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 the articles of incorporation for the City of Alexandria, Virginia Sanitation Authority d/b/a Alexandria Renew Enterprises to expand the purposes of the authority and extend the period of corporate existence to 2068.
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ISSUE: The City owns four Combined Sewer Outfalls (CSOs) which are operated under a permit issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ). In 2017, the Virginia General Assembly enacted a law which requires the City to bring the four CSO's into compliance with State and Federal laws on an accelerated schedule using specific provisions of these laws, with completion required by 2025. The City and Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew) agree that transferring ownership of the CSOs to AlexRenew will result in the optimal solution to bring the CSOs into compliance within the exceedingly tight statutory deadline. In order for AlexRenew to take on this new responsibility, its corporate articles of incorporation need to be amended to expand its purposes and extend its period of existence to accommodate new long-term bonds for this project.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Introduce and approve on first reading on Tuesday, May 8 the ordinance amending the Alexandria Renew Articles of Incorporation;
2. Schedule the ordinance for public hearing on Saturday, June 23, 2018; and
3. Direct the City Clerk to publish the draft ordnance and notice of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulations no less than 30 days prior to the public hearing date.
BACKGROUND: The Alexandria Sanitation Authority d/b/a Alexandria Renew Enterprises was created on December 20, 1952 by the City Council pursuant to the Virginia Water and Se...
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