At Saturday’s public meeting Alexandria City Council approved a package of planning and administrative items, including a special use permit to convert an existing building on King Street into residential units (with a new condition on parking information), an extension for a development permit in Eisenhower East and several administrative ordinances including a temporary polling‑place move and a vending parking designation on Mount Vernon Avenue.

The council first approved the action consent calendar with items 4 and 6 pulled for separate consideration. After public testimony on item 4 — a request to convert an existing building at 628 King Street into multiple rental units without onsite parking — the council added a condition requiring applicants to provide information about off‑street parking options and alternative transportation in leases or purchase agreements. Kathy Puskar, representing the applicant, said the project would create five studios and six one‑bedrooms with anticipated rents intended to fill a “missing middle” price point; studios were estimated by the applicant at about 334 square feet with anticipated rents near $1,700.

Councilmember Aguirre moved approval of the 628 King Street special use permit with the added parking condition; Councilmember Chapman seconded. Council discussion emphasized that the case illustrated why the city should revisit parking minimums and allow market‑based solutions where appropriate. The motion carried on the council voice vote.

The council also approved an extension for the Eisenhower Block 23 development special use permit (item 6). Planning director staff explained the developer‑contribution dispute that arose during the project’s first approval and said staff’s subsequent review confirmed the original analysis had omitted above‑grade garage square footage from the contribution calculation; staff recommended approval of the extension without changes to conditions so the developer could pursue financing.

The council approved a street vacation for Clarence Estate (item 10) and appointed viewers for the vacation (Anne Tucker, David Kaplan and Michael Porterfield). The council also approved on consent an ordinance to temporarily move the George Mason School precinct polling place to Trinity United Methodist Church; the item passed on roll call with all councilmembers recorded as “Aye.”

On item 8 the council approved an ordinance temporarily designating on‑street vending parking spaces in the 3800 block of Mount Vernon Avenue; staff and the applicant said the pilot program includes enforcement provisions and conditions to protect pedestrian circulation. Duncan Blair spoke on behalf of Del Ray North in favor of the vending designation and suggested adding a clear‑sidewalk requirement similar to the outdoor‑dining rules.

Where roll calls were recorded, members voted as indicated in the minutes: for the George Mason polling‑place move council recorded unanimous ayes; the vending ordinance passed on roll call with all members recorded as voting Aye. Other land‑use approvals were completed by voice votes; staff will finalize the ordinances and conditions in written form.