Please take notice that the Alexandria City Council Will Hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Work Room, 301 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia, for the purpose of consideration of the following item:
1. Consideration of Convening an Executive Session Closed to the Public To Discuss the Acquisition of Real Property for Public Purposes.
______________________________ James Hartmann, City Manager
OPENING
1. Calling the Roll. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meeting of City Council: (a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2007. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS (15 min.) 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October 2007 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October 13-14, 2007 as Titan Pride and Homecoming Weekend and October 14 as Titan Pride Day. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October as National Arts and Humanities Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS (continued) 7. Recognition of Greg Wyshynski as an Honorary Citizen of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (five min.) CONSENT CALENDAR (8-15) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee 1 Citizen Member (b) Alexandria Beautification Commission 1 Citizen Member (c) Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee 1 Representative of Vice Mayor Redella S. Pepper (d) Alexandria Commission on Aging 2 Citizen Members (e) Alexandria Commission on Employment 2 Representatives From Such Organizations As Educational Agencies, Organized Labor, Rehabilitation Agencies, Community-Based Organizations, Economic Development Agencies, and the Public Employment Service (f) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 2 Members From the Field of Environmental Sciences (e.g. Environmental/Sanitary Engineering, Ecology, Geology, Botany, Hydrology, Chemistry) (g) Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee 1 Representative of A Community Group (h) Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission 1 Member From Among the High School Youth of the City of Alexandria (i) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission 1 Citizen Member (j) Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force 1 Representative From the Eisenhower Valley Residential Community (k) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Member of City Boards, Commissions or Other Organizations Having An Interest in Youth Issues (l) Alexandria Economic Development Partnership 3 Citizen Members REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 9. Consideration of a Grant Application by the Office on Women to the Virginia Department of Social Services to Continue the Healthy Marriage and Stable Families Initiative. 10. Consideration of Change to the Route of the 2007 Scottish Christmas Walk Parade. 11. Consideration of Two Grant Applications for a Training Mini-Grant and a Computer Hardware Grant From the Virginia Fire Services Board. (Ordinances for Introduction) 12. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Modify the Composition of the George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee. 13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Modify the Composition and Functions of the Alexandria Marketing Committee, and Establish a New Standing Committee to be Known as the Alexandria Marketing Coordinating Council. 14. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the City's Sanitary Sewer Pretreatment Regulations to Conform to State and Federal Law. 15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Authorize the Establishment of Roadway Work Zone Speed Limits, and Prescribe the Penalty For Violating Such Limits. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.) 16. Alexandria Commission on Employment 1 Business Representative From Among Recognized Area Businesses, Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee 2 Members Representing the Potomac East Area (Northeast and Inner City) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued) 20. Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Individual Who Has An Interest in Issues Affecting Youth in the City Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION None. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (10 min.) 21. Consideration of Alexandria Human Rights Commission Resolution on Immigration Issues. (#18, 9/25/07 [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER (three min.) 22. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________