Docket for Regular Meeting (04/08/2008)

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Office of the City Clerk
April 2, 2008

There Will Be a Work Session With the
Infill Task Force and the Planning Commission
at 5:00 p.m. on the work of the Infill Task Force
in the City Council Work Room.

The City Council and Planning Commission
Will Have a Work Session on Planning Priorities
After the Infill Work Session.

Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - - 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 Meetings of City Council:

(a) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of March 15, 2008; and

(b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of March 25, 2008.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS (15 min.)

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 26, 2008 as Alexandria Earth Day and Arbor Day.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the 75th Anniversary of TWIG, the Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Recognition of the Graduates of the City of Alexandria Citizens Academy.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7.1 Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 7-11, 2008 as Technology Achievement Week.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

CONSENT CALENDAR (8-27)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Alexandria District Home Board/Birmingham Green Board of Directors

Colby Hatch

9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a)

Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

1 Member of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing

Authority Board of Commissioners (ARHA)

(b) Alexandria Archaeological Commission

1 Member From the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of

Black Heritage

1 Citizen Member

(d) Alexandria Citizen Corps Council

1 Representative of the Emergency Medical Services Council,

Medical Reserve Corps, or A Person With Emergency Medical

Response Experience

(e)

Alexandria Commission on Aging

1 Citizen Member Who Is 60 Years of Age or Older

1 Individual With Leadership Experience in A Volunteer

Organization

(f) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities

1 Citizen Member

(g) Alexandria Community Policy and Management Team
1 Member Designated by Council Member Timothy B. Lovain

(h) Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Citizen Member

(i) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee
1 Citizen Member

(j) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board

1 Parent Member

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

10. Consideration of a Request to Vacate a Position on the Alexandria Commission on Employment.

11. Consideration of a Request to Vacate a Position on the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee.

12. Consideration of Submission of Application for Funding to the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) For the Round 7 (FY 2009) Sponsoring Partnerships and Revitalizing Communities (SPARC) Program.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

13. Consideration of Providing Comments on the Proposed Virginia-American Water Company Rate Increase.

14. Submission of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services For Funding For the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office for the Victim-Witness Assistance Program.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt the New Braddock Road Metro Small Area Plan Chapter of the City of Alexandria Master Plan.

16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt the New Transportation Chapter of the City of Alexandria Master Plan.

17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish a Transportation Advisory Committee.

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance to Establish a New CDD No. 15 (Braddock Gateway.)

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Eisenhower East Small Area Plan Chapter of the City of Alexandria Master Plan to Add “Waste Water Treatment Facility” as a Public Utility Use on Blocks 29 and 30 of the Small Area Plan.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the City’s Transient Lodging Tax from 5.5 to 7.5 Percent.

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the City’s Meals Tax From 3 to 4 Percent.

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Threshold For Paying the Revenue-based Retail Gross Receipts Tax From $100,000 to $1,000,000.

23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Restrict Eligibility For Affordable Homeownership Preservation Program Grants.

24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase Ambulance Service Fees.

25. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase Parking Meter Fees.

26. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase Sewer Connection Fees.

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

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

28. Consideration of Federal Issues For Discussion With Congressman James P. Moran.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.)

29. Alexandria Citizen Corps Council
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

30. 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

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

31. Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
1 Citizen Member Who Has A Disability

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

32. Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
1 Representative of A Local Non-Profit Organization Which Deals With
Consumer Issues or An Employee of A State or Federal Agency Which
Deals With Consumer Issues

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

33. Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Emergency Rescue Technician Selected From Among the City’s
Emergency Rescue Technicians by His Peers Through A Voting
Process Established by the Fire Chief
The Director of the Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services
Division
1 Representative of A Nursing Home Located in the City

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

34. Alexandria Planning Commission
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

35. Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

36. Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

1 Real Estate Professional With Knowledge and Experience in

Residential Real Estate

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION
None

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

OTHER (three min.)

36.1 Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

37. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public To Discuss Land Use and Development Issues and Acqusition of Real Estate.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notice:

The Days of Remembrance Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at 12:00 noon at Market Square.

Budget Calendar for FY 09 Proposed Budget

Monday, April 7, 2008 - 7:00 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1101 - Budget Work Session on Caring Community and Other Programs in Alexandria.

Monday, April 14, 2008 - 4:00 p.m., Council Chambers - Special Public Hearing Meeting on the Proposed FY 2009 Operating Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 7:00 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1101 - Budget Work Session with the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee (BFAAC.)

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers. Public Hearing on the Effective Tax Rate.

Monday, April 28, 2008 - 7:00 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1101 - Budget Work Session on the Preliminary Add/Delete List.

Monday, May 5, 2008 - 6:00 p.m., Council Work Room - Budget Work Session on the Finalization of the Add/Delete List.

Monday, May 5, 2008, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers - Special Meeting on the Adoption of the Budget for FY 2009 and Tax Rate Adoption.

For copies of the above agendas, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 703 838-4550. Agendas may also be viewed on the City's website at www.alexandriava.gov. Please call the City Clerk's Office at 703 838-4550 to confirm that these meetings will be held.

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 03/31/08

APRIL 2008

April 2, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 8, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
April 10, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 10, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *TAPED*
April 11, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 04/08 Meeting*
April 12, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a. m. *LIVE*
April 14, City Council Budget Public Hearing Meeting, 4:00 p.m. *LIVE*
April 16, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 17, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *Broadcast of 04/10 Meeting*
April 18, City Council Budget Public Hearing Meeting, 4:00 p.m. * Replay of 04/14 Meeting *
April 19, City Council Public Hearing - *Replay of 04/12 Meeting*
April 22, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., *LIVE*
April 23, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 24, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
April 25, City Council Meeting, *Replay of 04/22 Meeting*

MAY 2008

May 5, City Council Budget Adoption, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
May 6, Planning Commission, 7:30 p. m. *LIVE*
May 7, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 8, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 8, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *TAPED
May 9, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., *Broadcast of May 8 Meeting*
May 12, City Council Budget Adoption, *Replay of May 5 Meeting*
May 13, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p. m. *LIVE*
May 15, City Council Meeting, *Replay of May 13 Meeting*
May 17, City Council Public Hearing, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 21, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 24, City Council Public Hearing, 7:30 p.m. *Replay of May 17 Meeting*
May 27, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p. m. *LIVE*
May 28, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 29, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., *LIVE*
May 30, City Council Meeting, *Replay of May 27 Meeting*