Docket for Regular Meeting (02/12/2008)

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Office of the City Clerk
February 6, 2008

There Will Be a Work Session
at 5:30 p.m. With the Transportation
Task Force in the City Council
Work Room.

Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - - 7:00 p.m.

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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 January 22, 2008.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (5 min.)

4. Presentation of the America's Promise Alliance Award to the City of Alexandria For Being Named One of the Nation's 100 Best Communities for Young People.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS (25 min.)

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Mike Hatfield as City Employee of the Month for January.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the Arlandria Health Clinic.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing February as Black History Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

8. Presentation to the City of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Award of Excellence For The Station at Potomac Yard, a Partnership Between the City of Alexandria and Potomac Yard Development LLC (Pulte Homes and Centex Homes.)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OPENING (continued)

9. Recommendations and Status Report on Legislation Introduced at the 2008 General Assembly Session.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

10. Presentation of the Proposed Annual Operating Budget for FY 2009 (Including Schools,) Calendar Year 2008 Real Property Assessments, and the Proposed Capital Improvements Program for FY 2009-2014 (including the Schools CIP.)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

11. Receipt of the Calendar Year 2008 Real Property Assessment Information.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (five min.)

CONSENT CALENDAR (12-18)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Alexandria Commission for Women

Donna C. Kloch

(b) Alexandria Commission on Employment

Alysia Lajune

Kenneth Taylor

Michael Hess

13. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a)

Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

1 Builder or Developer of Residential Property

(b) Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force

1 Representative From the Eisenhower Valley Business

Community

1 Citizen Member

(d) Alexandria Archaeological Commission
1 Member-at-Large

(e)

Alexandria Beautification Commission

1 Citizen Member

(f) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Citizen-at-Large

(g) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities

1 Representative of the Business Community

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(h) Alexandria Community Policy and Management Team

1 Representative of A Private Organization or Association of
Providers of Children’s or Family Services Which Provides Such
Services Within the City on A Continuing and Consistent Basis

(i)

Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission

1 Citizen Member

(j) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission

1 Member of the Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board

(k) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission

1 Member From the Field of Environmental Sciences (e.g.

Environmental/Sanitary Engineering, Ecology, Geology, Botany,

Hydrology, Chemistry), or May Have Alexandria Waterfront

Expertise in Lieu of Environmental Sciences

(l)

Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee

1 Member Nominated by the Alexandria Jaycees

(m) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission

1 Representative From the Alexandria Convention and Visitors

Association Board of Governors

(n) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission

1 Representative of the Alexandria/Northern Virginia

Medical Society

(o)

Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission

2 Citizen Members

(p) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee

1 Citizen Member

(q) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board

1 Citizen Member

(r) Alexandria Waterfront Committee

1 Citizen Who Resides East of Washington Street and

North of Pendleton Street

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

14. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Fire Programs to Repair and Renovate the Fire Department's Burn Building.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Permit the Owner of the Property at 700 South Royal Street to Construct a Brick Garden Wall Which Will Encroach into the Public Right-of-way Along Franklin Street.

16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Permit the Owner of the Property at 923 King Street to Add Brick Veneer to an Existing Wall Which Will Encroach into the Public Right-of-way Along North Patrick Street.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise the City’s Regulations For Child Care Facilities to Conform to Changes in State Law, and to Improve the Inspection Program For Such Facilities.

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise the City’s Regulations Concerning Vicious and Dangerous Dogs to Conform to Changes in State Law.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.)

19. Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20. Alexandria Board of Architectural Review – Parker-Gray District
1 Architect
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Alexandria Commission on Aging
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Juvenile Detention Commission of Northern Virginia
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission
1 Non-Health Professional

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Alexandria Sanitation Authority
2 Citizen Members

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (15 min.)

25. Consideration of City Guarantee to the Alexandria Housing Development Corporation (AHDC) to Facilitate Low Income Housing Tax Credit Funding for The Station at Potomac Yard.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Receipt of 2007 Annual Report and Plant Survey From Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (continued)

27. Receipt of 2007 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. Annual Subscriber Survey Report.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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.)

28. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds by the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Alexandria For the American Society of Clinical Oncology. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

29. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Require the Submission and Approval of Drainage Plans and Related Information in Connection With Certain Types of Infill Development. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

30. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notices:

The Annual George Washington Birthday Parade will be held on Monday, February 18, 2008, at 1:00 p.m.

This docket is subject to change.

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Full-text copies of ordinances, resolutions, and agenda items are available in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of the Council. Meeting materials are also available on-line at alexandriava.gov/council.

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City Council meetings are closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 70 FOLLOWS:

Updated 02/01/08

FEBRUARY 2008

February 2, School Board Meeting – Budget Adoption – 9:00 a.m., *LIVE*
February 5, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 6, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 7, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 12, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
February 14, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 15, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 2/12 Meeting*
February 20, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 21, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 23, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a. m. *LIVE*
February 26, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
February 27, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 29, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 2/26 Meeting*

MARCH 2008

March 5, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
March 6, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
March 8, City Council Public Hearing - *Replay of 02/23 Meeting*
March 11, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
March 13, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
March 14, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 3/11 Meeting*
March 15, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a. m. *LIVE*
March 19, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
March 21, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
March 22, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a. m. *LIVE*
March 25, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
March 26, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
March 27, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
March 28, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 2/25 Meeting*