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 Public Hearing Meeting of January 24, 2004. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL 4. Recognition of Unique Praise Dancers. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring the Month of February as Black History Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Supporting the Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Recognition of Fire and EMS Workers Involved in December 21, 2003 Incident. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (8-16) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 8. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Archaeological Commission Wendell George Brown (b) Juvenile Detention Commission of Northern Virginia Marvin H. Wagner (c) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission Lynette M. Hart (d) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee Serena Leland 9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Representative of An Employer in the City Who Employs At least 100 Employees (b) Alexandria Archaeological Commission 1 Member-at-Large (c) Alexandria Beautification Commission 1 Citizen Member (d) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 1 Representative From the Business Community Designated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce (e) Alexandria Community Policy and Management Team 1 Representative of A Private Organization or Association of Providers of Children’s or Family Services Which Provides Such Services Within the City On a Continuing and Consistent Basis (f) Alexandria Community Services Board 1 Citizen Member (g) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission 1 Local Consumer Action Organization Member (h) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission 1 Citizen-At-Large (i) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member From The Field of Engineering (j) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Member Nominated by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association 1 Member Nominated by the Alexandria Jaycees REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) (continued) (k) Juvenile Detention Commission of Northern Virginia 1 Citizen Member (l) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission 1 Non-Health Professional (m) Alexandria Sanitation Authority 1 Citizen Member (n) Alexandria Waterfront Committee 1 Citizen Representative Who Resides East of Washington Street and North of Pendleton Street (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 10. Consideration of Grant and Loan Allocations From the Housing Trust Fund to Facilitate the Reopening of Guest House. (Ordinances for Introduction) 11. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish George Washington Middle School (in lieu of Immanuel Lutheran Church), Chinquapin Recreation Center (in lieu of Minnie Howard School), and St. Martin de Porres Senior Center (in lieu of Patrick Henry School) as Polling Places in the City of Alexandria. 12. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Approve the Vacation of the Public Alley Adjacent to 801-833 South Washington Street. 13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Approve the Vacation of a Portion of the Public Street Adjacent to 700 South Royal Street. 14. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Approve an Encroachment For Light Poles Into the Public Street Landscape Buffer Adjacent to 3216 Jefferson Davis Highway. 15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Reduce the Abatement Period for Nonconforming Day Labor Agencies from 18 to 12 Months. 16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement No. 72 to the City Code. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS
17. Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission 1 Member From Planning District III Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued) 18. Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Representative of the Business Community Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 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. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Consideration of the Proposed City Policy for Vacating City Rights-of-way. (#24, 12/8/03 and #10, 1/24/04) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Presentation on the Alexandria Justice Information System (AJIS.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 22. Consideration of Approval of the Gateway Initiative Program to Renovate the Entrances to the City. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 23. Consideration of Amending the Lease for the Torpedo Factory Acts Center With The Torpedo Factory Artists Association and Extending the Lease For a Period of Five Years. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Provide a Defined Benefit Plan, Including Disability Benefits, For Firefighters and Police Officers Employed by the City of Alexandria, To Be Known as the "City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Plan." 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 FROM THE CITY MANAGER Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 25. Consideration of a Grant Application and Resolution in Support of the City's Participation in the Preserve America Community Program. (ROLL-CALL VOTE) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 26. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________
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. Council Action:_________________________________________________________
Public Notices
Members of City Council will be attending the annual General Assembly Legislative Day sponsored by the Virginia Municipal League and the Virginia Association of Counties on Thursday, February 12, 2004, at the Omni Richmond Hotel, 100 South 12th Street, Richmond, Virginia. The City will host a dinner with Alexandria's Legislative Delegation at 6:00 p.m. at the Linden Row Inn, 100 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia. More than two members of City Council will be attending. * * * * * * Members of City Council will meet on Thursday, February 19, 2004, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Work Room for Continuation of Council's Discussion of its Vision for the City. * * * * * *