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At the start of the consent discussion the clerk enumerated items including “Resolution a 8 a 25, a resolution adopting the New River Valley Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2025 update.” Councilors moved to withdraw two items (later taken up separately) and then voted to approve the remainder of the modified consent agenda. A roll-call in the transcript recorded the motion to approve the modified consent agenda (with items c and d removed) and the clerk recorded ayes from Ford, Hager Smith, Mattingly, Sutphin, Watson, Anderson and Oliver, approving the items that remained on the modified consent list.

Among those items the council scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 9 on an amendment to the fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget to appropriate general fund balance for the traffic signal controllers project. The council also scheduled a Sept. 9 public hearing on an ordinance to amend the fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget to accept and appropriate $55,000 in Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services grant funds to the general fund. In addition, the conditional-use permit application CUP 25-1 for an outdoor educational and recreational camp at 2190 Merrimack Road was rescheduled for public hearing on Sept. 9.

The actions were taken as part of the modified consent agenda; the transcript does not show extended discussion, amendments to those items, or public testimony during the consent vote. Details such as the amount of the general fund balance appropriation for the traffic signal controllers project and specifics of the CUP request were not provided in the transcript excerpts.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Blacksburg Town Council Meeting - August 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Blacksburg Town Council approved the New River Valley Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 update as part of a modified consent agenda and scheduled public hearings on a traffic signal controllers budget amendment, a $55,000 DCJS grant appropriation, and a conditional-use permit for an outdoor camp for Sept. 9.","taxTitle","Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia","taxId",4264,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6141090,"Council adopts procurement code update to incorporate Virginia law and clarify contract authority",359,362000,721000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5576268-a1af117a16b600c7d4a2318365ee9e72&start=362&end=721","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5576268-a1af117a16b600c7d4a2318365ee9e72/thumbnail_362000.jpg","/articles/6141090/Blacksburg/Montgomery-County/Virginia/Council-adopts-procurement-code-update-to-incorporate-Virginia-law-and-clarify-contract-authority","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6141090-dad00563c866de7bc3ca49f0cd9615ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148314&Signature=TdRo-aL9v8mAgxyCPvl8h8AnLzzCHklopiOzLOP~6i~sdDFkKHGigCKcq58mLPkc-Zoiu1uaTv0R~rTAogETZoqFVqPOMqBaQt4~BdGflTQ6xDN4fp7OCemLnniB5fQb6C68L4vbCb~uoR23CUrH9R3n1zPeh8Oj7kujMIPex3Ifex6vt25-ENmlY7nsiD7vu9kqMP-RVZ0nsmWQB7t5OQUCq52araZqudbuXN8p2geSHC4L40PvoT3EPprXX~gZ58zhS5L4lziXFn~Bk1lAXEzyjHZ8hHMXxmg4stFRHkCy~0B2vhgjB0VURLc3hK8vH-UFn6RPBqH4diMsDlKq-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Blacksburg Town Council unanimously approved ordinance 20-78, which revises town procurement code sections and incorporates provisions from the Virginia Public Procurement Act intended to clarify the purchasing agent’s authority, simplify contract approval, and align local rules with state law.

Town staff presenter Larry Spencer told the council the amendments will “make it easier to stay up to date with the state code” and will “change, and I think make it simpler, how contract changes, how contract approval works.” Spencer said the changes explicitly clarify that the purchasing agent awards contracts and may develop procurement procedures such as small-purchase rules. He told council the ordinance will require website notice for construction and professional-services contracts over $80,000.

Spencer said the change removes a requirement in the town code for council approval of certain contracts — including construction of town buildings and professional services —because those procurements already go through competitive processes such as bids or RFPs and the state code governs the procedures. He said the rewrite incorporates Section 2.2-4303 of the Virginia code and uses state-code language for sole-source awards and emergency procurements, noting that sole-source findings and emergency justifications must be documented and public postings required for true emergencies. Spencer also noted the ordinance incorporates state-language on contractual disputes and corrects the name of the state agency referenced for sheltered-workshop awards.

Asked about venue clauses in large IT contracts, Spencer said the state change gives localities some protection against out-of-state forum-selection provisions: “if you enter into these contracts with Virginia companies, you can't force these down local governments,” he said, adding that the town must include the applicable language in its contracts to invoke that protection.

