City Council Meeting 11/25/2025

Name: November 25, 2025 City Council Meeting Transcript
Uploaded: 2025-11-25
Description: Transcript of November 25, 2025 City of Harrisonburg City Council Meeting

Attachments

Roll Call
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
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)
Consider a request from City of Harrisonburg to amend the Zoning Ordinance to add a new term "Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facility" and other related changes
Update on Our Community Place
- PowerPoint presentation
Consider adopting a Resolution Authorizing and Approving The Purchase and Renovation of 227 N. Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Into a Mixed-Use Housing and Commercial Development By The Harrisonburg Redevelopment And Housing Authority (HRHA)
Consider a supplemental appropriation for the Economic Development Department in the amount of $500,000 for funds received from the Virginia Commonwealth Opportunity Fund
- Memorandum
- Supplemental Appropriation
Comments from the public, limited to five minutes, on matters not on the regular agenda. (Name and address are required)
City Council and Staff
Rockingham-Harrisonburg Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) Policy Board
- Letter of support
- reappointment
Closed Session as authorized by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711(A), under: Subsection 3 for a discussion of the acquisition of real estate for a public purpose where the discussion in an open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating position of the public body.
Adjournment

Roll Call
Moment of Silence
- - SPEAKER_04
Pledge of Allegiance
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)
Consider a request from City of Harrisonburg to amend the Zoning Ordinance to add a new term "Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facility" and other related changes
Update on Our Community Place
Consider adopting a Resolution Authorizing and Approving The Purchase and Renovation of 227 N. Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Into a Mixed-Use Housing and Commercial Development By The Harrisonburg Redevelopment And Housing Authority (HRHA)
Consider a supplemental appropriation for the Economic Development Department in the amount of $500,000 for funds received from the Virginia Commonwealth Opportunity Fund
Comments from the public, limited to five minutes, on matters not on the regular agenda. (Name and address are required)
- - SPEAKER_07
- - SPEAKER_04
City Council and Staff
Rockingham-Harrisonburg Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) Policy Board
Closed Session as authorized by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711(A), under: Subsection 3 for a discussion of the acquisition of real estate for a public purpose where the discussion in an open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating position of the public body.
- - SPEAKER_10
- - SPEAKER_04

City Council Meeting 11/25/2025

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

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)

Consider a request from City of Harrisonburg to amend the Zoning Ordinance to add a new term "Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facility" and other related changes

Update on Our Community Place

Consider adopting a Resolution Authorizing and Approving The Purchase and Renovation of 227 N. Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Into a Mixed-Use Housing and Commercial Development By The Harrisonburg Redevelopment And Housing Authority (HRHA)

Consider a supplemental appropriation for the Economic Development Department in the amount of $500,000 for funds received from the Virginia Commonwealth Opportunity Fund

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

City Council and Staff

Rockingham-Harrisonburg Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) Policy Board

Adjournment

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

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)

Consider a request from City of Harrisonburg to amend the Zoning Ordinance to add a new term "Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facility" and other related changes

Update on Our Community Place

Consider adopting a Resolution Authorizing and Approving The Purchase and Renovation of 227 N. Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Into a Mixed-Use Housing and Commercial Development By The Harrisonburg Redevelopment And Housing Authority (HRHA)

Consider a supplemental appropriation for the Economic Development Department in the amount of $500,000 for funds received from the Virginia Commonwealth Opportunity Fund

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

City Council and Staff

Rockingham-Harrisonburg Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) Policy Board