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Jason McCoy Monday, January 23,2012 7:08 PM William Euille; Frank Fannon; Kerry Donley; Alicia Hughes; Del Pepper; Paul Smedberg; Rose Boyd; Jackie Henderson; Rob Krupicka; Linda Owens; Elizabeth Jones COA Contact Us: Waterfront ATT00001.txt

Time: [Mon Jan 23,2012 19:07:41] Message ID: [36562]

Issue Type: Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members

First Name: Jason

Last Name: ~ c c o y

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City: Alexandria

State: VA

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Email Address: .IMC1522@amail.com

Subject: Waterfront

Thank you for passing the waterfront redevelopment plan. I appreciate your

efforts in this challenging situation.

I think what happened here is

that we made a good compromise that was fair and equitable to both sides.

I would have liked for the redevelopment plan to have gone farther and

done more but I recognize that it had to be scaled back to satisfy the

Comments: opposition. However I can say that I am very pleased with the final

product.

I think the full council is to be commended for putting so much

time and effort into the plan and reaching a compromise. This was a

great redevelopment plan and it would not have happened without your

patience and efforts.

Thank you for passing a plan to redevelop the

Alexandria waterfront! I am very excited about this plan and I anxiously

look forward to the implementation of this plan.

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WILLIAM E. CONWAY 3R. McLsan. 59. 1t.s been a tough year for The Cariyis Group. cine of the i ~ i ~ r l d ' s iargest private equity i~ r rns . i? suffered ii>sses with the ba:~kr~:ptcies of Haviaiian Teicom C:,rnn,u:lications Inc. a n a energy-trading company SemGl-oup LP. But the f ~ r m , w%!ch rnanacjec, more than $85.5 biiiion across 66 funds, says it's rnak!rrg money for investors ar:d is !nvolved In a fiilmbf?: of potenttaily brg deals. For.exampie. Carlyle is pal-: of a group iirddifig tcr i n te rna t i o~a l Lease Finance Ssrp., an aiicraft leasing b~.isiness held by t ioubied insurer A1G. Conway is a foundirq partner ar:d rnanacing director. He and his wife are acilve phiianthropists through their Eedfard Falic Foundation. Major benefactors include So Others May Eat. an organizatiorl that assists the hon~eless, Forbes dropped Ccnway's net wrorth f rom $2.5 biliion t o S1.4 i)i!/i~)n, puttin? him No. 522 on :he 2009 list.

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SMITH j KOGOD FAMILY t~+s:sl City and '$Jashing:o::. 3.C. Robert. 5. 5!7-,;rbi SO, 3 r d his brori:e:-!.;-is;.v, E9ber.i P K o r , ~ d : 77, serve sr: the board of directors of VcrnadoiReaity Trust; the largest cornrnerc~ai propert i tarIdiord !n iiiei*) Yo; azd '~'iashington. Sclith aiso ;s :hairpan a t Vc!-.;adoiCha:ies E. C;m!th Ccn;s?er!:iai Real Esiaie, a dominant !andlord i r ~ Cpi'stai City. Ii. No,:c?n;@er, :ner;-Pr;~i:';ent Ge:jrcje W . B ~ s h aaTvarcied Sr:iti7 i he Nationai H u ~ a n i t i e s tvledai =or k;s phiian:h:opy. Srr:~:h !.ecp:lily helped C3ar:frde~ce: 4

FRANK BATTEK JR, Piorfo!k. 50, W?tle the :ecessioi'. has ssiayed BatLen's p i m s to se!i j:;s fa:r?!iy's coc,munica?icrs corrlgany, Laridmark M e d ~ a fnterp:-ises LLC, he d!d seii i:i biggest as5et. The Vieather Channel fetched a reperred 83.5 b!i!ion f rom b t i ~ a . 5 NBC i!n!vei-rai: Bat:! Capital and tbe 5iackstcr:e G i o t i ~ . L.an~va:lc pi:!led other assets off the markc: to iyai? for br::e: credit conrlit!ons. Batter!'s d?;!~i~r: to plaes :he $2 btiiion, privately oivned cornFany sn the market rast year !s c:jniutogiatic o f the strngg!e by nevgspapers :ci s1;:vive ;n a climate of dec!:ri~ng sdv2%1sing rer;enues an0 c~rc :~ ia t io i~ as :he younger genet-atlor? looks t o the Ir?tei::et for r;et6,,s. Eatten and Qi; ~ i f c , A:,?;ee, a;-e fo;[:i+,!ni; i:? !:is parents' phila:!thrcp!c footsteps. 'ram 2001 to 2006, the Arrces ar;d Franu Bat:en 3r. Foundatlor? donated 945 v-r!;l!inr? tc predcminaritiy Chrisf~a:. o r~an i ra t i o r :~ . I r 2037, :he fo

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partner; rnciudl Per?$; .:choc; in Wasi:ington. D.C.; f;rovc!.e .cadernY ir? a iexandr~a and tile Prcgress:*~e Ci;:rstiaa? ,%cajemy !ri C a m p Springs, :he foundatioi: iias an annual s r~o~arsh i i ; prcyram at 3ohnsorr School of Rusrriesc; at Co;neii sni,,ersit;+, ecjnt soid h t s comi;spy, RS I!-:fo!-!-r;atisn S y s t r r ~ 5 Irtr:., iast {ear t o Wy!e. a So:jt!.ein Ca!:forr:!a company that spec~ai!zes in asrospace engineer;ng. Net worrh: $800 :ni!iio;? Confidence: C

SILVER FAMILY Frpder;;kcbgrg. Ca:.: Sjk'er, 82, the isunder s f :he ';i!.'er. Cos., is no jonger involved I;? day-to-Gay 0 p e r 2 ! ! o ~ ~ after

.?.:,- a:,ar,,r; ~,ye: t hs r-eins t z &is ;on, iar:v ;ii:.ei-. ';he naticnai credit .:riinch ha; d e i ~ v e d ~ i a n s for- a big adattion to tt?e s!lvers' 2,4132-acre Ce!ebrate Virg;:ia :on?plex :r. Ft-sdei~cksburg an4 Srafforu Coilnty. ;ai'isco?sin-~a-;ed Kaiahar! Reso::s tias been ii:-isble i o obtaifi frnnficjng for a $2.59 rniilion 7;+arer park ar?noiinced last year Pdonetheiess, Kaiahari officials say they stlit piari :o build the resort. (See page 55.) At bui!d-out, the C~ieb:a:e llirg:nla ;omp!ex i s exaecteb to ipci~:de more t h a n :I rniilion sauaie feet of cornn?ercral.. res~deniiai ar:d entertainmerit space. The Silver C ~ S . 3\50 is developing a co:porate center near the Quanticc f./lar;ne base. badhen compret5, Qua!itico Co:pora!e Center 1.5 expected i o off%!- I rniiilc!l !;quare feet of cfflce space The S%lv.er Foi:fidt?tiai: donates :o :?any ioca! charities, incisding the Rappai?anr;ock i ln i ted Way, Eoys &Gir ls C l l ~bs a n d P:ne?!ra? Red C:oss. Net ~ < : f L h : $750 3rii;op t o ~ f l d e n c e : C

R I C H A R D D. FAIRBANK Mc;.esn. 58. By his oivn preference, Fairbanit !.as rist receiver! casr, :ompeasat,or: as cSa!i'man and CEO since l997. p;efo?:ing fo be paid ir: o;tions or performance-rjaserl stiares. Irov; he faces added resti!ctions because the Mcleac- based company was asked to seli preferred stock t o the federa! governr;?~ni as part of the Z.5. Treasury's T?oi;blec! i?.sseC Re!i?f Program. F3!rbai-:k caqnot sei! or transfer- shares received z?drr e ~ u i t y avvards untii the company repays 33.6 bi i ! i c i~ in TAR? r,criey or orie year after he retrres. I n May: iap ! ta ! One a::noucced plar;; ts se!! 56 r?:!!!:un shares ;o pa,! back cha TI;.?? iriilcey. Eariier this yeai. the ::ornF;ar:y cur i ts diiiidend by 67 percent ai:d laid off some 't11rg:nia ernplovees. Despite !hi. ind!istiy's problems; CaljrCal 3 r ~ e acqij!reci Eetheosda, >?d.-based Chevl; Chase ban^ for $520 mi!i:on, Fairbank is a parr,:er in Wash:ngton, D.C.-based L!lico!n Ho:dings i;C. a pa:!,r;si-shi~ t!>at owns sc!.de?ai prcfessio:~ai sr;oi-ts teams aio::g wlrk other invsstments. ?Get wr;ith: 5644 p:iili5?-t Confider:ce: C

GEORGE J . PEDERSEN Fa!rfax. 73. ManTnch !r;cernatrona! !s cce of iha few cornpaniec, able to show growth :n the dcidrdms c f the recession, a.le,, . -%- . , , i~ ,, ana!ysts expecked the first qliarter retjenue to be higher. Revenbe was ui; 6 percent for the qiiarter, whiie prsfi i

was up 23 pzrcent. I i i 200'3. the company was bijcyed by ourchase of Emerging Technoiogies Group In Ailgust and EV$A Ssrvites in Nc! ie!vb~ir . Pedeiser! 1s CEO. zhaiitnar~ atid ca- founder of ManTech. wt~ic.ti started wit!! a si!?gie Li.S. Navy contract. He's a coliiicai donor, bur no: a str!c:iy partisaq one. tresider,tia! e!e-t:oq, Foster dsnatecj $28,50C! to the C'!cCal!-t V ; c i ~ r y I r : Fijnd fcr Re~~:v!i:z:i ~2:;d;date john rv:cCa;r:. Net 5vorth: $400 rn~il:cn+ Conhde~ce : C C. D A N I E L CLEMENT% V!c:l.ean. 7 2 . 'The ck:airnar: a?:? CEO of C!en?eqte Deveiopment C3. :ematr?s a major. p ! a y e : in merio i%ashi!:gtcn ; com:nerciai real estate rraiket . !.ai;t year, after Ilquidatlrrg a subl;:ar-:[;a; portion of f l~r, real estzte iioid!ngs in iate 2096 anfl eariy 2007, Cles-nente created CDC Reai Estate Oppcrrt:lnity Eund I. The $1 biilion private equity f m d EIans to take advantage of :westmef i t opporrurlt!es In distressed isa! estate assets. .As a result of the recession, sume bcli!d!ng ow-srr. are expectec! :3 dsfa:;it on debzz- coming due between ZD09 ano ZClZ. Cleme!::e piaris 10 start depioyir" ~f Ga-ry Cni. ! iy, a p e m ~ r r a t !*;r:o ~ ~ p ! . ~ . ~ ~ r ~ ~ FS!,+";,;< COL,"~:.. Net: worti): $462 rniii;o:? ::or15 dence: C

