City Council Meeting   7/20/2026

Opening Session

I. Call to Order/Roll Call

II. Agenda Approval

• 4-0-0 Adopt with amendment

III. Reports

• 1. Transportation Planning Annual Update

  • 2026 Transportation Planning Update 07202026.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

Closed Meeting (Retirement Commission Appointments)

• Passed 5-0-0 Enter Closed Session
• Passed 5-0-0 Certify

Business Session

• Passed 5-0-0 Appointment to Retirement Commission

IV. Moment of Silence

V. Announcements

VI. Recognitions/Proclamations

VII. Community Matters

VIII. Consent Agenda*

• Passed 5-0-0 Adopt

• 2. March 16 regular meeting, April 6 regular meeting, April 20 regular meeting, July 8 work session

  • MINS_20260316Mar16-DRAFT.pdf
  • MINS_20260406Apr06-DRAFT.pdf
  • MINS_20260420Apr20-DRAFT.pdf
  • MINS_20260708Jul08WS-DRAFT.pdf

• 3. Resolution Allocating $575,000 in Housing Operations and Support FY27 Grant Funding (2nd reading)

  • Charlottesville HOPS Report FY27.pdf
  • RESOLUTION HOPS FY27 (1)jvhedits.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

• 4. Resolution for Approval of Addendum to Lease with Botanical Garden of the Piedmont (2nd reading)

  • City Lease Addendum - Botanical Gardens.pdf
  • Resolution - Botanical Garden Addendum Approval.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

• 5. Resolution appropriating funds for the Virginia Department of Education Special Nutrition Program Summer Food Service Program - $40,000 (1 of 2 readings)

  • 2026.06.02 RESOLUTION-SNAP.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

• 6. Resolution Considering A Special Exception Permit for 1138 Rose Hill Drive

  • RESOLUTION - Special Exception - 1138 Rose Hill Drjvhedits.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

• 7. Ordinance amending and reenacting Chapter 2, Article XV of the Code of the City of Charlottesville, the Charlottesville Human Rights Ordinance (1 of 2 readings)

  • 20260616 DRAFT Human Rights Ordinance Preamble (PDF).pdf
  • 20260616 DRAFT Charlottesville Human Rights Ordinance (PDF).pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

• 8. Adoption of Amending Ordinance Correcting Two (2) Scrivener’s Errors in the Original Ordinance Vacating and Quitclaiming Clarke Court to the Jefferson Scholars Foundation

  • Clark Court Ordinance Amendment.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

• 9. Resolution Allocating Charlottesville Affordable Housing Fund Grant Program Funding for Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority South First Street Phase Two in the Amount of $425,000 (1 of 2 readings)

  • RESOLUTION CAHF CRHA FY22 .pdf
  • CAHF Grant Agreement CRHA FY22.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

IX. City Manager Report

• City Manager Report

  • CM Report EAO 7-20-26 (1).pdf

X. Action Items

• 10. Public Hearing and Resolution to Authorize the Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds of The City of Charlottesville, Virginia, in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $29,000,000, to Finance the Costs of Certain Public Improvement Projects, Providing for the Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Refunding Bonds Of The City Of Charlottesville, Virginia, in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $25,000,000, Providing for the Form, Details and Payment of Such Bonds, and Providing for the Refunding of Certain Outstanding General Obligation Bonds of the City (1 reading)

  • Bond Series 2026 Resolution.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf
  • Passed 5-0-0 Approve

• 11. Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption:  801 West Street; Zoning Text Amendment (Pl-26-0043), Designation of Individually Protected Property (1 of 2 readings)

  • 801 West St IPP ORDINANCE_ZTA (6-16-2026).pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

• 12. Public Hearing and Ordinance:  801 West Street:  Zoning Map Amendment (Pl-26-0042), Designation of Individually Protected Property (1 of 2 readings)

  • 801 West St IPP ORDINANCE_ZMA (6-16-2026).pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

• 13. Public Hearing and Ordinance to Update the Citizen Participation Plan, a Component of the City’s Community Development Block (CDBG) Grants and HOME Investment Partnerships Programs (HOME), and Associated Municipal Code

  • DRAFT Citizen Participation Plan 2026.pdf
  • CPP PY26 Resolution to Approve.pdf
  • CPP PY26 Ordinance to Amend.pdf
  • 2016 CPP Municipal Code Article Proposed 2026 Updates REDLINE.pdf
  • Charlottesville 2016 Citizen Participation Plan (Current).pdf
  • Charlottesville 2016 Citizen Participation Plan Municipal Code (Current).pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

  • a. Resolution Amending the Citizen Participation Plan, a Component of the City’s Community Development Block Grants and HOME Investment Partnerships Programs

    • Passed 5-0-0 Approve

  • b. Public Hearing and Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Article XIII of Chapter 2 of the Charlottesville City Code, 1990, as Amended, Relating to Community Planning and Development Grant Programs

    • Passed 5-0-0 Adopt

• 14. Public Hearing and Resolution for City Right-of-Way Agreement Execution Dedicating an Easement to Dominion Energy

  • agr_city of charlottesville virginia_combined_0054_rev.pdf
  • Dominion ROW Agreement Memo 72026.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf
  • Passed 5-0-0 Approve

• 15. Resolution to Appropriate $320,000 in School Zone Photo Enforcement Revenue for FY 2027 (1 of 2 readings)

  • Resolution to Appropriate School Zone Traffic Camera Revenue for FY 2027.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf
  • Passed 5-0-0 Approve, waiving the second reading

• 16. Resolution Initiating a Referendum to Authorize Imposition of a Local General Retail Sales Tax Not to Exceed One Percent, the Proceeds of Which Would Be Used Solely for Capital Projects for the Construction or Renovation of Public Schools Serving the City of Charlottesville

  • Charlottesville Sales Tax Referendum Resolution - Final.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf
  • Passed 5-0-0 Approve

• 17. Appointment of Director of the Office of Police Civilian Oversight

  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf
  • Passed 5-0-0 Appoint

XI. General Business

• 18. Rivanna Authorities Quarterly Update

  • July 2026_RWSA RSWA_ City_ Quarterly Update.pdf
  • Policy Briefing Summary.pdf

XII. Community Matters (2)

XIII. Adjournment