MINUTES FOR APPROVAL. Attached for County Board consideration for approval are the minutes of the meeting date listed below:

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1 MINUTES FOR APPROVAL Attached for County Board consideration for approval are the minutes of the meeting date listed below: December 17, 2013 Recessed Meeting

2 December 17, 2013 Page 1 A Recessed Meeting of the County Board of Arlington County, Virginia, held in Room 307 of 2100 Clarendon Boulevard thereof on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 3:06 p.m. PRESENT: ALSO PRESENT: J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman JAY FISETTE, Vice Chair LIBBY GARVEY, Member MARY HYNES, Member CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member BARBARA M. DONNELLAN, County Manager STEPHEN MacISAAC, Member HOPE L. HALLECK, Clerk COUNTY BOARD RECESSED MEETING COUNTY BOARD BUSINESS AND REPORTS I. COUNTY BOARD REPORTS The Chairman made the following statement on behalf of the Board: On behalf of the County Board, we want to thank Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Empowerment for their Call to Action and for their important work on behalf of those members of our community, who live, work and serve in Arlington and are in need of affordable housing. The County Board shares your concern and, as you know, has made affordable housing one the County s top priorities. The County Board is the steward of the community's public land. In that capacity, we have a responsibility to assure that land decisions consider how best to provide what the community needs - schools, parks, recreational opportunities, and facilities. Our recent successful experience at Arlington Mill leads us to believe that combining community facilities and affordable housing on the same parcel of publicly held land can deliver important benefits to the community. In response to a recent petition with signatures delivered by VOICE on behalf of more than 10,000 residents who either live or work in Arlington, the County Board intends to instruct the County Manager, as part of the Capital Improvement Program guidance issued in January, to identify the 3-5 publicly-owned sites with the greatest potential for redevelopment, which may include some of the sites identified by VOICE, that could incorporate the development of new affordable-housing units within the next 10 years. Priorities in the CIP would be based on core governmental function needs and debt capacity. The CIP should state that affordable housing must be carefully considered as a possible use in the master planning processes of those facilities, using the successful public-private Arlington Mill development which minimized the AHIF contribution as a possible model. Following adoption of the CIP, a timeline for a comprehensive land use

3 December 17, 2013 Page 2 review process involving the community would be developed for each of the priority sites identified in the CIP. In addition, the Affordable Housing Study, currently underway and expected to produce a report by the end of calendar year 2014, will incorporate and examine in more detail public land for public good as a strategy to produce affordable housing. The Chairman announced the completion of the Clarendon Central Park renovation, funded in partnership with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Parks Maintenance Capital Program. The park is accessed by 8,000 metro riders and cyclists every day. Chairman Tejada welcomed Steve Young the Vice President of the Virginia Native Plant Society, Potowmack chapter. Mr. Young presented a copy of the book Flora of Virginia to the County. The Chairman announced the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments presented Board Member Mary Hynes with the Elizabeth and David Scull Metropolitan Public Service Award, the organization s highest honor. Member Hynes received the award for her leadership at the regional level, including her service as Chair of the COG Region Forward Coalition and her work on the Metro Board of Directors. The Chairman also announced the 100 th Anniversary of Wilson Boulevard Christian Church, founded in Chairman Tejada introduced Tito Vilchez, Coordinator of the The Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force. Mr. Vichez updated the Board on the 8 th Annual Arlington gang task force soccer tournament where 100 at-risk youth participated. The Chairman announced two upcoming events: the January 1, 2014 organizational meeting where Board members will deliver their New Year s Day policy speeches and the January 19, 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute at the Washington-Lee High School Auditorium. Chairman Tejada introduced the Fall 2013 Connect with Kids Champions, given to people who made extra efforts to connect, spend time, and build relationships, with young people in our community. The Chairman introduced LaVeta Logan, a community member and Chair of the Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, who presented the awards to Alyssa Duda of the Buckingham Youth Brigade and Robert ( Tito ) Vilchez, Arlington Gang Task Force Coordinator. II. APPOINTMENTS A motion was made by J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman to: Commission for the Arts Appoint Tina Worden for a term ending December 31, 2016 Commission on the Status of Women Appoint Clare McIntyre for a term ending December 31, 2016 Community Services Board Reappoint Wayne Bert for a term ending December 31, 2016 Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission

