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 11, 2011. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring February as George Washington Birthday Celebration Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (five min.) CONSENT CALENDAR (5-11) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 5. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Community Services Board Amber Nightingale 6. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee 1 Citizen Member (b) Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force 1 City Elementary School Representative (c) Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee 1 Member Designated by the Alexandria School Board (d) Commission on Aging 1 Citizen Member (e) Commission on Employment 1 Representative From Such Organizations as Educational Agencies, Organized Labor, Rehabilitation Agencies, Community-Based Organizations, Economic Development Agencies and the Public Employment Service (f) Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Citizen Member (g) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative From the Old Presbyterian Meeting Housing (h) Landlord-Tenant Relations Board 1 Landlord or Representative of Landlords (i) Sister Cities Committee 1 Citizen Member REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 7. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Allocations and Planned Expenditures. 8. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Family and Children’s Trust Fund (FACT) for Serving Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors. 9. Consideration of a Grant Award from the Department of Homeland Security for an Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Program for Personal Protective Equipment for the Fire Department. 10. Consideration of Acceptance of a Grant Award from the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund (RSAF) Grant Program, Virginia Department of Health for the Purchase of a MedSTAT Mini-Ambulance for the Fire Department. 11. Consideration of an Application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Program for a Fire Protection and Safety (FP&S) Grant for Smoke Detectors and Training. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (five min.) 12. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Representative Who Is Employed by or Affiliated With an Organization That Promotes and Maintains Affordable Housing Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 13. Board of Zoning Appeals 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 14. Commission for Women 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued) 15. George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Member Nominated by the First Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 16. Planning Commission 3 Citizen Members Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Sanitation Authority 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Waterfront Committee 1 Alexandria Seaport Foundation Representative Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (45 min.) 19. Consideration of Recommendations and Status Report on Legislation Introduced at the 2011 General Assembly Session. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Oral Report on the Base Realignment and Closure Project (BRAC -133) in Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Oral Report on the Upcoming Proposed Potomac Yard Metro Station Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Scoping Project. 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.) 22. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing an Ad Hoc Retirement Benefit Advisory Group. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 23. Consideration of Grant Application and Resolution for FY 2012 Funding for the Continuation of the Alexandria Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM) and to Fund a Public Transportation Intern Position. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER (three min.) 24. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 25. Consideration of a Closed Meeting for the Purpose of Discussing a Personnel Matter. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ Public Notices: