City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 4, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the Cameron Run Park Public Planning Process to Identify Potential Alternative Future Use(s) of the Cameron Run Regional Park Site.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the Cameron Run Park Public Planning Process to identify potential alternative future use(s) of the Cameron Run Regional Park site.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Endorse the proposed Cameron Run Park Public Planning Process (Attachment 1); and
2. Authorize the City Manager to direct the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (RPCA) to proceed with the proposed Planning Process.
BACKGROUND: In the fall of 2014, RPCA informed the Park & Recreation Commission of the desire by NOVA Parks to extend its current lease at the Cameron Run Regional Park property by 40 years. On January 15, 2015, the Commission approved the Cameron Run Recreational Area Coordinated Park and Open Space Plan. This plan, took into account the current and future needs of City residents, as identified in a needs assessment conducted by RPCA and public comment. The Commission also recommended that City Council not extend NOVA Parks' lease at that time.
In the first half of 2016, the City resumed discussions with NOVA Parks on a lease extension for the Cameron Run Regional Park and scheduled a City Council Public Hearing on the lease extension. On Saturday, June 18, 2016, Alexandria City Council held a public hearing to receive input on a request by the Northern Virginia Park Authority (NOVA Parks) to issue a new (replacement) lease for the Cameron Run Regional Park for a period of twenty (20) years ending in 2036. The current lease between the City and the NOVA Parks expires in 2021.
City Council deferred action and direct...
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