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 Councilwoman Hughes, who was absent. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Public Discussion Period. (a) Alice Cave, 3736 Gunston Road, resident of Parkfairfax and secretary of the board of directors of Parkfairfax, said the board of directors passed a resolution on June 25 voicing strong opposition to the I-95/395 HOTLanes project, and she spoke of the lawsuit filed by Arlington County. She said the residents of Parkfairfax urge the Council to pass a resolution formally opposing the HOTLanes project and to become a supporting party in the lawsuit filed by the Arlington County Board. (b) Converse West, 200 N. Pickett Street, #704, spoke of the HOTLanes suit filed by Arlington County. He said his nephew also filed a suit on the HOTLanes project and he spoke of his nephew's activism and joining the suit. Mr. West said he hoped that Alexandria will join with Arlington in pursuing the matter. Mr. West welcomed the new Council. (c) Alex Luchenister, 1240 Martha Custis Drive, said he is a resident of Parkfairfax and spoke on the HOTLanes project and suit, noting that the project is flawed and asked the City to join in the lawsuit. (d) Gary Carr, 216 Aspen Street, spoke of the restoration of the running tracks at Frances Hammond and George Washington Middle Schools, noting that it makes good economic sense and is a good investment. (e) Greg Cota, 1142 Valley Drive, a Parkfairfax resident, spoke on the HOTLanes project and asked the City to join in the lawsuit with Arlington County. (f) Dino Drudi, 315 N. West Street, spoke about previously asking Council to use the City's rainy day fund and asked Council to reconsider and tap into the rainy day fund, to reduce property taxes, fund social needs and restore the King Street trolley hours to full operation. Mr. Drudi also spoke to services for illegal immigrants and said he estimates that the City spends $13 million a year on illegal immigrants. He thanked the Mayor and Council for its attention to traffic signals, traffic lights and graffiti on the blue and yellow lines. (g) Caroline Hill, 219A N. West Street, spoke of a dumpster location for a six unit condo building next to her house, in the middle of the block, and which would be very visible and is in between three privately owned residential lots on the second block of N. West Street. Ms. Hill asked the City to request the owner to move the dumpster to another area. (h) Jim Hurysz, 2863 S. Abingdon Street, Arlington, asked Council to re-evaluate the way it does planning development and redevelopment. He said the growth industry in Alexandria are the auto dealerships. He also spoke to the devastation HOTLanes can provide, noting that he wrote a letter to Transportation Secretary Pierce Homer about the HOTLanes in Delaware. (i) Jack Sullivan, 4300 Ivanhoe Place, speaking on behalf of the Seminary Hill Association, said Seminary Hill passed a resolution asking Council to bring legal action against the proposed HOTLanes on I-95/395 and said the City should use its best judgement and if an independent legal action seems a better option, it should do it soon. (j) Annabelle Fisher, 5001 Seminary Road, asked Police Chief Cook to put the daily police crime reports back on the City's website. She asked the Police to issue tickets to bicyclists who do not obey the law and she noted that the streets in Alexandria are not set up for bicyclists. Ms. Fisher spoke to departments giving citizens one copy of a report that is over 10 pages and to not charge $.60 a copy like is done by the Department of Planning and Zoning. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (3-5) Planning Commission 3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0030 1118 KING STREET BISTRO LAFAYETTE RESTAURANT Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to allow live entertainment and to extend the hours of operation at an existing restaurant; zoned KR/King Street Retail. Applicant: Bistro Lafayette I.K. M., LLC., by Marie Paul Koumtakoun PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0 4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0035 506 NORTH HENRY STREET SHANGHAI PEKING Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a change of ownership and for amendments to add seating and to allow alcohol sales at an existing restaurant; zoned CRMU-H/Commercial Residential Mixed Use-High. Applicant: Mei Duan Lin PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0 5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0039 1019 KING STREET KING THAI KITCHEN d/b/a SAM PHAO Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to add delivery service and to remove a condition related to parking in an existing special use permit; zoned KR/King Street Retail. Applicant: King Thai Kitchen, Inc. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0 END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR City Council adopted the consent calendar, as follows: 3. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. 4. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. 5. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER None. REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued) Planning Commission (continued) 6. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0003 4600-4604 EISENHOWER AVENUE RESTAURANT DEPOT