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. (Councilwoman Hughes arrived at 9:40 p.m.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Public Discussion Period. (a) Jack Sullivan, 4300 Ivanhoe Place, spoke of the BRAC building, and said the Office of Planning and Zoning is part of the problem and not part of the solution and the residents are sick and tired of the process. Residents of Seminary Hill have been talking to land owners on the east side of I-395, as well as the neighboring civic groups and propose to start their own planning process, and they invite the City Council and City Manager to attend those meetings. (b) Dino Drudi, 315 N. West Street, said when he looks at the map of Alexandria, he sees the part of Arlington County south of Four Mile Run, and it would make sense for Alexandria and Arlington and the neighborhood to consider taking the portion of Arlington County south of 395 and giving it to Alexandria, and the little bit of land in Alexandria north of 395 to Arlington County. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (3) Planning Commission 3. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0017 4001 EISENHOWER AVENUE CAMERON RUN REGIONAL PARK Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, to install and operate a multi-level children's play feature; zoned POS/Public Open Space. Applicant: Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, represented by Dan Iglhaut PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0 END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR City Council approved the action consent calendar. The approval was as follows: 3. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER 4. Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on the Proposed City Legislative Package for the 2011 General Assembly Session. City Council held the public hearing and adopted the City's Legislative Package for the 2011 General Assembly Session. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 5. Public Hearing and 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. (#10, 10/26/10) City Council approved the Naming Committee's recommendation to name City Hall Room 2000 in honor of Chet and Sabra Avery. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 6. Public Hearing and 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. (#11, 10/26/10) City Council approved the Naming Committee's recommendation to name the Alexandria Adult Detention Center in honor of the late Deputy Sheriff Williams Truesdale. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued) Planning Commission (continued) 7. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0015 1701 DUKE STREET EDMONDSON PLAZA - AMENDMENT Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment for special use permit approval to allow a sign with illumination on a building taller than 35 feet and an amendment to an existing development special use permit condition to allow an illuminated sign; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: 1701 Duke Street, LLC presented by Leigh Bell and Jude Collins of Kearney and Company PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2010-0004 CDD CONCEPT PLAN #2010-0001 AMENDMENT TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT #2010-0004 DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0012 SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0033 SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0058 1401,1801,2401, 2403, 2405, 2901, 3901 POTOMAC AVENUE; 2301,2801 3951 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY; 800, 1000, 1400, 1600, 1800, 1801, 2000, 2001, 2300, 2301, 2600, 2601, 2800, 2801, 2802, 2900 MAIN LINE BOULEVARD; 650 MASKELL STREET; 600 EAST MONROE; 1702, 1880 POTOMAC GREENS DRIVE (Properties within the boundaries of CDD #10 and the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens Small Area Plan) POTOMAC YARD DEVELOPMENT Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for: (a) an amendment to the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens Small Area Plan to increase building height limits within Landbays H, I and J, to increase the amount of office floor area, decrease the amount of retail floor area and allow the flexibility to convert office use to residential or retail uses in Landbay G, and to allow flexibility in the location of residential and commercial uses in Landbays H, I and J; (b) various amendments to the CDD concept plan and design guidelines related to uses, floor area, densities, surface and above-grade parking and parking ratios, infrastructure, and to provide for a monetary payment in lieu of requirements for the North Trail and pedestrian bridge and other changes to update the conditions of the CDD concept plan; (c) an amendment to the CDD table in Section 5-602 of the City's Zoning Ordinance to increase the total office floor are to be converted to residential units or retail floor area in Landbay G; (d) an amendment to conditions of development special use permit #2006-0113 to remove or revise the requirement for construction of the North Trail and other enhancements in Landbay K and provide for a monetary contribution in lieu of designing and constructing the North Trail and associated amenities, and to remove any references to the construction of the pedestrian bridge; (e) an amendment to remove conditions of special use permit #2008-0028 regarding the construction of the pedestrian bridge; and (f) an amendment to conditions for special use permit #2008-0027 to modify the timing of and provide an option for a monetary contribution in lieu of requirements for the Rail Park; Landbay D; zoned CDD #10/Coordinated Development District #10 - Potomac Yards/Greens. Applicant: Potomac Yard Development, LLC and RP MRP Potomac Yard, LLC by M. Catharine Puskar PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: MPA #2010-0004 Initiated and Adopted w/amendments, 7-0 CDD #2010-0001 Recommend Approval w/amendments 7-0 DESIGN GUIDELINES Recommend Approval w/ amendments 7-0 ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT Initiated and Recommend Approval 7-0 DSUP #2010-0012 Recommend Approval 7-0 SUP #2010-0033 Recommend Approval 7-0 SUP #2010-0058 Recommend Approval 7-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation, with the following changes: condition #11a to read: "all parking must be underground, except that above-grade parking structures are permitted in any subsequent development special use permits in the following locations, subject to the criteria in 11B, C and D", which changes "may be" to "are"; in finding/note 1, to delete the word "predecessors"; on page 51, change the amount of the monetary contributions to $500,000 reflected in i, ii, iii and v and $1 million in iv in condition p to reflect a $2 million contribution; and on page 51 and 52, conditions q and r as relates to the rail park and Potomac Yard linear park, adding the wording that it be placed in a sequestered fund for the stated purposes. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0050 3015 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE (Parcel Address: 3051 Mount Vernon Avenue) CAFE PIZZAIOLO Public Hearing and Consideration of request to operate a restaurant and a request for a parking reduction; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Central Cafe Group, LLC represented by Larry Ponzi PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 10. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0052 1605 & 1611 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE ALEXANDRIA HYUNDAI Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for the continued use of a nonconforming vehicle storage and display lot; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Alexandria Hyundai LLC represented by Kevin Reilly PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 11. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0051 1601 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE SERVICE STATION Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for the continued use of a nonconforming service station and for a change of ownership; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: MVSC, Inc., represented by Asif Mahmood PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 12. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0053 116 EAST DEL RAY AVENUE RESTAURANT Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant and a request for a parking reduction; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Culinary Concepts, LLC, represented by Christine Ponzi PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 13. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Change Parking Meter Rates in the Downtown Area. (#20, 11/09/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council passed the ordinance to change parking meter rates in the downtown area. (ORD. NO. 4684) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 14. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Require Holders of Handicap License Plates or Placards to Pay for Parking in Metered Zones. (#21, 11/09/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 15. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance Modifying Code Language Concerning the Short-term Rental Tax. (#11, 11/09/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council passed the ordinance modifying Code language concerning the short-term rental tax. (ORD. NO. 4685) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 16. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to amend and Reordain the "Official Zoning Map, Alexandria, Virginia" Adopted by Section 1-300 (Official Zoning Map and District Boundaries) of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, by Rezoning the Property at 3110 Mount Vernon Avenue from CRMU-M/Commercial Residential Mixed Use (Medium) With Proffer to CRMU-M/Commercial Residential Mixed Use (Medium) in Accordance With the Said Zoning Map Amendment Heretofore Approved by City Council as Rezoning No. 2009-0003. (#12, 11/09/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council passed the ordinance to amend and reordain the Official Zoning Map by rezoning the property at 3110 Mount Vernon Avenue, approved by City Council as Rezoning No. 2009-0003. (ORD. NO. 4686) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 17. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain the 1992 Master Plan (1998 ed.) of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, by Adopting and Incorporating Therein the Amendment Heretofore Approved by City Council to Such Master Plan as Master Plan Amendment # 2009-0005 and No Other Amendments, and to Repeal All Provisions of the Said Master Plan as May Be Inconsistent With Such Amendment. (#13, 11/09/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council passed the ordinance to amend and reordain the 1992 Master Plan by adopting and incorporating the amendment heretofore approved by City Council as Master Plan Amendment #2009-0004 and to repeal all provisions of the Master Plan as may be inconsistent with such amendment. (ORD. NO. 4687) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 18. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend Section 9-104 (Prohibited Signs, Marquees and Awnings and Exceptions) to Article IX (Signs, Marquees and Awnings), of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, in Accordance With the Text Amendment Heretofore Approved By City Council as Text Amendment No. 2010-0003. (#14, 11/09/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council passed the ordinance to amend the City Code for prohibited signs, marquees and awnings in accordance with the text amendment approved by City Council as Text Amendment No. 2010-0003. (ORD. NO. 4688) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 19. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend the Requirements for Snow Removal From Sidewalks By Residents. (#15, 11/09/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council passed the ordinance to amend the requirements for snow removal from sidewalks by residents. (ORD. NO. 4689) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 20. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Change the Implementation of Snow Emergency Plans and Routes Within the City. (#16, 11/09/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council passed the ordinance to change the implementation of snow emergency plans and routes within the City. (ORD. NO. 4690) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 21. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance To Amend the Taxi Fare Snow Surcharge To Comport With the Amended Snow Emergency Procedures. (#17, 11/09/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council passed the ordinance to amend the taxi fare snow surcharge to comport with the amended snow emergency procedures. (ORD. NO. 4691) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 22. Consideration of a Resolution Regarding Funding a Pedestrian Bridge in Potomac Yard. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council approved the resolution regarding funding of a pedestrian bridge in Potomac Yard. (RES. NO. 2424) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued) DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR PLANNING COMMISSION None. END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________