1. Calling the Roll. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Euille, and the Deputy City Clerk called the roll; all the members of the 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 September 12, 2006; and (b) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of September 16, 2006. City Council approved the regular meeting minutes of September 12, 2006 and the public hearing meeting minutes of September 16, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Vicente Espinoza and Tom David as City Employees of the Month for September. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October 4, 2006, as Walk to School Day. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October 12, 2006, as Lights on After School Day. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ Note: This docket item was heard before Item No. 4. 9. Introduction of Visitors From Alexandria's Sister City Caen, France. City Council welcomed the visitors from Alexandria's Sister City Caen, France. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (10-18) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 10. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Commission for the Arts Leon Scioscia (b) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS Lester (Grev) Hunt, III (c) Alexandria- Commission on Information Technology Marc DeCourcey (d) Alexandria District Home Board Mary Ann Griffin (e) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee Nancy A. Farrington (f) Alexandria Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments Daniel K. Macklin 11. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee 1 Citizen Member (b) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Member From and Representing the Alexandria Community Services Board (c) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 1 Citizen Member (d) Alexandria Community Services Board 1 Licensed Physician (e) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council 1 Representative of the Hospital Administration at Inova Alexandria Hospital (f) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative From the Carlyle House 1 Representative From Planning District I 1 Representative From Planning District II (g) Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Neighborhood Task Force 1 Representative From A Civic Association Impacted by the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Construction (h) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Member of City Boards, Commissions or Other Organizations Having an Interest in Youth Issues (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 12. Consideration of Designation of City Manager as the City's Agent and Authorization to Submit Application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the June 2006 Flood Damages. 13. Consideration of Authorization of Submission of a Letter to the Natural Resources Conservation Service Requesting Federal Assistance for the June 2006 Flood Damages. 14. Consideration of Authorization of Submission of a Request to the Federal Highway Administration for the June 2006 Flood Damages. 15. Consideration of Acceptance of $74,042 Federal Earmark Grant Through the Department of Justice for the Technology Updated and Modernization of the Security at the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse. 16. Consideration of the Annual Committee Attendance Report for FY 2006. 17. Consideration of an Authorization of Recommended Capital Allocations and Planned Expenditures. 18. Consideration of Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending August 31, 2006. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR City Council approved the Consent Calendar, with the exception of docket items #12, #13 and #14, which were considered under separate motions. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows: 10. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Leon Scioscia, Alexandria Commission for the Arts; (b) Lester (Grev) Hunt, III, Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (c) Marc DeCourcey, Alexandria Commission on Information Technology; (d) Mary Ann Griffin, Alexandria District Home Board; (e) Nancy A. Farrington, Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee; and (f) Daniel K. Macklin, Alexandria Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments. 11. City Council made the following appointments: (a) appointed Charles (Tony) Gee as the citizen member to the Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee; (b) appointed James Gladden, IV as the member from and representing the Alexandria Community Services Board to the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (c) appointed Tamara Dunlap as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities; (d) appointed Robert Pinney as the one licensed physician to the Alexandria Community Services Board; (e) waived the residency requirement and appointed Kathleen Barry as the representative of the hospital administration at INOVA Alexandria Hospital to the Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council; (f) appointed Douglas Thurman as the representative from the Carlyle House, reappointed Kleber Masterson, Jr., as the representative from Planning District I and appointed Patrick Butler, III as the representative from Planning District II to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (g) appointed Boyd Walker as the representative from a civic association impacted by the Woodrow Wilson Bridge construction to the Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Neighborhood Task Force; and (h) appointed Laura Zabriskie Martin as the member of city boards, commissions or other organizations having an interest in youth issues to the Alexandria Youth Policy Commission. 12. City Council: (1) designated James K. Hartmann, City Manager, as the designated agent on behalf of the City for the purpose of filing application with federal agencies; (2) authorized the City Manager to sign the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Application for Federal Assistance for the June 2006 Flood; and (3) authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary documents for the recovery effort. (separate motion) 13. City Council: (1) authorized the City Manager to submit the letter to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to request financial assistance (This letter was submitted in August to meet deadlines with the understanding that staff would request Council to endorse the letter in September); and (2) authorized the City Manager to execute all the necessary documents for the recovery effect. (separate motion) 14. City Council: (1) authorized the reimbursement submission to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the June 2006 flood; and (2) authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary documents for the recovery effort. (separate motion) 15. City Council: (1) approved the submission of the $74,042 grant application to the Department of Justice; and (2) authorized the City Manager to complete the necessary paperwork. 16. City Council: (1) received the report; (2) vacated the five positions listed on page one of the report; and (3) authorized the Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions to advertise the vacancies. 17. City Council authorized the capital project allocations and planned expenditures for the capital projects as detailed in the Capital Improvement Expenditure Summary. 