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 9:37 a.m.) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 2. Public Discussion Period. (a) Reverend Ann Herlin, pastor at the Old Presbyterian Meeting House, 53 Skyhill Road, #301, representing VOICE, Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement, spoke of their work with the residents of The Bland development over the past year, and their progress on working with the ARHA Board. She said ARHA has agreed to their demands and they are pleased. (b) Barbara Crowder, 711 N. Columbus Street, an ARHA resident and speaking for VOICE, said she lives in James Bland and she spoke of her past problems and work with ARHA and her work with VOICE. (c) Charlene Walker, 711 N. Columbus Street, an ARHA resident and speaking for VOICE, noted her past problems living at James Bland and she worked with clergy and leaders and told her story to ask public officials to act. (d) Reverend Duane Kay, Ebenezer Baptist Church, 909 Queen Street, and speaking for VOICE, recognized the progress made over the past year and recognized the work of Roy Priest and the ARHA staff, Brett Libresco of the ARHA Board of Directors, Mayor Euille and City Council, Gerald Hopkins, former board chair of the Virginia Housing Development Authority, Arlington County Board Member Jay Fisette, and Delegate David Englin. (e) Murney Keleher, 208 N. Royal Street, spoke about the Torpedo Factory now and for the past year, noting that she is asking that Council schedule a public hearing for the Torpedo Factory. She asked that the oversight board could be more equitably balanced, as of right now there are four people from the Torpedo Factory on it. (f) Marian Van Landingham, 1100 Cameron Street, said the Economic Sustainability Work Group focused on the Torpedo Factory to see whether the operation could be more effective. She said there was no opportunity to ask the public whether they thought there were major problems with the Arts Center, and instead, after a nine month period, the City hired a consultant to look at the issues. The report came out in February and Council asked the City Manager to draw up a plan based on that, and there was then a general outline of an outside board to govern the Torpedo Factory. At the end of June, Council, without public hearing, voted to accept the new system of governance, and the composition of the board was going to be stacked heavily against the artist. Ms. Van Landingham asked Council to schedule a public hearing on the item. (g) Patsy Ticer, 513 Prince Street, asked that there be a public hearing on the Torpedo Factory Board. She said the Torpedo Factory is a part of the fabric of the community, and there are very few places in the country where one could go and see artists working and talk with the artists. (h) Gary Carr, 216 Aspen Street, spoke as an advocate of running tracks in Alexandria, and he said combating childhood obesity should be a national priority and is a moral imperative. The answer to childhood obesity is vigorous physical activity instilled at an early age, and the answer is running, and the children need a track to run on. He said if they are serious about the fight against childhood obesity, they must build the running tracks wherever they build a field. (i) John Gosling, 308 S. Fayette Street, Old Town Civic Association, spoke of the need for a public hearing on the Torpedo Factory Board. He asked if the Board should also look at the operations of an arts/entertainment district that may reach up to Market Square. (j) Nancy Jennings, 2115 Marlboro Drive, president, Seminary Hill Association, Inc., said the Beauregard Corridor Plan process should be halted until the City has funded a shovel-ready rapid transit project in the Beauregard Corridor, as they fear more gridlock like that which the Mark Center has created on Seminary Road and Beauregard. She said they don't believe there is a simple solution that a developer could implement while increasing density and that would not result in total failure and the destruction of the quality of life of current residents. (k) Rhett Buer, 3014 Colvin Street, president, Alexandria Yellow Cab, noted how they have changed their process for how a customer orders a taxi, and he said they service all dispatched calls within 10 minutes 90 percent of the time. Mr. Buer said they are rolling out their back seat device, which is a touch screen LCD credit card processing machine that will be in every cab. He said their concern as they meet over the next few weeks is that they do have the opportunity to continue to make sure the company maintains the status-quo to provide the dispatch service. (l) Philip G. Matyas, 219 N. Pitt Street, said he was concerned about the cell towers at the Torpedo Factory that had been approved by the BAR to go up on the roof. He commended Police Captain Ray and Officer Kipoliongo, with Parking Enforcement, as they have started to clean up Fayette Alley and Thompson Alley. He said there is still impact on the public right-of-way on the sidewalks that is questionable whether they should be storing things there, and he asked the Health Department to look at that. He noted that the alley behind O'Connell's has not improved. Mr. Matyas spoke of the additional parking spaces for the 600 new restaurant seats that had been approved from the Fish Market, Virtue and Pizza Paradisio, and he hadn't seen anything on that, and said he would like to see discussion about resident only parking from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (3-5) Planning Commission 3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0028 1100, 1200 & 1200A NORTH FAYETTE STREET ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to amend a special use permit for the operation of a motor vehicle parking, storage and light automobile repair facility; zoned OCM(50)/Office Commercial Medium(50) and CRMU-M/Commercial Residential Mixed Use-Medium. Applicant: Enterprise RAC Company of Maryland, LLC represented by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0 4. ENCROACHMENT #2010-0005 1125 QUEEN STREET CAFE NICOLE - OUTDOOR DINING Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an encroachment into the public right-of-way for outdoor dining; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Nicole Burlimann PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0 5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0037 902 RAMSEY STREET SUBSTANDARD LOT CONSTRUCTION Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to construct a single family dwelling on a substandard lot; zoned R2-5/Single and Two-Family. Applicant: Mike and Norma Glerum by Shawn Glerum PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0 END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR City Council approved the action consent calendar, with the removal of item #4, which was considered under separate motion. The approval was as follows: 3. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. 4. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. (separate motion) 5. City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER 6. Public Hearing and Consideration of Policy and Criteria for Consideration of Individual Zoning Cases Without Master Plan Study. City Council moved that Vice Mayor Donley and Councilman Krupicka work with staff to develop potential criteria to be discussed as part of a work session in November with the Planning Commission. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ * * * * * * (Councilwoman Hughes left at this time - 12:00 noon.) * * * * * * REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued) Planning Commission (continued) 7. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0035 400, 418 and 418 A SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a private school; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Alexandria Academy represented by Richard Seltzer PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 8. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0039 320 KING STREET SUBWAY CAFE RESTAURANT Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant; zoned KR/King Street Retail. Applicant: King Street Subway, Inc. represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs, attorney PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval w/amendments 6-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ 9. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2009-0005 REZONING #2009-0003 DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0006 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN #2010-0002 VACATION #2009-0001 3110 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE THE CALVERT Public Hearing and Consideration of requests for: A) an amendment to the Potomac West Small Area Plan of the City's Master Plan; B) a zoning map amendment to eliminate a proffer that limits commercial/residential mixed use projects; C) a development special use permit, with site plan and modifications, for renovation and construction of an addition to an existing apartment building, with approval of a parking reduction and increased floor area; D) approval of a transportation management plan; E) approval to vacate a portion of the public right-of-way; zoned CRMU-M/Commercial Residential Mixed Use- Medium. Applicant: UDR Developers Inc., represented by Duncan Blair, Attorney PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: MPA Adopted 6-0 REZ Recommend Approval 6-0 DSUP Recommend Approval 6-0 TMP Recommend Approval w/amendments 6-0 VAC Recommend Approval 6-0 City Council approved the Planning Commission recommendation. Council Action:_________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 10. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend the City Code to Authorize Meters on the 100 Block of King Street in the Context of Installing Such Meters on the 100 and 200 Blocks of King Street. (#9, 09/14/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] City Council passed the ordinance to amend the City Code to authorize meters in the 100 block of King Street and in the context of installing meters on the 100 and 200 blocks of King Street. (ORD. NO. 4681) Council Action:_________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued) DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR Planning Commission (continued) None. END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_________________________________________________________