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 Meeting of City Council: (a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of November 28, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS (30 min.) 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the Ivy Hill Cemetery on its 150th Anniversary. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring Good Weather on December 31, 2006, for First Night Alexandria. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Laura Pettus as City Employee of the Month for November. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Finance Director Dan Neckel on the Occasion of His Retirement. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (five min.) CONSENT CALENDAR (8-13) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 8. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission Kristen Miller Lang (b) Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee Robert Treadway (c) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission Bobbie Jean Norris 9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee 1 Citizen Member (b) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee 2 Citizen Members (c) Alexandria Archaeological Commission 1 Citizen Member From Planning District 1 (d) Alexandria Beautification Commission 2 Citizen Members (e) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 3 Citizens Members (Two of Whom Must Have Disabilities) (f) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council 1 Citizen Member (g) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Member Nominated by the Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Society (h) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative From the Carlyle House 1 Representative From the Alexandria Association (i) Northern Virginia Health Center Commission - District Home Board 1 City of Alexandria Representative (j) Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee 1 Qualified Professional Skilled in Architecture 1 Citizen Representing the Potomac East Area (k) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission 2 Citizen Members (l) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 3 Citizen Members REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (m) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Representative of A Community Non-Profit Agency Having An Interest In Youth Issues 1 Representative of the Business Community (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 10. Receipt of the Alexandria Community Services Board FY 2006 Annual Report. 11. Consideration of Application for Virginia Office of Comprehensive Services Grant Funding for At-Risk Youth and Families. 12. Consideration of Appointment of a City Representative to the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Board to Replace the Finance Director. (Ordinances for Introduction) 13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Conform the City's Purchasing Regulations to Recent Amendments to the Virginia Public Procurement Act. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (five min.) 14. Alexandria Library Board 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 15. Alexandria Commission For The Arts 2 Members Who Have Expertise in the Arts Either As Practitioners Of Various Arts Disciplines or As Professional Administrators Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (15 min.) 16. Staff Presentation and Receipt of Report on the Gypsy Moth Suppression Program for Spring 2007 and Setting it for Public Hearing and Consideration on December 16, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Receipt of a Request from the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority for a City Housing Funds Loan in Connection with the Refinancing of 60 Housing Units at Quaker Hill. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17a. Staff Presentation on the Comprehensive Athletic Fields Master Plan Final Report. 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 (20 min.) 18. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Refunding Bonds. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Consideration of a Resolution Supporting an Application to the Virginia Department of Transportation for Fiscal Year 2007-08 Safe Routes to School Grant. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 41 to the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER (three min.) 21. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 22. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public For Discussion of Pending Litigation, and to Discuss a Specific Legal Matter Requiring the Advice of Counsel. Council Action:_________________________________________________________