18. City Council received the following Monthly Financial Report for the period ending August 31, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 19. Alexandria Commission for the Arts 1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large As An Arts Consumer and Participant 1 Member Who Has Expertise in the Arts, Either As A Practitioner of Various Art Disciplines or As A Professional Administrator Working in the Field City Council appointed Barbara Boehm as the member who represents the public-at-large as an arts consumer and participant and appointed Matthew Harwood as the member who has expertise in the arts, either as a practitioner of various art disciplines or as a professional administrator working in the field to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Alexandria Environmentall Policy Commission 1 Citizen-at-Large City Council appointed Jerome Casagrande as the citizen-at-large to the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Alexandria Industrial Development Authority 1 Citizen Member City Council reappointed Roger Machanic as the citizen member to the Alexandria Industrial Development Authority. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PUBLIC HEARING: 22. Receipt of Staff Report and Public Hearing on the National Park Service 2006 Environmental Assessment of Jones Point Park. City Council: (1) received the staff report; (2) received public comment on the Jones Point Park (JPP) Environmental Assessment 2006; and (3) will consider at its October 10 legislative meeting comments for incorporation into a City report to be sent to National Park Service (NPS) as Council's formal final position on the environmental assessment. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION Note: Docket Items #12, #13 and #14 were considered along with Docket Item No. 23. 23. Presentation by Staff on City of Alexandria Response to the Flooding Events of Late June and Early July 2006. Members of City staff made a presentation on the City of Alexandria's response to the flooding events of late June and early July 2006. City staff also responded to questions and comments from members of Council. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 24. Consideration of Application for Federal Defense Economic Adjustment Program Grant Funds. City Council authorized the City Manager to file a first-year grant application with the federal Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) in the amount of $260,000. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (a) Councilwoman Pepper reported that as a representative to the City's Mirant Work Group Task Force, she attended a hearing before the State Air Pollution Control Board, along with City staff and a group of constituents, to offer testimony about the air quality surrounding the plant. Councilwoman Pepper noted that Environmental Quality Division Chief Skrabak gave a presentation on Mirant and the effects their operations has had on the City's air quality. Councilwoman Pepper also noted that outside counsel, John Britton, presented a resolution which outlined the City's requests of the Board. Councilwoman Pepper noted that the Board passed a resolution stating that it will take direct control of the permitting process and consider the three points in the resolution presented by the City. Councilwoman Pepper requested that a work session be scheduled before the Board meets again in December to review the resolution and consider its passage. (b) Councilmember Lovain reported that the Council of Governments (COG) Transportation and Planning Board were asked to add to the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) on a feasibility and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) study on extending a High Occupancy Travel (HOT) lane from Arlington to Spotsylvania County and he noted that the concerns from Northern Virginia included degradation of existing transit services, incident management problems and with the additional need for access and egress for ramps, particularly at Seminary Road, which could lead to the increase of cut-through traffic through Alexandria. Councilmember Lovain also reported that Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has agreed to form a stakeholders committee to address some of the concerns. (c) Councilmember Lovain reported that the COG Health and Human Services Committee with be sponsoring a conference on obesity and its effects on public health on November 16. (d) Councilman Gaines announced that the Citizen Corps Council will be sponsoring an Emergency Preparedness Expo on Saturday, October 2 on Market Square. (e) Councilman Gaines reported that he and Councilman Krupicka met with the Gang Prevention Task Force a week ago to follow-up on suggestions from the Gang Summit last spring. Councilman Gaines noted that there has been a great amount of follow-up and meetings held to help shape the planning process for policy and goals. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (a) Councilwoman Pepper announced that the City is seeking a holiday tree for Market Square and the City will remove the tree and grind the stump free of cost. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER None. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 25. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing the Processes to be Used to Adopt Operating Budgets and Capital Improvement Programs During the Term of This Council. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council deferred action on this item until the October 10 legislative meeting. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. Presentation and Consideration of a Resolution Supporting the Designation of Exclusive Transit Lanes on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted a resolution supporting the designation of exclusive transit lanes on the reconstructed Woodrow Wilson Bridge and completion of an alternative analysis for this transit corridor as was authorized by the 2005 six-year Federal Transportation Bill (49 USC 5309). (RES. NO. 2204) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 27. Consideration of City Council Schedule. City Council adopted the City Council Schedule for the months of September 2006 through June 2007, with the following additions and changes: schedule a joint work session with the Planning Commission on Thursday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council work room to discuss Planning priorities; schedule a work session with the Board of the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association (ACVA) at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, December 12 legislative meeting in the Council work room and received the revised calendar which includes: the location and time of the Council's November 4 Retreat (Samuel Tucker Elementary School Multi-Purpose room at 8:30 a.m.); the Archaeology Volunteer Appreciation and Holiday Party on Saturday, December 9 (revised date) at 6:00 p.m. at the Archaeology Museum, 105 North Union Street; and the 13th Annual Homeownership Fair on Saturday, March 31 at 9:30 a.m., at George Washington Middle School, 1005 Mt. Vernon Avenue. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 28. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public For Discussion of Potential Litigation. In lieu of an executive session, City Council authorized the City Attorney to settle the Branson workers' compensation claim along the lines discussed in the memorandum from the City Attorney to Council. Council Action:_________________________________________________________