Barbara Henley

Virginia Beach City Council Member

Official Biography

Council Member Henley is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s in urban studies. She taught in the city’s public schools’ system and is serving her ninth term on the City Council. She represented the Pungo Borough from 1978 to 1990, during which time she served two years as vice mayor. She served on City Council again from 1994 to 2002 and returned to represent the Princess Anne District in 2006.

A partner in Henley Farms, LP, Henley is president of the Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society. She also serves as the City Council liaison to the Agricultural Advisory Commission, Atlantic Park Community Development Authority, Citizens Committee on Boards and Commission, Green Ribbon Committee, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, Historical Review Board, the Mayor’s Commission on Aging, Open Space Advisory Committee and the Transition Area ITA Citizens Advisory Committee. She is the author of Glimpses of Down-County History: Southern Princess Anne County.

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K.1. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the Dedication of a 2,679 square feet (0.06150 acre) Utility Easement to Dominion Energy Virginia over City-owned property at 1525 Salem Road re serve HRSD facilities

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.2. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Resolution to AUTHORIZE the City Manager to EXECUTE a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Navy at Navy Bases located in Virginia Beach re coordination of law enforcement

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.3. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Resolution to AMEND the Cost Allocation Agreement between the Cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

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Absent:

K.4. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to ESTABLISH Capital Project #100664 "5/31 Memorial"; TRANSFER $1.2-Million from the General Fund Vacancy Savings to Capital Project #100664; AUTHORIZE the City Manager to negotiate a design contract with Dills Architects, PC and APPROVE the 5/31 Memorial site

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

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11-0

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K.5. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $4,660,479 from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to the FY 2022-23 Public Works Operating Budget and TRANSFER 4,660,479 to the FY2022-23 Capital Improvement Program as pay-as-you-go funding re Capital Project #100401 "Street Reconstruction II"

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

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11-0

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K.6. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $784,142 reimbursement from Mancon, LLC; APPROPRIATE $1-Million from the City Garage Internal Service Fund Balance and TRANSFER $1-Million from capital outlay accounts to the FY2022-23 City Garage Internal Service Fund Operating Budget re increase cost of parts

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

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11-0

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L.1. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

DAVID C. & MERIL B. GERSTENMAIER for a Street Closure re fifteen (15)-foot portion of an unimproved, unnamed alley adjacent to 650 South Atlantic Avenue & Lot 22, Block 20, Croatan Beach DISTRICT 5 (formerly District 6—Beach) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

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11-0

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Absent:

L.2. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

BORN PRIMITIVE, LLC/MODERN SAVAGE INVESTMENTS, LLC for a Modification of Proffers to a Conditional Change of Zoning re office warehouse at Southeastern corner of the intersection of Virginia Beach & North Oceana Boulevards DISTRICT 6 (formerly District 6—Beach) Approved February 24, 2004 RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Modified/Proffered, By Consent

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11-0

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No:

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Absent:

L.3. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

B AND B ASSOCIATES OF VIRGINIA, INC/INDIAN RIVER APARTMENTS, LLC for a Change in Nonconformity re expansion of apartment complex at 1008 Mineola Drive DISTRICT 1 (formerly District 2—Kempsville) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

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11-0

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Absent:

L.4. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

JOE WHITE/PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES, LLC for a Special Exception for Alternative Compliance re allow for wall signage larger than what is permitted by the Central Business Core (CBC) Form Based Code at 4564 Virginia Beach Boulevard DISTRICT 9 (formerly District 4—Bayside) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.5. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

OCEAN CHILLIN, LLC for a Conditional Use Permit re short term rental at 303 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 300 DISTRICT 5 (formerly District 6—Beach) RE

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.6. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

MICHAEL BIONDOLILLO/ HELEN A. LEWIS for a Conditional Use Permit re short term rental at 2113 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 2C DISTRICT 6 ( formerly District 6— Beach) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

Barbara Henley

Virginia Beach City Council Member

Official Biography

Council Member Henley is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s in urban studies. She taught in the city’s public schools’ system and is serving her ninth term on the City Council. She represented the Pungo Borough from 1978 to 1990, during which time she served two years as vice mayor. She served on City Council again from 1994 to 2002 and returned to represent the Princess Anne District in 2006.

A partner in Henley Farms, LP, Henley is president of the Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society. She also serves as the City Council liaison to the Agricultural Advisory Commission, Atlantic Park Community Development Authority, Citizens Committee on Boards and Commission, Green Ribbon Committee, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, Historical Review Board, the Mayor’s Commission on Aging, Open Space Advisory Committee and the Transition Area ITA Citizens Advisory Committee. She is the author of Glimpses of Down-County History: Southern Princess Anne County.

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K.1. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the Dedication of a 2,679 square feet (0.06150 acre) Utility Easement to Dominion Energy Virginia over City-owned property at 1525 Salem Road re serve HRSD facilities

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.2. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Resolution to AUTHORIZE the City Manager to EXECUTE a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Navy at Navy Bases located in Virginia Beach re coordination of law enforcement

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.3. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.4. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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Absent:

K.5. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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Action:

Adopted, By Consent

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11-0

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K.6. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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Action:

Adopted, By Consent

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11-0

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L.1. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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11-0

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L.2. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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L.3. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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L.4. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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Action:

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11-0

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L.5. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

OCEAN CHILLIN, LLC for a Conditional Use Permit re short term rental at 303 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 300 DISTRICT 5 (formerly District 6—Beach) RE

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.6. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

MICHAEL BIONDOLILLO/ HELEN A. LEWIS for a Conditional Use Permit re short term rental at 2113 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 2C DISTRICT 6 ( formerly District 6— Beach) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent: