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Council approves grant applications, housing authority action and shelter license — votes at a glance
Summary
At its Jan. 28 work session the Chesapeake City Council adopted the consent agenda (9-0), approved a resolution enabling the housing authority to create entities for Landmark Apartments (9-0), and authorized a memorandum of agreement to use 2255 Steppingstone Square as an overnight shelter (adopted 8-0 with 1 abstention).
The Chesapeake City Council recorded several routine and substantive approvals at its Jan. 28 work session. Major outcomes:
- Consent agenda (approved 9-0): The council adopted a multi-item consent agenda that included: (1) a resolution requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to add and delete streets from the urban highway system and establish maintenance payments (Public Works); (2) authority for the police department to apply for $15,000 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Marcus Alert Co-Response Team grant program; (3) authority for the police department to apply for $196,444 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Operation Ceasefire Forensic and Analytical Technology Grant Program; and (4) appropriation of $290,100 in additional state HB 599 public-safety revenue to the FY2025 Police Department operating budget.
- Landmark Apartments (approved 9-0): The council approved a resolution authorizing the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority to create legal entities to facilitate the acquisition and renovation of the Landmark Apartments housing community. The motion to approve was made by Council member Bunn and adopted by unanimous vote.
- Temporary shelter license at 2255 Steppingstone Square (adopted 8-0, 1 abstention): Council authorized the city manager to execute a memorandum of agreement conveying a revocable license to use 2255 Steppingstone Square for an overnight homeless shelter. Council member Newan announced an abstention before the vote, noting she serves as an uncompensated member of the Abilist board and wished to avoid an appearance of impropriety; the city attorney’s office had advised the abstention complied with the Virginia Conflict of Interest Act. The motion carried, recorded as an 8-0 adoption with the stated abstention.
Motions and roll calls: The consent agenda motion was moved by Council member Newan and seconded by Council member Ward and adopted 9-0. The Landmark Apartments legal-entities resolution was moved by Council member Bunn and adopted 9-0; mover/second for the new-business shelter MOA was not explicitly recorded in the transcript, and Council member Ward is recorded as speaking after the second was called. The clerk recorded the MOA vote as adopted 8-0 after Newan’s abstention.
No ordinances or budget appropriations beyond the consent appropriation above were adopted during the work session’s regular agenda; several informational presentations followed the votes. The council also approved minutes and routine items as part of the consent agenda.
For documents and formal action language, see the city clerk’s posted agenda and the adopted minutes from Jan. 28.
