Please take notice that the City Council will hold a Special Meeting on the Proposed Budget on Monday, May 5, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., (or immediately following completion of the Budget Work Session scheduled at 6:00 p.m.) in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 301 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia, for the purpose of considering the following items.
______________________________ James Hartmann, City Manager OPENING 1. Calling the Roll. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 2. Consideration of the Proposed Annual Operating Budget for FY 2009 (including Schools) and the Proposed Capital Improvements Program for FY 2009-2014 (including the Schools CIP.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 3. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Establish the General Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates for Calendar Year 2008 and to Conform the City Code to the Amendments to the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998 Which Were Made by the General Assembly in 2006. (#28.1, 3/11/08, #5.1, 3/15/08, #22, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 4. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Establish the Additional Real Estate Tax Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property for Calendar Year 2008. (#28.2, 3/11/08, #5.2, 3/15/08, #23, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Increase the City’s Transient Lodging Tax from 5.5 to 7.5 Percent. (#20, 4/8/08, #24, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued) 6. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Increase the City’s Meals Tax From 3 to 4 Percent. (#21, 4/8/08, #25, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Increase the Threshold For Paying the Revenue-based Retail Gross Receipts Tax From $100,000 to $1,000,000. (#22, 4/8/08, #26, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Restrict Eligibility For Affordable Homeownership Preservation Program Grants. (#23, 4/8/08, #27, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 9. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Increase Ambulance Service Fees. (#24, 4/8/08, #28, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 10. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Increase Parking Meter Fees. (#25, 4/8/08, #29, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 11. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Increase Sewer Connection Fees. (#26, 4/8/08, #30, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 12. Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Increase the Business Professional and Occupational License Tax Rate Applicable to Pay Day and Car Title Lenders. (#3, 4/14/08, #31, 4/22/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 13. Consideration of a Resolution to Increase the Annual Fee for the City's Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste, Yard Debris and Recyclable Materials. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_________________________________________________________