Nov 06, 2024 Regular Work Session

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OUR SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. NEXT. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO

[1. Roll Call]

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M SORRY. VICE MAYOR. HILL. HERE. MAYOR. PERRY. HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT. I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE BEFORE OUR PRAYER, WE LOST ONE OF OUR OWN AND LIEUTENANT RAYSHAWN BOLIN, WHO PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT. SO, EVERYONE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PLEASE KEEP UP. POLICE DEPARTMENT IN PRAYER. ALONG WITH LIEUTENANT BOLIN'S FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. NEXT VICE MAYOR HILL WILL LEAD US IN AN OPENING PRAYER. LET US PRAY. ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER ONCE AGAIN WE COME BEFORE YOU, LORD, GIVING YOUR NAME, HONOR, PRAISE, AND GLORY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS OF TODAY. NOW, LORD, WE ASK THAT BLESSINGS UPON THIS MEETING, HEAVENLY FATHER, THAT IT MAY BE FRUITFUL TO THY NAME. NOW, LORD, WE ASK THAT THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO WALK WITH US AND TALK TO US. HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE DO THE BUSINESS OF THIS CITY. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE VICTORIES THAT WE WON ON YESTERDAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE VICTORY AND GETTING THIS NEW ECONOMIC STIMULUS. ONE POINT $4,000,000 BILLION, HEAVENLY FATHER, TO COME TO THE CITY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO LABORED BEHIND THE SCENES.

HEAVENLY FATHER, TO GET US TO THIS POINT. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL COMING TOGETHER, HEAVENLY FATHER, TO HELP MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD IN SPITE OF THE NAYSAYERS. HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR INDIVIDUALS HAVING A FATHER WHO HAVE PUT THEIR HANDS TO THE PLOW. HEAVENLY FATHER AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. HEAVENLY FATHER, ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR AND OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, HEAVENLY FATHER HAS GOTTEN US TO THIS POINT. LORD, WE ASK A SPECIAL ANOINTING UPON OUR OUR OUR MAYOR, HEAVENLY FATHER, IN A SPECIAL WAY. WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO TOUCH HIM FROM THE TOP OF HIS HEAD TO THE SOLES OF HIS FEET. HEAVENLY FATHER, AS HE CONTINUE TO LEAD THIS CITY WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE. HEAVENLY FATHER, BE WITH OUR CITY MANAGER IN A SPECIAL WAY. BE WITH ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. HEAVENLY FATHER, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR EMS, OUR POLICE OFFICERS. LORD, WE ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING UPON LIEUTENANT RICHARD BOLIN FAMILY AND A SPECIAL WAY. WHEREAS HE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT. HEAVENLY FATHER, HE FINISHED HIS COURSE.

NOW THERE'S A CROWN LAID UP FOR HIM. SO, LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING UPON HIS FAMILY THAT YOU WILL COMFORT THEM IN THEIR LOSS. WE GIVE YOUR NAME HONOR. WE GIVE YOUR NAME PRAISE. IT'S IN JESUS NAME. WE PRAY AND WE THANK YOU. AMEN.

AMEN. NEXT, CAN EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AMEN. NEXT IS

[4. Determination of the Presence of a Quorum]

[5. Proclamations/Recognitions/Presentation of Ceremonial Proclamation]

PROCLAMATIONS. RECOGNITIONS, PRESENTATIONS OF CEREMONIAL PROCLAMATIONS. OUR FIRST IS ITEM A PROCLAMATION HONORING MR. JAMES R CLARK. SENIOR STATES. WHEREAS MR. JAMES R CLARK SENIOR IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE PETERSBURG TRI-CITIES AREA AND A PROUD GRADUATE OF VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE, NOW VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DEMONSTRATING A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND THE BETTERMENT OF HIS COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS MR. CLARK HONORABLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY FOR OVER 30 YEARS WITH THE DISTINCTION RETIRING AS COLONEL IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, EXEMPLIFYING BRAVERY, DUTY, AND HONOR IN HIS MILITARY CAREER. AND WHEREAS MR. CLARK HAS BEEN A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF GILLFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH, JOINING IN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 1960, SERVING DILIGENTLY AS A TRUSTEE AS WELL AS MEMBERSHIP IN THE MEN'S ENSEMBLE AND SANCTUARY CHOIR. MR. CLARK WAS DILIGENTLY CONTRIBUTING HIS TIME, TALENTS, AND TREASURES TO THE SPIRITUAL AND CIVIC LIFE OF THE CONGREGATION. AND WHEREAS MR.

