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Office of the City Clerk
December 7, 2005

There Will Be a Reception From 5:00 to
7:00 p.m. in the Vola Lawson Lobby
For the 30th Anniversary of the Passage
of the City Human Rights Ordinance.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - - 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 Meeting of City Council:

(a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of November 22, 2005.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

4. Recognition of Youth From City Year and Key Club Members Who Participated in the Clean-Up at Jefferson Houston Elementary School.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Recognition of Thomas Carpenter, from Tomorrow's Black Man and Laverne Short, from the Nannie J. Lee Center.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring Good Weather on December 31, 2005, for First Night Alexandria and a Presentation by the First Night Alexandria Board of Directors.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring December as Human Rights Month in the City of Alexandria and Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the Passage of the Alexandria Human Rights Ordinance.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (8-20)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee
Gia Miele
William T. Murphy, Jr.

(b) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
Andrew F. Palmieri

9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Representative of an Employer in the City Who Employs At
Least 100 Employees

(b) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
1 Citizen Members

(c) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
2 Citizen Members

(d) Alexandria Commission on Employment
1 Representative From Such Organizations As Educational
Agencies, Organized Labor, Rehabilitation Agencies,
Community-Based Organizations, Economic Development
Agencies, and the Public Employment Service

(e) Alexandria Community Policy and Management Team
1 Parent Representative Who Is Not An Employee of Any
Public or Private Program Which Receives Funds From
the Comprehensive Services Act

(f) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
2 Citizen Members

(g) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee
1 Member Nominated by the Masonic Fraternity

(h) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission
1 Non-Health Professional

(i) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission
1 Citizen Member

(j) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Old Town Civic Association

(k) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission
1 Member of the Alexandria City School Board’s Advisory
Committees


REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

10. Consideration of Grant Submission to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources For Funding in the Amount of $40,000 for Alexandria Archaeology.

11. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application to the State Department of Criminal Justice Services for a Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program Grant for the Police Department.

12. Consideration of Report on Benchmark Job Analysis for Public Safety Positions.

13. Receipt of the Annual Report From the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission.

14. Receipt of the Alexandria Community Services Board FY 2005 Annual Report.

15. Receipt of the 2005 Annual Report and Plant Survey From Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

16. Receipt of the 2005 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., Annual Subscriber Survey Report.

17. Consideration of FY 2006 Budget Request From the Alexandria Housing Development Corporation (AHDC.)

18. Consideration of National Capital Region Mutual Aid Agreement.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish Civil Penalties For the Violation of the City’s Storm and Ground Water Disposal Regulations.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Provide a Cost of Living Increase, Effective July 1, 2006, to the Members of City Council, Equivalent to That Received by the City’s Employees in the Three-year Period Since the Last Adjustment to Council’s Compensation.

20.1 Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise Taxicab Fares.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

None.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

21. Verbal Presentation by Staff on Historic Preservation.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Request for Grant-Funded Social Worker II Position to Provide Additional Child Welfare Services.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (continued)

23. Designation of 403 West Masonic View as a Valuable Open Space for Conservation Easement Status.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Consideration of Transfer of $889,815 in Real Estate Recordation Tax Monies into the Moderate Income Homeownership Program (MIHP.)

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

25. Consideration of a Resolution Supporting Additional Funding For Foster Care. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Consideration of a Resolution Designating the Acting City Manager When the City Manager is Out of Town. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

27. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 77 of the City Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

28. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

29. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public For Discussion of Actual and Potential Litigation, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(7) of the Code of Virginia.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notices:

Members of City Council will be attending the National League of Cities Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina from December 6-10, 2005. More than two members of Council will be attending.

City Council will hold a breakfast meeting with Congressman James P. Moran on Monday, January 9, 2006, at 8:00 a.m. in the Council Work Room.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2006.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2006.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2006.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2006.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2006.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2006.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2006.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2006.

Please call the City Clerk's Office at 703 838-4550 to confirm that these meetings will be held.

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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Individuals with disabilities who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in the City Council meeting may call the City Clerk and Clerk of Council's Office at 838-4500 (TTY/TDD 838-5056). We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made.

City Council meetings are closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Updated 12/5/05
DECEMBER 2005

December 1, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 6, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 7, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 8, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 13, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
December 14, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 15, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 16, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 12/13 Meeting*
December 17, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
December 20, City Council Public Hearing, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 12/17 Meeting*
December 21, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
JANUARY 2006

January 3, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 4, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 5, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 10, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
January 12, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 13, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 1/10 Meeting*
January 14, School Board Budget Public Hearing, 9:00 a.m., *LIVE*
January 18, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 21, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
January 24, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
January 25, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 26, School Board Budget Approval, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 27, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 1/24 Meeting*
January 28, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 1/21 Meeting*