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WERE AFFECTED THIS PAST WEEKEND BY THE TRAGEDIES IN OUR
COMMUNITY. WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE OUR
COMMUNITY REST FROM THESE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES AND NOT ONLY OUR
COMMUNITY, BUT COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE.
WE ASK YOU TO GIVE US THEABOUT TO DO THIS JOB IN A FAIR AND
JUST MANNER. THESE AND ALL OTHER BLESSINGS WE
ASK IN THY NAME, AMEN. >> All: 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. >> THANK YOU.
CLERK WILL PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> MS. GREEN.
>> HERE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> HERE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> HERE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> HERE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> HERE. >> MR. WINN.
>> HERE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> HERE. MOTION IS TO EXCUSE DR. WHIBLEY.
>> MS. GREEN. >> AYE.
>> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE.
>> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE.
>> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE.
>> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE.
>> MR. WINN. >> AYE.
>> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE.
MOTION IS TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF
THE PREVIOUS MEETING. >> MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NORFOLK CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE ON A WET, COLD NIGHT.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT REGULARLY ATTEND OUR
COUNCIL SESSIONS, AFTER WE HANDLE THREE CEREMONIAL MATTERS,
WE'LL MOVE DIRECTLY TO AN INVITATION TO BID ABOUT A
PARKING LEASE. THEN WE'LL LOVE TO THE PORTION
OF THE DOCKET THAT HAS PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
THEM. THERE ARE NINE OF THEM.
THEN AFTER WE FINISH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE'LL MOVE RIGHT INTO
THE REGULAR AGENDA AND WE HAVE FOUR OF THOSE MATTERS THERE.
AND AGAIN, WE WILL VOTE ON THESE MATTERS IN JUST THE WHAT I THEY
ARE NUMBERED ON THE PRINTED DOCKET.
IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
COUNCIL ON A NONAGENDA ITEM, SOMETHING NOT ON THE FORMAL OR
PRINTED DOCKET, YOU'LL BE GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY.
BUT IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR NAME CALLED, YOU MUST HAVE FIRST
SIGNED A SLIP OF PAPER WHICH THE CLERK HAS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE
LOBBY OUTSIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS BEFORE THE MEETING
BEGAN. SO BEFORE WE GET TO THE FORMAL
AGENDA, WE HAVE THREE REALLY IMPORTANT CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND
THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO CALL OUT IS GIRL SCOUT WEEK AND IS
KAITLYN SMITH HERE? COME ON UP, WILL YOU PLEASE.
IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE WITH YOU, SOME OF THE GIRL SCOUTS, THESE
EVEN BETTER. GREAT.
GREAT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING DOWN.
UH-OH. [ LAUGHTER ]
FREE COOKIES. YOU WIN, OKAY.
WELL, LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE'LL BE
GLAD TO HEAR. >> CAN WE VOTE BEFORE WE HAVE --
>> IT READS WHEREAS ON MARCH THE 12th, 1912, GIRL SCOUT OF THE
USA WAS FOUNDED IN SAVANNAH, GA, WHEREAS SINCE ITS INCEPTION,
GIRL SCOUTING HAS INSPIRED MILLIONS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN WITH
THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF CHARACTER, CONDUCT AND PATRIOTISM, WHEREAS
THROUGHOUT ITS LONG AND DISTINGUISHED HISTORY, THE
ORGANIZATION THAT IS PROMOTED PERSONAL COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE
AND CHARACTER, ENABLING MEMBERS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES AND MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, AND WHEREAS THE
MORE THAN 3.2 MILLION CURRENT MEMBERS, OF WHICH 22,000 ARE
GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF COLONIAL COAST MEMBERS, ALONG WITH
16 MILLION FORMER GIRL SCOUTS NATIONWIDE REPRESENT LIVING
PROOF OF THIS AMAZING MOVEMENT. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED
THAT I PAUL D. FRAIM, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MARCH THE
9th THROUGH THE 15th 2014 AS GIRL SCOUT WEEK IN THE CITY OF
NORFOLK AND CALL UPON CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE POSITIVE
INFLUENCE THAT GIRL SCOUTING HAS ON MEN AND WOMEN AND COMMEND THE
WORK OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THEIR SUPPORT AND THE LEADERSHIP
ABILITIES OF THEIR MEMBERS. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND MARCH 24th,
2014. KAITLIN, CAN I GIVE THIS TO YOU?
>> YES. >> YOU HAVE THE CAMERA AND
THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY
SOMETHING. >> ONE OF OUR GIRLS HAS
SOMETHING TO SAY. >> SIR SURE -- SURE, GLAD TO
HEAR FROM YOU. >> MY NAME IS MEGAN AND I'M A
GIRL SCOUT SENIOR AT MORRIE HIGH SCHOOL.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS YEAR'S
GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM. THIS YEAR, GIRL SCOUTS OF THE
COLONIAL COAST SOLD NEARLY 1.6 MILLION BOXES OF GIRL SCOUT
COOKIES, BUT GIRL SCOUTING IS ABOUT A LOT MORE THAN COOKIES.
