OPENING 1. Calling the Roll. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Invocation -- Moment of Silence. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meeting of City Council: (a) The Regular Meeting of November 12, 2002. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 4. Report of the City Clerk. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL 5. Recognition of the T.C. Williams Girls' Volleyball Team. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OPENING (continued) 6. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming Thursday, November 28, 2002, as Potomac West Turkey Trot Day in the City of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming December 7, 2002, as the Thirty-second Anniversary of the Scottish Christmas Walk. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OPENING (continued) 8. Presentation of Proclamation Honoring William L. Claiborn for His Many Years of Dedicated Service to the City of Alexandria and Its Citizens. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (9-15) 9. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District Brenda A. Heffernan (b) Alexandria Commission on Employment Janet von Sternberg (c) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities Eugene Toni 10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Building Code Board of Appeals 1 Citizen Member (b) Alexandria Commission for the Arts 2 Members Who Represent the Public-at-Large As Arts Consumers and Participants (c) Alexandria Commission on Aging 2 Citizen Members Who Are 60 Years of Age or Older (d) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Citizen-at-Large (e) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Lawyer With Experience In Federal or State Environmental Statutes (f) Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission 1 Member From Among the High School Youth of the City (g) Alexandria Waterfront Committee 1 Representative From the Old Town Civic Association (h) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Parent From School Board District C 11. Receipt of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending October 31, 2002. 12. Authorization of Recommended Capital Allocations and Planned Expenditures. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 13. Receipt of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2002. 14. Receipt of Report on the Youth Services Fund. 15. Consideration of Submission of Application for Funding to the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) for the Round 2 Sponsoring Partnerships and Revitalization Communities (SPARC) Program. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) 16. Consideration of the Proposed City Legislative Package for the 2003 General Assembly Session. (#9 11/16/02; #15 10/23/02) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Receipt of Taxicab Task Force Recommendations. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Consideration of the Revised Affordable Housing Policy. 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 19. Consideration of a Resolution Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to Establish an Urban Highway Project for the Addition of Pedestrian Facilities to the Bridge over Duke Street at Ben Brenman Park. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Consideration of a Resolution Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to Discontinue Further Study for a High Occupancy Vehicle Ramp From I-395 in Alexandria. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Consideration of a Resolution Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to Establish an Urban System Project for a Study of Traffic Congestion Relief Strategies for Old Town Alexandria. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 22. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 23. Alexandria Commission on Information Technology 1 Member-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 24. Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 25. Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 5 Citizen Members Council Action:_________________________________________________________