NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
ACTION
OF THE COUNCIL
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 23, 2007 – 7:00 P.M.
Prayer offered by Dr. Victor M. Philip, Pastor, Calvary Church of the
Nazarene, 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, Whibley, Williams,
Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
CEREMONIAL MATTER
Eileen Bunn, Dan Thorpe and Holly Ferguson,
representatives from the American Cancer Society presented the Relay for Life, Rookie
of the Year Award to the co-chairs of last year’s race to Councilman Wright and
Councilwoman Hester who in return presented the Award to the City Manager. The
City of Norfolk raised $28,000.00 for the American Cancer Society in last
year’s race.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1 Letter
from the City Manager presenting recommendation of the City Planning Commission
on the application of Jeffrey Willacker to amend the General Plan of
Norfolk, 1992, from Commercial/Office to Low Density Residential and for a
change of zoning from C-2 (Corridor Commercial) to conditional R-8 (One-Family)
District and PPROD (Park Place Residential Overlay) District on property
located at 117 and 119 East 30th Street.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to
advertise for a public hearing on February 13, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
C-2 Letter
from the City Manager presenting recommendation of the City Planning Commission
on the application of Mitchell Johnson for a change of zoning from R-6
(One-Family) to R-7 (One-Family) on property located at 3576 Utah Street.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to
advertise for a public hearing on February 13, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
C-3 Letter
from the City Manager presenting recommendation of the City Planning Commission
on the application of the City Planning Commission to amend and reordain
Section 16-8.4 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Norfolk, 1992, to
permit the listing of multiple tenants on freestanding signs in the BC-1
(Business and Commerce Park), BC-2 (Business and Commerce Park), and O-1
(Office) Districts.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to advertise
for a public hearing on February 13, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
C-4 Letter
from the City Manager requesting a public hearing be schedule to hear comments
on the sale of a City-owned parcel of land known as MC-1 located on Market
Street and adjoining property owned by The Rotunda Building, LLC.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to advertise
for a public hearing on February 13, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
C-5 Letter
from the City Manager presenting recommendation of the City Planning Commission
on the application of Stephen Cooper to amend the General Plan of
Norfolk, 1992, to create the Little Creek Apartments Planned Development
(PD-Little Creek Apartments) and to change the zoning to Little Creek
Apartments Planned Development (PD-Little Creek Apartments) and C-2 Conditional
Corridor Commercial.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to
advertise for a public hearing on February 13, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
C-6 Letter
from the City Manager presenting recommendation of the City Planning Commission
on the application of the City Planning Commission to amend and reordain
Sections of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Norfolk, 1992, so as to
clarify conditions under which a nonstandard-width lot may be developed with a
one-family dwelling.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to
advertise for a public hearing on February 13, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, 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 granting a Special Exception to operate an eating and drinking
establishment on property located at 1819
East Little Creek Road,” was introduced in writing and read by its title.
(Passed by at the meeting of January 9,
2007)
Rick
Williams, 1612 Skyline Drive, Larrymore Lawns Civic League was present in
opposition to this matter.
Claude
Scialdone, attorney for the applicant, 1238 East Ocean View Avenue, and Vega Ramirez, applicant, 3004 Balsam Pine
Court, were present in favor of this matter.
ACTION: Continued generally.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-2 Matter of a
letter from the City Manager and an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance granting
a Special Exception to permit the operation of an eating and drinking
establishment on property located at 1827
East Little Creek Road,” was introduced in writing and read by its title.
(Passed by at the meeting of January 9,
2007)
Rick Williams, 1612 Skyline Drive, Larrymore Lawns Civic
League was present in opposition to this matter.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-3 Letter
from the City Manager and an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance approving an
Agreement with the Commonwealth of
Virginia, Department of Transportation, for the development and
administration of the Virginia Beach Boulevard at Newtown Road Project, and
appropriating and authorizing the expenditure of $556,000 from the Virginia
Department of Transportation Congestion
Relief Project Funds, if and when made available by the Department of
Transportation, for the preliminary engineering and construction of the
Virginia Beach Boulevard at Newtown Road Project: 0058-122-106, PE101, C501, UPC
70276,” was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-4 Letter from the City Manager
and an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance amending and reordaining the Fiscal
Year 2007 General Compensation Plan SO
AS TO add one new class title,” was introduced in writing and read by its
title.
