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Council approves appointments, stipend funding and other items; vending ordinance passes first reading
Summary
At its February meeting, Alexandria City Council approved board and commission appointments, allocated $5,000 in contingency funds for student stipends, received the 2025 property assessments, passed an ordinance on first reading to permit temporary vending on Mount Vernon Avenue, and adopted resolutions supporting COG grant applications.
Several formal votes and roll-call actions were taken during the Alexandria City Council's February legislative meeting. This summary lists each action, outcomes, and key context.
Votes at a glance:
- Approval of meeting minutes: Council approved minutes from meetings in January (motion by Councilmember Chapman; second by Councilwoman Green). Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Proclamation: Council approved a proclamation declaring February George Washington birthday celebration month (motion by Vice Mayor Bagley; second by Councilman McPike). Outcome: approved by voice vote; ceremonial.
- Consent calendar and pulled item: Council approved Consent Calendar items 6 through 9 with the exception of 7(h). Outcome: consent calendar approved.
- Deferral of Independent Community Policing Review Board vacancy (item 7h): Vice Mayor Bagley moved to defer filling the vacancy until May to allow related ordinance work to be completed; council approved the deferral. Outcome: deferred to May legislative meeting.
- Contested appointments: Council approved majority vote winners for multiple boards and commissions by roll call. Notable appointees include Anitra Endro to the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Jillian Macaroni to the Community Criminal Justice Board, Perrin Crisco to the Environmental Policy Commission, Diane Fox and Anne Vaughn to the Library Board, and Robert Dube and Holly Lineham to the Planning Commission. Outcome: approved by roll call.
- Allocation of stipend contingency funds: Council approved allocating $5,000 in contingency funds to create a stipend program for students serving on city boards and commissions. Program details described by staff: eligible students must be enrolled in secondary, trade school, college or graduate programs; annual income not exceeding $5,000 (student loans excluded); stipend $25 per meeting up to 10 meetings, paid on verified attendance. Motion: Councilmember McPike; second: Councilwoman Green. Outcome: approved.
- Receipt of 2025 real property assessments: Council voted to receive the Office of Real Estate Assessments' 2025 assessment report. Motion: Vice Mayor Bagley; second: Councilmember McPike. Outcome: motion carried.
- Long-range work program: Council received the FY2026'027 draft long-range planning interdepartmental work program and asked staff to return in late spring with a final draft. Outcome: received; direction to staff.
- Ordinance authorizing temporary on-street vending (first reading): Council passed on first reading an ordinance to temporarily designate on-street parking spaces in the 3800 block of Mount Vernon Avenue for vending; the item was scheduled for public hearing and final passage on Feb. 22, 2025. Motion by Councilman Aguirre; second by Vice Mayor Bagley. Outcome: ordinance passed on first reading.
- Resolutions supporting regional grant applications: Council adopted resolutions supporting grant applications to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) for the Transportation Land Use Connections program and the Regional Roadway Safety Program. Motion by Councilmember McPike; second by Councilmember Chapman. Outcome: adopted by roll call (ayes recorded for all council members present).
- Council schedule: Council approved the city council meeting schedule (motion by Vice Mayor Bagley; second by Councilmember Chapman). Outcome: approved.
Procedural notes: Roll-call votes were recorded for contested appointments and the COG resolutions. Several items were approved by voice vote where no roll call was requested. Where staff provided program details (for example the student stipend proposal), the council approved the funding allocation and asked staff to administer the program per the eligibility criteria above.
