Transcript: Board of Supervisors Highlights Podcast

Board of Supervisors Highlights Podcast

Board of Supervisors Meeting ~ April 16, 2024

Welcome to the podcast of meeting highlights for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

The Board recognized:

  • Fairfax County Public Schools recipients of the 2024 First Amendment Press Freedom Award.
  • McLean High School Quiz Bowl team for their victory in the Virginia High School League State Championship Scholastic bowl.
  • Annandale High School Orchestra Director Annie Ray, recipient of the 2024 Grammy Music Educator Award.

The Board also designated:

  • April 2024 as Autism Awareness Month in Fairfax County.
  • April 2024 as Community Development Month in Fairfax County.

The Board approved the following administrative items:

  • Approval of streets into the Secondary System—Thompson Property—964 Walker Road in the Dranesville District.
  • Approval of traffic calming measures as part of the Residential Traffic Administration Program in the Dranesville District.
  • Approval of “Watch for Children” signs as part of the Residential Traffic Administration Program in the Providence District.
  • Approval of “$200 Additional Fine for Speeding” signs as part of the Residential Traffic Administration Program in the Dranesville District.
  • Approval of “Watch for Children” signs as part of the Residential Traffic Administration Program in the Dranesville District.
  • Approval of “$200 Additional Fine for Speeding” signs as part of the Residential Traffic Administration Program in the Mason District.
  • Authorization to advertise a public hearing to convey a deed of easement for fiber optic lines on board-owned property in the Mount Vernon District.
  • Authorization to advertise a public hearing on the acquisition of certain land rights necessary for the construction of Burke Road realignment in the Springfield District.
  • Authorization to advertise a public hearing on a proposal to abandon portions of Cannonball Road in the Braddock District.
  • Authorization to advertise a public hearing on a proposal to vacate James Place in the Mount Vernon District.
  • Authorization to advertise a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending Article 9 of Chapter 82 of the Fairfax County Code, relating to the right-of-way afforded to pedestrians.
  • Supplemental appropriation resolution for the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board to accept grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Board approved the following action items:

  • Approval of a parking adjustment for Fairhills on the Boulevard, 8621 Route 29 in the Providence District.
  • Authorization for the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority to issue tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue bonds for the Residences at Government Center II development in the Braddock District.
  • Resolution to support he abandonment, additions, discontinuance, and transfer of various roads associated with the Ox Road realignment in the Springfield District.

In Public Hearing highlights:

  • Public hearing on the FY 2025 Effective Tax Rate Increase.
  • Public hearing on the FY 2025 Advertised Budget Plan, FY 2025-2029 Advertised Capital Improvement Program and to amend the current appropriation level of the FY 2024 Revised Budget Plan as proposed in the FY 2024 Third Quarter Review,

For a complete listing of public hearings that were held and approved, please see the summary of Board actions that is available the week following the board meeting

That’s all for this podcast of meeting highlights for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, thanks for listening. For more information about the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, including full meeting minutes and documents, visit the county Web site: www.fairfaxcounty.gov. This podcast is produced by the Fairfax County, VA, government.

 

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