To operationalize these values, City Manager James Parajon has directed City of Alexandria staff to develop an interdepartmental business plan for each priority. This plan will consolidate existing plans and contain specific objectives, indicators and quarterly progress updates. Each quarter, an in-depth update on two of the priorities will be provided to City Council and the community.

Each of the following six priorities will be viewed through the lens of equity, environmental justice, civility, transparency, respect and service

Progress reports on each of the initiatives in the six business plans are available below and updated in March, June, September, and December.

Each quarter, the Office of Communication and Public Information (OCPI) develops a newsletter highlighting a story about an initiative in each of the six business plans. This quarter, the newsletter and accompanying social media communications includes the following stories: 

• Community Engagement: Oral History (Goal 1c)
• Compensation Philosophy: Work n’ Well (Goal 1e)
• Economic Development: Climate Action (Goal 2g)
• Youth and Families: Mentoring Partnership (Goal 3b)
• COVID-19 Recovery: Move to the Mark Center (Goal 3c)
• Housing Opportunities: Healthy Homes Initiative (Goal 2f)

View the March 2023 Newsletter

We will advance the policies, practices, and resources needed to ensure a healthy, resilient, and equitable recovery for all residents and businesses.

We will facilitate an Alexandria housing economy that provides the necessary range of price points, safe and sustainable housing options, and the associated services to meet the needs of a thriving city.

Use both new and traditional outreach methods to ensure that engagement is efficient, effective and accessible to all stakeholders, creating a clear connection between community input and its effects on policy decisions, infrastructure needs and financial considerations.

Explore ways to expand academic, social and emotional services and physical support to all youth during out-of-school hours.

Seek out and consider budgetary, land use, regulatory and other economic development tools to foster sustainable and equitable development, diversify revenue and allow greater investment in our infrastructure.

Establish a new compensation philosophy to ensure we are the preferred workplace of choice and that employees feel valued.

The report below provides progress on each of the initiatives in the six business plans and is updated in March, June, September, and December.