City Hall Review

City’s anti-poverty commission seeks feedback

watching — Sun, 20 May 2012 05:26:30 +0000

….The commission will present more than 20 recommendations, including creating new financial literacy projects, expanding early childhood initiatives, and bringing technical and vocational training to the city…. timesdispatch.com

Richmond Area MPO to hold information sessions

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The Richmond Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is holding three public information sessions about Plan 2035, a draft long-range proposal for transportation projects in the region…. timesdispatch.com

City plan could aid development, affordable housing

watching — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:49:42 +0000

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…. timesdispatch.com

16 May 2012 Review Council Committee HH

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Health, Human Services and Education Committee

Council Chambers – 2nd Floor – City Hall

May 16 2012 5:00 p.m.

Administration proposes funding for juvenile detention visit transportation.

Jewell advocating backyard chickens.


		Paraphrased review
0:00		CALL TO ORDER
0:01	>	PUBLIC COMMENT: no speakers.
	>	APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	Conner:	Motion; Graziano: Second; Adopted: ;
0:02	>	PAPERS FOR CONSIDERATION
	>	2012-80 – amend – Budget – visit transportation
	Administration:	[Graham] Summary;
0:05	Jewell:	Clarification?; Details?;
0:07	Conner:	Details?;
0:08	Jewell:	Clarification?;
0:09	Hilbert:	Comments;
0:10		Public Hearing
	Conner:	Motion; Hilbert: Second; Adopted: 3-0-0-0;
0:12	>	BOARD VACANCIES
0:27	>	NEW BUSINESS
	Hilbert:	Committee name;
0:29	Conner:	Patrick Henry School;
0:30	Jewell:	Comments;
0:32	Hilbert:	Comments;
0:33	>	DISCUSSION ITEMS
	>	Backyard Chickens in the City
0:34	Staff:	Summary; Document;
0:58	Hilbert:	Clarification?;
0:59	Administration:	[Marchant - Animal Control] Does not want additional work; Otherwise, not opposed;
1:01	Conner:	Geese;
1:02	Hilbert:	Details?;
1:05	Jewell:
1:06	Hilbert:
1:10	Administration:	[Davidson] Two sections are in conflict;
1:12	Jewell:	Downside?;
	Administration:	May get nuisance complaints; May be more appropriate in some parts of the city than others.
1:13	Jewell:	Concerned that citizens don’t have capacity to feed themselves in the event of a catastrophe;
1:15	Administration:	If chickens are allowed, all regulations should be in one place and enforced by one office;
1:16		Public Comment
1:17	Speaker:	Supports; food during disasters;
1:21	Speaker:	Supports;
1:23	Speaker:
1:25	Jewell:
1:26	Speaker:
1:27	Hilbert:
1:28	Jewell:
1:30	Hilbert:	Clarification?;
1:32	Hilbert:	Approval of neighbors;
1:33	Staff:
1:36		ADJOURNED

14 May 2012 Review Council Full Formal

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Richmond City Council

Formal Session

Council Chambers – 2nd Floor – City Hall

May 14 2012 6:00 p.m.

Tyler moves to increase school funding, knowing it will fail.

Budget adopted.

Public made to wait 4 hours 23 minutes for public comments.

