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==[[Downtown Mall]]== | |||
*[[March 7]], [[2016]] – The Council eliminated the [[Mall ambassador program]] from the current year's budget ending on [[June 30]], [[2016]]. Originally created by the [[Charlottesville City Council (2012-2013)]] as a way to provide more "eyes on the street" to deter crime on the [[Downtown Mall]] and to be a resource for tourists. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Mall ambassador program cut in proposed city budget|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/mall-ambassador-program-cut-in-proposed-city-budget/article_ec7b1ce4-e4d9-11e5-811b-7f400ff9c326.html|author=Lauren Berg|pageno=|printdate=March 7, 2016|publishdate=March 7, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016}}</ref> | |||
*[[May 24]], [[2016]] – Rather than moving forward with a plan to condemn and purchase the unfinished [[Landmark Hotel]], Council now say it could open in [[2018]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Timeline: Major Downtown Mall developments|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/timeline-major-downtown-mall-developments/article_6b7beb14-4177-11e6-b528-1f0baf6c1346.html|work=News Article|publisher=The Daily Progress|pageno=|author=Staff reports|printdate= July 3, 2016|publishdate=|accessdate=September 19, 2020}}</ref>. | |||
*[[June 30]], [[2016]] – Eliminated by the Council on [[March 7]], the [[Downtown Mall ambassador program]] ends. Over a three-year period, the city plans to hire 22 new officers to provide more law enforcement coverage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Timeline: Major Downtown Mall developments|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/timeline-major-downtown-mall-developments/article_6b7beb14-4177-11e6-b528-1f0baf6c1346.html|work=News Article|publisher=The Daily Progress|pageno=|author=Staff reports|printdate= July 3, 2016|publishdate=|accessdate=September 19, 2020}}</ref> | |||
==Statues== | |||
*[[January 31]], [[2017]] – Mayor [[Mike Signer]] holds “Capital of the Resistance” press conference on Downtown Mall.<ref name="Heaphy Report">{{cite web|title=FINAL REPORT INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE 2017 PROTEST EVENTS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA|url=https://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=59691|author= Hunton & Williams LLP |work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate= December 1, 2017|accessdate=December 1, 2019}}</ref> | |||
*[[February 6]], [[2017]] – City Council votes 3-2 to remove the statue of [[Robert E. Lee]] and to add context to statue of [[Stonewall Jackson]].<ref name="Heaphy Report"/> | |||
==August 12, 2017 “UNITE THE RIGHT” rally== | |||
''see also [[2017]] for timeline of events'' | |||
==Renaming streets, parks, etc.== | |||
*[[June 5]] – City Council voted to rename [[Lee Park]] as [[Emancipation Park]] and [[Jackson Park]] as [[Justice Park]].<ref>https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/charlottesville-city-council-renames-lee-jackson-parks/article_2c849c98-4a5f-11e7-9781-7f23c7cf1163.html</ref> | |||
==Resolutions== | |||
By Resolution approved on [[December 18]], [[2017]], the City Council authorize the creation of an initial [[Charlottesville Police Civilian Review Board]] (“Board”) composed of eight members to be appointed by the Council to a one-year term. The initial Board was tasked with drafting bylaws and defining the Board’s proposed mission.<ref>http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=62535</ref> The initial board was appointed in August [[2018]]. | |||
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Charlottesville City Council (2016-2017) two-year term ran from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017. The Council was composed of five members elected at-large for four-year terms. At the first regular meeting of the term after the 2015 election, the president of the council (mayor) and the vice-president (vice-mayor) were chosen by the Council. Councilors made $18,000 a year and the mayor made $20,000 a year, the maximum range allowed under state guidelines.
- Charlottesville City Council (2016-2017) January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017
Wes Bellamy (D), Member from January 2016 to December 31, 2019
Kathy Galvin (D), Member from January 2012 to December 31, 2019
Mike Signer (D), Member from January 2016 to December 31, 2019
Bob Fenwick (D), Member from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017
Kristin Szakos (D); Member from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2017
Downtown Mall
- March 7, 2016 – The Council eliminated the Mall ambassador program from the current year's budget ending on June 30, 2016. Originally created by the Charlottesville City Council (2012-2013) as a way to provide more "eyes on the street" to deter crime on the Downtown Mall and to be a resource for tourists. [1]
- May 24, 2016 – Rather than moving forward with a plan to condemn and purchase the unfinished Landmark Hotel, Council now say it could open in 2018.[2].
- June 30, 2016 – Eliminated by the Council on March 7, the Downtown Mall ambassador program ends. Over a three-year period, the city plans to hire 22 new officers to provide more law enforcement coverage.[3]
Statues
- January 31, 2017 – Mayor Mike Signer holds “Capital of the Resistance” press conference on Downtown Mall.[4]
- February 6, 2017 – City Council votes 3-2 to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee and to add context to statue of Stonewall Jackson.[4]
August 12, 2017 “UNITE THE RIGHT” rally
see also 2017 for timeline of events
Renaming streets, parks, etc.
- June 5 – City Council voted to rename Lee Park as Emancipation Park and Jackson Park as Justice Park.[5]
Resolutions
By Resolution approved on December 18, 2017, the City Council authorize the creation of an initial Charlottesville Police Civilian Review Board (“Board”) composed of eight members to be appointed by the Council to a one-year term. The initial Board was tasked with drafting bylaws and defining the Board’s proposed mission.[6] The initial board was appointed in August 2018.
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References
- ↑ Web. Mall ambassador program cut in proposed city budget, Lauren Berg, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, March 7, 2016, retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ↑ Web. Timeline: Major Downtown Mall developments, Staff reports, News Article, The Daily Progress, retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Timeline: Major Downtown Mall developments, Staff reports, News Article, The Daily Progress, retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Web. FINAL REPORT INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE 2017 PROTEST EVENTS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, Hunton & Williams LLP, December 1, 2017, retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ↑ https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/charlottesville-city-council-renames-lee-jackson-parks/article_2c849c98-4a5f-11e7-9781-7f23c7cf1163.html
- ↑ http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=62535