City Council Meeting   4/14/2026

1. Roll Call

2. Moment of Silence

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Special Recognition

5. Consent Agenda (any item placed on the consent agenda shall be removed and taken up as a separate matter, if so requested by any member of Council, otherwise all items will be voted on with one (1) motion)

5.a. Minutes from the March 24, 2026 City Council Meeting

• Minutes

5.b. Consider the special event application request for Massanutten Regional Library’s Summer Reading Kick-Off Celebration on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at Turner Pavilion.

• Special Event Application
• Memorandum

5.c. Consider the special event application request for the Shenandoah Valley Pride Celebration on Sunday, September 20, 2026.

• Memorandum
• Special Event Application

5.d. Consider the special event application request for the Harrisonburg Half Marathon on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

• Memorandum
• Special Event Application

5.e. Consider a supplemental appropriation for the General Fund and the Water Capital Projects Fund

• Memorandum
• Supplemental Appropriation

5.f. Consider a supplemental appropriation for the General Fund, Water Fund and the Stormwater Fund

• Memorandum
• Supplemental Appropriation

5.g. Consider a supplemental appropriation for the Harrisonburg City School Board (HCPS)

• Memorandum
• Supplemental Appropriation
• School Finance Director Memorandum

6. Public Hearings

6.a. Consider a request from Katherine S Moran and Marcie E Harris to rezone (proffer amendment) 361 Franklin Street

• Memorandum
• Extract from Planning Commission
• Application and supporting documents
• Site Maps
• Approved 2023 Proffers
• PC Memorandum
• CC Notice of Public Hearing 4-14-26
• Surrounding Property Owners' Notice
• Presentation

6.b. Consider a request from Center for Health and Human Development to rezone 851 Madison Street

• Memorandum
• Extract from Planning Commission
• Application and supporting documents
• Site Maps
• PC Memorandum
• CC Notice of Public Hearing 4-14-26
• Surrounding Property Owners' Notice
• Presentation
• Minutes Extract

6.c. Consider a request from Center for Health and Human Development for a special use permit at 851 Madison Street

• Memorandum
• Extract from Planning Commission
• Application and supporting documents
• Site Maps
• PC Memorandum
• CC Notice of Public Hearing 4-14-26
• Surrounding Property Owners' Notice
• Presentation
• Minutes Extract

7. Regular Items

7.a. Planning Commission Annual Report 2025

• Memorandum
• Extract from Planning Commission
• Report
• Presentation

7.b. Consider approval of the proposed sculpture design by Maxwell Emcays for the roundabout at the Spraygrounds at Ralph Sampson Park

• Memorandum
• Presentation

7.c. Update on the Harrison House Project

• Memorandum
• Presentation

7.d. Overview of the Artificial Intelligence Policy

• Memorandum
• Presentation

7.e. City Manager’s Proposed FY 2026-2027 Budget Presentation

• Budget in brief
• Presentation

7.f. Overview of Automated License Plate Readers

• Memorandum
• Presentation

7.g. Presentation of the Proposed Restoration and Renovation of the City Hall Complex

• Memorandum
• PowerPoint Presentation

7.h. Consider nominations for the Virginia Municipal League (VML) Policy Committees 2026

• VML Policy committees and process 2026
• VML 2026 Nominations Form
• 2025 Committee members

8. Other Matters

8.a. Comments from the public, limited to five minutes, on matters not on the regular agenda. (Name and address are required)

8.b. City Council and Staff

9. Boards and Commissions

9.a. EPSAC

• Reappointment
• Camryn Raynes
• David Husain

9.b. Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA)

• HRHA

10. Closed Session

10.a. Closed Session as authorized by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711(A), under: Subsection 7 for consultation with legal counsel and staff regarding actual or probable litigation where such consultation in open session would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating posture of City Council.

11. Adjournment