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Votes at a glance: Bristol City Council actions, Dec. 9, 2025
Summary
Summary of key votes from the Dec. 9 council meeting: audit accepted; engineering contracts awarded to three firms; $20,000 reallocated to Believe in Bristol; Washington Lee rezoning adopted; Keys Street property sale adopted (4-1); supplemental appropriation approved; appointment to Planning Commission.
At its Dec. 9 meeting the Bristol City Council took several formal votes. The principal actions recorded in the meeting minutes are summarized below:
• Audit acceptance — Council voted 5-0 to accept the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the year ending June 30, 2025 (moved by Anthony Farnum, seconded by Neal Osborne). See audit article for details on the $84 million landfill-closure estimate and long-term liabilities.
• Engineering services (RFP PW-26-006) — Council approved contract awards to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Barge Design Solutions, and Mattern & Craig following a competitive RFP process. Motion passed 5-0 (moved by Neal Osborne, seconded by Jake Holmes).
• Believe in Bristol funding — Council reallocated $20,000 to Believe in Bristol (bringing total city support to $70,000); motion passed 5-0 (moved by Jake Holmes, seconded by Neal Osborne).
• Washington Lee School rezoning (File #03-2025) — Council approved second reading and adopted the ordinance rezoning 185 Washington Lee Drive to R-3 for moderate-density residential, with stipulations for covenant review and mitigation for light/landscaping; passed 5-0 (moved/seconded per minutes).
• Sale of Keys Street parcels (Ordinance No. 25-9) — Council approved second reading and adopted the ordinance to sell three City parcels on Keys Street to a Pentecostal church at that location; the votes were 4-1, with Neal Osborne recorded as voting against the second reading and adoption.
• Consent agenda — Council approved the consent agenda, which included a supplemental appropriation of $30,910 allocated across Police, Street & Engineering, and Parks & Recreation; approval was recorded 5-0. The consent agenda also included the appointment of Michael Pollard to the Planning Commission.
• Closed session — Council entered closed session under Va. Code §2.2-3711(A)(7) for consultation with legal counsel regarding probable litigation, then returned to open session and certified compliance by roll call.
The meeting adjourned at 8:48 P.M.
