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