ADJOURNED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. THANK IS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT. IT IS OFFICIALLY 5:00. WE
[1. Roll Call]
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ARE STARTING ON TIME FOR FEBRUARY, THE THIRD CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FOR 2026.AT THIS TIME, MISS HILL, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MYERS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WESTBROOK.
PRESENT. THAT'S CORRECT. HE SAID PRESENT. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. SMITH. PRESENT. VICE MAYOR HILL HERE. MAYOR. HERE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS ITEM TWO. PRAYER. VICE MAYOR HILL WILL LEAD US IN OUR OPENING PRAYER. I'M GONNA WAIT UNTIL EVERYBODY SETTLE DOWN, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PRAY, Y'ALL. LET US PRAY. ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS SETTING. HEAVENLY FATHER, NOW, LORD, WE ASK THAT BLESSINGS UPON THIS COUNCIL AS WE DELIBERATE YOUR BUSINESS. HEAVENLY FATHER, BE WITH US, GUIDE US AND STRENGTHEN US. WE ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING UPON OUR CITIZENS. HEAVENLY FATHER, THAT YOU WOULD KEEP US FROM ALL HURT, HARM, AND DANGER. BE WITH OUR YOUTH. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK SPECIAL BLESSING UPON THOSE WHO ARE NAVIGATING THIS COLD WEATHER. WE THANK YOU FOR THE WARMNESS THAT WE'VE JUST RECEIVED ON TODAY THAT THINGS ARE MELTING. WE ASK THAT OUR CHILDREN WOULD RETURN BACK TO SCHOOL, THAT THEY MAY LEARN, LORD, BE WITH OUR STAFF, BE WITH OUR EMPLOYEES. HEAVENLY FATHER, BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. BLESS US AND KEEP US. IT'S IN YOUR NAME. WE PRAY AND WE THANK YOU. AMEN. AMEN. NEXT IS ITEM THREE, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
CAN EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE? 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. TEXAS. ITEM FOUR DETERMINATION OF THE
[5. Public Comments]
PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL START OFF WITH MARLOW GREEN. YEAH. HOLD ON. THIS CONDITION. CAN I WAIT TILL HE PASSES OUT OR MY. PERFECT. YOU'RE GOOD. HOW YOU DOING, MARLOW? ALRIGHT. GREAT, GREAT.THANK YOU. I CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED, GUYS. I'LL HOLD Y'ALL UP. I KNOW Y'ALL GOT BUSY PEOPLE. WELL, I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF OCR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT GROUP, MARLOW GREEN ADDRESS IS 301 ROSS STREET. SO I'M JUST HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON THE MLK DAY CLEANUP. FIRST OF ALL. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT VANESSA CRAWFORD FOR HER PARADE SHE HAD ON THAT DAY. BUT WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL CLEANUP. WE HAD 43 VOLUNTEERS SHOW UP, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAD PICTURES BECAUSE THEY SAY THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING AND THAT'S TAPIOCA. SO YEAH. SO IT'S 43 TIRES THAT WE FOUND OUT THERE, 42 TRASH BAGS WE FILLED UP, AND THEN WE FOUND A TOILET WHICH WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF YOUR PICTURES, WHICH WAS UNBELIEVABLE. SOMEBODY ACTUALLY GRABBED THAT. I WOULD NOT HAVE.
