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Special Meeting
Wednesday, September 8, 1999 - - 6:00 p.m.

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Present: Mayor Kerry J. Donley, Vice Mayor William D. Euille, Members of Council William C. Cleveland, Redella S. Pepper, Lonnie C. Rich, David G. Speck, and Lois L. Walker.

Absent: None.

Also Present: Mrs. Lawson, City Manager; Mr. Sunderland, City Attorney; Ms. Evans, Assistant City Manager; Mr. Lynn, Director of Planning and Zoning; Mr. O'Kane, Director of Transportation and Environmental Services; Ms. Ross, Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning; Ms. Johnson, Division Chief, Planning and Zoning; Mrs. Godwin, Director of Management and Budget; Mr. Jinks, Director of Financial and Information Technology Services; Ms. Whitmore, Director of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Ms. Boyd, Director of Citizen Assistance; Mr. Simmons, Deputy Director of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Mr. Ruller, Deputy Director of Transportation and Environmental Services; Ms. Plemmer, Assistant City Manager; Mr. Ransom, Special Assistant to the City Manager for Human Relations; Mr. Cox, Planner, Planning and Zoning; Alexandria School Board Chair Kenealy, and Members of the Alexandria School Board; Superintendent of Schools Berg; Fire Chief Hawkins; and Lieutenant Butler, Police Department.

Recorded by: Mrs. Beverly I. Jett, CMC, City Clerk and Clerk of Council.
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OPENING

The Meeting was called to Order by Mayor Donley, and the City Clerk called the Roll; all Members of City Council were present.

(It was noted that a Notice of this Special Meeting had been previously served upon each Member of Council pursuant to a provision of the City Charter, a copy of the Notice certified by each Member of Council being on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council.)

New Business Item No. #1: Mayor Donley introduced and welcomed a delegation of Russian Rotarians.
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, the City Clerk read all of the docket items which were considered together by the City Council.





REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

Planning Commission

2. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0004 -- REZONING #99-0004 -- 3601 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY -- POTOMAC YARD/POTOMAC GREENS -- Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan (1) Coordinated Development District (CDD) Guidelines, (2) Land Use Concept Map, and (3) Predominant Height Limits Map; and public hearing and consideration of an amendment to Section 5-602 of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance with respect to CDD #10/Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens. Applicant: Commonwealth Atlantic Properties Inc., by J. Howard Middleton, Jr., attorney.

3. COORDINATED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT #99-01 -- 3601 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY -- POTOMAC YARD/POTOMAC GREENS -- Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for approval of a Coordinated Development District (CDD) Concept Plan for the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens site; zoned CDD-10/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Commonwealth Atlantic Properties Inc., by J. Howard Middleton, Jr., attorney.

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0020 -- 3601 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY -- POTOMAC YARD/POTOMAC GREENS -- Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a transportation management plan (TMP) for the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens site; zoned CDD-10/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Commonwealth Atlantic Properties, Inc., by J. Howard Middleton, Jr., attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

(A copy of materials submitted by staff in binder marked No. 1, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item Nos. 2, 3 and 4; 9/8/99, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.

A copy of materials submitted by applicant in binder marked No. 2, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 2 of Item Nos. 2, 3 and 4; 9/8/99, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.

A copy of materials submitted by applicant in binder marked No. 3, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 3 of Item Nos. 2, 3 and 4; 9/8/99, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.

A copy of materials submitted by applicant in binder marked No. 4, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 4 of Item Nos. 2, 3 and 4; 9/8/99, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.




A copy of materials submitted by applicant in binder marked No. 5, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 5 of Item Nos. 2, 3 and 4; 9/8/99, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.

