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Office of the City Clerk
January 3, 2001

There will be a Work Session
with the Traffic and Parking Board
at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Workroom.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 9, 2001 - - 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 November 18, 2000;

(b) The Regular Meeting of November 28, 2000;

(c) The Regular Meeting of December 12, 2000; and

(d) The Public Hearing Meeting of December 16, 2000.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing the T.C. Williams High School Cheerleaders.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing the T.C. Williams High School Marching Band, Color Guard, and Jazz Band.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming January 15, 2001, as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Alexandria.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OPENING (continued)

8. Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring the Beverley Hills Garden Club and the Alexandria Council of Garden Clubs for Funds, and for Creating the Wreaths at City Hall.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

9. Presentation of a Proclamation of Appreciation to the Owens Family from Falls Church for the Donation of a Tree for This Year's Tree Lighting at Market Square.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (10-19) (21-24)

10. Receipt of Resignations from Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
Cynthia Maloney

(b) Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee
Thomas Freeman

(c) Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board
Charles Gregory Eden

(d) Alexandria Transportation Safety Commission
Charles Gregory Eden

11. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
1 Citizen-at-Large

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

(c) Alexandria Beautification Commission
2 Citizen Members

(d) Alexandria Commission on Aging
1 Representative of A Supportive Service Provider

(e) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Member From and Representing the Alexandria Public Health
Advisory Commission

(f) Alexandria Community Services Board
1 Citizen Member

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(g) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member From the Field of Intergovernmental Relations

1 Member From the Field of Urban Planning

(h) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association

(i) Alexandria Human Rights Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Commission on Persons
With Disabilities

(j) Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board
1 Tenant Member

(k) Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission
1 Member From Planning District III

(l) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee
3 Citizen Members

12. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Transportation for Funding "The Eisenhower Greenway Project," Phase 1 of The Eisenhower Avenue Multi-Use Trail Enhancement Project, Through the Transportation Equity Act Program.

13. Consideration of the Spring 2001 Gypsy Moth Suppression Program for Two Areas of the City.

14. Consideration of the FY 2000 Annual Report from the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission.

15. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for Funding for Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site.

16. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for Funding for Gadsby's Tavern Museum.

17. Receipt of Annual Reports from the Alexandria Archaeological Commission.

18. Receipt of Annual Report from the Public Records Advisory Commission

19. Receipt of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending November 30, 2000.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

20. Receipt of the Interim Report of the Potomac West Task Force.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR (21-24)

21. Receipt of Viewers Report for a request for vacation of the public rights-of-way and easements which comprise access roads in the KMS townhouse subdivision; zoned RA/Residential. Applicant: City of Alexandria. (#21 11/18/00; VACATION #2000-0004)

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to vacate public street rights-of-way and easements which comprise access roads in the KMS Townhouse development, along Van Dorn, Vail, Terrill and N. Pelham Streets, and Richenbacher Avenue.

23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the provisions of Title 3 of the City Code which establish real estate tax exemptions and deferrals for elderly or permanently disabled persons, to change the manner in which the maximum exemption is determined, and to change the income limits for total and partial exemptions and deferrals.

24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to vacate a portion of the public street and alley right-of-way adjacent to 930 South Saint Asaph Street.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

25. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of AN ORDINANCE to adopt Supplement No. 23 to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, as amended, and to provide for the repeal of ordinances not included therein, except those saved from repeal by this ordinance, and for other purposes. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




OTHER

26. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

27. Alexandria Building Code Board of Appeals
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

28. Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Member From and Representing the Alexandria Redevelopment and
Housing Authority

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

29. Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

30. Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
1 Member-at-Large

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

31. Alexandria Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

32. Alexandria Sanitation Authority
2 Citizen Members

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

33. Consideration of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating strategy of the City, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.1-344(A)(3), and consultation with legal counsel with respect to such acquisition, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.1-342(A)(7).

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


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