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NEXT COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday, March 28 2007 8:00 p.Walt Whitman Middle School, Jack Knowles Lecture Hall

CALL TO ORDERApproval of Secretary s MinutesApproval of Treasurer s ReportCommittee ReportsCo-Chairmen s Report on Board Actions

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Member Association Representatives ' TimeMVCCA Supervisor s TimeOther Elected Reps and Public Time

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Dan Fisher-Burrier... 703-780-5593Dan Rinzel..

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703-360-4627Jerr Ireland........ ....703-768-6923Tonda Phalen.......... 703-768-7091Carol Coyle............ 703-780-7955Mary Richards...... ...703-765-2635George Bauer........ ..703-768- 1774

Queenie Cox....... ....703-360-2414Judy Harbeck.......... 703-780- 1883Larr Zaragoza.... .....703-447- 1288Louise Cleveland...... 703-780-9151Jay Spiegel........... ..703-619-0101Dallas Shawkey.... ...703-360-2185Frank Cohn............ 703-780-5698Greg Scoma... . ..... ...703-799-8332Jojo Shiffett........... 703-704-9222

ecordVolume XXIX, No. 3, MARCH 2007

PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday, Feb. 28 , 2007 8:00 p.Walt Whitman Middle School, Jack Knowles Lecture Hall

MINUTESAGENDA

PRESIDING: Co-Chair Dan RinzelATTENDING: Co-chair Jerr Ireland; committee chairsGeorge Bauer, Louise Cleveland, Frank Cohn, Queenie CoxJudy Harbeck, Dallas Shawkey; special/committee chair desig-nates Jay Spiegel, Larr Zaragoza, Jojo Shiffett & GregScoma; Record Editor Mary Richards; Treasurer Tonda Phalen;Secretary Carol CoyleRepresentatives from Belle Haven Terrace

Collingwood, Collngwood Springs , Crosspointe, The FairfaxHollin Glen , Huntington, Hybla Valley Fars, Marian ForestMount Vernon Civic, Mount Vernon Manor, Mount VernonMobile Homes , Mount Vernon on the Potomac, Mount ZephyrNew Alexandria, New Gum Springs, Newington, NewingtonForest, Olde Belhaven Town, Potomac Valley-Riverbend, Riv-erside Estates , Riverside Gardens , Sherwood Estates , SpringBank , Stratford Landing, Stratford on the Potomac IV, SulgraveManor, UV and Kings Crossing, Waynewood, WellngtonWessynton, Willamsburg Manor, Wiliamsburg Manor NorthWoodlawn Manor.

Co-ChairsAnnouncements

Col. Brian Lauritzen, Base Commander, Fort Bel-voir, Va. , will be the guest speaker for the March 28Council meeting. He wil provide a BRAC updateand discuss the EIS.

At the March 15 meeting, the board accepted theapplication of Skyview Park Community Associa-tion as a new member to the MVCCA. The GeneralCouncil wil vote to approve this new member at theMarch 28 meeting.

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TreasurerSecretaryEditorBUDGCOAFEDUCENVRH/SPL/ZPSAFTRANSFCFCASCA WH

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_COUNCIL minutes

SUPERVISOR' S TIMEFairfax County Budget. County Manager Tony Griffn de-scribes it as a "hold the line" budget. Tax rate remains thesame; while assessments in most of the county went downassessments in Mount Vernon district went up, Lorton is up 2Yz%; commercial assessments had an "incredible" increase.Schools remain a top priority. 60% of the County budget isderived from propert taxes; 52% of the County budget isdedicated to schools.Kings Crossing. JPI has presented a new proposal for theKings Crossing development. Gerry called an emergencymeeting of APR to get reaction to the changes. The Planexpands the space. 30% will be commercial (there is talk of aWegmans). Gas station and McDonalds will be moved north.Residential would be expanded to more , but smaller, units.Proposed entrance on Quander. People relocated ITom themobile homes would have units there or space in the NorthHill development.Huntington . BOS has authorized help with flood insurance;this will be re-evaluated in one year. Work needs to proceedto find a prevention to the flooding.North Hill. RHA proposes that 11 acres be used for 65 own-ership doublewide manufactured homes. The mobile homepark will get the first briefing, then P&Z , then Council if wewant. Twenty-two acres wil be deeded to the County ParkAuthority .

MINUTES approved as printed.

TREASURER' S REPORT approved as revised.

COMMITTEE REPORTSBudget and Finance: Three meetings scheduled: with Edu-cation Committee to discuss the school budget in anticipationof the County budget; on March 5 to receive the budget docu-ments; and regular meeting to discuss and formulate a resolu-tion. There is a 22 percent increase in commercial real estateassessment. A 2 percent decrease in payroll wil be accom-plished by attrition. We get about 20 cents back on everydollar of taxes to the state. State plans to hand off road main-tenance to the jurisdictions. County budget gets 4 percentfrom the state and 1 percent from the feds. One penny is up;contributions ITom Richmond are down. Resolution to bepresented on tMarch 9 wil encourage more support for edu-cation and mental health.Consumer Affairs: The Gala Silent Auction will be heldfrom 5:00 - 6:15 p.m. on April 21. Many items on which tobid, including vacations, dinners and a "goodie bag" fromQueenie s mom.Education: School budget contains the smallest overall in-crease in years. The committee is concerned with what is notthere things like computer replacement and service, com-puter instructors.

Environment and Recreation: Larr Zaragosa, acting committeechair, introduced himself. He noted that the BRAC EIS has justcome out. Meeting has been changed from MVHS to room 219South County Governmental Center; agenda is to draft EIS and airquality resolutions.

Health and Human Services: Kudos for the selection of INOV AMount Vernon Auxiliary as Council' s Organization of the Year.Planning and Zoning: Chairman designate Jay Spiegel intro-duced himself. Meeting agenda wil include a presentation by theCounty P&Z staff.Public Safety: Presidents are encouraged to have neighborhoodwatch people receive disaster preparedness training given by theCounty. If enough people are interested, they wil come to us.Committee is concerned with the escalating numbers of robberiesalong Route One.Transportation: Committee will be considering the transporta-tion impact ofthe annual budget and the BRAC EIS (which al-lows 60 days for comment).FCFCA REPORT: Monthly meeting was canceled due to roadconditions. Greg Scoma, Representative designate , introducedhimself. He noted that the federation wil be discussing opposi-tion to a change in minimum lot widths for development andregulations for the use of PODs.Affordable and Workforce Housing: Jojo Shifflett, acting com-mittee chair, introduced herself. She deferred to Jerr Irelandformer chair, to discuss the One Penny Fund Report.Gala Committee: Jerr Ireland reported on plans for the galawhich will be held at the Fort Belvoir Golf Facility on April 21from 5:00 - 9:00 p. , with silent auction ITom 5:00 - 6:15.

CO-CHAIR REPORT: Co-chair Dan Rinzel submitted the slateof committee chairs for approval by the General Council:

Budget - George BauerConsumer Affairs - Queenie CoxEducation - Judy HarbeckEnvironment and Recreation - Larr ZaragozaHealth and Human Services - Louise ClevelandPlanning and Zoning - Jay Spiegel

Public Safety - Dallas ShawkeyTransportation - Frank CohnAffordable and Workforce Housing - Jojo ShiffettRepresentative to Fairfax County Federation of CitizensAssociations - Greg Scoma

Motion for division of the slate was defeated 7-21-Slate Was approved 25-

PROGRAM:Laurel Hil development plans were presented and discussed byChris Caperton and Leanna Hush of the County Planning Staff;Kirk Holly from the Park Authority; Bob Bitzel, Senior ProjectManager for Laurel Hill; Kelly Davis of the Master Planning Stafffor Laurel Hill. Information is available on the Laurel Hil Website at ww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpzllaurelhill!.

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_COMMITTEE reportsBUDGET AND FINANCERESOLUTIONS

One Pennv Fund Report: Motion to accept the report. It wasexplained that the recommendations based on this report wilbe forwarded by the committee at a later time. Acceptance the report will enable the committee to distribute to BOS andother interested parties. Transmittal letter will stress that thisis distributed for comment. Motion passed 25-

Considering the hour Education Committee deferred theirmotion to next month.

Dredging of Cameron Run - Motion to move this aheadsooner rather than later. Cost wil be about $18 million ini-tially and should be repeated about every five years.Motion passed 32-

Meeting was adjourned at 10:05.

Carol Coyle, Secretary

RESOLUTIONS IN THIS MARCH RECORD

MVCCA-2007-PUZ- Ol: Big Box Retail Zoning OrdinanceAmendment

MVCCA-2007-EDUC- 02: FY2008 Advertised Budget Plan

MVCCA-2007-BUDG- Ol: Fairfax County FY2008 BudgetAs Advertised

MVCCA-2007-EDUC-Ol: Testing of Limited English Profi-cient Students (reprinted from February Record since motionwas deferred due to time constraints)

MVCCA-2007-H/HS- Ol: Health and Human Services Plan-ning for FY2008

This is the time of year that the Budget & Finance Committeefocuses on producing a resolution on the Advertised Budget forthe upcoming fiscal year. This year, in order to produce ourresolution, we held five meetings: Wednesday, Feb. 21 Gointlywith the Education Committee); Monday, Feb. 26; Tuesday,Feb. 27; Thursday, March 1; and Friday, March 9. Representa-tives from Hollin Hall , Hollin Hils, Mt. Vernon on the Poto-mac , Mount Zephyr Citizens ' Assn , Potomac ValleylRiverbendWillamsburg Manor North, Stratford on the Potomac-Sec. IVStratford Landing and Wessynton Homes helped in producingour resolution.

