Richmond City Council - July 27, 2009 - Downtown Master Plan Amended / City Jail Funding Accelerated

"Important Moments at Tonight's Meeting"

Above, approving the purchase of the Lehigh Cement property for $2 million. Ordinance 2009-153 [15 minutes]

Amending the Downtown Master Plan

Above, relatively low key affair to adopt the proposed amendments to the Downtown Master Plan, Ordinance 2009-117. The real excitement for the Master Plan was the Public Hearing that occurred at the July 13 meeting.

Richmond City Jail Construction Funding Is Accellerated

Appointments [ 3 minutes ]

Above, Orlando C. Artze appointed as a commissioner of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority [RRHA], Jeanne Boisineau appointed as a member of the Clean City Commission, William M. Hutchins appointed as a member of the Urban Design Committee (Planning Commission Representative).

Awards Period [ 36 minutes ]

• RRHA 2009 Scholarship Winners: Francyne Hamilton, Theron Haynesworth, Shyneka Jones, Victoria Jones, Jennifer Tillery [Robertson presenting]

• 2009 Bank of America Leadership Internship Winners: Kimara Davis and Michael Harrison [Squire presenting]

• Jesse Reynolds Awards from Dept. of Park, Recreation & Community Facilities to Wyatt Kingston, Charles Price, and Carmax Foundation

• Community Service Award: WRIR 97.3 FM [Samuels presenting]

• Community Service Award: Village Bank [Hilbert presenting]


Citizen Comment Period [ 20 minutes ]

Paul Hammond on Public Safety Downtown.

Donald Hatcher on Racial Prejudice in the City.

Arthur Burton speaking in support of Fattah Muhammad.

Followed by comments by Council persons Reva Trammell [8th], Marty Jewell [5th], and Chris Hilbert [3rd].


Announcements/Reports from Council Members [ 30 minutes ]

Consent Agenda



Regular Agenda



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Socialist Party of Central Virginia Meeting - June 28, 2009

The Socialist Party of Central Virginia met on Sunday June 28, 2009 at Deep Run Park in Henrico County.

The meeting was attended by Chairman Forrest Cook, Secretary Brandon Collins, Treasurer Reagan Greenfield-- all three live in Charlottesville, Aaron a member from Harrisonburg, Dick, At-Large Executive Committee Member from Montross, Virginia and Silver Persinger from Richmond attended as an observer.

Bulk of the meeting was consumed with amending the by-laws and "Rusty's Rules of Procedure."

This is just the first hour and a half of a near three hour meeting. We were not near electricity and the battery is only good for 90 minutes.

For more information, email spvirginia@comcast.net