Action Docket for Public Hearing Meeting (04/12/2003)

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April 14, 2003

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The ceremony scheduled at 1:30 p.m. for
the initiation of the demolition of Samuel
Madden Homes Downtown was canceled.

Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, April 12, 2003 - - 9:30 a.m.

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OPENING

1. Calling the Roll.

The Meeting was called to Order by Mayor Donley, and the Deputy City Clerk called the Roll; all Members of City Council were present, with Councilwoman Woodson arriving at 9:36 a.m., and Councilwoman Pepper, at 9:39 a.m.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Public Discussion Period.

(a) William Hahn, 1250 S. Washington Street, #604, speaking on behalf of Porto Vecchio residents, raised concerns they have with VDOT's proposed temporary location of the access road to Porto Vecchio and lack of a traffic light during the construction on South Washington Street. He asked that construction be stopped until VDOT meets with Transportation and Environmental Services Director Baier to make alternative arrangements.

Mayor Donley advised that he will bring this up at the next meeting of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Design Team and asked staff to draft a letter to Nick Nicholson of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Design Team relating this concern which we would like to address at the next meeting.

(b) Ardith Campbell Dentzer, 1204 S. Washington Street, representing Hunting Towers and Hunting Terrace, expressed their full agreement with Porto Vecchio's interests and added that they would also like to be able to turn left onto Washington Street where it is not now allowed.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

Planning Commission

None.

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

3. Public Hearing on the City's Draft One-Year Action Plan for Housing and Community Development for FY 2004.

City Council: (1) closed the public hearing on the Draft One-Year Action Plan for Housing and Community Development for FY 2004, which includes the City's application for Federal Fiscal Year 2003 funding for $1,533,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) monies and $909,647 in Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) monies; and (2) docketed the Action Plan and Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Program applications for final Council consideration on May 13, 2003.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

4. Public Hearing on and Consideration of the Taxi Cab Task Force Report. [WS 2/25/03; #14 1/28/03; #17 11/26/02]

Vice Mayor Cleveland asked that the City Manager return to Council with a report to address the question of giving persons with handicaps or disabilities a greater transportation choice than the one company now available to them in the City, and how we might be able to expand the number of vehicles that are ADA accessible.

Mayor Donley requested that the City Manager report back to Council with figures that Council could use to establish what might be the target of the number of taxicabs per thousand as a goal for a potential standard in order to provide service, accommodate growth and still keep us competitive.

It was the consensus of Council to have the public hearing and then ask staff to bring back an item to Council at the second legislative meeting in May.

City Council closed the public hearing and asked the City Manager to come back to Council with a recommendation on enacting an alternative dispute resolution program, a reduction of the number of taxicabs as part of an annual review or any of the other assessments he wants to make on that, and also to give us recommendations on some process by which we monitor and ensure that the taxicab companies are meeting the various obligations that we expect of them in a routine fashion.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

5. Public Hearing on and Consideration of the Revisions to the Windmill Hill Park Concept Plan. [#16 2/25/03]

City Council approved the following motion: (A) Approve the following revisions to the Windmill Hill Park Concept Plan, which Council proposed on February 25, 2003, as amended, and the resulting revised concept plan: (1) Relocate the basketball court to allow for the completion of the sidewalk on the north side of Gibbon Street; (2) Complete the sidewalk on the north side of Gibbon Street between Lee Street and Union Street so it runs to Union Street; (3) ~~Relocate and place the volleyball court adjacent to and just north of the basketball court~~ Replace the volleyball court back where it was prior to it being removed; (4) Remove the asphalt parking lot on the east side of Union Street along Gibbon Street extended, and clean, seed and install ~~family oriented~~ appropriate equipment and furniture; (5) Remove the gates on the east side of Union Street at the Gibbon Street extended area; (6) Reseed the area between Union Street and the basin, provide additional plantings and install family-oriented equipment and furniture; (7) Remove the curb cuts on the east side of Union Street at the Gibbon Street extended area; (8) Restore the area immediately north of the current dog area by trimming overgrowth, removing dead and decayed trees, and planting appropriate new materials; ~~(9) Improve the north end of Windmill Hill Park east of Union Street to allow for safe dog access to the river from the existing ramp; (10)~~ (9) Increase the wattage of the lighting in the Wilkes Street tunnel; ~~(11)~~ (10) Install pedestrian crosswalks across Union Street where the new pathway from the Wilkes Street tunnel meets Union Street, and approximately where the new sidewalk on the north side of Gibbon Street meets Union Street; ~~(12)~~ (11) Complete the construction of the new dog exercise area as per the Task Force plan; and to vote on that today; and (B) Authorize the transfer of $126,295 from the General Fund Contingent Reserves to the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities FY 2003 Operating Budget. Passed 4-3 (Donley, Eberwein and Speck "No")
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. ENCROACHMENT #2003-0001
6 KING ST
STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY (previous Seaport Inn Restaurant)

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for encroachment into the public sidewalk right-of-way for outdoor restaurant seating; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Shanna N. Ruhl.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

City approved the Planning Commission recommendation
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

7. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2003-0007
602 KING ST
PITA HOUSE

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Tarek Moukalled, trading as Pita House, by Lonnie C. Rich, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation, as amended, with the deletion of condition no. 22 for the reasons stated in Mr. Rich's letter [dated April 11, 2003].
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

8. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0127
334 N PATRICK ST

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to allow a lot area of less than 1,980 square feet for two lots, to construct a new single family home, and for a parking reduction; RB-Townhouse Zone. Applicant: William Cromley, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to the existing conditions of the Special Use Permit; zoned CRMU-H/Commercial Residential Mixed Use-High. Applicant: On-Site Sourcing, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

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

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

10. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0052
201 N QUAKER LA
DARTMOUTH PLACE

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit amendment to construct a fence with a storage area within a conservation area; zoned R-20/Residential. Applicant: Dartmouth Place Homeowners Association, by Wallace Christner.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Denial 5-2

Councilman Speck declared that he has a material, financial relationship on both sides of this issue; therefore, he disqualified himself.

City Council overturned the Planning Commission recommendation and granted the special use permit; the applicant's attorney has stipulated that there is not going to be any active recreation within the conservation district; and if there is a wood pile, the wood does not have to come just from trees in that area.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

11. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to adopt the Eisenhower East Small Area Plan as a chapter of the 1992 Master Plan of the City of Alexandria. [#19 4/8/03] [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council finally passed the Ordinance upon its Second Reading and Final Passage. ORD. NO. 4293
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to amend the map and text of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Alexandria to implement the Eisenhower East Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan of the City of Alexandria. [#20 4/8/03] [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council finally passed the Ordinance upon its Second Reading and Final Passage. ORD. NO. 4294
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. (a) Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to amend the fire prevention regulations in the City Code to establish a fire protection system retesting program. [#21 4/8/03] [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council finally passed the Ordinance upon its Second Reading and Final Passage. ORD. NO. 4295

(b) Consideration of

Resolution

authorizing the establishment of fees to cover the costs of the Fire Protection System Retesting Program, in the amount of $20 per quarter hour per employee.

[ROLL-CALL VOTE]

City Council adopted the Resolution. RES. NO. 2067
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR (14-17)

Planning Commission (continued)

14. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0126
4600 DUKE ST, #1410
4600 DUKE CONDOMINIUM

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a child care home; zoned RC/Residential. Applicant: Agnes A. Buabeng.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred (by unanimous consent)

15. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0046
4536-4598 EISENHOWER AV
EXXON-MOBIL @ CLERMONT

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, for construction of a gas station, convenience store with restaurant and car wash; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Exxon-Mobil Corporation, by William C. Thomas, Jr., attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: DEFERRED (Applicant's request)

16. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0026
ENCROACHMENT #2003-0002
STREET NAME, CASE #2003-0002
2201 JEFFERSON DAVIS HY
POTOMAC YARD - POTOMAC GREENS

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan and subdivision for construction of residential dwellings, temporary sales trailer, encroachments into the public right-of-way and naming of public streets; zoned CDD-10/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Potomac Greens Associates, LLC, by Jonathan P. Rak, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred 7-0

17. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0028
STREET NAME, CASE #2003-0001
901 SLATER'S LA
POTOMAC YARD - POTOMAC PLAZA

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, and subdivision for construction of retail and restaurant use buildings, sales trailer and to change a public street name; zoned CDD-10/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Potomac Greens Associates, LLC, by Jonathan P. Rak, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Meeting Recessed (new date to be announced)

END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council noted the deferrals.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

The Meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

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