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Office of the City Clerk
September 12, 2007

There Was 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 Was 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.

Town Crier William North-Rudin opened the meeting.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Calling the Roll.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Euille, and the City Clerk called the roll; all the members of Council were present.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

3. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance.

City Council observed a moment of silence and recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO. 1. Mayor Euille recognized newly elected member of City Council Justin Wilson.

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

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

City Council approved 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.

City Council recognized the students.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS

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

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
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.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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.

City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

Mr. Martin presented the City Medallion to Mayor Euille.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

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

(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.

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

City Council approved the consent calendar, with the exception of docket items #12, 14, 17 and 22, which were considered under separate motions. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows:

10. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Justin M. Wilson, Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee; (b) Amanda Babcock and Brian Ekeland, Alexandria Citizen Corps Council; (c) Betsy Anderson, Alexandria Commission for the Arts; (d) Laura Zabriskie Martin, Alexandria Commission for Women; (d) Evelyn Oliver and Arline Ostolaza, Alexandria Commission on Aging; (e) Franklyn Malone, Alexandria Commission on Employment; (f) Todd W. Ruopp, Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission; (g) Mary Ruth Coleman, Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (h) Richard Bush, Alexandria Law Library Board; and (i) Boyd Walker, Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force.

11. City Council made the following appointments: (a) reappointed Laura Fields and Jacqueline Schenkel and appointed Jeffery Whisenant as the three citizen members to the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee; (b) appointed David McFarland and Judith Markarian as the two citizen members to the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; (c) appointed Jeannie Hodges as the one 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 to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts; (d) appointed Elizabeth Johnson as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Commission for Women; (e) reappointed Mark Feldheim as the one representative from the Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee to the Alexandria Commission on Information Technology; (f) appointed Christopher Osburn as the one member from the field of Environmental Sciences (e.g. Environmental/Sanitary Engineering, Ecology, Geology, Botany, Hydrology, Chemistry) to the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission; (g) reappointed Charles Ziegler as the one representative from the Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission (PRAC) to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (h) reappointed Scott Humphrey and Lois Walker as the two citizen members to the Alexandria Industrial Development Authority; (i) reappointed Karen Helbrecht as the one representative of a community group and waived the residency requirement and appointed Michael Stumpf as the one Owner or Operator of A Facility Subject to the Federal Emergency Planning Requirements of the Super Fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) to the Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee; (j) reappointed Stephen Koenig as the one qualified professional skilled in architecture to the Alexandria Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee; (k) reappointed Thomas Kerr as the one citizen member to the USS Alexandria Liaison Committee; (l) reappointed Douglas Gosnell as the one representative from the pleasure boat lease holders at the Alexandria Marina to the Alexandria Waterfront Committee; and (m) appointed Timothy Elliott as the one representative from a civic association impacted by the Woodrow Wilson Bridge construction to the Alexandria Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force.

12. City Council authorized the City Manager to: 1. submit a grant application, in the amount of $100,000 to the United States Soccer Foundation's Grant Programs; and 2. execute all necessary documents that may be required. (separate motion)

13. City Council authorized the grant submission and, if awarded, accept up to $500,000 per year from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services for a five-year period beginning October 2007. These funds would be used to increase the capacity of Alexandria's Family Drug Treatment Court ("AFDTC" or "Drug Court") by 100 percent, and expand services to children of Drug Court participants.

14. City Council directed staff to bring this forward at the next legislative meeting, taking into account the comments made by Council this evening and giving options or reprioritizing based on the comments. (separate motion)

15. City Council allocated $90,000 to the Court Service Unit from funds designated in FY 2008 Contingent Reserves to continue the funding of the Gang Prevention/Intervention Coordinator position.

16. City Council received the report of the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission, and thanked the Commission for their efforts on behalf of the City.