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YOU SEE? I WAS. HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, BROTHER. THANK YOU. PRESENTATION RIGHT HERE TO YOU. YES. SIR. THAT'S THE ONE. WHERE. YOU. YOU DOING ALRIGHT? ALRIGHT. RIGHT BESIDE YOU. PUT THAT CAMERA RIGHT BESIDE YOUR BROTHER. COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON. COME AROUND HERE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN JONES, THEY WANT TO SEE YOU. OKAY, GREAT. OKAY. TRYING TO HIDE THAT READ. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND. THANK YOU. MAN. YEAH. COME ON. STICK AROUND. OH, BOY. SO. MISTER MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE ON BEHALF OF THE BROTHERS OF DELTA OMEGA, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING BROTHER JAMES CLARK SENIOR. HE'S CONTRIBUTED A LOT NOT ONLY TO THIS COMMUNITY, BUT TO OMEGA PSI PHI. AS A WHOLE. HE SERVED THIS COUNTRY 30 YEARS. RETIRING AS A COLONEL IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. HE'S HE'S PROBABLY DONE MORE MORE FOR OMEGA PSI PHI THAN PROBABLY ANY OTHER BROTHER IN THIS FRATERNITY. HE'S HE'S KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY. HE'S KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE THIRD DISTRICT. AND HE'S HE'S A LEGEND FOR DELTA OMEGA. AND PETERSBURG AREA. SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HONORING HIM. I KNOW, MISTER MAYOR, YOU'RE GOING TO COME AND YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY PRESENT THIS TO HIM. AND OUR ACHIEVEMENT WEEK, WE LOOK FORWARD TO REALLY HONORING BROTHER CLARK AT OUR AT OUR ACHIEVEMENT WEEK. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW. YEAH. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM B A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MISTER CALVIN MCINTYRE HERE AS MISTER HEALTH AND FITNESS 2024. WHEREAS MISTER CALVIN MCINTYRE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LAURINBURG, NORTH CAROLINA. HE WAS JOINED TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FROM AN EARLY AGE, PARTICULARLY RUNNING AND FOOTBALL. AND WHEREAS MISTER MCINTYRE BEGAN WORKING OUT WITH HIS BROTHER CHARLES, WHO SHARED A PASSION FOR FITNESS AND CUTTING THE FAMILY'S HAIR. AND WHEREAS MISTER MCINTYRE'S LIFELONG LOVE FOR LIFTING WAS IGNITED BY HIS FATHER, WHO BUILT THEM A WOODEN WEIGHT BENCH FOR THEIR WORKOUTS. AND WHEREAS AFTER HIS FIRST WORKOUT, HE

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MISTER MCINTYRE MOVED TO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, WHERE HE EARNED HIS BARBERS LICENSE AND CONTINUED WORKING OUT AT THE ICONIC FIFTH AVENUE GYM. AND WHEREAS HE WAS INSPIRED BY BODYBUILDERS LIKE KAI GREENE, IN 1994, HE CAUGHT THE COMPETITION BUG AND BEGAN HIS JOURNEY COMPETING, KNOWN FOR PRECISE MUSCLE TARGETING AND TEMPO CONTROL. HE IS ALWAYS CHASING THE BURN. AND WHEREAS IN 2003 HE RELOCATED WITH HIS FAMILY TO VIRGINIA. HE BECAME A RESIDENT OF THE PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA AND THE PROUD OWNER OF BODIES AND BEYOND AND STYLES AND BEYOND, LOCATED ON CRATER ROAD IN PETERSBURG. AND WHEREAS OVER THE YEARS MR. MCINTYRE HAS COMPETED IN OVER 100 NATURAL BODYBUILDING SHOWS, EARNING MORE THAN 45 TROPHIES FOR FIRST AND SECOND PLACE IN AMATEUR AND PRO CATEGORIES. HIS ROUTINE FEATURES A THREE DAY SPLIT STRENGTH AND CARDIO, FOCUSING ON TIME UNDER TENSION. HIS DIET INCLUDES WHOLE FOODS AND AMPLE HYDRATION. AND WHEREAS MOST RECENTLY HE ENTERED INTO A NATIONWIDE BODYBUILDING CONTEST AND OUT OF 500 PEOPLE, HE BECAME A FINALIST AND WAS NUMBER EIGHT IN THE 2024 MR. HEALTH AND FITNESS COMPETITION.

