Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/27/2023 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chamber, 2nd Floor - City Hall
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Action Summary Action Summary Meeting Extra1: Meeting Minutes Meeting Minutes  
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CD.2023.108 1  Council Document March 27, 2023 Awards and Recognitions Ceremony Docket   Action details Not available
CD.2023.107 1  Council Document Office of Community Wealth Building Annual Performance Report - 2022   Action details Not available
CD.2023.099 1  Council Document March 27, 2023 Citizen Comment Period Speakers List   Action details Not available
ORD. 2022-191 11. OrdinanceTo repeal ch. 16, art. II (§§ 16-19-16-31) of the City Code; to amend ch. 30, art. VI, div. 10.1 by adding therein a new section 30-691.1:1, concerning definitions for the Affordable Dwelling Unit Density Program; and to amend City Code §§ 30-691, 30-691.1, 30-691.2, 30-691.3, 30-691.4, 30-691.6, 30-691.7, 30-691.8, 30-691.9, 30-691.11, for the purpose of revising the Affordable Housing Dwelling Unit Density Program as authorized by Va. Code § 15.2-2305.1.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-046 12. OrdinanceTo install one speed table in the 2100 block of Wood Street. (6th District)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-057 13. OrdinanceTo repeal Ord. No. 2008-189-2009-171, adopted Oct. 26, 2009, which prohibited the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Hermitage Road and Laburnum Avenue.continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-067 211. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 1619 West Cary Street for the purpose of two two-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (5th District)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-068 112. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 3600 Grove Avenue for the purpose of a multifamily dwelling containing up to [260] 253 dwelling units and amenity spaces, with off-street parking, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (1st District)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-080 115. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2022-055, adopted May 9, 2022, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, to (i) re-appropriate $1,752,480.00 of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 fund balance excess identified in the Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report as a Special Purpose assignment (ii) create a new line item entitled “Great Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc. (Pathways Program - Great Aspirations Scholarship Program)” in the Non-Departmental Agency, and (iii) appropriate such $1,752,480.00 to such new line item in the Non-Departmental agency, for the purpose of funding the creation of the Pathways Program for new Richmond Public Schools’ graduates.continued and referred   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-060 14. OrdinanceTo rezone the properties known as 1400 Bryan Street, 1402 Bryan Street, 1404 Bryan Street, and 1406 Bryan Street from the R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District to the R-63 Multifamily Urban Residential District. (6th District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-061 15. OrdinanceTo rezone the property known as 2104 Sale Street from the R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District and the R-53 Multifamily Residential District to the R-63 Multifamily Urban Residential District and the property known as 2108 Sale Street from the R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District to the R-63 Multifamily Urban Residential District. (6th District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-062 16. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the properties known as 1005 North 27th Street and 1007 North 27th Street, for the purpose of one single-family detached dwelling and one single-family attached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-063 17. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 707 North 31st Street for the purpose of four single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-064 18. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 201 West Blake Lane, for the purpose of two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (5th District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-065 29. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 822 Blanton Avenue for the purpose of two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (5th District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-066 310. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 310 West Brookland Park Boulevard for the purpose of a mixed-use building with outdoor dining, upon certain terms and conditions. (3rd District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-069 113. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a First Amendment to Franchise Agreement by and between the City of Richmond and Waste Management of Virginia, Inc., for the purpose of linking fee adjustments to certain changes in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-070 114. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute an Exercise of Renewal Option and Second Amendment to Operating and Maintenance Agreement between the City of Richmond and Richmond First Tee, for the purpose of providing for the use by Richmond First Tee of City-owned real estate known as the Elson Redmond Memorial Driving Range located at 400 School Street to provide golf, learning facilities, and educational programs for area youth. (3rd District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-081 116. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $12,882.00 from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and to amend Ord. No. 2022-056, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Police’s DMV Traffic Enforcement and Safety Initiative Special Fund by $12,882.00 for the purpose of funding police traffic enforcement and safety initiatives in the city of Richmond.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-082 117. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Police’s Department of Criminal Justice Services Special Fund by $50,000.00, for the purpose of supporting law enforcement training to reduce violent crime in the city of Richmond.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-083 118. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2022-055, adopted May 9, 2022, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, to (i) transfer $75,000.00 from the Department of Public Works agency (ii) create a new line item entitled “Venture Richmond Inc. (Graffiti Removal - Downtown)” in the Non-Departmental agency, and (iii) appropriate such $75,000.00 to such new line item in the Non-Departmental agency, for the purpose of funding graffiti removal in the downtown service area.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-084 119. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond, Virginia for the purpose of providing grants and technical assistance to small businesses in the city of Richmond.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-085 120. OrdinanceTo amend City Code §§ 2-1187, concerning the creation of the History and Culture Commission, 2-1188, concerning composition, 2-1189, concerning qualifications, 2-1191, concerning duties, and 2-1192, concerning administration.