City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 2, 2018
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 amend and reordain Section 2-4-190 (CREATION, COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION) of Article X (ALEXANDRIA BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION) of Chapter 4 (COMMITTEES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS) of Title 2 (GENERAL GOVERNMENT) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an amendment to the Alexandria Beautification Commission ("Commission") ordinance to designate three of the sixteen seats to be filled by persons with a specific expertise.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve on first reading and set for second reading, public hearing on Saturday, May 12 and adoption of an amendment to the ordinance amending the Alexandria Beautification Commission membership by requiring three qualified professional member seats be created on the Commission with expertise in: 1) architecture, urban planning or a historian with architectural knowledge; 2) landscape architect or landscape design; and 3) a Master Gardener, Master Naturalist or Tree Steward.
BACKGROUND: The City ordinance states in its section Sec. 2-4-190(b) that the Commission "shall consist of 16 members to be appointed by the city council. All 16 members shall be citizens of the City of Alexandria". In recent years the Alexandria Beautification Commission has increased in the volume of projects that require qualified professional skills and technical expertise to effectively get the desired results. Areas such as sustainable landscaping and gardening, architecture, environmental design, and arts are becoming key elements of the new beautification projects. The selection process for the Annual Beautification Award is ...
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