City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 28, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Second Reading, and Final Passage of the Environmental Action Plan (EAP) 2040. (Public Hearing Completed)
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ISSUE: Second Reading, and Final Passage of the Environmental Action Plan (EAP) 2040, which also incorporates goals, targets, and actions adopted as Phase One on October 13, 2018.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt the EAP 2040.
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.
DISCUSSION: EAP 2040 is heavily focused on actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Significant advances in knowledge, technology, global impacts, and best practices related to sustainability and climate change have occurred since the EAP's adoption in 2009.
Still, many targets and timelines in the EAP 2040 are aggressive and aspirational.
Joint Council and EPC work sessions (in addition to joint EPC meetings with Planning Commiss...
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