City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Update on the 2019 General Assembly Session
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ISSUE: Update on the 2019 General Assembly Session.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the legislative positions included in Attachment 1 (Recommended Positions on Bills of Impact to the City), as recommended by Council's Legislative Subcommittee (Mayor Wilson and Vice Mayor Bennett-Parker) at their January 18 and 22, 2019 meetings.
DISCUSSION: The 2019 General Assembly Session began on January 9 and is scheduled to adjourn on February 23. This is a short legislative session with the General Assembly in session for just 45-days this year. Sarah Taylor, the City's Legislative Director, represents the City in Richmond during the General Assembly Session.
The deadline for the introduction of legislation was Friday, January 18. Crossover will occur on February 5, 2019, and is the last day for legislation to be considered in its house of origin.
This session, 2,131 bills and resolutions were introduced and many of interest and impact to the City have been reviewed by staff, with recommended positions on an additional 137 bills completed by staff, approved by the Legislative Subcommittee, and included in Attachment 1 and 2 (Recommended Positions on Bills Related to the City Package for Council Approval and Recommended Positions on Other Bills of Interest for Council) for approval by the full City Council.1
Updates on City Priority Legislation: The City's 2019 Legislative Package included three priority items: securing funding for the City's CSO project, securing funding and/or financing opportunities for school construction and renovation, and protecting funding for localities.
CSO Funding - The Governor's proposed amendments to the current bie...
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