City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 5, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the Environmental Action Plan (EAP) 2040.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the Environmental Action Plan 2040 (EAP 2040), which also incorporates goals, targets, and actions adopted as Phase One on October 13, 2018.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Receive the proposed EAP 2040, docket it for public hearing on Saturday, June 22, 2019, and final adoption on July 9, 2019, and
2. Authorize the City Manager to administratively revise the Council adopted EAP 2040 document to incorporate any future City Council actions on open space and green building policies.
BACKGROUND: The EAP is a foundational document of the Eco-City Alexandria initiative and a sustainability road map in alignment with existing, approved City plans. The EAP 2040 will replace the 10-year old original EAP which included 363 actions targeted for completion by 2030, most of which were completed or became on-going programs and policies.
The EAP 2040 covers the same ten topic areas: Climate Change, Energy, Green Buildings, Land Use and Open Space, Water Resources, Transportation, Environmental Health, Air Quality, and Implementation, Education, and Outreach. It includes 101 short-, mid-, and long-term actions, with actions yet to be added from a Green Building policy update and Open Space Study. The plan development process has been a collaboration with Environmental Policy Commission (EPC), the public and staff from multiple departments with guidance and leadership from the Eco-City Steering Committee. Since the Planning Commission deferred a decision on the Green Building, Land Use and Open Space chapters of the EAP and will not be considering these until June 25, it is recommended that the public hearin...
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