City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 26, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, ACTING CITY MANAGER /s/
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Update On The 2015 General Assembly Session.
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ISSUE: Update on the 2015 General Assembly Session.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council 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.
DISCUSSION: The 2015 General Assembly Session began on January 14 and is scheduled to adjourn on February 28. The deadline for the introduction of legislation was Friday, January 23.1 As of January 24, 2,270 bills and resolutions have been introduced. Many of them deal with perennial issues, such as absentee voting, restoration of civil rights to felons who have completed their prison time, transportation funding, and mental health.
City Package. The following bills seek the enactment of proposals addressed in the City's legislative package. Attachment 2 is a more detailed status report on city package bills.
* HB 1682 and SB 1218 are Charter bills, introduced at the City's request to "clean up" the City Charter. SB 1218 was reported out of committee unanimously, and is now on the Senate floor. HB 1682 will be heard in Subcommittee on Wednesday (January 28) morning.
* HB 1867 would clarify some of the Virginia Code sections dealing with mold remediation in residential rental units. It also seeks to require that tenants be made aware of, and given access to, any written documents produced by the landlord or his contractor relating to the removal and remediation of the mold. It will likely be considered in Subcommittee on Tuesday (January 27).
* A number of constitutional amendments have been proposed in both the House and the Senate to prov...
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