City Council Public Meeting 2-13-24
City Council Public Meeting
February 13, 2024
III. Consent Agenda
- Appropriate $225,692 for 2023 US Department of Justice COPS Hiring Grant.
(previously approved by Council)
- Appropriate $400,000 for implementation of mental health co-responder model.
(previously approved by Council)
- Approve minutes from 2023 Council meetings.
*Approved 7/0
- Public Hearing
- Repeal resolution from June 13, 2023 and approve new resolution for increased funds from Virginia Department of Health Drinking Water State Revolving Fund FY2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Lead Service Line Inventory.
These funds pay for the inventory of water service lines potentially contaminated by lead. (previously discussed and approved by Council)
This inventory is mandated by the State. The new resolution provides the lowest cost finance option to accomplish this task, and avoid the issuance of a new bond.
*Approved 6/1 (Faraldi objects without comment)
- Public Comment
None (!!)
- General Business
- Second Reading of Amending the FY2024 Adopted Schools Budget to appropriate $15,000 from City General G+Fund Reserve for Contingencies to Instruction category of LCS FY24 Budget.
[This allocation was approved at Jan 23, 24 meeting to support Heritage High School Drama participation in a regional competition.]
Helgeson objected to the City providing this money, as Council has already allocated $1.6million to LCS Contingency fund. LCS should draw the money from that fund.
Dolan agreed that this sets a poor precedent, but will continue to support this resolution, but not similar requests in the future.
Mijuns wants LCS to pay from its contingency fund, and proposed a substitute motion to require the money to come from Schools Budget Contingency fund by moving money from Contingency to Instruction.
*Motion failed 3/4 supported by Misjuns, Helgeson and Taylor
*Original Resolution passed, 4/3 – supporting Dolan, Wilder, Faraldi and Reed.