OPENING 1. Calling the Roll. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Invocation -- Moment of Silence. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meetings of City Council: (a) The Special Public Hearing Meeting of April 2, 2003; (b) The Recessed Meeting of March 25, 2003, held on April 7, 2003; (c) The Regular Meeting of April 8, 2003; and (d) The Recessed Meeting of March 25, 2003, held on April 11, 2003. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 4. Report of the City Clerk. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL 5. Recognition of the PTA Reflections Contest Winners. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OPENING (continued) 6. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing the Sixtieth Anniversary of Douglas MacArthur Elementary School. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OPENING (continued) 7. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming May 2, 2003, as Bike to Work Day in the City of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of May 18 through 24, 2003, as National Public Works Week in the City of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 9. Special Presentation to Mayor Kerry J. Donley on Behalf of the Parents and Children Involved in Soccer in Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (10-18) 10. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Commission on Employment Beverly Winterscheid 11. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative From the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage 12. Receipt of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period ending March 31, 2003. 13. Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures. 14. Consideration of a Renewal Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles for an Aggressive Driving Interdiction Program. 15. Consideration of a Grant Submission to the Department of Criminal Justice Services to Continue Community Corrections (Local Probation) and Pretrial Services Under the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act and Pretrial Services Act (CCCA-PSA) for FY 2004. 16. Consideration of Allocating Housing Trust Fund Monies to Alexandria Christmas in April Rebuilding Together, Inc. 17. Consideration of an Application for Federal Emergency Management Agency Grant Funds for the City's Emergency Operation Center. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 18. Consideration of Two Grant Applications to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for Funding to Purchase Equipment for Emergency. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) 19. Consideration of Closing the Alexandria Residential Care Home (ARCH) Reuse of the ARCH Facility and Receipt of the Assisted Living Work Group Report. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Consideration of Memorandum of Understanding for Development and Maintenance of a Regional Emergency Coordination Plan (RECP) for the National Capital Region and for Utilization of the Regional Incident Communication and Coordination System (RICCS). Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 21. (a) Public Hearing on Assessment and Tax Increase Public Notice. [This is a Requirement of the State Code to Hold a Public Hearing. The tax rate is proposed to decrease from $1.08 to $1.05 per $100 of assessed value in the FY 2004 Proposed Budget.] (b) Public Hearing on AN ORDINANCE to establish real estate and personal property tax rates for calendar year 2003. (#24 3/25/03) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued) 22. Public Hearing on AN ORDINANCE to amend the provisions of Title 3, Chapter 2 of the City Code, relating to real estate tax relief, as amended on April 8, 2003. (#22 4/8/03; #15 2/11/03) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 23. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds by the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Alexandria (AIDA) in an amount of $13,000,000 to assist Episcopal High School. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 24. Consideration of Resolution from the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board Regarding the Voluntary Rent Guidelines. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] 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 Employment 1 Citizen-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 28. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Citizen-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 29. Alexandria Human Rights Commission 2 Citizens-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________