN, LIKE 1900 TO 2000 A YEAR. I ALSO HAVE BUSINESS HERE THAT I'M WANTING TO BRING TO YOU GUYS. UM, BECAUSE I WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF WHAT I'M UM, BRINGING TO PETERSBURG. WHEN I GOT HERE A YEAR AGO, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT PETERSBURG. I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN PETERSBURG. BUT I GREW TO LOVE PETERSBURG. THERE WAS A LOT OF HEART IN THIS IN THIS TOWN, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTING TO DO GOOD. I'VE GOT A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION RIGHT NOW THAT I'M WORKING TO TEACH ENTREPRENEURSHIP. I'VE GOT A, UH 605. I'M TRYING TO USE TO, UH, BRING THAT BUSINESS OVER. THEN WE'RE GONNA DO AN INCUBATOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM. I WANNA FEED THE HOMELESS HELP THE HOMELESS, UM, GET CARS AND JOBS AND GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET, UM AND INTO ADEQUATE HOUSING. UM, I ALSO WANT TO DO, UM INCLUSIVE IN, UM FAMILY COUNSELING SESSIONS. BUT IT'S GONNA BE MORE LIKE ART MUSIC THERAPY WHERE WE'RE TAKING FAMILIES THAT ARE WORKING AND THEIR KIDS ARE OUT HERE DOING WHO KNOWS WHAT WITH THEIR PEERS, AND THEY'RE GETTING RELATIONSHIP . UM INFORMATION FROM THEM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT WITH THE PRISONERS AS WELL. TRY AND JUST BRING THE COMMUNITY BACK TOGETHER. AND I KNOW I'M ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF TIME. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A REALLY HUGE IMPACT FOR PETERSBURG. TIME. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. NEXT IS ITEM. SIX APPROVE OF CONSENT AGENDA TO INCLUDE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. YES. I GUESS WHAT? OH, YES, WE WILL COME ON UP. BUT, UM GOOD AF. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.MY NAME IS JASMINE MCDONALD FROM 19. JARRE COURT. UM, I'M WITH THE I. I LIVE WITH THE I RESIDE.
ON A PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED BY THE PETERSBURG HOUSING OR THE PETERSBURG REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY. TODAY IS APRIL 2ND. IT HAS BEEN 30 DAYS THAT WE HAVE HAD NO WATER. THEY HAVE TURNED MY WATER OFF. UM UH, MARCH 2ND AND WE WENT IN TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO LEGAL AID WHO WAS ASSISTING ME IN THIS MATTER? BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW LIKE WHY WHY DO THEY THINK THEY CAN DO THESE THINGS TO PEOPLE? WHY WHY DOES DESIREE PATTERSON AND UM CHRISTINE WENT THINK THAT THEY CAN JUST BULLY PEOPLE LIKE ME AND TRY TO SYSTEMATICALLY OPPRESS ME. IT'S BEEN 30 DAYS. ME AND MY CHILDREN . I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, I. I HAVE AN ORGANIZATION CALLED PIFF PRODUCTIONS EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. I'M AT THIS LIBRARY TRYING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY POSITIVELY. UM, I STARTED TO CALLED THE PETERSBURG CLEAN TEAM . I'M A MEMBER OF TWO CHURCHES. I AM ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, A PART OF THE N A AC P. WHAT WHAT? WHAT CAN ANYONE IN HERE DO TO HELP ME APART FROM JUST SHOWING UP HERE BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, I'M STARTING TO FEEL AS IF PEOPLE ARE JUST LOOKING AT ME AND NOT TRYING TO DO ANYTHING. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME. IT'S ILLEGAL FOR MY WATER TO BE OFF. IT IS ILLEGAL FOR MY WATER TO BE OFF FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE OFF. UH, WITHOUT WATER. WHY CAN'T ANYONE TURN MY WATER ON? WHY CAN'T ANYONE GO TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND MAKE THESE PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO? WHY DO THEY THINK THEY CAN DO THESE THINGS TO PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO DO MY BEST? TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, I'M A SERVANT OF THE MOST HIGH GOD, AND HE SAID I SHALL BE FAR AWAY FROM OPPRESSION. WHY IS MY WATER STILL OFF? WHY DO I NEED LEGAL AID? AND WHY DO I NEED TO WAIT FOR A FOR A JUDGE TO MAKE A RULING FOR MY WATER TO BE TURNED ON? SO IF SOMEBODY COULD PLEASE ADDRESS THIS MATTER, I WOULD BE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL. WE ARE TIRED OF, OF, OF TOTING BUCKETS FULL OF WATER. I'M TIRED OF USING BOTTLES. I MEAN, I'M I'M NOT. I'M I'M TRYING TO BE HUMBLE. I'M FROM THE ISLAND SO I KNOW PEOPLE THAT REALLY DO HAVE TO TOTE BUCKETS OF WATER. BUT IN THIS SITUATION, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE TO BUCKETS OF WATER TO WASH MY CHILDREN OFF EACH DAY, SO PLEASE HELP ME IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF ANYONE COULD REPRESENT ME. THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF ANYONE COULD JUST HELP US RELOCATE INTO A BETTER ENVIRONMENT. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. THANK YOU. WE'LL GET RIGHT ON. COULD COULD WE HAVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS OF, UH, AGAIN, PLEASE? UH, JASMINE MCDONALD, JASMINE MCDONALD AND YOUR ADDRESS. 19 JARED COURT
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JARR ATT. PETERSBURG VA, MISS JASMINE II. I REACHED OUT TO YOU. WHEN MR CHRISTIAN GAVE ME YOUR INFORMATION HAS BEEN WASTING MY TIME. NO, BUT I THE I GOT YOUR I GOT YOUR INFORMATION AND I. I CALLED YOU TWICE. I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING BUT, UM, I WOULD LOVE TO REACH OUT TO YOU.OK COULD YOU EMAIL ME RIGHT NOW? PERHAPS SO I CAN ENSURE THAT I DO. GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU OK? WHAT'S YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS? JASMINE JASMIN. LAST NAME. MCDONALD M CD ONALD THE NUMBER ZERO AT GMAIL.COM. II I GOT IT. I AND I, I TEXT YOU TO YOUR EMAIL. THANK YOU. YEAH. MM.
OKAY? I YOU OKAY? I CAN DO IT. YEAH, YEAH, W. I'M I'M A SENSE. AND SHE'S ON IT. OKAY? OKAY?
[6. Approval of Consent Agenda]
ALRIGHT NEXT WE'LL WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA TO INCLUDE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS ITEM A MARCH 19TH 2024 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES PAGE 3 TO 12 MARCH. 19TH 2024 CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES PAGE 13 TO 15. MARCH 27TH 2024 SPECIAL MEETING CLOSED SESSION MINUTES PAGE 16 THROUGH 18. UM ITEM D, WHICH IS SCHEDULED OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND READOPT SECTION 2-108 OF THE PETERSBURG CITY CODE PERTAINING TOONS OF DE KLERK FOR RESPECT TO PUBLISH ORDINANCES FIRST READING. PETER 19 TO 21 ITEM E. SCHEDULE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE REQUESTED BY CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND THE READOPT ARTICLE. 24 NON CONFORMING USES AND ARTICLE 25 SUPPLEMENTARY HEIGHT AREA AND BOOK REGULATIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG TO ALLOW THE REHABILITATION AND CONTINUATION OF NON COMPLIANCE STRUCTURES AS DEFINED AND TO CLARIFY THE ALLOWANCE OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS AND ASSESSMENT IMPROVEMENTS OR NON CONFORMING. LIGHTS RECORDED PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. FIRST READING. AGE IS 22 TO 41. IF TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND 106 TAXATION ARTICLE THREE REAL ESTATE DIVISION THREE AS EXEMPTION FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED FIRST READING PAGES. 42 TO 44 ITEM G CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE READOPT, THE CITY OF PETERSBURG'S PURCHASING PROCUREMENT MANUAL PAGES. 45 TO 49. ITEM EIGHT SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE. FIRST READING PAGES. 5253. THOSE ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. VICE MAYOR HILL SO, MR MAYOR. YES, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, RANDALL WILLIAMS IS REQUESTING THAT ITEM G BE PULLED AND THAT HE BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. SO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM, G, I BELIEVE THAT IS A MOTION. VICE MAYOR HERE TO, UM, APPROVE WITH THE REDUCTION OF ITEM G. OKAY.WOULD THAT, UH AN EDITION. UH I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT GENERAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A IG. ALRIGHT. COUNCILMAN JONES MOTION IN A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT COUNCIL MEMBER JONES COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK COUNCIL MEMBER, SMITH LEE. COUNCIL MEMBER VICE. I'M SORRY, VICE MAYOR HILL MAYOR HI.
[7. Special Reports]
THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS ITEM. SEVEN SPECIAL REPORTS ITEM A DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFT.COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FUTURE LAND USE MAP MODIFICATIONS BASED ON COUNCIL FEEDBACK AND REQUESTS PAGES 54 TO 55. THAT MIGHT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. HI MAYOR, HIGH COUNCIL, NAOMI, SAY MARK DIRECTOR OF PLANNING UH, I'LL JUST GET RIGHT STARTED. SO I WANNA TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP UPDATE SO THE BACKGROUND FOR THIS IS WE HAD A JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION
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AND COUNCIL SESSION ON FEBRUARY 27TH. THAT MEETING COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME POTENTIAL AREAS THAT WE COULD ADD ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP WITH THAT I WORKED WITH THE CONSULTANTS AS WELL AS STAFF TO PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES FOR YOU. SO HERE IS THE MAP THAT CA ME BEFORE YOU IN FEBRUARY FOR THE JOINT SESSION. I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THE BEFORE SO YOU CAN SEE THE AREAS THAT CHANGE AND I'M JUST CIRCLING THOSE AREAS THAT WE TOUCHED IN THE REVISED MAP. SO HERE YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE REVISIONS WERE. SO WE HAD TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SQUIRREL LEVEL ROAD AND ADDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRIAL OVER THERE. UH WITH THE EDITS THAT WE MADE, WE DID LEAVE THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AS RECOMMENDED FOR SINGLE FAMILY. BUT IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK, AND YOU WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE THAT WHOLE AREA BE PROPOSED AS INDUSTRIAL IN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. AND THEN ALSO, WE MADE MODIFICATIONS NEAR REEVES ROAD AS WELL. THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR ONE TO MAKE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND ALSO COULD BE IMPACTED BY SOME ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE, SO WE PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL DOWN IN THAT AREA NEAR REEVES ROAD AS WELL. SO REALLY WANNA I WANNA ASK FROM YOU ALL. IS THIS ADDRESSING YOUR CONCERN? ARE THERE ANY OTHER MODIFICATIONS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE? AND THEN I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL WHAT THE NE NEXT STEPS MIGHT LOOK LIKE SO THIS IS REALLY A WORK SESSION ITEM.WE'RE HERE JUST TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THOSE CHANGES WHEN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ACTUALLY COMES BEFORE YOU ALL FOR ADOPTION, YOU WOULD REQUEST TO MAKE THE MODIFICATIONS AT THAT TIME. LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES. RIGHT? COUNCILMAN COOPER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
THE CHANGES. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE OF COURSE. SO HERE'S THE ORIGINAL MAP THAT CA ME BEFORE YOU. YOU CAN SEE THAT OVER NEAR SQUIRREL LEVEL ROAD. THERE WAS MORE SINGLE FAMILY DESIGNATION OVER THERE, AND I'LL JUST ADVANCE ON THAT. OH, EXCUSE ME. THERE WE GO. I'LL ADVANCE ON THAT. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A MODIFICATION TO ADD SOME INDUSTRIAL NEAR SQUIRREL LEVEL ROAD, UH, BUT NOT TO INCLUDE THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. I'VE STILL SHOWING IT AS A SINGLE FAMILY. FUTURE LAND USE. THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR FEEDBACK IF YOU'D LIKE TO INCLUDE INDUSTRIAL IN THAT WHOLE AREA THAT WE COULD DO THAT AND THEN I'LL FOCUS AGAIN ON REEVES ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THE PROPOSALS HERE ORIGINALLY WERE TO HAVE MORE OF A MIXED USE DESIGNATION AND A LITTLE BIT OF A LESS INTENSIVE DESIGNATION OF RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT AND WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED AND OTHER WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED WITH SUGGESTING THAT THAT SITE GO FULL OUT INDUSTRIAL TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH. M THE MIKE. THANK YOU, UH, WOULD IT BE FEASIBLE TO COME UP WITH A COMPARISON TABLE FOR THESE TWO AREAS. IT WOULD SHOW US OH, WHAT THE ACREAGE WAS AS OF THE FEBRUARY 2024 MAP. UH AND THEN, PERHAPS. BESIDE THAT, UH, HAVE ANOTHER COLUMN THAT WOULD HAVE THE MARCH UH SO WE COULD SEE IT WENT FROM 500 ACRES TO 650 INDUSTRIAL OR WHATEVER THE NUMBERS MIGHT BE. THAT WOULD BE EASY ENOUGH. I CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT TO YOU. IT. WELL THAT WOULD BE I THINK I WOULD FIND THAT HELPFUL. UM AND WERE THERE ANY OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY IN WHICH CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE ZONING DESIGNATION. COMPARING FEBRUARY OF 2024 WITH A MARCH OF 2024.
