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March 13, 2012
<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, there
<br />were present:
<br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., William E. Moody, Jr.,
<br />Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Paige D. Cherry, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr.,
<br />City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman.
<br />Pastor Thornton Frye opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the
<br />Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
<br />Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
<br />Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to approve the
<br />minutes of a Called Meeting of February 27, 2012, of a Called Meeting of February 28,
<br />2012, and of a Regular Meeting of February 28, 2012, and was adopted by the following
<br />vote:
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
<br />12 - 101 -Presentation:
<br />• Presentation of special lapel pins to newly appointed board and commission
<br />members.
<br />- Public Hearing -
<br />12 - 102 -Public hearing on a use permit application:
<br />UP-12-02 HIGHLAND BILTMORE -Tony Goodwin, on behalf of Cecil A. and
<br />Elizabeth Goodwin, is requesting a use permit to renovate and reduce the
<br />size of an existing building that will contain 17,800 square feet where the
<br />maximum building size in the NMU, Neighborhood Mixed Use district, is no
<br />more than 5,000 square feet. The property is located at 3414 through
<br />3426 Deep Creek Blvd. Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working
<br />Men and Women.
<br />1. James Overton, 315 Astor Avenue, spoke in support of this item.
<br />Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to concur with the
<br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-12-02 be approved, and was
<br />adopted by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
<br />- City Manager's Report -
<br />12 - 103 -Adoption of an ordinance accepting a Shelter Plus Care Grant in the
<br />amount of $457,188 and a Supportive Housing Program grant in the amount of
<br />$69,013 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and
<br />appropriating the total sum of $526,201 in the FY 2011-12 Behavioral Healthcare
<br />Services Fund. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community.
<br />Background:
<br />• On December 20, 2011 a letter was mailed from HUD notifying the Department
<br />of Behavioral Healthcare Services (DBHS) of being selected to receive $457,188 for the
<br />Shelter Plus Care Grant number VA0061 C3F071104 and for $69,013 for Supportive
<br />Housing Program Grant number VA0066B3F071104 for a total award of $526,201.
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