Votes at a glance: Newport News City Council adopts ordinances, resolutions and funding measures (Dec. 9, 2025)

At its Dec. 9, 2025 meeting the Newport News City Council recorded unanimous votes (5-0) on a range of ordinances, resolutions, leases and appropriations. Below is a concise list of the items acted on, the stated motion, and the recorded outcome as shown in the meeting transcript.

1) Excuse absences — Motion carried, 5-0 (SEG 048–062) 2) Iverson Landing rezoning — Motion to adopt ordinance approving the rezoning (public hearing closed earlier); outcome: adopted, 5-0 (SEG 439–451) 3) Conditional Use Permit: Ivy Baptist Church (Charlie-Uniform-2025-008) for electronic display sign — Adopted, 5-0 (SEG 453–474) 4) Conditional Use Permit: Wood Roads LLC / Green Clean Auto Wash (Charlie-Uniform-2025-0009) — Adopted, 5-0 (SEG 476–499) 5) Zoning text amendment (Zulu-Tango-2025-006) to modify acreage requirements for self-service ice vending units (code sec. 45-5300) — Adopted, 5-0 (public comment by Diane Davis recorded) (SEG 501–552) 6) Resolution: submit City of Newport News 2025 Solid Waste Management Plan to the Virginia DEQ (Code reference Title 10.1, ch.14) — Approved, 5-0 (SEG 554–576) 7) Ordinance: vacate portions of right-of-way and sanitary sewer easements at Jefferson Avenue — Adopted, 5-0 (SEG 579–600) 8) Ordinance: vacate ~5,761 sq ft of right-of-way at Denbigh Blvd & Pocahontas Dr — Adopted, 5-0 (SEG 601–621) 9) Ordinance: convey city-owned property at 1710 Ivy Avenue to Teresa Knight — Adopted, 5-0 (SEG 623–643) 10) Lease: city and Warwick County Circle Society, Inc., for office space in 1810 Warwick County Courthouse — Adopted, 5-0 (SEG 645–665) 11) Lease: city and 'Hugh s Watson Junior Society of Tidewater, Virginia' for office/meeting space in 1884 Warwick County Courthouse — Adopted, 5-0 (SEG 667–687) 12) Consent agenda items f1–f7 including multiple appropriations (VDOT funds, criminal-justice training academy funds, and Smart Scale grant) — Approved, 5-0 (SEG 689–720) 13) Resolution: adopt third edition of Engineering Design Criteria Manual — Approved, 5-0 (SEG 722–736) 14) Ordinance: encroachment agreement with Huntington Ingalls Inc. for 37th Street Garage pedestrian bridge — Adopted, 5-0 (SEG 737–751) 15) Jurisdictional approval: NN Redevelopment & Housing Authority to issue up to $45,000,000 in housing revenue bonds for Stewart Gardens rehabilitation (g3) — Approved, 5-0 (Q&A and resident comment recorded) (SEG 753–832) 16) Jurisdictional approval: NN Redevelopment & Housing Authority to issue $48,000,000 in housing revenue bonds for Stewart Gardens 2 (g4) — Approved, 5-0 (SEG 837–852) 17) Resolution: appropriate $2,000,000 (FY24 bond authorization) for Southeast Community Redevelopment — Approved, 5-0 (SEG 855–873) 18) Grant authorization & appropriation to Port Warwick Foundation: up to $3,030,000 grant and appropriation of FY25 year-end surplus funds — Approved, 5-0 (SEG 876–922) 19) Ordinance: standing authorization to issue up to $85,000,000 in general obligation bonds for calendar year 2026 — Adopted, 5-0 (SEG 924–938)

All votes recorded in the transcript for the items above show unanimous approval (5-0). Where public speakers addressed items, the transcript notes their comments (for example Diane Davis on the ice-vending amendment and Stewart Gardens residents/employees on the bond approvals).