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2020 Meeting Information

January 16, 2020: Regular Meeting - Patrick Henry Recreation Center, 4653 Taney Ave.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• Pocket Park Plan
• OSTP Update
  • OSTP Registration Survey
• 2019 Photo Contest
• FY 2021 CIP Funding Summary Chart Draft

February 20, 2020: Regular Meeting - Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• Pocket Park Plan
• Parklet Pilot Program
• Joint Facilities Master Plan
• 2 King Street Update
• ACPS Modernization Projects' Update

March 19, 2020 June 25, 2020 - Cancelled

• Due to community meeting suspensions resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 9, 2020: Regular Meeting  - Virtual

• Agenda
  • Virtual Meeting Recording 

August 2020: No Regular Meeting

September 17, 2020 - Virtual

• Agenda
  • Virtual Meeting Recording
  • Action Items' Memorandum
  • Action Items' Presentations
  • Staff Report

October 15, 2020 - Virtual

• Agenda
  • Virtual Meeting Recording
  • Action Item Memos
    • Community Matching Fund Public Hearing
    • Oakville Park
    • Potomac Yard Park #1
    • Potomac Yard Park #2
  • Staff Reports
    • Waterfront Park Public Art

November 19, 2020 -Virtual

• Agenda
  
  • Virtual Meeting Recording
• Staff Reports
• North Potomac Yard Park
• Oakville Park
• Taylor Run Stream Restoration

December 17, 2020: Virtual

• Agenda
  • Virtual Meeting Recording 
• Staff Reports
• Joseph Hensley Park Plan Amendment
• Coordinated Community Recovery Plan

2019 Meeting Information

January 17, 2019: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Staff Report
• 2018 Photo Contest
• Natural Resources Management Plan Final Draft

February 21, 2019: Regular Meeting - Patrick Henry Recreation Center, 4653 Taney Ave.

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Staff Report
• Ben Brenman Pond Retrofit Update
• Landmark Mall Re-planning Process Update
• Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) Update

March 21, 2019: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Staff Report
• Summer Program Update
• Landmark Mall Re-Planning Update
• Patrick Henry Final Site Plan

April 25, 2019: Regular Meeting - Jerome "Buddie" Ford Nature Center, 5750 Sanger Ave.

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Staff Reports
• Open Space Update
• Cost Allocation and Resource Recovery Update

May 16, 2019:   Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Staff Reports
• Eisenhower East SAP Update
• FY20 Community Matching Fund
  • Applications
    
  • Presentation
• Resource Recovery & Cost Allocation Update

June 20, 2019:  Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Leonard "Chick" Armstrong Recreation Center, 25 W. Reed Ave.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• Eisenhower East SAP Update
• 2019 Pocket Parks Improvement Plan Draft

July 18, 2019: Meeting Cancelled

August 2019: No Regular Meeting

September 19, 2019:  Regular Meeting - Patrick Henry Recreation Center, 4653 Taney Ave.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• 2019 Summer Program Update
• PARKnership Update
• Stream Restoration Projects Update

October 17, 2019: Regular Meeting - Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• Waterfront Park Public Art Update
• ACPS High School Project Update
• Park & Recreation Commission FY 2021 Budget Priority Letter

November 21, 2019: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• City Council CIP Worksession November 7, 2019
• Historic Vessel Preservation Update
• 2019 Needs Assessment
• Eisenhower East SAP Endorsement

December 2019: No Regular Meeting

2018 Meeting Information

January 18, 2018: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• 2017 RPCA Photo Contest Winners
• Dale Street Garden Presentation
• 3550 Commonwealth Avenue Presentation
• FY 2019 Budget Preparation
• New Patrick Henry Program Information

January 31, 2018: West End (Planning District III) Community Forum

• Agenda
  
• Presentation
• West End Community Forum Survey Results
• West End Community Forum Email Comments & Staff Responses

February 15, 2018: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• Titans Football Update
• Landscape Guidelines Update
• Athletic Fields Plan Update

March 15, 2018: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• Office of the Arts Update
• FY2019 Operating & Capital Improvement Project Budget Summary