HE WAS FEATURED IN THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE MUSCLE AND FITNESS. AND WHEREAS HIS GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IS BEING THE FATHER OF CALVIN JUNIOR, AALIYAH. HIS TRUE PASSION LIES IN HELPING OTHERS ACHIEVING THEIR FITNESS GOALS, AND SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. HE PLANS TO OPEN ANOTHER DUNGEON STYLE GYM AND BARBERSHOP IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR SAMUEL PARHAM, ON BEHALF OF THE PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE CALVIN MCINTYRE AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE UNTO SET BY MY HAND, AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG TO BE AFFIXED. THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 20, 24. SIGNED BY MYSELF AND THE CLERK OF COUNCIL, MISS. TANGIE HILL. MR. MR. AND FAMILY. THANK YOU. COME ON. COME. COME ON, COME ON. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH.

COME ON UP. ALRIGHT. YOU GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS. AGAIN. OKAY. PERFECT. SLIDE, SLIDE. WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM ON THIS SIDE TOO. COME ON. BACK TO THE ARNOLD. ARNOLD, COME OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE. WE CAN BOUNCE IT OUT. YEP. THE LEGEND HIMSELF. HE THREW THIS OVER HERE. OKAY, YOU GOT I.

ONE. TWO. THREE. OKAY. OKAY. NOW. GOOD. OKAY. PERFECT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU. GUYS. ARE YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD. OKAY. GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT.

GREAT. GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL. GOOD. I WISH YOU WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AMEN. WE'LL TAKE ONE ITEM OFF. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM C, WHICH IS A VETERANS DAY PROCLAMATION. AND IT STATES WHEREAS VETERANS DAY IS OBSERVED ON NOVEMBER 11TH EACH YEAR HONORING THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. AND WHEREAS THESE VETERANS HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO PROTECTING THE FREEDOM AND VALUES THAT WE CHERISH AS A NATION. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF PETERSBURG RECOGNIZES THE SACRIFICES MADE BY OUR VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE IMPACT OF THEIR SERVICE ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF PETERSBURG IS SO PROUD TO SUPPORT FORT GREG ADAMS, THE THIRD LARGEST TRAINING SITE IN THE US ARMY, WHICH PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PREPARING UP TO 70,000 TROOPS ANNUALLY AND SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTES TO OUR REGIONAL ACADEMY. AND WHEREAS WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT VETERANS IN PETERSBURG RECEIVE THE SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE, INCLUDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, ON THIS DAY, WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO HONOR OUR VETERANS AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THEIR SERVICE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, SAMUEL PERRY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 11TH, 2024, AS VETERANS DAY IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. AND I URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR OUR VETERANS

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SO I KNOW NEXT IS ITEM D, SECOND ACCREDITATION AWARD TO THE SECRETARY. OKAY. THAT'S MOVED.

WE'RE MOVING THAT CHIEF TO THE NEXT MEETING. THE NOVEMBER 19TH. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE THE ACCREDITATION AWARD. ALRIGHT. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE'LL

[6. Public Comments]

DARREN, YOU KNEW YOU HAD MY SUPPORT. I VOTED FOR THE CASINO, SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOING TO GO FORWARD. ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE NOTICED. I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF COMING HERE. I PASSED A JEWISH CHAPEL IN THE BLANDFORD CEMETERY THAT WAS KNOCKED DOWN MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. WHY HASN'T THAT BEEN FIXED YET? WE KNOW WHO. WE KNOW WHO DID IT. HER INSURANCE SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR IT. BUT IF NOT, THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE. THAT'S OUR CEMETERY. ALSO CONCERNED. THE TWO BRIDGES ARE OUT.

