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 Meetings of City Council: (a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of May 9, 2006. City Council approved the regular meeting minutes of May 9, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring May 21-27, 2006, as National Public Works Week. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring May as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation and Update on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project. City Council heard an update on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (7-15) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 7. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee Gerard Yoest (b) Alexandria Beautification Commission Kevin H. Posey (c) Alexandria Commission on Employment Benjamin Klein (d) Alexandria Commission on Information Technology Juan Bocanegra (e) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission Andrew Jennison 8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Representative of A Civic Association (b) Alexandria -Gyumri Sister City Committee 1 Citizen Member (c) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member From the Field of Urban Planning (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 9. Receipt of the 2005 Annual Report of the Commission for Women. 10. Acceptance of $222,000 Urban Area Security Initiatives Grant for the Increased Security for the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse. 11. Receipt of Award of Supplemental Homeland Security Grant Funds from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. 12. Consideration of Request to Vacate a Position on the Alexandria Commission for Women. 13. Receipt of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending April 30, 2006. 14. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planning Expenditures. 15. Consideration of Requesting the City Attorney to Draft an Ordinance to Change the Membership of the Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR City Council approved the Consent Calendar, with the removal of items #8a and 12 and considered them under separate motion. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows: 7. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Gerard Yoest, Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; (b) Kevin H. Posey, Alexandria Beautification Commission; (c) Benjamin Klein, Alexandria Commission on Employment; (d) Juan Bocanegra, Alexandria Commission on Information Technology; and (e) Andrew Jennison, Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission. 8. City Council made the following appointments: (a) reappointed Laura Lantzy as the one representative of a civic association to the Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (separate motion); (b) appointed Antoinette Ross as the one citizen member to the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; and (c) appointed Matthew Slavin as the one member from the field of urban planning to the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission. 9. City Council received the report and thanked the Commission for Women for their efforts on behalf of the City. 10. City Council: (a) approved the submission of the UASI sub-grant award; and (b) authorized the City Manager to complete the necessary paperwork. 11. City Council: (a) accepted the State Homeland Security Grant Program funds in the amount of $27,084; and (b) authorized the City Manager to execute all the necessary documents that may be required. 12. City Council declared the position vacant and authorized the Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions to advertise the vacancy. (separate motion) 13. City Council received the Monthly Financial Report for the period ending April 30, 2006. 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 approved the request from the EMS Council and asked the City Attorney to draft an ordinance that modifies the membership of the Emergency Services Council to delete the designated positions for the representative of the Alexandria Condominium Association and the representative of the providers of private ambulance services in the City. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 16. Alexandria Community Services Board 1 Citizen Member City Council appointed Roberta New as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Community Services Board. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Alexandria Human Rights Commission 1 Citizen Member City Council reappointed Jimmie McClellan as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Human Rights Commission. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 18. Presentation on the Alexandria Police Department's Calendar Year 2005 Annual Report. City Council received the report. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Receipt of Report on Pay Parity for Sworn Public Safety and Setting the Report for Public Hearing. City Council received the report and set it for public hearing on June 13, 2006. 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 (a) Mayor Euille reported on the current status of the credit rating with Standard and Poor's, and he said they anticipate receiving a favorable report from them by the end of this week. He said he, Mr. Hartmann, Mr. Jinks, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Neckel went to New York and was told by their analyst that there wasn't a higher credit rating that the City could be awarded. He said the word is that the City's Double Triple-A rating with S&P has been renewed. (b) Mayor Euille said a locally owned independent children's book store, A Likely Story, won the 2006 Pennell Award, which is given to recognize the children's best book store in the country. (c) Councilwoman Woodson asked where they are on the resolutions she asked about at the last legislative meeting. Deputy City Manager Evans said the resolution on a diverse community will be on the docket for June 13, and the Mayor was waiting to hear from everyone on the second resolution. Mayor Euille said he would try to get the second resolution on the human rights tragedy in Sudan on for June 13 also. (d) Councilman Smedberg spoke about Holland Lane, and Council is increasingly hearing from people about that road and entrances to those areas and the need for improvements. Mr. Baier reported on the work and improvements that are being done in that area. (e) Councilman Krupicka said that at the last Council meeting, the City Attorney handed out information about a proposal to let citizens put their names on a do not deliver list if they don't want to receive free newspapers. He asked that Council ask the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to come before Council for public hearing. (f) Councilman Krupicka said there was an AP story about pay-day lending in Virginia and the problem with pay-day lending. He said a number of citizens are getting stuck in the cycle of debt where it moves from one pay-day loan to the next one to the next one, which creates a terrible situation for the consumers. He said this is an area where the State needs to do some more regulation. He asked that the group that is looking into how it regulates small businesses and special use permit requirements also look into pay-day lending facilities and how they presently regulate them and consider them when they open businesses. Mayor Euille said he would refer this to the Consumer Affairs Commission for its education, outreach and advocacy, in addition to the workgroup. Councilman Smedberg said Security Bank was opened recently in Falls Church, and it was established for the Hispanic community to bring forward banking practices that will get people to not have to go to check-cashing places. Councilwoman Woodson said these are predatory establishments, but when one looks at the cost of doing business with a standard bank, it becomes predatory with people who are living paycheck to paycheck. She suggested that Council may want to send a resolution to the legislative delegations, at the State and Federal levels, to say they need to re-think community banking, as the City sees it as a problem. Mayor Euille said Council can address this before the recess or make it a part of the legislative package in January. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER Deputy City Manager Evans passed out a summary of events at the Jamestown celebration, along with a copy of two invitations for events on Friday and Saturday. Mayor Euille noted that City Manager Hartmann is not with Council tonight, as he has an excused absence for his son's graduation from high school. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 20. Consideration of a Resolution Endorsing the Transaction 2030 Transportation Plan. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the resolution endorsing the Transaction 2030 Transportation Plan. (RES. NO. 2185) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Consideration of Resolution From the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board Regarding the Voluntary Rent Guidelines. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the resolution from the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board regarding the Voluntary Rent Guidelines. (RES. NO. 2186) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 22. Consideration of City Council Schedule. City Council received the revised calendar for May and June, 2006, which includes the following additions: City Council scheduled the farewell dinner for the 2003-2006 Mayor and Members of City Council on Tuesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. at a location to be determined; and cancelled the work session on Virginia Paving for May 31, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO. 1: EXECUTIVE SESSION At 9:26 p.m., City Council convened in executive session, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, for the purpose of discussing the acquisition of real property for public park and recreation purposes. At 9:33 p.m., City Council reconvened the meeting. City Council authorized the City Manager and City Attorney to acquire the property at 4109-4125 Mount Vernon Avenue, Tax Map Parcel Nos. 07.01-02-19, -20, -21 and -22, along the lines discussed with Council. City Council adopted the resolution pertaining to the Executive Session. (RES. NO. 2187)