Action Docket for Public Hearing Meeting (03/12/2005)

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Office of the City Clerk
March 15, 2005

There was a dedication of the
Arlandria Parking Lot in the
3600 Block of Mt. Vernon Avenue
at 8:30 a.m. on March 12, 2005.

Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, March 12, 2005 - - 9:30 a.m.

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OPENING

1. Calling the Roll.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Euille and the City Clerk called the roll; all members of Council were present.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

New Business Item No. 1: Captain Johnson from the Police Department gave an update on the status of the recent shooting and homicide of Corey Hargrow, noted that they are meeting with the neighboring civic associations, and the reassignment of the Resident Police Officer and the Community support section officers.

2. Public Discussion Period.

(a) Nancy Carson, 301 W. Masonic View, on behalf of Housing Action, a citizens coalition dedicated to preserving and expanding the range of housing options in the City, spoke in support of the affordable housing in the City Manager's budget and in support of the use of the recordation tax. She complimented the budget, in that it expands the funding for the Affordable Housing Ownership Preservation Program, which provides tax relief to moderate income families.

(b) Margorie Golden, 1120 Francis Hammond Parkway, said she and her husband Michael support the Key Drive flood project in the pending budget.

(c) Tom Tuttle, 521 S. Lee Street, chair of the Alexandria Seaport Foundation, spoke about youth that don't complete high school, and the Foundation has been working on a program designed to address the needs of kids who may be disadvantaged or at-risk and for whom the traditional school system is not working, and he explained the help the kids are given. The Foundation would like Council to be fully aware of what they are doing, as it is so important and noted that they will be contacting the Council offices to set up individual times to see the program in action, with the idea of putting some money into the City budget for providing these kinds of services to the program.

(d) Jack Sullivan, 9300 Ivanhoe Place, distributed a flyer to Council entitled, "Support Smart Growth - Bring a Grocery Store to North Old Town," which accuses the City's Planning staff of trying to suppress discussion of potential developments. He said Mr. Patrick Traylor called and emailed him to acknowledge the authorship. He said he hoped Council would make it clear that misleading material like the flyer have no standing in the community.

(e) James Hurysz, 127 S. Fairfax Street, Arlington, said he lives in Arlington in Fairlington and spoke of the parking problems in his neighborhood, of high density in-fill, and HR3, which provides money for transportation and the earmarks received from that, and the wants and needs which drive the earmarks.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (3-5)

Planning Commission

3. ENCROACHMENT #2004-0011
315 NORTH PAYNE STREET
RETAINING WALL
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an encroachment into the public right-of-way for a retaining wall and fence; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: Linda Lewis by C. Kaya Biron, AIA

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2004-0110
3023 DUKE STREET
7-ELEVEN, INC.
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a nonconforming convenience store use; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: 7-Eleven, Inc. by Maynard Sipe, attorney.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0002
814 N. SAINT ASAPH STREET
3PT PERSONAL FITNESS STUDIO
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to expand an existing personal fitness studio and a parking reduction; zoned CD-X/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Andre Prue

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council approved the action consent calendar, with the removal of items 3 and 4 and considered them under separate motion.

3. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. (separate motion)

4. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. (separate motion)

5. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

6. Public Hearing on Recommendations From the Open Space Steering Committee on the Proposed Pocket Park Program. (#21, 2/22/05)

City Council held the public hearing on the proposed pocket park program, received the report and approved the pocket park program.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

7. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2005-0001
REZONING #2005-0001
TEXT AMENDMENT #2005-0001
MT. VERNON SMALL AREA PLAN
(The commercial properties along the Mt. Vernon Avenue corridor bounded generally by Herbert Street to the north and Nelson Street to the south, including the properties located at 415 and 425 Monroe Avenue.)
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for:
(1) A revision of and an amendment to the Potomac West Small Area Plan chapter of the Master Plan to include the Mt. Vernon Avenue Business Area Plan and new CDD guideline and general updated language;
(2) Amendments to the City of Alexandria zoning map to reflect the Mt. Vernon Avenue Urban Overlay Zone, a new CDD #13, a new CDD #14;
(3) Amendments to Section 5-602 of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance to add a new CDD #13 and a new CDD #14;
(4) Amendments to Section 2-100 of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance to add definitions; and
(5) Enactment of Section 6-600 of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the Mr. Vernon Avenue Urban Overlay Zone.
Applicant: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning and Zoning

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
MPA #2005-0001 Recommend Approval, as amended 7-0
REZ #2005-0001 Recommend Approval 7-0
TA #2005-0001 Recommend Approval, as amended 7-0

City Council approved the Planning Commission's recommendation on the master plan amendment, the rezoning, and the text amendment for the Mt. Vernon Small Area Plan.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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(Councilman Gaines left the meeting during discussion of item #7 to attend a National League of Cities Program in Washington, D.C.)

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REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

8. Public Hearing and Consideration of an Appeal of the decision of the Planning Commission for Development Site Plan #2004-0018, 520 N. Armistead Street, a request to appeal a decision of the Planning Commission that requires the removal of three units from the proposed site plan. Appeallant: M. Catharine Puskar, Attorney.

City Council upheld the appeal.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

9. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance Making Supplemental Appropriations For Fiscal Year 2005. (#16, 3/8/05) (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

City Council passed the ordinance to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2005. (Ord. No. 4381)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

10. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Establish the Citizen Corps Council as a Standing Committee. (#17, 3/8/05) (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

City Council passed the ordinance to establish the Citizen Corps Council as a Standing Committee. (Ord. No. 4382)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

11. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Revise the Membership of the Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee. (#18, 3/8/05) (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

City Council passed the ordinance to revise the membership of the Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee. (Ord. No. 4383)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Revise the Membership of the Youth Policy Commission. (#19, 3/8/05) (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

City Council passed the ordinance to revise the membership of the Youth Policy Commission. (Ord. No. 4384)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Revise the Local Filing and Other Requirements For Conversion Condominium Registrations. (#20, 3/8/05) (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

City Council passed the ordinance to revise the local filing and other requirements for conversion condominium registrations, as amended. (Ord. No. 4385)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Establish a Polling Place at the Durant Center, in Lieu of the Jefferson Houston School. (#21, 3/8/05) (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

City Council passed the ordinance to establish a polling place at the Durant Center, in lieu of the Jefferson Houston School. (Ord. No. 4386)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Prohibit Through Trucks From the 200 block of South West Street, at Certain Times. (#22, 3/8/05) (ROLL-CALL VOTE)

City Council passed the ordiannce to prohibit through trucks from the 200 block of South West Street, at certain times. (Ord. No. 4387)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

None

New Business Item No. 2: Assistant City Manager Evans noted that the Affordable Housing Development Corporation can't make it to the work session that was set for March 22, so it will be set for April 12, 2005.

The meeting adjourned at 1:25 p.m.

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