WHAT:          Members of Richmond City Council will attend the Zhengzhou Richmond Sister City Relationship Forum hosted by the Richmond Sister Cities Commission. 
                       
WHEN:          Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE:        Fellowship Hall
                        Immanuel Baptist Church
                        3601 Monument Avenue
                        Richmond, Virginia 23230

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

The Governmental Operations Standing Committee agenda for the Wednesday, October 27, 2021 meeting is now available on the City’s legislative website by clicking here.

This meeting will be open to in-person participation. To maximize compliance with public health guidance aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, the public will have the option to provide their comments by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams, or in writing via email. Interested citizens who wish to take advantage of either option, must do so prior to 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, by calling the Office of the City Clerk at (804) 646-7955 and selecting option 3, or sending comments to CityClerksOffice@rva.gov. All written comments received prior to the deadline will be provided to all members of the Governmental Operations Standing Committee prior to the beginning of the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.
 
Please note that the meeting agenda may be revised.  Click the above-referenced link to access the most current information.
 

WHAT:          Richmond City Council’s Public Safety Standing Committee meeting time has changed for the months of October and November.

WHEN:         October 26, 2021 12:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.
                       November 23, 2021 12:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.

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

CONTACT:    For more information, please contact Senior Assistant City Clerk Pamela Nichols at pamela.nichols@rva.gov or (804) 646-7955.

The Public Safety Standing Committee agenda for the Tuesday, October 26, 2021 meeting is now available on the City’s legislative website by clicking here.

This meeting will be open to in-person participation. To maximize compliance with public health guidance aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, the public will have the option to provide their comments by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams, or in writing via email. Interested citizens who wish to take advantage of either option, must do so prior to 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, by calling the Office of the City Clerk at (804) 646-7955 and selecting option 3, or sending comments to CityClerksOffice@rva.gov. All written comments received prior to the deadline will be provided to all members of the Public Safety Standing Committee prior to the beginning of the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

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

WHAT:          Richmond City Council will hold a special meeting to consider ORD. 2021-291, to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept the first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act funds in the amount of $77,439,914.00 from the United States Department of the Treasury; to amend the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the General Fund Budget for certain agencies and reserves for contingencies by $35,639,914.00; to amend the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities for certain new capital improvement projects in the Culture and Recreation category by $28,300,000.00; to amend the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Stormwater Utility Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Stormwater Utility Budget by $12,500,000.00; and to amend the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Water Utility Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Water Utility Budget by $1,000,000.00 all for the purpose of funding the City’s efforts to recover from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act; and to discuss First Responders.  

WHEN:          Monday, October 25, 2021, at 6:00 p.m.

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

                       The agenda for this work session 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