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 7:18 p.m.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance. City Council observed a moment of silence and recited the 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 October 12, 2010. City Council approved the regular meeting minutes of October 12, 2010. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ RECOGNITION OF YOUTH BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. PROCLAMATIONS 4. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring October 26 as Chet and Sabra Avery Day and Honoring Chet and Sabra Avery For Their Service to Alexandria. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing as the Winners of the 2010 Ben Brenman Awards: Ellen Pickering, Judy McConville, Wesley Pippenger. City Council endorsed the proclamation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (6-11) (Resignations and Uncontested Appointments) 6. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Environmental Policy Commission Matthew Voorhees 7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Commission on Employment 1 Business Representative From Among Recognized Area Businesses, Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses (b) Commission on HIV/AIDS 1 Citizen-at-Large (c) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association Member (Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager) 8. Consideration of Acceptance of a Funding Allocation from the National Capital Region (NCR) Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) for Regional Emergency Management Exercises, Volunteer Recruitment and National Incident Management Compliance. 9. Consideration of Appointment of Participant Representatives and Alternates to the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Plan Retirement Board. 10. Consideration of the Report of the City Council Naming Committee on the Proposed Naming of City Hall Room 2000 in Honor of Chet and Sabra Avery. 11. Consideration of the Report of the City Council Naming Committee on the Proposed Naming of the Alexandria Adult Detention Center in Honor of the Late Deputy Sheriff William Truesdale. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR City Council approved the consent calendar, with the addition of item #12. The City Manager's recommendations were as follows: 6. City Council accepted the following resignation with regret: (a) Matthew Voorhees, Environmental Policy Commission. 7. City Council made the following appointments: (a) reappointed Greg Hudgins as the one business representative from among recognized area businesses, including minority-owned and small businesses, to the Commission on Employment; (b) appointed Kevin Jura as the one citizen-at-large to the Commission on HIV/AIDS; and (c) appointed Andrew Macdonald as the one Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association member to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission. 8. City Council: 1. authorized the City Manager to accept the funding through the Urban Area Security Initiative in the amount of $328,500; and 2. executed all necessary documents that may be required. 9. City Council appointed the following individuals to the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Board effective January 1, 2011: participant representatives and alternates nominated and elected by Firefighters: Michael Cross, term 1/1/2011-12/31/2012; Michael Wimer, term 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2014; and Patrick Evans (alternate), term 1/1/2011-12/31/2014; and participant representatives and alternates nominated and elected by Police Officers: Edward Milner, term 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2014; Albert Tierney, term 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2012; and Shirl Mammarella (alternate), term 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2014. 10. City Council received the naming Committee's recommendation and scheduled the proposal to name City Hall Room 2000 in honor of Chet and Sabra Avery for public hearing and consideration at Council's November 13, 2010 public hearing meeting. 11. City Council received the Naming Committee's recommendation and scheduled the proposal to name the Alexandria Adult Detention Center in honor of the late Deputy Sheriff William Truesdale, who was killed in the line of duty in 1981, for public hearing and consideration at Council's November 13, 2010 public hearing meeting. 12. City Council reappointed Bernard Schultz as the one member-at-large to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 12. Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Member-at-Large This item was made part of the consent calendar. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 13. Waterfront Committee 1 Old Town Business Association Representative City Council waived the residency requirement and reappointed Linda Hafer as the one Old Town Business Association representative to the Waterfront Committee. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 14. Oral Report on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC-133) Project at Mark Center and the Beauregard Corridor Small Area Plan Process. City staff gave a report on the base realignment and closure (BRAC-133) project at the Mark Center and the Beauregard Corridor Small Area Plan Process. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 15. Receipt of Proposed City Legislative Package for the 2011 General Assembly Session and Setting the Package for Public Hearing on Saturday, November 13, 2010. City Council: 1. received the proposals for the City's 2011 Legislative Package, as recommended by Council's Legislative Subcommittee and included in the staff report; and 2. scheduled the legislative package proposals, including proposed Charter amendments, for public hearing on Saturday, November 13, 2010. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 16. Consideration of Proposed Articles of Incorporation and By-laws for the Torpedo Factory Art Center Board. City Council: 1. amended the June 22 resolution of City Council establishing the Torpedo Factory Art Center Board (TFACB) to reflect changes to the Board's proposed composition and purpose; 2. adopted the articles of incorporation and by-laws required to establish the Torpedo Factory Art Center Board; 3. requested the City Clerk to solicit nominations for Council appointment to the TFACB; and 4. directed that the City Attorney, upon Council action to appoint representatives to the TFACB members, file with the State corporation Commission all documents necessary to establish the Board as a legal, non-profit entity. (RES. NO. 2420) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Consideration of Whether or Not to Establish Interim Parking Meter Rates. City Council directed the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance for a reduced rate at $1.25 for all coin-operated metered spaces in the City, except that the Carlyle area meter rates would remain at $1.75, and the intent is to shift to the $1.75 rate once the multi-space meters are in place (option C-2) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Consideration of Establishing a Pilot Program for Vendor Carts on Market Square for Spring and Summer 2011. City Council: 1. received the report and outline of the proposed pilot program; and 2. allocated $18,483 from the contingent reserves account to fund the program. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Consideration of Report on City of Alexandria Fund Balance Commitments. City Council received the report. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Consideration of Authorization of Recommended Capital Project Allocations and Planned Expenditures. City Council authorized $9,606,852 for capital project allocations and planned expenditures for the capital projects as detailed in the Capital Improvement Expenditures Summary. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Consideration of a Cooperative Partnership with Arlington County to Participate in an Environmental Analysis in Order to Consider Implementing a Streetcar Line Within the Crystal City-Potomac Yard Corridor. City Council authorized City participation with Arlington County in environmental planning and preliminary engineering in order to consider implementing a streetcar line within the Crystal City-Potomac Yard corridor. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL None. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER None. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (Item #22 was heard after item #24.) 22. Consideration of a Resolution Providing For a Five-Month Extension of the City's Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Comcast of Virginia, Inc., from October 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council: 1. approved the request and adopted the resolution which extends the expiration date of the cable television franchise agreement with Comcast of Virginia, Inc., from October 30, 2010 to March 31, 2011; and 2. temporarily waived the requirement for a minimum of 10 hours of local origination programming that is produced by Comcast and intended for use in the City and is of specific local interest to the residents of the City as of December 1 until the Comcast move to Shirlington is completed. City staff has asked Comcast to make a strong effort to make up for the lost programming time once the move is completed and the new office is fully functional. (RES. NO. 2421) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ OTHER 23. Consideration of City Council Schedule. City Council adopted the calendar and noted the following changes: Alexandria Celebrates Adoption Day on Saturday, November 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., including an 11:00 a.m. ceremony in the Council Chambers at City Hall; the 25th anniversary celebration of the opening of the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center on Saturday, December 4 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. (with an official welcome by the Mayor and Council at 3:00 p.m.) and the corrected date for the Presidents Day Holiday and George Washington's Birthday Parade, which is Monday, February 21, not Monday, February 14 as previously listed on the calendar. This means that the Council public hearing meeting in February is on Saturday, February 12, not Saturday, February 19, as previously listed. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 24. Closed Meeting For the Purpose of Consulting With Legal Counsel and Staff Regarding Pending Legal Matters and Potential and Pending Litigation.
At 10:15 p.m., City Council convened in executive session, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(a)(7) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of consulting with legal counsel and briefings by staff members pertaining to actual and probably litigation, and to consult with counsel for legal advice regarding specific matters. At 10:48 p.m., City Council reconvened the meeting. City Council adopted a resolution pertaining to the Executive Session. (RES. NO. 2422) Council Action:_________________________________________________________