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Office of the City Clerk
December 3, 1997

There will be a Work Session on
the 1998 Legislative Package with
the City's Delegation to the Virginia
General Assembly at 6:00 p.m. in the
Council Workroom.

There will be an Executive Session at
the Close of this Meeting. Please see
Docket Item No. 34.


Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 9, 1997 - - 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 Meeting of City Council:

(a) The Public Hearing Meeting of November 15, 1997.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing First Night Alexandria. (Mayor Donley and the Members of City Council)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

6. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Peyton Robertson, former Chair of the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission. (Council Member Rich)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
OPENING (continued)

7. Recognition of the Alexandria Police Department as a Participant in the Advanced Law Enforcement and Response Technology (ALERT) Program, a Recipient of Vice President Gore's National Performance Review Hammer Award.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (8-12) (20-24)

8. Receipt of the Following Resignations From Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees:

None

9. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

(a) USS Alexandria Liaison Committee
1 Citizen Member

(b) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
1 Parent Member

10. Consideration of Request to Vacate Two Positions on the Alexandria Commission for Disabled Persons.

11. Receipt of the Supplement to the Annual Committee Attendance Report for Fiscal Year 1997.

12. Receipt of the Fiscal Year 1997 Annual Report of the Alexandria Community Services Board.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

13. Adoption of the City's Legislative Package for the 1998 General Assembly Session. (#8 11/15/97; #15 10/28/97)

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

14. Consideration of Fixed-Step Pay Scales for General City and City Public Safety Employees. (#14 5/27/97)

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

15. Consideration of the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee Report on Future Debt-Related Financial Policies for the City of Alexandria.

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

16. Receipt of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts' Request on the Need for a System to Develop, Monitor, Conserve and Maintain the City of Alexandria's Art in Public Places. (Vice Mayor Euille)

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

17. Receipt of Alexandria Planning Commission Resolution Regarding the Five-Year Update to the City's Master Plan. (Councilwoman Pepper and Council Member Rich)

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

18. Consideration of a Proposed Process for Obtaining Recommendations from City Boards and Commissions on Environmental/Quality of Life Issues.

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

19. Discussion of the Call to Community Program. (Vice Mayor Euille and Council Member Rich)

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR (20-24)

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 5-406(B) of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance to permit, pursuant to a special use permit, an alternative type of mixed-use development project in the CRMU-X zone that does not contain residential uses, that extends the retail focus requirements of Section 6-503 to the entire project area, that increases the required retail square footage by 50% of the retail focus requirements, and that regulates the project frontages.

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 3-505(A) of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance to clarify that 6,500 square feet of lot area is required to develop a two-family structure on a corner lot in the R-2-5/Single- and Two-Famly zone.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the King Street/Eisenhower Avenue Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to revise the Coordinated Development District guidelines for the Eisenhower Avenue CDD.

23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Alexandria, adopted by Section 1-300 of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, to provide for the rezoning of the property at 5019 Duke Street, and a portion of the property at 5005 Duke Street, from POS/Public Open Space to CG/Commercial General, with proffer limiting development plan.

24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public sidewalk right-of-way at 1757 King Street for a stormwater management facility.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

25. Consideration of Resolution Establishing Budget Guidelines for Fiscal Year 1999. (Mayor Donley) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

26. Consideration of Resolution to Set Rate for Basic Cable Service in the City of Alexandria. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

27. Consideration of Resolution Providing Local Governing Body Approval of ARHA Issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds to Finance the Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Essex House Apartments in Alexandria. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

28. Consideration of Resolution endorsing the nomination of the Potomac River Basin as an American Heritage River. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:___________________________________________________________________

OTHER

29. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

30. Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee
1 Representative from the Public Schools in the
City of Alexandria

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

31. Alexandria Building Code Board of Appeals
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

32. Alexandria Commission for the Arts
1 Member Who Represents Arts Education or Business
Expertise Relative to Arts and Cultural
Development, Including Such Perspectives As
Marketing, Finance/Funding, Tourism Promotion and
Organizational Development

2 Members Who Have Expertise in the Arts, Either
As a Practitioner of An Art Discipline or As a
Professional Administrator Working in the Field

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

33. Alexandria Industrial Development Authority
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE SESSION

34. Convening of an Executive Session for the Purpose of Consulting with Legal Counsel and a Briefing by Staff Members and Attorneys pertaining to Potential and Actual Litigation Involving the City, Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.1-344(A)(7).

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

This docket is subject to change.

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Public Notice

A regional legislative meeting for Northern Virginia localities has been scheduled for Monday, January 5, 1998, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel at Tysons Corner. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and the meeting at 7:30 p.m. The purpose of this and other regional meetings VML holds around the state is to discuss informally the legislative issues that are expected to arise during the 1998 General Assembly Session.

It is anticipated that more than two Members of Council will be attending.
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Public Notice

On Thursday, February 5, 1998, the annual General Assembly Legislative Day, sponsored by VML and VACo, will be held at the Richmond Marriott Hotel, at 5th and Broad Streets, Richmond, Virginia. The day includes a legislative update beginning at 2:00 p.m., followed by a reception at 5:30 p.m. Dinner with the legislative delegation will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Marriott.

It is anticipated that more than two Members of Council will be attending.

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