FY 2009 Budget Memoranda
Budget Memoranda are used to respond to City Council questions and requests during the budget deliberation process. Budget Memoranda for the Fiscal Year 2009 budget process are listed in the table of contents below, sorted by category.

Budget Process

• #1 - Proposed Schedule and Add/Delete Process for the FY 2009 Budget Deliberations
• #30 - Real Estate Tax Rate Options for Advertising Purposes 
• #31 - Estimated FY 2009 Impact of Final State Budget Decisions
• #32 - Report on the 2008 Regular Session and 2008 Special Sessions of the General Assembly 
• #37 - Proposed Increase in the Number of Copies and the Impact of Reducing the Number of Copies 
• #38 - Response to Questions Requesting Information on Potential Changes to Employee Pension Plan Contributions 
• #41 - Response to Questions Requesting Information on Potential Changes to Retiree Life Insurance
• #51 - City-Wide Workers’ Compensation Costs
• #53 - Preliminary Add-Delete Spreadsheet and Procedural Requirements
• #54 - FY 2009 Budget Recommendations from the Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
• #57 - FY 2009 DASH Discretionary Supplemental Budget Requests 
• #58 - Animal Welfare League of Alexandria 
• #60 - Costs and Benefits of Arts and Cultural Districts 
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch 
• #65 - Annual Appropriations to Non-Profit Hospitals
• #72 - FY 2009 Budget Recommendations Regarding of Increase of $50,000 to the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program
• #78 - Revised Add/Delete Worksheet
• #79 - FY 2008 and FY 2009 Final Revenue Projections and Adjustments
• #89 - Add/Delete list Change in Funding Needs for Eisenhower Avenue Widening
• #93 - Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee (BFAAC) Review of the FY 2009 Proposed Budget
• #94 - Retiree Health Subsidy
• #98 - Regional Marketing Initiative
• #99 - List of Current Vacant Positions
• #100 - Information in Response to City Employee Group Requesting a 5% Market Rate Adjustment
• #101 - The Need to Focus on Future Budget Challenges and Expenditure Reductions
• #102 - Tax Options Available for FY 209 Add/Delete Process
• #109 - Expenditure Reduction and revenue Increase Options Not Included in the Proposed Budget
• #111 - Technical Adjustments to FY 2009 Proposed General Fund Expenditures
• #117 - Technical Adjustments to FY 2009 General Fund Expenditures for Sheriff’s Department
• #118 - Proposal to Enter Into a Self-Funding Arrangement with the Schools for Health Care Benefits Provided by MAMSI/United Health Care
• #120 - Cost to Produce and Air Television Advertisements Aimed at the Greater Washington Region (DC/MD/VA), Pennsylvania and West Virginia
• #123 - Preliminary Add/Delete List for Discussion at the April 28, 2008 Budget Work Session
• #125 - Potential Funding Reallocations
• #128 - Final Add/Delete List for Discussion at the May 5, 2008 Budget Work Session
• #133 - Final Add/Delete List 

Capital Improvement Program Expenditures

• #6 - Public Safety Emergency Communications Equipment in the FY 2009-2014 CIP
• #7 - NVTA Revenues in the Proposed FY 2009 Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP
• #14 - Potential Impact of the Loss of NVTA Revenues in the Proposed FY 2009 Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP
• #27 - Prioritization of Lost NVTA/VDOT Revenue in FY 2009 
• #36 - Planned Security Elements for the New Alexandria Police Facility 
• #44 - Use Funds Originally Planned for Site Acquisition for the New APD Facility
• #49 - Estimated Fire Station 203 (Cameron Mills) and Fire Station 210 (Eisenhower Valley), FY 2009-2014 Capital Improvement Program Costs and Operating Budget Impact
• #68 - Lighting Conditions at Simpson Field
• #73 - Budget Questions and Answers #1 
• #74 - Options for Wayfinding Sinage Funding 
• #75 - Planning Commission Comments on the Proposed FY 2009 – FY 2014 Capital Improvement Program
• #84 - Fund for CIP Prioritization Process
• #89 - Add/Delete list Change in Funding Needs for Eisenhower Avenue Widening
• #92 - CIP Prioritization of Projects by Tier
• #114 - Cost for Establishing and Running a PM 2.5 air Quality Monitoring Station
• #125 - Potential Funding Reallocations
• #127 - Technical Adjustments to the out Years of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Related to Lost NVTA Funding