CARRIAGE HOUSE IS IN THE NEWS AGAIN WITH ELEVATORS GOING OUT. WE'VE GOT WE WE'VE GOT TO START MOVING FORWARD. POSITIVELY. YOU'VE GOT YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER TERM FOR Y'ALL. LET'S LET'S START DOING THINGS THAT IMPROVE THE CITY, NOT JUST MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO. THANK YOU. THANK YO.

THANKS, MISS BOB RUDOLPH. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL. GOOD AFTERNOON, BARB RUDOLPH, 1675 MOUNT VERNON STREET. OH, EXCUSE ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY I CAN'T TALK, BUT I'M BRIEF. I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNSELORS HILL. CUTHBERT AND SMITH LEE ON YOUR WIN AND FOUR MORE YEARS ON THE COUNCIL. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND I'M SORRY I CAN'T. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VOICE, BUT ALSO ABOUT ON THE REFERENDUM AS WELL. AND ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER AND THE FINANCE STAFF FOR THE REPORT. THAT'S LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.

IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM, BUT I APPRECIATE THE FOLLOW UP AND DOING A REPORT ON THE SPEND. THE ARPA SPENDING, BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING OF GREAT INTEREST TO ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN. APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. OH, YES. LOOKS LIKE. I'M GOING. TO. I'M GOING TO DO THE CONSENT AGENDA RIGHT. AND THEN I COME BACK TO YOU. OKAY. OKAY.

[7. Approval of Consent Agenda (to include minutes of previous meetings)]

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ARTICLE 23 SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS, SPECIAL USES AND ARTICLE 31 PERMITS, PLATS AND FILING FEES AS SET FORTH IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG PERTAINING TO DATA CENTER USES. NEXT IS ITEM H WILL BE MOVED TO THE NOVEMBER 19TH MEETING FOR SCHEDULING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE'LL HAVE. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE ITEM I, WHICH IS A FIRST READING. AND TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND ADOPT ARTICLE 25 SUPPLEMENTARY HEIGHT AREA, BULK AND DESIGN REGULATIONS AND ARTICLE 28 CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS AS SET FORTH IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG PERTAINING TO ADMINISTRATIVE CLARIFICATION ON DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUOUS NON-CONFORMING LOTS UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC NOTICE ITEM J. FIRST READING AND SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE FY 25. CAMERON FOUNDATION GRANT FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE DEPARTMENT. VICE MAYOR HILL. SO MOVED. COUNCILMAN WESTBROOK.

SECOND, A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS HILL, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MYERS. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

WESTBROOK. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SMITH. AYE. VICE MAYOR. HILL. AYE. MAYOR. PERRY. AYE. MOTION

[8. Special Reports]

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MAYOR. I'M NOT TAKING IT ANYMORE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO MEAN TO ME. AND IF EVERY TIME THEY BE MEAN TO ME, I WILL ASK TO SPEAK BECAUSE I WANT TO. I WILL WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHO THESE DON'T COST YOU NOTHING. MY MOTHER SAID, IF YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING NICE TO ANYONE, DON'T SAY NOTHING AT ALL. JUST THINK. IF I WASN'T STRONG AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS CAN GO OVERBOARD. BUT I'M STRONG. I'M VERY STRONG. AND I'M HERE TO FIGHT. AND I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE. I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE BECAUSE I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN PETERSBURG. STARTED ON WEST STREET. MY PARENTS BUILT A HOUSE IN COOL SPRING GARDEN. I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD, AND I NEVE, NEVER LEFT THAT HOUSE. THEY WANTED TO SEND ME TO JAIL.

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YES, SIR. IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO HEAR WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH, COUNCILMAN SMITH, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LET THE WORLD KNOW BECAUSE WE'RE FILLED WITH BLACKS AND WHITES IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND MY QUESTION TO YOU, BECAUSE YOU GOT TO CALL IT OUT LIKE YOU WANT TO DO, WHERE YOU CALLED A BY A BLACK MAN OR A WHITE MAN. SAY IT LOUD MAY I SAY THAT? THAT WAS WHITE? THAT. WHO CALLED YOU THAT AGAIN? BUT LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT.

