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Office of the City Clerk
March 1, 2001

At 6:00 p.m., there was a Work Session
with Representatives from the Virginia-
American Water Company in the Council
Workroom.

At 7:15 p.m., the Annual Meeting of the
Alexandria Transit Company Board of
Directors was held in the Council Workroom.


Special Meeting
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 - - 7:30 p.m.
[In lieu of the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, February 27, 2001]


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Please take notice that City Council held a Special Meeting (in lieu of the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, February 27, 2001) on Wednesday, February 28, 2001, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 301 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia, for the purpose of considering the following items.


/s/Philip Sunderland, City Manager

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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.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

The Invocation was pronounced by Vice Mayor Cleveland.
2. Invocation. By:____________________________________________________

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

(a) The Regular Meeting of February 13, 2001.

City Council approved the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of February 13, 2001, as submitted.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

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

OPENING (continued)

5. Presentation of Proclamation Declaring Saturday, March 3, 2001, as St. Patrick's Day Parade Day in the City of Alexandria.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation to Joan Gaskins Recognizing Her for Being Named Washingtonian of the Year.

Mayor Donley and Councilman Speck made a presentation to Joan Gaskins recognizing her for being named Washingtonian of the Year.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (7-14)

Without Objection, City Council removed docket item no. 14 from the Consent Calendar and considered it under separate motion.

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

(a) Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Dale Medearis

(b) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission
Ruth Lincoln Kaye

8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Commission on Employment
1 Business Representative From Among Recognized Area
Businesses, Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses

(b) Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission
1 Member From Planning District I

9. Receipt of the City's Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending January 31, 2001. 10. City Council Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures. 11. Receipt of the Alexandria Sanitation Authority's September 30, 2000 Financial Report.

12. Receipt of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts Fiscal Year 1999-2000 Annual Report.




REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

13. Consideration to Amend the Approval of the Red Cross Waterfront Festival to Extend the Time for the Sale of Beer from 9:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday Evening for the 2001 Festival.

14. Consideration of the Contract Between the City and Antonio Mendez for the Captain Rocky Versace Vietnam Veterans Plaza Project.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council approved the Consent Calendar as presented with the exception of docket item no. 14 which was considered under a separate motion. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows:

7. City Council received the following resignations with regret: (a) Dale Medearis from the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and (b) Ruth Lincoln Kaye from the Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission; and requested the Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions to send the appropriate letters of appreciation and to advertise the vacancies in the usual manner.

8. City Council (a) reappointed Jacqueline Woodard as a Business Representative From Among Recognized Area Businesses, Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses; and (b) reappointed William Conkey as a Member From Planning District I to the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission.

9. City Council received the Monthly Financial Report for the period ending January 31, 2001.

10. City Council: (1) authorized the capital project allocations and planned expenditures for the capital projects as detailed in the Capital Improvement Expenditure Summary; and (2) delegated to the City Manager, or his designee, authority to award contracts to the lowest bidder for Slater's Lane improvements.

11. City Council received the Alexandria Sanitation Authority's Financial Report.

12. City Council received the report and thanked the Alexandria Commission for the Arts for its efforts on behalf of the arts and the City.

13. City Council amended the conditions for the festival by extending the time when beer may be sold by 30 minutes from 9:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, at the 2001 Red Cross Waterfront Festival. Staff will evaluate the impact of the time extension after this year's festival to determine if the 9:30 p.m. end to beer sales should be effective for the 2002 and 2003 Red Cross Waterfront Festivals.









REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

14. Councilman Euille posed questions to the staff on this item.

City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract with Antonio Tobias Mendez, in substantially the form presented to Council (Attachment 1 to the City Manager's memorandum), enabling Mr. Mendez to create the art work, order materials and complete the approved project for the Captain Rocky Versace and Vietnam Veterans Plaza at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center. The execution of the contract by the City Manager shall constitute conclusive evidence of his approval, and that of the City Attorney, of any and all changes in the contract presented to Council. (Separate Motion)

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

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

Senator Ticer, Delegates Van Landingham and Moran spoke regarding this year's General Assembly Session and responded to questions.

Councilwoman Eberwein requested, with respect to the two-thirds vote requirement issue, that she be provided with some information on procedural issues and technical background in order for her to be well informed to lobby on this issue.

Legislative Director Caton provided Council with an overview of the City's legislative package which was before the 2001 General Assembly Session.

City Council received the report.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Receipt of the Proposed Scope of Work for the Planned Study of Possible Locations for a New Visitors Center, and Setting It for Public Hearing on Saturday, March 17, 2001.

