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SafeHaven — official 2025-05-13 Council meeting recording

City of Newport News · Newport News TV / City CouncilMay 13, 2025

Newport News TV recording of the May 13, 2025 regular Council meeting. Automatic-caption cues locate Harris’s operating-budget declaration at 16:14–16:37 and the separate CIP discussion/vote at 26:44–28:37.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Official City channel. Cue starts are navigation aids from displayed automatic captions, not audio-verified quotations. Adopted minutes control exact names and vote wording. No raw transcript is reproduced.

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SafeHaven — official 2025-09-09 Council meeting recording

City of Newport News · Newport News TV / City CouncilSeptember 9, 2025

Newport News TV recording of the September 9, 2025 regular Council meeting. Automatic-caption cues locate the $6 million multi-site presentation at 37:59–38:21, motion at 38:25 and vote at 38:35–38:47. SafeHaven’s inclusion comes from the written record.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Official City channel. Cue starts are navigation aids, not audio-verified quotations. Captions cannot establish absence of an oral disclosure, separate filing or advice. No raw transcript is reproduced.

FOIA responsesArchived file

Harris employment disclosure — reviewed Schedule A excerpt (January 2025)

City of Newport News · City CouncilJanuary 30, 2025

Narrow reviewed excerpt of the annual disclosure listing Bethea Family Foundation, Executive Director and Employment. Unrelated personal finances, residential details, signatures and another person’s pages are not reproduced. The entry does not establish a hiring date or exact salary.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Derived publication excerpt from the City-released January 2025 annual filing. The complete mixed packet is not linked or reproduced. Source signature/receipt dates are January 30/31, 2025; no signature image is included.

File: harris-employment-schedule-a-extract-2025.pdf

Budget & financeArchived file

SafeHaven — selected payment-register rows and reconciliation (reviewed extract)

City of Newport News · FinanceDate not specified

Narrow, deduplicated transcription of relevant City vendor-register lines. Distinguishes 69 description-linked facility-work lines, four Foundation entries and three adjacent-land entries. Amounts are INVOICE NET, not cleared-check totals or a complete project ledger. Unrelated assistance-recipient data is excluded.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Derived publication extract from two City-released payment workbooks. Relevant worksheet/row provenance and methodology accompany the extract; raw whole-City workbooks are neither linked nor reproduced.

File: safehaven-ap-public-extract.pdf

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SafeHaven — Adopted Jan 10 2023 minutes

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Original acquisition: Minutes PDF p6; parcel 071000301, sale March 15 2023, instrument 230003045.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Original acquisition. Minutes PDF p6; parcel 071000301, sale March 15 2023, instrument 230003045. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Assessor sale history

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Original acquisition: Minutes PDF p6; parcel 071000301, sale March 15 2023, instrument 230003045.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Original acquisition. Minutes PDF p6; parcel 071000301, sale March 15 2023, instrument 230003045. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

Contracts & purchasingSource link

SafeHaven — Adopted Dec 12 2023 minutes

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Operator authorization and license: Minutes G2; license §§2-3, 5, 10-11, 13, 17. Attachment to Resolution 13695-23 is unsigned, not proof of execution or renewal.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Operator authorization and license. Minutes G2; license §§2-3, 5, 10-11, 13, 17. Attachment to Resolution 13695-23 is unsigned, not proof of execution or renewal. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Approved license attachment

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Operator authorization and license: Minutes G2; license §§2-3, 5, 10-11, 13, 17. Attachment to Resolution 13695-23 is unsigned, not proof of execution or renewal.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Operator authorization and license. Minutes G2; license §§2-3, 5, 10-11, 13, 17. Attachment to Resolution 13695-23 is unsigned, not proof of execution or renewal. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — City Dec 5 opening notice

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Opening and executive director announcement: Minutes PDF p31; planned executive-director role, not an employment start date.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Opening and executive director announcement. Minutes PDF p31; planned executive-director role, not an employment start date. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Adopted Dec 10 2024 minutes

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Opening and executive director announcement: Minutes PDF p31; planned executive-director role, not an employment start date.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Opening and executive director announcement. Minutes PDF p31; planned executive-director role, not an employment start date. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Official July 2022 form

Virginia state agencies · Virginia public authoritiesDate not specified

Annual disclosure form instructions: Instructions and Schedule A. Annual reporting language does not supply an exact hiring or compensation date.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Annual disclosure form instructions. Instructions and Schedule A. Annual reporting language does not supply an exact hiring or compensation date. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Jan 28 2025 minutes

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Employment disclosure and adjacent land: Jan 28 acquisition/recusal; Apr 8 operating-budget declaration has inconsistent fiscal-year wording. May 13 clarifies FY2026. Online text unpaginated.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Employment disclosure and adjacent land. Jan 28 acquisition/recusal; Apr 8 operating-budget declaration has inconsistent fiscal-year wording. May 13 clarifies FY2026. Online text unpaginated. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Resolution 13820-25

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Employment disclosure and adjacent land: Jan 28 acquisition/recusal; Apr 8 operating-budget declaration has inconsistent fiscal-year wording. May 13 clarifies FY2026. Online text unpaginated.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Employment disclosure and adjacent land. Jan 28 acquisition/recusal; Apr 8 operating-budget declaration has inconsistent fiscal-year wording. May 13 clarifies FY2026. Online text unpaginated. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Apr 8 2025 minutes

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Employment disclosure and adjacent land: Jan 28 acquisition/recusal; Apr 8 operating-budget declaration has inconsistent fiscal-year wording. May 13 clarifies FY2026. Online text unpaginated.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Employment disclosure and adjacent land. Jan 28 acquisition/recusal; Apr 8 operating-budget declaration has inconsistent fiscal-year wording. May 13 clarifies FY2026. Online text unpaginated. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — adopted May 13, 2025 Council minutes

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

May 13 adopted record and capital plan: Minutes pp4, 9-10 declaration; pp19-22 CIP. CIP p66. Resolution requires subsequent project funding action.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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May 13 adopted record and capital plan. Minutes pp4, 9-10 declaration; pp19-22 CIP. CIP p66. Resolution requires subsequent project funding action. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Resolution 13856-25

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

May 13 adopted record and capital plan: Minutes pp4, 9-10 declaration; pp19-22 CIP. CIP p66. Resolution requires subsequent project funding action.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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May 13 adopted record and capital plan. Minutes pp4, 9-10 declaration; pp19-22 CIP. CIP p66. Resolution requires subsequent project funding action. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — adopted June 24, 2025 Council minutes

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Lawn equipment donation: Minutes pp17-18, employment-based recusal and vote. Four used items approved as-is; no valuation established.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Lawn equipment donation. Minutes pp17-18, employment-based recusal and vote. Four used items approved as-is; no valuation established. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Resolution 13871-25

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Lawn equipment donation: Minutes pp17-18, employment-based recusal and vote. Four used items approved as-is; no valuation established.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Lawn equipment donation. Minutes pp17-18, employment-based recusal and vote. Four used items approved as-is; no valuation established. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — adopted September 9, 2025 Council minutes

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Public buildings appropriation: Minutes H2, pp18-19; combined H1-H2 motion. $6m is multi-site, not a SafeHaven-only amount.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Public buildings appropriation. Minutes H2, pp18-19; combined H1-H2 motion. $6m is multi-site, not a SafeHaven-only amount. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Resolution 13902-25

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Public buildings appropriation: Minutes H2, pp18-19; combined H1-H2 motion. $6m is multi-site, not a SafeHaven-only amount.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Public buildings appropriation. Minutes H2, pp18-19; combined H1-H2 motion. $6m is multi-site, not a SafeHaven-only amount. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Adopted Apr 14 2026 work-session minutes

City of Newport News · City Council / public administrationDate not specified

Youth trip authorization: Section II, Comments/Ideas/Suggestions: Believe In Yourself/SafeHaven request, purpose and vote.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Youth trip authorization. Section II, Comments/Ideas/Suggestions: Believe In Yourself/SafeHaven request, purpose and vote. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Final House funding table

Federal agencies · Congress / HUDDate not specified

Federal facility appropriation: Table PDF p199, City of Newport News/SafeHaven, $2m. Law enacted Feb 3 2026. No receipt or expenditure shown.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Federal facility appropriation. Table PDF p199, City of Newport News/SafeHaven, $2m. Law enacted Feb 3 2026. No receipt or expenditure shown. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

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SafeHaven — Public Law 119-75

Federal agencies · Congress / HUDDate not specified

Federal facility appropriation: Table PDF p199, City of Newport News/SafeHaven, $2m. Law enacted Feb 3 2026. No receipt or expenditure shown.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Federal facility appropriation. Table PDF p199, City of Newport News/SafeHaven, $2m. Law enacted Feb 3 2026. No receipt or expenditure shown. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.

Budget & financeSource link

SafeHaven — Scott project disclosure

Federal agencies · Congress / HUDDate not specified

Federal facility appropriation: Table PDF p199, City of Newport News/SafeHaven, $2m. Law enacted Feb 3 2026. No receipt or expenditure shown.

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SafeHaven: City stewardship, funding and operating oversight
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Federal facility appropriation. Table PDF p199, City of Newport News/SafeHaven, $2m. Law enacted Feb 3 2026. No receipt or expenditure shown. Reviewed October 18, 2026. Linked publisher copy; no original uploaded.