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Office of the City Clerk
November 20, 2007



Regular Meeting
Monday, November 19, 2007 - - 5:00 p.m.

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OPENING

1. Calling the Roll.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Euille, and the City Clerk called the roll; all the members of Council were present.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance.

City Council observed a moment of silence and recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meeting of City Council:

(a) The Special Meeting Minutes of October 10, 2007;

(b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of October 23, 2007; and

(c) The Special Meeting Minutes of October 27, 2007.

City Council approved the special meeting minutes of October 10, 2007; the regular meeting minutes of October 23, 2007; and the special meeting minutes of October 27, 2007.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

4. Presentation by Senior Services of Alexandria of its Calendar for 2008.

Senior Services presented its 2008 Calendar.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring November as Family Involvement Month.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring November 22, 2007, as Potomac West Turkey Trot Day.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (7-13)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

7. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Citizen Corps Council


(d) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
Kimberly Neill

8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee
1 Citizen Member

(b) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
1 Citizen Member

(c) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Representative From the Alexandria Commission for Women

(j) Alexandria Marketing Committee
3 Members Who Have Experience or Expertise In Marketing/
Communications, Advertising Agency/Public Relations, Media
Buyer, Graphic Design/Production or Media Relations/Media
Outlets

(k) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee
1 Citizen Member

(l) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
1 Citizen Member

(m) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
1 At-Large Citizen Residing West of Washington Street

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

9. Consideration of Acceptance of a Funding Allocation from the National Capital Region (NCR) Urban Area Security Initiative.

10. Consideration of Application for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Wireless E-911 Services Board's Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Grant Program.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

11. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Permit an Alternate, Appointed By a City Council Member, To Represent That Council Member on City Boards and Commissions.

12. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Authorize an Encroachment For Gas Meters on the Front Facades of 713-717 Gibbon Street.

13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Making Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2008.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council approved the consent calendar, with the exception of docket items #9 and 10, which were considered under separate motions. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows:

7. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Michael Wenk, Alexandria Citizen Corps Council; (b Susan Butler, Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (c) Clinton Robinson, Alexandria Industrial Development Authority; and (d) Kimberly Neill, Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board.

8. City Council made the following appointments: (a) reappointed Nick Kuhn as the one citizen member to the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee; (b) appointed Jennifer Zakriski as the one citizen member to the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; (c) waived the residency requirement and reappointed Kimberly Moore as the one member from and representing the Alexandria Youth Policy Commission to the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (d) reappointed Mary Parker as the one representative of the Alexandria Commission on Aging to the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities; (e) reappointed Raighne Delaney and appointed Melanie DeMayo as the two citizen members to the Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board; (f) appointed Kimberley Herter and reappointed Elias Voces as the two citizen members to the Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission; (g) appointed Tara Zimnick-Calico as the one attractions representative and appointed Cindy McCartney as the one retail business owner/manager representative to the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors; (h) appointed Ginny Johnstone as the one member at large to the Alexandria Early Childhood Commission; (i) reappointed Jenny Wade as the one representative from the Alexandria Commission for Women to the Alexandria Human Rights Commission; (j) appointed Beth Brummel, Laura Machanic and Carol Godwin as the three members who have experience or expertise in marketing/communications, advertising agency/public relations, media buyer, graphic design/production or media relations/media outlets to the Alexandria Marketing Committee; (k) appointed Dianne Markowitz as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee; (l) appointed DeShuna Spencer as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board; (m) appointed Michael Geissinger as the one representative from the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and appointed Nathan Macek as the one at-large citizen residing west of Washington Street to the Alexandria Waterfront Committee.

9. City Council: 1. authorized the City Manager to accept the funding through the Urban Area Security Initiative in the amount of $250,000; and 2. authorized the City Manager to execute all the necessary documents that may be required. (separate motion)

10. City Council deferred action on this item in order to get more information from staff. (separate motion)

11. City Council approved the proposed ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on November 27, 2007, for legislative to allow alternate representatives for Council Members who serve on City Boards and Commissions.

12. City Council approved the proposed ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on November 27, 2007, authorizing the owners of 711-717 Gibbon Street to establish and maintain an encroachment for four gas meters at the subject properties.