THESE ARE WHERE THE CHANGES WERE MADE. WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON ADDING INDUSTRIAL AND BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD THESE SEEMED LIKE THE AREAS THAT COULD, UM ACCOMMODATE IT THE BEST ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND, UH MR MAYO, UH, WHEN MR ALTMAN. WHEN COULD WE, UH EXPECT TO GET THAT TABLE. UH TO BE WHEN IS THIS MATTER? COMING BEFORE US AGAIN? WELL, SHE WAS NEXT STEPS SO SURE. SO THIS MATTER FOR ADOPTION WILL COME BEFORE YOU NEXT MONTH IN MAY. SO IT'S GOING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION THIS WEEK FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION. IT'LL COME BEFORE YOU ON MAY 21ST FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND UM, IF EVERYONE'S INTERESTED, I CAN GET THE TABLE TOGETHER FOR EVERYONE. BUT IF COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT, I CAN ALWAYS JUST PUT THAT TOGETHER AND SEND IT TO YOU IN AN EMAIL AND JUST EARLY NEXT WEEK. YOU CAN HAVE IT. I THINK WE'RE ALL INTERESTED IN IT. SO IF YOU WOULD SEND IT TO ALL OF US, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF MR AL, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE PERFECT TO SEND IT TO ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THANKS. OK? COUNCILOR WESTBROOK. OK? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
NEXT MOVE ON TO ITEM B, WHICH IS, UH, DISCUSSION ON THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL
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PLANNING GRANT. RIGHT. THAT IS ME AS WELL. AND I REALLY JUST WANNA TALK TO YOU ALL. THERE'S SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE. I WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK IF THERE'S INTEREST, SO SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL THAT IS ONE OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAWS THAT'S ESTABLISHED FUNDING FOR DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAFE AND ROADS. THERE'S $5 BILLION THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, OR 2022 TO 2026 . THIS ALLOWS DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING LOCALITIES LIKE US TO APPLY FOR GRANTS TO PREVENT ROADWAY DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THERE'S STILL OVER $3 BILLION LEFT IN FUNDING. WHAT A SAFETY ACTION PLAN WOULD DO SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELS TO SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL. WHAT WE'RE ELIGIBLE FOR IS THE PLANNING LEVEL SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CREATE TO SUBMIT FOR A SAFETY ACTION PLAN. THIS WOULD BE A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PLAN AIMED AT REDUCING AND ELIMINATING SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES FOR ALL ROADWAY USERS. UH, THE ACTION PLAN USES DIFFERENT DATA, SUCH AS FATALITY RATES IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE CITY. I DID ALSO WANT TO MAKE A NOTE, UH AND BE UPFRONT ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS GENERALLY FOR SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL YOU SUBMIT FOR AN ACTION PLAN, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT FOR IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS.UNFORTUNATELY SINCE WE'RE ALREADY HERE IN 2024, I FOUND OUT THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS BECAUSE ALL SAFETY ACTION PLANS NEED TO BE COMPLETED BY APRIL, 2024 TO BE ELIGIBLE. BUT WITH THAT WE'D STILL COME OUT WITH A PLAN FOCUSED ON ALL ROADWAY USERS THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE SAFETY. REDUCE FATALITIES, AND WE CAN THEN LOOK FOR OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. WITH THAT DATA. WE COULD CREATE COST ESTIMATES AND PLANNING LEVEL DESIGNS THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE. THAT WOULD MAKE US MORE ELIGIBLE FOR THINGS LIKE SAFE ROUTES OF SCHOOLS, TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES OR EVEN HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS. AND HERE'S JUST KIND OF WHAT THOSE COMPONENTS ARE FOR CREATING A SAFETY ACTION PLAN. WE WOULD GET A COMMITMENT FOR YOU ALL KIND OF GEARING TOWARDS EITHER REDUCING FATALITIES OR ACCOMPLISHING A VISION ZERO GOAL, HAVING ZERO FATALITIES BY A CERTAIN DATE.
WE'D HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER AND A COMMITTEE. WE'D ALSO WORK ON ESTABLISHING GOALS, HAVING ANALYSIS, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A PROJECT PRIORITIZATION LIST FOCUSED ON REDUCING FATALITIES IN THE CITY. I WANT TO SHARE SOME STATISTICS WITH YOU ALL AS WELL. JUST TO SEE, UM, SHARE WHY THERE MIGHT BE A NEED FOR THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN. SO BETWEEN 2017 AND 2021, WHICH IS THE DATA USED FOR THIS APPLICATION. THERE HAVE BEEN 22 FATALITIES. FIVE PEDESTRIAN, UM AND FOUR OF WHICH WERE ALL IN 2019. SEVEN FOR TH FATALITIES IN 2022, 1 PEDESTRIAN AND ONE BICYCLIST INCLUDED IN THOSE NUMBERS AND FOUR FATALITIES IN 2023, AND THIS IS FOR ALL ROADWAY USERS IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. AND THEN HERE, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE INFORMATION FOR 2017 TO 2021 PERTAINING TO SERIOUS INJURIES PER YEAR, AVERAGING ABOUT 53.6 AND THEN 2022 TO 2023 SERIOUS INJURIES PER YEAR HAS GONE UP TO 56.5. I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE BEEN SEEKING OUT THESE FUNDS AS WELL. HOPE HOPE ALL HAS BEEN AWARDED $200,000 CHESTERFIELD HAS BEEN AWARDED HENRI AND I DO WANNA BE CLEAR AS WELL THAT THERE IS A MATCH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY OF 20. SPEAKING WITH SOME OF THOSE THAT WORK WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, I WAS ABLE TO GET A LIKELY ESTIMATE OF WHAT A SAFETY ACTION PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE CITY WOULD COST LIKELY IN THE RANGE OF 200,000 TO 250,000 WITH A MATCH COMING FROM US OF 40 TO 50,000, SO I WANTED TO SEE FROM YOU ALL IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PURSUING THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY, AND IF YOU'RE OPENING OPEN TO MAKING SURE WE PRIORITIZE BUDGETING FOR THE MAP OF THIS GRANT AS WELL, OK YES. I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. YOU SAY THE MATCHES ARE 20% OF WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE GET OK, SO IT'LL BE, UH THINGS SUCH AS WHAT? LIKE SIDEWALKS, UH, BRIGHTER LIGHTS AND THINGS OF ANYTHING INFRASTRUCTURE, RIGHT? DEFINITELY WE'LL BE LOOKING WHERE FERTILITY FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED AND SEEING HOW TO AVOID THOSE AND COME TO A GOAL OF ZERO FOR FATALITIES. AND THANK YOU. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA FOR US TO, UH, EMBARK UPON. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. OK. COUNCILMAN SMITH LEE NAOMI, THIS WILL BE GOOD FOR ALL THESE POTHOLES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY ALSO, RIGHT? SO THIS IS LOOKING A T A BIGGER PICTURE FOR SAFETY. I DON'T THINK THIS PLAN WOULD TARGET SPECIFICALLY POTHOLES. IT WOULD JUST BE MORE LIKE DO WE NEED FLASHING SIGNALS FOR PEDESTRIANS ACROSS MORE SAFELY OR DO WE NEED REFLECTIVE BACK PLATES ON OUR SIGNALS TO MAKE SURE THE INTERSECTIONS ARE SAFER AND MORE ATTENTION GRABBING OKAY? OK, COUNCILMAN JONES HOW YOU DOING HERE? DOING
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WELL, THANKS. I MAY HAVE MISSED WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. WHEN YOU SAID THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO IMPLEMENT WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT'S NOT? DID WE MISS A DEADLINE OR SOMETHING? NO SO IT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME WE CAN IMPLEMENT AT ANY POINT, BUT PART OF THIS PROCESS IS FIRST YOU CAN APPLY FOR PLANNING FUNDS AND THEN YOU CAN APPLY FOR IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS. BUT SINCE THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE 2022, IT'S REACHED THE POINT. WHERE ONCE WE COMPLETE THIS REPORT THOSE IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS SPECIFICALLY THROUGH SAFE STREETS AND ROADS, FOR ALL WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE. WE WOULD STILL HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT WE CAN USE. APPLY FOR OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, BUT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS ASSOCIATED SPECIFICALLY WITH SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL. BUT WE GOT SOME TIME RESTRAINTS THAT WE NEED TO JUMP ON IT RIGHT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? NO CAUSE THE FUNDING IN 2022. IT'S NOT BEEN USED YET. WE HAVEN'T APPLIED FOR IT RIGHT, SO WE HAVE NO CONCERN WITH GETTING A SAFETY ACTION PLAN. THE ISSUE IS IF WE WERE INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS, WHICH I WAS INTERESTED IN YOU NEED YOUR SAFETY ACTION PLAN BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, WHICH JUST ISN'T EVEN FEASIBLE BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET AWARDED. WE NEED TO MAKE THE PLAN SO WE'VE MISSED THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS. BUT THERE ARE OTHER SOURCES OF GRANTS THAT WE CAN USE TO IMPLEMENT THE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS PLAN. SO BASICALLY, WE DID MISS A DEADLINE. YES. I. I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED UP HERE ABOUT POTHOLES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND YOU YOUR RESPONSE WAS WE'RE GONNA ADDRESS THE POTHOLES, BUT WE'LL PUT SOME FLASHING LIGHTS UP AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE NOW. WE GOT FLASHING LIGHTS GOING UP FOR PEOPLE TO CROSS THE STREET. AND STEP RIGHT INTO ONE OF THEM POTHOLES. SO THAT MEAN WE WE'RE NOT EVEN GONNA PAY ANYTHING. THAT THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS NOT GONNA COVER THE PAVEMENT. SOME OF THESE PROJECTS COULD RESULT IN PAVING. IT'S JUST NOT NECESSARILY WHAT THE FOCUS IS. SO MAYBE THE PROJECT IS PROPOSING THAT A STREET WOULD BE SAFER IF THE LANE WIDTHS WERE SO YOU'D NEED TO REPAY. YOU'D NEED TO RESTRIKE. UM THERE COULD BE DIFFERENT PROJECTS PROPOSED FROM THIS. IT WOULDN'T TARGET LIKE SPECIFIC POTHOLES. BUT A BIGGER PROJECT COULD IMPACT REPAYMENT JUST FIT IN WITH THE LAST PRESENTATION. WHAT WE WAS TALKING ABOUT STREET DIETS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THE LADY WAS PRESENTING IT DOES WITH THOSE IDEAS LIKE THERE ARE POTENTIAL TO HAVE A ROAD DIET PROPOSED FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY AND SIDEWALKS.WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS ALONG SOUTH PARK. AND DOWN EAST WASHINGTON STREET. OTHERS WILL ADDRESS THOSE AS WELL. WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THE INJURIES ARE. THAT'S REALLY WHERE FOCUSED ON SO WHERE HAVE WE HAD FATALITIES? IT'S REALLY RACE RESEARCH AND DATA BASED PLANNING, BUT BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO THIS, WE COULD SEE HOW WE CAN GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THOSE LIMITATIONS, ESPECIALLY I WOULD WANT THIS PLAN TO RESULT IN, YOU KNOW, UM, AT LEAST PLANNING LEVEL DESIGNS AND AS WELL AS RELIABLE COST ESTIMATES, WHICH IS A LITTLE BEYOND THE SCOPE. WHEN YOU'RE DOING YOUR RESEARCH, COULD YOU PLEASE? AND I SAID IT A MILLION TIMES UP HERE THAT SAFETY HAZARD IN FRONT OF OUR FISCAL MANAGEMENT BUILDING THAT RAMP THAT THAT THAT PIECE OF WRECKAGE RIGHT THERE THAT THAT LEADS PEOPLE TO RUN RIGHT INTO IT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE CITY MANAGER. SO I WOULD ASK, AND SO THIS IS A CLARIFICATION. QUESTION ONE. I THINK THE PLAN SETS US UP. POTENTIALLY NOT FOR THE FUNDING SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROGRAM, BUT SETS US UP FOR FUNDING FOR OTHER PROGRAMS AND SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME ITEMS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY DIRECTLY TIED TO THE INTERSECTION WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SO TAKE IF WE LOOK AT PART OF THIS, THIS FUNDING FOR THIS, WE COULD LOOK AT SAFETY AROUND SCHOOLS. SO THEN THERE'S A WHOLE SAFE, SAFE STREET SAFE SAFE. ROUTES TO SCHOOL TO SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM THAT THEN YOU COULD TAKE THE SAFETY THAT WHAT COMES OUT OF THIS GRANT AND APPLY IT TO THAT. AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS COULD BE, UH, BETTER SIGNALIZATION AROUND CROSSWALKS TOWARDS SCHOOLS TO MAKE THE STUDENTS SAFER AS THEY CROSS THE STREET. UH FLASHING, WE IN ONE COMMUNITY . WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING FLASHING LIGHTS IN THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE CROSSWALK WAS TO GAIN THE ATTENTION OF DRIVERS. SO THERE'S I THINK THINGS THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THIS GRANT HERE THAT WE COULD APPLY TO OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER FOR OUR CITIZENS OVERALL. SO IT'S NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. SO, SO I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED SCHOOL BECAUSE THERE'S A SINKHOLE DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW A HOMESTEAD. RIGHT. A T PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. AND IS A HAZARD TO NOT JUST TO THE PEDESTRIANS. BUT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO SEE IT AND ANYBODY CAN WRITE AT THE PARKING LOT RIGHT AT THE STREET IS A BIG DRAINAGE AND IT'S DEVELOPING
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INTO A SINKHOLE. IT'S REALLY, REALLY HAZARDOUS AND THAT NEED TO BE NOW WE'RE GONNA WAIT FOR THAT GRANT OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PURSUE? OF ITS SCHOOL PROPERTY VERSUS OUR PROPERTY. IT'S IN, THE PARKING WHAT? I'VE SEEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND WHAT I'VE BEEN OUT THERE.LIMITED TO THE ACTUAL PARKING LOT IN THE SINKHOLE IS GROWING INTO THE PARKING LOT, YOU KNOW, NOW AND NOW, AS IT GOES TOWARDS THE STREET, YOU KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE IF IT BEGINS TO ENDANGER THE STREET, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET INVOLVED, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHY THE SCHOOLS HAVEN'T ADDRESSED IT WHILE IT WAS MINIMALLY IN THEIR PARKING LOT TO FIX IT, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE AWARE OF IT, AND WE'RE MONITORING IT. AND THEN IF IT BEGINS TO AFFECT THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, WE WILL TAKE ACTION TO MINIMIZE AND CORRECT ANY EFFECT ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND WORK WITH SCHOOL. AS BEST AS WE CAN TO HELP GUIDE THEM TO GET IT FIXED. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE NOT ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE REPAIR. I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MISSISSIPPI MAN BECAUSE REGARDLESS WHO PROPERTY IT IS, THOSE ARE OUR KIDS. AND THEY THERE EVERY DAY. AND THE THING HAS BEEN POINTED NOW, AND IT'S GONNA BE POINTED WHEN SOMEBODY FALL INTO THAT THING. SO I WOULD ASK IF WE CAN DIRECT YOU TO REALLY? PUT SOME EFFORT BEHIND THIS THING AND GET THAT THING ADDRESSED BECAUSE THAT IS A DANGEROUS IT'S ALMOST LIKE LOOKING AT A B AND JUST WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO TOUCH IT. YOU KNOW IT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU DON'T MIND WE WENT OUT LAST YEAR, CONSULTED WITH SCHOOL SYSTEM AND PROVIDED THEM SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO ADDRESS IT AND AGAIN, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WASN'T BUT WE'LL GO BACK OUT AND TRY TO COORDINATE WITH THEM AS BEST AS WE CAN. LOOK UNTIL WE CAN ADDRESS IT BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU'RE RIGHT. A T THE END OF THE DAY. IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE STUDENTS.
YEAH BUT WE COULD LOOK AT THAT. OR YOU COULD JUST SAY, UH, YOUR FY 25 BUDGET. UH ALLOCATION IS THIS MINUS THIS COST? US COVERING. I MEAN, WE CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. BUT WE WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN. THANK YOU. OK, YOU KNOW, OK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT MOVE ON TO ITEM C, WHICH IS TAX RELIEF FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED. THIS BRITTANY FLOWERS. GOOD EVENING.
HOW ARE YOU? HOWEVER, YOU ARE GOOD EVENING, ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I AM BRITTANY FLOWERS, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE FOR THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. MY PLAN IS TO BE UP HERE REAL SHORT TO GO OVER THE TAX RELIEF FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED. UM, THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE ASSOCIATION. WE COMPILED THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET, UM FOR THE TAX RELIEF QUALIFICATIONS BECAUSE MOST OF THEIR LOCAL GOVERNING BODY REACHED OUT TO THEIR COMMISSIONERS TO SEE WHAT OTHER LOCALITIES WERE AND WERE NOT DOING DUE TO THE INCREASE OF ASSESSMENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH. UM AS OF JULY 1 2023. THERE ARE TOTAL OF 14,464 PARCELS IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. JUST RECENTLY. UM 13,000, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT. MORE ASSESSMENT CHANGES WERE MAILED OUT. UM SO I WANT TO DISCUSS MAYBE, UM, CHANGING CITY CODE 106-109, PART THREE AND FOUR AND 106-1 12 106. 109 I'M SORRY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. YES UM, THREE STATES, THE GROSS COMBINED INCOME FOR THE OWNER. DURING THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDING. THE TAXABLE YEAR SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE TO BE IN A AMOUNT TO NOT TO EXCEED $35,000. THE GROWTH COMBINED INCOME SHALL INCLUDE ALL INCOME FROM ALL SOURCES OF THE OWNER AND THE OWNER'S RELATIVES LIVING IN THE DWELLING FOR WHICH EXEMPTION IS CLAIMED, EXCEPT FOR THE 1ST $4000 OF INCOME OF EACH RELATIVE EITHER THAN THE SPOUSE OF THE OWNER WHO IS LIVING IN THE DWELLING. BE INCLUDED IN SUCH TOTAL. FOR THAT THAT THE TOTAL COMBINED FINANCIAL WORTH OF THE OWNER AND THE SPOUSE OF THE OWNER, AS OF MAY 1ST OF THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE TAXABLE YEAR SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE. TO BE IN THE AMOUNT TO NOT EXCEED OVER $70,000. THE TOTAL FINANCIAL WORTH SHALL INCLUDE THE VALUE OF ALL ASSETS, INCLUDING THE INTEREST OF THE OWNER AND THE OWNER'S RELATIVES LIVING IN THE DWELLING FOR WHICH THE EXEMPTION IS CLAIMED, BUT SHOULD NOT INCLUDE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE DWELLING AND THE LAND UPON WHICH IT IS SITUATE AND EXCEEDING ONE ACRE FOR WHICH THE EXEMPTION IS CLAIMED. NEXT. THANK YOU. UM SECTION 106-1 12 THE PERSON QUALIFYING FOR AND CLAIMING EXEMPTION UNDER THE DIVISION SHALL BE RELIEF OF 100% OF THE REAL ESTATE TAX LEVY OF THE
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QUALIFYING DWELLING AND THE LAND IF COMBINED HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF THE OWNER IS $0 THROUGH $25,000 WITH THE MAXIMUM TAX RELIEF OF $1200 THE PERSON QUALIFYING FOR AND CLAIMING EXEMPTION UNDER THE DIVISION SHALL BE RELIEVED OF 50% OF THE REAL ESTATE TAX LEVY OF THE QUALIFYING DWELLING AND THE LAND IF COMBINED HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF THE OWNER IS 25,001. THROUGH $35,000 WITH THE MAXIMUM TAX RELIEF OF $1200. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO IN THE PACKET YOU HAVE WHAT? WE UM SENT OUT TO OUR ELDERLY AND DISABLED EVERY YEAR. UM, THIS PACKET WAS DONE ON THE 18TH OF MARCH. SO IT DOES HAVE 2023 INFORMATION ON IT. SO THE FIRST PAGE OF THIS IS JUST BASIC INFORMATION FOR THE OWNER, CO OWNER AND ANY CONTACT INFORMATION. THIS. THANK YOU THE SECOND. UM WE HAVE TO GET ALL INCOME OF ALL PARTIES LIVING IN THE HOME, INCLUDING THEIR END OF THE YEAR BANK STATEMENT AND THE INCOME TAX RETURN IF THEY NEED TO FILE THAT INFORMATION IS ALSO COMPARED TO, UH WHAT THEY REPORT TO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION. SO YOU CAN TELL ME THAT YOU DOLLARU TELL THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION THAT YOU MADE MORE DO HAVE THAT, UM, ABILITY TO SEE THAT THE NEXT PAGE OF THE APPLICATION IS ALL ASSETS FOR THE HE'S LIVING IN THE HOME. AND THAT LAST PAGE OF THE APPLICATION IT'S JUST BULLET POINTS BASED OFF OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR CODE. THANK YOU, UM I WANTED TO GIVE A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT MY STAFF AND I DID IN 2022 358 APPLICATIONS WERE MAILED OUT. 19 APPLICATIONS WERE DECLINED BECAUSE THEIR ASSETS WAS OVER THE 35,000. IN 2023 463 APPLICATIONS WERE MAILED THREE WERE DENIED DUE TO THEIR ASSETS OVER THE 70,000 WHILE ONLY 20 WERE DENIED DUE TO THEIR INCOME OVER THE 35,000. THIS YEAR. I DID MAIL OUT THE APPLICATIONS FOR 2024. AND THIS.LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS DONE ON THE 18TH OF MARCH, SO WE MAILED OUT 572 APPLICATIONS. ON THE 22ND OF MARCH, AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THOSE, UM ELDERLY AND DISABLED WHO CAME INTO THE OFFICE. THOSE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE ON AND, ACCORDING TO WELDON COOPER CENTER OF PUBLIC SERVICES, JULY 2023, I TOOK SOME INFORMATION FROM LOCALITIES THAT ARE NEIGHBORING LOCALITIES AS WELL AS LOCALITIES THAT HAVE THE THAT ARE NEAR THE POPULATION SIZE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR NEIGHBORING LOCALITY CHESTERFIELD IS ALMOST AT 400,000 IN POPULATION, WHEREAS THE OTHERS ARE LESS THAN 50,000. NICK. THANK YOU. SO THOSE, UM LOCALITIES, UM, DUE TO THE SPREADSHEET THAT WE WORKED OUT? IF YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY CURRENTLY OFFER. UM I CAN GO DOWN THE LIST. ALPHA MA IS 28,000 FOR THEIR INCOME. THEIR ASSETS IS 80,000. OFF OF A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR INCOME. THEN WE COUNT 50,000 FOR INCOME 100,000 FOR THE ASSETS, BUT THEY GO. THEY HAVE NO CAP, BUT IT HAS TO BE GREATER THAN THE FIVE ACRES GLOUCESTER INCOME IS 40,000 THE ASSETS 100,000 THEIR CAT RELIEF IS 600. HOPE WELL, 32,500 FOR THEIR INCOME 100,000 FOR ASSETS, BUT THEY ONLY GIVE RELIEF UP TO $850. MECKLENBURG THEY DO NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THEIR ELDERLY OR DISABLED. PETERSBURG WE'RE CURRENTLY AT THE 105,000 FOR ASSETS. OUR CAP IS $1200. POWER TAN 50,000 FOR INCOME 200,000 FOR ASSETS. THEY GIVE
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. OUR LIMIT INCOME LIMIT TO FROM 35,000.[11. Utilities]
WORKING ON IN THE LAST MONTH. A LOT A LOT BEEN GOING ON. THE EPA GRANT. UH WITH WASTEWATER. WE'RE FINISHING UP SOME GOOD FAITH EFFORTS. IT'S ALL BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS, UH, 2.4 MILLION FROM EPA FOR THAT GRANT, WHICH GOES DIRECTLY TO THE POOR CREEK PUMPING STATION. THE ED A GRANT, UH, HAD SOME COMPLICATIONS WITH, UH, PAPERWORK ISSUES THAT SORT OF SLOWED DOWN THE APPROPRIATION OF THE MONEY COMING, BUT IT'S ALL BEEN RESOLVED WITH, UH, WHAT THEY CALL A MORTGAGE. UH, IT'S NOT A MORTGAGE ON THE PROPERTY. IT'S JUST A PROMISE FROM THE CITY. THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA SELL THE PROPERTY AFTER THEY BUILD THE WATER TANK ON IT. UH SO THAT WAS A THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. SO THAT MONEY IS READY TO GO. THE ARPA GRANT MONEY. UH ALL THE PROJECTS ARE HAVE SOME MARKET MONEY INVOLVED WITH THEM. UH, THAT MONEY'S BEEN FLOWING THE FOURTH DISBURSEMENT. SO THE CITY HAS BEEN REIMBURSED FOR, UH , EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR FROM THE FROM THE, UH, AR FUNDS FROM DEQ AND V DH FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE COMMUNITY FUNDED GRANT PROJECTS FROM[01:00:06]
CONGRESS. THERE'S ANOTHER UH UH, $900,000 THERE FOR THE FORCE MAIN THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE FORCE MAIN PROJECT THAT'S READY. THE TECH HUB GRANT MONEY. UH FOR WASTEWATER IS ANOTHER. WE'VE SUBMITTED ANOTHER EIGHT HUN $8 MILLION PROGRAM THERE THROUGH ED A. WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE COMMUN AND THAT'S TWO COMMUNITY FUNDED, UH, APPLICATIONS THAT GO TO CONGRESS AND THE SENATE. UH, FOR $4 MILLION. IT IS THE SAME PROJECT. WE SUBMITTED IT TO THE SENATE AND TO THE CONGRESS TO YOUR CONGRESSMAN CO AND TO, UH, WARNER AND, UH UH, KIN. SO THAT'S WAITING FOR THIS THIS WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON FOR APPROVAL. SO UH, SUMMARY, I COMPLETED THAT ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELEVATED WATER TANK AT WAGNER ROAD. UM IS, UH, WE'VE COMPLETELY SO WE'VE COMPLETED THE SITE SURVEY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IS SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE. UH, THAT'S READY TO START. UH, APPROPRIATIONS FOR MONEY. UH EVERYTHING'S BEEN SIGNED CONTRACTS BEEN SIGNED. CONTRACT HAS BEEN RETURNED. UH, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED SOME CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. THE TREES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE, YOU SEE, THE BIG CLEARING OF THE TREES HAS HAPPENED. THE OFFICIAL KICK OFF MEETING IS, UH, THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK, UH, WITH THE CONTRACTOR, LANDMARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY COMING IN FROM TEXAS TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER STORAGE TANK. AND SO THAT'LL, THAT'S ACTUALLY THURSDAY. 11 O'CLOCK, I THINK AND, UH, SO THAT'S MOVING ALONG SWIFTLY, AND, UH, AND LOOKING GOOD.THEY'RE ALREADY SENDING IN CONTRACTS SUBMITS FOR SHOP DRAWINGS AND THAT SORT OF THING, SO THAT'S GOOD PROGRESS THERE. ON SCHEDULE OF THE COMPLETION THE EARLY OF, UH, SUMMER OF 2025. THEN THE, UH, WATER MAIN PACKAGE. IS UH WHY THAT WAS THE WATER MAIN PACKAGE. MOSTLY THERE'S 2025. UH, THAT'S OUT. WE AWARDED THE WATER MAIN PROJECT AND WE GO BACK AND SLIDE. THE WATER MAIN PROJECT HAS BEEN A, UH AWARDED CONTRACT HAS BEEN A NOTICE OF AWARD HAS BEEN POSTED BY THE CITY. THE LOW BID WAS, UH, UNDER OUR ESTIMATES, SO WE'RE GOOD. THE MONEY'S, UH, READY TO FLOW THERE. AND NOW WE'RE MOVING AHEAD TO THE WASTEWATER PROJECT, WHICH IS ON THE SCREEN NOW. UH WE WE'VE EXTENDED THE BID DATE ON THAT IT IS OUT FOR BID. ALL THE ENGINEERING IS DONE. IT'S ALPHABET. THERE'VE BEEN SO MANY QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECT FROM THE CONTRACTING COMMUNITY WE'VE GOT. WE'RE EXPECTING AT LEAST SIX BIDS FROM THIS. SUCH IS A BIG NUMBER, AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT SLOWED DOWN. SO WE ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS BETWEEN US AND OUR AND THE DESIGN CONSULTANT. UH THAT PROJECT IS NOW GONNA OPEN BIDS NEXT WEEK. WE'D HOPE TO OPEN THEM LAST WEEK, BUT IT'S BEEN DELAYED A COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO WE'RE OPENING THE BIDS ON THE 11TH. SO THOSE GREAT LIKE I SAID THAT GRANT'S READY TO BE SIGNED AS SOON AS WE OPEN UP THESE BIDS AND GET CONTRACTS WORK ROLLING. UH, THAT MONEY IS ALREADY READY TO BE AWARDED. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING VERY GOOD, UM, AGAIN ON SCHEDULE TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2025. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO IN SUMMARY THE WATER TANK CONTRACT IS MOVING AHEAD. IT'S OFF SIGN THEY'RE WORKING. REIMBURSEMENT OF MONEY IS COMING TO THE CITY.