After the staff presentation no members of the public spoke on the ordinance. A motion to approve passed on a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript as: Matt Inglie — Aye; Michael Sutphin — Aye; Watson — Aye; Anderson — Aye; Oliver — Aye; Ford — Aye; Edgar Smith — Aye. The ordinance was adopted as recorded in the meeting transcript.","Blacksburg Town Council adopted ordinance 20-78 to revise the town procurement code, incorporating language from the Virginia Public Procurement Act and clarifying the purchasing agent's authority and procurement procedures, including website notice thresholds.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6141095,"Council waives water and sewer availability fees for two affordable housing developments; vice mayor abstains",281,80000,361000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5576268-a1af117a16b600c7d4a2318365ee9e72&start=80&end=361","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5576268-a1af117a16b600c7d4a2318365ee9e72/thumbnail_80000.jpg","/articles/6141095/Blacksburg/Montgomery-County/Virginia/Council-waives-water-and-sewer-availability-fees-for-two-affordable-housing-developments-vice-mayor-abstains","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6141095-b061709bad72851015a1a0c1f9fda318/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148314&Signature=o2llg4hKNaDvI1X0YxKEaQhfKZOgwz09okYGe5IfaBa65QxbsQNiSCG4cJZwN5O6r5eiQpitRY1MXMk0tRCg8FaIcCh8pDZxuAaorU8YvTFJrRulrDWX42NSoUa5Hxs0JdXFUTxzOoppzEtprSAzGMmYlIQybJEue9OZyJZsAE7LPcAvgNh7K6~VNYqKAVLtjy9sZ8c87q8EDo8x0Ep4OTVaw-aOICV3fZjPo88haeltAv0L7SxKSdhz0HWk~hLz7IdlorV-jAN7-hXFAUjAuZPqlJoPJiKT6u1g4aa-bw7EpzaLT3Hb0QVXxS2L2nkww8tw0cR~GLsmFOZHj6zb-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Blacksburg Town Council on a voice/roll call vote approved two resolutions to waive water and sewer availability fees for affordable housing developments known in the meeting as Stroubles Ridge and the Airport Road project; Vice Mayor Michael Sutphin disclosed a conflict of interest and abstained.

The disclosures came at the start of the meeting, when Sutphin said the Virginia State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act required him to state his interest. “My personal interest, employment in Community Housing Partners, which would benefit if resolutions 8 b 25 and 8 c 25 are approved,” Sutphin said. He added that Community Housing Partners (CHP) “controls the New River Home Trust, which will receive housing units in the Habitat for Humanity development, and CHP is building New Stroubles Ridge affordable housing development,” and gave CHP’s address as 448 Depot Street, Christiansburg, Virginia. He said, “I affirmatively state that I will not vote or in any manner act on behalf of the town council regarding these resolutions.”

Because of that disclosure, councilors pulled the two items from the consent agenda and took them up separately. After a motion to approve both resolutions, the clerk called the roll. The vote record in the meeting transcript shows: Edgar Smith — Aye; Mattingly — Aye; Sutphin — Abstain; Watson — Aye; Anderson — Aye; Oliver — Aye; Ford — Aye. The clerk recorded the motions as approved.

Discussion in the meeting on these items was limited to the conflict disclosure and the decision to remove the items from the consent agenda for separate votes. No public speakers addressed the resolutions during the meeting record provided. The formal action taken was passage of the two resolutions authorizing waivers of water and sewer availability fees for the developments identified in the resolutions.

The meeting transcript identifies the resolutions as 8 b 25 (Stroubles Ridge affordable housing development) and 8 c 25 (Airport Road affordable housing development). The transcript does not specify the dollar value of the waived fees, the total number of units affected, or whether the waivers carry conditions; those details were not stated in the record provided.","Blacksburg Town Council approved resolutions waiving water and sewer availability fees for two affordable housing projects. Vice Mayor Michael Sutphin disclosed a conflict of interest tied to Community Housing Partners and abstained from the vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Council adopts New River Valley Hazard Mitigation Plan update and sets Sept. 9 public hearings on several items

Council adopts procurement code update to incorporate Virginia law and clarify contract authority

Council waives water and sewer availability fees for two affordable housing developments; vice mayor abstains