4 December 17, 2013 Page 3 Reappoint Christopher Essig for a term ending December 31, 2016 Environment & Energy Conservation Commission Reappoint Claire O Dea for a term ending December 31, 2016 Reappoint Shannon Cunniff for a term ending December 31, 2016 George Mason University Arlington Campus Advisory Board Appoint Robert Goler to represent the Commission for the Arts Information Technology Advisory Commission Reappoint Frank Jazzo for a term ending December 31, 2016 Reappoint Joe Pelton for a term ending December 31, 2016 Economic Development Commission Reappoint Melissa Bondi for a term ending December 31, 2016 Public Facilities Review Committee Appoint Todd McCracken to represent the Arlington Public Schools for a term ending December 31, 2015 Reappoint John Miller as an at-large representative for a term ending December 31, 2015 Human Rights Commission Appoint Yasmine Parinaz Taeb for a term ending December 31, 2016 Appoint Sukari Pinnock-Fitts for a term ending December 31, 2016 Urban Forestry Commission Reappoint Mikaila Milton for a term ending December 31, 2016 Reappoint Karen Kumm Morris for a term ending December 31, 2016 The motion was adopted and carried by a vote of 5 to 0. The voting recorded as follows: J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman - Aye, JAY FISETTE, Vice-Chair Aye, LIBBY GARVEY, Member Aye, and MARY HYNES, Member- Aye, CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member Aye. III. REGIONAL REPORTS The Board did not have any regional reports. IV. COUNTY MANAGER REPORT The County Manager presented the 2014 General Assembly Session Legislative Package and introduced Pat Carroll, the County s State Legislative Liaison. The public hearing on this item has concluded. Following a duly advertised public hearing at which there were speakers and which concluded on November 19, 2013, a motion was made by MARY HYNES, Member, seconded by J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman, to adopt the 2014 General Assembly Legislative Package. The motion was adopted and carried by a vote of 5 to 0. The voting recorded as follows: J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman - Aye, JAY FISETTE, Vice Chair Aye, LIBBY GARVEY, Member Aye, MARY HYNES, Member Aye, and CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member Aye. [Clerk s note: as set forth in the document entitled Addendum General Assembly Legislative Package attached for the public record to these minutes.] The Manager introduced Barbara Wiley, County Comptroller, who presented the Comprehensive

5 December 17, 2013 Page 4 Annual Financial Report. Ms. Wiley announced that the County has earned an unqualified or clean opinion on the annual audit. The County Manager presented the results of the County Ridership Survey. The Manager introduced Dennis Leach, Department of Environmental Services Division Chief who summarized the findings of the on-board passenger survey of art bus riders General Assembly Session Legislative Package 2014 General Assembly Session Legislative Package -Supplemental Report The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) Addendum General Assembly Legislative Package COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN S STATE OF THE COUNTY REPORT Chairman Tejada delivered his State of the County Report and showed a video highlighting the County s work in CONSENT ITEMS (ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013) SITE PLANS/AMENDMENTS/REVIEW 2. SP #231 SITE PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT VELOCITY 5; LOCATED AT 2300B CLARENDON BLVD. (RPC# ). Following a duly advertised public hearing at which there were speakers, a motion was made by J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman, seconded by JAY FISETTE, Vice-Chair, to adopt the ordinance attached to this report renew the Site Plan Amendment for live entertainment with a County Board review in one (1) month (January 25, 2014) subject to all previously approved conditions and with Condition #60 as modified in this report. The motion was adopted and carried by a vote of 5 to 0. The voting recorded as follows: J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman - Aye, JAY FISETTE, Vice-Chair Aye, LIBBY GARVEY, Member Aye, and MARY HYNES, Member- Aye, CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member Aye.