EXCELLENT THE PROGRESS WE'RE PROGRESSING TOWARDS THE TANK FUNDING AWARD. WE GOT THE FINAL PAPERWORK. AND WITH THESE MINOR COMPLICATIONS, IT'S ALL ALL CLEARED NOW. AND UH, THE FOUR MAIN WORK THAT MONEY IS READY TO GO FROM EPA THEY'RE GIVING. I SAID A MILLION DOLLARS TO THE CITY FOR THE PROJECT DIRECTLY. AND UH, EVERYTHING IS READY TO BE BE CONSTRUCTED BEFORE THE FUNDING DEADLINES. SO I LIKE TO SAY WE'RE ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET. UM EVERYTHING WILL BE COMPLETED AND IN 2025 IS THE STILL THE INTENT JUST HAS BEEN ALL ALONG. SO WITH THAT I CAN TAKE QUESTIONS. I HAVE THE DETAILED SCHEDULE BEHIND THIS HERE, BUT, UH, IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OK, THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. MY PLEASURE. QUESTION. COUNCILOR JONES HOW YOU DOING, SIR? DOING GREAT. I JUST WANNA SAY FIRST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS TO STAY ON TIME AND BE ON TIME AND MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. IT REALLY MEAN A LOT TO SEE THAT DEVELOPERS AND ARE TAKING THIS THING SERIOUS, YOU KNOW, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IF I CAN ADD THAT IT'S BEEN A TRULY TEAM EFFORT WITH THE CITY STAFF TO THE WHOLE CITY STAFF AND EVERYBODY Y'ALL GIVE EVERYBODY A HAND FOR THIS EFFORT. IT IS A HECK OF A PROJECT. YOU KNOW THIS THIS MEAN A LOT, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS BECAUSE WE ALL ABOUT WE'RE ASKING ABOUT TIME, SO I GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. EPA GRANT. WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, THE ED A GRANT. WE SAID THERE'S SOME PAPERWORK ISSUES. YES WHAT KIND OF PAPERWORK? IT WAS A THEY
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SO WHEN THE FED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVES YOU MONEY TO DO SOMETHING, AND IN THIS CASE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY THEY THEY THEY CHECKED, I THINK.THEY MAY NOT HAVE USED THEIR CHECK, BUT THEY CHECK NOW TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO TAKE CARE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE GONNA PAY FOR, AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA SELL THEM. SO IN THIS CASE, IF IT WAS A PRIVATE THING, THAT WOULD BE ONE THING, BUT THEY'RE GIVING MONEY TO THE CITY EIGHT ALMOST $9 MILLION AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO BUILD THIS WATER TANK AND THEN SELL IT AS A TO SOMEBODY, AND IT'S JUST A DEED BETWEEN, UH, MR WILLIAMS. MR. ALTMAN HAD TO HAD TO GET THE WORDING RIGHT ON IT TO MAKE SURE WE COULD SIGN THE PAPERS AND GET IT IN AND THEY'RE SATISFIED. WELL AT LEAST SATISFIED, AND I GUESS WE MIGHT BE SATISFIED WITH THAT. BUT WE HAVE NO NO PLANS ON SELLING THE WATER TANK SO YEAH, AND WE'RE GONNA PUT PETERSBURG IN BIG LETTERS ON IT, RIGHT? WE ACTUALLY, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE PETERSBURG UH, OUR LOGO AND THEN SOME OF THE PLAN ON PUTTING THE LOGOS OF THE INDUSTRIES OUT IN THAT AREA WHEN THEY TOO KIND OF AS A MARKETING TOOL. THAT'S AWESOME. OTHER QUESTIONS, UM OPERA GRANT. WE GOOD ON THAT YOU SAY THERE THE COMMUNITY FUNDED GRANT. YOU SAID WE'RE WAITING ON CONGRESS AND SENATE WITH WITH, UH DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO BE IN SESSION OR THAT IN IS THAT INDEPENDENT? SENATORS THAT CAN GET BACK WITH US AND SAY OK, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. WHAT? TEACH ME ABOUT THAT SO THEY TRAVEL WITH WITH THE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET. OK SO THEY PROVE A BUDGET MONEY IS AVAILABLE. THEN THE CONGRESSMAN THERE, WE USED TO CALL THEM EARMARKS. EVERYBODY'S FAMILIAR WITH THE TERM EARMARKS. THEY DON'T CALL THEM EARMARKS ANYMORE . THEY CALL THEM CONGRESSIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS. UH SO WHEN CONGRESS YOU'RE THE YOU KNOW, THE SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN DECIDE THEN THE BUDGETS PASSED. THEY ALL GET A POT OF MONEY THAT'S SPREAD AROUND. AND WE'RE ON THE LIST. SO THIS IS ON THE INDIVIDUAL CONGRESSMAN THAT THIS DIRECTLY MCCULLEN KIN AND, UH, WARNER. ALL RIGHT. AND MY LAST ONE IS, UM AS USUAL. I'M ALWAYS GONNA ASK ARE THERE ANY ISSUES OR ROADBLOCKS THAT YOU MAY SEE? THAT YOU SEE OR YOU MAY THINK MAY INTERFERE IN US BEING ON TIME IN THE FUTURE. THAT MAY SCARE YOU A LITTLE BIT. I SAID, WE GOTTA GET THIS GOING. UH NO, NO, SIR. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING SLOWING THIS DOWN AT THIS POINT.
WE ARE, UH THE CONTRACTORS ARE ARE WORKING OR THE FIRST ONES WORKING. SECOND ONE'S GOT HIS CONTRACT, READY TO SIGN AND READY TO GO TO WORK. THE THIRD ONE. WE'RE GOING TO BID NEXT WEEK. AND, UH, THERE'S NO SLOWING IT DOWN. HEY, MAN, THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE WHOLE TEAM. I APPRECIATE JOHN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S ALL I GOT. MR. THANK YOU. MISTER MAYOR. I'D LIKE FOLKS FROM TIM TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THE COMPREHENSIVE DRAINAGE STUDY. SHOOT THE MICROPHONE. THE MICROPHONE, UH YEAH, WE CAN HEAR YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, OK. TIMMONS HAS WORKED ON A COMPREHENSIVE DRAINAGE STUDY. IT'S NOT COMPLETE, BUT THEY HAVE A REPORT ON WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE SO FAR. GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN. THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MIKE CW TIMMONS GROUP. UH, ALSO WITH ME, IS JUSTIN DOLE, THE JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION. AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE CITY WIDE DRAINAGE STUDY. I JUST A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO OUR OUTLINE WE'RE GONNA GO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY WITH THE APPROACH OF THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING WITH YOU WITH THE MICROPHONE. I'M SORRY. THE PHONE. YEAH. JUST RAISE UP. THERE WE GO. SORRY. A LITTLE TALLER. THERE WE GO. UH GIVE YOU SOME PROGRESS UPDATES, UH, TALK ABOUT THE STUDY OUTCOMES AND SOME NEXT STEPS AND THEN FOLLOW UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. SO WHY ARE WE CONDUCTING THIS STUDY? UH OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW THAT AREAS OF THE CITY FLOOD WHEN IT RAINS AND SOME EXPERIENCE MORE LOCALIZED FLOODING THAN OTHERS. UH WE DID, UH, REACH OUT TO, UH, A GRANT.
