City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 19, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER
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Consideration of Recommendation and Status Report on Legislation Introduced in the 2013 General Assembly Session.
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ISSUE: Recommendations and status report (No. 1) on legislation introduced at the 2013 General Assembly Session.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the following recommendations in separate votes (since the second recommendation is to approve a Resolution, which requires a recorded vote):
(1) Approve the legislative positions included in Attachment 1 (Recommended Positions on Bills of Importance to the City), as recommended by City Council’s Legislative Subcommittee (Mayor Euille and Councilman Smedberg); and
(2) Approve the Resolution in support of measures to address gun violence included as Attachment 2 (Resolution Supporting Further Restrictions on Firearms and Other Related Issues).
DISCUSSION: The 2013 General Assembly Session began on January 9 and is scheduled to adjourn on February 23. The deadline for the introduction of legislation was Friday, January 18. As of that day, at least 1,669 bills and 396 resolutions had been introduced (it is probable that additional bills and resolutions were introduced but have not yet appeared on the State’s Legislative Information System).
City Package. The following bills and budget amendments seek the enactment of proposals from the City's legislative (Attachment 3 is a status report on “City Package” bills):
· The Governor’s budget proposes to end the Local Aid to the State program. This budgetary manipulation, used to balance the State budget, required localities to write a check to the State each year, or reduce State aid a like amount. If the Governor’s proposal is adopted, it will save the City about one million...
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