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March 22, 2000

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Special Public Hearing Meeting
Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - - 5:00 p.m.


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Please take notice that there was a Special Public Hearing Meeting of City Council held on Tuesday, March 21, 2000, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall, Alexandria, Virginia, for the purpose of considering the following items.

/s/Philip Sunderland, City Manager

OPENING

1. Calling the Roll.

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

Councilman Cleveland stated for the record that he owns a condominum unit in one of the Carlyle Towers buildings located in the Carlyle development. It is concievable that the property that he owns, as well as the property that many others own who reside at Carlyle Towers, could be affected by Council's decision on the PTO project. He indicated that he may have, therefore, what the Virginia Conflict of Interest laws refer to as a "personal interest" in the PTO matters. Nonetheless, he believes that he is able to participate in these PTO matters fairly, objectively, and in the public interest, and because of this he does intend to participate in these matters.
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REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTTEES

Planning Commission

2. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0014
REZONING #99-0014
TEXT AMENDMENT #2000-004
1950 DUKE ST
CARLYLE SITE - PTO PROPOSAL

UPDATES FROM MARCH 9, 2000 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Please refer to motion at end of action docket.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

3. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0055
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0056 CARLYLE SITE - PTO PROPOSAL
COMMISSION ACTION: Adopted resolution to recommend approval. 5-1

Please refer to motion at end of action docket.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

4. VACATION #99-0006
1950 DUKE ST
CARLYLE SITE - PTO PROPOSAL
COMMISSION ACTION: Adopted resolution to recommend approval. 5-1

Please refer to motion at the end of the action docket.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

5. TEXT AMENDMENT #2000-006
COORDINATED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HEIGHT
COMMISSION ACTION: Adopted resolution to recommend approval. 5-1

Please refer to motion at the end of the action docket.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________


6. ENCROACHMENT #2000-0001
1950 DUKE ST
BALLENGER AV AND DULANY ST
CARLYLE SITE - PTO PROPOSAL Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Speck, seconded by Vice Mayor Euille and carried on a vote of 5-to-2, City Council (1) approved the Master Plan Amendment adopted by the Planning Commission in Commission Resolution MPA 99-0014; (2) approved the amendment to Section 5-602 (A) of the Zoning Ordinance, and the portion of Table 1 in said section relating to CDD No. 1, Duke Street, to provide that a maximum height of up to 217 feet shall be permitted for one building for the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as recommended by the Planning Commission; (3) approved Special Use Permits 99-0055 and 99-0056, as recommended by the Planning Commission, which permit amendments to the current special use permit and plan of development for the Carlyle site, including: (a) the amendments to the conditions in the current special use permit; (b) the amendments to the design guidelines which are part of the Carlyle plan of development; (c) the amendments to the preliminary site plans and landscape plan which are part of the Carlyle plan of development; and (d) the amendments to the executive summary portion of the Carlyle plan of development with the following additional condition: "#109. In addition to the requirements of the Transportation Management Plan for Carlyle, the applicant or its successor in interest to the PTO Property shall, within six months of approval of the SUP, initiate contact with, and shall thereafter use its best, good faith efforts to work with city staff, WMATA, the Virginia and Maryland Secretaries of Transportation, the developer of National Harbor, other local governments and interested parties, to develop and implement a transportation plan for public transit service across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, from the Branch Avenue Metro Station (opening 2001) to the Eisenhower Avenue Metro Station, with service stops at National Harbor, PTO, and other appropriate locations. Such service should be operational using buses, at the time of occupancy of the first PTO building, if feasible, and service should eventually be provided by light or heavy rail. This condition does not require the applicant to fund such transit service."; (4) approved the vacation of certain street, subsurface, and air right easements in Vacation #99-0006, as referenced in the Planning Commission action on the vacation and subject to the conditions recommended by the Planning Commission, and that the Mayor be authorized to appoint viewers for same, who are to report back to the Council; the Mayor subsequently appointed Warren Almquist, Chair, and Ruby Tucker and Katrine Fitzgerald as Viewers; and (5) approved the amendment to Section 12-600(B)(5) of the Zoning Ordinance to allow changes to a CO special use permit in a coordinated development district, to allow an increase in height consistent with the CDD zone regulations, as recommended by the Planning Commission; and in addition, City Council referred to the City Manager, with a request that a staff recommendation come back to Council for implementation, a proposal that a special "Task Force on Traffic and Parking" be created for the purpose of working to address major parking and traffic concerns citywide, with particular emphasis on the areas of Old Town, Inner City, Rosemont and Del Ray. Study tasks, with the assistance of outside expertise, will include street patterns, traffic flows, signage, parking garages, infrastructure, etc. Proposed membership will consist of representatives from City Council, Planning Commission, Traffic and Parking Board, citizens-at-large and City staff.

Councilman Speck indicated that the City Manager will come back with a recommendation that will focus initially on the PTO and Carlyle Development.

As suggested by Lori Quill, Mayor Donley requested that the Carlyle Design Review Board's membership be increased to include someone from planning or architectural staff to provide more support in reviewing any design changes for Carlyle.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m.

This docket is subject to change.

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