City of Alexandria - File #: 14-4308

• File #: 14-4308
• Name: Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Reimbursable Project Agreement to Reflect the Revised Scope and Budget for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Project
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 7/30/2015
• In control: City Council Legislative Meeting
• On agenda: 10/13/2015
• Title: Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize an Amendment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Reimbursable Project Agreement to Reflect the Next Phase of the Scope and Budget for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Project. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM



DATE: OCTOBER 7, 2015

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/

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Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize an Amendment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Reimbursable Project Agreement to Reflect the Next Phase of the Scope and Budget for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Project. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution to authorize an amendment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Reimbursable Project Agreement to reflect the next phase of the scope and budget for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station project.

RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) to approve an increase to the current WMATA funding agreement for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station from $5.2 million to $11 million.

BACKGROUND: In 2009, as part of the planning process for North Potomac Yard, the City and WMATA began to study the feasibility of constructing a Metrorail station at Potomac Yard. These preliminary studies resulted in the 2010 North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan which included plans for a Metrorail station. The project is currently undergoing environmental evaluation as part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, with the Federal Transit Agency as the lead federal agency, and the National Park Service and WMATA as cooperating agencies. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) was released for public review and comment in the spring of 2015. The City Council selected Alternative B as the preferred alternative on May 20, 2015.

The initial study starting in 2009 and the subsequent EIS study were budgeted at $5.2 million. The reimbursable agreement with WMATA initially included only tasks associated with the environmental process but wa...