Docket for Regular Meeting (10/08/1996)

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Office of the City Clerk
October 3, 1996

There Will be a City Council Work
Session with the Budget and Fiscal
Affairs Advisory Committee at 6:00 p.m.
in the Council Workroom.

Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 8, 1996 - - 7:30 pm

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OPENING

1. Calling the Roll.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

2. Invocation. By:_________________________________________________________

3. Reading and Acting upon the Minutes of the Following Meetings of City Council:

(a) the Special Public Hearing Meeting of September 21, 1996; and

(b) the Regular Meeting of September 24, 1996.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of Proclamation Declaring the Week of October 6-12, 1996, as Fire Prevention Week in the City of Alexandria.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of October 13-19, 1996, as Character Counts Week in the City of Alexandria. (Vice Mayor Pepper and Council Member Rich)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of Proclamation Declaring the Month of October 1996, as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Designating October 18, as Mammography Day in the City of Alexandria. (City Manager Lawson)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
OPENING (continued)

8. Presentation of Proclamation Honoring Reverend Columbus Watson for His Thirty-Five Years of Service as Minister at Beulah Baptist Church. (Mayor Donley and City Manager Lawson)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

9. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of October as Virginia Archaeology Month in the City of Alexandria.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

10. Presentation of Proclamation Declaring November 12, 1996, as Ronald H. Brown Day in the City of Alexandria. (Council Member Rich)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (11-13) (18)

11. Receipt of the Following Resignations from Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Beautification Commission
Carol Rudolph

(b) Alexandria Commission on Employment
Patricia L. Ortego

(c) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
Paul W. Bateman

(d) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission
Karen Dawley Paul

(e) Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board
James A. Yancey

12. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Tenant From an Affordable Housing Complex

(b) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
1 Citizen Member

(c) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member From the Field of Sanitary/Environmental Engineering

(d) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee:
1 Member Nominated by the Alexandria Jaycees

(e) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From Planning District III

1 Representative From the Historic Alexandria Foundation

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(f) Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board
1 Low-Income Tenant Member

(g) Alexandria Recycling Study Subcommittee of the Waste-to-Energy Task Force
1 Representative From the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission

(h) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
1 Parent Member

(i) Alexandria Task Force to Monitor the Closing of Cameron Station
1 Citizen-at-Large

(j) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Alexandria Archaeological Commission

13. Receipt of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts FY 1995-96 Annual Report.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

14. Update on the Report of the City Manager's Ad Hoc Task Force on Stalking/Domestic Violence Issues Related to the Murder of Karen Mitsoff. (#14 6/25/96)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

15. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application to The Virginia Department of Social Services (The Office of Newcomer Services) for Funding for The Refugee Resettlement Program.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

16. Receipt of Report by the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Regarding Corner Lot Fences. (#17 9/24/96)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

17. Receipt of Report of the Task Force on Old Town Open Space.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR (18)

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to Decrease the Requirement for City Registration of Child Care Providers Who Care for a Maximum of Eight to a Maximum of Five Children in Accordance with State Law.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

19. Consideration of Resolution to Reduce the Size of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. (Mayor Donley). [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

OTHER

20. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

21. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Citizen Member

1 Member From the Field of Intergovernmental Relations

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

22. Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Historical Society

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

23. Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board
1 Tenant Member

1 Landlord Representative

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

24. Alexandria Task Force on Information and Communication Technologies
1 Member-at-Large

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

25. Convening of an Executive Session to Consult with Legal Counsel and Receive Briefing from Staff Members and Counsel Pertaining to Potential Litigation and to Specific Legal Matters Requiring the Provision of Legal Advice by Counsel, Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.1-344(A)(7).

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

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