Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/8/2024 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chamber, 2nd Floor - City Hall
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CD.2024.002 1  Council Document January 8, 2024 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   Action details Not available
ORD. 2022-205 12. 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, and Ord. No. 2017-242, adopted May 29, 2019, which approved the “Shops at Stratford Hills Community Unit Plan,” for the purpose of increasing the area subject to the community unit plan by 2.85 acres to 67.4± acres and modifying the development standards, under certain terms and conditions. (4th District)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-340 13. OrdinanceTo close, to public use and travel, an unimproved portion of West 20th Street located between Semmes Avenue and Sioux Falls Alley, consisting of 10,486 ± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions.continued   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-346 14. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the properties known as 901 North 36th Street and 909 North 36th Street for the purpose of up to ten single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (7th District)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-353 16. OrdinanceTo designate the 2900 block of Seminary Avenue in honor of the late Dr. Arnold R. Henderson, Jr. (3rd District)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-354 17. OrdinanceTo designate the 2400 block of Hawthorne Avenue in honor of the late James E. “Duke” Stewart, II. (3rd District)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-355 18. OrdinanceTo designate the 2900 block of Brook Road in honor of James E. “Duke” Stewart, III. (3rd District)continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-356 19. OrdinanceTo reduce the speed limit on Brookland Parkway between Hermitage Road and Brook Road from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-358 111. 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 Central Virginia Transportation Authority for the purpose of providing funding for the Manchester Connection to James River project consisting of a ten-foot shared use path with two-foot shoulders and a new pedestrian bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
RES. 2023-R024 124. ResolutionTo request that the Chief Administrative Officer cause the preparation of a study to identify a location in the Shockoe Bottom area of the city of Richmond for the National Slavery Museum.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
RES. 2023-R061 125. ResolutionTo support the designation of the City of Richmond as an affiliate of Bee City USA for the purpose of supporting the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities commitment to enhancing and increasing pollinator habitats in the city of Richmond.continued and referred back   Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-347 15. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the properties known as 4605, 4623, 4625, and 4627 West Broad Street for the purpose of exceeding the inclined plane height and rear setback for a mixed-use building and live/work units, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (1st District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-357 110. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Highland Grove Development Area Cooperation Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Better Housing Coalition for the purpose of providing for the redevelopment of the properties located at 500 Dove Street, 509 Dove Street, 2641 Richmond Henrico Turnpike, and 2651 Richmond Henrico Turnpike and known as Highland Grove in the city of Richmond. (6th District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-359 112. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $265,275.00 from the Commonwealth’s Development Opportunity Fund, to amend the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Department of Economic Development called the Alacer Corp. Special Fund, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Economic Development’s Alacer Corp. Special Fund by $265,275.00, for the purpose of providing Alacer Corp. with incentives to improve, equip, and operate its facility at 1211 Sherwood Avenue in the city of Richmond. (3rd District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-360 113. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2023-071, adopted May 8, 2023, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by (i) transferring $100,000.00 from the Non-Departmental agency “Reserve for Children’s Fund” line item, (ii) creating a new line item entitled “Greater Richmond SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now), Inc. (for FY24 Circle Preschool Program Stabilization)” in the Non-Departmental agency, and (iii) appropriating the total amount of $100,000.00 of the transferred funds to such new line item in the Non-Departmental agency, all for the purpose of stabilizing and continuing operations of a sliding-scale therapeutic preschool program for children who have experienced adversities and direct trauma.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-361 114. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $7,142.00 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority, to amend the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budget by creating a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency to be called the “Hanover County OAA Project Recover Grant” line item, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to such new line item by $7,142.00, 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.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-362 115. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $2,500.00 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority, to amend the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budget by creating a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency to be called the “Henrico County OAA Planning Grant” line item, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to such new line item by $2,500.00, all for the purpose of making a grant of matching funds to Henrico County to support the development of a gap analysis of the needs of pregnant and parenting individuals with opioid use disorder.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-363 116. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2023-071, adopted May 8, 2023, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by (i) transferring $250,000.00 from the Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Human Services, (ii) transferring $17,320.00 from the Non-Departmental agency “Reserve for Children’s Fund” line item, (iii) creating a new line item entitled “Rings vs. Rent Scholarship Foundation (for School Year 2023-24 MLK MS Leadership Program)” in the Non-Departmental agency, and (iv) appropriating the total amount of $267,320.00 of the transferred funds to such new line item in the Non-Departmental agency, all for the purpose of supporting leadership programming for students at Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-364 117. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2023-072, adopted May 8, 2023, which appropriated and provided funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2023, and ending Jun. 30, 2024, by increasing estimated revenues from certain state programs.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-365 118. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Performance Agreement between the City of Richmond, Alacer Corp., and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond, for the purpose of providing the balance of the local match funds to Alacer Corp. through a grant from the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond in accordance with a Commonwealth’s Development Opportunity Fund Performance Agreement as an incentive to improve, equip, and operate a research and development facility at 1211 Sherwood Avenue in the city of Richmond. (3rd District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-366 119. 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, Between the City of Richmond, Virginia and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond, Virginia, for the purpose of facilitating the use of excess revenues for economic development activities and projects in the city of Richmond.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-367 120. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Counties of Hanover, Chesterfield, and Henrico for the purpose of funding the development of a gap analysis of the needs of pregnant and parenting individuals with opioid use.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-368 121. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute an Operational Agreement for Cooperative Partnership for Opioid Abatement Authority Award between the City of Richmond and the Counties of Hanover and Chesterfield, 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.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-369 122. OrdinanceTo amend and reordain City Code §§ 30-457.2, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30-457.5, concerning yards, 30-457.6, concerning usable open space, 30-457.8, concerning requirements for areas devoted to parking or circulation of vehicles, 30-457.9, concerning height, 30-457.10, concerning building façade fenestration, 30-503, concerning prohibited signs, and 30-518.4, concerning TOD-1 district sign regulations; and to amend ch. 30, art. IV, div. 31 of the City Code by adding therein a new § 30-457.11, concerning orientation to street, exterior entrances, and façades.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ORD. 2023-370 123. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 1420 Spotsylvania Street for the purpose of two single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District)adoptedPass Action details Not available
RES. 2023-R062 126. ResolutionTo request that the Chief Administrative Officer cause to be developed a program of domestic partnership benefits relating to employee leave and health care for employees of the City of Richmond, and to submit a proposed ordinance setting forth the particulars of such program to the Council.adoptedPass Action details Not available
RES. 2024-R001 127. ResolutionTo amend Res. No. 2021-R004, adopted Jan. 4, 2021, as previously amended by Res. No. 2021-R007, adopted Jan. 11, 2021, Res. No. 2022-R021, adopted Mar. 28, 2022, Res. No. 2023-R001, adopted Jan. 3, 2023, and Res. No. 2023-R003, adopted Jan. 9, 2023, which designates which Council members shall serve on the Council’s Standing Committees and the various boards, commissions, and other collegial bodies on which Council members serve, for the purpose of modifying the assignments of Council members to such Standing Committees, boards, commissions, and other collegial bodies.adoptedPass Action details Not available
CD.2023.381 1  Council Document December 6, 2023 Legislative Summit Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2023-385 1  Council Document December 11, 2023 Informal Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2023.380 1  Council Document December 11, 2023 Formal Meeting Minutes   Action details Not available
CD.2024.009 1  Council Document January 8, 2024 Introduction Papers List   Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-001 128. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $489,395.00 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, to amend the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Richmond called the Operation Ceasefire Special Fund, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Richmond’s Operation Ceasefire Special Fund by $489,395.00, for the purpose of funding upgraded software for receiving, reviewing, formatting, duplicating, and producing digital files for discovery and for the recruitment of a digital media forensic examiner to assist in reviewing digital files and preparing exhibits for trial.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-002 129. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Grant Contract Southside ReLeaf, a Non-Stock Corporation between the City of Richmond and Southside ReLeaf for the purpose of providing workforce development opportunities through the creation of greenspaces in the southside of the city of Richmond.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-003 130. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Grant Contract Groundwork RVA, Inc. between the City of Richmond and Groundwork RVA, Inc., for the purpose of providing workforce development opportunities through the creation of greenspaces in the southside of the city of Richmond.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-004 131. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Grant Contract Virginia Community Voice, a Non-Stock Corporation between the City of Richmond and Virginia Community Voice for the purpose of providing workforce development opportunities through the creation of greenspaces in the southside of the city of Richmond.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-005 132. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the total amount of $1,599,897.00 from the Central Virginia Transportation Authority, to amend Ord. No. 2023-073, adopted May 8, 2023, which accepted a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the four fiscal years thereafter, adopted a Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, and determined a means of financing the same, by (i) establishing a new project for the Department of Public Works in the Transportation category called the “Manchester Connection to James River - Ped/Bike” project and (ii) increasing estimated revenues from the funds received from the Central Virginia Transportation Authority and the amount appropriated to the new Department of Public Works’ Manchester Connection to James River - Ped/Bike project in the Transportation category by $1,599,897.00, all for the purpose of funding the implementation of a Manchester Connection to James River project to construct pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements for safe access tintroduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-006 133. OrdinanceTo declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition of the parcel of real property owned by Grove Avenue Partners LLC and located at 10 Belt Boulevard in the city of Richmond for the purpose of providing community services related to homelessness and housing alternatives. (8th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-007 134. 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 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay in the amount of $137,126.00 for the purpose of implementing green infrastructure practices to increase stormwater detention as part of the Greening Greater Fulton project.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-008 135. OrdinanceTo authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept a donation of a Jeep Wrangler Sport valued at approximately $40,711.74 from the Friends of The James River Park for use in the City’s James River Park System and other City parks.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-010 136. OrdinanceTo designate the 2100 block of Venable Street in honor of Bishop Melvin Williams, Jr. (7th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-011 137. OrdinanceTo amend Ord. No. 2023-071, adopted May 8, 2023, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by increasing anticipated revenues from (i) certain funds due to the City from the Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority, in accordance with an Interlocal Agreement dated February 1, 2000, by $3,140,571.00 and (ii) additional interest generated from the use of City funds by $509,429.00 and appropriating the sum of $3,650,000.00 to the Department of Economic Development for the purpose of providing funding for the acquisition of the parcel of real property located at 10 Belt Boulevard in the city of Richmond for community services related to homelessness and housing alternatives. (8th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-009 138. OrdinanceTo provide for the granting by the City of Richmond to the person, firm or corporation to be ascertained in the manner prescribed by law of the franchise, right, and privilege, to use the streets, alleys, and public places of the City, and to acquire, erect, install, maintain, and use, and if now constructed, to maintain and use, poles, towers, wires, cables, conduits, ductways, manholes, handholes, meters, and appliances in, over, along, on, and under the streets, alleys, and public places of the City, for the purpose of distributing, transmitting, and selling electric current for light, heat, and power at any point within the corporate limits of the city of Richmond as the same now exist or may hereafter be extended or altered, in accordance with a certain Franchise Agreement.introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-012 139. OrdinanceTo conditionally rezone the properties known as 4400 East Main Street and 4500 Old Main Street from the M-2 Heavy Industrial District to the TOD-1 Transit-Oriented Nodal District, upon certain proffered conditions. (7th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-013 140. OrdinanceTo rezone the property known as 809 Oliver Hill Way from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the TOD-1 Transit-Oriented Nodal District. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-014 241. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 2017 2nd Avenue for the purpose of a two-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-015 142. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the properties known as 1200, 1202, 1204, 1206, 1208, 1210, 1212, and 1220 North 26th Street for the purpose of ten single-family attached dwellings and [ten] six garages [as an accessory use] which may be used as accessory dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (7th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-016 143. OrdinanceTo authorize the conditional use of the property known as 309 East Broad Street for the purpose of authorizing a nightclub, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-017 144. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 1912 West Cary Street for the purpose of a mixed-use development, upon certain terms and conditions. (5th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-018 245. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 801 Craigie Avenue for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-019 146. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 12 Granite Avenue for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, with driveway access to the street, upon certain terms and conditions. (1st District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-020 147. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the properties known as 1401 Hull Street and 1407 Hull Street for the purpose of a mixed-use building with off-street parking, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-021 148. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 5114 Salem Street for the purpose of three single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-022 149. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 5101 Stratford Crescent for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling with an accessory building, upon certain terms and conditions. (1st District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available
ORD. 2024-023 150. OrdinanceTo authorize the special use of the property known as 3112 Woodcliff Avenue for the purpose of two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District)introduced and referred  Action details Not available