City Council received this report, and docketed it for public hearing on Saturday, March 17, and for consideration on Tuesday, March 27.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________













REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

17. Consideration of Staff Recommendation on the Report of the Capital Development Office Task Force.

Councilman Speck spoke to this item and the recent concerns raised by some non-profits. He requested the City Manager to arrange as soon as possible a meeting with whomever from the non-profit community wants to meet, task force members and staff as appropriate, to see if these concerns can be addressed. If they are addressed, fine. If they can't be addressed, then Council should probably go forward with the public hearing and make a decision after that.

City Council publicly thanked the task force for its hard work, and deferred final action on this pending a meeting [with the concerned non-profits, task force members, and appropriate staff] that the City Manager will set up, and then determine whether the Council would proceed with final passage and/or a public hearing.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Consideration of Staff Recommendations Regarding the Planning Process for a Community Center at Cameron Station. (#8 2/24/01; #15 2/13/01)

City Council approved the City Manager's recommendation that Council defer establishing a task force to plan for a community center in Ben Brenman Park in Cameron Station and, as an alternative, approved staff proceeding with a City-wide assessment of recreation and leisure needs and facilities that would include the following elements: (a) conducting a comprehensive needs assessment of recreation and leisure services, activities and facilities, and a comprehensive plan to address those needs, to be undertaken by staff, a consultant and with the amendment that the steering committee be appointed by the City Council. The Manager has agreed to that recommendation. As the docket states, there are 8 positions to be filled by representatives from 4 commissions, the Chamber of Commerce and 3 citizen representatives--one from each of the 3 Park and Recreation Planning Districts. Council will vote on all 8 representatives. We will advertise for citizen representatives from each of the 3 Park and Recreation Planning Districts, and Council will select them. The Chamber's representative and the 4 commission representatives will be chosen by the chairs of the respective bodies. We will vote on whoever they send. The Manager will be the person who contacts the Chamber and the chairs of the Planning Commission, the Youth Policy Commission, the Park and Recreation Commission, and the Commission on Aging. The City Manager's message to the commission chairs and the Chamber will be to urge them to select a representative who has no predetermined position on City recreational needs--that is, a person who comes without an agenda. This is to ensure as much objectivity as possible; and (b) considering the results of the open space study, which is underway and determining how the results of that study affect the recreation and leisure needs of the City. Staff would return to the City Council in the spring of 2002 with the results of the City-wide needs assessment and with recommendations, including whether to construct a new community center and, if so, whether it should be located at Ben Brenman Park or elsewhere in the City.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________






REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

19. Consideration of the FY 2000 Workforce Utilization Analysis and FY 2000 Applicant Tracking Report.

City Council received the reports and thanked the members of the Commission on Persons with Disabilities, the Commission for Women, the Human Rights Commission, and the Commission on Aging for the assistance they have provided in the preparation of the reports.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

(a) Councilman Speck requested an update on the CSX overpass on King Street.

Director of Transportation and Environmental Services Baier provided Council with a status report.

(b) Councilman Speck raised issues concerning rush-hour traffic. He asked if there is a willingness to have private contractors be stationed in the area to remove cars in the HOV curb lanes on South Washington Street during the afternoon rush hour? He asked if it is possible to extend the no parking hours from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on South Washington Street? In addition, he noted that on the northside of Duke Street, between Alfred and Patrick Streets, there is parking allowed on the curb during rush hour. From Patrick to Henry Streets there is no parking allowed. Has the City considered having no parking on the curb lane on the northside of Duke Street, between Alfred and Patrick Streets during afternoon rush hour?

Staff will look into his suggestions and report back.

(c) Councilwoman Pepper encouraged Council Members to attend the COG conference on Economic Growth and Affordable Housing to be held on March 23, 2001, at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

(d) Councilwoman Pepper provided Council Members with a copy of the COG Issue Briefing; a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk.

(e) Councilwoman Pepper complimented Police Chief Samarra and the Community Police Officers who participated in the recent Agenda Alexandria meeting. She announced that there will be a replay on our cable station on March 21 and March 23 at 9:30 p.m.

(f) Councilwoman Woodson spoke to the recent article in the Washington Post's Virginia Weekly Section, concerning the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum.

(g) Councilwoman Eberwein reported that the Commission on Aging has partnered with the Alexandria Gazette Packet to produce a monthly page for our senior citizens called "Prime Time."


ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (continued)

(h) Councilwoman Eberwein announced that the Alexandria Transit Company has been working with the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association on the upcoming proposed demonstration project to provide free shuttle service on King Street, on Friday evenings and all day Saturday and Sunday, on 10-minute headways. The buses would be decorated with a distinctive shrink-wrap design.

(i) Councilman Speck complimented the City Manager and staff on the initiation of the Leadership Institute of the City of Alexandria.

(j) Transportation and Environmental Services Director Baier spoke to a new initiative called the New Downtown Manager.

(k) Transportation and Environmental Services Director Baier provided Council with a visual display of the new pilot program of white on blue with ship from City Seal street signs.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Readings of AN ORDINANCE adopting supplemental pages for The Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended, and providing for the repeal of ordinances not included therein, except those saved from repeal by this ordinance, and for other purposes. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council finally passed the Ordinance on its First and Second Readings.
ORD. NO. 4190
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

21. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

City Council: (1) added to the calendar: Friday, May 4, Alexandria's third annual Bike to Work Day celebration from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Market Square; (2) noted that the City of Alexandria's Annual Employee Service Awards Program scheduled for Tuesday, March 6, at 5:00 p.m. has been postponed and will be rescheduled; (3) scheduled a work session with Congressman James Moran at 6:00 p.m. before the Tuesday, March 27 legislative meeting; (4) scheduled a work session requested by Councilman Euille and Councilwoman Pepper to discuss the JobLink program, the Metro Tech grant and the youth employment program at 6:00 p.m. before the Tuesday, April 24 legislative meeting; (5) scheduled a special work session to discuss plans for Windmill Hill Park on Wednesday, June 6, at 7:00 p.m.; (6) scheduled an Open Space Summit on Saturday, June 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lee Center; (7) scheduled a work session on Assisted Living for low-income seniors at 6:00 p.m. before the Tuesday, June 12 legislative meeting; (8) moved the budget work session scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on March 21, to 7:30 p.m. on March 20; and (8) and noted that the Alexandria Hotel Association has invited Council to attend a morning reception from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Morrison House on March 29.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

22. Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
1 Citizen-At-Large (#25 2/13/01)

City Council appointed Barbara Gallo as a Citizen-at-Large to the Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Alexandria Commission on Aging
1 Citizen Member (#27 2/13/01)

City Council appointed Sabrina Reilly as a Citizen Member to the Alexandria Commission on Aging.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member From the Field of Environmental Sciences (#30 2/13/01)

City Council reappointed Kenyon Larsen as a Member From the Field of Environmental Sciences to the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

25. Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board
1 Tenant Member
1 Minority Resident of the City Who Is Not A Landlord or A Tenant
(#31 2/13/01)

City Council reappointed Richard Sforza as a Tenant Member and Raymond Johnson as a Minority Resident of the City Who Is Not A Landlord or A Tenant to the Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission
1 Member From Planning District II (#33 2/13/01)

City Council reappointed Bruce Dwyer as a Member From Planning District II to the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

27. Alexandria Planning Commission
3 Citizen Members (#34 2/13/01)

City Council reappointed Donna Fossum and J. Lawrence Robinson and appointed Ludwig Gaines as Citizen Members to the Alexandria Planning Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

28. Alexandria Commission for Women
1 Citizen Member

City Council appointed Lisa Webster as a Citizen Member to the Alexandria Commission For Women.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________



CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

29. Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Member From and Representing the Alexandria
Chapter of the American Red Cross

City Council waived the residency requirement and appointed Jordan White as a Member From and Representing the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross to the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

30. Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
1 Citizen Member

City Council appointed Julia Howell as a Citizen Member to the Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

31. Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals
3 Citizen Members

City Council reappointed Warren Almquist and Linda Kung and appointed Frank Putzu as Citizen Members to the Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________


32. Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board
5 Citizen Member

City Council reappointed Thomas Johnson, Lawrence Ruggiero and Converse West and appointed Rolando Gonzales and Tom Walczykowski as Citizen Members to the Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

New Business Item No. 1: At 9:55 p.m., City Council convened in executive session at this time, pursuant to Section 2.1-344(A)(7) of the Code of Virginia, for the purposed of consulting with legal counsel concerning a claim pending before the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, styled Devers v. City of Alexandria.

At 10:05 p.m., City Council reconvened its meeting of this date which was recessed for purpose of conducting an executive session.

City Council authorized the City Attorney to settle the Workers' Compensation Claim which was the subject of the executive session, along the lines discussed with City Council.

City Council adopted the resolution pertaining to the resolution.
RES. NO. 1994

The Meeting was adjourned at 10:09




This docket is subject to change.

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