Absent: None. Also Present: Mr. Young, City Manager; Mr. Banks, City Attorney; Mr. Johnson, Chief of Staff, City Manager's Office; Ms. Evans, Deputy City Manager; Mr. Jinks, Deputy City Manager; Police Captain Ogden; Mr. Trobridge, Director, Office of Information Technology; Mr. Baier, Director, Transportation and Environmental Services; Mr. Lerner, Deputy Director, Transportation and Environmental Services; Ms. Marks, Transportation and Environmental Services; Ms. Gigi, Transportation and Environmental Services; Ms. Boyd, Special Assistant to the City Manager, City Manager's Office; Mr. Castrilli, Director, Office of Communications; Fire Chief Thiel; Ms. Hamer, Director, Planning and Zoning; Mr. Mortiz, Planning and Zoning; Mr. Mann, Planning and Zoning; Mr. Spengler, Director, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Ms. Colton, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Ms. Carrel, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities; Mr. McPike, Director, General Services; Mr. Keeler, Office of Housing; Mr. Cochran, Office of Housing; Ms. Bryan, ITS; and Mr. Lloyd. Recorded by: Jacqueline M. Henderson, City Clerk and Clerk of Council. 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. (Councilman Krupicka arrived at 8:18 p.m.) 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 April 10, 2012; and (b) The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of April 14, 2012. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Donley, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried 6-0, City Council approved the regular meeting minutes of April 10, 2012 and the public hearing meeting minutes of April 14, 2012. The voting was as follows: Donley "aye" Fannon "aye" Pepper "aye" Hughes "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka absent Smedberg "aye" RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of the Alex Arts Awards Winners. City Council recognized the winners of the Alex Arts Awards. 5. Presentation of the 2011 Annual Report from First Night Alexandria. First Night Alexandria presented its 2011 annual report. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (6-9) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 6. Receipt of the Following Resignation from Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Environmental Policy Commission Kathryn Papp Patrick Hagan (b) Social Services Advisory Board DeShuna Spencer (A copy of the above resignations are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 6 (a-b); 4/24/12, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) 7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Alexandria Archaeological Commission representative (b) Human Rights Commission 1 Citizen Member (c) Traffic and Parking Board 3 Citizen Members (A copy of the above appointments are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 7 (a-c); 4/24/12, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 8. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated April 18, 2012, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 8; 4/24/12, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) 9. Consideration of an Application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Program for a Fire Prevention and Safety Grant. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated April 18, 2012, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 9; 4/24/12, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) END OF CONSENT CALENDAR WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Hughes, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried 6-0, City Council approved the consent calendar. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows: 6. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Kathryn Papp and Patrick Hagan, Environmental Policy Commission; and (b) DeShuna Spencer, Social Services Advisory Board. 7. City Council made the following appointments to boards and commissions: (a) reappointed Kathleen Pepper as the one Alexandria Archaeological Commission representative to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (b) reappointed Monika Jones as the one citizen member to the Human Rights Commission; and (c) reappointed Gregory Cota and Kevin Posey and appointed William Schuyler as the three citizen members to the Traffic and Parking Board. 8. City Council authorized $12,851,539 for capital project allocations and planned expenditures for the capital projects as detailed in the Capital Improvement Program expenditure summary. 9. City Council: 1. approved the submission of the grant application (due April 27, 2012); and 2. authorized the City Manager to execute the necessary documents that may be required. The voting was as follows: Hughes "aye" Donley "aye" Pepper "aye" Fannon "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka absent Smedberg "aye" CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 10. Commission on Information Technology 1 Citizen Member (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Wilhoit Forrest John Scott (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. 10; 4/14/12, 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 John Scott as the one citizen member to the Commission on Information Technology. The voting was as follows: Euille - Scott Donley - Scott Fannon - Scott Hughes - Scott Krupicka - absent Pepper - Scott Smedberg - Scott 11. Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee 1 Citizen Member (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Dara Fickes Peter Smith (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. 11; 4/14/12, 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 Dara Fickes as the one citizen member to the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee. The voting was as follows: Euille - Fickes Donley - Fickes Fannon - Fickes Hughes - Fickes Krupicka - absent Pepper - Fickes Smedberg - Fickes 12. Board of Zoning Appeals 2 Citizen Members (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Mark Allen Mark Handzlik Jennifer Lewis Mark Yoo (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; 4/14/12, 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: Mark Allen was reappointed as the one citizen member to the Board of Zoning Appeals and there was no majority on the second appointment so another vote was taken. The voting was as follows: Euille - Allen, Yoo Donley - Allen, Handzlik Fannon - Allen, Lewis Hughes - Allen, Lewis Krupicka - absent Pepper - Allen, Lewis Smedberg - Allen, Handzlik WHEREUPON, ballots were again distributed (second voting), tellers were again appointed and the ballots were again tallied with the following results: There was no majority vote, so another vote was taken. The voting was as follows: Euille - Handzlik Donley - Handzlik Fannon - Lewis Hughes - Lewis Krupicka - absent Pepper - Lewis Smedberg - Handzlik WHEREUPON, ballots were again distributed (third voting), tellers were again appointed and the ballots were again tallied with the following results: City Council reappointed Jennifer Lewis as the one citizen member to the Board of Zoning Appeals. The voting was as follows: Euille - Lewis Donley - Lewis Fannon - Lewis Hughes - Lewis Krupicka - absent Pepper - Lewis Smedberg - Lewis 13. Commission for Women 1 Citizen Member (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Alicia