Please take notice that there will be a Special Meeting of City Council held on Saturday, September 15, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. [in lieu of the Regular Meeting of September 11, 2001] in the Council Chamber of City Hall, Alexandria, Virginia, for the purpose of considering the following items. _______________________________ Philip Sunderland, City Manager 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 June 16, 2001; and (b) The Regular Meeting of June 26, 2001. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 4. Report of the City Clerk. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL 5. City Council Recognition of the Alexandria Little League and Its Junior Division All-Star Team. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OPENING (continued) 6. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of September as Scottish-American Heritage Month in the City of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of Proclamation Declaring September as Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in the City of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming September 9-15, 2001, as Try Transit Week in the City of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (9-16) (23-24) 9. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission Stephen M. Moss (b) Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia John D. Kling (c) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission Philip Coolidge Brooks, Jr. (d) Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission Alex Rubenstein Joanne Tomasello (e) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission Patrick Cooney Michael K. Gemmell (f) Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Murray M. Bonitt (g) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board Timothy R. Ryan (h) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission Deborah Brown-Anderson REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee 1 Representative From the Arts With Expertise In Music (b) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Member From and Representing the Alexandria Interfaith Association (c) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council 1 Representative of the Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations (d) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member From the Field of Engineering (e) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission 1 Representative of the Alexandria Medical Society 1 Health Professional Member (f) Alexandria Urban Design Advisory Committee 1 Member From the Old Town North Business Community (g) USS Alexandria Liaison Committee 1 Citizen Member 11. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application by the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney to the U.S. Department of Justice to Enhance a Cooperative Community Outreach Program for Crime Prevention and Criminal Prosecution. 12. Consideration of Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for the City's Domestic Violence Intervention Project. 13. VACATION #2001-003 -- 2400 BLK MILL RD; ROBERTS LA -- Receipt of Viewers' Report for a request for vacation of public rights-of-way of a portion of the 2400 block of Mill Road, a portion of Roberts Lane from Mill Road north to the railroad and Roberts Lane south of Mill Road for the purpose of street realignment. (#3 6/16/01) 14. Receipt of the Alexandria Industrial Development Authority Annual Report for July 1, 2000 Through June 30, 2001 15. Receipt of Report of the Community Partnership Fund for Human Services Recommended Priorities for the FY 2003 Competitive Grant Cycle 16. Consideration of an Addendum to the Current Lease Agreement with the Child and Family Network Centers (Formerly the Alexandria Community Network Preschool at the Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street). END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) 17. Receipt of Status Report on Implementation of the Child Welfare League of America's Recommendations. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Consideration of Recommendations Related to Planning for the Redevelopment of Samuel Madden Homes (Downtown). Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Consideration of Community Development Block Grant Funding for Rehabilitation Work at Jefferson Village. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Request for a Pedestrian Activated Traffic Signal at the Intersection of North Howard Street and the Pedestrian Entrance to the INOVA Alexandria Hospital Parking Lot. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES Board of Architectural Review Old and Historic Alexandria District 21. Public Hearing on and Consideration of an appeal of a decision of the Board of Architectural Review, Old and Historic Alexandria District, on July 18, 2001, denying a request for re-approval of a permit to demolish portions of a dwelling at 105 Quay Street, zoned RM Residential. APPLICANT: Arnold Fink & Barbara Palmer APPELLANT: Arnold B. Fink. [CASE BAR2001-120] Board Action: Denied by roll-call vote, 3-2 Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 22. Public Hearing on and Consideration of an appeal of a decision of the Board of Architectural Review, Old and Historic Alexandria District, on July 18, 2001, denying portions of a request for re-approval of alterations to be made to the dwelling at 105 Quay Street, zoned RM Residential. APPLICANT: Arnold Fink & Barbara Palmer. APPELLANT: Arnold B. Fink. [CASE BAR2001-121] Board Action: Approved portions, denied portions, 3-2 Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR (23-24) 23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend Section 3-2-66 of the City Code to exempt from consumer utility tax purchases of utility services consumed on properties used for religious, charitable, patriotic, historical, benevolent, cultural, or public park and playground purposes and exempt from real estate taxation on that basis. 24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend Section 12-12-2 of the City Code to adopt an amendment to conform to the comprehensive services act regarding private provider membership on the Alexandria community policy and management team END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 25. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 26. Alexandria Commission for the Arts 1 Member Who Represents Arts Education or Business Expertise Relative to Arts and Cultural Development, Including Such Perspectives As Marketing, Finance/ Funding, Tourism Promotion and Organizational Development Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 27. Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS 2 Citizens-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________
28. Alexandria Industrial Development Authority 2 Citizen Members Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 29. Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 2 Citizen Members Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued) 30. Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________
31. Alexandria Waterfront Committee 1 Representative From the Old Town Business Association 1 Citizen-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 32. Consideration of The Convening of an Executive Session to Discuss Personnel Matters Pertaining to a Settlement of a Worker's Compensation Claim, Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.1-344(A)(1). Council Action:_________________________________________________________