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Office of the City Clerk
May 5, 1998

There will be a Project Discovery Student
Recognition Reception at 6:15 p.m., in Room 2000,
City Hall.

There Will Be an Executive Session
At the Close of the Meeting. Please See
Docket Item No. 33.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, May 12, 1998 - - 7:30 p.m.


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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 April 18, 1998; and

(b) The Regular Meeting of April 28, 1998.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming May 25 through May 31, 1998, as Week of Remembrance of the Freedmen's Cemetery in the City of Alexandria. (Vice Mayor Euille and Councilman Cleveland)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of May 17 - 23, 1998, as Emergency Medical Services Week in the City of Alexandria.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

7. Presentation of Proclamation Declaring May 16, 1998, as Alexandria Earth Day and Arbor Day.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
OPENING (continued)

8. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the City's Support for the Summer Jobs for Alexandria Youth Program.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (9 - 13)(19 - 28)

9. Receipt of Resignations from Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Alexandria Commission for Women
Susan B. Crim

(b) Alexandria Community Services Board
Henry C. Barringer

(c) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
Eugenia Burkes

10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) Ad Hoc City of Alexandria 250th Anniversary Commission
1 Member Designated by the Alexandria Archaeological Commission

1 Member Designated by the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage

1 Member Designated by the George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee

1 Member Designated by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association

1 Member Designated by the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission

1 Member Designated by the Alexandria Waterfront Committee

1 Member From the Retail Business Community

(b) Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors
1 Hotel Owner/Manager Representative

(c) Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee
2 Citizen Members

(d) Alexandria Potomac West Alliance Board of Directors
1 Representative Nominated by A Potomac West Civic Association

1 Representative of the Potomac West Business Community

(e) Alexandria Transportation Safety Commission
3 Members of the Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

11. Receipt of the 1997 Annual Report for the Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission.

12. Consideration of Authorization for the Lease of the District Home Board Property to a New Non-Profit Entity.

13. Consideration of an Application for FY 1999 Renewal Funding under the Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

14. Consideration of Amending the Moderate Income Homeownership Program (MIHP) to Provide a New Homeownership Initiative for Alexandria Law Enforcement Personnel. (Councilman Speck)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

15. Consideration of the Alexandria Community Services Board's Plan of Services to Provide Additional State Funded Community Services to Persons with Mental Illness Returning from State Hospitals.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

16. Consideration of the Alexandria Community Services Board Participation as a Sub-Grantee in HIV/AIDS-Related Proposal to The Center for Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

17. Consideration of An Amendment to the City's Community Development Block Grant Program for Rehabilitation of the Alexandria Battered Women's Shelter.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

18. Consideration of Request to Use City Facilities and Personnel for the Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival on June 12, 13 and 14.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR (19 - 28)

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code by revising the provisions that govern the provision and administration of massages in the city.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code by permitting small benches that do not interfere with pedestrian traffic to encroach into public rights-of-way.

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code by (i) authorizing the city's Youth Policy Commission to act as the city's youth services citizen board under Virginia Code section 66-29, (ii) providing that a majority of the commission members must be individuals who are neither elected officials nor employees of a private or public service agency that provides services to the city's youth, and (iii) adding one additional citizen member to the commission.

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code by increasing the membership of the Alexandria Community Policy and Management Team to nine in order to add an additional parent representative.

23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Zoning Ordinance by adding a new section 5-6-40 to prohibit construction of new combined sewers and certain connections to existing combined sewers.

24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 11-207 of the Zoning Ordinance to update the penalties for zoning violations consistent with the city charter.

25. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 11-302 of the Zoning Ordinance to provide that, in the case of an appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals or a revocation of a special use permit, the required written notice shall be provided by the city.

26. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 12-200 of the Zoning Ordinance to add new provisions requiring that all nonconforming uses abate within a specified period of time unless a special use permit is approved before that time and providing new rules for the repair of structures housing nonconforming uses.

27. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Beverly Hills United Methodist Church at 3512 Old Dominion Boulevard to establish and maintain an encroachment into the public street right-of-way of 501 West Glebe Road.





ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

28. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE authorizing an encroachment into the public street right-of-way at 2200-2400 Eisenhower Avenue and 301-315 Stovall Street.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

29. Consideration of Resolution Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation for Changes in Lane Mileage Eligible for Street Maintenance Payments. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

OTHER

30. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

31. Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors
1 Representative of the Alexandria Hotel Association

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

32. Alexandria Task Force on AIDS
1 Representative From the Visiting Nurse Association of Northern Virginia

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

33. Convening an Executive Session for the Purpose of Consulting with Legal Counsel Pertaining to Pending Litigation Involving the City, Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.1-344(A)(7).

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

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Public Notice

There will be an informal discussion, ArtCHAT, with Members of City Council sponsored by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, and hosted by the Board of Directors, The Little Theatre of Alexandria, on Wednesday, May 13, 1998, at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe Street, Alexandria, VA. It is anticipated that more than two members of City Council will be participating. The topic of discussion is "City Council Candidates' Forum Follow-up: A Year Later".

ArtCHAT is sponsored by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, and is a monthly get-together for artists, arts organizations, patrons and anyone else who is interested in the arts in Alexandria. For further information, please call 838-6348.