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Henrico County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Place: Henrico County Board of Supervisors, Virginia
Length: 19m (video)
Official meeting video (Swagit): https://henricocountyva.new.swagit.com/videos/379071
Official agenda (Henrico County): https://henrico.gov/pdfs/manager/meetings2026/32426ag.pdf
Official minutes (Henrico County, regular meeting): https://henrico.gov/pdfs/manager/meetings2026/032426RegMins.PDF
Agend-O-Gram, Apr 14, 2026 (records the Board's approval of these minutes): https://henrico.gov/pdfs/manager/meetings2026/4-14-26Agend-O-Gram.pdf

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[00:00:06] Welcome, if you're just joining us. We began at 5 p.m. this afternoon to allow for the public hearing for the FY 2026-2027 budget. I will call for motion at this time to approve the regular, as well as the special meeting minutes from Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 meeting.

[00:00:29] Is there a motion? Moved by Ms. Rountree. Is there a second? Second. Second by Reverend Nelson. All those of you who say aye? Aye. Ayes have it. Colleagues, are there any comments from my colleagues? We want to recognize Lena Hardy from Henrico Citizens here tonight, Mr. Manager.

[00:00:53] Mr. Chair, as you move into your agenda for the evening, we do have a proclamation for Keep Henrico Beautiful Month for the month of April 2026. This proclamation recognizes April as Keep Henrico Beautiful Month and urges all Henrico residents to show the environmental stewardship by recycling and not littering encourages the public to celebrate our clean community by joining efforts of the keep in riko beautiful committee who are here and our tuckahoe supervisor jody rogish is going to present the

[00:01:28] proclamation to nicole bridge chairperson lynch your check vice chair mark deutch punman kapila gwen miller and brian montgomery mr rogish mr chair members of the board i i would like to highlight proclamation is green along with the green vest so we did this specially so thank you this is the proclamation of the board of supervisors of henrico county for the keep henrico beautiful month of april 2026. whereas littering is unlawful unsightly and hazardous to health

[00:02:08] and whereas the keep henrico beautiful program and keep henrico beautiful committee of appointed volunteers were established in 1980 to develop and lead educational litter prevention activities and encourage participation of all Henrico County residents in litter prevention and recycling.

[00:02:26] And whereas, for the past 46 years, members of the Keep Henrico Beautiful Committee have dedicated their time, talent, and energy to the successful direction of anti-litter educational programs. And whereas, the Keep Henrico Beautiful Committee disseminates educational materials and sponsor programs, special events, and workshops to foster public awareness of the environment, including the Land Lover Series in partnership with Henrico County Public Libraries.

[00:02:54] And whereas the Keep Henrico Beautiful program annually recognizes five residents, one business with the Land Lover and Clean Business Awards, honoring their commitment to sustainable yard practices and providing these individuals the opportunity to share their passion for environmentally conscious practices with the entire county.

[00:03:16] And whereas, in response to the needs and passionate interests of our residents in Native Plants, the Keep Henrico Beautiful program, in collaboration with recreation and parks and local organizations, now co-organizes one of the largest Native Plant festivals in Virginia, offering a wide array of Native Plants and the education necessary to support their growth and sustainability benefiting the entire region.

[00:03:41] Now, therefore, be it proclaimed that the Board of Supervisors of Henrico County, Virginia, Hereby recognizes April 2026 as Keep Henrico Beautiful Month urges all Henrico residents to show their environmental stewardship by recycling and not littering. And encourage the public to celebrate our clean community by joining the efforts of the Keep Henrico Beautiful Committee.

[00:04:04] Signed by our chairman, Mr. Roscoe D. Cooper, attested by our clerk, Ms. Tanya Brackett. I just want to say thank you to you, Nicole, and to the entire committee for all that you do for keeping Henrico beautiful. Thank you. Thank you so much, all of you.

[00:04:20] Mr. Manager, Mr. Cooper. Come on, step up here to the microphone. Thank you all so much, and we're really grateful for all the continued support that you have shown us. We have great things coming up the rest of the spring, summer, and into the fall. We're very passionate about our work and our initiatives, and we look forward to seeing you all out in the community.