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ROBINS FAMILY R;chmcnd. In ?,lar~i-,, H!-Te-,h phamor~?i ties - Ibe rna i l e Ccrp.. T r e e g a r Corp. and Ne:vMai-ke: Corp. 61; of them trace their orlgiqs tc: Srhy! Ccip., a Richmond company run by the fam;l\i's patriarch, the !a:s Froyd 9. Gottwald Si. Thomas E. "Teddy" Sottwa!rl, 48) is p:esident a n j CEO a i Piewiv;arket, a i~oiairi; coingany For ::;o fuei.dddlt!.ir- rr!ariufacfurers -- Aftor. C:?em:cal Gorp. 3 rd Ethy!. His father, Bruce Gottwa!d; 75: is chai~rnan and a farrner CFC! of !.lewMar.;tet. Bruce's b:~?!ier. Fio.;G D. Gr,:t;.iaid 3r.: 85, :s a former cha~rrnan and director- at Aibemsrie: a spfclal:y cl?emica!s ri;ar:iifactu?er. ,,~fh!ch moue6 :ts headquar te :~ i r o ~ n Richmond t o Baton Route, La., iasi. year. Oi;a of F!oyd Gotttvaid 3::s soss, Wifiia::? M. Gottwair: 51, is vice c t~a~rmar ! of Aibemarie's board. :Vi!iiam Gottbvaid a i m serves on the board of Tredegar Corp., where his hrsther, l ohn D. Gottit;aio, 54; rs pi"estder?t and CE3. Tyede~ar ma nu fact^:!-es f i m a:fj aiuminum extruslor:~. Fi3y.J Goctwaid I r . , a VP.11 albmn~, established ar! erldawed visitiag prutesr;orsn!p ar \/MI last ysar, the Floyd D. Gottwaid ;r '43 '+fisi:rag Chair in Leadership and Ethics. Net ivoi th: $313'9 m:iiio~: Confidoi~c,~: C

ESTES FAM1L.Y Richmonci. Rr~bey W. Estes !r.; 56, is the third-generation of his fan;!iy t o ser~ ie as piesrdent of Esces Express Ciqes one OF the iargest h:niiy-ownad. :ess-than-truckioad jCT:.) compan!es in the i.15tio;). S ~ v e i a i relatives v:.:oric at the company, ~ncluding daughter Carrie Estes ?ohr:stone, son Webb 55te5 ar!d cchsins Biliy and Sreve t i snp . The Estes weaith is spread an?onp five Farqily groups of about 30 peapie. See ?dt?il srafila on page 16. Net wor th . $300 n>i!lio!i+ Confidence: C

MCGLOTHLIN FAMI%,Y Grur:dy and bristoi. James W. " l im" :l!cGlothliri conti?ues as presicienr, char:-man and CE.? of '?hs United Co. of Srist?i. The privately held cwnpany is one of the aation's largest coal suppliers, bu t its !argsst 31visron nsndies firtanciai irial;agerner?t fsr nndrvid:ralsi t.r:sic.esses, retir.e!nent pians and tir:;!s Gov. Timoti?y M. Karne appointed ?.lcG!c:hf!n t c the oar:! of Trustees of the \,:!rgii~:a Museum! or Fine A,rt i , fiilrng a siot vacated -h, h!s *;if?, Fian. '5"- ~ i , : e n the rnaseum cornpietes renovatio!!i !n 2 0 1 0 it ea C.F. Sauei- Cc. opened up a i.:e.,~j global ma;.ke: rdcen:lit, se!i,ng rnavonnaise in %a!-Mart ai?d 5am's Clubs iocaticns i r : Mex!co. "Mayor;?aisc is a large: staj ie doV~jn thore than it is here,'' savs !+lark Sar.;er, zuecgtive vice president o f safes. C.F. Sa~ lo r , wh;ch in:rr:juced redesigned i;aciap!nc and a 1>6?9?i'$ p2ter::ed spice rack system in grccery stores iast year, tias v;eatnerod the recesston ia~ei!, x?:lth !,o layoff-,. Notes

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sac;^;: "?f you're sitting ci3:vi: mak;:?g up a budget, \{ou probablv wouidn't say we're going to cut out mayonr.aise or biack pegper. . Cnrsurrier 2aci..acjc. gcacs are pretty siaoie." ?".ark 5ai;er's s i c ~ r !:roihe~-~ Conrad 5 Sa*sc?r iV, is nt-esident, CEO 2nd chairmail of the board: t l . ;~!r. i r c the r Ei-adford i; vice piesidenr OF r.eai esraie, and Tyler E-;aue!. isads p!ant schericirnp. Ket;red fami::; pairia:ch Cor;iad "Co?c!@" F. S - . - I P ~ . aL. . TJI . . ;5 cCid::-[??an err:erit!~s, ?-he romirany has a b u t 909 employees and repo",ed!y brings in ariniial rsve!lues cf $235 m~l! ion. I t ' s the nation's iarcsst private-!abet mayonnaise and saiad-dressing mar?ufactarer, r:a%:nr; 500 p ioduc t~ , rnci:idir?g exa-acts, seasc.;;r:gs and .giavy mixes. Net :vorrh: :$30C rr~:il!on Confidence: E

BETTY KNIGHT SCRIPPS Ct>ar!otresl;ilie, East iizmpts!?, i.;.'!.. and Raficho Sar.ta Fi., fa!!?. 53. A phlla:::?copis:, Sctipps has chatred th;? Candie!ight Bal! for Scr!pps Hcsprra! :I) La jolia: Calrf., fcr ti:e iast six. years donarias more that-, 5: nizilioi~ each yea:. The e'ier;t has raised more than .$I3 rn~ l i io r d l i r i n ~ t h a t time. Scripps and her rate husbar-4, % c a r d 'A'. Scr~pps, soid Scripps League Newspapers in 1996. She now ser'v'es as executive officer o f Chario!?esvilie-hasod Scr!pps Enterpirses Inc, a private f i rm with h=.!dings ic real estate oil and gas. Scripcs esiabiished the Srripps i ib-sry at the Miifer Cer i te~ at the :!niveisity of Virginia. The Sc!.ipps League N e v ~ ~ s p ~ p e r s Education and Research Eund p!ovldes finai:c!ai assistance t o ;oi.;rnailsm s t ~ d e n t s at variods ~iniverslt ies. Ir. 20Cz7, ";e ffu::d had assets of 5 3 1.7 -!!!ion. Ne; ?.v.c:ti?: 5300 ni i l !on Covfidence: B

ROBERT M. ROSENTHAE Arlington. 61. Rosenihai 15 CEO and cha~r r~ ian of Roserttna! Aztcrnative Cirgar?~zatiori, a pr:vafeiy owner! chair; of lii auto dealerships ;I? the 'ifi~;ashlngio;i, D.C.: area. Despite the r ~ ~ e s s i o t i , sales arE d ~ i * d ~ oniy 3 percelit f rom !as: year, says Dona'd Saveiy, ?he company's p:esider!t and COG. Ir! fact. the comsar!,; is rrepotiating to p~irchase three more dt?a!e:shipr,. f iose~tha i has h e i p ~ d about 25 of his managers becorr:e dealers. Fie serves on the Trustees Gouncrl c.? the Naric~nal Gailery c f 4 3 and on :he boards of Gensva Enteri.i.~ser; Inc.. i h e Coffin Schooi (kantucket j and :he ?dartitcket Sh:pw~,ec4 acS i..ifesairing bluseorn. He nas piedqed more rhan $6 miiiror, to rhsritres. inciudrng C~ l~ fa -n ia ' s Eisenhawer Medical Center* the S v l t h s o n ~ a r Nationai A i r &Space Musei:m, Ternpie Schcoi, :he Ix!a:lor!ai Saliery of Art and the i:'$asi.ir:gto,n N a t i r ~ r a f Opera.

w.srth: $270 mfillofi Co~f iZenca: C

NICEWONDER FAMILY Brfstzi The forme; o:vrre;.s of i\iice,vonGttr Co.zi Group i:! Bristo! have Focssed an !real estate ar;d phiiant?~rocv 5ir.m i e l i i ~ g their coInpa:?:j to Alpha Naturat Resoi~rces ir: ZCCS. Brothers 3.5. and D3:i are charter members o f the. Ut Prosium Scciety, a EjrciJF of 'Virgi~ia Tech 30P3TS who have contr~bi i tec $:OO,Of:C' or mcre tc the school. They aisc; have s!~pported ihe University of Yirg!?ia's Wise campus. I:) 2CCE, 1.9. and his v1,:fei I o ~ r a i ~ e , aere members of the carrip-s' V;'ashi??gtcr:i Society, for donors who cotntribiited betwee:? $5,,000 an? $13,90C. Ocrl i l ls wife, f t ia , idere memisers of the Darden So::e;,$ far donors giv~ncj $25,000 and above. Ir: 20i;S aiorre, N;ce,,rlande~ f.an7.1lj. men~bcr's contributed more i i ~ a n S163,OCLi tc john !4cCair?'s presidertt~ai cam;;a!gn. Net worth: 3250 mi l l !c r~ i . C:orfide?ce: C

JOSEPH E. ROBERT 1W, Mciean. 57. I t has Seen a tough year for Robert, one a: the i":asr;ingtr;n regio7's high-profile bvsinecs and charitable ieaders. 'The f o u ~ d e r oi2.E. Sober: Cos., a comnerclai rea! estate and gioba! icvestment firm. under:vert brain siirge:y In February. The fa?!owing month the f\ie\rv York Stock Excnarige ;i lspeded :r!e stock of subsidiary :ER Irivestors Trust aker ils averags r1;arket capitaliza!;orr feli below the mir!in?~rn standard of $15 m!l!io:~ over 36 days. The shar-es nr,;v trade on an aver-the-counter exchange. !ER lost 5254 n! l l ion iast year, iD part because of a droo ir. revenue from the mort~age-baci ted securii:es marker at-!a r ~ p o r t e d a fret loss of Si8 rnill:or~ for the f:rst quarto?. A weli- kno>.~n ph:lanthropist, Robeit forjclrded Fight for Children, a nonprofit tha t has raked $4613 mi l l~on s!nce 199.3 for uncierprivtleged ~!i i idisn. Robert serves as a t r ~ s t e s an the Kennedy Center ?eifofc!.m~cg Arts Board. Net ~; 'oith: $220 !ni!i$o:-, Confidence: C

