[1. Roll Call]
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OFFICIALLY 830, AND WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED WITH THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JULY 15, 2024. AT THIS TIME, MISS HILL, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCILMAN CUTHBERT? COUNCIL MEMBER JONES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WESTBROOK COUNCIL MEMBER. SMITH. LEE. PRESENT. VICE MAYOR. HILL HERE. MAYOR. HERE SIR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.
NEXT ITEM. TO. GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMAN CUTHBERT IS. HERE. WE ARE. MARK.
COUNCILMAN KIRBY IS HERE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. NEXT ITEM TWO WILL OPEN UP WITH OPENING PRAYER. VICE MAYOR HILL. LET US PRAY. ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHERS, ONCE AGAIN WE COME BEFORE YOU, GIVING YOUR NAME, HONOR, PRAISE AND GLORY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING OF IT TODAY. NOW, LORD, AS WE EMBARK ON THIS BUSINESS OF YOUR CITY.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM ON HOW TO DO THOSE THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING IN THY SIGHT. LORD USE US FOR YOUR GLORY. LORD, WE ASK THAT BLESSINGS UPON OUR NATION IN A SPECIAL WAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, LET US TURN DOWN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE POLITICAL, SITUATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TALKING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. HEAVENLY FATHER, LET US KNOW THAT WE HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN WE DO. DIVIDE IT. SO, LORD, WE ASK THY BLESSINGS UPON THE CANDIDATE WHO WAS SHOT. DONALD TRUMP. HEAVENLY FATHER, HE AND HIS FAMILY. WE ASK THAT BLESSING UPON OUR PRESIDENT, JOSEPH BIDEN, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THY BLESSING UPON OUR STATE. OUR GOVERNOR, HEAVENLY FATHER, OUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THY BLESSINGS UPON THIS COUNCIL. HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU HAVE MOVED US IN A MIGHTY WAY AND WE GIVE YOUR NAME, HONOR, PRAISE, AND GLORY. WE ASK THAT WE BE MORE UNITED THAN DIVIDED. IT'S IN YOUR NAME.
WE PRAY AND WE THANK YOU. AMEN. AMEN. NEXT, COULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL. COUNCILMEMBER WESTBROOK IS PRESENT. NEXT IS ITEM FOUR,
[5.a. A Resolution Requesting and Petitioning a Referendum on Whether or Not to Permit Casino Gaming in Petersburg]
DETERMINATION OF PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. WE HAVE COUNCILMAN WESTBROOK PRESENT AS WELL. GOOD MORNING, NEXT WE HAVE ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS NEW BUSINESS, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AND PETITIONING OR REFERENDUM OR WHETHER OR NOT TO PERMIT A CASINO GAMING IN PETERSBURG. AND THE RESOLUTION STATES, WHEREAS PURSUANT TO 58.1 DASH 4107 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, THE CITY OF PETERSBURG IS AN ELIGIBLE HOST CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CASINO GAMING. EFFECTIVELY, JULY 1ST, 2024. AND WHEREAS BY RESOLUTION 2024, RES 26, ADOPTED ON MAY 28TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATED P CASINO RESORTS PETERSBURG LLC AS THE CITY'S PREFERRED CASINO GAMING OPERATOR AND WHEREAS ON MAY 28TH, 2024, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 58.1 DASH 41 07F OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, THE CITY PROMPTLY SUBMITTED ITS SELECTION AND PREFERRED CASINO GAMING OPERATOR PACKAGE TO THE VIRGINIA LOTTERY FOR PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND WHEREAS THE VIRGINIA LOTTERY HAS ISSUED ITS CERTIFICATION OF APPROVAL FOR THE CITY TO PROCEED TO REFERENDUM, WHICH IS HEREIN ATTACHED IN EXHIBIT A AND WHEREAS 58.1 DASH 41 23B OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA PROVIDES THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF AN ELIGIBLE HOST CITY SHALL PETITION THE COURT BY RESOLUTION ASKING THAT A REFERENDUM BE HELD ON THE QUESTION ON WHETHER CASINO GAMING WILL BE PERMITTED WITHIN THE CITY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY CITY COUNCIL OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, THAT IT HEREBY PETITIONS THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, TO REQUEST THAT A REFERENDUM BE HELD ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER CASINO GAMING SHALL BE PERMITTED WITHIN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT COUNCIL REQUESTS THAT THE SAID REFERENDUM BE HELD ON NOVEMBER FIFTH, 2024, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGULAR GENERAL ELECTION, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO FILE THE APPROPRIATE PETITION AND PLEADINGS WITH THE PETERSBURG CIRCUIT COURT. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE SUCH FURTHER ACTIONS AS ARE NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE DATE OF ITS ADOPTION. VICE MAYOR HILL, I PROUDLY MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.COUNCILMAN WESTBROOK SECOND. ALL RIGHT. OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE RESOLUTIO.
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ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, MISS HILL, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MYERS. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WESTBROOK. AYE.COUNCIL MEMBER I. VICE MAYOR. HILL. AYE. AYE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT
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