April 19, 2018: Regular Meeting - Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• Long Range Educational Facilities Plan Phase II - ACPS
• RPCA Strategic Plan Update
• Environmental Action Plan Update

May 17, 2018:   Public Hearing &  Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• FY 2019 Community Matching Fund Summary Report

June 21, 2018:  Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• 2018 Soccer Symposium 

July 19, 2018: Regular Meeting - Patrick Henry Recreation Center, 4643 Taney Ave
Note: Construction site walk for Commissioners at 6 p.m.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports

August 2018: No Regular Meeting

September 20, 2018:  Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• Approved Minutes
• Ewald Park
• NOVA Parks
• Recreation Services Program Update
• Public Art King St. Park
• City Stormwater Management Projects

October 18, 2018: Regular Meeting - Durant Center, 1605 Cameron St.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• Landscape Guidelines Update
• Resource Allocation Model and Policy Update

November 16, 2018: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Jerome "Buddie" Ford nature Center, 5750 Sanger Ave.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• Landscape Guidelines
• Ewald Park 

December 13, 2018: No Regular Meeting

2017 Meeting Information

January 19, 2017: Regular Meeting - Will not meet

• Staff Reports

February 16, 2017: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• Interim Fitzgerald Square Park Presentation
• Old Town BID Presentation
• Proposed Marina Outdoor Dining Area
• Open Space Master Plan 2017 Updated Implementatuib Strategy Presentation
  • Open Space Master Plan 2017 Updated Implementation Strategy
• Natural Resource Management Plan Presentation
• Cameron Run Park Planning Timeline

March 16, 2017: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• Approved Minutes
• Office of the Arts
• South Park at Potomac Yard Update
• FY 2018 Operating and CIP Budget Brief
• FY 2018 Budget Memorandum to City Council - March 31, 2017

April 20, 2017: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• North Potomac Yard Public Hearing Presentation
• Cameron Run Park Planning Process Update
  • Public Engagement Summary - April 20, 2017

May 18, 2017:   Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• FY 2018 Community Matching Fund Applications
• FY 2018 Community Matching Fund Presentation
• Old Town North SAP Update

June 15, 2017: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• Public Hearing
  • Community Notice
  • Public Hearing Presentation
  • RPCA Planning Process Six (6) Concepts (6-15-17)
  • Eisenhower Partnership Considerations (6-14-17)
    • NOVA Parks Response to Eisenhower Partnership Plan
  • NOVA Parks Blue & Green Park Concept (5-31-17)
  • Community Sketch Park Concept (4-27-31)
  • Alexandria Soccer Association (ASA) Park Concept (4-27-17)
  • Cameron Run Park Planning Process Project Website
• FY 2018 Community Matching Fund Final Recommendations

July 20, 2017: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Staff Report
• Recreation Services Program Update
• South Park Update (Arlington Co.)
• Draft Cameron Run Park Planning Report
• Cameron Run Planning Process Public Comments

August 2017: No Regular Meeting

September 19, 2017:  Regular Meeting - The Conservatory Center at Four Mile Run Park, 4109 Mt. Vernon Ave.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Report
• 2017 Needs Assessment Presentation
• 2017 Needs Assessment Report
• Cameron Run Park Planning Process Final Report - Draft
• Park & Recreation Commission Findings & Recommendations: 9-20-17
• NOVA Parks Response to PRC Findings & Recommendations: 9-22-17
• RPCA Active Projects Update
• Park & Recreation Commission Agenda Items Working Draft
• RPCA Acreage & Additional Maintenance Summary
• Directors Report

October 19, 2017: Regular Meeting - Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Mt. Vernon Ave.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Staff Reports
• Natural Resource Management Plan Update
• Potomac Yard METRO & DC2RVA

November 16, 2017: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Staff Reports
• Priority Based Budgeting
• Sport Turf Maintenance

December  2017: No Regular Meeting

2016 Meeting Information

January 21, 2016: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Meeting Information
• Approved Minutes
• Potomac Yard Metro Station
• 2015 Needs Assessment
• Chinquapin Update
• Interim Fitzgerald Square 
• Neighborhood Parks Endorsement Letter
• PARKnership Presentation

February 18, 2016: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Potomac Yard Metro Station Update
• Urban Forestry Master Plan Update

