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Office of the City Clerk
June 22, 2004

There was a Reception at
6:00 p.m., in the Vola Lawson
Lobby of City Hall to Present the
Alexandria Commission on
Persons with Disabilities John
Duty Collins, III, Outstanding
Advocate Award.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - - 7:00 p.m.

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OPENING

1. Calling the Roll.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Euille and the City Clerk called the roll; all members of Council were present.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance.

City Council observed a moment of silence and recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meeting of City Council:

(a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of June 9, 2004.

City Council approved the regular meeting minutes of June 9, 2004.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

4. Recognition of Youth Who Participated in the City's Earth Day Celebration.

This was removed from the docket.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

4a. Recognition of the Young Stars Rising Program.

This was removed from the docket.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring July 16-18, 2004, as Alexandria Salutes! - A USO Weekend.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring Judge Stephen Rideout.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring July 18-24, 2004, as Probation Parole and Community Supervision Week.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

8. Presentation of a Proclamation to Recognize and Salute Senior Girl Scout Honor Troop #1674.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (9-19)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
John Harper

(b) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association
Board of Governors
Annmarie Pittman
John Varghese

(c) Alexandria Human Rights Commission
John Harper

10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Representative of An Employer in the City Who Employs At Least
100 Employees

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

(c) Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Old and Historic District
1 Citizen Member

(d) Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District
2 Citizen Members

(e) Alexandria Carr/Norfolk Southern (Carlyle) Design Review Board
1 Citizen Member

(f) 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

(g) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Member From and Representing Hospice of Northern Virginia

(h) Alexandria Community Services Board
1 Citizen Member
1 Consumer (Current or Former Direct Recipient of Public or
Private Mental Health, Mental Retardation, or Substance
Abuse Treatment Rehabilitation Services) or Family Member
(Immediate Family Member or the Principal Caregiver Who
Is Not Paid) of Consumer

(i) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors
1 Retail Business Owner/Manager Representative
1 Attraction Representative
1 Historic/Preservation Representative
1 Restaurant Owner/Manager Representative
1 Citizen-at-Large
1 Hotel Owner/Manager Representative
1 National or International Trade or Professional Association
Executive

(j) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

11. Consideration of Closing East Masonic View Avenue at Braddock Road to Motor Vehicles.

12. Receipt of the Annual Report from the Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department for 2002-2003.

13. Consideration of Early Childhood Commission Proposal Review Committee Recommendations for the Use of FY 2005 Children's Fund Monies.

14. Receipt of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts FY 2002-2003 Annual Report.

15. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending May 31, 2004.

16. Consideration of an Increase in the Maximum Loan Amount Under the City's Homeownership Assistance Program.

17. Authorization to Enter Into Loan Agreement with Tenants' and Workers' Support Committee for $300,000 to Acquire 3801 Mt. Vernon Avenue.

18. Consideration of Proposed Changes in Animal Control Fees and Licensing and Request to the City Attorney to Prepare the Necessary Ordinance Changes for Consideration in September.



19. Consideration of a Grant Application to Enhance Police Response and Communications Capability.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council approved the Consent Calendar, with the removal of item #11 and considered it under separate motion. The City Manager's recommendations are as follows:

9. City Council received the following resignations with regret: (a) John Harper, Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (b) Annmarie Pittman and John Varghese, Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association; and (c) John Harper, Alexandria Human Rights Commission.

