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Office of the City Clerk
September 6, 2000



Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 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) Public Hearing Meeting of June 17, 2000;

(b) Special Installation Meeting of June 26, 2000;

(c) Regular Meeting of June 27, 2000; and

(d) Special Meeting of July 3, 2000.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of Proclamation Declaring September as Scottish-American Heritage Month in the City of Alexandria.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of Proclamation Endorsing Try Transit Week in the City of Alexandria.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (7-17) (21-32)

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

(a) Alexandria Commission for Women
Mary P. Hartzler

(b) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
Stacy Tate

(c) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
Patricia Selby

(d) Alexandria Community Policy and Management Team
Juliet K. Choi

(e) Alexandria Community Services Board
Erin Kraabel

(f) Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission
Paul C. Smedberg

8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Ad Hoc Preschool Task Force
1 Representative of the Early Learning Industry

1 Representative of a Civic Association

(b) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Member Who Is a Practicing Physician

1 Member From and Representing the Alexandria Interfaith
Association

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

(d) Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee
1 Member Designated by Councilwoman Claire M. Eberwein

1 Member Designated by Councilwoman Joyce Woodson

(e) Alexandria Community Services Board
1 Licensed Physician

(f) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors
1 Retail Business Owner/Manager Representative



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(g) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
1 Member-at-Large

1 Member of the Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission

(h) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Representative of a Nursing Home Located in the City

(i) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member from the Field of Sanitary/Environmental Engineering

(j) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative of the Alexandria Historical Restoration and
Preservation Commission

(k) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
1 Parent Member

9. Consideration of Request to Vacate a Position on the Alexandria Community Services Board.

10. Receipt of the Annual Committee Attendance Report For Fiscal Year 2000.

11. Consideration of Award of the City's Challenge Grant to Metrostage.

12. Consideration of Application for Federal Assistance to the U.S. Fire Administration for the Fire Department’s Public Education Program.

13. Consideration of Submission of Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for the City’s Domestic Violence Intervention Project.

14. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Forestry, Urban and Community Tree Planting for Virginia’s Communities, Community Tree Planting Initiative to Plant Trees.

15. Consideration of Submission of Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for the Hispanic Outreach Services Project.

16. Consideration of Submission of Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Social Services for the Office on Women’s Domestic Violence Program.

17. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application to the National Endowment for the Humanities for Funding for the Alexandria Black History Resource Center Exhibition Planning Program.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

18. Status Report on Request to Install Four-way Stop Signs at the Intersection of North West and Princess Streets. (#24 6/27/00) Councilman Speck

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

19. Consideration of Possible Changes in Local Elections. (Councilman Speck)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

20. (a) Receipt of Proposed Guidelines from the Park and Recreation Commission for Inclusion in the Master Plan for Dog Exercise Areas and Fenced Dog Parks, and Set the Report for Public Hearing on Saturday, September 16, 2000. (#18 6/27/00)

(b) Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to add a new Section 6-1-2.2 to the City Code, to authorize the city manager to establish dog exercise areas in the city, and to provide regulations for the use of such areas.

(c) Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the provisions of Title 5, Chapter 7, Article C of the City Code, which relate to keeping dogs under restraint.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (21 - 32)

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 2-4-31 of the City Code to revise the membership of the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission.

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Sections 2-4-111, 11-1-2 and 11-5-2 of the City Code to reflect the transfer of the Environmental Policy Commission staff function, and of the enforcement of air pollution control and noise control regulations, from the Alexandria Health Department to the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services.

23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to add a new Section 10-3-924 to the City Code, to authorize the installation of signs specifically requiring motorists to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in a marked crosswalk, and to establish a penalty of $100 to $500 for failure to yield the right-of-way at such a crosswalk.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 13-1-22 of the City Code to increase the penalty for unlawfully depositing trash or litter on public or private property from a fine of not more than $500, to a fine of $250 to $2,500, and/or confinement in jail for up to 12 months, as permitted by state law.

25. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 6-105 of the Zoning Ordinance to extend the time for which temporary school trailers may be permitted in the POS/Public Open Space and Community Recreation Zone.

26. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the proffered zoning conditions for the Metzger property at 3750 Duke Street.

27. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to rezone a portion of the property at 2 East Walnut Street from POS/Public Open Space and Community Recreation Zone to CL/Commercial Low Zone.

28. Receipt of Viewers Report for a request for vacation of the public right-of-way, at 108 Franklin Street at South Union Street, zoned RM/Residential. Applicant: Franklin Street LLC, by David K. Duff, Engineer. (#31 6/17/00; VACATION #2000-0002)

29. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to vacate a portion of the public street right-of-way at 108 Franklin Street.

30. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public street right-of-way at 108 Franklin Street.

31. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public street right-of-way for the Chicken Out restaurant at 701 South Washington Street.

32. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public street right-of-way for the Crown gas station at 4109 Duke Street.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________







ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

33. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of AN ORDINANCE to adopt Supplement No. 58 to the City Code, 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:_______________________________________________________________

34. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of AN ORDINANCE to adopt Supplement No. 22 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

35. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

36. Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
3 Citizens-at-Large

1 Student Who Currently Attends T.C. Williams High School

1 Member From and Representing the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

37. Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

38. Alexandria Archaeological Commission
1 Citizen Member from Planning District III

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

39. Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Represents Art Education or Business Expertise Relative to the Arts and Cultural Development, Including Such Perspectives as Marketing, Finance/Funding, Tourism Promotion and Organizational Development

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________


CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

40. Alexandria Commission for Women
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

41. Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors
1 Member-at-Large

The City Manager’s Designee

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

42. Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Representative of the Alexandria Red Cross

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

43. Alexandria Industrial Development Authority
2 Citizen Members

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

44. Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission
1 Member from Planning District I

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

45. Alexandria Urban Design Advisory Committee
1 Qualified Professional Skilled in Urban Design, Architecture, or Landscape Architecture

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________


This docket is subject to change.

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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 11 FOLLOWS:

As of 9/1/2000
CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
ON
CHANNEL 11
SEPTEMBER 2000


• September 5, Planning Commission Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

• September 6, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. -Live

• September 7, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

• September 12, City Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

• September 13, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m. - Live

• September 14, Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

• September 15, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. - Replay of the September 12 Meeting

• September 16, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. - Live

• September 20, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. -Live

• September 21, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

• September 23, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. - Replay of the September 16 Meeting

• September 26, City Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live

• September 27, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m. - Live

• September 28, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. - Replay of the September 26 Meeting

This Schedule is Subject to Change