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From YouTube: County Board Wrap Up: General Assembly Package
Description
ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at December's Board meeting.
A
Hello
and
welcome
to
County
Board
wrap-up
I'm
Kara
O'donnell,
and
this
is
our
monthly
look
at
the
decisions
made
by
the
Arlington
County
Board
that
affect
you.
Your
neighborhood
and
our
community
you've
also
been
getting
some
public
input
on
the
General
Assembly
legislative
package.
We've
talked
about
this
several
times,
but
this
is,
after
you've
really
had
a
chance
to
hear
me.
Get
that
input
absolutely.
B
In
the
month
between
November
and
December,
we
had
a
chance
to
dig
into
some
of
those
suggestions
they
made.
We
also
a
joint
work
session
with
our
legislative
delegation,
which
was
a
chance
to
get
their
reactions
to
some
of
the
ideas,
the
likelihood
of
certain
prospects
or
that
or
that
certain
bills
might
have
a
passing
in
this
year's
General
Assembly
session,
where
Arlington
could
most
effectively
at
our
supporter
at
our
voice.
So
it
was
I
think,
unusually
highly
participatory
year
in
terms
of
developing
that
package,
which
was
a
really
positive
thing.
B
B
I
mean
you
know
the
other
example
too,
of
something
in
our
yeah
in
our
legislative
package
as
a
result
of
that
public
engagement
or
that
conversation
process
is
that
we
added
a
lot
more
specificity
to
the
provisions
that
we
support
around
net
metering,
which
is
a
key
tool
for
achieving
environmental
sustainability.
With.
C
B
In
particular,
as
well
as
other
alternative
energy
forms,
so
we
added
a
lot
more
specificity
at
the
request
of
the
Sierra
Club,
our
e
2
C,
2,
Advisory
Commission,
and
in
partnership
with
our
General
Assembly,
who
told
us
this
was
an
opportunity
for
us
to
get
a
little
more
specific
and
at
our
voices
to
a
growing
coalition
and
around
some
net
metering
reforms.
Well,.
C
And
so
I
mean
I
think
that's
a
perfect
example
of
how
our
legislative
package-
it's
not
just
about
asking
Richmond
for
more
money.
It's
also
asking
Richmond
for
more
authority,
more
flexibility,
local
control,
to
do
the
things
that
we
prioritize
as
a
community
and
and
honestly,
what
were
what
we're
asking
for
in
this
package
is
very
consistent
with
the
priorities
of
the
Virginia
Association
of
counties
which
I
served
in
the
board
you're
on
the
board
of
the
Virginia
Municipal
League
vml.
B
It's
it's
going
to
be
a
short
session,
which
is
to
say
not
a
budget
session.
That
said,
there
have
been
some
real
changes
in
the
revenue
picture,
for
the
state,
I
have
to
say,
I'm
a
little
envious
at
a
time
when
our
revenue
picture
is
looking
a
little
less
positive.
The
state
is
awash
in
new
sources
of
revenue.
The
the
budget
revenue
picture
is
coming
back
rosier
than
was
predicted
with
the
biennial
budget,
on
top
of
which
there
have
been
some
major
federal
actions.
B
So
the
the
General
Assembly
this
year
has
the
enviable
task
of
trying
to
figure
out
what
to
do
with
more
money,
and
so
you
know
we'll
be
continuing
to
make
the
case
and
actually
we're
really
pleased
to
see
governor
northerns
proposal
that
some
of
that
money
goes
back
into
core
services
like
schools
and
transportation
in
particular.
You
know,
Arlington
is
really
exceeds
expectations
in
terms
of
the
levels
of
funding
that
we
have
for
roads,
transportation
and
education
coming
out
of
our
local
dollars.