Communications received on this item are on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 6 of Item Nos. 2, 3 and 4; 9/8/99, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

The following persons participated in the public hearing on these items:

Howard Middleton, 510 King Street, attorney representing CAP, introduced members of the development team, thanked all of those who were involved in the process, and spoke in support of the proposal;

Richard Gilchrist, Canal Center, representing CAP, gave a brief history of the process and how they got to this point, thanked everyone who was involved in the process, and spoke in support;

Steve Kenealy, 610 North Paxton Street, chair, Alexandria School Board, spoke on behalf of the School Board, and requested that five acres be set aside for a new school with the request that the land be deeded to the Alexandria School Board;

Jack Sullivan, 4300 Ivanhoe Place, president, No Gridlock!, spoke;

Gayle Reuter, 110 East Del Ray Avenue, spoke in support and supported the straightening of the Monroe Avenue Bridge;

Bruce Dwyer, 604 Melrose Street, representing the Alexandria Bicycle Committee, spoke in support of the proposal;

Kimberly O'Donnell, 524 East Nelson Avenue, spoke in support;

Jim Hanagan, 2111 Eisenhower Avenue, representing the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support;

Mike Anderson, 4111 Duke Street, representing the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support;

Randy Kell, 4900 Seminary Road, representing the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support;

Victor Glasberg, 121 South Columbus Street, spoke to the straightening of the Monroe Avenue Bridge and five acres of land to be set aside for school use;

Matthew Tallmer, 1200 Braddock Place, #805, vice president, Braddock Place Condominium Unit Owners' Association, spoke in support;

Peter Eldridge, 1420 West Abingdon Drive, #408, representing North Old Town Independent Civic Association, spoke in support with request to make this a transit first development and supported the use of light rail;



Katy Cannady, 20 East Oak Street, spoke; a copy of Ms. Cannady's statement is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 7 of this item;

John Parsons, 1100 Ohio Drive, S.W., Washington, D.C., representing the National Park Service, spoke in support;

Lloyd A. Martin, II, 2218 Mount Vernon Avenue, representing the Potomac West Business Association, spoke in support;

Poul Hertel, 1217 Michigan Court, president, Northeast Citizens Association; spoke;

Allen Lomax, 5021 Seminary Road, #730, spoke in support;

John F. McGinley, Sr., 14315 Rehobeth Church Road, Lovettesville, VA, spoke in support;

Duane Shields, 324 East Clifford Avenue, representing Mt. Jefferson Civic Association, as well as Ruby Tucker of Lynhaven Citizens Association, spoke in support;

Angus S. Lamond, Jr., 22 West Braddock Road, spoke in support;

Pat Miller, 1806 North Cliff Street, spoke in support;

Desi L. Day, 14 South French Street, representing Alexandria Olympic Boys and Girls Club, spoke in support;

Maria Wasowski, 306 East Hume Avenue, representing Mount Jefferson Civic Association, spoke in support;

Mayor Donley noted that Joyce Woodson had to leave the meeting; however, she was in support of the plan, light rail and Metro;

Thad Carpen, 3201 Cameron Mills Road, Alexandria Soccer Association Commissioner for Travel Soccer, spoke in support;

David Smith, 326 East Clifford Avenue, spoke in support;

Edward Zughaib, 217 North Pitt Street, spoke in support;

Matthew Smith, 400 South Fairfax Street, spoke in support;

Phelan Tyler, 321 East Oak Street, spoke in support;

Sanden Swanson, 5 East Chapman Street, representing Alexandria Soccer Association, spoke in support;

Jacquelyn Wallace-Meade, 411 Clifford Avenue, spoke in support;

Bill Hendrickson, 212 East Spring Street, representing Del Ray Citizens Association, suggested amendments by increasing the Urban Design Review Board by two representatives from neighborhoods in Potomac West, reinstate in the CDD guidelines the condition regarding historic resources, requested that the new square at the proposed Town Center be named Railroad Square, and to amend the conditions to allow the City to make adjustments in the plan to accommodate a future light rail or other such transit system. He also spoke to the strip mall and if it is redeveloped that it adheres to the CDD zoning requirements as well as urban design guidelines and encouraged the straightening of the Monroe Avenue Bridge;

Don Bush, 3201 Landover Street, representing Del Ray Citizens Association, spoke in support and the straightening of Monroe Avenue Bridge;

Marilyn Doherty, 12 West Mount Ida Avenue, co-president, League of Women Voters, representing herself and the League, spoke; a copy of Ms. Doherty's statement is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 8 of this item;

Mark Blackden, 306 East Hume Avenue, spoke in support;

Jack Taylor, 1707 Mount Vernon Avenue, representing himself and the Alexandria Toyota, spoke in support;

Marguerite Lang, 14 West Rosemont Avenue, spoke in support with widening to accommodate light rail;

David Epstein, 425 Argyle Drive, spoke in support;

