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Regular Meeting
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - - 7:00 p.m.

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Present: Mayor William D. Euille, Vice Mayor Kerry J. Donley, Members of Council Frank H. Fannon, Alicia Hughes, K. Rob Krupicka, Redella S. Pepper and Paul C. Smedberg.

Absent: None.

Also Present: Mr. Hartmann, City Manager; Mr. Banks, City Attorney; Ms. Evans, Deputy City Manager; Mr. Jinks, Deputy City Manager; Mr. Castrilli, Communications Director, City Manager's Office; Mr. Caton, Legislative Director, City Manager's Office; Mr. Gates, Assistant City Manager; Mr. Baier, Director, Transportation and Environmental Services; Mr. Lerner, Deputy Director, Transportation and Environmental Services; Ms. Jaatinen, Transportation and Environmental Services; Mr. Trobridge, Director, Office of Information Technology; Ms. Niebauer, Director, Office of Human Rights; Mr. Johnson, Chief Financial Officer; Mr. Spengler, Director, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Mr. Browand, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Ms. Lawrence, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Ms. Colton, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Ms. Carrel, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Ms. Collins, Assistant City Manager/Director, Human Services; Ms. Niebauer, Director, Human Rights; Ms. Triggs, Director, Finance Office; Ms. Boyd, Director, Office of Citizens Assistance; Mr. Fifer, Communications Office, City Manager's Office; Police Captain Ogden; Ms. Monroe, Director of Emergency Communications; Fire Chief Thiel; Ms. Davis, Director, Office of Housing; and Mr. Lloyd.

Recorded by: Jacqueline M. Henderson, City Clerk and Clerk of Council.

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.

2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance.

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

3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meetings of City Council:

(a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of February 16, 2010;

(b) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2010; and

(c) The Regular Meeting Minutes of February 23, 2010.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Vice Mayor Donley and carried unanimously, City Council approved the regular meeting minutes of February 16, 2010, the public hearing meeting minutes of February 20, 2010, and the regular meeting minutes of February 23, 2010. The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Fannon "aye"
Donley "aye" Hughes "aye"
Euille "aye" Krupicka "aye"
Smedberg "aye"

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS

4. Presentation of Check For $5,000.00 For Contrabands and Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial.

City Council received the check for $5,000 for Contrabands and Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial from Dominion Virginia Power.

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (5-11)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(A copy of the above resignations is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 5 (a-d); 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) 6. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
1 Citizen Member

(b) Archaeological Commission
1 Member from the Friends of Alexandria Archaeology

(c) Citizen Corps Council
1 Representative of Alexandria Civic Associations

(d) Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Citizen Member
1 Member From an HIV/AIDS Service Organization Which
Provides Services in the City to the Minority Community

(e) Community Criminal Justice Board
1 Citizen Member

(f) Early Childhood Commission
1 Member-at-large

(A copy of the above appointments is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 6 (a-f); 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

7. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Commission for the Arts for Funds for Torpedo Factory Banners and Signage.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated February 24, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 7; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

8. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Commission for the Arts for a Local Government Challenge Grant for the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated February 22, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 8; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

9. Consideration of Application for 2010 Americorps State Grant to Fund a Child Well-Being and Family Support Program at Brent Place.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated February 25, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 9; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

10. Consideration of Application for Department of Motor Vehicles Grant for Police Department’s Aggressive Driving Interdiction Program.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 1, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 10; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

(Ordinances for Introduction)

11. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Chapter 11 (Aquatic Health Ordinance) of Chapter 11 (Health, Environmental and Sanitary Regulations) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as Amended.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 3, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 11; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.

A copy of the informal memorandum explaining the ordinance is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 2 of Item No. 11; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.

A copy of the ordinance referred to in the above item, of which each Member of Council received a copy not less than 24 hours before said introduction, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 3 of Item No. 11; 3/9/10 and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Donley, seconded by Councilman Krupicka and carried unanimously, City Council adopted the consent calendar, with the removal of item #8 and considered it under separate motion. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows:

5. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Earl Cook, Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority; (b) Tom Marlow, Board of Architectural Review - Parker-Gray District; (c) Kevin Brockway and Hank Roeder, Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors; and (d) Brett Libresco, Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee.

6. City Council made the following appointments to boards and commissions: (a) appointed Alencia Johnson as the one citizen member to the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee; (b) appointed Mary Jane Nugent as the one member from the Friends of Alexandria Archaeology to the Archaeological Commission; (c) appointed Tracy Henke as the one representative of Alexandria civic associations to the Citizen Corps Council; (d) appointed Gayle Terry as the one citizen member and Marcos Castillo as the one member from an HIV/AIDS service organization which provides services in the City to the minority community to the Commission on HIV/AIDS; (e) appointed Laura Zimmerman as the one citizen member to the Community Criminal Justice Board; and (f) appointed Sarah Emmans as the one member-at-large to the Early Childhood Commission.

7. City Council: 1. ratified the submitted grant application, in the amount of $20,000, to the Virginia Commission for the Arts Services to the field grant program; and 2. authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary documents that may be required.

9. City Council: 1. authorized the submission of an AmeriCorps grant application to request funding for the ChildThrive! Program; and 2. authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.

10. City Council: 1. approved the grant application to the Virginia DMV in the amount of $49,783 which will provide funds to the Police Department to operate a DUI/aggressive driving interdiction program in the City; 2. authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary documents that may be required; and 3. because of severe City budget constraints, affirm that no additional City funds would be available to fund this program in FY 2011 or future years.

11. City Council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday, March 13, 2010.

The voting was as follows:

Donley "aye" Fannon "aye"
Krupicka "aye" Hughes "aye"
Euille "aye" Pepper "aye"
Smedberg "aye"

8. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Commission for the Arts for a Local Government Challenge Grant for the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated February 22, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 8; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

Ms. Colton, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, responded to questions of City Council about grant money received and distributed.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Smedberg, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council: 1. submitted a grant application, in the amount of $5,000, to the Virginia Commission For The Arts Local Government Challenge Grant Program; and 2. executed all necessary documents that may be required. The voting was as follows:

Smedberg "aye" Donley "aye"
Pepper "aye" Fannon "aye"
Euille "aye" Hughes "aye"
Krupicka "aye"

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There was a discussion among City Council regarding resignations being accepted by City Council on the consent calendar for boards and commissions and Council asked that a statement be put on the consent calendar with the resignations that it is an information item, it is for information only and is not a binding vote and Council doesn't have the authority to change it.

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CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

12. Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee
1 Citizen Member

(The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission)

NAME: ENDORSED BY:

Jennifer Chapman
Marc Parsont

(Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 12; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots were tallied with the following results: City Council appointed Jennifer Chapman as the one citizen member to the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee. The voting was as follows:

Euille - Chapman
Donley - Chapman
Fannon - Parsont
Hughes - Chapman
Krupicka - Chapman
Pepper - Chapman
Smedberg - Chapman

13. Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member From the Field of Environmental Sciences (e.g., Environmental/
Sanitary Engineering, Ecology, Geology, Botany, Hydrology, Chemistry) or
Who Have Alexandria Waterfront Expertise

(The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission)

NAME: ENDORSED BY:

Rebecca Jablon
Kurt Moser

(Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 13; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots were tallied with the following results: City Council reappointed Kurt Moser as the one member from the field of environmental sciences (e.g., environmental/sanitary engineering, ecology, geology, botany, hydrology, chemistry) or who have Alexandria Waterfront expertise to the Environmental Policy Commission. The voting was as follows:

Euille - Moser
Donley - Moser
Fannon - Moser
Hughes - Moser
Krupicka - Moser
Pepper - Moser
Smedberg - Moser

14. Landlord-Tenant Relations Board
1 Homeowner Representative

(The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission)

NAME: ENDORSED BY:

Marian Wiggins
Debra Zusman

(Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 14; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots were tallied with the following results: City Council appointed Debra Zusman as the one homeowner representative to the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board. The voting was as follows:

Euille - Zusman
Donley - Wiggins
Fannon - Zusman
Hughes - Zusman
Krupicka - Zusman
Pepper - Wiggins
Smedberg - Zusman

15. Urban Design Advisory Committee
1 Representative of the Old Town North Business Community

(The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission)

NAME: ENDORSED BY:

Elisabeth Lardner

(Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 15; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots were tallied with the following results: City Council waived the residency requirement and reappointed Elisabeth Lardner as the one representative of the Old Town North Business Community to the Urban Design Advisory Committee. The voting was as follows:

Euille - Lardner
Donley - Lardner
Fannon - Lardner
Hughes - Lardner
Krupicka - Lardner
Pepper - Lardner
Smedberg - Lardner

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION

16. Consideration of Recommendations and Status Report on Legislation Introduced at the 2010 General Assembly Session.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 8, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 16; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

Legislative Director Caton made a presentation of the legislation and responded to questions of City Council.

