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Office of the City Clerk
December 3, 2003

There Will Be a Work Session
With the Planning Commission
at 6:00 p.m. in the Council
Workroom.


Regular Meeting
Monday, December 8, 2003 - - 7:00 p.m.

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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 Public Hearing Meeting of November 15, 2003.

(b) The Regular Meeting of November 25, 2003

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

4. Recognition of the Titans Youth Football League.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS

5. Proclamation to Andrea Dimond, former member of the Board of Assessments.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Proclamation Declaring December as Human Rights Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of the Social Services Advisory Board and the Department of Human Services Resource Guide for Families.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (8-19)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
Teresa Williams

(b) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
Ryan A. Allain

(c) Alexandria Commission on Information Technology
David A. Lantzy

(d) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
Heather Wishart Shriner

9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
1 Representative From the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee

(b) Alexandria Commission for the Arts
2 Members Who Have Expertise in the Arts, Either As Practitioners of Art Disciplines or As Professional Administrators Working in the Field

(c) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
1 Representative of the Alexandria Child Care Directors Association

(d) Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission
1 Representative of State Senator Patricia Ticer
1 Representative of the Commonwealth’s Attorney
1 Representative of Councilman Paul Smedberg

(e) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee
1 Member Nominated by the Masonic Fraternity

(f) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Public Records Advisory
Commission

(g) Alexandria Human Rights Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Commission on Aging

(h) Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board
1 Low-Income Tenant

(i) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission
1 Non-Health Professional Member

(j) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission
1 Citizen Member

(k) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Member From the Old Town Civic Association
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (8-19)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

(l) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission
1 Member From the Alexandria School Board

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

10. Receipt of the Alexandria Community Services Board's Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report.

11. Receipt of the 2003 Annual Report and Plant Survey From Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

12. Receipt of the 2003 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., Annual Subscriber Survey Report.

13. Consideration of Acceptance of a Grant Award From Virginians Against Domestic Violence For the City's Domestic Violence Intervention Project.

14. Consideration of Approval of an Application to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to Reimburse the City for Costs Associated With the Heightened State of Alert Resulting From the Iraq War in the Spring of 2003.

15. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for the Fire Department to Establish Community Emergency Response Teams in Alexandria's Hispanic Community.

16. Report on the Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend the North Ridge/Rosemont Small Area Plan Chapter of the Master Plan by changing the land use designation of property at the intersection of West Glebe Road and Martha Custis Drive from Utility and Transportation to Residential Medium.

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to rezone property at the intersection of West Glebe Road and Martha Custis Drive from UT/Utility and Transportation Zone to RB Townhouse Zone with proffers.

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to approve an encroachment into the public sidewalk right-of-way at 122/124 North Fayette Street.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

None.



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

20. Update on the Duke Street Concourse Project. (verbal report)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Oral Report on the Alexandria Arson Linked to the Multiple Arsons In Prince George's County, Maryland and Tips on Arson Prevention.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Receipt of Staff Recommendations of the Visitors Center Study Report, and Scheduling the Report for Public Hearing for January 24, 2004 With Action at the January 27, 2004 Legislative Meeting.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Consideration of a Request to Reconstitute the Alexandria Citizen Corps Council to Enhance Citizen Involvement in Emergency Preparedness.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Consideration of Proposed City Policy for Vacating City Rights-of-Ways.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

25. Deferral from November 15, 2003 - VACATION #2003-0006, 700 SOUTH ROYAL STREET AND A PORTION OF FRANKLIN STREET


Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Receipt of Housing Trust Fund Report to the Planning Commission.

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 BY THE CITY MANAGER

27. Presentation of the 2003 Annual Report.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

None.

OTHER

28. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


Public Notice:

Three Members of City Council will be attending the National League of Cities conference to be held in Nashville, Tennessee, December 9-13, 2003.



This docket is subject to change.

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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 70 FOLLOWS:


Updated 11/26/2003

DECEMBER 2003

December 2, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 3, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 4, School Board Public Hearing, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 5, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY OF 11/25*
December 8, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
December 10, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 11, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 12, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 12/8*
December 16, City Council Public Hearing, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
December 17, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
December 17, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 18, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 19, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY OF 12/17*
December 20, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *REPLAY 12/16*
JANUARY 2004

January 6, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 7, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 8, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 8, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
January 9, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 1/8*
January 13, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
January 16, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY OF 1/13*
January 21, Board of Architectural Review -Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 22, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 24, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
January 27, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
January 28, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
January 29, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 1/27*
January 31, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *REPLAY of 1/24*