Capital Improvement Program Financing, Debt Policy Guidelines

• #42 - Additional Debt Service Costs of Borrowing $8.5 Million for Crystal City/Potomac Yard Transit Corridor

Citizen Assistance

• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch

City Council

• #37 - Proposed Increase in the Number of Copies and the Impact of Reducing the Number of Copies 

Code Enforcement

• #18 - New Proposed Permit Center
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #81 - Code Activity Measures Relating to the Complaint Processing and Phone Call Processing Activities
• #82 - Deputy Sheriff/EMT/Fire Marshall Pension Plan Employer Contribution Rate
• #96 - Cost to City for Providing a Vehicle License Fee Exemption for Certain Public Safety Officers

Comparisons to Other Jurisdictions

• #11 - Add-On Commercial Real Estate Tax for Transportation Purposes – Arlington County And Fairfax County Proposed Plans
• #12 - Comparator Jurisdictions Real Property Tax Rates
• #23 - Comparison of Assessment Changes in Northern Virginia Jurisdictions
• #71 - Comparator Jurisdiction Pay Raises
• #98 - Regional Marketing Initiative

Courts and Constitutional Officers (except Sheriff)

• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch

Economic Development

• #20 - Background Information for Work Session with the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association
• #120 - Cost to Produce and Air Television Advertisements Aimed at the Greater Washington Region (DC/MD/VA), Pennsylvania and West Virginia

Finance Department

• #16 - Restaurant Meals Tax 
• #19 - Frequently Used Service Hours for Personal Property and the Treasury Division
• #21 - Homes Sales and Recordation Tax Revenues 
• #25 - Tax Alternatives 
• #29 - Personal Property Tax Options 
• #33 - Impact of Raising Business License Tax Limits 
• #34 - Six-Year Summary of Real Estate Tax Relief Programs Offered by the City of Alexandria 
• #47 - Deferral of Real Estate Taxes through the Affordable Homeownership Preservation (AHOP) Grant Program
• #55 - Payday Lending Taxation
• #56 - Estimated Local Income Tax Revenue
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #67 - The Increased Use of Credit Cards for Online City Transactions
• #126 - Methods Used to Inform the Public About The Affordable Homeownership Preservation (AHOP) Grant Program

Fire

• #6 - Public Safety Emergency Communications Equipment in the FY 2009-2014 CIP
• #35 - Staff and Cost Impact of a Consolidated Emergency Communications Center 
• #48 - Addition of Three Fire Department Safety Officers for FY 2009
• #49 - Estimated Fire Station 203 (Cameron Mills) and Fire Station 210 (Eisenhower Valley), FY 2009-2014 Capital Improvement Program Costs and Operating Budget Impact
• #50 - Planning Considerations for Implementing Recommendations from the 6101 Edsall Road (Alexandria Knolls West) Incident Analysis
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #82 - Deputy Sheriff/EMT/Fire Marshall Pension Plan Employer Contribution Rate
• #96 - Cost to City for Providing a Vehicle License Fee Exemption for Certain Public Safety Officers
• #131 - Pay Increase A Options
• #132 - Ambulance Fees Ordinance

General Services

• #37 - Proposed Increase in the Number of Copies and the Impact of Reducing the Number of Copies
• #43 - Planned Binding Projects for FY 2009
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch

Grants to Non-Profits

Health

• #95 - Alexandria Health Department Request for Director of Emergency Preparedness 

Historic Alexandria

• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch

Housing

• #70 - Uses of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds
• #76 - Status of Housing Trust Fund and Housing Opportunities Fund Monies
• #80 - Status of Dedicated Tax Revenues and Bonds for Affordable Housing
• #104 - Impact of Adding DASH as an Eligible Employer Under the Employee Homeownership Incentive Program (EHIP)

