2013 Norfolk County Council election

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>> THANK YOU. THE OPENING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY COUNCILMAN PAUL RIDDICK AND PLEASE REMAINING STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THANK YOU. >> HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING AS HUMBLY AS WE KNOW HOW, THANKING YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS YOU BESTOW UPON US AS A CITY AND ALL THE CITIZENS THAT RESIDE WITHIN. WE THANK YOU FOR THE YOUNGSTERS GATHERED HERE TONIGHT. IT CERTAINLY BRIGHTENS OUR SPIRIT AND CERTAINLY WE HOPE THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM SOME ENCOURAGEMENT. DURING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN PEOPLE HAVE SO MANY EXPECTATIONS AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE LITTLE OR NOTHING, WE ASK YOU TO TOUCH THOSE FAMILIES AND GIVE THEM THE SAME COMFORT OR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE MORE. WE ASK YOU TO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO DO THIS JOB IN A FAIR AND JUST MANNER. THESE AND ALL THE BLESSINGS WE ASK IN THY NAME, AMEN. >> All: AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING IN. GREAT. CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> MR. BURFOOT. >> HERE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> HERE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> HERE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> HERE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> HERE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> HERE. >> MR. WINN. >> HERE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> HERE. MOTION IS TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING. >> MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NORFOLK CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE. FOR YOUR BENEFIT, THE PROCESS WHICH WE'LL FOLLOW FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING IS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CEREMONIAL MATTERS WHICH WE'LL MOVE TO FIRST AND FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL MOVE DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. THERE ARE FIVE OF THEM. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS THERE. THE COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY TO VOTE ON ALL THOSE FOUR MATTERS AT ONE TIME IF IT WISHES. WE THEN WILL MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THERE. THERE ARE 32 MATTERS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR AGENDA -- AND WE'LL VOTE ON ALL OF THOSE MATTERS IN JUST THE WAY THEY ARE NUMBERED AND PRINTED IN THE ORDER. WE'LL VOTE ON THEM IN THE WAY THEY'RE NUMBERED AND PRINTED ON TONIGHT'S PRINTED DOCKET. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGENDA, IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ON THIS DOCKET, YOU WILL BE GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY, BUT IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR NAME CALLED, YOU'VE GOT TO SIGN A SLIP OF PAPER WHICH THE CLERK HAS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE REAR OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ACTUALLY OUT IN THE LOBBY, BEFORE THE MEETING BEGAN. NOBODY DID THAT, SO IF YOU'RE DOWN HERE AND YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AT THE END OF THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN A SLIP OF PAPER SO I'LL HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME IN ORDER TO CALL YOUR NAME. THAT'S UNIQUE, ESPECIALLY FOR A NIGHT MEETING, NO ONE WANTING TO SPEAK TO US, BUT IN ANY EVENT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THIS LATE START HERE. WE'LL TRY TO MAKE UP SOME TIME AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE DOCKET. CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN BUSY ALL DAY LONG. THIS HAS BEEN A HISTORIC DAY HERE IN NORFOLK. WE STARTED, SOME OF US, AT 10:30 THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO ETTRICK, VIRGINIA, AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO GET ON A TRAIN TO COME DOWN HERE. WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH MEMBERS OF THE AMTRAK BOARD AND THE GOVERNOR FOR THIS GREAT CELEBRATION WHEN PASSENGER RAIL STARTS AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK. SO EXCUSE US, BUT WE'VE BEEN DOING THE CITY'S BUSINESS ALMOST ALL DAY LONG HERE. BEFORE WE GET TO THE FORMAL AGENDA, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF RESOLUTIONS HERE AND I KNOW WE HAVE A NICE GROUP HERE FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A RESOLUTION THAT IT WANTS TO VOTE ON, ACTUALLY, IN REGARDSES TO LAKE TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. HOW COOL IS THAT? THAT'S THE BEST -- [ APPLAUSE ] MAYBE WE COULD GET THE GROUP WHO IS HERE, THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR OPERATIONS, AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, IF YOU WILL COME FORWARD. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETIC COORDINATOR, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. BOB, YOU GOING TO GET UP HERE? YOU'RE THE A.D. MAN. WHO ELSE IS GOING TO BE UP HERE. THE COACH? I SEE COACH SAWYER DOWN THERE. I DIDN'T SEE YOU FOR A SECOND, I DON'T KNOW HOW I MISSED YOU. HOW YOU DOING? >> OKAY. >> FIRST OF ALL, LET ME TELL YOU HOW -- AND I'VE GOT, THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE GOING TO SAY IT AFTER I SAY IT, BUT I'M SURE OF THAT, HOW THRILLED, HOW PROUD WE ARE OF NOT ONLY THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT ALSO HOW WELL YOUR YOUNG MEN CONDUCTED THEMSELVES BEFORE AND AFTER THE BALL GAME AND THEY'RE A GREAT CREDIT TO LAKE TAYLOR, BUT TO THE CITY OF NORFOLK AS WELL. I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, I REMEMBER BACK IN 1967, I GUESS IT WAS GRANBY WON THE STATE -- '66, THAT'S RIGHT, IT WAS THE FOOTBALL YEAR SEASON OF '66 WHEN THEY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND HOW EXCITING THAT WAS IN THE CITY BACK THEN, BUT I'M NOT SURE IT COMPARES TO WHAT -- TO WHAT THIS TEAM, AGAIN, HOW WELL IT'S PERFORMED ALL YEAR LONG. LET ME READ THE RESOLUTION. COUNCIL IS GOING TO VOTE ON IT AND I UNDERSTAND MAYBE THERE MIGHT BE A -- THERE'S A PEP RALLY LATER ON MONDAY AT 2:00. >> 1:00. >> 1:00, BOB? OKAY, GREAT. IT READS, WHEREAS THE LAKE TAYLOR TITANS VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM MADE HISTORY IN THE 2012 SEASON WHEN THEY DEFEATED THE STONE BRIDGE BULLDOGS FROM LOUDON COUNTY BY A SCORE OF 20-14 IN THE GROUP AAA DIVISION 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE ON DECEMBER 8th AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S SCOTT STADIUM, WHEREAS THIS ACHIEVEMENT MARKS THE FIRST STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY A NORFOLK PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL SINCE 1966, WHEREAS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HEAD COACH HANK SAWYER AND HIS STAFF, THE LAKE TAYLOR TITANS FINISHED WITH A PERFECT 15-0 RECORD THAT INCLUDED 54-0 SHUTOUT OVER FEENS. WE HAD -- STEPHENS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT FINALS BY A 23-21 VICTORY. BY THE WAY, I TRIED TO GET IN TO THAT GAME. I WAS TURNED AWAY. THE PLACE WAS SO PACKED. AND A 23-21 VICTORY OVER NORTH STAFFORD IN THE GROUP AAA SEMIFINAL. THE LAKE TAYLOR TITANS REPRESENTED THE CITY OF NORFOLK ABLY AND WELL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON, BRINGING RECOGNITION TO THEMSELVES AND THE CITY, AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK HEREBY CONGRATULATES THE LAKE TAYLOR TITANS VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM ON THE OCCASION OF WINNING THE STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR GROUP AAA DIVISION FIVE. THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE RECORDED IN THE PERMANENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT A COPY THEREOF BE PRESENTED TO COACH SAWYER AND HIS TEAM. MR. CLERK, CALL THE ROLL. >> ADOPT THE RESOLUTION MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE AND SOME OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS I KNOW WANT TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS TO YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, COACH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY TO THE CITY OF NORFOLK, TO ITS CITIZENS, TO ALL THE TEACHERS AND EVERY FOOTBALL PLAYER IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK, I'M TRULY GRATEFUL TO REPRESENT YOUR CITY AND IT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING, BUT IT HAS BEEN GREAT AND TO MAKE HISTORY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME BECAUSE I AM -- YOU KNOW I'M A RESIDENT OF NORFOLK AND I'M A PRODUCT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM HERE AND I THANK EACH OF YOU ALL AND ALL THE CITIZENS OF NORFOLK. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> YOU KNOW, COACH SAWYER, I JUST WANT TO -- WE'VE HAD YOUR WIFE HERE. >> RIGHT. >> SO CELEBRATE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LET HER OUTDO YOU, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN -- YOU'VE BEEN AN ICON TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE AT LAKE TAYLOR FOR SO MANY YEARS. THERE'S SO MANY TEAMS, GREAT TEAMS THAT YOU'VE HAD THAT HAVE GONE 10-0 AND LOST IN THE PLAYOFFS, BUT I THINK THE ONE THING THAT I TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR BODY OF WORK IS THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEND ON TO COLLEGE, TO GET A FOUR-YEAR EDUCATION. A LOT OF THESE KIDS, THEY DON'T GO TO JUST ANY COLLEGE, THEY GO TO BIG SCHOOLS AND THEY DO WELL, AND SO THANK YOU FOR NOT JUST TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE GAME OF FOOTBALL, BUT TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE GAME OF LIFE AND ENSURING THAT THESE YOUNG MEN HAVE THE ACADEMIC TOOLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND MOVE ON. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. >> THE ONLY THING I'D LIKE TO SAY, COACH, WITH ALL THE TRAGEDIES AND HORROR STORIES YOU HEAR ABOUT ATHLETICS TODAY, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND YOU ON HAVING A GOOD BUNCH OF STUDENT ATHLETES AND THE CHARACTER THEY REPRESENT FOR LAKE TAYLOR AND THE CITY OF NORFOLK AND WE THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> ONE THING, IS THAT A BASKETBALL SHIRT YOU HAVE ON? >> THE REASON, TODAY IS GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM AND MY WIFE MADE ME PUT THIS SWEATS ON. [ LAUGHTER ] AND I WANT TO LIVE IN HARMONY. >> ONE QUICK THING. >> SMART MAN. >> I WAS OUT THERE FRIDAY MORNING FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE YOU ALL LEFT, AND I COULDN'T -- BOTH OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, IT WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE CALIBER OF YOUNG MEN. I KNOW THEIR PARENTS HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT AND THE TEACHERS HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT, BUT I KNOW THEIR COACH HAS HAD A LOT TO DO IT AND THEY CAME BY, SHOOK HANDS, HAD A TIGHT GRIP AND LOOKED US IN THE EYE AND YOU'VE GOT A FINE GROUP OF GENTLEMEN AND I KNOW THAT WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN THEM, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE WITH THEM THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT YOU'VE MADE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. >> I JUST -- I SPOKE TO THE PRINCIPAL, I GUESS, YESTERDAY MORNING AND CALLED TO CONGRATULATE HER AND SHE SAID FOR ME TO REMIND EVERYBODY, THIS IS THE FULLY ACCREDITED LAKE TAYLOR. >> THAT IS CORRECT, THAT IS CORRECT, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. >> THAT IS EVERY BIT AS IMPORTANT AS ANYTHING ELSE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD MENTION THAT. ONE OF YOUR COMMENTS IN THE PAPER ABOUT, YOU KNOW -- >> YOU GOT LEARN TO WORK THAT THING. >> SHUT THIS THING OFF. ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE PUT A HAT ON IT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL TOUGHNESS PIECE THAT YOU TEACH IS REALLY, I THOUGHT WAS TELLING. THAT YOUR KIDS WOULD FLOCK TO THE FOOTBALL AND PLAY HARD. ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN WAS QUOTED IN THE PAPER AS SAYING THAT THE COACH LOOKED WORRIED AND THAT -- >> HE WAS CORRECT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> BUT HE SAID, BUT WE HAD HIS BACK AND HE SAID WE ALWAYS HAVE HIS BACK. >> RIGHT. >> AND I THINK THAT'S SAYS VOLUMES ABOUT HOW THE TEAM FELT ABOUT YOU AS WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE STADIUM OUT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE OUT THERE, YOU DON'T HAVE A FACILITY TO GATHER YOURSELF BEFORE THE BALL GAME OR AFTER THE BALL GAME. >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE A FIELDHOUSE. >> AND SEEMS TO ME LIKE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OUGHT TO HAVE A FIELDHOUSE. >> OH, MY GOD, THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF WE COULD GET A FIELDHOUSE, IT WOULD BE GREAT. >> IF WE CAN GET THE VICE MAYOR'S SUPPORT -- >> YOU GOT MINE. >> AND WE COULD PROBABLY GET THE -- THE MANAGER WON'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE FINDING MONEY IN THE BUDGET. >> THANK YOU, MR. JONES. >> AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE GOT TO DO THE SAME THING FOR BOOKER T. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONLY TWO LEFT THAT DON'T HAVE THAT. >> I'M A GRADUATE OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, SO THAT MAKES ME JUMP ABOUT THAT ALSO. >> OKAY. >> NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WERE SUCH AN OUTSTANDING COACH. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU GRADUATED FROM BOOKER T. >> WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN THIS YEAR. >> I APPRECIATE IT AND NORFOLK IS A GREAT PLACE. IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE IN AND WORK IN AND BE EDUCATED IN, AND I REMEMBER DR. WHIBLEY WHEN SHE WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET HER A FEW TIMES AND MADE MY HEART FEEL GOOD WHEN I SAW HER SITTING UP THERE. >> THANK YOU. MAKES MY HEART FEEL EVEN BETTER WITH YOU THERE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE PEP RALLY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WE'RE TALKING -- WE HAVEN'T FINISHED OUR PLANS YET. I KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS AND IT'S A HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT WE OUGHT TO HAVE A WAY TO CELEBRATE THE CITY, EVEN IF WE -- I DON'T KNOW. WE HAD A PARADE OR SOMETHING. WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING, RIGHT, OKAY? WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS SINCE -- >> '66. >> THANKS VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU ALL AGAIN AND THANK YOU ALL OUT HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY. HERE IS ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AS WELL WHICH HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL HONORS AND WE HAVE GAIL GRIMSLEY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CRISPUS ATTUCKS SOCIAL CENTER HERE AND LISA CHANDLER IS HERE, THE BOARD CHAIR. YOU WANT TO COME -- LISA, YOU WANT TO COME TO THE PODIUM? CAN YOU DO THAT? OKAY. LISTEN TO THIS RESOLUTION, OKAY? IT READS, WHEREAS THE RHYTHM IN SETTING EXPECTATIONS PROGRAM KNOWN AS RISE ENGAGES YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 7 TO 17 WITH SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS AS A WAY TO DEVELOP POSITIVE VALUES, HEALTHY HABITS AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE EFFECTIVE AT HOME, AT SCHOOL AND AT WORK, WHEREAS SINCE 2005, RISE HAS PROVIDED SERVICES TO 2,200 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ACROSS HAMPTON ROADS AT ITS HOME IN THE HISTORIC CREWS PUS ATTUCKS THEATER, GIVING THEM AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND OTHER AFRICAN DIASPORA, EXPERIENCES WITH CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, AND WHEREAS RISE WAS RECENTLY SELECTED FROM A POOL OF 350 NOMINATIONS AND 50 FINALISTS AS ONE OF 12 RECIPIENTS OF THE 2012 NATIONAL ARTS IN HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM AWARDS, THE HIGHEST HONOR AWARDED TO SUCH PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES -- I'M GOING TO READ THAT AGAIN. WHEREAS RISE WAS RECENTLY SELECTED FROM A POOL OF MORE 350 NOMINATIONS AND 50 FINALISTS AS ONE OF THE 12 RECIPIENTS OF THE 2012 ART AND HUMANITIES YOUTH AWARDS, THE HIGHEST HONOR OF SUCH PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES, WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 19th, 2012, FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA PRESENTED THE AWARD TO RISE DANCE INSTITUTE AND TIFFANY PRIGROM AND RISE DIRECTOR GAIL EASLEY AT A WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY, HEREBY BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES ITS PRIDE IN THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND EXTENDS WARM CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RISE PROGRAM, ITS STAFF AND STUDENTS IN RECEIVING THE PRESTIGIOUS 2012 NATIONAL ARTS IN HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM AWARD. SECTION TWO, THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE IN EFFECT. >> ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> YEAH E. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. HERE YOU WANT TO -- OKAY. GAIL, CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SHE DELIVERED IT TO IN MY OFFICE. BY THE WAY, I WAS AT THE PROGRAM THE OTHER NIGHT. IT WAS WONDERFUL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMMENT ON THAT, OUT AT THE ATTUCKS, THE NUTCRACKER, WHICH WAS AN ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC, TERRIFIC PROGRAM. SO GAIL, PLEASE. LISA, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? >> THANK YOU. YEAH, IT WAS OUR HONOR, ABSOLUTELY AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH OUR CHILDREN AND THE SECOND ANNUAL ATTUCKS NUTCRACKER WAS A TOTAL SUCCESS AND WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE IN THE FUTURE. ON NOVEMBER -- >> WE NEED AN EASTER PROGRAM. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT RIGHT AWAY. >> OKAY. >> ON NOVEMBER 19th, 2012, TIFANI PRIGRIM, 14, OF NORFOLK, AND I WERE HONORED TO GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO RECEIVE A NATIONAL ARTS IN HUMANITIES YOUTH AWARD FROM FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA A BEHALF OF THE CRISPUS ATTUCKS CULTURAL CENTER, ENGAGING THEM IN THE RISE, RHYTHM IN SETTING EXPECTATIONS PROGRAM HOUSED AT THE ATTUCKS THEATER. HAVING THE CHANCE TO REPRESENT NORFOLK IN ACCEPTING THIS AWARD FROM THE FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE WHITE HOUSE WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT I'LL NEVER EVER FORGET. AND WE HOPE THAT THIS AWARD WILL BRING ATTENTION TO THE DOCUMENTED FACT THAT PROGRAMS LIKE OURS ARE ESSENTIALLY INVESTMENTS NOT JUST IN THE LIVES OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE, THE VOLUNTEER, SUPPORTERS, BOARDS AND STAFF WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE. I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO MAYOR FRAIM, CITY MANAGER MARCUS JONES, AND TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR GENEROUS ONGOING SUPPORT TO RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CRISPUS ATTUCKS CULTURAL RISE PROGRAM TO THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF NORFOLK. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN GIVEN A GIFT. EVERY CHILD THAT WALKS THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE ATTUCKS THEATER IS A GIFT, AS YOU CAN SEE STANDING BEFORE YOU. I FEEL LIKE I'VE WON, BUT IT WASN'T WON SINGLE HANDEDLY. I DIDN'T JUST WIN THIS AWARD FOR MYSELF. WE WON THE AWARD FOR THE CHILDREN, THE TEENS, THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, THE TEACHING ARTISTS, THE EDUCATORS, OUR PARTNERS, OUR MENTORS, AND THE CITY OF NORFOLK. WE WILL PROUDLY TAKE THIS WITH US WHEREVER WE GO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY, THANKS FOR -- >> SHE SAID IT ALL. >> GAIL AND LISA, THANK YOU. THE PROGRAM IS BECOMING WHAT I THINK AS COUNCIL FOR MANY YEARS HOPED IT WOULD BECOME. I SAW THE VIDEO AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH MICHELLE OBAMA HUGGING EVERYBODY. I MEAN, IT WAS A GREAT MOMENT. I KNOW, BUT THE FACILITY THERE IS REALLY DEVELOPING IN A WAY THAT WE HOPE IT WOULD, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND LISA'S AT THE BOARD RAISING MONEY. MR. MANAGER, WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO BETTER SUSTAIN THE EFFORTS. I MEAN, EVEN LIKE THIS BREAKFAST WITH SANTA THING YOU DID THE OTHER DAY, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS TO HOW MANY KIDS, 300? >> 300. >> 2300 THAT YOU HAD FOR BREAKFAST, THAT'S A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR SOME OF THOSE KIDS THAT THEY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE GET IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FACILITY BEING THERE. THANK YOU FOR THAT, THANKS TO THE KIDS AND WE'RE ALL PROUD OF YOU, OKAY? THANKS FOR COMING DOWN. >> IT'S BEEN AN HONOR. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. WE'LL -- YES, I FORGOT THIS. TOM, WHERE ARE YOU? THERE YOU GO. I'M SORRY, TOM, PEGGY. YOU WANT TO COME UP, COME FORWARD? I DIDN'T PUT YOU DOWN AS A CEREMONIAL MATTER BECAUSE IT'S NOT EXACTLY A CEREMONY. YOU'RE NOT GETTING AN AWARD, BUT YOU'RE GIVING THINGS OUT. >> GIVING AWARDS. >> THIS IS THE 2013 HISTORICAL CALENDAR WHICH IS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION AND PEGGY THOM, WHO WANTS TO. >> THAT'S CORRECT. I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM THE LIBRARY AND PRESENTS TOO. IT IS THE 2013 NORFOLK LIBRARY FOUNDATION HISTORICAL CALENDAR, THE SIXTH IN A SERIES, SO WE'RE PRETTY SURE WE CAN CALL IT AN ANNUAL EVENT NOW. YOU ALL FEEL FREE TO FLAUNT IT AROUND AND SHOW TO IT PEOPLE AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ORDER COPIES, MY PHONE NUMBER IS ON THE BACK AND ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS THE SARGENT COLLECTION OF THE LIBRARY WHERE MOST OF THE PICTURES COME FROM. >> IT'S THAT TIME OF SEASON, SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY AND ALL IT'S DONE, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS NEW STRUCTURE BEING BUILT DOWNTOWN. IT WILL TRULY BE PART OF WHAT MAKES NORFOLK GREAT AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND YOUR SUPPORT OF THAT. >> THANKS, TOM, THANK YOU FOR HANGING IN THERE SO LONG WITH THE FOUNDATION. AS WELL AS YOU TOO, PEGGY. I KNOW THIS IS YOUR CREATION. WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. THANKS VERY MUCH. NOW DOWN TO BUSINESS. LET'S CALL PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER ONE, PLEASE. >> PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED THIS DAY PURSUANT TO ACTION OF COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 13, 2012, TO HERE COMMENTS ON THE ISSUANCE OF SERIES 2012 WASTEWATER SYSTEM REVENUE BOND OF UP TO $12 MILLION FOR PARTIAL FUNDING OF THE CASHFLOW NEEDS OF THE WASTEWATER UTILITY FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. >> THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL. >> I HAVE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SEATTLE BY THE CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, OF WASTEWATER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $12 MILLION TO FINANCE WASTEWATER SYSTEM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. PUBLIC HEARING 2. >> PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED THIS DAY PURSUANT TO THE ACTION OF COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 13, 2012, TO HEAR COMMENTS ON THE ISSUANCE OF SERIES 2012 WATER SYSTEM REVENUE BOND OF UP TO $60 MILLION FOR PARTIAL FUNDING OF THE CASH FLOW NEEDS OF THE WATER UTILITY FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR THAT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF UP TO $60 MILLION IN WATER REVENUE BONDS BY THE CITY OF NORFOLK. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. PUBLIC HEARING 3. >> PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED THIS DAY TO HEAR COMMENTS ON A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE GARDEN OF HOPE, INC., ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2715 STANHOPE AVENUE. >> WE'RE READY TO VOTE ON THIS MATTER TONIGHT. THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO WE CAN CALL THE ROLL. >> AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH GARDEN OF HOPE, INC., AS LESSEE FOR THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS STANHOPE HOUSE AT 2709 TO 2721 STANHOPE AVENUE IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. PUBLIC HEARING 4. >> PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED THIS DAY TO HEAR COMMENTS ON THE SALE OF LAND FROM THE CITY OF NORFOLK TO THE HAMPTON ROADS SANITATION DISTRICT LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE VIP TREATMENT PLANT IN LAMBERT’S POINT. >> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF LAND FROM THE CITY OF NORFOLK TO THE HAMPTON ROADS SANITATION DISTRICT FOR THE SUM OF $150,000. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. PUBLIC HEARING 5. >> PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED THIS DAY TO HEAR COMMENTS ON THE SALE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY ON 21st STREET TO 21st PARTNERS, LLC, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE AND RETAIL. >> WE'VE GOT A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS PART. ALL I ASK IS WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, COME TO THE PODIUM, IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD BY GIVING US YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR PRESENT HOME ADDRESS, AND THEN PLEASE LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES. BOB STANTON. >> MY NAME IS ROBERT M. STANTON, I LIVE AT 4141 FIRST COURT ROAD IN VIRGINIA BEACH. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN BEHALF OF THE 21st STREET PROJECT. IMPART OF THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, TOGETHER WITH ROBINSON DEVELOPMENT AND STANTON PARTNERS, WE ARE THE DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE FOR THIS PROJECT. WE'VE HAD ALMOST 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND PARTICULARLY HERE IN NORFOLK AND I'D LIKE TO RUN THROUGH JUST A FEW OF THEM. WE STARTED BACK IN THE MID '70s BUILDING HOMES IN GHENT SQUARE AND BUILT 70 HOUSES THERE DURING A PERIOD THAT GHENT SQUARE WAS BEING BUILT UP. WE BOUGHT THE NORFOLK DRIVE-IN THEATER WHEN MANY OF YOU MAY REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS SHOWING SORT OF ILLICIT MOVIES ON VIRGINIA BEACH BOULEVARD AND I-64, AND THE CITY PUT POPLAR HALL DRIVE THROUGH THE PROPERTY. WE SUB DIVIDED IT INTO SMALL PARCELS AND IT'S A FULLY BUILT-OUT COMMERCIAL PARK AT THIS TIME. WE BUILT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AT THE END OF MAIN STREET WHEN MAIN STREET WAS NOTHING LIKE WHAT IT WAS TODAY. SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT BACK IN THE EARLY '80s. WE THEN BUILT RIVERSIDE CORPORATE CENTER AT THE INTERSECTION OF I-64 AND MILITARY HIGHWAY. THE TOWN POINT BUILDING AT THE -- ON BOUSH STREET AND PROOM. THE FBI REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS WERE BUILT AT RIVERSIDE CORPORATE CENTER. WE BUILT 150 MAIN AT THE CORNER OF BOUSH STREET AND MAIN STREET. WE HELPED DOMINION ENTERPRISES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND THEIR BUILDING ON GRANBY STREET. WE BUILT THE HARBOR HEIGHTS MIXED USE COMPLEX AT COLLEGE PLACE AND BOUSH STREET. WE HAVE HAD AN EXTENSIVE RUN OF EXPERIENCE IN NORFOLK AND WE EMPHASIZE THIS NOT TO BOAST, BUT MERELY TO EMPHASIZE THAT WHEN WE START A PROJECT, WE GET IT TO THE FINISH LINE AND WE'RE CONFIDENT WE CAN DO THAT WITH THE 21st STREET PROJECT. I'D LIKE TO ASK MY PARTNER, CHRIS SANDERS TO COME FORWARD FOR JUST A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF. >> ALL RIGHT. BOB, ARE YOU -- >> ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME? >> WE'LL GET CHRIS UP HERE AND THEN WE'LL -- MAYBE WE'LL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. BOB, YOU'VE NOW YIELDED YOUR THREE MINUTES, SO CHRIS, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES. >> OKAY. >> SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I THINK SOMEBODY HAS RAISED THIS PODIUM. I'M GOING TO NEED MY GLASSES. >> OKAY. >> CHRIS ANTHONY SANDERS DUKE OF WINDSOR ROAD IN VIRGINIA BEACH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FRAIM, VICE MAYOR BURFOOT, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER JONES. AS I MENTIONING I'M CHRIS SANDERS. I'M THE OTHER HALF OF THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE 21st STREET GHENT STATION PROJECT SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAKE JUST A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME TO TALK ABOUT THAT PROJECT TONIGHT. AS I WAS LISTENING TO BOB TALK ABOUT THE PREVIOUS PROJECTS WE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE CITY OF NORFOLK, I WAS QUICKLY ADDING UP THE TOTAL VALUE OF THOSE PROJECTS AND FOR THE PROPERTY BOB LISTED, THE TOTAL VALUE IS SOMEWHERE IN EXCESS OF $300 MILLION AND A LITTLE 1.6 MILLION TOTAL SQUARE FEET WE'VE DEVELOPED IN THE CITY. I'M SURE YOU WILL AGREE, THIS IS A QUITE SIZEABLE PRIVATE INVESTMENT, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU ALSO BELIEVE THESE PROJECTS HAVE PROVIDED A FIRST-CLASS DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS ADDED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE OVERALL VALUE OF REAL ESTATE WITHIN THE CITY OF NORFOLK. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE COULDN'T HAVE COMPLETED THESE PROJECTS WITHOUT A COMMITMENT OF THE CITY TO WORK WITH US ON THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS. WE COULD NOT HAVE COMPLETED THESE PROJECTS WITHOUT THE CITY OF NORFOLK BEING A RESOURCEFUL PARTNER, SO A SINCERE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US IN THE PAST TO HELP THOSE PROJECTS COME TO FRUITION. TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU TO PROPOSE ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT WE ALSO BELIEVE WILL RESULT IN A HIGH-QUALITY PROPERTY. WE BELIEVE THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL JUMPSTART A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE PROPERTY VALUES AS WELL AS THE LOCATION DESIRABILITY ALONG THE WEST 21st STREET CORRIDOR BETWEEN COLLEY AVENUE AND HAMPTON BOULEVARD WHERE THE PROJECT IS BEING LOCATED. I BELIEVE YOU'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON THE PROJECT EXTENSIVELY IN INFORMAL SESSION OF COUNCIL, IS I'LL JUST HIT ON A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE CALLED GHENT STATION AND IT'S PROPOSED TO BE A HORIZONTAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH MULTIPLE TENANTS. THE PRIMARY USES WILL BE MEDICAL OFFICE AS WELL AS RETAIL. THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO SEPARATE BUILDINGS BUILT ON THE PROPERTY. THE FIRST BEING TWO STORIES CONSISTENTING OF APPROXIMATELY 26,560 SQUARE FEET WHICH WILL BE FOR MEDICAL OFFICE USE AND THE OTHER ONE-STORY BUILDING OF APPROXIMATELY 23,700 GROSS SQUARE FEET FOR RETAIL SOMEPLACE. BON SECOURS WILL LOCATE A NUMBER OF SPECIALTY MEDICAL PRACTICES AND THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE OF BON SECOURS HERE TONIGHT THAT WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAIL ON THOSE SPECIFICS. FOR THE RETAIL COMPONENT, THERE WILL BE A WELL-KNOWN, HIGHLY DESIRABLE GOURMET GROCER THAT WILL OCCUPY THE MAJORITY OF THE RETAIL SPACE, WITH THE BALANCE BEING AVAILABLE TO INSTALL USERS WHEN YOU ADD UP THE NUMBERS FOR THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COST, INCLUDING THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, THE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED USES, THIS PROJECT WILL TOTAL SOME $17.5 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT DOLLARS. WHILE BON SECOURS WILL SPEAK TO THEIR JOBS CREATED FROM THEIR MEDICAL USES, THE RETAIL COMPONENT ALONG WITH CREATE SOME 80 TO 90 RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES. WHEN YOU ADD THIS TO THE PROPOSED NUMBER THAT BON SECOURS WILL BRING, THAT'S SOME 130 NEW JOBS FOR THE CITY. THERE'S GOING TO BE A VERY TANGIBLE BENEFIT IN OUR MIND TO THE BUSINESSES NOT ONLY IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE PROPER, BUT ALL ALONG THE 21st STREET BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE INCREASED CUSTOMER BASE THAT WILL COME TO THE NEW DEVELOPMENT. THE CITY WILL CAPTURE RETAIL SALES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING EXTENDED OUTSIDE THE CITY WHEN THE GOURMET GROCER OPENS AT THE DEVELOPMENT AND AS IMPORTANTLY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT WILL PLACE BACK ON TO THE CITY'S REAL ESTATE TAX ROLLS AN UNDERUTILIZED PARCEL OF LAND THAT HAS BEEN VACANT AND A REVENUE DRAIN FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. IT ALSO REMOVES THE CONTINUED RISK AND EXPOSURE TO BLIGHTED PROPERTY THAT SITTING THERE TODAY. WE BELIEVE THE PROPOSED USES ARE THE HIGHEST AND BEST USES OF THE PROPERTY. WE BELIEVE THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT AS IS PROPOSED TODAY BEST SUITS THE PROPERTY SIZE THAT'S INCLUDED WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. PROPOSED TENANTS BEING CREDIT WORTHY TENANTS -- >> CHRIS, WAS THAT THREE MINUTES FOR MR. SANDERS, THE BELL THAT WENT OFF? CHRIS, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LET YOU WIND UP. ANY QUESTIONS? >> WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS EITHER NOW OR -- >> CHRIS, LET ME PUT ONE TO YOU. THE COUNCIL HAS HAD A BRIEFING ON THIS BRIEFLY AND THERE ARE A FEW CONCERNS. EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER SEEMS TO HAVE THEIR OWN, BUT ONE OF THEM IS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THE, THE ASPHALT IN THE FRONT OF THE SUPERMARKET AS IT COMES UP TO THE STREET AND HOW YOU MIGHT SHIELD THAT AND WHAT YOUR -- YOU KNOW, OUR DESIGN REVIEW TEAM WERE TO ASK YOU TO PUT A LOW-RISE WALL ALONG THERE, I MEAN -- >> WE THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. >> OKAY. >> WE HAVEN'T DONE ENOUGH DESIGN STUDIES YET TO GET INTO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL, BUT SOME TYPE OF LANDSCAPING BUFFER OR HARDSCAPING BUFFER AS YOU'RE TALKING WOULD MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THE FINANCING? >> I'M SORRY. >> YOU HAVE THE FINANCING? >> WE DO NOT HAVE FINANCING IN PLACE. WE'VE TALKED TO THREE DIFFERENT LOCAL LENDERS WHO ARE INTERESTED. ACTUALLY, THEY'RE BEGGING TO BE FINANCEERS FOR THE PROJECT. >> SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ASSURED THAT YOU WON'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUES THAT HAPPENED WITH OUR LAST EFFORT IN 2008? >> I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANYTHING IN LIFE THAT IS 100% GUARANTEED, BUT I'D BET THE RANCH ON THIS ONE. >> IF YOU HAVE APPROVAL, WHEN WOULD YOU BE BREAKING GROUND? >> YOU KNOW, THERE'S SEVERAL STEPS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN, NOT ONLY REZONING OF THE PROPERTY, THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS AS WELL AS THE DESIGN PROCESS. CURRENTLY, BARCLAY, MY BEST GUESS IS IT WOULD BE LATE SUMMER TO EARLY SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, BEFORE WE'D BE SHOVEL READY FOR THE GROUND. WE'D HOPEFULLY TAKE THE BUILDING DOWN IN ADVANCE OF THAT. SEPTEMBER READY FOR INDIVIDUAL USES -- SHOVEL READY, FOR INDIVIDUAL USES SEPTEMBER 1, WE'D PROBABLY START 45 DAYS BEFORE THAT TAKE THE BUILDING DOWN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. RICHARD LEVINE? RICHARD, WE GOT SOME GUESTS HERE FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM -- >> NO PROBLEM. >> WAIT, WAIT RIGHT THERE. IF YOU WANT TO STAY, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY. DON'T FEEL BECAUSE YOU WALKED IN THE DOOR YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE END THOUGH. [ INAUDIBLE COMMENTS ] >> OKAY, THAT'S