City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 14, 2020
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Update on the 2020 Virginia General Assembly Session.
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ISSUE: Update on the 2020 General Assembly Session, including an overview of the Governor Northam's proposed budget for Fiscal Years 2020-2022.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the legislative positions included in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 (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 December 18, 2019 and January 10, 2020 meetings.
DISCUSSION: The 2020 General Assembly Session began on January 9 and is scheduled to adjourn on March 7. This is a long legislative session with the General Assembly in session for 60-days this year. Sarah Taylor, the City's Legislative Director, will continue to represent the City in Richmond during the General Assembly Session.
The deadline for the introduction of legislation is Friday, January 17. This session, staff reports that more than 5,000 pieces of legislation were submitted for drafting and, as of January 14, more than 3,000 bills and resolutions have been introduced and are in the process of being reviewed by staff. Recommended positions on 396 bills have already been completed by staff, approved by the Legislative Subcommittee, and are included in the attached documents for your approval.
Legislative Package - The City's 2020 Legislative Package has the proposals organized into two sections - Legislative Principles and Legislative Priorities.
The section of Legislative Principles is structured around the City's Strategic Plan and creates a clear nexus between the City's goals and the legislative and funding measures necessary for us to achieve these goals. In g...
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