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A Richmond City Council committee advanced a measure Thursday that could create a $10.1 million pool of loan funding to aid economic development, create affordable housing and alleviate blight, among other projects….The committee also continued a perennially delayed proposed ordinance that would give the council more authority over city contracts and change orders…. timesdispatch.com
Organizational Development Standing Committee Meeting
Monday, April 2, 2012
Agenda: Monday, April 2, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.
Minutes: President Kathy Graziano called the meeting to order at 5:25 p.m.
Six city employees paid to wait.
Committee Members Present:
The Honorable Kathy Graziano, President
The Honorable Ellen Robertson, Vice President
The Honorable Doug Conner
The Honorable Marty Jewell
The Honorable Cynthia Newbille
The Honorable Charles Samuels
The Honorable Reva Trammell
The Honorable Chris Hilbert
The Honorable Bruce Tyler
Others Present:
Lou Ali, Council Chief of Staff/ Interim City Clerk
Haskell Brown, Deputy City Attorney
Robert C. Bob, President of the Robert Bobb Group
Suzette Denslow, Mayor’s Chief of Staff
James W. Dyke, Chair, Mayor’s Schools Accountability& Efficiency Review Task Force
Dr. Carolyn Graham, DCAO of Human Services
Kelly King Horne, Executive Director of Howard
Allen Jackson, City Attorney
Faye Smith, Senior Assistant City Clerk
….”We don’t have enough money.”….it will take 37 years to fix the sidewalks listed as needing repair…. styleweekly.com
When it comes to the City Code, former treasury secretary John Snow apparently thinks rules are for the little people. timesdispatch.com
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All Receipts Reported by Bruce Warren Tyler Committees 2012 SOURCE: http://vpap.org and internet. |
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| Laughon, Frank E., J |
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Frank E. Laughon, Jr., is the retired Chairman & CEO Richmond Cold Storage Company. The Laughon family bought Richmond Cold Storage in 1949. The company, which operates a network of temperature-controlled warehouses with approximately 49 million cubic feet of refrigerated space from Virginia to Alabama, was sold to Atlanta Equity Fund LP in 2009. |
| Premiere Homes LLC |
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Premiere Homes LLC is a developer working with the city of Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority building homes in the areas of Jacquelin Street and Kemper Streets in the Randolph neighborhood. The homes will range in size from 1,534 to 1,960 square feet and will offer three bedrooms, two and one-half baths and many other amenities. Homes will sell from the $250,000’s. Registered Agent: Fred Bowers. Related: Bowers Family Enterprises; BFE Construction. |
| Philip M Sprinkle, II |
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Philip M Sprinkle, II, is a partner in the Atlanta law firm Balch & Bingham LLP and is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Miami. |
…they carefully researched whether any houses could be built that would block the view. The city’s answer, John George said, was no….City Council member Bruce W. Tyler said the Snows’ request is “not unreasonable,”….”It is unreasonable for anybody to ever think that something is going to stay static.”…. timesdispatch.com
The City of Richmond Charter special use permit allows council to waive zoning laws for constituents. Council uses it dozens of times each year and grants extreme waivers, such as allowing multi-family residences in an industrial zone. Map … More
From the city website:
…Council members were mainly weighing two plans for bridging the budget gap….Jones’ plan, pushed by Council President Kathy C. Graziano….Tyler proposed giving the schools $11.6 million extra…. most of Tyler’s amendments got little traction with the rest of the council… timesdispatch.com
Councilor Samuels thinks there are privately owned 500 acre parcels in the city of Richmond:
“It’s still legal to deer hunt, provided you have a 500 acre parcel of land on which to do it,” said council member Charles Samuels. “There is a state exception that is mandatory that requires that.” wric.com
..Samuels said the request to tighten the language came from Richmond police and the commonwealth’s attorney’s office… timesdispatch.com
A city administration spokesman told the Public Safety Committee that the ordinance was not needed:
cityhallreview.com at 1:08.
Councilor Jewell critical of Commonwealth’s Attorney, Police?
…D’Sean’s body was found in 2009. He weighed just 14 pounds. His cause of death was malnourishment and dehydration…Richmond Councilman Marty Jewell sat in support of Williams, as well. “There’s evidence that suggests that this in no way was homicide…I don’t know how well that evidence was handled,” Jewell said… nbc12.com