Meeting Minutes for Regular Meeting (05/23/2000)

Regular Meeting
Tuesday, May 23, 2000 - - 7:30 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: Mr. Sunderland, City Manager; Mr. Pessoa, Acting City Attorney; Ms. Evans, Assistant City Manager; Ms. Steele, Deputy City Manager; Ms. O'Regan, Director of Human Services; Ms. Ross, Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning; Mrs. Godwin, Director of Management and Budget; Ms. Boyd, Director of Citizen Assistance; Mr. Ransom, Special Assistant to the City Manager for Human Relations; Mr. Neckel, Director of Finance; Ms. Plemmer, Assistant City Manager; Mr. Caton, Legislative Director; Ms. Whitmore, Director of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Ms. Davis, Director of Housing; Mr. Jinks, Director of Financial and Information Technology Services; Mr. Baier, Director of Transportation and Environmental Services; Mr. Ruller, Deputy Director of Transportation and Environmental Services; Mr. Cole, Director of Information Technology Services; Ms. Federico, Director of Historic Alexandria; Mr. Spicer, Elections Administrator; Electoral Board Secretary Lineberry; Fire Chief Hawkins; Captain Spruill 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.

The Invocation was pronounced by Councilman Speck.

3. THERE BEING NO DISCUSSION, upon motion by Councilman Cleveland, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council approved the Minutes for (a) the Regular Meeting of May 9, 2000; and (b) the Public Hearing Meeting of May 13, 2000, as submitted. The voting was as follows:

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

4. THERE BEING NO DISCUSSION, upon motion by Councilman Cleveland, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council received the Report of the City Clerk, dated May 16, 2000, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 4; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference. The voting was as follows:

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

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (5-8)

5. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District
Mary B. Schukraft

(A copy of the above resignation is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 5(a); 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

6. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
1 Citizen Member

(b) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee
1 Member Nominated by the Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Society

(c) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Archaeological Commission

(d) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission
1 Representative of the Alexandria Dental Society

(e) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

(Material pertaining to the above appointments is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item Nos. 10(a-e); 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

7. Receipt of the City's Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending April 30, 2000.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 20, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 7; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

8. Receipt of Annual Report from the Ad Hoc City of Alexandria 250th Anniversary Commission.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum, together with the report, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 8; 5/13/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Councilman Cleveland and carried unanimously, City Council approved the Consent Calendar as presented. The City Manager's recommendations are as follows:

5. City Council received the resignation of Mary B. Schukraft from the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, with regret; requested the Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions to send the appropriate letter of appreciation and to advertise the vacancy in the usual manner.

6. City Council: (a) appointed Joyce Warner as a Citizen Member to the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; (b) reappointed Hugh Barton as a Member Nominated by the Gadsby's Tavern Museum Society to the Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee; (c) reappointed William Hranicky as a Representative from the Alexandria Archaeological Commission to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (d) reappointed John Kling as a Representative of the Alexandria Dental Society to the Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission; and (e) appointed Martin Zorn as a Representative from the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce to the Alexandria Waterfront Committee.

7. City Council: (1) received the Monthly Financial Report for the period ending April 30, 2000; and (2) authorized the capital project allocations and planned expenditures for the capital projects as detailed in the Capital Improvement Expenditure Summary.

8. City Council received the Final Report of the Ad Hoc City of Alexandria 250^th Anniversary Commission, thanked the members for their efforts and disbanded the Commission as of June 30, 2000.

After consideration of docket item no. 11, Council Member Rich acknowledged the tremendous work of the 250th Anniversary Commission and thanked the Members for their hard work and for a job well done. He meant to bring it up at the time the Consent Calendar was considered and when Members of the Commission were present.

Council Member Walker requested that everyone who made this a success be notified and thanked for the excellent work that they all did.

Mayor Donley asked staff to docket a proclamation recognizing the Commission for its accomplishments which is to be docketed for the June 27, 2000 Regular Meeting.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

The voting was as follows:

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

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

9. Consideration of Approval of Two Agreements Required by the Workforce Investment Act: (1) the Chief Local Elected Officials Agreement Between the City of Alexandria and Arlington County and (2) the Workforce Investment Board Agreement Between the Chief Local Elected Officials and the Local Workforce Investment Board.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 8, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 9; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Mayor Donley spoke to this issue.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Cleveland, seconded by Council Member Rich and carried unanimously, City Council authorized the Mayor to sign the agreements required by the Workforce Investment Act as follows: (1) The Chief Local Elected Officials Agreement between the City of Alexandria and Arlington County; and (2) The Workforce Investment Board Agreement between the Chief Local Elected Officials and the Local Workforce Investment Board. The voting was as follows:

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

10. Consideration of a Request from the Alexandria Electoral Board for Authorization to Proceed with the Process of Securing Relief from the Pre-clearance Provisions of the Voting Rights Act (Section 5).

