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Council approves a slate of ordinances including software upgrade, water-well contract, surplus land sale and rezoning; small-business owner speaks in favor of
Summary
Council approved multiple ordinances and contracts: a utility customer-service software upgrade, a professional-services contract for a water-well reclamation project, declaration of surplus land for sale and rezoning of 1734 Abberts St. from single-family to neighborhood business; applicant Brianna Bollin spoke in support of the rezoning to open a salon.
The Alexandria City Council approved several ordinances and contracts during its meeting, covering IT, infrastructure, property and zoning.
The council voted to authorize a contract with the city’s customer-service software provider (Banner/Hanson Banner LLC referenced in the discussion) to implement a major upgrade intended to improve customer service functions for the utility system. A councilor asked whether the upgrade resulted from a hack; staff replied this phase is primarily customer-service functionality and routine system modernization.
Members also authorized a professional-services contract with Myra Marla Parson for a water-well reclamation project. A resident raised concerns about carbon-capture and groundwater risks; the mayor and council said the item before them was the professional-services contract and that the larger carbon-capture discussion was outside the scope of this ordinance.
Council declared a 5.204-acre tract surplus and authorized its sale, and approved rezoning of property at 1734 Abberts Street from single-family to neighborhood business. Brianna Bollin (S15), a local salon owner, spoke in favor of the rezoning and described plans to convert the building next to her home (a church/reading room building) into a neighborhood salon; she said neighbors are supportive. The council approved the rezoning ordinance.
Across the items, motions were made, seconded and recorded as 'motion carried' for each ordinance in the transcript. Staff will finalize contract documents and provide any required notices or schedules.
