RECENT COMMENTS

Council to consider Buzzy’s SUP, parks funding, CAR reversal

The agenda for Monday’s City Council meeting (PDF) has a number of items of local interest/impact:

Ord. No. 2013-112 (Patron: Mayor Jones, By Request) – To amend Ord. No. 2004-216-272, adopted Oct. 11, 2004, which authorized the special use of the property known as 2623 East Broad Street for the purpose of converting an existing main building for use as three (3) dwelling units and a commercial space and converting the existing accessory building on such property into a dwelling unit, to reduce the restrictions placed upon the commercial space within the building, upon certain terms and conditions.

Ord. No. 2013-130 (Patron: Mayor Jones) – To amend Ord. No. 2012-35-50, adopted May 14, 2012, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Special Fund Budget, by creating a new special fund for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities entitled “East End Parks Improvements;” to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept $119,535 from the J. Fulmer Bright Foundation; to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2012- 2013 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities East End Parks Improvements special fund by $119,535 for the purpose of maintaining and improving the City’s East End parks including Chimborazo, Libby Hill, Great Shiplock, Jefferson, Patrick Henry and Parker Field Park, and the yet to be developed park to be named Historic Fulton Memorial Park.

Res. No. 2013-R47 (Patron: President Samuels) – To reverse the decision of the Commission of Architectural Review which denied a certificate of appropriateness for vinyl replacement windows on a home located at 2916 Monument Ave.