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

DATE: Sunday, May 19, 1996                   TAG: 9605180151
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN              PAGE: 16   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   92 lines

SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

The City Council met at 7 p.m. Wednesday in council chambers at Suffolk City Hall, 441 Market St. Council meets the first and third Wednesday of every month. These were among council actions:

Consideration of the Proposed Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 1996-97 - Continued No vote

An ordinance approving the City Budget for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 1996 and ending June 30, 1997 No vote

An ordinance appropriating funds for expenditures contemplated during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996 and ending June 30, 1997, in the amount of $110,187,860 and regulating the payment of money out of the City Treasury No vote

An ordinance levying tangible personal property and machinery and tools taxes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996 and ending June 30, 1997 No vote

An ordinance amending and reordaining Section 22-8 of the Code of the City of Suffolk, increasing sewer use or rental charges Approved 7-0

An ordinance amending and reordaining Section 29-9 of the Code of the City of Suffolk to increase the meter rates for water Approved 7-0

An ordinance increasing the water service charges for unmetered customers Approved 7-0

Consideration of Community Development Block Grant proposed projects - Continued Approved 7-0

Consideration of Conditional Use Permit C1-96 for the placement of a 285-foot self-support communications tower and equipment building No action taken

Consideration of Conditional Use Permit request C7-96 for the placement of a permanent double-wide mobile home in the RR-Rural Residential Zoning District located off of Babbtown Road (Route 759) Approved 7-0

Consideration of Rezoning request RR4-96 (conditional) for rezoning approximately 13.7 acres of land area from Low Medium Density Residential to M-2, Heavy Manufacturing (conditional) for the future expansion of the Allied Colloids Manufacturing Plant Approved 7-0

Consideration of an amendment to the City Code Chapter 9, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Borrow Pits, of the Code of Laws. First reading

An ordinance authorizing the submission, acceptance and appropriation of a grant to the Virginia State Library & Archives for State grant-in-aid reimbursement of operating expenses - Second Reading Approved 7-0

An ordinance authorizing the submission, acceptance and appropriation of $65,974 in grant funds for the Intensified Drug Enforcement Assistance program - Second Reading Approved 7-0

An ordinance appropriating $55,000 to the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide initial funding for the signalization of the Town Point Road and College Drive intersection in order to provide for immediate design and construction - Second Reading Approved 7-0

D. An ordinance to appropriate $150,000 from the Unappropriated Fund balance of the General Fund for juvenile detention and group home care in the fiscal year 1995-96 General Fund Annual Operating Budget - First Reading No action

An ordinance to appropriate $175,000 from the Undesignated Fund balance of the General Fund for professional services for the Comprehensive Plan revision - First Reading No action

An ordinance amending Article XI, Sewer Line Extensions and System Improvements, Section 22-54 of the City Code Approved 7-0

An ordinance to authorize the conveyance of real estate by the City of Suffolk to James H. Durden Jr. Approved 7-0

A resolution authorizing the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Utilities to utilize an approved Capital Improvement Budget Utility Funding Allocation Approved 7-0

A resolution authorizing the Department of Public Utilities to utilize an approved Sanitary Sewer Extension Prioritization policy to prioritize neighborhood sewer projects for implementation into Capital Improvements Budgets Approved 7-0

A resolution designating those persons attending activities in the town of Oderzo, Italy, as official delegates of the Suffolk City Council and the City of Suffolk Approved 7-0

A resolution designating the proposed industrial access road into Suffolk Industrial Park as ``Obici Industrial Boulevard'' in honor of Amedeo Obici Approved 7-0

A resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with the City of Portsmouth for the purpose of installing a sewer force main across City of Portsmouth property Approved 6-1

Consideration of a request to transfer $540,000 for the completion of construction funding for the Nansemond Parkway North Sanitary Sewer Extension Program Approved 7-0

Consideration of a request from the School Board to transfer $216,350 from the Robertson Elementary School Entrance Capital Project to the School Air Conditioning Capital Project Approved 7-0

Establish a City Council Work Session for Wednesday, June 5 at 4 p.m. unless cancelled Approved 7-0 by CNB