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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: October 2018
Description
ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at September's Board meeting.
Topics: Crystal City Redevelopment, Swimming Pool Coming to Nauck, Closing-out the FY 2018 Budget, Easing restrictions on improving, expanding non-conforming homes, Public hearings on Four Mile Run Valley Plan.
A
Now
we're
gonna
be
discussing
a
major
raid
redevelopment
in
the
heart
of
Crystal
City,
a
new
swimming
pool
coming
to
the
Nok
neighborhood
easing
restrictions
on
improving
and
expanding
homes,
and
quite
a
bit
more.
So
let's
get
right
to
it
with
the
Crystal
City
redevelopment.
First
of
all,
let's
talk
a
little
bit.
What
this
redevelopment
project
is
sure
this
is.
B
A
15
acre
two-phase
development
right
in
the
heart
of
what
the
Crystal
City
sector
plan
calls
this
the
Crystal
City
central
business
district,
so
really
that
that
heart
of
where
Crystal
City
folks
come
together
right
now
predominantly
to
work,
but
in
the
future
to
live
and
play
as
well,
which
is
part
for
a
part
of
this
redevelopment
vision.
Now.
A
B
Goal
really
is
to
create
a
more
vibrant,
24-hour
or
at
least
evenings
in
weekend's
version
of
Crystal
City.
So
you'll
see
that
achieved
in
a
lot
of
different
ways.
For
one
thing,
there
are
some
blocks
of
inward-facing
retail,
that
literally
front
into
the
underground
that
will
be
flipping
or
excuse
me,
the
the
property
owner
will
be
seeking
to
flip
inside
out.
So
we
create
a
much
livelier
street
with
a
lot
of
visual
interest.
In
the
longer
run.
A
B
That's
right,
you
know,
I,
don't
know
that
will
create
a
truly
24/7
nightlife
right,
we're
probably
a
little
away
from
the
city
that
never
sleeps
right
there.
But
certainly
you
know
one
of
the
greatest
challenges
of
Crystal
City,
especially
with
a
high
office
vacancy
we've.
Seen,
is
the
sense
of
it's
a
place
that
empties
out
after
dark,
and
this
is
going
to
be
such
a
lively
addition,
whether
it's
the
Alamo
cinnamon
Draft
us.
B
As
you
mentioned
the
restaurants,
the
grocery
store,
it's
gonna,
create
a
sense
of
a
place
where
people
live
and
enjoy
themselves
will
see
the
addition
of
new
bike
lane
pedestrian
improvements,
a
lot
more
activity,
some
of
the
serendipity
that
happens
in
great
urban
spaces,
where
people
can
interact
with
one
another
at
all
hours,
not
just
on
their
lunch
breaks
or
in
their
tour
from
commute
now.
I.
A
C
That
makes
a
whole
lot
of
sense,
and
you
know
what
existed
on
paper
is
something
that
could
have
been
achieved
in
three
or
four
decades.
We
now
have
the
possibility
to
deliver
a
fabulous
park
opportunity
sooner
rather
than
later
so
I
like
to
tell
people
it
may
not
look
exactly
like
the
plan,
but
it
is
definitely
within
the
spirit
of
the
plan
and.
B
Was
consistent
with
the
spirit
of
the
sector
plan,
but
for
me
at
least
and
I,
think
for
my
colleagues
you
know
we
we
had
envisioned
a
43,000
square,
foot,
retail
oriented
public
plaza
and
that's
exactly
what
we're
getting
the
configurations
a
little
different,
but
I
think
it
really.
When
you
went
back
and
with
the
sector
plan
and
vision
for
how
residents
and
visitors
would
experience
at
Metro,
Market,
Square
I
think
this
is
really
compatible
with
that
vision
and,
of
course
the
size
is
important
too.
B
A
C
You
know
one
of
the
frequent
criticisms
I
hear
about
Crystal
City
is
oh,
it
feels
feels
a
little
solace
and,
quite
frankly,
that's
usually
changing
for
people
if
they
visited
Crystal
City
recently,
but
I
think
this
sort
of
continues
that
momentum
and
takes
it
into
a
different
level.
You
know
a
theater
is
a
great
amenity,
certainly
for
people
who
live
there,
but
also
for
people
who
work
there,
my
goodness
being
able
to
go
catch.
A
show
after
work
is
incredibly
huge.
C
The
grocery
store
metro
second
entrance,
which
takes
away
a
huge
impediment
to
getting
people
to
use
transit
eating
to
walk
up
a
fairly
steep
hill
in
order
to
go
there
and
not
even
knowing
that
it's
going
to
be
there
because
you
can't
see
it.
So
these
are
all
just
really
dynamic
things
that
make
Crystal
City.
Look
a
lot
more
like
some
of
the
vibrant
urban
communities
that
people
are
familiar
with
out
elsewhere.
I
know.
B
You
want
to
work
in
a
place
where
you're
gonna
be
able
to
attract
the
best
people
and
vibrant
public
spaces,
help
attract
the
best
people,
whether
it's
to
live
or
work,
and
so
you
know
the
the
centrality
of
the
livability
of
Crystal
City
as
Oracle
is
also
shared
and
for
by
gbg
and
others
who
are
seeking
to
to
lease
out
some
of
that
office.
Space.
Okay,.
A
We
will
see
what
comes
forward,
but
it'll
sounds
like
we
need
to
make
plans
hang
out
in
that
area
once
all
that
projects
are
done
so
switching
gears
a
little
bit,
but
it's
another
improvement
to
the
community.
The
Nok
neighborhood,
the
board
approved
a
swimming
pool
project
and
we've
seen
a
lot
of
really
interesting
improvements
to
the
NOC
neighborhood
in
recent
years.
We've.
C
C
Seven
new
swimming
facilities
also
make
it
a
four
season,
pull
by
putting
a
a
dome
on
top
of
it
and
then
also
constructing
a
two-story
building.
That's
going
to
have
facilities
to
service
the
pool,
locker
showers,
as
well
as
a
floor
of
community
rooms,
which
is
always
necessary.
So
you've
got
a
really
interesting
project.
It's
going
to
serve
a
lot
of
needs,
re
reopening,
a
pool
that
many
people
remember
fondly
providing
much-needed
pool
space
in
Arlington
but
at
the
same
time
also
providing
some
good
community
space
as
well
and.
A
C
You
look
at
it
on
balance.
There
are
a
lot
of
investments
that
have
gone
on
in
the
Nok
neighborhood
over
the
last
15
years
or
so.
I
was
fortunate
to
be
a
part
of
the
planning
process
for
many
of
them
and,
quite
frankly,
you
never
knew
when
the
are
gonna
happen,
and
so
you
know
what
we're
looking
at
our
in
the
aggregate.
B
Exciting
is
that
these
uses
all
really
complement
and
enhance
each
other
actually
not
entirely,
unlike
what
we
were
just
talking
about
in
Crystal
City,
when
we,
we
also
took
an
action
that
actually
regarded
us
to
amend
or
zoning
ordinance,
to
allow
ourselves
the
very
flexibility
that
we
then
turned
out
an
exercise
on
setbacks,
etc.
To
enable
this
pool,
and
as
we
thought
about
that
in
kind
of
community
appropriateness,
the
fact
that
that
that
NOC
is
is
an
area's
home
to
not
only
this
pool
but
to
so
many
other
compatible
Civic
uses.
Well.
B
That
makes
good
planning
sense
in
very
literal
ways,
for
example,
the
fact
that
its
Macedonians
Baptist
Church
will
be
the
the
owner
and
manager
of
this
pool,
as
well
as
the
church,
as
well
as
the
facility
that
a
new,
relatively
new
speaking
preschool
all
in
that
same
block.
It
allows
them
to
manage
the
parking
better,
even
better.
So
even
is
those
kind
of
very
literal
planning
ways
these
uses
are
compatible
and
then,
of
course,
in
terms
of
building
a
community
right.
B
The
opportunity
for
you
know
churchgoers,
to
be
part
of
this
community
facility
in
the
pool
the
opportunity
for
kids
at
the
preschool
to
learn
to
swim,
the
opportunities
for
families
to
come
for
a
baseball
game
and
swim
lessons
on
the
same
day.
It's
just
you
really
see
the
opportunity
for
people
to
build
their
lives
around
the
institutions
in
their
community
and
that's
exactly
what
we're
trying
to
do.
A
A
C
You
know
one
thing
we
didn't
even
mention
was
the
major
institutional
Civic
institutional
facility.
They
are
drew,
drew
school
which
is
soon
going
to
become
a
neighborhood
school
again
and
with
this
Poole
online,
it's
going
to
be
one
of
the
probably
going
to
become
the
elementary
school
and
closest
proximity
to
a
pool
where
potentially
there
could
be
some
partnerships.
So
all
sorts
of
interesting
things
that
are
afoot.