County Executive Anthony Griffin was our guest at the Feb. 27meeting. Tony s presentation is always helpful and very infor-mative. Here are 12 items that came up in our meeting withTony:

Commercial real estate will probably continue to in-crease at a single digit rate in CY2007. The problem isthat, based on historical patterns, residential real estateprobably has not bottomed out yet. The County wilprobably not see a revenue increase this year as muchas it did last year. Overall real estate assessed valueincreased 4.15 percent with residential value decreas-ing .33 percent and nonresidential value increasing13.57 percent.FCPS would like to go to full-day kindergarten inthree years. Tony believes the Board of Supervisors(BOS) would like this to occur over a seven-year pe-riod.BRAC needs $5 billion in funding in order to stay ontarget for a 2011 implementation. However, Congresshas only appropriated $2 bilion. So, the 2011 targetdate wil not be achieved. Tony also points out thatBRAC wil not work if employees cannot get to andfrom work , implying that funds need to be providedfor infrastructure improvements.With regard to assessments, the County assessmentstend to be in the 92 percent range. By law, they cannotbe more than 100 percent of fair market value.The FY2008 Advertised Budget provides for a 2 per-cent decrease in payroll expenses. This is being donethrough attrition. Tony points out that this numberwas made 2 percent instead of 1 percent in order tobalance the budget.The transportation bill allows for a differential rate ofan additional 25 percent to be charged for commercialreal estate. For ilustration, the current mil rate is 89cents. The bil would allow the County to charge 111cents for commercial real estate.

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II COMMITTEE reports7. Devolution: The State is looking for ways to de-

crease its level of support for road maintenance. IfFairfax County were to build a new road , the Countywould have to pay for the maintenance ofthat newroad.

8. The last time that the rate of return for funds fromRichmond was calculated, they calculated that 19cents was returned to Fairfax for every dollar sent toRichmond. Generally, they round this up to 20cents.

9. Prince William County receives 50 percent oftheirschool budget from Richmond, while FairfaxCounty only receives 25 percent of its school budgetfrom Richmond.

10. While the legislature is in session , Fairfax has threefull-time people located in Richmond reading thebils introduced , looking for any impact that theymight have on the County. Less than 5 percent ofthe general budget comes from non-Fairfax Countysources. Less than 1 percent comes from federalsources and less than 4 percent comes from Rich-mond.

11. Jerr Ireland went over a spreadsheet with Tonyshowing that since the one penny for affordablehousing was introduced in Fairfax County, the reve-nues for affordable housing from Richmond havedecreased and offset the County' s one penny. Inthis time frame , state support for affordable housinghas decreased from 24 percent to 12 percent, whilethe County' s support has increased from 12 percentto 36 percent in FY2008. Tony was not aware ofthis and said he appreciated Jerr s work on the sub-ject.

12. Generally, proffers have worked well for theCounty. There have been some instances in whichthe County has had to step in and provide funds forsome projects (e. , roads) that developers havewalked away from. The County has had to fundthese projects and then initiate legal proceedings inorder to get funds provided from the bonding forthese projects. As the County s development be-comes increasingly "infill" in nature, Tony believesthat the County wil go to a cash proffer system as isused in Prince William.

We developed most of the text of our resolution at our March1 meeting with the final version being produced for the boardat our Friday meeting on March 9. Representatives fromHolln Hills, Mount Vernon Civic Association, MountZephyr, Potomac ValleylRiverbend and Wiliamsburg Manorattended this meeting. Dan Fisher-Burrier provided valuableguidance on procedure. Our last meeting is held with theintention of receiving input from the committee chairs. Thistime, chairs of Education , Safety, Health and Human Re-

sources, and the Special Committee on Affordable and Work-force Housing attended our final meeting. The EnvironmentCommittee asked Dan to address issues of interest to their com-mittee. Additionally, throughout the process of developing ourresolution, all of the listed chairs provided input in developingthe resolution.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Wed. , April 4 , at 7:30 p.m. inthe Principal' s Conference Room at Walt Whitman MiddleSchool.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS

The Consumer Affairs Committee met on Tuesday, March 6.Representatives from New Gum Springs , Potomac Valley-RiverBend, Springbank , Stratford Landing and Sulgrave Manor werepresent.

The committee discussed the pros and cons concerning the elimi-nation of Virginia s front license plate. These included the view-point that the two-plate requirement is a big revenue source forthe Commonwealth; efforts to save money may lose more reve-nue' the Commonwealth would lose revenue associated withvan ity tags and that people who purchase vanity tags want to beseen coming and going; Virginia recently reinstated the photocamera and that photo enforcement is not front and back. Be-cause of other factors such as safety and costs , the Committeedecided to send the issue to Budget & Finance and Public Safetyto obtain their thoughts concerning costs , to include productionstorage and shipping; and safety concerns from the police depart-ment and community.

The Committee is also sending the following question to Budget& Finance and Public Safety: Since the County tag is no longerrequired , how does the County enforce its registration require-ments and what effect, ifany, has its elimination had on reve-nues?

For our April 3 meeting, we plan to invite a speaker from Veri-zon to address cable service in the Mt. Vernon District. Certainareas in Mt. Vernon are incomplete and residents want to knowwhy Verizon is not completing that work before venturing intoFIOS. If April 3 is not feasible, we wil plan for another date.

For our May 1 meeting, we plan to invite Lara Fitts from SFDCto provide an update on Route 1 and status of projects. The Com-mittee would like to know consumer options for the projects.

The Committee s final piece of business was to discuss obtainingdonations for the silent auction that will be held during theMVCCA 20th Annual Gala. We have some leads that we wil

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II COMMITTEE reportspursuing. Check the Silent Auction sheet printed elsewhere inthe Record.

Because of Spring Break, there wil not be a Consumer Affairsmeeting on April 3. The next meeting will be May 2 at WaltWhitman Middle School at 7:30 p.

EDUCATION

The Education Committee held its annual joint meeting withthe Budget & Finance Committee on Feb. 21 , 2007 , at 7:30

, in the Whitman Middle School librar. Associationsrepresented (including Budget Committee members) wereMount Vernon Civic, Stratford on the Potomac IV , Wessyn-ton , Waynewood, Stratford, Wiliamsburg Manor NorthHollin Hall , Mt. Zephyr, Potomac Valley Riverbend , Wil-liamsburg Manor, Newington Forest and Wellington. Otherattendees included George Bauer, Budget Committee Chair;Jerr Ireland , MVCCA Co-Chair, and Mario Schiavo , BudgetDirector, Fairfax County Public Schools.

At the joint meeting, Budget Director Schiavo presented theSchool Board' s Advertised Budget and answered questions.

As committee members have discussed previously, the SchoolBoard Budget has to strike a balance between the requirementsof state law that the school budget provide for the needs of thesystem ITom an educational standpoint as compared to thebudget guidance given by the Board of Supervisors whichreflects proposed funding availability.

In that regard , for FY2008 , the difference between the needs inthe School Board Budget and the proposed funding inCounty' s Advertised Budget is about 1 percent ($17 milion)

the smallestdisparity in many years. The School Board Budget containsno new programs and only about $11 milion in additionalresources , of which $5.6 milion is for continued expansion offull-day kindergarten to 21 additional schools , one of which isexpected to be Fort Hunt Elementary in our area. Teacherswould receive a 2 percent Market Scale Adjustment.

Newington Forest, Stratford on the Potomac IV , WilliamsburgManor, Mt. Zephyr and Riverside Estates.

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4, 2007at 7:30 p. , in the Walt Whitman Middle School library.

ENVIRONMENT AND RECREATION

The meeting was held on March 7 in the Mount Hybla Room(Room 219) at the South County Government Center Building,beginning at 7:30 p.

Approval/Corrections ofthe February Minutes:The Chair noted two corrections to the minutes were in order.First, two representatives from Holln Hall Village Citizen Asso-ciation were present at the February 2007 meeting. Second, thenotes reflected the old location for the March meeting.

With the above noted corrections, the minutes of the Februar2007 E&R meeting as published in The Record were approvedby the committee.

Old Business

Vice Chair Discussion:

Chair Lar Zaragoza acknowledged the amount of time , energyand commitment that the previous chair, Jim Davis , gave to thecommittee. In order to keep the Environment & RecreationCommittee functioning at the level under Jim Davis' years ofservice and to improve coverage of the recreation side, the Chairsuggested that the Vice Chair position be held by two individu-als. The chair proposed Bil Cleveland of Collingwood on thePotomac and Catherine Voorhees of Hollin Hall Village. Thecommittee agreed that both of these individuals had a lot to offerand supported their selection to these positions.

