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Office of the City Clerk
November 18, 2009

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


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - - 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 Meeting of City Council:

(a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of November 10, 2009.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

None.

PROCLAMATIONS (10 min.)

4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring December 5, 2009 as the 39th Anniversary of the Campagna Center's Scottish Christmas Walk.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. Recognition of the Alexandria Citizens Academy Graduates.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

CONSENT CALENDAR (6-9)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Designee of the Commission on Aging

(b) Archaeological Commission
1 Member From the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

(c) Citizen Corps Council
1 Representative of the Emergency Medical Services Council,
Medical Reserve Corps, or a Person With Emergency Medical
Response Experience

(d) Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large, as Arts Consumer
and Participant

(e) Commission on Persons With Disabilities
1 Citizen Member
1 Representative of the Commission on Aging

(f) Community Services Board
1 Citizen Member

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(g) Environmental Policy Commission
1 Citizen-at-Large Member

(h) Potomac Yard Advisory Committee
1 Member Representing the Potomac Yard Area
1 Member Representing the Potomac West Area

(i) Sister Cities Committee
1 Citizen Member

(j) Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Environmental Policy Commission
1 At-Large Citizen Representative Other Than From Areas Noted
(Resides West of Washington Street)
1 Representative From the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
1 Representative From the Archaeological Commission

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

8. Consideration of Grant Application to the SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant Program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency for Funding for Firefighters.

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

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.)

10. Commission For the Arts
1 Member Who Has Expertise in the Arts, Either as Practitioners of
Various Arts Disciplines or as Professional Administrators
Working in the Field

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

11. Commission on Information Technology
5 Citizen-at-Large Members

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Community Criminal Justice Board
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

13. Consideration of Adoption of the City’s Legislative Package for the 2010 Virginia General Assembly.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. Consideration of the Following Charter Amendments: 1. An Amendment to Increase the Membership of the City’s Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments (Sometimes Referred To As The Board of Equalization) From Five To Nine; 2. An Amendment To Authorize the Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments to Create Panels of Three Members To Hear Assessment Appeals. All Three Members Would Have To Be Present To Constitute a Quorum For Any Appeal. If The Panel Decision is Unanimous With Regard To An Appeal, The Panel Decision Would Be Final Unless the Full Board Voted To Hear The Appeal. The Full Board Would Also Hear Any Appeals in Which a Panel Decision Was Not Unanimous; and 3. An Amendment To Authorize the Board of Zoning Appeals To Grant a Variance To a Property Owner To “Alleviate a Clearly Demonstrable Hardship.” Charter Language Currently Requires a Property Owner to Demonstrate That The Hardship is “Approaching Confiscation.” This Change Would Bring Charter Language Into Conformity With The Language in State Law, Which Was Amended in the 2009 General Assembly Session.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Receipt of Updated Special Events Policies.

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 (15 min.)

16. Consideration of Grant Application and Resolution for a Transportation Enhancement Program Grant from VDOT, to Partially Fund Restoration of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Ice Well. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Consideration of a Resolution Establishing FY 2011 Budget Targets for the Alexandria City Government and the Alexandria Public Schools. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (five min.)

18. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19. Consideration of a License Agreement with TCG, Inc., Virginia, to Install Conduits and Fiber Optic Cable in the Public Rights-of-Way.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

20. Consideration of Convening an Executive Session Closed to the Public for the Purpose of Consultation with Legal Counsel Regarding A Legal Matter.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


Public Notices:

The Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Friday, November 27, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. at Market Square.

The Mayor's Annual Unity Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 7:30 a.m., at the Hilton Mark Center.

The Scottish Christmas Walk Parade will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 10:30 a.m.
This docket is subject to change.

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Full-text copies of ordinances, resolutions, and agenda items are available in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of the Council. Meeting materials are also available on-line at alexandriava.gov/council.
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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 11/13/2009
NOVEMBER 2009

November 16, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
November 18, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
November 21, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
November 24, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
November 30, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 11/24 Meeting*
DECEMBER 2009

December 1, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 2, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 5, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 11/21 Meeting*
December 8, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
December 9, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 10, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 11, City Council, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 12/8 Meeting*
December 12, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
December 16, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 17, School Board Public Hearing Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
December 19, City Council Meeting Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *Replay of 12/12 Meeting*