AND IT'S GOT A DIRECT TIE TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NATION. WE HAVE TO GET ACROSS THE BARRIERS. BUT WHEN WE SAY STUFF LIKE THIS, WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE KNOW. SO WE DON'T GENERATE A RACIAL UPRISING THINKING SOMEBODY'S GOING TO SAY IT'S SOMEBODY WHITE THAT CALLED YOU A, BUT THIS WAS SOMEBODY THAT LOOKED LIKE YOU, THAT CALLED YOU THAT. YES. YOU KNOW, SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE THAT KNOWN. AND I WANT TO SAY THIS TO YOU. YOU GOT TO KEEP FIGHTING. YOU GOT TO KEEP MOVING. YOU GOT THAT VICTORY. YOU GOT THAT VICTORY. KEEP MOVING. THEY GOING TO BE MEAN. BUT GUESS WHAT? THEY GOT TO DEAL WITH THAT BECAUSE THE CONSCIENCE AIN'T GOING TO LET YOU GO TO SLEEP. GOOD BEING MEAN TO SOMEBODY. SO KEEP MOVING. THAT'S RIGHT. KEEP GOING. JAIL CAN'T HOLD A POSITIVE SOUL. IS FROM NOW, JUST LIKE THEY REMEMBER YOU. IF YOU KEEP DOING GOOD, THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT IS ITEM

[10. Finance and Budget Report]

GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. OKAY. WE HAVE OUR NOVEMBER FINANCE UPDATE. I'LL TRY TO BE AS BRIEF AS I CAN. WE'LL START WITH AND QUICK ARPA UPDATE. WE HAVE FIRST QUARTER BUDGET TO ACTUALS. AND THEN WE'LL DO A EARNED INTEREST UPDATE. AFTER THAT. SO JUST STARTING WITH THE ARPA OVERVIEW. SO ARPA. AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OKAY CAME AROUND AROUND THE COVID TIMES. ADMINISTER THE SL FRF PROGRAM, SO STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS. SO OUR FUNDS WERE SPLIT UP INTO THESE SUB CATEGORIES HERE. A TOTAL AWARD OF 20, A LITTLE OVER $20 MILLION. AND WE'VE SPENT OVER 15 MILLION SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS. THESE FUNDS ESSENTIALLY WITH A LITTLE OVER 5 MILLION LEFT TO SPEND. UNDER INFRASTRUCTURE. OKAY. THERE WAS NINE, A LITTLE OVER 9 MILLION BUDGETED. THERE. WE'VE SPENT 5.3 MILLION. 4.5 MILLION REMAIN. FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. A LITTLE OVER 2 MILLION BUDGETED. THERE AGAIN, A LITTLE OVER 2 MILLION SPENT. WE HAVE JUST OVER $10,000 AVAILABLE LEFT TO SPEND UNDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY DOMAIN. TALKING ABOUT ECONOMIC TOTAL BUDGET 2.4 MILLION. TOTAL SPENT 1.7 MILLION. SO WE HAVE 768,000 REMAINING THERE. AND OUR LAST TWO WOULD BE ADMINISTRATIO.

SO WE STILL HAVE 117,000 FOR ADMINISTRATION. AND AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ALLOTTED ALL OF OUR LOST REVENUE. SO WHICH WAS JUST FUNDS THAT YOU CAN TAKE AND REPLACE REVENUE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE HAD LIKE AROUND THOSE COVID TIMES. SO WE DESIGNATED 6.6 MILLION FOR THAT. AND THAT HAS ALL BEEN ALLOCATED AND SPENT. SO AGAIN GOING BACK OVER THERE'S STILL 5 MILLION REMAINING. SOME NOTES TO NOTE THOUGH. THE DEADLINE TO OBLIGATE THE FUNDS PER THE US DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. IS THIS YEAR DECEMBER THE 31ST OF 2024. SO ANY FUNDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOCATED BY THAT TIME WILL NEED TO BE RETURNED. BUT WE'VE BE SPENT BY DECEMBER 31ST OF

