WAYNESBORO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

WAYNESBORO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008, AT 7:00 P.M.

IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CHARLES T. YANCEY MUNICIPAL BUILDING

AT 503 WEST MAIN STREET, WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA.



AGENDA FOR WAYNESBORO CITY COUNCIL

TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008, AT 7:00 P.M.

IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CHARLES T. YANCEY MUNICIPAL BUILDING

AT 503 WEST MAIN STREET, WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA.

1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Consent Agenda (any item placed on the consent agenda shall be removed and considered as a separate matter, if so requested by any member of Council, otherwise all items will be voted on with one (1) motion).
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 21, 2008 Regular Business Meeting, and dispense with the reading of the Minutes.
2. Consider request from Kroger Food Stores for amplified music during a “Children’s Fun Day” in their parking lot at 245 Arch Avenue, on Saturday, June 21, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. They plan to raise funds for the Challenger Baseball Team.
3. Second consideration/adoption of an ordinance to close and vacate a portion of Race Avenue and 13th Street, adjacent to Tax Parcels 55-1-15-31 and 55-2-A, and to close and vacate a portion of 12th Street and a 20-foot alley, adjacent to Tax Parcels 55-1-14-1 and 55-2-A, to allow for the consolidation of all parcels owned by South River, Inc.
3. Presentation by Mr. Raymond Reed, Chairman of the Serenity Gardens Foundation, on the status of Serenity Gardens in Riverview Park.
4. Presentation by the Public Works Director and Superintendent of Public Works Operations, of Public Works Employee Awards and Writing and Art Contest Awards.
5. Planning Matters:
1. Receive the report and recommendation of the Planning Commission and consider introducing a resolution on the request of Jacqueline D. Metzger, owner, for a Preliminary Subdivision Plat approval for an 18-lot residential development located at a 1858 acre lot between Winchester Avenue and Forest Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia, described as Tax Map No. 37-(1)-(208)-Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, ½ of Lot 9.
2. Receive the report and recommendation of the Planning Commission and consider introducing an ordinance on the request of Jacqueline D. Metzger, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow residential units to face a private road located at a 1.858 acre lot between Winchester Avenue and Forest Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia, described at Tax Map No. 37-(1)-(208)-Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, ½ of Lot 9.
3. Consider the request of Gail W. Mann, owner, to waive requirements of City Code Sections 74-3 and 74-20 in order to allow administrative approval of a minor subdivision for a 12.541 acre parcel located on White Bridge Road and described as Tax Map No. 13-1-Lot 10.
6. Hold a Public Hearing to receive public comment on a proposed ordinance amending Waynesboro City Code Section 26.1 – 26.17, “Cemeteries”.
7. Consider introducing an ordinance amending Waynesboro City Code Section 26.1-26.17, “Cemeteries”.
8. Consider introducing the following ordinances:
1. Appropriating a Community Gang Collaboration Grant to the Youth and Family Services Operating Fund in the Amount of $200,000 for Expenditures Related to Gang Prevention Programs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
2. Appropriating Governor’s Youth Community Service and Civic Engagement Program Funds (GOSAP) to the Youth and Family Services Operating Fund in the Amount of $5,000 for Expenditures Related to the Augusta County For Youth Corps Program for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
3. Appropriating Governor’s Youth Community Service and Civic Engagement Program Funds (GOSAP) to the Youth and Family Services Operating Fund in the Amount of $5,000 for Expenditures Related to the Staunton After School Youth Power Program for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
4. Appropriating Governor’s Youth Community Service and Civic Engagement Program Funds (GOSAP) to the Youth and Family Services Operating Fund in the Amount of $5,000 for Expenditures Related to the Summer Youth Power Program for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
5. Appropriating a Healthy Marriage and Stable Families Grant to the Youth and Family Services Operating Fund in the Amount of $22,482 for Expenditures Related to the Start of the Parent Project Program for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
6. Appropriating a Justice Assistance Grant to the Youth and Family Services Operating Fund in the Amount of $13,262 for Expenditures Related to the SAW Gang Prevention Initiative for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
7. Appropriating a Justice Assistance Grant to the Youth and Family Services Operating Fund in the Amount of $15,588 for Expenditures Related to the SAW Gang Prevention Initiative for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
8. Appropriating $40,000 from the Youth and Family Programs Unreserved Fund Balance for Expenditures Related to a Pre-Employment program for Youth Funded in Fund 216 (Youth Corp) and for Program Costs for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funded in Fund 218 (Teen Pregnancy) for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
9. Appropriating $1,708 from a State Litter Grant to the General Fund Operating Fund for Expenditures Related to the FY08 Litter Program for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
10. Appropriating $53,699 from the Water Fund Unreserved Fund Balance for Expenditures Related to Water Improvement Projects on Kirby Avenue and Gardner Street, to Increase Funding for the Meter Replacement Program and to Appropriate Insurance Proceeds Received for Damages to a Fire Hydrant on Rosser Avenue for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
11. Appropriating $125,775 from 2007 GO Bond Proceeds FBO Sewer Line Projects and $31,538 from the Sewer Fund Unreserved Fund Balance for (1) Expenditures Related to Sewer Improvement Projects for Oak Hill Phase 2 and (2) Equipment Purchases, Respectively, for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
12. Appropriating $120,756 from the Sale of Surplus Equipment and $41,711 from Rev. From Use of Equipment/Rental VDOT Reimbursable for Expenditures Related to the Purchase of Mowing Equipment, Heavy Equipment, Motor Vehicles, Police Vehicle Equipment and Auction Services for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008.
9. Consider amending the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual regarding the provision of health insurance benefits for retired City employees.
10. Receive presentation of a report on the North Park Capital Improvement Plan and consider a Resolution approving the Plan.
11. Consider approving the Application for Exemption from Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes for the Wayne Theater Alliance, Inc.
12. Consider the appointment of Mr. Kristopher C. Baker as the Citizen Representative for Waynesboro on the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, filling the unexpired term of W. Clark Jordan, expiring June 30, 2009.
13. Citizen Comment Period.
14. Communication, Correspondence and Calendar.
15. Adjourn.

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