City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: APRIL 6, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities for Immigration Alexandria Project, Phase II.
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ISSUE: Council consideration of a grant application to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) to continue implementation of a city-wide interpretive initiative, Immigrant Alexandria: Past, Present, and Future project celebrating the history of diversity in Alexandria.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council authorize the City Manager to:
(1) Submit a grant application (due by April 15) to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities; requesting $10,000 in funding; and
(2) Execute all necessary documents that may be required.
BACKGROUND: In accordance with the goals and objectives outlined in the Alexandria City Council Strategic Plan, as revised June 2010, the Office of Historic Alexandria (OHA) has begun implementation of a multi-year departmental work program highlighting the long history of cultural diversity in Alexandria. To achieve the strategic goals, the Immigrant Alexandria: Past, Present, and Future project consists of the following components to engage the public: archival research; consultation with recognized scholars and content experts; organization of a public symposium; development of oral histories of recent immigrants to the City, as well as representatives from various groups that have migrated to Alexandria over time; preliminary design for future interpretive formats to be funded in multiple phases that will include exhibits, cultural performances, films, special events and written materials.
The overall intention of this endeavor is for the public to have a better understanding of the historic and c...
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