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2026-09-01 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official minutes. No video is posted. Informal session in the Conference Room at 3:30 PM; formal session at 6:00 PM, adjourned 6:39 PM. All 11 members present; votes 11-0.

  • Zero Waste: campaign for September 6 to 12. See Zero Waste Awareness Week.
  • Flock cameras: Council Member Henley asked for information; a report is expected in about two weeks. See Flock Cameras.
  • Consent: leases, a $3,452,091 carry forward, school budget amendment, behavioral health contract, youth football grant, a $5M state contribution to Atlantic Park, and eight planning items.
  • Short-term rentals: parking amendment approved (alternate version); two other short-term rental ordinances deferred indefinitely. See Short-Term Rental Parking Requirements.
  • Open dialogue: four residents spoke after adjournment.

Informal session

  • Council Member Henley said the Green Ribbon Committee plans an Albemarle Sound Symposium in April 2027 (more than half the city drains to the Albemarle watershed).
  • Council Member Remick praised the Jaycees for the East Coast Surfing Championship and previewed the Supergirl Surf Festival; Council Member Jackson-Green recognized the House of Angels special needs prom; Vice Mayor Wilson cited a letter from the Sheriff on deputy retention and asked that the Sheriff's Department be considered in police retention discussions; Council Member Ross-Hammond and Council Member Jackson-Green mentioned the New Life Full Gospel Baptist Church reopening.
  • Closed session on motion of Council Member Schulman, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, 11-0, at 3:55 PM (publicly held property in Districts 2 and 5, personnel, appointments); ran 4:11 to 5:17 PM; certified on motion of Council Member Jackson-Green, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, 11-0.
  • Minutes of August 11, 18 and 25 approved on motion of Council Member Remick, seconded by Council Member Cummings, 11-0.

Zero Waste Awareness Week

  • Terry Ann Stevens, Kristi Rines (staff liaison) and Maury Hill presented the social media campaign. During the Mayor's presentation Council Member Rouse welcomed the commissioners.

Flock Cameras

  • Council Member Henley requested locations, storage and use, citing privacy concerns; City Manager Duhaney said a report would come in about two weeks, with a briefing if requested.

Adopted on motion of Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Remick, 11-0.

Charity Neck Road Agricultural Easement

  • Public hearing on the 31.98-acre easement; no speakers.

Farmers Market Leases

  • K1: TFK Deli LLC, $1,400 per month. K2: Wild Works of Whimsy, LLC, $1,500 per month.

Lake Joyce Encroachment

  • K3: temporary encroachment into City-owned Lake Joyce, $500,000 liability insurance.

FY 2026-27 Budget Carry Forward

  • K4: $3,452,091 carried forward and appropriated (General Fund $3,035,917).

Youth Football League Grant

  • K5: $53,870 from the General Fund Reserve for Contingencies to the Great Neck Athletic Association.

Behavioral Health Performance Contract

  • K6: FY 2027 contract and $262,235 appropriation.

School Board Budget Amendment

  • K7: amendment to the schools operating budget and CIP, including $10,942,359 from the Commonwealth.

Atlantic Park State Contribution

  • K8: $5,000,000 pass-through and MOU with the Secretary of Commerce and Trade.

Planning

Greenwich Road Church Permit

  • L1: approved as modified and conditioned by consent.

Charity Neck Road Subdivision Variance

  • L2: approved as modified and conditioned by consent.

Euclid Road Duplex Rezoning

  • L3: motion Council Member Ross-Hammond, second Council Member Cummings, approved as proffered, 11-0. Shakilah Verner spoke in support.

Investors Place Adult Daycare Permit

  • L4: approved as conditioned by consent.

Clearfield Avenue Church Permit

  • L5: approved as conditioned by consent.

Amberley Forest Road Childcare Permit

  • L6: motion Council Member Rouse, second Council Member Remick, approved as conditioned, 11-0. Support: Pamela Hinton, Faye York, Gregory Meyer, Posie Jones.

Short-Term Rental Parking Requirements

  • L7: Section 2303 parking amendment, alternate version, approved by consent. L8 (Section 241.2) deferred indefinitely.

Short-Term Rental Overlay District

  • L9: ordinance reducing the Oceanfront Resort Short Term Rental Overlay District deferred indefinitely by consent. It was referred to the Planning Commission on September 15.

Appointments

Board Appointments September 2026

  • Bayfront Advisory Commission, Beaches and Waterways Advisory Commission, Wetlands Board and student seats were filled on nomination by Vice Mayor Wilson, 11-0; eleven boards were rescheduled.

Open dialogue

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