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Votes at a glance: consent agenda, paratransit fare updates and other routine approvals
Summary
The council approved consent agenda items 9–20, updated DOT paratransit fares, authorized a vehicle lease for paratransit services, and approved the introduction and first reading of a code amendment; contested appointments and the council schedule were also approved.
At its November legislative meeting the Alexandria City Council approved a series of routine and programmatic items. Key outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript:
- Consent agenda (items 9–20): Motion by Councilman McPike, second by Councilwoman Green; the clerk called the roll and the listed members voted 'Aye' and the consent agenda carried.
- Resolution to update DOT paratransit fares: Motion by Councilman Aguirre, second by Vice Mayor Bagley; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous among those present and the resolution passed.
- Resolution to authorize a vehicle lease for the provision of DOT paratransit services: Motion by Councilman Aguirre, second by Councilman McPike; the council approved the authorization by roll-call vote.
- Introduction and first reading of a City Code amendment (amending sections of Title 9 and Title 10 and adding a new section): Motion by Councilman McPike, second by Councilman Chapman; Vice Mayor Bagley asked whether contractor-based parking enforcement would have the expanded authority under the change and staff clarified the contractors' current purview and training requirements; the council voted to approve introduction and first reading.
- Contested appointments: The council read vote tallies and appointed majority vote getters to multiple boards and commissions (examples cited in the record include the Commission for Women and the Traffic and Parking Board); a re-vote produced a majority vote getter for the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee and council approved appointments by roll call.
- Council calendar: The council approved additional budget work-session dates for the calendar and adopted the updated schedule by motion.
The transcript records roll-call votes and the names of council members who registered votes on the items above; the meeting did not record any 'No' votes on these matters in the available segments.