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-086 121. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2022-104, adopted April 25, 2022, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2022-243, adopted Sept. 12, 2022, which authorized the Chief Administrative Officer to issue grants, loans, or a combination thereof from the City’s 1st Tranche of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds to certain entities in designated amounts and authorized the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to execute all necessary documents to affect such issuance for the purpose of financing the construction and preservation of single-family and multifamily dwellings, to provide for a revised list of entities eligible for the issuance of such grants, loans, or a combination thereof.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-087 122. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Deed of Quitclaim of Utility Easement between the City of Richmond and Roane Atlantic LLC, for the purpose of vacating by quitclaim deed certain easements on the property known as 1809 Roane Street, for nominal consideration, to Roane Atlantic LLC. (3rd District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-088 123. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to submit a HOME - ARP Allocation Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the receipt of Home Investment Partnerships - American Rescue Plan (HOME - ARP) Program funds in the amount of $5,840,854.00.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-089 124. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a City of Richmond Grant Contract between the City of Richmond and the James River Association to provide funding for the implementation of green infrastructure improvements to increase stormwater management at a certain library of the City known as the East End Branch located at 1200 North 25th Street. (7th District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
RES. 2023-R018 125. ResolutionTo set a public hearing on a proposed Tourism Improvement District Plan.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-071 126. OrdinanceTo adopt the annual budget, which includes all of the separate current expense budgets for the general operation of the City government and for each utility as defined in ch. 13 of the City Charter, for the fiscal year commencing Jul.1. 2023, and ending Jun. 30, 2024, and to appropriate the estimated revenues for such fiscal year for the objects and purposes stated in such budget. (As Amended)continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-072 127. OrdinanceTo appropriate and to provide funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2023, and ending Jun. 30, 2024.continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-073 128. OrdinanceTo accept a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2023, and for the four fiscal years thereafter; to adopt a Capital Budget for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2023; and to determine the means of financing the same. (As Amended)continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-074 129. OrdinanceTo adopt a new pay plan for the City for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and to repeal Ord. No. 2018-319, adopted Jan. 14, 2019, and all amendatory ordinances thereto.continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-075 130. OrdinanceTo repeal City Code § 2-1265, concerning personnel rules; to amend City Code §§ 1-4, concerning miscellaneous ordinances not affected by the City Code, 2-927, concerning general powers and duties of the Personnel Board, 2-1210, concerning publication of certain hiring policies, 2-1264, concerning the creation of the personnel system, 2-1289, concerning classified service, 2-1293, concerning prohibited practices, 2-1295, concerning prohibited working relationships between family members, 2-1301.2, concerning definitions, and 26-103, concerning the general powers and assistants for the City Assessor; and to repeal Ord. No. 2013-10-98, concerning personnel rules for the classified service.continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-076 131. OrdinanceTo amend ch. 2, art. IV of the City Code by adding therein a new div. 25, consisting of §§ 2-763-2-765, concerning the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and to amend City Code § 22-317, concerning additional retirement allowances for certain City officials.continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-077 132. OrdinanceTo authorize the issuance of general obligation public improvement bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $285,000,000 to finance the cost of school projects and general capital improvement projects of the City for the following purposes and uses: construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public schools; construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for various infrastructure needs, including traffic control facilities, streets, sidewalks and other public ways, bridges, storm sewers, drains and culverts, and refuse disposal facilities; to make grants or loans to assist in financing capital expenditures for the purposes of promoting the development of housing projects for the benefit of persons with low or moderate incomes; participation in redevelopment, conservation and community development programs, including the construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for targeted public facilities included in these programs; construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public institutional, operational, cultucontinued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-078 133. OrdinanceTo authorize the issuance of general obligation public improvement bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $27,555,000 to finance the cost of capital improvement projects of the stormwater utility of the City for the following purposes and uses: replacement of and upgrades to the stormwater facilities, including but not limited to, construction, reconstruction, improvements, rehabilitation and upgrades of stormwater sewers and associated facilities; new and replacement infrastructure of the storm sewer system, drainage structures, catch basins, ditches, storm sewer pipes, culverts, green infrastructure; acquisition of real property therefor as appropriate; and equipment for various infrastructure needs; and authorizes the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects, to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds and to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds, and to authorize the continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-079 134. OrdinanceTo authorize the issuance of public utility revenue bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $206,032,820 to finance the cost of capital improvement projects of the gas, water and wastewater utilities and public utilities buildings and facilities for the following purposes and uses: enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the gas plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the waterworks plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the wastewater plant and intercepting lines; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, and improvement of sanitary and storm water sewers, pumping stations, drains and culverts; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of public utility buildings and facilities therefor, including but not limited to the stores division; and acquisition of real property and real property rights (including without limitation easements and rights-of-way) thecontinued   Action details Not available
