Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Richmond City Council encourages Richmond families to support local "mom and pop shop" small businesses this Saturday

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL


Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov



COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY

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Wednesday, 21 November 2012



Richmond City Council encourages Richmond families to support local "mom and pop shop" small businesses this Saturday



Small Business Saturday is November 24, 2012



WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- Richmond City Council encourages all Richmond families to support local "mom and pop shop" small businesses this Saturday, November 24, 2012, as part of the national 'Small Business Saturday' event.



Between the shopping days following Thanksgiving called "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday", residents are invited to celebrate "Small Business Saturday" and to shop local, homegrown Richmond stores.



A day created in 2010 as part of a national campaign, "Small Business Saturday" is a way to increase patronage of local "mom and pop shop" small businesses, which helps to support our local families and economy.



WHEN Saturday, November 24, 2012



WHERE Richmond, Virginia



WHO The Honorable Members of Richmond City Council



CONTACT For more information, please contact Steve Skinner, Council Public Information Manger, at 804.646.6052 (office); 804.335.4054 (mobile); 804.937.1386 (home/mobile); or skinnesr@ci.richmond.va.us (email)





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Steven R. Skinner, APR

Council Public Information Manager

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF

Richmond City Hall

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804.646.6052 (office)

804.335.4054 (mobile)

804.937.1386 (home/mobile)

804.646.5468 (fax)

steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)

www.council.richmondva.gov(website)

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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council

is to represent citizens in creating and amending

local laws, providing government policy and

oversight, and approving the city budget.



VISION Richmond City Council is committed to

creating a vibrant community that is a great place





Richmond City Council commends the Richmond Office of the General Registrar for outstanding success on the 2012 General Election

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL


Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov



COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY

IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED

Wednesday, 21 November 2012



Richmond City Council commends the Richmond Office of the General Registrar for outstanding success on the 2012 General Election



Record turnout surpassed unprecedented turnout of 2008 election



WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- Richmond City Council commends the Richmond Office of the General Registrar and its staff, Board, and cadre of nearly 1,000 Election Officers for their outstanding work and success with the 2012 General Election.



One of the single most important public activities that involves all Richmond residents and includes the active participation of nearly half of Richmond's population, local and general elections are tremendous undertakings that include multiple time-critical activities throughout the year.



In Richmond, as localities across Virginia saw three and four hour waits for voting during Election Day (held Tuesday, November 6, 2012) in places like Tidewater and Northern Virginia, 61 out of 65 Richmond Voting Precinct Voting Locations had the last person voting by 7:15 p.m. In many Richmond Voting Precinct Voting Locations, the last voters actually finished voting right at, or slightly before normal closing time of 7:00 p.m.



Of the remaining Richmond Voting Precinct Voting Locations, two finished at 7:30 p.m., one at 7:45 p.m. and the last at 8:00 p.m., which is believed to have been due to a large number of college students who were registered elsewhere and requesting to vote by provisional ballots, which takes longer to process.



The success of the 2012 election process came even as Richmond experienced a record voter turnout year that surpassed even the unprecedentedly large turnout of the 2008 Election, with 94,131 votes in 2008, and 98,899 this year (2012).



In addition, the election process was not allowed to be thwarted in the week prior to the election by the impending effects of Hurricane Sandy, as the Richmond Office of the General Registrar kept its doors open and accessible to the public the entire week for absentee voting and maintained its schedule of training classes for Election Officials.



The remarkable accomplishments and resolve of the Richmond Office of the General Registrar and its staff, Board, and cadre of nearly 1,000 Election Officers represent the culmination of superior organizational skills and logistical management witnessed throughout the year and bespeak an excellence that should be celebrated by all Richmond residents.



The critical work required for producing elections includes, but is not limited to, the following:



• Implementing and adhering to various changes to voter/election laws, policies, procedures at the state and federal level, as required.

• Maintaining and monitoring compliance with all existing state and federal laws, rules and regulations involving elections and voting.

