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Office of the City Clerk
September 5, 2007

There Will Be a Citizenship
Day Event in Market Square,
Including Swearing In of New
U.S. Citizens, on September
11, 2007, at 6:00 p.m.

There Will Be a September 11
Anniversary Recognition and
Moment of Silence in Market
Square Immediately Following
the Citizenship Day Event.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - - 7:00 p.m.

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OPENING

1. Recognition of Town Crier William North-Rudin.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Calling the Roll.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

3. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

4. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meeting of City Council:

(a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of June 26, 2007.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

5. Recognition of the T.C. Williams High School Students Who Visited the City's Sister City of Dundee, Scotland.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS (15 min.)

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring September 24, 2007, as Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing September 29, 2007 as Be Ready Alexandria Day and the Month of September as National Preparedness Day in Alexandria.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS (continued)

8. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Information Technology Applications Team Members Patty Creel, Tareq Hassan, Bill Rogers, Nejat Sharifi, and Yolanda Boyd as City Employees of the Month for August.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

9. Presentation of Alexandria Medallion Crafted by David Martin with Goldworks.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

CONSENT CALENDAR (10-22)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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


(e) Alexandria Commission on Aging
Evelyn Oliver
Arline Ostolaza

(f) Alexandria Commission on Employment
Franklyn Malone

(g) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
Todd W. Ruopp

(h) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
Mary Ruth Coleman

(i) Alexandria Law Library Board
Richard Bush

(j) Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force
Boyd Walker

11. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee
3 Citizen Members

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


REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(c) Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Represents Arts Education or Business Expertise,
Relative to Arts and Cultural Development, Including Such
Perspectives As Marketing, Finance/Funding, Tourism Promotion
and Organizational Development

(d) Alexandria Commission for Women
1 Citizen Member

(e) Alexandria Commission on Information Technology
1 Representative From the Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs
Advisory Committee

(f) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member From the Field of Environmental Sciences
(e.g. Environmental/Sanitary Engineering, Ecology, Geology,
Botany, Hydrology, Chemistry)

(g) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Public Records Advisory
Commission

(h) Alexandria Industrial Development Authority
2 Citizen Members

(i) Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee
1 Representative of A Community Group
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)

(j) Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee
1 Qualified Professional Skilled In Architecture

(k) USS Alexandria Liaison Committee
1 Citizen Member

(l) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Pleasure Boat Lease Holders
At the Alexandria Marina

(m) Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force
1 Representative From A Civic Association Impacted By the
Woodrow Wilson Bridge Construction

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

12. Consideration of a Grant Application to the US Soccer Foundation's All Conditions Field (ACF) and Field Enhancement (FE) Grant Programs.

13. Consideration of a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Expand the Treatment Services in the Family Drug Treatment Court.

14. Consideration of FY 2009 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) and Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Project Funding Requests.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

15. Consideration of Allocation of Funds from FY 2008 Contingent Reserves for the Continuation of the Gang Prevention/Intervention Coordinator Position.

16. Receipt of the 2006-2007 Report from the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission.

17. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for the City's Domestic Violence Intervention Project.

18. Consideration of Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for the Hispanic Outreach Services Project.

19. Consideration of Application for Renewal of the Justice Assistance Grant for the Police Department's Part 1 Crimes Task Force.

20. Vacation #2007-0001(C) - 206 Reinekers Lane. Receipt of Viewers' Report For a Request for Vacation of the Public Right-of-Way at 206 Reinekers Lane, Zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Carr Properties by Jonathan Rak, Attorney. (#15, 6/16/07)

(Ordinances for Introduction)

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Provide That the City Give Certain Notices to Taxpayers By Certified Mail, Rather Than By Registered Mail.

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Repeal the Sunset Provision For the Affordable Homeownership Preservation Program.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.)

23. Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Citizen Representative Who Resides East of Washington Street and
South of King Street

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (10 min.)

25. Consideration of an Allocation From Funds Designated For National Harbor Related Purposes to Fund a King Street Trolley Service Starting in April 2008.

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.)

26. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 83 of the City Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

27. Appointments of Council Members to Various Boards and Commissions:

(a) Alexandria Community Policy and Management Team
(1 Position)

(b) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors
(1 Position)

(c) City Facilities Naming Committee
(2 Positions)

(d) City Manager’s Quality of Life Committee
(2 Positions)

(e) Alexandria Commission on Aging
(1 Position)

(f) Alexandria Commission on Information Technology
(2 Positions)

(g) Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force
(2 Positions)

(h) Council of Governments: Board of Directors
(1 Position)
(1 Alternate)

(i) Council of Governments: Ad Hoc Task Force on Regional Water
Supply Issues
(1 Position)
(1 Alternate)

(j) Council of Government: Chesapeake Bay Policy Committee
(1 Position)
(1 Alternate)

(k) Council of Governments: Human Services Policy Committee
(1 Position)

OTHER (continued)

(l) Council of Governments: Metropolitan Development Committee
(1 Position)

(m) Council of Governments: Metropolitan Washington Air
Quality Committee
(1 Position)
(1 Alternate)

(n) Council of Governments: Noise Abatement at Reagan National
and Dulles Airports
(1 Position)

(o) Council of Governments: Public Safety Policy Committee
(1 Position)

(p) Council of Governments: Regional Transportation Planning Board
(1 Position)
(1 Alternate)

(q) Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc. Board
of Directors
(2 Positions)

(r) Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission
(4 Positions)

(s) Alexandria Library Board
(1 Position)

(t) Alexandria Legislative Sub-committee
(2 Positions)

(u) Local Emergency Planning Commission
(2 Positions)

(v) Northern Virginia Regional Commission
(2 Positions)

(w) Northern Virginia Transportation Commission
(2 Positions)
(1 Alternate)

(x) Employee Pension Compensation Committee
(2 Positions)

(y) Potomac Watershed Roundtable
(1 Position)

(z) Sister Cities Committee
(1 Position)

(aa) Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority Board
(1 Position)

(bb) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
(1 Position)

(cc) Youth Policy Commission
(1 Position)
(1 Alternate)
OTHER (continued)

(dd) Alexandria Works! Coalition
(2 Positions)

(ee) City Council/School Board Sub-committee
(2 Positions)

(ff) Samuel Madden Work Group
(2 Positions)

(gg) Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force
(2 Positions)

(hh) Martin Luther King Memorial Work Group
(2 Positions)

(ii) Eisenhower Partnership
(2 Positions)

(jj) Affordable Housing Task Force
(2 Positions)

(kk) Virginia Railway Express Board of Directors
(1 Position)
(1 Alternate)

(ll) Woodrow Wilson Bridge Coordinating Commiitee
(2 Positions)

(mm) Alexandria Carr/Norfolk Southern Design Review Board
(1 Position - to be determined)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

28. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

29. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public To Discussion the Acquisition of Real Property for Public Purposes.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


This docket is subject to change.

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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 09/04/07

SEPTEMBER 2007

September 5, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
September 6, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
September 6, Planning Commission, 7:30 p. m., *TAPED*
September 7, Planning Commission, *Replay of 9/06 Meeting*
September 11, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
September 13, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
September 14, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 9/11 Meeting*
September 15, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
September 19, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
September 20, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
September 22, City Council Public Hearing, *Replay of 9/15 Meeting*
September 25, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
September 26, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
September 27, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 9/25 Meeting*
OCTOBER 2007

October 2, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 3, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 4, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p. m. *LIVE*
October 9, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
October 11, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 12, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 10/09 Meeting*
October 13, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
October 17, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 18, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 20, City Council Public Hearing, *Replay of 10/13 Meeting*
October 23, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
October 24, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
October 25, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 10/23 Meeting*