Council agenda includes 2 new homes, a day care, and funds for tree planting & playground beautification

The agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting includes four items on this side of the river – all on the consent agenda:

• ORD. 2024-073 To amend Ord. No. 2023-071, adopted May 8, 2023, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, to (i) create certain new line items in the Non-Departmental agency, (ii) transfer $830,485.00 from the Office of Sustainability, and (iii) appropriate such $830,485.00 to the new line items in the Non-Departmental agency, all for the purpose of providing grants to certain entities to facilitate the implementation of neighborhood climate resilience projects.
  
  (This will kick money to Richmond Tree Stewards for Swansboro Tree Planting and Maintenance, Southside ReLeaf for Blackwell/Charlie Sydnor Playground Beautification, The Happily Natural Day for Urban Farming Training Support, and Living Water Community Center LLC for Southside Native Tree Planting, among others)

• ORD. 2024-087 To authorize the special use of the property known as 5224 Bryce Lane for the purpose of a day nursery for up to 12 children, upon certain terms and conditions. (9th District)
  

• ORD. 2024-090 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2430 Rucker Lane for the purpose of up to two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (8th District)
  

• ORD. 2024-095 To declare surplus and direct the conveyance of the City-owned real estate known as 4809 Old Warwick Road, consisting of 0.308± acres, for nominal consideration to United Parents Against Lead & Other Environmental Hazards for the purpose of facilitating the continued use of the property to provide assistance to residents of the city of Richmond impacted by lead poisoning and other environmental hazards.