YOU GET A GRANT AWARD FOR THIS FROM THE COMMUNITY FLOOD PREPAREDNESS FUND TO FACILITATE THE STUDY. UH, PETER WAS AWARDED $2.2 MILLION FOR THAT. WE BEGAN TO WORK IN 2023, AND IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR AND INTO PART OF NEXT YEAR TO GET IT FINISHED. THE TEAM FOR THIS IS BEING LED BY TIMMONS GROUP WHO ALSO SUPPORTED BY RKK, UH, JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION AND A COUPLE SURVEY COMPANIES OF PRECISION MEASUREMENT AND HIV SURVEYING AND MAPPING. THE DATA THAT WE'RE COLLECTING IS GOING TO BE USED FOR THE CITY STORM. UH, PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE AND REDUCE THE LOCALIZED FLOODING. HELP PROVIDE RELIEF. SO WE'RE GONNA GO
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THROUGH OUR APPROACH ON THIS, AND THERE'S DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE APPROACH. UH, THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IS THE MASTER PLANNING PORTION OF THIS OF OUR OUR MASTER PLANNING APPROACH. UH, THIS INVOLVES A PROJECT MANAGEMENT PORTION WHERE WE'RE DOING, Q. A QC OF ALL THE WORK, UH, AND REGULAR COORDINATIONS WITH CITY STAFF, SO WE ARE HAVING REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THEM TO GO OVER OUR PROGRESS. UH, WE IDENTIFYING DRAINAGE PROBLEM AREAS AS PART OF THIS PROCESS AND LOOKING AT DESKTOP ANALYSIS AND FIELD VISITS ALONG WITH CATEGORIZING THE, UH MAINTENANCE AREAS FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON DEVELOPING PRIORITIZATION MATRIXES, UH, TO EVALUATE AREAS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER PRIORITY THAN IN OTHERS AND EVALUATION OF THE RAINFALL DATA AND HYDROGRAPHIC, INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED FOR FUTURE EVENTS. PART OF THIS APPROACH IS TO MAP THE ASSETS FOR THE CITY. UH, THAT INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AREAS, AND THESE ARE ALSO, UH, FEATURES SUCH AS INLETS, MANHOLE STRUCTURES, PIPES, DITCHES, OTHER THINGS RELATED TO STORM WATER. THE PURPOSE OF DOING THE ASSET OR DOING THE MAPPING OF THIS IS TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM CONNECTIVITY, UH THROUGHOUT THE CITY SO THAT WE CAN EVALUATE EVERYTHING FROM THE INLETS ALL THE WAY TO THE RECEIVING STREAMS. UH, WE'RE COLLECTING THE KEY ELEMENTS OF FEATURES AND ATTRIBUTING ALL THESE AND PUTTING IT INTO A MAPPED FEATURE DATABASE. UH, WE'D ORIGINALLY BUDGETED AND LOOKED AT THIS FOR A INITIAL ONSET OF 10,000 ASSETS. UM WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THE IN THE FIRST, UH, ASSET MAPPING PORTION WE'VE DONE. IT'S UH, BASED ON WATERSHEDS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE CITY. THERE'S EIGHT TOTAL WATERSHEDS, UH, WITH OUR FIRST PASS OF THE INITIAL MAPPING EFFORT, WE'VE COMPLETED THE LIEUTENANT RUN WATERSHED AND THE BRICKHOUSE RUN WATERSHED. SO WE'VE COLLECTED ALL THE ASSETS FOR THOSE TWO WATERSHEDS AND THE MAP YOU SEE HERE KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE YELLOW AND PINK AREAS OF THE AMOUNT OF ASSETS THAT WE'VE COLLECTED SO FAR. CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS AS POOR CREEK AND BLACKWATER SWAMP. UH, THE SECOND PASS WILL BE SOME STRUCTURAL RECOVERY AND QC. AND WE'RE PROJECTING NOW BASED ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING IN THE FIELD THAT WE ACTUALLY DOUBLE THAT NUMBER AND COLLECT OVER 22,000 STORMWATER ASSETS WITHIN THE CITY. UH, PROGRESSING THROUGH THE WATERSHED MODELING.SO ONCE WE COLLECT THE ASSETS, UH, WE WILL BE DOING MODELING, UH, THAT WILL BE BASED ON TRUNK LINE MODELING WITHIN THE WATERSHEDS AND ALSO INCLUDES OUTFALLS THAT ARE 48 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND GREATER. UH, THIS WILL CONNECT IN THE DETAILED NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE AREAS AND MODELS TO RECEIVING STREAMS. WE'RE GONNA BE ANALYZING FOR POTENTIAL DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS AND FOR LOOKING FOR A PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. THIS WILL BUILD ON SOME OF THE RECENTLY COMPLETED FEMA FLOOD MAPPING THAT WAS DONE FOR THE CITY. SO WE WERE GONNA BE INCORPORATING THAT AS PART OF THE PROCESS. UH SO WE CAN, UH PROVIDE EFFICIENCY AND CONSISTENCY AMONGST ALL THE MODELING. THIS APPROACH PROVIDES SOME FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE MODEL DETAIL INTO THE DIFFERENT PHASES AND ALSO FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. SO PART OF THE WORK WE'LL BE DOING. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT DETAILED EVALUATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE AREAS AND PRIORITIZING FOR, UH, THE STUDY FOR ISSUES IN THOSE AREAS WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER OBVIOUSLY THE FLOODING REPORTS FOR THESE DIFFERENT AREAS. THE CITY MAINTENANCE RECORDS, UH, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, POLICE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES IMPACTED THE INGRESS EGRESS CONSIDERATIONS FOR HOW PEOPLE GET IN OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND PRIMARY TRAFFIC CORRIDORS AS PART OF THE STUDY, SO WHEN WE MODEL THIS WILL BE EVALUATING THOSE AREAS TO FIGURE OUT IMPACTS. OUR APPROACH WILL BE TO IDENTIFY THE PROJECTS AND IDENTIFIERS, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON NOW WITH THE GRANT AND LOOK FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. SO THAT IT IT WILL BASED ON LOOKING AT GETTING THE AREAS THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY. WE CAN COME IN AND GET GRANT UP TO YOU TO GO THROUGH THE ENGINEERING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS. I AM GOING TO LET JUSTIN TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PORTION. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PER VICE MAYOR HILL COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM I'M JUSTIN DOYLE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY CONSERVATION WITH THE JAMES VER ASSOCIATION AND AS OUR PARTICIPATION ON THE STUDY TEAM, WE ARE ASSISTING, UM TIMMONS GROUP. THE OTHER STUDY, UH, TEAM PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH, REALLY ADDING CAPACITY TO, UH, THE CITY'S STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. UH WHOSE STAFF RECEIVES A LOT OF THE YOU KNOW, THE REPORTS FOR DRAINAGE ISSUES, UH ACROSS THE CITY. UM SO WE GOT TO WORK EARLY IN 2023. WE CREATED A PROJECT WEB PAGE ABOUT THE CITYWIDE DRAINAGE STUDY. WE HAVE AN INFORMATIONAL FLYER THAT WAS CREATED AND HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS
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OF THE CITY ARE SURVEY TEAMS CARRY THE FLYER SO THAT IF THEY'RE OUT IN THE FIELD, AND THEY ENCOUNTER RESIDENTS OR BUSINESS OWNERS, THEY CAN SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDY. UH, WE ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE BACK IN 2023 WITH THE INTENTION OF BUILDING AWARENESS THAT THE STUDY IS UNDERWAY. UM WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDY VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WITH THE INTENTION OF, UH, SOLICITING REPORTS OF POOR DRAINAGE, DRAINAGE ISSUES, LOCALIZED FLOODING, UM, SO THAT WE CAN DOCUMENT THOSE ISSUES. PRECISELY LOCATE WHERE THOSE ISSUES ARE OCCURRING. UM IF THEY'RE IF RESIDENT OR BUSINESS OWNER HAS PHOTOGRAPHS, WE ASK THEM TO SHARE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH WITH US, AND THEN WE RELAY THAT INFORMATION TO THE CITY'S, UM, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.UM, WE RECENTLY INCLUDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDY IN, UH, PETERSBURG'S QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER. AND, UM WE'D SEND IT, UH, THE UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, CUTHBERT'S, UH, WORD FOR MEETING LAST NOVEMBER. UH WE ALSO ATTENDED THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN MEETING LAST FALL. WE WILL HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STUDY TEAM AT THE UPCOMING WARD TWO MEETING ON THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK AS WELL AS, UM UH, WARD SIX AND SEVEN MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. UM, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING THERE TALKING ABOUT THE STUDY AND HEARING FROM RESIDENTS WHAT ISSUES THEY'RE THEY'RE SEEING AND EXPERIENCING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. UM WE ALSO INTEND TO, UM, REACH OUT TO UH, THE OUR SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF PETERSBURG. WE PRESENT IT TO THEM LAST YEAR AS THE STUDY WAS JUST GETTING KICKED OFF, BUT WE'D LIKE TO CIRCLE BACK WITH THEM. AND UH, PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THAT. UM BUT I DO ASK THAT YOU KNOW, AS YOU HAVE BOARD MEETINGS AND THERE THOSE MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO, UM, INVITE MEMBERS OF THE STUDY TEAM TO PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDY. PLEASE PLEASE, UM, EXTEND AN INVITATION TO UM OUR PARTNERS AT THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. UM PROGRAM, UM SO THAT WE CAN HAVE REPRESENTATION AT THOSE MEETINGS. START BACK OVER TO MIKE NOW. SO WHERE A RE WE NOW, UH, A LITTLE, SOME UPDATES. UM WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME BUDGET REALLOCATION REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE INVENTORY EFFORTS AS I MENTIONED BEFORE WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT 10,000 ASSETS. WE'RE ANTICIPATING WELL OVER 20,000 AT THIS POINT, SO WE DEFINITELY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR COLLECTION OF ASSETS IS DONE SO WE CAN GET AN ENTIRE INVENTORY OF THE CITY. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE FOCUSING OUR WORK NOW, UH, WE ANTICIPATE THE FIRST PAST COMPLETION IN SUMMER OF 2024 OF THIS YEAR. UH, SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRIOR STATION MATRIX THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. UH WE HAVE COMPLETED THE ASSETS IN BRICK HOUSE AND LIEUTENANT RYAN AS I MENTIONED, UH, IN SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERY OF THAT NEXT WEEK. SO YOU'LL SEE ALL THIS. CHART THAT IN SPRING OF 2024, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRIVATIZATIONS DONE AND MODELING STARTED, UH, WITH MOVING INTO SUMMER TO GET SOME MORE PROJECT IDENTIFIERS IN PLACE AND PRIORITIZATION OF ACTUAL PROJECTS. UH SO IN THE FALL, WE GONNA HAVE SOME CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS FOR SOME AREAS THAT WE THINK ARE PRIORITIES AND WE CAN BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR SOME GRANT MONEY TO HOPEFULLY IMPLEMENT PROJECTS IN THOSE AREAS. AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO NEXT YEAR, SO WE'RE GONNA BE CONTINUING OUR ASSET MAPPING AND DELIVERY WHICH WE ANTICIPATE TO BE COMPLETED, UH, IN THE WINTER OF 2024, FOR THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR THE REMAINING WATERSHEDS. THE LAST SLIDE WAS REALLY FOR THE LIEUTENANTS RUN AND BRICK HOUSE RUN, SO THE REMAINING WATERSHEDS WILL HAVE THOSE MAPPED UP IN WINTER 2024 WITH MODELING GETTING AROUND THAT TIME FRAME. AGAIN WE'RE LOOKING AT IDENTIFYING MORE PROJECTS AND PRIORITIZING THOSE PROJECTS BY ABOUT THE SPRING. AND IN SUMMER, WE'LL HAVE THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS AGAIN FOR THOSE READY. UH SO THAT WE CAN, UH, PLAN FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS AGAIN IN THE FALL. AND THOSE WERE THE OTHER WATERSHEDS. SO OUR OUTCOME IS BASED ON LOOKING AT FOR GIS BASED INVENTORY WITH, UH, SURVEY . GREAT ACCURACY, AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA HAVE EVERYTHING . IT'S GONNA BE SUITABLE FOR OUR HYDRAULIC MODELING AND ACTUALLY, IT WILL ENABLE THE SYSTEM WILL ENABLE FOR PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE AND OBVIOUSLY AND WE'LL ALSO COMPLEMENT THE REGULATORY INITIATIVES FOR THE MS FOUR PROGRAM FOR THE CITY. UH, IT IS A RESULTS DRIVEN WATERSHED PLAN. UH, SO WE'LL FOCUS ON EACH MAJOR DRAINAGE AREA IN THE CITY. UH, GIVE COMPREHENSIVE MODELING IN THE PRIORITY NEIGHBORHOODS AND ACCELERATED FOR PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND LOOKING AGAIN FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT RANKING AND PRIORITIZATION. UH, TO SEE GRANT FUNDING SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT THESE PROJECTS. AND WHAT'S THAT? WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND UM THIS THIS, UH DRAINAGE. UH, THAT HE IS DEFINITELY RIGHT ON TIME AND I BEING GETTING GETTING FEEDBACK RIGHT NOW FROM, UM, MY CONSTITUENTS. I JUST NEED YOU ALL, MR WALKER, MR. RANDALL
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WILLIAMS AND, UH AND ALSO GENTLEMAN, UM M, FRIDA GREEN. HOW RAISE YOUR HAND BACK THERE? WE NEED TO PUT YOU HER ON THE LIST ALSO, UH, MISS PAULA CHESTER RIGHT THERE, RAISE YOUR HAND, ALL RIGHT, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME FLOODING ISSUES OVER THERE IN BATTLEFIELD PARK AND ALSO JEFF FLEMING BACK THERE. SO IF Y'ALL CAN JUST HUDDLE UP AND GET THAT INFORMATION FROM FROM THOSE THREE CONSTITUENTS OF MINE BECAUSE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN BATTLING THIS QUITE SOME TIME.AND WHILE WE IN THE PROCESS OF LINING UP PROJECTS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS IN QUEUE, OK? ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, COUNCILOR CAB. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. UH, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU FOR, UH UH, PRESENTING A, UH WHAT LOOKS LIKE A WELL ORGANISED PROGRA MME OF MOVING FORWARD IN A THOROUGH WAY. A COMPREHENSIVE WAY, AND I KNOW WE ALL APPRECIATE THAT. UH, TWO THINGS, ONE TINY ISSUE AND ONE BIG ISSUE. LET ME START WITH THE TINY ISSUE. UM I. I HAVE A CONSTITUENT WHO LIVES ON TERRACE AVENUE. WHO HAS A UM, PERPETUAL PROBLEM WITH WATER. SEEPING. UH, THROUGH THE HILL BEHIND HIS HOUSE. AND, UH, I THINK OF IF WE HAD ONE MORE. UH I FORGET WHAT IT'S CALLED. BUT UH UH UH, A STORM. UH, COLLECTION POINT. UH, IT WOULD IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHS. I'VE GOT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM. IS THERE AN EMAIL ADDRESS? TO WHICH I COULD SEND? UH, A PHOTOGRAPH ILLUSTRATING THE PROBLEM. UH, YES, SIR. YOU CAN SEND IT TO US. I GUESS DARRYL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SEND IT DIRECTLY TO US. YEAH YEAH, I CAN. I CAN GIVE YOU MY EMAIL ADDRESS. IF THAT WORKS, OR DO YOU WANNA KIND OF COME THROUGH HERE? YEAH JUST JUSTIN. JUSTIN DOLE. UH, YOU KNOW OUR OUR, UM, PUBLIC OUTREACH COMMUNITY OUTREACH. UM, UM, LEAD ON ON THIS ON THIS TASK HAS HAS, UM HAS HAS A WEBSITE AND THEY THEY CAN YOU CAN SORT OF. ACTUALLY YOU CAN. YOU CAN SUBMIT TO THAT WEBSITE. YEAH AND MR CUTHBERT, I HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION. I'LL LEAVE A CARD FOR YOU SO THAT WE CAN GET IN TOUCH AND ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU WOULD STICK AROUND AFTER THE MEETING. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? WE'LL MAKE SURE WE SEND OUT THAT. UH, EMAIL, UH, WEBSITES INTEREST TO ALL ACCOUNTS, SO YOU HAVE IT SO YOU CAN GET THERE, ALL RIGHT, AND THEN WE CAN SHOW YOU I CAN SEND YOU A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROBLEM AND YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT, UH OR TELL US IT. WHATEVER CONSIDER THE ISSUE. UH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. UH THE OTHER THING. THAT'S THE SMALL PROBLEM. THE BIG PROBLEM. I DIDN'T SEE ANY REFERENCE TO RIVER STREET. ON THIS, UH, ON YOUR PRESENTATION. BUT WHEN WE HAVE A BAD STORM AS IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME. THE MANHOLE COVER. POPS OUT OF THE OUT OF THE STREET. LIKE OLD FAITHFUL.
