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November 12, 2024 ·7:00 PM Final

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  1. 1 The November 12, 2024 Legislative Meeting of the Alexandria City Council is being held in the Council Chamber (301 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314) and electronically. Members of the City Council and staff are participating either in-person or from a remote location through a video conference call on Zoom webinar. The meeting can be accessed by government channel 70, streaming on the City's website, and can be accessed via Zoom by the following link: Webinar ID: 970 3144 6787 Webinar Passcode: 314505 Dial-in number: 301-715-8592 Registration : https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TqAkf3QKRn2o6aUrVNNo2A If you use the Zoom webinar application, please be sure you have updated the application to the latest version for the best results. If you are unable to access the Zoom webinar, please use the Dial-In number to access the meeting. ***PLEASE LOG-IN EARLY IF POSSIBLE*** Links: Meeting Agenda and Live Webcast The meeting will be webcast live and video and audio recordings will be available a few days after the meeting. Zoom Registration Form If you wish to use Zoom to watch the meeting or to address Council, you must register first. Submission of written statements is encouraged. Please verify the meeting date on the City's website. If you have prepared statement or written comments for the record you may email it to the City Clerk at CouncilComment@alexandriava.gov. ******* Individuals requiring translation services should contact the City Clerk and Clerk of Council at gloria.sitton@alexandriava.gov or at 703.746.4550. We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made. Please specify the language for translation when you make the request. Las personas que requieran servicios de traducción deben comunicarse con el Secretario de la Ciudad y el Secretario del Consejo en gloria.sitton@alexandriava.gov o al 703.746.4550. Le solicitamos que proporcione un aviso de 48 horas para que se puedan hacer los arreglos necesarios. Por favor, especifique el idioma de traducción cuando realice la solicitud. *******
  2. I. OPENING
  3. 1. Calling the Roll.
  4. 2. Approval of Electronic Participation Resolution (if needed).
  5. 5 After item 25-2653
  6. 3. Closed Session (if needed).
  7. 4. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
  8. 5. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meetings of City Council: The Regular Meeting Minutes of October 8, 2024, The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of October 19, 2024; and The Regular Meeting Minutes of October 22, 2024. 25-2538
  9. II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
  10. 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring November 28, 2024 as Del Ray Turkey Trot Day. 25-2539
  11. III. Oral Reports from Members of Council on Boards, Commissions, and Committees
  12. 12 · Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) (Councilman Aguirre and Councilmember Bagley) 25-2593
  13. IV. Oral Report from the City Manager
  14. 7. Staff Presentation - Appeal of the Traffic and Parking Board’s July 22, 2024, Decision to Recommend Roadway Design Changes on South Pickett Street between Duke Street and Edsall Road. 25-2526
  15. 8. Discussion of a Conversion of 5001 Eisenhower Avenue Office Building to Residential Use, to Include Possible City Financial Participation to Induce the Conversion. 25-2468 ▶ jump to 41:00
  16. V. ACTION DOCKET
  17. 17 Regular Consent Calendar (9-18)
  18. 9. Receipt of the following resignations from Members of Boards, Commissions, and Committees: (a) Archaeology Commission Nicholas Dienna (b) Commission for Women Anuja Miner Matthew Worner Jennifer Wetmore (c) Commission on Aging Enid Borden (d) Commission on HIV/AIDS Mohammad Fayaz Naqshbandi (e) Environmental Policy Commission James VandePutte (f) Independent Community Policing Review Board Todd A. Pilot (g) Parks and Recreation Commission Philip Voorhees (h) Towing Advisory Board Kevin McCourt (i) Sister Cities Committee Kathryn Johnson 25-2592
  19. 10. Uncontested Appointments for Boards, Commissions, and Committees: (a) Commission on HIV/AIDS - 3-year term 1 citizen member 1 Sheriff’s Designee (b) Commission on Information Technology - 3-year term 1 member representing the Alexandria City School Board (c) Economic Opportunity Commission - 2-year term 1 Category III - representative of business industry, labor, religious, welfare or other private groups and interests certified by the Commission (d) Environmental Policy Commission - 2-year term 1 citizen member (e) George Washington Birthday Celebration Commission - 2-year term 1 member nominated by the City of Alexandria Chapter of the daughters of the American Revolution (f) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission - 2-year term 1 Historical Restoration & Preservation Commission representative 1 Historic Alexandria Foundation representative (g) Local Emergency Planning Committee - 2-year term 1 representative from law enforcement and firefighting personnel (h) Public Health Advisory Commission - 2-year term 1 Alexandria City School Board representative (i) Urban Design Advisory Committee - 2-year term 1 resident representing the Old Town North residential community 25-2590