• Managing and processing thousands voter registrations.

• Mailing thousands of voter registration cards.

• Managing secure databases and information technology for thousands of voter registrations and records.

• Delivery of public voter education training throughout Richmond.

• Recruitment and retention of hundreds of Election Officers.

• Managing, upgrading, inventorying, storing and certifying Voting machines/technology and providing for required maintenance, as needed.

• Implementing changes to state, local and national voter districts and voter precincts, as required.

• Establishing and confirming Richmond Voting Precinct Locations.

• Managing process of local Prospective Candidate Applications, which includes application validation and certification processes.

• Producing Political Party Primary Elections, as required, which includes full-scale logistical deployment, verification and certification of results.

• Meeting strict legal deadlines throughout the year, which include those for candidate applications and certifications, primaries (as required) voter registrations, absentee voting, election days, etc.

• Preparation and delivery of hours of intensive training classes for hundreds of Election Officers.

• Establishing and managing process and deadlines for Absentee Voting.

• Deploying and managing personnel, staff, materials and machines for 65 Richmond Voting Precinct Voting Locations for election activities.

• Managing comprehensive Election Day activities for all Richmond Voting Precinct Voting Locations.

• Managing election returns and certifying results.

• Managing provisional balloting process and verifying and certifying results.

• Managing recount processes, as required.



In America, public government service and voting are considered to be among the most noble and important things a person can do and, through their actions, the Richmond Office of the General Registrar and its staff, Board, and cadre of nearly 1,000 Election Officers and Richmond residents have proven her dedication to and support of the principals and creed written into the founding documents of our great Nation, in that our individual destinies and that of our families, communities, city, state and country include not only the aspiration of our federal constitutional republic but the support of all its citizens in realizing the fulfillment of its promise.



CONTACT For more information, please contact Steve Skinner, Council Public Information Manger, at 804.646.6052 (office); 804.335.4054 (mobile); 804.937.1386 (home/mobile); or skinnesr@ci.richmond.va.us (email)





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Steven R. Skinner, APR

Council Public Information Manager

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF

Richmond City Hall

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804.646.6052 (office)

804.335.4054 (mobile)

804.937.1386 (home/mobile)

804.646.5468 (fax)

steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)

www.council.richmondva.gov(website)

____________________________________________



MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council

is to represent citizens in creating and amending

local laws, providing government policy and

oversight, and approving the city budget.



VISION Richmond City Council is committed to

creating a vibrant community that is a great place

to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.



Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Richmond City Council wishes everyone a safe, happy and healthy Thanksgiving Holiday

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL


Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov



COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY

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Tuesday, 20 November 2012



Richmond City Council wishes everyone a safe, happy and healthy Thanksgiving Holiday





WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- Richmond City Council wishes all Richmond Families a safe, happy and healthy Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, November 22, 2012.



As we take time to enjoy and celebrate the bounty of what life has provided us, Richmond City Council invites and encourages all Richmond families to join together in reaching out and sharing good wishes with all their neighbors, family and friends during this time and throughout the year.



Established in Virginia on December 4, 1619, the first Thanksgiving was held by members of the first permanent English colonizers in North America at Berkley Plantation in present-day Charles City County. On behalf of all Americans and in memory of that first Thanksgiving, President George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789.



WHO The Honorable Members of Richmond City Council



CONTACT For more information, please contact Steve Skinner, Council Public Information Manger, at 804.646.6052 (office); 804.335.4054 (mobile); 804.937.1386 (home/mobile); or skinnesr@ci.richmond.va.us (email)





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Steven R. Skinner, APR

Council Public Information Manager

Office of the Chief of Staff

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

Richmond City Hall

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804.646.6052 (office)

804.335.4054 (mobile)

804.937.1386 (home/mobile)

804.646.5468 (fax)

skinnesr@ci.richmond.va.us (email)

www.council.richmondva.gov(website)

______________________________________



MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council

is to represent citizens in creating and amending

local laws, providing government policy and

oversight, and approving the city budget.



