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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up | June 2016
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In this edition of County Board Wrap-Up, Board Chair Libby Garvey is joined by her colleague Christian Dorsey to talk about WMATA's "SafeTrack" project. They also discuss new development projects on Columbia Pike and in Ballston. Ms. Garvey addresses the Historic District designation for Stratford School, the acquisition of new land for parks, a restoration project getting underway in Four Mile Run, and a new Neighborhood Conservation plan for Long Branch neighborhood.
A
Welcome
to
County
Board
wrap
up
where
each
month
we
chat
about
some
of
the
interesting
decisions.
The
board
made
it
its
monthly
meeting,
I'm
Kara
O'donnell
from
Arlington
economic
development
and
joining
me
today,
as
always,
is
County
Board,
Chair,
Libby
Garvey,
and
we
also
have
a
special
guest
for
our
first
segment
board
member
kristian
dorsey
Libby
Christian.
Thank
you
both
very
much
for
being
with
us
today,
be
here
now
before
we
get
to
the
events
of
the
meeting
this
month.
Let's
talk
about
that
issue.
That's
been
all
over
the
news.
A
B
The
Metro
is
governed
by
a
board
of
directors,
and
it
includes
16
individuals
and
I'm
one
of
them.
They
represent
all
of
the
jurisdictional
interests
that
govern
Metro,
the
federal
government
state
of
Maryland,
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia
and
all
of
the
sub
jurisdictions
within
those
entities
that
have
the
metro
system.
So
I
am
proudly
representing
Arlington's
interests
on
the
board.
Okay,.
A
B
That's
wood,
but
it's
been
going
fairly.
Well,
all
things
considered
and
that's
because
there
are
a
lot
of
things
that
we
had
hoped
would
happen
that
have
actually
come
to
pass.
Just
to
give
you
a
basic
sense
of
what
happened
during
the
first
surge,
which
included
significantly
for
Arlington
single
tracking
from
east
falls,
church
through
ballston
and
also
west
of
these
falls
church
and
that
reduced
ridership
west
of
arlington
by
about
twenty
seven
percent.
B
That's
because
the
silver
line,
it's
still
real
new
they're,
not
a
whole
lot
of
riders
that
come
from
there,
but
what
we
saw
happening
within
the
core
of
the
station,
more
people
adjusting
and
figuring
out
how
to
use
the
bus
bridges
that
could
take
them
when
stations
were
a
little
bit
too
crowded
people
just
deciding
that
they
were
going
to
a
lot
more
time
to
their
commutes
and
being
patient
and
then
in
Arlington,
of
course,
Arlington.
We
saw
this
really
terrific
thing
where
there
was
a
surge
in
people
riding
bikes.
We.
B
Happen
like
your
locations
were
barren.
You
know
we
have
bike
to
work
day
annually
in
May
and
it's
a
national
thing.
We
celebrated
proudly
in
Arlington
what
we
saw
were
ridership
levels
during
the
first
surge
of
safe
track,
which
equaled
bike
to
work
day,
which
is
you
know
the
biggest
day
of
recycling
in
the
region,
and
we
saw
that
every
day
during
your
surgery,
so
people
figured
it
out
and
I.
B
B
We
we
had
mitigation
meeting
after
mitigation
meeting
coordination
meeting
after
coordination
meeting
and
and
Metro
itself
stepped
up
to
make
sure
that
there
was
supplemental
service
on
a
lot
of
the
lines
that
run
parallel
to
the
rail
work.
Those
were
augmented
with
more
buses,
they
had
later
hours,
so
that
met
some
of
the
demand
art,
as
I
mentioned,
really
was
deployed
in
a
way
that
made
it
kind
of
a
big
city,
bus
service
and-
and
it
was
able
to
handle
a
lot
of
that
demand.
B
And
then
there
was
just
constant
conversation
with
all
jurisdictions
to
figure
out
how
we
promote
teleworking
telecommuting,
how
we
prioritize
signals
to
actually
move
people
who
are
on
the
roads
a
little
bit
faster.
There
was
a
whole
lot
of
work
going
on
behind
the
scenes
that
probably
weren't
well
appreciated
by
people
who
experienced
traveling
during
safe
track,
but
I
think
overall
led
to
it
being
a
pretty
smooth
experience
and.
C
C
C
A
A
B
You
know
how
to
space
themselves
along
platform
so
that
they
can
actually
get
on
a
train
as
opposed
to
having
to
run
and
and
load
into
the
back
of
a
train
which
is
common.
There
are
all
kinds
of
things
that
I
think
are
going
to
come
from
this
that
are
going
to
be
best
practices
moving
forward
which
are
really
going
to
help
Metro
sort
of
fulfill
its
potential.
