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Office of the City Clerk
December 8, 2010

City Council Will Hold a Work Session at 5:30 p.m.
in the City Council Work Room on the Carlyle
Retail Study and the Eisenhower Avenue Redesign
(From Holland Lane to Stovall Street.) (NOTE: THE
EISENHOWER AVENUE REDESIGN DISCUSSION
HAS BEEN POSTPONED.)


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 14, 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 November 23, 2010.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring December 31, 2010 as Fair Weather Day Throughout the City of Alexandria.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing December 2010 as Human Rights Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

CONSENT CALENDAR (6-21)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
Patricia Arnaudo

(b) Commission on Persons with Disabilities
Tom Babinszki

(c) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
Florence King

7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Alcohol Safety Action Board
1 Commonwealth's Attorney Representative
1 Police Chief Representative
1 Citizen-at-Large Representative

(b) Alexandria Marketing Committee
1 Citizen Member

(c) Archaeological Commission
1 Planning District I Representative

(d) Beautification Commission
1 Citizen Member

(e) Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large, as an Art Consumer and Participant

(f) Commission on Aging
2 Citizen Members

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



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(h) Commission on Persons With Disabilities
3 Citizen-at-Large Members (a Majority of the Citizen Members
Shall Be Persons With Physical, Visual or Hearing Disabilities)

(i) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Christ Church Representative
1 Carlyle House Representative

(j) Public Health Advisory Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Neighborhood Health
Services, Inc. Board of Directors, Nominated by Such Board

(k) Public Records Advisory Commission
1 Citizen Member

(l) Sister Cities Committee
1 Citizen Member

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

8. Consideration of Capital Allocation Report.

9. Consideration of Acceptance of Grant Funds from the Virginia Department of Health to Implement Project Connect, a Coordinated Public Health Initiative to Prevent Violence Against Women, as Part of the Alexandria Domestic Violence Program.

10. Receipt of the 2010 Annual Report and Plant Survey from Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

11. Receipt of the 2010 Comcast Cable Communications Inc. Annual Subscriber Survey Report.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

12. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Authorizing the Tenant of the Property Located at 320 Montgomery Street in the City of Alexandria, Virginia to Construct and Maintain an Encroachment For Outdoor Restaurant Seating on Royal Street at the Side of the Building Located at 320 Montgomery Street.


REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Authorizing the Tenant of the Property Located at 277 South Washington Street in the City of Alexandria, Virginia to Construct and Maintain an Encroachment For Outdoor Restaurant Seating at That Location.

14. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Authorizing the Tenant of the Property Located at 818 North St. Asaph Street (Parcel Address 600 Montgomery Street) in the City of Alexandria, Virginia to Construct and Maintain an Encroachment For Outdoor Restaurant Seating at That Location.

15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the City Code to Update the Composition of the Gang Task Force.

16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Number of Members of the Alexandria Marketing Committee From Seven Members to Nine Members.

17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Amending City Code Sections 3-3-24, 3-3-32 and 3-3-62 in Accordance With the Modifications Made to Virginia Code Section 2-2-4304, 2.2-4305 and 2.2-4303 and to Amend City Code Section 3-3-24 to Lift Restrictions on the City's Ability to Make Purchases Under Contracts Competitively Entered by Other Public Bodies.

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Vacate a Portion of the Public Right-of-Way at 3110 Mount Vernon Avenue (VAC No. 2009-0001.)

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Make Supplemental Appropriations for the Support of the City Government for Fiscal Year 2011.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Appointment of the Resident Board Member of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED.

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Civil Penalties Section of the City's Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (five min.)

22. Alexandria Alcohol Safety Action Board
1 U.S. Probation Office Representative
1 Treatment Representative

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Has Expertise in the Arts, Either as Practitioners of Various Art Disciplines or as Professional Administrators Working in the Field

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Commission for Women
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

25. Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Hospice of Northern Virginia/Capital Hospice Representative
1 Sheriff or Sheriff's Designee

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Community Criminal Justice Board
1 Representative of Local Education To Be Nominated by the
Superintendent of Schools

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

27. Human Rights Commission
1 Citizen-at-Large Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

28. Library Board
1 Citizen Member Appointed by City Council

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

29. Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee
1 Qualified Professional Skilled in Architecture

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (45 min.)

30. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

31. Oral Report on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC-133) Project at Mark Center.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

32. Consideration of an Endorsement of Proposed Short- and Mid-Term Road Improvements to Alleviate Traffic Impacts in the Vicinity of the Mark Center and the Federal BRAC -133 Project.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

33. Consideration of Criteria for Rezoning Without a Master Plan Study.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

34. Consideration of a Review of the City’s Transportation Management Plan (TMP) Policy.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

35. Consideration of Report on Alexandria Alcohol Safety Action Program.

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 (15 min.)

36. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish the Tier I Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Special Services District. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

37. Consideration of a Resolution Endorsing Federal Funding for Diabetes Research. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

38. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 95 of the City Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

39. Consideration of Five Year License Agreement with QWest Government Services, Inc. to Install Fiber Optic Cable in Existing Conduits in the Public Rights-of-Way.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

40. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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 12/6/2010
DECEMBER 2010

December 1, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 7, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 8, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 9, School Board, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 9, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
December 10, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m. Broadcast of 12/9 Meeting*
December 14, City Council, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
December 15, Board of Architectural Review – Old and Historic, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 16, School Board, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 17, City Council, 6:00 p.m. Replay of 12/14 Meeting
December 18, City Council Public Hearing Meeting 9:30 a. m. *LIVE*
JANUARY 2011

January 4, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 5, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 6, School Board, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 6, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
January 7, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m. Broadcast of 1/6 Meeting*
January 11, City Council, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
January 14, City Council, 9:30 a.m. Replay of 1/11 Meeting
January 19 Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 22, City Council Public Hearing Meeting 9:30 a. m. *LIVE*
January 25, City Council, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
January 26, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 27, School Board, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 28, City Council, 6:00 p.m. Replay of 1/25 Meeting
January 29, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a. m. Replay of 1/22 Meeting