6 December 17, 2013 Page 5 WHEREAS, an application for a Site Plan Amendment dated October 14, 2011 for SP #231, was filed with the Office of the Zoning Administrator: and WHEREAS, as indicated in the Staff Report provided to the County Board for its December 14, 2013 meeting, and through comments made at the public hearing before the County Board, the County Manager recommends that the County Board approve the Site Plan Amendment subject to the conditions as set forth in the Staff Report; and WHEREAS, the County Board held a duly-advertised public hearing on that Site Plan Amendment on December 14, 2013 and finds, based on thorough consideration of the public testimony and all materials presented to it and/or on file in the Office of the Zoning Administrator, that the improvements and/or development proposed by the Site Plan, as amended: Substantially complies with the character of the General Land Use Plan, and with the uses permitted and use regulations of the C-O Districts as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance; and Functionally relates to other structures permitted in the district and will not be injurious or detrimental to the property or improvements in the neighborhood; and Is so designed and located that the public health, safety and welfare will be promoted and protected. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that, as originally requested by an application dated October 14, 2011 for an amendment to SP #231, for a site plan amendment for live entertainment or the parcel of real property known as RPC# and 2300B Clarendon Boulevard, and as such application has been modified, revised, or amended, approval is granted and the parcels so described shall be used according to all prior approvals for Site Plan #231, as amended by the Revised Site Plan Application subject to all previously approved conditions and modified condition 60 which applies solely to the request for a restaurant with live entertainment: Conditions 60. The applicant agrees that live entertainment permitted at Velocity 5 at 2300B Clarendon Boulevard is a temporary use only that has been approved for a limited one (1) year one (1) month period (until December 31, 2013 January 31, 2014), and not longer. During the one year period, the use is permitted subject to all site plan conditions, and subject to the same reviews that could otherwise be made of any site plan use. The applicant further agrees that approval for the use will terminate after a period of one (1) year one (1) month, on December 31, January 31, 2014, without further action by the County Board, unless otherwise approved prior to that date. The applicant agrees that it will cease use of the space for the purposes of live entertainment on or before December 31, 2013 January 31, The applicant acknowledges and agrees that after December 31, 2013 January 31, 2014, it shall have no right to use the space for live entertainment purposes unless specific approval for that use is obtained from the County Board. In addition to all other conditions of this site plan, the applicant specifically agrees that the live entertainment use shall be subject to the following additional conditions: a. The applicant agrees that live entertainment at 2300B Clarendon Boulevard shall be permitted only as approved by the County Board. The applicant agrees live entertainment shall be permitted only between the hours of 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., Friday and Saturday. b. The applicant agrees there shall be no dancing until a Dance Hall Permit has been obtained. c. Live entertainment must take place only within the building. The windows and doors to the outside shall remain closed during the times of live entertainment, and the applicant shall comply with the Arlington County Noise Ordinance. No live entertainment shall be broadcast over loudspeakers outside of the building, and under no circumstances shall live entertainment be permitted outside of the building. d. The applicant agrees that all requirements of County and State Ordinances, the Environmental Health Bureau, the Fire Marshal, the Police Department and the Alcohol Beverage Control Board shall be met.

7 December 17, 2013 Page 6 e. The applicant agrees to designate a neighborhood liaison to communicate with nearby residents and neighbors to address concerns which may be related to the live entertainment and an onsite liaison that shall be available during the hours of the business operation to receive and respond to community concerns regarding the live entertainment. The name and telephone number shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator and a copy sent to the Clarendon-Courthouse Civic Association and the Lyon Village Citizens Association, and the Archstone Courthouse Plaza. f. The applicant agrees that the site plan amendment for live entertainment shall be reviewed by the County Board upon any change of tenancy of the subject space currently occupied by Velocity 5. g. The applicant agrees that on-site dedicated security shall be provided from 9:00 p.m. until closing on nights that have bands or DJ s. The on-site security may consist of in-house staff, so long as that staff is dedicated to security only. h. The applicant agrees to post signs inside the restaurant door telling patrons that free parking is available in the Courthouse Plaza garage after 5 p.m., to respect the peace of residential neighborhoods, and to please avoid parking in the residential neighborhood where possible. i. The applicant agrees to clean the sidewalk in front of its establishment each morning, including sweeping cigarette butts and litter that may have accumulated from any outdoor seating area. j. The applicant agrees that any outdoor radio in the outdoor dining area shall be turned off at 10 p.m. nightly. USE PERMITS REQUEST/REVIEWS/AMENDMENTS 7. U USE PERMIT REVIEW TO RENEW A USE PERMIT FOR AN OPEN-AIR MARKET FOR THE WESTOVER FARMERS MARKET, LOCATED AT THE REED SCHOOL, 1671 MCKINLEY ROAD, AND WITHIN PARTS OF THE MCKINLEY ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY (RPC# ). Following a duly advertised public hearing at which there were speakers, a motion was made by J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman, seconded by CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member, to adopt the following ordinance. The motion was adopted and carried by a vote of 5 to 0. The voting recorded as follows: J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman - Aye, JAY FISETTE, Vice-Chair Aye, LIBBY GARVEY, Member Aye, and MARY HYNES, Member- Aye, CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member Aye. [Clerk s note: text to be deleted is shown in strikethrough.] BE IT ORDAINED that, pursuant to application U on file in the Office of the Zoning Administrator for renewal of a use permit for the parcel of real property located at the Reed School, 1671 McKinley Road, and within parts of the McKinley Road right-of-way (RPC# ), approval is granted and the parcel so described shall be used according to the approval requested by the application subject to all previously approved conditions, and an amended Condition #6, with an administrative review in one (1) year (December 2014) and a County Board review in three (3) years (December 2016). Proposed Amended Condition:

8 December 17, 2013 Page 7 6. The applicant agrees to comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations, including by way of illustration and not limitation, the County s Noise Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance regulations for signs. The applicant specifically agrees, by way of illustration and not limitation, that it will not place A-frame signs in the public rights of way, or on or adjacent to sidewalks. Board Report #7 REGULAR HEARING ITEMS 28. BLUEMONT NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION PLAN UPDATE. Following a duly advertised public hearing at which there were speakers, a motion was made by J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman, seconded by CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member, to adopt the attached resolution to accept the Bluemont Neighborhood Conservation Plan Update subject to staff comments specified in the plan. The motion was adopted and carried by a vote of 5 to 0. The voting recorded as follows: J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman - Aye, JAY FISETTE, Vice-Chair Aye, LIBBY GARVEY, Member Aye, and MARY HYNES, Member- Aye, CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member Aye. Resolution to Accept the Bluemont Neighborhood Conservation Plan Whereas, the County Board created the Neighborhood Conservation Program in 1964 to encourage neighborhoods to carry out neighborhood improvement plans and provide dedicated funding to implement those plans; and Whereas, the Neighborhood Conservation Program is a mechanism for improvement and maintenance of areas where residents indicate a desire to achieve an improved neighborhood and fulfill a broader vision of the modern urban village through coordination of public and private efforts; and Whereas, these plans are initiated and prepared by the neighborhoods, who work with the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee and County staff; and Whereas, Neighborhood Conservation Plans have three purposes: 1) To build a neighborhood vision and consensus on issues affecting the neighborhood, to evaluate County service delivery and the state of the neighborhood, and to suggest policies and projects that will improve the neighborhood 2) To establish eligibility for Neighborhood Conservation funding 3) To provide guidance to the County Board, Commissions, Departments and staff concerning issues in neighborhoods; and Whereas, the County Board created the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC) to guide the Neighborhood Conservation Program, and the NCAC reviewed this Bluemont Plan and recommends its acceptance; and Whereas, the Planning Commission also recommended acceptance of the Bluemont Neighborhood Conservation Plan, as updated through October, 2013.

9 December 17, 2013 Page 8 Now, therefore be it resolved that after careful consideration of the recommendations of the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee, the County Board hereby accepts the Bluemont Conservation Plan, as updated through October, 2013 as a statement of the Bluemont neighborhood and directs the County Manager to ensure that the recommendations of this plan are considered in decision-making and actions that affect the Bluemont neighborhood. [Clerk s note: as set forth in the document entitled Addendum A-Bluemont Neighborhood Plan attached for the public record to these minutes.] Board Report #28 Addendum A-Bluemont Neighborhood Plan 29. ZOA ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES 13 AND 18 TO DEFINE LARGE MEDIA SCREENS AS AUTOMATIC CHANGEABLE COPY SIGNS LARGER THAN 12 SQUARE FEET THAT MAY INCLUDE SCROLLING OR MOVING IMAGES AND TO PERMIT SUCH SIGNS IN COMMERCIAL/MIXED-USE ZONING DISTRICTS WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF TRANSIT STATIONS, AND IN P-S DISTRICTS, SUBJECT TO SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY BOARD WHEN THEY ARE ON PROPERTIES GOVERNED BY SITE PLAN (OR BY USE PERMIT IN P-S DISTRICTS AND WHEN GOVERNED UNDER THE COLUMBIA PIKE FORM BASED CODE) AND MEET SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR SIZE, HEIGHT, LOCATION, PROXIMITY TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, LUMINANCE, BUILDING CONTEXT AND TRAFFIC SAFETY (SUCH SIGNS COULD BE APPROVED BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR IN PUBLIC PARKS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS WHERE THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM ANY PUBLIC STREETS ON THE PERIMETER OF THE PARK). Following a duly advertised public hearing at which there were speakers, a motion was made by JAY FISETTE, Vice-Chair, seconded by LIBBY GARVEY, Member, to adopt the attached ordinance to amend, reenact and recodify Articles 13 and 18 of the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance to define large media screens as automatic changeable copy signs larger than 12 square feet that may include scrolling or moving images and to permit such signs in commercial/mixed-use districts within 1/4 mile of transit stations, and in P-S districts, subject to special exception approval by the County Board when they are on properties governed by site plan (or by use permit in P-S districts and when governed under the Columbia Pike Form Based Code) and meet specific standards for size, height, location, proximity to residential districts, luminance, building context and traffic safety. A motion was made by CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member, seconded by J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman to amend the original motion to strike lines in the ordinance as follows [Clerk s note: as set forth in the document entitled Addendum B-ZOA attached for the public record to these minutes. Text to be deleted is shown in strikethrough.]: P-S districts, in public parks, and on buildings governed under Main Street and Avenue Building Envelope Standards in the Columbia Pike Form Based Code as specified in 11.1 and 15.5, and. The amended motion was adopted and carried by a vote of 3 to 2. The voting recorded as follows: J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman - Aye, JAY FISETTE, Vice-Chair No, LIBBY GARVEY, Member No, and MARY HYNES, Member- Aye, CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member Aye. A motion was made by MARY HYNES, Member, seconded by CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member to add the following text to A, following line 60.

10 December 17, 2013 Page 9 5. Does not unreasonably impact the monumental core in the District of Columbia or other sites of historic or national interest. The motion was adopted and carried by a vote of 5 to 0. The voting recorded as follows: J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman - Aye, JAY FISETTE, Vice-Chair Aye, LIBBY GARVEY, Member Aye, and MARY HYNES, Member- Aye, CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member Aye. The main motion was adopted and carried by a vote of 5 to 0. The voting recorded as follows: J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman - Aye, JAY FISETTE, Vice-Chair Aye, LIBBY GARVEY, Member Aye, and MARY HYNES, Member- Aye, CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Member Aye. [Clerk s note: as set forth in the document entitled Addendum B-ZOA attached for the public record to these minutes.] Board Report #29 Addendum B-ZOA ADJOURN Without objection, at 9:30 p.m., the Board adjourned the meeting. J. WALTER TEJADA, Chairman ATTEST: HOPE L. HALLECK, Clerk