Brief Update on Huntington Mews Project:The Director of Public Works of Fairfax County approved thefloodplain elevations shown in floodplain studies prepared in2001 and 2003 by VDOT, which wil be used for the review ofthe Huntington Mews project. The Woodrow Wilson Bridge

The chair was directed to prepare a resolution reflecting Com- stu?ies prepared by V,oOT represent the most accurate determi-

mittee reasoning and concerns for consideration at the March 7 natIOn of the floodplam levels along that reach of Cameron Run.regular meeting. Consequently, the floodplain levels for the area of the Hunting-ton Mews project are being increased by over 2 feet to 14 feet.

The regularly scheduled March 7 , 2007 , meeting was can-celled due to weather and school closing, and in view of exi-gent time circumstances , the Committee unanimously ap-proved both an e-mail vote and the Resolution, printed else-where in this RECORD, which reflects Committee discussionsin more detail. Associations actively participating in the votewere: Mount Vernon Civic, Waynewood , Wellington

Inga Stagg, who represents the developer, indicated that they areworking with County staff to figure out the process for review ofthis project. The review has been complicated by the fact thatsome of the recently approved properties now sit in the flood-plain as a result of the adoption of the VDOT floodplain.

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Im COMMITTEE reportsMaster Roofing Update:

The Chair noted that a Special Exception is expected to beneeded for this project to move forward and that he has a callinto County staff to get an update for the E&R.

Project Activity MatrixThe Chair indicated that he would like an activities matrix to beincluded on the MVCCA Web site so that the committee cantrack the status of projects that the committee has reviewed.

New Business

Fort Belvoir BRAC:The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Implementationof2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAe) Recommenda-tions and Related Army Actions at Fort Belvoir, Va. , was re-leased on Feb. 28 , 2007. Comments on the draft EIS can besubmitted for 60 day to ATTN: EIS Comments, Fort BelvoirDirectorate of Public Works, 9430 Jackson Loop, Suite 100Fort Belvoir, V A 22060-5116. E-mail comments may be sent toenvironmental belvoir.army .mil.

The Chair suggested that members ofthe committee work onsmaller portions of the draft EIS (DEIS) and report to the com-mittee as to their findings and recommendations for comments.The Chair also noted the latest draft State Implementation Plan(SIP) modeling indicates that Mt. Vernon and Arlington willnot meet the ozone standard. The Air Quality State Implemen-tation Plan is expected to be released in the middle of March.

The Group divided the DEIS into the following environmentaland recreational areas:

1. Water Resources/Stormwater Run-off! Drainage (Paul Phelpswith Dorothy Keough)2. Air Quality (Larr Zaragoza and Bil Cleveland)3. Cultural Resources and Recreational Issues (Catherine Voor-hees)4. Biological Resources (Martin Tilet)

The Chair advised that the mitigation measures in the DEIS bereviewed along with other sections. Also the basis for any posi-tions taken should be evaluated. For example, are the positionsbased in fact? Do the decisions make sense logically and is thearea s quality of life being improved with the development?

Stream Monitoring:There wil be a stream monitoring on the Paul Spring Branch ofLittle Hunting Creek on March 17 2007 , at 1 :30 p.m. TheMonitoring Group wil meet at the comer of Paul Spring Park-way and Yorktown Drive in Holln Hall Vilage. The PaulSpring Branch parallels Paul Spring Parkway and the monitor-ing wil consist of looking for and counting the number ofplants , bugs , fish , etc. Paul Phelps of the Little Hunting Creek

Watershed Steering Committee encourages those who wantto monitor a stream (e. , Dogue , Pohick , Accotink or PaulSpring Branch) to come to this stream monitoring. Schoolchildren needing community service points should volunteer.

RecreationThe Chair asked the committee if there is interest in obtaininga wheelchair-accessible treehouse for the Mount Vernon Dis-trict. The committee members present thought the idea was agood one for an area close to our nation s capital , but that itshould not be limited to wheelchair disabilties.

The drainage problems with the Grist Mil Park Soccer fieldswere discussed. Fairfax County reopened the soccer fieldsafter a year and a half, so that the fields to could be improvedby a contractor. However, area soccer player parents havecommented on why the soccer fields do not drain adequatelyafter rain events so that the fields remain closed a large partofthe season. One member of the committee remarked thatstandard drainage techniques and maintenance should belooked into. The Chair indicated that he would followthrough with Fairfax County to better understand the status ofthis and other issues , including the question of accessibleplaygrounds.

Wetland Board Public HearingPaul Siegel of Stratford Landing and a member of the LittleHunting Creek Watershed committee briefly explained thattwo propert owners built bulkheads without the proper per-mit from the Wetland Board. One propert owner dismantledhis bulkhead after being informed of the violation. The otherpropert owner is seeking an after-the-fact permit to allowthe 150-foot bulkhead to remain in place on Little HuntingCreek.

The Committee briefly discussed the implications of allowingindividuals to build something without the proper permit(s)by issuing an after-the-fact permit. Several committee mem-bers noted that if this was allowed, there would be no incen-tive to follow permits and a greater number of violations.Accordingly, the committee felt people should follow theregulations and rules in place as this ensures that the con-struction is done properly.

A draft resolution was presented to the committee by PaulPhelps of Holln Hils concerning consistent enforcement ofenvironmental protections. The draft resolution wil be takenup at a later meeting.

AnnouncementsNative Plant Sale - 16 plants for $17.95. Go toww .fairfaxcounty .gov/nvswcd/seedlingsale.htm

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II COMMITTEE reportsCommittee members were encouraged to have their communitiesprovide nominations for 2007 Friends ofthe Trees A wards andEnvironmental Excellence Awards.

Springfield Mall Redevelopment - The committee briefly dis-cussed the redevelopment of Springfield Mall, which may impactto the watersheds in the Mt. Vernon District.

Bill Cleveland handed out information pertaining to funds for theFairfax County Storm water Management Program. In 2007 , theReal Estate Revenue Associate with the One Penny for Stormwa-ter is projected to bring in $21 900 000. Bil indicated that theE&R Committee should monitor projects in the Mt. Vernon Dis-trict so that our district receives its fair share of the stormwatermanagement program money.

The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. The next meeting of thecommittee is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4, at 7:30 p. , inRoom 219 of the South County Governent Center.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

The H/S Committee met twice in March , as scheduled , on Satur-day, March 3 8:30 a. , at the Community Center for WoodleyHills (Mount Vernon MH Citizen s Association) and Tuesday,March 6 , 7:30 p. , at INOV A Mount Vernon Hospital-EnghConf. Room, for our annual review of emerging communityneeds; of County planning for response through health and humanservices, as evidenced in the proposed Budget Plan for FY2008(published Feb. 26); and of likely impact, countywide and espe-cially in the Mount Vernon area/uman Services Region I. Thir-teen MVCCA member associations were represented, in all (11 onMarch 3 , lIon March 6): Belle Haven Terrace, Collngwood onPotomac, Hollndale, Holln Glen, Hollin Hils, Mount VernonMH (4), Mount Vernon Manor, Mount Zephyr, SpringbankStratford Landing, Sulgrave Manor, Wellington, and Wessynton.MVCCA Co-chair Dan Fisher-Burrier was present as liaison tothe Council.

The Committee drafted and approved, unanimously (13- 0), theResolution published in this RECORD for consideration of theCouncil

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Health and Human Services Planning for FY 2008.Four additional association representatives, unable to attend eithermeeting (to vote), also wish to express their approval ofthe Reso-lution: New Gum Springs , Stratford on Potomac, Stratford onPotomac-Sec. 4, and Wiliamsburg Manor.

Planning for FY 2008Our review of the County Budget Plan for health and human ser-vices benefited from discussion and Q&A on Saturday with Act-ing Director for Human Services Systems Management Ken Dis-selkoen and Acting Regional Manager (Area I) Sarah Allen, who

also provided the Citizens ' Guide and the Presentation (forthe Board of Supervisors). In addition , the chair was able toparticipate in the MVCCA Budget Committee meeting withCounty Executive Tony Griffin and in the Route One TaskForce for Human Services with Deputy County Executive forHuman Services Verdia Haywood, whose staff confirmedaccuracy of $/% figures in the Resolution.

The Committee asks Council members to give special atten-tion to this detailed Resolution, which provides guiding prin-ciples for MVCCA positions, not solely in the Budget Planbut in responding to issues throughout the year. The Resolu-tion

Identifies particularly vulnerable groups for atten-tionEmphasizes strategic use of limited public resourcesIdentifies effective programs that are sustained inthe Advertised Budget PlanRecognizes emergent health and human servicesneeds that although beyond the scope of this CountyBudget Plan do require continued attention throughother resources and strategies (naming 4 kinds)Therefore, resolves to support the FY 2008 Adver-tised Budget Plan, with attention to 3 adjustmentsthat are primarily strategic rather than " large dollarrequests.

