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Office of the City Clerk
September 16, 2009



Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 22, 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 Meetings of City Council:

(a) The Regular Meeting Minutes of September 8, 2009; and

(b) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of September 12, 2009.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (five min.)

4. Recognition of Students and Chaperones From the Sister City Trip to Dundee, Scotland.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

PROCLAMATIONS (five min.)

5. Recognition of Representatives of the Alexandria Rotary Club From the Ukraine.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




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

CONSENT CALENDAR (6-10)

(Resignations and Uncontested Appointments)

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

(a) Community Criminal Justice Board


(b) Citizen Corp Council 7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
1 Representative Who is Employed By or Affiliated With an
Organization That Promotes and Maintains Affordable Housing

(b) Commission on Information Technology
1 Member Representing the Alexandria City School Board

(c) Commission on Persons With Disabilities
2 Citizen Members (a Majority of Whom Shall Be Persons With
Physical, Visual or Hearing Disabilities)

(d) Community Criminal Justice Board
1 Representative of Non-profit Organizations Recommended By
the Alexandria United Way

(e) Emergency Medical Services Council
1 Representative of the Federation of Civic Associations

(f) Environmental Policy Committee
1 Student Attending High School in the City of Alexandria

(g) George Washington Birthday Parade Celebration Committee
1 Member Nominated by the American Legion

(h) Landlord-Tenant Relations Board
1 Minority Resident of the City Who Is Not a Landlord or a Tenant

(i) Potomac Yard Design Review Committee
1 Member Representing the Potomac West Area
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

(j) Public Health Advisory Commission
1 Citizen Member Who Shall Be a Health Professional and At The
Time of Appointment Derive, or Within the Previous Five Years
Derived, Their Principal Income From Providing Health Care,
Health Services or Health Related Activities
1 citizen member who shall not be a health professional

(k) Sister Cities Committee
2 Citizen Members

(l) USS Alexandria Liaison Committee
1 Citizen-at-Large Member

(m) Youth Policy Committee
1 member of the Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission
(public sector)

(Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager)

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

9. Submission of a Grant Application for a Training Mini-Grant from the Virginia Fire Services Board.

10. Submission of Grant Application to the National Trust for Historic Preservation to Enhance the Research, Interpretive and Educational Programs of the Office of Historic Alexandria at Fort Ward Park and Museum.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (three min.)

11. Commission on HIV/AIDS
1 Citizen-at-Large Member

Council Action:_________________________________________________________



CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued)

12. Beautification Committee
3 Citizen Members

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. Community Criminal Justice Board
1 Representative of the Business Community Recommended By the
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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

14. Consideration of Request from Harambee Community and Economic Development Corporation for Additional Loan Allocation for the Development of Beasley Square.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Receipt of Update on Alexandria Chirilagua Housing Corporation Operations.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Consideration of the Proposed Schedule for Preparation of the Beauregard Corridor Small Area Plan.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. (a) Presentation by the Alexandria Transportation Commission; and (b) Consideration of FY 2011 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) and Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Project Funding Requests.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Staff Update on City Efforts to Obtain Funding Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION (continued)

19. Staff Update on the Work of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force.

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.)

20. Consideration of a Resolution Regarding Voluntary Rent Guidelines for the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

21. Consideration of a Resolution on the Proposed High Speed Rail Line from Richmond to Washington D.C. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER (three min.)

22. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




EXECUTIVE SESSION

23. Consideration of Convening an Executive Session Closed to the Public Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711(7) to Consult with Legal Counsel and Briefings by Staff Members Pertaining to Probable Litigation and to Consult with Legal Counsel for Legal Advice Regarding Specific Legal Matters.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________
This docket is subject to change.

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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 70 FOLLOWS:

Updated 9/16/2009
SEPTEMBER 2009

September 16, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
September 19, City Council Public Hearing, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 9/12 Meeting*
September 22, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
September 23, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
September 24, School Board Public Hearing, 7:00 p. m. *LIVE*
September 25, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 9/22 Meeting*
OCTOBER 2009

October 6, Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 7, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 8, School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 8, Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m. *TAPED*
October 9, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 10/8 Meeting*
October 13, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
October 16, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 10/13 Meeting*
October 17, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *LIVE*
October 21, Board of Architectural Review – Old & Historic District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 22, School Board Public Hearing Meeting, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 24, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. *Replay of 10/17 Meeting*
October 27, City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m. *LIVE*
October 28, Board of Architectural Review – Parker Gray District, 7:30 p.m. *LIVE*
October 30, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. *Replay of 10/27*