Richmond City Council

Monday, November 7, 2011

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Councilwoman Reva Trammell to hold a meeting in Richmond’s Southside 8th 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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Thursday 3 November 2011

Councilwoman Reva Trammell to hold a meeting in Richmond’s Southside 8th District

All Southside 8th District citizens invited and encouraged to attend

WHAT The Honorable Reva M. Trammell, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Southside 8th District, will hold a meeting in the Southside 8th District. Councilwoman Trammel personally holds individual monthly meetings that include information on her goals and accomplishments, a thematic agenda, special guests, free parking and a free dinner. The meetings are free and all of Richmond’s Southside 8th District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. Topics and Guests for her meeting will include:

Topics and Guests

• Mr. Anthony McLean, Coordinator
Richmond Department of Fire and Emergency
Services Office of Emergency Management

• Lt. Mark Wachner, Field Supervisor
Richmond Office of Animal Care and Control

• Richmond Police Department
Know your neighborhood Richmond Police Officers

Capt. Sybil El-Amin, Commander
Richmond Police Department 1st Police Precinct

Capt. Harvey Powers, Commander
Richmond Police Department 2nd Police Precinct

Capt. Jennifer Elflein, Commander
Richmond Police Department 3rd Police Precinct

Councilwoman Trammell invites and asks everyone to bring canned goods and non-perishable food to donate for Holiday Boxes for Seniors in the Southside 8th District.

WHEN Thursday, November 17, 2011
6:00-8:00 p.m.

WHERE Satellite Restaurant & Lounge/Crab House
4000 Jefferson Davis Highway - Richmond, Virginia

WHO The Honorable Reva M. Trammell, Councilwoman
Richmond City Council, Southside 8th District

CONTACT For more information, please contact Councilwoman Reva Trammell, at 804-240-5050 (mobile); or, 233-7382 (home), or via email, at reva.trammell@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)
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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
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.

Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson to hold meeting in Gateway 6th 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
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Thursday, 3 November 2011

Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson to hold meeting in Gateway 6th District:
Public Safety Issues Affecting Youth and Seniors

All Gateway 6th District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend

WHAT The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th District, will host a community meeting in the Gateway 6th District. This is part of the regular meetings she typically holds on the second Saturday of each month, which include information on her Gateway 6th District goals and accomplishments; a thematic agenda of current interest; and, special guests. All Gateway 6th District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. Free refreshments will be served. Parking is Free. The planned agenda for this meeting will include:

Public Safety Issues Affecting Youth and Seniors "Let's talk about it"
• Curfew and Loitering Laws
• Gateway 6th District Lighting Projects
• "Are you Ok" Program for Seniors
• Richmond Community Assisted Public Safety Program

WHEN Saturday, 12 November 2011
10:00 a.m.-Noon

WHERE Richmond City Hall
5th Floor Conference Room
900 E. Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219

WHO The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th District

CONTACT For more information, please contact Cybelle O’Sullivan-McDaniels, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th District, at 804.646.7964 (office) or cybelle.o’sullivan@richmondgov.com; www.ellenrobertson.com (website)

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

New Location: Richmond City Council members to attend upcoming Richmond Police Department - Young Adult Police Commissioners (YAPC) Swearing-in Ceremo

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Richmond City Council members to attend upcoming Richmond Police Department - Young Adult Police Commissioners (YAPC) Swearing-in Ceremony

Upcoming Richmond State Legislative Work Summit for the 2012Virginia General Assembly Legislative Session: New location

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, 2 November 2011

Upcoming Richmond State Legislative Work Summit for the 2012Virginia General Assembly Legislative Session: New location

To be held at Richmond Marriott: Meeting to present and discuss Richmond Legislative Proposals with members of the VGA representing the city

WHAT Richmond will host its annual Richmond State Legislative Work Summit. The Richmond State Legislative Work Summit for the 2012 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Session will include presentations and discussions of proposed Richmond legislation for the upcoming Virginia General Assembly Legislative Session that begins January 2012. The agenda is included below.

The location for the Summit has changed. Originally scheduled at the Richmond Public Schools - Richmond Technical Center, the Summit will now be held at the Richmond Marriott Hotel at 500 East Broad Street.

Invited participants include members of the Virginia General Assembly (Senate of Virginia and Virginia House of Delegates) representing Richmond (Richmond Delegation), members of Richmond City Council, Mayor Dwight C. Jones, Mayor of Richmond, Richmond Government Administration Staff, and members of the Richmond Public Schools Board of Trustees. This is a public meeting.

WHEN Tuesday, 15 November 2011
6:00-8:00 p.m.

