12. Alexandria Beautification Commission 1 Citizen Member The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission: NAME ENDORSED BY: Kenneth Basta Darren Preucil (Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 12; 9/9/03, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following result: City Council appointed Kenneth Basta as the citizen member to the Alexandria Beautification Committee. The voting was as follows: Euille - Basta Pepper - Basta Gaines - Basta Krupicka - Basta Macdonald - Basta Smedberg - Basta Woodson - Basta 13. Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Citizen Member The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission: NAME ENDORSED BY: Ernestina Forte John Wertman Joseph Wiegand (Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 13; 9/9/03, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following result: City Council reappointed John Wertman as the citizen member to the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS. The voting was as follows: Euille - Wertman Pepper - Wertman Gaines - Wertman Krupicka - Wertman Macdonald - Wertman Smedberg - Wertman Woodson - Wertman 14. Alexandria Industrial Development Authority 2 Citizen Members The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission: NAME ENDORSED BY: Scott Humprey Matthew Slavin Lois Walker (Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 14; 9/9/03, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following result: City Council reappointed Scott Humphrey and Lois Walker as the citizen members to the Alexandria Industrial Development Authority. The voting was as follows: Euille - Walker, Humphrey Pepper - Walker, Humphrey Gaines - Walker, Slavin Krupicka - Walker, Humphrey Macdonald - Walker, Slavin Smedberg - Walker, Humphrey Woodson - Walker, Humphrey 15. Northern Virginia Regional Commission 1 Citizen Member The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission: NAME ENDORSED BY: Dianne Cherry Natalie Mosher Matthew Mueda Robert Rapanut Michael Strutzel (Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 15; 9/9/03, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following result: No one received a majority vote for the second appointment; therefore, there had to be a second balloting. The voting was as follows: Euille - Rapanut Pepper - Rapanut Gaines - Cherry Krupicka - Mosher Macdonald - Mosher Smedberg - Mosher Woodson - Rapanut WHEREUPON, ballots were again distributed, tellers were again appointed and the ballots again tallied with the following result: City Council appointed Natalie Mosher as the citizen member to the Northern Virginia Regional Commission. The voting was as follows: Euille - Mosher Pepper - Mosher Gaines - Mosher Krupicka - Mosher Macdonald - Mosher Smedberg - Mosher Woodson - Rapanut REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER 16. Consideration of Application for an Amendment to an Existing Federal Environmental Protection Agency Grant to Provide an Additional $650,500 for the Four Mile Run Sewer Service Area Excessive Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) Remediation Project. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated August 28, 2003, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 16; 9/9/03, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) City Engineer Baker gave a brief report on the item. Transportation and Environmental Services Director Baier gave an update on the program for the implementation of backflow preventer cost-sharing program. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Pepper, seconded by Councilman Gaines and carried unanimously, City Council authorized the City Manager to apply for the grant amendment and additional federal assistance and authorized the City Manager to execute an amended grant agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the total amount of $1,523,500 for the project. The voting was as follows: Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Gaines "aye" Macdonald "aye" Euille "aye" Smedberg "aye" Woodson "aye" 17. Consideration of a Request to Permit an Exception to the Major Events Policy to Allow the Addition of Four Specific Venues East of Washington Street for First Night Alexandria. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated August 28, 2003, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 17; 9/9/03, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Pepper, seconded by Councilman Krupicka and carried unanimously, City Council permitted an exception to the Major Events Policy to allow for the addition of four specific First Night Alexandria venues. The voting was as follows: Pepper "aye" Gaines "aye" Krupicka "aye" Macdonald "aye" Euille "aye" Smedberg "aye" Woodson "aye" 18. Report on the Community Partnership Fund for Human Services Recommended Priorities for the FY 2005 Competitive Grant Cycle. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated September 3, 2003, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 18; 9/9/03, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) Acting Deputy Director of Management and Budget Moore made a presentation of the recommended priorities. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Smedberg, seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council docketed the item for public hearing for September 13, 2003, with final action on the priorities at the September 23 City Council meeting. Councilwoman Woodson asked that City departments provide what is actually needed as opposed to what a percentage increase is allowed, so there is a better barometer to measure what the needs are as it moves into the budget meetings. City Manager Sunderland said he would come back with a response. Councilman Krupicka encouraged staff to look for opportunities to involve the immigrant population. The voting was as follows: Smedberg "aye" Gaines "aye" Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Woodson "aye" 19. Consideration of a Resolution Requesting Matching Funds for the Old Town Congestion Mitigation Project. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated September 3, 2003, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 19; 9/9/03, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) Deputy Director of Transportation Culpepper made a presentation of the resolution for matching funds. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Pepper, seconded by Councilman Gaines and carried unanimously by ROLL CALL, City Council adopted a resolution authorizing local matching funding of $40,000 and authorized the City Manager to submit an agreement for the use of $160,000 of Federal CMAQ funding to the Virginia Department of Transportation for Old Town Congestion Relief Project, and to execute all necessary documents that may be required under the program. The voting was as follows: Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Gaines "aye" Macdonald "aye" Euille "aye" Smedberg "aye" Woodson "aye" The resolution finally passed reads as follows: