1. Calling the Roll. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Euille, and the Deputy City Clerk called the roll; all the members of City Council were present. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance. City Council observed a moment of silence and recited the 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 May 20, 2006; and (b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of May 23, 2006. City Council approved the public hearing minutes of May 20, 2006 and the regular meeting minutes of May 23, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL 4. Recognition of Maya Alcala and Arenna Goodrum For Their Scoop-Ball Game Invention. City Council recognized Miss Alcala and Miss Goodrum and their invention. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Recognition of the Youth Involved in the Peer Advisors and Untouchables, Youth Leadership Programs Led by Community Services Board Prevention Therapists Theodore Jones and James Moore. City Council recognized the youth involved in the Peer Advisors and Untouchables. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Recognition of Youth Human Rights Awards Recipients. City Council recognized the recipients, Courtney Wu and students from St. Stephen's and St. Agnes' Upper School. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6.1 Recognition for T.C. Williams High School Junior Tamara Wilkerson For Her Regional Art Contest Award. City Council recognized Miss Wilkerson for her achievement. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Ray Brown as the City Employee of the Month for May. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Recognition by the Representative of the National Park Service of the Alexandria Heritage Trail as a Segment of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail. City Council accepted the recognition from the National Park Service. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 9. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring June 17-18, 2006, as Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival Weekend and Recognizing the 25th Anniversary of the Festival. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 10. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring June 2006 as Safe Graduation Month. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 10.1 Presentation of Proceeds From the Kelley Swanson 5K Race. City Council received the proceeds from the Kelley Swanson 5K Race to benefit the Therapeutic Recreation Center. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (11-21) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 11. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Citizen Corps Council Jeffrey Dienno (b) Alexandria Commission on Employment Eileen H. Longstreet (c) Alexandria Commission on Aging Linda L. Dienno (d) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS John Wertman (e) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission Keith Horton Christina Richardson-Jones 12. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Landlord of Residential Property in the City (b) Alexandria Citizen Corps Council 1 Representative of the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross (c) Alexandria Commission on Employment 1 Citizen-at-Large (d) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Citizen Member REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (e) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission 1 Health Professional Member (f) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission 1 Citizen Member (g) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Member of the Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 13. Consideration of Approving Submission of a Noncompetitive Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Litter Prevention and Recycling Program, for Funding for the Adopt-A-Park Litter Control. 14. Consideration of Approving Submission of a Smoke Alarm Installation and Education Grant to the Virginia Department of Fire Programs. 15. Consideration of Approval of Grant Application to the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Division for Aid in Implementing the City's Division of Environmental Quality Water Quality Compliance Program. 16. Vacation #2006-0001 - 100 Uhler Terrace. Receipt of Viewers' Report For a Request For Vacation of the Public Right-of-Way at 100 Uhler Terrace, Zoned R-8 Residential. Applicant Cynthia Caples Trust, by John Richards, attorney. (#6, 4/22/06.) (Ordinances for Introduction) 17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Making Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2006. 18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Making Appropriations for FY 2007. 19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Provisions of the City Code Establishing Fire Prevention Regulations. 20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish the Cameron Station Community Center and St. James Church Voting Precincts, and Adjust the Boundaries of the Tucker School, Beatley Library and South Port Apartment Precincts. 21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish a “do-not-deliver” List of Addresses at Which the Owner or Resident Has Elected Not to Receive Unsolicited Newspaper Deliveries; To Regulate the Delivery of Such Newspapers to Addresses on the List, and To Prohibit Delivery Contrary to the Regulations. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR City Council approved the Consent Calendar, with the removal of docket item #20, which was considered under separate motion and the inclusion of docket items #29, #30, and #31. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows: 11. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Jeffrey Dienno, Alexandria Citizen Corps Council; (b) Eileen H. Longstreet, Alexandria Commission on Employment; (c) Linda L. Dienno, Alexandria Commission on Aging; (d) John Wertman, Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (e) Keith Horton and Christina Richardson-Jones, Alexandria Youth Policy Commission. 12. City Council made the following appointments: (a) appointed Janice Howard as the one landlord of residential property in the City to the Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee; (b) waived the residency requirement and reappointed Dawn Matterness as the one representative of the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross to the Alexandria Citizen Corps Council; (c) appointed Alysia Lajune as the one citizen-at-large to the Alexandria Commission on Employment; (d) reappointed Kathleen Kelly as the one citizen member to the Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee; (e) waived the residency requirement and appointed Lami Jeffrey-Coker as the one health professional member to the Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission; (f) reappointed Alice Fierstein as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission; and (g) appointed Richard Merritt as the one member of the Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission to the Alexandria Youth Policy Commission. 