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 Regular Meeting of November 24, 1998; (b) The Regular Meeting of December 8, 1998; and (c) The Public Hearing Meeting of December 12, 1998. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 4. Report of the City Clerk. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 5. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming January 15, 1999, as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Alexandria. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 6. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of January 17-23, 1999, as Jaycee Week in the City of Alexandria. (Council Member Rich) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ OPENING (continued) 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ryan for Their Donation of a Blue Spruce Tree at the Foot of King Street and Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uhrig for Their Donation of a Blue Spruce Tree at King Street Gardens. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 8. Presentation of Proclamation Honoring the Beverley Hills Garden Club for Beautifying City Hall with Holiday Decorations. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONSENT CALENDAR (9 - 15; 19) 9. Receipt of Resignations from Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Terence McCarthy (b) Alexandria Commission for the Arts Robert M. Agnello (c) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities Chris Marston (d) Alexandria Potomac West Alliance Board of Directors Povl G. Wise (e) Alexandria Task Force on AIDS Richard Michael Reno Michele K. Ross 10. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees: (a) Ad Hoc Alexandria Year 2000 Census Complete Count Committee 1 Member Nominated by the Alexandria League of Women Voters 1 Member Nominated by the Departmental Progressive Club 1 Member Nominated by the Alexandria Branch of the NAACP (b) Ad Hoc City of Alexandria 250th Anniversary Commission 1 Student Member Designated by the Alexandria Youth Policy Commission REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) (c) Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Representative From a Group Interested in the Promotion and Maintenance of Affordable Housing in Alexandria 1 Representative From the Legal Community (d) Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee 1 Representative With Expertise in Museum Exhibition Work (e) Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee 1 Citizen Member (f) Alexandria Commission for the Arts 1 Member Who Represents the Public-at-Large, as an Arts Consumer and Participant (g) Alexandria Commission on Aging 1 Citizen Member (h) Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities 1 Citizen Member Who Has a Disability (i) Alexandria Early Childhood Commission 1 Member-at-Large (j) Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member From the Field of Urban Planning 1 Member From the Field of Intergovernmental Relations (k) Alexandria Human Rights Commission 1 Representative From the Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities (l) Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board 1 Minority Resident of the City Who Is Not a Landlord or a Tenant (m) Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 3 Citizen Members 11. Consideration of Designation of the City of Alexandria and Arlington County as a Local Workforce Investment Area. 12. Consideration of a Grant Fund Agreement from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs to Repair the Fire Department's Burn Building. 13. Receipt of the Alexandria Community Services Board's FY 1998 Annual Report. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) 14. Consideration of Fourth Year of Funding for COPS Universal Hiring Grant. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued) 15. Council Discussion on Traffic Problems and Traffic Calming Measures. (Councilman Speck) Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 16. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for Funding for Gadsby's Tavern Museum. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 17. Consideration of Submission of a Grant Application to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for Funding The Lyceum. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 18. Consideration of a Grant Award from the Governor's Employment and Training Department for Information Technology Training for Dislocated Workers. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR (19) 19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to extend, for calendar year 1999 only, the deadline for the payment of business license taxes from January 31 to February 16. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued) 20. Consideration of Resolution Designating the City of Alexandria as a Civil War Trail. (Councilman Speck) [ROLL-CALL VOTE] Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ OTHER 21. Consideration of City Council Schedule. Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS 22. Alexandria-Caen Exchange Committee 2 Citizens-at-Large 1 Representative From the Arts With Expertise in Theatre Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 23. Alexandria Beautification Commission 2 Citizen Members Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 24. Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 1 Member Designated by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 25. Alexandria Landlord-Tenant Relations Board 1 Tenant Member Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 26. Alexandria Task Force on AIDS 1 Representative From the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ 27. Alexandria Youth Policy Commission 1 Citizen 18 Years of Age or Younger Council Action:_______________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SESSION 28. Consideration of Convening of an Executive Session to Consult with Legal Counsel Pertaining to Actual and Pending Litigation that Involves the City of Alexandria, Pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.1-344(A)(7). Council Action:_______________________________________________________________