OK? UH AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WHAT THE CAUSE IS, I GUESS IT'S WHAT'S THE TERM INFILL? IT'S NOT INFILTRATION. IT'S IS IT YOUR OWN TARGET AND IT'S INFILTRATION. RIGHT INFILTRATION , THE WATER FROM THE STORM SYSTEM IS GOING INTO THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM, AND IT'S MORE THERE'S MORE WATER THAN THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM, THEN CAN CAN HANDLE AND THE LID OF THIS, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY £200 300 POUND A MANHOLE COVER GOES UP IN THE AIR. UM AND ALL OF RIVER STREET FLOODS WITH THIS MIXTURE OF RAINWATER AND WASTE WATER. IT'S A MESS. NOW IS THAT UH, MM. OF PART OF THE CITY OR THAT PARTICULAR STREET IS THAT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF YOUR STUDY. THE SCOPE OF OUR STUDY INCLUDES ALL OF THE ENTIRE CITY. SO IT IS ONE OF THE WATERSHEDS THAT WE WILL BE EVALUATING. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S PART OF LIEUTENANT RUN OR BRICKHOUSE THAT WE'VE ALREADY COLLECTED. BUT IT'S GONNA BE PART OF WHAT WE COLLECT ALL THE ASSETS AND WHAT WE MODEL. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WELL DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU STUDY? WILL? UH UH ANALYZE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IS AND WHAT? UH, PROPOSE A SOLUTION. YEAH, THE STUDY WILL ANALYSE THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE THERE, AND IT'LL DETERMINE WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE SYSTEMS THAT THEY'RE LIKE SURCHARGING.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S COMING WATER COMING BACK UP THROUGH THE SYSTEM LIKE THAT, AND IT WILL IDENTIFY AREAS THAT WE NEED TO GO IN AND DO IMPROVEMENTS TO AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, SO WE'LL BE EVALUATING SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. OR WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN I OR MR ALTMAN OR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DO TO FOCUS. UH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WILL BRING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM TO YOUR ATTENTION IN A IN A WAY THAT WILL, UH UH, GET SOME SOME, UH MM TIME. UH, AND, UH, ATTENTION
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FROM YOUR GROUP. YES, SIR. THE SAME THING YOU'RE DOING WITH THE SMALLER ISSUE THAT YOU HAD SEND US THE SAME THING. IF YOU'VE GOT DOCUMENTATION, PICTURES, ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE US THAT HELPS US TO FINE TUNE OUR MODELS AND ACTUALLY PUT MORE INFORMATION INTO THE MODEL. SO THE MORE BACKGROUND WE HAVE, THE BETTER WE CAN MAKE IT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. MR ALTMAN. I DON'T HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THIS OF WHAT GOES ON OR WHAT HAS GONE ON ON RIVER STREET. THIS IS CONFIDENT THAT WE DO. AND I AND I WOULD SAY THAT BECAUSE TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS WITH RIVER STREET IS A UH UH WHAT? OUR TWO WATERSHEDS, LIEUTENANTS RUN AND BRICK HOUSE KIND OF BOOKENDED. IT'S THEY'RE ALREADY STUDYING THOSE TWO DRAINAGE BASINS, SO THOSE PROJECTS ROLLING OUT OF THERE SHOULD HELP ADDRESS THIS, BUT WE WILL GET PHOTOGRAPHS AND DISCUSS THE BECAUSE IT BECOMES A LAKE RIGHT THERE MOST CERTAINLY AND GET THAT INFORMATION TO THEM SO THEY CAN LOOK INTO THAT FURTHEST PART OF THIS REVIEW. WELL IF YOU WOULD, AND IF YOU WOULD SEND A COPY OF YOUR EMAIL, UH, TO ALL OF COUNCIL BY WHICH YOU TRANSMIT THE PHOTOGRAPH AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THAT RIVER STREET BECAUSE IT'S IT, IT SHUTS DOWN OLD TOWN. I DON'T KNOW. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. BUT MAYBE IT'S ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. BUT MAYBE IT'S ONCE EVERY FIVE. BUT IT'S BAD WHEN IT'S BAD. OH, WELL. THAT THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF YOU WOULD SEND THAT EMAIL OUT, AND YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT. AND SO WHAT'S WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING? IT KIND OF DOES TAIL WITH THE CONVERSATION. WE HAD LAST MEETING ABOUT HAVING TO LOOK AT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE WHOLE THE WHOLE DRAINAGE AREA, SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'RE LOOKING AT THAT WHOLE DRAINAGE AREA AND THEN PROPOSING PROJECTS THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THE STUDY THAT WE CAN MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TO REDUCE FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. GREAT. THANK YOU, MR ALMAN. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. UH, COUNCILMAN JONES. YES, UM THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR HARD WORK. LONG TIME AGO. WHEN I WAS A KID IN THIS CITY. WE USED TO HAVE CAN SEE IF YOU SAY HAVE GREATS IN FRONT OF WHAT WE USED TO CALL IT GUTTERS. THE SEWERS. AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. THEY WERE THERE TO PREVENT TRASH FROM GETTING TO OUR WATERWAYS. THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND, UH, BUT NOW I DON'T SEE HIM ON ANY INCLUDING IN HIS PICTURE ON ANY OF THEM. AND I KNOW IT'S A BIG CONCERN ON TRASH GETTING INTO THE WATERWAYS BECAUSE THAT ALSO CAUSES FLOODING IN OTHER AREAS. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN ADD THOSE BACK. WAS IT NECESSARY? WAS IT NECESSARY TO TAKE THEM AWAY IN THE FIRST PLACE? SECONDLY, IS THIS A PART OF YOUR PROJECT? OR CAN YOU ADD THAT TO IT? BECAUSE IT'S A CONCERN AND EVERYTHING IS GOING DOWN IN THAT LEAVES AND ALL IT. IT ALSO STOPPED LEAVES, BUT IT YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? YEAH. SO THE GREATS LIKE YOU SAY THEY'RE GREAT FOR KIND OF KEEPING THE TRASH AND THE LEAVES FROM GOING INTO THE SYSTEM, BUT A LOT OF TIMES THEY COLLECT ON THE GRATES AND CAUSE PROBLEMS WHERE THE WATER CAN'T GET INTO THE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE LEAVES AND TRASH ARE THERE AND THEN YOU HAVE MORE STREET FLOODING, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A YOU. YOU YOU GOT BOTH BOTH WORLDS GOING ON. SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THE CULPEPER AVENUE WE'VE INSTALLED WHAT'S CALLED A HYDRODYNAMIC SEPARATOR AS PART OF THE SYSTEM, AND THAT'S A UM, INTERNAL THING THAT GOES INTO THE SYSTEM WHERE THE DRAINAGE COMES THROUGH AND THE TRASH GETS COLLECTED. THE SYSTEM DROPPED OUT WHERE WE CAN VACUUM IT OUT. SO THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO WORK WITH THAT, AND I THINK WE CAN EVALUATE HOW THOSE ARE AND SO WE CAN IDENTIFY THE AREAS WHERE YOU'RE HAVING THE WORST TRASH AND DEBRIS PROBLEMS. THEN WE CAN LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING THOSE TYPE OF FEATURES IN THERE, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER THAN PUTTING GRATES OVER THE INLETS BECAUSE THEN AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO COST YOU A PROBLEM RIGHT AT THE STREET ITSELF. AND I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN. UH, I LEAVES AND STUFF PILING UP AND IT'S CAUSING FLOODING. SO WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT DEVICE? IT'S CALLED A HYDRODYNAMIC SEPARATOR, AND WHAT IT DOES IS WATER ENTERS IT AND IT KIND OF SPINS AROUND IN THIS SYSTEM AND THE TRASH AND THE SEDIMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND DEBRIS WILL SETTLE OUT INTO THE BOTTOM HAS A SUMP IN THE BOTTOM OF IT, AND THE WATER WILL KEEP GOING DOWN THE SYSTEM AND THEN YOU CAN COME BACK LATER AND CLEAN THOSE THINGS OUT. THAT'S ONE OF MANY TYPES OF FEATURES THAT YOU CAN PUT INTO SYSTEMS LIKE THIS, BUT IT'S ONE THAT'S EFFECTIVE. IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK? SO YES. SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME. IN THE HIGH DYNAMIC THEY SEPARATED, CURRENTLY INSTALLED ALREADY. IN MY WORD.WHAT? WHAT AREA? WHAT STREET? RUN. OK? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND THOSE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS WILL BE MADE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS AS AS PROJECTS THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR AND IMPLEMENT TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. THE OTHER THING I WOULD JUST SAY AS A AS A AS A AN AS TO OUR CITIZENS. THE OTHER THING THAT CAN AND CALL PROBLEMS IS RAKING LEAVES INTO THE GUTTER AND INTO THESE DRAINS THOSE LEAVES, CLOG UP THE PIPES AND CAUSE FLOODING. SO IF WE
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COULD NOT DO THAT, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR US. ALSO. OK? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR HILL.YES, UH AND, UM LAKEWOOD, 134 SOUTH. SOUTH WOOD DRIVE, LAKEWOOD BLACK WATER SUBDIVISION. UM WE HAVE A LOT OF FLOODING THERE TO THE PART TO THE POINT TO WHERE SOME OF THE STREETS ARE KIND OF DECAYING AND WHAT HAVE YOU SO I JUST REALLY NEED A LOT OF FOCUS PUT OVER OVER THERE AS WELL. AND PART OF US IS TO PUBLIC WORKS. PART OF THE LEAVES IS GETTING THEM UP IN A TIMELY FASHION. WHEN WE PUT OUT THE, UH, THE TIMES AND THE DATES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE I KNOW SOMETIMES WE CAN'T CONTROL THE WEATHER, BUT SOME OF THEM WE I MEAN, SOME OF MY CITIZENS THEY HAVE RAPED LEADS TOWARDS THE CURVE AND WE SUPPOSED TO GET THEM AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T GET PICKED UP IN TIME ENOUGH. SO WE GOTTA BE ON POINT WITH THAT. THEN SOMETIMES PEOPLE TAKE THEIR BAGS OF LEAVES AND PUT THEM ON A ON A CURVE. AND THEN WE GOTTA CALL WHILE WE ALWAYS HAVE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS TRUCKS RIDING AROUND NOBODY WOULD PICK THEM UP SO I THINK IT IT TAKES, UH, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE CITIZENS AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS, BUT ALSO, UH, LOOKING AT THOSE AREAS THAT REALLY, REALLY FLOOD ALL THE TIME. I'VE BEEN HAVING AAA TIME, UH, OVER IN LAKEWOOD FOR SOME TIME, UH, WITH THE, UH, DRAINAGE. IN THAT AREA, AND THE GENTLEMAN JUST SENT ME. UH, SOME PICTURES NOT TOO LONG AGO, AND HIS WHOLE YARD IS LIKE FLOODED, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT HAVE YOU SO I WANT YOU ALL TO KIND OF FOCUS ON THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. LOOK FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR SOLVING WHAT IS A HUGE ISSUE IN PETERSBURG, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. BARLEY. YOU YOUR UTILITY PLACE. GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING. OOPS! SOMETHING THE WRONG WAY. ALL RIGHT. YOUR UTILITY. SCAR IT, PLEASE.
I'M NOT GETTING ANYWHERE. MR MAYOR. MY PRESENTATION MAY BE VERY SHORT. THANK YOU GOT IT.
