City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing on the Report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Confederate Memorials and Street Names.
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ISSUE: City Council receipt and discussion of the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Confederate Memorials and Street Names, which submitted its final report on August 18, 2016.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. That City Council hold the public hearing on
September 17, 2016; and after the public hearing
2. If City Council wishes to implement one or more of the Advisory Group's
recommendations, direct the City Manager to provide staff recommendations on
specific approaches to implementation.
BACKGROUND: On September 8, 2015, City Council voted unanimously to prohibit the flying of the Confederate flag on City property on Robert E. Lee's Birthday and on Confederate Memorial Day. On September 29, 2015, City Council unanimously passed a resolution (Attachment 1) to establish an Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Confederate Memorials and Street Names. The resolution directed the City Manager to appoint the seven members of the Advisory Group, with two members appointed at-large and one member appointed from each of the Alexandria Human Rights Commission, the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission, the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage, the Alexandria Planning Commission, and the Alexandria Transportation Commission.
The functions of the Advisory Group were to: 1) Hold numerous Advisory Group meetings, which were open to the public; 2) Bring community values, knowledge, and ideas into its discussions and considerations; 3) Develop recommendations on actions, if any, that it believed City Council should consider with respect to: a) the ...
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