City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 2, 2021
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Four (4) Month License Extension Between the City of Alexandria and UpCycle Creative Reuse for the Use of Space at the Oswald Durant Center located at 1605 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a four (4) month license extension between the City of Alexandria and UpCycle Creative Reuse Center, for use of space at the Oswald Durant Center.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Schedule the proposed License Extension Amendment No. 1 (Attachment 1), for public hearing on June 19, 2021; and
2. After the public hearing approve this proposed License Extension, and authorize the City Manager to execute the attached four (4) month License Extension, Amendment No. 1, with the UpCycle Creative Reuse Center.
BACKGROUND: UpCycle Creative Reuse Center, founded in 2011, is an Alexandria-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect creativity and conservation to promote artistic expression and environmentally sustainable behaviors. Upcycle envisions a community where everyone has the opportunity to experience the fun and benefits of art exploration and works collectively to reduce waste and repurpose unwanted materials. UpCycle rethinks the notion of waste, collecting cast-offs from the community to serve as creative materials. UpCycle gives people of all ages the opportunity to experiment, create and play with a variety of media for artistic use and expression.
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UpCycle Creative Reuse Center has been based at the Durant Center since 2015 and the current license agreement expires on June 30, 2021.
DISCUSSION: UpCycle Creative Reuse Center uses their leased space at the Durant Center for their administrative offices, their community reuse stor...
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