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 18, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 10; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Mayor Donley explained this item.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Euille, seconded by Council Member Walker and carried unanimously, City Council received this report and scheduled it for public hearing on Saturday, June 17, 2000. The voting was as follows:

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

11. Consideration of the 2000-2005 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development. (#14 4/15/00)

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 19, 2000, together with the Plan, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 11; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Mayor Donley addressed this item.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Euille, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council: (1) approved the summary of citizen comments with staff responses (Attachment 1 of the City Manager's memorandum) as an appendix to be included with the Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development; (2) approved changes already made to the draft Consolidated Plan (which was before Council at the April 15, 2000, public hearing), as a result of Council input, citizen comments and technical corrections, as summarized in Attachment 2 (of the City Manager's memorandum) and reflected in the revised copy of the Draft Consolidated Plan provided as Attachment 3 (of the City Manager's memorandum); (3) authorized staff to make additional changes to the text of the Consolidated Plan, incorporating narrative that broadens the reasons for which Council may wish to consider approving proposals for additional assisted rental housing, as reflected on page 5 of the City Manager's memorandum; (4) authorized the City Manager to submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) the Draft Consolidated Plan (Attachment 3 of the City Manager's memorandum), as amended by the changes referenced in paragraph 3 above, including the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) program applications for the 2000-2001 program year; and (5) authorized the City Manager to schedule a work session early in FY 2001 for Council to review the City's affordable housing policies and programs. The voting was as follows:

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

12. Consideration of Entering into a Lease for 421 King Street.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 18, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 12; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Mayor Donley spoke to this item.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Council Member Rich and carried unanimously, City Council authorized the City Manager to execute, on behalf of the City, and to deliver the lease, in substantially the form presented to the Council with such changes as approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. The execution of these documents by the City Manager shall constitute conclusive evidence of his approval, and that of the City Attorney, of any and all changes from the documents made available to the City Council. The lease is for fifteen years from July 2000 to July 2015, for 12,132 square feet, on the fourth and fifth floors of the building located at 421 King Street. The voting was as follows:

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

13. Receipt of Recommendations of the South Union Street Parking Study Group Concerning Parking Expansion Options and District 1 Parking Permit Status for Ford's Landing Residents.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 18, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 13; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Mayor Donley explained this item.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Speck, seconded by Council Member Walker and carried unanimously, City Council received this report on the recommendations of the South Union Street Parking Study Group and set it for public hearing on Saturday, June 17, 2000. The voting was as follows:

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

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

(a) Councilman Speck questioned Transportation and Environmental Services Director Baier on what is it going to take to have the King Street underpass sandblasted, cleaned, painted a lighter color and lighted?

Director Baier responded that staff has spoken with CSX and indicated that they are willing to entertain that and issue a permit to the City to accomplish this. He indicated that the City would have to pay 100% of the cost as CSX does not wish to share in the cost. Director Baier stated that the City also would like to do some minor abutment repair and request CSX to pay for it and push for them to pay a portion of maintaining its own structure.

Councilman Speck queried what it was going to take from Council to make it happen as far as participating in the sharing of expenses and have the work done sooner rather than later? From the standpoint of Council, what can it do to expedite this?

City Manager Sunderland stated that Council should make the appropriate public statement. He indicated that then he should make some calls to CSX to push things along. He noted that if that is not successful, the Mayor may need to make a call or two, as CSX certainly should be contributing to cleaning up its own property.

Council Member Walker appreciated what the City Manager has said. She indicated that CSX has been historically non-compliant in doing anything to improve its property or to aid the City in improving it. Council Member Walker called for a little pressure to be put on CSX to contribute.

Mayor Donley summed up that the City Manager will make some calls regarding the items which Councilman Speck has brought up about the King Street underpass and CSX, and will follow up accordingly.

(b) Councilman Speck made remarks concerning improvements in the traffic flow during the afternoon with the absence of gridlock.

Police Captain Spruill gave Council an overview of the experience with the Gridlock Reduction Intervention Project (GRIP).

Members of Council directed questions to Captain Spruill and commended the officers for the job that they are doing.

Councilman Speck would like the City to explore, during this trial period, the issue of using the PEO or some other form of civilian traffic enforcement officers to have the authority to issue citations that are not moving violations. This may require General Assembly action. This would be helpful. In addition, he suggested that penalties be posted at the intersections in the manner in which it is done in New York where it is a $200 fine for blocking a box.

City Manager Sunderland noted that staff is going to do this through the end of June. He further noted that staff will study it over the summer and come back to Council with the results of the study sometime in September.

(c) Councilman Speck noted that there are certain naming facility issues that need to be addressed before the Council adjourns for the summer. His recommendation was that the City Manager, Councilwoman Pepper and he determine an appropriate time to meet and have that made public so that anyone can attend. He noted whatever recommendations they make to Council will then be docketed for public hearing and interested persons can speak. After the public hearing, Council would take action.

(d) Councilwoman Pepper pointed out several recent newspaper and magazine articles highlighting Alexandria.

(e) Councilwoman Pepper raised an issue brought to Council's attention by Holmes Run Park Committee chair West concerning a community center at Ben Brenman Park. In his letter dated May 5, 2000, he stipulated that the Holmes Run Committee would like to see a task force report to Council in time to allow budgeting of planning funds for the next fiscal year. He suggested that Council may want to re-establish the Cameron Station Recreational Task Force so that appointments could be made in June and begin its work by September.

Mayor Donley pointed out that there is $25,000 budgeted for FY 2000, set aside for preliminary architectural and engineering studies. It has always been Council's intent to work with the community once the Ramsay Recreation Center is opened. He suggested that Council take this recommendation under advisement and wait until the Ramsay Recreation Center opens to do an assessment of it and how the parks at Cameron Station are working.

Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities Director Whitmore reported that the City is looking for the end of September or the beginning of October for the opening of Ramsay Recreation Center.

Councilman Speck signified that there are several things that are really significant to this planning that Council has not yet addressed. The monies that have been set aside may very well be used, when Ramsay is complete and some other facilities have completed all of their changes and modifications, to do a very thorough, very professional needs assessment of the whole area to determine what needs there are and what needs are being unmet.

(A copy of Mr. West's letter dated May 5, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Oral (e); 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Councilman Cleveland and carried on a vote of 6-to-0, that Council examine again the possibility of forming a task force in January 2001 that would look into a community center at Ben Brenman Park. The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Euille "aye"
Cleveland "aye" Rich "aye"
Donley "aye" Speck "aye"
Walker out of room

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

14. Consideration of a Resolution Providing for the Sale of Consolidated Public Improvement General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000, and Providing for the Terms of such Bonds. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 18, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 14; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Euille, seconded by Councilman Cleveland and carried on a unanimous ROLL-CALL vote, City Council adopted the resolution, which sets the terms for the sale of up to $55.0 million in General Obligation Bonds and which delegates to the City Manager and the Director of Finance the authority to establish the details of the bond sale and to accept a bid for the purchase of the bonds. The voting was as follows:

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

The resolution reads as follows:

RESOLUTION NO. 1967

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 2000, AND PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS OF SUCH BONDS.

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Alexandria, Virginia (the "City") by Ordinance No. 4034 adopted on second reading on February 23, 1999 (the "Ordinance") has authorized the issuance and sale of a maximum of $60,000,000 general obligation bonds to finance all or a portion of the costs of certain capital improvements all as more particularly described in the Ordinance (the "projects");

WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public hearing on the issuance of such bonds on February 23, 1999;

WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is advisable to issue and sell a portion of the bonds authorized pursuant to the Ordinance in the principal amount of up to $55,000,000 (the "Bonds") and proposes to provide for the terms of the Bonds;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA:

1. Details and Sale of Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued upon the terms established pursuant to the Ordinance and this Resolution and upon such other terms as may be determined in the manner set forth in this Resolution. The Bonds shall be issued in fully registered form, shall be dated such date as the City Manager may approve, shall be in denominations of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof and shall be numbered from R-1 upwards consecutively. The Bonds shall be issued in such aggregate principal amount and shall mature or be subject to mandatory redemption on such dates and in such amounts as the City Manager may approve, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds shall not exceed $55,000,000 and the final maturity of the Bonds shall be not later than 22 years from their date.

