City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 23, 2016
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 Reconstitute the Ad Hoc Underground Transmission Line Working Group (UTLWG) to Consider a Dominion Virginia Power Proposed Transmission Line Between the Glebe Substation and Pepco's Potomac River Substation [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution for the reconstitution of the Ad Hoc UTLWG for the proposed Dominion Virginia Power 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council approve the attached resolution and authorizes the City Manager to reconstitute the Ad Hoc UTLWG with membership as outlined in this memorandum.
BACKGROUND: On June 11, 2014, Dominion presented a proposal to City Council to construct an underground 230 kV line from the Dominion substation on South Glebe Road in Arlington to a new, expanded electrical substation proposed for construction on the west side parking lot next to the current Pepco Potomac Substation at the NRG site using a route to be determined. Upon learning of the Dominion proposal, City Council established an Underground Transmission Line Working Group (UTLWG). The UTLWG met five times in 2014 and finalized a Working Group Recommendations Memo on December 30, 2014 which was shared with City Council via a memorandum from the City Manager on January 22, 2015 and in advance of a to-be-determined future Council meeting and public hearing. Dominion postponed the project in order to undertake new demand studies prior to finalizing an alternative and filing that with the State Corporation Commission (SCC). On February 11, 2016, Dominion notified City staff of their decision to resume the project with a new schedule and anticipated SCC filing for summer of 2...
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