13. City Council approved the proposed ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on November 27, 2007, for a reappropriation ordinance to amend the fiscal year 2008 appropriations.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

14. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Citizen-at-Large

City Council appointed Jennifer Hovis as the one citizen-at-large to the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee
2 Representatives From the Potomac Yard Area

City Council reappointed Suzanne Carnell and Maria Wasowski as the two representatives from the Potomac Yard area to the Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Alexandria Youth Policy Commission
1 Member of A Profession Which Requires Special Training or
Knowledge In Issues Affecting Youth

City Council reappointed Heather Martin as the one member of a profession which requires special training or knowledge in issues affecting youth to the Alexandria Youth Policy Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Alexandria Commission on Aging
1 Citizen Members

City Council appointed Patricia Sullivan-Perry as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Commission on Aging.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

18. Consideration of the Report from the Alexandria National Harbor Collaborative.

City Council: 1. approved $794,000 for the priority (Tier I) National Harbor related activities as identified in this report and as displayed on attachment; 2. allocated $700,000 from the General Fund balance designation set-aside as part of the FY 2008 budget adoption for National Harbor readiness purposes; 3. reallocated $54,000 from the City's Marketing Fund for ACVA marketing activities identified in Tier I; 4. utilize $40,000 of Alexandria Economic Development Partnership IDA funds for facade and exterior improvements identified in Tier I; and 5. funding for the items listed in Tier II ($305,766) and Tier III ($203,950) from the FY 2008 General Fund Contingent Reserve, and consider funding the net new trolley costs for FY 2008 ($141,000) from the new transportation revenues to be received from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and some of that money can be used to fill in for other things, such as the ACVA.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER

None.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

19. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Targets for the Alexandria City Government and the Alexandria Public Schools. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council deferred action on this item to the November 27, 2007 City Council meeting.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing a Committee to Study the Commercial Real Estate Transportation Tax Option. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council deferred action on this item to the November 27, 2007 City Council meeting.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing a Landmark/ Van Dorn Community Advisory Group. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted a resolution establishing a Landmark/Van Dorn Plan Advisory Group as discussed, and authorized the Mayor to appoint the members of the Advisory Group. (RES. NO. 2252)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Consideration of a Resolution Seeking Limitations on Payday Loans. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted a resolution seeking limitations on payday loans. (RES. NO. 2253)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Consideration of a Resolution Supporting Continued Federal Funding for Amtrak. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted a resolution to support continued federal funding for AMTRAK to the degree that services will continue and improve for the benefit of the citizens of the City of Alexandria and the Commonwealth of Virginia. (RES. NO. 2254)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing an Economic Sustainability Implementation Monitoring Committee. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted a resolution creating an Economic Sustainability Implementation Monitoring Committee. (RES. NO. 2255)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

25. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 84 of the City Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council passed the ordinance to adopt supplement number 84 to the City Council. (ORD. NO. 4504)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Numbers 43 and 44 of the Zoning Ordinance. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council passed the ordinance to adopt supplement numbers 43 and 44 to the Zoning Ordinance. (ORD. NO. 4505)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

27. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

City Council: 1. scheduled a work session with the Planning Commission at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, January 22 legislative meeting in the Council workroom; 2. scheduled a work session with the Transportation Task Force to discuss their report at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, February 12 legislative meeting in the Council workroom; and 3. received the revised calendar which includes: a. the ribbon cutting for the opening of the Duke Street Pedestrian Overpass at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 30; b. the INOVA Alexandria Hospital City/Hospital Task Force breakfast and tour of the hospital for Council at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 6 at INOVA Alexandria Hospital, 4320 Seminary Road; c. the Potomac Yard Fire Station/Affordable Housing Project groundbreaking ceremony at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 15; d. the January public hearing meeting on Saturday, January 12 (revised and corrected date); and e. the Inner City Walk on Wednesday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. (location TBD)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________



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The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.



Note: The action docket is a summary of Council's meeting deliberations prepared largely for staff follow-up. Formal minutes of the meeting, when approved by Council become the official record of the meeting and of Council decisions made at the meeting.






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