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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: May 2019
Description
ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at May's Board meeting
Topics:
1. Accessory dwellings – new standards
2. Buying 601 Carlin Springs Rd.
3. Converting the Ed Center to school use for 500-600 students
4. Contract for Nauck Town Square park improvements
5. Bond sale, short-term financing credit agreement
A
Hello
I'm,
Cara
O'donnell,
and
this
is
County
Board,
wrap
up
the
monthly
program
where
we
take
an
in-depth
look
at
the
key
actions.
The
board
takes
at
its
monthly
meetings
today,
I'll
be
talking
with
board
chair
Christian
Dorsey,
as
well
as
vice
chair,
Libby
Garvey,
about
the
decisions
the
board
took
at
its
May
meeting.
Decisions
that
are
gonna
have
an
impact
on
you,
your
neighbors
and
our
community
libyan
christian.
Welcome
thanks
for
joining
us.
As
always,
let's
dive
right
in
with
the
action
on
accessory
dwellings.
A
B
The
latest
is
a
pretty
big
deal.
We
have
now
the
ability
for
people
to
construct
new
detached
buildings,
so
building
is
not
a
part
of
their
existing
residence
and
to
make
them
available
for
use
as
a
dwelling
for
up
to
three
people.
So,
prior
to
this
action,
people
had
the
ability
to
utilize
space
within
their
own
existing
homes.
So
we
liberalized
it
so
that
you.
B
Entire
basement,
for
example,
for
accessory
use,
and
then
we
allowed
for
the
ability
for
existing
detached
buildings
to
be
converted
to
accessory
use.
Now,
we've
made
that
process
easier
and
then
also
allowed
for
the
very
first
time
you
can
construct
a
new
building
for
an
accessory
use,
provided
that
it
meets
some
key
requirements.
C
C
And
one
of
the
issues
last
year
when
we
were
looking
at
it
is
that
it's
you
can
use
existing
buildings
and
that
made
sense
there's
something
there.
You
should
be
able
to
use
it,
but
existing
building
include
garages
which
can
be
like
one
foot,
basically
right
on
the
property
line
and
we
realized.
If
we
use
that
same
standard
for
people
to
construct
new.
You
know
people
could
have
their
yard
and
suddenly
find
their
neighbors
putting
something
like
right
there
and
we
didn't
feel
really
comfortable
with
that.
C
B
C
C
That
was
actually
one
of
the
things
that
came
into
this
and
which
I
think
years
ago,
when
we
started
talking
about
it,
people
weren't
thinking
about
trees,
a
whole
lot
of
them,
but
there's
concern
that
somebody
would
like
you
know
to
in
order
to
build
a
thing,
will
cut
down
trees
and
Plus
with
that
5
feet,
and
then
you
can
go
to
those.
The
the
the
Zoning
Zoning
Board
and
asked
for
you
know,
is
that.
C
The
right
correct
word
of
variance
to
do
less
than
the
8
feet.
We
want
to
make
sure
people
understand
that,
and
particularly
for
a
good
reason,
like
there's
a
beautiful
tree
here,
we
want
to
keep
that
tree.
If
we
move
a
little
closer
to
the
house,
we
can
keep
the
tree
and
that's
how
we're
hoping
that
people
will
will
use
this
just
to
be
a
little
more
sensible
about
what
they're
doing
able
to
preserve
what's
kind
of
there,
that
we
want
to
keep
like
trees
and.
B
B
Since
the
50s,
so
this
is
really
just
one
step
in
providing
a
different
range
of
options
which
can
really
serve
a
variety
of
public
policy
goals.
This
can
allow
options
for
people
who
are
older
mobility.
Impaired.
Maybe
you
know
this
is
a
form
of
supplemental
income.
Maybe
they
in
fact
inhabit
the
accessory
dwelling,
but
while
renting
out
the
main
house,
perhaps
this
becomes
a
way
for
people
to
you
know
get
in
on
the
Arlington
rental
market
in
a
way
that's
a
little
less
expensive
than
it
is,
for
example,
living
in
a
high-rise
apartment.
B
B
Steve
that
was
certainly
a
concern
that
we
heard
from
people
and
I
think
this
solution.
If
you
will,
what
we
did
was
really
responsive
to
a
lot
of
those
concerns,
as
Libby
mentioned
five
feet
away
from
the
prop
is
significantly
different
than
one
and
that's
something
that
we
think
is
important
for
a
neighbor's
house,
but
it's
also
important
really
to
maintain
the
integrity
of
that
accessory
dwelling.
If
you're,
only
one
foot
away
from
someone
else's
fence,
you
really
can't
maintain
that
building
right.
B
So
this
really
kind
of
makes
sense
from
a
public
policy
standpoint
and
in
terms
of
character.
