City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2026
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: GLORIA SITTON, CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF COUNCIL
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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 2-4-71 (CREATION, COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION) of Article H (ALEXANDRIA HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE) of Chapter 4 (COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS) of Title 2 (GENERAL GOVERNMENT) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an ordinance to amend the composition of the Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council consider the proposed ordinance (Attachment 2) on first reading and schedule it for second reading, public hearing and final passage on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
DISCUSSION: The City Council Subcommittee on Boards and Commissions convened in 2025 to review the process of creating and restructuring existing boards and commissions, while making recommendations on the viability and necessity of all active boards and commissions. As part of this review, the Subcommittee recommended changes to the composition of certain positions on the Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee, including new positions for on financial professional with knowledge and experience in community development or housing policy and one representative of an organization that advocates for tenant rights, increasing the total voting membership from 19 to 21 citizen members. Additionally, the Committee shall establish a subcommittee to serve at the city’s landlord tenant relations board.
FISCAL IMPACT: There would be no fiscal impact associated with this ordinance change.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1. Information on Proposed Ordinance
Attachment 2. Proposed Ordinance
STAFF:
Councilman Canek Aguirre
Councilman John Taylor Chapman
Gloria Sitton, City Clerk and Clerk of Council
Keia Waters, Deputy City Clerk
David E. Lanier, Assistant City Attorney
Dana Wedeles, Strategic Initiatives Officer