City Council Meeting

Thomas PetersonIt could be, in fact, part of the debt package if we were to do that. and when we look at there are three big things that are in our capital improvement project which will turn into debt and turn into real estate tax obligations that I think we know about right now one of the Willard Sherwood Center the fire station and then the rebuilding of the property yard combined I think those three I may have gotten my numbers wrong but I had them at 161 than that like 170 or something 171 million dollars for three projects an educated guess is that all three of those are two out of three at least will need to be very significantly reconfigured for a variety of reasons not the least of which is the implications they have on taxes we also

Melissa Shinaberryclerkby voiceall right our next item is a presentation on a land use application for a city of fairfax and fairfax county joint use health wellness and recreation facility at 3740 at 3750 Blenheim Boulevard in Perens Willard Sherwood Health and Community Center. I'm going to recognize Anna McClintock, city planner, to provide the staff presentation.

Anna McClintockstaffThank you, Mayor and Council Members. This is a post-submission work session for Willard Sherwood Health and Community Center. This would be a joint redevelopment project with the City of Fairfax and Fairfax County for a new health and community center located at 3740 and 3750 Blundin Boulevard. We are currently in the post-submission phase of the project as the applicant has submitted three sets of plans working through comments throughout each department. The first land use submission was submitted last summer, and we are currently on the third submission. There has been studies, public outreach, and city meetings for the site dating back to 2016. the most recent city council meeting was held on april 22nd 2025

site photos along Blenheim and Lane Hall Drive the applicant is requesting to demolish the existing Joseph Willard Health Center and replace it with a new health and community center the applicant proposes a bridge connection to the existing Stacy C Sherwood Community Center with a possible addition connecting the existing building to the proposed health and community center access to the site would be via curb cut along Lane Hall Drive along with the existing entrance to the Stacy C. Sherwood site along Blenheim Boulevard both sites would be linked via inter parcel connection there would be two fenced-in playgrounds and rooftop amenity space that proposed Willard Sherwood Health and Community Center

Brooke Hardenstaffgood evening mayor council glad to be back with you all on the Willard Sherwood Health and Community Center project there have been a number of discussions on this project over the years but as outlined in the city staff presentation use applications associated with the proposal project team will be back before the council again in the future regarding this as a capital project to review budgets funding construction and associated matters with me tonight representing the project team is Deepa Joshi with Fairfax County who will be presenting also our other representatives from Fairfax County and the city's project managers with Blue Heron leadership group as well as the design team excuse me Grimm and Parker architects urban civil engineering and