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Finance committee forwards grants, bond refunding and reporting measures to council; continues one ordinance

Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee · April 16, 2026
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Summary

The committee voted to forward several ordinances and resolutions to full council with recommendations to approve, including grants for youth services and gun violence prevention, a pump-house roof federal grant, Affordable Housing Trust Fund reporting changes, leave-policy reporting requirements and a $225 million bond refunding; it continued the tax-deferral ordinance to May 20.

At its meeting, the Richmond City Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee voted to forward multiple items to full council with recommendations to approve and took one item under continued consideration:

- Ordinance 20260078 (Item 2): Accept $249,917 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services; appropriate $117,257 to YWCA Richmond and $132,660 to the Office of the DCAO for human services for violence prevention and intervention services for newcomer, immigrant and refugee youth. Committee vote: Miss Lynch Aye; Vice Chair Jones Aye; Chair Aye — forwarded to council with recommendation to approve.

- Ordinance 20260079 (Item 3):…

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