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 Meetings of City Council: (a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of June 12, 2007; and (b) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of June 16, 2007. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS (seven min.) 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Employees of the Alexandria Office of the Sheriff as City Employees of the Month for May. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Plaque by Representatives of Virginia Tech to Recognize the Mayor and City Council for the Assistance and Support Provided by the City in April. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (five min.) CONSENT CALENDAR (6-16) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 6. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Beautification Commission 1 Citizen Member (b) Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Old and Historic District 1 Citizen Member (c) Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District 2 Citizen Members (d) Alexandria Carr/Norfolk Southern (Carlyle) Design Review Board 1 Citizen Member (e) Alexandria Citizen Corps Council 1 Representative of the Emergency Medical Services Council, Medical Reserve Corps or A Person With Emergency Medical Response Experience (f) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Member From and Representing the Hospice of Northern Virginia (g) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 1 Representative of the Alexandria Commission on Aging (h) Alexandria Community Services Board 2 Citizen Members 3 Consumers (Current or Former Direct Recipients of Public or Private Mental Health, Mental Retardation, or Substance Abuse Treatment Rehabilitation Services) or Family Members (Immediate Family Member or the Principal Caregiver Who Is Not Paid) (i) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors 1 At-Large Member 1 Retail Business Owner/Manager Representative 1 National or International Trade or Professional Association Executive (j) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council Alexandria’s Operational Medical Director (k) Alexandria Waterfront Committee 1 Citizen Representative Who Resides East of Washington Street and North of King Street (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 7. Receipt of the FY 2005 and 2006 Annual Reports and the Strategic Plan 2007-2015 From the Alexandria Archaeological Commission. 8. Submission of a Grant Application to the Keep America Beautiful, Inc., Graffiti Hurts National Grant Program. 9. Consideration of the Alexandria Community Service Board's Amended FY 2008 Plan of Services, Which Includes the FY 2008 Performance Contract With the State and a Report on the Status of the Board's FY 2004-2008 Housing Plan. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 10. Consideration of Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending May 31, 2007. 11. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures. 12. Submission of a Renewal Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for FY 2008 Pass-Through Funding From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the City of Alexandria Air Pollution Control Program. 13. Consideration of Alexandria Fund for Human Services FY 2008 and FY 2009 Grant Awards. 14. Consideration of a Grant Application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program for a Bioretention Area at Four Mile Run and a Green Roof at Cora Kelly Magnet School. 15. Consideration of Results of the FY 2007 Fair Housing Tests. 16. Consideration of Membership Changes for the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS and Request for the City Attorney to Prepare the Necessary Ordinance Change. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER (15 min.) 17. Receipt of Report and Verbal Update on the Historic Preservation Conference and Update on the Status of the Historic Preservation Initiatives. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.) 18. Alexandria Board of Architectural Review - Old and Historic District 2 Architects Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee 3 Citizen Members Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Alexandria Commission on Employment 2 Business Representatives From Among Recognized Area Businesses, Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 2 Citizens-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PUBLIC HEARING (15 min.) 22. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Provide for Smoke-Free Restaurants. (#19, 6/16/07) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 23. Deferred from the June 16, 2007 Council Meeting: TEXT AMENDMENT #2007-0004 OUTDOOR DINING Public Hearing and Consideration of request to amend Section 6-800 of the Zoning Ordinance, the King Street Outdoor Dining Overlay Zone. Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 5-0 (15 min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 24. Introduction, First and Second Reading, Public Hearing and Final Passage of an Emergency Ordinance to Amend the City’s Zoning Ordinance by Adopting Amendments to the King Street Outdoor Dining Regulations. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 25. Receipt of the Report of the Committee to Review the Election Process in Alexandria for City Council and the School Board. (10 min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. Allocation of Funds from the FY 2008 Contingent Reserves for the Child Day Care Fee System. (five min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 27. Receipt of the Report of the City Manager's Small Business Task Force. (15 min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 28. Consideration of Report from the City Council's Naming Committee on Naming Opportunities to Recognize the Late Former Alexandria Mayor Frank E. Mann. (10 min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 29. Consideration of a City Bridge Loan to the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) to Pay Off the Mortage for ARHA'S Glebe Park Property, To Prevent HUD Foreclosure. (20 min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 30. Consideration of Funding Application for the Construction of Beasley Square, an Affordable Senior Housing Project, by Harambee Community and Economic Development Corporation. (five min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (continued) 31. Consideration of Funding Application for the Acquisition of Longview Terrace Apartments by Robert Pierre Johnson Housing Development Corporation (RPJ.) (five min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 32. Consideration of a Request to Provide Funding to Continue Youth Programs at Essex House. (five min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 33. Consideration of Staff Report on the National Park Service Jones Point Park Report and Their Schedule for Receipt of Comments. (10 min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 34. Consideration of a License Agreement to Permit Fibergate of Virginia, LLC, to Install Fiber Optic Cable in Existing Conduits in the Public Right-of-way.(10 min.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 34.1 Approval of the Authority of the City Manager to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alexandria City Public Schools for the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities to Provide Outdoor Maintenance Services at City Schools. 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 (30 min.) 35. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing a City Position on Proposed Federal Legislation Providing Additional Flights and Changes to the Perimeter Rules at Reagan National Airport. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 36. Consideration of a Resolution on Developing a Fee Policy and Fee Increases For the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Activities for FY 2008. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 37. Deferred from the June 16, 2007 Council Meeting. Final Passage of an Ordinance to Codify the 2006 Change in Funding Level of the Open Space Trust Fund Account at One Percent of the Total Real Estate Tax Assessment in the City. (#20, 6/12/07, #28, 6/16/07)) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued) 38. Consideration of a Resolution Extending the Term of the Affordable Housing Initiatives Work Group. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 39. Consideration of Transfer Resolution for the FY 2007 General Fund Operating Budget. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER (three min.) 40. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 41. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public to Discuss threatened and pending litigation and the performance reviews of the City Manager, City Clerk and City Attorney, and compensation review of the Commonwealth Attorney. Council Action:_________________________________________________________