City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 9, 2025
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: DAVID C. ROSE, ALEXANDRIA HEALTH DISTRICT DIRECTOR
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Consideration of the Release of $120,510 from FY 2026 Contingent Reserves to Fund Health Department Community Support Activities. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Should City Council release funding from FY 2026 Contingent Reserves for Health Department services that will improve social drivers of health and advance community health?
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Approve the allocation of $120,510 from FY 2026 contingent reserves as one-time funding to support health initiatives; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all the necessary documents that may be required.
BACKGROUND: In the FY 2026 budget add/delete process, the City Council placed $120,510 into contingent reserves to fund "health initiatives", with specific reference to Healthy Homes, which is a collaborative effort of roughly (30) thirty City agencies and organizations addressing home conditions. The original "add" proposal responded to the lack of allocated, dedicated funds to support the coordination and implementation of the Healthy Homes initiative, with an amount that equaled the estimated FY 2026 costs. However, on March 25, the federal administration ended COVID-19-related grants, which originally were awarded through FY 2027, resulting in the health department losing significant funds which support outreach, engagement, resource linkage, clinical services, and disease mitigation. Other federal grant funding to the Alexandria Health District ("AHD") was also reduced by the Commonwealth (Title V MCH Services Block Grant, Ryan White Part B). Furthermore, the federal administratio...
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