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File #: RES. 2026-R008    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 12/8/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/23/2026 Final action:
Title: To name the alley located in the block bounded by T Street, North 31st Street, Kuhn Street and North 32nd Street as "Strong Oak Alley."
Patrons: Mayor Avula (By Request)
Attachments: 1. Res. No. 2026-R008
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To name the alley located in the block bounded by T Street, North 31st Street, Kuhn Street and North 32nd Street as "Strong Oak Alley."
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WHEREAS, in accordance with sections 8-7 through 8-10 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, Dominion Area Development Group, LLC, as the applicant, has requested that the alley located in the block bounded by T Street, North 31st Street, Kuhn Street and North 32nd Street be named "Strong Oak Alley."
NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND:

1. That the alley located in the block bounded by T Street, North 31st Street, Kuhn Street and North 32nd Street and shown as the public right-of-way enclosed in bold lines and labeled as "Alley to be named 'Strong Oak Alley'" on a drawing prepared by the Department of Public Works, designated as DPW Drawing No. N-29175, dated December 4, 2025, and entitled "Proposed Naming of a Public Alley in the Block Bounded by T Street, N 31st Street, Kuhn Street and N 32nd Street as 'Strong Oak Alley,'" a copy of which drawing is attached to and incorporated into this resolution, be and hereby is named and designated as "Strong Oak Alley."
2. That, in order to effectuate the provisions of paragraph 1 of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall (i) cause the appropriate City agency to prepare and erect signs appropriately marking "Strong Oak Alley," (ii) request that all City agencies note such naming in the records maintained by each such agency, and (iii) take all other appropriate actions to effectuate the naming of the alley as "Strong Oak Alley."
3. That paragraphs 1 and 2 of this resolution shall be effective only upon the completion of the following to the satisfaction of the Chief Administrative Officer within 12 months from the date on which this resolution is adopted:
(a) Dominion Area Development Group, LLC, as applicant, shall furnish the Chief Administrative Officer with sufficient funds ...

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