Richmond City Council • February 8, 2010 - Storm Water Fee Complaints / Renaming the Finance Committee

Part 1/5 Richmond City Council - Prayer, Pledge, Amending Agenda, Citizen Comment Period - Feb. 8, 2010 from Silver Persinger.

Above. During the Citizen Comment Period five citizens complained about the Storm Water Assessment Fee. The people who complain the loudest are churches and businesses. The bigger the roof and parking lot, the bigger the bill and complaint. Speakers for the citizen comment period included: Ronald E. Mabry with Veterans First a group that works to house homeless veterans asked Council to give his group an old school building at Laburnum & Brook Road, Rev. Matthew Brown from Branch's Baptist Church on Storm Water Fee, Rev. Bryan Roberts from Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ on Storm Water Fee, Samuel Seward on Budget Concerns, School Board and marijuana, Nick Eubank (Owner, Eubank Truck, Inc.) on Storm Water Fee, Amelia Lightner yielded her time to Rev. Ralph Hodge from Second Baptist Church, Charles S. Gilbert from the Acca Temple on the Storm Water Fee, Willie Earl Bradley (Owner, Bradley Development) on Section 3 HUD program.

Part 2/5 - Mayor's Comments on Snow Removal & Storm Water Fee - Feb. 8, 2010 from Silver Persinger.

Part 3/5 - Richmond City Council - Consent Agenda, Approval of Minutes, Expedited Resolution - Feb. 8, 2010 from Silver Persinger.

Part 4/5 - Council Reports and Announcements - Richmond City Council - Feb. 8, 2010 from Silver Persinger.

Part 5/5 - Introduction of New Papers - Richmond City Council - Feb. 8, 2010 from Silver Persinger.

Meetings This Week

Monday, April 6th - Council President Kathy Graziano chairs the Organizational Development Standing Committee at 5 PM in the 2nd Floor Large Conference Room at City Hall, located at 9th & East Broad Streets. All members of Council try to attend this regular monthly meeting on the first Monday of each month. There is no opportunity for citizen comment during this meeting unlike every other standing committee of the Council. Open to the public and free.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, April 7 - 9. Council Vice President and Chair of the Finance Standing Committee Ellen Robertson will conduct the Finance Committee's peering (and boring) inquiry into the minutia of departmental operations and financial reporting. The meetings will be held each day at 2 PM in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Richmond City Hall. If you are newly laid off why not attend? Open to the public and free.