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Office of the City Clerk
October 20, 2010

City Council Will Hold a Work Session at
5:30 p.m. in the City Council Work Room to
Discuss the Beauregard Small Area Plan.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - - 7:00 p.m.

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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 October 12, 2010.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October 26 as Chet and Sabra Avery Day and Honoring Chet and Sabra Avery For Their Service to Alexandria.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing as the Winners of the 2010 Ben Brenman Awards: Ellen Pickering, Judy McConville, Wesley Pippenger.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

CONSENT CALENDAR (6-11)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Environmental Policy Commission
Matthew Voorhees

7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Commission on Employment
1 Business Representative From Among Recognized Area
Businesses, Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses

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

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

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

8. Consideration of Acceptance of a Funding Allocation from the National Capital Region (NCR) Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) for Regional Emergency Management Exercises, Volunteer Recruitment and National Incident Management Compliance.

9. Consideration of Appointment of Participant Representatives and Alternates to the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Plan Retirement Board.

10. Consideration of the Report of the City Council Naming Committee on the Proposed Naming of City Hall Room 2000 in Honor of Chet and Sabra Avery.

11. Consideration of the Report of the City Council Naming Committee on the Proposed Naming of the Alexandria Adult Detention Center in Honor of the Late Deputy Sheriff William Truesdale.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (five min.)

12. Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Member-at-Large

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. Waterfront Committee
1 Old Town Business Association Representative

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (60 min.)

14. Oral Report on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC-133) Project at Mark Center and the Beauregard Corridor Small Area Plan Process.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Receipt of Proposed City Legislative Package for the 2011 General Assembly Session and Setting the Package for Public Hearing on Saturday, November 13, 2010.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Consideration of Proposed Articles of Incorporation and By-laws for the Torpedo Factory Art Center Board.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Consideration of Whether or Not to Establish Interim Parking Meter Rates.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Consideration of Establishing a Pilot Program for Vendor Carts on Market Square for Spring and Summer 2011.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19. Consideration of Report on City of Alexandria Fund Balance Commitments.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (continued)

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

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Consideration of a Cooperative Partnership with Arlington County to Participate in an Environmental Analysis in Order to Consider Implementing a Streetcar Line Within the Crystal City-Potomac Yard Corridor.

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.)

22. Consideration of a Resolution Providing For a Five-Month Extension of the City's Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Comcast of Virginia, Inc., from October 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

23. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


EXECUTIVE SESSION

24. Closed Meeting For the Purpose of Consulting With Legal Counsel and Staff Regarding Pending Legal Matters and Potential and Pending Litigation.


Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notice:

The Walk to Fight Breast Cancer will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. at the AMC Hoffman Theatres, Eisenhower Avenue.
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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Individuals with disabilities who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in the City Council meeting may call the City Clerk and Clerk of Council's Office at 703-746-4550 (TTY/TDD 838-5056). We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made.

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 10/14/2010
OCTOBER 2010

October 14, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 15, City Council, 6:00 p.m. Replay of 10/12 Meeting
October 16, City Council Public Hearing Meeting 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
October 20, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 21, School Board, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 23, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. Replay of 10/16 Meeting
October 26, City Council, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
October 27, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 29, City Council, 6:00 p.m. Replay of 10/26 Meeting
NOVEMBER 2010

November 1, City Council, 6:00 p.m. Replay of 9/28 Meeting
November 2, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. Replay of 9/25
November 3, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
November 4 School Board, 8:00 a.m. *LIVE*
November 4, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
November 5, Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. Broadcast of 11/4 Meeting*
November 9, City Council, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
November 11, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
November 12, City Council, 6:00 p.m. Replay of 11/9 Meeting
November 13, City Council Public Hearing Meeting 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
November 15, School Board, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
November 17, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
November 20, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. Replay of 11/13 Meeting
November 23, City Council, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
November 29, City Council, 6:00 p.m. Replay of 11/23 Meeting