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 Special Meeting Minutes of April 9, 2007; (b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of April 10, 2007; and (c) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of April 14, 2007. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS (30 min.) 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing T. Michael Miller and Gary D. Eyler as the Recipients of the Alexandria Historical Society History Awards. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of the Flora Krause Casey Public Health Awards to Steve Hart and Dr.'s Thomas E. Burns, S. James Dispenza, Jennifer L. Kilmer, and Collin S. Walters. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of St. Martin's Senior Center. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PROCLAMATIONS (continued) 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April as Fair Housing Month. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 21-28, 2007, as Affordable Housing Awareness Week. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 9. Verbal Report of the Presentation of the Annual Report by First Night Alexandria's President-Elect Charlotte Hall. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (five min.) CONSENT CALENDAR (10-16) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 10. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee S. Lee Weber (b) Alexandria Commission on Information Technology Eric A. Medina (c) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission Jennifer Hall (d) Alexandria Urban Design Advisory Committee Marie McKenney Tavernini 11. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Commission for the Arts 3 Members Who Represent Arts Education or Business Expertise Relative to Arts and Cultural Development, Including Such Perspectives As Marketing, Finance/Funding, Tourism Promotion and Organizational Development (b) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Representative of the Business Community Nominated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce (c) Alexandria Human Rights Commission 2 Citizen Members (d) Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board 1 Minority Resident of the City Who Is Not A Landlord or A Tenant (Homeowner) (e) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 1 Citizen Member REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 12. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures. 13. Consideration of Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending March 31, 2007. 14. Consideration of Authorization to Apply for a Reimbursement Grant Through the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program. 15. Consideration of Submission of a Renewal Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles For an Aggressive Driving/DUI Interdiction Program in FY 2008. (Ordinances for Introduction) 16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase Delinquent Personal Property Tax Collection Fees. The Public Hearing and Adoption is Scheduled for May 7, 2007. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.) 17. Alexandria Citizen Corps Council 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 18.1 Presentation by the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee (BFAAC) of its Review of the FY 2008 Proposed Budget. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ PUBLIC HEARINGS: 19. Public Hearing on the Increase in Real Estate Tax Revenue, at a Rate Not to Exceed $.83.5 per $100 of Assessed Value, Attributable to the Increase in Value of Assessed Property as of January 1, 2007, and Known as the "Effective Rate Increase" Pursuant to Section 58.1-3321 of the Virginia Code. Adoption of the Tax Rate is Scheduled for May 7, 2007. (#16, 4/10/07) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Public Hearing on an Ordinance to Establish the Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates for Calendar Year 2007 and to Conform the City Code to the Amendments to the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998 Which Were Made by the General Assembly in 2006. Adoption is Scheduled for May 7, 2007. (#16, 4/10/07) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (cont.)(30 min.) 21. Consideration of Modification of Loan Agreement for the Beverly Park Apartments Due to Proposed Revisions to the Rehabilitation Plan. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 22. Consideration of the Traffic and Parking Board Recommendation on the Installation of a Traffic Signal at the Intersection of South Washington Street and Wolfe Street. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 23. Briefing from Dominion Virginia Power on Proposed New Powerlines. 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 24. Consideration of a Resolution Concerning the Retention of Affordable Housing at Hunting Towers. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 25. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________
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