THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 16, 1995 TAG: 9507140321
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 20 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 59 lines
The Chesapeake City Council took the following actions at its meeting on July 11. The council meets the second, third and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.
A resolution requesting the Chesapeake Circuit Court to order an election on the date of the General Election, Nov. 7, 1995, to submit to the qualified voters of the city of Chesapeake the question of requesting the General Assembly to amend Section 5.08 and add new section 12.06 of the Charter of the city of Chesapeake to authorize the adoption of a Timing Amendment to the City's Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances and to require additional information and procedures for the adoption of the Capital Improvement Program in the event such Timing Amendment is adopted. Failed, 4-5 (de Triquet, Krasnoff, Nance and Edge voted yes); Butt, Duda, Ward, Allen and Newman voted no.Request for appropriation of $999.30 of seized assets funds allocated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury - Police Department. Approved, 9-0.Request for appropriation of $28,732 of Life Skills Program Grant Funds awarded by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justices Services - Court Services Unit. Approved, 9-0.Request for appropriation of $3,750 of Local Government Challenge Grant Funds awarded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts - Department of Parks, Recreation and Building Maintenance. Approved, 9-0.Request for authority to submit an AIDS Services and Education Grant application to the Virginia Department of Health - Community Services Board. Approved, 9-0. Request for appropriation of $34,500 - Capital Budget Project No. Ba-10-99, Greenbrier Library parking lot addition - Department of Public Work. Approved, 9-0.Request for appropriation of $101,158 - Capital Budget Project No. GF-16-99, Belvedere Drive Drainage - Department of Public Works. Approved, 9-0.Request for appropriation of $74,330 - Capital Budget Project No. GF-15-99 Shillelagh Road, Phase I (ditch and shoulder) - Department of Public Works. Approved, 8-0 (Newman voted no).Request for appropriation of $95,131 - Capital Budget Project No. BA-32-98, Great Bridge Boulevard Sidewalk Project, Phase I - Department of Public Works. Approved, 9-0.Request for appropriation of $128,684 of Comprehensive Service Act Trust Funds awarded by Virginia Comprehensive Services For Youth and Families - Chesapeake Interagency Consortium. Approved, 9-0.Consideration of a resolution certifying approval to the Virginia Housing Development Authority of a Multifamily Housing Project in the South Norfolk Borough, known as Chesapeake Crossing Seniors Community Two, located on Robert Hall Boulevard and North Battlefield Boulevard - Department of Planning. Approved, 9-0.Status Report - U.S. Route 17 improvements - City Manager's Office (Continued from June 27). Approved to move ahead with options made to council, 7-2 (Krasnoff and Nance voted no).Consideration of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds of the city of Chesapeake in the maximum amount of $78,000,000. Approved, 9-0.Consideration of an ordinance requesting the Circuit Court to order a special election on the issuance of Water and Sewer Bonds in the maximum amount of $72,500,000 and authorizing such bonds (Continued from June 27). Approved, 8-1 (Newman voted no).Discussion - Request to proceed with repairs to the Jordan Bridge - City Manager's Office. Approved, 9-0.The agenda for this week's city council meeting is on Pages 22-23. by CNB