City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 7, 2025
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: RAMI CHEHADE, INTERIM DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
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Consideration of Authorization for the City Manager to Sign an Amendment to the Net Benefits Agreement Regarding the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station between the National Park Service and the City of Alexandria.
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ISSUE: Authorization for the City Manager to Sign an amendment to the Net Benefits Agreement Regarding Potomac Yard Metrorail Station between the National Park Service and the City of Alexandria.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council authorize the City Manager to sign the proposed Second Amendment to the "Net Benefits Agreement" (Attachment 1) regarding the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station between the National Park Service (NPS) and the City of Alexandria.
BACKGROUND: On May 20, 2015, when contemplating alternatives for construction of the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station, the City Council selected Alternative B as the locally preferred alternative for the purposes of fulfilling the City's obligation under the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). At that time, City Council also adopted a proposed mitigation framework regarding the NPS-administered George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) and authorized the City Manager to negotiate a Net Benefits Agreement (NBA) with NPS consistent with that mitigation framework, subject to City Council approval. The purpose of the Net Benefits Agreement is to document mitigation measures and a series of enhancements to be implemented in order to minimize impacts to the GWMP as a result of the Metrorail station and to incorporate measures into the project so that the project would have a "net-benefit" to the GWMP. A "ne...
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