City Council Retreat
Saturday, September 28, 1996 - - 8:30 am
8:30 - 8:45 A.M. WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
City Manager Vola Lawson
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8:45 - 9:00 A.M. BUDGET ISSUES: REVENUE OUTLOOK
(Attachment 1)
Financial and Information Technology Services
Director Arthur Gitajn
9:00 - 10:30 A.M. EXPENDITURE CHALLENGES IN THE COMING YEAR (Attachment 2)
Office of Management and Budget Director
Lori Godwin
COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE TO STAFF ON PRIORITIES FOR THE FY 1998 BUDGET
CITY BUDGET PROCESS
(Attachment 3)
Councilman David G. Speck
10:30 - 10:45 A.M. BREAK
10:45 - 12:00 NOON DEMOGRAPHIC PRESENTATION
Planning and Zoning Director Sheldon Lynn
(Attachment 4A and 4B)
Northern Virginia Planning District Commission
Director of Demographics and Economic Analysis Kenneth Billingsley
(Attachment 4C)
Alexandria Schools Superintendent
Dr. Herbert Berg
COUNCIL DISCUSSION
SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
A. Fair Share Issues (Attachments 5 and 6)
City Manager Vola Lawson
Office of Housing Director Mildrilyn Davis
B. Special Needs Housing Moratorium (Attachment 7)
Council Member Lonnie C. Rich
COUNCIL DISCUSSION
12:00 - 12:30 P.M. LUNCH
12:30 - 1:00 P.M. DISCUSSION OF CITY TECHNOLOGY POLICY ISSUES
Alexandria Task Force on Information Technology Co-Chairs Vice Mayor Redella S. Pepper and
Council Member Lois L. Walker
12:30 - 1:00 P.M. TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW AND INTERNET DEMONSTRATION
Financial and Information Technology Services
Alexandria Library Director
Patrick O’Brien
1:00 - 1:30 P.M. UPDATE ON PRIORITIES ESTABLISHED AT THE CITY’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
(Requested by Mayor Kerry J. Donley and Councilman William D. Euille)
(Attachments 8 and 9)
Mayor Kerry J. Donley
Updates:
1. Market the City
Mayor Kerry J. Donley
2. Reduce Impediments to Commercial
Development
Alexandria Planning Commission Chairman
William Hurd
3. Relocate the Patent and Trademark Office Relocation to Alexandria
Alexandria Economic Development Partnership Executive Vice President Richard Flaherty
4. Increase Substantially the Budget for Economic Development
City Manager Vola Lawson
5. Strengthen Landmark Mall
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Kathy Snyder
1:30 - 2:15 P.M. WELFARE REFORM - ALEXANDRIA WORKS! UPDATE
Overview:
Alexandria Works! Co-Chairs
Vice Mayor Redella S. Pepper and
Councilman William D. Euille
Accomplishments of Alexandria Works! (Attachment 10)
Suzanne Chis, Human Services Acting Director
CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING (CET) UPDATE (Attachments 11 and 12)
(Requested by Councilman William C. Cleveland)
Joe Stevens, Regional Director, CET
Dennis McKinney, Director, CET
Welfare Reform/CET Legislative Issues
(Attachment 13)
Suzanne Chis, Human Services Acting Director
2:15 - 2:45 P.M. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PRIORITIES
(Attachment 14)
Council Member Lois L. Walker
2:45 - 3:00 P.M. BREAK
3:00 - 3:30 P.M. NUISANCE ACTIVITIES (Attachments 15 and 16)
Council Member Lonnie C. Rich
3:30 - 4:15 P.M. MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES AND REQUESTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
A. Councilman William Cleveland’s Issues
(Attachment 17)
1. Purchasing Procedures for Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) and Purchasing Ordinance (Attachment 18)
Purchasing Division Chief Jack Pitzer
2. New West End School (Attachment 19)
3. Public Utilities (Attachment 20)
B. Councilman David G. Speck’s Issues (Attachment 21)
1. Residential Police Officers
2. Changes in the Local Electoral Process
C. Council Member Lonnie C. Rich and Councilman William D. Euille’s Issues
1. A Call To Community (Attachment 22)
3:30 - 4:15 P.M. UPDATE ON SAMUEL MADDEN HOMES
Task Force Members Mayor Kerry J. Donley and Councilman William D. Euille
Mayor Kerry J. Donley
4:15 - 4:30 P.M. WRAP UP AND ADJOURNMENT
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