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DANVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

REVISED

MUNICIPAL BUILDING

October 4, 2022

7:00 P.M.

PRESIDING:	Alonzo L. Jones, Mayor

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:	James B. Buckner L.G. "Larry" Campbell, Jr. Bryant Hood Barry P. Mayo	Dr. Gary P. Miller, Vice Mayor Sherman M. Saunders J. Lee Vogler, Jr., Madison J. Whittle
STAFF:	Ken F. Larking, City Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr., Deputy City Manager	W. Clarke Whitfield, Jr., City Attorney Susan M. DeMasi, City Clerk

The City Council is the City of Danville’s legislative body and is composed of nine Council members. Council members are elected to serve a four year term of office and elects one of its own to serve as Mayor and presiding officer for a two year term.

Time and Place of Meeting
The public is invited and encouraged to attend and participate in the City Council meetings. The City Council meets in the City Hall, Fourth Floor, Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month. All meetings of the Council are open to the public.

Communications from Visitors
Communication from Visitors is an opportunity for citizens to address Council on matters not on the agenda. Citizens who desire to speak on agenda items will be heard when the agenda item is considered. Each speaker shall clearly state his or her name and address. Each individual speaker shall have five uninterrupted minutes. A representative of a group may have up to ten uninterrupted minutes to make a presentation. The representative shall identify the group and a group may have no more than one spokesperson. Time will be kept using the electronic timer on the podium.

Guidelines for Public Hearings
For Public Hearings the applicant or his or her representative shall be the first speaker(s). There shall be a time limit of ten (10) minutes for the applicant’s or his or her representative’s presentation. The presiding officer shall then solicit comments from the public, asking those in favor of the proposal to speak first, and then those opposed to the proposal. Each speaker must clearly state his or her name and address. There shall be a time limit of three (3) minutes for each individual speaker. If the speaker represents a group, there shall be a time limit of five (5) minutes. A speaker representing a group shall identify the group at the beginning of his or her remarks. A group may have no more than one spokesperson. The presiding officer may limit or preclude comment which is repetitive, redundant, cumulative, or irrelevant to the subject of the public hearing. After public comments have been received, in a land use case, the applicant or the representative of the applicant, at his or her discretion, may respond with a rebuttal. There shall be a five (5) minute time limit for rebuttal.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION - Vice Mayor Gary P. Miller

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Presentation:	Danville Community College
By:	Jerry Wallace, President, Danville Community College

COMMUNICATIONS FROM VISITORS

Communication from Visitors is an opportunity for citizens to address Council on matters not on the agenda. Citizens who desire to speak on matters not listed on the agenda or on matters which do not have a public hearing, will be heard at this time. Citizens who desire to speak on agenda items that have a public hearing will be heard when the agenda item is considered and the public hearing is opened.

CONSENT AGENDA

All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine, have previously been discussed by City Council and/or introduced for First Reading. There will be no separate discussion on these items and they will be enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired by a Council Member or a citizen, the item(s) will be removed from the consent process and considered separately.

Consideration of Approval of Minutes from Regular Council Meeting held on September 6, 2022.
Council Letter Number CL - 2848. Click to View

Consideration of Amending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Appropriation Ordinance for a Victim Witness Program Grant.
Council Letter Number CL - 2830.

An Ordinance Amending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Appropriation Ordinance to Provide for a Grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia for a Victim Witness Program in the Amount of $177,083 and Appropriating Same.
FINAL ADOPTION Click to View

Consideration of Amending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Appropriation Ordinance for a Grant from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources for a City-Wide Preservation Plan.
Council Letter Number CL - 2835.

An Ordinance Amending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Appropriation Ordinance to Provide for a Grant from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in the Amount of $26,950 and Local Match in the Amount of $11,550 for a Total Grant in the Amount of $38,500 and Appropriating the Same.
FINAL ADOPTION Click to View

Consideration of Amending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Appropriation Ordinance for a Department of Historic Resources Grant for the Freedman's Cemetery Project.
Council Letter Number CL - 2836.

An Ordinance Amending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Appropriation Ordinance to Provide for a Grant from the Department of Historic Resources in the Amount of $12,709 and a Local Match in the Amount of $5,500 for a Total Amount of $18,209 and Appropriating the Same.
FINAL ADOPTION Click to View

NEW BUSINESS

Consideration of the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds by the City of Danville.
Council Letter Number CL - 2841.

Resolution Providing for the Issuance, Sale and Award by the City of Danville, Virginia, of One or More Series of General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds, Heretofore Authorized, and Providing for the Form, Details and Payment of Such Bonds. Click to View

COMMUNICATIONS FROM:

A.         City Manager

B. Deputy City Manager

C.         City Attorney

D.         City Clerk

E.         Roll Call

ADJOURNMENT