IT'S ABOUT A LOT MORE THAN CRAFTS AND CAMPING TOO.
GIRL SCOUTS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE,
CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
GIRL SCOUTS ALLOWS FOR THE EXPANSION OF ONE'S CULTURAL
AWARENESS BY OPPORTUNITIES OF TRAVEL, RANGING FROM A WEEKEND
TRIP TO D.C. TO A TWO-WEEK EXPEDITION ACROSS EUROPE.
IT ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES THAT AID GIRLS IN BECOMING
BETTER LEADERS, LEADERS THAT CAN MOVE AND SHAPE A NEW WORLD FOR
GIRLS TO INHABIT THAT HAS FEWER OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE
TODAY. GIRL SCOUTS HAS MADE ME AND
OTHER MEMBERS INTO THE PEOPLE WE ARE TODAY, SO THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT BENEFITS GIRLS
EVERYWHERE. >> GREAT.
THOSE WERE TERRIFIC WORDS. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY. WELL, THAT CONCLUDES THE
CEREMONIAL PART. WOULD YOU --
>> THEY HAVE COOKIES. >> YOU HAVE COOKIES?
YOU CAN HAND THEM UP. [ LAUGHTER ]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS.
THAT WAS REALLY SWEET OF YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE GET ALL OF THESE, RIGHT?
>> DID YOU GET YOUR THIN MINTS? >> NO, HE HAS THE CRUNCHY
OATMEAL SANDWICH. >> WAIT, WAIT, WE NEED A BOX
RIGHT THERE. >> THEY CUT ME OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> GREAT.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN HERE AND THANK YOU FOR THE
COOKIES AS WELL. NOW, WE HAVE ANOTHER
PROCLAMATION ON ACCOUNT THAT IT IS THE MacARTHUR MEMORIAL'S 50th
ANNIVERSARY AND ACCEPTING IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHRIS.
CHRIS, TAKE THE POSITION THERE BEHIND THE PODIUM AND I'LL TRY
TO READ THIS PROK CHIPPENHAM OPERATION -- PROCLAMATION.
WE'VE VERY PROUD OF THIS, 50 YEARS OF THE MacARTHUR MEMORIAL
IN THE CITY. IT READS WHEREAS GENERAL DOUGLAS
MacARTHUR SERVED HIS COUNTRY HONORABLY AND WITH GREAT
DISTINCTION DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS AND THE KOREAN
WAR, WINNING NUMEROUS MEDALS. BETWEEN THE WORLD WARS HE SERVED
AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST
POINT AND IS CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF THE MODERN WEST POINT.
WHEREAS WHILE SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING WORLD WAR
II, GENERAL MacARTHUR DEVISED A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY OF ISLAND
HOPPING TO ATTACK WEAK POINTS AND SHORTLY AFTER RETAKING THE
PHILIPPINES ON OCTOBER THE 20th, 1944, HE BECAME ONE OF ONLY FIVE
MEN ELEVATED TO THE FIVE-STAR RANKS GENERAL OF THE ARMY.
WHEREAS AFTER ACCEPTING THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, GENERAL
MacARTHUR OVERSAW THE REBUILDING AND DEMOCRATIZATION OF JAPAN AND
IN 1950s WAS APPOINTED COMMANDER OF THE UNITED NATIONS FORCES
DURING THE KOREAN WAR, LATER RETURNING LOAM TO A HERO'S
WELCOME. WHEREAS BECAUSE HIS MOTHER WAS
BORN AND RACED IN THE BERKLEY SECTION OF NORFOLK, THE GENERAL
CONSIDERED OUR CITY HIS HOME AND PRIOR TO HIS DEATH, NEEDED HIS
RECORDS, MEDALS, PRIZES, PERSONAL PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS TO
THE CITY OF NORFOLK IN RETURN FOR WHICH THE CITY TRANSFORMED
ITS CITY HALL INTO A MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE GENERAL'S LIFE.
WHEREAS ON JANUARY 26th, 1964, THE MacARTHUR MEMORIAL, AN
INTERNATIONAL LANDMARK DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND TELLING THE
STORY OF THE GENERAL'S LIFE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AND IS
WHERE HE WAS LAID TO REST WITH FULL HONORS JUST NO, SIR LATER
ON APRIL THE 11th, 1964, NOW THEREFORE I PAUL D. FRAIM, THE
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, DO DECLARE THE MONTH OF APRIL AS
THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MacARTHUR CENTER AND ENCOURAGE
THE PUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE GENERAL
MacARTHUR CENTER GAVE TO OUR COUNTRY.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND. THAT'S SIGNED AS THE MAYOR.
CHRIS, WOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF THE MacARTHUR
MEMORIAL? >> WITH PLEASURE.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN HERE AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM
YOU. YOU BROUGHT A COUPLE STAFF
MEMBERS TOO, RIGHT? >> YES.
>> OKAY. >> THANK YOU FOR THE, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME GOODIES AS WELL.
I BROUGHT CHARLIE KNIGHT, WE'RE CURATOR AND MY EDUCATION
MANAGER, AMANDA WILLIAMS. YOU GUYS, YOU ALL ON THE COUNCIL
AND THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY CLERK
WILL ALL GET THE FIRST HOT OFF THE PRESSES 50th ANNIVERSARY
LOGO BASEBALL CAPS. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> WOW. >> THIS IS -- THE 50th
ANNIVERSARY IS APRIL 11th AND 12th, SPECIFICALLY, AND THE
MONTH OF APRIL BEING THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF MacARTHUR'S
DEATH, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR AND WE'RE REAL EXCITED ABOUT IT AND EXCITED ABOUT
INTRODUCING THIS TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THIS IS A NORFOLK TREASURE AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL OUT AND SEEING THE REST OF
THE COMMUNITY OUT. >> I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE SET
OF CELEBRATIONS THAT WILL BE OCCURRING OVER AT THE MEMORIAL
AS WELL. >> WE DO.
11th AND 12th, WE'VE GOT FORMAL REPLAYING, FAMILY FRIENDLY
PROGRAMS AND LATER IN THE YEAR, WE'RE HOSTING A FEW OTHER
THINGS, THE CITY'S FLAG DAY EVENT, VETERANS DAY AND HOSTING
A MAJOR CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER CELEBRATING AND MARKING THE
BEGINNING OF THE CENTENNIAL OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE LARGEST WORLD WAR I THEMED CONFERENCE IN
THE COUNTRY. THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING
ON AND WE'RE PUSHING TOGETHER A NEW WEB THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT
THIS SUMMER ALSO AND ADDITIONS TO THE EXHIBITS, SO IT'S A REAL
DYNAMIC PLACE AND THERE'S A LOT GOING ON AND WANT TO KEEP IT
FRESH AND KEEP THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED.
>> RIGHT. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING
DOWN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> I REMEMBER WHEN AMANDA WAS
PLAYING SOCCER IN GRADE SCHOOL. WOW.
OKAY, NOW, THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS -- TRISH, WHERE ARE YOU?
TRISH CARRIER WHO IS HERE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MONTH
PROCLAMATION AND TRISH AS EVERYONE KNOWS IS THE NATOFEST
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BRING SOME
PEOPLE TO THE PODIUM? >> DO YOU HAVE THINGS TO EAT,
ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> PROCLAMATION READS WHEREAS
THE CITY OF NORFOLK CELEBRATED ITS WORLDWIDE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING HOME TO A NAVAL PORT, THE NATIONAL NAVAL BASE, WHEREAS TO
EXEMPLIFY THE INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE OF NATO AND ITS MEMBER
NATIONS BRING TO NORFOLK, IN 1953 THE CITY ESTABLISHED AN
INTERNATIONAL AZALEA FESTIVAL NOW CALL THE NORFOLK NATO FEST,
WHICH INCLUDES THE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY, PARADE OF NATIONS,
WHEREAS TO BROD DEAN THE AWARENESS OF FOREIGN POLICY AND
GLOBAL DIPLOMACY TO THE CITIZENS OF HAMPTON ROADS IN 1969, THE
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF GREATER HAMPTON ROADS WAS ESTABLISHED,
WHEREAS THE CITY OF NORFOLK ESTABLISHED THE SISTER CITY
ORGANIZATION TO FOSTER A GLOBAL NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL
UNDERSTANDING, COOPERATION AND CONTINUES TO CELEBRITIES
YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES, WHEREAS THE NORFOLK PUBLIC LIBRARY IN
CELEBRATION OF APRIL BEING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, EDUCATES
THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR CITY CULTIVATING A STRONG
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIP, NOW THEREFORE I PAUL D. FRAIM, MAYOR
OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL DO
HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL AS INTERNATIONAL MONTH IN THE CITY
OF NORFOLK AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE AND
UNDERSTAND NORFOLK'S INTERNATIONAL DIVERSITY AND
PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE CITY'S IMPACT ACROSS THE GLOBE.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 25th DAY OF MARCH, 2014.
TRISH, HERE YOU GO. YOU HAVE QUITE A GROUP HERE WITH
YOU, BY THE WAY. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR FRAIM, CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORFOLK NATO FESTIVAL, I'M
EXCITED AND HONORED TO SHARE REC COULD GO INCISION WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS NAMED IN THIS PROCLAMATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE ORGANIZATIONS HERE WITH US
TONIGHT. WITH US FROM THE VIRGINIA ARTS
FESTIVAL AND THE VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO, WE HAVE
ROB CROFT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ROB?
CYNTHIA CARTER WEST, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS.
FROM NORFOLK'S SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION, WE HAVE JANICE
WISEBERG, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT AND PASSPORT TO
NORFOLK SISTER CITIES EVENT COORDINATOR AND ALSO ASHLEY
McCLOUD AND GREATER HAMPTON ROADS ASSOCIATION, AND SARAH
JORDAN HERE WITH US TONIGHT, THE OPERATIONS MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE
ASSISTANT OF NORFOLK PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO ASHLEY McCLOUD, BOB
BATCHER FOR ASSISTING ME WITH THE PROCLAMATION.
HIGH HOPE THAT IS APRIL IS -- MY HOPE IS THAT APRIL IS RECOGNIZED
ANNUALLY AS INTERNATIONAL MONTH IN NORFOLK.
ALL FIVE ORGANIZATIONS APPRECIATE THE GLOBAL IMPACT
NORFOLK HAS ON THE WORLD. WE CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS CREATED HERE IN NORFOLK AND THE CULTURAL
EXCHANGES TAKING PLACE HERE IN NORFOLK THROUGH OUR EVENTS AND
PROMISES. AS OUR ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO
CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL
CULTURAL EXCHANGE, WE HOPE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS JOIN US IN THE
YEARS TO COME BECAUSE NORFOLK IS TRULY AN INTERNATIONAL CITY.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING TIME
TO COME DOWN HERE AND BEING WITH US AND BRINGING THIS TO OUR
ATTENTION AND THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR THE WORK YOU DO IN THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.
THANK YOU, THANKS, TRISH. SURE, TAKE YOUR TIME.
>> GIRL DISCOUNTS WANT -- GIRL SCOUTS WANT TO GET A PICTURE?
>> DID THE GIRL SCOUTS RUN AWAY? >> I'LL TAKE ALL, ANYBODY WHO
WANTS IN, GET IN. THERE'S ANGELIA, THAT'S MY GIRL.
EVERYBODY LOOK AT ME. ONE, TWO, THREE.
GREAT. >> GOT IT, ASHLEYLY, THANK YOU.
>> HI, GIRLS. HOW ARE YOU?
>> OKAY. >> GOT THE MOMS TOO.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU ALL, GIRLS, THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> \M OH WHAT A NIGHT \M\M
>> MR. CLERK, THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENCY, PLEASE.
THE FIRST ITEM IS RECEIPT OF BIDS FOR A LONG-TERM GARAGE
PARKING AGREEMENT WITH A TERM OF TEN YEARS FOR 40 RESIDENTIAL
PARKING SPACES IN THE BOUSH STREET GARAGE AND 95 RESIDENTIAL
PARKING SPACES IN THE TOWN POINT GARAGE.
>> HOW MANY BIDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED?
>> ONE. >> FLEECE READ THE BID AND MARK
IT FOR IDENTIFICATION. >> THE BID IS SEABOARD BUILDING
LLC, WHICH HAS SUBMITTED A BID THAT I'VE MARKED FOR
IDENTIFICATION AS SEABOARD BID 3/25/14.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL BIDS OFFERED?
IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL BIDS, I DECLARE THE BIDDING CLOSED.
IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO BE HEARD ON
THIS MATTER? OKAY, IF THERE'S NO MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO BE HEARD, I DECLARE THE PUBLIC
HEARING CLOSED. IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION FROM
CITY STAFF REGARDING THE BID RECEIVED FROM THE -- ON BEHALF
OF THE SEABOARD BUILDING LLC? >> YES, CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS
THAT THE BID BY SEABOARD BUILDING LLC BE ACCEPTED AND THE
PARKING AGREEMENT AWARDED TO SEABOARD BUILDING LLC.
>> OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I'LL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE
PROPOSED ORDINANCE. >> AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE
BID SUBMITTED BY SEABOARD BUILDING LLC FOR A LONG-TERM
GARAGE PARKING AGREEMENT WITH A TERM OF TEN YEARS FOR 40
RESIDENTIAL PARKING SPACES IN THE BOUSH STREET GARAGE AND FOR
95 RESIDENTIAL SPARKING SPACE S IN THE TOWN POINT GARAGE,
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE
ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. IS MR. HENN HERE?
ALL RIGHT, RICK, IT'S DONE. ALL RIGHT.
PUBLIC HEARING ONE, PLEASE. >> PUBLIC HEARING 1 SCHEDULED
THIS DAY ON THE APPLICATION OF KEITH W. ROEMER FOR A CHANGE OF
ZONING FROM CONDITIONAL I-1 LIMITED INDUSTRIAL, AND R-8,
SINGLE-FAMILY, DISTRICTS TO CONDITIONAL I-1 DISTRICT ON
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3404 AND 3406 WESTMINSTER AVENUE.
BY A VOTE OF 7-0, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
>> AND MR. KEITH ROEMER IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
CALL THE ROLL. >> AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE
PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 3404 AND 3406 WESTMINSTER AVENUE FROM
CONDITIONAL I-1, LIMITED INDUSTRIAL, AND R-8,
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, DISTRICTS TO CONDITIONAL I-1,
LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER
REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT.
MS. GREEN. >> AYE.
>> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE.
>> MR. RIDDICK. >> WHERE IS THIS ON WESTMINSTER?
IS IT CLOSER TO THE BRIDGE OR WHERE IS THIS?
>> I THINK IT'S DOWN -- >> IS THIS CLOSER TO THE BRIDGE
THAT'S BEEN CLOSED? >> GEORGE?
>> MR. RIDDICK, IT'S DOWN IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA TOWARD THE END
OF THE STREET IF THAT HELPS YOU. >> IS THAT ONE LITTLE LONE HOUSE
THAT'S DOWN THERE? >> YES.
>> OKAY. IT'S LITTLE LONE DWELLING DOWN
THERE AND A BUNCH OF COMMERCIAL STUFF.
>> INDUSTRIAL STUFF, REALLY. >> YEAH.
>> OKAY. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE.
>> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE.
>> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE.
>> MR. WINN. >> AYE.
>> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE.
PUBLIC HEARING 2. >> PUBLIC HEARING 2 SCHEDULED
THIS DAY ON THE APPLICATION OF DAVID COLBY FOR A CHANGE OF
ZONING FROM CONDITIONAL OVR, OCEAN VIEW RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT,
TO CONDITIONAL R-12, MULTI-FAMILY, ON PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 3401 EAST OCEAN VIEW AVENUE.
BY A VOTE OF 7-0, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
>> NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
ON THIS MATTER. SO YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL,
PLEASE. >> AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3401 EAST OCEAN VIEW AVENUE FROM
CONDITIONAL OVR, OCEAN VIEW RESIDENTIAL, TO CONDITIONAL
R-12, MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE
ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. PUBLIC HEARING 3.
>> PUBLIC HEARING 3 SCHEDULED THIS DAY ON THE APPLICATION OF
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM R-8,
SINGLE-FAMILY, TO IN-1, INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT, ON
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3301 THOMAS STREET.
BY A VOTE OF 7-0, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
>> OKAY. MR. RICHARD SMITH IS HERE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS IF ANYONE HAS ANY.
YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL. >> AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3301 THOMAS STREET FROM R-8, SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL, TO IN-1, INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT.
DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE
ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. PUBLIC HEARING 4.
>> PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED THIS DAY ON THE APPLICATION OF THE
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF ADAMS OUTDOOR
ADVERTISING TO AMEND CHAPTER 16, "SIGNS," OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
IN ORDER TO MODIFY EXISTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS, INCLUDING CONVERSION OF SIGNS TO
DIGITAL FORMAT. BY A VOTE OF 7-0, PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> AND JIM BALLESTINO IS HERE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
CALL THE ROLL. >> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
SECTIONS 16-3 AND 16-6.15 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
NORFOLK, 1992, SO AS TO MODIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR BILLBOARDS.
DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE
ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID AT THE WORK SESSION LAST
WEEK, THAT I HOPE THAT THIS EVENTUALLY WILL LEAD TO LOOKING
AT REPLACING SOME MORE OF THE OLDER BILLBOARDS WITH SOME MORE
MODERN ONES. I KNOW RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE
FIRST STEP, BUT I HOPE IT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE
TO EXPAND THAT TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY TO CLEAN UP THE WAY
THAT SOME OF THESE LOOK. I THINK THEY'RE CLEAN, BRINGS
MORE REVENUE IN FOR THE CITY, AND I THINK THAT SOME OF THE
COMMUNITIES WILL END UP SUPPORTING THAT IF WE CAN GET
THAT EXTENDS. AYE.
>> MS. WILLIAMS. >> DITTO WHAT TOMMY SAID.
AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. PUBLIC HEARING 5.
>> PUBLIC HEARING 5 SCHEDULED THIS DAY ON THE APPLICATION OF
THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO REPEAL CHAPTER 15, "OFF-STREET
PARKING AND LOADING," OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ADOPT A NEW
PARKING CHAPTER, AND TO AMEND CHAPTERS 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 13, AND
25 IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE PARKING STANDARDS FOR
AUTOMOBILES AND BICYCLES CITYWIDE.
BY A VOTE OF 7-0, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
>> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND
REORDAIN ALL OF CHAPTER 15 AND PORTIONS OF SECTIONS 4-0,
10-15.5, AND 25-10 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
NORFOLK, 1992, IN ORDER TO REVISE THE REGULATIONS FOR
REQUIRED PARKING. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER
REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT.
MS. GREEN. >> AYE.
>> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE.
>> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE.
>> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE.
>> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE.
>> MR. WINN. >> AYE.
>> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE.
PUBLIC HEARING 6. >> PUBLIC HEARING 6 SCHEDULED
THIS DAY ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO
AMEND SECTION 16-8.7, "SIGNS PERMITTED IN THE SPECIAL PURPOSE
DISTRICTS," OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO MODIFY THE
REGULATIONS FOR IN-1, INSTITUTIONAL, AND IN-2,
INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUS. BY A VOTE OF 7-0, PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> CALL THE ROLL.
>> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 16-8.7 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, 1992, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE
AVAILABILITY FOR SIGNAGE IN THE IN-1, INSTITUTIONAL, AND IN-2,
INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUS, ZONING DISTRICTS.
DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE
ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. PUBLIC HEARING 7.
>> PUBLIC HEARING 7 SCHEDULED THIS DAY ON THE APPLICATION OF
THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO AMEND THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN,
PLANORFOLK2030, TO ESTABLISH LOCATIONAL CRITERIA AND
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILE-RELATED
ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING THE EAST LITTLE CREEK ROAD AND
MILITARY HIGHWAY CORRIDORS. BY A VOTE OF 7-0, PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> OKAY.
>> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN OF NORFOLK,
PLANORFOLK2030, SO AS TO PROMOTE LOCATIONAL CRITERIA AND
OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILE-RELATED
ESTABLISHMENTS. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER
REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT.
MS. GREEN. >> AYE.
>> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE.
>> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE.
>> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE.
>> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE.
>> MR. WINN. >> AYE.
>> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE.
PUBLIC HEARING 8. >> PUBLIC HEARING 8 SCHEDULED
THIS DAY ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO
AMEND SECTION 2-3 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, IN ORDER TO CHANGE
THE NAME OF THE URBAN CHARACTER DISTRICT TO THE TRADITIONAL
CHARACTER DISTRICT AND ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES OF THE DOWNTOWN,
TRADITIONAL, AND SUBURBAN CHARACTER DISTRICTS.
BY A VOTE OF 7-0, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
>> OKAY. >> THERE ARE TWO ORDINANCES.
FIRST IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2-3 OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, 1992, IN ORDER TO
CHANGE THE NAME OF THE URBAN CHARACTER DISTRICT TO THE
TRADITIONAL CHARACTER DISTRICT. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER
REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT.
MS. GREEN. >> AYE.
>> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE.
>> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE.
>> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE.
>> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE.
>> MR. WINN. >> AYE.
>> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE.
>> NEXT IS AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE BOUNDARIES OF
CHARACTER DISTRICTS FOR PURPOSES OF APPLYING PROVISIONS OF THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, 1992.
DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE
ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. PUBLIC HEARING 9.
>> PUBLIC HEARING 9 SCHEDULED THIS DAY TO HEAR COMMENTS
APPROVING A LAND DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT WITH
HOWERIN CONSTRUCTION CORP. FOR SIX PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY
CONTAINING 0.84 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON CHURCH STREET
BETWEEN WASHINGTON AVENUE AND JOHNSON AVENUE.
>> ALTON ROBINSON. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FRAIM.
MY NAME IS ALTON ROBINSON. MY ADDRESS IS 735 WEST 35th
STREET. I'M HERE BECAUSE I JUST HAVE
SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. I'M NOT AN OPPONENT OF THIS
PARTICULAR PROJECT, JUST LIKE I WAS NOT AN OPPONENT OF THE
$40 MILLION OCEAN VIEW PROJECT THAT WILL BRING IN 250 UNITS
ALONG WITH 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE.
THIS PROJECT HERE, WHICH IS 13 UNITS AND 7400 SQUARE FEET OF
SPACE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SMALL, BUT CONSIDERING THE COMMUNITY
THAT IT'S IN, I DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE HUGE, BUT I STILL SEE
WHERE THE CITY IS GIVING $853,000, BUT IT SAYS UP TO
$853,000. SO IS WONDERING, IS THERE A
PARTICULAR NUMBER OR IS $835,000 THE ACTUAL NUMBER THAT THEY WILL
BE RECEIVING FROM THE CITY? NOT TO MENTION THAT THERE ARE
SIX PARCELS OF LAND THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO THIS DEVELOPER, AND
WHEN I LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, I KNOW THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO
BRING $1.2 MILLION TO THE TABLE, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE 853,000
AND I TRY TO FIND THE ASSESSED VALUE FOR THE LAND, BUT FOR SOME
REASON, I PUT IN THOSE ADDRESSES AND IT DIDN'T COME UP THIS WEEK,
BUT IT CAME UP LAST WEEK, BUT ANYWAY, WITH THIS DEVELOPER
BRINGING ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS TO THE TABLE, 1.2 MILLION, BUT
HE'S ALSO RECEIVING MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CITY, IS IT
JUST -- IT'S LIKE IF YOU HAVE A MILLION, BRING YOUR MILLION
AND WE'LL MATCH IT, LIKE LAST WEEK, THEY WAS BRINGING
5 MILLION -- BRINGING 3 MILLION AND GOT DLOES $5 MILLION, BUT
WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CENTERS, OUR SCHOOLS, CERTAIN THINGS IN
THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY WOULD SAY, WE DON'T HAVE MONEY, AND
I'M JUST CURIOUS TO UNDERSTAND AND NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW CAN WE
CONTINUE TO GIVE THESE DEVELOPERS ALL THIS MONEY AND
YET WHEN IT COMES TO OUR SCHOOLS AND COMES TO OUR SENIORS LOOKING
FOR TAX RELIEF, WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITIES,
THERE'S NO MONEY. WE CAN'T PUT ENOUGH POLICEMEN ON
OUR STREETS TO EVEN BE THERE IF SOMEONE WAS TO HAPPEN TO BE
GETTING SHOT FOR ***. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW MURDERS IN
OUR CITY THIS WEEK, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW SHOOTINGS, AND
NOTHING IS BEING ADDRESSED. BUT YET, WE'RE CONTINUALLY
GIVING THESE DEVELOPERS PLENTY OF MONEY AND THE DEVELOPERS ARE
NOT REACHING OUT TO THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES AND I'M
TALKING SUBCONTRACTORS. I DO THINK THE CITY BECAUSE I
DID READ WHERE YOU ENTERED SOME TYPE OF CLAUSE THAT THEY ARE TO
DO DUE DILIGENCE MAKING SURE THEY GIVE NORFOLK RESIDENTS SOME
WORK, BUT THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO BE GIVING AWAY EACH WEEK,
A MILLION HERE, 5 MILLION THERE, FOR CITY WHO DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY FOR TAXPAYERS. >> THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON.
THAT'S THE ONLY PERSON WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LAND
DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT WITH HOWERIN
CONSTRUCTION CORP. FOR SIX PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY
CONTAINING 0.84 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON CHURCH STREET
BETWEEN WASHINGTON AVENUE AND JOHNSON AVENUE.
DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE
ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> I ABSTAIN. MY COMPANY HAS DOWN WORK FOR
HOWERIN CONSTRUCTION IN THE PAST.
>> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE.