Human Services

• #54 - FY 2009 Budget Recommendations from the Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch 
• #63 - Response to Hopkins House Letter Re: Childcare Assistance 
• #64 - FY 2009 Budget Recommendations from the Alexandria Commission on Aging Regarding the Needs of Alexandria’s Senior Citizens and Creating a Livable Community For All
• #72 - FY 2009 Budget Recommendations Regarding of Increase of $50,000 to the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program
• #86 - FY 2009 Budget Recommendations from the Alexandria Commission of Aging Regarding The Needs of Alexandria’s Senior Citizens and Creating a Livable Community for All (Revised)
• #112 - Cost of Having JobLink Perform Criminal Background Checks for Candidates Recommended to Fill Vacant City and/or Quasi City (i.e., ACVA) Agency Vacancies

Human Services Contributions

• #65 - Annual Appropriations to Non-Profit Hospitals
• #86 - FY 2009 Budget Recommendations from the Alexandria Commission of Aging Regarding The Needs of Alexandria’s Senior Citizens and Creating a Livable Community for All (Revised) 
• #87 - Parent Leadership Training Institute Funding History

Information and Technology Services (operating and capital)

• #28 - Proposed Lotus Notes Migration Project 
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #119 - Transmittal of Report on the Proposed FY 2009 Information Technology Plan by The Commission on Information Technology
• #122 - Questions on the FY 2009 – FY 2014 Proposed IT Plan
• #125 - Potential Funding Reallocations

Intergovernmental

Library

• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch

Long Range Budget Issues

Management and Budget

• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch

Mental Health/Mental Retardation/Substance Abuse

Open Space

Personnel

• #3 - Compensation Review Project Overview
• #4 - Funding of Post-Retirement Benefits Liabilities
• #13 - Average Salary Increases
• #17 - YMCA Discount
• #38 - Response to Questions Requesting Information on Potential Changes to Employee Pension Plan Contributions
• #41 - Response to Questions Requesting Information on Potential Changes to Retiree Life Insurance
• #51 - City-Wide Workers’ Compensation Costs
• #59 - Pay Increase and Bonus Options
• #66 - The Prescription Discount Card Programs
• #71 - Comparator Jurisdiction Pay Raises
• #82 - Deputy Sheriff/EMT/Fire Marshall Pension Plan Employer Contribution Rate
• #88 - Other Health Insurance Issues
• #91 - Enforcement/Penalty Provisions for City Employees
• #94 - Retiree Health Subsidy
• #97 - City Leave Accrual Policy
• #118 - Proposal to Enter Into a Self-Funding Arrangement with the Schools for Health Care Benefits Provided by MAMSI/United Health Care
• #125 - Potential Funding Reallocations

Planning and Zoning

• #18 - New Proposed Permit Center
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #75 - Planning Commission Comments on the Proposed FY 2009 – FY 2014 Capital Improvement Program
• #77 - Historic Preservation Planning Positions and Board of Architectual Review Fee Increases
• #121 - Potential Budget Additions in Response to Proposed Revisions in Department of Planning and Zoning FY 2008 and FY 2009 Work Program
• #125 - Potential Funding Reallocations

Police

• #6 - Public Safety Emergency Communications Equipment in the FY 2009-2014 CIP
• #15 - Location of Meter Rate Increases
• #35 - Staff and Cost Impact of a Consolidated Emergency Communications Center
• #36 - Planned Security Elements for the New Alexandria Police Facility
• #44 - Use Funds Originally Planned for Site Acquisition for the New APD Facility 
• #45 - Revisiting Implementation of a Red Light Camera Program 
• #46 - The Gridlock Reduction Intervention Program (GRIP)
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #96 - Cost to City for Providing a Vehicle License Fee Exemption for Certain Public Safety Officers
• #108 - Additional Information on the Implementation of a Red Light Camera Program
• #110 - Expansion of the Existing Mill Road Police Communications Center

