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Office of the City Clerk
February 13, 2001

The Work Session, which was scheduled for 6:00 p.m.,
with Congressman James Moran in the Council
Workroom, has been Postponed. It will be rescheduled.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 13, 2001 - - 7:30 p.m.


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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 except Councilman Speck.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

The Invocation was pronounced by Rear Admiral Carl Brettschneider, Chair of the Executive Board and Former First Reader of First Church of Christ, Scientist.
2. Invocation. By:____________________________________________________

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

(a) The Public Hearing Meeting of January 13, 2001; and

(b) The Regular Meeting of January 23, 2001.

City Council approved the Minutes for (a) the Public Hearing Meeting of January 13, 2001, (with the corrected page 5) and (b) the Regular Meeting of January 23, 2001, as submitted.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

City Council received the report of the City Clerk.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of February 2001 as Black History Month in the City of Alexandria.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing William Hurd for His Service to the City of Alexandria.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (7-14) (16-20)

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

(a) Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals
George Ellmore

(b) Alexandria Commission for Women
Christine Messina-Boyer

(c) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
George Kenneth Aldrich
Shayna Hadley

(d) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
Karen Robertson

(e) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
Paula M. Potoczak

8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
1 Representative From the Arts With Expertise in Museum Exhibition Work

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

(c) Alexandria Beautification Commission
1 Citizen Member

(d) Alexandria Commission on Employment
1 Citizen Member

1 Business Representative From Among Area Businesses, Including Minority-Owned And Small Businesses

(e) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
3 Citizen Members (Two of Whom Must Have A Disability)

(f) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Citizen Member

(g) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member Designated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

(h) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Historical Society




REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(i) Alexandria Human Rights Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board

(j) Alexandria Library Board
2 Citizen Members

(k) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission
1 Representative of the Alexandria Community Services Board

(l) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee
1 Citizen Member

(m) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission
1 Representative of the Business Community

9. Consideration of Request to Vacate a Position on the Public Health Advisory Commission.

10. Receipt of the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board Annual Report for FY 2000.

11. Receipt of the Cameron Valley Limited Partnership Semi-Annual Report to City Council. 12. Consideration of Transportation and Community and System Preservation Funds for Pedestrian and Railroad Overpass Enhancements in the King Street Station Area.

13. Receipt of the FY 2000 Annual Report from the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association.

14. Request to Transfer Ownership of One of the Police Department's K-9 Dogs.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council approved the Consent Calendar as presented, and deferred docket item nos. 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 34, and 35 to the Second Legislative Meeting in February. The City Manager's recommendations are as follows:

7. City Council received the following resignations with regret: (a) George Ellmore from the Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals; (b) Christine Messina-Boyer from the Alexandria Commission for Women; (c) George Kenneth Aldrich and Shayna Hadley from the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (d) Karen Robertson from the Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission; and (e) Paula M. Potoczak from the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission; requested the Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions to send the appropriate letters of appreciation and to advertise the vacancies in the usual manner.





REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

8. City Council: (a) reappointed Sandra Tinkham as a Representative From the Arts With Expertise in Museum Exhibition Work to the Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee; (b) appointed Barbara Rostosky Brygider and Kay Harbinson as Citizen Members to the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; (c) appointed Philip McCombie as a Citizen Member to the Alexandria Beautification Commission; (d) reappointed Janet von Sternberg as a Citizen Member and appointed Charles Martel as a Business Representative From Among Area Businesses, Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses to the Alexandria Commission on Employment; (e) reappointed John Bollinger, Fred DeVinney (Identified a Disability) and Robert Holland (Identified a Disability) as Citizen Members to the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities; (f) appointed Pamela Copley as a Citizen Member to the Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council; (g) appointed Paula Potoczak as a Member Designated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce to the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission; (h) appointed Anne Paul as a Representative From the Alexandria Historical Society to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (i) appointed Ludwig Gaines as a Representative From the Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board to the Alexandria Human Rights Commission; (j) reappointed Louise Forstall and appointed Stefan Shrier as Citizen Members to the Alexandria Library Board; (k) appointed Joseph Hinkle as a Representative of the Alexandria Community Services Board to the Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission; (l) reappointed Bruce Baky as a Citizen Member to the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee; and (m) appointed Hunter McIntosh as a Representative of the Business Community to the Alexandria Youth Policy Commission.

9. City Council declared as vacant one of the designated positions for a non-health professional on the Public Health Advisory Commission and authorized the Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions to advertise the vacancy.

10. City Council received the report.

11. City Council received this report.

12. City Council approved the request for $500,000 in grant funding from the Federal Highway Administration, under its Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot Program (TCSP), to improve the areas underneath and adjacent to the King Street and Commonwealth Avenue bridge structures that are located in the vicinity of the King Street Metro Station and Union Station.

13. City Council received the report.

14. City Council authorized the transfer of ownership of Police Department K-9 dog, Griff, to his handler, Sergeant Greg Spitzer, under the payment terms described in the City Manager's memorandum dated February 7, 2001.

16. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, February 24, 2001.

17. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, February 24, 2001.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

18. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, February 24, 2001.

19. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, February 24, 2001.

20. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, February 24, 2001.

25. Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.

26. Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.

27. Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.

30. Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.

31. Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.

33. Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.

34. Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.

35. Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

15. Consideration of Staff Recommendation Regarding the Planning Process for a Community Center at Cameron Station.

City Council received this report, and docketed it for public hearing at the February 24 Public Hearing Meeting.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

(a) Councilwoman Pepper spoke to the recent launching of SeniorNavigator.com, a subsidiary of Virginia Health Care Foundation.

(b) Vice Mayor Cleveland thanked Superintendent Berg for his assistance in providing transportation for the approximately 500 children who attended the Friday, February 9 Salute to Earl Lloyd Day festivities. Earl Lloyd, a graduate of Parker Gray High School, was the first African American who played in the NBA. He also thanked Frank Meeks, of Domino Pizza, for providing pizza for the event, and thanked Traverse Gray of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities for everything he did for this occasion.

(c) Vice Mayor Cleveland asked the City Manager the status of revising the Master Plan, and to provide Council with a timetable.

City Manager Sunderland stated that at the Retreat he had told Council that he will have a report regarding a "Plan for Planning" in early May.

(d) Councilman Euille congratulated the Mayor on being elected chair of NVTC for 2001.

Councilman Euille noted that he serves with the Mayor on NVTC. In addition, he serves on WMATA. Councilman Euille encouraged citizens to contact him with any concerns and with any ideas they may have to improve and enhance the mass transit system.

(e) Mayor Donley thanked Paul DeMaio from T&ES for his presentation to NVTC with respect to a "smart bike" and "smart car" program on which the City of Alexandria is working.

(f) Mayor Donley thanked the Members of Council who were able to go to Richmond to participate in VML Day.

(g) Mayor Donley reported that Vice Mayor Cleveland and he will be meeting on a fairly regular basis with the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority. He requested staff to contact ARHA to try to come up with some potential dates and times to meet with them. This process is used with the School Board and they would like to initiate the same kind of relationship with the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR (16-20)

16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to rezone the property at 3-5-7-9 East Maple Street from R-2-5 Single and Two- family Zone to RB Townhouse Zone.

17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment for outdoor restaurant seating at the Uptowner Cafe, located at 1609 King Street.




ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to add a new Section 5-8-117 to the City Code to revise the procedures for the approval, in residential areas, of on-street parking spaces reserved for the use of persons with disabilities.

