20. Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Representative of the City’s Faith Community (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission:) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Margaret Whitesides Mary Ann Cusack (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. 20, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council appointed Mary Ann Cusack as the representative of the City's Faith Community to the Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. The voting was as follows: Euille - Cusack Pepper - Cusack Gaines - Cusack Krupicka - Whitesides Macdonald - Cusack Smedberg - Cusack Woodson - Whitesides 21. Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Old and Historic District 2 Architects (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission:) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Martin Howell Lori Quill Michael Wheeler (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. 21, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council reappointed Lori Quill and Michael Wheeler as the two architect representatives to the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Old and Historic District. The voting was as follows: Euille - Quill, Wheeler Pepper - Quill, Wheeler Gaines - Quill, Wheeler Krupicka - Quill, Wheeler Macdonald - Quill, Howell Smedberg - Quill, Wheeler Woodson - Quill, Wheeler 22. Alexandria Commission for the Arts 1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large, As An Arts Consumer and Participant (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission:) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Elizabeth Beck Candace Lightner Lien Tran (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. 22, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council appointed Lien Tran as the member who represents the public at large, as an arts consumer and participant, to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. The voting was as follows: Euille - Lightner Pepper - Tran Gaines - Tran Krupicka - Tran Macdonald - Beck Smedberg - Tran Woodson - Tran 23. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 2 Citizen Members (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission:) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Samantha Ahdoot Keith Horton James Lowerstern Patrick Traylor (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. 23, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council appointed Samantha Ahdoot and reappointed James Lowenstern as the two citizen members to the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission. The voting was as follows: Euille - Ahdoot, Lowenstern Pepper - Trailer, Lowenstern Gaines - Ahdoot, Lowenstern Krupicka - Ahdoot, Lowenstern Macdonald - Ahdoot, Lowenstern Smedberg - Trailer, Lowenstern Woodson - Ahdoot, Lowenstern 24. Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission 3 Citizen Members (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission:) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Charles Ablard Tyree Anderson Emily Springer Charles Trozzo (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. 24, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council reappointed Charles Ablard, Emily Springer and Charles Trozzo as the three citizen members to the Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission. The voting was as follows: Euille - Ablard, Springer, Trozzo Pepper - Ablard, Anderson, Trozzo Gaines - Ablard, Springer, Trozzo Krupicka - Ablard, Springer, Trozzo Macdonald - Ablard, Springer, Trozzo Smedberg - Ablard, Springer, Trozzo Woodson - Ablard, Anderson, Trozzo 25. Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 1 Citizen Member (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission:) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Michael Carrasco David Kaszowicz Christopher LaRosa Peter Lawson David Ross (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. 25, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council appointed Peter Lawson as the citizen member to the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. The voting was as follows: Euille - Lawson Pepper - Lawson Gaines - Lawson Krupicka - Lawson Macdonald - Lawson Smedberg - Lawson Woodson - Ross REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 26. Update on the Duke Street Concourse. (Staff presentation) (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated June 18, 2004, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 26, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) Ms. Baker and Mr. Baier gave an update on the Duke Street Concourse. 27. Consideration of Report From the City's Naming Commission. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated June 18, 2004, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 27, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Pepper and seconded by Councilman Smedberg, City Council received the report and (1) approved the change in the name of the Alexandria Black History Resource Center to the Alexandria Black History Museum; (2) instructed the City Manager to ensure that, as part of the upcoming planning study of the waterfront to be undertaken by the Department of Planning & Zoning, consideration is given to providing, somewhere along the waterfront, an appropriate recognition of Colonel John Fitzgerald; and (3) authorized staff to prepare an interpretative narrative highlighting the contributions of F. Clinton Knight in saving Gadsby's Tavern that would be placed next to his portrait which now hangs in the American Legion Portion of the Gadsby's Tavern building, and requested the American Legion Post to rename the ballroom on the Legion side of Gadsby's after Mr. Knight. A MOTION WAS MADE by Councilman Macdonald, seconded by Councilwoman Woodson and failed 3-4, to accept recommendations 1 and 3, and that it schedule a public hearing in the Fall to gauge public support for or against the renaming of waterfront park in honor of Colonel John Fitzgerald. The voting was as follows: Macdonald "aye" Pepper "no" Woodson "aye" Gaines "no" Euille "aye" Krupicka "no" Smedberg "no" The voting on the original motion carried 6-1 and is recorded as follows: Pepper "aye" Gaines "aye" Smedberg "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "no" Woodson "aye" WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Krupicka, seconded by Councilman Gaines and carried 6-1, Council moved to name the skateboard park the Schuyler Hamilton Jones Skateboard Park at Luckett Field, and to request feedback from staff and the joint Staff and Schools Committee about a concept of an anger-management program that is named for Schuyler Jones. The voting was as follows: Krupicka "aye" Pepper "aye" Gaines "aye" Macdonald "aye" Euille "aye" Smedberg "aye" Woodson "no" 28. Receipt of Proposed Changes Regarding Developer Contributions to Affordable Housing. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated June 17, 2004, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 28, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Councilman Gaines and carried unanimously, City Council: (a) received the report; (b) instructed staff to disseminate the report over the summer to interested parties, particularly members of the development community, and to discuss and receive comments on the report; (c) set the report for public hearing by Council at its September 21 public hearing meeting; and (d) following the public hearing, approve the proposed policy changes, or those changes that might be revised by Council, and instruct staff to prepare and process any amendments to the Zoning Ordinance that are needed to implement the approved policy changes. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Pepper "aye" Gaines "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Smedberg "aye" * * * * * * Mayor Euille noted that docket item #29 would be heard after docket item #36. * * * * * * 30. Consideration of Proposals to Change How the Taxicab Industry is Regulated by the City of Alexandria. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated June 17, 2004, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 30, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) Consultant Bruce Schaller gave an overview of the report. Councilmembers asked questions and had discussion about certificate cards, the determination of one person having a stake in multiple companies, the phase-in, the value to the drivers, transferability and saleability, handling combined companies, the senior taxi program and the DOT program, and enhanced equity in the businesses. The questions were answered by Lt. Story, Mr. Schaller, and Mr. Culpepper. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Krupicka, seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council accepted the Report, requested the Committee work on refining it over the summer, with feedback from the community, the members of Council, and that a final framework be docketed for consideration and vote at the first legislative meeting in September, to follow-up with ordinances and the appropriate codification thereafter. The voting was as follows: Krupicka "aye" Gaines "aye" Pepper "aye" Macdonald "aye" Euille "aye" Smedberg "aye" Woodson "aye" Mayor Euille noted that Council thanks Councilmen Krupicka and Gaines for their time devoted to this, along with staff and Mr. Schaller. 31. Consideration of the Open Space Steering Committee's Report, Including Its Recommended List of Open Space "Priority Sites," the Processes it Recommends Be Used in the Future in Revising or Otherwise Adding Properties to the City Council's List of Priority Sites and the Criteria It Recommends Be Used in the Future in Revising or Otherwise Adding Properties to the Council's List of Sites. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated May 5, 2004, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 31, 6/22/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Pepper, seconded by Councilman Smedberg and carried unanimously, City Council: (a) approved the Committee's recommendation, with the following revisions: a. On page 1, following the third paragraph, add the following new paragraph: “This report is the recommendation by the Open Space Steering Committee which begins a process of review by the Alexandria City Council and the public related to opportunities for preserving open space within the City. The report is not intended to imply that City Council will take specific action on any of the specific properties that the report identifies below. Rather, the report’s listing of properties is only a recognition that the properties are viewed by the Committee as possessing important open space values and as representing valuable open space resources.” b. On page 1, fifth current paragraph, delete the first sentence of the paragraph and edit the second, as follows: "The Steering Committee also recognizes that the city will not likely have enough resources or the opportunity to accomplish full fee acquisition of all the properties listed in this document, not even just those identified as the most important priorities. Therefore, we encourage The Steering Committee encourages ....” c. on page 2, make the following edit to the fourth paragraph:
45. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public to Review the Performance of the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Councilman Smedberg and carried unanimously, at 12:40 a.m., City Council convened in executive session, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of discussing the performance during the past fiscal year of the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk, and further that City Council convene in closed executive session in the Council workroom on Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 7:00 p.m., pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) for the purpose of discussing the appointment of a new City Manager. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Pepper "aye" Smedberg "aye" Gaines "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka "aye" Macdonald "aye" At 12:56 a.m., City Council reconvened the meeting. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council reconvened in open session. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Gaines "aye" Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Smedberg "aye" WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council approved receipt of the performance reviews and authorized the Mayor to meet with the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk for the purpose of reviewing performance; and authorized the Mayor to negotiate a merit increase of five percent in either salary or non-monetary compensation for each. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Gaines "aye" Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Smedberg "aye" WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Councilman Smedberg 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" Pepper "aye" Smedberg "aye" Gaines "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka "aye" Macdonald "aye" The resolution reads as follows: