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Office of the City Clerk
May 5, 2010

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

There Will Be a Work Session on the
Torpedo Factory Art Center Governance
Following the IT Work Session.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, May 11, 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 April 17, 2010; and

(b) The Regular Meeting Minutes of April 27, 2010.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

4. Presentation by Our Garden Sunflowers Dance Group and Partnership for Healthier Alexandria.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




PROCLAMATIONS

5. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring May as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Former Poet Laureate Mary McElveen.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

CONSENT CALENDAR (7-13)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

8. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Citizen Corps Council
2 Citizen Members

(b) Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Citizen Member
1 Member Representing the Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry

(c) USS Alexandria Liaison Committee
1 Representative From the Alexandria Federation of
Civic Associations

(d) Waterfront Committee
1 Representative of the Alexandria Park and Recreation
Commission



REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

9. Consideration of a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Justice for a Digital Image Management System for the Police Department.

(Ordinances for Introduction)

10. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Building Code to Reflect Current State Law and Regulations.

11. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Vacate a Portion of the Public Right-of-Way at the Terminus of Uhler Terrace, Adjacent to the Property at 100 Uhler Terrace, in the City of Alexandria, Virginia (VAC No. 2006-0001.)

12. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading 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.

13. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 7 (Animals and Fowl), Article C (Dogs and Other Animals) of the City Code to Reflect Current State Law on Providing Dogs With Adequate Space and Adequate Shelter and to Prohibit the Tethering of Dogs for More Than One Hour Per Day, Subject to Certain Conditions.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.)

14. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Landlord of Residential Property in the City

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Commission for Women
6 Citizen Members

Council Action:_________________________________________________________
CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

16. Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors
1 Hotel Owner/Manager Representative
1 National or International Trade or Professional Association
Executive

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (45 min.)

17. Receipt of Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending March 31, 2010.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Consideration of Adoption of the Department of Planning and Zoning’s Work Program for FY 2011 and Beyond.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19. Consideration of Entering into the Forbearance Agreement and Other Agreements With the Arlandria Chirilagua Housing Corporation (AHCD) Leading to Partial Housing Loan Forgiveness by the City.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

20. Consideration of the Draft FY 2011-2015 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, Draft FY 2011 One-Year Action Plan, and Draft Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. (#5, 4/17/10)

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 (three min.)

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 52 of the Zoning Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement Number 93 of the City Code. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

23. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

24. Consideration of Convening a Closed Meeting for the Purpose of Consulting with Legal Counsel Regarding a Pending Legal Matter.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________





This docket is subject to change.

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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 70 FOLLOWS:


Updated 4/30/2010
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*
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*