City Council Meeting
What was decided
- 5watch 1:42Adoption of the agendaPassed, unanimous
- 7watch 32:35
Included approval of December 3, 2024 Special Meeting minutes and December 10, 2024 Regular Meeting minutes.
Passed, unanimousDiscussed for 1m · read the transcript
- 10awatch 37:30Consideration of a resolution of the City Council appointments to the Virginia Municipal League (VML), Metropolitan Washington Council of Government (COG), and other regional and city boards and committees
Resolution adopted appointing Council members to regional and city boards and commissions for the term ending December 31, 2026.
Passed, unanimousDiscussed for 2m · also names Northern Virginia Transportation Authority · read the transcript
- City Council appointments to regional and city boards and commissionsCouncil unanimously adopted a resolution approving City Council member appointments to VML, COG, NVRC, NVTC, NVTA, and other regional and city boards for the term ending December 31, 2026.
- 16watch 76:28Closed meeting to discuss personnel matters and for consultation with legal counsel for legal advice
Council convened a closed meeting at 8:17 p.m. under Virginia Code §2.2-3711.A.1 (personnel matters) and §2.2-3711.A.8 (legal counsel consultation). Council reconvened at 10:30 p.m. and certified that only lawfully exempted matters were discussed. Both votes passed 7-0.
Passed, unanimous · 2 motions on this item
Presented
- 1Swearing-in ceremony for Mayor Read, Councilmembers Amos, Bates, Hall, Hardy-Chandler, McQuillen, and Peterson · Swearing-in ceremony held at 6:00 p.m.
- 6Initial general public comment period · Ten residents addressed the Council on various topics including opposition to the George Snyder Trail, Country Club Hills Commons Trail, Pickett Road Connector Trail, City Hall Landscape project, and the recent firing of the City Manager.watch 2:18
Discussed for 28m · also names Country Club Hills Connector Trail, Small Area Plans · read the transcript
- George Snyder TraildeniedwikiMultiple residents spoke in opposition to the George Snyder Trail during public comment. Douglas Willard spoke in opposition to the George Snyder Trail during the second public comment period.
- Country Club Hills Commons TrailResidents expressed opposition to the Country Club Hills Commons Trail during public comment.
- Pickett Road Connector Trailin progresswikiResidents expressed opposition to the Pickett Road Connector Trail during public comment.
- City Hall Landscape Improvements ProjectapprovedwikiVal Morgan spoke in opposition to the City Hall Landscape project during public comment.
- 9Second general public comment period · One additional resident addressed the Council in opposition to the George Snyder Trail.watch 33:40
Discussed for 4m · read the transcript
- 12aWork Session: Introduction and discussion of potential Zoning Ordinance Amendments related to Small Area Plans · Work session held from 7:40 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. Topic introduced and discussed; no action taken.watch 39:41
Discussed for 36m · also names Small Area Plans ×15, City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan ×7, George Snyder Trail ×3, Country Club Hills Connector Trail, Engage Fairfax, Fairfax Circle Small Area Plan · read the transcript
- Small Area Plan Zoning Ordinance Amendmentsin progressPotential Zoning Ordinance Amendments related to Small Area Plans were introduced and discussed during the work session; no formal action was taken.
Named in discussion
Tracked topics the transcript names that no agenda item is filed under. Their own pages and wikis do not yet record this meeting; the passages below are the only trace.
“…real engagement with the community. Number two, don't simply rely on comp plans or small area plans to justify an action. Use them as guides to sort, filter, prioritize, but don't think for a hot minute that just because something is in one of those…”
“…about this project so forgive me if you do know about what I'm introducing about the comprehensive plan which was adopted in 2019 it has since been amended several times since then but a part of that is”
“…afford to lose a thousand trees please realign the george snyder trail cancel the country club hills connector trail there are the connections already exist pull the picket road connector out of the woods, put it closer to the sidewalks, and protect the…”
“…mice and men rarely work out the way we imagine that they will we didn't think that Paul VI high school was going to be a residential development, and here we are. So I think it's important to look at zoning because it's come to my attention that single-use…”
“…design of the transportation uh system like the intersection and the small in the fairfax circle small area plan whatever and the question”