Many Voices
Richmond 300: A Guide for Growth is being developed with many voices.
The final Richmond 300 document will be presented to the City Planning Commission and City Council for their approval and adoption. For more about the process and community engagement, visit the process section and the Community Consultation section of this website.
City Planning Commission
The City Planning Commission (CPC) is responsible for the conduct of planning relating to the orderly growth and development of the city. It is the duty of the Commission to make and adopt a Master Plan that guides coordinated and harmonious development of the city. The nine-member CPC will oversee the development of Richmond 300, provide comments throughout the update process, and ultimately approve the final document. Two members of the CPC serve on the Richmond 300 Advisory Council.
Richmond City Council
The Richmond City Council has final approval of Richmond 300. A member of City Council also sits on the City Planning Commission.
Dept. of Planning and Development Review
The Dept. of Planning and Development Review (PDR) is the City Department in charge of updating and maintaining the city-wide Master Plan. As such, PDR is managing the Richmond 300 process:
Project Director: Mark A. Olinger, Director, Dept. of Planning and Development Review
Project Manager: Maritza Pechin, Planner IV, AECOM
Deputy Project Managers:
Content: William Palmquist, Senior Planner, Planning & Preservation Division, Dept. of Planning & Development Review
Engagement: Marianne Pitts, Special Assistant to the Director, Dept. of Planning and Development Review
Staff: many PDR staff are assisting with the Richmond 300 project, including, but not limited to the following:
Janell Baker
Jonathan Brown
Kim Chen
Alex Dandridge
Anne Darby
Chuck Davidson
Matthew Ebinger
Sandra Escorcia
Chelsea Jeffries
Leigh Kelley
Brian Mercer
Yessenia Revilla
Rich Saunders
Josh Son
Josh Young
Engagement Team: These community members assist PDR with outreach in traditionally under-represented communities.
Shannon Gonzalez
Prince Hudson
Nury Mojica
Michelle Mosby
LaFonda Page
Sequioa Ross
Sherrell Thompson
Richmond 300 Technical Team
The Technical Team provides input on technical issues and provides input on interim work products. This team plays a critical role in integrating existing City plans and polices, collecting baseline conditions data, and providing input to shape interim work products. The Technical Team comprises of City staff from multiple City departments as well as staff from quasi-public non-City entities:
Dept. of Economic Development
Dept. of Housing and Community Development
Dept. of Human Services
Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities
Dept. of Public Utilities
Dept. of Public Works
Fire Department
Greater Richmond Transportation Company
Mayor's Office
Office of Community Wealth Building
Office of the Press Secretary
Office on Aging and Disabilities
Office of Sustainability
Police Department
Public Libraries
Public Schools
Registrar
Richmond Health District
Richmond Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
Richmond 300 Advisory Council
The Advisory Council is an adhoc sub-committee of the City Planning Commission. The Advisory Team serves as: 1) A sounding board to help shape the content of Richmond 300; and 2) Liaisons to the community at large by helping to build awareness of and participating in the plan update process. All Advisory Council meetings are open to the public - learn more about the meetings here: www.richmond300.com/advisory.
The Advisory Council was created by a resolution of the City Planning Commission. In July 2017, the City issued a call for individuals to apply for the Advisory Council and 173 individuals applied. To learn more about the creation of the Advisory Council and read the Advisory Council member bios, download this PDF.
