Regular City Council Meeting June 13, 2017 A Regular Meeting of the Chesapeake City Council was called to order by Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff on June 13,

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1 Regular City Council Meeting A Regular Meeting of the Chesapeake City Council was called to order by Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff on at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Building, 306 Cedar Road. INVOCATION: Council Member Ella P. Ward PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Aysha Vaughn, Hugo Owens Middle School ROLL CALL BY CLERK OF COUNCIL: Present: Absent: Council Member Lonnie E. Craig (excused at 7:05 p.m.) Council Member Roland J. Davis, Jr. Council Member John de Triquet Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff Council Member S. Z. Debbie Ritter Council Member Ella P. Ward Vice Mayor Richard Rick W. West Council Member Robert C. Ike, Jr. (excused) Council Member Suzy H. Kelly (excused) Present from the Administration: City Manager James Baker, City Attorney Jan Proctor, Deputy City Manager Wanda Barnard-Bailey, Deputy City Manager Robert Geis, City Clerk Sandy Madison and other staff members. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mayor Krasnoff stated that there were no minutes submitted for approval. Mayor Krasnoff relinquished the gavel to Vice Mayor West. PRESENTATION DR. CLARENCE V. CUFFEE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Mayor Krasnoff asked Mrs. LaBarbara Cuffee, the wife of the late Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee, to come to the podium along with The Honorable William E. Ward to recognize the 2017 recipients of the Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Endowed Scholarship. The following individuals were called to the podium to be recognized for receiving a $2,250 scholarship: Lauren Willoughby and family, Samaya Shedrick and family, Myria Jones and family, and Serena Savage-Vaughn and family. Dr. Ward and Mrs. Cuffee offered comments about the scholarship and thanked the citizens and City Council for their support. APPLICANTS, AGENTS, & CITIZENS COMMENTS ON NON-PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS City Clerk Madison stated there were no speakers prior to the presentation of the Non-Planning Public Hearing Items. COUNCIL S CONSIDERATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS Non-Planning Public Hearing Items A. #17-R-031 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AND THE PENINSULA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC., D/B/A SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM (PICH) FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEASING 8,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE AND OTHER SPACE IN CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, KNOWN AS THE SOUTH NORFOLK HEALTH CENTER AND LOCATED AT 490 LIBERTY STREET, FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A HEALTH CLINIC City Clerk Madison presented the item and stated that there were no speakers.

2 Council Member de Triquet, on a motion seconded by Council Member Ward, moved approval of the Resolution, as presented. On the motion to approve the Resolution, as presented, voting yes: Council Vice Mayor West relinquished the gavel back to Mayor Krasnoff. B. #17-R-032 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A LEASE WITH GLENN WEATHERLY FARMS, LLC, A VIRGINIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR 56 ACRES OF FARMLAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, BEING PORTIONS OF TAX PARCEL , LOCATED AT 1736 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, TAX PARCEL , LOCATED AT 1653 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, AND TAX PARCEL , LOCATED AT 1102 CENTERVILLE TURNPIKE SOUTH, IN THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA City Clerk Madison presented the item and stated that there were no speakers. Council Member Craig, on a motion seconded by Council Member Ward, moved approval of the Resolution, as presented. On the motion to approve the Resolution, as presented, voting yes: Council CITIZENS COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY City Clerk Madison stated that there were no speakers. CONSENT AGENDA City Clerk Madison read the Consent Agenda items into the record. City Clerk Items (1) REFUNDS A. Carolina Barge Lines, LLC $7, B. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC $4, C. Naniwa Terminal, LLC $3, D. Mid Atlantic Taco, LLC $2, E. Pacific Rim Capital, Inc. $10, F. Barry P. Watson $9, (2) RESIGNATIONS A. Tyler Stefkovich Chesapeake Commission on Health and Well Being B. Debora Gray Fine Arts Commission (3) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR REZONING APPLICATIONS: Public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice requires the following zoning reclassification requests to be heard. These requests are not public hearing items at this time. THESE ITEMS WILL BE HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON JUNE 14, 2017 AND WILL BE CONSIDERED BY CITY COUNCIL AT A FUTURE MEETING: 2

