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Office of the City Clerk
June 6, 2007

There Will Be a Work Session With
the Economic Sustainability Work
Group at 5:30 p.m. in the City
Council Work Room.

There Will Be a DASH Stockholders
Meeting at 6:50 p.m. in the City
Council Work Room.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, June 12, 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 Meeting of City Council:

(a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of May 22, 2007.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (five min.)

4. Recognition of Youth Human Rights Awards Recipients.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS (five min.)

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Wesley McCune, Music Teacher at John Adams Elementary School.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

6. Oral Report by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority in Regard to Implementation of HB3202 (Northern Virginia Transportation Funding Initiatives.) (20 min.)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of an Update on the City of Alexandria National Harbor Related Initiatives. (20 min.)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

CONSENT CALENDAR (8-20)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
Craig Romm

(b) Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS
Elaine Lehr

(c) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors
Gayle T. Reuter

(d) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
Cecil G. Powell

(e) Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force
Patricia Mellen

(f) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission
John Artemel

9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Representative Who Is Employed By or Affiliated With An
Organization That Promotes and Maintains Affordable Housing

(b) Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee
2 Citizen Members

(c) Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Student Member Who Resides in the City and Attends A
High School Located in the City of Alexandria

(d) Alexandria Commission on Employment
2 Business Representatives From Among Recognized Area
Businesses Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses

(e) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Citizen Member

(f) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the Torpedo Factory Artists Association
1 Representative From Planning District I

(g) Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee
1 Owner or Operator of A Facility Subject to the Federal
Emergency Planning Requirements of the Super Fund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)

(h) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Committee
1 Citizen Member

(i) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee
1 Citizen Member

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

10. Consideration of Submission of a Non-Competitive Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Litter Prevention and Recycling Program For Funding For the Adopt-A-Park Litter Control Program.

11. Consideration of the FY 2006 Annual Report from the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

12. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Making Supplemental Appropriations For FY 2007.

13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Making Appropriations For FY 2008.

14. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Repeal the Hotel Room Tax Exemption For Charges Paid By Government Employees and Reimbursed By Their Government Agency.

15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase Certain Motor Vehicle License Fees, in Accordance With the 2007 Transportation Funding Act.

16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise the City’s Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations.

17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Provide For Appeals From Supplemental Real Estate Tax Assessments For Newly Completed Buildings.

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Courthouse Security Fee Charged to Convicted Criminal and Traffic Case Defendants.

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Re-authorize Red Light Cameras.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Codify the 2006 Change in Funding Level of the Open Space Trust Fund Account at One Percent of the Total Real Estate Tax Assessment in the City.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.)

21. Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities
2 Citizen Members Who Have Disabilities

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

22. Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From Planning District II

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

23. Oral Presentation of the Army Corps of Engineer's Report on the June/July 2006 Cameron Run Flooding. (15 min.)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Presentation of the Environmental Health Assessment Plan Prepared by the Alexandria Health Department. (10 min.)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

25. Oral Update on Carlyle Retail Initiatives. (15 min.)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

26. Consideration of the Design Process for Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial Park.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

27. Consideration of Report on Evaluation of the Second Trial Program for the Weekend Pedestrian Plaza in the 100 Block of King Street.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

28. Authorization to Donate For Recycling and Reuse Purposes Building Materials From 48 S. Early Street.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

29. Consideration of a Proposal to Incorporate Public Outdoor Art Honoring Charles Houston at the Renovated Charles Houston Recreation Center.

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

30. Consideration of a Resolution to Amend the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Plan to Require a Mandatory Lump Sum Payment to a Terminating Participant With a Vested Benefit Present Value of $1,000 or Less ("Old Plan") [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

31. Consideration of a Resolution to Amend the City of Alexandria Supplemental Retirement Plan to Require a Mandatory Lump Sum Payment to a Terminating Participant With a Vested Benefit Present Value of $1,000 or Less. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

32. Consideration of a Resolution to Amend the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Plan to Require a Mandatory Lump Sum Payment to a Terminating Participant With a Vested Benefit Present Value of $1,000 or Less ("Plan") [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

33. Consideration of a Resolution to Amend the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Plan to Include a Service Buy Back Provision on a Cost Sharing Basis for Police Officers and Firefighters With a Break in City Service. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

34. Consideration of a Resolution to Make Amendments to the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Plan in Order to Allow Annuitization For Disabled Participants and to Make Other Changes. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

35. Consideration of Resolution From the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board Regarding the Voluntary Rent Guidelines. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

36. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 82 of the City Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

37. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

38. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public to Discuss Acquisition of Property for Public Purposes and Contracts For the Development Thereof.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




Public Notices:

The 26th Annual Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival will be held on Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Oronoco Bay Park.


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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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 05/31/07
JUNE 2007

June 5, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
June 6, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
June 7, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
June 12, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
June 14, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
June 15, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 6/12 Meeting*
June 16, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
June 20, Board of Architectural Review - Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
June 21, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
June 23, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *Replay of 6/16 Meeting*
June 26, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
June 27, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
June 28, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 6/26 Meeting*