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December 15, 2025 Informal Meeting Minutes
The meeting included a review of various ordinances and resolutions, with some being continued to future dates (January and February 2026) and others ...
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December 15, 2025 Formal Meeting Minutes
Key actions included:
Consent Agenda Adoption: The council unanimously adopted the consent agenda, which included several ordinances related to speci...
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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $5,077.23 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority and to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget by creating a new line item in the Outside Agencies and Central Appropriations agency called the “Hanover County OAA Project Recover Grant” line item, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to such new line item by $5,077.23, all for the purpose of making a grant of matching funds to Hanover County to support the Project Recover initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.
These funds will be used to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget by creating a new line item, the “Hanover County OAA Project Recover G...
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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $8,519.98 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority and to amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by (i) creating a new line item in the Outside Agencies and Central Appropriations agency entitled “Chesterfield County Recovery Academy,” and (ii) appropriating such $8,519.98 to such new line item in the Outside Agencies and Central Appropriations agency, all for the purpose of making a grant of matching funds to Chesterfield County to support the Recovery Academy initiative.
These funds will be used to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget by creating a new line item, "Chesterfield County Recovery Academy Gra...
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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $9,950.00 from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Office of Sustainability called the “USDN Catalyst Fund for Building Capacity for Energy Resilience in Richmond’s Public Housing Communities Special Fund,” and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Office of Sustainability’s “USDN Catalyst Fund for Building Capacity for Energy Resilience in Richmond’s Public Housing Communities Special Fund” by $9,950.00 for the purpose of building energy resilience at Whitcomb Court in the city’s East End.
This funding will be used to create a new special fund, the “USDN Catalyst Fund for Building Capacity for Energy Resilience in Richmond’s Public Housi...
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To amend City Code § 30-930.9, concerning additional rights of owners to demolish certain properties, to establish a civil penalty for the razing, demolition, or moving of historic landmarks as authorized by Va. Code § 15.2-2306(F).
The new penalty will be equivalent to twice the market value of the demolished or moved building, based on its assessed value at the time of the event...
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To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations thereto, by (i) transferring $1,100,000.00 from the “Safer Communities” special fund for the Department of Justice Services, (ii) creating two special funds for the Department of Justice Services called “Safer Communities - YWCA” and “Safer Communities - Next Up”, (iii) appropriating $600,000.00 of the transferred funds to the Department of Justice Services’ “Safer Communities - YWCA” special fund, and (iv) appropriating $500,000.00 of the transferred funds to the Department of Justice Services’ “Safer Communities - Next Up” special fund, all for the purpose of supporting the City’s Gun Violence Prevention and Intervention Framework.
Specifically, it transfers $1,100,000.00 from the existing "Safer Communities" special fund for the Department of Justice Services
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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute an Outside Agency Contract between the City of Richmond and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond for the purpose of funding the expansion of life skills programming at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School.
This contract will provide funding to expand life skills programming at Martin Luther King, Jr
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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Regional Cooperative Partnership Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield, for the purpose of supporting a recovery academy initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.
This agreement supports a recovery academy initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (VOAA)
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To declare surplus and direct the conveyance of City-owned real estate known as 8790 Strath Road in Henrico County, consisting of 0.899± acres, for $6,500.00 to Jonathan McQuinn and Delores McQuinn for private use.
The property was acquired in 1994 for a terminated gas transmission facility and is now obsolete for city use
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To declare surplus, and to authorize and request the Chief Administrative Officer to seek offers, bids, or proposals by solicitation for the City-owned property located at 8790 Strath Road for the purpose of facilitating the solicitation of offers by invitation for bids or request for proposals pursuant to and in accordance with either City Code §§ 8-61 or 8-62.
The Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to solicit offers, bids, or proposals for the disposition of this vacant, unimproved parcel
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To request that the Mayor (i) propose an annual budget for Fiscal Year [2026-2027] 2027-2028 that recommends a real estate tax levy of $1.16 per $100 of assessed value as a means of tax relief for residents who pay real estate taxes and as affirmation of the City’s commitment to live within its fiscal means, and (ii) provide estimates of additional revenue and planned expenditures if the real estate tax levy for Fiscal Year 2027-2028 were $1.20 per $100 of assessed value. (As Amended)
This rate is intended as tax relief for residents and to demonstrate the City's commitment to fiscal responsibility