Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Updated: Richmond City Council Formal and Informal Meeting schedule

Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond, Virginia  23219 U.S.A.  - www.council.richmondva.gov

COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE
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Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Updated: Richmond City Council Formal and Informal Meeting schedule

Richmond Residents invited and encouraged to attend

WHAT          (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) – Richmond City Council reminds residents of the updated Richmond City Council Formal/Informal Meeting schedule, adopted June 8, 2015. Upcoming 2015 Richmond City Council Informal and Formal Meetings dates and times include the following:
                       
                        Monday, June 22, 2015
                   Richmond City Council Informal Meeting; 4:00-6:00 p.m.
                        Richmond City Council Formal Meeting; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

                        Monday, July 27, 2015
                   Richmond City Council Informal Meeting; 4:00-6:00 p.m.
                        Richmond City Council Formal Meeting; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

                        No August Formal Meeting/s

                   Monday, September 14, 2015
                   Richmond City Council Informal Meeting; 4:00-6:00 p.m.
                        Richmond City Council Formal Meeting; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

                        Monday, September 28, 2015
                   Richmond City Council Informal Meeting; 4:00-6:00 p.m.
                        Richmond City Council Formal Meeting; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

                        Monday, October 12, 2015
                   Richmond City Council Informal Meeting; 4:00-6:00 p.m.
                        Richmond City Council Formal Meeting; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

                        Monday, November 9, 2015
                   Richmond City Council Informal Meeting; 4:00-6:00 p.m.
                        Richmond City Council Formal Meeting; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

                        Monday, December 14, 2015
                   Richmond City Council Informal Meeting; 4:00-6:00 p.m.
                        Richmond City Council Formal Meeting; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

                             Richmond City Council Formal and Informal meetings are held in Richmond City Council Chambers, which is located on the second floor of Richmond City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

                              The updated monthly Richmond City Council Formal and Informal Meeting schedule is as follows:
                       
·         January: Two Formal/Informal Meetings, held the second and fourth Monday
·         February: Two Formal/Informal Meetings, held the second and fourth Monday
·         March: Two Formal/Informal Meetings, held the second and fourth Monday
·         April: Two Formal/Informal Meetings, held the second and fourth Monday
·         May: Two Formal/Informal Meetings, held the second and fourth Monday
·         June: Two Formal/Informal Meetings, held the second and fourth Monday
·         July: One Formal/Informal Meeting, held the fourth Monday
·         August: No Formal/Informal meeting/s
·         September: Two Formal/Informal Meetings, held the second and fourth Monday
·         October: One Formal/Informal Meeting, held the second Monday
·         November: One Formal/Informal Meeting, held the second Monday
·         December: One Formal/Informal Meeting, held the second Monday

                              Richmond City Council Formal Meetings are business meetings held to act on (discuss, adopt, reject and/or amend) Council Ordinances and Resolutions.

                              Richmond City Council Informal Meetings are held immediately prior to Formal meetings to review the Council agenda/docket for the upcoming Formal Meeting.

                              Richmond City Council Formal and Informal Meetings are held in addition to the six Richmond City Council Standing Committee Meetings typically held each month and any Special Meetings required. All Formal, Informal, Committee and Special Meetings are free and open to the public and all Richmond residents are invited to attend.

                             Richmond City Council members represent residents by Richmond Voter District in creating and amending local laws, providing government policy and oversight, and approving the Richmond Government Budget.

                             Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to contact the Councilmember representing them (by phone, in person, via email, or mail) to provide input and/or ask questions regarding the creation and amending of local laws, government policy and oversight, and the Richmond Government Budget.

                             Richmond City Council Formal Meetings can be accessed in the following ways:

1.  Attending Meetings
      Richmond City Council Formal and Informal meetings are held in Richmond City Council Chambers, which is located on the second floor of Richmond City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219

2.  Live TV Broadcasts of Council Formal Meetings
      Council produces and provides live televised broadcast of Formal Meetings on PBS TV Station, WVCW
      Standard Definition (SD): Over-the-air 57.1; Comcast 24; Verizon FIOS 24; DirecTV 57; DishTV 57
High Definition (HD): Over-the-air 57.1; Comcast 797; Verizon FIOS 
524; DishTV 9392

3.  Council Formal Meetings TV replays       
      Council produces and provides televised replays of recent Council Formal Meetings twice a day, beginning at Noon and 7:00 p.m. on Richmond Government Channel 17

4.  Videos of Council Formal Meetings via website
      Council produces and provides videos of recent archived Council Formal Meetings on its website, at www.council.richmondva.gov (direct link to video page: http://www.richmondgov.com/CityCouncil/FormalMeetingVideos.aspx)

5.  Live Streaming Video of Live Council Formal Meetings
     Council produces and provides live streaming of Formal Meetings, through its website, via: http://richmondva.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=1
          
CONTACT    Richmond Residents are encouraged to contact the Richmond City Council Member representing them through their Richmond Voter District, via the following helpful contact information:

2015 Richmond City Council Councilmember/ Liaison Contact Information

Richmond West End 1st Voter District _______________________________
The Honorable Jonathan T. Baliles
Councilman, Richmond City Council
Richmond West End 1st Voter District
            804.646.5349 (tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            jonathan.baliles@richmondgov.com (email)