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THROUGHOUT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS. EXCUSE ME. UNDER 25%. AND THIS IS LOOKING AT 25% OF THE YEAR GONE. SO WE'RE TRACKING WELL THERE. HERE'S OUR OTHER FUNDS. ALL OF THEM TRACKING AROUND WHERE THEY SHOULD BE. SO THAT'S GOOD. THE ONLY OUTLIER IS GOING TO BE DOGWOOD. BUT DOGWOOD HAS REVENUES THAT COMBAT THE EXPENSES. LASTLY EARNED INTEREST UPDATE. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THESE NUMBERS HERE. SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FEW MONTHS THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST WE'VE BEEN IN ON OUR LGIP, WHICH IS THE SO RIGHT NOW, JUST TO UPDATE THE TOTAL EARNED YEAR TO DATE AFTER THE OCTOBER NUMBERS IS NOT 450. IT'S ACTUALLY $639,662. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE EARNED YEAR TO DATE ON OUR INTEREST IN THE LGIP. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRACKING AT ABOUT A 5.1% INTEREST RATE. AND I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS. THANK COUNCILMAN COOPER. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. LET ME START WITH WHAT YOU ENDED UP ON. IF WE HAD NOT SHILLY SHALLY FOR NINE MONTHS FOR IN THAT CASH INTO THE. AND WE DID CHILL OUT A BIT TOWARDS YOU. I. AM A GREEN LIGHT. IT IS MIKE WORKS, BUT THE LIGHT DOESN'T. THAT'S SUPER. THE MIKE'S THE IMPORTANT THING. IF WE HAD NOT SHILLY SHALLIED FOR NINE MONTHS, WE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY MADE ANOTHER 1.4 MILLION. $1.5 MILLION. MAYBE IT'S A MILLION. I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S BIG MONEY. I WROTE THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT IT. FIRST ONE I'VE GOT IS DATED SEPTEMBER 13TH OF 2023, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL JUNE OF 2024 WHEN THE TRANSFER WAS MADE AND IT WAS NOT MADE BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, WAS MADE BY THE TREASURER. I APPLAUD THE TREASURER FOR MAKING THAT TRANSFER, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS CASH. BUT WE REALLY NEED TO BE MORE TUNED IN TO MAXIMIZING OUR REVENUE AND NOT MISSING OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN REVENUE. THIS WAS A BIG TURN TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES. FARMER STREET BUILDING REHAB. IT USED TO BE CALLED I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT'S GOING TO GO INTO THE FARMER STREET BUILDING ONCE WE HAVE REHABBED IT? MR. ALTMAN, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE WE'RE RELOCATING THE POLICE STATION. OKAY. SO THE POLICE STATION IS STILL GOING INTO THE FARMER STREET BUILDING. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND AS I DRIVE BY WILCOX LAKE. I DON'T SEE EVIDENCE OF $101,000 HAVING BEEN SPENT ON THAT. SLOPE. THE SLOPE LOOKS JUST LIKE IT DID TEN YEARS AGO. WELL, AT LEAST FIVE. HOW DID WE MANAGE TO SPEND $101,000 ON THE WILCOX LAKE DAM REHAB AND NOT CHANGE ITS APPEARANCE WE HAD TO GO IN AND DO THE DESIGN FOR REHABBING THE LAKE.

THE BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GROWN INTO THE DAM, WE JUST CAN'T GO IN AND CUT IT AND GRUB IT BECAUSE IT WOULD AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DAM. SO WE HAD TO GO AND PAY TO HAVE SOME DESIGN WORK DONE SO WE CAN PREP TO GET THE WORK DONE. AND THEN I THINK WE HAVE WE'VE REQUESTED SOME GRANT FUNDING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ACTUAL WORK TO REHAB THE FACILITY, THE ACTUAL DAM ITSELF. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD. WELL, I HOPE THAT GRANT MONEY COMES THROUGH BECAUSE I MUCH PREFER SPENDING. GRANT MONEY TO ARPA MONEY IF WE CAN DO IT. I YES. AND WE I MUCH PREFER SPENDING GRANT MONEY THAN SOME OF OUR OWN MONEY THAT LEVERAGES US TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS. AND OUR GRANT PERSON OUT THERE, MISS WILLIAMS, SHE'S WORKING ON IT VERY HARD FOR US. GOOD. WELL, YOU KNOW, MR. ALTMAN, I'VE BEEN THINKING THAT WE GET OUR HIGHEST RETURN ON EMPLOYEE SALARY PAYCHECK THAT WE GIVE TO MISS WILLIAMS. AND I THANK HER FOR

