Fredericksburg City Council February 25 Meeting Preview
Council will hold a work session and meeting on Tuesday. The technology overlay district is on the agenda for both meetings.
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT
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Fredericksburg City Council will meet Tuesday for a work session at 5 p.m., in the second-floor large conference room in City Hall, and a regular session at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers.
Work Session
There are three items on the work session agenda:
Update from the communications department
Update on solar energy farm lease opportunities at the landfill
Update on planning for local celebrations of the 250th Commemoration of American Revolution and Independence
Data center discussion (no documents are attached to this agenda item)
Regular Session
Presentations
Proclamation recognizing March as Irish Heritage Month
Update from Washington Heritage Museums
Consent Agenda
There are 13 items on the consent agenda, including:
Minutes from meetings of the Architectural Review Board, Arts Commission, and Board of Social Services
Appointment of an assistant city attorney
Transmittal of quarterly council priorities
Adoption of a resolution endorsing a parks master plan
Public Hearings
There are public hearings scheduled on the following topics:
Development of the annual and five-year plan for spending approximately $200,000 in Community Development Block Grants. Link to staff memo.
City Manager’s Agenda
First read of a resolution to appropriate city grant funds for the purchase of equipment for the hazardous materials team.
First read of a resolution appropriating funds to make repairs to the front steps and elevator at the Fredericksburg branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library.
A resolution requesting that plans for rehabilitating the Falmouth Bridge include an expanded pedestrian and bicycle access path.
Local Obituaries
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