Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/10/2018 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chamber, 2nd Floor - City Hall
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CD.2018.279 1  Council Document Board Appointments and Reappointments - September 10, 2018   Action details Not available
CD.2018.291 1  Council Document September 10, 2018 Awards and Recognitions Ceremony Docket   Action details Not available
CD.2018.286 1  Council Document September 10, 2018 Citizen Comment Period Speakers List   Action details Not available
CD.2018.287 1  Council Document July 23, 2018 Informal Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2018.280 1  Council Document July 23, 2018 Formal Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2018.331 1  Council Document September 10, 2018 Introduction Papers List    Action details Not available
ORD. 2017-242 11. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2000-410-2001-10, adopted Jan. 8, 2001, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2001-220-231, adopted Jul. 23, 2001, which approved the “Shops at Stratford Hills Community Unit Plan,” for the purpose of [increasing the area subject to the community unit plan by 3.4 acres to 67.9± acres and] modifying the development standards, under certain terms and conditions. (As Amended)continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-199 12. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $30,000.00 from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Police’s LISC - Midnight Basketball special fund by $30,000.00 for the purpose of supporting the Department of Police’s RVA League for Safer Streets program.adoptedFail Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-200 13. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept $10,500.00 from the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area and Mercyhurst University and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Adult Drug Court’s RADTC - Step Up and Out Program special fund by $10,500.00 for the purpose of enabling the Richmond Adult Drug Treatment Court to establish a reentry path for participants transitioning from the jail to the community.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-201 14. OrdinanceTo amend City Code § 2-300, concerning the appointment, powers, and duties of the Director of Economic Development, for the purpose of clarifying the City’s intent that the Director of Economic Development serve as the Executive Director of the Economic Development Authority.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-202 15. OrdinanceTo amend ch. 24, art. II, div. 1 of the City Code by adding therein a new section 24-34.1, concerning the duties of businesses to remove refuse from paved sidewalks and provide refuse receptacles for public use.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-203 16. OrdinanceTo amend City Code § 8-441, concerning the designation of days and hours when the 17th Street Farmer’s Market will be open and closed for vendors, for the purpose of providing for the designation of hours when the 17th Street Farmer’s Market is open and closed to the public.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-204 17. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Lease Agreement between the City of Richmond as lessor and Capital Area Health Network, doing business as the Vernon J. Harris East End Community Health Center, as lessee for the purpose of providing health center office space for the Vernon J. Harris East End Community Health Center at 719 North 25th Street.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-205 18. OrdinanceTo adopt an amendment to the Master Plan for the City of Richmond, adopted by the City Planning Commission on Nov. 6, 2000, and by the City Council by Ord. No. 2000-371-2001-11, adopted Jan. 8, 2001, as previously amended, to incorporate the Public Art Master Plan, as part of the Master Plan.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-207 19. OrdinanceTo designate the 100 block of Larne Avenue in honor of Yvonne Spain.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-208 110. OrdinanceTo close to vehicular travel North 17th Street between East Franklin Street and East Main Street, consisting of approximately 23,761± square feet, for the purpose of creating an urban plaza centered around the 17th Street Farmer’s Market, upon certain terms and conditions.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-209 111. OrdinanceTo amend City Code §§ 30-504, 30-506-30-507.1, 30-509-30-523, and 30-1220; to amend ch. 30, art. V, div. 1 by adding therein new §§ 30-504.01 and 30-504.02; and to amend the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 30-1050.6(a) and 30-1050.6(b), for the purpose of modifying the City’s zoning ordinance to ensure the proper administration and implementation of the City’s sign regulations.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-210 112. OrdinanceTo conditionally rezone the properties known as 3 Manchester Road, 3A Manchester Road, and 2 Hull Street from the RF-1 Riverfront District to the B-4 Central Business District (Conditional), upon certain proffered conditions.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-211 113. OrdinanceTo conditionally rezone the properties known as 700 North 3rd Street; 200, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, and 218 Maggie L. Walker Place; and 701, 703, 705, 707, 709, 723, and 745 North 2nd Street from the R-53 Multifamily Residential District to the B-7 Mixed-Use Business District (Conditional), upon certain proffered conditions.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-212 114. OrdinanceTo amend and reordain Ord. No. 93-271-235, adopted Oct. 11, 1993, which authorized the use of the property known as 1133 West Franklin Street for the purpose of conversion and use of the existing building as offices, Sunday school rooms, and meeting rooms accessory to the existing church at 1205 West Franklin Street, and as a single dwelling unit, together with accessory parking, to authorize additional signage, upon certain terms and conditions.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-213 115. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the properties known as 2600 Idlewood Avenue and 309 South Robinson Street for the purpose of a social service delivery use and accessory parking, upon certain terms and conditions.