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Office of the City Clerk
March 11, 2009

There was a reception in honor of DASH's 25th Anniversary
at 5:30 p.m., in the Vola Lawson Lobby at City Hall.

There was a work session from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
in the City Council Work Room on Green Buildings.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - - 7:00 p.m.

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OPENING

1. 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. (Councilman Gaines arrived at 7:41 p.m.)
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance.

City Council observed a moment of silence and recited the 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 February 21, 2009; and

(b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of February 24, 2009; and

(c) The Special Meeting Minutes of February 28, 2009.

City Council approved the public hearing meeting minutes of February 21, 2009, the regular meeting minutes of February 24, 2009, and the special meeting minutes of February 28, 2009.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________


RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
None.

PROCLAMATIONS
None.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (4-10)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

5. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

6. Receipt of the 2008 Annual Report for the Board of Zoning Appeals.

7. Consideration of a Funding Allocation From the National Capital Region (NCR) Urban Area Security Initiative.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

8. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Permit Surface Vehicle Parking as an Ancillary Use for an Existing Car Dealership Within CDD No. 7.

9. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Regulate Delivery of Unsolicited Publications. (#11, 2/21/09, #10, 1/24/09, #23, 1/13/09, #25, 6/17/06 and #21, 6/13/06)

10. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Regarding the Extension of the Pilot Program for Temporary Portable Signs for Retail Businesses in the Central Business District.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

City Council approved the consent calendar, with the removal of item #6, which was considered under separate motion. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows:

4. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Mark Delligatti and Jacqueline Schenkel, Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee; (b) Kimberly Y. Moore, Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; and (c) Kimberly Y. Moore, Alexandria Youth Policy Commission.

5. City Council made the following appointments to boards and commissions: (a) reappointed Kenneth Hill as the one citizen member to the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; (b) reappointed Jennifer Pugh as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Beautification Commission; (c) appointed Magnus Monson as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Building Code Board of Appeals; (d) appointed Laverne Thomas as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Commission for Women; (e) reappointed Tara Villano as the one citizen-at-large to the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS; (f) appointed Doris Stanley as the one consumer (current or former direct recipient of public or private mental health, mental retardation, or substance abuse treatment rehabilitation services) or family member (immediate family member or the principal caregiver who is not paid) of a consumer to the Alexandria Community Services Board; (g) reappointed Pamela Copley as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council; (h) appointed David Thompson as the one representative from planning district II, appointed Terri Hauser as the one representative from the Lee-Fendall House and appointed Laura Mae Sudder as the one representative from the Alexandria Historical Society to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (i) reappointed Annabelle Fisher as the one tenant member to the Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board; (j) appointed Richard Stubblefield as the one citizen member to the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee; and (k) reappointed Thomas "Jay" Johnson, Lawrence Ruggiero and E. Jon Sargeant as the three citizen members to the Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board.

6. City Council received the report and thanked the Board of Zoning Appeals for their efforts on behalf of the City. (separate motion)

7. City Council: 1. authorized the City Manager to accept the funding through the Urban Area Security Initiative in the amount of $106,000; and 2. authorized the City Manager to execute all the necessary documents that may be required.

8. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday, March 14, 2009.

9. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday, March 14, 2009.

10. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday, March 14, 2009.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________


CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

11. Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Emergency Room Physician From Inova Alexandria Hospital

City Council waived the residency requirement and reappointed Martin Brown as the one emergency room physician from Inova Alexandria Hospital to the Alexandria Emergency Medical Services Council.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

12. Recommendations and Status Report on Legislation Introduced at the 2009 General Assembly Session.

City Council received the report.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. Consideration of Oral Report on the Economic Stimulus Package.

City Council heard the report on the City's Economic Stimulus Package.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. Presentation by David J. Robertson, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

City Council heard the presentation on the work and activities of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Consideration of the Guaranteed Maximum Price Construction Contract for the New Police Department Headquarters Facility.

City Council authorized the City Manager to proceed with the contract for construction of the new Alexandria Police headquarters facility as discussed.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Authorize the Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Bonds to Finance the Construction of Various Public Improvements.

City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Tuesday, March 24, 2009.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________


REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

(a) Mayor Euille noted that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will have a public hearing on its proposed FY2010 operating and capital budget on Monday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. He noted that WMATA's budget gap stands at a $29 million shortfall and they are looking at ways to shore up the shortfall. What is not on the table are any fare increases, but they are looking at service cuts and reductions. Thursday, March 12 is when the Board will finalize a framework for the budget with enough information that will allow WMATA's staff to parade the budget with the impacts throughout the region for the public hearings.

(b) Councilman Krupicka said he and Councilman Smedberg met last Friday with the Inova Hospital as part of the Inova Hospital Alexandria Task Force. He said they discussed the Community Services Board's relationship with them and which continues to go very well. One of the big metrics of that is whether they are accepting CSB referred patients, they are doing that at high levels right now. There was a lot of concern that they would not accept Alexandria patients at Mt. Vernon Hospital. He said the good news is they are accepting patients at a high rate. He said they also discussed the City budget in the context of the fees they pay them, as every health service provider in Alexandria is facing cuts from the City or some other source and the result is that as care opportunities decline in every other aspect of their care services spectrum, everyone goes to the emergency room, and the emergency room visits over the last few months had a real spike and the number of patients coming into Inova Alexandria Hospital who don't have any other ways to pay has also had an enormous spike. One of the results of that conversation was Councilman Smedberg and he asked Inova Hospital, City staff, ANHSI and other health providers to convene a work group or task force to specifically look at the continuum of care issue, as it has a ripple effect on the other service providers. He said they want to be thoughtful as it deals with difficult budget times to maximize the monies they have available for health spending in a way so it creates the fewest problems. He said he and Councilman Smedberg will join that group in late May or early June to have a follow-up conversation.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________



ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER

(a) Health Department Director Kaplowitz said the Health Department was awarded a grant for approximately $40,000 over two years. The first year was focused on travel, and the grant funding will be focused on obesity prevention for pre-school aged children aged 2-5.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

17. Consideration of a Resolution Requesting That City Council Establish a Policy That Would Limit City Contracts to Food Service Establishments That Are Smoke-Free. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

This item was deferred to March 24, 2009.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

18. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

City Council: 1. rescheduled the joint budget work session with the School Board on Monday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Samuel Tucker Elementary School, 435 Ferdinand Day Drive; 2. scheduled a work session on Potomac Yard and Metro Feasibility at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, June 9 meeting in the City Council Work Room; 3. scheduled a work session on storm water utilities at 6:15 p.m. before Council's June 23 legislative meeting after the Commission on Persons with Disabilities reception; and 4. received the revised calendar which includes: the Public Safety and Administration of Justice and other economic sustainability programs and activities combined with the BFAAC budget work session at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 6 in the Sister Cities Conference Room; the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service ground breaking at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31 adjacent to 4900 Seminary Road; Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 23, at 8:00 a.m. in the Vola Lawson Lobby; the Alexandria Police Week wreath laying ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12 at Waterfront Park (corner of Prince Street and Strand Street); and the Alexandria Police Week Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 14 at Baptist Temple Church, 700 Commonwealth Avenue; and City Council moved to table the ordinance on the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority docketed for public hearing on Saturday, March 14 and directed staff to work with the ARHA to organize a community meeting this spring at a time that makes sense for both bodies.

Mayor Euille noted the public hearing on the FY 2010 budget tomorrow evening, March 11, at 6:30 p.m.
Council Action:_________________________________________________________


The meeting adjourned at 9:19 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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