The Committee recognizes that the County' s anticipatedrevenue situation could place real strain on sustaining essen-tial services and programs, in all areas, if anyone is enlargedbeyond the amount provided in the carefully balanced Adver-tised Budget Plan. The HHS Resolution does not, for exam-ple , ask for additional funding for mental health beyond theincrease that is carefully justified and included in the Plannor does it request $13 milion from the County to restore2000 children to quality child care programs (which also as-sist early learning) despite the multiple advantages to ourcommunity of making such an investment. It is hoped that theCouncil wil give strong support to the idea of a modest Con-tingency Fund that would allow targeted early intervention inresponse to specific events through cost-effective health andhuman services strategies and programs; the current budgetretains no such flexibility in its reduced reserves, which arerequired to be held as security for bond ratings.

Meetings on human services-open to the publicTuesday, April 3, MVCCA Health and Human ServicesCommittee, 7:30 p. , INOV A Mount Vernon Hospital-Engh Conference Room

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Treatable Mental Ilness." ChairLouise Cleveland , 703/780-9151.Thursday, April 12, Southeast Health Planning TaskForce, 6:30 p. , MV Government Center, SupervisorConf. Rm. Chair Anne Andrews.

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COMMITTEE reportsPLANNING AND ZONING

A meeting of the MVCCA Planning & Zoning Committeewas held on March 5 2007 , in the Jack Knowles Room atWalt Whitman Middle School. The meeting was attended byrepresentatives ofNewington CA, United Voice at KingsCrossing, Hybla Valley Farms CA, Mount Vernon CA , New-ington Forest, Engleside, Sulgrave Manor, Wellington, Strat-ford Landing, Stratford-on-the-Potomac, IV, Mason HillWilliamsburg Manor, Hollin Hils CA , Marian ForestWessynton HA , Montebello, Mount Vernon Mobile HomeResidents CA , Hollin Hall Valley CA , Springbank CA , aswell as by numerous invited guests and citizens.

After new Chairman, H. Jay Spiegel, introduced himself, themeeting continued with a discussion concerning the ZoningOrdinance , how it is amended , how it is enforced, and thesteps the County Staff takes in preparing Staff Reports. Thediscussion was led by Lorrie Kirst and Regina Coyle oftheDepartment of Planning and Zoning.

Next, Aaron Liebert of JPI , Inc. and John Mitchell of mGRosenfeld Retail presented the latest version of the proposedKings Crossing Project. The Committee was informed thatfor the Project to come to fruition, it wil have to be handledon a "fast track" basis. The Committee pledged full coopera-tion with JPI , Inc. toward making its meetings available forthis purpose. Assisting JPI, Inc. and mG Rosenfeld in theirpresentation was Cathy Lewis , AICP, Senior StaffCoordina-tor of the Zoning Evaluation Division.

Planning Commissioner Earl Flanagan spoke next, mainlyconcerning the proposed Zoning Ordinance concerning "bigbox" retail establishments for which the Planning Commis-sion will vote on March 29 , 2007 , followed by a vote of theBoard of Supervisors on April 9, 2007. The discussion led toa Committee Resolution concerning the proposed ZoningOrdinance Amendment that was approved by the Committeeby a vote of lOin favor, 2 opposed , and 3 abstaining.

Next , the Committee received a presentation from JasonHeinberg of the Walsh, Colucci Law Firm on behalf ofExxon-Mobil' s request for a new Special Exception and par-tial proffered condition amendment on their propert in theLorton Station South Commercial Center. Presenting alongwith Mr. Heinberg was Tyler Paytas ofCBRE Real EstateServices, Inc. A handout was distributed including a state-ment of justification for the proposed project. The presenta-tion was preliminary in nature and Mr. Heinberg informedthe Committee that he would forward electronic fies con-cerning the various aspects of the proposed project, includingarchitecturals, as soon as they were available. He indicatedthat a more formal presentation would likely be scheduled forthe April meeting of the Committee.

Next, Mr. Heinberg made a brief presentation concerning thenewly proposed DAKS Restaurant. Presenting along with Mr.Heinberg was Barr Clark, owner ofDAKS. A handout was dis-tributed including a statement of justification as well as engineer-ing drawings titled

GENERALIZED DEVELOPMENT PLAN." Again, the presen-tation was preliminary in nature and a more detailed presentationis expected.

The Committee Chairman informed the Committee that he willlikely change the meeting dates so that they occur later in eachmonth , likely either the Monday or Tuesday before each monthlyMVCCA Board Meeting. This change was proposed so that theCommittee would have the benefit of input from other MVCAACommittees when considering resolutions on a variety of issuesand also to remove a conflct between the meetings of the Trans-portation and P&Z Committees which typically occur simultane-ously. The Chairman asked Committee members to e-mail theirpreferences between a Monday or Tuesday meeting day.

The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. The next meeting of thecommittee is scheduled for Monday, April 9, at 7:30 p. , in theJack Knowles Lecture Hall at Walt Whitman Middle School.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Associations represented: Holln Hall, Holln Hils, Kings Cross-ing, Mount Zephyr, Potomac Valley, Riverside Gardens, South-wood, Stratford on the Potomac Sect IV , and Wellngton.

Last month we had a presentation by Bob Mizer, the Coordinatorfor the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). CERT isa volunteer program with the purpose of training citizens to bebetter prepared to respond to emergency disasters, both naturaland manmade, which occur in their communities when first re-sponders are delayed due to the magnitude of the disaster. CERTmembers act as the ' Citizen Arm ' of the Fire and Rescue Depar-ment. This month the Southwood representative reported interestby members of his association in this training. He reported thatthere were seven interested. He had called Bob Mizer about ar-ranging for the training to be given is the Mount Vernon District.Bob indicated that he could make arrangements for a class of upto 30 students. If there is need , subsequent classes can be ar-ranged. The standard training course consists of28 hours (fourweekend evenings and one weekend day over a period of twoweeks and one weekend day for a practical exercise). Members ofthe committee indicated there is interest in their associations.They will canvas the numbers interested. The chair and South-wood representative wil work to set up a time and place ifenough interest is demonstrated.

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The subject for the evening was "Business Watch " a programthat is being restarted in the Route 1 corridor under the spon-sorship of the Police and the Mt. Vernon-Lee Chamber ofCommerce. Our presenters for the evening were MPO GregKottemann of the Mount Vernon Police Station and Mr. BrucePhillips of the Mt. Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce.

Business Watch was originally started more than twenty yearsago as a complementary program for the business communityto the Neighborhood Watch program that was being estab-lished for local communities. A Business Watch is basically aninformation sharing group for businesses in a specific businesslocation such a shopping area or strip mall. Unfortnately, theinitial startup went dormant largely due to the amount of effortneeded to get current information to members in a timely man-ner. Additionally, it was found that businesses did not want toscare customers away by the necessity of having a BusinessWatch. Most information in those days was sent out by fax ortelephone. Businesses were too busy running a business tospare time to share information.

With the growth in the number of business robberies in 2006the two organizations thought it was time to start over. Theydecided to start with a business community that is compactand has active neighborhood watches in the surrounding area.After review , Belleview Shopping Center at the northeast cor-ner of Fort Hunt Rd. and Belleview Blvd. was selected. Ini-tially to get all of them on the same page, it was anticipatedthat by now all the businesses would have computers in theirstores for information exchange. This was found to not be true.Some have them but many do not, although it was found thatthe store managers generally have computers at home. It wasdecided that , as in the neighborhood watch, there would be anarea (block) coordinator who would ensure that informationwas shared by available means.

The goals of a Business Watch are (1) to strengthen the greatercommunity through the prevention of crime; (2) improve theorganization and interaction between businesses; (3) raise theawareness and knowledge about the causes of crime and im-prove the ability among businesses to mitigate its effect; (4)reduce the opportnity for crime in the business community;and, (5) utilize the parnership to promote a welcoming envi-ronment for new businesses moving into the area.

Business Watch benefits businesses by providing alerts aboutcriminal activity that could affect them. The alerts are tailoredfor specific types of business and for geographic areas. Thealerts are provided by the Police to businesses via the busi-ness ' block captain. Information about individual businesses isnot shared with anyone else. Upon request, the Police CrimePrevention Offcerswil conduct a security survey of individual businesses. Thisincludes physical security, personal security, robbery preven-

tion , workplace violence advice, money handling and closingsafety, and crime prevention through environment design. ThePolice can also provide crime prevention seminars and trainingfor businesses and their employees.

The Business Watch proposal has secured the participation ofthe all the businesses at Belleview Shopping Center. The Watchhas been expanded to include the businesses on the south sideof Belleview Blvd. such as doctors ' offces , etc. The PublicSafety Committee will monitor the development of this conceptin preparation for expansion to other locations.

The next meeting of the Public Safety Committee wil begin at7:30 p. , Thursday, April 5 2007 , in Supervisor Hyland'Conference Room in the Mount Vernon Governmental Center.Our speaker will be First Sergeant Riley of the Virginia StatePolice. The Virginia State Police do more than just patrol theinterstate highway system. Their responsibilities include theAmber Alert, maintaining criminal records for Virginia, main-taining missing children/persons list, conducting vehicle safetyinspections , maintaining the sex offender registry, and otherduties.