I JUST WANT TO BE HONEST. BUT WE HAD SOME YOUNG KIDS OUT THERE THAT WERE VERY EAGER TO CLEAN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO SOME PEOPLE I WANT TO SHOUT OUT FOR THE CLEANUP IS GOING TO BE SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL, VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FLAVORFUL PORTIONS LOCATED IN PETERSBURG. ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS CAME OUT TO HELP US CLEAN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALSO SHOUTING OUT MR. RANDALL WILLIAMS, ARTHUR YATES, FRANKIE WHITTINGTON. THEY CAME OUT AND CLEANED UP THE TRASH AND EVERYTHING. LIKE, LITERALLY, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE NEXT DAY OR THE DAY AFTER, I CAN'T REMEMBER, BUT THEY GOT IT DONE QUICKLY. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS ON THAT. THE OTHER PIECE THAT I WANT TO MENTION IS RELATED TO THE GRANT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HOSTING AN INVASIVE SPECIES TRAINING IN IN MARCH, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE IN COLLABORATION WITH FOWLER. JUST WAVING AT MISS WENDY. AND SO WE'RE DOING THAT IN MARCH. AND THAT'LL BE FOCUSED ON INVASIVE SPECIES ECOLOGY AND NATURE. AND SO WE'LL THE TRAINING WILL BE ABOUT THREE HOURS AND WILL GIVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. SO THAT IS THE GRANT WORK. AND THEN WE ALSO
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HAVE THE MASTER PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS. WE'VE ENGAGED TIMMONS GROUP TO PREPARE THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE PARK LOCATIONS ALONG THE TRAIL ON POCAHONTAS ISLAND. I'M WORKING WITH MARCUS ALLEN ON THAT AS WELL TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CITY INPUT. HOPING SOMEBODY FROM COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE MR. CUTHBERT WILL COME OUT WHEN WE GET TO THE LISTENING SESSIONS TO ATTEND AND GIVE YOUR INPUT AS WELL. THE FINAL ITEMS IS I HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT HERE, YOU GUYS. I KIND OF ONLY HAVE FIVE COPIES OF MY CANDLELIGHT FLIER, SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FOR A FRIEND. BUT STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT, LOVE AND LEGACY IS HAPPENING ON VALENTINE'S DAY AT 630. WE HAVE A STRING QUARTET WHO WILL BE PLAYING. THIS IS AT THE APPOMATTOX EVENT CENTER. I'M ACTUALLY 85% SOLD. SO JUST SAYING I OFFERED TICKETS TO A FEW PEOPLE HERE, YOU KNOW, AND THOSE MIGHT NEED TO BE PULLED BACK. WE COULD USE THE MONEY, BUT BUT SO BOOK NOW AND IF YOU HAVE A TICKET, I MEAN A PROMO CODE. BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S AT APPOMATTOX EVENT CENTER. WE'RE DOING BRUNO MARS AND WE'RE GOING TO TELL THE VIRGINIA LOVE STORY. SO IT'LL BE STORIES LIKE THE LOVING FAMILY WHO CHANGED INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, AND THEN ALSO MAGGIE WALKER AND HER HUSBAND, TOO. SO WE'LL KIND OF TELL A STORY IN THIS INTERTWINED WITH THE MUSIC. IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE OUR BEST CONCERT YET. AND OUR STRING QUARTET IS IS BAD, LET ME TELL YOU THAT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO JUST THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OVER THIS, THIS TIME FRAME. WE'RE COMING UP ON OUR TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN JULY. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL DO SOME MAJOR THINGS IN THE CITY AROUND THAT TIME FRAME. SO THANK YOU GUYS OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY. NEXT MISS BARBARA RUDOLPH. GOOD EVENING.GOOD EVENING COUNCIL I'M JUST HERE WITH A LITTLE PREVIEW FOR THE BUSINESS MEETING IN TWO WEEKS. I JUST TALKED WITH THE ASSESSOR AND SHE'S VERY. I MEAN, I WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, OUR ASSESSOR STAFF IS VERY RESPONSIVE AND HELPFUL AND AND WANTS TO HELP TO TALK TO PEOPLE, BUT THEY'RE WORKING WITH A, THEY'RE WORKING WITH SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO SELL TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY, BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THE UNHAPPY PEOPLE WHOSE ASSESSMENT HAS GONE UP A LOT. MY NOTICE THAT I WAS SENT SAID 48, 48 OR 49%. SO WHEN I WAS COMMENTING ON THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, I GOT A SECOND NOTICE FROM THE ASSESSOR. THAT WAS A CORRECTION, BUT THE CORRECTION INCREASED IT TO 58% INCREASE. SO IT WASN'T THE CORRECTION I WANTED. BUT ONE THING THAT'S ON THERE, AND MARY AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT THAT HASN'T BEEN SHARED BEFORE. IS IS AN ASSESSMENT FOR GARAGE SPACE AND BASEMENT SPACE, OF COURSE, AT A LOWER RATE THAN FOR LIKE YOUR RESIDENTS. BUT IT'S ON THERE. SO AND OF COURSE I DO HAVE SOME OUTBUILDINGS AT MY HOUSE. I NEED TO GROW THOSE TREES BIGGER. MARY. SO YOU CAN'T SEE THEM FROM FROM THE AIR. ANYWAY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW I WAS ASKING, HOW DID YOU MEASURE MY OUTBUILDINGS? THAT WAS THE ANSWER IS IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A FLYOVER OR A TOOL LIKE THAT. BUT ANYWAY, YOU GUYS JUST IF YOU CAN, I'LL STILL TALK. I GUESS YOU CAN. THIS IS STILL WORKING. OKAY.
JUST I'M ASKING YOU, PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW IT WAS DONE AND WHY. BECAUSE NOBODY LIKES IT. BUT WHEN THERE'S WHEN PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S AN INFORMATION VOID, PEOPLE START FILLING IT WITH ALL KIND OF TERRIBLE STUFF THAT MIGHT OR MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE TRUE. AND, I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO BE I DON'T WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT, BUT I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT AND SAYING, I'M SEEING GLITCHES WITH MINE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING. AND IT'S JUST IT'S HARD. I MEAN, I DON'T USUALLY COME IN HERE AND PLEAD POVERTY, BUT I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE ON A FIXED INCOME AND I'M ALSO SUPPORTING TWO HOUSEHOLDS. SO HAVING TO SPEND ANOTHER $1,100 A YEAR ON MY TAXES IS NOT WELCOME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YOU DID THAT RIGHT OUT OF MY FACE. JUST CAME ON. AND I'LL TELL YOU.
RIGHT. WHY DON'T WE KNOW THE CYCLE? WE'LL HEAD ON TO VACCINE WILSON. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT.
NEXT. JOYCE. VINCENT. OKAY. NOT HERE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA TO INCLUDE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. GEORGE BENSON JUST WALKED ON. YES, SIR. OKAY, MISS.
HOW YOU DOING? WE JUST CALLED YOUR NAME. YES. YEAH. NO IT'S NOT. COME ON. YES. YOU GOTTA
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RUN. TAKE YOUR TIME. OKAY, OKAY. DON'T START IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I LITERALLY. OKAY. DO I START NOW? NAME AND ANDREW. OKAY. JOYCE BENSON AT 16 ZERO EIGHT KINGS ROAD, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA 23805. AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE EVENT CENTER OR NIGHTCLUB THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD DENIED FOR THE SPACE AT 2793 SOUTH CRATER ROAD, THE ADDRESS THAT I'M SPEAKING ON IS WHERE MY CHURCH IS LOCATED. IT'S 27, 87 SOUTH CRATER ROAD. IT'S IN THE SAME CORRIDOR. AND ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL HONOR AND RESPECT THE VOTE OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT YOU DEEMED QUALIFIED AND ARE CERTIFIED TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. OKAY. AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS, WE KNOW ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED WITH THE YOUNG MAN THAT DIED, NOT RELATED TO NIGHTCLUB LIFE. HOWEVER, IN BRINGING THINGS TO PETERSBURG, JUST KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TOWARD HAVING MORE THINGS FOR OUR YOUTH. AND THE NEXT THING IS TO MR. MILO JONES. COUNCILMAN JONES, I RESPECT YOU, SIR. I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. I RESPECT ALL Y'ALL, AND I THANK Y'ALL FOR EVERYTHING.Y'ALL DO A WONDERFUL JOB. SOMETIMES WE AGREE TO DISAGREE, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE AT NO TIME IF I SEE Y'ALL IN THE STORE. SEE Y'ALL AT THE PARK. SEE I AT A FUNCTION. Y'ALL DO NOT STOP TO LISTEN TO ME OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR WHAT HAVE YOU. OKAY, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, MR. JONES, I KNOW THAT THE FACILITY IS A FACILITY IN WHICH YOU USED TO HOUSE, AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MR. THREATT IS SAYING ABOUT THE WONDERFUL THINGS, WHICH I APPRECIATE, HIS WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF PETERSBURG, TO THE THE YOUTH AND ALL THAT THAT THEIR FAMILY DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, IN THAT CORRIDOR, IT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR A UPSCALE NIGHTCLUB. OKAY, THERE ARE OTHER AREAS TO THE FAR DOWN FARTHER LEFT THAT HE CAN LOOK FOR, AND THERE'S OTHER AREAS DOWN TO THE FAR RIGHT. THE REASON WHY I SPEAK YOUR NAME IS THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO, IF YOU SEEM LIKE YOU MAY STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT ON THE FENCE, THEN I WOULD ASK THAT YOU RECUSE YOURSELF SO THAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS KNOW THAT YOU CAN BE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING THAT MAY BE MEANINGFUL WITH YOU, BECAUSE YOU ALSO BELIEVE IN THE YOUTH AND WANT TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. OKAY, MY TIME IS ABOUT UP. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU AND I WILL HAVE TO LEAVE. SO IF YOU DO HAVE A COMMENT I APOLOGIZE. I WILL HAVE TO LEAVE ABOUT SEVEN. SO I'LL TRY TO HANG AROUND OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK Y'ALL. OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS NEXT MAXINE WILSON OKAY. SHE WALKED IN. NO. BUT CAN I TAKE HER TIME? OKAY. DISH WITH DISH. YOU KNOW I CAN'T TALK. NO, NO, YOU CAN'T TELL. SHE DID JUST WALK IN I DID, I'M ASKING. NO, I CAN'T BE MAXINE WILSON. NO, NO. FOR MAXINE. YES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS ITEM SIX TO
[6. Approval of Consent Agenda (to include minutes of previous meetings)]
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA TO INCLUDE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. JANUARY 20TH, 2026 JANUARY 20TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL MEETING ITEM B FIRST READING SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ONE OR MORE SERIES OF GENERAL OBLIGATION AND REFUNDING BONDS OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 5,600,000, TO REFUND THE CITY'S OUTSTANDING WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2015 AND PAY ALL RELATED COSTS OF ISSUANCE. SEE FIRST READ AND SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A REQUEST BY RAYMOND COREY ON BEHALF OF RJC INVESTMENTS. CARE OF HOT ROD MOTORSPORTS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS AS AUTHORIZED AND CONTROLLED BY THE R-5 MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT STANDARDS AT 1325 WEST WASHINGTON STREET. PARCEL ID 024230005, IN THE B-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, ITEM D, FIRST READ AND SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A REQUEST BY PEDRO ROSARIO FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A STANDALONE VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP AT 3857 SOUTH GRADY ROAD. PARCEL ID[00:15:05]
101090005, IN THE B-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, ITEM E, FIRST READING SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A REQUEST BY ADOPTING THREE ON BEHALF OF SWEDEN INVESTMENTS, LLC FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE AT 2793 SOUTH CRATER ROAD. PARCEL ID 06511000 FOR THE B-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.FIRST READING. SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A REQUEST BY ALEXANDER GRAHAM, JR ON BEHALF OF THE WARRENTON GROUP TO REZONE PROPERTY AT 2088 DEFENSE ROAD, 1918. TOWNSEND, 1926 BOGIE'S DRIVE, PARCEL ID 07 0080 0020 69070001077010801 FROM THE A AGRICULTURE AND R1A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS TO THE M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS WITH PROFFERS TO AMEND THE EXISTING PROFFERS FOR PROPERTY AT 2233 HALIFAX ROAD. PARCEL ID 076030800. IN THE M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT G FIRST READING SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AND LDG PETERSBURG, LLC. ENSEMBLE CALL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARCEL 5.36 ACRES OF 3501 HALIFAX ROAD, LOCATED IN PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA. TAX MAP 092010001. ITEM H FIRST READING AND SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FY 27 REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE. THOSE ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
VICE MAYOR HILL, I MOVE THAT WE RECEIVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN MYERS, SECOND MOTION A SECOND. MISS HILL, YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER. CUTHBERT. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES I. COUNCIL MEMBER. MYERS. COUNCIL MEMBER. WESTBROOK. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
SMITH. AYE. VICE MAYOR. HILL. AYE. MAYOR. AYE. MOTION. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS ITEM SEVEN.
