City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: GRETCHEN BULOVA, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA
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Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Accept a Bequest from the Marilyn Senn Moll Irrevocable Trust.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution to authorize the City Manager to accept a bequest from the Marilyn Senn Moll Irrevocable Trust to the Office of Historic Alexandria.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a bequest from the Marilyn Senn Moll Irrevocable Trust to the Office of Historic Alexandria.
DISCUSSION: The Office of Historic Alexandria is the beneficiary of a bequest from the Marilyn Senn Moll Irrevocable Trust. The Trust designates the disbursement be used for the Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site.
FISCAL IMPACT: The trust has issued a full distribution of $50,000 for the Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site. Funds from this bequest will be used to directly support the preservation of the historic fort walls by working with a landscape specialist on erosion control.
ATTACHMENT: Resolution
STAFF:
Emily A. Baker, Deputy City Manager
Gretchen Bulova, Director, Office of Historic Alexandria
David E. Lanier, Assistant City Attorney