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-214 116. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 3400 Stony Point Road for the purpose of limited special events, upon certain terms and conditions.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-215 117. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 4410 Kensington Avenue for the purpose of permitting an accessory dwelling unit within an existing detached garage, upon certain terms and conditions.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-216 118. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 200 East Cary Street for the purpose of a single-family dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-217 219. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 5263 Warwick Road for the purpose of a wireless telecommunications monopole and associated equipment, upon certain terms and conditions.continued   Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R072 120. ResolutionTo express the City Council’s intent to include in its legislative proposals for the 2019 session of the General Assembly a request that the General Assembly amend Va. Code § 15.2-1408 to authorize the City to adopt an ordinance prohibiting former officers and employees, for one year after their terms of office have ended or employment ceased, from providing personal and substantial assistance for remuneration of any kind to any party, in connection with any proceeding, application, case, contract, or other particular matter involving the City or an agency thereof, if that matter is one in which the former officer or employee participated personally and substantially as a City officer or employee through decision, approval, or recommendation.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-101 121. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a First Amendment to Stone Brewery Cooperation Agreement, as Amended, dated March 2, 2015, as amended, between the City of Richmond and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond for the purpose of revising the definition of “Phase 2 Facility” to allow for the demolition of an existing structure and construction of a new building. (As Amended)continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-110 122. OrdinanceTo amend City Code § 2-1183, concerning the residency requirement for certain officers and employees, to modify the City’s residency requirement [so that it applies only to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Chief of Fire and Emergency Services, and the Chief of Police]. (As Amended)continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-126 123. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a First Amendment to Stone Brewing Company Performance Agreement, Dated November 14, 2014, as amended, between the City of Richmond, Virginia, Stone Brewing Co., LLC, and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond, Virginia for the purpose of revising the definitions of “Existing Building” and “Phase II” to allow the demolition of an existing structure and the construction of a new building. (As Amended)continued   Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R066 124. ResolutionTo amend Res. No. 2007-R162-2008-29, adopted Feb. 11, 2008, as previously amended by Res. No. 2010-R91-118, adopted Jul. 26, 2010, and Res. No. 2015-R18-23, adopted Mar. 23, 2015, which adopted City Council Expenditure and Reimbursement Guidelines governing the use of Council District Funds and Council Operations Funds, for the purpose of allowing the reimbursement of Council members without approval via resolution and raising the threshold above which a resolution is required from $1,000.00 to $5,000.00.adoptedPass Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R073 125. ResolutionTo express the sense of the City Council that the General Assembly of Virginia should grant the City Council the authority to determine the disposition of memorials and monuments such as the statues commemorating J.E.B. Stuart, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and Matthew Fontaine Maury located on Monument Avenue between its intersections with Belmont Avenue and Lombardy Street so that the City Council may determine such disposition of these statues as it deems appropriate.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R075 126. ResolutionTo appoint Summer A. Morris to the position of Council Liaison.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-219 127. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $14,861.00 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Judiciary - Commonwealth Attorney agency’s Victim Witness special fund by $14,861.00 for the purpose of supporting the Victim Witness program.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-221 128. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the total amount of $3,532,880.00 from the Virginia Department of Transportation, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amounts appropriated to various projects in various categories as set forth on the attachment by $3,532,880.00 for the purpose of appropriating funding received from the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2019 Revenue Sharing Program for various projects.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-222 129. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for the installation of pedestrian safety improvements including sidewalks and curb ramps on streets near Greene Elementary School, including Catalina Drive, Cranford Avenue, Kinsley Avenue, and Clarkson Road, as part of the Department of Public Works’ Greene Elementary School - Safe Routes to School project.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-223 130. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for the replacement of the Lynhaven Avenue bridge that crosses over Broad Rock Creek as part of the Department of Public Works’ Lynhaven Avenue Bridge over Broad Rock Creek project.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-224 131. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for the installation of sidewalks and curb ramps as part of the Department of Public Works’ Maymont Neighborhood Sidewalks project.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-225 132. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for the installation of pedestrian access and safety improvements including crosswalks, pavement markings, pedestrian signal head indicators, curb ramps, and a pedestrian hybrid beacon at the intersection of South Belvidere Street and Rowe Street as part of the Department of Public Works’ Belvidere Street Gateway - Phase IV project.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-226 133. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for the installation of a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon on East Broad Street near its intersection with North 16th Street.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-227 134. OrdinanceTo amend City Code § 23-44, concerning the collection of solid waste, to authorize the Director of Public Works to establish schedules and procedures for the regular collection of leaves, bulk items, and tree and shrubbery trimmings.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-228 135. OrdinanceTo rename the Boulevard from its northerly terminus at its intersection with Brookland Parkway and Westwood Avenue to its southerly terminus at Byrd Park as “Arthur Ashe Boulevard.”introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-229 136. OrdinanceTo amend ch. 16, art. I of the City Code by adding therein a new § 16-1, to provide definitions of certain terms.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-230 137. OrdinanceTo amend and reordain City Code § 26-369, concerning sale of real estate for delinquent taxes, for the purpose of requiring that sales of all qualifying real estate be pursuant to development agreements.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-231 138. OrdinanceTo amend and reordain City Code §§ 26-397, concerning definitions, 26-399, concerning the eligibility criteria for partial exemption of rehabilitated residential and multifamily structures or other improvements from real estate taxation, and 26-401, concerning the amount of exemption for rehabilitated residential and multifamily qualified structures, and to amend ch. 26, art. V, div. 3 by adding therein new §§ 26-398.1, concerning the evaluation of such program, and 26-401.1, concerning affordable housing certification, for the purpose of revising the City’s partial tax exemption program for residential and multifamily structures by defining certain terms and modifying the qualification requirements for the receipt and duration of partial exemption from real estate taxation.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-232 139. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Lease Amendment between the City of Richmond and the Government of the United States of America for the purpose of renewing the lease from Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2023, and decreasing the number of parking spaces leased to the federal government from 21 to 20 at a City-owned parking facility located at 500 East Marshall Street.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-233 140. OrdinanceTo amend City Code § 27-201, concerning parking for disabled persons in time-restricted or metered spaces in certain areas, to provide that no benefits deriving from Va. Code § 46.2-1245 shall apply within certain areas of the city.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-234 141. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute an agreement between the City of Richmond and E.LocalLink, Inc., consisting of a document captioned as “Community Video Program” together with a document entitled “Addendum to Contractor’s Standard Form,” for the purpose of enabling the City to participate in a Community Video Program.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-236 142. OrdinanceTo amend ch. 26, art. V, div. 2 of the City Code by adding therein new sections 26-370-26-374, concerning a real estate tax deferral program for real estate owned and occupied as a sole dwelling, for the purpose of establishing a new real estate tax deferral program for real estate owned and occupied as a sole dwelling.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-237 143. OrdinanceTo amend City Code § 12-13, concerning contracts for non-departmental appropriations, for the purpose of requiring the Greater Richmond Transit Co. to enter into grant contracts with the City prior to the disbursement of any monies appropriated thereto.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-238 144. OrdinanceTo amend City Code § 12-36, concerning disposition of revenues derived from the expiration of partial exemptions from real estate taxation, to provide that up to $1,000,000.00 of the proceeds from certain sales of tax delinquent properties shall be credited to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (As Amended)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R076 145. ResolutionTo approve an expenditure in the amount of $1,500 from the Council District Funds for the Third District to make a donation to Brookland Park Area Association, Inc. to assist with the costs associated with the Annual Brookland Park Community Celebration held on August 18, 2018.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R077 146. ResolutionTo approve an expenditure in the amount of $250.00 from the Council District Funds for the Seventh District to pay Ladies Who Lead, LLC, for the digital dissemination of Seventh District announcements and information through certain social media from Jul. 1, 2018, to Jul. 31, 2018.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R078 147. ResolutionTo approve an expenditure in the amount of $236.93 from the Council District Funds for the Sixth District to make a payment to Benham’s Bounceables LLC for providing children’s activities at the Sixth District Community Celebration and District Meeting held on August 24, 2018.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R079 148. ResolutionTo approve the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority’s performance contract.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R080 149. ResolutionTo approve and adopt a water supply plan for the City entitled “Water Supply Plan Update,” prepared by the Department of Public Utilities and dated July, 2018.