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:_________________________________________________________