Action Docket for Public Hearing Meeting (03/16/2002)

Office of the City Clerk
March 16, 2002

Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, March 16, 2002 - - 9:30 a.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:_________________________________________________________

2. Public Discussion Period. [No more than 30 Minutes] [This
period is restricted to items not
listed on the docket.]

There were no speakers during public discussion period.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR¹ (3-5)

Planning Commission

3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2001-0136
607 NOTABENE DR
COMMUNITY LODGINGS

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a community center with a parking reduction; zoned RA/Residential. Applicant: Community Lodgings, Inc., by Rita M. Brown.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

¹Items listed under the Action Consent Calendar may be approved by the City Council as a block unless a Member of Council removes an item or a member of the public wishes to speak to the item. Such items will be heard after Docket Item No. 5.

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0009
4948 EISENHOWER AV, #B
BUILDAMERICA SIX WAREHOUSE

Public Hearing and Consideration of a special use permit review for an automobile repair garage; zoned OCM/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Rodolfo A. Herbel and Nelly E. Herbel.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

5. ENCROACHMENT #2001-0010

400 GIBBON ST

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for encroachment into the public right-of-way to maintain the existing fence and building wall and for a proposed building addition wall; zoned RM/Residential. Applicant: Barry Ford.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council approved the Action Consent Calendar as presented. The action of City Council follows:

3. City Council approved the recommendation of the Planning Commission.

4. City Council approved the recommendation of the Planning Commission.

5. City Council approved the recommendation of the Planning Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

6. Public Hearing and Consideration of Program Amendment and Budget Transfers to Allocate $300,000 in Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Monies to Establish a Housing Development Assistance Program.

City Council: (1) Held the public hearing and following the public hearing: (2) Approved budget transfers from the following sources to establish a HOME-funded Housing Development Assistance Program:

HOME Administration $126,408.00
FY 2002 General Fund $ 31,602.00 Required match for funds previously designated as administrative funds.
Sheltered Homes Activities $131,826.00
ARHA Hopkins-Tancil $ 164.00
Unprogrammed Funds_________$ 10,000.00

Total $300,000.00

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and (3) Approve the attached program amendment (Attachment I to the memorandum) for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

7. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2001-0004
1623 DUKE ST
TABLE TALK RESTAURANT SITE

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit extension for construction of an office building with restaurant; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Mostafa Movahed, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

City Council approved the recommendation of the Planning Commission, with condition no. 23 amended to read: "23. The entrance to the parking garage shall be designed to the satisfaction of the Director of Transportation and Environmental Services and the Director of Planning and Zoning which may provide for right-in and right-out traffic only through construction of an island on Duke Street."
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

8. UPPER POTOMAC WEST

Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of concept plans for redevelopment of the Safeway/Datatel and East Reed Avenue sites within the Upper Potomac West area.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

City Council approved the recommendation of the Planning Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2001-0137
100 E WINDSOR AV
CREATIVE PLAY SCHOOL

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to expand a child care center; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: CPS II, Inc., trading as Creative Play School, by R. D. Smalley.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

City Council approved the recommendation of the Planning Commission, with an amendment to condition no. 4 by increasing 30 children to 45 children, and with a change to condition no. 12 increasing the review period from six months to twelve months.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

10. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage 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. (#20 3/12/02) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council finally passed the Ordinance upon its Second Reading and Final Passage. ORD. NO. 4242
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

11. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to amend the provisions of Title 4 of the City Code which establish the fire prevention code for the City of Alexandria, Virginia. (#21 3/12/02) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council finally passed the Ordinance upon its Second Reading and Final Passage. ORD. NO. 4243

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map adopted by the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance to change the zoning of the property at 4320 Seminary Road (Alexandria Hospital) from R-12/Residential to R-8/Residential, subject to proffers. (#22 3/12/02) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council finally passed the Ordinance upon its Second Reading and Final Passage. ORD. NO. 4244
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

13. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2001-0138
1400 DUKE ST

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a social service and office use with a parking reduction; zoned OCM/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Alexandria Community Services Board, by William L. Claiborn, PhD.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 5-0

Deputy Director of Transportation and Environmental Services McCobb was requested to provide Council with a chronology of his comments regarding the parking issue.

City Manager Sunderland was requested to fully explain in writing the reference which was made to enhancements and improvements to the conditions.

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Staff was requested to look at other potential sites that might be available for this use; to include a condition that people in the program will be issued [treatment] under the current guidelines that the department uses and are to be voluntary clients; to get back by the 26th with some ways of discouraging people using the pedestrian sidewalk from using the break in the fence to easily access the side of the cemetery where there currently is loitering and littering; to possibly consider extending the fence where the cars are parked to assist in separating Old Town Village from the public pedestrian side and extended Jamieson Street; and to explore space for backup parking.

City Council closed the public hearing, deferred final action to the Tuesday, March 26, 2002 legislative meeting, pending the written response to the requests that have been made to staff by Council.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Planning Commission (continued)

14. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0010
1640 KING ST
CATE'S BISTRO

Public Hearing and Consideration of a special use permit review for a restaurant; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Catherine M. Archuleta.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred

END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Without objection, City Council noted the deferral.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

The meeting was adjourned at 12:50 p.m.

Note: The action docket is a summary of Council's meeting deliberations prepared largely for staff follow-up. Formal Minutes of the meeting, when approved by Council, become the official record of the meeting and of Council decisions made at the meeting.

This docket is subject to change.

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