			Hilbert: Absent
			Paraphrased review
	0:00		CALL TO ORDER
	0:03	>	AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
	0:49	>	AGENDA REVIEW AND AMENDMENTS
	0:50	Newbille:	Motion; Adopted: 8-0-0-1;
	0:51	>	SPECIAL BUDGET HEARING
	0:52	Speaker:	Supports;
	0:53	Speaker:	Opposes;
	0:54	Speaker:
	0:57	Jewell:	Clarification; Comments;
	0:58		AMENDMENTS
		Tyler:	2012-54 – adopt – General Fund Budget -
	1:00	Jewell:	Clarification?;
	1:01	Tyler:	Motion; Jewell: Second;
	1:02	Jewell:	Comments; Personal property tax;
	1:07	Trammell:	Comments;
	1:10	Administration:	[Marshall] Clarification;
	1:13	Jewell:	Debate;
	1:16	Administration:	Details;
	1:18	Jewell:	Debate;
	1:20	Administration:	Clarification;
	1:21	Jewell:	Comments;
	1:22	Tyler:	Comments;
	1:30	Jewell:	Clarification?;
	1:32	Graziano:	Comments; [rhetoric]
	1:35	Trammell:	Debate; [rhetoric]
	1:38	Robertson:	Comments;
	1:46	Newbille:	Comments;
	1:50	Graziano:	Comments;
	1:52	Robertson:	Comments;
		Newbille:	Comments;
	1:53	Conner:	Comments;
	1:54	Samuels:	Comments; [rhetoric]
	1:59	Trammell:
	2:01	Tyler:	Suggestion;
>	2:02	Vote:	Failed: 3-5-0-1; No: Conner, Samuels, Robertson, Newbille, Graziano.
	2:03	>	BUDGET HEARING
	2:04	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:08	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
>	2:12	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes; applause;
	2:15	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:17	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:21	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:25	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:29	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
>	2:32	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes; applause;
	2:35	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:38	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:42	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:43	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:47	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:50	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:52	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	2:53	Speaker:	Landmark Theater; Schools; Opposes;
	2:56	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
>	3:00	Speaker:	Opposes;
>	3:04	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	3:08	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	3:13	Speaker:	Opposes;
	3:15	Speaker:	Schools; Supports;
	3:16	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	3:19	Speaker:
	3:21	Speaker:	Schools; Opposes;
	3:26	Speaker:	Supports; [Education Task Force member]
	3:30	Speaker:	Supports; [RRHA Board member]
	3:32	Speaker:	Supports; [Richmond 2015 spokesman]
	3:34	Speaker:	Supports;
	3:35	Speaker:	Supports;
	3:37	Speaker:	Supports; [Venture Richmond]
	3:38	Speaker:	Supports; [Greater Fulton Civic Association]
>		Samuels:	Corrects misstatement;
	3:39		Discussion
	3:40	Trammell:	Procedure; Clarification?;
	3:41	Jewell:	Schools; Task Force; School administration; Full funding; Diamond; Landmark Theater; RMA repayment; Fund balance; Bond rating; Police budget;
	3:54	Tyler:	Schools; Audits; City budget;
	4:00	Samuels:	Diamond;
	4:02	Tyler:	Clarification?;
		Trammell:	Procedure?;
	4:04	Attorney:
	4:05	Trammell:	Schools; Mayor;
	4:08	Newbille:	[rhetoric];
	4:11	Graziano:	Landmark Theater; Diamond; RMA repayment;
	4:13	Vote:	Adopted: 7-1-0-1; No: Trammell.
	4:14	>	2012-34 – accept – Capital Improvement Projects -
		Administration:	[Marshall] Summary;
	4:17	Jewell:	SunTrust Crestar;
	4:18	Administration:
	4:21		Public Hearing: no speaker.
		Vote:	Adopted: 8-0-0-1;
	4:22	>	PUBLIC COMMENT
	4:23	Speaker:	Absent;
		Speaker:	Absent;
		Speaker:	Animal control;
	4:25	Speaker:	Chickens;
	4:27	Speaker:	Chickens;
	4:29	Speaker:	[Persinger] Election; Meeting times; Term limits; Campaign financing;
	4:33	Speaker:	Chickens;
	4:35	Samuels:	Wants to allow chickens;
	4:37	Jewell:	Wants to co-patron an ordinance;
	4:38	Conner:
		>	MOTION TO AMEND AND CONTINUE
		>	2012-79 – authorize – CAO – Landmark Theater
	4:39	Attorney:	Document has not been reviewed;
	4:40	Samuels:	Motion; Adopted: 8-0-0-1;
	4:41	>	CONSENT AGENDA
	4:42		Public Hearing: no speakers;
		Vote:	Adopted: 8-0-0-1;
	4:43	>	APPROVAL OF MINUTES
		Tyler:	Motion; Adopted: 8-0-0-1;
	4:44	>	REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
		Conner:
	4:45	Samuels:
		Tyler:
	4:46	Trammell:
	4:47	Newbille:
	4:48	Jewell:
	4:51	Robertson:
	4:54	Graziano:
	4:56	>	INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
	4:59		ADJOURNED

Richmond council committee advances loan fund proposal

watching — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:29:22 +0000

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

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Media General newspapers sold to Berkshire Hathaway

watching — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:35:48 +0000

Media General Inc. today announced that it is selling 63 newspapers, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for $142 million.

timesdispatch.com

Teenage Inmate Alleges Harassment at Detention Center

watching — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:38:18 +0000

City officials decline to comment, citing the potentially criminal nature of what they’ve called “new” allegations…. styleweekly.com

City spends taxpayer dollars to replace bike symbols

watching — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:49:22 +0000

….The city said some of the bike symbols are too close to the curb, in the door zone. That means, if someone rides through on a bike, a car door could easily open and hit that person…. nbc12.com

Richmond defends $18M overhaul of IT systems

watching — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:24:49 +0000

….Though Mackey told council members the company did not agree with Bashy’s complaints, he said in an interview outside the council chambers that he couldn’t say whether Bashy’s allegations had any merit…. timesdispatch.com