Daly Jacinta Greene (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; 4/14/12, 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 Jacinta Greene as the one citizen member to the Commission for Women. The voting was as follows: Euille - Greene Donley - Greene Fannon - Daly Hughes - Greene Krupicka - absent Pepper - Daly Smedberg - Greene 14. Commission on Employment 1 Business Representative From Among Recognized Area Businesses, Including Minority Owned and Small Businesses (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Fernando Torrez (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; 4/14/12, 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 waiver and appointed Fernando Torrez as the one business representative from among recognized area businesses, including minority owned and small businesses, to the Commission on Employment. The voting was as follows: Euille - Torrez Donley - Torrez Fannon - Torrez Hughes - Torrez Krupicka - absent Pepper - Torrez Smedberg - Torrez REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 15. Consideration of a Report on Demographics of the City of Alexandria in 2010. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 21, 2012, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 15; 4/24/12, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) Mr. Mann, Planning and Zoning, made a presentation of the report and he, along with Ms. Hamer, Director, Planning and Zoning, responded to questions of City Council. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Smedberg, seconded by Vice Mayor Donley and carried 5-0, City Council: 1. received the report; and 2. considered the information, as appropriate, in evaluating programs, policies and strategies for the City's future. The voting was as follows: Smedberg "aye" Fannon "aye" Donley "aye" Hughes "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka absent Pepper absent 16. Consideration of Housing Trust Fund Budget Transfer. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated April 18, 2012, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 16; 4/24/12, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Donley, seconded by Councilwoman Hughes and carried 5-0, City Council approved the transfer of $200,000 within the Housing Trust Fund monies to the traditionally federally-funded Homeownership Assistance Program from the Moderate Income Homeownership Program. The voting was as follows: Donley "aye" Fannon "aye" Hughes "aye" Krupicka absent Euille "aye" Pepper absent Smedberg "aye" 17. Consideration of a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Port Security Grant Program. (THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED) This item was deferred. 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 acknowledged the presence in the Chambers of some of the participants in the Parent Leadership Training Institute, along with their leader and executive director Fay Slotnick. (b) Mayor Euille said congratulations go to the administrator/CEO for the Inova Alexandria Hospital, Chris Candio, who has been named a top female CEO by Smart CO Magazine. (c) Mayor Euille said the Mayor's State of the City address has been released and is available to watch on alexandriava.gov, Facebook, YouTube, and Comcast Cable Channel 70. (d) Councilman Fannon said the Miracle League had the dedication of its field this last Saturday and he thanked Bill Rivers and Don Simpson for their leadership in raising the money for that. (e) Councilman Fannon said that earlier this month, Deputy City Manager Mark Jinks sent Council an email on the streetcar issues with Alexandria and Arlington and the Arlington staff had briefed the Arlington County Board about the issues and challenges. He asked Mr. Jinks to give a presentation. Deputy City Manager Jinks made a presentation of the streetcar and the issues surrounding it and he and Director of Transportation and Environmental Services Baier responded to questions of City Council. Mayor Euille suggested they have a meeting with the leadership of Arlington and Alexandria to talk about the next steps. (f) Councilwoman Hughes passed out buttons she received at a Jaycees meeting last evening for Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse month, where they highlighted the need to do more. (g) Councilwoman Hughes circulated a flyer for the fifth annual Alexandria Gives on Saturday, May 5 between 10 and 4:00 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center. The Jaycees are working in concert with the Alexandria Community Trust, Volunteer Alexandria and the City to receive items that are gently worn. Vice Mayor Donley also noted Giving Day on May 2, which is an on-line, all day opportunity for people to go on line through their favorite charity and give in a competitive situation to the charities of their choice, and the charities that have the most in terms of numbers of donors in gross amount will receive matching funds. (h) Councilwoman Hughes said that this past Saturday at Ben Brenman Park they had a wonderful event for Earth Day where over 1,200 Alexandrian's showed up. They had a fashion show, the Ellen Pickering award was given, along with other awards and activities. (i) Councilwoman Hughes said she is the vice chair of the Human Services and Public Safety Policy Committee for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, and she circulated the minutes from their February meeting, along with the agenda, for the April meeting, in which it focused on public safety and received a number of reports from health officials, police chiefs, fire chiefs, sheriffs, and an emergency manager's committee report. It focused on the homeless in April and gives information by jurisdiction on the reduction of homelessness in 2011 coming into 2012. * * * * * * (Councilman Krupicka arrived at this time - 8:18 p.m.) * * * * * * ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER None. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 18. Consideration of a Resolution for the Final Amended Budget for Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Environmental Impact Statement Study Project and Amendment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Funding Agreement. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated April 18, 2012, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 18; 4/24/12, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) Mr. Baier, Director, Transportation and Environmental Services, made a presentation of the report and he, along with Ms. Gigi, Potomac Yard Projects Manager, Transportation and Environmental Services, responded to questions of City Council. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Hughes, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried unanimously by roll-call vote, City Council: 1. approved amended the budget for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station EIS project from $2.7 million to $4.3 million; and 2. approved a resolution increasing the current WMATA funding agreement for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station from $2.7 million to $4.3 million. The voting was as follows: Hughes "aye" Donley "aye" Pepper "aye" Fannon "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka "aye" Smedberg "aye" The resolution reads as follows: