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April 2, 2024 ·7:00 PM Final

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  1. 1 The April 2, 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: 940 6377 1370 Webinar Passcode: 814560 Dial-in number: 301-715-8592 Registration : https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hRsm4VesTlGmShv0fgU3Cw 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. 3. Closed Session (if needed)
  6. 4. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
  7. 5. Reading and Acting Upon the Minutes of the Following Meetings of City Council: The Special Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of March 11, 2024; The Regular Meeting Minutes of March 12, 2024; The Summary Meeting Minutes of Budget Worksession #3 (March 13, 2024); The Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of March 16, 2024; and The Summary Meeting Minutes of Budget Worksession # 4 (March 20, 2024). 24-1974
  8. II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
  9. 6. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing April as Autism Acceptance Month. 24-1911
  10. 7. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing National Community Development Week. 24-1970
  11. 8. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing National Library Week. 24-1971
  12. 9. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing April 13, 2024 as Hazel the Tunnel Boring Machine Day. 24-1972
  13. III. Oral Reports from Members of Council on Boards, Commissions and Committees
  14. 14 *Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors (Mayor Wilson)
  15. 15 *Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) (Mayor Wilson)
  16. 16 *ARHA Redevelopment Committee (Mayor Wilson and Councilman Chapman)
  17. 17 *Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy (ACAP) (Councilmember Bagley and Councilman Aguirre)
  18. 18 *Waterfront Commission (Councilmember Bagley)
  19. 19 *Virginia Railway Express (VRE) (Councilmember Bagley)
  20. 20 *COG - Climate Energy and Environment Policy Committee (CEEPC)(Councilmember Bagley)
  21. 10. Oral Report from the City Manager
  22. IV. ACTION DOCKET
  23. 23 Regular Consent Calendar (11-24)
  24. 11. Receipt of the following resignations from Members of Boards, Commissions, and Committees: (a) Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee Yeshewase Ayele (b) Beautification Commission Kelly Yates 24-1988
  25. 12. Uncontested Appointments for Boards, Commissions, and Committees: (a) Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force - 3-year term 1 ARHA representative or resident of ARHA properties (b) Beautification Commission - 2-year term 1 citizen member (c) Building Code Board of Appeals - 5-year term 1 alternate citizen member (d) Citizen Corps Council - 3-year term 1 citizen member (e) Commission on Employment - 2 -year term 1 representative from a recognized area business including minority-owned and small business (f) Commission on Information Technology - 3-year term 1 representative for Mayor Wilson (g) Economic Opportunities Commission - 2-year term 1 Category II - low income representative (h) Historic Alexandria Resources Commission - 2-year term 1 Public Records Advisory Commission representative (i) Human Rights Commission - 3-year term 1 citizen term (j) Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee - 2-year term 1 Potomac Yard East representative (k) Public Health Advisory Commission - 2-year term 1 health professional citizen member (l) Public Records Advisory Commission 1 citizen member (m) Redevelopment and Housing Authority - 4-year term 1 citizen member (n) Social Services Advisory Board - 3 -year term 1 citizen member 1 parent member 24-1989
  26. 13. Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending February 29, 2024.
  27. 14. Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Education for the United States Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Program for Children. 24-1898
  28. 15. Consideration of a Grant Application to Race Forward and Americans for the Arts for the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities’ Office of the Arts. 24-1933
  29. 16. Consideration of the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Award to the Alexandria Community Services Board in the Department of Community and Human Services from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services for the Implementation and ongoing Operation of the Marcus Alert Program. 24-1923
  30. 17. Consideration of a Lease Agreement Between the City of Alexandria and Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of General Services (for the Virginia Employment Commission), for Office Space in the City-owned Del Pepper Community Resource Center located at 4850 Mark Center Drive. 24-1753
  31. 18. Introduction and Consideration of a Second Amendment to a Five-Year License Agreement dated November 1, 2022, between the City of Alexandria, Virginia and Crown Castle Fiber, LLC. to permit Crown Castle to construct and install an additional enterprise fiber route of approximately 600 feet in the City of Alexandria, Virginia’s Public Rights-of-Ways. 24-1891
  32. 19. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Increase the Late Payment Penalty on Personal Property Taxes from 10% if Paid No More Than 30 Days Late, up to 25% if Paid More than 30 days Past the Due Date. 24-1940
  33. 20. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 5-6-233 (STORMWATER UTILITY FEE) of Chapter 6 (WATER AND SEWER) of Article C (STORMWATER UTILITY) of Title 5 (TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES), of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] 24-1901
  34. 21. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 5-4-1 (DEFINITIONS) and Section 5-4-7 (MINIMUM CRITERIA; CITY HANDBOOK) Chapter 4 (EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL) of Title 5 (TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES), of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] 24-1902
  35. 22. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain ARTICLES II (DEFINITIONS), III (RESIDENTIAL ZONE REGULATIONS), IV (COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES), V (MIXED USE ZONES), VI (SPECIAL AND OVERLAY ZONES), VII (SUPPLEMENTAL ZONE REGULATIONS), Section 8-200 of ARTICLE VIII (OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING), and 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. 2024-00002 (Implementation Ordinance for Text Amendment No. 2024-00002 related to minor updates to various provisions of the zoning ordinance approved by City Council on March 16, 2024). 24-1919
  36. 23. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Article XIII (ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT) of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, in accordance with the text amendment heretofore approved by city council as Text Amendment No. 2024-00003 (Implementation Ordinance for Text Amendment No. 2024-00003 related to stormwater and erosion and sediment control approved by City Council on March 16, 2024). 24-1921
  37. 24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to increase the Ambulance Service Charges by amending Article J (SERVICE CHARGES FOR CITY AMBULANCE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICES) to Chapter 2 (TAXATION) of Title 3 (FINANCE, TAXATION AND PROCUREMENT). 24-1975
  38. 38 Roll-Call Consent Calendar (25)
  39. 25. Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Accept a Donation of a Scoreboard and Installation at the Lee Center Miracle Field. [ROLL-CALL VOTE] 24-1882
  40. V. ACTION MATTERS
  41. 41 Contested Appointments of Boards, Commissions, and Committees
  42. 26. Alexandria-Gang Prevention Community Task Force - 3-year term 1 African American Community Representative 24-1990
  43. 27. Commission on Information Technology - 3-year term 1 Citizen Member 24-1991
  44. 28. Economic Opportunities Commission -2-year term 1 Category III - Private Sector Representative 24-1992
  45. 29. Historic Alexandria Resources Commission - 2-year term 1 Planning District II Representative 24-1993
  46. 30. Social Services Advisory Board - 3-year term 1 Citizen Member 24-1994
  47. 47 Recommendations from the City Manager
  48. 48 None.
  49. 49 Resolutions
  50. 50 None.
  51. 51 Ordinances
  52. 52 None.
  53. VI. Other Business
  54. 31. Oral Reports and Oral Presentations from Members of City Council
  55. 32. Consideration of City Council Calendar. 24-1910
  56. 56 Closed Session (if needed)
  57. VII. ADJOURN
  58. 58 The Cablecast schedule of Government meetings on Channel 70 can be found here: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/AltDisplay/VideoList.aspx
  59. 59 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. * * * * *