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Richmond City Council unanimously approves amendments to continue two ordinances to July 28; introduces additional legislation
Summary
At a special meeting, the Richmond City Council voted to amend and continue two ordinances — a conditional rezoning and a residency-requirement amendment — to the July 28 meeting and formally introduced items 3–7 for publication.
The Richmond City Council on an afternoon special meeting amended and continued two ordinances to the council's July 28 meeting and introduced a package of legislation items numbered 3 through 7.
Councilmember Gibson moved to amend and continue Ordinance 2025-120, which conditionally rezones multiple parcels (listed in the ordinance) from R-5 single-family residential to R-63 multifamily urban residential, to the July 28 council meeting; Councilmember Lynch seconded. The motion was approved with recorded affirmative votes from Mister Breton, Councilmember Gibson and Councilmember Lynch, and President Newbill. The transcript records the Vice President's vote as not spoken on the record during that roll call.
Councilmember Breton moved to amend and continue Ordinance 2025-138, which would amend Section 2-1204 of the Richmond City Code to modify the city's residency requirement waiver process for certain officers and employees, to the July 28 meeting; Vice President Jordan seconded. The motion was approved with recorded affirmative votes from Mister Breton, Councilmember Gibson, and Councilmember Lynch, and President Newbill. The transcript again does not record an explicit spoken vote for the Vice President during that roll call.
Separately, the clerk announced that legislation items numbered 3 through 7 were introduced "as presented." A paper copy of the list was made available at the rear of the council chamber and the clerk said an electronic copy and copies of the listed legislation would be available on the city's website by Tuesday, July 8.
For both ordinances, council members moved only to amend and continue the matters to the July 28 hearing; no final adoption or detailed debate on the merits was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The meeting record shows a quorum was present and lists Councilmembers Jones, Robertson, Trammell and Abu Bakr as absent.