Ann E. Bartholomew, 406 East Clifford Avenue, vice president, Mount Jefferson Civic Association, spoke in support;

Peter Ramsberger, 1105 North Pitt Street, #1B, president, Old Town North Community Association, spoke in support;

Martin Meisel, 314 Heathestone Mews, spoke in support;

Jim Wilson, 2507 Hayes Street, spoke in support and also that five acres be deeded over to the School Board;

John Milliken, 2010 Corporate Ridge, #400, McLean, VA, representing Charles E. Smith Realty Companies, spoke; a copy of Mr. Milliken's statement is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 9 of this item;

Ellen Pickering, 103 Roberts Lane, asked City Council to get five acres for the school system and place it in a land bank, and requested the City Council to ask the City Manager to install a red-light on the Monroe Avenue Bridge before the blind curve;

Donald F. Mela, 501 Slaters Lane, #722, spoke in support and the assurance of a pedestrian way over the bridge;

Dennis Jones, 421 East Nelson Avenue, representing Del Ray Citizens Association, spoke in support of the concept and the straightening of Monroe Avenue Bridge;




Alethea Taylor Camp, 2912 Landover Street, representing Warwick Village Association, spoke; a copy of Ms. Camp's statement is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 10 of this item;

Peyton Robertson, 112 West Mount Ida Avenue, representing Del Ray Citizens Association, spoke in support and for the straightening of the Monroe Avenue Bridge, and he suggested that Council call on the community's support when requesting funds from TCC for the bridge straightening;

Mark Steinburg, 916 Rolse Place, president of Powhatan Place Homeowners Association, spoke on behalf of the thirty-five homeowners and stated that their community would be the most impacted by the straightening of the Monroe Avenue Bridge, expressed concern about the adverse impact either in the design of that straightening or in the construction of any new bridge that is put in that area. They would like to see some assurance that the straightening or widening of Route One does not adversely impact their neighborhood, and want to participate directly in the design and the phasing in of the construction of the bridge, and also would like to see as part of the project, should the City move forward with straightening of the bridge, the building of a wall along Route One and winding around Slater's Lane to try to mitigate the noise, the pollution and the sight of all that traffic;

Keith D. Burner, 212 East Monroe Avenue, spoke in support;

Stephen Kindrick, 8-D Auburn Court, spoke in support;

James VanZee 2710 Sycamore Street, spoke in support; a copy of his statement is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 11 of this item;

Scott Mitchell, 2300 Mount Vernon Avenue, spoke in support;

Debra Johnson, 515-5 Bashford Lane, president, North Old Town Independent Citizens Association, expressed concern about traffic, the need for light rail and transit station, and requested that five acres be set aside for school use;

Judy Miller, 507 North View Terrace, representing Rosemont Citizens Association, spoke; a copy of Rosemont Citizen Association's position is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 12 of this item;

Erika King, 306 North Fayette Street, representing Inner City Civic Association, spoke; a copy of Ms. King's statement is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 13 of this item;

Al Collins, 420 East Alexandria Avenue, representing Del Ray Citizens Association, spoke in support of the plan with five caveats: one, if any connector streets go from Del Ray into Potomac Yard, they would like citizen input into that process; two, reiterated that it is more preferable to have townhouses as opposed to stacked townhouses and condominiums; three, reserve land for the Metro; four, that City Council work with them to get a Metro stop there some time in the future; and five, encouraged the straightening of Route One;

Cheryl Cort, 1772 Kilbourne Place, N.W., Washington, D.C., representing Chesapeake Bay Foundation, spoke in support;

Kirk S. Fedder, 113 West Maple Street, spoke in support with two concerns; one, how open space is to be maintained without additional funding given to the Recreation Department, and two, the siting of the new school with no more than three acres being dedicated for the school which land should not be deeded to the School Board until the school is ready to be built;

Holly Evans, 302 East Bellefonte Avenue, spoke in support;

Mark Horowitz, 103 West Monroe Avenue, spoke in support of the plan and the straightening of the Monroe Avenue Bridge;

Douglas Wood, 912 South Saint Asaph Street, representing Old Town Civic Association, spoke against due to major concerns about density and traffic impact, and in support of light rail over Metro;

Ned Raynolds, 214 East Howell Avenue, representing the Environmental Policy Commission, spoke in support and referred to letter from chair of the EPC; a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No.14 of this item;