Alton
Robinson, 735 West 35th Street spoke in opposition to this matter.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: Riddick.
R-5 Letter from the City Manager and a Resolution
entitled, “A Resolution of the City of Norfolk supporting the brand “Hampton
Roads, America’s First Region,” was introduced in writing and read by its
title.
Dan
Montague, 4605 Krick Street, spoke in opposition to this matter.
ACTION: The Resolution as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-6 Letter from
the City Manager and a Resolution entitled, “A Resolution requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation
to accept certain additional city streets for municipal assistance payments and
to remove some streets from the eligible list pursuant to Section 33.1-41.1,
Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended,” was introduced in writing and read by its
title.
ACTION: The Resolution as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-7 Letter from the City
Manager and an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance permitting Wayne L. Andrews to
encroach in to the City right of way with an existing porch 4.3’ and existing
steps extending 2’ beyond the porch for a total encroachment of 6.3’ at 800 B Avenue,” was introduced in
writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-8 Letter from the City Manager and an Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting a Special Exception to permit the sale of wine
for off-premises consumption on property located at 245 Granby Street,” was introduced in writing and read by its
title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-9 Letter from
the City Manager and an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance granting a Special
Exception to permit the operation of an eating and drinking establishment on
property located at 1500 North Military
Highway,” was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-10 Letter from the City Manager and an Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting a Special Exception to permit development on a
nonstandard-width residential parcel on the east side of Buffalo Avenue south of Eagle Avenue,” was introduced
in writing and read by its title.
Scott
Ditto, 1216 Jennifer Street, applicant was present in favor of this matter.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-11 Letter
from the City Manager and an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance granting a
Pedestrian Commercial Overlay District (PCO) Development Certificate to permit
a mixed-use building on property located at 201 West 21st Street,” was introduced in writing and
read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-12 Letter from the City Manager and an Ordinance entitled,
“An Ordinance granting a Downtown Development Certificate for a parking garage
located at 403 Boush Street,” was
introduced in writing and read by its title.
Kevin Glenn, 4220 Whaleyville
Boulevard, Suffolk and Ed Woodard, 400 Oak Grove Road were present in favor of
this matter.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective January 23, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-13 Councilman Winn moved
that council’s election of Councilman Paul Riddick as Vice Mayor be ended effective
January 23, 2007.
The motion
was seconded by Councilman Wright.
ACTION: Motion adopted.
Yes: Burfoot,
Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: Hester and Riddick.
R-13A Councilman
Winn moved that Councilman Anthony Burfoot be elected as Vice Mayor, effective January
23, 2007.
The
motion was seconded by Councilman Williams.
ACTION: Motion
adopted.
Yes: Burfoot,
Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: Hester and Riddick.
Councilwoman
Hester read a letter submitted by Norfolk United Facing Race offering to
organize a series of race dialogue sessions in various locations around the
city.
NEW BUSINESS
The
following persons spoke in favor of Councilman Riddick retaining his title of
Vice Mayor:
Glenn Jones, 3912 Larkin
Street; Neno B. Smith, 9520 21st Bay Street, Apt., 1B; Bernard
Thompson, 214 Hough Avenue; Lamar Brown, 2705 Harold Street; Donald Belin, 839
West 34th Street; Peter Green, 190 Springfield Avenue; Kelly Willie,
3503 Trant Street; John Hill, 2906 Mapleton Avenue; Joe Rose, 925 Elon Court;
Roscoe Callaway, Campostella Civic League, 1503 Conoga Street; Sharon Gomes,
887 Norview Arch; and Joseph Ware, 3510 Pleasant Avenue, Apt. 2.
Cuyler Grimes, 1515 North
Military Highway, from LEGIT Entrepreneurship Program spoke about giving back
to her community by being involved with children and one day opening her own
childcare center.
Bilal Muhammad, 3127 Bapaume
Avenue commented on police issues regarding his son at Janaf Shopping
Center.
Chuck Brewer, 222 Beck Street,
commented that the community needed a place to discuss race relations.
Carolyn Graddy, 1715 Canton
Avenue, stated that she is in favor of Mr. Riddick retaining his title and
asked that more be done to develop the neighborhoods.
Carey Scott spoke on crime in Campostella and asked for more police presence
there.