OH, GOD. I WISH I COULD READ THAT. YOU GOTTA BREAK DOWN OF THE WORK ORDER TRACKER SHOWS HOW MANY WORK ORDERS THAT WERE COMPLETED IN THE LAST MONTH. AND THE WATERSIDE, UH, SEWER SIDE AND THE SEWER CREW AND WATER METER CREW ALSO, AND I WOULD READ THAT TO YOU. BUT HONESTLY, IT'S SO SMALL. I CANNOT FROM HERE. I APOLOGIZE. OTHER WAY. I KNOW. THERE WE GO. UH, BACK WHEN IF YOU WOULD GARRETT. THERE WAS A. DRAINAGE ISSUE ON FOUR OR FIVE WEST STREET THE WE DETERMINED THAT THE INSPECTOR WOULD DO INSPECTION THAT THERE'S BLOCKAGE IN THE CREEK DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE BLOCKAGE AND THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE A CHOKE POINT. DOWNSTREAM FLOW OF WATER STREET OPERATIONS. PERSONNEL INSTRUCTORS TO REMOVE THE BLOCKAGE FROM THE STREAM. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED ON 1 1224. NO OTHER BLOCKAGES OF THE CREEK WERE OBSERVED BETWEEN EAST WITH AND THE CULVERT THAT RUNS UNDER EAST WASHINGTON STREET. AT THE TIME OF THE SITE VISIT. IT WAS ALSO OBSERVED THAT A PORTION OF THE CREEK BANK IN THE VICINITY OF THE SEWER LINE IS ERODED AND THERE WAS DUE TO HIGH FLOW AND A HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND UTILITIES IS NOTIFIED BECAUSE A SEWER LINE AND SEWER MANHOLE WERE IN PERIL, AND WE PUT RIFF RAFF ON ABOUT 100 AND 20. FT. OF I THINK OF THE BANK OF THAT TO STABILIZE THAT BANK. TO US UP ON FLYING ISSUES ON LIEUTENANT RUN EAST WEST STREET, BANK STREET AND BOWLING BROOK. THE EXISTING RANGE CULVERTS CANNOT CONVEY THE EXCESSIVE WATER FLOW EXPERIENCED DURING HIGH RAIN EVENTS. THE COVERT THAT RUNS INTO THE RAILROAD JUST NORTH OF BOWLING BROOK IS PRONE TO BLOCKAGE DUE TO THE LIMITED SIZE OF THE COVERT. TO DATE. EFFORTS TO GET THE RAILROAD COMPANY TO UPGRADE TO COVER HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. LIEUTENANT RUN CREEK OUTFLOWS INTO THE HARBOR AREA OF THE APPOMATTOX IS OUTFLOW IS AFFECTED BY TIDAL FLOW AND WATER LEVELS RISE AND FALL WITH THE TIDES. THE OUTFALL AREA HAS EXCESSIVE BUILD UP OF SILT AND VEGETATION, WHICH WERE COMBINED WITH THE TITLE. RESULTS IN THE INABILITY OF THE CREEK TO PROPERLY DISCHARGE THE WATER FROM THE CREEK INTO THAT RIVER AREA DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AS CONDITIONS EXACERBATED. THE ISSUES OF FLOODING ALONG LIEUTENANT RUN ARE COMPLEX, MULTI LAYERED AND INVOLVE MUCH OF THE CREEK. THERE ARE NO SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. THE COMPLEXITY OF THESE ISSUES REQUIRES ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO PROVIDE DESIGN SOLUTIONS AS AN ESSENTIAL STEP TO MOVE FORWARD,
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AND THE STUDY THAT'S BEING ON ON NOW WILL IDENTIFY THOSE AREAS. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, WE'LL LOOK TO ENGINEERING ENGINEERING. UH, SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS. STATUS UPDATE ON BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION. UH, LAST COUNCIL MEETING I WAS ASKED ABOUT LAFAYETTE STREET AND OAK HILL.LAFAYETTE STREET WAS, UH, BUILT AROUND 1890 OAK HILLS BUILT ABOUT 1952. THE ROAD WAS BUILT IN 52. WE CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE BRIDGE WAS BUILT AT THE SAME TIME. THE ROAD WAS UH, THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT LITTER. PICK UP. WE HAVE A LITTER CREW OF TWO EMPLOYEES THE WEEK OF THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. I WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT THAT WEEK, WE HAD NINE PEOPLE OUT PICKING UP LITTER ALL WEEK. SO WE DO CONTINUALLY TRY TO PICK UP THE LITTER. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF IT. PICK UP. WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES TO DO IT, BUT WE DO MOVE TO GET AS MUCH CLEANED UP AS WE CAN. UH, THE DIP FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. WHEN JOHNSON WROTE AT THE BRIDGE, INITIAL SITE VISIT ON 1 1724 TO EVALUATE THE ROADWAY AND THE BRIDGE ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOLLOWED UP A VISIT TO REVIEW THE LATEST BRIDGE SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT, WHICH INDICATED THE BRIDGE WAS R AS BEING IN GOOD CONDITION. THE BRIDGE SAFETY REPORT DID CITE DID NOT CITE ANY MAJOR DEFICIENCIES. ROADWAY SUBSIDENCE ISSUES ARE IDENTIFIED ON EACH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND A RECOMMENDATION PLAN FOR THE ROADWAY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS. UH, RIGHT AWAY UNAUTHORIZED SIGNINGS. I WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT LAST COUNCIL MEETING. I WAS HERE. THAT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ISSUE. WE PASSED THAT ALONG TO JIM REID, AND HOPEFULLY HE'LL BE HANDLING THAT. I'LL DO IT AGAIN. UH PAYMENT PRIORITIZATION.
ANNUAL INPUT FROM VDC IS ONE OF THE KEYS TO HOW WE PRIORITIZE, PRIORITIZE PAVING. THERE'S ANNUAL ROADWAY MAINTENANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION PERFORMED BY ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND STREET OPERATIONS DIVISION. THERE ARE SEVERAL FEDERAL AND STATE CRITERIA THAT WE USE FOR THAT THERE'S ALIGNMENT WITH PROGRAM PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTING THE ROADWAYS AND INPUT FROM CITIZENS . THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL THERE WAS A REQUEST TO ABOUT PA BERKELEY MANOR. THE COST TO PAY BERKELEY MANOR WAS 1.457 MILLION SEABOARD STREETS. AN ADDITIONAL 182,000 AND CHUCK IS AN ADDITIONAL 232,000. THOSE WERE NOT BUDGETED ITEMS AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THEM. COUNCIL CAN FIND ME THE MONEY.
WE'LL BE GLAD TO GO OUT TOMORROW AND START PAVING THAT. UH, SPRINKLER INSPECTIONS WERE QUESTIONED OR TRANSIT GARAGE WAS DONE. 2 23 22 LIBRARY WAS DONE IN 23 CIRCUIT COURT WAS DONE IN 21 BUS STATION IS DONE IN 18 BACKFLIP PREVENTERS RESPECTED LIBRARY. 23 BUS STATION 18 FIRE STATION TWO AND FIRE STATION FOUR AND 23. ALL LOCATIONS ARE SCHEDULED FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION THIS THIS MONTH. UH WORK ABOUT FIVE. QUESTION ABOUT SOME MARKETS, FIRE STATIONS, FIRE STATION, TWO CONCRETE, TEAR OUT AND REHAB. THE APRON AND BASE IS $160,000 FIRE STATION THREE.
REPLACE OVERHEAD DOORS OR MOVE AND REPAINT CEILINGS AND WALLS REPLACE FLOORING, T POINT BUILDING AND NORTHEAST FRONT. NORTHEAST CORNER. REBUILD REPLACE DOOR FRAMES, PAID BACK PARKING LOT AND DESIGN AND REHAB. THE HOSE TOWER. THE TOTAL OF THAT'S, UH 3 $562,000. AND FIRE STATION FIVE. THE BAYS ARE TOO SHORT TO ALLOW A LONGER LADDER TRUCKS AND INSTALL CREW APRON AT DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE. THE COST OF THAT ONE IS $218,000. ESTIMATES FOR THE COST OF PEABODY SCHOOL. UH, I KID EACH LINE ITEM, BUT THE TOTAL COST IS $58,000. THAT'S THE WINDOW, UH, PLYWOOD OVER THE WINDOWS AND PAINTING THEM AND TO TART THE ROOF IS $38,000. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WHY HAS HE ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. FOR THE PRESENTATION. MR BRADLEY QUESTION. COUNCILMAN JONES. HOW YOU DOING, SIR? GOOD. AND YOU GREAT. PEOPLE OUT OF SCHOOL.
YES, SIR. I KNOW WE GOT LISTED AS A FUTURE. UH, PROJECT, BUT FIND IT AMAZING. WE COULD GO AND CELEBRATE. EASTER EGG DROP. ON A PROPERTY THAT IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SO MANY OF US. IT WAS A BATTLEGROUND FOR ME AND THE MAYOR. BUT WHY? WE HAVE TO WAIT. FOR IT TO BE BOARDED UP. THE SCHOOL BEEN SITTING THERE. IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF HISTORY IN THIS CITY. AND IT'S JUST SITTING THERE. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD WAIT TO AND I'M NOT GOING AT YOU. I'M NOT ATTACKING. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? I JUST WANNA I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE BOARD THAT THING UP. AND PAINT THE BOARDS IMMEDIATELY. WE DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE AND NO OFFENSE TO THE PROJECT WITH, UH BUT YOU HAVE NO BUT IT'S LIKE THAT ALREADY ON THE INSIDE, BUT IF WE ARE TO PRESERVE THAT SCHOOL AND WHAT IT STOOD FOR AND WHAT IT PRODUCED. WE CANNOT STAND ANOTHER MOMENT.
JUST SIT THERE AND JUST LET IT JUST WAIT FOR SOME BOARDS AND SOME PAINT. AND WHEN I KNOW WE CAN DO THIS THING IMMEDIATELY WE CAN AND AGAIN THE COST IS $96,000. I AND I WE'LL WE'LL FIND THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET TOO. YOU WILL FIND THE MONEY. WE DID A BUDGET AMENDMENT THIS
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EVENING. UH, PROVIDE US SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING SO WE CAN WE CAN GET IT DONE. THANK YOU, SIR.I APPRECIATE WHAT WHAT TIMELINE WE TALKING ABOUT? WHAT DO YOU THINK? MM. I. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKE TO GET THEM ALL DONE ALL THE WINDOW. I MEAN, IT'S A LOT, BUT, UM, WHAT ABOUT THE ONE THAT LOOKED LIKE A DOLLHOUSE WHERE THE TOP IS JUST RIPPED ALL THE WAY OFF. YOU KNOW, THAT'S A T FIX RIGHT THERE SOMETHING TO GO UP THERE. THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S DAMAGING THE SO I THINK LOOKING AT THE PEABODY BUILDING. UH WE JUST NEED TO GET IN CON CONTACT WITH ONE OF OUR OWN CALL CONTRACTORS AND GET THEM OUT THERE AND START THE WORK. WE CAN DO IT WITH OUR OWN STAFF. WE'LL DO THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, IT MAY REQUIRE, UH MAN LIST FOR SECOND FLOOR WINDOWS AND THINGS SO, BUT WE'LL START WORKING ON IT AS SOON AS WE CAN GET IT DONE. I MEAN, WE'LL GET IT OUT THERE AND WE'LL START HE KNOWS WILL START TOMORROW, REMINDING PEOPLE UP TO GET THE WORK STARTED. AND THE COST INCLUDE THE MAIN LIST INCLUDED THE MAN, THIS IS A CONTRACT TO DO IT AND INCLUDE A DEMAND LIST. IT WASN'T CITY STAFF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OK? ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR BRADLEY. YOU HEAR THE QUESTION? MR BRALEY. I MISSED THE UM PAVING PORTION OF I STATED BEFORE ABOUT THE STREETS WHERE I LIVE AT HAD BEEN SAVED IN OVER 20 YEARS. I THINK IT'S IN THE UTILITIES. UH, PORTION. GARRETT, IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THAT. YES, SIR. BERKELEY MOUNTAIN. I THINK BERKELEY MANOR WAS 1.4 MILLION.
UH, THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR CHUCK AUCK AND ANOTHER ONE THAT I JUST LOST IT. YOU KNOW, BUT THE TOTAL WAS ABOUT $1.8 MILLION. SPEAKING OF BERKELEY, MAN, UH, SINCE WE'RE ON THIS TOPIC THE NEW DIVISION. SCOTT STREET. MEETS THE NEW DIVISION. THERE'S NO STREET LIGHTS. IN THE NEW DIVISION AT ALL. I WENT OUT THERE MYSELF AND TOOK PICTURES. THE STREET LIGHTS STOPPED AT THE OLD DIVISION. SCOTT STREET, AND IT'S SO DARK COMING THAT OLD WAGON ROAD AND COMING DOWN THE NEW DIVISION NEW SPOT OF SCOTT STREET. AND THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. SO I SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, WE NEED TO ADD THAT IN THERE, THERE'S NO LIGHTS ON OLD WAGON ROAD OR ON THE NEW DIVISION OF SKY STREET. COUNCILMAN JONES. YES, SIR, IF I MAY, UH, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, DEVELOPERS. WE JUST GOT TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU DEVELOPERS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO SAID THAT THEY WERE GONNA BE PUTTING THOSE OUT THERE. THAT WAS PART OF THE PACKET. OF THEM GETTING THE LAND AND WHAT HAVE YOU SO WE GET THE CITY MANAGEMENT TO FOLLOW UP WITH RYAN'S HOME? TO GET THOSE OUT THERE. CAN WE CAN WE FOLLOW WITH THEM BECAUSE IT'S THE PROJECT BEING COMPLETED. ABSOLUTELY MY COMMENT WAS GONNA BE THE SAME AS COUNCILOR. UH VICE MAYOR HILLS.