10. City Council made the following appointments: (a) waived the residency requirement and reappointed Kenneth Kozloff as the representative of an employer in the City who employs at least 100 employees to the Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee; (b) appointed Miranda Der Ohanian as the citizen member to the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; (c) reappointed Arthur Keleher as the citizen member to the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Old and Historic District; (d) reappointed James Luby and Douglas Meick as the citizen members to the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District; (e) reappointed Pat McDonald as the citizen member to the Alexandria Carr/Norfolk Southern (Carlyle) Design Review Board; (f) waived the residency requirement and appointed Colette Wachtel as the 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 to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts; (g) appointed Bonnie Bernstein as the member from and representing Hospice of Northern Virginia (Capital Hospice) to the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (h) reappointed Mary Weber as the citizen member and Dana Payne as the consumer (current or former direct recipient of public or private mental health, mental retardation, or substance abuse treatment rehabilitation services) or family member (immediate family member or the principal caregiver who is not paid) of consumer to the Alexandria Community Services Board; (i) appointed Joseph Egerton as the retail business owner/manager representative, waived the residency requirement and appointed Trudi Van Dyke as the attraction representative, waived the residency requirement and reappointed Mary Coleman as the historic/preservation representative, reappointed Patrick Troy as the restaurant owner/manager representative; reappointed Ann Dorman as the citizen-at-large representative, waived the residency requirement and appointed James Moore as the hotel owner/manager representative, waived the residency requirement and appointed James Singerling to the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors; and (j) waived the residency requirement and reappointed Kent Barnekov as the representative from the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce to the Alexandria Waterfront Committee.

11. City Council approved the closing of East Masonic View Avenue at Braddock Road. (separate motion)

12. City Council received the report from the Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

13. City Council approved the following: (a) a $60,000 set-aside for the Virginia Preschool Initiative; (b) a $35,000 set-aside for continuation funding for the Mount Vernon Head Start site; (c) a $25,000 set-aside for early childhood training programs; (d) the remaining $933,814 be designated to fund eight projects that provide quality child care and comprehensive services to at-risk children; and (e) any unexpended funds from the FY 2005 Children's Fund programs be reallocated to the Crisis Aid Child Care Fund for the Child Day Care Fee System.

14. City Council received the Annual Report from the Alexandria Commission for the Arts and thanked the Commission for its efforts on behalf of the City.

15. City Council received the monthly financial report for the period ending May 31, 2004.

16. City Council approved an increase in the maximum loan amount in the City's Homeownership Assistance Program to $50,000.

17. City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a 99-year, interest-free loan agreement with the TWSC to provide $300,000 in monies for a second trust loan under the general terms and conditions specified in this memorandum, and allocated $300,000 from the City's FY 2005 approved operating budget general fund contingent reserve account.

18. City Council approved in concept changing animal licensing in the City to make dog and cat licenses effective for either three years or one year instead of for one year only, and requested staff to work with the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance changes for consideration in September to address multiple year licensing and increasing the fees for dog and cat licensing as well as the fees for impounding and holding stray animals.

19. City Council approved the grant application to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance for a total of $472,101, for which no City share is required, and authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

20. Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Representative of the City’s Faith Community

City Council appointed Mary Ann Cusack as the representative of the City's Faith Community to the Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Old and Historic District
2 Architects

City Council reappointed Lori Quill and Michael Wheeler as the two architect representatives to the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Old and Historic District.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large, As An Arts
Consumer and Participant

City Council appointed Lien Tran as the member who represents the public at large, as an arts consumer and participant, to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________



23. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
2 Citizen Members

City Council appointed Samantha Ahdoot and reappointed James Lowenstern as the two citizen members to the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission
3 Citizen Members

City Council reappointed Charles Ablard, Emily Springer and Charles Trozzo as the three citizen members to the Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

25. Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
1 Citizen Member

City Council appointed Peter Lawson as the citizen member to the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

26. Update on the Duke Street Concourse. (Staff presentation)

City Council received an update on the Duke Street Concourse.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

27. Consideration of Report From the City's Naming Commission.

City Council received the report and (1) approved the change in the name of the Alexandria Black History Resource Center to the Alexandria Black History Museum; (2) instructed the City Manager to ensure that, as part of the upcoming planning study of the waterfront to be undertaken by the Department of Planning & Zoning, consideration is given to providing, somewhere along the waterfront, an appropriate recognition of Colonel John Fitzgerald; and (3) authorized staff to prepare an interpretative narrative highlighting the contributions of F. Clinton Knight in saving Gadsby's Tavern that would be placed next to his portrait which now hangs in the American Legion Portion of the Gadsby's Tavern building, and requested the American Legion post to rename the ballroom on the Legion side of Gadsby's after Mr. Knight. Further, to name the skateboard park the Schuyler Hamilton Jones Skateboard Park at Luckett Field, and to request feedback from staff and the joint Staff and Schools Committee about a concept of an anger-management program that is named for Schuyler Jones.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

