City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2025
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Resolution Authorizing and Directing the City Manager to Execute (1) A Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund Performance Agreement and (2) Local Performance Agreement Related to the Expansion of Systems Planning & Analysis, Inc.
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ISSUE: Consideration of acceptance and allocation of $1,700,000 from the Commonwealth Development Opportunity Fund (COF) to support an economic development incentive grant to Systems Planning and Analysis.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council authorize the City Manager to:
1. Execute the Commonwealth Development Opportunity Fund Agreement - Sign a Performance Agreement between the City of Alexandria, The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP), the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) and Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA) (the "COF Agreement") that outlines the disbursement and management terms and conditions of the COF grant and the Alexandria Investment Fund (AIF) grant, on behalf of the Alexandria City Council.
2. Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds - Accept and appropriate a $1,700,000 grant from the COF that will be transferred to AEDP and then to SPA, subject to the terms and conditions of the COF Agreement .
3. Execute the Local Incentives Agreement - Sign a Performance Agreement among the City of Alexandria, AEDP and SPA (the "Local Performance Agreement") that outlines the disbursement and management terms and conditions of the Alexandria Investment Fund (AIF) grant, reimbursement of permitting fees and investment by the City in infrastructure project(s).
BACKGROUND: Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA) was founded in Alexandria in 1972 and has experienced rapid growth over the past few years. They currently occupy a 2...
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