TRANSPORTATION

The Transportation Committee met at 8 p.m. on March 5 , 2007in the Walt Whitman Intermediate School Librar. Attendingwere Mr. Dan Fisher-Burrier, Co-Chair, MVCCA; and repre-sentatives of 19 member organizations (Berkshire, GumSprings, Milway Meadows, Montebello , Mount Vernon, MountVernon Manor, Mount Vernon on the Potomac , Mount ZephyrNewington Forest, Potomac Valley-Riverbend, SouthwoodStratford Landing, Stratford on the Potomac Sec IV, SulgraveManor, Tauxemont, Waynewood , Wellington, Wessynton, Wil-liamsburg Manor Nort); and three interested citizens.

Mr. Chris Wells and Mr. Felix Bermejo of Fairfax County De-partent of Transportation (FCDOT) presented informationpertaining to street lighting and lighting for pedestrian safety.An emphasis on lighting requirements has been noted recentlyand public hearings are pending. National standards for pedes-trian safety lighting do not yet exist but are under developmentto ascertain the required and type of ilumination for cross-walks, sidewalks as well as techniques. In our area, VirginiaPower is responsible for the erection and maintenance of light-ing. A contract exists wherein malfunctioning lights must befixed within three to five days; if not, maintenance funds aresubtracted from the contract. Within the county, 55 000 lightsexist with 1 000 lights added every year. New orange lights wileventually replace the existing old lights. To report an outagecall 1-888-667-3000 , advise location , and if possible, provideserial number of light. Committee members advised that there

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The MVCCA Board of Directors has approved a motion to amend the MVCCA bylaws to make theSpecial Committee on Affordable and Workforce Housing a Standing Committee.

Resolution

Whereas the Special Committee on Affordable and Workforce Housing has become an important andintegral part of the structure of the MVCCA; and

Whereas the Special Committee on Affordable and Workforce Housing is confronted with acontinuum of work dealing with the complexities of housing needs, both affordable and workforce;and

Whereas the Committee s mission and purpose is of such gravity and scope as to also require longrange planning and evaluation to accomplish its mission and fulfill its purpose;

Therefore be it resolved that the bylaws of the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens' Association beamended to establish the Special Committee on Affordable and Workforce Housing as a standingcommittee.

Annual Mount Vernon GalaSaturday April 21 st 2007

5 :00 PM at the Fort Belvior Golf Club

You are cordially invited to attend the 20 Anual Mount Vernon Gala as we celebrate the 2007 Citizen of theYear for the Mount Vernon District and recognize an outstanding non-profit organization for their long-time

contribution to the Mount Vernon District.

TICKETS: $35.00 per personTicket Price includes: Coffee, Tea, Ice Tea, Appetizers, Salad, Entrees & Dessert

Payment wil be accepted at the March Council meeting. Payment is due by April1i . Seats will be limitedto 175 this year so make your reservation and pay early.

2007 Citizen of the Year: Mack Rhoades

2007 Organization of the Year: Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Auxiliary

PROGRAM5:00 - 6:15 PM Social Hour with Cash Bar/Silent Auction Bids6: 15 - 6:30 PM Seatig & Salad Served6:30 - 7:15 PM Buffet Style Diner7: 15 - 7:30 PM Master of Ceremonies Introductions etc.7:30 - 8:00 PM Citizen/Organization of the Year Presentations8:00 - 8:30 PM Guest Speakers (TED)8:30 PM -Completion of Program

1st Annual Mount Vernon Gala Silent ActionThe silent auction wil be held during the reception time. The following is the current listof items that wil be available for biding. The final listing of auction items wilbe available at the Gala for bidding. Any questions please contact Contact Queenie at703-360-2414 or via e-mail ueenecox (w.aol.com

Lunch with your Mt. Vernon offcials:Senator Toddy Puller & Delegate Krs Amundson-the dynamic duoGerr Connolly, Chairman , Fairfax County Board of SuperisorsGeITY Hyland , Mt. Vernon Distrct SupervisorDan Storck, Chairman & Mt. Vernon Representative , Fairfax County School BoardCPT Mike Kline , Mt. Vernon Police Station CommanderCPT Elton Wright, Mt. Vernon Fire & Rescue #9 Commander

Food Specialties TreatsDishes of India (Dinner Certficate donated by Dishes of India)Sherwood Gourmet (gift certificate donated by Greg Husar)Goodie Box (donated by Mildred Cox)

Specialty ItemsJamestown pin (donated by Senator Patsy Ticer)Decorative Bowl (donated by Senator Patsy Ticer)Signed books by Mt. Vernon resident Michael BohnDozen of roses in a vase (donated by SunFlower Florist)Custom ceramic impression of a child' s hand or foot (donated by My KissingHands, LLC)Goodie Travel Bag (donated by Friendly Travel)

. Ride-a-Iong (donated by Mt. Vernon Police Station)Ride-a-along (donated by Mt. Vernon Fire & Rescue #9)Hybla Valley Nursery (donation by JelTY Davidson)

Get-A ways/LodgingMyrle Beach Condo (donated by Ron Fitzsimmons)DoubleTree Suites (donated by Evie Davidson)Sheraton Laguardia East Hotel (donated by Sonia Saleh)

. AK Korman Communities (donated by Scott Foster)Hilton Garden Inn (donated by Afiya Miles)Wyndam Hotel & Resorts (anonymous donor)

Fun and EntertainmentSix Flags of America tickets (donated by the Mt. Vernon Voice)Movie Tickets (donated by Mt. Vernon Multiplex)

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l1 COMMITTEE reportswere numerous voids in lighting along Route #1 and other criticallocations such as in the Lorton area. The first priority for addedlights ought to be crosswalks and then bus stops; also alongroutes where school children are walking. Schools will not per-mit children to walk to school where insufficient lighting exists;lighting can replace need for added , expensive school busses.

Mr. Wells was also advised ofa handicapped access problem inthe Route #1 corridor in the vicinity of Arlington Drive/BoswellAvenue/Hybla Valley. Wheelchair bound persons facecurb-cuts , which lead to nowhere; newly constructed sidewalksend up in mud; and bus stops are not accessible. A letter outlin-ing specifics and suggesting remedial action wil be sent to theSupervisor.

A second revision to a resolution designed to expedite the con-struction of badly needed sidewalks was presented to the Com-mittee, which voted to accept the resolution with a vote of 17 infavor, 0 against and 1 abstention. The resolution has been for-warded to the Planning and Zoning Committee for their input.

The problem of administrative waivers of pedestrian and vehicu-lar safety measures in midst of new construction was discussed.Currently, such waivers can be granted without much publicityand its results not noted until too late for intervention. It wassuggested that a resolution be drafted, to be coordinated withP&Z, which wil require notification of the respective Supervisorwith a hold on implementation for about two weeks; also a re-quirement to publish the request in the weekly Agenda publica-tion.

The Committee was alerted that in the April meeting the plannedtraffic circulation in the Laurel Hil development area wil bediscussed.

Interested citizens , who are not members of any formal citizenassociation, requested to be heard on the three-way stop construc-tion at the Old Mil/Lukens intersection. The Committee wasasked to reconsider the recommendation for implementation;however, there was no desire expressed by Committee membersto revisit this action. The matter had been approved by theMVCCA and the Supervisor had circulated an advisory, request-ing a response, to those who lived nearby and were not membersof a citizen association; there was but one dissent. The complain-ant was advised to direct his request to the Supervisor, since theBoard of Supervisors had already approved the plan.

The Committee was updated on the following: (1) The BRACDraft Environmental Impact Statement has been published. It is athick , two-volume document that is available for perusal in theSupervisor s offce. The public has 60 days to respond. Commit-tee members were urged to look at the document. (2) A letter hasbeen sent to the new Superintendent of the GW Parkway refer-

ence proposed construction at the BelleView intersection; re-sponse pending. (3) The legislative results of our request for ad-vance road maintenance notification remains unknown. (4) Noti-fication of Woodrow Wilson Bridge construction impacts hasbeen satisfactory.

The next meeting of the Transportation Committee is scheduledfor 8 p. , Monday, April 2, 2007. Place and agenda to be an-nounced.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ONAFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCEHOUSING

Attendance: Belle Haven Terrace CA , Hunting Creek ClubApartments, Mason Hil, Mount Vernon CA , Mount Vernon Mo-bil Home Residents CA , Mount Zephyr, Riverside Estates CAInc. , Sherwood Estates , Spring Bank , Stratford Landing CAStratford on the Potomac - SEC IV , Sulgrave Manor CA, UnitedVoice at Kings Crossing CA , Wellington. Meeting was called toorder at 7:30 p.m. on March 5 , 2007 , at the Woodley Hills EstateCommunity Center. Introduction ofthe new chair ofthe SpecialCommittee Jo Jo Shiffett was the first item of business. Thecommittee took some time to recognize all association represen-tatives and new co-chair John Jeszenszky. Former committeechair and current co-chair ofthe MVCCA Jerr Ireland assistedduring the meeting to transition to the new leadership and pro-vided background information on the committee agenda.