13. City Council authorized the City Manager to (a) submit a non-competitive grant application to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Litter Prevention and Recycling Program, for funding in the approximately amount of $13,176 for the Adopt-a-Park Litter Control Program (the exact amount to be determined by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality by July 15, 2006); and (b) execute all necessary documents that may be required. 14. City Council: (a) approved the submission of the Smoke Alarm Installation and Education Grant; and (b) authorized the City Manager to execute all the necessary documents that may be required. 15. City Council approved the application for a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Division in the amount of $1,285.00. 16. City Council approved the viewers report for 100 Uhler Terrace. 17. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on June 17, 2006 and received the report on monetary and non-monetary donations to the City in FY 2006 and thanked the donors for their generosity to City programs. 18. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on June 17, 2006. 19. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on June 17, 2006. 20. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on June 17, 2006. (separate motion) 21. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on June 17, 2006. 29. City Council authorized the City Manager to accept the donation of the open space parcel known as the Hamlet East Limited Partnership property along Holmes Run, as a gift to the City from the Winkler family and Mark Winkler Company, subject to the approval by the Planning Commission finding that the acceptance of this open space is consistent with the City's Master Plan, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.06 of the City Code. 30. City Council: (1) approved the loan of $6,615,000 toward the total purchase price of $10,120,000 to RPJ Housing Development Corporation for the acquisition of the 44-unit Lacy Court Apartments, as follows: (a) the loan will be funded with a combination of cash from City Housing funds in the amount of $4,838,757 (with debt service to be paid from the Affordable Housing Initiatives account) and $1,776,243 in federal HOME monies including local match. The HOME monies include $1,507,765 currently in the Housing Opportunities Fund (HOF), and $268,478 to be transferred into the HOF from HOME City Special Project account; (b) the loan will be an interest-only loan at 2 percent interest, with the interest (and, when possible, principal) to be repaid on a residual receipts basis once the deferred developer's fee earned by RPJ has been fully paid, but beginning not later than fifteen years after permanent financing has closed; (c) for the length of RPJ's ownership, but in no event less than 40 years, 40% (18) of the units shall remain affordable to households at 50% of the area median income and a minimum of an additional 40% will remain affordable to households at 60% of area median income. It is understood that RPJ's goal is to achieve 100% affordability over time, through attrition; this goal shall be met not later than Year 15 following permanent financing; and (d) in the event RPJ elects to sell the property, RPJ shall offer the right of first refusal to the City, or its designee; and (2) approved the transfer of $268,478 from the Home City Special Project account to the Home Housing Development Assistance account (the HOME portion of the Housing Opportunities Fund) to facilitate the making balance of this loan. 31. City Council: (a) increased the previously approved 99-year deferred payment loan by $225,000 from $150,000 to $375,000 to Birmingham Green Adult Care Residence (BGACR) to aid in the development of a new affordable assisted living facility in Prince William County. The loan would be contingent upon BGACR's continued use of the facility for affordable assisted living, and upon BGACR receiving funding commitments of all the requested $2.6 million from participating jurisdictions; and (b) authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 22. Alexandria Commission on Information Technology 1 Citizen-at-Large City Council appointed Eric Medina as the one citizen at large to the Alexandria Commission on Information Technology. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 23. Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 1 Citizen Member City Council reappointed Amanda Babcock as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PUBLIC HEARING: 24. Public Hearing on and Consideration of a Report on Pay Parity for Sworn Public Safety. (#19, 5/23/06) City Council held the public hearing and following the hearing: (1) changed the policy adopted in 1997 that there will be parity in pay for sworn Police, Sheriff and Fire employees and instead let each department and its representatives justify the need for pay adjustments based on comparisons with like jobs in our comparator jurisdictions; and (2) approved three separate pay scales for sworn public safety employees, one each for Police, Deputy Sheriffs and Fire. (Pay Scales provided to Council on June 9) Please Note that Docket Item No. 36 was considered at this time: 36. Consideration of Referring to the Planning Commission for Processing a Text Amendment on the Hunting Creek Area Plan. City Council referred to the Planning Commission for processing a text amendment on the Hunting Creek Area Plan as described with the addition of a recommendation from staff prior to the next legislative meeting (June 27) on the makeup of a stakeholder committee. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ Please Note that Docket Item No. 27 was considered at this time: 27. Consideration of Report on Enabling Certain Sensitive Evening and Night Paving Projects to be Scheduled for the Summer and Permitting Virginia Paving to Operate After Normal Hours to do this Work. City Council approved the City Manager's recommendation concerning night paving and enforcement of the existing terms of Virginia Paving SUP No. 398, with the following modifications: (1) that night paving shall be authorized for the listed Tier 1 projects (Tier 1 projects - highest priority only for four weeks: North Patrick Street from Queen Street to Second Street; Mount Vernon Avenue from Four Mile Run Bridge, City/Arlington County Line, South to East Glebe), and emergency repairs as authorized by the Director of Transportation and Environmental Services; and (2) that City staff take immediate enforcement action on SUP No. 398's prohibition on nighttime vehicle activity associated with all other work and projects, including the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project, except for mid-July lane changes (July 14-16). Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 25. Consideration of a Report on Compensation for General City Employees. City Council: (1) approved the use of 100% of the average of the midpoint salaries of our comparator jurisdictions in lieu of the 90% of the average of the midpoint salaries as provided in the City's pay philosophy. This brings the policy for comparing or benchmarking salaries of general City employees with salaries for similar jobs in our comparator jurisdictions in line with the policy adopted by Council this spring for benchmarking salaries of sworn public safety employees; and (2) approved a 2% market rate adjustment for all general City employees effective July 1, 2006, including all civilian employees who will receive a cost of living adjustment from the City in FY 2007. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. Verbal Presentation on Emergency Management in Alexandria. City Manager Hartmann gave a brief update on Emergency Management in Alexandria and referred the discussion to Emergency Management Coordinator Mark Penn. Emergency Management Coordinator Penn gave a presentation on Emergency Management and Emergency Management Planning in Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 27. Consideration of Report on Enabling Certain Sensitive Evening and Night Paving Projects to be Scheduled for the Summer and Permitting Virginia Paving to Operate After Normal Hours to do this Work. The item was considered earlier in the meeting. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 28. Consideration of Proposed Pilot Program to Close the 100 block of King Street on Weekends this Summer. City Council: (1) approved a proposal to establish a pedestrian plaza along the 100 block of King Street on a trial basis for four weekends during the summer of 2006 as outlined in the report; (2) authorized closing the 100 block from Friday at 3:00 p.m. until Monday at 6:00 a.m. on four weekends: two in June and two in July; and (3) allocated $10,000 from the FY 2006 contingent reserves to pay for the expenses of the proposal. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 29. Acceptance of Gift from the Winkler Family and Mark Winkler Company of 2.86 Acres of Open Space Along Holmes Run. This docket item was moved to the consent calendar. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 30. Consideration of Funding Application for the Acquisition for Lacy Court Apartments by RPJ Housing Development Corporation. This docket item was moved to the consent calendar. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 31. Consideration of Funding Application for Supplement Financing for Construction of a New Birmingham Green Adult Care Residence. This docket item was moved to the consent calendar. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None. ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (a) Mayor Euille offered condolences on behalf of City Council and City staff to City Clerk Jackie Henderson for the loss of her mother. (b) Mayor Euille announced that "In My Life- The Artwork of John Lennon," will be held next weekend at the Old Alexandria Furniture Store at 1007-1008 King Street, sponsored by the Seaport Foundation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER None. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 32. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing a Community Task Force to Advise Council on the Proposed Potomac Yard Fire Station. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the resolution which establishes the task force, outlines their charge and asks them to report back to Council and the Planning Commission in early September. (Res. No. 2188) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 33. Consideration of a Resolution on Partnership for Working Toward Inclusive Communities. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the resolution on partnership for working toward inclusive communities. (Res. No. 2189) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 34. Consideration of a Resolution on Genocide in Darfur. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the resolution responding effectively and immediately to the human rights tragedy in Sudan. (Res. No. 2190) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 35. Consideration of Resolution on City Initiative to Earn Bicycle Friendly Community Status by 2009. City Council received the report and docketed the resolution for Council action at the June 27 legislative meeting. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 36. Consideration of Referring to the Planning Commission for Processing a Text Amendment on the Hunting Creek Area Plan. This item was considered earlier in the meeting. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 37. Consideration of City Council Schedule. City Council received the revised calendar which includes: a City reception the evening before the unveiling of the new public exhibition, "Securing the Blessings of Liberty: Freedoms Taken and Liberties Lost, " at the Alexandria Black History Museum on Thursday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m. at the Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe Street; and a reception sponsored by the Alexandria Hotel Association and Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association (ACVA) to honor Councilwoman Joyce Woodson for her service to the City on Monday, June 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Residence Inn Alexandria, 1456 Duke Street (by invitation only). Council Action:_________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 38. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public For Discussion of Pending Litigation, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(7) of the Code of Virginia. Deferred until June 27 legislative meeting. Council Action:_________________________________________________________