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Votes at a glance: Newport News City Council actions, June 24, 2025
Summary
Council recorded a series of unanimous roll-call approvals on ordinances, resolutions and appropriations, plus one donation vote with an abstention. This roundup lists each recorded item with outcome and key details.
The Newport News City Council completed a series of public hearings and votes on June 24, 2025. Most measures passed by recorded 7-0 votes. The following is a concise list of items considered and the recorded outcomes from the meeting record.
Votes at a glance (recorded outcomes as stated in the meeting record):
- Readopt FY2024-25 budget and appropriate funds (Agenda item e1): Adopt ordinance to readopt the budget and appropriate funds for the fiscal year beginning 07/01/2024 and ending 06/30/2025. Outcome: Adopted (motion carried 7-0).
- Restriction agreement for 701 Jefferson Avenue (Agenda item e2): Ordinance authorizing and directing the city manager to execute a restriction agreement with the Economic Development Authority and Virginia DHCD for 701 Jefferson Avenue. Outcome: Adopted (motion carried 7-0).
- Port Host Communities Fund grant documents for 701 Jefferson Avenue (Agenda item e3): Ordinance authorizing the city manager to execute documents needed to implement the Port Host Communities grant for 701 Jefferson Avenue. Outcome: Adopted (motion carried 7-0).
- Lease of Seafood Industrial Park Parcel 1 to Economic Development Authority (Agenda item e4): Resolution authorizing the lease of city property to the EDA. Outcome: Approved (motion carried 7-0).
- Property acquisition authority for Mercury Boulevard bridge over CSX (Agenda item e5): Ordinance authorizing the city manager to make offers to acquire property by voluntary sale or condemnation for the Mercury Boulevard bridge repairs (Structure No. 1820). Outcome: Adopted (motion carried 7-0).
- Deed of easement with Hampton Roads Sanitation District for 100 City Farm Road (Agenda item e6): Ordinance authorizing and directing the city manager to execute a deed of easement. Outcome: Adopted (motion carried 7-0).
- Consent agenda (item f): Minutes and code amendment items f1 through f3. Outcome: Approved (motion carried 7-0).
- Bulk water purchase agreement with the City of Williamsburg (Agenda item g1): Resolution authorizing an agreement for bulk water purchase, running 07/01/2025 to 01/01/2050 with automatic renewals and specified dispute resolution provisions. Outcome: Adopted (motion carried 7-0).
- Agreement for billing Hampton sewer and solid waste services (Agenda item g2): Resolution authorizing Newport News to bill and collect Hampton sewer and solid waste fees on the same bill as water service; agreement begins July 2025 and renews annually. Outcome: Adopted (motion carried 7-0).
- Redevelopment services agreement with Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority (Agenda item g3): FY2026-FY2030 agreement authorizing city funding for redevelopment in the Southeast community and downtown; includes optional renewals. Outcome: Adopted (motion carried 7-0).
- Donation of lawn equipment to the Bethea Family Foundation (Agenda item g4): Resolution authorizing donation of lawn equipment to support the Safe Haven Empowerment Center. Outcome: Approved with recorded abstention (motion carried 6-0 with 1 abstention); transcript records one council member abstaining due to a personal interest and employment with the Foundation (signed declaration on file with the city clerk).
- Appropriations for seafood market and dock improvements (Agenda items H1 and H2): Appropriation of $1,000,000 in HUD community project funding and $1,600,000 from the Virginia DHCD Port Host Communities revitalization fund (including a recorded $800,000 DHCD grant requiring a 1:1 local match). Outcome: Approved (motion carried 7-0).
Where the meeting record gave no mover/second names, the agenda and roll-call results were recorded in the transcript; all roll-call tallies listed in the meeting record were included above.
