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Office of the City Clerk
November 7, 2006

Senior Services Employment Will Host a
Reception at 6 p.m. in the Vola Lawson
Lobby to Recognize the Release of
their 2007 Calendar.

City Council Will Meet in a Work Session
at 5:30 p.m. to Discuss the FY08 Budget
Guidelines and the Council's Strategic
Plan in the City Council Work Room.

City Council Will Meet With the Alexandria
Transit Company Stockholders Just Prior to
the Start of the City Council Meeting in the
Council Work Room.

The City Council Work Session With the
Ad Hoc Transportation Task Force Has
Been Postponed Until February.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, November 14, 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 October 24, 2006.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS (30 min.)

4. Presentation by the Senior Services of Alexandria of its Calendar for 2007.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing The Twirl Factory.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Patricia Ferrao as City Employee of the Month for October.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS (continued)

7. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring November 23, 2006, as Potomac West "Turkey Trot" Day.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

8. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring December 2, 2006, as the 36th Anniversary of the Campagna Center's Scottish Christmas Walk.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

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

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(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

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (five min.)

15. Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large As An Arts
Consumer and Participant

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission
1 Member From Planning District II

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Alexandria Sister Cities Committee
1 Citizen Member

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.

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.

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)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Receipt of Listing of Delinquent Real Estate Taxes: Authorization to Advertise the Listings and Write-off Balances Less than Twenty Dollars.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Consideration of a Revision to the Home Rehabilitation Loan Program (HRLP) to Institute an Anti-Speculation Policy.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Consideration of Proposal to Add a Fourth Bay to the Proposed Potomac Yard Fire Station.

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 (five min.)

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]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

25. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public For Discussion of Potential Litigation.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


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 11/8/06
NOVEMBER 2006

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 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*
DECEMBER 2006

December 2, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 11/18 Meeting*
December 5, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 6, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 7, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 12, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
December 13, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 14, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 15, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 12/12 Meeting*
December 16, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
December 19, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 20, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 30, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 12/16 Meeting