28. Receipt of Proposed Changes Regarding Developer Contributions to Affordable Housing.

City Council: (a) received the report; (b) instructed staff to disseminate the report over the summer to interested parties, particularly members of the development community, and to discuss and receive comments on the report; (c) set the report for public hearing by Council at its September 21 public hearing meeting; and (d) following the public hearing, approve the proposed policy changes, or those changes that might be revised by Council, and instruct staff to prepare and process any amendments to the Zoning Ordinance that are needed to implement the approved policy changes.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

29. Consideration of Issues Related to the Mirant Potomac River Generating Station.

City Council accepted the City Manager's memorandum dated June 17, 2004, and the City Attorney's memorandum dated June 18, 2004, and the recommendations, with the following changes: 1. The City initiate the following enforcement and other actions against the Mirant Potomac River Generating Station: (a) revoking special use permit No. 2296, granted in 1989, which approved the construction and use of 18,000 square feet of new administrative offices, laboratories, conference, training and other space at the Mirant Potomac River Generating Station; (b) revoking special use permit No. 2297, granted in 1989, which approved the Transportation Management Plan required for the lawful operation of the Generating Station; (c) revoking the noncomplying use status of the Generating Station, which was granted as part of the 1992 rezoning; (d) when appropriate, and with Council approval, instituting a Clean Air Act lawsuit seeking imposition of the statutory civil penalties for the Generating Station's NOx permit violations, and an injunction against further violations; (e) objecting, in the pending Mirant bankruptcy proceeding, to any reorganization plan that includes the continued operation of the Generating Station. 2. The City be encouraged to continue gathering data, particularly that the City conduct its own downwash study, paid for by Mirant, so the City has data available and it can begin to address many of the health related issues that are of great concern to the community and the City. 3. Staff to come back with a recommendation on purchasing clean power as part of its procurement policy related to energy, and in conjunction with the Council of Governments Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, work with other localities in the region to address the air pollution caused by all of the region's coal fired power plants. City Council also adopted a resolution to initiate a Zoning Text Amendment and referred it to the Planning Commission to revoke the noncomplying use status of certain heavy industrial uses which have not obtained a special use permit as required by current law and categorize such uses as nonconforming uses, and requested that, in drafting the nonconforming use text, staff include a provision which would allow the installation of new or enhanced pollution control technologies and equipment, with the approval of City Council.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

30. Consideration of Proposals to Change How the Taxicab Industry is Regulated by the City of Alexandria.

City Council accepted the Report, requested the Committee work on refining it over the summer, with feedback from the community, the members of Council, and that a final framework be docketed for consideration and vote at the first legislative meeting in September, to follow-up with ordinances and the appropriate codification thereafter, and to thank Councilman Krupicka and Councilman Gaines for their time.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

31. Consideration of the Open Space Steering Committee's Report, Including Its Recommended List of Open Space "Priority Sites," the Processes it Recommends Be Used in the Future in Revising or Otherwise Adding Properties to the City Council's List of Priority Sites and the Criteria It Recommends Be Used in the Future in Revising or Otherwise Adding Properties to the Council's List of Sites.

City Council: (a) approved the Committee's recommendation, with the following revisions:
a. On page 1, following the third paragraph, add the following new paragraph:
“This report is the recommendation by the Open Space Steering Committee which begins a process of review by the Alexandria City Council and the public related to opportunities for preserving open space within the City. The report is not intended to imply that City Council will take specific action on any of the specific properties that the report identifies below. Rather, the report’s listing of properties is only a recognition that the properties are viewed by the Committee as possessing important open space values and as representing valuable open space resources.”
b. On page 1, fifth current paragraph, delete the first sentence of the paragraph and edit the second, as follows:
"The Steering Committee also recognizes that the city will not likely have enough resources or the opportunity to accomplish full fee acquisition of all the properties listed in this document, not even just those identified as the most important priorities. Therefore, we encourage The Steering Committee encourages ....”
c. on page 2, make the following edit to the fourth paragraph:

