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>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANKS FOR
COMING IN A LITTLE EARLY TODAY. AS THE MAYOR ALLUDED TO --
>> BY THE WAY, WE OUGHT TO WELCOME MRS. GREEN.
THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO JOIN THIS STRANGE GROUP OF PEOPLE.
BUT IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE YOU HERE AND TRULY, YOU IMPROVE OUR,
YOU KNOW, OUR STATURE. >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME HERE. >> NICE TO HAVE ANOTHER FEMALE.
>> YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT? >> YOU KEEP AN EYE ON MARCUS
OVER THERE. >> OKAY, I WILL.
>> OKAY. >> VERY GOOD.
WELL, I HOPE THAT IN YOUR PACKET ON FRIDAY, THE INFORMATION THAT
YOU RECEIVED WAS USEFUL. WHAT WE ATTEMPTED TO DO WAS GIVE
YOU THE TOPIC AREAS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS CALENDAR
YEAR, SO THE VARIOUS ITEMS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN JANUARY,
FEBRUARY, AND MARCH. WE'RE STARTING A BIT EARLIER
TODAY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A CLOSED SESSION MATTER AND THEN
COMING OUT OF THE CLOSED SESSION, THERE'S A DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE LAKE WRIGHT REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND THEN
THERE'S A BREAK FOR DINNER AND WE HAD THIS WEEK LISTED AS ALL
THINGS FINANCIAL, SO WE WILL HAVE THE AUDITOR COME IN AS WELL
AS KPMG TO GIVE US THE RESULTS OF OUR LAST REVIEW THAT JUST
ENDED AS WELL AS I'M REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A MID YEAR
UPDATE FORECAST, SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ENDED WITH FY 13,
WHERE WE ARE IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AS WELL AS THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS OF THE FIVE-YEAR FORECAST, AND SABRINA JOY-HOGG
WILL PROVIDE US WITH AN OVERVIEW THERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT TO THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL THAT IS YOU HAD A LOT OF -- IS THAT YOU HAD A LOT
OF DOCUMENTS IN THE PACKET ON FRIDAY.
REALLY, IT'S THE RESULTS OF SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL DID
BACK IN THE FALL AND THAT WAS REALLY TO EXPEDITE THE ORDINANCE
PROCESS BY GETTING RID OF THE CONSENT ITEMS ON THE DOCKET.
BY DOING THAT, WE BASICALLY HAVE SPED UP INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
TRYING TO GET PERMITS OR GETTING APPROVAL BY ABOUT 30 DAYS, SO
WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO AS ADMINISTRATION IS THE FRIDAY TWO
WEEKS IN ADVANCE, TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ITEMS THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND EVEN TONIGHT AS THE
LAST ITEM, WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE DOCKET
FROM THE 28th THAT, IF THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME CLARIFICATION
WITH THOSE ITEMS, THAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR ANY TYPE OF
STAND-UP PRESENTATION TONIGHT OR MORE INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKETS
IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS AS WELL AS THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY
ITSELF ON THE 28th FOR ANY TYPE OF DISCUSSION.
SO WE HOPE THAT GIVES YOU ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ADDITIONAL TIME TO REVIEW ITEMS SINCE WE HAVE TAKEN OFF THE
CONSENT ITEMS FROM THE DOCKET. WITH THAT SAID, MAYOR, THAT'S
WHERE WE ARE FOR TONIGHT AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARCUS. WE'LL GET TO ANDY WHEN HE GETS
HERE, BUT PAUL, DO YOU HAVE ANY --
>> NO, I DON'T, THANK YOU. >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
>> DR. WHIBLEY? >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY VERY
QUICKLY, DIMENSION TO MARCUS, I -- I DID MENTION TO MARCUS, I
REALLY APPRECIATED THE LONG-RANGE FORECASTING THAT
YOU'RE DOING FOR TOPICS FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE ATTEMPT TO
EXPEDiATE THIS. I THOUGHT IT WAS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, SO I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS ON
THAT. THE OTHER ISSUE I HAD IS WITH
THE CONFERENCE CENTER, I THINK THEY'RE MOVING AHEAD ON THIS,
AND YET, I DON'T THINK THE DESIGN HAS BEEN SEEN BY PLANNING
COMMISSION. I KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN SEEN BY
COUNCIL. I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT I'LL
KEEP HITTING ON THIS. I DON'T WANT THIS TO GET TOO FAR
DOWN THE LINE AND THEN THERE'S OPPOSITION TO THE DESIGN AND
THEN IT'S A LOT OF COST OVERLAY AND DELAY ON THE PROJECT, SO
WHATEVER CAN HAPPEN TO OPEN THIS UP FOR SOUS THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT
THE PLAN FOR THE DESIGN IS, I THINK THERE ARE MANY OF US THAT
WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. >> I AGREE.
WE SHOULD GET SOMETHING IN ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> I MEAN, IT'S STILL GOING TO NEED TO GO THROUGH PLAN, RIGHT?
>> YES. DR. WHIBLEY, WHERE WE ARE IN THE
PROCESS, WE'RE IN THE PREDEVELOPMENT PHASE AND THERE
ARE MILESTONES WHICH ARE TO BE MET THIS MONTH, WHICH WOULD
BRING US IN LINE TO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
>> ALVETA? >> YES, WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE
FOR REPORTING COMPLAINTS? I WENT TO THE WEBSITE AND I USED
THE OLD ADDRESS BEFORE YOU CHANGED THE WEBSITE AND IN
PARTICULAR SOME OF MY CONSTITUENTS AND NEIGHBORS HAVE
CALLED ME ABOUT WHEN ARE THEY GOING -- AND I SENT THIS IN,
WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO GET THE LINES BACK, THE LINES IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STREET? THEY RESURFACED THE STREETS OUT
IN THE NORTH, INCLUDING NORTHVIEW AVENUE AND OTHER
STREETS, AND ALL THE STREETS HAVE GOTTEN THEIR LINES BUT PASS
ROAD IS NOT BACK, AND WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH PEOPLE STAYING ON
THEIR SIDE OF THE STREET AND BUSING COMING DOWN THIS TOO, SO
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED. SO THEY WERE JUST WONDERING
BECAUSE THEY FELT THE STREET -- >> WE'LL GET YOU THAT.
>> THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU.
>> TWO THINGS. FIRST, THE FRAUD, WASTE AND
ABUSE HOTLINE WE ESTABLISHED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WHEN WE REDID
THE WEBSITE, I THINK IT MADE IT HARDER FOR CITIZENS TO FIND
THAT. IT'S THERE, YOU JUST HAVE TO DIG
A LITTLE DEEP AND DO A SEARCH ON IT AND I BELIEVE AT ONE TIME IT
WAS EASIER FOR EMPLOYEES TO ACCESS IT AND THAT'S BEEN
CHANGED. I THINK BY ORDINANCE, WE SAID WE
WOULD DO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ADVERTISING ON THAT HOTLINE AND
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL HAPPENING.
THE SECOND THING IS, LAST NIGHT I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WATCHING
ABOUT THREE HOURS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
THE DIJON RICHTER WAS THERE ANNOUNCING PRELIMINARY FIGURES
AND IT WAS INTERESTING SEEING THE DISCUSSION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU HEARD WHAT WAS SAID, BUT THEY
TALKED A LOT ABOUT SOUTH SIDE'S NEED FOR ANOTHER ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AND SOME OTHER THINGS. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT GOD
BLESS OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. THEY HAVE HAD A BUSY WEEK.
THEY HAD THEIR RETREAT UP IN CHARLOTTESVILLE THIS WEEKEND AND
TO STAY THERE THAT LONG, THEY WERE THERE UNTIL ABOUT 10:30 I
THINK IS WHEN THE CAMERAS CUT OFF LAST NIGHT.
IT WAS A VERY LONG MEETING AND I WAS VERY PROUD OF OUR SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS AND THE QUESTIONS THEY WERE ASKING, INCLUDING WHEN
THE CEO OF THE COMPANY ASKED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THEY STOOD THEIR GROUND AND SAID
WE'RE NOT CHANGING THAT BECAUSE HE HAS TO GO BACK AND WORK UP
SOME NEW NUMBERS, BUT THEY DID ASK QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS.
I THINK THAT, DID I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD DO THIS, BUT IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE A CITY PERSON THERE AND I DON'T
KNOW IF WE DID. I DIDN'T SEE THEM ON CAMERA, BUT
I THINK WHEN THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING, THERE WERE SOME
QUESTIONS BEING ASKED BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THAT COULDN'T
NECESSARILY BE ANSWERED OR WHERE THEY NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
WHERE WE ARE FROM OUR SIDE AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE
OUR INPUT AT THE TABLE, PARTICULARLY IF WE'RE TAKING
OVER SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND IT WOULD HAVE HELPED WITH SOME OF
THE CONVERSATION. I'M NOT ASKING FOR RON TO GIVE
UP TIME, BUT MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THERE JUST
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE QUESTIONS BACK OR TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM ON THAT. BUT IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING
CONVERSATION. IT WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT
THEY CAME UP WITH, WHAT THE FOCUS WAS, AND WHAT SOME OF THE
POTENTIAL THINGS ARE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAYBE BRING
BACK TO US EVEN WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> JUST SO YOU KNOW, MARCUS WAS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND ME LAST
NIGHT FOR HIS SPEECH TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BUT WE DID
HAVE BREAKFAST THIS MORNING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE
CHAIRMAN TO GET BRIEFED ON THE REPORT TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES,
AND SO WE TRIED TO STAY AS CLOSE TO THAT AS WE CAN, TOMMY.
>> YES. THE ONLY THING I HAVE, WE'RE
GOING TO ASK FOR THE APPOINTMENT TONIGHT OF A DEPUTY CLERK AND
THE SECRETARY IN BRECK'S OFFICE WHO IS GOING TO TIE TO THE DESK
IN FRONT OF MY OFFICE, CINDY MORRISON.
YOU KNOW HER MOTHER, I'M SURE. ANDY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
I KNOW YOU JUST SAT DOWN. DO YOU HAVE --
>> NO, I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING. >> WE'RE ABOUT TO GO INTO CLOSED
SESSION, SO IT'S... >> MOVE THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
ASSEMBLE IN CLOSED MEETING AT 4:15 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSES SET
OUT
IN CLAUSES ONE AND THREE
OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT. DISCUSSION OF CANDIDATES FOR
APPOINTMENT TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES, AND
THREE, DISCUSSION OF THE DIAGNOSIS POSITION OF PUBLICLY
HELD REAL PROPERTY IN THE NORTH HAMPTON BOULEVARD DRIVE AREA OF
THE CITY. [ ROLL CALL VOTE TAKEN ]