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Office of the City Clerk
June 3, 1997

The Work Session with the Alexandria
Commission on Employment has been
Postponed to the fall.

There will be a Reception at 7:00 p.m.
Recognizing the Winners of the Commission on
Persons with Disabilities Gerry Bertier Scholarships,
Community Organization Grants and the John Duty
Collins Outstanding Advocate Award in Room 2000.

There will be an Executive Session at the Conclusion
of the Meeting. Please refer to Docket Item No. 44.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, June 10, 1997 - - 7:30 p.m.


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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 Regular Public Hearing Meeting of May 17, 1997; and

(b) The Regular Meeting of May 27, 1997.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of Proclamation Designating Saturday, June 14, 1997, as Robert The Bruce Day in the City of Alexandria. (Vice Mayor Pepper)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming Each May 25 Through May 31 as "Week of Remembrance of the Freedmen's Cemetery" in the City of Alexandria. (Councilmen Euille and Cleveland)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (7-11)(18-32)

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

(a) Alexandria Archaeological Commission
Sean Kelly

(b) Alexandria Community Services Board
Michael Lavanga

(c) Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission
Mark Eaton

8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Ad Hoc City of Alexandria 250th Anniversary Commission
1 Member Designated by the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors

(b) Ad Hoc Old and Historic Alexandria District Newsrack Committee
1 Member From the Alexandria Planning Commission

(c) Alexandria Archaeological Commission
1 Member From Planning District II

(d) Alexandria Community Services Board
1 Licensed Physician

(e) Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission
1 Representative of Councilman William Cleveland

(f) Alexandria Industrial Development Authority
1 Citizen Member

(g) Alexandria Potomac West Alliance Board of Directors
1 Representative of the Potomac West Business Association

(h) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Alexandria Seaport Foundation

(i) Alexandria Youth Services Commission
1 Youth Member

9. Consideration of Request to Vacate a Position on the Alexandria Commission on Aging.

10. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Health for Funding for the Office on Women's Sexual Assault Response and Awareness Program.



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

11. Receipt of the Annual Report from the Public Records Advisory Commission.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

12. Consideration of the Human Services Committee Recommendations on Child Care in the City. (Councilman Euille and Council Member Rich)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

13. Consideration of the Establishment of a Task Force to Develop the Process to Set Priorities for the Human Services Contributory Budget Process for FY 1999.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

14. (a) Receipt of the Youth Services Study Report and Setting the Report for Public Hearing on June 14, 1997.


Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

15. (a) Consideration of Implementation of an Electronic Inspection System for Model Food Code Enforcement and Establishment of a New Fee for Food Establishment Plan Review.

(b) Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the provisions of the city code relating to sanitation at restaurants and other food service establishments by adopting the model food code recently issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

16. Consideration of the Renaming of the Ramsay Nature Center to the Jerome Ford Nature Center.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

17. Consideration of Landlord-Tenant Relations Board and Staff Amendments to the Housing Conversion Assistance Policy.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________


REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR (18 - 32)

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the fire prevention and building code provisions of the city code by adopting the new Virginia statewide fire prevention code, with certain exceptions, and by revising portions of the Virginia statewide building code that are adopted by the city code.

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to repeal certain provisions of the city code relating to filling stations which have been superseded by the Virginia statewide fire prevention code.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the provisions of the city code relating to the control of rodents by transferring the responsibility for administering and enforcing these code provisions from the department of transportation and environmental services to the bureau of code enforcement.

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to implement a "red light camera enforcement" demonstration program, pursuant to which cameras will be installed at one or more intersections in the city and citations will be issued to motorists who, by photograph, are shown to have failed to stop at a red light.

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code provisions relating to parking in spaces designated for the handicapped (i) by changing the penalty for unauthorized parking in such spaces from a fixed penalty of $100 to a penalty ranging from $100 to $500, and (ii) by imposing penalties for the unauthorized or fraudulent use of a handicapped parking permit.

23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code by reducing the personal property tax rate on vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds.

24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the provisions of the city code relating to graffiti by providing that the city can abate a graffiti nuisance after reasonable notice to the property owner, and by enhancing the penalty for graffiti vandalism.





ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

25. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to require the fingerprinting of applicants for concealed weapons permits.

26. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city Zoning Ordinance to prohibit the removal of any non-required parking space in the Old and Historic Alexandria District to accommodate additional residential building.

27. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public right-of-way at 324 North Fairfax Street for an awning.

28. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize the sale of three city-owned parcels of land at Eisenhower and Clermont Avenues, in connection with the construction of the new Clermont interchange off of Interstate 95.

29. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to sell two city-owned parcels of land adjacent to Braddock Road, in connection with the widening of Braddock Road between Mt. Vernon Avenue and North West Street.

30. 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 1997.

31. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to make appropriations for the support of the city government for fiscal year 1998.

32. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE authorizing and empowering the issuance, sale and delivery of bonds not to exceed $45 million to finance various public improvements.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

33. Consideration of a Resolution to Set the Annual Charge for the Residential Refuse Collection Fee. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

34. Consideration of a Resolution to the Virginia Department of Transportation for Regional Surface Transportation Program Funds for Pedestrian Improvements in the King Street Metrorail Station Area. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

35. Consideration of a Resolution for Alexandria's Participation in the Commonwealth of Virginia's Partners in Prevention Initiative for the Prevention of Unintended Pregnancies. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

36. Consideration of Grant Applications and a Governing Body Resolution to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development for FY 1998 Continuation Funding Under the State Homeless Housing Assistance Resources Program and Approval of State Homeless Housing Assistance Resources Program Applications from Alexandria Non-Profit Organizations. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

37. Consideration of a Resolution That Designates the City Manager's Administrative Regulations on Travel as the Basis for City Travel Reimbursement. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

38. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Alexandria Industrial Development Authority Bonds for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

OTHER

39. Consideration of the City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

40. Ad Hoc Old and Historic Alexandria District Newsrack Committee
1 Member Who Is a Signatory to the 1994 Voluntary Agreement Between the City of Alexandria and 18 Newspapers and Newspaper Distributors

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

41. Alexandria Commission on Employment
1 Representative From Among Recognized Area Businesses Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

42. Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
1 Citizen Member With a Disability

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

43. Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

44. The convening of an executive session to consult with legal counsel pertaining to pending litigation that involves the City, pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.1-344(A)(7).

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

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