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Office of the City Clerk
March 16, 2005

The work session originally
scheduled for this evening with
the Alexandria Housing Develop-
ment Corporation has been
postponed to April 12, 2005
at 5:30 p.m.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - - 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 Regular Meeting Minutes of March 8, 2005; and

(b) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of March 12, 2005.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the French and Indian War.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Ray Howells as the City Employee of the Month for February.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of a Check to Stabler Leadbeater Apothecary.

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 Landlord-Tenant Relations Board
Shawn Brunton

9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Builder or Developer of Residential Property

(b) Alexandria Commission on Employment
1 Business Representative

(c) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Member From and Representing an HIV/AIDS Service
Organization Which Provides Services to the Minority
Community

(d) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the Lee-Fendall House

(e) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
1 Citizen Member

(f) Alexandria Transportation Safety Commission
4 Members From the Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

10. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application to the Virginia Commission for the Arts for Funds for a Local Government Challenge Grant for the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities.

11. Authorization for Grant Submission to the Target Community Giving Program to Provide Violence Prevention Programming in Elementary Schools and Community Sites.

12. Receipt of Report on American Public Works Association Accreditation of the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services.

13. Consideration of the Police Department's Application for the Justice Assistance Grant Program for FY 2005.

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

15. Consideration of Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending February 28, 2005.

16. Receipt of the 2004 Board of Zoning Appeals Annual Report.

17. Consideration of Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for Police Department Equipment.



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(Ordinances for Introduction)

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish the Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates for Calendar Year 2005.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

None.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

19. Consideration of Staff Report on the Feasibility Study on the Location and Construction of an All City Sports Facility.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20. Presentation on the Current and Future Alexandria Traffic Pattern Changes Necessitated by the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Construction Project.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Consideration of Proposed Amendments to the City's Marketing Fund Application Guidelines.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Consideration of Regulatory Framework for the Alexandria Taxicab Industry, Including the Draft Ordinance.

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

None.

OTHER

23. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notices:
Budget Calendar for FY 06 Proposed Budget

Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 7:00 p.m., Council Workroom -- Budget Work Session. The topics are still to be determined.
Monday, April 4, 2005, 4:00 p.m., Council Chambers -- Special Public Hearing Meeting on the Proposed FY 2006 Operating Budget and FY 2006-2011 CIP.

Wednesday, April 6, 2005, 7:00 p.m. - George Washington Middle School -- Joint Work Session with City Council and the School Board on the Schools' CIP and FY 2006 Operating Budget.

Monday, April 11, 2005, 7:00 p.m., Council Workroom -- Budget Work Session. The topics are still to be determined.

Wednesday, April 27, 2005, 7:00 p.m., Council Workroom -- Budget Work Session. The topics are still to be determined.

Monday, May 2, 2005, 6:00 p.m., Council Workroom -- Work Session on the Finalization of Add/Delete List.

Monday, May 2, 2005, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers -- Special Meeting on the Adoption of the Budget for FY 2006 and Tax Rate Adoption.

For copies of the above agendas, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 703 838-4550. Agendas may also be viewed on the City's website at www.alexandriava.gov.


This docket is subject to change.

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Full-text copies of ordinances, resolutions, and agenda items are available in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of the Council. Meeting materials are also available on-line at https://dockets.alexandriava.gov/dsr/dsrhome.nsf
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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 3/11/05
MARCH 2005

March 16, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
March 17, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
March 19, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 p.m. *Replay of 3/12 Meeting*
March 22, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
March 23, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
March 24, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 3/22 Meeting*
APRIL 2005

April 4, City Council Budget Public Hearing, 4:00 p.m. *LIVE*
April 5, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
April 6, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 7, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 8, City Council Budget Public Hearing, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 4/4 Meeting*
April 12, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
April 14, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 15, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 4/12 Meeting*
April 16, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
April 20, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 21, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 23, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 4/16 Meeting*
April 26, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
April 27, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 28, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 4/26 Meeting*