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Council approves series of VDOT grants, lease and grant applications unanimously
Summary
At its Oct. 28 meeting, Newport News City Council unanimously approved an easement ordinance and a set of resolutions and appropriations, including VDOT and CMAQ funding appropriations and a lease for Tech Center Building 1. All recorded motions carried 7–0.
The Newport News City Council voted unanimously on multiple routine items during its Oct. 28 regular session.
Key outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes and on the record include:
- Easement ordinance (Page 4, Item E1): Council adopted an ordinance authorizing the city manager to execute a deed of easement with Virginia Electric and Power Company (doing business as Dominion Energy Virginia) to grant an easement across city-owned property at 11780 Rock Landing Drive to facilitate underground service improvements. The public hearing produced no speakers; motion to adopt carried 7–0.
- Consent agenda (Items F1–F4): Included approval of minutes (work session and regular meeting of Oct. 14, 2025) and three resolutions appropriating grant funds: $338,249 FY2026 VDOT SmartScale funds for the Oyster Point Road widening project, and $3,800,560 FY2026 VDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program funds for three projects. Motion to approve consent items F1–F4 carried 7–0.
- G2 — Lease agreement: Resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a lease between Building 1 at Tech Center LLC and the city for continued use of 1,534 square feet on the third floor of Tech Center Building 1. Motion approved 7–0.
- G3 — DHCD Port Host Communities Revitalization Fund application: Authorization to submit an application for $480,000 to support outer harbor improvements at the Seafood Industrial Park; motion approved 7–0.
- G4 — Enterprise Zone incentive amendments: Authorization to submit incentive amendments for Virginia Enterprise Zone Number 3 (Newport News South) and Enterprise Zone Number 31 (as read in the record). Motion approved 7–0.
- G5 — Flood Ready Homes Study grant: Authorization for the city manager to execute a grant agreement with the Virginia Resources Authority as administrator of the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund for the Flood Ready Homes Study. Motion approved 7–0.
- G6/G7 — VDOT State of Good Repair agreements and appropriation: Authorization to execute documents for the State of Good Repair project administration agreement for three milling, paving and concrete repair projects, and appropriation of $3,500,000 FY2026 VDOT State of Good Repair funds; motions approved 7–0.
- G8/G9 — CMAQ administration and appropriation: Authorization to execute project administration agreements for three congestion mitigation and air quality (CMAQ) projects and appropriation of $2,625,000 FY2026 CMAQ grant funds; motions approved 7–0.
The meeting record also notes a $1 bid from Dominion Energy entered into the record and referred to the city manager's office; no council vote was required for that entry. No opposed votes or abstentions were recorded for the items listed above.