The committee decided to send the Draft One Penny Reportdocument to members of the County Redevelopment and Hous-ing Authority for review and comment, requesting responses byApril 15. A cover letter for the MVCCA co-chairs was drafted forthis purpose. A final version to the MVCCA is planned for May

, along with comments provided during the requested review.

Members reviewed a summary of a revised plan by JPL for thedevelopment of the Kings Crossing Town Center. The Committeeresolved to follow the evolution of this plan. J. Ireland followedwith an update on North Hill as published in the notice of pro-posed changes to the County' s Community Development BlockGrant funded projects. John McCormick was introduced to allcommittee members as the SCA WH representative to WoodleyEstates and North Hil for issues regarding the North Hil devel-opment. He was selected to this post at last month' s meeting. J.Ireland distributed a new chart comparing Housing Assistancefunds for Fairfax County in the County, State and Federal budg-ets during the years 2002 to 2008. Significant decrease in Statefunds was noted since the implementation of the One Penny

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Fund in the County. Much discussion followed about the rea-sons for the changes. J. Shiffett noted that adding the meanhouse values would enhance the information presented on thechart.

The question about SCA WH information for posting on theMVCCA Web site came up for discussion with general agree-ment to proceed. Committee Chair Shiffett will provide guid-ance on issues to be posted. Next, following some discussionB. Trimble proposed that a SCA WH resolution be developedfor presentation to the Budget Committee for inclusion in thebudget resolution to the MVCCA. L. Passman moved thatsuch a resolution be prepared , it was seconded and the motioncaried. Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 29, 2007 , at7:30 p. , at the Mount Vernon Government Center.

MVCCA-2007-BUDG-OI: MVCCA Resolution on theFairfax County FY 2008 Bude:et, As Advertised

WHEREAS , the Fairfax County Executive has presented theFY 2008 Advertised Budget Plan for Fairfax County, whichcomplies with the Board of Supervisors (BOS) budget guid-ance; and

WHEREAS , the FY 2008 Advertised Budget funds effectivestrategies for prevention and early intervention, in order tocontrol the growth in such major public costs as hospitaliza-tion, incarceration, and chronic dependency; and

WHEREAS , the Commonwealth of Virginia ranks among thelowest in the level of funds provided for mental health ser-vices; and

WHEREAS , the inability to treat mental health problems earlycreates greater expenses in the future, and where there is aproven need to have flexibility to respond to emergent needsthroughout the budget year, mid-cycle funds need to be avail-able; and

WHEREAS , the overall economy of Fairfax County is healthythis year as job growth remains strong, demand for countyservices continues to climb; and

WHEREAS, the FY 2007 Adopted Budget did not include the4% pay increase provided to the Police to the Sheriffs Depu-ties resulting in approximately 50 positions which the Sheriffis unable to fill which wil adversely impact manning for theadditional courts and jail space; and

WHEREAS overall enrollment in Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) remains stable , the percentage of students with substan-tially higher educational costs (Limited English Proficient, eco-nomically disadvantaged and learning disabled) continues torise; and

WHEREAS FCPS requires increased funding to meet risingperformance benchmarks and standards required by under-funded federal mandates (such as the No Child Left Behind Actand the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act) and by theCommonwealth' s Standards of Quality which the Common-wealth has consistently failed to fully and fairly fund; and

WHEREAS, teacher compensation must be maintained at appro-priate, competitive levels for the region; and

WHEREAS the FCPS carr forward from FY2007 to FY2008may be greater than anticipated or required to maintain a reason-able reserve for unexpected costs; and

WHEREAS, the real estate prices remain relatively high , theinventory of affordable housing is important to maintain , andone penny currently dedicated to affordable housing will not beadequate to preserve 10 000 units by the year 2010 as recom-mended by the County' s Task Force on Affordable Housing; and

WHEREAS , personnel available for non-police enforcementduties is insuffcient to meet current County needs; and

WHEREAS , the FY 2008 Advertised reduces the personnel pay-roll by 2%; and

WHEREAS, any delay in dredging Cameron Run wil result inhigher dredging cost, more environmental damage and continu-ing risk of flooding and propert damage; and

THREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that MVCCA supports theFY 2008 Advertised Budget and MVCCA urges the BOS to dothe following:

(1) Increase in transfer to the School Operating Fund should be6% as requested by FCPS provided however that adjustment

may be made should the FCPS FY2007 carry forward be greaterthan required for FCPS to maintain a reasonable reserve for un-expected costs in FY2008; and

(2) Increase funding for mental health services; and

(3) Continue to dedicate one penny to the preservation and crea-tion of affordable housing and work force housing; and

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(4) Not to reduce personnel available for non-police enforce-ment duties , but to increase personnel available for non-policeenforcement duties; and

(5) Take steps in FY 2008 Budget to address the 4% pay ineq-uity for the Sheriffs Deputies; and

(6) Appropriate its fair share of the prospective costs of dredg-ing of Cameron Run in FY 2008; and

(7) Establish a County reserve fund for contingencies to re-spond to emergent crises , so that the County may expand orinitiate as needed mid-cycle targeted delivery of emergencyhuman services; and

(8) Retain unused earmarked for Health and Human Servicescontingencies funds from year to year and not transfer suchfunds to the General Fund for other purposes in creatingEmergent Crisis" Reserve funds.

MVCCA-2007-EDUC-02 (new): Resolution of theMVCCA Education Committee re FY2008 Ad-vertised Bud2et Plan

WHEREAS the Fairfax County School Board (SchoolBoard) has approved a School Budget for Fiscal Year 2008(FY2008 School Budget) which, for full funding requires a

6% increase in fund transfer (Requested Transfer Increase),and the Fairfax County FY 2008 Advertised Budget Plan(Advertised Budget), presented to the Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors (BOS) on February 26 , 2007, proposes a fundtransfer increase of 3.5% (proposed Transfer Increase)which would under fund the School Budget by approximately$17 milion (Budget Shortfall); and

WHEREAS recent budget processes have seen a welcomeincrease in cooperation and information exchange among theSchool Board, the BOS and Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) staff, and FCPS has taken extraordinary measures toreduce its Requested Transfer Increase in light of Countyrevenue projections, including applying $10 million from theFY2006 carrover and $10 millon from funds to be set asideduring FY2007 to the FY2008 beginning balance, holding alldiscretionary baseline budgets and per-pupil spending at theBE IT FURTHR RESOLVED that the Mount VernonCouncil of Citizens Associations respectfully requests thatthe Fairfax County Board of Supervisors consider additionaltransfers to Fairfax County Public Schools, particularly forimplementation of additional staffng initiatives and for non-recurring expenses such as technology replacement and en-

FY2007 level , adding no new programs or new salary scale en-hancements beyond those funded by the BOS at the close ofFY2007 , all of which has resulted in the smallest RequestedTransfer Increase and the smallest Budget Shortfall in manyyears; and

WHEREAS the FY2008 School Budget merely maintains theFCPS' per capita student cost in the mid-range oflocal jurisdic-tions according to the Washington Area Boards of Education(W ABE) FY2007 Report despite significant increases in popula-tions which have higher educational costs such as Limited Eng-lish Proficiency, learning disabled and economically disadvan-taged students, and continues to reduce both the ratio of non-school to school-based personnel, and the already low percent-age of administrative costs as compared locally in the W ABEReport and nationally in other publications; and

WHEREAS the FY2008 School Budget, exclusive of a 2% Mar-ket Scale Adjustment (MSA) for staff, includes only approxi-mately $10.6 million in new and discretionary resources , thebulk of which are targeted at improving student performance andcontinuing the phase-in offull day kindergarten ($5.6 million) ascompared to the Budget Shortfall of$17 millon; and

WHEREAS the Proposed School Increase of 3.5% is thereforenot adequate to cover even those School Budget increases whichare largely outside the control ofFCPS and which bear little rela-tionship to changes in overall revenue, enrollment, the cost ofliving or inflation indices including (1) the continued growth inthe percentage of students requiring additional staffng and ser-vices (especially non-English speaking and/or economically dis-advantaged) where the cost to educate averages at least $3000 to$7000 more per capita than other students, (2) increased VirginiaRetirement System and other contributions as mandated by theCommonwealth and changes in accounting practices, (3) in-creased general insurance and health insurance costs as are beingexperienced nation-wide by both public and private employers(4) fuel and utility increases and (5)maintenance and replace-ment costs to preserve buildings and assets, and (6) to provide a

minimal (2%) cost of living or MSA for teachers; and

WHEREAS the FY2008 School Budget, in order to produce thesteep decline in the Requested Transfer Increase from 8.81 % inFY2007 to 4.6% in FY2008 and respond to reduced Countyrevenue projections , was not able to fund a number of programsneeded to maintain and improve educational progress and protectassets including, but not limited to , needed technology replace-ment and enhancement, additional instructional coaches , addi-tional school-based technology specialists, needs-based staffnginitiatives to improve service delivery, additional instructionalcoaches and increased staffing of psychologists and social work-ers; and

