2026-09-08 - City Council

Summary

Built from the posted agenda docket and the final action docket (which the city labels a summary, not formal minutes; no approved minutes were found). The action docket was read as an item and outcome outline only.

• Closed session from 6:08 to 7:17 pm on personnel matters of Council appointees, public funds, and legal advice on 2026 General Assembly actions.
• Proclamations for Sickle Cell Awareness and Suicide Prevention.
• Reports on the State of the Economy, the City and Alexandria City Public Schools budget category process (City Budget and Capital Improvement Program), the effect of City Hall construction on businesses (City Hall Renovation), and Flock cameras, presented by the Police Chief (Flock Cameras and License Plate Readers).
• Consent calendar: board appointments and resignations, the FY2025 closed-meetings report, the June 30 financial report, first reading of ordinances on a bad-check fee and on the personal property tax due date for furloughed federal employees, five grant items and an FTA resolution.
• Two vacation ordinances passed first reading.
• Contested appointments were made for many boards; the Board of Zoning Appeals citizen seat was sent back to readvertising.
• Adjourned at 10:31 pm.

Agenda

Agenda docket posted on the city's Granicus page; see Sources.

Sources

• Agenda docket: https://alexandria.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=57&clip_id=6954
• Final action docket (a summary of actions, not formal minutes): linked as "Minutes" on the city's Granicus listing, https://alexandria.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=57
• Video (Granicus, 4:32:00): https://alexandria.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=57&clip_id=6954
• Video download: https://archive-video.granicus.com/alexandria/alexandria_9d32ab56-02b5-4f45-8168-53c6dad0f8b2.mp4
• Meeting listing: https://alexandria.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=57

Video

Watch on Granicus

Transcript

Transcript pending (the recording is on Granicus, not YouTube).