The City Manager is authorized and directed to accept the bid for the purchase of the Bonds which results in the lowest true interest cost to the City and the Bonds shall bear interest, payable semi-annually, at such rate or rates and shall be sold to the successful bidder at such price as may be set forth in the bid accepted by such officer; provided that the true interest cost of the Bonds shall not exceed 8% per annum and the purchase price shall be not less than 98% of the par amount of the Bonds. The City Manager is authorized and directed to approve such optional redemption provisions for the Bonds as such officer may determine to be in the best interest of the City.

2. Continuing Disclosure. The City Manager and the Director of Finance, or either of them, are authorized and directed to enter into a Continuing Disclosure Agreement for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds to assist the underwriter for the Bonds in complying with the provisions of Section (b)(5) of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12.

3. Further Actions. The City Manager and the Director of Finance and such officers and agents of the City as either of them may designate are authorized and directed to take such further action as they deem necessary regarding the issuance and sale of the Bonds and all actions taken by such officers and agents in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds are ratified and confirmed.

4. Effective Date; Applicable Law. In accordance with Section 15.2-2601 of the Public Finance Act of 1991, Chapter 26, Title 15.2, Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended (the "Act"), the City Council elects to issue the Bonds pursuant to the provisions of the Act. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.

/s/KERRY J. DONLEY, MAYOR

Adopted by the City Council at a meeting duly called and held on May 23, 2000.

/s/Beverly I. Jett, CMC, City Clerk

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ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of An Ordinance Authorizing and Empowering the Issuance, Sale and Delivery of General Obligation Bonds to Finance Various Public Improvements.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 18, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 15; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.

A copy of an Informal Memorandum explaining ordinance is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 2 of Item No. 15; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.

A copy of the ordinance referred to in the above item, of which each Member of Council present received a copy not less than 24 hours before said introduction, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 3 of Item No. 15; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Cleveland, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council introduced and passed on first reading and scheduled for public hearing, second reading and final passage on June 17, 2000, an Ordinance authorizing and empowering the issuance, sale and delivery of bonds not to exceed $15.0 million to finance various public improvements. The voting was as follows:

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

OTHER

16. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 17, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 16; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

City Council has tentatively rescheduled the City Council Installation to Monday, June 26. It will be decided on Wednesday if this is a firm date or not.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Vice Mayor Euille and carried unanimously, City Council received the updated Council calendar. The voting was as follows:

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

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

17. Alexandria Ad Hoc Carlyle/Patent and Trademark Office Livability Task Force
7 City Representatives From Civic Associations, Homeowners Associations or Condominium Associations Who Are Adjacent or Near-Adjacent to PTO

3 Business Representatives From Organizations or Businesses With An Interest In or Business In PTO or Carlyle

(The following persons volunteered or were recommended for appointment to the above Task Force:)

NAME ENDORSED BY:

7 City Representatives From Civic Associations,
Homeowners Associations or Condominium
Associations Who Are Adjacent or Near-Adjacent
to PTO

Gordon Bratz Old Town Village Owners
Association

Sherry Brown 1600 Prince Street Unit Owners
Association

Charles Buki Rosemont Citizens Association

Elizabeth Deal Fayette Court Condominium Association

David Harre Carlyle Towers Condominium Unit
Owners Association

Charles Hansen Rosemont Citizens Association

Joseph Liu Rosemont Citizens Association

Patty Malenfant Upper King Street Neighborhood
Civic Association

Margaret Neustadt Taylor Run Citizens Association

Peter Newbould Taylor Run Citizens Association

Alan Rudd Carlyle-Eisenhower Civic Association

C. Ashley Spencer Upper King Street Neighborhood Civic Association

Marylou Whelan Upper King Street Neighborhood Civic Association

Gerald Witt

3 Business Representatives From Organizations
or Businesses With An Interest In or Business In
PTO or Carlyle

Agnes Artemel Eisenhower Avenue Public Private
Partnership

Christopher Bellanca

Carol Dodd

Gerald Hay* Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Eisenhower Avenue Public Private Partnership

Nancy Shearer King Street Metro Enterprise Team

*Residency Waiver Required

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(Material pertaining to the above appointments is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 17; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Whereupon, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council appointed Gordon Bratz, Sherry Brown, David Harre, Charles Hansen, Joseph Liu, Peter Newbould, and C. Ashley Spencer as City Representatives from Civic Associations, Homeowners Associations or Condominium Associations Who Are Adjacent or Near-Adjacent to PTO, and appointed Agnes Artemel and Carol Dodd and waived the residency requirement and appointed Gerald Hay as Business Representatives From Organizations or Businesses With An Interest In or Business In PTO or Carlyle to the Alexandria Ad Hoc Carlyle/Patent and Trademark Office Livability Task Force. The voting was as follows:

