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 November 14, 2006; and (b) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of November 18, 2006. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS (15 min.) 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the Tenth Anniversary of the Alexandria Tutoring Consortium. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Viewing of a Video from the Alexandria Seaport Foundation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring December 1, 2006, as World AIDS Day. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (fifteen min.) CONSENT CALENDAR (7-17) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 7. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Commission for the Arts Patti North-Rudin (b) Alexandria Commission on Employment Lynda Noggle 8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Commission for the Arts 1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large As An Arts Consumer and Participant (b) Alexandria Commission on Information Technology 1 Member Representing the Alexandria City Library Board (c) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors 1 Hotel Owner/Manager (d) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council 1 Representative of the Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations (e) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative From the Old Presbyterian Meeting House (f) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 2 Citizen Members (g) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board 1 Citizen Member (h) Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 School Board Member (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 9. Receipt of the 2006 Annual Report and Plant Survey From Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. 10. Receipt of the 2006 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. Annual Subscriber Survey Report. 11. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending October 31, 2006. 12. Consideration of Authorization to Apply for a Grant to Fund a Youth Mentoring Program Administered by the Alexandria Court Service Unit. 13. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 14. Consideration of a Funding Application from Community Lodgings, Inc., (CLI) for Monies From the Housing Opportunities Fund to Support Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation. 15. Consideration of City Participation in the Development of a Regional Water Supply Plan, Virginia Water Supply Planning Regulation. 16. Consideration of Initiating an Amendment to the Master Plan for the Proposed Fire Station Affordable Housing Project at Potomac Yard. (Ordinances for Introduction) 17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Grant a Citywide Wireless Internet Service Franchise. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (five min.) 18. 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 Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Alexandria Commission on Information Technology 5 Citizens-at-Large Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (90 min.) 20. Consideration of Adoption of the City's Legislative Package for the 2007 General Assembly Session. (#14, 10/24/06, #12, 11/14/06) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Consideration of Proposed Amendments to the Charter of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, for the 2007 Session of the General Assembly. (#14, 10/24/06, #13, 11/14/06) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 22. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0042 5601 COURTNEY AVENUE; 730 SOUTH VAN DORN STREET; 750 SOUTH VAN DORN STREET; 720 SOUTH VAN DORN STREET VIRGINIA PAVING COMPANY Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to change the hours by which vehicles may exit and enter an existing asphalt plant and to permit a stack height of 20 meters; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Virginia Paving Company by Mary Catherine Gibbs, attorney PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-1 (#5, 10/14/06) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (continued) 23. Presentation of the Efficiency and Best Practices Study of the Transportation and Environmental Services Department. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 24. Presentation of the Efficiency and Best Practices Study of the Administrative Functions of the Fire Department. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 25. Consideration of Council Priorities for Planning Projects to be Undertaken as Part of the Department of Planning and Zoning's FY 2007 and FY 2008 Work Program. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 26. Consideration of Proposed City Comments for the Commonwealth Transportation Board Six Year Improvement (FY 2007-2012) Public Hearing. 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 None. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 27. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_________________________________________________________