City Council Regular Meeting
What was decided
- 2watch 0:16Motion for Consideration out of Closed Meeting – Appointment of Jason Kozak as Human Resources Director
Approved unanimously (4-0); Councilmembers Bates and Greenfield absent. Council concurred in the City Manager's appointment of Jason Kozak as Human Resources Director, effective August 12, 2024.
Passed, unanimousDiscussed for 2m · read the transcript
- 8anot chapteredConsideration of the July 23, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes
Approved as part of the unanimous consent agenda vote (4-0; Bates and Greenfield absent).
Passed, unanimous - 9awatch 27:04Public Hearing and Council Action – Ordinance 2024-12 Amending Section 2-96 (Acting City Manager)
Public hearing held with no public testimony. Ordinance 2024-12 enacted unanimously (4-0; Bates and Greenfield absent).
Passed, unanimousDiscussed for 2m · also names City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan · read the transcript
- Ordinance 2024-12approvedOrdinance 2024-12 amending Section 2-96 of the City Code to update the Acting City Manager appointment process to include the Deputy City Manager position was enacted unanimously.
Presented
- 5aProclamation – National Preparedness Month · proclamation, Proclamation presented by the Mayor to Lieutenant Walter English and Deputy City Manager Valmarie Turnerwatch 2:07
Discussed for 2m · read the transcript
- National Preparedness MonthMayor presented a proclamation acknowledging September as National Preparedness Month in the City of Fairfax.
- 5bProclamation – Recovery Awareness Month · proclamation, Proclamation presented by the Mayor to Brittany Martin, Director of Programs, The Chris Atwood Foundationwatch 4:42
Discussed for 4m · read the transcript
- Recovery Awareness MonthMayor presented a proclamation acknowledging September as Recovery Awareness Month in the City of Fairfax.
- 5cProclamation – Suicide Prevention Week (September 8–14, 2024) · proclamation, Proclamation presented by the Mayor to Linda Bell, Veda Murthy, and Lizzie Carrollwatch 8:36
Discussed for 9m · read the transcript
- Suicide Prevention WeekMayor presented a proclamation acknowledging September 8–14, 2024 as Suicide Prevention Week in the City of Fairfax.
- 5dProclamation – 'Get There Differently' Month and Car Free Day · proclamation, Proclamation presented by the Mayor to Chloe Ritter, Multimodal Transportation Plannerwatch 18:47
Until the next chapter, names Car Free Day, Nonprofit Grant Program · read the transcript
- Get There Differently Month Car Free DayMayor presented a proclamation acknowledging September as 'Get There Differently' Month and September 23, 2024 as Car Free Day in the City of Fairfax.
- 8bResolution R-24-28 – Establishment of the Nonprofit Grant Program · Approved as part of the unanimous consent agenda vote (4-0; Bates and Greenfield absent).
- R-24-28approvedResolution R-24-28 adopting the establishment of the Nonprofit Grant Program for human services nonprofit organizations was approved as part of the consent agenda.
- Nonprofit Grant ProgramapprovedThe Nonprofit Grant Program for human services nonprofit organizations was formally established via Resolution R-24-28, approved on the consent agenda.
- 8cRevised Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP) MOU with Fairfax County · Approved as part of the unanimous consent agenda vote (4-0; Bates and Greenfield absent).
- Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP) MOUapprovedThe revised VCAP MOU between the City of Fairfax and Fairfax County was approved on the consent agenda.
- 8dMOA on Sediment TMDL Compliance Strategy – Difficult Run and Accotink Creek Watersheds · Approved as part of the unanimous consent agenda vote (4-0; Bates and Greenfield absent).
- Sediment TMDL Compliance Strategy MOAapprovedThe MOA between the city and Fairfax County on the sediment TMDL compliance strategy for the Difficult Run and Accotink Creek watersheds was approved on the consent agenda.
- Difficult RunDifficult Run watershed is a subject area of the approved sediment TMDL compliance MOA.
- Accotink CreekAccotink Creek watershed is a subject area of the approved sediment TMDL compliance MOA.
- 8eIntroduction of Resolution – FY 2024 to FY 2025 Fund Carryover Reappropriation · Introduced and approved as part of the unanimous consent agenda vote (4-0; Bates and Greenfield absent).
- FY 2024–FY 2025 Carryover Reappropriation ResolutionproposedA resolution for the reappropriation of general/operating, capital, and enterprise fund carryovers to FY 2025 was introduced on the consent agenda.
- 13aWork Session – Five-Year Review of the City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan · Discussed in work session; no formal action taken.watch 29:14
Discussed for 55m · also names Special Use Permit ×6, Master Plan ×4, Fairfax Square ×3, Small Area Plans ×3, 2025 Legislative Program, 2035 Comprehensive Plan Implementation Guide · read the transcript
- City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Planin progresswikiCouncil discussed the five-year review of the 2035 Comprehensive Plan during the work session; no formal action was taken at this meeting.
- 13bWork Session – 2024 Virginia General Assembly Actions and City's 2025 Legislative Program · Discussed in work session; no formal action taken.watch 84:59
Discussed for 21m · also names General Fund, Legislative Program · read the transcript
- 2025 Legislative ProgramproposedCouncil held a preliminary discussion on the City's 2025 Legislative Program and reviewed highlights of 2024 Virginia General Assembly actions; no formal action was taken.
- 15City Manager Report Out – 2024 July 4th Fireworks After-Action Review · Parks and Recreation Director Stacey Sommerfield presented an after-action review of the 2024 July 4th Fireworks event. Staff recommended hosting the 2025 event as a proximity show at Fairfax High School stadium or comparable location. No formal action taken; Councilmember Ross requested the item be placed on a future agenda for public engagement.watch 106:07
Discussed for 23m · read the transcript
- 2024 July 4th Fireworks After-Action ReviewStaff presented findings from the 2024 July 4th Fireworks event including 295 public emails expressing disappointment with the venue, ADA accessibility and crowd management concerns, and a staff recommendation for a 2025 proximity show at Fairfax High School stadium.
- Fairfax High Schoolin progressFairfax High School stadium was identified as staff's recommended venue for the 2025 July 4th proximity fireworks show.
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“…developments. And they felt that the proposal could be considered with a special use permit without having to change the comprehensive plan to include this. So that's kind of a summary of the staff's analysis of the mixed-use place type.”
“…right? But because of the history, and Mr. Ross referred to the Fairfax Boulevard Master Plan as a key guiding principle that is part of our history, it's carried a lot of weight. And in conjunction with conversations with the Economic Development Office,…”
“So these two sites are Fairfax Square, which is a large office complex on Main Street east of Old Town. This is included partially based on a request by the property owner, but also based on analysis that was done for the Planning Commission looking at…”
“…in the land use strategies guiding principle, and this is to review and update the small area plans. As we are doing this now with the full comprehensive plan, there has been discussion about new”
“…just changing circumstances, including the development, the IDI development at Pope Paul VI.”
“and I would expect that that urgency would be reflected in our implementation guides as to the importance and the urgency of getting it started getting it finished if the language that we have currently, the broad objectives and goals are sufficient, then it…”
“We have supporting references to the Fairfax Circle Small Area Plan that was adopted in July, some changes to the street types, and cost estimates for the transportation projects on the transportation projects map that we”