Waterfront Plan Work Group

What's New

• Waterfront Plan Work Group Final Report and Appendices with findings and recommendations
• January 10 - City Council Work Session to discuss the report
• January 21 - Public Hearing on the Draft Waterfront Plan
• Waterfront Work Group Press Conference (December 20, 2011)

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Waterfront Small Area Plan

In June 2011, City Council adopted a resolution establishing the work group to accomplish the following objectives: (a) identify Plan consensus areas; and (b) identify, categorize and narrow differences on the concerns that residents have raised. The eight members of the Waterfront Plan Work Group were appointed by Mayor Euille, based upon recommendations submitted by City Council members, and an outside facilitator, Sherry Schiller, Ph.D., an Alexandrian who is President of the locally-based Schiller Center, who has been selected to lead the group through their discussions.

Work Group meetings are open to the public. All meeting dates, videos, and meeting notes, are being posted on this website to help the public follow, and participate in, the process. Additionally, the public can utilize this website's comment board to share ideas and thoughts with the Work Group. Media inquiries regarding the Work Group should be directed to Jennifer Harris, Communications Officer, Office of Communications and Public Information, at  Jennifer.Harris@alexandriava.gov or the Media Hotline at 703.746.3969.

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Public Participation Opportunities:

• Attend WPWG meetings (All WPWG meetings are opened to the public. See Meeting Schedule below)
• Share your comments during the meetings (A Public Comment Period occurs at each WPWG meeting)
• Share comments through the Waterfront Planning Comment Board 
• Share comments for the WPWG through Staff (contact Nancy Williams, Principal Planner, at nancy.williams@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.4666)
• Watch the meeting videos (meetings are taped; the videos and other meeting materials are posted to the website)

Meeting Materials

• December 14, 2011
  • Meeting Video
  • Meeting Agenda 
  • November 30 Meeting Notes (Approved)
  • December 8 Meeting Notes (Approved)
  • WPWG Schedule (Final)
  • Implementation/Funding and Environmental Plan Recommendations for Review
• December 8, 2011
  •  Meeting Video 
  • Meeting Agenda
  • Updated Meeting Schedule
  • Comment Board Summary
  • Private Realm Recommendations for Review
• November 30, 2011
  •  Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting
  • Meeting Agenda 
  • Comment Board Summary
  • November 9 Meeting Notes (Approved)
  • November 16 Meeting Notes (Draft)
  • Staff Response to WPWG Questions
  • Waterfront Building Design Analysis
  • Recommendations for Review
• November 16, 2011
  •  Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting
  • Meeting Agenda 
  • Updated Schedule
  • Comment Board Summary
  • October 26 Meeting Notes (Approved)
  • November 2 Meeting Notes (Approved)
  • Plan Statements - Environmental
  • Staff Presentation - Environment
  • Open Space Comparison
  • Robinson Terminal Letter - 11/16/2011
• November 9, 2011 City Council Docket: Work Group Update - Docket Item #12
• November 9, 2011
  •  Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting 
  • Meeting Agenda 
  • Comment Board Summary
  • Process and Schedule
  • Plan Statements Update (11.9.2011 revision)
  • WPWG Questions and Staff Responses
  • Plan Recommendations - Parking (WPWG Comments)
  • Plan Recommendations - Traffic/Congestion (WPWG Comments)
  • Plan Recommendations - Flood Mitigation (WPWG Comments)
  • City Manager Memorandum - Response to CAAWP/Request for Analysis
  • CAAWP Presentation
• November 2, 2011
  •  Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting 
  • Meeting Agenda 
  • Meeting Materials
    • October 19 Meeting Notes (approved)
    • Comment Board Summary
    • Carr Hospitality Letter
    • Rivergate HOA Letter
    • Plan Statements Status (Updated as of October 26, 2011)
• October 26, 2011
  •  Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting 
  • Meeting Agenda 
  • Staff Presentation
  • Meeting Materials
    • Updated Schedule
    • Waterfront Comment Board Summary
    • Statements (as amended by the work group)
    • Height Districts Map
    • Plan Costs and Revenues
• October 19, 2011
  •  Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting - October 19, 2011
  • Meeting Agenda
  • W-1 Zoning Text
  • Staff Presentation
  • Meeting Materials
    • Updated Schedule
    • October 12 Meeting Notes (approved)
    • Waterfront Comment Board Summary
    • Statements
    • Full List of Approved Statements To-Date
  • Follow Up Items
    • April 5, 2011 Robinson Terminal Warehouse Letter to Planning Commission (This letter begins on page 50 of the 102 page Waterfront Plan Staff Report for the April 5, 2011 Planning Commission Docket) 
    • July 12, 2011 P&Z Response and the June 1, 2011 Whitestone Letter
• October 12, 2011
  •  Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting - October 12, 2011
  • Meeting Agenda 
  • Statements as Revised
  • Staff Presentation on the private realm
  • Meeting Materials
    • Updated Schedule
    • September 28 Meeting Notes (approved) 
    • Waterfront Comment Board Summary
    • Statements
  • Letter from the DC Attorney's Office regarding jurisdictional boundary (this was referenced during the meeting)
• September 28, 2011
  •  Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting - September 28, 2011
  • Meeting Agenda
  • Statements as Revised 
  • Meeting Materials:
    • Updated Schedule
    • September 14 Meeting Notes (approved)
    • September 21 Meeting Notes (approved)
    • Waterfront Comment Board Summary
    • Flood Mitigation Material
    • Statements
• September 21, 2011
  • Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting - September 21, 2011
  • Meeting Agenda
  • Staff Presentation
  • Meeting Materials
    • Updated Schedule
    • September 7 Meeting Notes (approved)
    • Waterfront Comment Board Summary
    • Statements
• September 14, 2011
  • Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting - September 14, 2011
  • Meeting Agenda
• September 7, 2011
  • Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting - September 7, 2011
  • Meeting Agenda
  • Staff Presentation 
  • Meeting Materials
    • Comment Board Summary
    • 8/10/11 meeting notes (approved)
    • Community Organizations to Present at September 14 Meeting
• August 10, 2011
  • Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting - August 10, 2011
  • Meeting Handouts
  • July 2011 Plan Update
• July 27, 2011
  • Waterfront Plan Work Group Meeting - July 27, 2011 
  • Meeting Handouts
  • July 2011 Plan Summary