Ms. Niebauer, Director of Human Rights, responded to questions and comments of City Council with regard to human rights issues.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Krupicka, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council asked the Human Rights Commission to draft a resolution for Council's consideration reaffirming Alexandria's commitment to human rights with regard to gay rights issues as expressed by the State Attorney General, along with a cover letter for the resolution. The voting was as follows:

Krupicka "aye" Donley "aye"
Pepper "aye" Fannon "aye"
Euille "aye" Hughes "aye"
Smedberg "aye"

17. Consideration of Establishing a Pilot Program for Vendor Carts on Market Square and Setting the Report for Public Hearing on Saturday, March 13, 2010.

This item was deferred.

18. Receipt of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending January 31, 2010.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated February 23, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 18; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

Chief Financial Officer Johnson made a presentation of the report and responded to questions of City Council.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Donley, seconded by Councilman Smedberg and 5-0, City Council received the monthly financial report for the period ending January 31, 2010. The voting was as follows:

Donley "aye" Fannon "aye"
Smedberg "aye" Hughes "aye"
Euille "aye" Krupicka absent
Pepper absent

19. Consideration of Proposal to Hold the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon Race in Old Town on September 19, 2010.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 4, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 19; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

Mr. Browand, Recreation, Park and Cultural Activities, made a presentation of the report and responded to questions of City Council.

A MOTION WAS MADE by Councilman Smedberg to accept the recommendation of the Special Events Committee to deny the application of the promoters to hold part of the half marathon in Old Town and affirm the City's standing policy that special events should not occur on consecutive weekends in Old Town. The motion failed for lack of a second.

A MOTION WAS MADE by Vice Mayor Donley and seconded by Councilman Fannon, that because of the exceptions granted in the past, that Council allow the race to occur one time, that the recommendation would be to hold the race on Sunday, September 19, the permit would be conditioned upon other required approvals and documentation of such and that they instruct staff to have serious discussions with the applicant about alternate routes potentially through Jones Point that would minimize the effects of the portion of Old Town.

After discussion, Vice Mayor Donley withdrew his motion.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Donley, seconded by Councilwoman Hughes and carried 6-1, City Council deferred this for 30 days and asked that staff work with the organizer to get documentation of the other approvals and that it work on an alternative route. The voting was as follows:

Donley "aye" Fannon "aye"
Hughes "aye" Krupicka "aye"
Euille "aye" Pepper "aye"
Smedberg "no"

20. Consideration of Possible City Response to Request for Information from Google, Inc. to Participate in its Fiber Optic Trial for Communities.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 4, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 20; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

Director of Citizen Assistance Boyd, along with Information Technology Director Trobridge, responded to questions of City Council on the item.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Councilman Krupicka and carried unanimously, City Council authorized the City Manager to submit a response to Google indicating the City of Alexandria's interest in being one of the sites for its high speed Fiber for Communities Project. The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Donley "aye"
Krupicka "aye" Fannon "aye"
Euille "aye" Hughes "aye"
Smedberg "aye"

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
and
ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

(a) Mayor Euille spoke about WMATA's $180 million shortfall for the projected 2011 budget, and one of the major items is a fare increase of $89.4 million or $33.5 million in proposed service reductions, staff reductions of $16 million and unidentified other revenue sources of $40 million. There will be six public hearings, starting March 22 at Oakton High School in Vienna at 6:30 p.m., and the other hearing in Virginia will be March 31 in the Arlington County Boardroom in Arlington.

(b) Councilman Smedberg said that at the last Northern Virginia Transportation Commission meeting, there was a lively discussion about funding for Metro and the Federal obligation or the lack thereof, and the Commission decided it would send a letter not only to the relevant committee chairs and appropriations committees, but the entire Congress itself, to let them know they have an obligation to the region as the largest employer.

(c) Councilman Smedberg said they need to encourage City staff to press the Chamber of Commerce, the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, and the Small Business Development Center to come forward with a plan to see if they are getting maximum benefit from the SBDC and see where the SBDC will best fit and where it will get the most benefit out of their efforts.

(d) Councilman Smedberg said that at the last VRE meeting, a final schedule of public hearings was announced and Alexandria will host one of the hearings. He said VRE is headquartered in Alexandria.

(e) Councilman Smedberg said on item #19 when it had the recommendation brought forward about the road race, he said maybe it should look at reviewing their special events policy and have a formal process in place that lets everyone appeal, so if an event is turned down by the Special Events Committee, if they are making special exceptions for whomever that it have a blanket policy that every single event or road race has the ability to bring forward an appeal to Council. After the budget session is over, the Council needs to have a discussion about what is a policy decision, what comes forward for discussion to Council as a policy and what comes forward as an administrative decision. Council needs to get a better sense from staff on how they determine policies and procedures to come forward to Council for review.

(f) Councilman Krupicka said that a few months ago, he commented that new residents get caught in a catch-22 where they buy a new car, register it, and there is a timelag from the time they do that to the time when they can get their City decal, and in a few circumstances people get tickets. He said the Police have put in place a new policy to extend the period of time during which they don't issue tickets, and it is a simple solution to a problem to change the grace period from 30 days to 45 days.

(g) Councilman Krupicka said Council received an email from a resident complaining about the dangerous intersection for pedestrians at S. Pickett Street and Duke Street, and he commended Yon Lambert and Rich Baier and the T&ES staff who put in place solutions to accommodate the issues. Councilman Krupicka said he was impressed by staff, as it is a difficult intersection for pedestrians.

(h) Councilman Krupicka said they are getting close to the Streetsmart Campaign, which will start in mid-March and go through mid-April, where the region is promoting pedestrian safety activities. He said it is a great time to remember to look for opportunities on how manage pedestrian safety.

(i) Councilman Krupicka said the business license process has changed recently and staff is now asking for additional information from people filling out business licenses, and as he understands it, some of the information being asked for is not required but it has caused confusion throughout the business community. He said staff needs to get better at how it communicates when it does something like this. If it makes a substantial change, it should be clear what the purpose of the change is and if there is information the City is asking for that they are not obligated to give, they should be clear about that as well.

Director of Finance Triggs responded to questions of City Council regarding the business license process change.

(j) Councilwoman Hughes said she presented a proclamation last year to the Association for Women in Science at the Westin Hotel, and she welcomed them to Alexandria, as the Association has relocated their corporate offices to Alexandria.

(k) Councilman Fannon thanked staff and the Ballyshaners who participated in the St. Patrick's Day parade this past Saturday.

(l) Councilman Fannon reminded citizens of the budget public hearing tomorrow at 4:00 p.m.

(m) Councilman Fannon said the Mayor's Annual State of the City address is Saturday, March 20 at the Fire Station at Potomac Yard.

(n) Councilwoman Hughes said March is Women's History Month and on March 22, the Commission for Women will celebrate its annual salute to women awards program at 7:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER

City Manager Hartmann introduced the City's new Director of Emergency Communications Joanne Monroe.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

21. Consideration of a Resolution to Proceed with King/Beauregard Intersection Improvement Project. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 1, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 21; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

Mr. Baier, Director, Transportation and Environmental Services, responded to questions of Council about the project.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Pepper, seconded by Councilwoman Hughes and carried unanimously by roll-call vote, City Council adopted the resolution approving the major design features for intersection improvements at the intersection of King Street and North Beauregard Street as presented at the November 18, 2009 public hearing held by City staff at the Minnie Howard School. The voting was as follows:

Pepper "aye" Donley "aye"
Hughes "aye" Fannon "aye"
Euille "aye" Krupicka "aye"
Smedberg "aye"

The resolution reads as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 2387

LOCATION AND DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING APPROVAL: INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON KING STREET AT NORTH BEAUREGARD STREET

