AGENDA DATE: 9/6/2017
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Proposed 2018 Legislative Priorities
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consideration and approval of the proposed 2018 Legislative Priorities
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Kamptner, Blount
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: Each year the Board considers and approves its legislative priorities and submits them to the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC), the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo), and the Virginia Municipal League (VML). Generally, the TJPDC's legislative program incorporates the County's legislative priorities. Other initiatives are sometimes added prior to the General Assembly session. This executive summary provides an overview of the Board's proposed 2018 Legislative Priorities (Attachment A).
STRATEGIC PLAN: Mission: to enhance the well-being and quality of life for all citizens through the provision of the highest level of public service consistent with the prudent use of public funds.
DISCUSSION: Two legislative priorities are proposed, discussed below. The State statutes that would be amended are provided in Attachment A.
On-street Parking
Priority: Initiate legislation to amend Virginia Code ? 46.2-1222 to add Albemarle County to the list of those counties enabled to regulate on-street parking public streets in the State's secondary system of highways.
Virginia Code ? 46.2-1222 currently enables Fairfax, James City, Loudoun, Montgomery, Prince George, Prince William, and York Counties to adopt ordinances that may (i) restrict or prohibit parking on any part of the state secondary system of highways within their respective boundaries, (ii) create vehicle classifications that would or would not be subject to these restrictions and prohibitions, and (iii) provide that the violation of the ordinance would be a traffic infraction and prescribe penalties.
On-street parking regulatio...
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