AGENDA

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CITY OF HOPEWELL Hopewell, Virginia 23860

CITY COUNCIL Jackie M. Shornak, Mayor, Ward #7

Jasmine E. Gore, Vice Mayor, Ward #4 Christina J. Luman-Bailey, Councilor, Ward #1

Arlene Holloway, Councilor, Ward #2 Anthony J. Zevgolis, Councilor, Ward #3

Janice Denton, Councilor, Ward #5 Brenda S. Pelham, Councilor, Ward #6

Charles Dane, Interim City Manager

Stefan M. Calos, City Attorney Ronnieye Arrington, City Clerk

AGENDA

PHONE: 541-2249 FAX: 541-2248

e-mail: info@hopewellva.gov www.hopewellva.gov

rarrington@hopewellva.gov

Date: September 26, 2017 MUNICIPAL BUILDING TIME: Work Session 5:30 p.m.

Closed Meeting 6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m.

OPEN MEETING

5:30 p.m. Call to order, roll call, and welcome to visitors

MOTION: To amend/adopt agenda

Roll Call

WORK SESSION

WS-1 Work session with Cherry Bekaert regarding 2015 CAFR

6:30 p.m. CLOSED MEETING

MOTION: To go into closed meeting for (1) discussion and consideration of

prospective candidates for employment (city manager, city attorney); (2)

discussion of appointment of specific appointees of city council (HRHA,

CPMT, Oversight Committee, acting city manager succession); and (3)

consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by city council related

thereto and regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal

advice by such counsel, in accordance with Virginia Code § 2.2-3711 (A) (1)

[two items] and (8), respectively.

Roll Call

RECONVENE OPEN MEETING

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE § 2.2-3712 (D): Were only public

business matters (1) lawfully exempted from open-meeting requirements and (2) identified in

the closed-meeting motion discussed in closed meeting?

Roll Call

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MOTION: To amend/adopt agenda

Roll Call

REGULAR MEETING

7:30 p.m. Call to order, roll call, and welcome to visitors

Prayer by Chaplain Judy Bailey of the John Randolph Pastoral Care followed by the Pledge of

Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Vice Mayor Gore.

Consent Agenda All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by Council and will be

approved or received by one motion in the form listed. Items may be removed from the Consent

Agenda for discussion under the regular agenda at the request of any Councilor.

C-1 Minutes:

C-2 Pending List: Given 9-12-17

C-3 Routine Approval of Work Sessions:

C-4 Personnel Change Report & Financial Report: Included

C-5 Ordinances on Second & Final Reading:

C-6 Routine Grant Approval:

C-7 Public Hearing Announcement: Request by KMRRT to vacate a portion of Poplar Street

C-8 Information for Council Review: HRHA Minutes for June 12, 2017; School Board

minutes for August 10, 2017; Talent Bank Resume form, revised to add lines for date of

birth and social security number

C-9 Resolutions/Proclamations/Presentations: None

C-10 Additional Announcements: Homeland TV series filming announcement; budget

information

Public Hearings

Each person addressing the Council shall step to the microphone, give name and address and

limit comments to five (5) minutes or less. No person shall be permitted to address Council a

second time until all others have been heard once and no one shall speak more than twice on any

subject in any one meeting. All remarks shall be addressed to Council as a body and not to any

member thereof. No person other than the Council and the person having the floor shall enter

into any discussion either directly or through a member of the Council without permission of the

Mayor. No question shall be asked a Council member (including Administration) except through

the presiding officer. (Rule 405.)

None

Communications from Citizens

A Communications from Citizens period, limited in total time to 30 minutes, shall be part of the

Order of Business at each regular Council meeting. Each speaker will be limited to three (3)

minutes. No citizen will be permitted to speak on any item scheduled for consideration on the

regular agenda of the meeting. (Rule 405.)

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Regular Business

Reports of City Manager:

R-1 KMRRT LLC request to vacate a portion of Poplar Street

ISSUE: "KMRRT LLC" is requesting the vacation of an undeveloped portion of Poplar

Street to utilize for parking. Currently the site at 803 Arlington Road does not have

sufficient parking.

This presentation is for information only. No action is requested by Council at this

time.

R-2 Ordinance revising Chapter 15, Article III, Sec. 15-49 of the City Code

ISSUE: This issue was brought before Council at its September 12, 2017 meeting.

Council requested that the ordinance be revised, which has been done.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the revised ordinance

amending Chapter 15, Article III, Sec. 15-49 of the City Code.

MOTION:

Roll Call

R-3 Review of the revised City Council Rules

ISSUE: Council will finalize its review of its revised Council Rules at its Retreat in

October. To that end, Council may elect to review and approve the portions of the

revised rules that are not in contention.

Council will discuss its rules. No action is required at this time.

Reports of the City Attorney:

Reports of the City Clerk:

Reports of City Council:

Committees

Individual Councilors

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Citizen/Councilor Requests

Other Council Communications

Adjournment

Work

Session

CLOSED MEETING

REGULAR MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

FINANCIAL REPORT

PERSONNEL CHANGE REPORT

& FINANCIAL

REPORT

PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS

THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 10, 2017, FOR KMRRT TO BE HEARD ON ITS REQUEST TO VACATE A PORTION OF POPLAR STREET

INFORMATION FOR COUNCIL

REVIEW