            Mr. Yueh Hai "Eli" Wong, Liaison for The Honorable Jonathan T. Baliles
            Richmond City Council
            Richmond West End 1st Voter District
            804.646.5935 (tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            eli.wong@richmondgov.com (email)

Richmond North Central 2nd Voter District __________________________
The Honorable Charles R. Samuels
Councilman, Richmond City Council
Richmond North Central 2nd Voter District
            804.646.6531 (office tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            charles.samuels@richmondgov.com (email)

Mr. Craig Bieber, Liaison for The Honorable Charles R. Samuels
            Richmond City Council
Richmond North Central 2nd Voter District
            804.646.6532 (office tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            craig.bieber@richmondgov.com (email)


Richmond Northside 3rd Voter District ______________________________
The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert (Vice President of Richmond City Council)
Councilman, Richmond City Council
Richmond Northside 3rd Voter District
            804.646.0070 (office tel)
            chris.hilbert@richmondgov.com (email)

            Ms. Lisa F. Townes, Liaison for The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert
            Richmond City Council
            Richmond Northside 3rd Voter District Liaison
            804.646.6055 (office tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            lisa.townes@richmondgov.com (email)


Richmond Southwest 4th Voter District ______________________________
The Honorable Kathy Graziano
Councilwoman
Richmond City Council
Richmond Southwest 4th Voter District
            804.320.2454 (office tel)
            804.320.6030 (fax)
            kathy.graziano@richmondgov.com (email) 

            Mr. Tim Grimes, Liaison for The Honorable Kathy Graziano
            Richmond City Council
Richmond Southwest 4th Voter District
            804.320.2454 (tel)
            804.320.6030 (fax)
            timothy.grimes@richmondgov.com (email)

Richmond Central 5th Voter District ________________________________
The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto
Councilman
Richmond City Council
Richmond Central 5th Voter District
            804.646.6050 (tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            parker.agelasto@richmondgov.com (email)

            Ms. Ida I. Jones, Liaison for The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto
            Richmond City Council
            Richmond Central 5th Voter District
            804.646.5724 (tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            ida.i.jones@richmondgov.com

Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District ______________________________
The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson
Councilwoman
Richmond City Council
Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District
            804.646.5348 (office tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            ellen.robertson@richmondgov.com (email)
                                                     
            Mr. Michael Winborne, Liaison for The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson
            Richmond City Council
            Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District
            804.646.7964 (office tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            michael.winborne@richmondgov.com (email)

Richmond East End 7th Voter District _______________________________
The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille
Councilwoman
Richmond City Council
Richmond East End 7th Voter District
            804.646.5429 (office tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            cynthia.newbille@richmondgov.com (email)

            Mr. Sam Patterson, Liaison for The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille
            Richmond City Council
            Richmond East End 7th Voter District
            804.646.3012 (office tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            sam.patterson@richmondgov.com (email)


Richmond Southside 8th Voter District ______________________________
The Honorable Reva M. Trammell
Councilwoman
Richmond City Council
Richmond Southside 8th Voter District
            804.646.6592 (office tel)
            804.240.5050 (mobile tel)
            804.233.7382 (home)
            804.516.8067 (mobile tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            reva.trammell@richmondgov.com (email)

            Mr. Henry Mease, Liaison for The Honorable Reva M. Trammell
            Richmond City Council
            Richmond Southside 8th Voter District
            804.646.6591 (office tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            henry.mease@richmondgov.com (email) 

Richmond South Central 9th Voter District __________________________
The Honorable Michelle R. Mosby (President of Richmond City Council)
Councilwoman
Richmond City Council
Richmond South Central 9th Voter District
            804.646.5497 (office tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            michelle.mosby@richmondgov.com (email) 
District Office Location: 4805 Forrest Hill Avenue; Richmond, Virginia

            Mr. Uzziah Anthony Harris, Liaison for The Honorable Michelle R. Mosby
            Richmond City Council
            Richmond South Central 9th Voter District
            804.646.2779 (tel)
            804.646.5468 (fax)
            uzziah.harris@richmondgov.com (email)

Mailing Address
The Honorable _________
Councilwoman/Councilman
Richmond City Council
Full name of Richmond Voter District
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia  23219 U.S.A.

Background
In Richmond’s Council-Mayor form of government, our city is organized into nine geo-demographic Richmond Voter Districts. We use these districts to elect members of Richmond City Council (the governing body of Richmond); a Mayor At-Large; and, members of the Richmond Public Schools Board of Trustees who govern Richmond Public Schools which, while managed locally, is a division of the state.

        As Richmond Residents, we pool our resources in order to own and operate our local government and decide what public services we want to invest in; the priority (investment levels) for these services; and, how we pay for them. Examples of our services include the management, oversight and delivery of such things as clean/safe water; streets/parks; laws; law enforcement/firefighting/rescue; trash/sewage removal; public transportation; and, our children’s education. Together, we own, operate, use and benefit from these services on a daily basis.

Richmond City Council

Mission
The mission of Richmond City Council is to represent citizens in creating and amending local laws, providing government policy and oversight, and approving the city budget.

Vision
Richmond City Council is committed to creating a vibrant community that is a great place to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.

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Steve Skinner
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia  23219 U.S.A.
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council is to
represent citizens in creating and amending local laws,
 providing government policy and oversight, and
approving the city budget.

VISION Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.