Mayor· 2025-2028
Danny Avula
Richmond
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 3
- Total speaking time
- 46:16
- Avg per meeting
- 15:25
- Segments
- 376
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Top issues during term (20)
Affordable housing and infill development across six districts
The code alone doesn't build affordable housing — members say extra incentives, trust fund money, and new state tools are needed.
Real estate tax rate and tax relief changes
Deferred tax revenue is delayed, not eliminated; fiscal impact depends on uptake.
Gilpin Court redevelopment partnership
Deeply affordable housing costs more to subsidize per unit, so redevelopment will produce fewer units at the same investment.
Emergency shelter operations at 7 North 2nd Street
Continuation of existing shelter contracts; amounts not stated in the record.
Dominion Energy offshore wind ownership change
The merger could raise electric bills for Richmond residents, who already bear costs from the data center boom; the city itself is also a ratepayer.
Multifamily construction on North 21st Street
Unknown.
$4.78 million transfer to Richmond Public Schools
$4,780,737.08 in new revenue flows to Richmond Public Schools.
Opioid-response grant package
Brings about $2.08 million in new opioid-abatement funding into city programs.
Payment register transparency
No direct fiscal cost; it concerns disclosure of how existing public money is spent.
Church Hill and Meadow Street special-use proposals
Homes estimated around $500,000 each; the Virginia Home plans to use sale proceeds to finance its Hanover County relocation.
Commercial creep into the R-2 residential block at 5900-5902 Grove Avenue
Traffic engineers estimated the uses would add less than 1% to peak-hour volume at the Maple/Grove intersection.
Committee Rules of Procedure
When city hall gets bogged down in internal politics, it wastes taxpayer money on delayed projects and inefficient governance.
Flock/ALPR surveillance phase-out
Flock funding stays in the adopted budget; critics say the money should go to housing, sidewalks, and schools instead.
Fan Neighborhood Demolition-Restriction Overlay (UDC 2026-15)
Could affect demolition and redevelopment costs for Fan property owners.
Lombardy Street CSX bridge replacement
Family Crisis Fund funding transfer
Shifts $700,000 within the FY2026-27 General Fund Budget — no new money, but a reallocation between outside agencies.
Retirement system cost-of-living policy
The system's funded status was just under 92% as of June 30, so no full permanent COLA would trigger for FY 2028; costs depend on the pending actuarial report.
Rooftop solar program on city buildings
The city forgoes whatever energy savings and renewable credit revenue the solar deals would have produced.
Tax amnesty program for 2027
Unknown — the resolution asks for a plan first, not the program itself.
Police Crime Statistics and Enforcement Technology
Safer neighborhoods usually mean better local business and rising property values, which is a win for everyone's wallet.
Decisions during term (233)
Recorded while Avula was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.