2026-10-27 - City Council Meeting

Summary

Built from the posted agenda and the marked agenda (actions taken); official minutes and a transcript are not yet available.

Closed meeting at 5:15 PM in the Executive Conference Room; no work session. Regular meeting adjourned at 8:27 PM per the marked agenda.
Agenda approved 9-0. Consent agenda approved 9-0 (Ritter/Newins); two City Clerk refunds were voted on separately and approved 9-0.
General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds Ordinance: public hearing held; ordinance authorizing bonds up to $39,295,000 approved 9-0.
HOME-ARP Reallocation - Heron's Landing and ForKids: $650,000 to Heron's Landing Apartments HVAC and $250,000 to ForKids eviction reduction, approved 9-0.
Edinburgh PUD Lot Size Amendment: lot size change from 150x150 ft to 100x150 ft approved 8-1 (Newins no).
Land of Grace Farm AFID Grant Application: Option A approved 8-1 (West no).
$185,000 from the High Priority One-Time account to the Deep Creek strategic acquisition CIP project approved 9-0.
OPEB Trust Agreement amendment resolution approved 9-0.
Resolution on Crestwood at Parkside community redistricting concerns approved 9-0.
Board appointments listed for the Hospital Authority (4), CRHA (2), Planning Commission (2), South Norfolk Revitalization Commission (2), CIBH Board (3), Interagency Consortium (7), Human Services Advisory Board (6), PRT Advisory Board (5) and Toll Facility Advisory Committee (1).

Public hearing: ordinance authorizing general obligation public improvement bonds, maximum principal $39,295,000 (approved 9-0, Ritter/Smith).
Consent agenda (approved 9-0, Ritter/Newins): City Clerk refunds of $18,260.44 (Plan Bee Academy) and $11,322.66 (Columbia Chesapeake OPCO), approved separately 9-0 (Ritter/King); grants of $865 (VA DMV alcohol enforcement) and $5,000 (VDEM PSAP education); application for $10,000 (VA Trees for Clean Water); acceptance of $180,000 (VA DBHDS CIBH workforce funding); appropriation of $140,000 from the City of Virginia Beach to the substance abuse outpatient program; MOU with the Commonwealth's Attorney and MOUs with constitutional officers and the Public Defender.
HOME-ARP amendment: $650,000 to Heron's Landing Apartments HVAC and $250,000 to ForKids eviction reduction (9-0, Ward/King).
$185,000 from the High Priority One-Time account to the Deep Creek strategic acquisition CIP (9-0, Bunn/Whitaker).
OPEB Trust Agreement amendment resolution (9-0, Smith/Ritter).
Agribusiness/agritourism, Option A: AFID infrastructure grant application for Land of Grace Farm, local match up to $25,000 (8-1, Newins/Bunn; West no).
PLN-PUDM-APM-2026-002, Edinburgh PUD: lot size 150x150 to 100x150 ft in Edinburgh CC4 (8-1, Smith/Whitaker; Newins no).
Resolution on Crestwood at Parkside community redistricting concerns (9-0, Smith/Bunn).
Board appointments.