City Council: Council Agenda Meeting with Staff
Regular MeetingFalls Church, VA · January 31, 2024
Minutes
MINUTES OF MAYOR’S AGENDA MEETING WITH STAFF
PURPOSE OF MEETING: To discuss scheduling items on the City Council’s agenda.
DATE: January 31, 2024
LOCATION: Oak Room, City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22046
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY: Debbie Schantz-Hiscott AT 8:31 AM
THOSE PRESENT:
City Council Staff
Ms. Connelly: Mr. Shields:
Ms. Flynn: Ms. Heath:
Ms. Hardi: Ms. Gillette:
Ms. Schantz-Hiscott: Ms. Bawa: __
Ms. Lian: Ms. Mester:
Mr. Snyder:
Ms. Underhill:
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
Mayor Hardi was in route to Richmond, VA for personal reasons.
Marybeth Connelly moved, seconded by Debbie Schantz-Hiscott that City Council approve
electronic participation by Letty Hardi in this meeting, for personal reasons, pursuant to the City
Council’s Policy on Participation in Meetings Through Electronic Means, as adopted by
Resolution 2023-06.
ROLL CALL VOTE: There being no further discussion, the Mayor asked the Clerk to
call the roll on the motion:
Ms. Connelly: AYE
Ms. Flynn: AYE
Ms. Schantz-Hiscott: AYE
Mr. Snyder: AYE
The motion PASSED on roll call vote, 4-0.
Ms. Lian was at Freddie Mac Headquarters for a work meeting.
Marybeth Connelly moved, seconded by Dave Snyder that City Council approve electronic
participation by Caroline Lian in this meeting, for personal reasons, pursuant to the City
Council’s Policy on Participation in Meetings Through Electronic Means, as adopted by
Resolution 2023-06.
ROLL CALL VOTE: There being no further discussion, the Mayor asked the Clerk to
call the roll on the motion:
Ms. Connelly: AYE
Ms. Flynn: AYE
Mayor Hardi: AYE
Ms. Schantz-Hiscott: AYE
Mr. Snyder: AYE
The motion PASSED on roll call vote, 5-0.
Feb 1 (Thursday) VML General Assembly Feb 14 @ 8pm Appointments Committee
Day Feb 16 @ 9am Budget and Finance
February 3 (Saturday) City Council Retreat Committee
Feb 5 Work Session Sanitary Sewer Feb 20 Work Session Community Center
Capacity Purchase Briefing #1 HVAC Cost Briefing
Bike Master Plan Budget Amendment #2
2023 Mixed Use Development Fiscal Demographics Chapter Update
Impact Report (Consent Preview) Generator Install
(Consent Preview) Agreement with Purchase
Fairfax County for Shreve Road Tinner Hill Rezonings
Project Feb 26 Regular Meeting Budget
(Consent Preview) Affordable Amendment #2 1st Reading
Housing Fund Recs (CCAU) (Consent) Generator Install Purchase
(Consent Preview) Council Member Mar 4 Work Session Sanitary Sewer
Appt to Afford. Housing Work Group Capacity Purchase Briefing #2
(Consent Preview) Council Rules of Maple and Annandale SE Application
Procedure briefing
Feb 7 @ 9am Ask the Council Session Mar 11 Regular Session
Feb 12 Regular Session Mar 17 Work Session Cancel?
7PM Closed Session: Safety Briefing Mar 24 Regular Session
for City Council April 1 Work Session Presentation of
Chet DeLong Award Celebration for Proposed FY2025 Budget and CIP
Service to the Library
(TR23-23) (TR23-24) Quinn Senior
Living SE App: Final Consideration
(TO22-14) Ord for RE Tax Abate VA
Village Properties 2nd Reading
(Consent) Agreement with Fairfax
County for Shreve Road Project
(Consent) Affordable Housing Fund
Recs (CCAU)
(Consent) Council Member Appt to
Afford. Housing Work Group
(Consent) Council Rules of Procedure
Other: Police training for frontline emergency response; Community satisfaction survey; City employee survey;
Inviting CACT, EDA, and PUC to 2/5 Work Session; Scheduling for Council Committee meetings; City Council
invitation calendar.
Agenda
Mayor’s Agenda Meeting with Staff
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 ❖ 8:30 AM
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The Mayor will meet with City Council staff to review the Council schedule and agendas. This
meeting may be attended by more than two City Council members, so it is posted for and open to
the public. A quorum of City Council will attend the closed session.
Public comments may be submitted to City Council at cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov.
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agenda.
1. ROLL CALL
2. ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION MOTIONS
3. DISCUSS COUNCIL SCHEDULE AND UPCOMING MEETING AGENDAS
4. ADJOURN
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