You
know
the
funny
thing
is
we
have
this:
we
have
this
dynamic
in
many
Arlington
neighborhoods
people
have
accessory
buildings
up
to
one
foot
away
from
the
property
line,
so
for
people
who
are
going
to
be
building
new,
in
fact,
it's
not
going
to
be
functionally
any
different.
B
In
fact,
we
think
it's
going
to
be
improved
because
it's
gonna
be
better
placed
on
Lots
and,
as
Ms
Gardner
said,
it's
hopefully
gonna
allow
for
the
preservation
of
trees
either
on
your
property
or
on
your
neighbor's
property.
So
we
think
that
this
is
a
good
way
to
move
forward.
That
said,
we'll
study
it.
C
Absolutely-
and
you
know
a
lot
coverage
still
silk.
You
know,
though,
all
of
the
rules
we've
got
there,
that's
still
and
will
obtain
it's
possible.
People
will
build
slightly
smaller
houses,
this
one
big,
huge
one,
yeah
mine
too,
and
then
a
small
you
know,
unit
behind
and
instead
of
one
big
huge
monster
house,
so
you
know
we'll
see
how
it
works,
but
it
was
seem
really
important
to
get
some
flexibility
and
allow
just
a
lot
of
different
ways
of
doing
things.
This.
B
Now
that
said,
we're
not
gonna
see
thousands
of
these
overnight,
since
we've
had
accessory
dwellings
as
as
an
allowed
use
of
your
home.
We've
only
had
somewhere
around
30,
so
we're
talking
about
significant
numbers
to
scale,
but
anything
that
we
can
do
to
create
more
options
is
better
than
we
would
have
been
and.
C
A
lot
younger
couple
there
they're
having
it's
tight
to
do
the
mortgage
they'll
buy
and
then
they
can
rent
out.
You
know
either
the
dwelling
inside
the
unit
or
the
one
in
back,
which
helps
cover
their
their
mortgage,
which
is
two
things
that
helps
them
live
here
and
have
have
housing
and
it
helps
the
people
here
have
a
reasonable
rent
to
stay.
Someplace,
yeah,
so
I
think
it's
good
we're
gonna
vote.
We'll
keep
will
continue
to
study
it
and
I
think
Christians
right.
It's
not
gonna
be
like
this
massive
I.
A
C
A
B
This
actually
completes
that
deal.
That
process
will
now
be
done
because
we
had
the
agreement
with
VHC
for
a
land
swap-
and
this
was
an
exchange
of
some
County
property
in
North
Arlington
across
the
street,
from
the
hospital
they've
exercised
that
option
they've
gotten
their
plans
for
that
site
entitled.
This
is
the
last
piece
and
that
is
coming
to
terms
on
the
final
transfer
of
sale
between
the
Carlin
Springs
Springs
property
located
at
601
South
Carlin,
Springs
Road,
where
the
the
hospital
Urgent
Care
used
to
be
located.
B
That's
now
County
property,
and
we
came
to
terms
on
the
agreement
which
very
much
was
a
good
deal
for
taxpayers.
We
were
going
to
get
the
appraised
value
of
that
property
offset
by
the
swap
of
the
land
in
North
Arlington,
and
what
this
means
is
that
the
county
gets
a
valuable
piece
of
property
on
Carlin,
Springs,
Road,
plus
an
additional
four
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
cash
that
that
makes
it
square.
So
this
is
a
great
thing
where
we've
got
something
we
need
valuably.
We
need
desperately
land
and
then
extra
cash,
yep.
C
And
then
the
Virginia
High
School
said:
there's
that
urgent
care
center.
They
need
to
have
to
provide
some
urgent
care.
You
know
in
South
Arlington
so
a
little
bit
so
that
doesn't
just
completely
go
away,
but
then
that's
been
an
unnatural
concern
for
folks
and
and
then
we
have
this
property.
The
question
is:
what
did
I.
B
C
Our
PA,
so
you
really
can't
build
there,
so
we
can
probably
improve
that
connecting
with
the
park,
which
I
think
will
be
good,
but
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
land
there
and
we've
got
a
lot
of
different
needs.
So
we
will
continue
to
look
through
and
see
what
see
what's
there,
but
the
building
itself
will
go
because
that's
that
part
of
the
issue
with
that
is
it's
very:
it's
I
think
it's
a
million
or
more
a
year
just
to
keep
running,
and
it's
not
suitable
for
it's
not
in
very
good
shape.
A
B
Of
yet
so,
the
hospital
will
be
able
to
occupy
it
until
the
end
of
this
year.
They're
leasing
it
back
so
that
they
can
wind
down
their
operations.
So
it
won't
be
until
the
start
of
2020
that
we
actually
fully
possess
the
property
and
that's
when
we'll
we'll
bring
everything
to
grade,
because,
as
Libby
said,
those
buildings
are
past
their
useful
life.
