City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 23, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
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Update on the 2022 Virginial General Assembly Session.
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ISSUE: Update on the 2022 General Assembly Session.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the legislative positions included in Attachments 1 and 2 (Recommended Positions on Bills of Impact to the City), as recommended by Council's Legislative Subcommittee (Mayor Wilson and Councilmember McPike) at their January 14 and January 21, 2022 meetings.
DISCUSSION: The 2022 General Assembly Session began on Wednesday, January 12. The 2022 Session is a "long" 60-day Session and will adjourn sine die on Saturday, March 12. Other dates of note for the 2022 Session include: Friday, January 21 was the last day to introduce bills and certain joint resolutions; Tuesday, February 15 is "Crossover," the last day for each house to act on its own legislation, except Budget Bills Sunday; February 20 is "Budget Sunday" when the Senate Finance and House Appropriations complete action on the Budget Bills; and Monday, March 7 is the last day for committee action on remaining bills Sarah Graham Taylor, the City's Legislative Director, will continue to represent the City at the General Assembly during the 2022 General Assembly Session.
Recommended positions on 208 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 2022 Legislative Package (Attachment 3) 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 nece...
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