TYPICALLY THAT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPER TO INSTALL THE STREET SITES.
INITIALLY THE STREET LIGHTS INITIALLY AND THEN WE ADD THEM TO OUR INVENTORY. AND WE PAY THE BILL OVER TIME WITH DOMINION. BUT YEAH, WE CERTAINLY CAN FOLLOW UP AND SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. AND BACK TO THE PAVING. OF THIS MAN. WE GOT A AFTER COUNCIL'S REQUEST LA LAST TIME THIS YEAR WE GOT ESTIMATE. BERKELEY MANOR IS 1.457 MILLION SEABOARD STREETS 182,000 IN CHUCK 232,000. AND OUR TOTAL ALLOTMENT FROM V DOT THIS YEAR WAS 1.5 MILLION. WE'RE GONNA START IN BRILEY MAN ANYTIME SOON. THAT'S MY QUESTION. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. BUT I CAN FIND OUT AND SEND YOU AN EMAIL AND LET YOU KNOW OR LET THE MANAGER KNOW. WELL I DON'T KNOW.
THE BERKELEY MANOR WAS BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR. BUT IF WE ALLOCATE COUNCIL ALLOCATES ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WE COULD WE COULD CERTAINLY GO AHEAD AND DO IT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS BUDGETED IN THIS YEAR ALLOTMENT, BUT IF WE ADD A LOT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PAVING, WE CAN DO ADDITIONAL STREETS. MOST CERTAINLY THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. OK, THANK YOU, MR BARLEY. UM ALSO, UH, COMING INTO OUR NEXT PART IS , I GUESS STREETS NUMBER 12 IS THE NEXT ITEM. UM OH, MAN IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET THAT BECAUSE WE TYPICALLY DO A POTHOLE BLITZ COMING OFF THE WINTER. TO, UM TO FEEL SOME OF THEM. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF WAGNER ROAD AND OTHER AREAS TO SEPARATE. YEAH, SO YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO. IN ADDITION TO OUR ANNUAL PAVING CONTRACT, THOSE AREAS WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING IN AND DOING REPAVING, WE CAN CERTAINLY, UH DO OUR ANNUAL POTHOLE BLITZ THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND ADDRESS THOSE AREAS SO AND OBVIOUSLY TEMPORARILY AS WE MOVE TOWARDS GETTING AREAS PAY, BUT ABSOLUTELY RIGHT? THEY HAVE A LOT ON FLANK ROAD AS WELL, THAT THAT'S STARTING TO, UM TO SEPARATE. UM NEXT ITEM 13
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FACILITIES. UM ANY ITEMS FOR THE NIGHT? NONE AND THEY WERE ALL REALLY COVERED IN THAT ONE[14. Economic Development]
REPORT. NEXT WE GET TO ITEM 14 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MR MOORE. GOOD EVENING. MAY BE THE LAST PRESENTATION BEFORE GERMANS ALL RIGHT. WE'RE JUST GONNA GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR ARMED FORCES DAY. I'M GONNA HAVE MR GARRETT CU MY MUSIC, PLEASE. ON MAY 18TH. THE CITY IS GOING TO CELEBRATE. ARMED FORCES DAY CITY DEPARTMENTS GONNA TEAM TOGETHER AGAIN AS WE DID FOR THE LL BEAN.BE IN A DOWNTOWN. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OR HONOR TO HOST THIS NATIONAL EVENT AND THE ARMED FORCES ALSO PART OF ARMED FORCES WEEK. WHICH BEGINS THE SECOND SATURDAY OF MAY. WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR THIS, UH, EVENT AGAIN. WE'RE TEAMING WITH ALL OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT INTO FIVE DIFFERENT ZONES OF THE BANK, OLD STREET EVENT ZONE, SYCAMORE STREET, ROCK STREET, TRAPEZE AND PARK. AND AMPHIBIOUS LANDING SOUND. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT LATER. NEXT SLIDE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN OPENING CEREMONIES FOR THE EVENT AT THE SIEGE MUSEUM. THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WILL BE DOWN. THE COMMANDING GENERAL WILL BE THERE FROM, UH, GREG ADAMS. STILL LEARNING NOT TO SAY FORT LEE. AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE MISS AMERICA. SHE'LL BE OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THE EVENT. SO ALSO IN THE BANK STREET.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE ROCK CLIMBING ALL THE DIFFERENT EVENTS EOD. IT'S EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE. WE WON'T HAVE ANY EXPLOSIVE, BUT THOSE SHOW YOU THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE USE. WE WILL HAVE A GOOD YEAR BLUNT FLYOVER. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE DO A LITTLE HISTORIC POKER WALK THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN US MARINE CORPS PULL UP CONTEST. I CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT MY ZERO IN NOW, UH, RECRUITERS FROM ALL THE SERVICE BRANCHES. WE GONNA GET SOME AUTOGRAPH OPPORTUNITIES AND YOU'LL GET PICTURES OPPORTUNITIES WITH MISS AMERICA. SHE WILL ACTUALLY WALK THE AREA WITH THE GOVERNOR. THERE WILL BE MILITARY EXHIBITS, CAFE, OUTDOOR SEATING AND THE SYCAMORE DOWN TO BING BROOK AREA. NEXT SLIDE. PAL AND THE ARTS COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE POWELL BUILDING OPEN. THE PARK WILL BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR PICNICS. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITS AND CHILDREN'S HANDS ON ART OPPORTUNITIES. TRAPEZIUM HARBOR PARK. UH, WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH DAVE MCCORMICK. WE'RE GONNA CUT THAT NUMBER DOWN FROM 10,000 TO 5000 TO TRY TO GET A NATIONAL ACT IN HERE. UH, WE WERE TALKING WITH DAVE TODAY BUT HAVE A REALLY NICE CONCERT, DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. EVERYTHING COORDINATE TIME WISE, SO YOU CAN GO FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE ALSO WILL BE TRYING TO DO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN ON A LANDING ASSAULT. WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO THAT ON THE OLD FORMER RICHARDS WINE CELLAR. AND YOU'RE GONNA PROBABLY SAY I HEARD JEFF. I HEARD THE NAVY GUY IN THE BACK LAUGH, BUT, UH, HE KNOWS WHEN THE LC AC IS SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA GET TO SEE IF THEY'LL DO ONE OF THOSE AND ROLL OVER ALL THAT STUFF. SO HE KNOWS WHAT THAT IS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS WILL BE THE AREAS THAT, UH, WILL BE, UH, BLOCKING OFF AGAIN. SAME AREAS.
UH, WE DID LL BEAN, BUT WE'LL BE COMING DOWN AND DOING SYCAMORE DOWN TO ALL. YOU CAN SEE THIS PICTURE THAT WE USE ACTUALLY HAD THE TABLES THAT WERE OUT THERE. WE'RE GONNA TRY TO RECONSTITUTE THAT. AND BASICALLY AREA SO WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE EVENT AREA BUT ALSO PARKING FOR EVERYONE IN THE DOWNTOWN. SO NEXT SLIDE. I WANNA THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE CITY.
UH, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN APPROVED. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE OUT. THERE SHOULD BE A GREAT TIME. YES, IT WILL. MAY 18TH FOR EVERYBODY MARK THEIR CALENDAR. UH, FOR THIS DAY, IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT EVENT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR MOORE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE IT, AND I WOULD JUST JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT ALSO DOES WE HAVE ANOTHER BIG WEEKEND WITH, UM THE PETERSBURG HALF MARATHON AND FIVE K IN TOWN THIS WEEKEND. AND ALONG WITH, UM DONNA MATRIX DAY IS HAVING HIS ANNUAL GALA HERE IN THE LIBRARY. WE ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TO PARKS, PETERSBURG PARKS AND REC. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TABLE OR A TICKET, GET ONE TO HELP SUPPORT OUR PETERSBURG PARKS AND RECS. AND THAT'S FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN THE BIG WORKOUT IS ON SATURDAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. OK, SO COME OUT AND GET HEALTHY. YEAH WELL, WATCH KS. WESTWOOD RUN THE HALF MARATHON. I'M GONNA OPEN UP AND LET HIM RUN. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UM UH. COUNCILOR MARKS. YOU HAD AN EVENT THAT YOU WANTED TO SPEAK ON? YES, SIR. MR MAYOR. HEBRON GROUP WANTED ME TO ANNOUNCE THEY HAVING A TRI CITIES FAM FEST FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH 2024 FROM 12 TO 4 P.M. AT THE FORMER PEABODY SITE 725 WESTLEY STREET. RIGHT AND VICE. MAY HILL YOU HAVE A YEAH. UH, I JUST WANNA ANNOUNCE,
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UH, ON THIS COMING THURSDAY, APRIL THE FOURTH. UH, WE'LL BE HAVING OUR AWARD TO MEETING AT, UH, GOOD SHEPHERD BAPTIST CHURCH . ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME MORE SPECIAL AWARD TWO. WE HAVE A FEW PRESENTERS, UH, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, AS RELATE TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, SO THAT'S THIS THURSDAY AT SIX O'CLOCK. THANK YOU. OK AND ALSO WE ARE TAKING, UM, APPLICATIONS AS WELL FOR OUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. UM, YOU CAN GO TO OUR TO OUR WEBSITE AND SCAN THE QR CODE, IF YOU KNOW ANY YOUNG PEOPLE THAT'S INTERESTED IN WORKING THIS SUMMER. UH, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 70 PLUS YOUNG PEOPLE INTERN WITH US, AND WE LOOK TO TOP THAT[15. City Manager's Agenda]
NUMBER THIS YEAR. ALL RIGHT. UM, NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO, UM, BUSINESS OR REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER. NO MR MAYOR, YOU BEAT YOU STOLE MY THUNDER. SO THANK YOU FOR ANNOUNCING THE SUMMER PROGRAM. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR COUNCIL THIS EVENING. OK, COUNCILMAN JONES HERE ON THAT. YEAH MISSISSIPPI MAN WAS GOING BACK TO THE LIGHTS , UM, ON SCOTT STREET AND ON OLD WAGON ROAD IF YOU CAN ALSO LOOK AT 652 OLD WENER ROAD. UM, THE LIGHTS WAS NEVER PUT BACK UP AFTER THE NEW POLL WAS PUT UP. SO THIS COMING FROM THE RESIDENTS ON THAT OPPOSITE SIDE.OK, AND THE OTHER THING IS, UM IF YOU CAN INFORM US ON THE STATUS FOR THE SMOKE DETECTORS FOR MM-HMM A MAN IS RIGHT HERE. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S ALL I GET. I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT UP. MAKE SURE I FORGET NOBODY. AND THANK YOU. AS WELL. OKAY NEXT, WE COULD MOVE ON TO BUSINESS OR
[16. Business or Reports from the Clerk]
REPORTS FROM THE CLERK. THE HEN ITEMS TONIGHT. YES. YES, SIR. UM I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE LOCATION OR THE WAY THAT YOU ACCESS THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND PACKETS ON THE WEBSITE. SO IF YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY ACCESSING THE AGENDAS THROUGH A BOOKMARK.WE DO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE DELETE THAT. UM IF YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW DOT PETERSBURG DASH VA.ORG. CLICK THE GOVERNMENT DROP DOWN MENU ON THE HOME PAGE. SCREEN LEFT AND CLICK CITY COUNCIL. IT WILL TAKE YOU TO, UM, THE COUNCIL CENTER. AND THERE YOU CAN VIEW ALL AGENDAS AND MINUTES SCROLL TO THE COUNCIL MEETING DATE. AND THEN IF YOU GO TO THE SCREEN TO THE RIGHT, YOU CAN CLICK THE DOWNLOAD SYMBOL FOR YOUR AGENDA AND OR PACKET. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED ON WHAT WE USED TO CALL THE SUNSHINE LIST TO RECEIVE THE AGENDA VIA EMAIL. I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE EMAIL ME AT T HILL AT PETERSBURG DASH VA.ORG. THANK YOU, SIR. OK,
[17. Business or Reports from the City Attorney]
THANK YOU. NEXT. WE MOVE ON TO BUSINESS OF A PORTS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR WILLIAMS AND ITEMS. I JUST WANNA SAY IT'S A GOOD REPORT FROM THE CLERK. UH, I TEXTED THE MANAGER ABOUT 1231 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING LAST NIGHT, THINKING THAT THEY WEREN'T UP THERE AND THEN I FOUND IT. SO THANK YOU TO THE CLERK FOR, UH, LETTING EVERYBODY ELSE KNOW AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. NEXT, UM IS ITEM 18 ADJOURNMENT. UM ALL ALL IN FAVOR. UH,* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.