N I G E t W. MORRIS &!exandria. 49 blcrris, a nati.ie of &*at Brzlain, teavied !.!p with fe;!c.ri; Virgin~a ICG rsguia: Fi!ci:ard Fairbank to cmate Mciean-basad Capital Cne Finarxiai Corp. iri the 1':90s, Hi ?:as presic 'e~t, COO and vice chairman untt! his 2904 15eparture. Morris has been a close frienr! and adviser to Sen. Mark Warner, aiso of ! exand r i a . Bo!!? man are ins.o!\;iid with i/entilre Phiianti-tr-op), i'artners {S'PF!, .a ';i'asi:!rigt~r;, D.C:-based :haii::y that heia:; de.ieiop nonprafits i i i ::re D.C. reglo!? to ~ r n p r o ~ e the !ives of ciiildren from lcw-inccni i fami!ies. Ne: :worth: $250 mlilian Coni~dence: C

MARK WARNER Alexandria. 54, U.S Ser;, Mark Yv'var-ner placed his assst5 :ri a bi!r?d trrjst se,jsrai years ag3, but IF h s were C J Q ~ : ? ~ to invest today, he 'd put monev intc alterr~ative er:ergy. there have been .mas;ive amounts of capital moving ~ n t o the energy snace. I s:il! think rr's o ! ? ~ of the best sector bets l o make," says the former Virginia goverr?or who 1?3ade his k r t c n a as a proneer in cei!uiar phone-. EIected last year tc; f i i i the seat of ietir ing Repubiican Sa:!. John Warr?ei-, Democrat Mark Warner 1s in the th!ck o f the Chama administration's resoonse f:: the econorr;!c das$:nturn. He serves on the Senate Commerce, Budge: and Bavlring committees and nas been spending most af his ::me on ba7klr:g. Warner i s alscr in~~olvecl ~.iiih Venture @i:i!anthropy Partners (SPP!. The Washingtor;. i;.C.-based charity n e i p ~ deveiop nonprofits that improve the l ives of chiidr'en from io&.~-!rrcorne f a r ~ ~ i i i e s in the regior.. Net worth: $200 rr~ii!ton Cor.f:

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~ ~ ~ h ~ ~ ~ ~ r ; , Ha;r,~ton goads a??:? j3.a\e:gfij r,:.C. ' \f,ie've put large rand de:.ei~pn!en: praC:ams on hold a x ! ;\;:!i n a l t an6 ova; t h , ~ I.fc~iS:On," i a $ r ~ dciri?, ihg ~c[jqgar.?{'~ f~h:!de:. and cha:r:r;ar,. Despite ;no housing dq:&nturn. ti-? c i ; r n ~ a r ~ , ' Y

continues :c thrive ire sthe; areas. :!'s jbs t ci>:npieting s!j@ct 1.2c5 n?uitlfatr!i!y : C S X ~ / ~ i l i : ~ , !!i i i ~ e d~i'eii>i-j?;ri)!lt ?!-GI!?! K.;a!y]ar)c! KG South Car!:!i:;a. Net aorrh: 104 miiijon Confidence: A jr?citJder; assets beid i!; trcjr,: by other far;:;i;, !-r1er:;bs:5

DANIEL A. HBFFI.ER Eas!vil!e. 50. Nr:v canstruc?io:l projects n a y seem increas:vgly rare these days, bv t reai estate deveiopmeat company Armada Hoffler has plentq in ti,? urorks. The conrpan.; ,s continbing ~' iork on the $ 2 2 5 rn~l i ion P?oron Therapy Ins:iti;ce for Ha~npton i!n~versit:; arlc-i var'bc? East cieveiopn?el?l on Baiti?;o!-eis Inr!e:. Harbor. Ti;e project wiii !:;cii;de r$vc ~ O V V P T S : the Four Seaco~w kiorsi & P.~sidences 2nd the :.egg Idason Office Tower. Pius, Armada H ~ f f / e : $5 vi i i l i l~ng a 15- story off:ce Su!id!ng in downta:.in R:chzlonj. The law f irm W!liiarns Wui!en -i.iiil be the :win tenarT +off!e: fa.Junded ti;e company ir, 1979 and rernaii?; cha!rman. t4ost of 3;s :.trsaith IS wrappea zp :!i rial estate.

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NOLAND FAMILY N2wpor.t News. i i c y0 b. :dniahd ![I, 55 , scid thc fani fy Di;ciness :q ZCCtS 5 3 Cay:or-Ohto-bzsed W:i.;.$b&otesaie in!:. fo:. $25:: m~ii ion. 3 s serv.es on t:$c !~oa?d of trustees of ::I@ Virgin,: :4:srcr!cal Society and ori :i;e ;?oard c.f direct:,:^ of ?he J a ~ ~ s t ~ ~ n - Y o r k : ? , ~ i : > Foondation. His father-, t ioyb Mc!ana lii., serves as presi6ei-i: of :he Noland Menorial Fobrdation. it piedged $i millkon to Chi!dren'j Hcspitai o i T h e Kir~g's Daughters for the ?doiand Surgery Center. Located at ?ha Oyster Point Outpatier? ties!:?; a?;d Scr3er.i Center in Nev;.;por: !\ie$,vs, the cester performs a:?. estimated 1,:E;OO skirgerles :+ year. Cttier orgar-iizai;ot:s recei~!r?g oonations inclllde :he Biir~inca i.i~.lnp C!u;eklm, jamestnbvn-Yoricto'c;~? Fou~dat!or: and t i e Gi;is:Bcys Club of the Vkrginia Peninsuia. her worth: " 5 C millton Confidence: :1

RICHARD h. SHARP Qichrriond. 62. The euintesserztia! retailei &a5 rucogni;.er! f!:r his :aie;;tc wi-!en he was naxieri t!? :he Consor;:t.r Eiectronics +ali of Farno in October. Since 2.335, Sbarp nits served as chairman of the boar.: of'dir?ctors of Crocs irrr.. a fcol:wear retailer. He's the retired c:hai:nla-i of dsed car-reia~le: CarMay ! n ~ . ~ wtirch establvshed a r.e%;. mcdei For sel!~nq used car5. Pius, Sharp is a former CEO of Circu:t City. tne count!-y s Former PJc. i eiectronics re:a!ier. I? Sled fcr bank:iiptcy d n l j i:ent r i ~ t of husinssz this year. Last fail. Sharp i-&red from :he board of d~rectors of Singapore-based Fiextronics Inc., a :eaCi{cq eiectr:)nics rnanufactu:!n~ services provider. SQarp cha!i.s the Uniueisiti. of Vir5i;:la r;eai:i- Fnundatjoi:'~ board of t:;i;tees and serves on the board of the Boys and Gir!s i7fuS of Metro Richmond. He has donated tIear~,, .: .---I a.5i,000 to Lirgrnia Repu!:lica!: gi lbarnato~ta. iiopefui Robert McDor:ne!i, $:rJ,003 ta Repiibi:cati a t to rne i~ genarai canrildsia Kf-i:!le[h C~ccin2il;, at:d 7.19,QfiiC t s Republ;iai; i.t. G s . k*;i?!ir~an: Eo;i!ng; vihn is see;!r;g re-eiectloi:. i$et wor',i?: $150 ~ ! i i i a r ~ Confidence: C:

UKROQ FAMILY Ricl.irnond. This .?ear hiought change to iarn!!y-o:-vried UC;rop's Super Markets ir:c. :sixes E. ' ' jrm' Ukrog, 72; stepped dowrr as :-haitman, rnak:ng 5,-other R ~ b e r t 5 , "Bobby" Ukrop, 6 3 , :ED and i h i i rman . Kr:o\ni.n fcr i!s phiianthrspv, ;.ikvap's resomari! to tht! 2006 spike in gas prices %! ih a Frogran :hat sffered discounts rjn gas for ec.srv 55s rr: groceriei pbrchased. Last yea: s;w the cicsing cftt:;o crilres -- i!l b ~ i ; ' : ? t ~ ~ ~ : i Yich:i-mi?a and i?!iii:arnsb:irq - ieav!l.\g 2.8 iocations arrnss V:rgit:ia. The Likrop f a r n i ! ~ 15 :he n?ajo:it,y owr:er c f Fii-st blariiet Gank. I t ' s merging witi: Vnior~ Baiiksnares Gorp. of Caroline Ccun:y in a $i05 miii!:,i: deai that wi!i create L!n!on First Market Bankshares Co!p. Tile Llkrop brothers renmir? !nfiuentizl in area polit;cr and b?rsiness. Sitlce 2007; lim Uk:op has csntributed 520,000 ~o Briar: Mo:.ai:'~ Gemocra i !~ g!~bernatr,rlai campais? -- fdhich :s e a r i n g ij:, for this r.ont?'s ;:rirnar)-. M e t worth: $150 !-r~iiiicn Car!iid.~r:ce: i3

WEIPISIEIM FAMILY Rich-or:ci. Fa~ i i y -owr ied ';:Jsin.;teir: Pr-,pai.:~es C:{ie

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fast mo!:tr; agreed ;a pay $22 rr;iiiicn tc Neiv 'tcrk State ro resoitr'e i ts cz?,nection with an i~vest iqa t ion into pos.j/b?e corrilptlon a t Fie$v i forx 's psr:sio!, f i iad. The c3rnpatit; saie ;t was unaware c i misccrtdsct by me Lrcker i? r~:red to sect potential in;iestmer,ts ;:: Ice pegs;oq fund, r - caa-rtt.. '..to -;:.A i+ ,:. 8 .vril c - a . L ; ~ + * :,at ) ' 9,- r c k p r :.-.. Seal-je & C:G, for !?,.:re than 515 :niii!oil ;n damages. !i!ei::s i:asr;'t beer; ail t a d fo: Cariir!e. ?-he coiT!pa:;y con!pie:ed rs:srng its first Miodie Eas: and Siorth Africa fund In I.!aich, dilbbed Cariyie M E W Fa.-lr:ers, raising s q ~ ~ i t y conmi t r rents of SSGC !nii!!ov. In A ~ r i i 2028, Akerion donated $28,509 tc the McCajp Victory Committee.

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DAVID C. KARLGAARD Fairfax. 62.. Kaarigaard starred out as an e!ec~ricsi angi:?ee? in febelai research labs. In 1985, b.e co-fnunaed PEC So!utic;ns inc.. a y5vernment IT c2n;pan.j that he iater scid to Nrjrte! Net\tirzrks Ccr-p. for $449 mrii ior. Karigaard ob*vned 24 percent of the c.-lmpany a t the ame of the saie rn Z(i'C5, f ie holds a di:ctorate in eioctrisaf er?gineerrng and c:~m;;~iter science from George ?$ashington Universr:y, wherr- he 6s a:: adjilccr protessor. Karigaard also ser -~es as 3 directsr a t Argon ST' Iilc., a Fairfax-based systems engir:eering f i rm in which hs holds aboc;: 51.9 m"!ion in stock. Married with :WO C;rCI/I'I? childr.rn, he enjoys golfing and travei~!?g.

wol-th: $13C: n!\ l :~.r? C'on;ider?ce: C

JAMES 8. MURRAY 3R. Char!otte:;%?iiie. 51. 3 ; : ~ Murray is the Focrnder and n~anagirig genera: pari;ier i?? Court Sq2are Ver;:uresi a crt\;ste eqb!:'; ventor.- capital firm that marlages 53me $:50 mil!ii:r! an

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fancy tL:?draisjnp bails :nan i s? pruvi j ing ale to farr;!!les hgr t by job i ~ s s e s . "Some of i;s are talktrig to Cur churches ar;a -,

mi:,jste:s beca,-tse they tend t o see !: probabiy $?;:hand,' hc says I ':!s y-la; Snodwin eiso dor~ated 93;300 t 9 t!;s successf!ii re-e!ect:ori cf Rep. f r ~ c Ca:::cr [9-;a.!. fdet worth: .SlOC r:;;il;sn+ Confidence ievei: C:

3XMMY DEAN Richmc!!d. 8C Co!.!qL;.y r:~usic/TV !ege:?d Jimmy Dean an3 h:.- ,*+ifc, Dorina, s:;rvived the eco:~om!c dcjwnturn, c r ~ l y to narro\r;ly escape 2:; Ap;i; house fire thar gutted their $1.3 rn;!!ion z\;erfront hon:e in Henrico Couilt'j. Three firefighters suffered inji-iries, a5 \IVY!! as the Deans' caretaksr, who rescued rnernijrabiiia inciuding the Muppet dog Roivif {hal?bl-qade by :im Hefisorl) t h a t appeared on Dean's 196c;; ABC variety series. A Cotintry P,?usir. tiail of Fame:, Dean lost mar?? p:lotos, goid records and his. prized possessioi?: a cer:tennia! mode; Yamaha baby grand ?!am, His po:tfoi!c, thoijgh, mai-!aged to si;r:iive this year's economic crisis. Dean's wife Donza says the couple divested ieai estate and hotel holdirlgs before thc! recession cicbbe:ed silch ho!di:igs, an3 i ~ v c s t e d heavily i:? m~ni;, "You can*: go wrong wi ih tkem;" she says. Net i~~o:'t!:: 9129 r.?:iiici? Corifidence: A

ALAN T. LINGERFELT Richmond. 54. L.ike a :ot of business o w ~ c l . s , tile p:t.sident of Cir~gerfett Cor-. has seer: the ~ P C E ~ S ~ O I - : s lov~ his businers. :n the iast tllree years, Linqerfeit's private development company acquirsd and devel

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SOu.!her? reported f i rs? quarter prof;: ieii 39 percenr due to a i;i22ge !c freii;ht \:oii;TE Net wcfln: 3.85 rnil!!or: Ccnfdence: C

JOHN 14. JACQUEMPN Vienna, 62. The CEO of t.looring Financia! Corp., 3accjuernin is arno::g a few financial managers whc saw galns in the!: hedge fund3 dur!:>y the past year. tdoo;:;~g 111tra.prd Opportunity Fufid LP, a P ~ n d 3ac!l!!iemi:1 forrned in 2007, realize6 a 56.6 pc!-ce:>t gain ic 2008. For t!?e tv;o-yea: period f rom i ts ir!ceptic?n in March 200S through Feb. 28 oftnis yea:, the fend de!ivered a net gain t o investors of 222 percent. Jacquernin's secret? A macro view of the eccr:cmy. "b'je ia:d out a road map in 2.006 that said there were tremeridous excesses in ?he credi: and real estate narkers and thought there wilc:id be sign~ficant correction!; and the ecor:;my :/+:cuid weaken silbstar\tiall'/ .. ;'' says lacqcierain. HO expects the eco17o~ic outfcok to 1F:pi'ove in 2 O i C . Net worth: $80 rn ; l l io~~ Canfidence: A

MASSEY FAMf LY Richn?r;cd. A Robert E. Lee look-a,-[!ko w!:h a iove fcr Harleys. I l ior Massev j r . . 61. runs TI-iad LCI a Shockoe Boi?om- based Firm that oversees the famriy fert9ne that hi5 invesrment-savvy grandparents and parents bequeathnd to Wasse:~ and his srb~ings. Triad possesses haif of Raeidan Cap!tal! a loan nianagelnent f irm that maintains ?he family's diversriled ir!vestrnent. por?folio. Trrad recent!^ soid Gyrus Comrn~:nlcattsns~ a firw that produced trai!:!:?g soft;./are and was a di~,isic,p of the ba~l i r t ip: Experient Technologiis, w'.~ich Triad had acquired. At present, Massoy is cocsidcrirtg a move io join a grouG of !r;vestuis whc have icri:racted Fo!- a new minor league tiasebali team to repiace the Richmond Braves. A conmun!tv.-mlndsrl phi!anthropist, Massev became chairn~af i o f the 3 . Sarjeant Reynolds Cornrnunl:y Coilege Foundatton this ysar. isjet . # v o ~ h : $99 rr?iilion Conf:de!:ce: C Includes assets helc in trust o r by othei- Famiiy membnrs

ARUNDEL FAMILY The Plains. After 2.5 yeais Arthur W. "Nlck"Arunbei, 80? fcunder of the Great Meaaor.u. Foundation, stepped d o u , ? ~ as chairrr?an. Great Meadow: an 800-acre tract near The Plalcs, nosts ihe L'i:git;ia Gold Cup, one of the premier-e steeulechase sports sver:tS in :he country. At-tindel lef: t o spend more time as :hi!r!Pan and CEO of ?he :oi!!'ney T h r o ~ ~ g h Halloivec! Ground, which seeks ta prctect and przsei've htstaric betwee:) Gettysburg, Pa., aod Montice!ic near Chariotiesville. 3e continues as chairman of ArCom Fubl~shing and its scbsidiary. i i rnes Community f\iewspape!-5. "Ths Northern Virginia media company has six ccnt:guous tveek!;~s ~. i , th a comt3inel clrccliation of nearly 250,000. Aru;-,dei's son, Peter, !;as ru!i the group For more thar! 10 ,{ears. Net vgorth: 575 rr~iliio:) Confidence: C I!:cludes assets he'@ ii: trust by .?:he!. f az i i y members

BYRO FAMILY Winchester. The B'jrd f z n i i y ne:vspapers did $$:bat few prmr pubiish~ng campanif; ha.,e dcsrj recently -- IrieC tr: excanr! Last A u g ~ ~ s t , :he Winchester Eves!nj: Star Inc . purchased the C13r~o Times-Courre? fro% ieesbui-g-based -. I !mes Co:x?munity P4ewspapers. I n ?.fay, however; the ccrvpany stopped productic:: sf the i.:ee%iy nevispaper because of iow advert;sl:?g sales during the recesston. T!:e Byrd f2rnil.j ptiblishes newspapers in the Shenandoah Vai!ey, ir?cluding The Winchester Star. Thomas T. By id is p r e s i d o ~ t anci pubi!sher of the rorripany, the W;ncclester E5ien:ng 5:a: Inc. %is father; Harry F. "by(-c 3r., 94, served 18 years ir) the U.S. Senate. Another son, Harr:: F. Eiyrd i i l i is chai!-man of the board o! tho W:nchester Medica! Center. The Eyrds arc active in I'ocai end siatewrae phi lar i thropl~ parsutts. Net wo:-th: 975 miiliari Confiderice: C:

ALEXANDER and MARGARET McHURTRIE Rich~ iond . Alexandei- 8. i'?cMurt:.te ?r.; 72. and his v;;.ii?, Margaret H;lienbrand McMurtrie. 71, contintie ?c support education thrgug!? gift; and srilolarships to the McMurtrle.;' aima rnaters - Georgetcwi~ Un:vers!ty Law Schooi and the University of Norre Dame. They have aisc g:ven $25,000 to 549,999 to Hannah & Friendsr a r,c3prof!l that provide; funding for grants to iaml!es tbar cal-e for c!::i.dre:-I and adu!ts vdth spec!ai naeds in Indiana, ksw York and Rhode Island. The codpie had substaniiai ~nvestmeqts in the Former H!iienbrand industries. 3" I n a i a ~ a company fo~~nr!ed by Mar-garet McMuitrie's grandfathe:. Last year, tbe campany was divlded into Siiienbiand !nc , the pareni company of Batesi-i!le Casket Co., and Hiii-Ron? Ific,, which makes !iealth-care pioducts. Re? '?~orth: $75 mri!io:: Coni!derice: C

THE REV. M. G. "PAT" ROBERTSON Virginla Pisac!?. 7';. F.obarrson, co-host oF ''The 7CO Ciab, ' s e r v ~ 5 as c3air.rnan of the h i ! s i i a ? B;cadcast!ng ?Jetwork. He a!sc is president of Rec,ent Universrt:, bur plans !o retire text yfdr. i i i s son, Gordon Eobei-ts:?:?. took over as CEO cf C6N ii3 2D07 after his father stepped doivn. Roaertr;oi; says h:s net ivorth has drooped by $1'10 ni!!l~crr as i! result of the iecession. The tough eroncrnlc conc!tions for An:erican families ~ r o n i p t e d Robertson to write a rieLc; book, "!?igitf Cn the Monev: Financiai Advrce for Tough T~r r ;es .~ I n ~t he says "insufficien! knowledge about persona! iinances: conkined wi th ao e:.a cF iirico;~trolled spending based on seif-:!!dt~lge!:ce. nas led t o a :nassive eco:wr?ic dlsaste:." Robertson a i m is concerned aboilt the environnenr. His co,mpanl;, Earth Friei:dil; Chemicals! produces a broad-ranye of environmentally frisndiy de-~cers and disinfectants. Net worth: 975 rittilron Cof;fide-,ce; {i

PATRICIA KLUGE Aibemar !~ C~funty . 53. Irr October, K!uge attended gro:!ndhreaktng cerenisnies for rhe Kiuge-Kc,ses Science Building at Piedmont Vtrginia Comrnub>lty Caiiege. The hru!iding fill support a wide range of science sii:d~, f rom heaith programs t o viticultiire zr?d the stud:/ of VJIDP rnakrng. The Kluge-Mcses Foundatior! contrtbkted $1.3 ntili;on t o the schaoi i:: 2005 Other rec~pierlts of :he iour.da:ion's gifts inc!ude the Washrngtoi~ Nationa! Gpera where K!uge is a board

