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 Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of November 13, 2004; (b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of November 23, 2004; and (c) The Special Meeting Minutes of November 30, 2004. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Douglas MacArthur Elementary School Principal Debbie Thompson as the Winner of the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring Good Weather on December 31, 2004, for First Night Alexandria and a Presentation by the First Night Alexandria Board of Directors. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring December as Human Rights Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS (continued) 7. Presentation of the Federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Preserve America Award. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (8-22) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 8. Receipt of the Following Resignations from Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees. (a) Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission Lorenzo Esters (b) Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission Francesca Schneller 9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee 1 Citizen-at-Large 1 Representative From the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee (b) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee 2 Citizen Members (c) Alexandria Beautification Commission 2 Citizen Members (d) Alexandria Commission on Aging 1 Citizen Member (e) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 5 Citizen Members (Three of Whom Must Have A Disability) (f) Alexandria Community Services Board 1 Citizen Member (g) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Representative Of the Business Community Nominated By the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce (h) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative From Carlyle House (i) Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee 2 Citizens Representing the Potomac East Area ( Northeast and Inner City) * 1 Qualified Professional Skilled in Architecture (* These appointments will be effective when Council adopts the new ordinance on December 18.) (j) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission 1 Citizen Member REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (k) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 3 Citizen Members (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 10. Receipt of the FY 2004 Annual Report of the Alexandria Community Services Board. 11. Receipt of the 2004 Annual Report and Plant Survey From Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. 12. Receipt of the 2004 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., Annual Subscriber Survey Report. 13. Vacation - #2004-0001 - 700 South Lee Street. Receipt of Viewers' Report For a Request For Vacation of the Public Right-of-Way at 700 South Lee Street, Zoned RM/Residential Medium. Applicant Ruby R. Schropp. (#18, 11/13/04.) 14. Consideration of Requesting the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee to Conduct a Review of Economic Development Activities in the City. (Ordinances for Introduction) 15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Minimum Acreage Devoted to Open Space Use That is Required to Qualify For Open Space Use Value Assessment. 16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Maximum Parcel Size Excluded From Net Worth For Real Estate Exemptions and Deferrals For the Elderly and Disabled. 17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the City’s Snow Removal Regulations. 18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Change the Rate of Interest That the City Charges on Delinquent Tax Accounts. 19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the City’s Dog License Regulations and Fees. 20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise the Composition of the Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee. 21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Floor Area Ratio in the CD-X Zone. 22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revoke the Noncomplying Use Status of Coal Fired Power Plants, and to Categorize Such Uses as Nonconforming Uses, Subject to Abatement. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS
23. Alexandria Commission for Women 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 24. Presentation of the Report of the Ad Hoc Task Force to Review Sites for a New Police Department Facility. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 25. Appointment of the City Employee Nominees of the City Manager and Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Employee Nominees to the Retirement Board For the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Plan. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. Consideration of Approval in Concept of a Proposed Change to the Supplemental Retirement Program for Alexandria Deputy Sheriffs and Emergency Medical Technicians. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 27. Consideration of Approval in Concept of a Plan Amendment to the City of Alexandria Supplemental Retirement Plan to Implement Two Proposed Changes That Would Make Normal Retirement Age and the Calculation of Final Average Earnings the Same as in the Provisions of the Virginia Retirement System. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 28. Consideration of Approval of Two License Agreements With the Potomac Riverboat Company to Berth the Matthew Hayes and the Admiral Tilp in Commercial Dock Space at the City Marina. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 29. Consideration of Applying for National Historic Register Status for the Gunston Hall Apartments. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 30. Consideration of the FY 2004 Workforce Utilization and FY 2004 Applicant Tracking Report for City Employees. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 31. Receipt of Resolution Affirming the City's Policy Regarding Real and Personal Property Tax Exemptions and Setting the Resolution for Public Hearing on Saturday, January 24, 2005. 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 32. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing an Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force. (#29, 11/23/04) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 33. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds by the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Alexandria for the National Society of Black Engineers. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 34. Consideration of a Resolution in Support of an Amendment to the Virginia Constitution to Allow a Governor to Serve Two Consecutive Terms. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 35. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________