17. City Council: 1. approved the submission of the grant application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for funding in the amount of $62,416 for continued funding of the City's Domestic Violence Intervention Project; 2. approved the continuation of one full-time grant-funded Victim-Witness Specialist II position. The Office on Women and the Commonwealth's Attorney's office will directly supervise this position. This grant-funded position will terminate upon the expiration of the grant. The individual who is in this position has been notified of this condition of employment and has signed an agreement of understanding with regard to this condition. It should be noted that there are no funds available in the City budget to continue these activities once the grant funds are expired; and 3. authorized the City Manager to execute all documents that may be required. (separate motion)

18. City Council: 1. approved submission of a grant application to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) for funding in the amount of $34,910 for calendar year 2008 and $34,910 for the calendar year 2009 for continued funding of the Office on Women's Hispanic Outreach Services Project; 2. approved the continuation of one full-time Hispanic Outreach Specialist position. This grant-funded position would terminate upon the expiration of the grant. The individual who fills this position has been notified of this condition of employment and has signed an agreement of understanding with regard to this condition. It should be noted that there are no funds available in the City budget to continue these activities once the grant funds are expired; and 3. authorized the City Manager to execute all documents that may be required.

19. City Council approved the application for the renewal of the $79,719 JAG grant.

20. City Council received the viewers' report for a request for vacation of the public right-of-way of 206 Reinekers Lane.

21. City Council approved the proposed ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on September 15, 2007.

22. City Council approved the proposed ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on September 15, 2007, to make the sunset provision extend to December 31, 2007. (separate motion)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

23. Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities
1 Citizen Member

Council appointed Adam Osterman as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

Council appointed Mel Fortney as the one citizen representative who resides east of Washington Street and south of King Street to the Alexandria Waterfront Committee.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

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

City Council allocated $141,000 from the FY 2008 funds designated for National Harbor related purposes to fund a fare-free King Street rubber-tired trolley service in Old Town from the Waterfront to the King Street Metrorail Station starting in April 2008, to have it as a pilot project with a one base year with additional optional years to be determined.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

(a) Mayor Euille said the Economic Sustainability Workgroup report will be subject to an economic sustainability forum. The Workgroup was jointly co-sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and City government in January 2006. Before the final report is submitted to Council, they are inviting everyone to participate in an Economic Sustainability Forum on September 29, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Crowne View Hotel in the 900 block of N. Fairfax Street.

(b) Mayor Euille said he represents Council on the Board of the WMATA, and they are in the budget preparation process. The general manager is offering up at the Metro Board committee meetings the subject of fare increases, and the General Manager has met with all the members of the WMATA Board individually to reflect and talk about issues of concern to balance the budget for FY09. He said the representatives of the various jurisdictions have noted that to continue to rely on subsidies from the Metropolitan area governments is no longer something they can bear. Thus, there is the need to look at fare increases and more discussions will occur at a later date. Mayor Euille noted that there is a $1.5 billion initiative pending in Congress that is working its way through, it was approved in the House and the Senate will discuss it soon and hopefully it will be signed by the President. Maryland, D.C. and Virginia have committed to $50 million a year for 15 years to match the $1.5 billion.

(c) Mayor Euille said the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, which has been empowered to raise millions of dollars to meet the regional transportation needs, has a board meeting September 27, and hopefully they will know more on where it stands with the legal actions pending relative to the viability of the Authority.

(d) Vice Mayor Pepper said she and Councilman Smedberg co-chair the committee to monitor the activities of the Mirant Plant. She noted that in August, the City received notification that Mirant had announced that they were going to move ahead with the reconfiguration of the smoke stacks. The City was not happy about it and immediately put together a real campaign. Congressman Moran responded and they contacted the Virginia delegation to put pressure on the State DEQ, they got the Sierra Club brought in and had their lobbyist in Richmond. Vice Mayor Pepper said that to the credit of David Taylor, the director of the Department of Environmental Quality, he decided that the best way to handle it was to have the Air Pollution Control Board meet and make the decision as to whether a permit is or is not required for the stack merger project. Mirant is claiming they are not required to have a permit. She said that on Thursday, there will be a meeting of the Air Pollution Control Board at the Lee Center at 4 p.m. in the auditorium. Although there will only be a limited amount of time for a public hearing, it is very important to have a good showing of people who are concerned about the issue. She said that staff will be making a formal presentation.