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me~nbe:, Kluge is owner ar?d chairman 31: The Kt:~ge Escate h'inery arid \J'ineyard. I t recently rs!easerf !I; ZOGS Albeinarlo Rcse. k:iuge nGi'i has 220 acres lj!arited ,.v;th gians to .moiie up to 3CO acres in anotiro: two years, w h ~ c h would q-iake the vinevard one of tke largest on 159 East Coast. Husband Wiiiian: !":o;es is t!;e ivi!?ery's

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also trekked t o T!ia!lai:d to 9va:ch theeir youngest dacghter, Nina: a c$anrpior: eqbestrian; compete i~ :he South East As;2 Gan:es for 'fhaitand. (She i-~c!ds dua! citizenship.) if? a business capacitv, Ligon sits an :he board of Fanera !?,rsa~ Co. and scme smalier p:i,va:e f~r:vs. i rgon aiso iikes investing in ~roi7?!5:t:g startup ventijres. i i gon estimates that he spesds a b u t a thrrd OF his time serr!:?S on higher educaiio!: bzards. He sirs on :he Un:versit.f of'ifi!ginia's board of visitors and on the boards of tne ti.Va. Investment Mar:agen?ent Co., the Yaie S c h o ~ i c f Management and !ohls Hopkins Unlve!sltyi's Cefite: for Talenteli Youth. Net i*~::rth: $63 :.;;ii!lcr: Confidence: C

MACON F. BRBCK SR. Virginia Eeacli. 6 4 , In a recesslorr, cij;:omers d!tch luxury b u ~ ~ r l g a ~ l d return to tne basics. That t rend is he ip~ng to boost sa!es a: Ooilar Trep stores, irihitre Brock co!:tlnuec, as cha!rrnan. The Ci~esapeake-based ietaiier saw comparable store net sales increase by 4 percent I!? 2036. irideed, B o c k :s arnong a handful of exncbtives 'who saw the *b.alue of his company.-owned stock rise over tl;e past year - f r o m 545 miiiior, to 455 mrilion. He ~ ~ i i ! step down fro!?? his role as chairman of Randolph-Maccrr Coiiege's board of t:::stee; c n ::!ne 30. A 1964 graduate, Erork and wife loar: are iongtirne suppoiters of the Ashiand :o!;eye. T h ~ s year, the Broclts establ;shed the Ivlacon a!:l Joan 3rctck Frofessorsh~p in Dsychoiogy t o recognize a senior !%ember of Randolph-Macon's psycho!ogy depaitment f o i exenp!ary toach!?g and scholarship. Net worth: 955 milltor: Cnnf~devce: 8

ANTHONY F, MARKEL Richmond. 67. Marke! has moved from fi l i i-t ime t o part-t ime e m p l ~ y m e n l with I4arkel Gorp.; where he ser-ves as dice chairmar! of the P,ichrn=nd-based specialty insurance firm. W I : ~ the change in errlployment status, Marke!'s base .;diary 'was reduced t o Bi50,00rJ pe; year. He ccntinijes to focus on corporate stratsgy a i ~ d snec~ai projects. Fc.:' X G a , the cornpa:ly reported a net inccn;e ioss of $53.7 r;!ill!or: compared with vet rncome of $ i05 rniliron in ZrJ07. Howeveri the ccmpariy achieved an i!nda:wr!ting profit for the year despite 893 miiiion !n huirlcane iasses and a difficiiit underwr:t:np et?viron~nent. On the politicai front, biarkei contributed S10,OfiCi to Robert Grey's unsuccessful campaign for mayor of i i i ihmonS last year. Markel's net worth $gas $95 irrillron n!? last year's Virg:nia I Q O iist. FZet worth: $50 fi~iiiiorl Confidence: 6

WILLIAM I N M A N ?,icLean. 61. The cresident of NVRM, the msrtgage and Finance subsidiary of ixVR Irlc. sa~v b:;siness decline !ast year as the recession continued to take i t i toi l on the hornebui:cling industry. FW??.l, which 9riglr:ates ri:ortgage loans almost exc;uively for NidR's home buyers, ciosed approximate!y 6,OCC icans In 2008, down 'ram iC.,600 I;: 2007. The aggregate p r~nc~pa ! amount for the loans deciined as ;vve!l, t o 52.4 S!liion i~ 2008, compared with $3.2 b!!iiov in 2007. !I? add!tion, opeiat i r~g income for. the mcrtgage banking operations decreased. inman be!-:eficiaiiy owns neafiy iS'O,GOCi shares c f the company's stock. Their value was abclu? 5aif as high as rke pravtous year when 1n;r:an 5 !ie: worth \.;as pegged a: $94 miiiion. Net worth: 547.6 mi i i~on Covfidence: B

JOSEPH W. LUTER 111 Smitnfield. 59. Ear!is: this year Smithfield Foods announced a ~ a j o r restructuring p!an that \iiiii consolidate several bus~resses, ciose stx pian% and transfer producticr: r o othel- fac~iities. Piaci c!os:ngs inciude the Smi;b!fie:c! Packing Co. S o u i l ~ fariirty ir: Sn?ithfleld. Of t !?€ 1,375 ernpioyees, more than 1,000 ~g l l i be offered transfers. Luter; who serves a:; chai:-man, sold 2 rn~i!!or: shares of conmon stock to h l r four ch~idren in December f ~ i . estate piannlng purposes. anfore the sale, he owned about 3.6 mi! i~cn shares o f cornmon stock, giving h im a net ;vo:th o f $162 millicr! on last year's iist.. Lbter has served as cons~uitant to the cornpanv since siepping down as CEO in 2006. l a s t year, he received ar! agg!-egate bcnils of $4.2 nrl!!cn. Smithfield Fcods !s the ieaaing processor and market@!- of fresh pcrk and packaged meat5 in the U.S., wi th sales of 512 biliioo. Since 2092, Luter's Smithfieid-Luter Fuunda:ion has awarded '74 need- based coliege schoiarsh:ps t o chrldren of employees. fits son, Joe i u te r I'af, serves as Smithfieid Foads er.eci~tive vice president. Net worti?: $42 n:i!l!o:; Confide~ce: B

WILLIAM K. BREHM McLean. 78 . The c h a ~ r r n a ~ emer!tus o f SRA Internationai, a Fairfax-based proiiider of information technology and consuit;r!g services. ~ i i ! soon ecjop the fruits of h ~ s philantw~spy, w!th the ~a:!y-ZOlO open;ng of the 23'3,0011-square- fooL Brehi-n To>wei- at the Un i~~ers i ty of Michigan's W.K. Kellogg Eye Center. Michigar! aiun?nus Brehm and his w!fe. Delores ("Dee"!, con::rbated 93C miliicn t o the projecr as par i of a 844 rnii!ion gift to the university. The new ffaci!ity wili fncas cn accelerating research toward a cure for Type I d~abetes, with which Dee !:.as diagnossd 57 years ago. "Thic generous i;:ft frcm Biii and Dee &ehm provides 'iirneiy SiippG:'; fcr a state-of-the-art :i~nical and research facility," says ? x i R. Lichtel-, Ke!lcgg's direct-or. "b\'hile the E.;e Center cor~ducts research or; a wide range of diseases. we have a unique oppo:tun!ty t o have ophthairn~iogy and diabetes scient~stts !rivest:ga:e the very : i ~ r i ous vision compiications ass~cia:~-i i with diabetes." blet v:orth: 530 million Confidence: 6

MICHAEL E. SZYMANCZYK Richmond. 69. :Szymanczyk became chairrnan and CEO of .A!:iia Group Inc. in :,larch 2508 ivtlen Aitria spur; aff ~ t s international cigarette cilvisior!, Ph!iip Marl-is Internatlona!, and moved its headquarters from ;Jew 'iork to Rtzhmond. Sryma'lcryk oversaw t h s company's recent expansiol: i ~ t o smokeiess tobacco and ritac!-tine-n~adr cigars t!irougi7 the acquisitions of :.!ST a : ~ d ?ohn M:clc!letcn. He jotned Phi!ip Morris GSA :n 1933 2s senior :,ice p

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away. I appreciate it that the following brief statement will be allowed to be read on my behalf.

The current Small Area Plan does not have overwhelming constituent support. I have heard Council

members state that comments and letters being submitted to the City are equally split on this issue.

However a poll two months ago in the Alexandria Times reported that

50% of respondents favored CAAWP proposals, and only

33% of respondents favored the City's plan.

A Times poll this week indicated that

65% of respondents did not favor approval of the plan, compared to only

35% of respondents favoring approval of the plan.

I wonder what minor changes to the current plan would result in broader public support.

If density at Cummings Turner was held at current levels would 2/3 or even K of the public

support the plan?

If hotel use was significantly reduced or taken out of the plan altogether would a majority of

those currently opposed change their minds and support the plan?

If a mandatory green buffer along the water of 100 or 150 feet was included would there be as

much controversy as there is today?

If a traffic stum was conducted prior to passage and the findings were reflected in the plan,

would the plan be a better and more supported plan?

If the City embraced public input and made a sincere effort to explore the issues raised and

implement suggestions would we even be here today?

Why is 35% or even 50% public support sufficient? Why isn't it the City's goal to create a plan that

enjoys broad public support?

I ask City Council to aspire to a greater and higher standard on this very important matter and demand a

plan that is widely supported by their constituents. Create a plan that recognizes the environmental

impact of flood plain development, does nothing to harm the historic character of Old Town, adds

significant as opposed to token open space along the waterfront while establishing the framework for

economic development and the revitalization of the current underutilized and somewhat blighted

warehouse sites. It can be done and I ask Council to see to it that it is done.

Thank you Joe Demshar

Statement on Waterfront PlanIText Amendment by Robert Pringle, January 21,2012

Five Significant Falsehoods

The proposed plan (PP) rests to an alarming extent on important deviations from fact. Let's call them "Significant Falsehoods."

1. The PP (Proposed Plan) includes Flood Mitigation.

Truth: the Proposed Plan suggests low berms at the foot of King St. This has aptly been called "puddle mitigation." Anything more serious will depend on future studies. It is likely to be either extremely expensive or not feasible.

2. The heart of the Propsed Plan and the accompanying text amendment is the lifting of current (1992) zoning in favor of greatly increased flexibility for developers. The City says that relaxing controls on developers is the best way to control them.

Truth: Pardon me, would you mind repeating that? George Orwell could not have said it better.

3. The Proposed Plan will give us a riverside walkway, as shown on the map in yesterday's Alexandria Times.

Truth: Bravo, bravo! But this riverfront walkway was mandated by the 1983 Settlement Agreements with the Federal Government which are still legally binding. They have to be included in any redevelopment of the waterfront tracts at issue, regardless of the what the PP says.

4. The Washington Post Will Sue Us if We Don't Surrender.

Truth: The city says the Post will revive a now-dormant lawsuit against Alexandria if it does not relax current zoning restrictions on the two Post warehouses. It seems that the city and the Washington Post's lawyer agree on this. Such an agreement is not surprising, because the city, which

used to defend the zoning restrictions, now wants to relax them to allow for the same denser (hence more profitable) development which the Post is seeking.

But the Washington Post has two sides. It is a great newspaper and a responsible civic organization, as well as an owner of obsolete warehouses. If the city had a more creative and compelling vision of what to do with the old warehouses, it might well be able to cut a deal with the better angels of the Post's nature. That's what creative public-private partnerships are all about.

The city has not even considered such an effort because it smells the fast money that will result from decontrolled development, and the smell is sweet.

5. The Proposed Plan is a "Plan,"

Truth: Plans are supposed to be comprehensive, long-term, and based on a shared community vision. The Proposed Plan is none of the above. It doesn't even consider GenOn, because it inconveniently appeared on the scene after the city had decided on a maximum density formula for the rest of the waterfront's core area. Yet GenOn has more than three times the area of the sites covered by the proposed plan. No plan can approach comprehensiveness without it.

Plans are supposed to be enforceable, but this one, stripped of zoning requirements, relies mainly on "guidelines" which have no legal force.

Meanwhile. many key features of the plan have turned out to be non-starters, including Fitzgerald Square and those big piers sticking out into the Potomac Channel. What's left is a Dalmatian's Breakfast of Spot Zoning, not a Plan at all.

I wanted the opportunity to speak today; however, snow and cancelled flights have taken my opportunity

away. I appreciate it that the following brief statement will be allowed to be read on my behalf.

The current Small Area Plan does not have overwhelming constituent support. I have heard Council

members state that comments and letters being submitted to the City are equally split on this issue.

However a poll two months ago in the Alexandria Times reported that

a 50% of respondents favored CAAWP proposals, and only

a 33% of respondents favored the City's plan.

A Times poll this week indicated that

a 65% of respondents did not favor approval of the plan, compared to only

35% of respondents favoring approval of the plan.

I wonder what minor changes to the current plan would result in broader public support.

a If density at Cummings Turner was held at current levels would 2/3 or even % of the public

support the plan?

If hotel use was significantly reduced or taken out of the plan altogether would a majority of

those currently opposed change their minds and support the plan?

If a mandatory green buffer along the water of 100 or 150 feet was included would there be as

much controversy as there is today?

If a traffic stuffy was conducted prior to passage and the findings were reflected in the plan,

would the plan be a better and more supported plan?

If the City embraced public input and made a sincere effort to explore the issues raised and

implement suggestions would we even be here today?

Why is 35% or even 50% public support sufficient? Why isn't it the City's goal to create a plan that

enjoys broad public support?

I ask City Council to aspire to a greater and higher standard on this very important matter and demand a

plan that is widely supported by their constituents. Create a plan that recognizes the environmental

impact of flood plain development, does nothing to harm the historic character of Old Town, adds

significant as opposed to token open space along the waterfront while establishing the framework for

economic development and the revitalization of the current underutilized and somewhat blighted

warehouse sites. It can be done and I ask Council to see to it that it is done.

Thank you Joe Demshar

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC

January 19, 2011

Mr. At Cox Historic Preservation Manager Department of Planning and Zoning City of Alexandria 30'1 King Street, Room 2100 Alexandria, VA 22314

Dear Mr. Cox:

PRESERVATION"

I am writing on behalf of the National Trust for Historic Preservation regarding the draft Alexandria Waterfront Small Area Plan.

As you are aware, the National Trust has been contacted by a number of property owners in Alexandria, including leaders of the Old Town Civic Association and members of the City's Waterfront Plan Work Group, who are concerned about the potential adverse impacts of the draft plan on historic Old Town, a designated National Historic Landmark. I am grateful to you and Lance Mallamo for meeting with me and Sonja lngram of Preservation Virginia on December 19th regarding the draft plan.

The concerned residents of Old Town who have contacted the National Trust include architects, developers, and city planners who own historic properties in the waterfront neighborhood. 'The concerned residents have raised questions regarding a number of important issues, including:

Scale and massing of the proposed new development encouraged by the draft plan on the Cummings-Turner Block, Robinson Terminal North, and Robinson Terminal South.

Potential adverse impacts to residents' quality of life caused by increased traffic congestion and parking demands on the residential neighborhoods adjacent to the waterfront.

And, the implications of the 2011 agreement to retire and permanently close the power plant adjacent to the area considered by the draft Waterfront Small Area Plan.

1785 Massachusetts Avenue. NW Washington, DC 20036

P 202.588.6000 F 202588.6038 E info@nthp.org www.PreservationNation.org

Mr. Al Cox January 19,2012 Page 2

We understand that the Old Town Civic Association has formally requested .

that the City Council should not adopt the current draft plan and text amendment until these and other issues are addressed.

There is much to recommend in the draft plan, including the emphasis on expanding public access to the waterfront and on protecting historic structures which survive along the waterfront. At the same time, in our view, the questions raised by the local civic association and by members of the public merit additional attention. The National Trust respectfully recommends that the City of Alexandria should defer adoption of the draft plan and text amendment in order to continue the planning process and expand its public education efforts to address these substantive issues and the public's concerns for the future of the Waterfront.

Thank you in advance for considering the views of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Sincerely,

kob Nieweg L) Field Director and Attorney Washington Field Office National Trust for Historic Preservation

cc: Elizabeth Kostel ny, Executive Director, Preservation Virginia

From: Ms. Deena de Montigny 302 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 223 14 Phone: 703-5 19-4534 Email: demontigny@comcast.net

To: Mr. David Brown Executive Vice President and Chief Preservation Officer National Trust for Historic Preservation 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036-2 1 17

November 28,201 1

Dear Mr. Brown:

I am writing in regard to a proposed rezoning of the Alexandria Virginia waterfront.

Much of the waterfront and Old Town Alexandria is within a National Historic Landmark District and its special historic value and character is being placed at risk by the City's proposed Waterfront Small Area Plan and related amendments to the Alexandria Zoning ordinance.

The City plans to increase allowable zoning at three distinct parcels within the waterfront area. Two are currently warehouse sites occupied by the Robinson Terminal Corporation, and one is a block in the heart of historic Old Town bounded by Duke Street, Prince Street, Union Street and The Strand. I am concerned about this zoning change for the following reasons:

An increase in Floor Area Ration (FAR) from 2.0 to 3.0 is proposed at the block at DukePrincekJnionIThe Strand. This coupled with the current 50 foot height limit will result in significant development with heights of 50 feet - in contrast to the existing 35 foot average height of the 18& century buildings in the area. Allowing hotel use which is not currently allowed will exacerbate this problem as considerable hotel floor area (e.g., hotel room bathrooms with ceilings less than 7'6'') does not need to be included in FAR calculations, resulting in actual development well in excess of FAR 3 .O. An FAR increase and the allowance of hotel use is also proposed at both Robinson Terminal sites. The Robinson Terminal South site is within the Landmark District, and is a just south of Duke Street and abuts the core block noted above. The Robinson Terminal North site is not within the Landmark District, but includes "West Point" which reportedly was the site of the first English settlement and activity within current Alexandria. The City's proposed Plan asks that "restoration and adaptive reuse plans" be submitted for several historic warehouse buildings within the plan area, but they do not specifically require these for several noteworthy 1 9 ~ century buildings located along either side of the South 200 block of The Strand.

Mr. David Brown November 28, 2011

' The City's plan addresses flood mitigation by proposing elevated walks and berms along the Potomac which would limit views and access to the rivers edge and significantly influence the current experience. They also propose raising the street level at King Street and Union Street in order to raise it above the nuisance flood level; however, historic buildings border this intersection on all sides and raising the street grade would adversely impact the experience.

' Comprehensive traffic and parking studies were not completed as part of the City's due diligence prior to introducing their Small Area Plan. I believe the negative impact of traffic and parking is not fully understood and that it will adversely impact the Landmark District.

' The City's Small Area Plan devotes considerable verbiage to historic character and efforts to educate the public on Alexandria history; however the actual physical requirements of the plan and its implementation seems to ignore the special character of Old Town and places that character at risk.

I am deeply concerned about the impact passage of the City's proposed Small Area Plan may have on the National Historic Landmark District as well as the character of Alexandria and its waterfront in general. I respectfully request that the National Trust for Historic Preservation review the attached material I have provided and if you are in agreement with our concerns to please intervene in any way possible on our behalf. I understand that your ofice likely receives numerous similar requests; however, as you are aware, Old Town Alexandria holds a special place in American history, and any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Our goal is not to stop any and all development or change along the waterfront; but I do wish to stop the current plan so that the City is forced to relook at its plan, and identifj a true vision with broad public input that includes historic preservation, and preservation of the environmentally sensitive waterfront. I understand that there will be development, but the proposed zoning appears to be one sided, short sighted economic development at the expense of the intrinsic historic value of Alexandria.

The City of Alexandria's Waterfront Small Area Plan can be found at the following link: . . *.//aiigov/Dlannmrr/lnfo/default.-t5 1791

If you need additional information or wish to discuss with me, please contact me at 703-51 9-4534 or demontigny @,colncast.net. I am writing as an individual but am also a member of Citizens for an Alternative Alexandria Waterfiont Plan (CAAWP) which can bring more resources to the effort if necessary.

I have also attached exhibits that will provide background on the matter.

Sincerely,

Mr. David Brown

Deena de Montigny

Exhibits attached

November 28, 2011

Your Honor, Council Members. Jan. 21,2012

I have lived in the City of Alexandria for exactly 25 years and two months. North Ridge, one block away from King Street. Things happen over time- help and information are needed. Which were always provided in the nicest manner by our City employees, our Police Department, and our Fire Department Emergency Medical Services. It is like living in a village, and I am grateful. But there is another reason for wanting to live here: the history and charm of our Old Town which has been a National Historical Landmark since 1966.

Today, we are debating a matter focused entirely on MONEY, NOT historical significance. So let me speak taxes: I have never been able to figure out why, as a very SMALL one-person business with huge office expenses, the City assesses income tax on top of state and federal taxes. Perhaps Mr. Fannon as a BIG business owner does - or perhaps NOT, because a large corporation is entitled to many tax preferences.

I also pay taxes on the "business use" of my car. It takes me 8 minutes to drive from my home to my office on N. Pitt Street. Not much driving, right? And then - there is also the car property tax - I DO understand that the state is involved but the City benefits as well. And is more than willing to cooperate to obtain its share - against its citizens.

