Hello and Happy New Year! Below are excerpts from the January 8, 2007 Board of Supervisors meeting that may be of interest to you as a Hunter Mill District constituent.

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01-08-2007 Board Action Highlights

Presentations & Acknowledgements

  At the beginning of the Board meeting, Supervisor Hudgins asked the Board to note the passing of Barbara Aaron, member of the Reston Association Board of Directors and community activist.

• Recognized and presented a certificate of appreciation to 2nd Lt. Jimmy “JD” Lawson for 37 years of service to the community and the Fairfax County Police Department , with 22 of these years  at Reston District  Station. Requested by Supervisor Hudgins.

   Resolved to commemorate 2007 as the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. Requested by Chairman Connolly.

Administrative Items

   Authorized the advertisement for a Planning Commission Hearing on February 1, 2007 at 8:15 p.m. and a Board Hearing on March 12, 2007 on a Proposed Amendment to Comply with Newly Adopted State Code Provision regarding Persons Engaging in the Creation or Operation of Wetland Mitigation Banks in Multiple Jurisdictions. Amendment addresses a newly adopted State Code provision, which allows the submittal of general annual erosion and sediment control specifications to the State by persons engaging in the creation and operation of wetland mitigation banks in multiple jurisdictions in lieu of the submittal of a conversation plan to the County. For Additional information: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/publications/pfm/proposed.htm

  Authorized the advertisement for a Planning Commission Hearing on February 1, 2007 at 8:15 p.m. and a Board Public Hearing on March 12, 2007 at 4:40 p.m. on proposed amendments to comply with newly adopted State code regarding privately maintained streets and the funding of improvements to these streets. Counties eligible for funds under the Rural Addition Program must include a statement in their ordinance indicating that streets not build to VDOT standards will be not eligible for acceptance into the system of state highways unless upgraded to meet VDOT standards and not use funds appropriate by the General Assembly of Virginia. Additional information can be found at: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/zoningordinance/proposed/

   Approved installation of a speed table on Talisman Drive and a speed table and multi-way stop sign on McKinley Street in North Vienna to address cut-through traffic concerns. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/rtap.htm

  Authorized the Fairfax County Police Department to apply for and accept a $200,000 Department of Homeland Security Urban Area Security Initiatives (UASI) Grant administered by the District of Columbia with the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area for our Animal Services that will permit Fairfax County to take the lead in developing a capability to plan for a necessary evacuation of a large number of residents who care for companion animals. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/grants_hsgp2007.htm

   Authorized the advertisement for a Planning Commission Public Hearing on February 28, 2007 at 8:15 p.m. and BOS Public Hearing on April 9, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. on a Proposed Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Re: Large Retail Sales Establishments. The proposed amendment imposes size limitations under which such uses may be permitted either by right or by special exception approval. Main objective is to mitigate the negative impacts that may occur when large retail establishments are built within local communities under by right circumstances. Additional information can be found at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/zoningordinance/proposed/

   Adopted the Board of Supervisors’ meeting schedule for January through December, 2007.

    Authorized the advertisement for a Planning Commission Public Hearing on February 22, 2007 at 8:15 p.m. and Board Public Hearing on March 26, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. on a Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Articles 6, 16 and 18 Re: Planned Residential Community (PRC) District Regulations. Proposed amendment clarifies that only land area included in the initial establishment of a PRC District is required to be under single ownership or control, changes the approval process for a PRC plan from administrative approval to a legislative action by the Board of Supervisors, and updates the population factors utilized in computing population density within the PRC District. Additional information on the proposed changes can be found at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/zoningordinance/proposed/

Action Items

   Approved the authorization of $239.54 million to include $129.49m for School facilities and $110.05 m for general County projects, including $49.75m for Public Safety; $24.8m for Transportation, $15.0m County and Regional Park, $14.0m for Libraries, $2.5m for Human Services, $2.0m for Revitalization of Commercial and Redevelopment areas, and $2.0m for Public Safety Capital Renewal.

  Supervisor Hudgins moved and the Board Adopted a resolution creating the Fairfax County Safety Net Health Center Commission ,  a public/private partnership model for delivering effective safety net health care to low-income, uninsured/underinsured residents of Fairfax County, and approved the recommended composition of the Commission.

   Authorized additional members to the Josiah H. Beeman Commission , which has been established to review the delivery of mental health services in Fairfax County.    

   Authorized to file comments documenting the state of competition for cable services in Fairfax County in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Inquiry relating to its annual assessment of the Status of Competition in the market for delivery of video programming (MB Docket No. 06-189).

Information Items

  Planning Commission action on application 2232-H06-14, Fairfax County Park Authority - Approval to establish 13.7 acres for a local park use to be known as the Lawyers Road Park, located at 10049 Lawyers Road, Vienna, VA. 

Board Matters by Supervisor Hudgins and approved by the Board  

   Directed staff to review our County Ordinance and offer recommendations to correct the lack of authority to disengage home security systems when owners are away from home and the alarm needs to be disarmed in compliance with the Noise Ordinance  

  Expedited Board date of March 12, 2007 for Woodland Park Crossing Retail, LLC - Proffer Condition Amendment (PCA) 2003-HM-026 to change proffers to the related timing of retail occupancy and the design of a courtyard. (This motion should not be construed as a favorable recommendation by the Board of Supervisors on the proposed application and does not relieve the Applicant from compliance with the provisions of all applicable ordinances, regulations or adopted standards.)

  Requested that law enforcement staff revisit the issue of enforcement of HOV lanes on the Dulles Toll Road and I-66 so that those who follow the rules receive the intended benefits of a faster commute.

  Referred the Park Authority Athletic Field Lighting Study to the Environmental Quality Advisory Council (EQAC) for further review and report back to the Board of Supervisors on its results.

  Directed staff to invite Kerrie Wilson, Executive Director of Reston Interfaith, to appear before the Board to be acknowledged for her dedicated work and receipt of the Meyer Foundation Exponent Award in recognition of her effective nonprofit leadership accomplishments.  

Requested the assistance of the Office of Public Affairs in broadly disseminating information on the 2007 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration community events occurring in the Reston community.

  Directed staff to invite  the family of late Malcolm “Rich” Richardson before the Board to be presented with a certificate of appreciation for Mr. Richardson’s  many  years of  volunteer service and thousands of hours donated to indexing and advising the Fairfax County Public Library  system.

   Directed staff to invite Forest Edge Elementary School Technology teams before the Board of Supervisors to be recognized for their outstanding performance at the 2006 State Lego League Competition Virginia State Finals in Blacksburg, Virginia.

   Directed staff to invite representatives of Vienna and Reston-Herndon branches, and other Fairfax County branches of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), to be recognized in celebration of 125 years of changing a nation through its work in achieving equity for women.

Public Hearings

    Approval of Special Exception 2006-HM-017 (Fiaza Hanniffa, Montessori Children’s Center) to permit an increase enrollment from 99 to 150 children and a building addition located on approximately 2.69 acres zoned R-1.

   Approval to obtain citizen input for the Department of Community and Recreation Services’ grant application to the Commonwealth of Virginia for funding under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 Program for three replacement vehicles.