City Attorney Pessoa said the Department of Energy, when they did the special environmental assessment, concluded that in the 36 square mile around the Plant, it caused almost four premature deaths a year and 37 premature deaths in the region affected by the Plant. He said the stack merger will take that pollution and spread it over an even broader area. It is a critical issue for the City and it is now in the hands of the Air Board, as the DEQ staff have been hand in glove working with Mirant to circumvent the requirements of the Clean Air Act. Mr. Pessoa said they hope to have a letter going out tomorrow articulating that and they will work with the citizens to coordinate with them on the citizen portion of the presentation.

Mayor Euille noted that the City will have a press conference after the meeting to make follow-up statements and comments relative to the City's position.

(e) Councilman Krupicka said the Governor's Start Strong Council had completed its preschool policy recommendations to the Governor in July and Governor Kaine announced a high level overview of his proposals to expand access to preschool in Virginia in August. He said the Council and the Governor's office has done an impressive job of putting together an innovative policy program that takes the best from many states and does it in a way that builds on the strong foundation they have for preschool in Virginia without reinventing the wheel. The Governor has received criticism in the press for moving from an all state-funded program to a program that is a partnership between the government and private providers and non-profit providers and others. He said the most successful preschool programs build on the private sector as well as the public sector, and he said the program is something he thought they would all look forward to supporting when it comes to the General Assembly in the winter. Councilman Krupicka thanked Mayor Euille and staff for working to set up a work session where it can talk about preschool access in Alexandria. It is a great opportunity for Alexandria to do something very innovative and forward thinking in the area of preschool access.

(f) Councilman Krupicka said he has served over the last two years with Councilman Gaines on the Gang Task Force, and they have a fantastic staff lead in Mike Mackey, the City's Gang Coordinator. As part of the shuffling of boards and commissions, he will step off the Gang Task Force, but as a final comment on the work its done, he wanted to point to an article in Virginia Town and Citythat highlights the City's fantastic graffiti removal program. He said Virginia law makes it challenging to come up with specific regulatory requirements for graffiti removal and the staff and the task force has done an incredible job of putting together a graffiti removal program that is being recognized around the state and is something they can be proud of. Reported graffiti is removed within 72 hours.

Deputy Director of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities Roger Blakeley gave an update on how the graffiti program works and how graffiti is reported.

(g) Councilman Smedberg said the Marketing Fund Committee Task Force has a meeting on Wednesday to put the final touches on the proposal that it will bring forward to the full Committee and to Council in October.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

(a) Vice Mayor Pepper said that after the tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, people asked about the bridges in Alexandria, and she said they have 18 vehicular bridges and they are inspected every other year and the bridges have never been found to be in any kind of trouble. She noted that they keep them up to standards because they know that if you don't keep up with the bridges, the issue will catch up with you.

(b) Vice Mayor Pepper said that last June, one of the things Council did was pass the outdoor dining regulations, which are to come back to Council later. In preparation for that time when the regulations come back to Council, there have been several restaurateurs that have been concerned about a couple of things in the regulations. One had to do with the prohibiting bar stools, as bar stools are considered not the image the City hoped for. In particular, there were concerns raised about the prohibition of counter or barstool height tabless and seating. The second was on the requirement that permanent structures that were in the right-of-way, which had been approved by an outdoor dining encroachment ordinance and would have to be removed after November 19. Vice Mayor Pepper said on the first issue, Council wanted to avoid the look and image of bars and bar stools, and that the informality of counter height outdoor dining can be an appropriate choice for an informal restaurant. Vice Mayor Pepper asked staff to docket for consideration an amendment to permit counter height furniture which looks appropriate to a dining venue and avoids the bar look, and which would establish height and standards for counter height facilities. Such tables are to be furnished with condiments and table settings appropriate to an outdoor restaurant during the hours the restaurant is serving and full meal service and menus would be available. As to the second issue, Council was concerned that there be a level playing field for all businesses in the outdoor dining program. The goal can be accomplished by requiring that all restaurants pay the same outdoor dining permit fees and be required to remove tables, chairs and outdoor movable furnishings at the end of the season, but it is not necessary that more permanent structures like fences anchored into the sidewalk be removed at the end of the season. Vice Mayor Pepper asked that it be docketed for Council's consideration.

