Please take notice that there will be a Special Meeting (Budget Adoption) of City Council held on Thursday, May 1, 1997, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, Alexandria, Virginia, for the purpose of considering the following items. ______________________________ Vola Lawson, City Manager OPENING 1. Calling the Roll. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 2. Consideration of The Proposed Annual Operating Budget for FY 1997-98 (including Schools) and The Proposed Capital Improvements Program for FY 1998-2003 (including the Schools CIP). (#2 4/7/97; #2 3/18/97) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 3. Consideration of the Draft One-Year Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, and the City's Application for FFY 1997 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program Funds (HOME) for the Period July 1, 1997-June 30, 1998. (#3 4/7/97) Council Action:________________________________________________________________ 4. Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to Establish the Real and Personal Property Tax Rates for Calendar Year 1997 (#4 4/7/97; #14 3/25/97). [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 5. Receipt of the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Award for the City's FY 1997 Budget Document. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________