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 Minutes of May 2, 2005; (b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of May 10, 2005; and (c) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2005. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing William Hurd for Receiving the Virginia Transit Association's Public Service Lifetime Achievement Award. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of Certificate by American Style Magazinefor the City of Alexandria Being Named One of the Top 25 Arts Destinations in the Category of Mid-Sized Cities in the United States. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS (continued) 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Arthur Dahlberg, Al Cox, Peter Mensinger, James Sullivan, Mary Johnson, Duane Perry, Sarah Caron, Antonio Arnold, Kathy Connett, A. Maurice Jones, Joseph Blethen, Lynn Hepler, Paul Mitchell, Keena Keith, Ray Overkott and Donald Mackall as City Employees of the Month for April for Their Work on the USPTO Project. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the 25th Anniversary of Los Amigos. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (8-14) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 8. Receipt of the Following Resignations from Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees. (a) Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District William Cromley (b) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission Kyle Lynch (c) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission Elise Venusti (d) Alexandria Waterfront Committee James H. McIlhenny (e) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission M. Catharine Puskar 9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Archaeological Commission 1 Citizen Member From Planning District III (b) Alexandria Commission for Women 3 Citizen Members (c) Alexandria Community Services Board 1 Consumer (Current or Former Direct Recipient of Public or Private Mental Health, Mental Retardation, or Substance Abuse Treatment Rehabilitation Services) or Family Member (Immediate Family Member or the Principal Caregiver Who Is Not Paid) of the Consumer (d) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative of the Alexandria Society For the Preservation of Black Heritage (e) Alexandria Waterfront Committee 1 Representative From the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 10. Submission of a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing, For Equipment for the Police Department. 11. Consideration of a Grant Award from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management - State Homeland Security Grant Program. 12. Consideration of an Authorization of Recommended Capital Allocations and Planned Expenditures. 13. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending April 30, 2005. 14. Receipt of the 2003-2004 Annual Report for the Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 15. Alexandria Human Rights Commission 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 16. Consideration of Changes to the City's Moderate Income Homeownership Assistance Program to Facilitate Assistance to Residents Affected by Condominium Conversion. 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 17. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Appointment of Alternate City Member to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ * * * * * * At the Conclusion of its May 25 Legislative Meeting, City Council will hold a joint work session with the Planning Commission on Planning Priorities and Development Issues at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the Council Workroom.