VISION Richmond City Council is committed to

creating a vibrant community that is a great place

to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.







Councilman Doug Conner to hold last meeting of the year in the South Central 9th District

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL


Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov



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Tuesday, 20 November 2012



Councilman Doug Conner to hold last meeting of the year in the South Central 9th District



Entire South Central 9th Voter District invited and encouraged to attend



WHAT The Honorable Doug Conner, Councilman, Richmond City Council, South Central 9th Voter District, will hold a meeting in the South Central 9th Voter District. This will be the last meeting of the year that he will hold in the District. Councilman Conner holds individual meetings in the South Central 9th Voter District throughout the year. His meetings typically include information on his goals and accomplishments, a thematic agenda of current interest, special guests and dinner. The meetings are free and all South Central 9th Voter District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend.



This meeting agenda will include:



• 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

District Community Meeting

Review of the Richmond City Council, South Central 9th Voter District under Councilman Doug Conner



• 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Dinner



WHEN Tuesday, November 27, 2012

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.



WHERE Southside Baptist Christian School

5515 Bryce Lane, Richmond 23224



WHO The Honorable Doug Conner, Councilman, Richmond City Council, South Central 9th Voter District



CONTACT For more information, please contact The Honorable Doug Conner, Councilman, Richmond City Council, South Central 9th Voter District, at 804.363.3443 or eli.wong@richmondgov.com or visit the website, at

www.SouthsideRVA.com



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Steven R. Skinner, APR

Council Public Information Manager

Office of the Chief of Staff

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

Richmond City Hall

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804.646.6052 (office)

804.335.4054 (mobile)

804.937.1386 (home/mobile)

804.646.5468 (fax)

skinnesr@ci.richmond.va.us (email)

www.council.richmondva.gov(website)

______________________________________



MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council

is to represent citizens in creating and amending

local laws, providing government policy and

oversight, and approving the city budget.



VISION Richmond City Council is committed to

creating a vibrant community that is a great place

to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.







Richmond City Council has canceled today's 4:00 p.m. Special Meeting: Will now discuss proposed Washington Redskins Football Training Camp site and Bon Secours Regional Health System Project during Council Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee Meeting, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL


Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov



COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY

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Tuesday, 20 November 2012



Richmond City Council has canceled today's 4:00 p.m. Special Meeting: Will now discuss proposed Washington Redskins Football Training Camp site and Bon Secours Regional Health System Project during Council Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee Meeting, beginning at 3:00 p.m.



All Richmond residents invited and encouraged to attend



WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- Richmond City Council has canceled today's 4:00 p.m. Special Meeting (regarding Washington Redskins/Bon Secours) and will now discuss the proposed Washington Redskins Football Team Training Camp and the Bon Secours Regional Health System Projects during the Richmond City Council Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee, which begins at 3:00 p.m. This meeting is free and open to the public and all residents are invited and encouraged to attend.



Proposed projects include establishing a Washington Redskins Football Team Training Camp in Richmond that would be located on Leigh Street, behind the Science Museum of Virginia, and providing special consideration for Bon Secours Regional Health System with regard to expansion in Richmond.



WHEN Tuesday, November 20, 2012

3:00-5:30 p.m.

Special Meeting Canceled: 4:00-5:30 p.m.



WHERE Richmond City Council Chambers

Richmond City Hall - 2nd Floor

900 E. Broad Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219



WHO The Honorable Members of Richmond City Council



CONTACT For more information, please contact the Richmond City Council Office of the City Clerk, at 804.646.7955.





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Steven R. Skinner, APR

Council Public Information Manager

Office of the Chief of Staff

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

Richmond City Hall

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804.646.6052 (office)

804.335.4054 (mobile)

804.937.1386 (home/mobile)

804.646.5468 (fax)

skinnesr@ci.richmond.va.us (email)

www.council.richmondva.gov(website)

______________________________________



MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council

is to represent citizens in creating and amending

local laws, providing government policy and

oversight, and approving the city budget.