They're
not
going
to
continue
to
be
a
part
of
how
we
utilize
that
site.
A
Stay
tuned
on
that
one,
but
you
know
it
seems
that
kind
of
a
general
theme
today
is
growth
and
how
the
county
is
coping
with
it.
You
know
growth
requires
more
land
for
public
uses,
so
we're
gonna
take
a
short
break
now
and
when
we
return
I'll
be
asking
the
board
about
some
more
growth
projects
than
knock
Town,
Square
and
then
as
well.
The
sale
of
county
bonds
stay
with
us.
A
Welcome
back
to
County
Board
wrap-up,
I'm,
Tara
O'donnell
and
we're
talking
today
with
board
chair,
Christian
Dorsey
as
well
as
vice
chair,
Libby,
Garvey,
about
the
decisions
the
board
took
at
its
May
meeting.
Now
we
had
a
big
decision,
continuing
kind
of
our
growth
theme,
du
jour
for
the
ED
Center,
with
APs.
C
That,
because
you
know,
I
first
got
on
the
school
board
in
97,
January
97,
and
before
that
it
was
quite
actively
so
I've
been
going
to
that
building
for
a
long
time.
I
remember
when
they
were
like
before
that,
before
the
edge
Center
got
converted
anyway
we're
moving
forward.
It
means
a
lot
to
me
personally,
but
I
won't
go
on
and
on
about
that
too
much
what's
cool
about
it.
Is
that
what
we
call
adaptive
reuse?
C
So
it's
an
administrative
building
and
it
had
a
lot
of
issues
with
the
way
it
was
built
a
while
ago.
When
we
didn't
worry
about
energy,
we
didn't
worry
about
it,
so
that
building
would
get
really
hot,
because
the
windows
weren't
right
and
of
course
the
floors
are
not
set
up
for
class
space,
which
is
what
they
need.
C
It
was
set
up
for
office,
so
the
school
system,
you
know,
decided
that
they
have
moved
to
the
syphax
Center,
which
is
over
off
of
Washington
Boulevard
right,
which
is
a
great
new
new
facility
for
them,
and
so
they
had
this
building
right
next
to
Washington
Lee.
So
they
decided
to
convert
it
to
classroom
space
which
they
need
and
that
se
is
having
to
like
construct
a
whole
new
building.
I
mean
adaptive.
Reuse
is
just
so
good
on
so
many
different
levels,
so
they
went
in
and
worked
with
it.
We
worked
with
it
together.
C
There
was
a
joint
group
looking
at
things
and
we
they
put
in
to
putting
in
new
windows.
There
was
a
little
discussion
about
it
being
historic
building
and
it
kind
of
is
it's
a
very
odd-looking
building
with
the
planetarium
there,
but
it's
kind
of
cool
and
we
very
quickly
decided
that
they
were
going
to
be
true
to
this
sort
of
the
style.
It's
not
gonna.
C
Look
all
that
much
different,
but
not
absolutely
slavishly
true
to
it,
because
if
you
would
do
that,
you
couldn't
have
kids
in
there
learning
well,
so
we
changed
the
windows,
they're
gonna
change,
the
windows
and
some
things
like
that.
So
I'm
excited
to
see
it
I
think
it's
gonna
be
a
great
way
to
get
about
four
or
five.
Six
hundred
Street
seats
for
students
back
without
building
a
whole
new,
a
whole
new
building
and
not
a
whole
lot
of
money
either
yeah
clever
actually
does.
B
That
that
will
have
up
to
six
hundred
more
students,
so
that
will
just
very
much
accommodate
the
need
for
seats.
But
the
great
thing
about
this
building
is,
since
it
is
a
part
of
the
wnl
campus,
but
it
is
a
self-contained
building.
It
gives
the
school
system
options
if
they
want
to
think
about
academy
models
or
other
ways
of
delivering
education
to
students
of
the
future.
They
do
have
that
flexibility
and,
aside
from
adaptive,
reuse,
being
sustainable
and
more
cost
effective.
C
A
A
C
We
have
in
our,
and
there
was
actually
one
of
the
things
was
a
long
Quincy.
Where
are
we
gonna?
Do
the
pick
up
the
drop
office
they're
trying
to
figure
that
out
out
and
at
one
point
there
was
concern?
If
you
do
it
on
the
curb
you're
gonna
block
the
bike,
planes
that
are
coming
back
and
forth,
and
so
there
was
discussion
about
that
and
then
should
we
do
it
in
the
back
and
then
the
school
staff.
C
A
B
The
great
thing
is,
this
can
be
the
it's
so
much
more
quickly
than
building
a
new
school
from
scratch,
so
this
at
center
conversion
will
be
ready
for
the
2021
2022
school
year.
So
these
are
gonna
come
online
really
quickly.
