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Office of the City Clerk
September 21, 2005



Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 27, 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 September 13, 2005.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Deputy Sheriff Theodore Burt as City Employee of the Month for August.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (6-13)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Alexandria Commission for the Arts
Sharon Martens Ksander

(b) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
Donald Misner


REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Commission on Aging
1 Citizen Member

(b) Alexandria Commission on Information Technology
1 Member Representing A Provider of Local Telephone Services

(c) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors
1 Hotel Owner/Manager Representative

(d) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the George Washington Masonic Memorial

(e) Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
1 Citizen Member

(f) Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee
2 Members Representing the Potomac West Area

(g) Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Community Services Board
1 Non-Health Professional Member

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

8. Consideration of City Council Support For the Community Services Board Letter to Legislators Regarding Proposed Changes to Medicaid That May Severely Curtail Funding For Case Management and Rehabilitation Services to Citizens With Mental Health and Mental Retardation Issues.

9. Receipt of Citizen Corps Council Grant Funds From the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM.)

10. Consideration of Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending August 31, 2005.

11. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures.

12. Consideration of a Construction Contract Change Order for 4480 King Street (Health Department and Clubhouse) for Services Provided by Turner Construction.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Authorizing and Empowering the Issuance, Sale and Delivery of General Obligation Bonds to Finance Various Public Improvements.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

14. Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large As An Arts Consumer
and Participant

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Alexandria Community Services Board
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
1 Member-at-Large

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

18. Presentation by the Alexandria Health Department on the Voluntary Restaurant No-Smoking Program for Participating Alexandria Restaurants.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19. Staff Presentation and Discussion of Traffic Issues.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2005-0003 (A)
REZONING #2005-0004 (B)
TEXT AMENDMENT 2005-0004 (C)
HUNTING CREEK AREA PLAN
Deferral from September 20, 2005, Consideration of a request for:
(1) a revision to the Old Town Small Area Plan Addendum of the City's Master Plan to incorporate the Hunting Creek Area Plan; (2) amendments to the City of Alexandria zoning map to rezone certain properties affected by the construction of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and identified on the City of Alexandria Tax Map, as follows 83.01-01-06 and 08 (1199 S. Washington St. and 1205 S. Alfred Street) from RC to UT; 83.02-01-02 (1100 S. Washington St.) from OCM (50) to UT; 83.02-01-03 (1150 S. Washington St.) from OCM (50) to RC and UT; and 83.02-01-05 and 06 (1202 and 1200 S. Washington St.) from RC to UT; and (3) amendments to Section 3-906 related to bulk and open space regulations and the addition of Section 3-908 of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance to add design guidelines and standards for development for properties adjacent to South Washington Street (George Washington Memorial Parkway) south of the Capital Beltway. Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
MPA#2005-0003 Recommend Approval with amended conditions 7-0
REZ#2005-0004 Recommend Approval 7-0
TA#2005-0004 Recommend Approval 7-0
(#21, 9/20/05)

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

21. Consideration of a Resolution of the City Council and the School Board to the Early Childhood Commission Regarding Development of a Plan for Increasing Access to Pre-School Opportunities Within Alexandria. (#34.1, 6/28/05) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Consideration of a Resolution to Articulate the City’s Policy on the Use of the Power of Eminent Domain. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

23. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notices:

Members of City Council will hold a dinner to honor the Mayor of the City's Sister City of Caen, France, on Thursday, September 29, at 7:00 p.m., at the Hilton Inn, Washington Room, Second Floor, 1767 King Street.

More than two members of City Council will be attending.

Members of City Council will be attending the 2005 Virginia Municipal League (VML) Annual Conference, October 23-25, 2005, at the Richmond Marriott, Richmond, Virginia.

More than two members of City Council will be attending.


This docket is subject to change.

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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 70 FOLLOWS:

Updated 9/19/05

SEPTEMBER 2005

September 20, City Council Public Hearing, 4:00 p.m., *LIVE*
September 21, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
September 22, School Board Public Hearing, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
September 24, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 9/20 Meeting*
September 27, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
September 28, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
September 29, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 9/27 Meeting*
OCTOBER 2005

October 4, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 5, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 6, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 11, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
October 13, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 14, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 10/11 Meeting*
October 15, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE
October 19, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 20, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 22, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 10/15 Meeting*
October 25, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
October 26, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 27, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 10/25 Meeting*