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Alexandria Stormwater Utility Committee Meeting - September 9, 2026

Public Meetings — Wednesday, September 9, 2026
BodyAlexandria, Virginia
SessionPublic Meetings
DateWednesday, September 9, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:00

Building the building.

0:02

We are.

0:03

Hey, uh going to places I've never heard of committing order.

0:07

Yes, please.

0:08

Okay, it is approximately 6 30.

0:12

Thank everyone for being here.

0:14

Uh let's begin the meeting.

0:17

Um first thing, let's take a look at the minutes of our last meeting.

0:22

I did send them around to the forum.

0:25

We have quorum.

0:27

We have one, two, three, four, five people here, and two online.

0:32

So that is quorum.

0:34

Very good.

0:35

Is there a motion to approve minutes as amended?

0:38

Uh I sent in two or three.

0:40

I thought the minutes were very well done.

0:44

I got the sense that the concerns we had in the past have been internalized by staff.

0:53

Staff spent a while focusing on the minutes because they were very good.

0:58

Very good.

0:59

I had oh I can't remember the minutes going over 20 pages.

1:05

And these went 25.

1:07

So a lot went on.

1:09

And was very well captured.

1:11

Was AI involved in the minutes?

1:13

Yeah, I think the transcript was probably involved.

1:17

We may consider paring those down.

1:20

Uh we we have a consultant that works on those.

1:22

We we may want to compare them down.

1:26

He's happy on the level of detail is very helpful.

1:30

Um I had three comments just sent to the truth.

1:33

I could address those.

1:37

We'll express those.

1:40

So they are in quarterly minor.

1:43

Yes.

1:44

Um, so did anybody else have comments?

1:49

Yeah, we're the minutes with addressing the the three comments that have been sent.

1:59

And I welcome Smith McGuinness.

2:02

Yeah.

2:04

We have a motion on the floor to approve the minutes of our March meetings.

2:09

We have a second.

2:12

Okay, thank you.

2:13

Appreciate it.

2:15

We have a second.

2:17

Oh no, we have any while long in favor?

2:21

Aye.

2:22

Motion passes.

2:24

Yeah, let's jump right into the program update from who stab Dr.

2:29

Rudina.

2:31

All right.

2:32

Well, as usual, we're gonna give you a summary of where we are.

2:36

And that's quite completely work with three preventing years here.

2:41

So do you want to go ahead and start, John?

2:44

Yeah.

2:45

Uh so the first project is commonwall and actually glee.

2:48

Um, so on the design side, we have addressed all remaining comments.

2:55

Um so we're we're basically basically substantially complete for design.

3:00

Um, we actually just got signed and sealed documents today.

3:04

Um, so basically we have a package ready to go out for bid from our side.

3:09

Um before we get out to bid, we need to continue the utility relocation work, um, which has been going since February.

3:17

Um I just met with uh Virginia American Water today, and they have completed the main line along Commonwealth.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Stormwater Management█████████████████████21%
Flood Management██████████████████18%
Engineering And Infrastructure████████████12%
Procedural███████7%
Parking Management███████7%
Water And Wastewater Management███████7%
Flood Resilience Planning██████6%
Public Engagement█████5%
Fiscal Sustainability█████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Alexandria Stormwater Utility Committee Meeting - September 9, 2026

The Alexandria Stormwater Utility Committee held a meeting on September 9, 2026, from approximately 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM. The committee reviewed project updates, discussed flood grant program expansion, received a communications report, and set the agenda for the next meeting. Quorum was present with five in-person and two online members.

Consent Calendar

  • The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as amended, with three comments addressed. The minutes were noted to be 25 pages and well-captured.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public offered testimony during the public comment period.

Discussion Items

  • Commonwealth & Glebe Flood Mitigation Project: Design substantially complete; signed and sealed documents received. Utility relocations ongoing; public meeting scheduled for June 4th at Cora Kelly to discuss construction impacts.
  • Nethergate (Combined Sewer): Field investigations complete; National Park Service granted categorical exclusion for environmental review. Design at 60%.
  • Pit and Gibbon and Hoofs Run Flood Grant Program Expansion: Consultant analyzing expansion of existing $5,000 flood grant program to larger amounts. Draft program vision expected in about a month; to be presented to committee in September.
  • Spot Projects: Bellafont Avenue storm drain improvements at 60% design; Buddy Ford outfall staircase rehabilitation scope and fee finalized; Clifford, Old, Manning street storm improvements near final design; West Reed and Dale Street project public meeting held April 7; Sky Hill Road project in initiation phase.
  • Sanitary Sewer Asset Renewal: On-call contract awarded for lateral rehab in Delray East; construction expected early summer. Delray West at final design.
  • CCTV Program: Four projects completed in Four Mile Run watershed; upcoming work on North Alfred and Keller Avenue.
  • Flood Resilience Plan (FRP): Plan 80% complete; additional analysis on three policy recommendations: increasing freeboard above base flood elevation, creating flood-prone area overlay map, and stricter stormwater quantity runoff rates. Draft FRP for public in August, council draft in September.
  • Snow-Related Storm Drain Damage: 50 service requests received; 24 repaired, 22 on list for contractor repair. Average cost per inlet top replacement about $5,000.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee agreed to place the following items on the September agenda: flood grant program update, Braddock Road Metro development discussion (with invitation to Councilman Aguirre), flood resilience plan update, and proposed stormwater fee increase for fiscal year 2028.
  • The next meeting is scheduled for September 16, 2026 (third Wednesday) at 7:00 PM.
  • The committee emphasized the need for a financial burn plan to justify future fee increases, given $180 million appropriated and only $60 million committed/expended.

Meeting Transcript

Building the building. We are. Hey, uh going to places I've never heard of committing order. Yes, please. Okay, it is approximately 6 30. Thank everyone for being here. Uh let's begin the meeting. Um first thing, let's take a look at the minutes of our last meeting. I did send them around to the forum. We have quorum. We have one, two, three, four, five people here, and two online. So that is quorum. Very good. Is there a motion to approve minutes as amended? Uh I sent in two or three. I thought the minutes were very well done. I got the sense that the concerns we had in the past have been internalized by staff. Staff spent a while focusing on the minutes because they were very good. Very good. I had oh I can't remember the minutes going over 20 pages. And these went 25. So a lot went on. And was very well captured. Was AI involved in the minutes? Yeah, I think the transcript was probably involved. We may consider paring those down. Uh we we have a consultant that works on those. We we may want to compare them down. He's happy on the level of detail is very helpful. Um I had three comments just sent to the truth. I could address those. We'll express those. So they are in quarterly minor. Yes. Um, so did anybody else have comments? Yeah, we're the minutes with addressing the the three comments that have been sent. And I welcome Smith McGuinness. Yeah. We have a motion on the floor to approve the minutes of our March meetings. We have a second. Okay, thank you. Appreciate it. We have a second. Oh no, we have any while long in favor? Aye. Motion passes. Yeah, let's jump right into the program update from who stab Dr. Rudina. All right. Well, as usual, we're gonna give you a summary of where we are.

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