Office of the City Clerk
June 9, 1999
There was a Work Session
with the Boards of Architectural
Review at 6:00 p.m. in the
Council Workroom.
There was an Executive Session at the
Close of this Meeting. Please See Docket
Item No. 37.
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, June 8, 1999 - - 7:30 p.m.
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OPENING
1. Calling the Roll.
The Meeting was called to Order by Mayor Donley, and the Deputy City Clerk called the Roll; all Members of Council were present.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
Mrs. Michelle Conn, Member of Alexandria Baha'i Local Spiritual Assembly.
2. Invocation. By:_________________________________________________________
3. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meeting of City Council:
(a) the Regular Meeting of May 25, 1999.
City Council approved the Minutes for (a) the Regular Meeting of May 25, 1999, as submitted.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
4. Report of the City Clerk.
City Council received the report of the City Clerk.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
5. Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming June 1999 as Safe Graduation Month. (Mayor Donley)
City Council endorsed the proclamation.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER
CONSENT CALENDAR (6 - 10) (15 - 31)
6. Receipt of Resignations from Boards, Commissions and Committees:
(a) Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission
Paul C. Jost
(b) Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board
Elizabeth G. Engle
(c) Alexandria Task Force on AIDS
Diane Alex Hall
(d) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
Robert A. Roland
7. Uncontested Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees:
(a) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
1 Representative From the Alexandria Association
1 Representative From the Torpedo Factory Artists'
Association
1 Representative From Planning District I
(b) Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission
1 Representative From Planning District I
(c) Alexandria Potomac West Alliance Board of Directors
1 Representative Designated by the Potomac West Business
Association
(d) Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission
1 Citizen Member
(e) Alexandria Waterfront Committee
1 Representative From the Alexandria Seaport Foundation
8. Request for Street Closing and Reservation of Parking Spaces on June 26th for the Gadsby's Tavern Museum 18th Century Fair.
9. Consideration of Community Partnership Fund for Human Services FY 2000 Grant Awards.
10. Consideration of a Permanent Change in the Route for the Scottish Christmas Walk Parade. (#19 3/23/99)
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)
CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
City Council approved the Consent Calendar as presented. The City Manager's recommendations are as follows:
6. City Council accepted the following resignations with regret: (a) Paul C. Jost from the Alexandria Consumer Affairs Commission; (b) Elizabeth G. Engle from the Alexandria Social Services Advisory Board; (c) Diane Alex Hall from the Alexandria Task Force on AIDS; and (d) Robert A. Roland from the Alexandria Waterfront Committee; and requested the Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions to send the appropriate letters of appreciation and to advertise the vacancies in the usual manner.
7. City Council: (a) reappointed Catherine Hollan as a Representative from the Alexandria Association and Murney Keheler as a Representative from the Torpedo Factory Artists' Association, and appointed Susan Horne-Quatannens as a Representative from Planning District I to the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission; (b) appointed William Conkey as a Representative from Planning District I to the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission; (c) reappointed Gayle Reuter as a Representative Designated by the Potomac West Business Association to the Alexandria Potomac West Alliance Board of Directors; (d) appointed Kyle Chadwick as a Citizen Member to the Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission; and (e) reappointed James McIlhenny as a Representative from the Alexandria Seaport Foundation to the Alexandria Waterfront Committee.
8. City Council approved the closing of the 100 block of North Royal Street between 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on June 26, 1999, and granted temporary parking restrictions on North Fairfax and King Street around Market Square from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to allow Fair vendors to unload and load their merchandise.
9. City Council received the report and thanked the members of the citizen review panel for their assistance in the FY 2000 grant award process.
10. City Council: (1) permitted the route used for the 1998 Scottish Christmas Walk Parade to be used for the 1999 Scottish Christmas Walk Parade, scheduled to be held on December 4, 1999; and (2) requested staff to meet with representatives from the Campagna Center, the Old Town Civic Association, and the Old Town Business Association after the 1999 parade to assess the impact of the parade route on Old Town, and report back to City Council in the spring of 2000 with recommendations for a standing route.
15. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
16. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
17. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)
CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
18. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
19. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
20. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
21. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
22. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
23. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
24. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
25. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
26. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
27. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
28. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
29. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
30. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)
CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
31. City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)
11. Consideration of Amendments to the City's Community Development Block Grant Program and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME).
City Council: (1) approved the following actions with regard to the CDBG and HOME program amendments: (a) allocated $139,000 in unbudgeted CDBG monies and $280,062 in unbudgeted HOME monies, and authorized the transfer of $180,938 in HOME Preservation monies ($144,750 HOME and $36,188 matching funds), to assist Sheltered Homes of Alexandria to acquire five condominium units to replace five leased apartments, as requested; (b) allocated $22,650 in unbudgeted CDBG monies for the Community YouthMapping Project to be administered by the Department of Human Services, as requested. This $22,650 will be combined with other public and private monies to fund the program for the summer of 1999; (c) authorized the City Manager to submit program amendments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to amend the current year CDBG and HOME programs to include the activities in (a) and (b) above; (2) allocated $10,000 from unbudgeted prior year CDBG program income to renovate the kitchen and bathrooms at the Battered Women's Shelter. The Battered Women's Shelter renovation is a budgeted activity (based on a FY 1998 program amendment) and therefore does not require a new program amendment.
Housing Director Davis and the City Manager reported on comments received during the 30-day public comment period from the Commission on Persons with Disabilities and the United Way; those issues are being addressed.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
12. Public Discussion of Traffic Concerns and Traffic Calming Measures in the City.
Members of City Council, City Manager Lawson, Transportation and Environmental Services Director O'Kane, Deputy Police Chief Cook and Police Sergeant Story participated in the discussion of these issues. City and Police staff will coordinate and come back at the June 22 meeting with a list of to-do items and a realistic timetable for the public to see.
Council Member Walker requested that traffic counts and accident statistics be published.
City Council: (1) received a summary of the responses to the City-wide traffic survey received to date; (2) provided an opportunity for civic association representatives to submit additional comments; and (3) discussed the status of the City's ongoing traffic control initiatives.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)
13. Consideration of the King Street Station Area Pedestrian Access Study. (#14 5/11/99)
City Council participated in a discussion with Transportation and Environmental Services Director O'Kane about facilitating access to and increasing usage of the King Street Station.
Council Member Walker would like to explore declaring the King Street area a pedestrian-friendly zone, perhaps using street signs or flyers as part of a public relations effort to get some credit for what Council is doing in that area.
City Council received the report to prioritize the improvement projects under consideration for the King Street Station Area and adopted the proposed implementation schedule.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
14. (a) Consideration of Bids and Award of Lease by the City of Two Parcels of Real Property to be Used for Vehicular Access to the Alexandria/Arlington Waste-to-Energy Facility. (#20 4/13/99)
(b) Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to grant to Ogden Martin Systems of Alexandria/Arlington, Inc., a lease, on a long-term basis, of two lots of city-owned real property on Eisenhower Avenue for use in providing vehicular access to waste-to-energy facility.
City Council (a) accepted the bid from Ogden Martin, and (b) introduced and passed the Ordinance on its First Reading; set it for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
None
ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
(a) Vice Mayor Euille inquired into the need for water restrictions in light of the current heat wave we're experiencing. Transportation and Environmental Services Director O'Kane provided him a memorandum from the Fairfax County Water Authority, the source of Virginia-American Water Company water for the City, and they foresee no necessity for water restrictions this summer. They also indicate that their storage facilities are at or near capacity.
(b) Councilwoman Pepper stated that now that the weather is getting warm, people are beginnning to move into the parks and cause a good deal of loitering and littering, and it's not always very safe. They are having a great deal of trouble in Holmes Run Park. She circulated a packet of photographs of what residents are finding in the park. Our Recreation Department is on top of this, but we're going to have to stay right on top of it not only in this park but all over. The City Manager advised that staff was at the Holmes Run Committee meeting last week and there are serious problems there. Staff has identified that the brush needs to be cleared to increase visibility, inspections of the park will be made and
ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (continued)
(b) (continued) staff will do everything to see that these activities will cease. It was stressed that the Holmes Run Committee realizes there is a serious problem, and they are supportive of the clearing of the underbrush.