d. on page 5, add a new first paragraph, to read as follows:
“The following is a list of “Priority Sites” that the Committee recommends for City Council consideration. Our listing of these properties is based upon our view that the properties possess very important open space values, and that the City, working with the property owners, should explore the alternative means that may be available to achieve the preservation of those values.”
e. on page 5, the current first paragraph, delete the phrase “for acquisition” in the third sentence.
f. on page 7, in the title to paragraph 5, delete “Expansion” and add “Area,”; in subparagraph E, delete "Potentially doubling the size of the Monticello Park,” and insert, “The Park is ....”
g. on page 17, amend the first paragraph, as follows:
“... The candidate paths need to be incorporated into an update of the Alexandria Multi-Use Trail and Bicycle Transportation Master Plan adopted by the City Council in 1998. Following is a list of potential sites for trail connectivity from both plans. ... Meetings with neighborhood groups may identify more opportunities, and are needed relative to the inclusion of any future sites into the City’s Multi-Use Trail and Bicycle Transportation Master Plan. Future additions would come before City Council through a separate process related to proposed additions in the master plan."
Second, that Council receive the Open Space Steering Committee Report, and the Committee’s “Open Space Priorities and Opportunities” Report, as revised, and thank the Committee members for their outstanding work.
Third, that Council approve and adopt the list of “Priority Sites” set out in the revised “Open Space Priorities and Opportunities” Report,” and in so doing make the following statement:
The Council decision to add or include property on the Priority Sites list is not, and should not be seen as, a Council decision for the City to acquire the property or an interest in the property. The decision to add or include property on the list is intended to be a statement of the Council that recognizes the property’s open space values and that expresses its interest in preserving those values, and to be an instruction to staff to begin discussions with the property’s owner regarding the alternative means available to the owner and the city to achieve the preservation of those values. In the event those discussions result in a staff recommendation that the City obtain a certain interest in the property, that recommendation will be presented to City Council, and possibly other City committees or commissions, following notice to the property’s owner and an opportunity to comment. Only then, after City Council approval and authorization, will the City take steps to obtain an interest in the property.
Fourth, that Council approve and adopt the criteria set out in the Open Space Steering Committee Report which will be used in the future in deciding whether sites should be added to or removed from the Priority Sites list.
Fifth, that Council approve and adopt the procedures set out in the Open Space Steering Committee Report which will be used in the future when other sites are proposed to be added to the Priority Sites list.
Sixth, that Council request the City Manager to provide to the Council in the fall a plan that addresses the open space protective measures that might be taken (either by the properties’ owners or the City, or both) with respect to the properties on the approved list of “Priority Sites,” and, as to each property, address the following:
1. The timing of such protective measure;
2. The anticipated City cost (if any) of the action (as well as any ongoing operation and maintenance costs resulting from the action); and
3. If applicable, the manner of financing the action, which, for some properties, might include financing the protective action through the issuance of general obligation bonds whose debt service will be paid from a portion of the revenue generated by the one cent real estate tax dedication.
Further, that the Open Space Steering Committee create a separate category for pocket parks that would not compete against larger sites for priority or funding, and to report to the City Manager during September for subsequent discussion with City Council, and to be included as part of the City's Open Space Priorites and Opportunities Report.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

32. Consideration of Acquisition of a Parcel of Land at 4500 Braddock Road adjacent to the Seminary Forest Apartment Complex for Open Space Purposes.

City Council authorized the City Manager and City Attorney to acquire the property, along the lines of discussion in the memorandum.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

33. Consideration of Acquisition of a Parcel of Land at 2600 Business Center Drive for Park and Recreation Purposes.

City Council authorized the City Manager and City Attorney to acquire the property, along the lines of discussion in the memorandum.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

34. Consideration of the Alexandria Community Services Board's Amended FY 2005 Plan of Services, Which Includes the FY 2005 Performance Contract With the State, Status of the Board's FY 2004-2008 Housing Plan, and Performance and Outcomes Measurement Plan.

