City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 17, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Adoption of the FY 2018 Long Range Interdepartmental Planning Work Program.
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ISSUE: What planning work priorities should be established for FY 2018?
RECOMMENDATION: Adoption of a Long Range Interdepartmental Planning Work
Program for FY 2018.
BACKGROUND: In January 2017, the Planning Commission and the City Council provided
preliminary input on the Draft FY 2018 Long Range Interdepartmental Planning Work
Program to help inform both the FY 2018 budget process and the final work program. In addition, City Council further discussed the Planning Work Program during a budget work session on April 19, 2017.
Based on Council and Commission input, staff has prepared a revised draft FY 2018
work program, provided as Attachment 1 ("Bar Chart"), for final review. The key
changes to the draft work program presented in January are listed below and are the focus
of the discussion section of this memo:
1. Add Joint City-Schools Facilities Investment Plan July - December 2017
2. Add Resolution 830 Modernization July - December 2017
3. Add Green Building Policy Update to the Environmental Action Plan update
To accommodate the additions of 1 and 2 above, the following adjustments have been
made:
4. Delay launch of Route 1 South Affordable Housing Strategy to April 2018 (from
Feb 2018); Compress overall schedule by one month so that completion is in
March 2019 (11 months instead of 12). It should be noted that in order to meet
anticipated expirations of housing affordability terms, the public hearing would be planned
to occur no later than March 2019.
5. Delay Mt. Vernon Avenue Plan Update by three months overall. Now scheduled
for September 2018 to December 2019.
6. Move Microunits Study to the li...
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