Real Estate Assessments and Taxation

• #2 - Calendar Year 2008 Real Property Assessment Report
• #11 - Add-On Commercial Real Estate Tax for Transportation Purposes – Arlington County And Fairfax County Proposed Plans 
• #12 - Comparator Jurisdictions Real Property Tax Rates
• #21 - Homes Sales and Recordation Tax Revenues 
• #23 - Comparison of Assessment Changes in Northern Virginia Jurisdictions
• #24 - Residential Land Assessments
• #25 - Tax Alternatives
• #30 - Real Estate Tax Rate Options for Advertising Purposes 
• #34 - Six-Year Summary of Real Estate Tax Relief Programs Offered by the City of Alexandria
• #47 - Deferral of Real Estate Taxes through the Affordable Homeownership Preservation (AHOP) Grant Program
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #102 - Tax Options Available for FY 209 Add/Delete Process

Registrar of Voters

• #85 - Voter Turnout and Outreach Programs

Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities/Other Recreation

• #10 - Cost of Expansion to 7 Day Per Week Schedule for City’s Neighborhood Pools
• #60 - Costs and Benefits of Arts and Cultural Districts
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #62 - Cost of RFP for Concessions Vendors at City Pools
• #68 - Lighting Conditions at Simpson Field 
• #69 - Response to March 20, 2008 Letter from Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission RE: New Potomac Yard Athletic Fields
• #103 - Status of City Running Track
• #106 - Chinquapin Fee Increase to Cover Cost of Two RPCA Aquatics Positions
• #107 - Little Simpson field, Scoreboard, & Public Address System Conditions
• #124 - Fund Raising for the All City Sports Facility

Revenues (other tan Real Estate tax)

• #7 - NVTA Revenues in the Proposed FY 2009 Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP
• #14 - Potential Impact of the Loss of NVTA Revenues in the Proposed FY 2009 Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP
• #15 - Location of Meter Rate Increases
• #16 - Restaurant Meals Tax
• #21 - Homes Sales and Recordation Tax Revenues 
• #22 - An Assessment of the Effect of the Governor’s Proposed Cuts on Alexandria’s Revenues
• #27 - Prioritization of Lost NVTA/VDOT Revenue in FY 2009 
• #32 - Report on the 2008 Regular Session and 2008 Special Sessions of the General Assembly
• #33 - Impact of Raising Business License Tax Limits
• #56 - Estimated Local Income Tax Revenue
• #79 - FY 2008 and FY 2009 Final Revenue Projections and Adjustments
• #80 - Status of Dedicated Tax Revenues and Bonds for Affordable Housing
• #129 - Transient Occupancy Tax

Schools

• #9 - School Board’s Approved FY 2009 Operating Budget
• #83 - Pay Increase and Bonus Options for School Employees
• #90 - Preschool Experience & Free and Reduced Price Lunch Data

Sheriff

• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #82 - Deputy Sheriff/EMT/Fire Marshall Pension Plan Employer Contribution Rate
• #96 - Cost to City for Providing a Vehicle License Fee Exemption for Certain Public Safety Officers
• #117 - Technical Adjustments to FY 2009 General Fund Expenditures for Sheriff’s Department

Transit Subsidies

• #7 - NVTA Revenues in the Proposed FY 2009 Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP 
• #14 - Potential Impact of the Loss of NVTA Revenues in the Proposed FY 2009 Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP 
• #27 - Prioritization of Lost NVTA/VDOT Revenue in FY 2009 
• #57 - FY 2009 DASH Discretionary Supplemental Budget Requests
• #104 - Impact of Adding DASH as an Eligible Employer Under the Employee Homeownership Incentive Program (EHIP)

Transportation and Environmental Services

• #7 - NVTA Revenues in the Proposed FY 2009 Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP 
• #11 - Add-On Commercial Real Estate Tax for Transportation Purposes – Arlington County And Fairfax County Proposed Plans
• #14 - Potential Impact of the Loss of NVTA Revenues in the Proposed FY 2009 Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP 
• #18 - New Proposed Permit Center
• #27 - Prioritization of Lost NVTA/VDOT Revenue in FY 2009 
• #61 - City of Alexandria Online Fee Compendium Launch
• #89 - Add/Delete list Change in Funding Needs for Eisenhower Avenue Widening
• #105 - T&ES Solid Waste Questions & Answers #2
• #113 - Green Energy
• #115 - T&ES Additional Solid Waste Questions & Answers
• #125 - Potential Funding Reallocations
• #130 - Traffic Calming