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Office of the City Clerk
October 28, 2009

City Council Held a Work Session
to Receive an Update on the Waterfront
Plan at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council
Work Room.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 27, 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, with the exception of Councilman Smedberg, who was absent.
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 Regular Meeting Minutes of October 13, 2009.

City Council approved the regular meeting minutes of October 13, 2009.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Euille recognized Webelos Troop 135 from Maury Elementary School who were in the audience this evening.

PROCLAMATIONS

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing as the Winners of the 2009 Ben Brenman Awards: Vivienne Mitchell, Joe Reeder, Elizabeth Henry Douglas, Louis Berger Group, Inc., and Sarah Borgatti.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

NEW BUSINESS ITEM #1.

Health Department Director Kaplowitz gave an update on the H1N1 vaccines and clinics.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (5-8)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

5. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Homeowner Representative

(b) Commission on Persons with Disabilities
1 Citizen Member (a Majority of the Citizen Members Shall Be
Persons With Physical, Visual or Hearing Disabilities)

(c) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association Representative

(d) Real Estate Assessments Review Board
1 Citizen Member

(e) Social Services Advisory Board
2 Citizen Members

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

6. Consideration of Acceptance of a Funding Allocation from the National Capital Region (NCR), Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) to Support Regional Emergency Planning, Regional Exercises and National Incident Management Compliance.

7. Consideration of Acceptance of a Funding Allocation from the National Capital Region (NCR), Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) to Reimburse the City for the Cost of a September 2009 Regional Emergency Exercise.

8. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council adopted the consent calendar, as follows:

5. City Council made the following appointments: (a) appointed Rick Liu as the one homeowner representative to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee: (b) appointed Alex Aliferis as the one citizen member to the Commission on Persons With Disabilities; (c) reappointed Harry Mahon as the one Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association representative to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (d) appointed Robert Calhoun as the one citizen member to the Real Estate Assessments Review Board; and (e) appointed Susan Newell and Jessica Osborne as the two citizen members to the Social Services Advisory Board.

6. City Council: 1. authorized the City Manager to accept the funding through the Urban Area Security Initiative in the amount of $500,000; and 2. authorized the City Manager to execute all the necessary documents that may be required.

7. City Council: 1. authorized the City Manager to accept the funding through the Urban Area Security Initiative in the amount of $38,285; and 2. authorized the City Manager to execute all the necessary documents that may be required.

8. City Council authorized $1,809,194 in capital project allocations and planned expenditures for the capital projects as detailed in the Capital Improvement Expenditure Summary.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

9. Board of Zoning Appeals
1 Citizen Member

City Council appointed John Keegan as the one citizen member to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

10. Commission for Women
1 Citizen Member

City Council appointed Tarina Keene as the one citizen member to the Commission for Women.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

11. Community Criminal Justice Board
1 Citizen Member

City Council appointed Adam Pearlman as the one citizen member to the Community Criminal Justice Board.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative of the George Washington
Masonic Memorial

City Council waived the residency requirement and reappointed Mark Tabbert as the one representative of the George Washington Masonic Memorial to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (30 min.)

13. Receipt of Report on Eisenhower West Alexandria Industrial Use Study.

City Council received the Eisenhower West Alexandria Industrial Use Study.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. Consideration of Proposed City Legislative Package for the 2010 General Assembly Session.

City Council: received the proposals for the City's 2010 Legislative Package, as recommended by Council's Legislative Subcommittee as included in attachment 1; scheduled the Legislative Package proposals, including proposed Charter amendments, except for the Council election issue, for public hearing on Saturday, November 21; schedule adoption of the Legislative Package for Tuesday, November 24, 2009; the Council election issue is to come back to City Council on November 10; and directed the Legislative Director to prepare a docket memo to incorporate the four proposals and a request for a referendum.
Council Action:________________________________________________________

15. Consideration of Request from Arlandria Neighborhood Health Services (ANHSI) for City Guarantee of the ANHSI Loan for Acquisition of Properties on Clifford Avenue.

City Council authorized the City Manager, subject to the approval of the City Attorney's Office, and contingent upon the receipt of a $2.9 million federal capital grant, to execute a City loan guarantee in the amount not to exceed $2.5 million for the Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services Inc.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

and
ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

(a) Mayor Euille recognized the City's Virginia Municipal League award given to the City for the City's success in being an Eco-City and going green, and the other award was given to the City for its communications outreach dealing with the Norfolk-Southern Ethanol Transloading situation.

(b) Mayor Euille said the City was recognized as one of the top cities in America with populations of 100,000 in terms of per-capita on-line giving.

(c) Councilwoman Pepper said she is part of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and it had a presentation on the Northern Virginia comprehensive gang assessment.

(d) Councilwoman Pepper said Mel Hewitt died on October 24 and he is the husband of Arlene Hewitt, who is one of the City's living legends.

