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, with the exception of Councilman Smedberg, who was absent. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Public Discussion Period. (a) Neil Wolfe, 1106 West Taylor Run Parkway, president, Wolfe Construction, Inc., spoke of the taxes collected by the City for his business and of his commercial vehicles being ticketed for violations for commercial vehicles in a residential neighborhood, three hour violations, and trailers in a residential neighborhood. He said he invested in a 12x7 dumping trailer and he owns a 14x7 equipment trailer. He asked that multiple parking passes attached to building permits that allow commercial vehicles, including trailers, to be parked in residential areas in close proximity to the projects, the permits could be issued for durations longer than seven to 10 days and perhaps be pegged to the expected duration of the project, and renewed as needed until the project is completed. Mr. Wolfe asked that it also allow residents to renew temporary passes on-line and print them out at home and that residents be allowed one commercial vehicle such as a passenger vehicle or pick-up truck that is under 7,500 pounds of gross vehicle weight to be parked in front of their home. (b) Christopher Der, 5405 Duke Street, #312, spoke of decreases in the DASH subsidies proposed at $600,000 and said he does not want to see a fare increase or reduction in service for FY2011. He said cutting service could mean that someone has lost their only way of getting around. He said he would reluctantly agree to a fare increase to avoid any service cuts and would support up to a 25 cent increase in fares and an increase in the price of the DASH pass, and if that is not enough to close the budget shortfall, he would agree to service restructuring and would reluctantly support the restructuring of weekday/midday service in Old Town. Mr. Der said the City should adequately fund Metro bus and rail service. (c) Nicole Davies, 5405 Duke Street, spoke of DASH services budget and potential cuts to the service in the budget, which include fare increases and/or service reductions, and she did not want the fares or service levels to change. However, since there is a budget shortfall, the following solutions will have the least negative impact on the residents of Alexandria, which is up to a 25 cent increase in fares, an increase in the price of the DASH pass, and after that, if there is still a budget gap, then DASH should restructure the AT-2 and AT-5 service in Old Town. (d) Gary Carr, 216 Aspen Street, spoke of the need for restoration of the running tracks at George Washington Middle School and Francis Hammond Middle School, noting that while he is willing to wait on the final disposition of the field at GW Middle School, the field at Hammond can and should be fixed now, noting that the field at Hammond isn't worthy of playing on for 60 seconds, let alone 60 minutes. He said illuminating the fields is a near intractable problem, as the fields are always in someone's back yard, and he stated that a ballot referendum would decide as a community that there should be lights at the high school, at the middle schools or the parks. (e) Jack Sullivan, 4300 Ivanhoe Place, representing the Seminary Hill Association, presented a resolution unanimously passed by the Seminary Hill Association with regard to the part of the Seminary Hill Small Area Plan that has been highjacked to the Beauregard Corridor plan be detached and returned to them. Mr. Sullivan said the Seminary Hill Association asks the City Manager to derail the attempt at spot zoning and return the parcel to the Seminary Hill Small Area Plan, noting that they strongly object to it and asks the City to respect the legitimacy and legality of the existing small area plan. (f) Emmanuella DuPlessy, 511 N. Armistead Street, #T-1, a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., spoke of adult literacy and noted that the causes of adult literacy are complex. Ms. DuPlessy spoke of the National Education Association's Read Across America Program, which is an annual reading motivation program and calls for every child in the community to read and for families to read together. She said the Alexandria chapter of Zeta Phi Beta hosted its first Read Across America event last year in March at the Duncan Library to encourage children and families to read together and they plan on hosting the same event at the Duncan Library on March 13. She said they looking forward to working with the City on the issue of youth literacy. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (3-4) Planning Commission 3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0069 115 & 119 SOUTH ROYAL STREET RESTAURANT Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an expansion of a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Fontaine, Inc., by Kyong Ri Yi PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0 4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0070 499 SOUTH PICKETT STREET BMW OF ALEXANDRIA Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to amend the hours of operation of an existing automobile sales facility, zoned CSL/Commercial Service Low. Applicant: AV Automotive Munich, LLC by Jerry H. Griffin PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval w/amendments 7-0 END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR City Council adopted the action consent calendar, as follows: 3. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. 4. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER 5. Public Hearing and Adoption of the Updated Special Events Policies and Procedures. (#15, 11/24/09) City Council adopted the updated Special Events Policies and Procedures. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued) Planning Commission (continued) 6. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0067 (A) SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0068 (B) 1900 JAMIESON AVENUE, 1920 AND 2050 BALLENGER AVENUE CARLYLE - BLOCK G, J AND K Public Hearing and Consideration of request to amend to Carlyle SUP to allow above and below ground level uses to also be permitted on all ground floor retail designated spaces, to designate additional uses for the second floor retail spaces, and to modify the parking requirement for Blocks J and K; zoned CDD-1/ Coordinated Development District -1. Applicant: Carlyle Lane CFRI Venture II, LLC (Block G) and 1920 Ballenger Ave. LLC, 2050 Ballenger Ave. LLC (Blocks J and K) by Kenneth Wire, attorney PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (A) Recommend Approval w/amendments 7-0 (B) Recommend Approval w/amendments 7-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 7. TEXT AMENDMENT #2009-0004 Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance regarding subdivision variations. Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning (Text amendment initiated on June 2, 2009.) PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval w/amendments 7-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 8. Public Hearing, Second Reading, and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Section 3-2-321 (License Required; License Tax Levied and Billed) and Section 3-2-222 (Exempt Vehicles to Obtain License) of Article R (License Taxes on Motor Vehicle, Trailers and Semitrailers) of Chapter 2 (Taxation) of Title 3 (Finance, Taxation and Procurement) of the Alexandria City Code. (#10, 1/12/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the ordinance to amend the City Code pertaining to license tax levied and billed, exempt vehicles, license taxes on motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers and finance, taxation and procurement. (ORD. NO. 4642) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 9. Public Hearing, Second Reading, and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Implement the Zoning Master Plan Amendment For Carlyle That Was Approved by the Planning Commission and Council in December 2009. (#11, 1/12/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the ordinance to implement the Zoning Master Plan Amendment for Carlyle that was approved by the Planning Commission and City Council in December 2009. (ORD. NO. 4643) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 10. Public Hearing, Second Reading, and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Eliminate the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Task Force. (#12, 1/12/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the ordinance to eliminate the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Task Force. (ORD. NO. 4644) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 11. Public Hearing, Second Reading, and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Formally Codify the Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force. (#13, 1/12/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the ordinance to formally codify the Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force. (ORD. NO. 4645) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 12. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Formally Codify the Alexandria Beautification Commission. (#14, 1/12/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the ordinance to formally codify the Alexandria Beautification Commission. (ORD. NO. 4646) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 13. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Formally Codify the Parks and Recreation Commission. (#15, 1/12/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council adopted the ordinance to formally codify the Parks and Recreation Commission. (ORD. NO. 4647) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued) DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR Planning Commission (continued) None. END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________ The meeting was adjourned at 10:43 p.m. Note: The action docket is a summary of Council's meeting deliberations prepared largely for staff follow-up. Formal minutes of the meeting, when approved by Council become the official record of the meeting and of Council decisions made at the meeting.