HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/23/2020 - City Council - Agenda -RegularSalem City Council
Work Session Agenda
March 23, 2020
Cafeteria
South Salem Elementary School
1600 Carolyn Road, Salem
6:30-7:30p.m.
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Discussion Items
a. Public Comment Sessions at Council meetings
b. Remote participation at Council meetings
c. COVID-19
d. Other items
IV. Adjournment
Ci ty Council Meeting
A G E N D A
Monday, March 23, 2020, 7:30 P M
South Salem E lementary School, Cafeteria, 1600 Carolyn Road, Salem, Virginia 24153
1.C all to Order
2.Pledge of Allegiance
3.C onsent Agenda
A.Minutes
C onsider acceptance of the minutes from the March 9, 2020, work session and regular meeting.
B.F inancial Report
C onsider the acceptance of the statement of revenue and expenditures for the eight months ending
February 2020.
4.Old Business
A.P ublic I mprov ement Bonds
C onsider ordinance on second reading authorizing the issuance of general obligation improvement
bonds in the City of Salem, Virginia in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $34,775,000.
(As advertised in the February 24 and March 2, 2020 issues of The Roanoke Times.) Audit -
Finance C ommittee
5.New Business
A.Declaration of Local E mergency
C onsider adopting Resolution 1374 reaffirming the declaration of local emergency declared on
March 17, 2020, in the C ity of Salem.
B.P ersonal P roperty Tax Relief Act (P P T RA)
C onsider request to adopt Resolution 1375 setting the allocation percentage for personal property
tax relief for the 2020 tax year. Audit - Finance C ommittee
C .Appropriation of F unds
C onsider request to appropriate RST P funding for the Elizabeth Campus Greenway. Audit -
Finance
D.Appropriation of F unds
C onsider request to appropriate Smart Scale funding for Downtown Improvements. Audit -
Finance C ommittee
E.Appropriation of F unds
C onsider request to appropriate additional highway maintenance funding from the state for paving
and equipment. Audit - Finance C ommittee
F.Appropriation of F unds
C onsider request to amend the C ivic C enter Operating budget. Audit - Finance C ommittee
G.P andemic Disaster Ordinance
C onsider the adoption of an ordinance on emergency basis to effectuate temporary changes in
certain deadlines and to modify public meeting and public hearing practices and procedures to
address continuity of operations associated with pandemic disaster. Supplemental I tem
H.E lectronic Meeting P olicy
C onsider the adoption of Resolution 1376 establishing a written policy for participation in Council
meetings through electronic communication. Supplemental I tem
6.C losed Session
7.Adjournment
Audi t F i nance Commi ttee meeti ng, 8:00 a.m., Ci ty Manager's Conference Ro om
Work Sessi on, 6:30 p.m., Cafeteri a, South Sal em El ementary Scho ol