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Office of the City Clerk
January 3, 2007



There Will Be a Work Session
on the Before and After School/
Out of School Programs at 5:30 p.m.
in the Council Work Room.



Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - - 7:00 p.m.

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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 December 12, 2006; and

(b) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2006.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS (15 min.)

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring January as Mentoring Awareness Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring Monday, January 15 as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Alexandria and Setting Aside January 8-15 in Memorial Observance of the Late Dr. King and His Numerous Contributions to the American Way of Life.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (ten min.)

CONSENT CALENDAR (6-10)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

6. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Archaeological Commission
Timothy P. Peterson

(b) Alexandria Commission for the Arts
Ellen Rains Harris

(c) Alexandria Industrial Development Authority
Roger Machanic

7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Commission on Employment
1 Citizen-at-Large

(b) Alexandria Commission on Information Technology
1 Member Representing the Alexandria City School Board

(c) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
2 Citizen Members (One of Whom Must Have A Disability)

(d) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
1 Citizen Member

(e) Alexandria Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments
1 Citizen Member

(f) Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of
Commissioners
1 Member From the Alexandria Resident Council

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

8. Receipt of Staff Report on Extension of the Lease for the Warwick Pool and the Landover Park Property and Setting the Report for Public Hearing on Saturday, January 20, 2007.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

9. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Conform the City’s Cigarette Tax Regulations to Recent Amendments by the Northern Virginia Cigarette Tax Board.

10. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase Certain Parking Ticket Fines.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (five min.)

11. Alexandria Commission For The Arts
1 Member Who Represents Arts Education or Business Expertise
Relative to Arts and Cultural Development, Including Such
Perspectives As Marketing, Finance/Funding, Tourism
Promotion and Organizational Development

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Alexandria Commission on Aging
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member With Experience in Federal or State Environmental
Statutes, Regulations and Procedures ( Preferably An Attorney)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. Alexandria Sister Cities Committee
3 Citizen Members

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
2 Citizen Members

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (90 min.)

16. Receipt of Report on the City of Alexandria's Open Space Plan Implementation.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Receipt of Report on the Revised List of Proposed Valuable Open Space Sites in the City of Alexandria and Setting the Report for Public Hearing on Saturday, February 24, 2007.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Receipt of Report on the Revised List of Proposed Pocket Park Sites in the City of Alexandria and Setting the Report for Public Hearing on Saturday, February 24, 2007.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19. Receipt of Report on Revised Potential Proposed Voluntary Conservation Easement Sites in the City of Alexandria and Setting the Report for Public Hearing on Saturday, February 24, 2007.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20. Receipt of Report on the Recommended Future Committee Structure for the City of Alexandria's Open Space Steering Committee and Setting the Report for Public Hearing on Saturday, February 24, 2007.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20.1 Consideration of the Addition of City Funding to the Human Services FY 2007 Child Day Care Budget.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (20 min.)

21. Deferred from the December 16, 2006, City Council Meeting:
Special Use Permit #2006-0096, 917 Princess Street, Child Care Center. 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 (#3, 12/16/06)

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 (three min.)

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 81 to the City Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

23. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

24. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public For Discussion of Threatened or Pending Litigation.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


Public Notices:

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2007.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 19, 2007.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2007.

The City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting will be held in the Council Workroom beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2007.

Please call the City Clerk's Office at 703 838-4550 to confirm that these meetings will be held.

This docket is subject to change.

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Full-text copies of ordinances, resolutions, and agenda items are available in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of the Council. Meeting materials are also available on-line at alexandriava.gov/council.
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Individuals with disabilities who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in the City Council meeting may call the City Clerk and Clerk of Council's Office at 838-4500 (TTY/TDD 838-5056). We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made.

City Council meetings are closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 70 FOLLOWS:

Updated 12/29/06
JANUARY 2007

January 3, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 4, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 5, Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m., *Delayed Cablecast of 1/4 Meeting*
January 9, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
January 11, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 12, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 1/9 Meeting*
January 13, School Board Meeting, 9:00 a.m., *LIVE*
January 17, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 20, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
January 23, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
January 24, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 25, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
January 26, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 1/23 Meeting*
January 27, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 1/20 Meeting*
FEBRUARY 2007

February 6, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 7, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 8, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 13, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
February 15, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 16, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Replay of 2/13 Meeting
February 21, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
February 24, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
February 27, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
February 28, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*