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Office of the City Clerk
April 5, 2010

There Will Be a Work Session on the Parking
Study at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Work Room.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 13, 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 Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of March 13, 2010; and
(b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of March 23, 2010.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring April 24, 2010 as Alexandria Earth Day and Arbor Day.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of a Proclamation To Brooke Sydnor Curran For Her Work and Commitment Toward the City of Alexandria Women and Children's Charities.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

CONSENT CALENDAR (6-15)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
Herb Cooper-Levy

7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Financial Professional With Knowledge and Experience
in the Field of Finance as it Relates to Residential Housing

(b) Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority
1 Citizen Member

(c) Commission on Aging
1 Citizen Member (Who Shall Be 60 Years or Older)

(d) Commission on Employment
1 Business Representative From Among Recognized
Area Businesses, Including Minority Owned and Small
Businesses

(e) Commission on Persons with Disabilities
1 Citizen Member

(f) Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Citizen Member

(g) Public Records Advisory Commission
1 Citizen Member

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

8. Consideration of a Grant Award from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for the Purchase of Equipment for the Police Department.




REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

9. Consideration of Grant Application to the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to Fund the Expansion of the Family Drug Treatment Court through the Alexandria Community Services Board (CSB).

10. Consideration of Application for Grant Funds from the Avon Foundation for Women for the Office on Women’s Sexual and Domestic Violence Program.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

11. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Make Supplemental Appropriations For the Support of the City Government for Fiscal Year 2010.

12. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance to Clarify the Subdivision Variation Process.

13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Infill Regulations.

14. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend City Code 9-12-164 to Require Parking Permits For Sight-seeing Buses To Use Certain Designated Parking Spaces Within the Right-of-way.

15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend City Code 2-4-116 to Amend the Membership of the Commission on HIV/AIDS.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.)

16. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Residential Tenant in the City

Council Action:_________________________________________________________



CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

17. Commission on Employment
1 Representative From Such Organizations as Educational Agencies,
Organized Labor, Rehabilitation Agencies, Community-based
Organizations, Economic Development Agencies and the Public
Employment Service

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Representative of Nursing Homes Located in the City

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

19. Consideration of Appointment of the Alexandria Poet Laureate.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20. Receipt of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending February 28, 2010.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Receipt of a Progress Report on the City’s Environmental Action Plan 2030.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Consideration of Proposal to Hold the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon in Old Town on September 19, 2010 (#19 3/9/10). THIS ITEM IS BEING DEFERRED TO APRIL 27, 2010.

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 (10 min.)

23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 51 of the Zoning Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

24. Consideration of a Resolution for Adoption of Plan Review Fees for Review of Plans for Aquatic Facilities, Reinspection Fees for Preoperational Inspections Beyond the First One, and Permit Fees for Pool Management Companies. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

25. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

26. Consideration of Convening a Closed Meeting To Discuss Pending Litigation Matters.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Public Notices:

City Council will hold a work session with the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Work Room.





Budget Calendar for FY 11 Proposed Budget

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 6:30 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1101 - Budget Work Session with BFAAC, Financial Sustainability, Efficiency and Responsiveness.

Monday, April 26, 2010 - 7:00 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1102 - Preliminary Add/Delete.

Monday, May 3, 2010 - 5:30 p.m., City Council Work Room - Budget Work Session on Final Add/Delete.

Monday, May 3, 2010 - 6:30 p.m., City Council Chambers - Adoption of the FY 2011 Budget.
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 4/5/2010
APRIL 2010

April 6, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
April 7, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
April 8, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
April 8, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
April 9, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m. *Broadcast of 4/8 Meeting*
April 13, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
April 16, City Council, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 4/13 Meeting*
April 17, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
April 21, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
April 22, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
April 24, City Council Public Hearing Meeting, 9:30 a. m. *Replay of 4/17 Meeting *
April 27, City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
April 28, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
April 30, City Council, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 4/27 Meeting*
MAY 2010

May 3, City Council Budget Adoption, 6:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 4, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 5, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
May 7, City Council Budget Adoption, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 5/3 Meeting*
May 11, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
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*