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Office of the City Clerk
June 3, 1998



Regular Meeting
Tuesday, June 9, 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 May 16, 1998; and

(b) The Regular Meeting of May 26, 1998.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

4. Report of the City Clerk.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

5. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Shirley Tyler of Grace Episcopal School on Her Retirement After Twenty-Nine Years of Service. (Councilwoman Pepper)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________


















REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

CONSENT CALENDAR (6 - 9) (17 - 29)

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

(a) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee
Carolyn Pritchyk

(b) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission
Kimberly Koch

(c) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
Kimberly Koch

(d) Alexandria Task Force on AIDS
Susan Osborn
Peter Schultze

7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:

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

8. Consideration of Request to Vacate a Position on the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities.

9. Receipt of Annual Report from the Ad Hoc City of Alexandria 250th Anniversary Commission.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

10. Consideration of City Council Review and Comment on the Draft Transportation Planning Board Vision with a Request to Forward Comments to the COG Transportation Planning Board Staff by July 15. (Council Member Walker)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

11. Consideration of Alexandria Community Services Board Request to Submit a Grant Application to the Arlington Health Foundation for Expansion of the Psychological Services/Preschool Prevention Program.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________






REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

12. Consideration of Acceptance of Grant Funds for the Alexandria Community Services Board from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and Awarded to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

13. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Justice for Funding for COPS MORE '98 Program.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

14. Approval of the Virginia Municipal League/Virginia Electric and Power Company Agreement with the City.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

15. Consideration of an Amendment to the City's Community Development Block Grant Program for Rehabilitation of the Supervised Apartments at 610 Notabene Drive.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

16. Consideration of Reports on City Employee Compensation Issues.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

None

ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR (17 - 29)

17, Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to bring its provisions regarding the city's procurement of goods, services, insurance and construction into compliance with the mandatory provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act, and by making other revisions to such provisions.

18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code (i) to require taxpayers to reimburse certain administrative costs incurred by the city in the collection of delinquent taxes; (ii) to increase the fee for a bad check presented to the city from $10 to $25; (iii) to establish the theft of a motor vehicle license decal as a class 1 misdemeanor; and (iv) to condition the issuance of business licenses to certain contractors upon their maintenance of workers' compensation coverage.


ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to revise the penalties for uncontested citations for parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities, for parking in front of a private driveway, too close to an intersection or too close to a fire station or fire hydrant, and for standing in a fire lane, all to conform with the requirements of state law.

20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code (i) to revise the title of the individuals responsible for the enforcement of state and city animal control laws in the city from "dog warden" and "deputy dog warden" to "chief animal control officer" and "deputy animal control officer," (ii) to provide for the appointment of the chief animal control officer by city council, as required by state law, and to clarify that the chief animal control officer and the deputy animal control officers are authorized to enforce both state and city animal control laws, and (iii) to increase the fee for a dangerous dog permit from $10 to $150.

21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to revise in their entirety the code provisions that govern the provision and administration of massages in the city.

22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to revise the code provisions that govern the city's review of proposed changes in the rates charged for the "basic tier" of cable television services offered by cable franchisees.

23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to designate the Alexandria community services board as an administrative policy community services board, and to conform the criteria which determine the composition of the city's board with the criteria in state law.

24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to impose a telecommunications franchise fee upon telecommunication companies which use public rights-of-way in the city, pursuant to authority conferred upon localities by the Virginia General Assembly during its 1998 session.

25. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the transportation element of the Alexandria Master Plan to add the Bicycle Transportation and Multi-Use Master Plan.

26. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public street right-of-way for bay windows and an entrance cover at 101 North West Street.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

27. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public street right-of-way for bay windows at 1303 King Street.

28. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to make supplemental appropriations for the support of the city government for fiscal year 1998.

29. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to make appropriations for the support of the city government for fiscal year 1999.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

30. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Ordinance No. 3943, enacted June 24, 1997, which authorized the issuance, sale and delivery of bonds by the city to finance various public improvements, by increasing the principal amount of authorized bonds from an amount not to exceed $40 million to an amount not to exceed $60 million.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

31. Consideration of Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds by the Industrial development Authority of the City of Alexandria for the American Society for Training and Development Headquarters Building Located at 1640 King Street. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

32. Consideration of Resolution to the Virginia Department of Transportation for Urban Highway System Funds for a Feasibility Study of a Pedestrian Connection between the King Street Metrorail Station and Alexandria Union Station. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

33. Consideration of a Resolution to the Virginia Department of Transportation for Urban highway System Funds for King Street Improvements at the Bradlee Shopping Center. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

34. Consideration of Resolution to Condemn 1.5 Acres of the CSX Alexandria Business Center Site. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

OTHER

35. Consideration of City Council Schedule.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS

36. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission
1 Member Designated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

37. Alexandria George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee
1 Citizen Member

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

38. Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee
1 Owner or Operator of A Facility Subject
to the Federal Emergency Planning Requirements
of the Super Fund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1986 (SARA)

1 Representative of the Broadcast and Print Media

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

39. Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

This docket is subject to change.

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Public Notice

Commonwealth Atlantic Properties, Inc. will hold the first in a series of community meetings to create a new plan for Potomac Yard on Wednesday, June 10, 1998, at 7:00 p.m., Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites (North Old Town) Commonwealth Ballroom, 625 First Street, Alexandria, VA. It is anticipated that more than two members of Council will be present.

For more information, call (703) 838-5680.
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