City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 5, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER/s/
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Update On the Oakville Triangle and Route 1 Planning Process and Consideration of a Resolution to Establish an Oakville Triangle and Route 1 Corridor Advisory Group. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Civic Engagement and Land Use Planning for Oakville Triangle and Adjacent Route 1 Area.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Receive this update on the Oakville Triangle - Route 1 planning process;
(2) Approve the attached resolution establishing an Oakville Triangle and Route 1 Corridor Advisory Group ("Advisory Group");
(3) Request that the Chair of the Planning Commission nominate a member from the Planning Commission to serve on the Advisory Group;
(4) Request that each of the three civic associations listed in the attached resolution nominate a member from their group to serve on the Advisory Group; and
(5) Authorize the City Manager to appoint the business and at-large representatives, as well as the Potomac Yard South representative, and to designate the Chair of the Advisory Group.
OAKVILLE TRIANGLE REDEVELOPMENT PROCESS UPDATE: At the January 14, 2014 City Council work session on the proposed interdepartmental work program for FY 2015, staff discussed the Oakville Triangle's owner's desire to begin the planning process for redevelopment of their 13 acre (approximate) property. The owner, an entity owned by The Blackstone Group, is looking to begin the planning process for the site in the near term because a significant portion of the property becomes available for redevelopment by 2016. The Blackstone Group, through their local representative, StonebridgeCarras, has agreed to pay for consultant services and staffing so that the City can begin the pl...
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