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Votes at a glance: Land Use, Housing & Transportation committee actions
Summary
Committee approved board and commission recommendations, approved an ordinance to authorize a VDOT project agreement, approved a master-plan amendment resolution for the 6 Points neighborhood node, and continued a resolution on photo speed monitoring to the May 20 meeting.
The Land Use, Housing & Transportation Standing Committee recorded several formal actions during the meeting.
Board and commissions appointments: The committee voted unanimously to forward staff recommendations for several board and commission vacancies to council with a recommendation to approve. Appointments discussed included the Board of Building Code Appeals, City Planning Commission reappointment and others; staff had recommended Victor Torres, Samuel Starks (general contractor seat), Richard Newman Jr., and reappointments for planning-commission and other vacancies.
Item 1 — Ordinance 20250-69: The committee voted to forward Ordinance 20 25 0 69 with a recommendation to approve. The ordinance authorizes the city CAO to execute a project administration agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to fund design and construction of the Walmsley Boulevard over Grendel Creek culvert replacement project. No public commenters signed up for Item 1; committee vote recorded as unanimous.
Item 2 — Resolution 2024R41 (photo speed monitoring study): The committee voted to continue consideration of the resolution to the May 20 Land Use meeting after a briefing from police and DPW; staff committed to provide a recommendation within 30 days.
Item 3 — Resolution 2025R15 (6 Points neighborhood node master plan amendment): The committee voted to forward Resolution 20 25 r 15 to council with a recommendation to approve, directing the City Planning Commission and multiple departments to work on a master-plan amendment for the 6 Points neighborhood node.
Recorded votes (as announced at the meeting): Board recommendations motion — Mister Bridal: Aye; Vice Chair Robertson: Aye; Chair Jones: Aye. Item 1 ordinance motion — Mister Bridal: Aye; Vice Chair Robertson: Aye; Chair Jones: Aye. Item 2 continuation motion — Mister Burton: Aye; Vice Chair Robertson: Aye; Chair Jones: Aye. Item 3 resolution motion — Mister Breton: Aye; Vice Chair Robertson: Aye; Chair Jones: Aye.