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 2-4-71 of the City Code to revise the membership of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 12-13-2 of the City Code to revise the membership of the Youth Policy Commission.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council introduced and passed the Ordinances on their First Reading; set them for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, February 24, 2001.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

21. Consideration of Resolution from the Landlord Tenant Relations Board Regarding the Voluntary Rent Guidelines for 2001. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted the Resolution to maintain the City's Voluntary Rent Guidelines at 5% where the tenant pays utilities and increase the percentage from 7.5% to 9% where the owner pays utilities, as recommended by the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board.
RES. NO. 1991
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application and Resolution to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation for FY 2002 Funding for the Continuation of the Alexandria Rideshare Program. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted the Resolution and authorized the City Manager to: (1) submit the grant application and the resolution to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation for funding, in the amount of $140,080, for the continuation of the City's ridesharing service, ALEXANDRIA RIDESHARE; (2) approve the continuation of two full-time grant-funded positions (Transit Specialist I and Transit Services Assistant I) to administer the ongoing ALEXANDRIA RIDESHARE program. Continuation of these positions is contingent upon continuation of funding from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation or other non-City sources; and (3) execute all necessary documents that may be required under this program. RES. NO. 1992
Council Action:_________________________________________________________





ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)
23. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application and Resolution to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation for FY 2002 Funding for a Car Sharing Demonstration Project in Alexandria. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted the resolution and authorized the City Manager to: (1) submit a grant application and resolution to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation for funding, in the amount of $16,500, for promotional assistance for a carsharing demonstration project; and (2) execute all necessary documents that may be required under this program.
RES. NO. 1993
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

24. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

City Council received the updated calendar, as amended, and added to the calendar: Saturday, June 23, the 7th Annual Home Ownership Fair, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at T.C. Williams High School, and changed the Second Legislative Meeting from February 27, 2001 to February 28, 2001.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

25. Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
1 Citizen-At-Large

Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals
2 Citizen Members

Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

27. Alexandria Commission on Aging
1 Citizen Member

Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

28. Alexandria Commission on Information Technology
1 Member Representing A Provider of Local Telephone
Communication Services in the City

City Council waived the residency requirement and appointed F. Thomas Mullikin, Jr. as a Member Representing A Provider of Local Telephone Communication Services in the City to the Alexandria Commission on Information Technology.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________



CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

29. Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Representative of the Emergency Nurses Association
From INOVA Alexandria Hospital

City Council waived the residency requirement and reappointed Diane Dickerson as a Representative of the Emergency Nurses Association From INOVA Alexandria Hospital to the Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

30. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member From the Field of Environmental Sciences

Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

31. Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board
1 Tenant Member
1 Minority Resident of the City Who Is Not A Landlord or A Tenant

Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

32. Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee
1 Owner or Operator of A Facility Subject to the Federal Emergency Planning Requirements of the Super Fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)

City Council waived the residency requirement and appointed Bryan Donnelly as an Owner or Operator of a Facility Subject to the Federal Emergency Planning Requirements of the Super Fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) to the Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

33. Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission
1 Member From Planning District II

Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

34. Alexandria Planning Commission
3 Citizen Members

Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

35. Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board
1 Citizen Member

Deferred to the Second Legislative Meeting in February.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________




REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

Note: This Item Will Be Heard Immediately Following the Consent Agenda.

36. Consideration of Update Report on Items Before the 2001 General Assembly Session.

City Council approved the following as recommended by the City Council's legislative subcommittee: (a) adopted the positions on legislation that has been introduced in the 2001 General Assembly Session as noted in attachment 1 of the memorandum dated February 12, 2001; and (2) supported legislation that would authorize a referendum for the imposition of an additional sales tax in Northern Virginia, only if the sales tax revenues would be divided equally between transportation and education.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

New Business Item No. 1: City Manager Sunderland reported to City Council that the City is about to enter into a contract with the Child Welfare League of America for it to bring in a team to take a look at the Department of Human Services' performance and its conduct in the Katelyn Frazier case. This is a solid, reputable group that is coming in to conduct an evaluation and a review of documents, of actions, of judgments and of personnel over the next sixty days. He noted that they will make some findings and some recommendations. He stated that his intent is to have this group prepare a report and to make it public. The City Manager indicated that he expects them to begin work in the very short term with a report coming forward in sixty to ninety days.

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The Meeting was adjourned at 9:28 p.m.

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. Meeting materials are also available on-line at https://alexandriava.gov/council.
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Public Notice

Members of City Council will be attending the Alexandria United Way's "Heart to Heart" dialogue with City Council to be held in the auditorium at Goodwin House, 4800 Fillmore Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia, on Thursday, February 15, 2001, at noon.
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