March 10, 2016: Regular Meeting - RPCA Park Operations, 2900-A. Business Center Dr. (parking available at Witter Recreation Fields)

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• FY 2017 Budget Presentation
• Braddock Park Presentation
• Potomac Yard Metro Update

April 21, 2016: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Potomac Yard Metro Station Update
• Commission Letter to City Council - FY 2017 Budget

May 19, 2016: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Potomac Yard Metro Update
• Taney Avenue Park Update
• Interim Fitzgerald Square Endorsement
• Taney Avenue Park Endorsement
• Potomac Yard Metro Endorsement

June 23, 2016: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Meeting Attachments
• NOVA Parks Cameron Run Regional Park Presentation
  
  • NOVA Parks Lease Consolidated Public Comments 
• Braddock Park Consolidated Comments
• NOVA Parks Letter to City Manager - July 30, 2015
• Update Memo on Cameron Run Planning Process - June 20, 2016
• Simpson Park Playground & Passive Lawn Concepts

July 21, 2016: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Alexandria Police Department Community Room, 3600 Wheeler Ave.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Braddock Park & Cameron Run Regional Park Presentation
• Ben Brenman Park & Lake Cook Stormwater Management Presentation
  • Ben Brenman Site Plan
  • Lake Cook Site Plan
• Cameron Run Regional Park Proposed Planning Process
• FY 2017 Budget Service Impacts
• Aquatics Report
• North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Advisory Group

August 2016: No Regular Meeting

September 15, 2016: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting, Charles Houston Community Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Public Hearing - Community Matching Fund
  • Community Matching Fund Applications
    
  • Community Matching Fund Presentation
• Citywide Park Wayfinding
• Simpson Park Playground & Passive Lawn Renovation
• Patrick Henry PreK-8 & Recreation Center Update
• Citywide Childcare Center Inventory & Study
• Directors Report - FY 2018 Budget

October 20, 2016: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Community Matching Fund Presentation
• NPS Jones Point Park Presentation
• Budget Update

November 17, 2016: Regular Meeting - RPCA Park Operations, 2900 Business Center Dr.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Casa Chirilagua Presentation
• North Potomac Yard Open Space
• FY 2018 Budget Guidance

December 15, 2016: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 910 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• NOVA Parks: Cameron Run Regional Park Planning Process DRAFT
• NOVA Parks: Cameron Run Regional Park Planning Process Presentation
• Park & Recreation Commission Letter to City Council Re Cameron Run Regional Park

2015 Meeting Information

January 15, 2015: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Commission Letter to City Council Re Cameron Run
• Special Events Proposed Policy Updates
• Special Events Policy Presentation
• Special Events Policy - Community Comments
• Cameron Run Regional Park Lease Public Comments
• Cameron Run Park Presentation
• Waterfront Plan Phasing & Funding Priorities Presentation

February 19, 2015: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Chinquapin Park Recreation Center & Aquatics Facility Feasibility Study Memo to City Council

• Chinquapin Park Recreation Center & Aquatics Facility Feasibility Study

• Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Environmental Impact Statement

March 19, 2015: Regular Meeting - William Ramsay Recreation Center, 5650 Sanger Ave.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Oakville Triangle Presentation
• Office of the Arts Presentation
• ESMS Presentation

April 16, 2015: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Information
• Eisenhower West Small Area Plan
• Patrick Henry Elementary School & Recreation Center

April 23, 2015: Special Meeting - Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Neighborhood Parks Draft Improvement Plans

May 7, 2015: Public Hearing - Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes

• Preferred Alternative for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station

• Preferred Alternative Memo for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station to City Council
• Public Comment

May 21, 2015: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Agenda
• Meeting Material
• Approved Minutes
• Mt. Jefferson Park Draft Park Plan
• Mt. Jefferson Park Community Survey Results
• Mt. Jefferson Park Presentation
• Windmill Hill Park Shoreline Rehabilitation
• Joint Long-Range Facility Plan

June 18, 2015: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Patrick Henry Recreation Center, 4643 Taney Ave.