City Council approved the Board's amended FY 2005 Plan of Services, which includes approval of the Performance Contract with the State, a net increase of 3.0 full-time FTE's, and no net increase to the Department's budget.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

35. Consideration of a Grant Submission for the Safe Haven Project.

City Council: (a) authorized CSB submission of a grant application to HUD for $163,824 over a three-year period, for a Safe Haven to serve up to 12 men and women who are homeless, who have a serious mental illness or other disabling condition, and who are unwilling or unable to use available housing services for the homeless; (b) note the grant application's proposed use of the City's 115 North Patrick Street building for development of a four-unit apartment (multi-family dwelling) to house the Safe Haven Program. Planning and Zoning Department, General Services, and MH/MR/SA staff analysis indicates that use of this site for a Safe Haven is consistent with current zoning and building use requirements, as well as the CSB's FY 2004-2008 Housing Plan (approved by Council on June 24, 2003.) 115 North Patrick Street is the current location of the Board's Clubhouse program which will be relocating to 4480 King Street in August 2004. There is no further land use approval required for the use of the 115 North Patrick site for the Safe Haven program, and the site's current building is available for this use if the necessary funding is available. Board policy addresses community notification in the acquisition of group homes. Community notification is not required for the development of apartment units. Nonetheless, the Board intends to notify the civic associations and neighbors of 115 North Patrick Street of plans for the Safe Haven. The Board will also identify staff and Board members responsible for ongoing communication with the community, and will offer to develop a Neighborhood Advisory Committee to coordinate information about the Safe Haven's start-up and operations to ensure a successful program for the residents and the community. An initial community notification letter is planned to be mailed in late June 2004. Later in 2004, Council will be requested either to accept the HUD Safe Haven grant if the CSB application is accepted or, if no HUD grant is available, to approve a reallocation of CSB General Fund monies to substitute City funds for the HUD grant funds; and (c) authorized an additional 3.5 FTE's for a total of 10.0 FTE's for the Safe Haven program. These include: 7.0 FTE residential counselors to provide operational management, clinical services, and 24-hour supervision of the Safe Haven program; 1.0 FTE Therapist 3;1.0 FTE Program Director; 0.5 FTE custodian; and 0.5 FTE Account Clerk. Funding for 6.5 FTE's was already approved in the FY 2005 budget. No additional funding is being requested for the remaining 3.5 FTE positions as the CSB will use existing City and State CSB funds to cover the added costs of these positions.
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36. DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #2004-0005
1400 JANNEYS LANE
Consideration of an appeal to a decision of the Planning Commission on May 6, 2004, for a development site plan for construction of single family houses at 1400 Janneys Lane; zoned R-20/Residential. Applicant: Elm Street Development, Inc. (#31, 6/12/04)

City Council denied the appeal, with acceptance of the site plan as approved by the Planning Commission, with the additional conditions as proposed by staff as follows:

28A. The applicant shall provide storm water detention to the satisfaction of the Director of T&ES, even if storm water detention is not required under Article XIII of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance. The detention will be sized to provide excess capacity of an additional 600 square feet of impervious surface per lot.
28B. Future improvements by homeowners that add more than 600 square feet of impervious surface to a lot will require storm water management on the lot in accordance with Article XIII of the AZO.
28C. The storm water management system must incorporate any impervious surface from the proposed Park area into the storm water detention design.
28D. The final design of the storm water management system shall assure that sufficient storm water detention capacity as determined by the Director of T&ES is provided, such that the development when constructed, including additional impervious cover and landscape features reasonable likely to be constructed by future homeowners, will have no adverse impact on down steam property owners. A hydraulic study related to the adequacy of outfall will be required as stated in the Virginia State Erosion and Sediment Control Manual, Chapter IV (1992). The study will be completed by a professional engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia, selected by the Director of T&ES in consultation with the Key Drive residents and the applicant, and there will be enhanced community dialogue. Such study cost will not exceed $10,000 and such cost are borne by the applicant.
28E. The adequacy and functionality of the entire storm water management system to accommodate a two and ten year storm event as constructed by the applicant shall be bonded or otherwise secured for a period of ten years. Such bond or security shall, in addition, provide for the indemnification of downstream property owners against damage proximately caused by storm water runoff from the newly constructed development and exclusive of any pre-existing conditions. The amount and form of such bond or security shall be determined by the Director of T&ES and the City Attorney.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

