CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
                                   November 16, 2020
                                Virtual/electronic meeting

4:00 PM SPECIAL REPORTS MEETING
        The Charlottesville City Council met in an electronic meeting on Monday, November 16,
2020, in accordance with a local ordinance approved July 27, 2020, to ensure continuity of
government and prevent the spread of disease. Mayor Nikuyah Walker called the meeting to
order at 4:02 p.m. with the following members present: Mayor Nikuyah Walker, Vice Mayor
Sena Magill, Councilors Heather Hill, Michael Payne and Lloyd Snook.

        Mayor Walker turned the meeting over to Acting City Manager John Blair, who shared
that this meeting was being held as an attempt for City Council to be responsive to public
requests to have fewer late-night meetings. The purpose 4:00 p.m. special meetings would be to
hear informational reports.

       Mr. Blair introduced the presenters for the first report.

REPORT: Food Equity Initiative Update
       Misty Graves, Deputy Director of the City of Charlottesville Department of Human
Services/Community Attention, thanked Shantell Bingham and Jeanette Abi-Nader for the
extensive amount of work put into the food equity initiative, and thanked the city for
investment in the initiative.

       Shantell Bingham and Jeanette Abi-Nader presented the Food Equity Initiative End
of Year Report and answered questions for City Council. City Council members thanked the
presenters for their work.

REPORT: City Financial Report for FY21 through October 31, 2020
       Ryan Davidson, Senior Budget and Management Analyst, presented the City Financial
Report for Fiscal Year 2021 through October 31, 2020. Mr. Blair, Commissioner of the Revenue
Todd Divers, Treasurer Jason Vandever, and Director of Economic Development Chris Engel
answered questions for Council. Council agreed to the report formatting changes proposed by
Mr. Davidson.

Mayor Walker adjourned the meeting at 5:15 p.m.

BY Mayor Nikuyah Walker                                       BY Kyna Thomas, Clerk of Council

                                                                   Approved by Council
                                                                   January 19, 2021



                                                                   Kyna Thomas, CMC
                                                                   Clerk of Council
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