CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Monday, August 5, 2019 5:00 P.M. Closed
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Monday, August 5, 2019 5:00 p.m. Closed session as provided by Section 2.2-3712 of the Virginia Code Second Floor Conference Room (Personnel; Boards & Commissions) 6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting - CALL TO ORDER Council Chamber PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL ANNOUNCEMENTS PROCLAMATIONS -Welcoming Week – Welcoming Greater Charlottesville -Resolution in Support of Ratification by Virginia of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution 1. CONSENT AGENDA* (Items removed from consent agenda will be considered at the end of the regular agenda) a. MINUTES: May 20 Regular Meeting, June 3 Regular Meeting, June 6 Joint Meeting - Board of Supervisors b. APPROPRIATION: Highway Safety Improvement Program – Appropriation of funds for Pedestrian Connections within Hillcrest/Birdwood Neighborhood - $708,932 (2nd of 2 readings) c. APPROPRIATION: Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act Grant (VJCCCA) -$452,704 (1st of 2 readings) d. APPROPRIATION: Study of Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Adult Criminal Justice System - $55,400 (2nd of 2 readings) e. APPROPRIATION: Charlottesville Student Victim Outreach Program Department of Criminal Justice Services Victim of Crimes Act Grant - $245,428 (2nd of 2 readings) f. APPROPRIATION: Virginia Department of Transportation Grants for Water Street Trail - $115,257 (2nd of 2 readings) g. APPROPRIATION: Virginia Department of Transportation Primary Extension Paving Project Funds - $633,442 (1st of 2 readings) h. APPROPRIATION: Welcoming Greater Charlottesville funding request - $4,100 (1st of 2 readings) i. APPROPRIATION: Thomas Jefferson Area Crisis Intervention Team Training Grant - $20,708 (1st of 2 readings) j. APPROPRIATION: Moving from Foster Care to Adulthood Rental Assistance Grant - $300,000 (1st of 2 readings) k. ORDINANCE: Amending and Re-enacting City Code Chapter 18, Article III – Special events (2nd of 2 readings) l. ORDINANCE: Renewing Lumos Networks Inc. - Telecommunications Franchise (2nd of 2 readings) m. ORDINANCE: 750 Hinton Ave rezoning (2nd of 2 readings) n. ORDINANCE: Amending and Re-enacting City Code Chapter 11, Article IV-Director of Finance (1st of 2 readings) CITY MANAGER RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY MATTERS (FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS) COMMUNITY MATTERS Public comment is provided for up to 16 speakers at the beginning of the meeting (limit 3 minutes per speaker.) Pre-registration is available for up to 8 spaces, and pre-registered speakers are announced by noon the day of the meeting. The number of speakers is unlimited at the end of the meeting. 2. RESOLUTION*: 209 Maury Avenue Comprehensive Plan amendment - Future Land Use Map 3. APPROPRIATION*: City Schools hiring of teachers for push-in gifted program - $468,000 (2nd of 2 readings) 4. ORDINANCES*/ Flint Hill Planned Unit Development RESOLUTION*: (1) Consideration of an Ordinance granting the vacation of Keene Court and a portion of Flint Drive (2nd of 2 readings) (2) Consideration of an Ordinance granting a rezoning to allow development of the Flint Hill Planned Unit Development (2nd of 2 readings) (3) Consideration of a Resolution granting a Critical Slope Waiver to allow development of the Flint Hill Planned Unit Development (2nd of 2 readings) 5. RESOLUTION*: Authorizing submittal of a Preliminary Information Form for River View Farm and the Carr-Greer Farmhouse (Ivy Creek Natural Area) (1st of 1 reading) 6. REPORT: Police Civilian Review Board presentation 7. REPORT: Unity Days report OTHER BUSINESS MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC *ACTION NEEDED This page intentionally left blank Resolution in Support of Ratification by Virginia of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution WHEREAS, equality under the law is a fundamental value of Americans and the people of the City of Charlottesville; and WHEREAS, the United States Constitution does not explicitly guarantee equal rights and equal protection for the sexes; and the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution and state constitutional statements of equality generally do not provide the strict scrutiny for sex-based classifications that is provided for classifications based on race, religion, and national origin; and WHEREAS, state laws are not uniform and federal laws are not comprehensive, legislation can be repealed, and the Supreme Court may invalidate legislation or retreat from its own precedent; and WHEREAS, the people of the United States continue to experience the negative effects of lack of political parity between men and women, workplace discrimination, health care inequities, disparate rates of poverty, rape and domestic violence assaults; and WHEREAS, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) provides that “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex;” and the Amendment would help ensure women and men have the same constitutional protections; and WHEREAS, the ERA was passed by Congress in 1972, and has been ratified by 37 states, the most recent being Nevada in 2017 and Illinois in 2018; requiring just one more state to ratify to satisfy the constitutional requirement that an amendment be ratified by three-fourths of the states to become valid; and WHEREAS, the time limit for the ERA appears only in the preamble; and Congress presently is considering a bill that removes the time limit for ratification of the ERA; and WHEREAS, for 48 years, the Virginia State Constitution has sought to protect Virginians from discrimination by the Commonwealth on the basis of sex; and WHEREAS, The City of Charlottesville enforces principles of fair treatment in accordance with the Charlottesville Human Rights Ordinance (Article XV of the City Code) which prohibits gender discrimination, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Charlottesville supports the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of Charlottesville urges the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia to ratify the ERA to the U.S. Constitution, as proposed by Congress on March 22, 1972, during the 2020 legislative session. This page intentionally left blank 1 COUNCIL CHAMBER - May 20, 2019 Council met on this date with the following members present: Ms. Nikuyah Walker; Ms. Heather Hill; Dr. Wes Bellamy, and Ms. Kathy Galvin; Mr. Mike Signer was absent. ANNOUNCEMENTS Ms. Walker, Ms. Hill and Dr. Bellamy thanked the public for participating in the City Manager hiring process. Mr. Masamba Diop, drummer for the movie "Black Panther", performed a drum solo. He was in town to work with Charlottesville students. Dr. Bellamy announced a Decoration Day activity sponsored by Daughters of Zion. He announced a bicycle ride through the City on May 22nd; Juneteenth celebrations on June 14 and 15; Unity Days - May events; and “Run These Streets” jogging dates in preparation for the 4- mile run on June 29th. Ms. Hill read an announcement from the Voter Registrar regarding absentee voting. Ms. Hill welcomed Dr. Richardson to the dais. She thanked staff members who stepped into new roles during staffing transitions: Brian Wheeler, Leslie Beauregard, Kaki Dimock and Mike Murphy, and presented each with a token of appreciation. PROCLAMATIONS Ms. Galvin read a proclamation for National Public Works Week. She introduced Mr. Mark Zavicar, who presented the proclamation to Mr. Jermaine Rush of the Public Works Department, Facilities Maintenance Division. CONSENT AGENDA Clerk of Council Kyna Thomas read the consent agenda items into the record. a. MINUTES: April 17, 2019 Special Meeting Minutes - April 17, 2019 Special Meeting b. APPROPRIATION: Appropriation of funding for CPA-TV from The Ryal Thomas Show, LLC - $4,247.50 (carried) Funding appropriation -CPA-TV $4,247.50 c. APPROPRIATION: 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant funding - $395,052.82 (2nd of 2 readings) – Item moved to June 3, 2019 meeting following 4-0 vote (Signer absent) 2 Appropriations - CDBG-HOME Items C, D & E d. APPROPRIATION: 2019-2020 HOME Investment Partnership funding - $120,382.75 (2nd of 2 readings) – Item moved to June 3, 2019 meeting following 4-0 vote (Signer absent) e. APPROPRIATION: Amendment to Community Development Block Grant Account - Reprogramming of Funds for FY 2019-2020 - $1,900.82 (2nd reading) APPROPRIATION AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACCOUNT Reprogramming of Funds for FY 19-20 WHEREAS, Council has previously approved the appropriation of certain sums of federal grant receipts to specific accounts in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; and WHEREAS, it now appears that these funds have not been spent and need to be reprogrammed, and therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that appropriations made to the following expenditure accounts in the CDBG fund are hereby reduced or increased by the respective amounts shown, and the balance accumulated in the Fund as a result of these adjustments is hereby reappropriated to the respective accounts shown as follows: Program Account Code Purpose Proposed Proposed Proposed Year Revised Revised Revised Reduction Addition Appropriation 16-17 P-00001-05-18 Seedplanters $25.82 17-18 P-00001-05-20 Community Investment $1,875.00 Collaborative 19-20 Priority Neighborhood $1,900.82 $1,900.82 TOTALS: $1,900.82 $1,900.82 $1,900.82 f. APPROPRIATION: Local Emergency Management Performance Grant (LEMPG) - $7,500 (2nd reading) APPROPRIATION: LEMPG - $7,500 3 APPROPRIATION 2018 Local Emergency Management Performance Grant (LEMPG) - $7,500 WHEREAS, the