• Agenda
• Meeting Material
• Approved Minutes
• Public Hearing Presentation
• Park & Recreation Commission to City Council - June 22, 2015

• Staff Recommendation for Programming a new Patrick Henry Recreation Center 

July 16, 2015: Regular Meeting - Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave.

• Agenda
• Meeting Material
• Approved Minutes

August 2015: No Meeting

September 17, 2015: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave.

• Agenda
• Meeting Material
• Approved Minutes
• Park & Recreation Commission Public Hearing on Unfenced Dog Exercise Areas
  The Park and Recreation Commission held a Public Hearing on September 17, 2015 at the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave. on a proposal to remove the designation of three unfenced dog exercise areas because they present potential safety issues for dogs, as well as pedestrians, bicyclists, and others using adjacent streets. The unfenced dog exercise areas under consideration are 1.) Ft. Williams Parkway at Dearborn Rd; 2.) Southeast corner of Braddock Road and Commonwealth Ave.; and 3.) W. Timberbranch Parkway and Parkway Terrace. 

October 15, 2015: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.

• Draft Neighborhood Plans Public Hearing
• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Material
• Mt. Jefferson Park Planning Website
• Mt. Jefferson Park Presentation
• Potomac Yard Metro Update
• Waterfront Plan Common Elements
• Draft Neighborhood Park Plans
• Eisenhower West

November 19, 2015: Regular Meeting - Cameron Station Community Room, 200 Cameron Station Blvd.

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
• Meeting Material
• Alexandria Health Department Crumb Rubber Review
• Fairfax County Synthetic Turf Health Study
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Update
• Draft Neighborhood Parks Improvement Plan Updates
• Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Update
  
  

December 2015: No Regular Meeting

2014 Meeting Information

• January 21, 2014: Joint Meeting with Waterfront Commission, The Lyeum, 201 S. Washington St. - The Olin Studio
  • Waterfront Commission Meeting Packet 
  • Olin Studio Presentation 
• February 20, 2014: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - City Council Workroom, City Hall, 301 King St.
  • Meeting Information 
  • Approved Minutes 
  • Draft Park Plans Presentation 
  • TES Environmental Management Ordinance Presentation 
  • Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission to Hold Public Hearing on Draft Citywide Parks Improvement Plan  
• March 13, 2014 - Waterfront Commission & Park and Recreation Commission Joint Meeting: Durant Center, 1609 Cameron St., 6 p.m.
  • Agenda 
• March 20, 2014: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  • Agenda 
  • Meeting Information 
  • Approved Minutes  
• April 17, 2014: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  • Agenda 
  • Meeting Information 
  • Approved Minutes  
• May 15, 2014: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  • Agenda 
  • Meeting Information 
  • Program Interest Presentation 
  • Approved Minutes 
• June 19, 2014: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  • Agenda 
  • Meeting Information 
  • Approved Minutes 
  • Public Hearing Presentation - RPCA Food Truck Policy 
• July 17, 2014: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St
  • Agenda 
  • Meeting Information 
  • Eisenhower West Presentation 
  • Approved Minutes
• August 2014: No Meeting
• September 18, 2014: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Information
  • Dominion Power Line Commissioner Report
  • NVRPA Lease Memo
  • TES Brenman Park Stormwater Grant Presentation
  • Approved Minutes
• October 9, 2014: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St. (Note New Date)
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Information
  • Approved Minutes
• November 20, 2014: Public Hearing & Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Information
  • Approved Minutes
  • Cameron Run Regional Park Plan
  • Diamond Field Study
  • Lake Cook Stormwater Plan
  • NOVA Parks Final Report
  • Fort Ward Park Management Plan Letter to City Council
• December 2014: No Regular Meeting
• December 11, 2014 - Joint Public Hearing: Waterfront and Park & Recreation Commissions, Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center, 1108 Jefferson St.
  Waterfront Plan Phasing Options
  • Agenda
  • Presentation
• December 20, 2014 - Commission Work Session, 2900-A Business Center Dr. from 8:30 a.m. to noon
  Public Parking: Witter Recreational Fields, 2700 Witter Dr.
  • Agenda

2013 Meeting Information

 2012 Meeting Information

 2011 Meeting Information

 2010 Meeting Information

 2009 Meeting Information