Madam Clerk, the city clerk for Richmond City (Independent City), opened the council’s docket and announced that several ordinances and resolutions on the consent agenda were continued to later meetings after cancellations of Planning Commission sessions.

The continuances stemmed from cancelled Planning Commission meetings and standing-committee recommendations. An unnamed councilmember asked the council to delay one item so staff could present the biannual real estate report at a future meeting; the council signaled consensus to continue that paper to allow for the presentation.

The clerk read the consent agenda and scheduling changes. Item 1 (Ordinance 2024-3-12) was continued to the January 27th council meeting because the December 17th Planning Commission meeting was cancelled. Item 2 (Ordinance 2024-3-17) was also continued to the January 27th meeting per the Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee’s recommendation.

Items 3 through 5 (Ordinance 2024-3-18, 3-19 and 3-20) were reported as recommended for approval by the Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee. Items 6 through 9 (Ordinance 2024-3-20, 3-23, 3-24 and one additional ordinance as read) were reported as recommended for approval by the Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee.

Items 10 through 14 (a series of ordinances read as 2024-3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, and 3-29 as read) were continued to the February 10th council meeting due to the cancellation of the January 7th Planning Commission meeting. Item 15 (Resolution 2024-R040) was noted as having been recommended for approval by the Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee, but the clerk recorded a request to continue that paper; after an unnamed councilmember asked for a presentation on the biannual real estate report, the council indicated consensus to continue Item 15 to the February 10th meeting to accommodate that presentation.

Item 16 (Resolution 2024-R041) was continued to the January 27th council meeting following the standing committee’s recommendation. Items 17 and 18 (Resolutions 2024-R042 and 2024-R043) were reported as recommended for approval by the Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee.

On the regular agenda, the clerk said there was one item (listed as paper 2024-187). The clerk said that paper was slated to be amended later in the meeting and then continued to the February 24th council meeting.

An unnamed councilmember asked the council to delay one paper so the administration could present the biannual real estate report at a later meeting, saying, “Thank you, Madam President. I think we would all benefit from a presentation on the biannual real estate report, and I've been in conversation with the administration about continuing to the next meeting so that we can have that presentation at the next OD. Thank you.” The council indicated consensus to continue the paper to the February 10th meeting to accommodate the presentation.

The clerk closed the docket announcement and the meeting adjourned shortly thereafter.

Notes: The transcript read ordinance and resolution numbers as provided by the clerk; where the clerk’s reading was unclear, the article reproduces the text as read rather than inferring alternate numbering or additional details.