Votes at a glance: Henrico Board approves December FY26 amendments, lease actions and multiple signatory/contract resolutions

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors voted on a package of routine and substantive actions at its Dec. 16 meeting. Key outcomes are listed below with brief details drawn from board papers and on‑the‑record presentations.

Votes at a glance

- Fiscal amendments to FY26 annual plan (Agenda 3‑14‑25): Board approved December amendments that add $14.2 million to the FY26 budget. Staff said $7.6 million of that is operating (including $3.4 million for various social‑service programs and $1.3 million for public‑safety enhancements), and $6.6 million is for capital projects (including $3.5 million in additional Glover Park costs and $3.1 million appropriated to the school bus replacement fund tied to an EPA grant for 10 electric buses). No members of the public spoke on this item; motion carried.

- Signatory authority for electric school bus fast‑charging station (Agenda 3‑11‑25): Board authorized the county manager, board chair and director of real property to execute documents enabling Dominion to install fast chargers at 10309 Woodman Road for use by the Henrico County School Board; motion carried.

- Vacation of right‑of‑way (Oakley Circle subdivision, Agenda 3‑12‑25): Board approved vacating roughly 0.5–1 acres of right‑of‑way near Farver Avenue and Mountain Road at the county’s request in connection with the Fall Line Trail project; motion carried.

- Quitclaim‑deed authority for utility easement (9927 Wayland Drive, Agenda 3‑13‑25): Board authorized the chair to execute a quitclaim deed releasing county interest in portions of an existing utility easement at the Sheetz property; motion carried.

- Lease amendment for Henrico Sports and Events Center parking (Agenda 3‑16‑25): Board authorized an amendment to the Sports and Entertainment Authority lease to add county‑owned neighboring property for additional event parking (staff said the outer lot added approximately 130 spaces); motion carried.

- Lease for county office/warehouse (4259 Carolina Avenue, Agenda 3‑17‑25): Board approved a lease of about 36,000 sq ft for emergency management, workplace safety, recreation and other county agencies; initial term ~61 months with a first‑year base monthly rent not to exceed $28,500; motion carried.

- SCADA engineering agreement amendment (Agenda 3‑18‑25): Board approved a negotiated $1,012,182 amendment with Arcadis for additional construction‑phase engineering services for the countywide SCADA replacement project, bringing total contract value to $8,009,930; staff said this is the fourth and anticipated final amendment; motion carried.

- Award of unit‑price contracts for stream, wetland and outfall restoration (Agenda 3‑20‑25): Board awarded unit‑price contracts to Summit Environmental Services and Environmental Quality Resources, with work anticipated to start January 2026; motion carried.

Formal actions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records motions and unanimous 'aye' responses in most cases but does not include full roll‑call tallies for each item.

Public comment and other business

The meeting included public comments asking for a community center for the South Sudanese community, praise for recent traffic‑calming measures on Dunbarton Road and critical comments about development and paving from a recurring public commenter; board members offered responses and staff follow‑up where appropriate.

The board closed with holiday remarks and adjourned for the season.

Sources: on‑the‑record presentations and motions recorded at the Dec. 16 Henrico County Board of Supervisors meeting.