City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 20, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Receipt of the Parking Management Work Plan Related to the Recommendations of the Old Town Area Parking Study Work Group.
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ISSUE: Receipt of the parking management work plan related to the recommendations of the Old Town Area Parking Study (OTAPS) Work Group.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council receive the associated parking management work plan (Attachment 1) related to the OTAPS Work Group.
BACKGROUND: At the December 8, 2015 City Council meeting, the Council received the final report and recommendations of the OTAPS Work Group (the "Work Group") (Attachment 2). The Council also discussed the proposed work plan for implementing the recommendations and potential revisions to the timing of specific items. A motion was made to continue discussion about the work plan at Council's second January Legislative meeting in order to give Councilmembers additional time to consider the order and timing of the specific recommendations.
DISCUSSION: During their meetings, the Work Group discussed many different tools and strategies to address parking management in Old Town. The 2015 OTAPS Work Group Recommendations chart summarizes the Work Group's recommendations for several tools proposed to be implemented (Attachment 2). Since many of these tools support each other, the recommended tools are intended to be implemented together as a comprehensive package of strategies. However, it is not necessary that all tools be implemented at the same time.
The proposed work plan (Attachment 1) remains similar to what was presented in December, with the exception of the four specific items discussed further below. These changes made were based on comments duri...
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