Advisory Council Members:
Rodney Poole (Chair)
Max Hepp-Buchanan (Vice Chair)
Burt Pinnock (Vice-Chair)
Jonathan Bibbs Mayda Colon
Cyane Crump
Latoya Gray
Bernard Harkless
Ashley Hawkins
Joyce Knight
Preston Lloyd
Louise Lockett
Monica Lozano
Jer’Mykeal McCoy
Jennifer Mullen
Kendra Norrell
Gray O’Dwyer
Damian Pitt
Ted Ukrop
Meredith Weiss
Olivya Wilson
Richmond 300 Working Groups
The Working Groups are topic-specific groups charged with creating the initial recommendations for Richmond 300, which are vetted and amended by the community at-large during public meetings in September and October 2019. The Working Groups met from February to July 2019 with 297 people attending 15 meetings over the 6 month period - many people attending multiple meetings for a total of 693 meeting visits. Each Working Group was co-chaired by members of the Advisory Council and the Technical Team and at-large members as well (see full list below). All the meeting were open to the public. The meetings materials can be found here: www.richmond300.com/workinggroups
Land Use Working Group Members:
Chairs:
Kim Chen (Technical Team)
Ted Ukrop (Advisory Council)
Advisory Council Members:
Cyane Crump
Preston Lloyd
Gray O’Dwyer
Technical Team Members:
Chuck Davidson
Kim Hines
Barbara Jacocks
Chelsea Jeffries
Deborah Morton
At-Large Members:
Andrea Almond
Shawn Balon
Eldon Burton
Jeff Eastman
Stacey Farinholt
Tim Feehan
Bruce Gould
Timothy Hayes
Dave Johannas
David Lambert
Charles Macfarlane
Andrew Moore
LaJuan Neal
Clare Novak
Cristy O'Keefe
Jerry Peters
Michael Phillips
Andrea Quilici
Brooke Saba McDowell
Genni Sasnett
John Sydnor
Sarah Weisiger
Alexander Winston
Transportation Working Group Members:
Chairs:
Dironna Moore-Clarke (Technical Team)
Max Hepp-Buchanan (Advisory Council)
Advisory Council Members:
Louise Lockett Gordon
Jennifer Mullen
Technical Team Members:
Jakob Helmbolt
Mike Sawyer
Adrienne Torres
Nathan Burrell
Sarah Shaughnessy
At-Large Members:
Jeisson Apolo
Chris Bast
John Bolecek
Ross Catrow
Zachary Hanson
Phaedra Hise
Jason James
Diane Linderman
Marc Lipschultz
Josh Mallow
Amy Nelson
Andrew Payne
Trip Pollard
Nicholas Smith
Daniel Sonenklar
Emily Thomason
Michael Todd
Economic Development Working Group Members:
Chairs:
Jane Ferrara (Technical Team)
Bernard Harkless (Advisory Council)
Advisory Council Members:
Jonathan Bibbs
Jer’Mykeal McCoy
Rodner Poole
Meredith Weiss
Technical Team Members:
Paul McClellan
Betty-Anne Teter
At-Large Members:
John Accordino
Jack Berry
Aisha Bullard
Stephanie Culbertson
Tim Davey
Brittiany Dubose
Fabrizio Fasulo
Sabrina Gross
Colin Halligan
Tierra Henderson
Nathan Hughes
Shanteny Jackson
Jonathan Koes
Bryan Laughlin
Lucy Meade
Andres Olarte
Carra Rose
James Seagraves
Bruce Tyler
William Weber
Amy Wentz
Anne Westbrook
Michel Zajur
Housing Working Group Members:
Chairs:
Douglas Dunlap (Technical Team)
Burt Pinnock (Advisory Council)
Advisory Council Members:
Latoya Gray
Ashley Hawkins
Joyce Knight
Olivya Wilson
Technical Team Members:
Nick Feucht
Mary Blow
Wilken Fernandez
At-Large Members:
Robert Adams
Omari Al-Qadaffi
James Armstrong
Andrew Clark
Sandra Crawford
Phil Cunningham
Gina DiCicco
Jodi Dubyoski
Joh Gehlbach
Tracey Hardney Scott
Carlton Hassell
Willie Hilliard
Lee Householder
Jonathan Knopf
John Le
Christie Marra
Lynn Mcateer
Charlene Pitchford
Andrew Scudder
Alice Tousignant
Patrick Zampetti
Mariia Zimmerman
Environment Working Group Members:
Chairs:
Damian Pitt (Advisory Council)
Alicia Zatcoff (Technical Team)
Advisory Council Members:
Mayda Colon
Monica Lozano
Kendra Norrell
Technical Team Members:
Brianne Mullen
Bryce Wilk
At-Large Members:
Rebecca Aarons-Sydnor
Meade Anderson
Gustavo Angeles
Steven Carter-Lovejoy
Martha Culpepper
Nissa Dean
Justin Doyle
Emily Francis
Evan Garrison
Meghan Gough
Stephenie Harrington
Jeremy Hoffman
Rob Jones
Daniel Klein
Mary Larson
Trieste Lockwood
Catherine Long
Todd Lookingbill
Channing Martin
Susan Miller
Ann Pierce
Mary Rafferty
Susan Robertson
Bill Shanabruch
Sheri Shannon
Christopher Tabor
Peter Thaler
Mary-Stuart Torbeck
Sean Welsh
Anne Wright