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 Regular Meeting Minutes of November 9, 2005; and (b) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of November 12, 2005. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring City of Alexandria Employees Who Volunteered to Assist in Localities in Louisiana and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Recognition of the Graduates of the Alexandria Citizens Academy. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring December 3, 2005, as the 35th Anniversary of the Campagna Center's Scottish Christmas Walk. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring November 24, 2005, as Potomac West "Turkey Trot" Day. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (8-12) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 8. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Beautification Commission Caroline Kennedy 9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Commission for the Arts 2 Members Who Represent the Public-at-Large As Arts Consumers and Participants (b) Alexandria Commission on Aging 1 Citizen Member Who Is 60 Years of Age or Older (c) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission 2 Citizen Members (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 10. Consideration of an Application For Funding to the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) For the Round 5 Sponsoring Partnerships and Revitalizing Communities (SPARC) Program. 11. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report For the Period Ending October 31, 2005. 12. Consideration of an Authorization of Recommended Capital Allocations and Planned Expenditures. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 13. Alexandria Commission on Information Technology 2 Citizens-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 14. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Citizen-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 15. Consideration of Adoption of the City's 2006 Legislative Package. (#17, 10/25/05), #6, 11/12/05) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (continued) 16. Consideration of Adoption of Proposed Amendments to the Charter of the City of Alexandria, Virginia for the 2006 Session of the General Assembly. (#7, 11/12/05) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Consideration of Report on City Council Salaries Pursuant to Section 2-1-4 (e) of the City Code . 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 18. Consideration of a Resolution to Become a Signatory to the Alice Ferguson Foundation Potomac River Watershed Trash Treaty. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Consideration of a Resolution Expanding the Ad Hoc City of Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force on Construction Impacts on Alexandria. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Consideration of a Resolution Accepting the Donation of Surplus DASH Buses, Declaring Them Surplus and Donating Them to the Transit Authority in Louisiana. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 21. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________