Below are excerpts from the March 26, 2007 Board of Supervisors meeting that may be of interest to you as a Hunter Mill District constituent. To reach the back-up material that does not have a direct link, please go to my website at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/huntermill/. Some of the County links may not be active until later in the current week. If you have an item of interest or concern, please feel free to contact my office at (703)478-0283.

 

 

03-26-2007 Board Action Highlights

 

Presentations, Acknowledgements & Reports

 

• Recognized Floris United Methodist Church for its contribution to the Herndon Free Clinic.
• Recognized Susan Horne for her contributions and years of service to Leadership Fairfax, Inc.
• Received Annual Report from Advisory Social Services Board
• Received Presentation of Community Council on Homelessness Annual Message and Point in Time Survey on Homelessness

 

Administrative Items

 

• Approved the following streets in Hunter Mill District to be accepted into the State Secondary System: Robaleed Way; Calkins Road (Rt 4724); Lawyers Road (Rt 602 - Additional ROW only from parts of Calkins Rd. and Daniel Webster Drive)

 

• Approved a Supplemental Appropriation Resolution for the Office of Emergency Management to accept $302,402 from a DHS UASI Sub-Grant (regional emergency preparedness) through the Northern Virginia Regional Commission for the purpose of purchasing wheel chairs, stair chairs, multi-thread detection devices for fire personnel, and hand-held RAD detection devices for law enforcement.

 

• Endorsed the installation for "Yield to Pedestrians in Crosswalk $100-$500 Violation" signs at two locations in Hunter Mill District: Bluemont Way (Rt. 7199) and Discovery St.; and Bluemont Way and Library Street, both in Reston Town Center.

 

• Adopted a Resolution for the Fairfax County Police Department to accept $962,244 in Funding from ChildSafeNet - to continue the Sexual Predator Enforcement and Apprehension Detail (SPEAD) program.

 

• Authorized the advertisement for a Planning Commission public hearing on April 26, 2007 at 8:15 p.m. and a Board hearing on May 21, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. to consider proposed amendments to the Public facilities manual (PFM) related to fire hydrants, sanitary sewers, sidewalks, and an editorial change. The amendment related to fire hydrants revised the PFM to incorporate the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official's (AASHTO) minimum clear zone width for urban roadways. (Amendment complies with AASHTO). The amendment related to sanitary sewers revises the PFM to eliminate the end cap for inside sanitary sewer drop connections.The amendment related to sidewalks revises the PFM to incorporate the Planning Commission's recommended changes to the sidewalk provisions that were adopted by the Board on November 21, 2005. The amendment related to fire codes revises references in the PFM to align with the Fairfax County Fire Prevention Code.

 

Action Items

 

• Approved Fairfax County's 2007 Disease Carrying Insects Program as recommended by the County Executive to do the following: to conducta West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance; to conduct a proactive treatment of storm water catch basins; to conduct an aggressive community outreach and education program to increase awareness and prevention of WNV and Lyme disease; to monitor and document WNV infections; to continue a tick surveillance program to assess Lyme disease in the County.

 

• Approved the appointment of eighteen(18) members to the Community Revitalization and Reinvestment (CRRC) Advisory Group to assist the Board and staff in advancing revitalization and reinvestment opportunities within the County.

 

• Authorized the filing of a Notice of Participation as a Respondent in Application of Verizon Virginia Inc. and Verizon South Inc. for a determination that retail services are competitive and deregulating and Detariffing of the same in order to adequately safeguard Fairfax County consumers in a deregulated environment.

 

Information Items

 

• Received information on local comment letters to the Virginia Housing Development Authority for multi-family housing developments concerning applications for federal housing tax credits. These projects will contribute toward meeting the County's goal of preserving affordable housing. Developments seeking letters from the County include: Coralain Gardens Apartments and Strawbridge Square Apartments in Mason District, Crevenna Oaks Apartments and Summit Oaks Apartments in Braddock District, and Westminster Oaks Apartments in Mt. Vernon District.

 

• Department of Public Works and Environmental Services presented the 2006 VPDES Permit Annual Report on the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) for Fairfax County, Virginia which will be submitted to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in compliance with Part I, Section C.4 of Fairfax County's permit to operate a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), identified by the state as Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permit number VA0088587.

 

 

Board Matter by Supervisor Hudgins and approved by the Board  

 

• To invite Student Resource Officer, David Tipton to come before the Board for acknowledgement and appreciation for his twenty-one (21) years on the Fairfax County Police Force and his outstanding service to the citizens and students of Fairfax County.

 

Public Hearings

 

• Approved rezoning application RZ 2006-HM-024 (Sekas Homes, LTD) to rezone from R-1 to R-3 to permit residential development at a density of 2.75 dwelling units per acre, located on approximately 3.995 acres - Tax Map 28-3 ((2)) Parcel 31, 1838 Beulah Road, Vienna, Virginia to build eleven new homes.