WHERE Richmond Marriott Hotel
500 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219

WHO Invited attendees include:
• The Honorable Members of the Virginia General Assembly Senate of Virginia and Virginia House of Delegates) representing Richmond (Richmond Delegation)
• The Honorable Members of Richmond City Council
• The Honorable Dwight C. Jones, Mayor of Richmond, and Richmond Government Administration Staff
• The Honorable Members of the Richmond Public Schools Board of Trustees

CONTACT For more information, please contact Steve Skinner, Richmond City Council Office of the Council Chief of Staff, at 804.646.6052 (tel); or, 804.937.1386 (mobile); or steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)

Agenda ________________________________________________________________________________

The planned agenda includes the following:
Richmond State Legislative Work Summit
for the 2012 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Session
Richmond Marriott Hotel - 500 East Broad Street - Richmond, Virginia 23219

Tuesday, 15 November 2011
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Reception ________________________________________________

6:00-6:25 p.m. Reception
To be held in Foyers 6,7,8
All invited guests are welcome to participate

Meeting Agenda__________________________________________
To be held in Salons 6,7,8

6:30-6:35 p.m. Welcome
The Honorable Kathy Graziano, President, Richmond City Council

The Honorable Dwight Jones, Mayor, City of Richmond, Virginia

The Honorable Kim Bridges, Chairman, Richmond Public Schools Board of Trustees

6:35-6:50 p.m. Status of City
Byron Marshall, Richmond Chief Administrative Officer, City of Richmond

6:50-7:05 p.m. Status of Schools
Dr. Yvonne Brandon, Superintendent, Richmond Public Schools

7:05-7:35 p.m. Presentation and discussion of state legislative proposals
The Honorable Kathy Graziano, President, Richmond City Council

The Honorable Dwight Jones, Mayor, City of Richmond, Virginia

The Honorable Kim Bridges, Chairman, RPS Board of Trustees

7:35-8:00 p.m. Discussion of Legislative Priorities by Richmond City
Council Standing Committees
The Honorable Kathy Graziano, President of Council Councilwoman, Southwest 4th District

Health, Human Services and Education Standing Committee
Chairman: The Honorable Christopher A. Hilbert, Councilman Northside 3rd District

Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee
Chairman: The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson
Councilwoman, Gateway 6th District

Public Safety Standing Committee
Chairman: The Honorable Reva M. Trammell,
Councilwoman, Southside 8th District

Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee
Chairman: The Honorable Douglas G. Conner, Jr.
Councilman, South Central 9th District

Governmental Operations Standing Committee
Chairman: The Honorable E. Martin Jewell, Councilman
Richmond City Council - Central 5th District
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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 1, 2011

Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission meeting to be held

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
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission meeting to be held

All Citizens invited and encouraged to attend

WHAT The Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission will hold a meeting regarding the work and ongoing projects of the Richmond Slave Trail Commission in helping to preserve and present the history of slavery in Richmond. The meeting is free and open to the public and all Richmond citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. The agenda for the meeting will include the following:

• Welcome
• New Business
• Updates
• Committee Reports
• Charette
• Upcoming Events
• Closing Remarks/Adjournment

WHEN Thursday, 10 November 2011
4:00-5:30 p.m.

WHERE Richmond East District Initiative Government Services Building
701 N. 25th Street (In Richmond’s Historic East End)

WHO The Honorable Delores L. McQuinn, Chairman, Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission, Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates 70th District,

The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council East End 7th District, Member, Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission

CONTACT For more information regarding the Richmond Slave Trail Commission, please contact The Honorable Delores L. McQuinn, Chairman, Richmond Slave Trail Commission (Member, Virginia House of Delegates -70th Voter District) at 804.698.1070, or deldmcquinn@house.virginia.gov
or
The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council East End 7th District, Member, Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission, at 804.646.3012; or cynthia.newbille@richmodngov.com.

Background _________________________________________________________________________

Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission
The Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission is a government entity of Richmond City Council that was established by Resolution Number 98-R 102-107, adopted July 13, 1998, as amended by Resolution No. 2000-R111-109, adopted July 24, 2000, as amended by Resolution No. 2003-R132-123, adopted July 14, 2003, as amended by Resolution No. 2003-R155-141, adopted September 8, 2003, as amended by Resolution No. 2004-R125-131, adopted June 28, 2004.

The purpose of the Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission is to assist Council with oversight and assistance in helping to preserve and present the history of slavery in Richmond. The Commission meets monthly and includes 17 members that are appointed by Council to serve for three year terms. The composition of membership is as follows:

The Commission shall be composed of seventeen (17) members. Such persons shall be appointed by the Council and shall serve for terms of three (3) years. The membership of the Commission shall include at least one (1) member of City Council, not less than three (3) members of the “Hope in the Cities” organization and a representative from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities. Any appointed Council members shall be given the first option of serving as the Chair of the Commission in order of their appointment. Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for meetings.

Over the years, Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission has worked on a number of important projects, which have included:

• 2011
Unveiling of 17 Richmond Slave Trail Markers located throughout the Shockoe Bottom area of Richmond, marking sites that help tell the historic journey, human impact, and the role Richmond played in the tragic history of slavery.

