NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
ACTION OF THE
COUNCIL
TUESDAY,
APRIL 20, 2004 – 2:30 P.M.
Prayer
offered by Vice Mayor Daun Hester, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
President Fraim moved to
dispense with the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting.
Motion adopted.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn,
Wright, and Fraim.
A Resolution entitled, "A Resolution certifying a closed meeting of the Council of the City of Norfolk in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act," was introduced in writing and read by its title.
The Resolution
as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
CEREMONIAL
MATTER
President Fraim read a proclamation proclaiming
April 18 thru 24, 2004, National Volunteer Week. Dan Adkins of Human Resources
and several of his coordinators received the proclamation.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1 PUBLIC HEARING scheduled this day
pursuant to action of the Council on March 30, 2004, under the State law,
public notice having been inserted in the local press by the City Clerk to hear comments on the application of Joseph H. Wharton, Jr., for
a text amendment to create the Picadilly Mews Residential Siting Overlay
District and to change the zoning from R-8 to the newly created overlay
district on property located on Trafalgar Court.
Joseph
H. Wharton, Jr., the applicant, 2404 Potters Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia,
was present but did not speak.
Thereupon, an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance to amend and reordain
Chapter 11 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Norfolk, 1992, SO AS TO create the Piccadilly Mews
Siting Overlay District,”
was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
PH-2 PUBLIC HEARING scheduled this day
pursuant to action of the Council on March 30, 2004, under the State law,
public notice having been inserted in the local press by the City Clerk to hear comments on the application of Nick’s
Restaurant, to amend the General
Plan of Norfolk, 1992, to change the land use
classification from Industrial/Transportation/
Utility to Commercial/Office and to change the
zoning from I-5 (Deep Waterfront Limited Industrial) to Conditional C-2 (Corridor
Commercial) on property located at 8700 Hampton Boulevard.
David Frazier, 225 Rodman Road, Virginia Beach,
Virginia, was present but did not speak.
Thereupon, an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance to amend the General Plan of Norfolk 1992, SO AS TO change the land use
designation for property located in the
8700 block of Hampton Boulevard
from industrial/transportation/utility to commercial/office,” was introduced in
writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
PH-2A An Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance to rezone property
located in the 8700 Block of Hampton
Boulevard I-5 (Deep Waterfront Limited Industrial) to Conditional C-2 (Corridor Commercial),”
was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
PH-2B An Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
operation of an entertainment establishment by Nick’s Restaurant on property located in the 8700 Block of Hampton Boulevard,” was introduced in writing
and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
PH-2C An Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the sale
of alcoholic beverage for on-premises and off-premises consumption by Nick’s Restaurant on property located
in the 8700 Block of Hampton Boulevard,”
was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
PH-3 PUBLIC HEARING scheduled this day
pursuant to action of the Council on March 30, 2004, under the State law,
public notice having been inserted in the local press by the City Clerk to hear comments on the application of Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, for a change of zoning from R-12
(Medium Density Multiple-Family) to R-8 (One-Family) on property located at
the southwest corner of Ocean View
Avenue and 8th Bay Street.
Delphine Pioffret, attorney,
Bank of America Building, was present to answer any questions.
Thereupon, an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance to amend and reordain Chapter 11 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City
of Norfolk, 1992, SO AS TO create the Ocean
View Residential Siting Overlay District,” was introduced in
writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
PH-3A An Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance to rezone property
located at the southwest corner of East
Ocean View Avenue and 8th
Bay Street from R-12 (Medium Density
Multiple-Family) to R-8 (One-Family),”
was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
PH-4 PUBLIC HEARING scheduled this day
pursuant to action of the Council on March 30, 2004, under the State law,
public notice having been inserted in the local press by the City Clerk to hear comments on the application of Norfolk
Redevelopment and Housing Authority for
a text amendment to create the Ocean View Residential Siting Overlay District
and to change the zoning from R-12 (Medium Density Multi-Family) to R-9
(One-Family) on property located on the southeast corner of Ocean View
Avenue and Mason Creek Road.
Delphine
Pioffret, attorney, Bank of America Building, was present to answer any
questions.
