WHAT:         Richmond City Council will hold a special meeting to introduce an ordinance to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept a donation of personal property including the Robert E. Lee statue, pedestal blocks, and associated artifacts, valued at approximately $12,000,000.00, from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
                                                                                                                                                                                
WHEN:         Wednesday, January 5, 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. 

WHAT:         The December Public Safety Standing Committee meeting has been CANCELLED.
                       
WHEN:         Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at 12:00 p.m.

CONTACT:    For more information, please contact Senior Assistant City Clerk Pamela Nichols at pamela.nichols@rva.gov.

WHAT:          Richmond City Council will hold a special meeting to consider RES. 2021-R084, to adopt redistricting criteria and a redistricting schedule for the 2021 decennial redistricting of Council and School Board election districts.

WHEN:          Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. 

WHERE:       This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2021-181, adopted June 28, 2021. This meeting will be accessible through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person access by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble for this meeting in the Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 900 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia 23219, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

To access the meeting, you have the following options:

Watch the meeting online by computer, tablet or smartphone via Microsoft Teams by clicking here.

Listen to the meeting audio only from your phone by dialing *67-804-316-9457 and when prompted, enter conference ID: 715 507 098#.

Watch the meeting livestream at the following web address: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. 

(To access the meeting, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the far right hand column entitled, “Video".)

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

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so by following the instructions here.

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@richmondgov.com in lieu of speaking through audio or video means during the meeting. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All written comments received via email prior to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, will be provided to all members of the Council prior to the beginning of the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

CONTACT:   For more information, please contact Deputy City Clerk RJ Warren at 804.646.7955 or RJ.Warren@RVA.Gov

The agenda and related documents for the above-referenced meetings are now accessible on the City’s legislative website by clicking:

            here for Informal Session – 4:00 p.m.
            
            here for Formal Session – 6:00 p.m.

The meetings will be open to in-person participation.  To maximize compliance with public health guidance aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, the public also has the option to access the meetings via Microsoft Teams or phone by using the link or phone number provided on the agendas.

Please note that these agendas may be revised.  Click the above-referenced links to access the most current information.

WHAT:        The December Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee meeting has been CANCELLED.
                       
WHEN:       Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 1:00 p.m.

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

CONTACT: For more information, please contact Deputy City Clerk RJ Warren at RJ.Warren@rva.gov.