37. Update on the City Council's 2004-2015 Strategic Plan for Alexandria.

City Council moved that Vice Mayor Pepper and Councilman Smedberg work on the suggested changes over the summer and get back to Council in the Fall.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

38. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures.

City Council authorized the capital project allocations and planned expenditures, for the capital projects as detailed in the Capital Improvement Expenditure Summary and approved a T.C. Williams High School funding plan.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

39. Consideration of Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Initial Interconnection of the Institutional Network (INET) Systems in Arlington County and Alexandria.

City Council approved the interconnection between the Alexandria and Arlington cable television systems and authorized the City Manager to execute, on behalf of the City and to deliver the memorandum of understanding, in substantially the form presented to the Council with such changes as are approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER

None
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

40. Update on the City's Website (verbal report.)

This item was deferred.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________




ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

41. Consideration of a Transfer Resolution for the FY 2004 Operating Budget.(ROLL-CALL VOTE)

City Council adopted the resolution. RES. NO. 2113
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

42. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing a Citizens Task Force to Discuss Potential Sites for a New Police Department Facility. (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

City Council adopted the resolution. RES. NO. 2110
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

43. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

City Council adopted the Schedule for June through December, 2004, with the following changes: scheduled a special meeting including an executive session to meet with the City's recruitment consultant and to discuss the City Manager job profile on Tuesday, July 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council workroom; changed the date of the September 18 public hearing meeting to Tuesday, September 21, 2004, at 5:00 p.m.; scheduled a work session with the City's General Assembly delegation to discuss the City's 2005 legislative package at 6:00 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, November 23 legislative meeting.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

44. Consideration of the Process to Recruit and Select a New City Manager.

City Council approved the process for the recruitment and selection of the new City Manager.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

44a. Consideration of a Lease Extension for the Property at 2525 Mt. Vernon Avenue.

City Council authorized the City Manager to execute, on behalf of the City, and to deliver the modification and five-year extension of the lease for the space at 2525 Mt. Vernon Avenue now occupied by the Department of Human Services, in substantially the form presented to the Council with such changes as are approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. The execution of this document by the City Manager shall constitute conclusive evidence of his approval, and that of the City Attorney, of any and all changes from the documents made available to the Council.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

45. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public to Review the Performance of the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk.

At 12:40 a.m., City Council convened in executive session, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of discussing the performance during the past fiscal year of the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk.

At 12:56 a.m., City Council reconvened the meeting.

City Council approved receipt of the performance reviews and authorized the Mayor to meet with the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk for the purpose of reviewing performance; and authorized the Mayor to negotiate a merit increase of five percent in either salary or non-monetary compensation for each.

City Council adopted the resolution pertaining to the Executive Session. RES. NO. 2112
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

The meeting adjourned at 1:00 a.m.

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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 70 FOLLOWS:



Updated 6/14/04
JUNE 2004

June 15, City Council Public Hearing on the Draft Strategic Plan, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
June 15, School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *TAPED*
June 16, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District *LIVE*
June 18, School Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *Broadcast of 6/15 Meeting*
June 19, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *REPLAY of 6/12 Meeting*
June 21, City Council Public Hearing on the Proposed Open Space Plan, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
June 22, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
June 23, Board of Architectural Review - Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
June 24, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
June 25, City Council Public Hearing, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 6/21 Public Hearing*
JULY 2004

July 1, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
July 2, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 6/22 Meeting*
July 8, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
July 8, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *TAPED*
July 9, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m. *Broadcast of 7/8 Meeting*
July 21, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
July 28, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
AUGUST 2004

August 18, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
August 25, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*