[00:04:40] Thank you very much. Chair, you would move into your public hearing items. have two items on your agenda this evening agenda item 69-26 is a resolution for condemnation of easements this is for the horse pen branch trunk sewer project in the brooklyn district mr anthony mr chair members of the board i'd like to alert you that this ordinance should be withdrawn yeah

[00:05:15] thank you mr newbie so this item has been settled is that correct yes sir so uh mr chair no action is necessary uh quest is that you withdraw this and an order is necessary no action is necessary sir i misspoke it's been withdrawn by staff it was advertised for a public hearing today there's no reason to proceed with the item because the parties have amicably settled the matter all right thank you uh mr anthony for enduring that agenda item 70-26 is an ordinance for a vacation of portion of an alley greenwood heights subdivision this is in the fairfield district

[00:05:53] good evening mr manager mr chair honorable members of the board the owner at 1611 roosevelt boulevard in greenwood heights subdivision they've requested this vacation of the alley along the rear portion of the property the real property division has processed this request with the departments of planning public works and public utilities without objection director of real property recommends approval of the board paper if your concurs i'll be happy to address any questions thank you so much mr anthony um sir this is a public hearing is there anyone here

[00:06:26] to speak to this matter is there anyone online to speak to this matter yes no one to speak to this item hearing on so moved moved by myself seconded by rev nelson on the 5th side as have it it's approved thank you next mr chair uh you would move into public comments do you have one individual uh miss bracket that left some comments i want to recognize for the record that sarah ramsey has

[00:06:58] left some comments that the clerk will post with the record of this meeting is there anyone else that wishes to address the board this evening is there anyone on webex that wishes to address the board this evening there's no one to speak on webex all right mr chair you would move into your general agenda agenda item 71-26 as our new director of economic development are you still new mr tina no i am not sir but thank you we have a resolution approving the issuance by the eda

[00:07:34] of the county of henrico of its multi-family housing revenue bonds mr tina thank you mr manager mr chair members of the board thank you for having me this board paper approves the issuance of bonds in the amount not to exceed 7.5 million dollars by the economic development authority for the benefit of carter woods 4 llc an affiliate of the better housing coalition a non-for-profit Virginia Non-Stock Corporation. Carter Woods 4 LLC will use the proceeds to finance a portion of the cost to develop a 53-unit multifamily residential housing facility with a community center near the intersection of Nine Mile and Dabbs House Road. There's already an existing

[00:08:14] Carter Woods facility there. The authority serves as a conduit for the bonds. Approval of the board paper and issuance of the bonds does not create a financial obligation for either the county or the authority this has already proceeded through public hearings at the last eda board meeting the executive director of the economic development authority recommends approval of the board paper and the county manager concurs happy to answer any questions thank you so much is there any questions are there any questions how does their motion okay so moved by mr smith saved by revenue

[00:08:51] next mr chair members of the board 72-26 project long in the waiting a resolution for award of contract for new social services building in the brooklyn district mr massey thank you mr manager mr chairman members of the board this board paper would award contracts to horrigan construction company to provide construction manager at risk services for the construction of the new department of social services building in june of 2025 the board authorized the construction management project delivery method for the construction of the new department of social services building

[00:09:27] Staff conducted the procurement process and according to the county's procedures for construction management contracts as adopted by the board and Oregon was selected as the top-ranked firm. Directors of General Services and Purchasing recommend approval of the board paper and the county manager concurs and Gretchen would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

[00:09:53] Thank you so much for that presentation, sir. Yes, sir. Colleagues, any questions or comments? Gretchen, did you bring the picture with you? I knew you would. Yay. Thank you. So moved, Mr. Chair.

[00:10:11] Moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Rogus. All in favor say aye. Opposed, the ayes have it. We're all excited. Next, Mr. Chair, members of the board, Agenda Item 73-26. This is a resolution for award of annual contracts multiple for A&E services for Wreck-It-Parks.

[00:10:30] Mr. Zanino. Thank you, Mr. Manager, Mr. Chair, members of the board. this board paper would award annual contracts to dewberry engineers inc gordon usa llc and vanis hagen bruceland inc to provide professional architectural and engineering services for sports and facility improvement projects across the county including restroom and shelter facilities sports fields trail system improvements parking lot improvements landscape arco architectural elements park master plans and other facility rehab rehabilitation improvements these firms were selected through a competitive negotiation

[00:11:09] procurement process the contract will be for one year term and may be renewed for three additional one-year terms the project's fees for each contract shall not exceed 2.5 million for any single project and 10 million in any one-year term the director of recreation and parks and purchasing director recommend approval the board paper and the county manager concurs I'd like to add that we had 13 uh firms submit proposals for consideration don't know this figure off it's okay the total

[00:11:42] cost approximately so it these will be for our future bond projects um so the last bond we i believe had around 37 million but these are just the architectural and design um for our capital projects yes sir nelson no no question make the motion thank you sir yes second thank you second by Mr. Rogus. Motion by Reverend Nelson. All of them say aye. Aye. Opposed?

[00:12:11] Ayes have it. Next, Mr. Chair, members of the board, 74-26 is a resolution for signatory authority. This is for acquisition of real property for our drainage and flood mitigation program of property on Homeview Drive, which is in the 3CHOP district. Mr. Anthony.

