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June 11, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final ·There will be an executive session beginning at 6:00 p.m. The regular meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter.

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Agenda — 58 items

  1. 1 The June 11, 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: 954 5244 7293 Webinar Passcode: 844218 Dial-in number: 301-715-8592 Registration : https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5WC8--97TpCe8Wep1qdS_Q 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 MATTERS
  3. 1. Calling the Roll
  4. 2. Electronic Participation Resolution (if needed)
  5. 5 Closed Session (if needed)
  6. 3. Consideration of a closed executive session for personnel matters. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] 24-2130
  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 Special Meeting Minutes of May 1, 2024 (Budget Adoption); The Regular Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2024; The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of May 18, 2024; and The Regular Meeting Minutes of May 28, 2024. 24-2227
  9. II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
  10. 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the Recipients of the Alexandria Historical Society History Awards. 24-2196
  11. 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Patricia Washington upon her retirement from Visit Alexandria. 24-2197
  12. III. Oral Reports from Members of Council on Boards, Commission, and Committees
  13. 13 *Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) (Councilman Aguirre)
  14. IV. Oral Report from the City Manager
  15. 8. Mandatory and Permissive Authority Granted by 2024 General Assembly Action 24-2228
  16. V. ACTION DOCKET
  17. 17 Regular Consent Calendar (9-22)
  18. 9. Receipt of the following resignations from Members of Boards, Commissions, and Committees: (a) Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force Everin Zelaya Mubashir Adelaja (b) Children, Youth and Family Collaborative Commission Teliyah Hillary Christina Sherlock (c) Landlord Tenant Relations Board James Axelrod Katherine O’Connell (d) Human Rights Commission Katherine O’Connell (e) Parks and Recreation Commission Stephen Beggs Rania Shuster 24-2230
  19. 10. Uncontested Appointments for Boards and Commissions (a) Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee - 2-year term 1 citizen member (b) Beauregard Urban Design Advisory Committee - 2-year term 1 citizen member (c) Board of Architectural Review - 2-year term 1 architect member (d) Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee - 2-year term 1 Chamber of Commerce representative (e) Commission on Information Technology - 3-year term 1 Alexandria City High School representative (f) Commission on Persons with Disabilities - 2-year term 2 citizen members (g) George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee - 2-year term 1 veteran member (h) Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission - 4-year term 1 citizen member (i) Local Emergency Planning Committee - 2-year term 1 representative of a community group (j) Planning Commission - 4-year term 1 citizen member (k) Real Estate Assessment Review Board - 3-year term 1 citizen member (l) Visit Alexandria Board of Governors - 3 year-term 1 National or International Trade or Professional Association (m) Waterfront Commission - 2-year term 1 Planning Commission representative 1 Old Town Civic Association representative 24-2231
  20. 11. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending April 30, 2024.
  21. 12. Introduction of a Five-Year License Agreement with Zayo Group LLC to permit Zayo Group LLC.’s existing conduits and fiber optic cables to remain in the City of Alexandria’s public rights-of-way and to allow placement of additional conduits and fiber optic cable telecommunication services, not cable television services in the City of Alexandria. 24-2008
  22. 13. Consideration of a Housing Opportunities Fund Loan of Up to $14 Million to Housing Alexandria to Facilitate Completion of the Sanse Apartments (Building One) in Arlandria 24-2028
  23. 14. Consideration of Applications for Community Impact Grant Funding from Virginia Housing to Enhance Culturally Competent Outreach and Engagement and Conduct Policy Analyses as part of the Housing Master Plan Update process. 24-2029
  24. 15. Consideration of Receipt of Fiscal Year 2024 Third Quarter Capital Projects Status Report Related to City Council Approved Capital Projects. 24-2063
  25. 16. Consideration of a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Energy for the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant. 24-2193
  26. 17. Consideration of an Extension of the Existing Lease Agreement Between the City and Jeffrey L. Yates, TR for Use of Public Right of Way Adjacent to 1050 North Fayette Street 24-2137
  27. 18. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Authorizing and Empowering the Issuance, Sale and Delivery of General Obligation Bonds to Finance City and Schools Capital Projects and to Refund Certain Outstanding Bonds of the City. 24-2072
  28. 19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Solicit and Eventually Grant a Non-exclusive Franchise(s) 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. 24-2082
  29. 20. 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 2025. 24-2124
  30. 21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 11-207 (CIVIL VIOLATIONS) of Article XI (DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS AND PROCEDURES) of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, in accordance with the text amendment heretofore approved by city council as Text Amendment No. 2024-00004 (Implementation Ordinance for Text Amendment No. 2024-00004 associated with the civil violations text amendment approved by City Council on May 18, 2024). 24-2172
  31. 22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 5-7-57 (LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS KEPT PER DWELLING UNIT) Chapter 7 (ANIMALS AND FOWL) of Title 5 (TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES), of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended. 24-2226
  32. VI. Roll-Call Consent Calendar
  33. 23. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) for the Heritage at Old Town Redevelopment Project [ROLL-CALL VOTE] 24-2218
  34. 24. Consideration of a Resolution Regarding the Delegation of City Council Authority to the City Manager or Designee. [ROLL-CALLVOTE] 24-2221
  35. VII. ACTION MATTERS
  36. 36 Contested Appointments of Boards, Commissions, and Committees
  37. 25. Children, Youth and Families Collaborative Commission - 3-year term 1 community member with experience as a parent, guardian, teacher and/or expertise in early childhood, youth, or general education policy 1 high school student 24-2234
  38. 26. Citizen Corps Council - 3-year term 1 citizen member 24-2236
  39. 27. Independent Community Policing Review Board - 3-year term 1 member from historically, racially, or socially marginalized communities that have commonly experienced disparate policing in Alexandria or the Commonwealth of Virginia members 24-2238
  40. 28. Landlord-Tenant Relations Board - 2-years 1 tenant representative 24-2237
  41. 29. Park and Recreation Commission - 3-year term 2 planning district II representative 24-2240
  42. 30. Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee - 2-year term 1 Potomac Yard Area representative 24-2241
  43. 31. Sister Cities Committee - 2-year term 1 citizen member 24-2245
  44. 32. Traffic and Parking Board - 2-year term 2 citizen members 24-2242
  45. 33. Visit Alexandria Board of Governors - 3 year-term 1 At Large Member 24-2243
  46. VIII. Recommendations from the City Manager
  47. IX. Resolutions
  48. 48 None.
  49. X. Ordinances
  50. 34. Introduction and First Reading. Passage on First Reading. Consideration of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 2-1-4 (Compensation of Members) of Article A (General Provisions) of Chapter 1 (The City Council) of Title 2 (General Government) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia 1981 as amended, to increase the compensation for the Mayor and City Council Members effective January 2025.
  51. XI. Other Business
  52. 35. Oral Reports and Oral Presentations from Members of City Council
  53. 36. Consideration of City Council Calendar. 24-2099
  54. XII. Closed Session (if needed)
  55. 37. Consideration of a closed executive session for personnel matters. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] 24-2130
  56. XIII. ADJOURN
  57. 57 The Cablecast schedule of Government meetings on Channel 70 can be found here: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/AltDisplay/VideoList.aspx
  58. 58 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. * * * * *