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Office of the City Clerk
October 4, 2006


There will be a Reception For
Art in City Hall from 5:00 to
6:45 p.m., Room 2000.



Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - - 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 Meeting of City Council:

(a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2006.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (five minutes)

4. Recognition of Students From Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology for Production of a Television Video.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS (20 minutes)

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October as Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and October 20 as Mammography Day.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October as National Arts and Humanities Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (8-12)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) (five minutes)

8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
1 Citizen Member

(b) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
1 Citizen Member

(c) Alexandria Commission For The Arts
1 Member Who Has Expertise In The Arts, Either As A
Practitioner Of Various Art Disciplines Or As A Professional
Administrator Working In The Field

(d) Alexandria Commission on Aging
1 Representative Of A Supportive Service Provider

(e) Alexandria Commission on Employment
1 Business Representative From Among Recognized Area
Businesses Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses

(f) Alexandria Community Services Board
1 Consumer (Current Or Former Direct Recipient Of Public
Or Private Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Or Substance
Abuse Treatment Rehabilitation Services) Or A Family
Member (Immediate Family Member Or The Principal
Caregiver Who Is Not Paid) of A Consumer

(g) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee
1 Member Nominated By The American Legion
1 Citizen Member
1 Member Nominated by A Veterans Organization Other
Than the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars

(h) Alexandria Urban Design Advisory Committee
1 Resident Representing the Old Town North Residential
Community

(i) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission
1 Citizen 18 Years of Age or Younger
1 Member From School Board District B
1 Member Of A Profession Which Requires Special Training
Or Knowledge In Issues Affecting Youth

(Ordinances for Introduction)

9. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Eisenhower East Small Area Plan to Allow Height Increases in CDD No. 2 (Lane Development/ATA Site.)

10. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Authorize the Encroachment into the Public Right-of-Way at 2203 Mill Road (Lane Development/ATA Site.)

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

11. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Vacate a Portion of the Public Right-of-Way at 418 West Braddock Road.

12. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Conform the Cigarette Tax Regulations to the Provisions Adopted by the Northern Virginia Cigarette Tax Board.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

None.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (15 minutes)

13. Consideration of Comments For Incorporation Into the City Report To Be Sent to the National Park Service as Council's Formal Final Position on the Jones Point Park 2006 Environmental Assessment.

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 (10 minutes)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER (five minutes)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (30 minutes)

14. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing the Processes to be Used to Adopt Operating Budgets and Capital Improvement Programs During the Term of This Council. (#25, 9/26/06) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Consideration of a Resolution Endorsing the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board Action on September 25, 2006 Concerning the Mirant Potomac River Generating Station. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

16. Consideration of a Resolution Regarding the Proposed Amendments to Virginia's Bill of Rights, Ballot Question #1. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Consideration of Amending the Resolution Establishing the Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (five minutes)

18. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public To Discuss the Acquisition of Real Property for Public Purposes and to Discuss Probable Litigation.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notice:

Members of City Council will be attending the 2006 Virginia Municipal League (VML) Annual Conference, October 15-17, 2006, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

More than two members of City Council will be attending.


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 10/2/06
OCTOBER 2006

October 3, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 4, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 5, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 10, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
October 12, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 13, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 10/10 Meeting*
October 14, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
October 18, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 19, School Board Public Hearing, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 21, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 10/14 Meeting*
October 24, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
October 25, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 26, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 10/24 Meeting
NOVEMBER 2006

November 1, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
November 2, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
November 9, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *Taped*
November 9, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
November 10, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 11/9 Meeting*
November 13, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
November 14, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
November 15, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
November 17, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 11/14 Meeting*
November 18, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
November 28, City Council Public Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
November 29, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
November 30, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 11/28 Meeting*