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Office of the City Clerk
February 11, 2009



Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - - 7:00 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 Meetings of City Council:

(a) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of January 24, 2009; and

(b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of February 2, 2009.

City Council approved the public hearing meeting minutes of January 24, 2009 and the regular meeting minutes of February 2, 2009.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

None.



OTHER

4. Presentation of the Proposed Annual Operating Budget for FY 2010 (Including Schools,) Calendar Year 2009 Real Property Assessments, and the Proposed Capital Improvements Program for FY 2010-2015 (including the Schools CIP.)

City Manager Hartmann presented the FY 2010 operating budget, calendar year 2009 real property assessments, and the Capital Improvements Program for FY 2009-2015.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (5-11)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

Lillian Brooks

(b) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
David Heiden

6. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: Chamber of Commerce


(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

7. Consideration of the FY 2008 Annual Report from the Alexandria Waterfront Committee.

8. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Family and Children's Trust Fund.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

9. Introduction and First Reading, Consideration, Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to adopt Master Plan Amendment No. 2008-0007, to amend the Master Plan to change the land use designation of property at 520 South Van Dorn Street and 631, 641 South Pickett Street to CDD and amend height limits.

10. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Rezoning No. 2008-0002, to Rezone Property at 520 South Van Dorn Street and 631, 641 South Pickett Street from Industrial and Commercial General to CDD.

11. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance to Establish a New CDD #17 (Landmark Gateway).

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council approved the consent calendar. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows:

5. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Lillian Brooks, Alexandria Community Policy and Management Team; and (b) David Heiden, Historic Alexandria Resources Commission.

6. City Council made the following appointments: (a) appointed Tedros Williams as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities; (b) appointed Roy Shannon as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Community Services Board; (c) appointed Njeri Falcher as the one parent of a pre-kindergarten through grade three child eligible for a free or reduced price lunch to the Alexandria Early Childhood Commission; (d) reappointed Robert Rapanut as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council; (e) appointed George Kostel as the one business representative designated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (f) reappointed Marilyn Bromley as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Law Library Board; (g) appointed Sandra Hershey and Sylvia Winterling as the two citizen members to the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee.

7. City Council received the annual report from the Alexandria Waterfront Committee and thanked the Committee for its efforts on behalf of the City.

8. City Council: 1. authorized the grant application to the Family and Children's Trust Fund in the amount of $10,000; and 2. authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.

9. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday, February 21, 2009.

10. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday, February 21, 2009.

11. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday, February 21, 2009.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

12. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Authorize City Council to Reduce the Size of the Board of Commissioners of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority From 9 to 7 Members.

City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled a work session with the ARHA Board of Commissioners to happen in lieu of the Green Building work session on February 24 at 5:30 p.m., and scheduled the ordinance for public hearing and final action on March 14, 2009.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

13. Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Represents Arts Education or Business Expertise Relative
to Arts and Cultural Development, Including such Perspectives As
Marketing, Finance/Funding, Tourism Promotion and Organizational
Development

City Council appointed Ross Simons as the one member who represents arts education or business expertise relative to arts and cultural development, including such perspectives as marketing, finance/funding, tourism promotion and organizational development to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. Alexandria Commission on Employment
1 Citizen-at-Large

City Council reappointed Martin Kormanik as the one citizen-at-large to the Alexandria Commission on Employment.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
City Council waived the residency requirement and appointed Tamas Babinszki as the one citizen member who has a disability to the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Alexandria Library Board
City Council appointed Gwendolyn Day-Fuller and Kathleen Schloeder as the two citizen members to the Alexandria Library Board.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

17. Recommendations and Status Report on Legislation Introduced at the 2009 General Assembly Session.

City Council: 1. received the report; and 2. supported SB1212 (as recommended by the City Council Legislative Subcommittee) which allows any locality to authorize loans by the locality to its property owners to finance clean energy improvements.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Federal Issues For Discussion With Congressman James P. Moran.

City Council approved the items for which the City will request federal action by the 2009 Congress.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________





19. Consideration of Options Related to Citizen Input to the Planned BRAC-133 Project at Mark Center.

City Council moved adoption of a resolution, with a revision to option 2: bullet #2, to state: This Advisory Group shall consist of 15 to 16 members appointed by the Mayor, including 10 representatives nominated by the following groups and civic associations." In #3, to add a member of the Alexandria Transportation Commission to the group; instead of having two members of City Council represented on the advisory group, to ask that one member of the Planning Commission be assigned to act as a representative; and to "request" that there be a representative of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). (RES. NO. 2322)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19.1 Consideration of a Request for Waiver of Permit Fees for the Alexandria
Boys and Girls Club Renovation Project.

City Council approved a grant in the amount of $5,000 from Council Contingent Reserves from the contingent account originally set aside for AEDP to the Alexandria Boys and Girls Club Renovation Project, but made it a provisional agreement until City staff has a chance to come forward and give an opinion on the feasibility and practicality of having a policy in place, so that when it has the requests, that it have a basis by which to evaluate the worthiness of the request itself.
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

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 88 of the City Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council passed the ordinance to adopt supplement number 88 of the City Code. (ORD. NO. 4577)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Consideration of a Resolution Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to Make Changes in the Lane Mileage Eligible for State Roadway Maintenance Payments. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted the revised resolution requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to make changes in the lane mileage eligible for state roadway maintenance payments and authorized the Director of Transportation and Environmental Services to forward the resolution to the Virginia Department of Transportation. (RES. NO. 2321)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

22. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

City Council received the calendar, which includes: the City's Permit Center grand opening from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (with remarks at 5:45 p.m.) before Council's Thursday, March 5 budget work session on the 4th floor of City Hall; the Community Services Board's 40th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, March 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the George Washington Middle School Cafeteria, 1005 Mount Vernon Avenue; the City's 2009 health and benefits fair on Thursday, May 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street; the addition of a budget public hearing on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.; the work session with the ARHA Board will be at 5:30 p.m. on February 24, 2009; and to move the Green Buildings work session to March 10 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

The meeting adjourned at 10:02 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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