City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2018
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER
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Consideration and Public Hearing to place a memorial plaque at the Windmill Hill Park shoreline commemorating Captain Ryan Wojtanowski's service to the community as an advocate for environmental stewardship.
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ISSUE: Consideration and public pearing to place a memorial plaque at the Windmill Hill Park shoreline commemorating Captain Ryan Wojtanowski's service to the community as an advocate for environmental stewardship.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold a Public Hearing and after the public hearing closes, City Council approve the recommendation of the City Council Naming Committee to place a plaque at the Windmill Hill Park shoreline commemorating Captain Ryan Wojtanowski.
BACKGROUND: Ryan "Captain Ry" Wojtanowski was a dedicated and active member of Alexandria's Environmental Policy Commission from October 2010 until his death in 2016 and served as its representative to the Alexandria Waterfront Commission. Captain Ry was a mariner, fisherman, and an advocate of Alexandria's riverfront, aiming to protect it as a public amenity and to ensure its long-term environmental health. As a recognized expert in riverbank construction, he was a valuable resource to City staff in the early planning of the City's flood mitigation project and strongly encouraged solutions that provided public access to the Potomac River that were environmentally sound, closely imitated natural conditions and included the use of appropriate native plants. Through his advocacy efforts, City staff successfully updated and received approval from City Council for the removal of the deteriorated concrete bulkhead at Windmill Hill Park and replacing it with a living shoreline nearing completion on the City's southern waterfro...
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