Mayor Euille said Council will revisit it at the appropriate time and let the staff make valid recommendations to Council at that time.

(c) Councilman Wilson said thanks to folks who have made his transition to the office as easy as possible. He thanked the City Manager's office and the City Clerk's office in all the help they have provided and all the departments in making the transition as easy as possible. He said he was able to sit down with most of the departments for briefings over the last few months and is appreciative of department directors and staff to brief him on the operations.

(d) Mayor Euille said the City had a very successful City Arts Festival this past weekend and it was the best quality arts festival the City has had to date. He said it was very well attended and he asked staff to come back with a debriefing and looked forward to changes that it can make for the future festivals.

(e) Mayor Euille read a letter that was circulated to Council from the president of the board of directors of the Alexandria Knolls West apartments that was hit by lightning on August 28 and as a result, the fire caused extensive damage to the building. Mayor Euille read the letter, which thanked the City Fire Department personnel.

Fire Chief Thiel said the Fire Department had two multiple alarm fires that night, one at the Alexandria Knolls West apartments and the other on Bluestone Road, which taxed resources of the City's department, the resources of Fairfax County and Arlington County, as most of Arlington County was in the City helping them out. Chief Thiel thanked the City partners - the City Manager and DASH. He said the fire department made four rescues of residents of that building and evacuated a lot of residents, and six firefighters went to the hospital. Chief Thiel said he has asked for an outside independent action review in the spirit of lessons learned and finding ways to improve.

(f) Councilmember Lovain thanked the City for the website improvements.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER

In response to a request from City Manager Hartmann, E-Government Manager Fifer gave a report on the newly reconstructed "contact us" section of the City's webpage and explained how it works and responded to questions of City Council.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

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]

City Council passed the ordinance on first reading to adopt Supplement Number 83 of the City Code. (ORD. NO. 4496)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

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)

(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)

(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 Committee
(2 Positions)