Vincent P. Kelso, 1620 West Abingdon Drive, president, Potowmack Crossing, spoke in support, would like to see the Monroe Avenue Bridge straightened, and would like to see easier pedestrian access to the Braddock Road Metro until funds can be made available for a Metro at Potomac Yard;

Amy Fromm, 2307 East Randolph Avenue, spoke in support of the continued boulevarding of Route One and protected right-hand turns, and spoke on behalf of her husband; a copy of his statement is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 15;

Andrew Macdonald, 1313 Bayliss Drive, spoke against;

Sally Ann Greer, 1168 North Pitt Street, president, Canal Way Homeowners Association, spoke against;

Stewart Schwartz, 1415 Oronoco Street, representing the Coalition for Smarter Growth/Washington Regional Network, spoke in support and the need for Metro and light rail; and

Ken Bosta, 19 East Windsor Avenue, spoke in support with the straightening of the Monroe Avenue Bridge.

The public hearing was concluded.

Transportation and Environment Services Director O'Kane went through the items that were raised during the public hearing.

Members of City Council, City Attorney Sunderland, Planning and Zoning Director Lynn, and Planning Division Chief Johnson participated in the discussion.




WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Vice Mayor Euille and carried unanimously, the Council accepted the recommendations of the City Manager that are set out on pages 1 and 2 of her August 24, 1999, memorandum to Council on the subject of public open space and street trees within the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens coordinated development district, which memorandum is at Tab 1 of the materials that have been distributed to council. The Manager's recommendations in the August 24, 1999, memorandum on parks and open spaces are as follows:

1. Amend Concept Plan Condition 7 (page 44 of the Concept Plan Report/Tab 2) and the applicable Concept Plan Design Guidelines, so that they provide:

a. that the open spaces within the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens CDD that are identified in Attachment A to this memorandum shall be dedicated by CAP to the City, and that the City shall assume maintenance responsibilities for these open spaces. These open spaces are: Howell Park, the finger parks along Swann and Custis Avenues, Braddock Field, the two Monroe Fields, Potomac Yard Park, the 16-acre portion of Potomac Greens Park designated in the design guidelines as an "environmental protection area" and one adjacent acre, and the southern 3-acre portion of Rail Park; and

b. that the open spaces within the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens CDD that are identified in Attachment B shall not be dedicated to the City, but instead shall be retained in non-public ownership subject to a public access easement, to be conveyed by CAP to the City, which provides a right of access to these open spaces to members of the public, and that these open spaces shall be maintained over time by CAP and its successors. These open spaces are: Town Center Plaza, Potomac Plaza, Four-Mile Run Park, [except the northern 1.2-acre portion of Rail Park], and the small neighborhood parks in the CDD (including in Parcels A, H, I and L); and

2. Amend the Concept Plan Design Guidelines so that they expressly provide that any athletic fields to be constructed by CAP within the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens CDD shall be designed and constructed in accord with applicable nationally-recognized standards.

The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Cleveland "aye"
Euille "aye" Rich "aye"
Donley "aye" Speck "aye"
Walker "aye"

THEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Councilman Cleveland and carried unanimously, with respect to the application for approval of amendments to the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan, the Council accepted the recommendation of the Planning Commission and approved the amendments to this master plan chapter, as described in the staff report which is at Tab 11 of the materials that have been distributed to Council. The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Euille "aye"
Cleveland "aye" Rich "aye"
Donley "aye" Speck "aye"
Walker "aye"

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Vice Mayor Euille and carried on a unanimous ROLL-CALL vote, [with respect to CAP's application for approval of a concept plan for the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens coordinated development district (as the district is defined in footnote 3 on page 34 of the staff's concept plan report)], Council adopted the resolution that was before it, [which approves, with certain amendments the CDD Concept Plan that the Planning Commission has recommended to it, as that plan is defined in Finding F-2 of the staff's concept plan report (which is a part of Tab 2 of the distributed materials), and which includes Council's approval of Concept Plan Condition 1 that provides for the automatic replacement of the Concept Plan with the Alternative Concept Plan, as that plan is defined in Finding F-3 in the staff report, upon the occurrence of the events that are described in that Condition 1.], and added a paragraph (g) on page three to read as follows: "(g) Amended the Urban Design Review Board by increasing it from five to seven members, and the two members would represent the Potomac West area." The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Cleveland "aye"
Euille "aye" Rich "aye"
Donley "aye" Speck "aye"
Walker "aye"

