City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 5, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER/s/
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Consideration of a Resolution to Change the Composition of the Braddock Metro Neighborhood Plan Implementation Advisory Group. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution to change the composition of the Braddock Metro Neighborhood Plan Implementation Advisory Group (BIAG).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the resolution (Attachment 1) changing the composition of the Braddock Metro Neighborhood Plan Implementation Advisory Group by adding two (2) slots for the Braddock Metro Citizens' Coalition.
BACKGROUND: City Council unanimously adopted the Braddock Metro Neighborhood Plan on March 15, 2008 and the Braddock East Master Plan on October 18, 2008 ("the Plans"). City Council established the 20-member Braddock Metro Neighborhood Implementation Advisory Group (BIAG) on February 2, 2009 in order to gain the advice of community members representing a variety of interests in implementation of the Plans.
On August 28, 2014, the Braddock Metro Citizens' Coalition (BMCC), which represents residents in the northern portion of the Plans area, sent a letter (Attachments 2 and 3) to the Mayor and City Council seeking to reconfigure the composition of the BIAG to replace the six existing at-large slots with: two (2) slots for the Braddock Metro Citizens' Coalition, one (1) for the Henry, one (1) for Old Town Commons, one (1) for Braddock Place Townhouses and Condos, and one (1) for the redeveloped Andrew Adkins and Samuel Madden. The City Manager directed Department of Planning and Zoning staff to study this proposal and report back to City Council with a recommendation for consideration.
DISCUSSION: As currently configured, the 20-member BIAG includes ...
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