Donley - Bratz, Brown, Harre, Hansen, Liu, Newbould, Spencer, Artemel, Dodd, Hay
Euille - Bratz, Brown, Harre, Hansen, Liu, Newbould, Spencer, Artemel, Dodd, Hay
Cleveland - Bratz, Buki, Harre, Hansen, Liu, Neustadt, Rudd, Artemel, Dodd, Shearer
Pepper - Bratz, Brown, Harre, Hansen, Liu, Newbould, Spencer, Artemel, Dodd, Hay
Rich - Bratz, Brown, Buki, Deal, Liu, Newbould, Spencer, Artemel, Dodd, Shearer
Speck - Bratz, Brown, Harre, Hansen, Liu, Newbould, Spencer, Artemel, Dodd, Hay
Walker - Brown, Deal, Harre, Hansen, Liu, Newbould, Spencer, Artemel, Dodd, Hay

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18. Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Representative From A Civic Association

(The following persons volunteered or were recommended for appointment to the above Committee:)

NAME ENDORSED BY:

Leah Fried Torpedo Factory Condominium Association

Patricia Miller* Del Ray Citizens Association
[Application Withdrawn 5/22/00]

*Incumbent

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(Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 18; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Whereupon, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following result: City Council appointed Leah Fried as a Representative From a Civic Association to the Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. The voting was as follows:

Donley - Fried
Euille - Fried
Cleveland - Fried
Pepper - Fried
Rich - Fried
Speck - Fried
Walker - Fried

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19. Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Member of the Public-at-Large as an Art Consumer and Participant

(The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission:)

NAME ENDORSED BY:

Susan Buchan

Andrew Wilson

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(Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 19; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Whereupon, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following result: City Council appointed Susan Buchan as a Member of the Public-at-Large as an Art Consumer and Participant to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. The voting was as follows:

Donley - Buchan
Euille - Buchan
Cleveland - Buchan
Pepper - Buchan
Rich - Buchan
Speck - Buchan
Walker - Buchan

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20. Alexandria Human Rights Commission
2 Citizen Members

(The following persons volunteered or were recommended for appointment to the above Commission:)

NAME ENDORSED BY:

Tracey Foxworth

Amparo Ibarguen Guadalupe Silva-Krause, President, (Residency Waiver Required) Bienvenidos

Jimmie McClellan*

Susan Rumberg

Lisa Webster

*Incumbent

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(Material pertaining to the above appointments is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 20; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Whereupon, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council reappointed Jimmie McClellan and appointed Susan Rumberg as Citizen Members to the Alexandria Human Rights Commission. The voting was as follows:

Donley - Ibarguen, McClellan
Euille - Ibarguen, McClellan
Cleveland - McClellan, Rumberg
Pepper - Ibarguen, McClellan
Rich - McClellan, Rumberg
Speck - McClellan, Rumberg
Walker - Rumberg, Webster

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21. Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Citizen Representative Who Resides East of Washington Street and South of King Street

(The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Committee:)

NAME ENDORSED BY:

Linda Hester

Vernon Knarr

Miriam MacDonald

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(Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 21; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Whereupon, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following result: City Council appointed Miriam MacDonald as a Citizen Representative Who Resides East of Washington Street and South of King Street to the Alexandria Waterfront Committee. The voting was as follows:

Donley - MacDonald
Euille - Hester
Cleveland - MacDonald
Pepper - MacDonald
Rich - MacDonald
Speck - MacDonald
Walker - MacDonald

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REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

22. Receipt of Staff Report on the Holmes Run Bridge to Ben Brenman Park.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 19, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 22; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

City Manager Sunderland briefed Council on the most recent meeting held with the citizens.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Council Member Rich, seconded by Vice Mayor Euille and carried on a vote of 5-to-2, City Council: (1) affirmed the location of the current Holmes Run pedestrian bridge; and (2) requested staff to meet with the Wakefield/Tarleton Civic Association and interested individuals residing near the bridge to discuss the options for the final design of the multi-use trail which runs along Holmes Run and of the landscaping in the area around the bridge, and then to proceed with finishing the site work at the bridge. The voting was as follows:

Rich "aye" Cleveland "no"
Euille "aye" Pepper "no"
Donley "aye" Speck "aye"
Walker "aye"

23. Receipt of the Report from the Ad Hoc Alexandria Washington Street Task Force.

(A copy of the Task Force Chair's memorandum dated May 23, 2000, together with the results, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 23; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.

A copy of Mr. Dunn's letter dated May 15, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 2 of Item No. 23; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Council Member Walker presented Council with an overview of the report.

Without objection, Don Mela addressed a need for a comprehensive traffic impact study and also suggested a change to Recommendation 1 which he provided in an e-mail to the Members of Council; a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 3 of this item.

Council Member Walker spoke to Mr. Mela's suggested change.

Acting City Attorney Pessoa stated that Council has the report of the Task Force before them, and suggested that Council receive the comments from Mr. Mela and note them for the record as a qualification in receipt of the Task Force report, but the report cannot be changed without going back to the Task Force.

Council Member Walker would like Mr. Mela to be consulted as Transportation and Environmental Services Director Baier begins to look at the traffic aspects of the City.

City Manager Sunderland spoke to the issue of traffic and what is being done with it. He addressed the effects of PTO which we have begun to address tonight, the Route 1 issue, and the traffic-calming measures which will be coming to Council in June. He noted that a study group within the City has been formed to put together a comprehensive traffic policy and program for the City which will come to Council as a Retreat item in the fall.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Council Member Walker, seconded by Vice Mayor Euille and carried unanimously, City Council: (1) received the report of the Ad Hoc Washington Street Task Force and thanked the members of the Task Force for their work on behalf of the City; (2) referred the Task Force recommendations on Revised Ordinance Standards and Changes in Historic District Boundaries to the Planning Commission for text amendment and rezoning and requested the Boards of Architectural Review, the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission and other interested groups to review these recommendations and forward their comments to the Planning Commission; (3) referred the Task Force recommendation on the Streetscape Plan to staff for preparation of the necessary plan which will be done with public input and review by the two Boards of Architectural Review, the Planning Commission and City Council; and (4) referred the Task Force recommendation on Concept Review by the Board of Architectural Review to the Old and Historic Alexandria Board of Architectural Review for preparation of a policy statement on its process for concept review, and included the e-mail from Mr. Mela as part of the document, but not change the language as suggested. The voting was as follows:

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

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Planning Commission

Without objection, City Council considered docket item nos. 24 and 25 together and under one motion.

24. DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #99-0050 -- 2201 MILL ROAD -- JEFFERSON AT MILL ROAD APARTMENTS --Consideration of motion to rescind the May 13, 2000, Council denial of development site plan appeal from a decision of the Planning Commission, on April 4, 2000, denying a request for a development site plan to construct a multi-family development at 2201 Mill Road, Zoned OCM/Office Commercial Medium. APPLICANT AND APPELLANT: JPI Apartment Development, by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney. (#10 5/13/00)

(A copy of the Planning Commission report dated April 4, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 24; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.

A copy of Ms. Puskar's appeal letter dated April 14, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 2 of Item No. 24; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.

A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 9, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 3 of Item No. 24; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

25. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0108 -- 2201 MILL RD -- JEFFERSON AT MILL ROAD APARTMENTS -- Consideration of motion to rescind the May 13, 2000, Council denial of a request for a special use permit for a transportation management plan (TMP) for a multi-family development; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: JPI Apartment Development, by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney. (#11 5/13/00; #18 4/15/00)

(A copy of the Planning Commission report dated April 4, 2000, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 25; 5/23/00, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record by reference.)

Councilman Speck referenced his e-mail which he sent to Council on May 21, 2000, asking that the above items be placed on the docket to rescind Council's action on May 13, 2000; a copy of his e-mail is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, and is incorporated herewith as part of this record.

Councilman Speck commented that there are still some fairly significant issues regarding the connections, the parking and other matters that came up during the previous public hearing. He indicated that he is looking forward to discussing those with the applicant as well as during the public hearing in an effort to determine whether some of these concerns can be addressed as a site plan, and that's the basis upon which he is making the motion.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Speck, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried on a vote of 6-to-1, City Council took the following actions:

24. City Council rescinded its action to deny the appeal on May 13, 2000, and set it for public hearing and consideration at the Tuesday, June 13, 2000 Regular Meeting; and

25. City Council rescinded its action to deny the special use permit on May 13, 2000, and set it for public hearing and consideration at the Tuesday, June 13, 2000 Regular Meeting. The voting was as follows:

Speck "aye" Euille "aye"
Pepper "aye" Cleveland "no"
Donley "aye" Rich "aye"
Walker "aye"

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Councilman Speck and carried unanimously, at 9:00 p.m., the Regular Meeting of May 23, 2000, was adjourned. The voting was as follows:

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

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