(c) Councilwoman Pepper reported on the Socrates Festival held at Landmark Mall last weekend displaying an exhibit of children's inventions for the future as part of the celebration of the City's 250 Anniversary. There was discussion of displaying the artwork in City Hall.
(d) Councilman Cleveland congratulated all the inductees to the National Honor Society from T.C. Williams.
(e) Council Member Rich noted that this past weekend Del Ray held its first House and Garden Tour. It was a huge success and raised about $8,000 for tree planting. He thanked Fire Captain North and the firefighters from the Windsor Avenue Fire Station for opening its doors for the tour, since it used to be the town hall for the town of Potomac from 1908 to 1930. Council Member Rich congratulated Del Ray on a successful event.
(f) Council Member Walker thanked the American Society for Industrial Security for donating 17 computers to the Alexandria Public School System and encouraged other companies to donate computer equipment to the Schools.
(g) Mayor Donley thanked AEDP Executive Director Riley and her staff for the logistics work with the Economic Summit meeting on Saturday, as well as City staff who participated as facilitators and reporters. He also thanked the 120 residents and business owners who attended. A number of new ideas were raised to guide the City in its economic development efforts this year.
(h) Mayor Donley reported that Jefferson Houston Elementary School had Transportation and Environmental Services Director O'Kane and him over today as part of their field day, along with Bud Hart and John Peterson, and gave us plaques for taking down The Hill.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR (15 - 31)
15. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Seminary Hill/Strawberry Hill Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation of the far western portion of the Cameron Run Regional Park parcel, at 4001 Eisenhower Avenue, from POS/Public Open Space to I/Industrial, in conjunction with the proposed new animal shelter.
16. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city zoning map to change the zoning designation of the far western portion of the Cameron Run Regional Park parcel at 4001 Eisenhower Avenue, from POS/Public Open Space to I/Industrial, subject to a proffer that limits the use of the parcel to the proposed animal shelter.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)
CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city zoning map to correct the zoning designation of the eastern portion of the Cameron Run Regional Park parcel, at 4001 Eisenhower Avenue, by changing it from OCM-(100)/Office Commercial Medium to POS/Public Open Space.
18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code so that the city's photo red light program includes the lessees and renters, as well as the registered owners, of motor vehicles.
19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to clarify the rate that is to be used in the computation of the city's meal sales tax.
20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to conform with recent amendments to the state code concerning the licensure of out-of-state contractors.
21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to establish a procedure whereby property owners may authorize the police department, acting through its employees, to forbid persons from entering or remaining on the owner's property, for purposes of the city's trespass laws.
22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code to provide for the payment of interest on tax refunds issued by the city, and, effective January 1, 2000, to revise the rate of interest to be paid on tax refunds and to be charged on delinquent taxes.
23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the provisions of the city code relating to inoperative motor vehicles (i) to revise the definition of such vehicles, and (ii) to have the regulations for such vehicles apply to all private properties in the city, except those zoned for industrial purposes.
24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the city code (i) to require that the city's community policy and management team include a member of the city council or a city official appointed by council, and (ii) to provide that parents may be a member of the team, even if they are employed by an agency which is represented on the team, so long as the parents, while in that employment, do not directly and regularly interact with children.
25. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow, with a special use permit, temporary school trailers in the Public Open Space zone, so long as the trailers are used in conjunction with a public school that is located on adjacent property.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)
CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
26. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Zoning Ordinance to place upon the landowner or developer, rather the city, the responsibility for preparing and distributing notices of final site plans for development projects occurring within a Coordinated Development District.
27. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public right-of-way for an existing wall and planters at 820-824 Queen Street.
28. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public right-of-way, for a directional sign, at 2819 Russell Road.
29. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of AN ORDINANCE to amend Ordinance 3760 to correct the description of the portion of the public right-of-way of Mill Road that was vacated by Ordinance 3760.
30. 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 1999.