You.
C
I
I
just
think
it's
really
a
new
era
and
I'm.
You
know
people
complain
a
little
bit.
We
all
understand
it
needs
to
happen,
and
it
should
have
happened
a
while
ago
and
I
think
he's
I,
think
he's
doing
a
great
job
and
we're
all
kind
of
pulling
together
cuz
we
gotta
fix
Metro.
It's
got
to
work
for
this
region.
It.
B
And
Karen,
if
I
can
you
know
this
was
very
necessary
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
that
point
is
well
understood.
Metro
for
years
has
dealt
with
some
fundamental
realities
which
have
prevented
maintenance
from
being
implemented
in
a
way
that
it
needed
to.
You
know
when
the
system
first
opened
40
years
ago
it
closed
every
night
at
midnight
and
on
weekends.
It
didn't
open.
Until
eight
o'clock
a.m.
over
the
years
we
have
seen
a
desire
to
expand
service
so
that
it
opens
earlier
on
the
weekends
and
it
closes
as
late
as
3.
P3
a.m.
B
excuse
me
on
the
weekends,
so
that's
eight
hours
fewer
per
week
to
do
maintenance.
Then,
when
the
system
started,
and
then
we
also
have
the
fundamental
reality
that,
unlike
most
other
big
city
transit
systems
are,
is,
is
simply
two
tracks
for
each
line.
One
inbound
one
outbound,
so
you
needed
to
work
on
one.
That
means
single
tracking
on
the
other
and
it
doesn't
give
us
the
ability
to
do
that
major
maintenance
in
a
way
without
totally
disrupting
you
know,
transit
flaws.
So
you
take
away
the
reduced
hours
in
a
week
to
do
maintenance.
B
And
it
got
to
the
point
where
we
were
not
confident
that
we
could,
you
know,
say
with
any
degree
of
surety,
as
people
would
get
on
the
system
every
day
that
this
is
as
safe
as
it
needs
to
be.
So
this
is
really
about
delivering
the
fundamental
safe
system
system,
state
of
good
repair
that
people
should
have
when
they
get
on
it
every
day
and.
B
B
C
C
B
B
What
so
you
know,
despite
everyone's
best
efforts,
they're
still
always
going
to
be
some
who,
who
don't
quite
know,
we
didn't
get
the
message
and
that's
why
those
ambassadors.
B
Well,
what
people
should
do
is
is
to
look
at
the
various
resources
which
have
been
made
available
to
keep
people
up
to
date.
In
Arlington.
We
have
our
website,
of
course,
which
is
a
great
resource.
You
can
also
sign
up
for
Arlington
alerts
so
that,
when
late
breaking
things
are
happening,
is
they're
likely
to
happen
over
the
course
of
save
track.
You
can
be
among
the
first
to
know
and
then
for
advanced
planning.
C
A
B
Years
before,
I
have
to
have
to
find
alternative
digs,
but
it's
it's
part
of
a
series
of
older
one
level,
retail
buildings
down
in
Columbia
Pike
between
South
barton
street
and
south
main
street,
and
that
site,
which
includes
about
seven
parcels.
I
think
five
existing
buildings
are
going
to
be
redeveloped
into
a
100
apartment
unit,
building
with
some
ground
floor
retail.
That,
interestingly,
is
going
to
preserve
the
facade
of
the
existing
retail
buildings.
B
But
it's
it's
another
innovative
project
for
columbia,
pike
which
is
going
to
largely
cater
to
working
working
professionals
or
retirees,
is
going
to
be
one
bedroom
apartments
and
it's
going
to
offer
a
transit
friendly
lifestyle
because
it's
going
to
be
right
at
the
site
of
one
of
the
planned.
You
know:
super
transit
stops
down
on
columbia,
pike
which
will
ultimately
be
served
by
whatever
transit
solution.
We
implement
there.
B
So
it's
it's
a
fairly
substantial
project
and
is
in
keeping
with
what
has
been
an
incredible
amount
of
momentum
on
columbia,
pike
kind
of
moving
east
to
west
over
the
years,
where
we've
seen
large-scale
development
of
both
market
rate
and
buildings
that
offer
affordable
homes
as
well
and
are
sort
of
evolving
to
provide
some
different
architecture,
some
different
features.
You
know
we're
seeing
a
fairly
intense
interest
in
columbia,.
