The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors held its regular second meeting on May 20, 2026, at 2:30 PM in Lane Auditorium, chaired by Supervisor Ned Gallaway. The meeting included approval of the agenda with one deferral, public comments, a discussion on the Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF) process, a budget process review, a closed meeting, and public hearings on a utility easement and the secondary six-year transportation plan. Key decisions included deferring item 9, approving the consent agenda, adopting resolutions for the utility easement and the secondary six-year plan, and providing guidance on the FY27 AHIF process.
First Session (2:30 PM):
Second Session (6:00 PM):
All right, good afternoon, everyone. I would like to call to order the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors for our May 20th, 2026, 230 meeting here in Lane Auditorium. The supervisors who are present are Supervisor Mike Pruitt of the Scottsville District, Supervisor Ann Malik of the White Hall District, Supervisor Fred Missel of the Samuel Miller District, Supervisor B. Lapisto Kirtley of the Ravanna District, Supervisor Sally Duncan of the Jack Jewett District, and myself, Supervisor Ned Galloway of the Rio District. We also have with us our county attorney, Mr. Andy Herrick, our county executive, Mr. Jeff Richardson, and our board clerk, Miss Claudette Borgison. We want to thank and introduce the Albemar County Police Department officers who are present with us today. Officer Tavon Richardson and Senior Police Officer Ryan Esquerrol. Thank you both for being here. And now if everyone would please rise as you are able for the Pledge of Allegiance. And now if everyone would please join in a moment of silence. Thank you very much. Board, we need to adopt our final agenda, and prior to doing so, the applicant for item number nine, uh SE 2025 40, 528 Clark's tract building site modification has requested uh a deferral. So we need to take action on that request, and then we will move to adopt the final agenda as amended following that. Oh my gosh, I broke it. I did not break it. Would somebody other than Supervisor Lapisto currently like to make that motion? Are we gonna discuss it or what? Uh I would discuss it once the motion is on. I move that we defer the item. I'd like to move for a new mic for Supervisor Lapisto. Would you like to use my mic? Let me see. I move that we defer item nine on the agenda to a later date. All right, the motion has been made and seconded. Uh we'll have some discussion on the matter, and I'll go uh ask each supervisor if they'd like to make any discussion points. Supervisor Duncan? No comments. Uh Supervisor Malik. I in the past, there has been a reason given that has to do with planning or legislative process as a reason for a deferral. So if this is a convenience matter for the applicant and they've had two years to resolve their zoning things, I don't know why this is coming up at the last minute. Um well, one I should ask if there's any legal response to the points there. I'll speak to the other matter. So it the applicant's representative had alerted us that she's unavailable due to a personal matter. Uh but this is not a public hearing. That's correct. It wouldn't have to be a presentation. Usually staff has done these in the past, correct? That's correct. Although although quite frequently, applicants in special exception applications will take time during the matters from the public and speak on speak to it then. So it you correct. It's not a public hearing, but it's it and it's not a matter of uh the applicant delaying it simply that the applicant's representative is is unavailable due to a personal matter. Even by telephone. That's my understanding, yes, ma'am. Wow. All right. Uh Supervisor Lapisto currently. Yeah, I have no con for uh problems, concerns uh delaying this issue. Supervisor Missile.