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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAPRIL 24, 2003 MINUTESo~ ou~ N~, MINUTES VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Virginia Beach, Virginia Aprtl 24, 2003 Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf called to order the PUBLIC HEARING for the RESOURCE MANA GEMENTPLAN FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004 OPERA TING B UDGETAND FISCAL YEAR 2003- 2004 THRU 2008-2009 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN at Kellam Htgh School, 2323 Holland Road, on Thursday, Aprtl 24, 2003, at 6 O0 P M Council Members Present Harry E Dtezel, Margaret L Eure, Vtce Mayor Louts R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf, Jtm Reeve, Peter W Schmtdt Rosemary Wilson and James L Wood Counctl Members Absent Rtchard A Maddox Ron A Vtllanueva [Pubhc Heartng re Lake Rudee dredgtng] [Entered 6 18 P M] -2- Item H ITEM # 51099 The Mayor read the CALL TO SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION: "HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL In accordance wtth the Ctty Charter, Sectton 3 06, the Vtrgtnta Beach Ctty Code, and by the authortty vested tn me as Mayor of the Ctty of Vtrgmta Beach, I hereby call a SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION of the VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 24, 2003, tn the Audttortum of Kellam Htgh School, 2323 Holland Road The purpose of thts SPECIAL SESSION ts to conduct the first Public HearingJbr the FY 2003-2004 Budget and Capttal Improvement Program (CIP) &ncerely, Meyera E Oberndorf Mayor" Aprtl 24, 2003 City of Virginia Beach RUTH HODGES SMITH, MMC CITY CLERK PHONE (757) 427-4303 · FAX (757) 426-5669 CI'FZ HALL , 281 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23456-9005 THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL In accordance with the Ctty Charter, Sectton 3 06, the Vtrginta Beach City Code, and by the authortty vested tn me as Mayor of the Ctty of Vtrginta Beach, I hereby call a SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION of the VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 24, 2003, in the Audttortum of Kellam Htgh School, 2323 Holland Road The purpose of thts SPECIAL SESSION ts to conduct the first Public Hearing for the FY 2003- 2004 Budget and Capttal Improvement Program (CIP) Sincerely, Meyera E Oberndorf Mayor Vtrgmta Beach Ct~ Counctl Counctlman Harry E Dtezel Counctlwoman Margaret L Eure Vtce Mayor Louts R Jones Counctlwoman Reba S McClanan Counctlman Rtchard A Maddox Counctlman Jtm Reeve Counctlman Peter W Schmtdt Counctlman Ron A Vtllanueva Counctlwoman Rosemary Wtlson Counctlman James L Wood etved Nottce -3- Item II. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM # 511 O0 Mayor Oberndorf DECLARED A PUBLIC HEARING: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004 OPERA TING BUDGET AND FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004 THRU 2008-2009 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN The following ctttzens were registered and shared their concerns Betty Brtdges, 55 7 Longleaf Road 23454, Phone 340-1829, represented the Frtends of the Vtrgmta Beach Pubhc Ltbrartes, requested reinstatement of funding for the Bookmobile tn the FY 2003-04 Operating Budget Pam Holley, 402-49th Street 23451, Phone 437-0233, Vice President of Friends of Ltbrary, requested reinstatement of funding for the Bookmobtle tn the FY 2003-04 Operating Budget Shewhng Moy Wong, 462] Dorchester Lane 23464, Phone 474-6194, requested reinstatement of funding for the Bookmobtle tn the FY2003-04 Operating Budget Susan Goranson, I976 Munden Point Road 23456, Phone 426-6704, Chatr- Pubhc Ltbrary Board, requested reinstatement of fundtngfor the Bookmobtle tn the FY 2003-04 Operattng Budget Andrea Tomhn, 534 Carohna Avenue, Phone 437-8891 and Margaret Johnson, 533 Carohna Avenue, Phone 428-7158 spoke togther, and requested reinstatement of fundtngfor the Bookmobtle tn the FY 2003-04 Operattng Budget and suggested a solutton to provtde financtng for the Bookmobtle by ehmtnattng mstallatton of stdewalks on Medtterranean Avenue (CIP 2-285 059)(Shadowlawn) Pettttons tn opposttton to thts project were submttted Thts fundtng could be utthzed for the Bookmobtle Reverend D R Staton, 3709 Beacon Lane 23452, Phone 431-2190, spoke tn support oJPohce, fire and teachers salartes, and addtng a pard posttton for Pohce Volunteer Coordtnator Reverend Staton volunteered a total of 3,111 hours tn 2002 as the Admtntstrator of the Pohce Chaplatn Program Pohce Chaplatn Dtrector needs to be funded as patd posttton He has volunteered more 38, 000 hours of servtce tn over 26years Henry Ryto, 408 Jasper Court 23462, Phone 687-8585, spoke tn support of Ftre Captatns (fourth man on every truck) and Pohce, suggested htrtng an tndependent consultant to study a proposed fee for servtces for ambulances dorja Jean, 1400 Medtterranean Avenue 23451, Phone 437-0669, spoke tn support of the Thoroughgood House dtll Blackmore, 4421 Delray Drtve 23455, Phone 363-9182, spoke tn support of the Thoroughgood House Aprd 24, 2003 -4- Item II. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM # 51100 (Continued) Greg Johnson, 3536 W Coral Key 23452, Phone 468-6860, spoke tn support of the Vtrgtnta Beach School Board's Operattng Budget Dale Tyree, 4433 Delray Drtve 23455, Phone 631-7886, spoke tn support of the Thoroughgood House Karen Buchhetm, 3500 Ktngslake Drtve 23452, Phone 340-7832, spoke tn support of the Thoroughgood House John Moss, 4109 Richardson Road 23455, Phone 363-7745, Chairman - Virginia Beach Taxpayer Alhance, spoke tn opposttton to real estate tax tncrease and suggested reductng the real estate tax rate by 5¢ and meal tax rate by 1 ¢ Joseph Nowlan, 1508 Gardenwood Parkway 23455, Phone 464-3935, represented Hampton Roads R V Owners Assoctatton (2, 700 RV owners tn Vtrgtnta Beach and more than 15,000 RV owners tn Ttdewater) and requested a change tn the Ctty Ordtnance re recreatton vehtcles, travel traders and mobtle homes Wtlham Barley, 4841 Rosecrofi Drtve 23464, Phone 495-063 7, Prestdent- Vtrgtnta Beach Professtonal Ftrefighters, and also representtng Vtrgtnta Beach Coahtton of Employees, spoke tn support of 6% mertt tncrease, $195 funded tnsurance for all employees and expressed opposttton to the Cafeterta Plan He further requested deferral of the compresston plan Robert O'Connor, 204 52"a Street, 23451, Phone 428-0902, supports a Bustness Plan for the enttre Oeanfront resort area prolects dtsttngutshtng between ctttzen needs and Ctty Counctl destres Populatton of Vtrgtnta Beach has rematned flat for the past two years Iva Nash, 540 Cedar Lane 23452, Phone 486-3146, Vtce Prestdent- Vtrgtnta Beach Educatton Assoctatton, spoke tn support of 6% salary tncrease to School employees Jeff Cobb, 445 Ktngs Grant Road 23452, Phone 486-0202, Prestdent- Vtrgtnta Beach Educatton Assoctatton, spoke tn support of the Vtrgtnta Beach School Operattng Budget Domtmc Mehto, 4246 Beasley Court 23462, Phone 490-7024, Government/Psychology Teacher, Kellam Htgh School, Member - Board of Dtrectors Vtrgtnta Beach Educatton Assoctatton, spoke tn support of the Vtrgtnta Beach School Operattng Budget Tom Ntxon, 2337 Barnsely Court 23456, Phone 563-8097, requested Ctty Counctl reconstder the Ctty Manager's proposed Operattng Budget and expressed opposttton to sewer, phone and real estate tncreases Ken Pravetz, 4305 Shrew Trail 23456, Phone 416-1120, Virginia Beach Ftrefighter, spoke tn support of 6% merit increase for all City employees, addition of 28 firefighterpostttons and l O0% funded health care Aprtl 24, 2003 Item II. PUBLIC HE/tRING -5- ITEM # 51100 (Continued) Sertna Coffin, 801 St Mark Court 23455, Phone 499-3200, spoke tn support of the Thoroughgood House Aprd Elmore, 5009 Westgrove Road 23455, Phone 497-0837, Vtrgtnta Beach Ftrefighter, requested fourth man on every fire truck and 6°/3 mertt tncrease Travts Beach, I94 Sebasttan Court 23452, Phone 463-8899, 7 -~ year restdent spoke tn support of 6% merit increase for city and school employees, wtthopposttton to replacement ofPavthon and full staffing of fire trucks Mark Bowman, 333 Edwtn Drtve 23462, Phone 430-1035, Vtce Prestdent, Vtrgtma Beach Pohce Supervtsors Assoctatton, addressed lack of a strategtc plan to address the loomtng stgntficant tncrease tn servtce rettrement Irene Bowers, 1612 Whttethorne Drtve 23455, Phone 363-8977, wrtterfor BEA CON and Frobes Magaztnes, spoke tn support of the Thoroughgood House There being no further speakers, Mayor Oberndorf CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING /lprd 24, 2003 -6- Item V ADJOURNMENT ITEM # 511 O1 Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf DECLARED the Ctty Counctl's SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION ADJOURNED at 7:15.55 P.M. Chtef Deputy Ctty Clerk Ctty Clerk Meyera E Oberndorf Mayor Ctty of Vtrgtnta Beach Vtrgtnta Aprt124, 2003