17. Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission 1 Member From Planning District III (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission:) NAME ENDORSED BY: Kaj Vetter Isabelle Baird (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. 17; 2/10/04, 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 Kaj Vetter as the representative from Planning District III to the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission. The voting was as follows: Euille - Vetter Pepper - Vetter Gaines - Vetter Krupicka - Vetter Macdonald - Vetter Smedberg - Vetter Woodson - Vetter 18. Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Representative of the Business Community (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission:) NAME ENDORSED BY: Lisa Lombard Edna Burns (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. 18; 2/10/04, 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 Lisa Lombard as the representative from the business community to the Alexandria Youth Policy Commission. The voting was as follows: Euille - Lombard Pepper - Lombard Gaines - Lombard Krupicka - Lombard Macdonald - Lombard Smedberg - Lombard Woodson - Lombard REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 19. Consideration of Recommendations and Status Report on Legislation Introduced at the 2004 General Assembly Session. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated February 9, 2004, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 19, 2/10/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) Legislative Director Caton gave an update on the Legislation. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Gaines, seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council supported the alternative residential inspection legislation as preferable to HB 828, as introduced, and adopted a resolution in support of Living Wage. The voting was as follows: Gaines "aye" Krupicka "aye" Pepper "aye" Macdonald "aye" Euille "aye" Smedberg "aye" Woodson "aye" The resolution finally passed reads as follows: RES. NO. 2095 WHEREAS, after considerable study and public debate the Alexandria City Council passed a living wage ordinance in June of 2000; and WHEREAS, two bills (Senate Bill Nos. 290 and 498) have been introduced in the Virginia General Assembly that, if passed, will nullify Alexandria’s living wage ordinance and prohibit other jurisdictions in the Commonwealth from enacting similar measures without prior approval from the General Assembly; and WHEREAS, opposition to Alexandria’s service contract wage ordinance, commonly referred to as the living wage ordinance, erroneously rests on the grounds that it violates the State Constitution/Dillon Rule because the City of Alexandria failed to obtain prior approval from the General Assembly before enacting it; and WHEREAS, lawful authority for a living wage can be found in the state’s Public Procurement Act which allows local jurisdictions to consider “best value” when awarding service contracts; and WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria’s experience with the living wage has been a complete success; and WHEREAS, City of Alexandria contracted services benefit from improvements in service delivery quality; and WHEREAS, contract employers support a living wage because it helps them to recruit and retain a higher quality, dependable and skilled workforce; and WHEREAS, a living wage benefits low-income wage earners who are able to work fewer jobs, thus enabling them to better provide for basic life necessities and spend more time with their families, and also impacts on the demands for welfare and other forms of public assistance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA:
EXECUTIVE SESSION
27. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public For Discussion of Settlement of Pending Litigation, Pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(7) of the Code of Virginia. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Smedberg and carried unanimously, at 10:19 p.m., City Council convened in executive session, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(7) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of consulting with legal counsel and briefing by staff with respect to actual or probable litigation concerning the worker's compensation claims of John Marshall and Robin Cleveland and the personal injury claim of Venus Roman. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Gaines "aye" Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Smedberg "aye" THEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Councilman Smedberg and carried unanimously, at 10:26 p.m., City Council reconvened the meeting. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Pepper "aye" Smedberg "aye" Gaines "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka "aye" Macdonald "aye" WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Councilman Smedberg and carried unanimously, City Council moved to authorize the City Attorney to settle the claims which were the subject of the closed executive session along the lines discussed in the executive session. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Pepper "aye" Smedberg "aye" Gaines "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka "aye" Macdonald "aye" WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper and carried unanimously on a ROLL CALL vote, City Council adopted the resolution pertaining to the executive session. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Gaines "aye" Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Smedberg "aye" The resolution reads as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 2096 WHEREAS, the Alexandria City Council has this 10th day of February 2004, recessed into executive session pursuant to a motion made and adopted in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and WHEREAS, Section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the city council that such executive session was conducted in accordance with Virginia law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city council does hereby certify that, to the best of each member's knowledge, only public business matters that were identified in the motion by which the executive session was convened, and that are lawfully exempted by the Freedom of Information Act from the Act's open meeting requirements, were heard, discussed or considered by council during the executive session. ADOPTED: February 10, 2004 THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper and carried unanimously, at 10:28 p.m., the Regular Meeting of February 10, 2004, was adjourned. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Gaines "aye" Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Smedberg "aye"