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Board of Supervisors Meeting Podcast Transcript: May 10, 2011

 

Welcome to the podcast of meeting highlights for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on May 10, 2011.

• The Board recognized:
  • May 15-21 as Emergency Medical Services Week in Fairfax County.
  • May 16-20 as Small Business Week in Fairfax County.
  • May as Parents Who Host Lose the Most Month in Fairfax County.
  • May as Community Action Month in Fairfax County.
  • May 15-21 as Public Works Week in Fairfax County.
  • Joyce White for more than 40 years of service to Fairfax County.
  • Captain Deborah White for 29 years of service to Fairfax County.
  • The Stuff the Bus program.
  • The District Budget Committees for their contributions and continued commitment to residents of Fairfax County.
  • Len Wales for nearly 30 years of service to Fairfax County.
  • Deputy County Executive Ed Long for 34 years of service to Fairfax County.
    
    
• The History Commission presented its annual report.
  
  
• The Board approved the Fairfax County Public Schools Referendum totaling $252,750,000 as requested by the School Board. It will now go to the Circuit Court to order a special election on the issuance of such bonds, to be held November 8, 2011.
  
  
• The Board awarded federal HOME Program Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) awards to NOVACO, Reston Interfaith Housing Corporation, and the Brain Foundation for the acquisition and preservation of affordable housing for rental to low and very low-income households.
  
  
• Due to the upcoming retirement of Edward L. Long Jr., Fairfax County deputy county executive and chief financial officer, the Board reclassed Susan Datta as the new chief financial officer as part of an organizational change. Datta will begin her new duties on May 23.
  
  
• The Board reversed the Planning Commission decision and approved the appeal filed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) in coordination with the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) on behalf of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), finding that the proposal to construct a Train Control Room south of Fisher Avenue in the VDOT Right-of-Way was in substantial accord with the adopted Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan.

That’s all for this podcast of meeting highlights for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, thanks for listening.

The Office of Public Affairs uses Twitter, a social media platform that allows short messages/updates. Highlights of Board of Supervisors meetings were covered live on the county's Twitter page at www.twitter.com/fairfaxcounty.

More information about the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, including full meeting minutes and documents, can be found on the county's Web site.

This podcast is produced by the Fairfax County, VA, government.