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Alexandria City Council adopts Age-Friendly Plan, approves housing loans and multiple public safety and resiliency grants; directs waterfront flood-mitigation design changes

AlexandriaMar 24, 20263 min read

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At the March 24, 2026 City Council Legislative Meeting the Council met with the Alexandria Transit Company, adopted the Alexandria Commission on Aging Age‑Friendly Plan 2026–2029, approved several grant applications for public safety and resiliency, authorized housing subsidies and a Housing Opportunities Fund loan to Housing Alexandria for the Naja building, and directed staff to further develop an enhanced gravity system option for waterfront flood mitigation.

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Held the annual Alexandria Transit Company stockholders meeting; all Council members present.
Endorsed a proclamation recognizing March as Celebrating Senior Nutrition Programs Month.
Received and adopted the Alexandria Commission on Aging Age‑Friendly Plan for a Livable Community 2026–2029.
Approved retroactive submission of a grant application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice (DCJS) Combating Hate Crimes Grant Program (applied March 17, 2026) for up to $150.00 and authorized the City Manager to execute required documents.
Approved submission of a grant application to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Grant Program for resiliency for up to $350,000 and authorized the City Manager to execute required documents.
Retroactively approved submission of a Next Generation 9‑1‑1 (NG9‑1‑1) grant application (applied January 30, 2025) for up to $5,000 and authorized the City Manager to execute required documents.
Approved a Housing Trust Fund rental subsidy grant of $400,000 to Housing Alexandria for eight units at the Naja Apartments (Building Two) to support a Housing Opportunity Tax Credit application.
Approved a resolution (RES. NO. 3369) providing a Housing Opportunities Fund loan of up to $4,000,000 to Housing Alexandria to facilitate construction of the Naja Building and authorized the City Manager to execute necessary documents.
Directed staff to further evaluate Option 3—Enhanced Gravity System—for waterfront flood mitigation, develop design for improved gravity system and backflow, remove the pump station, defer majority of Point Lumley Park/Bulkhead work, determine construction means and methods, validate construction costs versus funding, conduct stakeholder outreach and public engagement, and update the project schedule.
Approved the City Council Look Ahead including the April 13 Inova Alexandria Campus Topping Out Ceremony and received the City Council calendar for March–December 2026.

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