So
you
know,
one
of
the
issues
is
that
we
typically
you
know,
have
to
deal
with
overcrowding
through
use
of
relocatable
structures,
and
you
know,
loss
of
green
space
in
order
to
accommodate
that
growth.
B
We're
able
to
sort
of
bypass
that
step
a
little
bit
here
by
going
straight
to
this
facility,
so
I
think
this
is
a
tremendous
way
to
just
really
fully
absorb
the
students
and
keep
the
programs
that
the
students
would
be
engaging
in
in
an
extracurricular
fashion.
Those
are
all
gonna
be
going
on
at
the
same
time,
so
this
is
really
gonna
bring
capacity
up
to
speed
really
quickly,
so
this
should
hopefully
for
the
foreseeable
future,
along
with
the
investments
that
they're
making
at
the
Career
Center
site
and
the
growth
of
the
Arlington
tech
program.
B
C
And
I'm
searching
my
memory,
which
is
always
a
little
unreliable
I
believe
this
is
the
first
time
we've
taken
a
building
that
was
never
really
attended
for
for
classroom,
use
and
converting
it,
and
you
know
I
the
school
system
we
and
we
all
are
continuing
we're
kind
of
helping
them.
Looking
for
some
adaptive
reuse
some
buildings
that
could
be
used,
this
way
adaptive
reuse,
we
call
it
in
old
office
buildings,
possibly
now
it's
tricky
because
there
requirements
for
schools
that
this
one
fits
so
we'll
see.
C
C
B
B
A
A
B
So
that
was
the
dream.
That
was
the
vision,
and
here
we
are,
and
with
the
five
million
dollar
construction
contract
that
we
just
awarded.
It's
going
to
be
constructed
very
very
soon
beginning
this
summer-
and
you
know
this
is
it's.
The
community
is
helped
design
this.
We
had
an
award-winning
Landscape
Architect,
an
artist
who
who
designed
the
installations.
So
this
will
very
much
be
a
community
centered
and
community
design
gathering
space.
What.
A
B
B
Term,
a
nice
public
plaza
that
provides
a
lot
of
different
ways
for
people
to
sit,
whether
to
enjoy
performances
or
just
to
enjoy
nature
and
the
park.
There
is
a
public
art
component
called
Frede
which
very
much
honors
the
historic
struggles
of
African
Americans
and
some
of
the
notable
accomplishments
and
achievements
that
african-americans
have
made
toward
building
this
community.
So
that
will
be
something:
that's
a
learning
and
teaching
and
a
visual
tool
for
the
community.
B
C
B
You
know,
let's
think
about
what
they
are.
You
know
we
we
authorized
the
sale
of
about
one
hundred
and
seventy
million
dollars
in
bonds,
but
it's
not
them.
It's
not
the
money
per
se.
It's
what
what
we're
buying-
and
these
are
voter
approved
projects
on
both
the
county
and
the
school
side
and
I'm
not
gonna,
get
the
whole
list,
but
some
of
the
ones
that
this
bond
is
going
to
finance
our
neighborhood
conservation
program,
improvements
that
are
designed
by
neighborhoods
to
bring
improvements
to
their
communities.
B
But
the
long
bridge,
Aquatics
Center
is
a
part
of
this
bond
sale.
The
new
lover
run
community
center.
The
improvements
that
Jenny
bean
Park
those
are
among
the
big
County
projects
that
are
part
of
the
bond
sale
and
then
on
the
school
side.
This
is
how
they're
of
funding
the
programs
that
are
going
to
operate
beginning
in
the
end.
Next.
B
Got
the
the
Heights
building,
which
is
the
Rosslyn
building?
That's
going
to
house
the
HV
Woodlawn
and
Stratford
programs,
as
well
as
what
they're
doing
at
Stratford
middle
school,
formerly
Stratford
middle
school,
which
is
an
outdoor
a--they
Hamm,
that's
the
middle
school.
So
these
are
the
projects
that
this
bond
sale
is
actually
bringing
to
that.
B
A
C
Whole,
which
is
exciting
and
Bazar
the
way
I
mean
it's
it's
kind
of
like
a
mortgage
on
a
house.
It's
a
way.
We
get
things
and
we
get
these
projects
going
and
but
we
couldn't
forward
to
do
them
if
we
had
to
have
all
the
money
right
up
front,
but
we're
getting
continue
to
get
great
bond
ratings.
Good
and.
C
A
Right
well,
that's
gonna,
bring
us
to
the
end
of
another
county
board,
wrap
up
Christian
Libby.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today
and
giving
us
that
little
behind-the-scenes
look
at
the
actions
the
board
took
at
its
May
meeting.
We
look
forward
to
chatting
with
the
board
members
again
next
month
with
the
June
County
Board,
wrap
up.
Remember
all
of
the
county
board.
Meetings
are
open
to
the
public
and
live
streamed
and
archived
on
our
website.