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BECAUSE I LOVE GRANT MONEY. I THINK WE ALL LOVE GRANT MONEY AND IF, IF, IF MORE TIME WERE AVAILABLE TO MISS WILLIAMS TO WORK ON GRANTS, I WONDER WHETHER WE MIGHT BE RECEIVING EVEN MORE GRANTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO THAT? MAYBE I'M WRONG. MAYBE. MAYBE SHE'S ALREADY OPT OUT AND MAXIMIZING EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO GET US GRANT MONEY. I THINK SHE'S SHE'S WORKING OVERTIME AT THE YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE GET SOME MORE DONE? BUT MAYBE GET HER SOME HELP TO GET SOME THINGS DONE? SO WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT. BUT I AGREE WITH YOU. WE GET A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF VALUE OUT OF THAT IN ADDITION TO ALL THAT, I ALSO LIKE TO SHE AND I JOKE BECAUSE I TELL HER THAT I ONE OF THE THINGS I PAY HER TO DO IS WORRY FOR US. SO SHE'S OUR SHE'S OUR FULL TIME WARRIOR ALS. SO WE GET A LOT OUT OF HER FOR SURE. WELL, THAT'S THAT'S GOOD.

BUT WOULD YOU LET US KNOW AT OUR NOVEMBER 19TH MEETING WHETHER THERE IT WOULD BE COST EFFECTIVE TO READJUST HER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES SO THAT SHE COULD DEVOTE MORE TIME TO, TO GRANT WORK? I MEAN, WE HAVE GREAT CONVERSATIONS IN CITY HAL, BUT, YOU KNOW, MY SAYING IS CITY HALL IS WHERE GOOD IDEAS GO TO DIE BUT PART OF WHAT MY THOUGHT PROCESS HAS BEEN IN OUR CONVERSATION IS I WOULD BRING IT FORTH AS PART OF A BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE TO CREATE SOME POSITIONS AND ALLOCATE SOME FUNDING FOR THOSE POSITIONS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE MIDYEAR TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO WORKING THAT INTO A BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR NEXT YEAR. SO YOU THINK WE'VE GOT TO GO HAVE TO WAIT TILL JULY 1ST OF 2025 REALLY TO. I THINK ONE, WE'VE GOT A FEW THINGS THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT IN ADDITION TO JUST THE GRANT PIECE WE HAVE WITH LAST NIGHT'S VOTE. A NEED TO LOOK AT OVERALL TOURISM APPROACH AND WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO TO ACCOMPLISH THAT AND CREATE A STRUCTURE AROUND THAT. WHICH PART OF THAT FALLS UNDER MISS WILLIAMS? NOW, SO THERE'S KNOWING THAT THIS IS COMING.

THERE'S KIND OF A BIGGER PICTURE THAN JUST MISS WILLIAMS HERSELF. IT'S AN OVERALL PIECE THAT WE NEED TO BUILD INTO. SO LOOKING AT WHAT THOSE COSTS WOULD BE AND HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE UPCOMING BUDGET AND MAKE THAT CHANGE. I AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE.

RESULT OF THAT DEEPER THINKING. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. ALL

[11. Capital Projects Update]

KNOWING THAT WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A TIME CRUNCH TODAY WITH TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS MEETING. I HAD JUST ASKED PUBLIC WORKS TO PREPARE THE REPORT FOR YOU. YOU HAVE IT. WE GOT IT. IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS, GET THEM TO ME. WE CAN GET ANSWERS FOR Y'ALL. BUT KNOWING THAT MR. CROCKER WANTED US TO, HE WANTS TO BE ABLE TO DECORATE FOR TOMORROW AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

I JUST ASKED THEM TO PROVIDE THE REPORT. YES, THAT'S MY FAULT FOR NOT THEM NOT BEING HERE. NO, WE'RE GOOD, WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT NUMBER 12 UTILITIES AND ITEMS. 13 STREETS. NOTHING FOR TONIGHT. FACILITIES? NOTHING UNDER THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU,

