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 Public Hearing Meeting of January 25, 1997; and (b) The Regular Meeting of January 28, 1997. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 4. Report of the City Clerk. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Library Employee Gladys Davis for Her Fifty Years of Service to the Alexandria Library. (Vice Mayor Pepper) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of February 1997 as American Heart Month in the City of Alexandria. (Mayor Donley) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 7. Discussion with Congressman James P. Moran on Federal Initiatives Coming Before the New Congress. (Note: The Congressman is scheduled to arrive after 8 p.m.). Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (8 -13) 8. Receipt of the Following Resignations from Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities James Donald Moorehead (b) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors Jolee Rubin (c) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission Veronique Gresham (d) Alexandria Urban Design Advisory Committee Roger Machanic 9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee 1 Representative from the Arts with Expertise in Music (b) Alexandria Commission on Aging 1 Member with Leadership Experience in a Volunteer Organization (c) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Member Nominated by a Veterans Organization Other Than the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (d) Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board 1 Tenant Member (e) Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission 1 Member from Planning District III (f) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission 1 Citizen Member (g) Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 1 Representative from the Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board 10. Receipt of the Alexandria Sanitation Authority's Annual Report and Financial Audit for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1996. 11. Receipt of the Alexandria Commission on Aging's Safety Needs Report. 12. Receipt of the Annual Report of the Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 13. Consideration of Accepting an Art League Class Project Play Sculpture Donated by Michael Curtis to be Incorporated into the Simpson Park Renovation Project. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) 14. City Council Discussion of the City's Policy for Displaying Plaques in City Facilities re the Request by the Ripening to Vintage Foundation. (Councilman Speck and Vice Mayor Pepper) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 15. Consideration of the Staff Response to the Recommendations from the Cameron Station Recreational Task Force on Recreational Uses in the East End Park of Cameron Station. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 16. City Council Discussion of the City Having an Advisory Referendum on Proposed Changes in Local Elections. (Councilman Speck) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 17. Consideration of the Human Services Committee's Recommendation Regarding the Human Services Contributory Budget Process. (Councilman Euille and Council Member Rich) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 18. Consideration of Report on the Red-light Camera Enforcement Program. (Councilman Speck) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 19. Consideration of a Transfer of $20,000 from Contingent Reserves to Fund the Operation of the Women's Empowerment Program in the Alexandria Detention Center Through June 30, 1997. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES Planning Commission 20. TEXT AMENDMENT #96-13 -- NONCONFORMING USES --City Council Discussion of an amendment to Section 12-200 (Nonconforming uses) to add new provisions (1) requiring that all nonconforming uses abate within seven years unless a special use permit is approved before that time, (2) providing new rules for the repair of structures housing nonconforming uses, and (3) changing the status of certain uses from nonconforming to noncomplying. Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning. (#23 10/19/96) (Councilman Euille) COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0 Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS None. OTHER 21. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 22. Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee 2 Citizen Members Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 23. Alexandria Archaeological Commission 1 Member from the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 24. Alexandria Beautification Commission 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 25. Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals 2 Citizen Members Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued) 26. Alexandria Early Childhood Commission 1 Representative of the President of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 27. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member from the Field of Environmental Sciences Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 28. Alexandria Library Board 2 Citizen Members Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 29. Alexandria Planning Commission 3 Citizen Members Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 30. Alexandria Task Force on AIDS 1 Student from T.C. Williams High School Council Action:_______________________________________________________________