3 A. PLN-REZ Fernwood Chase APPLICANT: Allen J. Gordon Trust and SAS Associates AGENCY: Williams Mullen PROPOSAL: A conditional zoning reclassification of approximately 92.1 acres from A-1, Agricultural District to R-MF1, Multifamily Residential District (30.4 acres more or less), B-1, Neighborhood Business District (1.4 acres more or less) and C-1, Conservation District (60.3 acres more or less). PROPOSED COMP LAND USE / DENSITY: Low Density Residential/4.16 dwelling units per acre and Business/Commercial. EXISTING COMP LAND USE / DENSITY: Low Density Residential/Less than 8 dwelling units per acre and Business/Commercial. LOCATION: Southeast corner of the intersection of Great Bridge Boulevard and Fernwood Farms Road. TAX MAP SECTION/PARCEL: , , , and BOROUGH: Washington B. PLN-REZ Creeks Edge North at Norfolk Highlands APPLICANT: Dearden Management Group. LLC AGENCY: Williams Mullen PROPOSAL: A conditional zoning reclassification of approximately 1.04 acres from B-1, Neighborhood Business District, to R-MF-1 Multi-Family District. PROPOSED COMP LAND USE / DENSITY: Medium Density Residential with 6 dwelling units per acre. EXISTING COMP LAND USE/DENSITY: Business/Commercial LOCATION: 1620 Rokeby Avenue TAX MAP SECTION/PARCEL: BOROUGH: Washington C. PLN-REZ Silverwood Forest APPLICANTS: ABEMS & Associates, EMS, LLC, and Allen J. Gordon AGENCY: Site Selection & Design, LLC PROPOSAL: A zoning reclassification of approximately 15.2 acres from R-10s (14.8 acres), Residential District, and R-MF-1 (0.4 acres), Multifamily Residential District, to R-MF-1 (2.3 acres), Multifamily Residential District, and R-10s (12.9 acres). PROPOSED COMP LAND USE / DENSITY: Mixed Low and Medium-Density Residential with a maximum of 63 dwelling units. EXISTING COMP LAND USE / DENSITY: Low-Density Residential with something less than 4 dwelling units per acre and Medium-Density Residential with something less than 10 dwelling units per acre. LOCATION: North side of North Radcliffe Lane, between Brighton Lane and Morningside Drive. TAX MAP SECTION/PARCELS: and BOROUGH: Western Branch City Manager Items (1) REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT A REGIONAL FIRE SERVICE TRAINING FACILITIES GRANT APPLICATION TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PROGRAMS FIRE DEPARTMENT (2) REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF, AND TRANSFER FROM THE GRANTS CONTINGENCY, $4, IN RESCUE SQUAD ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDS FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FIRE DEPARTMENT Mayor Krasnoff asked if there were any items City Council Members wished to have removed from the Consent Agenda for consideration under the Regular Agenda. There were none. 3

4 Council Member Davis, on a motion seconded by Council Member Ward, moved approval of the Consent Agenda, as presented. On the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, as presented, voting yes: Council REGULAR AGENDA City Manager Items (3) REQUEST AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT $14,236 IN VIRGINIA CIRCUIT COURT ITEM PRESERVATION GRANT FUNDS AWARDED BY THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA AND TO TRANSFER APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY FROM THE GRANTS CONTINGENCY TO THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT City Manager Baker presented the item. Mayor Krasnoff read the following statement of abstention: I am abstaining from participating due to my candidacy for the Office of the Clerk of the Court, and I wish to avoid any appearance of impropriety. The City Attorney has confirmed that my abstention is consistent with the objectives of the Virginia Conflict of Interests Act. Mayor Krasnoff relinquished the gavel to Vice Mayor West. Council Member Ward, on a motion seconded by Council Member Craig, moved approval of the Request, as presented. On the motion to approve the Request, as presented, voting yes: Council Members Craig, Davis, de Triquet, Ritter, Ward and West. Voting no: None (Mayor Krasnoff abstained) (Council Members Ike and Kelly excused) Vice Mayor West relinquished the gavel back to Mayor Krasnoff. (4) #17-R-033 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CHESAPEAKE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE PENINSULA INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CITY MANAGER S OFFICE City Manager Baker presented the item. Council Member de Triquet, on a motion seconded by Council Member Craig, moved approval of the Resolution, as presented. On the motion to approve the Resolution, as presented, voting yes: Council (5) REQUEST FOR BUDGET TRANSFER OF $794,644 WITHIN THE GENERAL EXPENDITURE BUDGET OF CHESAPEAKE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHESAPEAKE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH City Manager Baker presented the item. Council Member Craig, on a motion seconded by Council Member Ritter, moved approval of the Request, as presented. 4

5 On the motion to approve the Request, as presented, voting yes: Council CITIZENS COMMENTS ON THE SERVICES, POLICIES, AND AFFAIRS OF THE CITY (NON AGENDA SPEAKERS) City Clerk Madison identified the following speakers: Don Robertson, 801 Butler Street, Unit 19, representing self, spoke on the proposed site for the Joint Juvenile Justice Center. Grady Palmer, 999 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, representing Virginia Equine Alliance, requested concurrent advertising for PLN-USE Mayor Krasnoff asked for a motion from Council Members for the request for concurrent advertising for PLN-USE ; no motion was offered. Mayor Krasnoff relinquished the gavel to Vice Mayor West. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS A. Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority 3 vacancies Council Member Craig, on a motion seconded by Council Member de Triquet, moved to continue nominations to the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority to the July 11, 2017 City Council meeting. On the motion to continue nominations to the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority to the July 11, 2017 City Council meeting, voting yes: Council B. South Norfolk Revitalization Commission 3 vacancies Council Member Ritter nominated Mary Kate Andris, Robert Bilane, Claudia Kraft and Darlene Wile for appointment. Vice Mayor West asked City Council members for any additional nominations; there were none offered. Council Member Ritter, on a motion seconded by Council Member Craig, moved to close the nominations and hold the interviews for the South Norfolk Revitalization Commission on June 20, 2017 prior to the City Council Work Session. On the motion to close the nominations and hold the interviews for the South Norfolk Revitalization Commission on June 20, 2017 prior to the City Council Work Session, voting yes: Council Members Craig, Davis, de Triquet, Krasnoff, Ritter, Ward and West. Vice Mayor West directed City Clerk Madison to schedule the interviews. Vice Mayor West relinquished the gavel back to Mayor Krasnoff. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES 9 AND 13 OF THE CHESAPEAKE ZONING ORDINANCE TO MODIFY 5

6 REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO GROUP HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE O&I OFFICE AND INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT (continued from the February 28 and April 11, 2017 City Council meetings) City Clerk Madison presented the item. Council Member Davis, on a motion seconded by Council Member Craig, moved to continue the Resolution to the August 15, 2017 City Council meeting. On the motion to continue the Resolution to the August 15, 2017 City Council meeting, voting yes: Council Members Craig, Davis, de Triquet, Krasnoff, Ritter, Ward and West. Mayor Krasnoff asked City Council Members for any additional Unfinished Business; there was none offered. NEW BUSINESS Mayor Krasnoff requested an initiating resolution be placed on the agenda for the June 27, 2017 City Council meeting regarding real estate tax exemptions for the surviving spouses of peace officers killed in the line of duty. Mayor Krasnoff asked City Council Members for any additional New Business. Council Member Ritter requested an initiating resolution be placed on the agenda for the June 27, 2017 City Council meeting regarding the keeping of livestock on residential properties in the A-1 Agricultural District and the RE-1 Residential Estate District. Mayor Krasnoff asked City Attorney Proctor to research whether solar farms could be zoned as M-1 Light Industrial District instead of A-1 Agricultural District and to report back to City Council. Council Member Ritter asked for an amendment of the staff report to reflect the 80% tax exemption. Council Member Ritter requested City Manager Baker provide an update regarding the formation of a Solar Energy Advisory Committee (SEAC). City Manager Baker stated that if a SEAC was desired by City Council, staff had provided recommendations for the structure and participant criteria. Additionally, he noted that staff was prepared for either option, whether it was a staff report or formation of a SEAC. Council Member Ritter expressed her support of formation of a SEAC. Mayor Krasnoff and Vice Mayor West conveyed their preference for further discussion at the June 20, 2017 City Council meeting when all Council Members would be present. Mayor Krasnoff thanked The Honorable William E. Ward for his attendance at the City Council meeting. CLOSED SESSION City Attorney Proctor provided the following language for a Closed Session: to i) discuss the annual evaluations of personnel appointed by the City Council; ii) the acquisition and disposal of real property for a public purpose where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body; and iii) discuss a new prospective business or the expansion of an existing business where no previous announcement has been made of the business interest in locating or expanding facilities in the City; as permitted by Section (1) (3) and (5) of the Code of Virginia. 6

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