City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 3, 2023
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: YON LAMBERT, INTERIM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER
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Consideration of a Resolution to Extend the Term of the RiverRenew Stakeholder Advisory Group. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a Resolution to Extend the Term of the RiverRenew Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) extending the term of the RiverRenew SAG by 365 days in accordance with City Code Section 2-4-8.
BACKGROUND: In April 2017, the Virginia General Assembly passed a new law requiring the remediation of the City's four combined sewer outfalls by July 1, 2025. The City, working with Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), submitted to a Long Term Control Plan (Plan) to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) in 2018, which called for the construction of an underground tunnel system to bring combined sewage to the AlexRenew wastewater treatment facility, thus significantly reducing both the number and volume of combined sewer discharges into City waterways. In 2018 VDEQ approved the Plan and the City transferred ownership of the combined sewer outfalls to AlexRenew. AlexRenew is implementing the Plan as part of its RiverRenew program.
This is the final extension of the RiverRenew SAG permitted by City Code Section 2-4-8. The RiverRenew SAG initially met in February 2021 following adoption via Resolution No. 2959 in September 2020. The RiverRenew SAG was charged with meeting on an ad hoc basis, as required, to provide a forum for monitoring construction activities associated with the RiverRenew program and associated community impacts. In December 2021, the RiverRenew SAG was extended (Resolution No. 3042) for a second ter...
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