31. 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 2000.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
City Council introduced and passed the Ordinances on their First Reading; set them for Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on Saturday, June 12, 1999.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)
32. Consideration of Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds by the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Alexandria for Global Printing, Inc. (ROLL-CALL VOTE)
City Council adopted the resolution. RES. NO. 1920
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
33. Consideration of Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds by the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Alexandria for the Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. (ROLL-CALL VOTE)
City Council adopted the resolution. RES NO. 1921
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
OTHER
34. Consideration of City Council Schedule.
City Council: (1) set the date tentatively for Council's fall retreat, beginning with a dinner and a speaker on Friday, November 5, followed by a one-day retreat at Lee Center on Saturday, November 6; (2) noted that the dedication of Windmill Hill Park on Saturday, June 12, at 8:30 a.m., will be held at Windmill Hill Park, located in the 500 block of South Lee Street; and (3) added to the Council Calendar: the luncheon with the Mayor from our Sister City Caen, France, at noon on Friday, July 9, at the Warehouse Restaurant; National Night Out, the crime/drug prevention event, on Tuesday, August 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Staff will forward the location of the events as soon as they are available; the 5th Annual Walk to Fight Breast Cancer on Saturday, October 23, with registration at 8:00 a.m., the walk at 9:00 a.m., at Cameron Run Regional Park, 4001 Eisenhower Avenue; the City Manager will come back on June 22 with a special meeting date and time for the public hearing meeting on Potomac Yard, perhaps with a recommendation that Council start early as with the budget public hearing; and set a work session at 6:00 p.m. prior to the June 22 legislative meeting to discuss the development of a Visitors' Center at Union Station.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
CONTESTED APPOINTMENTS
35. Alexandria Commission on Employment
1 Business Representative From Among Recognized
Area Businesses Including Minority-Owned and
Small Businesses
City Council waived the residency requirement and reappointed Robyn Fitzgerald as a Business Representative From Among Recognized Area Businesses Including Minority-Owned and Small Businesses to the Alexandria Commission on Employment.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
36. Alexandria Task Force on AIDS
1 T.C. Williams High School Student
City Council appointed Maria Montiel as a T.C. Williams High School Student to the Alexandria Task Force on AIDS.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
EXECUTIVE SESSION
37. Consideration of Convening of an Executive Session to Consider and Discuss the Acquisition or Use of Real Property for Public Purpose, Pursuant to Virginia Code Sec. 2.1-344(A)(3).
At 10:10 p.m., Council convened an executive session at this time for the purpose of discussing or considering the acquisition of real property for a public purpose, pursuant to Virginia Code Sec. 2.1-344(A)(3) discussing the location in Alexandria of a prospective business, where no previous announcement has been made of the business' interest in locating in Alexandria, pusuant to Virginia Code Sec. 2.1-344(A)(5).
At 10:25 p.m., City Council reconvened the meeting and adopted the resolution pertaining to the executive session. RES. NO. 1922
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
This docket is subject to change.
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Public Notice
The City of Alexandria Economic Summit III will be held on Saturday, June 5, 1999, at the Sheraton Suites Alexandria, located at 801 North Saint Asaph Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Registration at 8:00 a.m., and program from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
It is anticipated that more than two Members of City Council will be in attendance.
For further information, please contact the Alexandria Economic Development Office at 703-739-3820 ext. 25.
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THE CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 11 FOLLOWS:
As of 5/27/99
CABLECAST SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
ON
CHANNEL 11
JUNE 1999
• June 1, Planning Commission Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live
• June 3, Alexandria School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live
• June 8, City Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live
• June 9, Planning Commission Work Session on Potomac Yard, 7:30 p.m. - Live
• June 10, Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live
• June 11, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. - Replay of the June 8 meeting.
• June 12, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. - Live
• June 15, Planning Commission Public Hearing on Potomac Yard, 7:30 p.m. - Live
• June 17, Alexandria School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live
• June 19, City Council Public Hearing, 9:30 a.m. - Replay of the June 12 meeting.
• June 22, City Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m. - Live
• June 23, City Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. - Replay of the June 22 meeting.