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DCHS Employee Speaks at Capitol Hill AARP Event 5678
APD Arrests Fugitive Wanted for Out-of-State Homicide 5677
FY 25 Budget Q&A #061: What is the cost to expand drug treatment resources for youth as proposed by the NVJDC? 5676
Stories from ARISE 5675
Alexandria Community Cookouts 5673
Play Eco-City Alexandria Bingo 5672
Alexandria City Council to Set Potential Maximum for 2024 Real Estate Tax Rate 5671
FY 25 Budget Q&A #060: What would the cost to the CIP budget be for the project to ensure that the pump stations to be built as part of waterfront flood mitigation will include publicly accessible bathrooms in the initial design and implementatation? 5668
FY 25 Budget Q&A #059: If additional cash capital resources were provided in FY 2025, how much of the FY 2026 Street Reconstruction and Sidewalk Capital Maintenance schedule could be funded and implemented within FY 2025? 5667
FY 25 Budget Q&A #058: Can you provide the expected impacts if the one-time increase in advertising proposed for Visit Alexandria was expanded beyond $200,000 to $400,000 or $600,000?What additional revenue benefits could be realized by such an expansion? 5666
FY 25 Budget Q&A #057: Can you provide updated comparator information for the Sheriff’s Department employee pay? Can you provide the fiscal impact of various alternatives to address detention center vacancies? 5665
FY 25 Budget Q&A #056: Can you provide a recent staffing history for the Department of Emergency Communications, including details on authorized, filled, vacant and over-hire positions for the past 5 years, as available? 5664
FY 25 Budget Q&A #055: Can you provide the fiscal and operational impact of delaying the hiring (Until FY 26) of either the Investigative and Policy Analyst or the Mgmt Analyst II proposed for the budget for the Office of the Independent Policing Auditor? 5663
FY 25 Budget Q&A #054: Can you please provide a detailing of the number of children served across the Early Childhood Program Area? 5662
Female Inmates Attend Women’s History Month Tea 5659
FY 25 Budget Q&A #053: The Budget Question #17 estimate of the tax-rate impact of the ACPS CIP add assumed that the entire addition was funded by debt. Can you show a few scenarios where we financed the add with a cash capital and debt mix? 5658
FY 25 Budget Q&A #052: Please provide a breakdown of the share to state aid to fund a library outreach position and what would be the cost to the City. Please include costs for the vehicle, information on state funding, and cost sharing. 5657
Colonial Avenue Sewer Separation Project 5661
Spring Break Volunteer Opportunities for Youth 5656
Sign Ordinance Update 5655
Public Comment Period for City Fiscal Year 2025 Draft Annual Action Plan Opens 5654
City of Alexandria to Install 870 Manhole Inserts to Reduce Stormwater Runoff into Sanitary Sewers 5653
City of Alexandria Releases Food Insecurity Report 5652
FY 25 Budget Q&A #051: What past ALIVE funds has the city provided and any ARPA or other grant funding that the city has initiated and provided ALIVE in the last 10 years? 5651
FY 25 Budget Q&A #050: What is the financial impact of the adopted state budget on the City and schools? 5650
FY 25 Budget Q&A #049: Why was there a significant reduction in the number of civil, criminal, and traffic case transactions in FY 2023? 5649
FY 25 Budget Q&A #048: What is the full scope of youth opioid prevention and treatment programs in the City including ACPS? 5648
FY 25 Budget Q&A #047: How many participants remain in the old public safety pension plan and what would it cost to close it out? 5647
FY 25 Budget Q&A #046: What are the results of the ACORP pilot program so far in terms of the data? 5646
FY 25 Budget Q&A #045: What is the Sheriff's Office's current vacancy rate? What was it last year? What positions are currently vacant, when are they planned to be filled, and how would a new position be used? 5645
FY 25 Budget Q&A #044: What technological options are there for automatic traffic violation tracking? 5644
FY 25 Budget Q&A #043: What are options for a Alexandria City High School Fire cadet program? 5643