The Richmond Slave Trail Markers will serve to recognize the regrettable time in our nation’s history when parts of the United States allowed the enslavement of fellow human beings and an estimated 8 percent of U.S. families owned slaves just before the U.S. Civil War. The site of the event and location of one of the 17 markers, Lumpkin's Slave Jail was the largest slave-holding facility in operation in Richmond, Virginia from 1840 until the end of the U.S. Civil War in 1865. During that time, Richmond was home to the largest domestic slave export business in the United States. The Confederate Army surrendered Richmond, the Capital of the Confederacy, on April 3, 1865.

Following shortly after the end of the U. S. Civil War, which ended in Virginia on April 9, 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States of America Constitution was adopted on December 6, 1865. This amendment officially abolished slavery. A precursor for this amendment was the Emancipation Proclamation, an Executive Order signed by President Abraham Lincoln, on January 1, 1863, which proclaimed the freedom of slaves living in states under Confederate control.

• 2009
Development of the conceptual Richmond National Slavery Museum
Richmond City Council provides annual staff assistance and financial support for the Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission. Council staff support includes providing fiscal management, public information, writing, publication creation, graphic design, special event and project management, promotions and fundraising. Additional staff support is provided by the Richmond City Administration through the Richmond Department of Economic Development, which includes project engineering and management.

• 2009
Development of the Richmond Slave Trail Marker Program, Signage and
Commemorative Site: Lumpkin’s Slave Jail

• 2008
Discovery of Lumpkin’s Slave Jail historic foundation and architectural
artifacts.

• 2008 – 2009
Phase II Lumpkin’s Slave Jail Archaeological Assessment: which
included engineering and storm water engineering

• 2007
Richmond International Unveiling of Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statue on Friday, March 30, 2007, erected at 15th and E. Main Streets. Included design and construction of the Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statute plaza and erection of the statue. This project was part of a global initiative placing three statues in three countries. Dedicated to slavery reconciliation, the installation of the statue represents nearly 10 years of work between the City of Richmond, Virginia, USA (North America), Liverpool, England (Europe), and the Republic of Benin (Africa). A statue was erected in Liverpool in 1989 and the Republic of Benin in August 2005.

• 2006
Lumpkin’s Slave Jail Archaeological Assessment
Lumpkin's Slave Jail was the largest slave holding facility in operation in Richmond, Virginia from 1840 until the end of the U.S. Civil War in 1865. During that time, Richmond was home to the largest domestic slave export business in the United States. Owned by Robert Lumpkin, the jail was a place that tens of thousands of African men, women and children were "stored" before being transported to slave owners living in states where slavery was legal. Following Lumpkin's death shortly after the Civil war, his common law widowed wife Mary Lumpkin, who was African-American, inherited the estate. In 1867, she leased the jail to Reverend Nathaniel Colver, who established a school for freed slaves at the site. Founded by the American Baptist Home Missionary Society and the National Theological Institute, the school grew into what is now Virginia Union University.

• 2003
Acquisition of Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statue. For three quarters of the 18th Century, Virginia (North America), Liverpool, England (Europe), and the Republic of Benin (Africa) represented one of the largest global commercial trade triangles of enslaved Africans. Liverpool's shipbuilding industry provided the vessels that sailed to the Kingdom of Dahomey, now the Republic of Benin, where Africans were loaded on ships and transported to the Americas, with Richmond, Virginia being one of the major recipients.

Support
Richmond City Council provides annual staff assistance as available and financial support for the Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission. Council staff support includes providing fiscal management, public information, writing, publication creation, graphic design, special event and project management. Additional staff support is provided by the Richmond City Administration through the Richmond Department of Economic Development, which includes project engineering and management.
Council financial support is provided through appropriations in the Richmond City Budget. This includes appropriations in the Richmond City Budget Capital Improvement Plan, Non-Departmental budgets and Departmental budgets. Funding is predicated on requests made by the Commission and as determined by Council.

Examples of Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission financial investment support, per Fiscal Year (FY), include:

• FY 2011- $6,000
For general Commission support

• FY 2010- $6,000
For general Commission support

• FY 2009 - $75,000
For general Commission support ($30,000 - spent $5,124) and for development of the Richmond Slave Trail Marker Program; signage and commemorative site; Lumpkin’s Slave Jail; development of conceptual National Slavery Museum; and, paid sponsorship for Symposium at the University of Richmond for the Civil War Sesquicentennial.

• FY 2008 - $370,000
For general Commission support ($30,000 - spent $7,748) and for Phase II of Lumpkin’s Slave Jail Archaeological Assessment, which included $155,000 for earthmoving and $35,000 for engineering and stormwater engineering (floodplain and proximity to I-95 berm) and $150,000 for archaeological services to hire a vendor.

• FY 2007 - $511,000
For general Commission support ($11,000) and design and construction of the Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statute plaza; erection of the statue; and, the International Unveiling of the Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statue

• FY 2006 - $35,000
For Richmond Slave Trail Brochure Creation/Printing Phase I of Lumpkin’s Slave Jail Archaeological Assessment

• FY 2003 - $119,000
For acquisition (purchase) of Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statue and freight
from the United Kingdom

Additional financial, staff and archeological support has also been provided by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods, and a number of corporate, nonprofit and individual financial sponsors.

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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.

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