The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, February 18, 1996              TAG: 9602160344
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER       PAGE: 04   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   75 lines

[CHESAPEAKE] CITY COUNCIL VOTES

An ordinance to abolish the Great Bridge Fire Station Precinct and the Sunray Precinct and to create new precinct boundaries. Approved, 5-3; Allen, Butt and Newman voted no; Ward excused.Request for refunds of assessed taxes to individuals and businesses. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Request by Harper and Brenda Powell for a zone reclassification of property at 833 St. Brides Road West from Agricultural District to General Business District. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Request by Bage Industries/Howard's Surplus for zoning reclassification of property at 4653 S. Battlefield Blvd. from agricultural to light industrial. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Resignation of Marcella Germanotta from the Chesapeake Youth Committee. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Request by the Public Works Department for $7,546 for various capital budget road and bridge projects. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Resolution authorizing the interim city manager and city clerk to execute an agreement granting Virginia Power easement for relocation of electrical service on city-owned property next to the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Resolution authorizing the interim city manager and city clerk to execute an agreement with the state Department of Transportation pertaining to the relocation and adjustment of water and sanitary sewer facilities affected by construction of the Indian River Road Project. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Resolution authorizing the interim city manager and city clerk to execute an agreement with the state Department of Transportation pertaining to the improvement of the intersection of Dominion Boulevard and Great Bridge Boulevard. Approved, 8-0. Ward excused.A resolution authorizing the interim city manager and city clerk to execute an agreement with the state Department of Transportation pertaining to the improvement of the intersection of Battlefield Boulevard and Great Bridge Boulevard. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Request by the Police Department to submit a Community Policing Grant application to the state Department of Criminal Justice Services. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Request by the clerk of Circuit Court for appropriation of Records Preservation Grant Funds awarded by the Library of Virginia. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.A resolution declaring an emergency existed in the city of Chesapeake. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Resolution authorizing the city attorney to institute condemnation proceedings against certain property owned by Russell M. Schucker and Peggy B. Schucker to be used for drainage easement. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Resolution authorizing the city attorney to institute condemnation proceedings against certain property owned by Henry Armstrong, Blanche Corprew Burke, Doris B. Walker, Robert Walker and Garland Burke to be used for drainage easement and ingress/egress easement. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Resolution authorizing the city attorney to institute condemnation proceedings against certain property owned by Jerry Realty Corp. to be used for drainage easements and ingress/egress easement. Approved, 8-0; Ward excused.Resolution authorizing the city attorney to institute condemnation proceedings against certain property owned by Anthony L. Burgess and Hideko S. Burgess to be used for drainage and utility easements and temporary construction easement. Continued indefinitely, 9-0.Request by the Public Works Department for appropriation of $1,512,00 for design services - Capital Budget Project No. LP-11-94. Approved, 9-0.Resolution of official intent to reimburse expenditures for construction of the courts building with proceeds of bonds or lease purchase funds. Approved, 9-0.Request by Lake Dredging for $108,000 for Capital Budget Project No. SWMF-12-96. Approved, 9-0.Request by Pubic Works Department for $118,300 for Capital Budget Project. Approved, 9-0.Resolution for official intent to reimburse expenditures for traffic signalization construction with proceeds of bonds. Approved, 9-0.Request by Public Works Department $47,775 for a Capital Budget project. Approved, 9-0.Consideration of design of Centerville Turnpike Phases I and II Improvement Project by the Public Works Department. Approved, 9-0.Consideration of design of Western Branch Boulevard/Collins Boulevard/Churchland Boulevard intersection improvement project by the Public Works Department. Approved, 9-0.Consideration of design of Mount Pleasant Road intersection improvement project by the Public Works Department. Approved, 9-0.Consideration of design of Indian River Road improvement project by the Public Works Department. Approved, 9-0. by CNB