(e) Vice Mayor Donley said he would like staff response on a second incident where a child from the schools was not handled properly on a bus. He said he was contacted by a citizen and it was the first he heard about it, and he would like to get something quickly from the City on what the Alexandria City Public Schools are doing about it.

Councilman Krupicka said in addition to getting a response from the Schools, it would be helpful for them to create a process for public dialogue on it, as the parents have real concerns.

(f) Councilwoman Hughes said she attended the Virginia Municipal League conference and was proud to be there as a first-time elected official and was proud for the City to receive an award for such outstanding work in communications. She said one of the seminars she attended was the next frontier of retail, and she will be sharing it with Council, along with a seminar on town track ingredients of a successful community and others.

(g) Councilwoman Hughes said she is a member of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Committee on Human Services and Public Safety, and they had a nice panel discussion on childhood obesity and there is a report that has come out that she will share with Council and with the School Board.

(h) Councilman Krupicka said he is chair of the State Safe Routes to School Network and Alexandria has a couple of schools that are real leaders in walking and biking to school, and he shared Councilwoman Hughes enthusiasm for encouraging more of it.

(i) Councilman Krupicka said that last Tuesday he, along with a number of area businesses and Flavor Magazine hosted 200 people for a showing of the movie Fresh,and he thanked the restaurants that contributed food for the event. He said that if anyone is interested in participating in that, they should speak with Carrie Fesperman, with the Partnership For a Healthier Alexandria.

(j) Councilman Krupicka said that on Sunday, November 1, they will have the grand opening of the soft playroom at Chinquapin Rec Center.

(k) Councilman Fannon gave an update on the initiative he rolled out last month about the opportunity for the City to lease some of its unused properties. He said he has received good feedback from the real estate community and has the first proposal coming forward from a local architect on one of the ideas to consider doing with the City property, and he will bring that forward to the City Council and City Manager's office. He commended City Attorney Banks for creating a new position for a real estate attorney, as having someone in the City Attorney's Office who specializes in real estate will save the City a tremendous amount of money so it doesn't have to outsource attorneys.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER

Martha Armstrong, Executive Director of the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, made a report on the recent articles and news on the League and the Animal Shelter.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

PUBLIC HEARING:

16. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Further Extend the Pilot Program Established by City Council by Ordinance No. 4566 to Authorize Portable Signs in the Public Right-of-way For Businesses in the Central Business District, With Administrative Approval. (#18, 10/17/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted the ordinance to further extend the pilot program established by City Council by Ordinance No. 4566 to authorize portable signs in the public right-of-way for businesses in the Central Business District, with administrative approval. (ORD. NO. 4630)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Consideration of a Resolution on the VDOT Hot Lanes Project. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council approved a resolution on the VDOT HOTLanes Project, with an amendment to add an 11th "whereas" received from Seminary Hills to read: "Whereas, Seminary Road is a residential street and any access from the proposed HOT/Bus/HOV Lanes onto Seminary Road or into the Seminary Road interchange would negatively impact Seminary Hill communities and adjacent neighborhoods by allowing and encouraging cut-through traffic through Seminary Hill and other residential neighborhoods." (RES. NO. 2366)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

18. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

City Council received the revised calendar, which includes: 1. reschedule the Small Business City Process Improvements work session and hold the work session at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, February 23 legislative meeting. It was previously scheduled on Tuesday, December 8 with the work session on the Public Art Policy; 2. schedule a work session on special events with the work session scheduled for Public Art Policy at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, December 8 legislative meeting; 3. schedule a work session on athletic fields at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, January 26 legislative meeting with the Urban Forestry work session; 4. schedule a joint work session with the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association, Alexandria Economic Development Partnership and Small Business Development Center at 5:30 p.m. before Council's March 9 legislative meeting; 5. schedule a work session on the Planning and Zoning Work Program at 5:30 p.m. before Council's March 23 legislative meeting; 6. note that a ceremony is being planned to dedicate President Gerald R. Ford Park on the afternoon of Thursday, November 12, when the Ford family is expected to be available to attend the event; and 7. receive the revised calendar which includes the dedication of the City's Soft Playground at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1 at Chinquapin Park Recreation Center, 3210 King Street.

Mayor Euille noted that the City will hold its annual Retreat on budget and finance issues on Saturday, November 7 at 8:30 a.m. at 2900 Business Center Drive.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

19. Consideration of Convening an Executive Session Closed to the Public For Discussion or Consideration of the Acquisition of Real Property for a Public Purpose.

At 9:27 p.m., City Council convened in executive session, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(a)(3) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of discussion and consideration of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose or of the disposition of publicly held real property.

At 10:02 p.m., City Council reconvened the meeting.

City Council adopted the resolution pertaining to the Executive Session. (RES. NO. 2367)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

The meeting adjourned at 10:03 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.



This docket is subject to change.

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