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Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee Meeting - November 17, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

The Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee agenda for the Thursday, November 17, 2022 meeting is now available on the City’s legislative website by clicking here.

This meeting will be open to in-person participation; however, the public will have the option to provide their comments by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams. Interested citizens who wish to take advantage of this option, must do so prior to 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, November 17, 2022, by calling the Office of the City Clerk at (804) 646-7955 and selecting option 3.

Please note that the meeting agenda may be revised.  Click the above-referenced link to access the most current information.
 

Revised Public Information Advisory - Special City Council Meeting

WHAT:          Richmond City Council will hold a special meeting to consider Ord. No. 2022-300, to amend Ord. No. 2019-188, adopted Jul. 22, 2019, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2020-094, adopted May 11, 2020, and Ord. No. 2021-268, adopted Oct. 11, 2021, and to amend Ord. No. 2020-164, adopted Aug. 10, 2020, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2020-191, adopted Sept. 28, 2020, Ord. No. 2021-089, adopted Apr. 26, 2021, Ord. No. 2021-184, adopted Jul. 26, 2021, and Ord. No. 2021-268, adopted Oct. 11, 2021, which authorized the Chief Administrative Officer to submit original and amended Fiscal Year 2020 Consolidated Annual Action Plans to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as an application for the receipt of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds; accepted funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the total amount of $15,027,206.00 and appropriated $16,854,300.00 for various projects, to re-appropriate $485,689.00 for public facilities projects in CDBG funds and re-appropriate $229,698.00 in CDBG-CV funds, for the purpose of an inclement weather shelter project, and Ord. No. 2022-301, to 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) create a new line item entitled “ARPA - HCD - Commonwealth Catholic Charities - Inclement Weather Shelter Operations” in the Non-Departmental agency, (ii) transfer $615,000.00 from the Department of Housing and Community Development, and (iii) appropriate such $615,000.00 to such new line items in the Non-Departmental agency, for the purpose of providing a grant to Commonwealth Catholic Charities to operate an inclement weather shelter located at 1900 Chamberlayne Parkway, and to introduce an ordinance to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Water Provider Participation Agreement between the Virginia Department of Social Services, Promise Network Inc., and the City of Richmond, for the purpose of providing water bill payments to assist low-income residential households with water and wastewater arrearages, reconnection, and ongoing services
                                                                                                                                                                        
WHEN:          Monday, November 7, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. 

WHERE:        Council Chamber 
                        City Hall
                        900 East Broad Street, 2nd Floor
                        Richmond, VA 23219

The agenda for this meeting is accessible on the City’s legislative website by clicking here

CONTACT:     For more information, please contact City Clerk Candice Reid at 804.646.7955 or Candice.Reid@rva.gov.
 

Organizational Development Standing Committee Agenda - November 7, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

The Organizational Development Standing Committee agenda for the Monday, November 7, 2022 meeting is now available on the City’s legislative website by clicking here.

This meeting will take place at the conclusion of the Special Council Meeting, scheduled for the same date and time.

Please note that the meeting agenda may be revised.  Click the above-referenced link to access the most current information.

Public Information Advisory - Education and Human Services Standing Committee Meeting - CANCELLED

WHAT:          The Education and Human Services Standing Committee November meeting has been CANCELLED.

WHEN:          Thursday, November 10, 2022
                        2:00 P.M.

WHERE:         Council Chamber
                         Richmond City Hall
                         Second Floor
                         900 East Broad Street
                         Richmond, Virginia  23219

CONTACT:     For more information, please contact Rachael Paul, Assistant City Clerk, at 804.646.7955 or Rachael.Paul@rva.gov (email).

Public Information Advisory - City Council Tour of the CARITAS Center

WHAT:          Members of Richmond City Council will attend a tour of the CARITAS Center. 
                                                                                                                                                                               
WHEN:          Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.  

WHERE:        CARITAS Center 
                       2220 Stockton Street, Richmond, Virginia 23224                    

CONTACT:   For more information, please contact City Clerk Candice Reid at 804.646.7955 or Candice.Reid@rva.gov.
 

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