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IICOMMITTEE resolutionsWHEREAS schools in the area represented by the MVCCA areamong those most at risk and most heavily affected by thegrowth in population of students who require additional ser-vices and staffing consideration, have benefited from increasedresources as demonstrated by significant progress in achievingmandated benchmarks, and will require continued additionaltargeted resources, particularly completion in our area offullday kindergarten availability, if progress is to continue as man-dated benchmarks rise; and

WHEREAS the School Budget and the taxpayers of FairfaxCounty continue to be affected by under-funded mandates ofthe federal government (among them the No Child Left BehindAct (NCLBA), and the Individuals with Disabilities EducationAct (IDEA)) wherein the cost of implementation and compli-ance far exceeds the assistance provided , particularly in view ofsteadily rising performance expectations while promised assis-tance continues to fall , and

WHEREAS the School Budget and the taxpayers of FairfaxCounty continue to be affected by the failure of the Common-wealth of Virginia to provide and fairly distribute adequatefunding of its own Standards of Quality (SOQ) mandates and tofairly distribute sales tax revenue intended to be dedicated toeducation on a per student basis, with the result that FCPS re-ceives state funding for only about 20% of its needs (comparedwith a 43.6% statewide average) and County taxpayers provideabout 73.7% of school funding (compared with a local fundingaverage of about 49.3% statewide); and

WHEREAS public education is a core mission of local govern-ment and the Supervisors have recognized that obligation intheir historically strong support ofthe schools and have alsorecognized that the nationally-known quality ofFCPS is a criti-cal asset of taxpayers and a major contributor to the County'economic health and quality of life and to expectations for con-tinued progress in the future; and

WHEREAS funding at a level below the 4.6% required by theFY2008 School Budget would seriously erode the ability ofFCPS to maintain, let alone improve , educational performancein the face of constantly increasing benchmarks and constantlychanging demographics, as well as FCPS' abilty to attract andretain the highly qualified professional teaching staff which isthe linchpin of a successful educational system

NOW THREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the MountVemon Council of Citizens Associations, in consideration of allof the above, urges the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors inadopting a Budget for FY 2008 to provide a transfer to FairfaxCounty Public Schools which is no less than a 4.6% increaseover FY2007 exclusive offunds promised by the Board of Su-pervisors at the close ofFY2006 , and

hancement, should revenue growth, projections and competingconsiderations permit during the close ofFY2007 or thecourse ofFY2008.

MVCCA-2007-EDUC-Ol (reprinted from Febru-ary Record): MVCCA Resolution re TestiDl! ofLimited En2lish Proficient Students

WHEREAS in December 2006 Virginia s Superintendent ofPublic Instruction , other members ofthe Virginia Departmentof Education, a member of the Virginia State Board ofEduca-tion, and representatives from several Virginia school divi-sions (collectively "Virginia Educators ), met with U.S. Edu-cation Departent ("USED")offcials to advocate for the con-tinued use of appropriate reading assessments for Limited

English proficient ("LEP") students for purposes of complyingwith testing requirements ofthe No Child Left Behind Act

NCLB") and other relief; and

WHEREAS the Virginia Educators specifically asked thatUSED permit ("Requested Relief'

(1) Continued use for one additional year (2006-7) of theStanford English Language Proficiency test ("SELP") as aproxy for the grade level Standards of Learning (SOL) testsfor Levell and 2 LEP( least English proficient) students ingrades 3- , and

(2) Extend the existing grades 3-8 SOL reading test exemp-tion for LEP students who have been in U.S. schools for fewerthan 12 months to include LEP students in Virginia schoolswho have been in U.S. schools for less than 24 months; and

WHEREAS the basis for the Requested Relief was a recogni-tion that LEP students need time to acquire reading and lan-guage skils adequate to succeed at grade level (particularlysince many LEP students are not literate in their native lan-guages and/or have had little formal education prior to entryinto U.S. schools) and that administering demanding, gradelevel SOLs which such students have no hope of understand-ing provides neither educational benefit to the student nor us-able assessment data for schools or the USED in determiningprogress under NCLB; and

WHEREAS the USED has not favorably considered the Re-quested Relief and has threatened a variety of sanctions if Vir-ginia LEP students in the U. S. for 12 months or more are notadministered the same tests as native English speakers andLEP students who have acquired necessary skils, and

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_COMMITTEE resolutionsMVCCA-2007-PL/Z-Ol: BIG BOX RETAIL ES-T ABLISHMENT ZONING ORDINANCERESOLUTION

WHEREAS the Fairfax County School Board on January 252007 , adopted a Resolution, which is attached hereto and in-corporated by reference, in support of the Requested Reliefand indicating an intention to continue to assess Levell and 2LEP students in an educationally appropriate manner and tocontinue to hold high expectations and standards for progressof all students; and

WHEREAS the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has sup-ported the position ofthe Fairfax County School Board; and

WHEREAS many schools in the area served by the MountVernon Council of Citizens Associations (MVCCA) havelarge numbers ofLEP students who wil be adversely affectedby being forced to take tests for which they are not yet pre-pared and the schools themselves wil be unfairly labeled asfailing" or not making Adequate Yearly Progress (A YP) un-

der NCLB and thereby subject to USED sanction under NCLBincluding eventual loss of funds to affected schools; and

WHEREAS MVCCA, parents , students , teachers and the lar-ger community recognize both the importance of providingEnglish , reading and meaningful grade level subject instruc-tion to LEP students with the goal of full inclusion in the gen-eral population as expeditiously as possible, as well as theneed for appropriate, periodic assessment to evaluate progressby students and schools toward that goal; and

WHEREAS MVCCA , parents , students, teachers and the lar-ger community also recognize that each LEP student, depend-ing on individual circumstances , wil require significant timefor adequate skill acquisition, that assessment tools shouldreflect that reality and that Fairfax County Public Schools hasin the past and continues to devote substantial resources toLEP instruction, grade level inclusion of LEP students andperiodic appropriate assessment in furterance ofthe overrid-ing goal to provide high quality education for all students

NOW THREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the MVCCAsupports the position ofthe Fairfax County School Board in itsResolution ofJanuary 25 , 2007 , which is attached hereto andincorporated herein by reference, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that MVCCA requests theVirginia Deparment of Education, Fairfax County SchoolBoard and Fairfax County Public Schools to continue to ad-dress the needs of LEP students by providing instrction andsupport adequate to accomplish full inclusion of such studentsinto grade- level classrooms as soon as practicable, and by us-ing and developing educationally appropriate assessments tomeasure progress ofLEP students toward English languagefluency and success on grade level SOL tests.

WHEREAS , it has been proposed to amend the FairfaxCounty Zoning Ordinance (ZO) to require a Special Excep-tion (SE) for a "big box" retail establishment (BBRE) ofgreater than some as yet undetermined size within the rangeof 80 000- 120 000 square feet for certain properties wherethere previously was no limitation on size; and

WHEREAS , a shopping center exception is included in theproposed amendment where the BBRE is within a buildingof some as yet undetermined size within the range of at least500 000 to 1 000 000 square feet; and

WHEREAS , the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens ' Asso-ciations (MVCCA) prefers that the square footage limitationof 80 000 to t 20 000 square feet be narrowed to within therange of t 00 000 to 120 000 square feet; and

WHEREAS, the MVCCA prefers that the shopping centerexception square footage threshold be a number chosensomewhere within the range of 500 000 to 750 000 squarefeet; and

WHEREAS , the MVCCA , in concert with the MountVernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce (MVLCC) and theSouth Fairfax Development Corporation (SFDC), prefersthat the amendment not apply to revitalization zones in orderto facilitate development in those zones.

NOW , THEREFORE, be it resolved that the MVCCA urgesthe Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BOS) to adopt theproposed amendment to the ZO provided:

(1) The final size threshold for the BBRE chosen by theBOS be a number chosen from within the range of 100 000to 120 000 square feet;

(2) The final threshold for the shopping center exceptionchosen by the BOS be a number chosen from within therange of 500 000 to 750 000 square feet; and

(3) The amendment not apply to revitalization zones.

