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Office of the City Clerk
December 6, 2000

The Work Session with the Traffic and
Parking Board Originally Scheduled for
6:00 p.m. this Evening will be rescheduled
to 6:30 p.m. January 9, 2000, in the Council
Workroom.


There will be a Reception for the City's New
Planning and Zoning Director Eileen Fogarty
from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Vola Lawson
Lobby, City Hall, 301 King Street.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 12, 2000 - - 7:30 p.m.


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OPENING

1. Calling the Roll.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Invocation. By:____________________________________________________

3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meetings of City Council:

(a) The Public Hearing Meeting of Saturday, November 18, 2000; and

(b) The Regular Meeting of Tuesday, November 28, 2000.

Council Action:____________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of Proclamation Announcing the First Graduates of the "Fun Siders Tourism Program."

Council Action:_________________________________________________________








REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (6-11) (18-22)

6. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
3 Citizen Members

(b) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
2 Citizen Members

(c) Alexandria Beautification Commission
3 Citizen Members

(d) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Member From and Representing the City of Alexandria Public Schools

(e) Alexandria Community Services Board
1 Consumer

(f) Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission
1 Representative of State Senator Patricia S. Ticer

(g) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Citizen Member

1 Emergency Rescue Technician Selected From Among
the City’s Emergency Rescue Technicians

(h) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member From the Field of Engineering

(i) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Member-at-Large From Planning District II

1 Member-at-Large From Planning District III

(j) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
1 Parent Member

7. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application by the Office of The Commonwealth's Attorney to the U.S. Department of Justice to Fund a Cooperative Community Outreach Program for Criminal Prosecution and Crime Prevention.

8. Consideration of Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Five-Year License Agreement with L.A. Yachts, Inc., for Use of Commercial Berth 5 at the City Marina.

9. Receipt of Report on the Composition of the Old Town North Urban Design Advisory Committee.



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

10. Consideration of City Council Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures.

11. VACATION #2000-0007
930 S ST ASAPH STREET

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

12. Consideration of Report on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Plans for Jones Point Park and the Urban Deck. (#12 11/18/00; #15 10/24/00)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. Consideration of Citizen Traffic Issues and Concerns Presented in Response to Citywide Traffic Survey. (#14 11/18/00; #19 9/27/00; #22 6/27/00)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. Consideration of Staff Recommendation for Slaters Lane Traffic Pattern.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Consideration of Referral to the Planning Commission of a Text Amendment on a Coordinated Sign Program for Eisenhower Partnership. (Councilwoman Pepper)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Receipt of the 2000 Comcast Cable Communications Inc. Annual Subscriber Survey Report

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Receipt of the 2000 Annual Report and Plant Survey from Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

Council Action:_________________________________________________________
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR (18-22)

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to add a new Section 4-2-25, and to amend Section 11-5-8, of the City Code to authorize new construction inspectors and existing structures inspectors within the Code Enforcement Bureau to enforce the parking regulations applicable to fire lanes and fire hydrants, and the noise control regulations applicable to construction activities.

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend Section 10-4-6 of the City Code to characterize school buses as "commercial vehicles," the overnight parking of which is prohibited on residential streets.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend Section 2-143 of the Zoning Ordinance, to include within the definition of "family" only those group homes licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services, which comply with Alexandria Community Services Board Policy No. 13.

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance authorizing the City of Alexandria to become a member of and participate in the "Virginia Governmental Electricity Purchasing Association."

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance authorizing an exchange of land and easements with Dominion Virginia Power, in connection with the underground relocation of Virginia Power's 230KV transmission line between Jefferson Street and Glebe Road.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

23. Consideration of a Resolution for South Van Dorn Street Safety Improvements. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Consideration of Resolution Appointing the Chief Animal Control Officer for the City. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

25. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________





CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

26. Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

27. Alexandria Commission for the Arts
2 Members Who Have Expertise in the Arts, Either As Practitioners of Various Art Disciplines or As Professional Administrators Working in the Field

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

28. Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
4 Citizen Members (Three of Whom Must Have A Disability)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

29. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

30. Northern Virginia Transportation Coordinating Council’s Citizens Advisory Committee
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

31. Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

32. Alexandria Urban Design Advisory Committee
1 Representative of the Old Town North Business Community

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

This docket is subject to change.

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