The resolution reads as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 1931

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5-604 of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, Commonwealth Atlantic Properties (“CAP”) has filed with the City a concept plan for the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens Coordinated Development District, less the portion of the district known as Old Town Greens (the district less Old Town Greens is referred to as the “CDD”), and has requested City Council approval of the concept plan;

WHEREAS, City staff recommended approval of the CAP-submitted concept plan, with a number of modifications, when the plan was presented to the Planning Commission on June 15, 1999;

WHEREAS, the CAP-submitted concept plan, as modified by staff, that was presented to the Planning Commission consisted of (1) a concept plan sheet which divided the CDD into various landbays and showed the land uses proposed for each, (2) a set of concept plan urban design guidelines, and (3) a series of concept plan conditions;

WHEREAS, on June 15, 1999, following a public hearing, the Planning Commission approved the CAP-submitted concept plan, as modified by staff, with a few revisions made by the Commission, and recommended that City Council approve the CAP-submitted plan, as modified by staff and as further revised by the Commission;




WHEREAS, the concept plan approved by the Planning Commission provides for two plans of development within the CDD, one (referred to as the “Alternative Concept Plan”) which will become effective and displace the other (referred to as the “Concept Plan”) only in the event that the City elects to assume responsibility for undertaking, or funding, a portion of certain infrastructure improvements in the CDD;

WHEREAS, more specifically, the Commission-approved concept plan provides for the Alternative Concept Plan to become effective and, thus, for alternative development to occur largely within the portion of the CDD that lies west of the relocated rail lines and south of Howell Avenue (extended into the CDD), should the City determine to assume responsibility for constructing, or funding, a certain portion of the following infrastructure activities:

(1) the elimination of the current Monroe Avenue bridge and of the current Route 1 roadway between Monroe Avenue and approximately Howell Avenue;

(2) the construction of a new road structure (the “New Route 1 Connector”) that provides a direct and relatively straight connection between the intersection of Route 1 and Slater's Lane, at the east end of the current Monroe Avenue bridge, and Route 1 in the vicinity of Howell Avenue; and

(3) the realignment of certain streets within and adjacent to the CDD, including the extension of Monroe Avenue eastward into the CDD at grade until it intersects with South Main Street, and the provision of a tie-in for Potomac Avenue (the Spine Road) with the New Route 1 Connector;

WHEREAS, on September 8, 1999, City Council conducted a public hearing on the concept plan that had been recommended for approval by the Planning Commission;

WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the concept plan recommended for approval by the Planning Commission, with certain additional amendments described below, satisfies the standards in Section 5-604(H) of the Zoning Ordinance, and that the plan, with such additional amendments, and the development it proposes:

(1) substantially conform to applicable provisions of the City's master plan;

(2) are designed to preserve and protect, to the extent possible, the scenic assets and natural features of land within the CDD;

(3) are designed to mitigate any substantial adverse impacts that the proposed development may have on surrounding lands;

(4) are designed in accordance with public facilities, services, transportation systems, and utilities, both existing and to be constructed, which are adequate for the type and amount of development that is proposed;

(5) are designed to provide adequate recreational amenities, including a system of pedestrian, bicycle and other recreational paths; and

(6) are designed to provide a substantial number of residential units; now, therefore,
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

1. That the concept plan for the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens Coordinated Development District (excluding the Old Town Greens portion of the district), consisting of concept plan sheets, concept plan urban design guidelines and concept plan conditions, for the Concept Plan and the Alternative Concept Plan, which was approved by the Planning Commission on June 15, 1999, shall be, and it hereby is, amended in the following manner:

(a) by the adoption of amended concept plan conditions 1, 8, 12(a), 13(b) and 13(c), 15(a), 15(d), 15(m) and 15(n), and 30, which are set out in the document entitled “Proposed Changes to the Concept Plan Conditions, as Approved by the Planning Commission on June 15, 1999” (attached hereto as Attachment A);