  20. 11. Consideration of a First Amendment to a Five-Year License Agreement dated July 1, 2024, between the City of Alexandria and Zayo Group, LLC to Permit Zayo to Install Approximately 1,017 Feet of Fiber in Existing Verizon Conduits in the Vicinity of 1900 Duke Street in the City of Alexandria’s Public Rights-of-Ways. 25-2523
  21. 12. Consideration of a Grant Application to the 2024 Virginia Department of Fire Programs (VDFP) Mini-Grant Program. 25-2528
  22. 13. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending September 30, 2024. 25-2541
  23. 14. Collection of Taxes and Annual Consideration of Authorization to Write-Off Property Tax Balances of Less Than Twenty Dollars. 25-2542
  24. 15. Consideration of Grant Award Acceptance from the National Council on Aging’s (NCOA) Center for Economic Well-Being (CEW) to the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) to increase older adults’ participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 25-2578
  25. 16. 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 2025. 25-2543
  26. 17. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Grant a Non-exclusive Franchise to Crown Castle Fiber LLC for Use of the Public Rights-of-Way by Companies to Design, Install, Provide, Operate, Maintain, Repair, Control, Upgrade, Construct, and Remove a Fiber Network for the Purpose of Providing Telecommunications Services within the City. 25-2524
  27. 18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance authorizing the owner of the property located at 461 Swann Avenue to construct and maintain an encroachment for outdoor dining at that location (Implementation Ordinance for Encroachment No. 2024-00002 associated with 461 Swann Avenue/Founding Farmers approved by City Council on September 14, 2024). 25-2550
  28. VI. ROLL-CALL CONSENT CALENDAR (19)
  29. 19. Consideration of a Resolution Accepting City of Alexandria Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Federal Appropriations. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] 25-2540
  30. VII. ACTION MATTERS
  31. 31 Contested Appointment
  32. 20. Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority - 4-year term 1 citizen member 25-2583
  33. 21. Beautification Commission - 2-year term 1 citizen member 25-2584
  34. 22. Board of Zoning Appeals - 4-year term 1 citizen member 25-2585
  35. 23. Commission for Women - 3-year term 1 citizen member 25-2586
  36. 24. Commission on Information Technology - 3-year term 2 citizen members 25-2587
  37. 25. Public Health Advisory Commission - 2-year term 1 non-health professional citizen member 25-2588
  38. 26. Sister Cities Committee - 2-year term 1 citizen member 25-2589
  39. VIII. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
  40. 27. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of proposed changes to the Ordinances for the Independent Policing Auditor as well as the Independent Community Policing Review Board. 25-2535
  41. 28. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 3 (Towing and Storage Fees and Regulations) of Chapter 13 (Towing and Storage of Motor Vehicles) of Title 9 (Licensing and Regulation) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended. 25-2432
  42. 29. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Approving and Authorizing the Temporary Closure of the 200 Block of King Street to Vehicular Traffic 25-2527
  43. 30. Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Updated Conceptual Plans for Phase I of the Duke Street Transitway [ROLL-CALL VOTE]. 25-2525
  44. IX. OTHER
  45. 31. Oral Reports and Oral Presentations by Members of City Council.
  46. 32. Consideration of City Council Schedule. 25-2545
  47. 33. Closed Session (if needed).
  48. X. ADJOURN.
  49. 49 The Cablecast schedule of Government meetings on Channel 70 can be found here: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/AltDisplay/VideoList.aspx
  50. 50 This docket is subject to change. * * * * * Full-text copies of ordinances, resolutions, and agenda items are available in the Office of the City Clerk and Clerk of the Council. Meeting materials are also available on-line at alexandriava.gov/council. * * * * * Individuals with disabilities who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in the City Council meeting may call the City Clerk and Clerk of Council's Office at 703-746-4550 (TTY/TDD 838-5056). We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made. City Council meetings are closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. * * * * *