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Office of the City Clerk
May 19, 2010

City Council Will Hold a Work Session at
5:30 p.m. on the Alexandria Waterfront Plan
in the Council Work Room.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - - 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 Special Meeting Minutes of May 3, 2010; and

(b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of May 11, 2010.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

None.






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

CONSENT CALENDAR (4-9)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Alexandria Transportation Commission
Sean Kumar

(b) Board of Zoning Appeals
Harold “Michael” Curry

(c) Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee
David Paik

(d) Commission on HIV/AIDS

5. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Marketing Fund Committee
1 Member With Experience or Expertise in Marketing/Communi-
cations, Advertising Agency/Public Relations, Media Buyer,
Graphic Design/Production, and/or Media Relations/Media Outlet

(b) Citizen Corps Council
1 Citizen Member

(c) Commission for the Arts
1 Student Member Who Resides in the City and Attends a High
School Located in the City of Alexandria

(d) Commission for Women
1 Citizen Member

(e) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Member-at-large, From Planning District III

(f) Human Rights Commission
1 Commission for Women Member
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(g) Park and Recreation Commission
1 Member From Among the High School Youth of the City

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

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

7. Authorization to Apply for a Reimbursement Grant through the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program for the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office.

8. Receipt of Report on Alexandria Fund for Human Services FY 2011 Grant Awards.

9. Consideration of Application for Grant Funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program, for the Purchase of a Fire Apparatus Simulator.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.)

10. Commission on Persons with Disabilities
1 Representative of the Business Community

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

11. Human Rights Commission
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Social Services Advisory Board
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________



CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

13. Ratification of Appointments to Two Members of the Board of Directors of the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PUBLIC HEARING:

14. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Authorize the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds to Finance Various City and School Capital Improvement Projects in the Estimated Maximum Amount of $72,300,000 and to Provide for Reimbursement to the City From Bond Proceeds. (#12, 5/11/10)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

15. Oral Report on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC-133) Project at Mark Center and the Beauregard Corridor Small Area Plan Process.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Receipt of the Draft City of Alexandria Strategic Plan and Setting it for Public Hearing on Saturday, June 12, 2010.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Consideration of City Comments on the Proposed Virginia American Water Company Rate Increase.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Consideration of Grant Application For Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding Tier 1 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Adolescent Health For the Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________






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

19. Consideration of Grant Application For Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding Tier 2 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Adolescent Health and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for the Alexandria Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20. Consideration of Authorization to Transfer Contingent Reserve Funds to the Department of Human Services for the Development of a Five-Year Strategic Plan to Meet the Needs of Alexandria Senior Population.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Consideration of City Real Estate Disposition Policy.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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.)

22. Consideration of Request to Amend the City Code to Change the Procedures for Processing Master Plan Amendments By City Council.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

23. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

24. Consideration of Convening a Closed Meeting for Discussion or Consideration of the Acquisition of Real Property For a Public Purpose, or of the Disposition of Publicly Held Real Property, Where Discussion in an Open Meeting Would Adversely Affect the Bargaining Position or Negotiating Strategy of the Public Body.


Council Action:_________________________________________________________


This docket is subject to change.

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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 5/14/2010
MAY 2010

May 13, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 13, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
May 14, City Council, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 5/11 Meeting*
May 15, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
May 17, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m. *Broadcast of 5/13 Meeting*
May 19, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 20, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 22, City Council Public Hearing Meeting, 9:30 a. m. *Replay of 5/15 Meeting *
May 25, City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
May 26, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 28, City Council, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 5/25 Meeting*
JUNE 2010

June 1, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
June 2, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
June 3, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
June 8, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
June 10, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
June 10, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
June 11, City Council, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 6/8 Meeting*
June 12, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
June 14, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m. *Broadcast of 6/10 Meeting*
June 16 Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
June 17, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
June 19, City Council Public Hearing Meeting, 9:30 a. m. *Replay of 6/12 Meeting *
June 22, City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
June 23, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
June 25, City Council, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 6/22 Meeting*