City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 7, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the Ramsey Homes Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the Ramsey Homes Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement.
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in substantially the form presented regarding Ramsey Homes.
BACKGROUND: The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) proposes to demolish the existing 15 public housing units at Ramsey Homes and to redevelop the site as a new 52-unit mixed income community through its development entity, Virginia Housing Development LLC (VHDLLC). City Council approved following an extensive development review process, including substantial community outreach. a rezoning, a Development Special Use permit, and a loan of up to $2 million to ARHA for the project. In March ARHA applied for Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and was awarded credits in May to complete the project's funding package. Regular updates regarding the project and the development review process have been posted on ARHA's web page at http://www.vhdllc.us/ramsey-homes.html and on the City's Housing web page, https://www.alexandriava.gov/housing/info/default.aspx?id= 90874 to provide information regarding Ramsey Homes to its residents, to neighbors and to the community at large.
DISCUSSION: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires that any project considered a federal undertaking carry out a public process to consider the effect of the proposed undertaking on historic resources. In the case of Ramsey Homes, which was built in the early 1940's to house African American officers and civilian defense workers, the site's subsequent use as federally-funded public h...
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