Docket for Regular Meeting (11/27/2007)

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Office of the City Clerk
November 20, 2007

There Will be a Work Session With
the City's General Assembly Delegation
at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Work Room.

Regular Meeting
Tuesday, November 27, 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:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS (10 min.)

3. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring November as America Recycles Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Finance Department Employee Lillian Meadows as City Employee of the Month for November.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Recognition of the Alexandria Citizens Academy Graduates.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

CONSENT CALENDAR (6-11)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

6. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Archaeological Commission

1 Member From the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

(b) Alexandria Building Code Board of Appeals
1 Citizen Member

(c) Alexandria Citizen Corps Council
1 Citizen Member

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(d) 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

(e) Alexandria Commission on Aging

1 Citizen Member Who Is 60 Years of Age or Older

(f) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee

1 Member Nominated by the Alexandria Chapter of the Daughters

of the American Revolution

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

7. Consideration of Receipt of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2007.

8. Consideration of Listings of Delinquent Taxes and Authorization to Advertise the Listings and Write-Off Balances Less Than Twenty Dollars.

9. Consideration of Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending October 31, 2007.

10. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures.

11. Application for Grant Funds for a Fire Safety House from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant, Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (two min.)

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

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Citizen-at-Large

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (30 min.)

14. Consideration of Adoption of the City's Legislative Package for the 2008 General Assembly Session. (#13, 10/23/07 and #8, 11/19/07)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Consideration of the Proposed Gypsy Moth Suppression Program For Spring 2008, and Setting the Plan for Public Hearing on Saturday, December 15, 2007.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (continued)

16. Consideration of Allocation of Funds For Alexandria's National Harbor Initiative.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Hearings:

17. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Permit an Alternate, Appointed By a City Council Member, To Represent That Council Member on City Boards and Commissions. (#11, 11/19/07) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Authorize an Encroachment For Gas Meters on the Front Facades of 711-717 Gibbon Street. (#12, 11/19/07) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance Making Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2008. (#13, 11/19/07) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

Traffic and Parking Board

20. Consideration of Traffic and Parking Board Recommendation to Prohibit Through Trucks on West Taylor Run Parkway Between Janneys Lane and Duke Street.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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 min.)

21. Consideration of Resolution Establishing the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Targets for the Alexandria City Government and the Alexandria Public Schools (#19, 11/19/07) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

22. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds by the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Alexandria for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Deferred from the November 19, 2007 meeting, Consideration of a Resolution Establishing a Committee to Study the Commercial Real Estate Transportation Tax Option. (#20, 11/19/07) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

24. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notices:

The Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Friday, November 23, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at Market Square.

The Scottish Christmas Walk Parade will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.

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:

As of 11/19/07

NOVEMBER 2007

November 27, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
November 28, Board of Architectural Review – Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
November 29, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 11/27 Meeting*

DECEMBER 2007

December 1, City Council and Public Hearing, 9:30am, *Replay of 11/19 Meeting*
December 4, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *Live*
December 6, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *TAPED*
December 6, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 7, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 6:00 p.m.*Replay of 12/6 Meeting*
December 11, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
December 12, Board of Architectural Review – Parker-Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE
December 13, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 14, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., *Replay of 12/11 Meeting*
December 15, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m., *LIVE*
December 19, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 20, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
December 22, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *Replay of 12/15 Meeting*