Please take notice that there will be a Special Meeting of City Council held on Tuesday, April 29, 1997 [in lieu of the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, April 22, 1997], at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, Alexandria, Virginia, for the purpose of considering the following items. /s/Vola Lawson, City Manager OPENING 1. Calling the Roll. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 2. Invocation. By:_________________________________________________________ 3. Reading and Acting upon the Minutes of the Following Meetings of City Council: (a) The Special Meeting of April 7, 1997; (b) The Regular Meeting of April 8, 1997; and (c) The Public Hearing Meeting of April 12, 1997. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 4. Report of the City Clerk. City Council received the report. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of Proclamation in Honor of the Days of Remembrance of the Holocaust. (Councilman Speck and Mayor Donley) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ OPENING (continued) 6. Presentation of Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 4-10, 1997, as "We Love Visitors Week" and "National Tourism Week" in the City of Alexandria." (Mayor Donley) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming May 10, 1997 as Homeownership Fair Day in the City of Alexandria. (Mayor Donley and Councilman Euille) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (8 - 15) (24) 8. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission Arthur G. Mosley 9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee 1 Representative Designated by Council Member Lonnie C. Rich (b) Alexandria Commission on Employment 1 Business Representative From Among Recognized Area Businesses Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses (c) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative From the Landmarks Society of Alexandria 10. Consideration of Request to Vacate a Position on the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission. 11. Consideration of Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for Funding for the Weed and Seed Program for the City. 12. Consideration of Application to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Funding for the Summer Food Service Program for Children. 13. Consideration of Modification of Contract for FY 1997 Between the City (Office of Human Rights) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 14. Receipt of the City's Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending March 31, 1997. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 15. Consideration of Acquisition of Digital Fingerprint Technology Equipment That Would be Funded by The State Compensation Board. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) 16. Consideration of Request from Ebenezer Baptist Church for a Site in Raleigh Park for a New Church. (Councilman Cleveland) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 17. Consideration of Request from the U.S. Navy that The City of Alexandria Host the Commissioning of the Naval Ship USS Cardinal in October 1997. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 18. Consideration of Federally Required Local Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and Receipt of Staff Response to Recent Testing by the Fair Housing Council of Greater Washington. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 19. Consideration of Report on Fair Housing Testing for Housing Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Modification of Appointment Process for the Hispanic Community Representative to the Fair Housing Testing Program Advisory Committee. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 20. Consideration of Changes in Loan Terms for Community Lodgings' Loans on Notabene Drive Properties. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 21. Consideration of Approval to Use City Facilities and Personnel for the Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival on June 13, 14, and 15, 1997. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 22. Consideration of the Acceptance of a Donation of a Linoleum Block Print by Patricia Morrison from the Earth Day Committee. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 23. Receipt of the FY 1996 City Affirmative Action Utilization Analysis and Applicant Tracking System Report. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR (24) 24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to establish a personal property tax relief program for certain elderly and disabled City residents. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued) 25. Consideration of Request to Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Use of Public Rights-of-Way by Print Media in the Old and Historic Alexandria District. (Councilman Speck) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ OTHER 26. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 27. Alexandria Archaeological Commission 1 Member-at-Large Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 28. Alexandria Human Rights Commission 2 Citizen Members Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 29. Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board 1 Landlord or Representative of a Landlord Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued) 30. Alexandria Task Force on AIDS 1 Representative From the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 31. Convening of an Executive Session for the Purpose of Consulting with Legal Counsel Pertaining to Pending Litigation Involving the City and Receiving Legal Advice Concerning a Specific Legal Matter, Pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.1-344(A)(7), and for the Purpose of Discussing the Acquisition or Use of Real Property for Public Purposes, Pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.1-344(A)(3). Council Action:_______________________________________________________________