OPENING 1. Calling the Roll. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 2. Invocation. By:_________________________________________________________ 3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meetings of City Council: (a) The Public Hearing Meeting of September 13, 1997; and (b) The Regular Meeting of September 23, 1997. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 4. Report of the City Clerk. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and October 17, as Mammography Day. (Councilwoman Pepper; City Manager Lawson) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing October as Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ OPENING (continued) 7. Presentation of Proclamation Honoring Cuevas Adamson upon Her Retirement after Forty-two Years of Service. (Councilwoman Pepper) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 8. Receipt of the City of Alexandria, Virginia 1997 Annual Report, and Setting it for Public Hearing on Saturday, November 15, 1997. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (9-16) (22-33) 9. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Ad Hoc City of Alexandria 250th Anniversary Commission Daniel Straub (b) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee Bettina Sims (c) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee Suzanne McLaughlin (d) Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee Patrick N. Anderson (e) Alexandria Building Code Board of Appeals Keith D. Leonard (f) Alexandria Commission on Aging Terrence L. Onderick (g) Alexandria Commission on Employment Michael J. Carrasco (h) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors Michelle Hayes (i) Alexandria Task Force on AIDS Fred Steckler 10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors 1 Restaurant Owner/Manager (b) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission 1 Representative From the Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 11. Consideration of Request to Deaccession Objects from the Collections of Fort Ward Museum and Gadsby's Tavern Museum. 12. Consideration of the Request to Continue Funding for Two Positions at Gadsby's Tavern Museum with Funds from Museum Donations and Revenue Generating Activities for a Period of One Year. 13. Consideration of the Acceptance of $23,235 in Additional Funding for the Alexandria Community Services Board's FY 1998 Plan of Services. 14. Receipt of the Listing of Delinquent Real Estate Taxes. 15. Consideration of Fire Department Career Ladder Program. 16. Consideration of a Grant Application for the Department of Criminal Justice Services for Criminal History Records Improvements. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) 17. Public Hearing on the Status of, the Final Environmental and Historic Resource Analyses and Documents (Including Future Mitigation and Design Review Measures) Regarding, and the Upcoming Record of Decision on the Proposed Woodrow Wilson Replacement Bridge. (Mayor Donley) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 18. Discussion of "Combat Auto Theft Program." (Councilman Speck and Council Member Rich.) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 19. Consideration of the Report to the City Manager's Ad Hoc Task Force on City Contributions to Non-Profit Human Services Agencies. (Vice Mayor Euille and Council Member Rich) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 20. Consideration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Funding Allocated to the City of Alexandria and Approval of Certification of Consistency with the City of Alexandria's Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 21. Consideration of Requests from the Robert Pierre Johnson Housing Development Corporation Concerning the Stevenson Court Condominiums. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR (22-33) 22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to establish the Alexandria Commission on Information Technology, as a consolidation of the Alexandria Cable Television Advisory Commission and the Alexandria Ad-Hoc Task Force on Information and Communications Technologies. 23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the provisions of the city code that address the Northern Virginia Local Motor Vehicle License Compact and the City's participation in the Compact, by adding the Town of Herndon as a party to the Compact. 24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Sections 9-202(B) and 9-104(E) of the Zoning Ordinance, which regulate signs, to allow valet parking signs in public rights-of-way as part of the special use permit required for valet parking. 25. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Old Town Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan by changing the land use designation and zoning designation of the property at 323 North Washington Street, from RM/Residential to CL/Commercial Low. 26. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to rezone the property at 323 North Washington Street from RM/Residential to CL/Commercial Low. 27. (a) Receipt of Viewers Report on Request for Vacation of a Portion of a Public Right-of-way of a Service Road Located at 5101 Duke Street, NE Corner of North Pickett and Duke Streets; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: CVS Corporation, by Nan E. Terpak, attorney. (#34 9/13/97) (b) Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to vacate a portion of the public right-of-way at 5101 Duke Street, in the City of Alexandria, consisting of a service road running adjacent to Duke Street. 28. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public right-of-way at 1737-1767 King Street, in the City of Alexandria, for a storm water structure and outdoor seating area. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 29. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public right-of-way of the 600 block of South Pitt Street, in the City of Alexandria, for a bay window attached to the house at 501 Franklin Street. 30. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public right-of-way at 5010 Duke Street, in the City of Alexandria, for steps connecting a pedestrian path to a sidewalk. 31. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE extending the franchise which authorizes the Bell Atlantic Company to occupy public rights-of-way in the City of Alexandria. 32. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the provisions of the City code that establish and define the duties and functions of the recently established Youth Policy Commission by revising one of the categories of organizations whose members are eligible for membership on the commission. 33. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE making provision for supplemental funds for the operation of the City government in fiscal year 1998. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued) 34. Consideration of Resolution Amending the Fee Schedule Set Forth in Resolution 1692 by Eliminating the Building Permit Fee Discount for Buildings and Structures Erected Under the Complex Structures Program, and to Clarify the Formula Used to Calculate Building Permit Fees, and to Clarify the definition of Square Footage. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ OTHER 35. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 36. Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board 1 Citizen Member Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS (continued) 37. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member From the Field of Engineering Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 38. Alexandria Fair Share Task Force 2 Civic Association Representatives From Planning District I Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 39. Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee 1 Member Nominated by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 40. Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission 1 Non-Health Professional Member Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 41. Convening of an Executive Session for the Purpose of Consulting with Legal Counsel and Receiving a Briefing from Staff Members and Attorneys Pertaining to Potential Litigation and Specific Legal Matters Requiring the Provision of Legal Advice by Counsel, Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.1-344(A)(7). Council Action:_______________________________________________________________