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 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 Meeting of City Council: (a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of October 24, 2006. City Council approved the regular meeting minutes of October 24, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation by the Senior Services of Alexandria of its Calendar for 2007. City Council received the Calendar for 2007 from the Senior Services of Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing The Twirl Factory. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Patricia Ferrao as City Employee of the Month for October. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring November 23, 2006, as Potomac West "Turkey Trot" Day. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring December 2, 2006, as the 36th Anniversary of the Campagna Center's Scottish Christmas Walk. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO. 1: Joseph Seskey, Alexandria Police Department, presented the members of Council with copies of a book on the history of the Alexandria Police Department. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (9-14) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 9. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS Tomas Cabrera (b) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities Merry Dawson Bown (c) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors John Varghese (d) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board Dana Clark 10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Person Designated By, But Who Need Not Be A Member, of the Alexandria Commission on Aging 1 Person Who Is Either A City Employee or A Teacher With the Alexandria City Public School System (b) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee 1 Citizen Member (c) Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee 1 Member Designated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce (d) Alexandria Commission on Aging 3 Citizen Members (e) Alexandria Commission on Employment 1 Business Representative From Among Recognized Area Businesses, Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses (f) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Member From and Representing the Inova Alexandria Hospital 1 Citizen-at-Large (g) Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board 1 Representative of Local Education To Be Nominated by the Superintendent of Schools (h) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member From the Field of Urban Planning (i) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Citizen Member (j) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Member Who Serves As A Volunteer At A Historic Property or Attraction Which Is Open to the Public on A Regularly Scheduled Basis 1 Representative From the Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission (k) Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission 1 Citizen Member (l) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission 1 Citizen Member (m) Alexandria Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments 1 Citizen Member (n) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board 1 Citizen Member (o) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Citizen Who Is 18 Years of Age or Younger 1 Member of City Boards, Commissions or Other Organizations Having An Interest in Youth Issues (p) Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc. 2 At-Large Members (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 11. Receipt of Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending September 30, 2006. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED. 12. Receipt of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2006. (Ordinances for Introduction) 13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Making Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2007. 14. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Grant a Citywide Wireless Internet Service Franchise. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR City Council approved the Consent Calendar, with the exception on 10(p), which was considered under separate motion. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows: 9. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Tomas Cabrera, Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (b) Merry Dawson Bown, Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities; (c) John Varghese, Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors; and (d) Dana Clark, Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board. 10. City Council made the following appointments: (a) appointed William Harris as the person designated by, but who need not be a member, of the Alexandria Commission of Aging and appointed Desiree Maxwell as the person who is either a city employee or a teacher with the Alexandria City Public School System to the Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee; (b) waived the residency requirement and reappointed Dean Shahinian as the citizen member to the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; (c) reappointed Margaret Gullen as the member designated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce to the Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee; (d) reappointed Susan Dawson, David Horne and Helen McMaster as the three citizen members to the Alexandria Commission on Aging; (e) appointed Richard Kennedy as the business representative from among recognized area businesses, including minority owned and small businesses to the Alexandria Commission on Employment; (f) waived the residency requirement and appointed Rose-Marie Chaperon as the member from and representing the INOVA Alexandra Hospital and appointed Eileen Mathis as the citizen-at-large to the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (g) waived the residency requirement and appointed Lawrence Jointer as the representative of local education to be nominated by the superintendent of schools to the Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board; (h) appointed Carol Braegelmann as the member from the field of urban planning to the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission; (i) appointed Cheryl Zadlo as the citizen member to the Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee; (j) reappointed Ellen Stanton as the member who serves as a volunteer at a historic property or attraction which is open to the public on a regularly scheduled basis and appointed John Sprinkle as the representative from the Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (k) appointed Katie Blakesley as the citizen member to the Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission; (l) appointed David Kois as the citizen member to the Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission; (m) appointed Lin Hiley as the citizen member to the Alexandria Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments; (n) appointed Nathaniel Johnson as the citizen member to the Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board; (o) appointed Deborah Sackey as the citizen who is 18 years of age or younger and reappointed Kimberly Moore as the member of city boards, commissions or other organizations having an interest in youth issues to the Alexandria Youth Policy Commission; and (p) waived the residency requirement and appointed Franklin Lomax and Laurie Blackburn as the two at-large members to the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc. (AEDP) (separate motion). 11. This item was deferred. 12. City Council received the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. 13. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday, November 18, 2006 and accepted the monetary and non-monetary gifts and donations to the City described in the Report on Monetary and Non-Monetary Gifts and Donations. 14. This item was deferred. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 15. Alexandria Commission for the Arts 1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large As An Arts Consumer and Participant City Council appointed Eileen O'Brien as the member who represents the public-at-large as an arts consumer and participant to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 16. Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission 1 Member From Planning District II City Council appointed Lindsey Swanson as the member from Planning District II to the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 1 Citizen Member City Council appointed Dena Corson as the citizen member to the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (60 min.) 18. Presentation by Alexandria Health Director Dr. Charles Konigsberg on the Draft Pandemic Influenza Interim Planning Report Developed in Coordination with the Mayor's Working Group on Pandemic Flu Planning. Dr. Konigsberg, Alexandria Health Director, gave a presentation on the draft pandemic influenza interim planning report and responded to questions from members of Council. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Consideration of an Addendum to the City's Legislative Package for the 2007 General Assembly Session to Request Staff to Monitor Legislation During the Session to Require a Paper Audit Trail For Voting Machines. City Council incorporated the addendum from Councilmen Krupicka and Gaines into the 2007 Legislative Package which is scheduled for public hearing on Saturday, November 18: That staff monitor the 2007 Session for legislation that would require a paper trail for electronic voting machines, and forward such legislation to Council so that Council may take a position on it. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Consideration of Authorization of a Grant Application in the Amount of $92,000 to the Department of Criminal Justice Services For a Two Year Project to Enhance Sexual and Domestic Violence Services. (#12, 10/24/06) City Council: (1) authorized the grant application to the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) in the amount of $92,000 and (2) authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Receipt of Listing of Delinquent Real Estate Taxes: Authorization to Advertise the Listings and Write-off Balances Less than Twenty Dollars. City Council: (1) received the listings of delinquent local property taxes; (2) authorized that parts of the delinquent real estate tax listing deemed advisable by the Director of Finance and having a balance due of $1,000 or more be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the City. Also, that parts of the real estate tax and personal property tax listings deemed advisable by the Director of Finance be listed on the City of Alexandria website; and (3) authorized the Director of Finance to write off the uncollected tax balances amounting to less than twenty dollars each for which the Director of Finance has determined that the cost of collecting such balances would exceed the recoverable amount, provided that the Director of Finance will not include any balance which he has reason to believe the taxpayer has purposely paid less than the amount due and owed. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 22. Consideration of a Revision to the Home Rehabilitation Loan Program (HRLP) to Institute an Anti-Speculation Policy. City Council approved a change to the Office of Housing's Home Rehabilitation Loan Program (HRLP) to impose an anti-speculation surcharge of up to 25% of the City's loan amount on future loan funds provided through the HRLP. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 23. Consideration of Proposal to Add a Fourth Bay to the Proposed Potomac Yard Fire Station. City Council approved the addition of the fourth bay to the proposed Potomac Yard Fire Station. Funding for the fourth bay and the "green" elements of the station would be included in the FY 2008 Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which will be presented to Council in February as part of the City Manager's Proposed Budget. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (a) Vice Mayor Macdonald reported that last weekend the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Task Force held an adjunct walk to review the construction of sound walls along Church Street and along the edge of Route 1. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (a) Councilwoman Pepper congratulated Lucretia Jackson, principal at Maury Elementary School, on being recognized by the Washington Post as a Distinguished Educational Leader. (b) Councilwoman Pepper reported that the Grand re-opening ceremony was held for the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum on Saturday, November 11. Councilwoman Pepper noted that the museum has become a part of the City's historical properties. (c) Councilman Krupicka noted that he and Councilwoman Pepper met recently with the Environmental Policy Commission to begin discussing the developmental action plan, with environmental benchmarks consistent with the City's Strategic Plan. Councilman Krupicka also reported that the local campus of Virginia Tech has expressed an interest in participating in the plan development and will be preparing a proposal along with staff over the next few weeks. Councilman Krupicka stated that the proposal will be presented to Council in December. (d) Mayor Euille reported that he recently toured the new T. C. Williams High School project and he noted that the school was about 75% complete. Mayor Euille stated that the building was state-of-the-art and very impressive. (e) Vice Mayor Macdonald reported that he attended the National Trust for Historic Preservation meeting in Pennsylvania last week and stated that he hoped City staff will be able to attend in the future. Vice Mayor Macdonald noted that there was a definite relationship between historic preservation, affordable housing and small business development and these meetings are good for the exchange of ideas. (f) Vice Mayor Macdonald reported that on Friday through Sunday, the Historic Alexandria Foundation will hold its Annual Antiques Show to raise money for historic preservation in the City. (g) Vice Mayor Macdonald inquired about leaf collection and how the damp leaves would be collected, including prohibiting parking in certain areas to properly clean the streets. In response to Vice Mayor Macdonald, Mr. Baier, Director of Transportation and Environmental Services, stated that under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit, the City is required to sweep all the streets in the CSO area. Mr. Baier noted that the parking prohibition is possible but not within the next couple of weeks because it would preempt leaf collection in zone III, which has numerous trees. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER None. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 24. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Targets for the Alexandria City Government and the Alexandria Public Schools. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted a resolution establishing the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Targets for the Alexandria City Government and Alexandria Public Schools. (RES. NO. 2211) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 25. Consideration of City Council Schedule. City Council: (1) scheduled a joint work session with the School Board on Monday, November 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council work room; (2) scheduled a work session on the Braddock Small Area Plan on Monday, December 18, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council work room; (3) scheduled a work session on the Landmark Van Dorn Small Area Plan on Monday, January 8, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council work room; (4) scheduled a work session on Before and After School/Preschool/Out-of-School Program issues at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, January 9 legislative session; and (5) scheduled a reception for presentation of the Jaycees Annual Awards at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, January 23 legislative meeting in the new Sister Cities Conference Room adjacent to the Vola Lawson Lobby and noted the revised calendar included: the 30th Anniversary Alexandria EMS Council Founders Awards ceremony and reception on Thursday, November 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the INOVA Alexandria Hospital auditorium, and First Night Alexandria on Sunday, December 31 at various sites throughout Old Town and Del Ray sections of the City. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. 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 Bruce Hill workers' compensation claim as discussed in the November 10, 2006 memorandum. Council Action:_________________________________________________________