Thereupon,
an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance to rezone property located at the
southeast corner of West Ocean View Avenue
and Mason Creek Road from R-12
(Medium Density Multiple-Family) to R-9 (One-Family),” was introduced in
writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1 Letter
from the City Manager recommending a public hearing be held to hear comments of
the application of Axis Development
Company to amend the General Plan of
Norfolk, 1992, to change the land use classification from Commercial/Office
to Mixed-Use and for a change of zoning from I-2 (Light Industrial) to Conditional
C-2 (Corridor Commercial) on property
located at 808 West 44th
Street.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to advertise for a public hearing on May 11, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
C-2 Letter
from the City Manager recommending a public hearing be held to hear comments on
the application of Ivan Berger to
amend the zoning Ordinance of the City
of Norfolk, 1992 to create the Best
Square Localized Alternate Overlay District and to established the Best Square Localized Alternate Sign
District on property located at the southwest corner of Poplar Hall Drive and North
Military Highway.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to advertise for a public hearing on May 11, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
C-3 Letter
from the City Manager recommending a public hearing be held to hear comments on
the application of Jerome Miller for
a change of zoning from R-6 (One-Family)
to Conditional R-8 (One-Family) on
property located 317 Frizzell Street.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to advertise for a public hearing on May 11, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
C-4 Letter
from the City Manager recommending a public hearing be held to hear comments on
the dedication of Shell Road to be
used as a public right-of-away.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to advertise for a public hearing on May 11, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
C-5 Letter
from the City Manager recommending a public hearing be held to hear comments on
the application of Savannah Suites
for a change of zoning from I-2 (Light
Industrial) to Conditional C-2 (Corridor
Commercial) on property located at along the southern line of Lowery Road and east of
Lance Road.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to advertise for a public hearing on May 11, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
REGULAR
AGENDA
R-1 Matter of a letter from the City Manager and an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance to repeal subsections (17), (24), (25), (36), (39), (51), (65), (69), (79), (80), (89.5), (91), (99.5), (101), (106), and (109) of Section 25-649; and to amend and reordain subsections (32.3), ( 48.1), and (48.5) of Section 25-646, of the Norfolk City Code, 1979, relating to right turn on red prohibitions and speed limits SO AS TO allow right turn on red at the named intersections and modify speed limits as indicated,” was introduced in writing and read by its title.
(Passed by at the meetings of April 6, and
April 13, 2004)
Councilman Riddick made a motion to delete subsection
(48.1).
ACTION: The Ordinance as amended was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
R-2 Letter
from the City Manager and an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance approving a
grant application in the amount of $63,425.00
to support the continuation of the Violence
Against Women V-Stop Program and appropriating and authorizing the
expenditure of the grant funds and $29,256.00
in a local cash match amount for the program,” was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
R-3 Letter
from the City Manager and a Resolution entitled, “A Resolution approving the
exercise by the Norfolk Airport
Authority (the “Authority”) of powers conferred by Chapter 463 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, as amended, in
conjunction with the issuance for Virginia
Wesleyan College (the “Applicant”), of not to exceed $7,500,000 of the Authority’s revenue bonds to assist in financing
the construction and equipping of dormitory facilities at the college’s campus
located at 1584 Wesleyan Drive in Norfolk,
Virginia, and paying certain cost incurred in connection with the issuance of
such bonds,” was
introduced in writing and read by its title.
George Consolvo, bond
attorney, 150 West Main Street, was present to answer questions.
ACTION: The Resolution as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
R-4 Letter
from the City Manager and a Resolution entitled, “A Resolution approving the
exercise by the Norfolk Airport
Authority (the Authority) of powers conferred by Chapter 463 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, as amended, in
conjunction with the issuance for the Norfolk
Botanical Garden Society, Incorporated, a Virginia Corporation (the Applicant), of not to exceed $3,500,000 of the Authority’s revenue bonds to assist in financing the construction
and equipping of a children’s garden, including a building, garden structures
and landscaped areas, to be located in the Norfolk
Botanical Garden (the Project) located at 6700 Azalea Garden Road in Norfolk, Virginia, and paying certain
costs incurred in connection with the issuance of such bonds,” was introduced in writing and
read by its title.
George Consolvo, bond attorney, 150 West Main Street, was
present to answer questions.
ACTION: The Resolution as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
R-5 Letter
from the City Manager and an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to employ
one person in a special project status and authorizing funds for salary,” was introduced in writing and
read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
R-6 A
Resolution entitled, “A Resolution amending Resolution 1231,” was
introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Resolution as introduced was adopted, effective April 20, 2004.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Williams, Winn, Wright,
and Fraim.
No: None.
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Daniel
Montague, 4605 Krick Street, updated council on recent newspaper articles
regarding the light rail and urged council to consider the Maglev, currently
running at ODU.
2.
Angelia
Williams, Library Board Trustee, 3505 Malbon Avenue, briefed council on the current
resources the Norfolk Public Library has.