A
Welcome
back
I'm
here
with
County
Board
Chair
Katie
crystal
and
vice-chair
Christian
Dorsey,
who
are
filling
us
in
on
some
of
the
key
actions
the
board
took
at
it's
like
tober
meeting.
So
let's
talk
about
the
closeout
of
the
fiscal
year,
2018
budget.
What
does
this
mean?
It
closed
out
in
fiscal
year,
18
finished
in
June.
B
So
closeout
is
more
or
less
exactly
what
it
sounds
like
it's
the
process
of
closing
out
the
books,
balancing
what
we
spent
versus
what
we
planned
and
what
the
allocated
monies
didn't
get
spent,
and
so
this
year,
that
amount
in
total
is
about
22
million
dollars
a
little
less
in
unspent
unrestricted
funds
that
we
are
then
going
to
unbalance
both
allocate
reserves
and
then
carry
over
to
next
year.
But
essentially
closeout
is
saying:
what
did
we
plan
to
spend?
Did
we
spend
more
or
less?
B
We
are
always
trying
to
spend
less
as
suffice
it
to
say
we
don't
really
have
an
option
to
go
into
the
red
right,
so
it's
sort
of
how
close
to
that.
To
that
zero
line.
Are
we
trying
to
get,
and
in
fact,
in
recent
years
the
department's,
the
county
manager,
has
really
managed
to
a
much
smaller
pool
of
closeout
dollars,
which
is
something
that
we
often
heard
from
the
public.
They
really
wanted
to
see.
B
They
took
that
as
a
sign
that
the
the
the
board
and
the
manager
we're
asking
for
what
we
needed
and
needed
what
we
needed.
What
we
were
asking
for,
but
the
the
other,
pretty
important
stakeholder
that
was
less
excited
to
see
us
managing
closer
to
zero,
were
the
rating
agencies,
who
really
measure
our
fiscal
practices
and
want
to
make
sure
that
we
stay
worthy
of
that
triple
triple
a
bond
rating
that
allows
us
to
borrow
money
at
relatively
low
interest
rates.
B
So
this
is
perhaps
the
pendulum
swinging
a
little
bit
back
in
the
other
direction
of
a
little
more
money
at
closeout,
which,
from
the
point
of
view
of
kind
of
our
long-term
fiscal
picture,
is
perhaps
not
a
bad
thing
and
I
think
on
this
year.
In
the
case
of
this
year,
generally
results
the
fact
that
that
the
manager
and
the
department
had
said
had
slowed
down,
hiring
an
anticipation
of
another
tough
budget.
A
C
Part
of
the
upcoming
budget
process.
You
know
that
provides
some
flexibility
for
us
to
to
deal
with
what
is
a
fairly
substantial
gap
that
the
the
manager
anticipates
presenting
to
us
as
part
of
the
fiscal
20
budget.
So
that's
that's
where
the
bulk
of
it's
coming
from,
but
you
know
those
reserves
can't
can't.
C
We
cannot
overstate
how
important
those
are.
You
know,
I
think
the
analogy
for
for
many
people
that
may
help
is
you
know,
people
who
are
determining
your
creditworthiness,
not
only
look
at
how
close
you
come
to
spending
what
it
is
you
make.
It's
also
your
ability
and
capacity
to
save
that's
a
critical
piece
and
Arlington,
while
hewing
to
a
community's
desire
not
to
be
overtaxed,
which
is
a
good
thing.
C
Absolutely
we
were
kind
of
skirting
to
and
maybe
falling
on
the
wrong
side
of
demonstrating
our
ability
to
save
and
deal
with
shocks
or
headwinds
or
uncertainty
in
the
government.
So
we
have
to
balance
that,
and-
and
this
is
a
step
in
making
sure
those
reserves
are
balanced
and
then
we're
gonna
have
some
tough
but
very
community
driven
processes
to
determine
how
we
use
those
other
resources
right.
B
You
don't
want
to
rely
on
that
the
payment.
Well,
this
is
true,
and
so
here
you
know
there
are
always
one-time
costs
and
opportunities
that
come
up
in
the
budget.
Planning
exercises,
for
example,
or
a
great
example,
or
you
know,
one-off
opportunities
to
do
pay
go
for
capital,
but
many
of
the
things
that
this
community
prioritizes
and
wants,
whether
it's
hiring
teachers
paying
firefighters
more
to
stay,
competitive
or
other
things.
Those
are
ongoing,
year-over-year
costs,
and
so
we
are
gonna,
have
a
little
bit
of
a
sixteen
point:
five
million
dollar
or
a
lot.