WHEREAS, after due and proper notice, a public hearing was conducted on November 18, 2009, in the City of Alexandria at the Minnie Howard School, for the purpose of considering the proposed design of intersection improvements on King Street at North Beauregard Street, VDOT Project Number 0007-100-F04, B603,C-501, P101, R201 in the City of Alexandria, at which Public Hearing drawings, NEPA documents and other pertinent information were made available for public inspection in accordance with state and federal requirement; and

WHEREAS, all persons and parties in attendance were afforded full opportunity to participate in the Public Hearing; and

WHEREAS, representatives of the City of Alexandria were present and participated in said Public Hearing; and

WHEREAS, the Council had previously requested the Virginia Department of Transportation to program the Project; and

WHEREAS, the Council has considered all such matters;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Alexandria, Virginia hereby approves the major design features of the proposed project as presented at the Public Hearing; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Alexandria hereby requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide all necessary resources to expedite the Project.

22. Consideration of a Resolution Regarding Membership of ARHA Board of Commissioners. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

(A copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 22; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Krupicka, seconded by Councilman Smedberg and carried unanimously by roll-call vote, City Council adopted the resolution regarding the membership of the ARHA Board of Commissioners. The voting was as follows:

Krupicka "aye" Donley "aye"
Smedberg "aye" Fannon "aye"
Euille "aye" Hughes "aye"
Pepper "aye"

The resolution reads as follows:

RESOLUTION NO. 2388


WHEREAS, on February 27, 1990, in Resolution No. 1438, the City Council expanded the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (“ARHA”) Board of Commissioners from seven to nine commissioners, and added designated seats on the Board for a representative from the Alexandria Resident Council who is to be selected by the Resident Council and appointed by City Council, and a representative from the Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board who is to be selected by the Landlord-Tenant Board and appointed by City Council; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has now determined that the position held by a representative from the Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board should henceforth be an at large position to be filled by a properly qualified citizen of Alexandria without regard to membership on any other board or commission;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Alexandria City Council:

1. That the position on the ARHA Board of Commissioners previously designated to be filled by a representative of the Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board shall now be an at large position to be filled by a properly qualified citizen of Alexandria without regard to membership on any other board or commission of the City of Alexandria;

2. That the provisions of any other resolution which are inconsistent with Paragraph 1 of this resolution shall be, and hereby are, rescinded.

3. That this resolution shall become effective upon its adoption by the City Council.

23. Consideration of a Resolution to Submit Election Reform Matter to a Citizen Commission. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

(A copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 23; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Fannon and carried unanimously, City Council deferred this item to March 13, 2010. The voting was as follows:

Hughes "aye" Donley "aye"
Fannon "aye" Krupicka "aye"
Euille "aye" Pepper "aye"
Smedberg "aye"

OTHER

24. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

(A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 3, 2010, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 24; 3/9/10, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.)

Councilman Smedberg noted that he would be late for tomorrow night's budget public hearing.

Councilwoman Hughes said she is giving a lecture out of town on April 8 but will try to make it back in time for the ARHA work session.

Councilman Krupicka said he has a conference at the office that ends shortly after the meeting starts, but will do his best to get here as quickly as he can.

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Donley, seconded by Councilman Krupicka and carried unanimously, City Council adopted the following schedule: 1. a work session on the Waterfront Plan at 5:30 p.m. before Councils Tuesday, May 25 legislative session; 2. a work session on the Beauregard Small Area Plan at 5:30 p.m. before Council's Tuesday, June 8 legislative session; and 3. hold April 8 as a joint work session with the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) work session at 7:00 p.m. The voting was as follows:

Donley "aye" Fannon "aye"
Krupicka "aye" Hughes "aye"
Euille "aye" Pepper "aye"
Smedberg "aye"

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THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED, upon motion by Vice Mayor Donley, seconded by Councilwoman Hughes and carried unanimously, City Council adjourned the regular meeting of March 9, 2010 at 9:47 p.m. The voting was as follows:

Donley "aye" Fannon "aye"
Hughes "aye" Krupicka "aye"
Euille "aye" Pepper "aye"
Smedberg "aye"




APPROVED BY:

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WILLIAM D. EUILLE MAYOR

ATTEST:

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Jacqueline M. Henderson
City Clerk and Clerk of Council





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