[16. City Manager's Agenda]

[00:45:04]

VICE MAYOR HILL. YES. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, MR. ALTMAN. I JUST WANT TO END ON A POSITIVE NOTE AND SOMEWHAT JUST CONGRATULATE ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WON. YESTERDAY WAS WAS AMAZING. AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER'S GOING ON IN OUR NATION, I COULDN'T EVEN BE UPSET ABOUT THAT. WHETHER YOU WENT ON ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER SIDE, BECAUSE I'M JUST HAPPY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN THIS ROOM WITH THE VOTE. SO I THANK GOD FIRST, THANK ALL THE CITIZENS. THANK THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO VOTED FOR ALL OF US. I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING TILL IT. I DO WANT TO SAY THIS TO MY COUNCILWOMAN. I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN KNOWING YOU SINCE I WAS A CHILD. I KNOW YOUR PARENTS. YOUR PARENTS KNEW MY PARENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AS WELL, GROWING UP. YOUR BROTHER WAS ONE OF MY HEROES. AND YOUR YOUR YOUR OTHER BROTHER IS STILL ONE OF MY. THEY. THE REASON WHY I PLAYED FOOTBALL. BECAUSE I USED TO WATCH THEM AND JUST TO SEE THE HURT ON YOUR FACE. THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE. YEP, YEP. SO JUST TO SEE THE HURT ON YOUR FACE, IT HURTS ME. BUT THAT SAME INDIVIDUAL WAS AT MY POLE TRYING TO BEAT ME INTO A DEBATE IN FRONT OF MY CONSTITUENT. THAT SAME INDIVIDUAL WHO'S NOT A RESIDENT OF PETERSBURG BUT ALWAYS FREQUENT HERE ALL THE TIME. SO WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE LISTEN TO THE NOISE ON THE OUTSIDE AND EVEN ON THE INSIDE, BECAUSE COUNCIL PARTY TRY TO TEAR THE CITY APART. AND WHETHER YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING IT OR NOT. YOU MAY THINK YOUR INTENTIONS MAY BE GOOD, BUT A LOT OF TIMES WHAT IT DOES IS IT HURTS THE CITY AND THE IMAGE OF THE CITY.

SO I'M GLAD THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN STEADFAST AND UNMOVABLE, AND WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYES ON THE VISION OF THE CITY AND NOT LOOKING BACK WHEN WE WON. IT WASN'T JUST THE THREE OF US WINNING. IT WASN'T JUST THE CASINO CASINO WINNING, BUT THE STAFF WON BECAUSE IT SAID THAT THE STAFF WAS DOING A GOOD JOB AT WHAT THEY DO AS WELL. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME SOME BUMPS AND HICCUPS IN ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS, BUT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE THINGS AND I DON'T KNOW ANY CITY THAT DOESN'T. SO REMEMBER THAT THE ENEMY COMES IN TO TRY TO STEAL, KILL AND DESTROY. AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU MAY THINK, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING BACK. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY. TO THE CITY ON TODAY. MAYOR, YOU REPRESENT US SO WELL IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA. YOU KNOW, OUR PR PERSON, JOANNE WILLIAMS, WITH MISTER ARTMAN, OUR CITY ATTORNEY. WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF THAT'S DOING AMAZING THINGS WITH A CITY THAT HAS COME FROM WHEN WE WERE 2016. I REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE I WAS UP HERE, SOME OF SOME INDIVIDUALS WEREN'T UP HERE, AND WE GOT A LOT OF AND WE JUST GOT HERE AND EVERYTHING FELL IN. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE WIN. ON YESTERDAY AND TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR THE GREAT THINGS HE'S DOING IN OUR LIVES. THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR, AND WE'LL

[17. Business or reports from the Clerk]

PLEASE, PLEASE TRY TO GET YOUR APPLICATION IN WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. TWO WEEKS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE YOU CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT. AND THAT'S IT. MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT

[18. Business or reports from the City Attorney]

ALRIGHT. WONDERFUL. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK EVERYONE AGAIN FOR COMING OUT AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY AND WE'LL KEEP PUSHING FORWARD. NEXT IS

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.