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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/24/2005 - City Council - Minutes - RegularJanuary 24, 2005 A regu lar me eting of the Council of the City of Salem, Virginia, was he ld in the Coun cil Ch ambe rs , City Hall, 114 North Broad Street, on January 24, 2005, at 7:30 p.m., there being present a l l the members of said Council, to wi t : earl E . Tarp l ey, Jr., Howard C. Packett, John c . Givens, Ja n e w. Johns on, and John Christopher Clemens; with Carl E. Tarpley, Jr., Mayor, presiding; together with Forest G. Jones, City Manager; J a mes E. Ta l ia ferro , II, Assistant City Manager and Clerk of Council; F r ank P. Turk , Director of Fina n ce; Joseph E. Yat es , Jr., Director of Planning and Development; Melinda J . Pay n e, Public Information Officer; and S tephen M. Yost, City Attorney; and the following business was transacted: The minutes of the regular meeting of January 10, 2005, were approved as written. Mayor Tarpley reported that this date and time had been set to hold a public hearing to consider the request of May Living Trust, Dale E. and Margery F. May Trustees, property owners, for rezoning the property located at 839 Apperson Drive from Residential District R-2 to Residential Business District R-B; and WHEREAS, the Clerk of Council reported that notice of such hearing had been published in the January 6 and 13 , 2005, issues of the Salem Times-Register, a newspaper published and having general circulation in the City of Salem; and WHEREAS, Mayor Tarpley noted that the petitioners have requested that Council a l low the rezoning request to be withdrawn without prejudice; THEREUPON, the request of May Living Trust, Dale E. and Margery F. May Trus t ees, property owners, for rezoning the property located at 839 Apperson Drive from Residential District R-2 to Residential Business District R-B was hereby al l owed to be withdrawn without prejudice. Mayor Tarpley requested that Council consider setting a public hearing in accordance with Section 98-94 of T~e Code of the City of Salem, Virg~nia, for issuance of Certifica t es of Public Convenience and Necessity for taxicabs for the next twelve months, beginning April 1, 2005; ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN GIVENS, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR PACKETT, AND DULY CARRIED, March 14, 2005, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 114 North Broad Stree t , was hereby set as a da t e, place, and t ime for a public hearing to consider issuing Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for taxicabs in accordance with The Code of the City of Salem , Virginia --the roll call vote being as follows: John Christopher Clemens -aye; Jane W. Johnson -aye; John C. Givens -aye; Howard C. Packett -aye; and Carl E. Tarpley, Jr. -aye. Mayor Tarpley requested that Council consider appointments to fill vacancies on various boards and commissions; ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN GIVENS, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR PACKETT, AND DULY CARRIED, Dana Barnes Lee was hereby appointed to the Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare Board of Directors as an at-la r ge member for a three-year term, subject to ratification by all member jurisdictions of The Community Services Board, said term will expire on December 31, 2007; Judith F. Hagadorn was hereby reappointed to the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Salem for a four-year t erm, said term will expire on March 9, 2009; and William S. Board was hereby reappointed to the Indus tria l Development Authority of the City of Salem for a four -year term, said term will expire on March 9, 2009 - t h e roll call vote being as follows: John Christopher Clemens -aye; Jane W. Johnson -aye; John C. Givens -aye; Howard C. Packett -aye; and Carl E. Tarpley, Jr. -aye. ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLEMENS, AND DULY CARRIED , Council hereby recommends to the Judges of the Circuit Court for the City of Salem the reappointment of Gary Lynn Eanes to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a five-year term, said term will expire on March 30, 2010 -­ the roll call vote being as follows: John Christopher Clemens -aye; Jane w. Johnson -aye; John C. Givens -aye; Howard C. Packett -aye; and Carl E. Tarpley, Jr. -aye. ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN GIVENS, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR PACKETT, AND DULY CARRIED, in accordance with Section 2.2-3711 A. of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended to date, Council convened to Closed Session at 7:35 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the following specific matters: 1. Discussion of a real estate matter pertaining to property the City may desire to sell, which is authorized by Section 2.2-3711 A. 3. of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended to date; --the roll call vote being as follows: John Christopher Clemens -aye; Jane W. Johnson -aye; John C. Givens -aye; Howard C. Packett -aye; and Carl E. Tarpley, Jr. -aye. REQUEST OF MAY LIVING TRUST, DALE E. AND MARGERY F. MAY TRUSTEES, PROPERTY OWNERS, FOR REZO~ING PROPERTY AT 83 9 APPERSON DRI VE R-2 TO R-B ALLOWF.D TO BE WITHDRAWN WITHOUT PREJUDICE PUBLIC HF.ARING SET FOR I SSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR TAXICABS FOR THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS DANA BARNES LEE APPOINTED TO BLUE RIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN AT-LARGE MEMRER, SUBJECT TO RATIFICA­ TION BY ALL MEMBER JURISDIC­ TIONS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD; A~m JUDITH F . HAGADORN AND WILLIAMS. BOARD REAPPOINTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SALEM COUNCIL HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE ,TIJDGBS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF SALEM THE RE~PPOINT­ MENT OF GARY LYNN EANES TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CLOSED SESSION FOR REAL ESTATE MATTER Upon reconvening at 7:58 p.m.; ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN GIVENS, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR P~CKET~, AND DULY CARRIED, in accordance with Section 2.2-3712 D. of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended to date, Council hereby certifies that in Closed Session only items lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and only such items identified in the motion by which the Closed Session was convened were heard, discussed, or considered by the Council --the roll call vote being as follows: John Christopher Clemens - aye; Jane w. Johnson -aye; John C. Givens -aye; Howard c. Packett -aye; and Carl E. Tarpley, Jr. -aye. There being no further business to come before the Council, the same on motion adjourned at 8:00 p.m.