WPWG Email Communications

• WPWG Waterfront Committee Principles Discussion
• WPWG Road Map Discussion
• WPWG Flood Mitigation Discussion

Related Items

• Waterfront Small Area Plan Website 
• WPWG Road Map
• Wood WPWG Plan of Action
• July 2010 Potomac River Waterfront Flood Mitigation Study 
• Topographical Flood Map 
• February 2010 Old Town Area Parking Study 
• May 2010 Alexandria Waterfront Traffic Impact Study
• 2010 Beachcomber Engineering Analysis

Community Participation

• Comment Board Summary (August 10, 2011)
• Testimony of Organizations (April 5, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting)

Waterfront Plan Work Group Members

• Staff Report
• Council Resolution

The following individuals have been appointed to the Waterfront Plan Work Group: 

• Christopher Ballard, principal at McWilliamsBallard, a residential real estate and marketing firm focused on the East Coast.
• Bert Ely, head of Ely and Company, a financial institutions and monetary policy consulting firm.
• Mindy Lyle, Vice President Client Development, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
• Elliot Rhodeside, Principal, Rhodeside & Harwell, a firm offering urban planning and landscape design with a focus on revitalization and sustainability.
• Nate Macek, a transportation consultant representing the Waterfront Committee.
• David Olinger, realtor, Senior Foreign Service Officer (Ret.) with a background in urban planning, representing the Old Town Civic Association..
• Lt. Gen Bob Wood (ret), served as the Army's senior strategic planner in developing and implementing the Army's strategic response plan for combating worldwide terrorism in the wake of 9/11.
• City Councilman Paul Smedberg, who will serve as a non-voting City Council representative and convener of the Work Group.

"The appointed Waterfront Plan Work Group is an exceptional group of community leaders, uniquely qualified to provide guidance on the most challenging areas of the Waterfront Plan," said Mayor Euille. "I received a strong list of candidates from throughout the City, and I am confident that the appointees that were chosen are dedicated to narrowing our differences, building towards a consensus, and offering solutions. The Waterfront Plan Work Group has a great deal of hard work ahead of them this summer, but we look forward to their results this fall so we can all move forward with the Waterfront Plan." 

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