B
Actually,
that's
a
big
figure.
Sixteen
point:
five
million
dollar
carryover
amount
to
think
about
allocating,
but
I
think
it
might
be
tempting
to
say
great.
Sixteen
point:
five
million
dollars
that
solves
most
of
that
thirty
million
dollar
budget
gap.
It's
really
important
to
make
that
distinction.
You
know
now
and
as
we
go
throughout
the
budget,
this
is
one-time
money
for
one-time
priorities.
It
wouldn't
be
sound
fiscal
practice
to
close
an
operating
budget
cap
on
going
with
that
money,
and
so.
A
It
is
still
a
little
bit
early
to
talk.
2020
just
grow
your
budget,
but
I
know
you
folks
have
been
meeting
about
it
for
quite
some
time
now
already
before
that
budget
kind
of
comes
forth
for
the
next
year,
but
I
know
you
mentioned
it's
going
to
be
another
lean
year.
What
should
the
community
be
prepared
for?
Essentially
you.
C
Know
I
think,
having
an
honest
discussion
about
all
options
and
when
you
talk
about
all
options,
that
does
mean
tax
rate
increases.
If
you
look
at
last
year,
we
dealt
with
just
about
every
fee
that
we
have
available
to
us
outside
of
the
property
tax
rate.
But
when
you're
talking
about
closing
substantial
gaps,
the
our
tax
base
is
bait,
made
up
on
the
revenue
side
about
sixty
percent
from
the
real
estate
tax
rate.
So
that's
got
to
be
on
the
conversation,
as
will
significant
program
cuts.
C
We
did
a
lot
of
what
many
people
would
call
efficiencies
last
year.
You
know
you
don't
have
those
tools
year
after
year.
At
some
point,
you've
really
got
to
talk
about
programs
and
services
as
a
way
to
close
a
gap
of
the
size
that
we're
talking
about.
So
we
we
predetermined
nothing,
but
there
is
no
way
we're
going
to
not
have
a
robust
conversation
about
those
those
alternatives
or
those
possibilities
to
deal
with
a
very
significant
budget
gap.
Absolutely.
B
Right
and
I
would
even
go
further
is
to
say
in
terms
of
over
the
last
couple
of
years
we've
sought
to
achieve
not
only
efficiencies.
We've
made
real
programmatic
cuts.
As
the
fiscal
19
budget,
we
did
eliminate
programs
etc.
I
think
they
were
all
incredibly
thoughtful
and
I
really
credit
the
county
manager
to
figure
out.
You
know
what
what
what
need
government
maybe
not
be
in
the
business
of
anymore.
B
You
know
one
of
the
examples
I
give
all
the
time
from
our
last
budget
processes
in
a
County
with
the
lowest
unemployment
rate
in
the
Commonwealth,
with
one
of
the
lowest
unemployment
rates
in
the
country.
Do
we
need
to
be
investing
as
aggressively
in
job
training
programs
right?
So
so
we
scaled
those
back.
We
scale
that
program
back
consistent.
B
You
know
considerably
to
really
focus
on
those
members
of
our
community
most
in
need,
but
that's
a
great
example
of
we've
done
that
look
both
at
efficiencies
and
then
scaling
back
that
things
that
maybe
are
outside
of
core
government
operations
and
now
we're
talking
about
the
things
that
people
really
hold
sacred
right.
So
it's
going
to
be
absolutely
a
difficult
conversation.
You
know
the
best
thing
that
we
can
ask
people
to
do
is
to
participate
in
the
process.
You
know
we've
started
actually
including
in
our
about
every
four
years
or
so.
B
C
A
A
Welcome
back
to
County
Board
wrap-up,
we're
gonna,
take
a
look
now
at
a
few,
more
hot
topics
with
County
Board,
Chair
kit,
Katie
crystal
and
vice-chair
Christian
Dorsey.
Let's
talk
a
little
bit
on
this
easing
restrictions
on
what's
called
non-conforming
homes.
First,
before
we
get
started,
what
is
a
non-conforming
home?
You.
C
B
B
I
think
it's
important
too
to
say
you
know
it
keeps
the
families
in
these
homes.
It
also
keeps
these
homes
in
Arlington
right
when
land
values
are
as
high
as
they
are
here
in
Arlington
County,
a
home
is
not
just
gonna
lay
fallow
right.
You're
gonna
have
the
pressure
probably
of
a
developer
interest
to
try
to
acquire
both
halves
of.
B
It's
non-conforming,
so
they
can't
build
it
back.
The
duplex
with
two
semi,
affordable,
halves,
they're,
probably
gonna,
tear
it
down
and
build
a
very
large
single-family
house,
which
is
what
that
lot
allows
for.
So
it
really
is
a
way
of
preserving
this
option,
not
only
for
for
the
family
who
currently
lives
in
it
to
make
it
work
for
their
needs,
but
to
keep
that
relatively
speaking,
more
affordable
ownership
option
within
our
housing
stock,
which.
A
B
This
is
I,
think
kind
of
a
nice
edge
of
a
whole
body
of
work
that
we're
so
excited
about
in
our
colleague.
Eric
was
mentioning
this
in
his
board
report
this
month,
the
the
need
to
think
more
expansively
about
the
types
of
ownership,
housing
stock,
in
particular
that
we
allow
throughout
the
county.
As
you
know,
people
point
out
all
the
time.
Your
your
options,
if
you're
looking
to
buy
in
in
Arlington
these
days,
feel
like
an
expensive
high-rise,
condo
or
an
expensive,
very
large
single-family
house.
B
It
disadvantages
young
families
who
maybe
don't
have
the
capital
to
buy
in
or
just
don't
want
to
space
that
large,
but
it
disadvantages
other
folks
like,
for
example,
our
retirees
we're
ready
to
downsize
out
of
a
larger
house
that
they
raise
their
kids
in,
but
would
like
to
stay
in
a
neighborhood,
that's
important
to
them,
and
so
how
do
we
think
about
legalizing
right
allowing
these
types
of
alternatives?
When
we
say
most,
these
duplexes
are
non-conforming.
It
means
that
it's
hard
to
build
a
duplex
in
most
places
in
Arlington
County.
B
Now
it's
not
possible
to
build,
for
example,
a
series
of
small
cottages
or
a
four-plex
or
six
blocks,
and
so
there
is
a
whole
body
of
work
out
there
for
us
and
I
see
this
action,
it's
a
great
way
to
kick
start
it
about
thinking
about
how
we
can
legalize
and
introduce
these
alternative
forms
throughout
the
county.
Okay,.
B
B
Horns
change
in
Arlington
and
our
staff
really
deserves
kudos
for
making
it
happen,
but
a
couple
of
owners
of
these
duplexes
really
deserve
kudos
for
digging
in
doing
the
research,
bring
it
to
the
board's
attention.
It's
a
great
example
of
an
action
that
makes
our
zoning
ordinance
I
think
better,
more
reflective
of
our
values
and
I
really
believe
it
wouldn't
have
happened
if
it
hadn't
been
for
the
advocacy
of
a
few
individuals
in
particular.
Okay,
you.
C
Know
this
combined
with
the
pool
incremental
steps.
You
know
their
zoning
ordinance
is
quite
quite
big,
so
you
know
doing
comprehensive
reviews
of
it
or
not,
really
possible.
So
you
have
to
take
surgical
strikes
when
you
can,
but
it's
a
recognition
that
Arlington
has
changed
a
lot
since
the
zoning
ordinance
was
created
and
even
though
we've
made
changes
over
the
years,
there's
still
a
lot
of
legacy
issues
which
very
MUC
much
reflect
a
less
developed,
broad,
suburban
sensibility
as
opposed
to
moving
us
close
to
the
the
fairly
urbanized
poor
that
we
become
well.
A
B
B
B
This
takes
up
the
latter
part
of
that,
and
so
it's
it's
almost
you
can
imagine
the
parks
and
then
everything
else
right,
perking,
for
example,
transportation,
traffic
flow,
other
public
facilities,
zoning,
for
example,
although
largely
the
the
at
the
recommendation
of
the
working
group
that
the
zoning
will
not
change
too
dramatically.
So
this
is
kind
of
that
everything
else
that
makes
for
public
spaces
and
we
advertise
that
this
month,
which
means
that
we
will
welcome
public
input
in
hearings
and
a
more
fulsome
board
discussion
that
our
November
meeting,
okay.
A
Folks,
interesting
can
make
their
plans
for
that
particular
meeting
to
get
their
voices
heard.
We're
gonna
end
it
there.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
and
for
a
deep
dive
discussion
into
the
issue.
Issues
of
this
October
County
Board
meeting
and
thank
you
Katie
and
Christian,
for
offering
your
insights
and
joining
us
here
today.
Remember
all
the
county
board
meetings
are
open
to
the
public
and
live
streamed
and
archived
on
our
website.