(b) by the adoption of amended concept plan conditions 7 and 15(r) (attached hereto as Attachment B), and of appropriate amendments to the concept plan urban design guidelines, to put into effect the recommendations made by the City Manager in her August 24, 1999, docket memorandum on the subject of CDD parks, open space and street trees and adopted by council;

(c) by the adoption of amended concept plan condition 15(b) (attached hereto as Attachment C), to add a reference to South Main Street that was inadvertently omitted during the condition's drafting;

(d) by the adoption of a new subparagraph (g) to be added to concept plan condition 1 (attached hereto as Attachment D), to provide for the revision by CAP of construction documents or cost estimates that have been disapproved by the City and for the submission of the revised materials to the City for its review;

(e) by the adoption of a new concept plan condition 30A (attached hereto as Attachment E), to address the potential construction of a light rail or similar transit system within the Potomac Yard portion of the CDD;

(f) by the adoption of an amended Condition 15A (attached hereto as Attachment F), to address the school board's position regarding the reservation of land within Potomac Yard for a future school building; and

(g) by the adoption of an amended Condition 17 (attached hereto as Attachment G), to increase the membership of the Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee from five to seven persons and to provide that two of the members shall be representatives of the Potomac West area;

2. That the concept plan for the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens Coordinated Development District (less the Old Town Greens portion of the district) which was approved by the Planning Commission on June 15, 1999, as amended by the provisions of paragraph 1 above, shall be, and it hereby is, approved; and



3. That it is the sense of the City Council that the Alternative Concept Plan and the infrastructure improvements within the CDD that this plan entails, including the elimination of the Monroe Avenue bridge, the construction of the New Route 1 Connector and the realignment of Monroe Avenue, are highly desirable and are preferable to the Concept Plan, and that the City Manager and her staff shall make every reasonable effort to locate and secure the funds that will enable the City to undertake, or pay for, the portion of such improvements that is described in concept plan condition 1; and

4. That the effective date of this resolution shall be September 8, 1999.
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(Mayor Donley summarized the above amendments and Council Member Walker spoke to the amendment with respect to light rail.)

THEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Councilman Cleveland and carried unanimously, with respect to the application for approval of an amendment to section 5-602 of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, to amend the zoning within Coordinated Development District No. 10, Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens, the Council accepted the recommendation of the Planning Commission and approved the amendment, which is described on page 5 of the staff report which is at Tab 11 of the materials that have been distributed to Council. The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Euille "aye"
Cleveland "aye" Rich "aye"
Donley "aye" Speck "aye"
Walker "aye"

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Councilman Cleveland and carried unanimously, with respect to the application for a Transportation Management Plan special use permit for Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens, Council accepted the recommendation of the Planning Commission and approved this TMP special use permit, subject to all conditions set out in the staff report which is at Tab 12 of the materials that have been distributed to Council. The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Euille "aye"
Cleveland "aye" Rich "aye"
Donley "aye" Speck "aye"
Walker "aye"

Vice Mayor Euille stated that this Council needs to commit itself to addressing transportation and traffic concerns city-wide, and should seriously consider the formation of a Special Task Force on Transportation.

Mayor Donley asked Mr. Middleton, for the record, if his client would be agreeable to state on the record tonight that you will work with the staff and the Alexandria Commission on Archaeology about some suitable recognition of historic sites on the property? The response was "yes."

City Attorney Sunderland noted that there will be a public use easement for the Town Center/Green but the ownership is going to reside with CAP and its successor, so the fee of that land will be with CAP, the maintenance responsibilities with CAP and, in his view, the naming rights are going to go with CAP as well, in consultation with Mr. Snyder.

With respect to the retail mall strip, City Attorney Sunderland stated that there are three different issues on the retail center. One is its length and its life. Second, an enlargement and expansion issue, he referred to the letter he wrote to Mr. Hendrickson in which he stated that he didn't believe that it can be done. The third issue is redevelopment. To him the question then is whether because it is a concept plan use, that redevelopment can be done pursuant to a preliminary development plan and pursuant to a special use permit. In which case, the City would have some control over the redevelopment.

City Attorney Sunderland suggested that on all three of these points that Mr. Middleton and he exchange a letter and sign off on exactly what they have consented to and make it a part of the record.

Mayor Donley and the Members of City Council commented on the long process and finally have it come to fruition.

Mr. Gilchrist spoke.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Vice Mayor Euille and carried unanimously, at 10:50 p.m., the Special Meeting of Wednesday, September 8, 1999, was adjourned. The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Cleveland "aye"
Euille "aye" Rich "aye"
Donley "aye" Speck "aye"
Walker "aye"
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APPROVED BY:



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KERRY J. DONLEY MAYOR


ATTEST:



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Beverly I. Jett, CMC City Clerk






Binder #1
Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens
Staff Reports and Related Documents
Table of Contents

1. a. Memo from the Director of P&Z to City Council providing overview of Planning Commission changes, dated August 24, 1999.
b. Memo from Vola Lawson re dedication and maintenance of open space in Potomac Yard dated August 24, 1999.
c. Memo from the Director of P&Z to Planning Commission providing overview of the issues, dated June 3, 1999.
2. a. Staff report on Concept Plan, including conditions, June 15, 1999.
b. Proposed changes to the Concept Plan Conditions, August 18, 1999
3. Aerial Photograph of Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens
4. Attachment A-1 Staff recommended Concept Plan Sheet
5. Attachment A-2 Staff recommended Concept Plan Urban Design Guidelines (Planning Commission changes are shown in handwritten notation within brackets.)
6. Attachment B-1 Staff recommended Alternative Concept Plan Sheet (straightened bridge alternative)
7. Attachment B-2 Staff recommended Replacement Sheets for the Alternative Plan Urban Design Guidelines (Planning Commission changes are shown in handwritten brackets.)
8. Attachment B-3 Illustration of Portion of the Alternative Concept Plan (area from Howell Street south) [And copy of CAP's plan for the same area, for comparison purposes]
9. Attachment C Route 1/Monroe Avenue Bridge/Potomac Avenue Connection Design Concept - 2 Options (An Illustration of the two roadway configurations to be assessed for costs in determining whether to trigger the Alternative Concept Plan.)
10. Attachment D Possible By-Right Development Plan for Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens prepared by staff showing what can potentially be developed without review by City Council.
11. Staff report on Master Plan Amendment/Rezoning, including land use and height maps.
12. Staff report on Transportation Management Plan, including traffic analysis and staff conditions on TMP.
13. Letters from the public on the proposed development.

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Potomac Yard
Community Planning Process

Book I
June 1998 - June 1999

I Overview and Summary of Potomac Yard Community Planning Process
II. Community Involvement 2. Newsletters III. Master Plan and Responses to Community Input
A. Design Principles and Plan Description
1. Illustrative Plan IV. Summaries of Reports & Studies (For detailed information, see Book III) V. Media Coverage
A. Overview/List * * * * *
Potomac Yard
Community Planning Process

Book II
Reports & Studies

I. Transportation and Transit
A. Metro
1. Metro Feasibility (White Paper)
2. Metro Funding Meeting
a. Attendees, dates, agendas/handouts
3. Financing the Potomac Yard Transit Project
B. Traffic Impact Study/Transportation Management Plan
C. Route 1/Potomac Avenue Connection Configuration
II. Fiscal Impact Report

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RESOLUTIONS OF THE ALEXANDRIA CITY SCHOOL BOARD CONCERNING A SCHOOL SITE IN POTOMAC YARD

CORRESPONDENCE

SUBMISSION BY CHARLES E. SMITH REALTY COMPANIES

This docket is subject to change.

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Full-text copies of ordinances, resolutions, and agenda items are available in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of the Council.
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Individuals with disabilities who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in the City Council meeting may call the City Clerk and Clerk of Council's Office at 838-4500 (TTY/TDD 838-5056). We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made.
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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 11 FOLLOWS:



As of 8/17/99

CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
ON
CHANNEL 11

SEPTEMBER 1999


September 1, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. - Live

September 2, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

September 7, Planning Commission Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

September 8, City Council Special Meeting, (Special Public Hearing on Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens), 6:00 p.m. - Live

September 9, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. - Live

September 10, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 6:00 p.m. - Replay of the Sept. 8 Meeting

September 14, City Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

September 15, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. - Live

September 16, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

September 17, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. - Replay of the Sept. 14 Meeting

September 18, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. - Live

September 22, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m. - Live

September 25, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. - Replay of the Sept. 18 Meeting

September 28, City Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

September 29, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. - Replay of the Sept. 28 Meeting