FINE, THAT'S FINE. NO, NO, NO, NO CONFLICT. WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. I'M JUST -- RICHARD, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. SORRY. >> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, I'M PRETTY CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE ALL PROBABLY COME IN WITH YOUR MINES PRETTY WELL MADE UP ON HOW YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE IF AND WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE FORMALITY, WHICH WE APPRECIATE AS CITIZENS, OF HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD SO THAT WE CAN GO BACK TO OUR HOMES WITH SOME PEACE. BUT I'M GOING TO PLEAD WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT, FOR THIS HONORABLE COUNCIL, TO PLEASE LISTEN AND ACT ON THE BEHALF OF THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS CITY. I'VE JUST DISTRIBUTED A 2007 RFP THAT WAS PREPARED BY THE CITY OF NORFOLK AND INCLUDED, IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE TABS, I BELIEVE IT'S PAGE 7 IN THE PIECE THAT'S IN FRONT OF IT, AN APPRAISAL THAT WAS PREPARED BY THE CITY OF NORFOLK TO THE TUNE OF $5,442,000 AND THAT WAS PREPARED BY THE CITY OF NORFOLK. IT'S A $5.5 MILLION PROPERTY. AND TONIGHT, NO ONE IS QUESTIONING THE ABILITY OF THESE DEVELOPERS. I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT AND I THINK ANYBODY WOULD, BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT. IT'S ABOUT THE TAXPAYERS AND IT'S ABOUT MAKING A DECISION TONIGHT TO SELL A VERY VALUABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE MOST FLOURISHING BUSINESS CORRIDOR, CERTAINLY ONE, IN ALL OF HAMPTON ROADS. AND WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE'RE BEING PRESENTED WITH AN OFFER OF $250,000, SO I DARESAY, PROPERTY HASN'T BEEN SOLD THAT CHEAP IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ON 21st STREET, PROBABLY SINCE 1911. THAT'S ALMOST FOUR ACRES. I KNOW YOU ALL HAD THIS MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HERE AND THEY'RE WONDERFUL WITH NUMBERS, AND THEY CAN SPIN NUMBERS. NUMBERS ARE WONDERFUL, BUT I ALSO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE BACK PAGE OF THAT BOOK THAT RAN IN THE VIRGINIAN PILOT THIS PAST SUNDAY WHERE THE CITY OF SUFFOLK IS BRINGING A PANERA'S, THE FIRST DRIVE THROUGH EVER TO SUFFOLK WITH ANOTHER RESTAURANT ON THE PLAN. THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COULD HAVE EASILY SAID 80 JOBS, 100 JOBS, $4 MILLION WORTH OF REVENUE TO THE CITY IN SUFFOLK, BUT NO, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID? THEY SOLD THAT PROPERTY, ONE ACRE IN SUFFOLK FOR NOTHING. SOMETHING IS WRONG. THIS IS 21st STREET. WE'VE WORKED HARD, NOT JUST US, BUT FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS OR SO, COMMITTED CITIZENS HAVE WORKED THEIR HEARTS OUT TO MAKE GHENT SO THAT BON SECOURS, FRESH MARKET, TRADER JOE'S, THEY WANT TO BE THERE BECAUSE IT IS FLOURISHING. GUYS, WE NEED MONEY AND LADIES, WE NEED MONEY FOR THE SCHOOLS. WE'RE DESPERATE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RAISING REAL ESTATE TAXES NEXT YEAR. PLEASE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY. NO ONE IS GOING TO NOT THINK FOR A MOMENT THAT THESE GENTLEMEN CANNOT DELIVER. THEY CAN, BUT THERE'S OTHER DEVELOPERS AND THEY MAY VERY WELL GET THE PROPERTY, BUT THEY WILL PAY A FAIR PRICE FOR IT AND THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. JACK PLUMGREN. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M JACK PLUMGREN, AND MY RESIDENCE IS 200 COLLEGE PLACE. MY BUSINESS IS AT 1611 COLLEY AVENUE IN NORFOLK. AND I FELT LIKE I HAD TO GET UP HERE AND SAY, AFTER RICHARD, AMEN. BECAUSE I THINK REALLY THE CONCERN WE HAVE, WE LOVE THE PROJECT. I MEAN, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T WANT TO SEE US LOSE THIS PROJECT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR GHENT, IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF GHENT. AND I'D LOVE TO SEE US GET IT, BUT FRANKLY, BY THE SAME TOKEN, I THINK THAT WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE BY PUTTING IT OUT AS AN RFP? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE DEVELOPERS -- THESE DEVELOPERS WOULD GO IF YOU PUT IT OUT AS AN RFP, BUT WE AS THE CITIZENS OF NORFOLK WOULD THEN HAVE A FAIR ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE PROPERTY IS WORTH AND FRANKLY, THAT'S OUR ONLY CONCERN. I LOVE THE PROJECT. I'M NOT A DESIGNER, SO I DON'T REALLY CARE WHICH WAY THE BUILDING FACES, WHETHER IT HAS A WALL OUT IN FRONT OF IT OR NOT. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT PROJECT AND I'M SURE WHOEVER DOES IT IS GOING TO DO A WONDERFUL JOB WITH IT. BUT I AS A CITIZEN OF NORFOLK, TAXPAYER OF NORFOLK, AND AS HEAD OF THE GHENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE FAIREST PRICE WE CAN. WHAT RICHARD POINTS OUT, A PART OF TOWN THAT FRANKLY, IF THERE IS A PART OF TOWN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SO DISCOUNT, IT'S 21st STREET AND GHENT. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. CLARK OLSON? >> MY NAME IS CLARK OLSON. I LIVE AT 1217 SOUTH FAIRWATER DRIVE IN NORFOLK. MAYOR FRAIM, VICE MAYOR BURFOOT AND OTHER HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY SPEAK AND ADDRESS THE MATTER OF GHENT STATION. THIS -- AS I SAID, MY NAME IS CLARK OLSON AND I'M ALSO THE OWNER OF CLARK NURSERY. THIS PAST SPRING, I OPENED A GARDEN CENTER AT 824 WEST 21st STREET. MY PROPERTY IS IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF GHENT STATION. WE'LL SHARE THE BORDER. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THREE THINGS ABOUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. ONE, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING 824 WEST 21st STREET. MY PROPERTY IS A LITTLE UNDER AN ACRE IN SIZE AND RUNS FROM 21st STREET ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS. I'VE ALREADY PUT IN ABOUT $100,000 INTO THE PROPERTY AND I'M ABOUT TO SUBMIT PLANS FOR FURTHER IMPROVING THE PROPERTY. I WELCOME ANYONE WHO WILL DEVELOP THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL INCREASE TRAFFIC TO MY BUSINESS, IMPROFTHS PROPERTY WILL HELP -- IMPROVING THE PROPERTY WILL HELP RID THE AREA OF VAGRANCY, LEFT AND BLIGHT, AND WILL COMPLETE THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE 21st STREET CORRIDOR TO HAMPTON BOULEVARD. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF DEVELOPING THE SITE. HOWEVER, AT THE $250,000 NET PRICE THE CITY IS SELLING GHENT STATION, FOR I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WILL PAYING OVER THREE TIMES THAT AMOUNT FOR A PROPERTY THAT IS ONE QUARTER THE SIZE OF GHENT STATION. BASED ON WHAT I'M PAYING FOR THE PROPERTY, GHENT STATION SHOULD BE SELLING FOR ABOUT 2.5 TO $3 HUNDRED. INDIVIDUALS HERE TONIGHT, INCLUDING MYSELF, HAVE SUBMITTED OFFERS IN WRITING TO THE CITY MANAGER ON PART OR ALL OF THE ACRES OF GHENT STATION AT FAIR MARKET PRICES. AS NONE OF US HAVE RECEIVED A WRITTEN REPLY, I WONDER WHETHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF ALL OFFERS ON THE PROPERTY. I SUPPORT THOSE HERE TONIGHT REQUESTING THAT THE PROPERTY BE PUT OUT FOR AN RFP IN ORDER THAT ALL OFFERS ARE A MATTER OF PLUCK RECORD AND THE CITIZENS OF NORFOLK RECEIVE THE HIGHEST VALUE FOR THE PROPERTY. THIRD AND FINALLY, I READ THAT THE CITY IS CONTEMPLATING RAISING THE REAL ESTATE TAX NEXT YEAR. WE ALREADY HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST TAX RATES IN OUR AREA. WHY ARE YOU SELLING A 2.5 TO $3 MILLION PROPERTY FOR SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT AND THEN TURNING AROUND AND ASKING THE CITIZENS TO PAY MORE TAXES. NO ARGUMENT HAS BEEN MADE BY THE DEVELOPER AS TO WHY THEY MIGHT NEED A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR SUB MID I DID. NOBODY SAYS SAID THE PROJECT WILL GO AWAY WITHOUT THE SUB SUDDEN I DID. ALL THE SUBSIDY IS DOING IS PUTTING MORE MONEY IN THE DEVELOPERS' POCKET AT THE TAXPAYERS EXPENSE. YOU ARE ALL THE ELECTED STEWARDS OF OUR GREAT CITY. IT IS THE CITIZENS THAT OWN THE PROPER. IT IS THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO SEE THAT THE CITIZENS RECEIVE THE HIGHEST DOLLAR VALUE FOR THE PROPERTY. FOR THIS REASON, I ALSO ASK THAT THE VOTE TO SELL THE PROPERTY BE TABLED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ITS FAIR MARKET PRICE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU. REBECCA McMAHAN. >> REBECCA McMAHAN P 101 WESTOVER AVENUE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. GOOD EVENING, NAIR FRAME, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER JONES. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I WANT TO SHARE BON SECOURS SUPPORT AND DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR CHOSEN DEVELOPER ON THE GHENT STATION PROJECT AS A MAJOR TENANT IN THIS EXCITING HORIZONTAL MIXED USE PROJECT. BON SECOURS REMAINS COMMITTED TO OUR 157-YEAR-OLD MINISTRY IN THE NORFOLK COMMUNITY. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE'RE MADE A SERIES OF INVESTMENTS TOTALLY MORE THAN $20 MILLION IN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT DePAUL. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR MINISTRY IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK. ADDITIONALLY, DePAUL JUST BROKE GROUND ON A DEVELOPER FINANCE PEDESTRIAN 103,000-SQUARE-FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. IN THAT BUILDING, BON SECOURS WILL MAKE A $15 MILLION INVESTMENT IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART CANCER SENIOR AND PHYSICIAN OFFICES. THIS IS ANOTHER STEP TOWARD AN EVENTUALLY REPLACEMENT FACILITY ON THE CURRENT CAMPUS, SOMETHING WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO. IN ADDITION TO INVESTMENT MANY ON ITS CURRENT CAMPUS, BON SECOURS FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING IT'S PHYSICIAN PRESENCE IN THE DePAUL AREA. THE NEXT PRIORITY AS SITE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GHENT NEIGHBORHOOD, A SITE SEARCH THAT BEGAN OVER THREE YEARS AGO. THE SERVICES BEING PLANNED FOR GHENT STATION ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF ADDITIONAL PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, ENHANCED URGENT CARE SERVICES AND INTEGRATE NEW SERVICES OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPORTS MEDICINE, AND OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE. THESE PLANS FOR THE PRIMARY CARE AND ADDITION OF NEW PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPORTS MEDICINE, AND OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE SERVICES WILL ADD OVER 14 NEW JOBS AT THE SALARY RANGE OF 30 TO $78,000. IN CONCLUSION, WE AT BON SECOURS LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING AND SUPPORTING THE GHENT COMMUNITY WITH OUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT. BON SECOURS' EXPANSION WILL CREATE JOBS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE BEHIND OUR DESIRED SCHEDULE ON PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE GHENT NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE HOPE WITH YOUR SUPPORT TONIGHT, THE PROJECT CAN MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH STAN PARTNERS AND ROBINSON DEVELOPMENT GROUP TO BRING THIS MUCH NEEDED VALUABLE CARE TO GHENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, SURE. >> THIS IS A QUESTION I HAD IN THE INFORMAL SESSION. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE PHYSICIANS ACROSS THE STREET IN AN URGENT CARE FACILITY. THERE'S ALSO P.T. ACROSS THE STREET. AM I CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> DOES BON SECOURS OPEN THAT PROPERTY OR ARE YOU RENTING? >> WE ARE RENTING. >> AND I TAKE IT THAT THOSE PHYSICIANS, P.T., ARE GOING TO MOVE ACROSS THE STREET TO THIS NEW FACILITY? >> THE P.T. IS NOT BON SECOURS. THE PHYSICIANS WILL BE RELOCATING. THEY'RE KIND OF CRAMPED FOR FACE AND THIS ALLOWS THEM TO GROW. >> I'VE BEEN IN THE OFFICES FOR VARIOUS -- FOR WORK, AND I'VE SEEN IT IS -- IT'S A GROUP OF OFFICES BASICALLY JUST LINKED TOGETHER. THE P.T. THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE, ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE IN MOTION? >> YES. >> NOW IN MOTION IS GOING TO COME NEW TO THE AREA OF THAT 21st STREET CORRIDOR. >> YES. >> THE CURRENT P.T. THAT'S THERE, IS THAT NOT PART OF THE BON SECOURS NETWORK? >> NO. >> A SEPARATE CONTRACT, I ASSUME? >> IT'S JUST EXISTING EXTRAS. I DON'T THINK WE'RE AFFILIATED AT ALL. >> OFTENTIMES A CHIROPRACTOR IS ALSO INVOLVED WITH THAT GROUP THAT GETS SOME ADDITIONAL REFERRALS BACK AND FORTH. IS HE MOVING WITH YOU? >> NO. >> NO. