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Office of the City Clerk
April 20, 2004

There Will Be a Work Session
at 5:30 p.m. in the Council
Workroom to Discuss the
Youth Policy Commission's
Strategic Plan.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 27, 2004 - - 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 Special Meeting of April 12, 2004.

(b) The Regular Meeting of April 13, 2004.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

4. Recognition of Youth Council.

PROCLAMATIONS

5. Proclamation Declaring May 7, 2004, as Bike To Work Day.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Proclamation Declaring May 9-15, 2004, as National Women's Health Week.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Proclamation Declaring the week of May 3-7, 2004, as Public Service Recognition Week.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________







REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (8-18)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee
Peter Crawford

(b) USS Alexandria Liaison Committee
Alexandra Crawford-Batt

9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission
1 Representative Designated by Councilman Andrew H. Macdonald

(b) Alexandria Human Rights Commission
2 Citizen Members

(c) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee
1 Citizen Member

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

10. Consideration of the Grant Application for the Summer Food Service Program for Children.

11. Submission of Assistance to Firefighters Grant Application to the Office of Domestic Preparedness to Purchase Stair Chairs and Fitness Equipment for the Fire Department.

12. Consideration of Submission of a Renewal Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for FY 2004 Pass-through Funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the City of Alexandria Air Pollution Control Program.

13. Consideration of a Request to Add Two Positions to the Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee.

14. Consideration of Receipt of the 2004 Annual Report of the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee.

15. Consideration of Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending March 31, 2004.

16. Submission of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for Funding for the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office for the Victim Witness Assistance Program.

17. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures.

18. Receipt of the FY 2003 Annual Report of the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

19. Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals
2 Citizen Members

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20. Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Has Expertise in the Arts, Either As A
Practitioner of Various Art Disciplines or As A Professional
Administrator Working in the Field
2 Members Who Represent Arts Education or Business Expertise
Relative to Arts and Cultural Development, Including Such
Perspectives As Marketing, Finance/Funding, Tourism Promotion
and Organizational Development

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board
3 Citizen Members

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

22. Update on the Duke Street Concourse. (Staff presentation)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Consideration of City Comments on the Proposed Virginia American Water Company Rate Increase.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Consideration of a Request to Permit an Exception to the City's Major Events Policy to Allow the Addition of Up to Seven Venues East of Washington Street for First Night Alexandria.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF 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

25. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Revise the Membership of the Environmental Policy Commission. (Deferred from the April 17, 2004 meeting.) (#20, 4/13/04, #16, 4/17/04) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Consideration of a Resolution Requesting State Funds for the Traffic Signal Synchronization Project. (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

27. Consideration of a Resolution Requesting State Funds for the Duke Street Congestion Relief Project. (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

28. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notices

City Council will meet in a breakfast meeting with INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Friday, April 23, 2004, at 8:00 a.m., in the Health Education Center.

City Council will hold a Community Forum on Council's draft Vision and Strategic Plan. Session I will be on Tuesday, May 11, at 7:00 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street. Session II will be on Thursday, May 20, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street.

City Council will meet on its Vision and Strategic Plan on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Workroom, and on Saturday, May 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Lee Center Fire Training Rooms.

The Tuesday, May 11, 2004, City Council meeting has been changed to Wednesday, May 12, 2004. The 5:30 Work Session on Open Space has also been moved to Wednesday, May 12, 2004.
Budget Calendar for FY 05 Proposed Budget

Monday, April 26, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Council Workroom -- Budget Work Session. The topics are still to be determined.

Monday, May 3, 2004, 6:30 p.m., Council Workroom -- Work Session on the Finalization of Add/Delete List.

Monday, May 3, 2004, 7:30 p.m., Council Chambers -- Special Meeting on the Adoption of the Budget for FY 2005 and Tax Rate Adoption.

This docket is subject to change.

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City Council meetings are closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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City Council meetings are closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 70 FOLLOWS:



Updated 4/19/04
APRIL 2004

April 19, Budget Public Hearing, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 4/12*
April 21, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District *LIVE*
April 24, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *REPLAY of 4/17*
April 27, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
April 28, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
April 29, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 4/27*

MAY 2004

May 3, City Council Budget Adoption, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 4, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 5, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 6, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 6, Planning Commission Public Hearing, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
May 7, City Council Budget Adoption, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 5/3*
May 10, Planning Commission Public Hearing, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 5/6*
May 12, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
May 13, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 14, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 5/12*
May 15, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
May 19, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 20, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 22, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *REPLAY of 5/15*
May 25, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
May 26, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 27, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *REPLAY of 5/25