CD.2023.110 1  Council Document March 27, 2023 Budget Public Hearing Speakers List   Action details Not available
CD.2023.097 1  Council Document March 6, 2023 Special Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2023.095 1  Council Document March 13, 2023 Informal Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2023.100 1  Council Document March 13, 2023 Formal Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2023.112 1  Council Document March 27, 2023 Introduction Papers List   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-095 135. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Pole Attachment Agreement between the City of Richmond and WANRack, LLC, for the purpose of attaching and maintaining fiber optic communication cables, attachments, equipment, and other related facilities on certain City utility poles.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-096 136. OrdinanceTo amend and reordain Ord. No. 2021-347, adopted Mar. 14, 2022, which established the 2022 City Charter Review Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the City Charter with the objective of making recommendations for appropriate revisions thereto, to extend the due date of the final written report from Jun. 1, 2023 to Jul. 31, 2023.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-097 137. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $2,688.00 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Public Works’ Litter Control Act Grant Special Fund by $2,688.00, for the purpose of supporting the City’s litter prevention and recycling activities.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-098 138. OrdinanceTo declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition of the parcels of real property owned by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and known as 400 East 15th Street, 426 East 15th Street, and 1421 Dinwiddie Avenue for the purpose of maintaining the properties as a City green space, playground, and recreational area. (8th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-099 139. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Deed of Easement between the City of Richmond and the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of granting to the Commonwealth of Virginia a permanent easement on, over, under, and across a City-owned property known as 800 North 5th Street to install, operate, and maintain certain impact attenuator equipment, and devices that will be located within the permanent easement on the City-owned property known as 800 North 5th Street. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-100 140. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Deed of Easement between the City of Richmond and the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of granting to the Commonwealth of Virginia a permanent easement on, over, under, and across a City-owned property known as 800 North 5th Street to install, operate, and maintain certain sign facilities, equipment, and devices that will be located within the permanent easement on the City-owned property known as 800 North 5th Street. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
RES. 2023-R019 141. ResolutionTo declare a housing crisis in the city of Richmond.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-101 342. OrdinanceTo repeal City Code §§ 30-710.1, 30-710.2, 30-710.2:1, 30-710.2:2, 30-710.2:3, 30-710.2:4, 30-710.2:5, 30-710.3, 30-710.4, 30-720.1, 30-720.2, and 30-720.5, all concerning off-street parking and loading requirements in certain districts; to repeal ch. 30, art. IX, div. 1 (§§30-900-30-900.6); to repeal ch. 30, art. IX, div. 2 (§§ 30-910-30-910.4) to repeal ch. 30, art. IX, div. 7 (§§ 30-960-30-960.4), concerning off-street parking requirements; and to amend City Code §§ 30-411.3, 30-412.2, 30-413.3, 30-413.13, 30-416.2, 30-418.2, all concerning permitted accessory uses and structures; 30-419.3, concerning permitted principal uses on corner lots, 30-419.4, 30-420.2, 30-426.2, all concerning permitted accessory uses and structures, 30-436.1, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30-438, concerning intent of district, 30-446.3, concerning principal uses permitted by conditional use permit, 30-620.2, concerning more than one main building on lot, 30-620.5, division of lots to accommodate existing dwelling units, 30-710.12, concerning improvement of parking areas and parking lintroduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-102 243. OrdinanceTo amend and reordain Ord. No. 2019-080, adopted Apr. 8, 2019, which authorized the special use of the property known as 326 East Broad Street for the purpose of permitting signs with an aggregate area exceeding that permitted by the underlying zoning regulations, to authorize additional square footage of aggregate area for signs, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-103 144. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 112 Carnation Street for the purpose of the assembly and storage of modular dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. (9th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-104 145. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 710 Lafayette Street for the purpose of purpose of (i) a café with accessory retail and (ii) the production, wholesale, and distribution of roasted coffee beans, upon certain terms and conditions. (1st District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-105 146. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 6140 Hull Street Road for the purpose of up to 140 single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (9th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-106 147. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 3019 Moss Side Avenue for the purpose of a dwelling unit within an accessory building to a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (3rd District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-107 148. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 2113 North Avenue for the purpose of a dwelling unit within an accessory building to a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-108 150. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 910 Parrish Street for the purpose of two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (1st District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-109 151. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 5312 Stokes Lane for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (1st District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-110 352. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 5314 ½ Stokes Lane for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (1st District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-111 153. OrdinanceTo designate the 1800 block of South Meadow Street in honor of Ida Lee Cheatham. (5th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-112 154. OrdinanceTo designate the 500 and 600 blocks of West 22nd Street in honor of Josie Samarah Cox. (5th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available