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Informal Meeting

April 28, 2025 ·4:00 PM Final

Council Chamber, 2nd Floor - City Hall

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Agenda — 25 items

  1. 1 Call to Order
  2. 1 Councilmembers Present
  3. 2 Chamber Emergency Evacuation Announcement
  4. 2 The Honorable Cynthia Newbille, President The Honorable Katherine Jordan, Vice President The Honorable Sarah Abubaker The Honorable Andrew Breton The Honorable Kenya Gibson (electronic participation and early departure) The Honorable Nicole Jones The Honorable Stephanie Lynch (early departure) The Honorable Ellen Robertson The Honorable Reva Trammell
  5. 3 There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.
  6. 3 Staff Present
  7. 4 Docket Review
  8. 4 Lisa Braxton, Council Management Analyst, Principal Laura Drewry, City Attorney Candice Reid, City Clerk Matthew Slaats, Interim Council Chief of Staff RJ Warren, Deputy City Clerk
  9. 5 Interim Chief Administrative Officer Sabrina Joy-Hogg provided a brief update regarding issues with the dissemination of the city’s real estate tax rebate checks.
  10. 6 Closed Session
  11. 6 Council President Cynthia Newbille called the meeting to order at 4:37 p.m. and presided.
  12. 7 The motion was seconded and approved: Ayes 8, Breton, Gibson, Jones, Robertson, Trammell, Abubaker, Jordan, Newbille. Noes None. Lynch had departed the meeting.
  13. 8 Adjournment
  14. 8 Upon the President’s request, Council Management Analyst Lisa Braxton provided information on the appropriate way to evacuate the Council Chamber in an emergency. President Newbille announced that, pursuant to Rule III (D)(4)(b) of Council’s Rules of Procedure, Councilor Kenya Gibson requested to participate in the meeting via Microsoft Teams from her home due to a medical condition preventing her physical attendance. Councilor Nicole Jones moved to allow Councilor Gibson to participate in the meeting by electronic communication means. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. Councilor Gibson joined the meeting via Microsoft Teams.
  15. 10 Council Management Analyst Lisa Braxton reviewed the following agenda items as indicated: Consent Agenda: 1. Ord. 2025-014 – to be continued to Tuesday, May 27, 2025 2. Ord. 2025-025 – to be continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 3. Ord. 2025-032 – to be continued to Tuesday, May 27, 2025 4. Ord. 2025-046 – to be amended and continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 5. Ord. 2025-052 – to be continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 6. Ord. 2025-053 – to be continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 At the request of Councilor Nicole Jones, it was the consensus of Council to continue Ord. 2025-053 to the May 12, 2025 Council meeting. 7. Ord. 2025-054 – retained on Consent Agenda 8. Ord. 2025-056 – retained on Consent Agenda 9. Ord. 2025-064 – retained on Consent Agenda 10. Ord. 2025-065 – retained on Consent Agenda 11. Ord. 2025-066 – retained on Consent Agenda 12. Ord. 2025-067 – retained on Consent Agenda 13. Ord. 2025-069 – retained on Consent Agenda 14. Ord. 2025-070 – retained on Consent Agenda 15. Ord. 2025-071 – retained on Consent Agenda 16. Ord. 2025-072 – retained on Consent Agenda 17. Res. 2024-R041 – to be continued to Tuesday, May 27, 2025 18. Res. 2025-R015 – retained on Consent Agenda 19. Res. 2025-R016 – retained on Consent Agenda
  16. 11 Regular Agenda: 20. Ord. 2024-187 – to be continued to Monday, June 9, 2025 21. Ord. 2024-329 – to be amended and continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 22. Ord. 2025-048 – retained on Regular Agenda 23. Ord. 2025-055 – retained on Regular Agenda Council Management Analyst Lisa Braxton informed Council that after allowing an opportunity for public comment later that evening at the Formal Session of Council, the Planning Commission recommended Ords. 2025-048 and 2025-055 be denied. 24. Ord. 2025-068 – retained on Regular Agenda Budget-Related Papers: 25. Ord. 2025-057 – to be amended and continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 26. Ord. 2025-058 – to be amended and continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 27. Ord. 2025-059 – to be continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 28. Ord. 2025-060 – to be continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 29. Ord. 2025-061 – to be continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 30. Ord. 2025-062 – to be continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 31. Ord. 2025-063 – to be continued to Monday, May 12, 2025 There were no further comments or discussions concerning Consent, Regular and Budget-Related Agenda items reviewed.
  17. 12 Councilor Stephanie Lynch departed the meeting at 4:44 p.m.
  18. 15 At 4:46 p.m., Vice President Katherine Jordan moved that the City Council go into a closed meeting pursuant to subdivision (A)(1) of section 2.2-3711 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss the performance of a Council appointee.
  19. 16 Page Break
  20. 18 Councilor Kenya Gibson departed the closed session at 6:00 p.m. and did not rejoin the meeting via Microsoft Teams.
  21. 19 Vice President Katherine Jordan motioned to exit closed session. The motion was seconded and approved: Ayes 7, Breton, Jones, Robertson, Trammell, Abubaker, Jordan, Newbille. Noes None. Lynch and Gibson had departed the meeting. Councilors reconvened in open session at 6:03 p.m.
  22. 20 CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED MEETING April 28, 2025 WHEREAS, the Council has convened in closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and
  23. 21 WHEREAS, Section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the Council that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Council hereby certifies that to the best of each member's knowledge (i) only public matters lawfully exempt from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certifying resolution applies; and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Council. WITNESS the following vote of Council members, as recorded by Candice D. Reid, City Clerk: CERTIFYING: DECLINING TO CERTIFY: Cynthia I. Newbille, President Katherine L. Jordan, Vice President Andrew S. Breton Kenya J. Gibson (early departure) Sarah M.A. Abubaker Stephanie A. Lynch (early departure) Ellen F. Roberton Reva M. Trammell Nicole Jones
  24. 22 Page Break
  25. 25 ___________________________________ CITY CLERK