NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
ACTION
OF THE COUNCIL
TUESDAY,
JUNE 12, 2007 – 2:30 P.M.
Prayer offered by Councilwoman Daun S. 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, Whibley, Williams,
Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
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 June 12, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Whibley,
Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1 PUBLIC HEARING scheduled this day, under the State law, public notice
having been inserted in the local press by the City Clerk to receive
nominations for appointment to the Norfolk
School Board.
Nominations
were received as follows:
1.
Daniel Montague, 4605
Krick Street, nominated himself.
2.
George Banks, 1736
East Indian River Road, nominated Dr. Lillian P. Wright.
Nominations
from Council:
1.
Ms. Hester nominated
George W. Cook, Jr.
2.
Mr. Randy Wright
nominated James T. Driggers.
3. Dr. Whibley nominated Barry Bishop.
ACTION: Nominations accepted and public hearing closed.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Whibley,
Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
PH-2 PUBLIC HEARING scheduled this day pursuant to action of the
Council on May 22, 2007, under the State law, public notice having been
inserted in the local press by the City Clerk on the application of HOWERIN CONSTRUCTION, to change the zoning
from Conditional C-2 (Corridor Commercial) to Conditional R-8 (One Family) on
property located at 768 W. 52nd Street.
Bobby Howerin, 1046 North Lexan
Crescent, was present to answer questions.
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 at 768 West 52nd Street from
Education/Open Space/Etc. to Low Density Residential,” was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Whibley,
Williams, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
Abstained: Winn.
PH-3 PUBLIC HEARING scheduled this day
pursuant to action of the Council on May 22, 2007, under the State law, public
notice having been inserted in the local press by the City Clerk to hear comments on a request from the non-profit
agency, Virginia Social Ventures (VSV), to be exempt from paying Norfolk
personal property tax.
Linda Wilson, 1400 West Princess Anne Road, was
present to answer questions.
Thereupon, an Ordinance entitled, “An
Ordinance granting exemption from tangible personal property taxes for the
personal property of Virginia Social Ventures,”
was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Whibley,
Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
CONSENT
AGENDA
C-1 Letter
from the City Manager presenting recommendation of the City Planning Commission
on the application of the City Planning Commission to amend the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Norfolk, 1992 to permit pawn shops in C-2
(Corridor Commercial) District by special exception.
ACTION: City Clerk authorized to
advertise for a public hearing on July 10, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot, Hester, Riddick, Whibley,
Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
REGULAR AGENDA
R-1 Matter of a PUBLIC HEARING scheduled this day pursuant to
action of the Council on May 15, 2007, under the State law, public notice
having been inserted in the local press by the City Clerk on the application of Kotarides Developers,
to change the zoning from HC-WF2 (West Freemason Historic and Cultural
Conservation) District to Conditional D-3 (Freemason/Granby Conservation and
Mixed Use) District; to create and implement the West Freemason Area
Development Transition Overlay District (WFADTO); and to close and discontinue
a variable width, not of the southern portion of Brambleton Avenue.
(Public Hearing Closed at the meeting of June 5, 2007)
ACTION: Continued to June 26, 2007.
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 Downtown Development Certificate to
permit residential bpuildings and a parking garage on properties located south
of Brambleton Avenue and north of West Bute Street,” was introduced in writing
and read by its title.
(Passed by at the meeting of June 5, 2007)
ACTION: Continued to June 26, 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 permitting Brad MacDonald to encroach onto property owned by the City of
Norfolk located south of 413 Hariton Court at Crab Creek with a pier extension,”
was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 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 granting a Downtown
Development Certificate to permit additional on-site parking for a
residential condominium project on property located at 415 St. Paul’s Boulevard,” was introduced in writing and read by
its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-5 Letter from the City Manager and a
Resolution entitled, “A Resolution concurring with the issuance by the
Industrial Development Authority of Mathews County, Virginia, of a revenue bond
in an amount not to exceed $3,500,000 for Places
and Programs for Children, Inc.,” was introduced in writing and read by its
title.
ACTION: The Resolution as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 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 approving the
exercise by the Economic Development Authority of the City of Norfolk of powers
conferred by the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act and Ordinance Nos.
26,565, 27,524, and 40,357 of the Council of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, in
conjunction with the issuance for Fort Norfolk Plaza, LLC, a Virginia Limited
Liability Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, of not to exceed
$74,635,000 of the authority’s New Empowerment Zone Facility Revenue Bonds to
finance all or a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping
a mixed-use building containing (a) an extended-stay hotel with approximately
126 rooms and related administrative and support facilities, (b) approximately
160,000 square feet of medical office space, (c) approximately 20,000 square
feet of retail space, and (d) a parking garage
containing
approximately 800 parking spaces and related facilities, together with all
necessary site improvements and infrastructure related to the foregoing, which
facilities will be built on approximately 2 acres of land at 301 Riverview
Avenue, on the south side of Brambleton Avenue in the City of Norfolk,
Virginia; (2) Reserve Funds for the debt service on the bonds; (3) Capitalized
Interest on the bonds for a period not to exceed two years after the date on
which the bonds are issued;
and (4) the
costs of issuing the bonds, designating $71,635,000 of such bonds as New
Empowerment Zone Facility Bonds for purposes of Section 1394(f)(2)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and endorsing an application for a
$3,000,000 allocation of a portion of the “State Allocation” of the
Commonwealth’s Volume Cap,” was introduced in writing and read by its title.
Daniel Montague, 4605 Krick Street, spoke concerning this matter.
ACTION: The Resolution as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 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 accepting a grant from the
United States Department of Agriculture for the 2007 Summer Food Service Program for Children and appropriating and
authorizing the expenditure of $285,571.00 for the program,” was introduced in
writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 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 approving the conveyance to
the City of Norfolk by Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority of certain
parcels of property described as Parcel P-1, as shown on a plat entitled
“Resubdivision of Lots 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38, Block 23,
Plat of Virginia Place (M.B. 4, P. 60 & 61-Ches.), Norfolk, Virginia,” and
P-2, as shown on a plat entitled, “Resubdivision of Lots 1 thru 9, both
inclusive; Lots 23 thru 28, both inclusive and the western one-half of Lot 10,
Block 23 Virginia Place (M.B. 4, P. 60 & 61-Ches.), Norfolk, Virginia,” and
authorizing the City Manager to accept the deed on behalf of the City,” was
introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-9 Letter from the
City Manager and a Resolution entitled,, “A Resolution designating as New
Empowerment Zone Facility Bonds for purposes of Section 1394(f)(2)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, certain bonds to be issued by the
Economic Development Authority of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia for Old
Towne Hospitality, L.L.C., a Virginia Limited Liability Company, in an amount
not to exceed $12,000,000, to finance a portion of (1) the cost of a 120-Room
Holiday Inn and Suites Hotel, (2) a Debt Service Reserve Fund, (3) Capitalized
Interest, and (4) the cost of issuing the bonds,” was introduced in writing and
read by its title.
Mueksh Barot, 146 Brittany Lane,
Suffolk, and William L. Nusbaum, 1700 Dominion Towers, were present to answer
questions.
ACTION: The Resolution as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.
R-10 An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance to cancel the regular meeting of the Council of the
City of Norfolk for the week beginning on July 15, 2007 and ending July 21,
2007,” was introduced in writing and read by its title.
ACTION: The Ordinance as introduced was adopted, effective June 12, 2007.
Yes: Burfoot,
Hester, Riddick, Whibley, Williams, Winn, Wright and Fraim.
No: None.