[8. Monthly Reports]
SPECIAL REPORTS. NO ITEMS TONIGHT. ITEM A, MONTHLY REPORTS. MR. ALTMAN TO THE.WELL, WE WE REALIZE THAT WE WE TYPICALLY DO A PUBLIC WORKS REPORT THIS TIME OF THE EVENING, BUT THEY'VE BEEN A LITTLE BUSY THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH SNOW REMOVAL AND THE LIKE. SO WE WILL BE BRINGING THOSE REPORTS FORTH AT YOUR MARCH MEETING. BUT WE I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH THE SNOW REMOVAL. THEY THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB, EVEN WITH THE ICE GETTING THE ROADS OPEN AS QUICKLY AS THEY DID THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES. AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO MR. MASON AND THE CREW OVER AT PAT FOR KEEPING THE WARMING CENTER OPEN AT THE TRANSIT STATION FOR OUR CITIZENS. AND THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT DONATED SOME FOOD TO TO THAT CAUSE. SO WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE OUR, OUR, OUR FOLKS, OUR EMPLOYEES WORK AND THEIR EFFORTS TO BUT WE ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY'S ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT REALLY PULLS US TOGETHER AS ONE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY REPORTS OTHER THAN THAT THIS EVENING. SO WE'LL WE'LL PICK UP WITH THE NORMAL SCHEDULE IN MARCH. OKAY. SO MR. CITY MANAGER, WE GO FOR FINANCE AND BUDGET CAPITAL. WE TYPICALLY WILL DO THAT AT OUR REGULAR MEETING. AND NEXT WEEK, TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, ALONG WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, UTILITIES, STREETS, FACILITIES, WE'LL HAVE ALL THAT. THOSE THE THE FINANCE WILL BE IN TWO WEEKS AND THEN THE UTILITIES CAPITAL STREETS, ALL THAT WILL WILL PICK THAT UP IN MARCH AND UPDATE YOU WITH THAT. WITH WITH ALL THE WORK THAT PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN DOING. OKAY. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NO ITEMS TONIGHT ALSO NOW CITY MANAGER'S AGENDA.
[16. Business or reports from the Clerk]
ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT BUSINESS REPORTS FROM THE CLERK, MISS HILL. ANY ITEMS? YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MAYOR.THIS IS FEBRUARY, WHICH IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND SO THE CITY OF PETERSBURG WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO OUR BLACK HISTORY CONCERT. THIS IS A FREE EVENT. IT WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 630. SHOW WILL BEGIN AT 7:00. IT WILL BE HELD HERE AT THE PETERSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY. IN THE EVENT CENTER, THERE ARE FLIERS IN THE BACK. GRAMMY NOMINATED AVERY SUNSHINE WILL BE PERFORMING ALONG WITH MICHAEL BAMBAM WHITE. HE'LL BE THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES, SOUNDS FROM THE FUNNY BAND AND ALSO SPECIAL GUESTS SPOKEN WORD. I BELIEVE THAT'S DOCTOR FAISON. IF I'M NOT, I'M SORRY. OKAY, DOCTOR, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. ALSO, ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 20TH AT 7:00 PM, THE CITY OF PETERSBURG WILL BE HOSTING ITS UNITY FELLOWSHIP CELEBRATION. OUR GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE DOCTOR JOHN R FAISON. SENIOR MUSICAL GUEST WILL BE VSU GOSPEL CHORALE. AND SO THIS IS
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BEING HELD, AS I STATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BLACK HISTORY MONTH A CENTURY OF BLACK HISTORY COMMEMORATION. OUR SCRIPTURE REFERENCES PSALMS 133, VERSES ONE THROUGH THREE, THAT SAYS, BEHOLD, HOW GOOD AND HOW PLEASANT IT IS FOR BRETHREN TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY. VSU WILL BE HERE, ALONG WITH OUR DIVINE NINE AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US. THANK YOU. MAYOR. OKAY.THANK YOU. NEXT, BUSINESS REPORTS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR. WILLIAMS. NO REPORT. MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, I HAVE GIFTS. OUR FINANCE TEAM. ALRIGHT, HERE'S YOUR AUDIT. OKAY.
PERFECT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR THE AUDIT. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE,
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