City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 2012
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing on the Proposed City Legislative Package For The 2013 General Assembly Session.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the proposed City Legislative Package for the 2013 General Assembly Session.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Receive the proposals for the City’s 2013 Legislative Package, as recommended by Council’s Legislative Subcommittee and included in Attachment 1;
(2) Schedule the legislative package proposals for public hearing on Saturday, November 17; and
(3) Schedule adoption of the Legislative Package for Tuesday, November 27.
DISCUSSION: Council’s Legislative Subcommittee met with the City’s General Assembly delegation on September 19 to discuss the preliminary legislative package. For the past several months, staff has been working with Council members, City departments, and boards and commissions to develop legislative and funding proposals for the City’s 2013 Legislative Package. Twenty-five such proposals are described in Attachment 1; all of them have been recommended by Council’s Legislative Subcommittee for your consideration. Section A contains two major fiscal issues of concern to the City; Section B consists of five transportation funding proposals; Section C incudes seven legislative proposals recommended for introduction by the City’s delegation; Section D consists of eight “support” proposals; and Section E includes three items which the Subcommittee recommends that the City’s delegation oppose. A Work Session with the City’s Legislative Delegation will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Work Room on November 27.
The 2013 General Assembly Session will be a “short” 46-day Session, beginning January 9, and ending February 23. On D...
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