AND LET ME -- MR. ROBINSON KNOWS THAT HIS THREE MINUTES ARE TO
MAKE COMMENTS AND NOT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
NOT HE HAVE BEEN -- NOT EVERYBODY WHO ASKS A QUESTION
GETS AN ANSWER AT THAT MOMENT, BUT THE MONEY IS TO PROVIDE
INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CITY, TYPICALLY WHEN IT
SELLS PROPER, PROVIDES A GOOD SITE AND THE "UP TO" CLAUSE, TO
THE EXTENT THAT THE DEVELOPER PROVIDES THE CITY WITH BILLS FOR
PUTTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE, THEN WE'LL BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT.
THAT'S WHAT THE "UP TO" MEANS AND THERE'S SOME CLOSING COSTS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT ASSOCIATED WITH IT AS WELL.
OKAY. R-1, PLEASE.
>> AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING METRO MACHINE CORPORATION, TRADING AS
GENERAL DYNAMIC--NASSCO--NORFOLK, TO ENCROACH INTO THE 200 BLOCK
OF LIGON STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH FIVE EXISTING CONCRETE
TRAFFIC BARRIERS. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER
REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT.
MS. GREEN. >> AYE.
>> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE.
>> MR. RIDDICK. >> OKAY, I VOTE AYE AND I THINK
ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THE SHIPBUILDING BUSINESS IS REALLY
ON A HIGH KEY OVER IN BERKLEY, BUT IT'S ALSO CREATED OBVIOUS
PROBLEMS OVER THERE THAT I THINK THE MANAGER SAYS HE GOING TO
ADDRESS, BUT I VOTE AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. R-2.
>> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A PERPETUAL
RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
FROM MIDTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OVER CERTAIN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 104 EAST LITTLE CREEK ROAD.
DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE
ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. R-3.
>> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION TO DLC, LLC, TRADING
AS THE MAX, TO ENCROACH INTO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF COLLEY AVENUE AT
1421 COLLEY AVENUE WITH AN AREA MEASURING 9 FEET BY 43 FEET BY 8
INCHES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE MAX RESTAURANT FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR OUTDOOR DINING.
DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE
ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MS. GREEN.
>> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU.
>> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK.
>> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL.
>> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS.
>> AYE. >> MR. WINN.
>> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM.
>> AYE. R-4.
>> A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN AS
REVISED. >> ELLIS JAMES.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS ELLIS W. JAMES, I'M A
LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THIS WONDERFUL CITY OF NORFOLK.
>> COULD YOU TURN AROUND, MAYBE? >> NO.
>> THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT THE CAMERA ANGLE IS FROM THE BACK ON
YOUR SHIRT. THERE IT IS.
>> THERE IT IS. >> THERE YOU GO.
>> WHAT'S WORTH $100. THANKS.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> OKAY.
>> MR. MAYOR, FOR TWO REASONS, I WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THIS. NUMBER ONE, THE CITY OF NORFOLK,
BECAUSE WE'RE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO ON THE HIT PARADE AS
FAR AS SEA LEVEL RISE AND THOSE FLOODING PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE
STRUGGLING WITH, IT WAS REFERENCED IN THE INFORMAL
SESSION AND I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT, SPARTAN VILLAGE IS A
GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHY WE NEED TO BE PREPARED AND I HOPE THAT -- I
SPOKE TO JIM. I THINK HE'S BEEN DOING A VERY
GOOD JOB IN THIS ARENA AND I HAVE GONE TO SOME OF THE TOWN
HALL MEETINGS. IT'S THE KIND OF SITUATION WHERE
WE NEED TO BE PREPARED ON A LOT OF FRONTS, AND IT LOOKS TO ME,
IN TERMS OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND RESILIENCE
FRAMEWORK, AND THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS MADE IN THE INFORMAL
SESSION, THAT WE HAVE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK AND I'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF IT FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
I AM A MEMBER -- WELL, I'M ACTUALLY A CHAIRMAN OF THE
MUNICIPAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE ON THE NEC, AND I'M A
PROUD MEMBER OF THE SIERRA CLUB AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
REASONS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE CITY REALLY GETTING AFTER THE
COMPREHENSIVE ASPECT OF THIS, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE
WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME OF FOUR YEARS BY LAW.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> THANK YOU.
OKAY, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
MS. GREEN. >> AYE.
>> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE.
>> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE.
>> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE.
>> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE.
>> MR. WINN. >> AYE.
>> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> THAT CONCLUDES THE FORMAL PORTION OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
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