C
B
C
C
Are
the
interesting
things
that
you
a
Christian,
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
historic
facade
and
you
know
there's
some
discussion
about
whether
to
preserve
it
because
it
may
be
older,
but
it's
not,
maybe
is
the
most
beautiful
facade,
but
we
decided
they
decide
to
keep
the
facade
and
actually
that
made
the
architecture
kind
of
interesting.
Because
one
of
the
criticism
we
criticisms,
we
hear
about
the
form
based
code
along
columbia,
pike
and
I
think
we're
all
pretty
aware
of
it.
Is
that
everything's
starting
to
look
alike?
And
we
really
don't
want
it?
B
A
Thank
you
Chris
for
joining
us
in
our
discussion
today
we're
going
to
take
a
short
break
now,
but
when
we
return
we'll
ask
Board
Chair
Libby
Garvey
about
some
other
proposed
developments
approved
by
the
board
this
month,
we'll
also
be
talking
about
a
beloved
school
that
is
now
a
local
historic
district.
All
that
and
more
when
we
come
right
back.
A
A
We're
back
with
County
Board
wrap
up
the
monthly
in-depth
look
at
actions.
The
county
board
took
at
their
most
recent
meeting,
we're
here
as
usual,
with
our
Board
Chair
Libby
Garvey,
and
in
this
thing
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
redevelopment
plans,
specifically
along
our
Russell
in
ballston
corridor
in
ballston
with
the
site.
That's
commonly
known
as
the
mazda.
C
C
Been
coming,
and
it
is,
it
is
a
large
site,
it
just
covers
a
huge
square
block,
and
this
was
a
really.
It
was
a
difficult
one
in
part,
because
there
was
so
much
going
up
and
right
across
the
site
are
seven
townhomes
and.
A
C
Right
where
the
the
whole
project
was
going
to
have
the
garage
doors
for
the
grocery
store,
because
it
includes
a
grocery
store.
Besides
residences,
you
know
right
there
in
across
from
their
homes,
and
they
were
understandably
upset
about
that
not
wanting
to
have
a
grocery
store
garage
doors
with
huge,
big
semis
and
then
go
beep
beep
beep
beep
in
that.
C
So
there
was
a
lot
to
work
out
with
that
intersection,
and
it
really
is
a
lot
of
what
we
we
do
now
in
arlington
as
we're
redeveloping
is
the
intersection
between
you
know
private
homes
and
comfortable
neighborhoods,
where
people
want
to
live
and
then
suddenly
much
more
commercial,
much
more
much
more
dense
development,
and
I
think,
in
the
end
this
worked
out,
but
really
because
everybody
worked
really
hard.
The
citizens
that
and
folks
in
the
neighborhoods
there
worked
incredibly
hard
particular
I'll
give
a
shout
out
to
Terry
Sarah.
C
C
We
receive
pppp
well
in
a
number
of
ways
at
one
point
and
not
too
long
ago.
Actually
they
came
and
there
were
the
doors
right
across
and
I
said
said:
I'm
not
going
to
do
that
to
the
city.
We've
got
to
make
this
better,
and
you
know
several
of
us
said
that
so
a
lot
of
work
was
done.
The
garage
got
moved
down.
There
was
an
alley,
so
most
of
the
growth
mage
part
is
across
from
an
alley
now,
instead
of
across
from
the
houses,
which
is
great,
we
that
developer
agreed
to
put
a
buffer.
C
So
we
took
away
some
parking
spaces
on
the
street
and
they're
going
to
plant
trees,
that'll
be
a
bit
of
a
buffer
they're,
going
to
be
very
special
doors
that
will
go
up
and
down
very
quickly
and
none
of
the
gloating
to
be
done
on
the
street
and
we're
going
to
work
hard
to
make
sure
that
that
doesn't
happen
and
they're
not
waiting
there.
We
know
the
wee
hours
for
the
garage
doors
to
open,
but
they'll
go
in
unload
at
the
docks.
C
The
doors
themselves
have
special
soundproofing
to
keep
the
noise
to
a
minimum
and
the
developer
offered
to
replace
the
windows
on
the
townhouses
that
face
on
the
street
to
keep
the
noise
down,
which
I
think
they're
going
to
take
up.
So
everybody
kind
of
came
together
to
try
and
make
it
work
and
I
and
I
think
in
the
end
we
did
and
it's
really
a
beautiful.
It's
going
to
be
a
beautiful
project
and.
C
To
proprietor
right
across
from
ballston
quarter
and
the
grocery
store
is
going
to
be
much
much
needed,
I
think
and
desire
there
and
nice
places
for
people
to
live,
and
it
blends
nicely
with
the
neighborhood
and
is
actually
done
in
several
different
architectural
styles.
So
it
doesn't
look
like
one
big
massive
development.
