1. Calling the Roll. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Euille, and the 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 Meeting of City Council: (a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of February 14, 2006. City Council approved the minutes of the regular meeting of February 14, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL 4. Recognition of Sheryl Bell's Unique Praise Dancers. Council recognized the Unique Praise Dancers, who performed for Council. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS 5. Presentation to Mayor Euille from the Taxi Drivers In Honor of His Continuing Assistance to the Taxi Drivers. The taxi drivers presented Mayor Euille with a plaque and thanked the Council and staff for its hard work. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring March as American Red Cross Month. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring March 4 as St. Patrick's Day Parade Day and March as Irish-American Heritage Month. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Presentation of a Proclamation Acknowledging Local Art in City Hall in the Juried Art Show Planned by the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, the Art League, the Delray Artisans and the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 9. Presentation of a Check From Whole Foods in the amount of $50,000 for a New Playground at the Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center at 1108 Jefferson Street. City Council was presented with a check in the amount of $50,000 from Whole Foods Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (10-15) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 10. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee Boyd Walker (b) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors Trudi Van Dyke 11. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board 1 Citizen Member (b) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative from the Alexandria Archaeological Commission (c) Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board 1 Homeowner 1 Representative of A Landlord (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 12. Receipt of the FY 2005 Annual Report from the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission. 13. Receipt of the FY 2005 Annual Report of the Economic Opportunities Commission. 14. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures. 15. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending January 31, 2006. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR City Council approved the consent calendar, with the exception of item #13 and considered it under separate motion. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows: 10. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Boyd Walker, Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee; and (b) Trudi Van Dyke, Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors. 11. City Council made the following appointments: (a) reappointed Peter Rutledge as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board; (b) reappointed S. Kathleen Pepper as the one representative from the Alexandria Archaeological Commission to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; and (c) reappointed Fletcher Johnston as the one homeowner and Joann Poladian as the one representative of a landlord to the Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board. 12. City Council received the Annual Report from the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission and thanked the Commission for its efforts on behalf of the City. 13. City Council received the report, which covers the activities of the Economic Opportunities Commission from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 (FY 2005.) (separate motion) 14. City Council authorized the capital project allocations and planned expenditures for the capital projects as detailed in the Capital Improvement Expenditure Summary. 15. City Council received the Monthly Financial Report for the period ending January 31, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 16. Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Representative of A Civic Association City Council appointed Laura Lantzy as the one representative of a civic association to the Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 16.1 Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish the Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates for Calendar Year 2006, and to conform the city code to the amendments to the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998 which were made by the General Assembly in 2005. City Council passed on first reading the ordinance to establish the real and personal property tax rates for calendar year 2006 and set it for public hearing on Monday, March 13, 2006, and for the second reading and final passage on Monday, April 24, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 16.2 Deferral from the February 25, 2006, City Council meeting: (The public hearing on this item has been closed.) TEXT AMENDMENT #2005-0008 FOR THE PROPERTIES BOUNDED BY FOUR MILE RUN, JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, BRADDOCK ROAD, SLATERS LANE AND THE GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARKWAY Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance to revise the CDD Zone regulations, Section 5-600, to allow for a revised Monroe Avenue connection for the Monroe Avenue Bridge. Staff: Departments of Planning and Zoning and Transportation and Environmental Services. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Denial 6-0-1 This item was deferred. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Recommendations and Status Report on Legislation Introduced at the 2006 General Assembly Session. City Council received the report. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Presentation by the Office of Planning and Zoning on Good Community Design. City Council heard a presentation by the Planning and Zoning staff. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Consideration of Salary Supplements for Alexandria Magistrates Similar to Those Provided by Other Jurisdictions in Northern Virginia. City Council did not approve the salary supplement for the Magistrates. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER Police Chief Samarra made a report to Council on the shooting by a City Police Officer on February 25 at the IHOP Restaurant on Duke Street. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS None. OTHER 20. Consideration of City Council Schedule. City Council adopted the City Council Schedule for the months of February 2006 through June 2006, with the following additions and changes: (a) The Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, April 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Duke Street, the opening ceremony/dedication is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.; (b) the Historic Preservation Forum on Wednesday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m. (location to be determined.) Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph R. Riley, Jr. will be the featured speaker; (c) the March 20 budget work session will be held at Samuel Tucker Elementary School, 435 Ferdinand Day Drive; (d) the Jaycees award ceremony for Community Appreciation Night has been changed to April 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Campagna Center; and (e) May 18 is the dedication of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge at 11:00 a.m. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ * * * * * * The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Note: The action docket is a summary of Council's meeting deliberations prepared largely for staff follow-up. Formal minutes of the meeting, when approved by Council become the official record of the meeting and of Council decisions made at the meeting.