City Council Meeting

Presented

• 3a
  Presentation by Monica Backmon, CEO of NVTA, on NVTA's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Action Plan · Presentation delivered by Monica Backmon, Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, on NVTA's Bus Rapid Transit Action Plan.

  • NVTA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Action PlanNVTA's BRT Action Plan was presented to the City Council by CEO Monica Backmon.
• 11a
  Discussion of potential reviews and updates to adopted Small Area PlansSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance. for Old Town, Northfax, Kamp Washington, and Fairfax Circle · Discussed during work session. No action taken.

  • Small Area Plans Review Old Town Northfax Kamp Washington and Fairfax CircleThe Council discussed potential reviews and updates to adopted Small Area PlansSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance. for Old Town, Northfax, Kamp Washington, and Fairfax Circle during the work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here.; no formal action was taken.
  • Old Townin progressOld Town was identified as one of four areas with adopted Small Area PlansSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance. under potential review and update discussion.
  • Northfaxin progressNorthfax was identified as one of four areas with adopted Small Area PlansSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance. under potential review and update discussion.
  • Kamp WashingtonKamp Washington was identified as one of four areas with adopted Small Area PlansSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance. under potential review and update discussion.
  • Fairfax CircleFairfax Circle was identified as one of four areas with adopted Small Area PlansSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance. under potential review and update discussion.
• 11b
  Northfax Linear Park Design Guidelines Introduction · Introduced and discussed during work session. No action taken.

  • Northfax Linear Park Design Guidelinesin progressDesign guidelines for Northfax Linear Park were introduced to the Council during the work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here.; no formal action was taken.
• 16
  Closed meetingClosed sessionA portion of a meeting closed to the public under state law, typically for legal advice, personnel, or property negotiations. Votes must still happen in open session. to discuss personnel matters · Council recessed to closed meeting to discuss personnel matters.

  • Personnel MattersThe Council held a closed meetingClosed sessionA portion of a meeting closed to the public under state law, typically for legal advice, personnel, or property negotiations. Votes must still happen in open session. to discuss personnel matters.

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.

• Small Area Plansin progress21 passages, 12m

  “and so we have a discussion later tonight about the process for reviewing the small area plans would you see that and this might be a question for our staff as well but Would you see this as something that might be considered as part of that or more for a…”

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• Green Building Policyin progress15 passages, 11m

  “…Our first one is a public hearing and council action on the adoption of the green building policy. I'm going to recognize Stephanie Kupka, our sustainability program manager for the staff presentation.”

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• City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Planapproved15 passages, 9m

  “…as something that might be considered as part of that or more for a review of the comprehensive plan overall?”

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• Juneteenth4 passages, 3m

  “i would like to acknowledge all the work that went into a fabulous juneteenth starting with the invitation from mount calvary baptist church i really wish more of the community could support that event because it really is very heartfelt and very meaningful i…”

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• Affordable Housing Strategic Planapproved4 passages, 3m

  “…ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THE CITY. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN FEBRUARY. SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF THIS PLAN WERE ALREADY INCLUDED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FACTORED INTO THE…”

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• Courthouse Plazain progress2 passages, 2m

  “…the heat island effect and all the stuff in their presentation for North Facts and Courthouse Plaza. Unfortunately, they couldn't come today because summer break was more important right now, and rightly so.”

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• George Snyder Traildenied2 passages, 2m

  “with the George Snyder Trail. was creating an ADA accessible way for people to get through the city. So I do think we always have to keep that uppermost when we talk about wanting to be greener and be environmentally sensitive. We are still trying to create a…”

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• Urban Forest Master Planapproved2 passages, 2m

  “…So some examples are shown here. There will certainly be others. One example is the urban forest master plan. This was adopted in December and includes some COMPONENTS OF THIS PLAN INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO POLICIES REGARDED TREES AND OTHER TYPES…”

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• 3541 Chain Bridge Roadproposedonce

  “…you and for a public hearing and then we have work session wise pre-application for 3541 chain bridge road and a discussion on the courthouse plaza project that essentially takes us up to the break notably a correction for you citywide level”

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• The Botanistunder construction2 passages

  “…feel like there are some opportunities there but I do also think that the fact that the botanist was able to build out so close to the road I mean I think we probably should have seen that one coming and back them up a little bit in”

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• Wilcoxon Trail Extensionin progressonce

  “…at ways to make those connections without that project so one of them is through the wilcoxon trail extension that we're talking about and pivoting that project up to draper um and using beach drive we're also talking about and we mentioned it a few minutes…”

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• Davies Propertyapprovedonce

  “…in my very limited traffic knowledge. But I do think that, you know, you have the Davies property, which it's going to change things on its own, and then you have the next development next to it and all these different things. you can only predict what…”

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