Votes at a glance: Petersburg City Council actions Oct. 21, 2025
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Summary
Summary of formal council actions and roll-call results recorded Oct. 21 at the Petersburg City Council meeting.
This is a concise list of formal actions and recorded outcomes from the Oct. 21 Petersburg City Council meeting. Vote counts and recorded roll-call votes reflect the transcript of the meeting.
- Motion to table agenda items 9e–9l (combined) to the second November meeting — outcome: approved (roll-call ayes recorded; motion carries).
- Motion to table agenda items 14a, 14c and 15a–15g (with one scratch of 15h) to the second November meeting — outcome: approved (roll-call recorded as ayes; motion carries).
- Refer draft Phase 1 strategic plan to staff for development of strategies, milestones and metrics (agenda item 7a) — outcome: approved; roll-call: Cuthbert — Aye; Jones — Aye; Westbrook — Aye; Smith Lee — Aye; Vice Mayor Hill — Aye.
- Receive amendment to FY2026 grants fund (accept grants totaling $706,703 including opioid abatement $540,000 and two DMV grants totaling $45,683 and $121,020) (agenda item 9a public hearing) — outcome: approved by roll call (ayes recorded).
- Adopt FY2026–FY2030 Capital Improvement Plan and adopt FY2026 capital budget (agenda item 9b) — outcome: approved; roll-call: Cuthbert — Aye; Jones — Aye; Westbrook — Aye; Smith Lee — Aye; Vice Mayor Hill — Aye.
- Adopt resolutions authorizing issuance/insurance of general obligation bond anticipation notes: $30,000,000 series 2025A and $40,000,000 series 2025B; accept Truist Bank proposal (fixed 3.49%) — outcome: approved; roll-call: Cuthbert — Aye; Jones — Aye; Westbrook — Aye; Smith Lee — Aye; Vice Mayor Hill — Aye.
- Adopt amendment to city code increasing water and wastewater rates (scenario 3): 9.5% increase for FY26 effective Jan. 1, 2026 (estimated average residential impact ~$7.50/month) — outcome: approved; roll-call: Cuthbert — Aye; Jones — Aye; Westbrook — Aye; Smith Lee — Aye; Vice Mayor Hill — Aye.
- Reallocate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2025 COVID funds to People’s Advantage Helping Hands (public hearing and motion) — motion moved and seconded; transcript indicates approval (no roll-call shown in transcript excerpt; action recorded as approved).
- Amend and readopt Chapter 50 — tree protection and planting ordinance — outcome: adopted (roll-call: Cuthbert — Aye; Jones — Aye; Westbrook — Aye; Smith Lee — Aye; Vice Mayor Hill — Aye).
- Adopt ordinance requesting authority to create Petersburg Parking Authority (referral to General Assembly) — outcome: adopted (roll-call: Cuthbert — Aye; Jones — Aye; Westbrook — Aye; Smith Lee — Aye; Vice Mayor Hill — Aye).
- Adopt ordinance to authorize appointment of unarmed special conservators of the peace for code enforcement (section 2.2-2 of Virginia code adoption) — outcome: adopted (roll-call: Cuthbert — Aye; Jones — Aye; Westbrook — Aye; Smith Lee — Aye; Vice Mayor Hill — Aye).
Note: Where the transcript omitted a formal roll call for a given motion, the transcript indicates the motion was moved, seconded and advanced; those items are recorded here as approved per the meeting record.