[00:12:28] Yes, sir. Thank you once again, Mr. Manager, Mr. Chair, honorable members of the board. This board paper would authorize the acquisition of 2301 Homeview drive for drainage and flood mitigation the owner hazelwood 21 llc has agreed to sell the property for fifty six thousand three hundred dollars directors of public works and real property recommend approval of the board paper county manager concurs i'll be happy to address any questions thank you so much mr anthony are there any questions colleagues seeing none ms roundtree is there a second second second by rev nelson all of the papers i oppose the eyes has it have it

[00:13:06] the resolution is next mr chair 75-26 is a resolution for award of contract this is for the westwood sewage pumping station which is in the brooklyn district mr chan thank you mr manager mr chair members of the board good evening this is an award of a fixed price contract for 23 million 922 000 to wm slosser uh company incorporated for the westwood sewage pumping station project consisting of the construction of the new Westwood sewage pumping station to replace

[00:13:42] the existing ACA station and increase the capacity from 0.8 MGD to 5.2 MGD to support redevelopment in the area. Work on the project is anticipated to begin in June and be completed within 820 calendar days. With that, I'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

[00:14:04] Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. Any questions? Colleagues? If not, Mr. Smith. Sorry, Mr. Chair, one question. Ben, did you say start can commence in June in the last 800 days? That was 820-something days? Yes, sir. There's a fair amount of site work that needs to be done, and we are working near the I-195 interchange, so a lot of care needs to be taken.

[00:14:29] Gotcha. Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you so much, Mr. Smith. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Mr. Ogas. All in favor say aye. I oppose the odds have it. The resolution is approved. Next, Mr. Chair, members of the board, 76-26 is a resolution for award of contract.

[00:14:45] This is the Mary Street Sewer Replacement Project in the Verona District. Mr. Chan. Thank you again. This is an award of a fixed-price contract for $2,497,475 to Muller Incorporated for the Mary Street Sewer Replacement Project, consisting of replacing approximately 3,000 linear feet of eight inch gravity sewer main along mary street work on the project is anticipated to begin in may and be completed within 360 calendar days with that i'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have thank you so much sir uh any questions colleagues from nelson so

[00:15:25] moved thank you sir is there second seconded by ms roundtree all in favor say aye opposed the ayes have it the resolution is approved next mr chair members of the board 77-26 is a resolution for award of contract this is for the fall line trail at villa park in the fairfield district mr hughes manager mr chair members of the board good evening this board paper awards a unit price contract for six million four hundred eighty four thousand dollars to sagras construction corporation for the fall on trail villa park project the project consists of construction of approximately a 1.1

[00:16:00] mile long 12 foot wide shared use path extending from the intersection of lakeside avenue and brook Road to East Perham Road and Villa Park Drive. It also includes ADA compliant ramps within the project limits and new storm sewer and stormwater management facilities. Work on the project is anticipated to begin in April of 2026 and be completed within 400 calendar days. The county received two bids and based upon a review of those bids, Sagres Construction Corporation is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Funding to support the contract is available within the project budget director of public works and purchasing director recommend approval county

[00:16:37] manager jerk occurs so happy to answer any questions on this it's entirely cbt thank you so much mr hughes uh questions from my colleague mr chair just one question this part of the fall line uh what percentage after completion of this will we be finished in rico county do you know is this the second stage yes this is our two phase two so then there's there's actually two additional phases in lakeside and then we have two additional phases total so the the longest phase which is the longdale phase that's going to be the last one that comes to you all um which is just north of

[00:17:14] here but all of the phases to the south basically connecting it's phila park all the way down to brian park should be coming to you by the summer so moved okay moved by myself seconded by rev nelson all in favor say aye aye opposed the eyes have it the resolution mr chair have no other business this evening thank you so much mr manager colleagues are there any further comments I do. I have it on good authority that, Mr. Chair, you are trying to set a record for the fastest meeting, and I therefore find it prudent to slow it down and reset the clock.

[00:17:54] No, but in all seriousness, I see a few young people here. I didn't know if we had any students that were with us. Oftentimes, we welcome students to come to the podium, and not looking at y'all directly, but if you are here for a class or extra credit or anything like that, then I'm sure Mr.

[00:18:13] chair would welcome this chair i would like to uh call out my student in the audience as well who was here for student government day miss simone from godwin high school so she's out there so she may want to also say a few words my name is savannah sherlock and i go to jr tucker high school but i live in the field for district um and i'm here for an assignment for miss weston's class in political science yes ma'am thank you guys district resident thank you so much

[00:18:54] As Ms. Rogis said, I was his student for Student Government Day, and I have a big passion for local government, so I am just here for fun, and I dragged my dad out here tonight. Dad, you raised her right.

[00:19:14] You raised her real good. I know. Anyone else, quickly? Well, as Ms. Roundtree said it, this meeting is adjourned.

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