FY 25 Budget Q&A #042: How does Sheltercare plan to address its staffing needs? What are the details of Sheltercare's non-personnel budget increase? 5642
FY 25 Budget Q&A #041: What impact would the reduced City funding have on NVJDC operations? How much of NVJDC's utilization is due to lack of capacity in alternative programs? 5638
FY 25 Budget Q&A #040: How did ACPS fund the local portion of the 2% increase in teacher pay from the state in FY24 and how do they anticipate funding in FY25? 5634
FY 25 Budget Q&A #039: Does the City have the authority to change the recordation tax? 5633
FY 25 Budget Q&A #038: What is the cost to continue the guaranteed basic income program beyond 2025? What is the cost to expand the program by 50 families and 100 families? 5632
Mapping Alexandria: Stories of a Changing City 5628
Shaped by River and Land 5629
We Built This City 5630
A Segregated City 5631
The City Steps In: Urban Renewal 5635
New Arrivals 5636
School Days 5637
Life in the Neighborhood 5639
Pillars of the Community 5640
Build Your Neighborhood 5641
Building a Bustling Port 6339
FY 25 Budget Q&A #037: How many Clean Teams are proposed in the FY 25 budget? 5625
FY 25 Budget Q&A #036: The state budget proposes an increase in VPI by 19%. This requires a 50% match by the locality. What is the projected cost of the match to the City? Have those funds been factored into the current budget? 5624
FY 25 Budget Q&A #035: What is the cost to make the RPCA Mental Health Pilots permanent? 5623
FY 25 Budget Q&A #034: What is the cost to restore the community outreach program for Senior Services of Alexandria? 5622
FY 25 Budget Q&A #033: What is the cost to restore the proposed 50% reduction to DASH Route 104? What would it cost to fund DASH’s supplemental requests? 5621
FY 25 Budget Q&A #032: I understand that the HUD Family Self Sufficiency Program can help move families from public housing to homeownership. How many ARHA residents currently participate in this program? Is it solely funded by federal dollars? 5620
FY 25 Budget Q&A #031: Currently, only 1% of the meals tax goes to affordable housing. How much additional revenue for affordable housing could be generated by increasing the portion of the meals tax that is dedicated to affordable housing by .5%? 1%? 5619
FY 25 Budget Q&A #030: What tools do we have to add funding to development projects that target renters making less than 50 thousand dollars? What is the cost to the City to buy down the cost of units to better support renters at this AMI level? 5618
FY 25 Budget Q&A #029: How much did the City distribute in rental assistance in FY 24? What is the scale of resources needed to assist every individual and/or family that applied for rental assistance in FY 24? 5617
FY 25 Budget Q&A #028: Have the results of the Local Voucher Program Study been finalized? If so, what is the cost to fund such a program? How much money would the voucher program cost us to implement for at least 250 households? 500? 5616
FY 25 Budget Q&A #027: When was the last time the City used General Obligation Bonds to finance affordable housing? What would be the size of the bond issuance needed to fully fund Parcview II and Community Lodgings? 5615
FY 25 Budget Q&A #026: The state budget approach to the At-Risk Add On reduces funding for ACPS in that category overall. What is the fiscal impact of that change to ACPS? 5614
FY 25 Budget Q&A #025: What central office reductions were proposed in the ACPS Budget? The School Law Enforcement Partnership Recommendations asked ACPS to explore alternative education options. Are there funds in the proposed budget to study this? 5613
FY 25 Budget Q&A #024: The City uses gas-powered leaf blowers sometimes during the year to maintain the landscaping. What electric alternatives exist, and what would it cost to replace the gas-powered devices? 5612
FY 25 Budget Q&A #023: What would it cost to increase the frequency of DASH Bus 103 to 20 minute headways between 6:45am and 8:30am and between 3:30pm and 5:00pm on weekdays? How does this route measure in terms of utilization and equity scores? 5611
