City Council Meeting

Agenda

• 3aConsideration for remote participation by Councilmember McQuillen

  Outcome: Approved unanimously (4-0; Councilmember Amos absent, Councilmember McQuillen not yet participating).

  passedApprove remote participation by Councilmember McQuillen pursuant to Code of Virginia Sec. 2.2-3708.2.

  Bates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesPeterson: yesAmos: absent
• 6a-6gConsent agenda – Prior meeting minutes (May 27 Special, May 27 Regular, June 3 Special, June 10 Special, June 10 Regular, June 17 Special, June 23 Special)

  Outcome: Approved unanimously (5-0; Councilmember Amos absent).

  passedApprove consent agenda items #6a through #6g (seven sets of prior meeting minutes).

  Bates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yesAmos: absent
• 6hConsideration of appointments to boards and commissions

  Outcome: Approved unanimously (5-0; Councilmember Amos absent). Four appointments/reappointments made.

  passedAppoint Russell Jones (BZA), Amini Bonane (Commission for Women), Yolanda Ortiz (Commission on the Arts), and Gregory Farley (Environmental Sustainability Committee).

  Bates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yesAmos: absent
• 6iIntroduction of an ordinance amending Chapter 54 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions), Article I (General), Section 54-4 – firearms prohibition

  Outcome: Introduced unanimously (5-0; Councilmember Amos absent); first reading waived; public hearing set for September 30, 2025.

  passedIntroduce the ordinance amending Chapter 54, Section 54-4 pertaining to firearms prohibitions, waive the first reading, and set the public hearing for September 30, 2025.

  Bates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yesAmos: absent
• 11aWork Session – Update on the Pickett Trail project

  Outcome: Discussed in work session. No formal vote taken.

• 11bWork Session – Presentation and update on the plastic bag tax and FY26 priorities

  Outcome: Discussed in work session. No formal vote taken.

• 11cWork Session – Discussion on the city's noise regulations

  Outcome: Discussed in work session. No formal vote taken.

• 16Closed meeting for consultation with legal counsel regarding non-litigation

  Outcome: Council convened and concluded closed meeting; certified compliance unanimously (6-0; Councilmember Amos absent).

  passedCertify that only lawfully exempted public business matters identified in the convening motion were heard, discussed, or considered in the closed meeting.

  Read: yesBates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yesAmos: absent
  passedConvene a closed meeting under Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711.A.1 for consultation with legal counsel regarding non-litigation.

  Read: yesBates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yesAmos: absent