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE CURRENT SPACE THAT'S INVOLVED ONCE YOU ALL VACATE THAT AREA? >> I DO NOT. >> AND THAT SITS BETWEEN, I THINK AZALEA COURT AND 21st STREET, SO THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT, JUST SO -- SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M TALKING ABOUT. >> YES. >> DO YOU KNOW WHO OWNS THAT PROPERTY? >> I DON'T, BUT I BELIEVE SOME PEOPLE WITH ME MIGHT, SO I CAN DEFER TO WILL. >> THAT'S OKAY. I'M SURE -- >> OKAY. >> THAT'S ALL. >> IS IN MOTION MOVING FROM WARDS CORNER? >> THE PLAN IS ADDITIONAL SERVICE. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ALAN SULLIVAN. >> I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. IRENE O'BRIEN. IF YOU DON'T -- OKAY. >> MY NAME IS IRENE O'BRIEN. I LIVE AT 833 BRANDON AVENUE, WHICH FOR YOUR REFERENCE, IS RIGHT UP 4th STREET, ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE GENERAL AREA OF WHERE THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME AND SPEAK TODAY. I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. THIS AREA WAS ONCE REFERRED TO BY CITY COUNCIL AS A FORGOTTEN TRIANGLE AND IT'S NICE TO FINALLY BE PAID ATTENTION TO. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FACT THAT WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN GOING ON IN THIS AREA, THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, THERE'S ALREADY PEOPLE THERE DEVELOPING AND YET, THEY DIDN'T GET THESE BIG, YOU KNOW, BREAKS ON THEIR PRICES FOR THE PROPERTY. PEOPLE SHOULD PAY FAIR MARKET VALUE, BUT TO BE PAYING THIS MUCH OF A DISCOUNT IS PHENOMENAL, AND IT CONCERNS ME AS SOMEBODY WHO LIVES IN THE AREA TOO. YOU KNOW, IF I OWN PROPERTY ON THAT STREET, I WOULD JUST BE FURIOUS. BUT SECONDLY, ALSO, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT -- I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S EVEN MENTIONED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE TRAFFIC. I'M ASSUMING THIS IS GOING TO BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THIS AREA, WHICH IS GREAT. I WANT IT, BUT HOWEVER, I ASSUME WITH THIS BIG DISCOUNT THAT MAIBT DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO INCLUDING REDESIGNING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE DISCOUNT? SO, YOU KNOW, IF THE CITY IS GOING TO GO FORWARD FOR OFFERING THIS PRICE WITHOUT DOING AN RFP, I WOULD ASSUME THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ELSE HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN JUST GIVING THIS LAND AND HAVING IT DEVELOPED FOR THIS AREA THAT'S IN NEED OF DEVELOPMENT. AND ALSO -- AND I'M GOING TO ASK IF THE CITY IS WILLING TO GIVE AWAY PROPERTY AT SUCH A GREAT DISCOUNT, IS THERE A LIST OF ANY OTHER GHENT PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY OWNS FOR SALE BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE THIS DISCOUNT AS WELL, SO I'D BE VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN GETTING THIS DISCOUNT. SO I ASK YOU TO RETHINK IT AND MAYBE PUTTING THIS UP FOR BID. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. McLEOD SELEMAN. YOU WANT TO SPEAK? >> GOOD EVENING. I'M McLEOD SELEMAN. I RESIDE AT 4545 COMMERCE STREET IN VIRGINIA BEACH, BUT I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME ON 21st STREET OPERATING THE PALACE SHOPS, PALACE STATION, AND FURNITURE WHERE I'VE BEEN FOR THE PAST 37 YEARS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WITH BON SECOURS AND FRESH MARKET WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO 21st STREET AND I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT ASPECT OF THE PROJECT. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED LAND SALE ARE TROUBLESOME AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL RECONSIDER SOME OF THESE DETAILS. THE 21st STREET CORRIDOR IS NORFOLK'S SECOND MOST SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR AND HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, AND IT HAS RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. IT ONLY IS RIGHT NOW BEHIND DOWNTOWN NORFOLK. SO I QUESTION THE WISDOM OF SELLING APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES OF LAND IN THIS VIBRANT CORRIDOR FOR AN AMOUNT THAT NETS OUT TO $250,000. THIS IS THE SAME PIECE OF LAND THAT THE CITY VALUED AT ABOUT $5.5 MILLION IN 2007. WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE IT DROP SO MUCH? THE GHENT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFULLY REDEVELOPED THROUGH PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. THERE IS HARDLY ANY PROPERTY FOR SALE AND A VERY FEW PROPERTIES THAT ARE FOR SALE ARE PRICED AT A PREMIUM. SO AGAIN, I QUESTION WHY THIS BIG PRICE DROP. IF A DEVELOPER WANTED TO ASSEMBLE CLOSE TO FOUR ACRES IN GHENT, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND A VERY, VERY CUMBERSOME PROCESS. YET, NORFOLK IS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OWN IN ITS INVENTORY SUCH AN ASSEMBLY OF LAND. IT SHOULD NOT BE SOLD SO CHEAP. I HAVE HEARD THE ARGUMENT THAT THE ONLY WAY THE DEVELOPER CAN MAKE THIS PROJECT WORK, THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN MAKE THE NUMBERS WORK IS IF THEY CAN GET THE LAND AT THIS PRICE. HOWEVER, I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT THESE TENANTS THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR THE PROJECT ARE MARKET-RATE TENANTS. IF THE TENANTS ARE MARKET RATE, WHY SHOULD THE LAND NOT BE MARKET RATE? IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THIS SHOULD GO BACK OUT FOR PROPOSAL AND I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF EITHER PUTTING THE LAND BACK OUT FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SELL IT AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. GHENT IS DOING REALLY WELL, THE NUMBERS PROVE THAT IT'S DOING WELL, SO LET'S NOT GIVE IT AWAY. LET'S GET IT FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. BLOUNT HUNTER? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I'M BLOUNT HUNTER, A NORFOLK RESIDENT, 1202 WESTOVER AVENUE. TONIGHT I'M SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL. NO ONE HAS ASKED ME TOS A FEAR AND I'M NOT BEING COMPENSATED. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR EVALUATION OF A SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF A FORMER SENIOR CENTER PARCEL ON 21st STREET. THE PROPERTY IS BLIGHTED AND LONG OVERDUE FOR REDEVELOPMENT. WHILE NOT WITHOUT LIABILITIES, THE PARCEL IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED AND REDEVELOPMENT CAN ADD TO THE VITALITY OF THE GHENT COMMERCIAL AREA AND THE CITY'S TAX BASE. AS YOU MAY KNOW, IN 2009, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT ENGAGED MY FIRM TO PREPARE A THIRD-PARTY EVALUATION OF THE CAPACITY OF THE GHENT GROCERY MARKET TO SUPPORT A SPECIALTY GROCERY STORE. AT THAT TIME, THE LEADING CANDIDATE WAS THE FRESH MARKET. TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST LET YOU KNOW THAT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, MARKET CHANGES SINCE 2009 MAKE THE GHENT MARKET AN EVEN STRONGER CANDIDATE FOR FRESH MARKET THAN IT WAS BACK IN 2009. FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SPECIALTY GROCERY STORE IS STRONGER NOW. FRESH MARKET'S CONTINUED INTEREST REFLECTS THE STRENGTH OF GHENT GROCERY MARKET. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, THE FRESH MARKET EVALUATED MULTIPLE SITE OPTIONS BEFORE SELECTING THE SENIOR CENTER AS THEIR PREFERRED SITE. THEY DO NOT SEE A FIXED PIE BEING SLICED INTO SMALLER PIECES. THEY SEE A ROBUST GROCERY MARKET THAT'S UNDERSERVED IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND SPECIALIZATION AND THEY'RE PREPARED TO INVEST CAPITAL AND STORE BUILDOUT AND MAY COMMENSURATE RENT WITH THEIR TYPE OF BUSINESS FOR THAT PRIVILEGE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS FOR THEIR OPTIMISM. ALL 850 NEW UNITS OF HOUSING PROPOSED WITHIN THE GHENT GROCERY MARKET IN 1999 HAVE BEEN BUILT AND THERE ARE AT LEAST 600 MORE PLANNED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR DOWNTOWN OR IN GHENT. IF THOSE UNITS WERE ALL IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY WOULD SUPPORT THE EQUIVALENT OF ALMOST A HALF OF A WHOLE NEW GROCERY STORE. SO THAT'S A LOT OF NEW SPENDING. HARRIS-TEETER'S SALES IN THEIR EXPANDED STORE APPEAR TO BE MUCH STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATE BECAUSE THEY'RE BRINGING PEOPLE IN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S A GREAT MODEL FOR THE FRESH MARKET. THE UNFORTUNATE CLOSING OF THE MARKET AT HARBOR HEIGHTS AS SHIFTED GROCERY SPENDING INTO GHENT, CREATING AN UNEXPECTED WINDFALL FOR THOSE GROCERY STORES. I BELIEVE THE SALES TRANSFER APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE TOTAL NEW SALES ANTICIPATED BY FRESH MARKET. FINALLY, ACCORDING TO NEWSPAPER REPORTS, PLANS FOR A FARM FRESH ANCHORED SHOPPING CENTER ADJACENT TO ODU'S UNIVERSITY VILLAGE HAS BEEN SHELVED. THIS WAS THE SINGLE GREATEST THREAT TO GROCERY STORE SALES PERFORMANCE IN THE GHENT NEIGHBORHOOD FROM A PREEMPTIVE LOCATION. BOTTOM LINE, MY MODELING SUGGESTED THAT UP TO 50% OF THE SALES AT FRESH MARKET WOULD NOT BE REALLOCATED FROM EXISTING STORES, BUT WOULD BE NEW TO THE CITY AND WOULD BE NEW TAX DOLLARS. MY SECOND MESSAGE, VERY SHORT, VERY SIMPLE. LAND VALUES, APPRAISALS, ARE SPECIFIC TO THE TIME THAT THEY WERE MADE. THEY CHANGE OVER TIME. SOMETIMES THEY GO DOWN, SOMETIMES THEY GO UP. LAND VALUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS CAN BE THE CRITICAL ELEMENT IN MAKING A DEAL WORK. THE DEVELOPER HAS LITTLE CONTROL OVER MARKET RENT, LITTLE CONTROL OVER CONSTRUCTION COSTS, LITTLE CONTROL OVER OPERATING COSTS, BUT IT'S THE LAND VALUE THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK A DEAL. SOMETIMES YOU HEAR A DEVELOPER SAY, I JUST COULDN'T GET THE NUMBERS TO PAN OUT. IT USUALLY HAS TO DO WITH EITHER THE LAND OR THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT SEEMS THAT AN EXPERIENCED DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAS PROFFERED A NEW PROPOSAL WITH SPECIFIC RENT AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS THAT SUPPORT THIS LAND VALUE THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN PEOPLE WHO COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK AND SAY I'LL GIVE YOU X FOR THIS WITHOUT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF THEIR OWN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HUNTER. OKAY, I THINK -- THAT'S ALL THE NAMES OF THE FOLKS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I DON'T KNOW IF I MISSED ANYBODY OR NOT. I THINK WE GOT TO EVERYBODY. I ALSO SEE MICHAEL KERNER, THE HEAD OF HAMPTON ROADS BON SECOURS. GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE, MICHAEL. ANY COMMENTS, ANY STATEMENTS? I THINK WE'RE READY TO VOTE AND I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY, BUT WE CAN WAIT UNTIL WE VOTE ONE AT A TIME TO COMMENT. OKAY. >> YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON THE FLOOR. >> CALL THE VOTE. >> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LAND DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO BE ENTERED INTO WITH 21st STREET PARTNERS, LLC, AND AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE LDDC. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> MAY I COMMENT? >> YES, SIR. >> AND PAUL, I NEED TO APOLOGIZE. AS YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN VERY TROUBLING TO ME AND I WANT THIS TO SUCCEED. OF ALL THE IRONIES THAT I THINK EVERYBODY HAS SAID, THEY WANT THIS TO SUCCEED, BUT I HAD INITIALLY STAKED OUT A POSITION THAT I BELIEVE I WOULD BE DISINGENUOUS AND I THINK PART OF BEING A LEADER IS YOU HAVE TO LEAD AND BE CONSISTENT, AND WHEN THE Y CAME AND WE DEALT WITH THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE, I THINK I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO VOTED AGAINST IT AND I THINK I VOTED AGAINST IT BECAUSE THE ISSUE OF COMPETITION AND THE Y COMING IN ACROSS FROM ONE LIFE AND OTHER FITNESS FACILITIES THAT ARE IN THE AREA. AND I SEE THE SAME THING HERE. AND THIS IS VERY TROUBLING FOR FLEE TO WAKE UP IN THE -- ME TO WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND TO THINK ABOUT THIS. I SEE IT IS A VERY TROUBLING THAT WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF THE FULL VALUE -- WHAT IS FULL VALUE IS A QUESTION, BUT WITHOUT PAYMENT OF WHAT I THINK ALL OF US CONSIDER FULL VALUE IN THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH MR. STANTON, WHEN YOU COME AND TELL US YOU HAVE 300 MILLION IN ASSETS THAT YOU'VE DEVELOPED AND THEN WE'RE SITTING HERE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT 250,000 IS CORRECT OR NOT. I HAVE A HARD TIME WORKING THAT OUT, THOSE NUMBERS OUT. AND THEN WE HEAR THAT THE -- THAT BANKS ARE FALLING OVER THEMSELVES TO GIVE YOU THIS DEAL. I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THAT, AND WHY? I THINK HARRIS-TEETER HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL CORPORATE CITIZEN AND THEY ARE WITHIN -- NOT EYESIGHT OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, BUT THEY ARE VERY CLOSE. YOU COULD STAND ON THIS PROJECT AND BASICALLY SEE A FOOD LION, AT LEAST THE BACK OF IT. YOU COULD STAND ON THE CORNER, ON THE SIDEWALK, AND YOU CAN SEE A GENE WALTERS MARKETPLACE. AND THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH PROJECT. NOW, SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID, WELL, YOU'RE THE PROPONENT OF WARDS CORNER, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE AT WARDS CORNER, BUT YOU'VE DONE THE, AND WE HAVEN'T. WE HAVEN'T GIVEN THE PERRYS FUNDS SUCH AS THIS TO MAKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING HAPPEN. ARE WE DOING SOME INFRASTRUCTURE? I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT I DO HAVE -- THIS HAS GIVEN ME A LOT OF HEARTBURN AND I TALKED TO PAUL ABOUT IT AND I SAID PAUL, I WANT THIS TO GO THROUGH. IF IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH ON MY VOTE, THEN I'D CONSIDER EVEN CHANGING IT. BUT IN ALL HONESTY, I'VE STAKED OUT A POSITION ON THIS AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ALL KEEP OUR MINDS OPEN UNTIL THE END AND I KNOW RISH, YOU MAY HAVE SAID THAT WE -- RICHARD, YOU MAY HAVE SAID WE HAVE OUR MINDS MADE UP AND FRANKLY, I THINK I'VE FLIP-FLOPPED ON THIS MORE THAN ANYBODY AND MAYBE I'M NOT BEING CONSISTENT TO MYSELF, BUT I THINK I HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT TO THE CITY AND POSITIONS I'VE STAKED OUT. SO I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE IN POSITIONS I'VE STAKED OUT IN THE PAST VOTE FOR THIS. AND I'M SORRY, I DO SUPPORT CHUCK RIGNEY, AND CHUCK, IF YOU ARE TO GET THIS JOB FULL TIME, I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS POSITION FULL TIME. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW YOU'VE NEGOTIATED THIS, SO PLEASE DON'T SEE THAT IN ANY MANNER. I DO SUPPORT YOUR OFFER, BUT I CAN'T VOTE FOR THIS BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS POSITIONS I STAKED OUT, SO I AM NO. >> ALL RIGHT. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I APPRECIATE ALL THE CITIZENS COMING DOWN TONIGHT TO GIVE US THEIR OPINIONS AND I'VE STATED THIS BEFORE TO THE GHENT COMMUNITY ON THE 7-ELEVEN DEAL, ON THE CHICK-FIL-A DEAL, THAT THIS IS NOT A NEW TOPIC. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN BREWING IN THE GHENT COMMUNITY FOR A WHILE AND IT'S JUST TROUBLE? TO ME THAT THERE ARE -- TROUBLESOME TO ME THAT THERE ARE EIGHT PEOPLE ON CITY COUNCIL AND IT SOMES LIKE THERE'S NEVER -- SEEMS LIKE THERE'S NEVER ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE OF US ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY AND WE DO REPRESENT PEOPLE AND CAST VOTES THAT AFFECT YOU AND IT'S TROUBLING TO ME THAT OTHER THAN RICHARD, TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT I FIND OUT THERE'S OPPOSITION TO THIS. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE JUST HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION AND THAT IF THERE IS COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE AGAINST THIS, THAT YOU COME AND TALK TO US AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE I HAVE A LETTER -- WE GOT A LETTER TODAY FROM THE GHENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION SAYING THAT THEY SUPPORT THIS. AND SO I'M CONFUSED OF -- I BELIEVE IT WAS -- WAS IT GHENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION? [ INAUDIBLE COMMENTS ] >> I THINK YOU SAID YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE HAD -- >> RATHER HAVE. >> RIGHT. >> BUT ANYWAY, MY POINT IS, I JUST -- YOU KNOW, IT IS TROUBLING TO HEAR THIS. I THINK -- I AGREE WITH THE ARGUMENT THAT IT'S EASY TO COME OUT WITH A 1.5 MILLION, $2 MILLION OFFER, BUT THEN THE PROPERTY SITS LOOKING THE WAY IT DOES AND THERE IS A SOLID PLAN HERE FOR A PROJECT THAT IS GOING TO BRING JOBS AND TAX DOLLARS BACK INTO THE CITY AND HELP WITH THE PROPERTY THAT I KNOW BECAUSE I USED TO LIVE ON HARRINGTON, THAT HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO I BELIEVE THAT -- I DO HAVE SOME HEARTBURN AS WELL, ANDY. I JUST WISH THAT WE HAD MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS BEFORE TODAY. BUT I AM GOING TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. I VOTE AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> NO, NO, THANKS VERY MUCH. >> OKAY. >> NOBODY LIKES TO SHOP AT A GROCERY STORE MORE THAN I DO. TOMMY, I SHARE SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT NOT BEING APPRISED AND I HAPPEN TO REPRESENT THIS AREA. NONE OF THE DEVELOPERS HAD FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO COME TO ME TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS PROJECT. THAT'S OKAY, I CAN FIGURE THIS STUFF OUT ON MY OWN. I THINK MR. BLOUNT HAD SOME REALLY VERY PRUDENT ISSUES, ALTHOUGH HE ENDED UP SAYING THAT MAYBE DEVELOPERS HAVE TO SQUEEZE THE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT, BUT I THINK HE'S RIGHT. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR PROPOSAL. PEOPLE WANT THIS TO COME. THIS IS HOT. WE SHOULDN'T GIVE THIS AWAY AS A BARGAIN. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I CANNOT SLEEP WITH MYSELF AFTER MR. CLARK TALKED AND TALKED ABOUT HOW HE'S PAYING SO MUCH MORE AND HE'S STRUGGLING TO TRY TO GET THIS NURSERY GOING. AND I JUST, IN ALL CONSCIENCE, CANNOT GIVE THIS PROPERTY AWAY WHEN MR. CLARK IS PAYING AT LEAST THREE TIMES MORE FOR A SMALLER PROJECT. SO MY VOTE IS NO. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> I VOTE AYE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THIS HAS BEEN ISSUES REGARDING WHAT IS FOR SALE AND ISN'T FOR SALE. AND HOW THAT INFORMATION IS COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC, AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A CLEAR-CUT WAY, WHATEVER IT IS, ON THE INTERNET, MULTIPLE RFPs, I DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT IT IS AS LONG AS THE PUBLIC BUSINESS OWNERS, DEVELOPERS, WHOMEVER, AS LONG AS THEY'RE AWARE THAT WE HAVE PROPERTY FOR SALE. TO ME, IT'S NOT QUITE ENOUGH TO SAY, WELL, IT'S BEEN OUT FOR RFP BEFORE AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO IT AND I WOULD SAY, AS A REALTOR, THAT, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING IS FOR SALE AND EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE FOR A PRICE. BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A CLEAR-CUT WAY THAT WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC WHAT ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE FOR SALE, IF AN RFP IS, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE, WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN WHAT WE WANT, WHAT'S AVAILABLE, AND WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS FROM THE CITIZENS. BUT SEEING THE PROJECT, THE POTENTIAL OF THE PROJECT AND SEEING WHAT HAS SAT THERE VACANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, I DO SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND I DO HOPE THAT IT WILL BE EVERYTHING THAT CHUCK AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEVELOPER HAVE PROMISED THE CITY. >> MR. WINN. >> LET ME SAY SOMETHING. I OBVIOUSLY REPRESENTED THIS AREA FOR 12 YEARS, IT'S A VERY SPECIAL AREA. I'VE SEEN IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, SOMEBODY SAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE PROPERTY WAS FOR SALE. WE'VE HAD AT LEAST FOUR PROPOSALS, THERE'S BEEN TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT SIGNS UP THERE WITH WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN, NONE OF WHICH HAS COME TO FRUITION. I'VE TALKED TO BANKERS ABOUT HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE VALUES. I'VE ASKED FOR INDEPENDENT APPRAISERS, I'VE GOT ONE HERE WHO'S WRITTEN AND ALL OF THEM HAVE SAID IT WON'T NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE VALUES. ONE OF THEM SAYS REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS AND REAL ESTATE ASSESSORS WILL NOT RELY ON THE SALE AS A BENCHMARK TO VALUE OTHER PROPERTIES. THERE WILL NOT BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON VALUES IN THE AREA SHOULD THE CITY SELL THIS PROPERTY AT A DISCOUNT FOR ECONOMIC OR REASONS OTHER THAN THE IMMEDIATE DOLLAR AMOUNT RECEIVED. BANKERS HAVE TOLD ME THE SAME THING. WE'RE NOT -- WE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AS THIS COUNCIL, AND I KNOW I WOULDN'T, TO DIMINISH THE HARD WORK PEOPLE HAVE DONE IN THE COMMUNITY OR THE VALUES. WE'VE SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON STREET VERGES AND WHAT HAVE YOU TO TRY TO UPHOLD THIS SPECIAL AREA. WE LOOK ALL OVER, WE HAVE THE EXAMPLE OF SUFFOLK. YOU LOOK AT VIRGINIA BEACH AT TOWN CENTER, WHICH IS A HOT AREA. THEY JUST GAVE $16 MILLION INCENTIVE TO A COMPANY TO MOVE THEIR PEOPLE OUT THERE. THAT'S VALUABLE PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH. I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT PROJECT. I DON'T THINK WE SIT AROUND FOR ANOTHER FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AND WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. I AM CONFIDENT THAT ONCE THIS IS BUILT, THE VALUES, EVEN AFTER THE ZONING CHANGES, THE VALUES WILL ESCALATE CONSIDERABLY FOR EVERYBODY IN THE GHENT AREA. I VOTE AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> YEAH, I AGREE WITH BARCLAY AND I'VE BEEN REPRESENTING GHENT FOR -- LITERALLY SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL AND THEN WENT -- THEN WHEN WE WENT TO THE WARD. I'M GOING TO VOTE AYE ON THE PROJECT AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AT LEAST TWO RFPs SINCE 2007. THE CITY HAS BEEN TRYING TO SELL THIS PROPERTY ACTIVELY SINCE 2007. WE'VE HAD AT LEAST TWO, THREE, MAYBE -- SOMEBODY SAID WE'VE HAD, MAYBE THIS IS THE FOURTH OFFER FOR THIS PROJECT. TWO TIME, WE ACCEPTED OFFERS, ACTUALLY. WE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED THEM, BOTH OF THEM, AND NEITHER ONE OF THOSE COULD TOM TO FRUITION. -- COULD COME TO FRUITION TOP TIMES HAD SOME THINGS TO DO IT WITH, THE ECONOMY HAD THINGS TO DO WITH IT, BUT THIS PROPER HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR A LONG TIME. FIVE YEARS NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE. WE ACTUALLY -- AND WHILE IT'S BEEN THERE, THE BUILDING THAT'S ON IT HAS CONSTANTLY, CONTINUALLY ERODED. I MEAN, IT IS A BLIGHT ON THAT PROPERTY. IT IS GOING TO TAKE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO TAKE THE PROPERTY DOWN. THIS APPRAISAL WAS DONE BACK IN THE VERY TOP OF THE MARKET, BACK IN MAY OF '07. THE BUILDING ACTUALLY HAD SOME USE TO IT AT THAT TIME AND HAS NONE NOW. IT'S BEEN THE SUBJECT OF SEVERE VANDALISM. YOU COULDN'T SAVE THE BUILDING AND PART OF THE APPRAISAL IS PREDICATED ON THE BUILDING HAVING SUBSTANTIAL VALUE AND NONE OF THAT'S TRUE NOW. WE'VE HAD OTHER DEVELOPERS TRY TO COME IN AND DO THINGS, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL IT OFF. THE CITY HAS A RECORD, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, OF DISCOUNTING PROPERTIES THAT IT OWNS IN ORDER TO SPUR DEVELOPMENT, AND THERE IS $17.5 MILLION OF PRIVATE MONEY THAT WILL GO INTO THIS DEAL. THE ASSESSED VALUE TO THE CITY, BECAUSE OF AN AGGRESSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, DOUBLED BASICALLY IN THE LAST SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS BECAUSE THE CITY HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVELY TRYING TO SPUR DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS AND CREATE JOBS. THIS DEAL IS NO DIFFERENT. IT'S BERTH IN SOME WAY -- BETTER IN SOME WAYS BECAUSE IT SITS UP AGAINST ONE OF THE MORE DEVELOPED COAL LINES IN THE COUNTRY. IT LEADS TO THE FASTERS LOADING COAL FACILITY IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THIS PROPERTY, BELIEVE ME. SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY COULD PUT A COMMERCIAL STRIP OF RETAIL, RETAIL BUILDINGS JUST TO BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE RAIL LINE AND THEN PARK EVERYBODY IN FRONT. WE'RE GETTING BETTER THAN THAT. WE'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF A HIGH-RISE OFFICE BUILDING WHICH THE -- WHICH WILL GREATLY INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF GHENT. THESE PROFESSIONAL JOBS THAT WILL OCCUR THERE IS SOMETHING THAT THE GHENT COMMUNITY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FOR THEIR RESTAURANTS AND AS THEY SELL AND AS FOLKS COME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BON SECOURS SERVICES. I THINK THAT WILL BE A BENEFIT. CLEARLY FRESH MARKET AS A SPECIAL PLACE AS A GOURMET SUPERMARKET. IT'S DIFFERENT IN KIND THAN, AS MY WIFE TELLS ME, THAN SOME OF THE OTHER SUPERMARKETS THERE. IT WILL BE A, YOU KNOW, A CLEAR ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY. NOBODY STRUGGLES WITH THIS ANY MORE THAN THIS COUNCIL DOES AND I INCLUDE MYSELF THERE. I TRY TO GET EVERY NICKEL OUT OF THIS STUFF FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY AND THE DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN WE EXACTED HIGH PRICES OUT OF THEM COULD NOT DELIVER. THE EDA, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE HAS EXAMINED THE NUMBERS THAT MR. STANTON AND CHRIS SANDERS HAVE GIVEN TO US. WE'VE LOOKED AT THE RETURN THEY EXPECT TO MAKE. WE THINK IT IS FAIR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT MODEST, AND IT SITS REALLY BETWEEN HAMPTON BOULEVARD AND COLLEY AVENUE THAT IS -- AND A RAILROAD TRACK AND IT IS A SITE THAT'S CRYING FOR DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT IS NOT THE -- AND THIS IS THE BEST PROPOSAL WE'VE HAD. WE COULD SAY NO AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, BUT I THINK THE COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO AT LEAST, WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS THING HAPPEN. AND I AM CONFIDENT AND I AGREE WITH WHAT BARCLAY SAID, ALL THE VALUES, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PROPERTY IN GHENT TODAY, THEIR VALUES WILL BE BETTER TOMORROW AND AFTER THIS PROJECT GOES FORWARD, AND SO I'M GOING TO VOTE AYE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING DOWN. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL LIKE TO HAVE EITHER ONE OF THESE MATTERS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? IF NOT, CALL THE ROLL. >> TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-1 PLEASE. >> MATTER OF A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED ON THE APPLICATION OF POTTER’S HOUSE BY CARLOS MORALES TO, A, AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN OF NORFOLK, 1992, TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM COMMERCIAL/OFFICE TO INSTITUTIONAL, AND, B, FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM C-2 DISTRICT TO CONDITIONAL IN-1 DISTRICT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6820 NORTH MILITARY HIGHWAY. THIS MATTER WAS -- THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AND IT WAS CONTINUED TWICE. IT'S BACK BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. I HAVE TWO ORDINANCES. FIRST IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN OF NORFOLK 1992 SO AS TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT NORTH MILITARY HIGHWAY. >> IN MORAL LESS IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS ANY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-2. >> I HAVE A 1-A, AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-2. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF AN EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5601 EAST VIRGINIA BEACH BOULEVARD. BY 6-0 VOTE, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-3. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF AN ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4820 HAMPTON BOULEVARD. BY 6-0 VOTE, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> MR. RUSHMAN PATEL IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE ANY. MR. PATEL, ARE YOU HERE? OKAY, THANK YOU. CALL THE ROLL. THANK YOU. >> DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. MR. CALS IS HERE AS WELL, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT. R-4. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF A USED MERCHANDISE SALES ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED AT 415 NORTH MILITARY HIGHWAY, UNIT C-1. BY 6-0 VOTE, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> MR. JOHNSON IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY. OKAY. >> WHAT'S THE HOURS FOR THIS? >> 9:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND CLOSED ON SUNDAY. >> OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. CALL THE ROLL. >> DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. >> MR. ATKINSON, PAUL ATKINSON IS HERE. PAUL, NICE TO SEE YOU, ANY QUESTIONS IF ANY. OKAY. >> MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> NO. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-5. I BLANKED THERE FOR A SECOND. >> OKAY. >> R-5. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 230 EAST LITTLE CREEK ROAD. BY 6-0 VOTE, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? I SEE MARTIN IS HERE SO HE PROBABLY KNOWS. THEY'RE GOING TO DRIVE THROUGH -- SORRY, FRANK, I DIDN'T MEAN TO -- THEY'RE GOING TO DRIVE THROUGH, THIS IS GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH A PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR? I'M CONFUSED BY THE DIAGRAMS. THEY'RE ADDING A DRIVE THROUGH PHARMACY. >> YES, SIR. THE WAY THIS IS CONFIGURED, IT WOULD BE GOING BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE. >> OKAY. MAYBE I'M TURNED AROUND ON THE DRAWING. >> IT COULD BE THE WAY THE DRAWING IS LOCATED IN HERE, BUT IT DOES MEET ALL ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS. >> IS IT SENDING IT THROUGH A TUBE? THAT'S WHAT IT IS. YOU CAN'T TELL THAT ON THIS THING. I BROUGHT THIS CONCERN UP. I AGREE WITH DR. WHIBLEY, ANY TIME WE HAVE ANY TYPE OF DRIVE-THRUS, I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF SCREENING WE HAVE THROUGH HERE. I KNOW IT'S NOT FAST FOOD, BUT I'M JUST -- THE UGLINESS OF DRIVE-THRUS AND CARS SITTING, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO SCREEN THIS? >> BY OORN, WE DO REQUIRE DRIVE-THRUS BE SCREENED FROM ALL RESIDENTIAL USES AS WELL AS STREET RIGHT OF WAY. THIS ONE IS INTERNAL TO THE SITE, AND I THINK THERE'S -- >> THE RAILROAD TRACK. >> THE RAILROAD TRACK ON THE OTHER SIDE, SO WE WOULD NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SCREENING HERE. >> FRANK, BE CAREFUL. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS -- HE'S TRYING TO TAKE YOUR JOB AWAY. >> I DIDN'T SEE FRANK SITTING OVER THERE. I SAW MARTIN. >> HE'S WORKING HIS WAY UP. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I KNOW HE'S THE MAYOR OF WARDS CORNER, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. I'M SORRY, ANDY. >> DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT A RETAIL GOODS ESTABLISHMENT TO OPERATE AFTER MIDNIGHT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 230 EAST LITTLE CREEK ROAD. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 230 EAST LITTLE CREEK ROAD. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-6. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO OPERATE AN ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 330 WEST 22nd STREET, SUITES 104 AND 105. BY 6-0 VOTE, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-7. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT OFF-LOT PARKING ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4396 PRETTY LAKE AVENUE. BY 5-0 VOTE, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-8. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO OPERATE AN ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1309 RALEIGH AVENUE. BY 6-0 VOTE, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-9. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF AN EATING AT DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 738 WEST 22nd STREET, SUITES 7 THROUGH 9. BY 6-0 VOTE, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-10. >> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION TO OATES FOOD SERVICES II, LLC, TRADING AS SCOTTY QUIXX, TO ENCROACH 5'3" INTO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF GRANBY STREET AND APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-11. >> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE FROM MOSS OIL COMPANY, INC., PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS MOSS-DENNIS OIL COMPANY, INC., OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK FOR THE SUM OF $450,000 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ATTACHED PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF A SUM OF UP TO $460,000 FROM FUNDS HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED TO PAY THE PURCHASE PRICE AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION COSTS. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. WE DID PUT A DEMOLITION STUFF IN THERE? THAT'S THE -- OKAY, FINE. I SAID AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-13. >> I HAVE SOME MONEY FOR THAT TOO, TOM. >> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE FROM MARION E. KELLEY III AND MARIE M. KELLEY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK FOR THE SUM OF $650,000 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ATTACHED PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF A SUM OF UP TO $660,000 FROM FUNDS HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED TO PAY THE PURCHASE PRICE AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION COSTS. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS -- THESE PURCHASES ARE TOWARDS, THIS IS TOWARDS BROAD CREEK STATION. SO -- AYE. >> HOW MANY ACRES IS THAT? >> 17. >> ARE WE DONE? >> NO, WE'RE NOT. YOU WILL GET A -- >> YES, WE ARE. >> YOU'LL GET A COUPLE MORE OF THESE IN JANUARY. >> WE'RE DONE. >> I'VE GOT MY MONEY BACK, RIGHT? WARD 5 IS SET FOR GOOD? >> YEAH, YEAH, RIGHT. >> MR. BURFOOT, YOU VOTED AYE? >> YES. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME WORKING ON ME IF WE KEEP DOING THIS. AYE. >> THE MONEY IS IN THE BUDGET. >> IT DOESN'T MATTER. >> MR. RIDDICK? >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-14. >> AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORFOLK AND GENUINE PARTS COMPANY FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1188 LANCE ROAD FOR THE PROVISION OF A TURNKEY ON-SITE PARTS OPERATION. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-15. >> 14, MR. PRESIDENT. >> 14, YES, SIR. >> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE BY THE CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA OF UP TO $120 MILLION IN GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS TO REFUND EARLIER BOND ISSUES OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-15. >> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF UP TO $100 MILLION IN WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS TO REFUND EARLIER BOND ISSUES OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-16. >> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN FINANCING AGREEMENTS RELATING TO LOANS FROM THE VIRGINIA WATER FACILITIES REVOLVING FUND TO THE CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, AND AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN GENERAL OBLIGATION WASTEWATER BONDS TO DECREASE THE INTEREST RATE THEREON. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-17. >> MR. MAYOR, JUST OUT OF COURTESY, WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE OF THESE. IS THERE ANYBODY SCHEDULED TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS? >> NO. >> CAN WE MOVE R-29 UP TO VOTE ON IT SO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM STAFF CAN GO? >> IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE REALLY HERE FOR, YOU'RE HERE FOR R-29? OKAY, R-29. FIRST OF ALL, DID YOI CALL R-17? YOU DIDN'T, DID YOU? >> NO, SIR, I DID NOT. >> R-29. >> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN THE CITY'S OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 TO ADD $3,356,660 TO THE BUDGET TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTION ONE OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 44,695 SO AS TO APPROPRIATE AND AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS IN THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $3,356,660 FROM THE NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS FISCAL YEAR 2012 FUND BALANCE. >> DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-18. THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT, R-17. >> AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING DANIEL POWERS AND SHARED TECHNOLOGIES TO ENCROACH INTO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THE 3700 BLOCK OF SHUMADINE ROAD WITH AN ORGANIC AND COMMUNAL STYLE GARDEN, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-18. >> AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF A UTILITY EASEMENT OVER CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY WBG FINANCIAL INVESTMENT AND CAPITAL, LLC, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE DEED OF EASEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-19. >> AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF A UTILITY EASEMENT OVER CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY WBG FINANCIAL INVESTMENT AND CAPITAL, LLC, AND WBG FINANCIAL INVESTMENT AND CAPITAL II, LLC, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE DEED OF EASEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-20. >> AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,181 FROM THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FOR THE FY 2012 STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF THE GRANT FUNDS BY THE SHERIFF FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES FOR THE PROGRAM. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-21. >> AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING $49,969.15 FROM THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND E-RATE GRANT PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $49,969.15 FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR THE NORFOLK PUBLIC LIBRARY. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-22. >> AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD OF UP TO $6,677.07 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BULLETPROOF VESTS PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAM TO PURCHASE BULLETPROOF VESTS FOR THE NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND NORFOLK SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF A LOCAL CASH MATCH OF $6,677.07 FROM THE NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND NORFOLK SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF VESTS. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-23. >> AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING ONE LASER-DRIVEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING SYSTEM VALUED UP TO $10,840 FROM THE FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDED TO NORFOLK FIRE RESCUE FOR HANDS-ON EXTINGUISHER TRAINING AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE TRAINING SYSTEM BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE-RESCUE. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. I JUST WANT TO SAY, JUST READING THIS IS REALLY NEAT TO SEE, THEY ONLY HAVE ONE RESTAURANT IN OUR CITY AND THEY HAVE PUT MONEY IN IT AND FOR THEM TO GIVE BACK AND IF YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY OF JANUS, YOU KNOW IT WAS BASICALLY FOUNDED BY FIREFIGHTERS AND THIS IS HOW THEY GIVE BACK TO COMMUNITY, BUT JUST A NEAT THING TO READ THAT THEY'RE GIVING MONEY BACK TO US. SO EVERYBODY IN HERE SHOULD GO BUY A SUB FROM FIRE HOUSE SUBS. >> I MEAN PRODUCT PROMOTION -- >> JUST NEAT TO SEE SOME PRIVATE COMPANIES GIVING MONEY BACK TO OUR GUYS THAT ARE OUR HEROES. AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-24. >> AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD OF UP TO $630,049 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, VDEM, OF WHICH $567,044 SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, FEMA, AND $63,005 SHALL BE PROVIDED AS A LOCAL CASH MATCH FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, TO PROVIDE FUNDS THROUGH THE SEVERE REPETITIVE LOSS PROGRAM TO ELEVATE THREE PROPERTIES IN SUPPORT OF FEMA'S HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND APPROPRIATING AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF SAID FUNDS. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-25. >> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE FROM EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK FOR THE SUM OF $102,800 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ATTACHED PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF A SUM OF UP TO $112,800 FROM FUNDS HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED TO PAY THE PURCHASE PRICE AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION COSTS. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-26. >> A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXERCISE BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK OF POWERS CONFERRED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND REVENUE BOND ACT AND ORDINANCES 26,565, 27,524, AND 40,357 OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE FOR BAUER REAL ESTATE, INC., AND ITS AFFILIATES, OF NOT TO EXCEED $10 MILLION IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE AUTHORITY’S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST THE COMPANY TO FINANCE A PORTION OF THE COST OF AN APPROXIMATELY 18,000-SQUARE-FOOT EXPANSION OF THE COMPANY'S MANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT 1328 AZALEA GARDEN ROAD, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, THE ACQUISITION AND INSTALLATION OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT AT SUCH FACULTY, AND CERTAIN COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS. ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT A GREAT PIECE OF WORK THIS IS BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND BY CHUCK RIGNEY AND OTHERS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. THIS IS MONEY WELL SPENT AND IT'S GOING TO PRODUCE JOBS AND REVENUE FOR THE CITY FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME. SO AYE. R-27. >> AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,915 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, 2009 HAMPTON ROADS URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE TO PURCHASE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TEAM EQUIPMENT. >> I SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOUR NAME BECAUSE YOU'RE PARTS OF THE BONDS HERE, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I'M SORRY. >> TO PURCHASE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TEAM EQUIPMENT. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-28. >> AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN NORFOLK KNOWN AS THE ATTUCKS THEATRE TO THE CITY OF NORFOLK BY CACC, LP. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. BUT, YOU KNOW, MR. MANAGER, THE ATTUCKS THEATER, I MEAN, I WAS OVER THERE THE OTHER NIGHT FOR THE PLAY AND I MEAN, IT REALLY AS CREDIT TO US AND I KNOW FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, THE DOLLARS, THEY ARE STRUGGLING AND I THINK YOU KNOW THAT TOO, BUT WE JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY DO THEY PUT ON A -- CONTINUE TO BE USED AS A GREAT COMMUNITY RESOURCE IT IS, BUT -- I MEAN, THEY HAD A RECEPTION THE OTHER NIGHT AND I WASN'T A RECEPTION. ANYWAY, I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS TIMES ARE PRETTY TOUGH AND THEY'RE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY. I KNOW ALL OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW -- IS THE ATTUCKS PART OF THE CONSORTIUM BY THE WAY? >> TWO THINGS. YES, MAYOR, THEY'RE ON THE TABLE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY'RE AT THE CURRENT YEAR, COUNCIL PUT AN EXTRA HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS PURPOSE, KNOWING THE ATTUCKS WOULD BE COMING BACK TO THE CITY. >> I AGREE WITH THIS AND THE FEW TIMES I'VE BEEN OVER THERE, I THINK GAIL IS SUCH A NICE FIT FOR WHAT SHE DOES AND THE KIDS RELATE SO WELL TO HER, BUT THEY HAVE A TOUGH TIME MAKING ENDS MEET OVER THERE, AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE CONTRIBUTED A LOT OF MONEY IN THE PUBLIC FUNDRAISING PIECE OF IT, AND FATHER GREEN WAS THERE THE OTHER NIGHT, ANDY FINE WAS THERE. I MEAN, THERE'S A COMMITMENT ON OUR PART TOO AND I KNOW WE -- I KNOW WITH THIS, MAYBE SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT'S A CONVENIENT EXTRA WE DID WITH SOMETHING, BUT IT'S WORTH IT. >> I AGREE. >> IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO IT. OKAY, R-29. >> WE'RE AT R-30, MR. PRESIDENT. THAT WAS THE SCHOOL BUDGET. >> R-30. >> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTION 15(E) AND A RELATED TABLE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2013 COMPENSATION PLAN ORDINANCE SO AS TO ADJUST SALARY RANGES. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. R-31. >> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO RESOLVE A REAL ESTATE TAX DISPUTE WITH OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION AND DIRECTING THE CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE A REFUND TO OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $200,910 FROM FUNDS HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED. THE REFUND BASED UPON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTED REAL ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENT FOR TAX YEARS 2009, '10, AND '11. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. WAS THAT R-31? >> YES, SIR. >> DID WE VOTE ON R-30? >> YES, SIR. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. HE DIDN'T EVEN PICK UP ON THAT. DID WE VOTE ON R-30? I DON'T KNOW IF WE DID. WE DID, OKAY. R-32, PLEASE. >> I THINK HE IS IGNORING YOU ON PURPOSE. >> YOUR VOTE, MR. -- >> I MISSED THE WHOLE THING, IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. >> AN ORDINANCE TO CANCEL CERTAIN REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK. DISPENSE WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR READING THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT. MR. BURFOOT. >> AYE. >> MR. PROTOGYROU. >> AYE. >> MR. RIDDICK. >> AYE. >> MR. SMIGIEL. >> AYE. >> DR. WHIBLEY. >> AYE. >> MS. WILLIAMS. >> AYE. >> MR. WINN. >> AYE. >> MR. FRAIM. >> AYE. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. PRESIDENT. >> ALL RIGHT. SOMEBODY HANDED ME A SLIP OF PAPER. I GUESS RICHARD LEVINE. 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