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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. Public Discussion Period. (a) Bert Ely, 200 S. Pitt Street, spoke about the George Mason post office relocation and noted that the postal service issued a solicitation for proposals for space in which to relocate the post office. He said that while the solicitation expresses a preference for a new location close to the present George Mason post office, the potential area within which it could be located is quite large - King Street on the north, the Potomac on the east, the Beltway on the south and Telegraph Road on the west, and includes Carlyle. He said not only would a relocation remove an important pedestrian oriented retail facility from Old Town, but it would worsen traffic within and around Old Town, further damage Old Town as a commercial and business center and add to Carlyle's traffic woes, and relocating it to the fringes of Old Town would add to the local traffic congestion. He noted that the postal service has expressed a desire for a site of 2,200 square feet where there would be an availability of parking. Mr. Ely encouraged Council to monitor the relocation as the present lease expires in three and a half months to ensure that the post office stays within downtown Old Town, and he urged Congressman Moran to continue to monitor the situation. (b) Charlotte Landis, 433 N. Patrick Street, spoke about the Braddock Road Metro Small Area Plan work session that will be held on Monday. She said that as Council reviews the Plan, despite the desire to develop the Metro area, she asked that Council consider that the neighborhood cannot support the proposed density, as it lacks the infrastructure. She said the proposal remains a series of developing sites, maybe some design guidelines and that is it. She said that most disappointing was staff's inability to answer straight forward questions. Ms. Landis said that given the number of questions, particularly at the recent presentation at Jefferson Houston on traffic, rapid transit, air quality and density, where every answer was vague and non-specific, one must conclude that the plan had not been thought out in depth nor taken into consideration the concerns of residents in the area. She said the traffic study is poorly done, the Route 1 analysis is unacceptable and the neighborhood cannot absorb the near or mid term projects under consideration. She said they must solve the north south traffic situation, particularly on Route 1, before they aggravate the situation further given the proposed density. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued) Planning Commission (continued) 3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2006-0096 917 PRINCESS STREET CHILD CARE CENTER Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a child care center within a church; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: Maria Bustinza PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-0 City Council deferred action on this item until January 9, 2007. Council Action:________________________________________________________ 4. CDD CONCEPT PLAN #2006-0003 (A) DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2006-0012(B) SPECIAL USE PERMIT (TMP) #2006-0012 (C) ENCROACHMENT #2006-0006 (D) 310 HOOFFS RUN DRIVE CARLYLE CENTRE (BLOCK 27) Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for: 1) approval of a concept design plan for block 27 of the EESAP; 2) approval of a development special use permit, with site plan for a residential building with underground parking; 3) approval of a special use permit for a transportation management plan; and 4) approval of an encroachment into the public right-of-way for canopies zoned CDD #11/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Carlyle Centre, LLC by Jonathan Rak, attorney PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: CDD 2006-0003 RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-0 DSUP 2006-0012 RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-0 SUP 2006-0012 RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-0 ENC 2006-0006 RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendations, to include amended conditions. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. CDD CONCEPT PLAN #2006-0001(A) DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0041(B) 3015-3111 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE; 3026 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE MOUNT VERNON COMMONS (TRIANGLE PROPERTY) Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for: 1) approval of a concept design plan and approval of an increase in floor area ratio with the provision of affordable housing; and 2) approval of a development special use permit, with site plan, to construct a residential building with ground floor uses, as well as approval of an FAR increase and for a reduction in the parking and loading space requirement; zoned CDD#13/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Carr Homes, LLC by J. Howard Middleton, attorney PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: CDD2006-0001 RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-0 DSUP2005-0041 RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS AMENDED 5-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendations, to include amended conditions. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. TEXT AMENDMENT #2006-0004 INFILL REGULATIONS Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a text amendment to extend the interim regulations on threshold height and the subdivision criteria. Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 7. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Grant a Citywide Wireless Internet Service Franchise. (#17, 11/28/06) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the ordinance to grant a Citywide Wireless Internet Franchise. (ORD. NO. 4469) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Conform the City's Purchasing Regulations to Recent Amendments to the Virginia Public Procurement Act. (#13, 12/12/06) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the ordinance to conform the City's purchasing regulations to recent amendments to the Virginia Public Procurement Act. (ORD. NO. 4470) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8.1 Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Extend Temporarily the Interim Residential Infill Development Regulations Adopted June 27, 2006. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing for January 20, 2007. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 9. Consideration of Request from the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority for a City Housing Fund Loans in Connection with the Refinancing of 60 Housing Units at Quaker Hill. (#17, 12/12/06) City Council (1) approved the continuation of the current outstanding $1.2 million City loan to ARHA for Quaker Hill; (2) approved an additional loan of up to $3.5 million for ARHA's acquisition and rehabilitation of Quaker Hill; (3) approved the general terms and conditions as listed on attachment 1; and (4) authorized the City Manager and City Attorney to execute the necessary loan documents and related agreements, as described in attachment 1, and as deemed appropriate to protect the City's investment. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued) DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR (10) Planning Commission (continued) 10. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2006-0098 520 JOHN CARLYLE STREET - UNIT 150 JERRY'S SUBS AND PIZZA RESTAURANT Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant; zoned CDD #1/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Jerry's Systems, Inc. by Jay Ryan PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEFERRED 5-0 END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR City Council noted the deferral. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ New Business Item No. 1: Consideration of City Council Schedule (deferred from December 12, 2006.) City Council: (1) scheduled a work session with the DASH Board on Thursday, January 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council workroom; (2) scheduled a work session on the Fire Department and Transportation and Environmental Services efficiency study reports on Monday, January 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room (Room 1101); (3) adopted the following schedule for the proposed FY 2008 budget following budget presentation at Council's Tuesday, February 13 legislative meeting: Thursday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. work session; Wednesday, February 21, 7:00 p.m. work session; Monday, March 5, 7:00 p.m. work session; Monday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. work session; Monday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. work session; Thursday, March 29, 7:00 p.m. work session; Monday, April 9, 4:00 p.m. budget public hearing; Wednesday, April 11, 7:00 p.m. joint work session with the School Board; Monday, April 16, 7:00 p.m. work session wrap up; Monday, April 23, 7:00 p.m. work session; Monday, April 30, 7:00 p.m. work session on preliminary add/delete list review; and Monday, May 7, 6:00 p.m. work session on finalization of add/delete list and 7:00 p.m., budget and tax rate adoption special Council meeting; and (4) received the revised calendar which includes the Mayor's Annual State of the City Breakfast on Friday, February 23 at 7:30 a.m., at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, 625 First Street. * * * * * * The meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m. Note: The action docket is a summary of Council's meeting deliberations prepared largely for staff follow-up. Formal minutes of the meeting, when approved by Council become the official record of the meeting and of Council decisions made at the meeting.