City Council

Agenda — 3 items

1. Execution of amendments to the contract with Mattern & Craig for Engineering Design Services for Greenway Connection - Riverland Road.Adopted Resolution No. 43162-031725. (7-0)
2. Amendment of Ordinance Nos. 43101-111824 and 43114-121624 to allow additional time for nonprofit organizations to file ordinances granting tax exemption with the City Clerk.Adopted Ordinance Nos. 43163-031725 and 43164-031725. (7-0)
3. Sara Totri, appeared before the Council and spoke with regard to chronic homelessness and unsheltered population and community impacts. Mason Totri, appeared before the Council and requested deflouridation of municipal water. Sheree Scarborough appeared before the Council and requested that City Council save the caretaker's house at Washington Park. Lynette Lewis appeared before the Council and spoke with regard to the preservation of the 188 year-old cottage in Washington Park.Polly Branch, appeared before the Council and spoke with regard to the City's participation in grants for the Evan's house rehabilitation. </strong> <br><br><strong>Gregory Hunt appeared before the Council and spoke with regard to a proposal for design of the park and usage of the caretaker's cottage.Rebekah Murphy appeared before the Council advocating for Roanoke City Public Schools to receive the full 40 percent of funding from the City. Rosemary St. Jacques appeared before the Council and expressed love and history for the caretaker's cottage in Washington Park. Barbara Duerk appeared before the Council and spoke with regard to the history of the caretaker's cottage in Washington Park. William Sweet appeared before the Council in support of the renovation of the caretaker's cottage in Washington Park.Sarah Lasswell appeared before the Council in support of full funding for Roanoke City Public Schools. Angela Bird appeared before the Council in support of full funding for Roanoke City Public Schools. Thomas Lewis appeared before the Council in support of the caretaker's cottage in Washington Park. Emily Casey appeared before the Council and spoke in support of the budget for Roanoke City Public Schools.Sylvia King appeared before the Council in support of the caretaker's cottage in Washington Park. Jessie Coffman appeared before the Council in support of the budget for Roanoke City Public Schools. Chris Craft appeared before the Council and expressed concern about the new traffic design on Gus Nicks Boulevard. Janice Buckner appeared before the Council in support of the caretaker's cottage in Washington Park.Matthew Johnson appeared before the Council and spoke as a concerned citizen about homelessness. Jessica Blandy appeared before the Council in support of fully funding Roanoke City Public Schools. Cathy Carter appeared before the Council in support of the caretaker's cottage in Washington Park. Steven Stewart appeared before the Council with regard to the history of the caretaker's cottage as he was reared in the home.Thanh LeNguyen-Bean appeared before the Council advocating for funding for Roanoke City Public Schools. Mayor Cobb inquired as to how to donate to the Washington Park Caretaker's Cottage renovation project; wherein, Susan Evans Brown advised that donations can be made by contacting the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation.

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