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_COMMITTEE resolutionsMVCCA-2007-H/HS-Ol: HEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES PLANNING FOR FY 2008 RESOLUTION

(1) WHEREAS public planning and funding for community-based delivery of essential services are reconciled, each year, inthe countywide effort to keep pace with complex demographicgrowth and with emerging needs, especially among paricularlyvulnerable groups;

(2) WHEREAS, in the Mount Vemon/Human Services RegionI area, these growing, vulnerable groups include:

Children in low- income families with emergency needs(food, shelter, health care);Working families with children under age 18 at risk ofhomelessness and caught in a gap between increased hous-ing costs and any combination of low or stagnant wageslack of access to affordable child care, or unplanned medi-cal expenses in the absence of adequate employer-sponsored health insurance;At-risk youth , as well as adults, affected by domestic vio-lence, substance abuse, and/or gang recruitment;Adults who are severely disturbed and wait-listed for pub-lic treatment programs for mental illness;Frail elderly, as well as persons of all ages with severe

physical and/or mental disability, who need long-term carechoices that may help prevent or delay nursing home resi-dency;

6 Persons, in all age groups, with unmet health care needsthat are uninsured and postponed (and likely to requiremore acute care, with unreimbursed costs that strain theservice network); andPeople-specially those too il , disabled , or poor todrive-who need safe , affordable transportation choices toaccess otherwise available essential services;

(3) WHEREAS the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens ' Asso-ciations (MVCCA) supports the availabilty of high qualityhealth and human services countywide, to be delivered in andnear the communities and people most in need of services;

(4) WHEREAS our community continues to match local needswith outstanding community contributions of volunteer timeand financial resources, contributing to opportunities in RegionI for building and sustaining successful , cost-effective programsfor crisis response through prevention and early intervention aswell as treatment;

(5) WHEREAS ongoing improvements in quality and cost-effectiveness of services for children and families are realizedlocally through interagency coordination and planning at SouthCounty Center; and whereas county staff and private nonprofitagency service providers are coordinating efforts and workingdiligently to serve increasing numbers of persons among our at-

risk, vulnerable residents;

(6) WHEREAS the MVCCA recognizes that the capacity todeliver effective health and human services programs isamong our best means to reduce or control the growth ofma-jor public costs (for example, for hospitalization, incarcera-tion , and chronic dependency);

(7) WHEREAS the MVCCA recommends crisis preventionand early intervention programs , in particular, as among ourmost cost-effective strategies, and therefore recognizes greatbenefits to the community in sustaining effective programsand in building on these as proposed in the FY 2008 Adver-tised Budget Plan (for example):

Supervised after-school programs at middle schools, thatcounter risky youth behavior, and the School-Age ChildCare program (adding 1 room for special needs children atKey Center

, +$.

2 million);The Leadership and Resiliency Program, aimed at preven-tion and early intervention in both substance abuse andviolence, offered in 6 high schools and expanding to 12total (+$.6 million);Public Safety initiatives aimed at reducing domestic vio-lence, adding 8 detectives and a victim services advocateto improve follow-up/referral for services in 3 000 casesannually (+ 1.2 milion);Senior initiatives (promoting wellness among the fastestgrowing segment of the population) that prolong inde-pendent living and stimulate development of community-based alternatives to costly nursing home care for seniorsand their family caregivers, such as the Senior Plus pro-gram that wil expand to 5 more centers, including Lortonand South County, (+$.9 million);Public health programs for influenza vaccination, prenatalcare for indigent women, Health Care Outreach to unshel-tered homeless, and effective tuberculosis treatment (+$.4millon); and

The Penny Fund for Affordable Housing, which in combi-nation with other housing funds has helped preserve 1040units of housing in its first year and a half, now estimatedto provide $22.7 milion in FY 2008 "to preserve and cre-ate affordable housing opportnities

(8) WHEREAS the FY 2008 Advertised Budget Plan alsotransfers to the Consolidated Community Funding Pool$8.7 milion (+.4 milion, 5%) that sustains two-yearawards to vital programs operated by nonprofit agenciestransfers to the Community Services Board $101.09 mil-lion (+3.22%), including funds adequate to reduce wait-listing for mental health treatment and to operate residen-tial Youth Crisis Caremaintains a targeted tax-relief program for those least ableto pay tax based on their homes, especially disabled andelderly who lack high incomes or access to large personal

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_COMMITTEE resolutionsassets , andsustains essential Health and Welfare services budgeted at$352.4 milion (-$1.08 milion less than in the AdoptedBudget Plan ofFY2007).

(9) WHEREAS the MVCCA recognizes critical emergenthealth and human services needs that are not addressed in thisFY2008 Budget Plan; and whereas the programs and servicesthat can address these needs effectively must find means to sus- tain and grow their delivery capacity, even in "lean" yearsthrough a combination of efficiencies and well-tested strategiessuch as (1) parnerships of public and private resources, (2)systematic redesign of service delivery, and (3) public policiesthat stimulate wise investment in sustainable approaches, and(4) a strong reserve fund at the County level that can provideflexible capacity to target emergent local crises quickly and also to mitigate the direct impact on people and neighborhoods offluctuations , delays, and uncertainties of Federal and Statefunding decisions; and whereas programs that deserve specialand sustained attention in this regard, in FY2008 and beyondinclude:

Child Care Assistance and Referral (CCAR) for affordablesafe quality child care for low-income working parents inFairfax County, a program that nourished the independence and well-being of hundreds of families in our area, but nowlacks $13 milion in Federal funds (transferred to theState s TANFNIEW program), reducing by 2 025 (or30%) the places for children in eligible families in FairfaxCounty, resulting in a wait list of 3 500 children, and alsostraining the network of trained , qualified providers whoare able to provide early learning and serve low-incomefamilies through subsidized sliding-scale fees;Mental health/substance abuse assessment and treatmentespecially through effective Jail Diversion programs fornonviolent offenders and through treatment programs injails and prisons, to reduce the extreme public costs associ-ated with lack oftreatment and recidivism; andHousing programs and policies that go beyondpreservation" of the dwindling "affordable" stock to grow

the supply of housing available for a broad range of in-comes and also for identifiable special needs, beginningwith the differentiation between Affordable and WorkforceHousing as defined for the MVCCA by its Special Com-mittee on Affordable and Workforce Housing and the de-velopment of programs to provision both;

(10) WHEREAS maintaining the resilience and capacity of ourwell-coordinated, cost-effective networks of community-basedhealth and human services is essential, to prevent and respondto diverse crises and emergencies that may include pandemiccivil, and natural emergencies, and also to extend our local pro-fessional and voluntary resources to include new dimensions ofcommunity preparedness;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the MountVernon Council of Citizens ' Associations supports theplanning for health and human services represented in theFairfax County FY 2008 Advertised Budget Plan, with therecommendation that the Board of Supervisors enhanceand strengthen the County' s abilty to respond to emergentcrises by making these adjustments:

First, seek State, Federal, and business communitysupport for augmenting revenue withheld from theChild Care Assistance and Referral (CCAR) program,and make budgeting for any shortfalls in State or Fed-eral contributions to this cost-effective program, in thefuture, a Board Priority.

Next, while ensuring that the Penny Fund for Afford-able Housing is retained in the Approved Budget, andseeking available funding for housing needs from Stateand Federal sources, partner more extensively withnonprofit organizations as well as commercial develop-ers to better leverage the public funds allocated tohousing.

Finally, set aside County reserve funds for contingen-cies, adequate to respond to emergent crises, so thatthe County may expand or initiate, as needed mid-cycle, targeted delivery of emergency human services,in response to (for example) (a) public health emergen-cies , (b) natural disasters or civic emergencies that resultin displaced or injured citizens , (c) state or federal de-funding of essential programs, (d) and prevention andearly intervention in response to increased threat of sub-stance abuse or gang recruitment among at-risk youth inparticular schools or neighborhoods.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County, in creatingReserve funds earmarked for Health and Human Services con-tingencies, retain unused funds from year to year and not re-distribute such funds to the General Fund for other purposes.

See insert for special announcement re-garding the 20th Annual MVCCA Gala and

the First Annual Silent Auction!

MARCH 2007THE RECORD

MOUNT VERNON COUNCIL OF CITIZENS' ASSOCIATIONSTreasurer s Report

For Period from Jan. 1 2007 through March 15 , 2007

Balance Beginning Period

RECEIPTSDuesRecord SubscriptionsGala Income

TOTAL RECEIPTS

DISBURSEMENTSRecord ExpensesAdministrativeGalaWeb SitePostage

TOTALDISBURSEMENTS

Budget2007

Actualto Date

556.44

500 $3 838.$225 $225$2.645 $ 90.

$7,370 $6,653.

000$ 225

750$ 690$ 300

$810.$116.$ 0.$135.$ 0.

Budget to Actual(to date)

$662.

$ 55.

$717.

189.$ 108.

750.$ 555.

$ 300.

Balance Ending Period 3/15/07 146.

$8,965 $1,062.65 $7 092.

COMMITTEE CALENDAR , APRIL 2007

MVCCA Board-WWMSL, Thursday, April 12 , 7:30 p.

DatelDay/Time Comm. Place Chair Phone

4/3 7:30 H/S IMVH- Louise Cleveland 703.780. 9151Engh

5/1 7:30 COAF WWMSPCR Queenie Cox 703.360.2414

4/4 7:30 BUDG WWMSPCR George Bauer 703.768. 1774

4/4 7:30 ENVR SCGC- 219 Larry Zaragoza 703.447. 1288

4/4 7:30 EDUC WWMSL Judy Harbeck 703.780. 1883

4/5 7:30 PSAF MVGC- Dallas Shawkey 703.360.2185SUPV

4/2 8:00 TRANS TBA Frank Cohn 703.780.5698

4/9 7:30 PL/Z WWMS-LH Jay Spiegel 703.619.0101

3/29 Th 7:00 SCAWH MVGC- Jojo Shiffett 703.704.9222

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