Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/25/2021 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chamber, 2nd Floor - City Hall
This meeting was held through electronic communication means.
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CD.2021.014 1  Council Document January 25, 2021 Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions   Action details Not available
CD.2021.026 1  Council Document January 25, 2021 Citizen Comment Period Speakers List   Action details Not available
CD.2021.018 1  Council Document January 11, 2021 Informal Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2021.019 1  Council Document January 11, 2021 Formal Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2021.037 1  Council Document January 25, 2021 Introduction Papers List   Action details Not available
ORD. 2019-275 11. OrdinanceTo amend ch. 6 of the City Code by adding therein a new art. XII (§§ 6-596-6-602) to establish a technology zone program in accordance with Va. Code § 58.1-3850, for the purpose of facilitating the development and location of technology businesses in the city of Richmond, capital investment, and job creation. (As Amended)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2019-276 12. OrdinanceTo amend City Code §§ 26-872, concerning definitions related to license taxes, and 26-989, concerning licenses taxes for personal services businesses, and to amend ch. 26, art. XV, div. 2 of the City Code by adding therein a new section numbered 26-1003.1, concerning the license tax for technology businesses, for the purpose of creating a new business, profession, and occupation license category called “technology business” and imposing a new license tax on such businesses. (As Amended)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2020-249 13. OrdinanceTo rezone the properties known as 900 North 1st Street, 914 North 1st Street, 916 North 1st Street, 920 North 1st Street, 20 East Baker Street, 24 East Baker Street, and 11 East Charity Street from the B-2 Community Business District to the B-6 Mixed-Use Business District, and 2 East Baker Street, 4 ½ East Baker Street, 6 East Baker Street, 8 East Baker Street, 10 East Baker Street, 1 East Charity Street, 3 East Charity Street, 907 St. James Street, 909 St. James Street, 911 St. James Street, 913 St. James Street, 915 St. James Street, and 917 St. James Street from the R-53 Multifamily Residential District to the B-6 Mixed-Use Business District.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2020-256 14. OrdinanceTo amend ch. 2, art. V of the City Code by adding therein a new div. 11 (§§ 2-1035-2-1039) for the purpose of establishing a Participatory Budgeting Steering Commission. (As Amended)amended and continued  Action details Not available
ORD. 2020-257 15. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute appropriate documents releasing the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and its successors in interest from the reversionary right of the City contained in a certain special warranty deed concerning the property known as 30 West Jackson Street for the purpose of allowing the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to sell the property for the development of [a rental housing project for low-income residents] affordable housing. (As Amended)continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2020-258 16. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Deed of Access Easement between the City of Richmond and AT Artisan LLC and American Tobacco Holdings LLC, for the purpose of granting an access easement to a portion of City-owned real property located at 400 Jefferson Davis Highway to AT Artisan LLC and American Tobacco Holdings LLC.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2020-259 17. OrdinanceTo declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition from Westmoreland Place Association of an easement of right-of-way over, upon, across, and through the streets located in the Westmoreland Place subdivision and known as Westmoreland Place, Virginia Avenue, Bolling Avenue, Powhatan Avenue, Rolfe Road, a portion of Pocahontas Avenue, and a portion of Charmian Road for public right-of-way purposes, and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute an Agreement between the City and Westmoreland Place Association in connection therewith.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2020-260 18. OrdinanceTo designate the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Idlewood Avenue in honor of Larry Jerome Bland.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-001 19. OrdinanceTo amend City Code § 26-29, concerning the City’s tax amnesty program, for the purpose of providing for a 2021 tax amnesty period for admissions, lodging and meals taxes delinquent as of any date on or before April 21, 2021, and for real estate taxes delinquent as of any date on or before January 15, 2021.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-002 110. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute an Urban Project Construction Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for the design and construction of multimodal improvements along U.S. Route 1 from its intersection with Brinser Street to its intersection with Chesterman Avenue, including access improvements at U.S. Route 1 and its intersection with North Hopkins Road and at U.S. Route 1 and its intersection with Harwood Street.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-003 111. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2020-049, adopted May 11, 2020, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by re-appropriating a $500,000.00 portion of the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 fund balance excess, assigned to the Capital Reserve, to the General Fund Cash Transfer for Capital Projects program, and to appropriate these transferred funds to the Capital Improvements Projects for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 and to amend the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Capital Budget by appropriating such transferred funds in the amount of $500,000.00 to the Department of Public Works’ City Hall project in the City Facility Maintenance & Improvements category for the purpose of constructing improvements to the southwest quadrant of City Hall necessary to house either an employee health clinic or a relocated credit union office, or both.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-004 112. OrdinanceTo direct the sale of the City-owned real estate known as 809 West 44th Street, 811 Rear West 44th Street, and 4306 Rear Reedy Avenue for $8,000.00 to Lelia Pendleton and Stuart Halloran.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-005 113. OrdinanceTo declare a public necessity for the acquisition and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept the dedication as public right-of-way of a portion of the properties known as 1801 Richmond Highway and 1805 Richmond Highway, consisting of 524.89± square feet, from TRC Jefferson Davis, LLC; to accept a donation from TRC Jefferson Davis, LLC, of certain services and materials valued at $20,000.00 for the reconstruction, paving, and future maintenance of a certain City-owned alley located between Webber Avenue and Royal Avenue; and to execute a Right-of-Entry Agreement between the City of Richmond and TRC Jefferson Davis, LLC for the purpose of facilitating the development of the property known as 1801 Richmond Highway by TRC Jefferson Davis, LLC, and providing for the expansion of a certain City-owned alley located between Webber Avenue and Royal Avenue.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-006 114. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Procurement Services, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute the fourth Contract Modification to Contract No. 16000022041 between the City and Manchester Marketing, Inc. T/A Seibert’s Towing for towing-related services and tow lot operation for the purpose of ratifying all acts of the City and Manchester Marketing, Inc. T/A Seibert’s Towing that were in accordance with the provisions of Procurement Services Contract Modification No. 3 for Contract No. 16000022041 since the adoption of Ord. No. 2019-128, adopted May 28, 2019.continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-007 115. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a License Agreement between the City of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University, for the purpose of leasing up to 400 parking spaces within a City-owned parking facility located at 501 North 7th Street.adoptedPass Action details Not available
RES. 2020-R071 116. ResolutionTo designate the property known as 3100 Nine Mile Road as a revitalization area pursuant to Va. Code § 36-55.30:2.adoptedPass Action details Not available
RES. 2021-R010 117. ResolutionTo designate the properties known as 1218, 1224, 1226, 1228 East Brookland Park Boulevard as a revitalization area pursuant to Va. Code § 36-55.30:2.adoptedPass Action details Not available
RES. 2021-R011 118. ResolutionTo appoint Joyce L. Davis as the Interim Council Chief of Staff.adoptedPass Action details Not available
RES. 2021-R012 119. ResolutionTo encourage the School Board of the City of Richmond to plant a tree in memory of Aajah Rosemond at Thomas C. Boushall Middle School.adoptedPass Action details Not available
RES. 2021-R013 120. ResolutionTo express the Council’s support for the Department of Public Works’ recommendations for pedestrian safety enhancements at the intersection of German School Road and Jahnke Road.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-015 121. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2020-051, adopted May 11, 2020, which (i) accepted a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 and the four fiscal years thereafter, (ii) adopted a Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, and (iii) determined a means of financing the same, by reducing estimated receipts and the appropriation for the Department of Public Works’ Transportation Projects by $15,000,000.00; to amend Ord. No. 2020-050, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 special fund budgets and made appropriations thereto, by establishing a new line item called the “CVTA Special Fund” line item and increasing estimated receipts from the Central Virginia Transportation Authority and the amount appropriated to the new Department of Public Works’ CVTA Special Fund line item by $12,195,491 for the purpose of funding the planning, design, operations, maintenance, and construction of transportation improvements within the city of Richmond.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-016 222. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 321 West Grace Street for the purpose of a mixed-use building containing up to 16 stories and up to 177 dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-017 123. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the properties known as 2525 Belt Boulevard, 2613 Belt Boulevard, and 2701 Belt Boulevard for the purpose of up to 36 single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-018 124. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the properties known as 5300 Rear Hull Street Road, 5311 Warwick Road, 5315 Warwick Road, and 5323 Warwick Road for the purpose of up to 65 single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-019 125. OrdinanceTo rezone the property known as 470 Tredegar Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the DCC Downtown Civic and Cultural District.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2021-020 126. OrdinanceTo amend City Code §§ 26-880, concerning beginner businesses, occupations or professions, and 26-891, concerning the time of assessment and payment, penalties and interest, and rates of interest for license taxes, for the purpose of establishing a due date of March 1 of each license tax year instead of January 1 of each license tax year for business license taxes.introduced and referred  Action details Not available