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 Meeting of City Council: (a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of March 23, 2004. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL 4. Recognition of the Winner of the Dorothy Height Essay Contest. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April as Fair Housing Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 24, 2004, as Alexandria Rebuilding Together Day. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 13, 2004, as National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Day. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS (continued) 9. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the Winner of the Flora Krause Casey Public Health Award. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 10. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 25, 2004, as Carpenter's Cook-Off Day. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (11-23) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 11. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Archaeological Commission Chanley Mohney (b) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee Nicholas Martin (c) Alexandria Commission for the Arts Deborah Thomas-Campbell (d) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities Sharon Christopher (e) Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission Matthew Natale (f) Alexandria Human Rights Commission Evelyn Oliver (g) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee Barry Schiftic 12. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Residential Tenant in the City 1 Financial Professional With Knowledge and Experience in the Field of Finance As It Relates to Residential Housing (b) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 1 Citizen Member (c) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission 2 Members-at-Large (d) Alexandria Human Rights Commission 1 Representative From the Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission (e) Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee 1 Representative of the Broadcast and Print Media REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (f) USS Alexandria Liaison Committee 1 Citizen Member 1 Representative Designated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce (g) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Citizen 18 Years of Age or Younger (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 13. Authorization for Grant Submission to the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services for the Community Services Board Clubhouse Vocational Program. 14. Authorization for 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 Fiscal Year 2005-2006. 15. Submission of Renewal Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles for an Aggressive Driving Interdiction Program. 16. Receipt of the Commission on Aging's Needs Assessment Survey for Seniors. 17. Consideration of a Contract Between the Alexandria Office of Human Rights and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Ordinances for Introduction) 18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish the Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates for Calendar Year 2004. 19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Sewer Line Maintenance Charge Imposed by Section 5-6-26 of the City Code. 20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise the Membership of the Environmental Policy Commission. 21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Extend the Franchise Authorization for Washington Gas Facilities to be Installed and Maintained in the Public Rights-of-Way, and to Authorize the Installation and Maintenance of a New Facility to Serve the WMATA Bus Depot at 3501 South Glebe Road, in Arlington. 22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Approve an Encroachment For Outdoor Restaurant Seating at 103 North Alfred Street. 23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Approve an Encroachment For a Utility Vault Under the Sidewalk at 124 South West Street. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS
24. Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 1 Citizen Member Who Has A Disability Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 25. Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. Alexandria Planning Commission 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 27. Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 28. Update on the Duke Street Concourse Project. (verbal report) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 29. Consideration of the FY 2003 City Employee Work Force Utilization Analysis and FY 2003 Applicant Tracking Report. (#23, 3/23/04) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 30. Consideration of Report on Scheduling of Site Plan Action for the Second Presbyterian Church Property. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 31. Consideration of Staff Recommendations for a Feasibility Study of an All City Sports Facility in the City of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 32. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Approve an Encroachment For Outdoor Restaurant Seating at 6 King Street. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL REPORTS FROM 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 33. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________