It
just
it
reads
like
it's.
You
know,
sort
of
always
been
there
and
been
developing
over
time
very.
C
A
A
C
C
You
have
to
keep
it
all
in
perspective
for
students
for
black
students
coming
into
the
school
and
and
a
lot
went
on,
it
was
very
historically
significant
and
it's
important
to
preserve
that
history.
Both
the
architectural
significance
and
the
historical
significance
and
school
board
had
already
voted
to
have
it
a
historic
district,
and
then
we
had
the
other
night,
and
it
was
really
one
of
these
wonderful
moments
in
arlington
out
and
I
looked
out,
and
one
number
of
folks
were
in
the
rent.
C
I
recognized
Michael
Jones,
who
was
one
of
the
four
original
students
he
was
there
former
my
former
colleague
on
the
school
board,
Frank
Wilson
came
and
he
was
there.
We
had
one
of
our
former
principals
I
mean
a
number
of
people
from
the
community
were
there
to
watch
and
it
was
it
was
like
history
being
alive
and
it
was
really
good.
One
of
our
speakers
in
fact
said
that
we
need
to
be
just
talked
eloquently
about
how
important
it
is
to
preserve
our
history
and
finding
sometimes
that
young
people
don't
know
about
it.
C
We've
got
videos
that
people
watch
sometimes
and
I,
find
myself
even
and
I
lived
through
this
era
and,
of
course,
what
it
must
be
like
for
young
people
who
weren't
even
alive
at
the
time
of
thing
All.
My
heavens,
you
know
there
was
a
time
where
we
couldn't
go
to
school.
Together
he
couldn't
drink
out
of
the
same
water.
Fountains
I
mean
it
was
just
amazing.
C
C
Much
still
school
and
then
we're
gonna
be
adding
on
to
and
we
had
a
whole
which
I
discussed
I.
Think
in
the
last
last
month's
meeting
about
you
know
we're
going
to
be
adding
a
road
to
drive
to
improve
the
transportation,
because
they're,
adding
I
think
it's
I'm,
trying
to
remember
I
think
it's
400
more
students,
okay,
so
a
lot
more
students
are
going
to
be
there.
C
C
Bet
well,
we
worked
very
hard
with
the
HAR
B,
which
is
our
you
know.
Citizens,
advisory
group
and
with
historians,
and
in
fact,
part
of
being
historic
district
is
making
sure
they're
their
whole
guidelines
to
follow
as
you
build
and
it
talks
about
the
kind
of
material
you
use
and
part
of
it
was
simply
as
they
do
the
addition
to
not
cover
up
the
facade
in
the
area.
So
it
looks
pretty
much
sections
of
it
as
it
did
when
the
students
walked
in
that
day
many
years
ago
know
very.
A
A
A
C
Parkland
is
really
important
to
her
I
think
Toby,
as
we
have
been
doing
a
survey
and
we're
always
having
people
come
to
us
and
talk
about
the
need
for
more
parks.
We
did
just
win
an
award,
though
we're
like
number
four
in
the
country
for
urban
parks,
which
is
pretty
cool,
but
you
know
I,
think
people
who
live
in
Arlington.
They
they
like
nature.
They
understand
the
value
of
j
infect
they
come
in
and
talk
to
us
about
the
value
of
trees.
C
We
even
make
it
you
know
monetize
it
if
you
will,
which
is
important
to
do,
because
that's
how
you
can
kind
of
justify
it
at
times,
but
it's
very
important.
We've
done
surveys
showing
that
how
it
important
it
is
and
there's
when
you
say
parks,
it's
always
good
to
remember
people,
say
parks
and
some
people
say
parks
and
they're
thinking
swings
and
playgrounds
and
baseball,
and
some
people
are
thinking,
trees
and
birds
and
deer
and
they're,
two
very
different
kinds
of
parks.
C
So
we
you
know
passive
and
active,
and
you
need
to
have
some
of
both
for
people,
but
as
we
get
increasingly
urban
and
we
are
in
some
areas
very
urban
people
as
a
species,
we
need
to
have
some
contact
with
nature
with
you
know,
trees
and
birds
and
grass.
So
we're
working
hard
to
make
sure
pretty
much
wherever
you
are
in
Arlington.
You
just
have
a
quarter
mile
walk
to
get
to
a
park
of
some
sort
and
we're
working
hard
to
keep
that
up.
C
A
C
And
that
this
happens
really,
we've
got
a
part.
You
look
at
the
park,
benjamin
banneker
park
and
it's
a
nicer
square
except
they're.