VISION Richmond City Council is committed to

creating a vibrant community that is a great place

to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.







Monday, November 19, 2012

Richmond City Council to hold special meeting tomorrow regarding proposed Washington Redskins Training Camp site and Bon Secours Hospitals Project


RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL


Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov



COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY

IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED

Monday, 19 November 2012



Richmond City Council to hold special meeting tomorrow regarding proposed Washington Redskins Training Camp site and Bon Secours Hospitals Project



All Richmond residents invited and encouraged to attend



WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- Richmond City Council will hold a special meeting tomorrow regarding the proposed Washington Redskins Football Team Training Camp and the Bon Secours Hospitals Projects. This meeting is free and open to the public and all residents are invited and encouraged to attend.



Proposed projects include establishing a Washington Redskins Football Team Training Camp in Richmond that would be located on Leigh Street, behind the Science Museum of Virginia, and providing special consideration for Bon Secours Hospitals with regard to expansion in Richmond.



WHEN Tuesday, November 20, 2012

4:00-5:30 p.m.



WHERE Richmond City Council Chambers

Richmond City Hall - 2nd Floor

900 E. Broad Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219



WHO The Honorable Members of Richmond City Council



CONTACT For more information, please contact the Richmond City Council Office of the City Clerk, at 804.646.7955.





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Steven R. Skinner, APR

Council Public Information Manager

Office of the Chief of Staff

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

Richmond City Hall

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804.646.6052 (office)

804.335.4054 (mobile)

804.937.1386 (home/mobile)

804.646.5468 (fax)

skinnesr@ci.richmond.va.us (email)

www.council.richmondva.gov(website)

______________________________________



MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council

is to represent citizens in creating and amending

local laws, providing government policy and

oversight, and approving the city budget.



VISION Richmond City Council is committed to

creating a vibrant community that is a great place

to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.







Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Councilman Bruce W. Tyler to hold meeting in the West End 1st District

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL


Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov



COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY

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Wednesday, 14 November 2012



Councilman Bruce W. Tyler to hold meeting in the West End 1st District



Entire West End 1st District invited and encouraged to attend



WHAT The Honorable Bruce W. Tyler, Councilman, Richmond City Council, West End 1st District, will hold a meeting in the West End 1st District. Councilman Tyler holds individual meetings in Richmond’s West End 1st Voter District throughout the year, typically at the same time and place, on the fourth Tuesday of every other month. His meetings include information on his goals and accomplishments, a thematic agenda of current interest and special guests. The meetings are free and all West End 1st Voter District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. This meeting will include:



Agenda ____________________________________________________



• Public Safety Report on the West End 1st District

Richmond Police Department 3rd Precinct



• Libbie/Grove/Patterson Zoning Study

Richmond Department of Planning and Development Review



• Westhampton School Site



• Questions and Concerns



WHEN Tuesday, 27 November 2012

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.



WHERE Richmond Public Schools - Mary Munford Elementary School - Auditorium

211 Westmoreland Street (Between Cary Street and Grove Avenue in the Richmond West End 1st District)



WHO The Honorable Bruce W. Tyler, Councilman

Richmond City Council, West End 1st Voter District



CONTACT For more information, please contact Marianne Pitts, at 804.646.5935;

or marianne.pitts@richmondgov.com.





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Steven R. Skinner, APR

Council Public Information Manager

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF

Richmond City Hall

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804.646.6052 (office)

804.335.4054 (mobile)

804.937.1386 (home/mobile)

804.646.5468 (fax)

steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)

www.council.richmondva.gov(website)

____________________________________________



MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council

is to represent citizens in creating and amending

local laws, providing government policy and

oversight, and approving the city budget.



VISION Richmond City Council is committed to

creating a vibrant community that is a great place

to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.