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Office of the City Clerk
April 5, 2006

There Will Be a Work Session With
the Ad-hoc Transportation Task Force
at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Work Room.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - - 7:00 p.m.

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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 March 18, 2006; and

(b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of March 28, 2006.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring and Remembering the late Alan M. Voorhees.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 9, 2006 to July 21, 2006, as 104 Days of Education.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April as Fair Housing Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring the Week of April 23 through 30, 2006, as Days of Remembrance Week.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS (continued)

8. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 29, 2006, as Alexandria Earth Day and Arbor Day.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

9. Presentation of the Transportation and Environmental Services Accreditation From American Public Works Association to the Mayor and Members of City Council.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

9.1 Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the Optimist
Club.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (10-21)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

10. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions
and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Citizen Corps Council
William Dickinson

(b) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
Oliver Boehm
Patrick Traylor

(c) Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission
Philip C. Brooks

11. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Commission on Aging
1 Representative of A Health Care Provider

(b) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
1 Citizen Member Who Has A Disability

(c) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Citizen Member

(d) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Business Representative Designated by the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce

(e) Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee
1 Representative of the Business Community

(f) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
1 Citizen Member

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

12. Submission of a Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2007 to the Virginia Department of Social Services for the Office on Women's Domestic Violence Program.

13. Consideration of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Budget Transfers.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

14. Consideration of Application for a $300,000 Federal Grant for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment.

15. Consideration of a Grant Application to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Summer Food Service Program for Children.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Making Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2006.

17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Real Estate Tax Exemption Available to Elderly or Disabled Residents.

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Real Estate Tax Assistance Available to Limited Income Residents.

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the CDD Zone Regulations Applicable to the Realigned Monroe Avenue Bridge.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the CDD Zone Regulations to Establish the Eisenhower East Design Review Board, and Provide For Board Review of Development in CDD No. 2 and CDD No. 11, and Under the Carlyle SUP.

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend Article XIII, Environmental Management, of the Zoning Ordinance.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

None.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

22. Consideration of a Request to Hold a Race in Honor of Kelly Swanson in the Delray Area on Saturday, June 3.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Consideration of Funding Application for the Acquisition of Arbelo Apartments by RPJ Housing Development Corporation.

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

24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 79 of the City Code.[ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

25. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notices:
Budget Calendar for FY 07 Proposed Budget

Monday, April 17, 2006, 7:00 p.m., Council Work Room - Budget Work Session. The topics are the preliminary add delete list review.

Monday, April 24, 2006, 6:00 p.m., Council Work Room -- Work Session on the Finalization of Add/Delete List.

Monday, April 24, 2006, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers -- Special Meeting on the Adoption of the Budget for FY 2007 and Tax Rate Adoption.

This docket is subject to change.

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Full-text copies of ordinances, resolutions, and agenda items are available in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of the Council. Meeting materials are also available on-line at alexandriava.gov/council.
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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 70 FOLLOWS:


Updated 4/3/06
APRIL 2006

April 4, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 5, Board of Architectural Review- Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 6, Board of Zoning Appeals - Special Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *Taped*
April 6, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 7, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 4/6 Meeting*
April 11, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
April 13, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 14, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 4/11 Meeting*
April 19, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 20, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m ., *LIVE*
April 22, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a..m., *LIVE*
April 24, City Council Budget Adoption, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
April 25, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
April 26, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 27, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 4/25 Meeting*
April 28, City Council Budget Adoption, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 4/24 Meeting*
April 29, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 4/22 Meeting*

MAY 2006

May 3, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 4, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 5, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 9, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
May 11, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 12, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 5/9 Meeting*
May 17, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 18, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 20, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
May 23, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
May 24, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 25, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 5/23 Meeting*