Persons requesting to provide comments virtually during the public hearings or public comment period held at this meeting, must call the Office of the City Clerk at (804) 646-7955, option 3, by no later than 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Call to Order
Chamber Emergency Evacuation Plan Announcement and Public Speaker Guidelines
Public Comment Period
Approval of Minutes
April 21, 2026 - Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee Meeting Minutes
Presentation(s)
Traffic Calming Initiatives & Engineering
Traffic Calming Initiatives & Engineering
Beautification Efforts & Neighborhood Place Making Signs
Beautification Efforts & Neighborhood Place Making Signs
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Paper(s) for Consideration
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW & OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
To amend City Code § 11-105, concerning weeds and other vegetation, and to amend ch. 11, art. IV, by adding therein a new section numbered 11-101, concerning definitions, for the purpose of establishing exemptions for Virginia Friendly Landscapes.
MISCELLANEOUS
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Board Vacancies
Discussion Item(s)
Staff Report
There were no board vacancies.
There were no discussion items.
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To request that the Chief Administrative Officer cause the Department of Housing and Community Development, in coordination with other relevant City departments, to conduct a feasibility and potential methods study by which the City may purchase real property within the city of Richmond for the development of affordable housing and to provide the Council with written recommendations for implementing the findings of the study.
May 19, 2026 - Staff Report
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Committee Members in Attendance
The Honorable Nicole Jones – Chair
The Honorable Ellen Robertson – Vice Chair
The Honorable Andrew Breton – Member
Sophie McGinley, Council Policy Analyst, provided the committee with the May staff report and recapped the following requests from the committee:
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A copy of the material provided has been filed.
There were no amendments or corrections to the minutes of the April 21, 2026 committee meeting, and the minutes were approved as presented.
Staff and Others in Attendance
Kiley Kesecker, Deputy City Clerk
Sophie McGinley, Council Policy Analyst
Nahdiyah Muhammad, Assistant City Clerk
William Perkins, Council Senior Legislative Services Manager
Candice Reid, City Clerk
Neil Gibson, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Chair Nicole Jones called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. and presided
Upon the Chair’s request, Assistant City Clerk Nahdiyah Muhammad provided information on the appropriate way to evacuate the Council Chamber in an emergency along with public speaker guidelines.
Thomas Courtney addressed the committee concerning land use compliance at 2915 Grove Avenue, the site of warehouse construction for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA).
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:36 p.m.
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The following resolution was considered:
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