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City Council · Apr 7, 2026

City Council Work Session

▶ Watch recordingAgendaMinutesRead the transcript3h 37m · 4 agenda items · 16 tracked topics

Discussed

  • 1a
    Discussion on Third Party Event Sponsorships · Council favored a hybrid option of options 2 and 3 and asked staff to return to a future City Council meeting for a follow-up. No formal vote taken.
    • Third Party Event SponsorshipsCouncil directed staff to develop a hybrid approach combining options 2 and 3 and to present a follow-up at a future City Council meeting; no formal action was taken at this session.
    • Sweet MileIdentified as one of eight third-party events currently supported by the City, discussed in the context of reviewing the City's event sponsorship approach.
    • Asian Festival on MainIdentified as one of eight third-party events currently supported by the City, discussed in the context of reviewing the City's event sponsorship approach.
    • Ride of the PatriotsIdentified as one of eight third-party events currently supported by the City, discussed in the context of reviewing the City's event sponsorship approach.
    • Labor Day Car ShowIdentified as one of eight third-party events currently supported by the City, discussed in the context of reviewing the City's event sponsorship approach.
    • Fairfax City PrideIdentified as one of eight third-party events currently supported by the City, discussed in the context of reviewing the City's event sponsorship approach.
    • Fairfax JuneteenthIdentified as one of eight third-party events currently supported by the City, discussed in the context of reviewing the City's event sponsorship approach.
    • Fiesta FairfaxIdentified as one of eight third-party events currently supported by the City, discussed in the context of reviewing the City's event sponsorship approach.
    • Turkey TrotIdentified as one of eight third-party events currently supported by the City, discussed in the context of reviewing the City's event sponsorship approach.
  • 1b
    Discussion and update on city services and support for older adults · Informational discussion only; no Council action was taken.
  • 1c
    Discussion on Translation Services for City Council Meetings · Council reached consensus to proceed with incorporating the proposed translation services at City Council meetings. Staff was also asked to present at the next work session a graph showing growth rate of the city's budget, actuals and expenditures compared to the growth rate of assessments.
  • 1d
    Discussion on the proposed FY 2027 budget, General Fund Questions and Discussion · Council reached consensus to add an introduction for increasing the BPOL tax to the April 14, 2026 consent agenda and to send a follow-up budget memo on the BPOL tax. Council also reached consensus to revise the staff report for the introduction of increasing the Transient Occupancy Tax to a maximum rate of 12%, also for the April 14, 2026 consent agenda. Staff was asked to review Budget Memos #1, 5, 6, and 8.
    • FY 2027 BudgetapprovedCouncil discussed General Fund questions, directed staff to review Budget Memos #1, 5, 6, and 8, and reached consensus on next steps for the BPOL tax and Transient Occupancy Tax introductions.
    • BPOL Tax Increasein progressCouncil reached consensus to place the introduction for increasing the BPOL tax on the April 14, 2026 consent agenda and to issue a follow-up budget memo on the BPOL tax.
    • Transient Occupancy Tax Increasein progressCouncil reached consensus to revise the staff report for the introduction of increasing the Transient Occupancy Tax to the maximum rate of 12%, to be placed on the April 14, 2026 consent agenda.

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.

  • Budget Processin progress6 passages, 4m

    “of the budget process with an application and some accountability built into that in terms of what we're funding. We certainly could run a competitive process too which would then allow us to maybe experiment with some of those other options in community to…”

    watch 23:43every passage
  • Willard Sherwoodin progress7 passages, 4m

    “…But, you know, one of the things earlier this evening we were discussing, the Willard Sherwood Center and the senior center that will go at the Willard Sherwood Center. And that is a facility for the 7,000 people who have this card to go in there and…”

    watch 123:30every passage
  • General Fund7 passages, 4m

    “…with the technology for us, for staff, during the meeting. Funding. So this is not a general fund. This would not be a general fund expenditure. This would come from the cable grant fund, which is outside of the general fund.”

    watch 129:42every passage
  • Meals Tax6 passages, 4m

    “…average Saturday where there's nothing going on? You know, how much did we generate meals tax on that day? I think what is”

    watch 32:01every passage
  • Senior Center5 passages, 4m

    “senior center coordinator. And then I've got the community response team. I've got Malika Walters, who's a licensed clinician, and she's a clinician for the community response team. I've got Jay Davison, who is the community paramedic for the community…”

    watch 59:59every passage
  • Juneteenth6 passages, 4m

    “…eight, we have the Asian Festival, the Ride of the Patriots, Fairfax Pride, Juneteenth celebration, the Labor Day car show, Fiesta Fairfax, and the turkey trot.”

    watch 3:29every passage
  • Fall Festival3 passages, 2m

    “…comes to our Um, is that my understanding is that if someone works the Saturday of fall festival, that they then have comp time to be used at another time, does that apply to which of our employees does that apply to with regard to the employees that are…”

    watch 28:34every passage
  • Beacon Landingin progressonce

    “…are going to be for older, you know, like older adults. I think that, you know, also Beacon Landing, I bet they'll get some older adults too, you know, because I think that there's definitely still a gap with being able to afford staying in a house, you…”

    watch 109:15every passagewiki
  • Pathway Homesonce

    “…we were doing that housing plan. You know, one of the things I would say, I believe pathway homes, like those units that they're putting over their new building in the city, are going to be for older, you know, like older adults. I think that, you know,…”

    watch 109:15every passage