This is my point: as citizens paying taxes no other jurisdiction assesses, I think we are entitled to what keeps us here -the history and charm of Alexandria. So please - DO NOT adopt the waterfront rezoning for high density development - but work with US to preserve, protect and defend the historic value of our beloved City.

It is beyond me why history has to generate revenue - by giving it away to individuals who do not live here, developers without any connection to the City, and LEG0 architects from MARYLAND, such as the one involved in the Eisenhower corridor who also - logically - has an article published by the Washington Post: belittling our interest in history.

Our history to wit: Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court case of 1801 which established Judicial Review, began in Alexandria. I quote the court reporter: "Having been informed by some person from Alexandria that there was reason to apprehend riotous proceedings on that night in that town," calling for the intervention of the Midnight Judges - Justices of the Peace - as appointed by President Adams.

Unless you give us, your citizens - and VOTERS - , a plan honoring our City and its place in national history, there may be MORE RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS to apprehend in Alexandria. So -- watch out! !

Ursula Weide, PhD, JD 1302 Bayliss Drive Alexandria, VA 22302 Home 703-67 1 - 1262

Janice Magnuson 905 Peele Place Alexandria, VA 22304

Good Morning, I'm Janice Magnuson

Why are there so many unhappy citizens here today? Is it because we're anti-business? No, it's because many us don't think we can trust our City officials to look out for our interests. We have to compete with developers who see Alexandria as nothing more then a source of income. We see it as a place where people live. We see a City nationally recognized for its authentic historic character. We can walk down a street and point out a cast iron downspout marked Alexandria DC, providing an opportunity to explain part of our history. During the hours of meetings I've attended recurring phrases

u u f i J heard were vibrant, &class, design guidelines and that old favorite, Special Use Permit, something that should be rarely applied. The Hotel Monaco is certainly vibrant, but is it historic Alexandria?

Similar construction is what I fear will develop from increased development. We will have worse parking problems, more delivery trucks double parked causing traffic to back up and more tour buses slowly cruising along our narrow streets, cruising, because they have no place to park. And what of security for very expensive boats if there is an expanded marina. I envision Baltimore's Inner Harbor with chain link fences barricading the docks, accessible only by entering a passcode.

When I moved to this area in 1966 1 was immediately entranced by the brick sidewalks, cobblestone streets, and old buildings. I now live in the West End where the issue of trust is also an issue. We have been sold out to developers who will significantly increase density and traffic with the development of the Beauregard Corridor. How much less attractive will Beauregard Street be without the tree filled median, and how will Van Dorn Street look with a 29 foot sound barrier at the base of 395. And we all know about BRAC, looming over Alexandria because somebody didn't do their job and tell the Army to build elsewhere. I ask you to do your job today, tonight, whenever this long day ends and require rigorous oversight of all aspects of this development. Under no circumstances can eminent domain be authorized. That possibility should strike fear in the heart of every citizen of Alexandria.

Thank you

COMMENTS OF JOANNE LEPANTO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

REGARDING DOCKET ITEM #4 MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #20 1 1-000 1

TEXT AMENDMENT #2011-0005 WATERFRONT SMALL AREA PLAN

Public Hearing Meeting Saturday, January 2 1,20 12

My name is Joanne Lepanto. I live at 4009 North Garland Street in the City of Alexandria. I am speaking on my own behalf today.

I have several concerns with the Waterfront Plan put forth by Staff and I urge you NOT to approve it.

I have two points to make.

First, thank you to Mr. Bert Ely for his minority report on the Waterfront Plan Work Group. This thoughtful and compelling document raises significant, valid issues about many aspects of the City's plan. Supporters and opponents alike should want to see these questions answered before you vote. With all due respect, I do not see how one could responsibly vote in favor of a plan with so many critical issues that apparently have neither been adequately researched by the City nor resolved.

Second, in the case of this Waterfront Plan as with the process for so many other issues in the City, we hear the word "transparency," often in conjunction with the City applauding itself for how many meetings it holds to solicit citizen input.

But transparency is not measured in numbers of meetings-it is measured in honesty and trust. Transparency and trust go hand-in- hand, with trust being the key ingredient-without trust there can be no transparency, and vice-versa.

Sadly, trust in City Hall has waned, and continues to diminish day by day. I often hear complaints from friends and neighbors about their dissatisfaction with what goes on in our City. Despite my urging them to contact you to tell you directly what they are thinking, sadly, many of them are so disillusioned and distrusthl that they will not even bother to call or e-mail you-they tell me they believe it would be a waste of time.

I turn your attention to the last page of my testimony, an attachment showing an e-mail dated May 20,20 1 1 from the City's Director of Planning and Zoning to the City's Director of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities. The subject line reads "timing for Hammond Fields SUP hearing," but it could just as easily read "timing for the Waterfront hearing." The body of the e- mail reads as follows:

Jim-is there a reason why we must hear this in June? Can we postpone to September? It's going to be a perfect storm if we have to have the waterfront hearing on the same day as the Hammond Lights-the west end will all come out and support the anti-waterfront movement. Let me know. Thanks. Faroll

So here we have the City of Alexandria's Director of Planning and Zoning deliberately strategizing to find ways to inhibit and quash citizen participation in the Waterfront planning process. How shameful.

Well, so much for transparency. With behavior like this, can you blame those citizens who won't waste their time getting involved?

Please do not approve this Waterfront plan.

Thank you for your consideration.

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Fxom: Faroll Hamer Date: May 20,2011 2:37:35 PM EDT

C'lfy &w./ Pr blc H&'l!'j To: James Spengler

Comments on the Waterfront Plan - David Olinger

Member of the Waterfront Work Group

January, 2012

First, I want to apologize to the Council. Among other things, the Council chartered the Work Group to

clarify positions and to identify the opportunities for narrowing the differences on key issues.

I'm afraid that we failed to do the latter. In fact, the issues of greatest importance had to do with density

and land use related to the three major development sites.

Of the fifteen Work Group Sessions, the so-called "Private Realm" elements of the Plan weren't even

discussed until the very last minutes of the fourteenth session. We never had a full and open

conversation about the Plan; instead we spent our time massaging and "word-smithing" innumerable

small bore "statements" and "recommendations".

The process was directive and carefully controlled; and while the Work Group was able to make some

suggestions at the margin, in large part we each came out pretty much where we started despite the

enormous investment of time & energy. With a better, less manipulative process, we might have

achieved more results.

As to the Plan; in my view, it's minimal at best. It doesn't resolve major planning issues such as the

public space at the foot of King Street or the location of a new Marina for private boats; and it goes on

at length into urban design issues (such as water fountains) best left for a latter phase of the process.

It doesn't take into account that a nearby development area 3 times the size of the sites in the present

Plan is about to come into play. It relied on an irrelevant Washington Street Traffic Study, rather than

making an effort to understand the impact of further development on Union Street; nor has it carefully

thought out the ramifications of the nuisance flood remedies that are proposed.

As we well know, congestion (vehicular, pedestrian & parking) is presently a major issue in the area. The

Plan does nothing to improve the existing situation, and in fact, will reduce the availability of public

parking, only making things much worse. Presently, the Robinson Terminal sites cause very little traffic.

The some 651,000 square feet that can be built under existing zoning will greatly exacerbate present

problems. Adding another 161,000 square feet is only "rubbing salt in the wounds" and is totally

unacceptable. The City's proposed parking solutions are nothing more than "smoke & mirrors".

Perhaps hotels are appropriate and can add to the vibrancy of the waterfront, but 3 (or 4) hotels at as

many as 150 rooms each is overkill. The 102 room Lorien Hotel is cited as an excellent example of good

design, and it is, in i ts context, but it would be out of scale with the waterfront and the surrounding

neighborhood.

Restaurants are major producers of traffic and Old Town, with its 18'~ Century streets, is an area that

can't absorb endless waves of cars, trucks and tour buses. Creating a "restaurant row" can only detract

from the charm of the surrounding neighborhood. The Plan incorporates "Policies for Restaurants,

Hotels and Commercial Uses, but it suggests no specific criteria to assure tha't the policies are met.

Finally, the waterfront serves the whole City and beyond. The un iquMss of Old Town & the waterfront

is what attracts tourists (and their money) to Alexandria. While I have no problem with tax revenue

being generated here, there is no basis t o require that all public improvements in the area be paid for by

revenue generated in the 8 block area of the Plan. Furthermore, there was no discussion as to whether

the so-called amenities in the Plan are worth the attributed costs and the resultant net increase in

density. Improvements requiring increased density to throw off more revenue to pay for benefits just

aren't worth the damage that will be inflicted on the area & the city. We need to look carefully at these

trade-offs.

In closing, I think the Work Group's product was minor and that for all the meetings and the expense,

the City has failed to come up with an impressive proposal. The Plan is short sighted and the waterfront is too important to trivialize. The solution is to go back to the drawing board and see if we can't do

better the next time.

We were proud when King Street was named one of the 10 best Streets in the country; wouldn't it be

nice if the same could be said about our waterfront?

Mr. Mayor and members of the City Council

How do you capture this question in 3 minutes? Let me try by describing a tale of two cities.

27 years ago when I moved to the City of Alexandria, my parents moved to the outskirts of

Geneva. The reason I bring it up is that on a recent visit I was struck, aw struck by the sense of

permanence permeating everywhere over there. I have not that feeling for a single second since

moving to Washington Street in 1993.

Let me refine the argument by pointing out that zoning is a social contract that is entered into

by all parties regarding the future disposition of the affected area. The planning commissioners

refer to it often, saying quote "you should have known what you were moving into". From our

perspective, we have seen a continuous effort to put development that does not fit into the social

contract we entered into and then chastising us for objecting to it, sometimes rather severely.

Here we are discussing another such change. This time brought about by an extraordinary

cumbersome and unsatisfactory process that has presented us with numerous reports so large

they have become indigestible for almost everyone.

The main thrust is that we should give a property owner full flexibility (also known as

incentive zoning) in return for some vaguely formulated guidelines. While in the weeds is a

parallel universe of guidelines being proposed by the Owners of the Robinson terminal.

We have here the opportunity to create a unique vision that builds on the efforts by the past

generation to create the crossroad of history and culture on the banks of the Potomac. Instead,

we get a plan that after all this effort is just not ready for adoption. It just is not. This is a plan

that is full of deficiencies, pitfalls, ..... serious pitfalls, and controversy, not a recipe for a social contract.