 

• Approved Proffer Condition Amendment PCA 82-C-060-02 Athena/Renaissance Reston LLC to amend the proffers for Rezoning RZ 82-C-060 previously approved for residential development at a density of 30.28 dwelling units per acre to permit a change in the site design and multi-family unit type. Property is located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Temporary Road and Reston Parkway and on the west side of North Shore Drive. The site design now consists of a high-rise building in lieu of the mid-rise previously approved; providing additional open space and a greater set-back from Reston Parkway and Bowman Green Professional Buildings; and provide affordable dwelling units within the existing ParcReston units.

 

• Approved Zoning Ordinance Amendments to Articles 6, 16, and 18 Re: Planned Residential Community (PRC) District regulations including:1) clarification that only land area included in the initial establishment of a PRC District must be under single ownership; 2) changing the approval process for a PRC plan from an administrative approval to a legislative action by the Board of Supervisors; 3) revising the populations factors utilized in computing population density within the PRC District; 4) deleting the provision that an approved PRC plan is valid for three years unless a site plan is approved within that time; and 4) amending the application fee for a PRC plan. The Board also directed staff to report with a proposal to review the PRC and Reston Master Plan as needed.

 

• Approved Zoning Ordinance Amendments regarding Affordable Dwelling Units (ADU) to limit the number of building permits and Residential Use Permits (RUP). Allows all building permits to be issued within the project, but will restrict the RUP issuance to 75 percent of the total number of units until such time as at least 75 percent of the ADU in the development have been issued RUP for all types of development, except for rental multiple family dwelling units.

 

• Approved the conveyance of vacant County-owned property identified as Tax Map No's. 25-1 ((8))001 and 25-1((8))094 to the Virginia Department of Transportation for Project 0657-029-357-C501 to complete the Centreville Road widening project. Transfer the fee simple title to VDOT to complete the Centreville Road widening. In addition, staff is coordinating with VDOT to process a permanent traffic signal easement for the property identified at Tax Map No. 25-1((1))0018E. VDOT's offer of compensation to acquire these properties for its right of way is $926,400.00. Funds will be deposited in Fund 304-Transportation Improvement.

 

• Held a Public Hearing on the Consolidated Plan Certification for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Annual Plan Update for FY 2008 of the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority

 

• Approved an Ordinance amending Chapter 7 of the County Code to relocate election polling places in the Mount Vernon and the Springfield Districts, to rename a precinct in the Springfield District, and to establish the hours and dates of the operation of absentee polling places.  The hours and dates of operation of the seven absentee voting satellite locations for the general election on November 6, 2007, shall be from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays beginning on October 17, 2007, and extending through November 3, 2007.

 

• Held a Public Hearing on the Draft Proposed One-Year Action Plan for FY 2008 in which the County to receive $9,095,314 from federal programs administered by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development: Community Development Block Grant funds: $6,192,316, HOME: $2,457,387, Emergency Shelter Grant: $265,611, and Housing Opportunities for persons with AIDS: $180,000. An estimated $10.4 million is available in the County's Consolidated Community Funding Pool for funding projects and activities in FY08, subject to BOS appropriations: CDBG Affordable Housing Funds: $1,113,445; CDBG targeted Public Service Funds: $928,847; Federal and State CDBG Funds: $567,489; and County General Funds: $7,756,584.

 

Announcements

 

• Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project advances toward construction.

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) announced successful negotiation of a $1.6 billion design-build agreement with Dulles Transit Partners, LLC for final design and construction of Phase 1 of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. The project remains on schedule to begin construction in Spring 2008. The completion of negotiations will provide essential information to the Phase 1 project partners, including Fairfax County and WMATA, to further evaluate and finalize their commitments to the project, as defined by the Environmental Impact Statement approved in November 2006. For complete information, visit http://www.dullesmetro.com

 

• The Town of Vienna will hold a Pardon Our Dust (POD) meeting to introduce the VDOT construction team and their plan of operation for the Beulah Road improvements on Friday, April 13, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 127 Center Street South in Vienna. A VDOT Website for the Beulah Road to Sideling Court construction project in the Town of Vienna,  DETOUR MAP, project, and contact information is now available at http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/const-project.asp?ID=429.

 

• The Southgate Community Center, located at12125 Pinecrest Drive in Reston is seeking Homework Assistance volunteers to work with school-age students on Monday-Thursday from 4:15-5:00 p.m. Interested volunteers please contact Director Lashawn Timmons, Director (703)860-0676.

 

 

Special Notice

Fairfax County staff completed an extensive analysis of the non-solicited Public-Private Educational Facilities and Infrastructure Act (PPEA) of 2002 proposal to develop a mixed-use project at the Reston South Park and Ride facility, located on approximately 10.6 acres. After review, using the criteria adopted by the Board of Supervisors in October 2003, the staff has recommended that the County not move forward on this unsolicited proposal. A follow-up meeting will be scheduled later this month.