City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: DECEMBER 2, 2020
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER
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Consideration of Proposed City Legislative Package for the 2021 Virginia General Assembly Session.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the proposed City Legislative Package for the 2021 General Assembly Session.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt the City of Alexandria 2021 General Assembly Legislative Package, as recommended by Council's Legislative Subcommittee and members of City Council, and including additional items discussed at the Public Hearing and during the Work Session with the General Assembly delegation (Attachment 1).
BACKGROUND: Each year, the City of Alexandria produces its General Assembly Legislative Package. The goal of the package is to organize, prioritize, and communicate the City's legislative and budget priorities to the community, stakeholders, and legislators. In addition, because Virginia is a Dillon Rule state, localities only have the authority expressly granted to them by the legislature by state statute or in their charter. Localities in Virginia, including Alexandria, therefore often request legislation to grant them enabling authority for specific powers they do not already have, which are included in the Legislative Package.
The requests in the draft Legislative Package generally originate from the City Council, City staff, and boards and commissions, with additional input coming from the public through the public hearing process. For the past several months, staff has been working with Council members, City departments, and boards and commissions to develop legislative and funding proposals for the City's 2021 Legislative Package.
On October 22, 2020, City Council's Legislative Subcommittee met with subject matter experts on City staff to discuss the proposals subm...
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