City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 8, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Make Supplemental Appropriations for the Support of the Alexandria City Public Schools for Fiscal Year 2017.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an Appropriation Ordinance to amend Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Appropriation by $4.5 million for the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) 1701 Beauregard Project.
RECOMMENDATION: That contingent upon the conclusion of a review of the ACPS submitted traffic study and findings by City Staff of no material issues, that City Council approve on first reading this proposed ordinance (Attachment 1) appropriating $4.5 million to the ACPS Capital Account for the acquisition and conversion of 1701 Beauregard into a new ACPS elementary school, and schedule the proposed ordinance for second reading and adoption at the public hearing on March 18, 2017.
DISCUSSION: The proposed ordinance would establish increased capital budget authority for Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). Changes to the capital appropriation levels for the City government and ACPS requires an ordinance and a public hearing.
The FY 2017 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) included funding $16.1 million to retrofit to-be-determined leased space to accommodate additional West End elementary school capacity. The ACPS is planning to purchase and retrofit a nearly vacant office building at 1701 Beauregard Street to create an elementary school on the City's West End. A deposit has been made for the building purchase and an evaluation period has been ongoing. The purchase price of the building is $15 million and the anticipated costs to retrofit the building as an elementary school are $22 million. The proposed $4...
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