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 Regular Meeting Minutes of March 22, 2005. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Observing the Month of April as Hand In Hand With Children: The Blue Ribbon Campaign Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 20, 2005, as 103 Days of Education. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 1-8, 2005, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance Week. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS (continued) 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the Winner of the 2005 Flora Krause Casey Public Health Award. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April as Fair Housing Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (9-23) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 9. Receipt of the Following Resignations from Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees. (a) Alexandria Community Services Board Elaine Crocker (b) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council Jeanne Mankin (c) Alexandria Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Committee Margene Berry 10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee 1 Citizen Member (b) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee 1 Citizen Member (c) Alexandria Citizen Corps Council 1 Citizen Member 1 Representative of the Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 1 Representative of the Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council (d) 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 (e) Alexandria Commission on Employment 1 Business Representative 1 Citizen-at-Large (f) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission 1 Member-at-Large 1 Member of the Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (g) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council 1 Representative of the Emergency Nurses Association of Inova Alexandria Hospital 1 Emergency Rescue Technician Selected from Among the City’s Emergency Rescue Technicians by His Peers Through A Voting Process Established by the Fire Chief (h) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Representative of the Business Community Nominated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce (i) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Business Representative (j) Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board 1 Landlord or A Representative of A Landlord (k) Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee 1 Owner/Operator of A Facility Subject to the Federal Emergency Planning Requirements of Super Fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) (l) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 3 Citizen Members (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 11. Receipt of the FY 2004 Annual Report of the Economic Opportunities Commission. 12. Submission of a Renewal Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles for an Aggressive Driving Interdiction Program. 13. Submission of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for the Office on Women's Sexual Assault Response and Awareness (SARA) Program. 14. Consideration of an Application to Acquire a Transportation Planning Grant from the Virginia Department of Transportation. 15. Submission of a Grant Application to the United States Department of Agriculture for the Summer Food Service Program for Children. 16. Consideration of the FY 2004 Annual Report From the Park and Recreation Commission. (Ordinances for Introduction) 17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase Real Estate Tax Relief For Senior, Disabled and Limited Income Residents. 18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish a Monthly Tax, Not To Exceed $3.00, on Each Cellular Telephone Number. 19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Cigarette Tax to 70 cents Per Pack. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Monthly Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Fee to $1.00 Per Thousand Gallons on Water Used. 21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Fees Charged for New Connections to the Sanitary Sewer System. 22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise the Membership of the Marketing Committee. 23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish Overnight Restricted Parking Districts. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS
24. Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Real Estate Professional With Knowledge and Experience in Residential Real Estate Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 25. Alexandria Commission on Aging 1 Citizen Member 1 Individual With Leadership Experience in A Volunteer Organization Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission 1 Member from Planning District III Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 27. Alexandria Urban Design Advisory Committee 1 Member Representing the Old Town North Residential Community Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 28. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise the City's Taxicab Regulations. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 29. Consideration of a Staff Report and Landlord-Tenant Relations Board Report on Recent Condominium Conversion Activity. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (continued) 30. Consideration of Letter of Support for Wesley Housing Development Corporation's Application for Low Income Housing Tax Credits for the Beverly Park Apartments. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 31. Consideration of a Request to Install a Traffic Signal at the Intersection of Henry Street and First Street. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 32. Discussion and Review of Establishing an Admissions Tax, Not To Exceed 50 Cents Per Ticket. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 33. Discussion and Review of Establishing a Reduced Personal Property Tax Rate For Hybrid Fuel Vehicles. 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 34. Consideration of a Resolution Providing Local Governing Body Approval of Up To $26,000,000 in ARHA Revenue Bonds to Finance the Acquisition and Rehabilitation of a 285-Unit Multi-Family Residential Rental Housing Project Located in the City of Manassas, Virginia. (ROLL-CALL VOTE) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 35. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds by the Industrial Development Authority of Fairfax County, Virginia, For the Inova Health System Foundation Including Inova Alexandria Hospital and Certain Affiliated Entities. (ROLL-CALL VOTE) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 36. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________