LOBBYING CLIENT:
City of Alexandria

Matters: City of Alexandria's 2008 Legislative Package: 1) Requiring Drivers to Stop for Pedestrians at Marked Crosswalks; 2) Implementing changes in election laws; 3) elimination of the sales tax on compact fluorescent light bulbs; 4) Exempting from the Freedom of Information Act trade secrets relating to a franchise; 5) Restoration at Fort Ward; 6) ABC permits for government agencies that preserve historic buildings; 7) FOIA exemption for museum gifts and loans; 8) Supplementing salaries of public defenders; 9) Local income tax; 10) Homestead exemptions; 11) Smoking in restaurants; 12) Payday lenders; 13) Affirmation of marriage act; 14) Housing discrimination based on source of income; 15) Pre-K Education; 16) Making J&D Court a court of record for termination of parental rights cases; 17) Firesafe cigarettes; 18) Base realignment and closure commission; 19) Issues endorsed by the Alexandria Commission on Aging; 20) Mental health issues.