FY 25 Budget Q&A #022: What is the status and cost of the Clerk of the Court's position reclassification request? 5610
Transportation Commission Meeting - March 20 5609
A Report Card on Progress in Strengthening Out of School Time Programs 5608
City of Alexandria Responds to Reports of Fish Kill in Four Mile Run 5607
FY 25 Budget Q&A #021: Can you provide an overview of the AEDP current and proposed budget and context for any growth or expansion proposed in the budget? 5605
FY 25 Budget Q&A #020: Can you provide a refresher on the ARISE current pilot? How much money would it take to bridge the current recipients of the ARISE program from it’s expiration in February 2025 to the end of FY25? 5604
FY 25 Budget Q&A #019: What is the cost if the retroactive application of the current promotional rule was applied to all eligible employees? 5603
FY 25 Budget Q&A #018: What is the employment vacancy rate in FY23 for the City of Alexandria and as compared to prior years? 5602
New Capital Project Webpage Under Construction 5601
FY 25 Budget Q&A #017: What tax rate increase would be required to fully fund the School board adopted operating budget and CIP? 5600
FY 25 Budget Q&A #016: What are the salary increases (by percentages if available or in the easiest metric to express) proposed in FY25 for the following? Librarians, Fire, Police, Sheriff, General services, and non-bargaining unit city employees 5599
FY 25 Budget Q&A #015: At current tax relief program levels, what is the projected amount not collected currently each year (tax relief granted) and what would that figure be at the increased levels under consideration? 5598
FY 25 Budget Q&A #014: What is the average real estate tax bill increase for FY25 based on real estate assessments? What is the anticipated revenue generated by a penny increase on the FY 25 tax rate? 5597
Teens 5596
DASH Celebrates 40 Years of Keeping Alexandria Moving 5595
Own an Affordable Home in Alexandria: Introducing Aidan Old Town 5594
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Presents “A Toast to the Ladies” Specialty Tour 5593
City of Alexandria to Observe Virginia Flood Awareness Week 5592
Apply Now for Creativity, Empathy and AI Event 5590
Alexandria West Planning – Comment Period on Draft Plan Recommendations now through March 31! 5589
City Affordable Housing Projects Win State Funding 5588
City of Alexandria Commission on Aging Seeks Nominations for Excellence in Aging Awards 5586
Information for Candidates for Local Elected Office in Alexandria 5587
DECC is Hiring! 5585
City of Alexandria Announces New Deputy City Manager 5584
City of Alexandria Invites Residents to Visit Northern Virginia Housing Expo 5583
ARHA Honors Sheriff's Office with Community Champion Award 5582
Celebrate Women's History Month in the City of Alexandria 5580
Lecture: How Women Changed the World of Health Care But Took Years to Be Recognized 5579
Handgun Confiscated at Lyles-Crouch School 5578
FY 25 Budget Q&A #013: In the Proposed CIP, the Tree & Shrub Maintenance project has no funding planned for FY 2025. Please explain this change in funding from the previously approved CIP. 5577
FY 25 Budget Q&A #012: The CIP budget includes $471 million in FY 2025 of a $2.33 billion 10 year CIP budget, or roughly 20% of our 10 year budget is being spent in Year One. How does that percentage compare to recent years? 5576
FY 25 Budget Q&A #011: Are there taxes or fees charged by our comparator jurisdictions on short term rental units (Air BnBs, etc) that we do not levy in Alexandria? 5575
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Presents “Tavern Games Night” on March 1 5574
City Impound Lot: Temporary Change to Hours of Operation 5572
FY 25 Budget Q&A #010: How many vacant mental health positions do we have in the City? How many mental health professionals have left the City's employ in the last two years? What is the average time a mental health position is posted before it is filled? 5571
FY 25 Budget Q&A #009: What budget reductions were considered by Staff as this budget was being developed that were not included in the Manager's proposed budget? 5570

 

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