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not only brought in significant funding-but the at- tributiom have also been applied in tasteful ways. "I thinkthere's a misperception.. .that putting a com- pany or nonprofit's name on a donated park or piece of equipment somehow hurts the visitor experience," Hardigg says. "If done respectfully, it accomplishes a lot of good: it makes the donor feel appreciated, so they're more likely to give again." And the pub- lic, when they see the names engraved in plaques

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carefully-and that the private sector is stepping up f to help parks succeed. Hardigg advises taking care +

to give recognition without "making the parks look like a billboard "

Palm notes that that most of the time that balance is not difficult to achieve. In her work with the Chicago Park District, she found that "anyone who is giving to parks wouldn't expkct that their logo be splashed around. They want their donation to be respectful and inline with the park.''

Cater to the Community Hardigg says the main difference between the cur- rent fundraisingmodel as compared with that of few years ago is the reality ofwidespread economic con- straints. "Now, everyone has to make due withless," he says. "You need to o h a solution to a problem, not just speak to the problem." He stresses the im- portance of finding out when setting project goals what excites the community. For example, in Port- land, many people would rather improve existing park amenities than build new parks. "You have to have that awareness in community of what is Eund- able. In Portland, that is concentrating on doing the best we can with the parks we have." he says.

And tapping into the community's priorities can also lead to repeat donatims. "Would you rather have a dollar from [each of] a million people or a million. from one person? ask Black. "If you had a dollar

year." Andthere are other benefits to having a large pool of small repeat donations. "Beyond the cash," says Blacl; "you get the advccacy-whether forfund- ing or policy,"

Utlllzlng Social Media Leveraging social media is also a powerful tool for communicating the needs of parks and raising mon- ey for projects. Portland Parks Foundation, for exam- ple, - nabbed $20,000 from Safeway through social media. When Safeway sponsored a nation- al competition looking for "America's Most Natu- ral City" via Facebook, the parka department and Portland Parks Foundation garnered votes through their social media p r e s e n c d ultimately won the contest.

A Successful Model Today's new economic reality has resulted in in- creased pressure on parks foundatioas to produce results. Successful foundations will embrace the new challenges and use an array of strategies to engage the public and raise money. Satariano notes that when it comes to fundraising for foundations, there's not a one-size-fits-all solution. "Parks and rec de- partments are as unique and individual as the city they are in. Understand your city and its needs, then develop your goals and objectives. Fundraise to ac- complish these goals," he says. Since each founda- tion is unique, it is up to the executive director and

from one million people and spend it wisely, you can board of directors to tweak their business model to come back to them and ask for another dollar next their advantage. lb

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Statement of Michael E. Hobbs for the City Council

January 21,2012

The Waterfront Plan

Thank you, Mayor Euille and members of Council. I am Michael Hobbs, residing at 4 19 Cameron Street.

You have heard about many positive features of the Draft Waterfront Plan that you have before you-a culmination in some respects of a decades-long effort to improve a feature that could potentially be the jewel in Alexandria's crown. You have heard from many others of their deep concern that the Plan would not burnish that crown, but damage it beyond repair.

Some urge that it will be a catastrophe if you do not adopt this Plan, in its entirety, verbatim, right now, with no hrther examination and no fiu-ther delay; but surely that is hyperbole. The waterfront and its adjoining community may be the most important historic and economic feature of our City, and it's not going anywhere. It's far, far more important that you get this right than that you get it quick.

Many elements of the plan are unobjectionable, even commendable. Advocates cite its goals of an increase in public space; of continuous public access along the waterfront; improvements and enhancements in the existing public parks; and positive reference to the cultural and historic improvements emphasized in two of the appendices to the plan.

But no-one is opposed to those features. They can and should be part of any plan that you ultimately adopt. They are not at issue.

The points of contention, most narrowly stated, relate to just the three private redevelopment sites: the North and South Robinson Terminals, and the Cummings-Turner site: whether hotels should be a permitted use; the density of uses that should be permitted; and whether that increased development would "solve" the parking problem, or greatly exacerbate it.

Hotels

At the beginning of the waterfront process, both the Chamber of Commerce and the Old Town Civic Association suggested that "a boutique hotel" could be an appealing addition to the waterfront-and the alternative scenario proposed by CAAWP also assumes a 60-room boutique hotel, at the Cummings-Turner site.

But the Draft Plan talks about 3 or 4 hotels, and the Text Amendment would set no limit on the number of hotels that might be built anywhere in the W- 1 Waterfront Zone.

An alternative you might consider would be to carve out a much smaller zone-call it W-2-at the core commercial area of the waterfront-say, two blocks north and south of King Street-in

which hotels would be permitted. That would include the Curnrnings-Turner site, where a modest-sized hotel is already being proposed. But it would not open up the entire waterfront to hundreds of rooms in multiple hotels, which are not even being asked for by the property owners, and may not even be economically viable in the foreseeable fbture.

Density

In the City staffs Draft Plan, the density at these three sites would increase by 70 % over what now exists-and the real impact would be even greater, because what now exists is very-low- intensity warehouse uses, and what would be permitted is high-intensity, high-impact, high- congestion usage.

It is argued that the addition of half a million square feet of density crammed into this small area-an eight-block stretch of the waterfront-is necessary to pay for the public amenities that we desire. But we ought to be doing cost-effective nuisance flood mitigation and maintaining our parks anway, whether we had a new waterfront plan or not. The existing zoning already permits the addition of 350,000 square feet of new, active, tax-revenue-generating uses above and beyond what is there now.

The addition of another 160,000 square feet of new density on top of that would, to be sure, generate still more new tax revenue each year. But certainly that extra amount on the margin is not going to make a decisive difference-in the context of a half-billion-dollar annual budget and a billion-dollar Capital Improvement Program-as to whether or not we are able to pay for the waterfront improvements that we really need over the next 20-30 years. The additional density already permitted but not yet utilized in the W-1 zone should be more than sufficient to pay for the additional waterfront amenities that we want.

Parking

The plan suggests that new strategies for the management of parking and traffic congestion generated by new uses in the plan will "resolve the parking problem". We're told not to worry, that there are hundreds of additional spaces in the private parking garages that can accommodate any additional parking demand that would be generated by all of this new activity. But the unused capacity has been there for years, and it's there now. If the theoretical availability of unused capacity were the solution, we wouldn't have the severe parking problem that we do now. -

Several parking strategies are suggested in the Plan, and some of them might work-but they haven't been tested and proven in our real world. Let's try them and be sure they work first, before we add massive new demand to a street grid and parking supply that are already stretched to or beyond their maximum capacity.

At its core, the reasoning implicit in the Waterfront Plan seems to be that we can add hundreds of thousands of square feet of new development beyond what now exists, concentrated in a very

small area; that it will be very beneficial to Alexandria's public and private economy to do so; and that any traffic, transportation and parking impacts would not be significant, and can be dealt with easily enough at a later time.

We already have a recent, real-world test of precisely that planning model in Alexandria. It was called BRAC-133, and it didn't work. Don't repeat that mistake here, where our capacity to handle the consequent impacts is far less, and the cost of a mistake would be far greater.

It is of course possible that authorizing new development on this scale at these sites will not have the damaging impacts that many fear; and it is possible that the City will not find more urgent and critical capital and operating needs for any new tax revenues that are generated. But once you amend the Zoning Ordinance to permit it, the maximum density will certainly come, and quickly. The public benefits on the waterfront will remain coniectural, and would not ameliorate the negative impacts on the Historic District in any case. Proceeding on the basis of wishful thinking, on a scale that jeopardizes the Historic District, would amount almost to a reckless disregard of the consequences.

Don't take that gamble with Alexandria's crown jewel. Don't approve new density and new uses at the maximum scale at these sites until and unless you have before you a plan that represents specific and concrete assurances that the promised benefits will in fact be achieved, and that the damaging impacts will in fact be avoided. Stay within the density increases that are already permitted; strictly limit the number and size of any new hotels; and make sure your transportation and parking plan will work before you let the horse out of the barn . . . or the car out of the garage.

Adopt what there is consensus on-or even universal agreement. Do not adopt changes which might improve the waterfront if everything were to fall into place, but which represent a clear and present danger of overwhelming the historic character, ambience, scale and charm which make the present Alexandria so appealing to residents and visitors alike, and the envy of our neighbors far and wide.

Thank you for your consideration.

January 21, 2012

Judy Miller 507 N. View Terrace Alexandria, VA 22101

Mayor Members of City Council

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The past two decades of development at Potomac Yards, Cameron Station, Old Town Villlage,

and Eisenhower Ave. show that the highest and best use of land is for housing. Housing

residents desire swimming pools, tennis courts, soccer fields, tot lots, ,dog runs, even schools,

etc. All of which require space. ad .J#, , , ,&* d, .,, / _/& &,& &&.a.d- 17 / Open space definition must change if city is to benefit from the eight acres supposedly offered.

Open space should not include roof-top terraces, garden patios, interior open spaces such as

atriums. No guarantees can be given: little benefit accrues to common, ordinary people who

might appreciate shade of tall trees, a gambol among grasses with freedom of movement for

kites, balls, etc. The hundred feet of someone's front or back yard does not ensure freedom of

movement.

Notwithstanding all of your planning for other uses, please do not accept this plan whereby

history shows that the highest and best use is housing. And with SUP'S much else is possible.

Developer/owner/investors are not interested in the long-term haul, nor do they care for

community interests. Their interest is to cut and run. Why give them that opportunity. Why

let the horse out of the barn now with increased density. There are no guarantees as to what

will be built.

, ,, "> * 4> **"+- J, A, 4 ';;r' I should hope that your eyes and ears should open to the appeals of citizens who appreciate the

historic context of this citv.

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Judy Miller 4 -. 50: 7 N. View Terrace i

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Mr. Mayor, Counc'il Members,

I am Bill Lennox. I live at 715 Potomac Street at the southern end of Union

Street, a home I've owned since 1993.

I wrestled with the idea of not speaking here today; but I couldn't let the

opportunity pass. I served in the military for 35 years and spent the last 6 years in

business. My last assignment in the military was as Superintendent of the United

States Military Academy at West Point. Part of my duty was being the Mayor of

an historical post that had to be maintained, but also had to be cutting edge as an

academic institution. We had 2 million tourists a year. So we learned to balance

old with new, and we did it well.

Mayor, I think all here want a better water front. However, as a constituent

watching this process over the last year, I was very disappointed with the city's

study, particularly with the decision t o increase density and the concept of

supporting three hotels within about a half mile stretch of an extremely busy

thoroughfare in a residential neighborhood. To be honest, the plan was flawed.

At the risk of losing you. I'd like t o mention a few problems that agitated the

community. There was a parking study that stated there was plenty of parking in

Old Town without addressing the real parking problem that was evident to the

people who lived here. There was a traffic study that focused on the wrong

problem