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R081 150. ResolutionTo request that the Planning Commission cause to be conducted a study of all properties zoned for the B-3 General Business District in [the Ninth Council District] all Council Districts of the city of Richmond to determine if such properties should be rezoned to facilitate development or redevelopment of such properties. (As Amended)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R082 151. ResolutionTo request the Mayor to propose any legislation necessary to establish a new affordable housing division within the new Department of Housing and Community Development and, in his Fiscal Year 2019-2020 annual budget, to include proposed appropriations sufficient to cover the cost of establishing this new division.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R083 152. ResolutionTo establish a policy of the Council that the Council will not consider any ordinance authorizing the execution of any agreement facilitating a development or project that includes a residential component and that involves the conveyance of an interest in City-owned real estate, the expenditure of City funds, in-kind donations from the City, or a tax credit or exemption without a contractual obligation that a minimum [percentage] of 15 percent of the development’s or project’s total residential units be reserved for affordable housing. (As Amended)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R084 153. ResolutionTo express the City Council’s intent to include in its legislative proposals for the 2019 session of the General Assembly a request that the General Assembly amend Va. Code § 58.1-3219.4 to authorize localities to provide for a partial exemption from real estate taxation of new residential construction and improvements on vacant land.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R085 154. ResolutionTo express the Council’s support for the development and operation of a new pari-mutuel wagering facility and the installation of the maximum number of historical racing terminals allowed for the City of Richmond in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-220 155. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2018-058, adopted May 14, 2018, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by creating a new special fund for the Department of Police called the Police eTicket Account special fund and by increasing estimated revenues from the electronic summons system provided pursuant to City Code § 12-122 and the amount appropriated to the Department of Police’s Police eTicket Account special fund by $200,000.00 for the purpose of funding software, hardware, and associated equipment costs for the implementation and maintenance of the electronic summons system provided pursuant to City Code § 12-122.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-239 156. OrdinanceTo amend ch. 12, art. IV by adding therein new § 12-122; and to amend Appendix A of the City Code by adding therein a new fee for § 12-122, concerning the fee for an electronic summons system for criminal and traffic courts, for the purpose of establishing a fee for an electronic summons system.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-240 157. OrdinanceTo name the improvements located at 1400 Oliver Hill Way and known as the “Conrad Center” as the “Annie Giles Community Resource Center.”introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-241 158. OrdinanceTo amend ch. 16, art. I of the City Code by adding therein a new § 16-2, concerning a requirement for a homeless strategic plan, to require a homeless strategic plan to be presented to the City Council and the Mayor commencing no later than Oct. 1, 2019, and updated homeless strategic plans by Oct. 1 every two years thereafter. (As Amended)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-242 159. OrdinanceTo close, to public use and travel, the portion of North 40th Street between Crestview Road and M Street and a 16’ alley located in the block bounded by North 39th Street, Crestview Road, North 40th Street, and M Street, together consisting of 61,656± square feet, for the purpose of the construction of a Police Equestrian Center.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-243 160. OrdinanceTo close, to public use and travel, a portion of Northumberland Avenue located between the south line of West Roberts Street and the southern terminus of Northumberland Avenue, consisting of 16,355± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-244 161. OrdinanceTo amend and reordain Ord. No. 2005-347-2006-13, adopted Jan. 9, 2006, which conditionally rezoned the property known as 2101 East Franklin Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the B-5 Central Business District (Conditional), upon certain proffered conditions, to revise the proffered conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-245 162. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the properties known as 2009 Brook Road, 2011 Northumberland Avenue, and a portion of Northumberland Avenue for the purpose of multifamily dwellings containing up to 224 dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-246 163. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 3008 Grayland Avenue for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-247 164. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 3028 Grayland Avenue for the purpose of two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-248 165. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 1731 Leicester Road for the purpose of a day nursery for up to four children, upon certain terms and conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-249 166. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 4022 Midlothian Turnpike for the purpose of perimeter fencing, upon certain terms and conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-250 167. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 310 West Brookland Park Boulevard for the purpose of a brewery, upon certain terms and conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2018-R086 168. ResolutionTo encourage and support participation in the “Bells of Peace: A World War I Remembrance” program with the tolling of bells on November 11, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., to commemorate the end of World War I.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2018-235 169. OrdinanceTo amend and reordain City Code § 26-355, concerning the levy of tax on real estate, to establish a tax rate of $1.20 for the tax year beginning Jan. 1, 2019, pursuant to Va. Code § 58.1-3321(b), and increasing such rate from the Rolled Back Tax Rate of $1.129 as computed in accordance with Va. Code § 58.1-3321(a).introduced and referred  Action details Not available