These
little
rectangles
dipping
into
it
and
those
are
homes
and
we
have
let
the
owners
of
those
homes
know
and
there
when
did
it
some
time
ago,
when
they're
ready
to
sell,
we
would
be
interested
in
purchasing
because
it
fits
right
within
the
boundaries
of
the
park,
so
they
did
say.
Finally,
they
were
willing
to
sell.
We've
agreed
on
a
price
and
bought
it
and
we're
going
to
be.
C
C
And
it's
part
of
our
plan:
I
mean
there
is
some
there's
planning
to
it
that
we
do
and
then
there
was
a
hit
contracting,
and
this
was
a
long
when
66
was
built,
the
construction.
They
had
these
certain
tiny
parcels
which
I
think
for
years
they
were
hoping
they
might
put
houses
on
and
they're.
Really
they
weren't
big
enough
to
do
that
and
finally,
just
decided
to
give
it
to
the
county
as
a
gift
and
it's
right
off
of
our
bike
trail
and
we'll
make
a
very
good
use
of
it
and.
C
C
Do
some
something
about
the
flooding,
so
army
corps
of
engineers
came
in
and
back
in,
the
70s
did
their
thing
and
while
it
stopped
the
flooding
wasn't
very
pretty
and
it
wasn't
very
good
for
nature
or
wildlife,
and
it
doesn't
make
for
a
very
good
amenity
for
people
living
here.
So
many
years
have
gone
by
and
now
there's
an
understanding
that
it
just
because
you're
controlling
floods,
it
doesn't
have
to
look
like
a
cement
project
culvert.
C
It
actually
can
be
a
natural
space,
so
we're
returning
it
gradually
too
much
more
natural
space
and
so
will
still
control
the
fuds,
but
it'll
be
a
lot
better
for
the
ducks
and
birds
and
turtles
living
there
and
the
people
that
like
to
go
along
this
bike
trail
right
along
there.
My
husband
and
I
used
to
ride
along
that
all
the
time
and
there's
some
great
blue
herons
and
there's
some
wildlife
there
now.
But
it's
going
to
be
much
much
improved
and
I.
Think
it'll
be
it'll,
really
be
a
wonderful
asset.
C
Actually
years
I,
you
know
and
exactly
how
many
kind
of
depends
on
how
things
work,
because
it
work
slowly
gradually
working
our
way
from
Mount
Vernon
Avenue
back
towards
shirlington.
So
and
not
only
you
have
to
you,
know,
reconstruct
it
and
get
it
right,
and
then
it
takes
a
while
for
plants
to
grow
and
things
to
come
back.
So
it's
we're
probably
looking
at
decades
by
the
time.
The
whole
thing
is
done,
but
we'll
start
to
see
progress
soon.
Wonderful.
C
Do
we
do,
and
this
was
this
area,
long
branch
I,
think
it
is
and
right
down,
right
and
right
by
four
mile
run
actually
and
it's
an
area
at
seventy-five
percent
of
the
residents.
There
are
renters,
and
that
is
a
real
challenge
for
a
neighborhood
conservation,
probably
cuz.
It
requires
the
community
to
come
together
and
make
requests
and
work
together,
and
it
was
very
hard.
The
gentleman
who
came
to
talk
to
us
about
it
I
mean
very
impressive
about
what
they
did
and
said
after
a
year.
Forty
percent
of
people
have
changed.
C
You
know,
so
it's
very
hard
to
kind
of
get
traction,
but
they
did
it.
They
did
it
and
came
together
over.
You
know
just
basics,
like
lighting
and
Parks,
and
some
things
that
they
can
fix,
and
it's
going
to
prove
that
area
and
actually
work
on
building
community.
Even
though
it's
a
transient
community
really
building
a
community
was
very
impressive
to
see
what
they've
done.
It's.
C
It
is,
it
is
that
together
and
in
fact
buoyed
me
said,
how
did
you
do
it?
I
said
what
and
actually
I?
How
did
he
put
I
think
he
said
we
just
got
in
people's
faces
and
were
obnoxious,
something
like
that.
I
mean
he
was
very
Frankie
said
we
just
talked
to
people
whether
they
wanted
us
to
or
not
knocked
on
a
lot
of
doors.
They
also
worked.
C
And
this
is
a
whole
area.
This
is
actually
everyone.
I
we
first
came
to
to
Arlington
back
in
1976.
This
is
where
we
live
right,
yeah
right
there
right
along
the
former
on
its
really
interesting
at
watching
a
change
and
seeing
it
kind
of
really
come
back
to
life.
It's
it's!
It's
going
to
be
wonderful,
bring
your
full
circle!
Yeah!
All.