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 November 9, 2004. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the 20th Anniversary of DOT Paratransit Service. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring December 1, 2004, as World AIDS Day. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring November 25, 2004, as Potomac West Turkey Trot Day. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming the Opening the 2004 City-wide Holiday Program. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS (continued) 8. Presentation of the Video Recognizing the Tenth Anniversary of the Eisenhower Partnership. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (9-15) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 9. Receipt of the Following Resignations from Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees. (a) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council Stacey N. Street (b) Northern Virginia Regional Commission Natalie Mosher 10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) 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 (b) Alexandria Commission on Aging 1 Citizen Member Who Is 60 Years Of Age or Older (c) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Member From and Representing the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross (d) Alexandria Commission on Information Technology 1 Member Representing the Alexandria City Library (e) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 1 Citizen Member Who Has A Disability (f) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Member Nominated By the First Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line (g) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative From the Alexandria Association 1 Representative From the Old Presbyterian Meeting House (h) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 5 Citizen Members (i) Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force 1 Representative From A Civic Association Impacted by the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Construction (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 11. Receipt of the Annual Report From the Public Records Advisory Commission. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 12. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures. 13. Request to Vacate a City Position on the Waterfront Committee and Readvertise the Position. 14. Consideration of Funding for a Weekday Lunch Time Shuttle Between the East Eisenhower Area and Old Town. 15. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending October 31, 2004. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS
16. Alexandria Carr/Norfolk Southern (Carlyle) Design Review Board 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Alexandria Commission for the Arts 1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large As An Arts Consumer and Participant Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Alexandria Commission on Information Technology 2 Citizens-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member With Expertise In Federal/State Environmental Statutes, Regulations and Procedures Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 2 Citizen Members Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 22. Consideration of Adoption of the City's 2005 Legislative Package. (#12, 11/13/04 and #15, 10/26/04.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 23. Consideration of Regulatory Framework For the Taxicab Industry. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 24. Consideration of Allocating Funds for the Alexandria Commission for Women's Needs Assessment of the Economic Status of Women in Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 25. Allocation of Funds for Consultant Services For the City Effort to Address Air Quality Concerns Related to the Mirant Potomac River Plant. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. Consideration of a Proposed Policy Requiring That Development and Applicants Provide Funding For Independent Reviews of Traffic Studies for Proposed Developments With Significant Transportation Impacts. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 27. Consideration of a Policy Requiring Fiscal Impact Analyses for Proposed Developments With Significant Fiscal Impacts. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 28. Submission of Application For Funding to the Virginia Housing Development Authority for the Round 4 Sponsoring Partnerships and Revitalizing Communities Program and Round 2 of the Home Stride Program. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 29. Consideration of Establishment of an Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force. 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 30. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 31. Consideration of an Amendment to Council's Rules of Procedure to Permit the Mayor to Provide Additional Time For Public Hearing Speakers Representing a Bona Fide Civic Association or Organization. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 32. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public To Discuss Acquisition of Property for Public Open Space Purposes, and other matters, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(7) of the Code of Virginia. Council Action:_________________________________________________________