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

City Council made the following appointments: (a) Councilmember Lovain to the Alexandria Community Policy and Management Team; (b) Councilman Gaines to the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors; (c) Councilmember Lovain and Vice Mayor Pepper to the City Facilities Naming Committee; (d) Mayor Euille and Councilman Smedberg to the City Manager’s Quality of Life Committee; (e) Vice Mayor Pepper to the Alexandria Commission on Aging; (f) Vice Mayor Pepper and Councilman Wilson to the Alexandria Commission on Information Technology; (g) Councilmember Lovain and Councilman Gaines to the Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force; (h) Mayor Euille and Vice Mayor Pepper (alternate) to the Council of Governments: Board of Directors; (i) Councilman Wilson and William Skrabak (City staff, alternate) to the Council of Governments: Ad Hoc Task Force on Regional Water Supply Issues; (j) Councilmember Lovain and William Skrabak (City staff, alternate) to the Council of Government: Chesapeake Bay Policy Committee; (k) Councilman Wilson to the Council of Governments: Human Services Policy Committee; (l) Councilman Gaines to the Council of Governments: Metropolitan Development Committee; (m) Vice Mayor Pepper and Councilmember Lovain (alternate) to the Council of Governments: Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee; (n) Councilman Krupicka to the Council of Governments: Noise Abatement at Reagan National and Dulles Airports; (o) Councilman Smedberg to the Council of Governments: Public Safety Policy Committee; (p) Councilmember Lovain and Councilman Wilson (alternate) and Richard Baier (City staff - second alternate) to the Council of Governments: Regional Transportation Planning Board; (q) Mayor Euille and Councilman Wilson to the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc. Board of Directors; (r) Councilman Gaines, Councilman Smedberg, Councilman Krupicka and Councilmember Lovain to the Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission; (s) Councilman Wilson to the Alexandria Library Board; (t) Mayor Euille and Councilman Smedberg to the Alexandria Legislative Sub-committee; (u) Councilman Krupicka and Councilman Gaines to the Local Emergency Planning Commission; (v) Councilman Smedberg and Vice Mayor Pepper to the Northern Virginia Regional Commission; (w) Mayor Euille, Councilman Smedberg and Councilmember Lovain (alternate) to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; (x) Mayor Euille and Councilman Smedberg to the Employee Pension Compensation Committee; (y) Councilman Krupicka to the Potomac Watershed Roundtable; (z) Councilman Smedberg to the Sister Cities Committee; (aa) Mayor Euille to the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority Board; (bb) Councilman Smedberg to the Alexandria Waterfront Committee; (cc) Mayor Euille and Councilman Wilson (alternate) to the Youth Policy Commission; (dd) Mayor Euille and Vice Mayor Pepper to the Alexandria Works! Coalition; (ee) Mayor Euille and Councilman Krupicka to the City Council/School Board Sub-committee; (ff) Mayor Euille and Councilman Krupicka to the Samuel Madden Work Group; (gg) Mayor Euille and Councilman Smedberg to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force; (hh) Mayor Euille and Councilmember Lovain to the Martin Luther King Memorial Work Group; (ii) Mayor Euille and Councilman Wilson to the Eisenhower Partnership; (jj) Councilman Gaines and Councilman Krupicka to the Affordable Housing Task Force; (kk) Councilman Smedberg and Councilmember Lovain (alternate) to the Virginia Railway Express Board of Directors; and (ll) Mayor Euille and Vice Mayor Pepper to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Coordinating Committee. Council Action:_________________________________________________________

28. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

City Council: 1. adopted the Council meeting schedule for September 2007 through June 2008, which includes Council's legislative meeting schedule; the calendar includes a change in the dates of the first legislative meeting in November (November 13) and the public hearing meeting (November 17) due to a conflict with the annual National League of Cities Conference; 2. set the night of Monday, November 19 for both meetings with the first legislative meeting set for 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and the public hearing meeting set for 7:00 p.m. If there is a need to carry over items from the public hearing meeting, those would be scheduled for the beginning of the Tuesday, November 27 legislative meeting; 3. schedule a Town Meeting on Economic Sustainability on Saturday, September 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on North Fairfax Street (formerly the Radisson); and 4. note the following additions to the calendar since June: Saturday, September 8, 8:00 p.m., Oronoco Bay Park, concert and fireworks following the first day of the Festival of the Arts; Monday, September 10, 6:45 p.m., Minnie Howard Ninth Grade Center, Drug and Alcohol Recovery Month event featuring speaker Dr. Laurence Westreich; Tuesday, September 11, 6:30 p.m., in Market Square, Ceremony to recognize the anniversary of September 11, 2001, following the Citizenship Program at 6:00 p.m.; and Thursday, September 27: 7:00 p.m., Market Square, kick-off event for the International Film Festival; 7:00 p.m., Council Workroom, First Night of Alexandria Citizens Academy; and 7:30 p.m., Gadsby's Tavern welcoming reception for Office of Historic Alexandria Director J. Lance Mallamo; and noted the invitation from the Tenants and Workers United for Saturday, October 20 for an education forum at George Washington Middle School from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

At 9:42 p.m., City Council convened in Executive Session, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(3) and (A)(29) of the Code of Virginia, for the purpose of discussing the acquisition and disposition of property for public housing and other purposes, and the award of a public contract for the development of public housing.

At 11:46 p.m., City Council reconvened the meeting.

City Council adopted the resolution pertaining to the Executive Session. (RES NO. 2243)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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The meeting adjourned at 11:47 p.m.


Note: The action docket is a summary of Council's meeting deliberations prepared largely for staff follow-up. Formal minutes of the meeting, when approved by Council become the official record of the meeting and of Council decisions made at the meeting.




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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