OPENING 1. Calling the Roll. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meetings of City Council: (a) The Regular Meeting of December 8, 2003; and (b) The Public Hearing Meeting of December 16, 2003 Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the Artists Involved in the King Street Underpass CSX Bridge Mural Project. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Members of the Alexandria Council of Garden Clubs and the Beverley Hills Garden Club for the Holiday Decorations at City Hall. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Expressing Appreciation to the Donors of the Christmas Tree at Market Square. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring January 15, 2004, as Martin Luther King, Jr., Day in the City of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS (continued) 8. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring January 18-24, 2004, as Jaycee Week in the City of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (9-22) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 9. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee Kim-Scott Miller (b) Alexandria Commission for the Arts Marjon van den Bosch (c) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS Susan Petersen 10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee 1 Citizen Member (b) Alexandria Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments 1 Citizen Member (c) Alexandria Commission on Aging 1 Citizen Member Who Is 60 Years of Age or Older (d) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 2 Citizen Members Who Have Disabilities (e) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission 1 Citizen Member (f) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission 1 Representative From the Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board (g) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member From the Field of Engineering (h) Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission 1 Citizen Member (i) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission 1 Non-Health Professional Member 1 Health Professional Member (j) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board 1 Parent Member REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (Reports and Recommendation of the City Manager) 11. Consideration of a Supplement to the Annual Committee Attendance Report for Fiscal Year 2003. 12. Council Consideration of the Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report From the Alexandria Waterfront Committee. 13. Vacation - #2003-0006 - 700 South Royal Street and a portion of Franklin Street. Receipt of Viewers' Report For a Request For Vacation of the Public Right-of-Way of Franklin and South Royal Street; Zoned RM/Residential. Applicant: William Savage and Ilona Garrard by Harry Hart, Attorney (#9, 11/15/03 and #25, 12/8/03.) (Ordinances for Introduction) 14. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Master Plan Amendment No. 2003-0009, to Amend the Seminary Hill/Strawberry Hill Small Area Plan Chapter of the Master Plan by Changing the Land Use Designation of Property Adjacent to the Minnie Howard School from Parks and Open Space to Institutional. 15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Rezoning No. 2003-0005, to Rezone Property Adjacent to the Minnie Howard School From POS/Public Open Space Zone to R-12/Residential Zone. 16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Master Plan Amendment No. 2003-0004, to Amend the Seminary Hill/Strawberry Hill Small Area Plan Chapter of the Master Plan by Changing the Land Use Designation of Property at 3517 - 3551 Duke Street from Residential Low to Residential Medium, With Increased Height Limitations. 17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Rezoning No. 2002-0005, to Rezone Property at 3517 - 3551 Duke Street from R-8/Single Family Zone to RB/Townhouse Zone, With Proffers. 18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Zoning Text Amendment No. 2003-0005, to Allow Increases in Height and Density for Public School. 19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Zoning Text Amendment No. 2003-0006, to Define, Regulate and, in Certain Zones, Prohibit and Abate Day Labor Agencies. 20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Change the Time Requirements Applicable to the Appeal of Real Estate Assessments to the Board of Equalization. 21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Approve an Encroachment into the Public Sidewalk Right-of-Way at 1700 Duke Street. 22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Change the Membership of the Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS
23. Alexandria Beautification Commission 3 Citizen Members Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 24. Alexandria Commission on Information Technology 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 25. Update on the Duke Street Concourse Project. (verbal report) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. Consideration of Tying Future PTO Certificates of Occupancy to Completion of the Duke Street Concourse. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 27. Consideration of Amending the Lease for the Torpedo Factory Arts Center With The Torpedo Factory Artists Association and Extending the Lease For a Period of Five Years. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 28. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Provide For an Advanced Decal Process for Motor Vehicles Within the City, and to Discontinue the Proration of Vehicle Decal Fees. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS None OTHER
29. Consideration of City Council Schedule.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 30. Consideration of Convening an Executive Session Closed to the Public Pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia For the Purpose of Discussing the Acquisition of Real Property for a Public Purpose. Council Action:_________________________________________________________