City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 7, 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 Make a Supplemental Appropriation for the Support of the City Government for Fiscal Year 2019 (Union Station Project).
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ISSUE: Increasing the FY 2019 Capital Improvement Program Appropriation for City Historic Facilities - CFMP.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council pass this proposed ordinance increasing the Capital Improvement Program Appropriation for City Historic Facilities - CFMP by $495,000
on first reading and schedule it for public hearing, second reading, and final passage November 17, 2018.
DISCUSSION: This Ordinance reflects the recommended additional appropriation of Capital Improvement Program Funds for an extensive elevated walkway slab repair at Union Station. The attached memorandum explains the need for this time-sensitive emergency repair project. This appropriation will increase that budget authority to provide sufficient resources for slab repair at Union Station. Since Union Station is largely leased to Amtrak which employs the Vice Mayor, at the request of the Vice Mayor, this appropriation has been separated from the omnibus appropriations ordinance, to enable a stand alone vote for the purposes of recusal.
Staff recommends that the FY 2019 Appropriation be amended to accomplish the following purpose:
Section 1. The appropriation of project budget authority in the FY 2019 Capital Improvement Program. This appropriation of $0.5 million will increase the budget authority in City Historic Facilities - CFMP to provide resources for repairs to the slab at Union Station.
FISCAL IMPACT: The ordinance appropriates a total of $495,000 as listed below.
Section 1 Appropriatio...
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