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Unpacking The Agenda: The January 9th City Council Meetings

Here's a preview of what's on the docket

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Paul Stetson Rice
January 09, 2024

Here’s what’s coming up in the City Council meetings today, Tuesday, January 9th 

3:30 pm City Council Work Session

II.FESTEVENTS ANNUAL REPORT 

III. CITY PLANNING UPDATE 

Presenter: Robert Tajan, Planning Director
Background: No info was provided on the topic of discussion but it may be a preview of what’s coming up at future City Planning Commission meetings. Here’s the agenda for the January 11th and January 25th meetings.

6:00 pm City Council Formal Session Meeting

Consent Agenda items are typically passed together in single vote, unless discussion is requested. 

Conditional Use Permit for Lo Mo Pizzeria to sell alcohol for on- and off-site consumption at 4117 Granby Street in Riverview.  

Conditional Use Permit for CM Chicken to sell alcohol for on-site consumption at 436 Granby Street in Downtown. 

Background: CM Chicken is a chain of Korean Style fried chicken shops. This is the location that was formerly home to Scotty Quixx, which had permits revoked by City Council. 

Conditional Use Permit for Cork & Kettle to sell alcohol for on- and off-site consumption at 420 Monticello Avenue, Suite 160. 

Background: 

Conditional Use Permit for PJ’s Kitchen to sell alcohol for on- and off-site consumption at 323 Granby Street. 

Background: This location was formerly home to “California Fries and Wings,” the sister restaurant to California Burrito, which had permits revoked by City Council. 

The City is approving a tax refund to Colonial Chevrolet Company for over-payment in tax year 2022  in the amount of $10,239.50. 

An ordinance allowing the “Five Kings, llc” to encroach into the City right-of-way at 715 Orapax Street with a ramp and stairway. 

An ordinance allowing a resident to encroach  into the City right-of-way with a 130’ long pier, a 30’ by 5’ floating dock and a 15’X15’ pier at 707 W. Ocean View Avenue. 

The City is accepting a utility easement at 100 South Main Street and 150 South Main Street from Colonna’s Shipyard to allow for a new water main. 

Background: The City’s Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) program proposes facilities that would conflict with the current water main and require the existing one to be abandoned. 

This ordinance would change a variety of language to existing city code relating to wetlands. The changes include adding definitions to the areas named “back bay and its tributaries and the north landing river and its tributaries.” 

Regular Agenda

This item is authorizing the City to purchase a parcel of land in Suffolk in order to move water mains that carry water into Norfolk. The purchase price is $3500, but up to $9000 is authorized to be spent to cover transaction costs. 

Background

This item is accepting $69,257 in grant funds from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Litter Prevention and Recycling Grant program that will be given to the Keep Norfolk Beautiful program.

Background

This item increases the allotted funding for The Community Development Block Grant Program Income by $123,500.

Background

  •  These funds come from Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority income, and is more than expected in the originally passed budget. The total program income appropriated for use through the FY 2024 Annual Plan will increase by $123,500, from $427,114 to $550,614.

This item is accepting $10,000 in grant funds from the Hartford Fire Education Grant and assigning them to Norfolk Fire-Rescue with the purpose of educating Norfolk residents on fire awareness and prevention.  

This item is accepting up to $40,000 from the proceeds of the sale of a giraffe by the Zoological Park. The $40,000 is then made available to the Zoo budget for habitat improvements. 

Background

  •   The Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Program has deemed this giraffe is surplus to requirement for the program. Zoos across the country frequently relocate animals to other zoos in the best long-term interest of the species survival. 

This item creates an advisory committee to assist the City Planning Commission in the development of a proposed new Comprehensive Plan (NFK2050) and appoints members to that committee. The committee will meet at least quarterly. Members include:

One representative from:

  • NSU

  • ODU

  • TCC

  • Norfolk Public Schools

  • Norfolk Department of Public Health

  • Naval Station Norfolk, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command 

  • Hampton Roads Realtors Association

  • Hampton Roads Alliance

  • Hampton Roads Community Foundation

  • Hampton Roads Transit

  • Urban League of Hampton Roads

  • N.A.A.C.P., Norfolk Branch

  • Greater Norfolk Corporation

  • Norfolk Federation of Civic Leagues

  •  Norfolk Innovation Corridor

  •  Elizabeth River Project

  • Elizabeth River Trail Foundation

  • Wetlands Watch

And the following “community representatives”

  • Phillip Hawkins, representing the City at large;

  • Scott Guirlinger, representing Ward 1

  • Joseph Hamm, representing Ward 2

  • Joyi Winston, representing Ward 3

  • Vincent Hodges, representing Ward 4

  • Kenneth Paulson, representing Ward 5

  • Enrique E. Figueroa, Ph.D., representing Superward 6

  • Mya Vanderbilt, representing Superward 7

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