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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: September 2019
Description
ATV's monthly conversation with Arlington County Board members on the major issues discussed at September's Board meeting
Topics
• Arlington Adopts Sweeping Update to Community Energy Plan
• Focusing on Equity in Policies
• Board Approves Redevelopment of Rosslyn Holiday Inn
• Board Approves Redevelopment of Westmont Shopping Center
on Columbia Pike
A
Hello
and
welcome
to
County
Board
wrap
up
our
look
at
key
actions.
The
County
Board
takes
at
its
monthly
meeting
I'm
Ben
Hampton,
filling
in
for
Cara
O'donnell
and
today,
I'll
be
talking
with
vor'cha
Christian,
Dorsey
and
board
member
Libby
Garvey
about
decisions
they
made
at
the
their
September
meeting
that
impact
you,
your
family
and
our
community.
Thanks
so
much
for
being
here
good
to
see
you
Ben
yeah,
let's
get
started
with
something:
that's
a
pretty
big
deal
for
Arlington
County,
and
that
is
an
overhaul
essentially
of
the
community
energy
plan.
B
Then
there
are
three
big
goals
and
three
key
dates
that
you
need
to
keep
in
mind:
2025,
that's
the
date
where
we
want
all
county
government
facilities
to
be
powered
by
100
percent
renewable
energy,
and
that
includes
our
schools.
Then
there's
2035,
where
we
have
that
same
goal:
100%
powered
by
renewable
electricity,
our
renewable
energy
by
2035
and
that's
for
our
entire
community
and
then
the
big
one
2050,
where
we
want
carbon
to
Arlington
County
to
be
a
carbon
neutral
community.
B
That
means
all
of
the
carbon
dioxide
that
are
that
that
is
emitted
into
the
atmosphere
is
either
reduced
or
offset
so
that
we
are
in
effect
carbon
neutral
by
2050.
It
is
a
big,
ambitious
goal.
We
join.
The
District
of
Columbia
is
the
only
jurisdiction
in
the
region
that
has
such
an
ambitious
goal,
so
we're
the
first
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia,
and
we
feel
very
fortunate
to
be
leading
what
we
hope
will
be
a
region-wide
effort
towards
a
more
sustainable
region.
We're.
C
Not
sure
how
we're
gonna
get
to
all
of
that
yet
and
actually
the
the
staff
had
recommended
not
going
quite
that
far
down
the
hundred
percent,
but
the
board
thought
we
should
and
I
think
it's
a
great
goal.
One
of
the
one
of
the
subjects
that's
come
up
that
people
are
concerned
about
is
an
easy
way
to
do.
C
It
is
to
simply
buy
it
somewhere
else,
so
there's
solar,
arrays,
all
kinds
out
in
Loudoun,
County
or
out
Deer
County
wherever
and
we
buy
that
and
say:
hey
we're
carbon
neutral,
but
meanwhile,
we've
covered
over
a
whole
lot
of
green
space
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
us,
including
myself,
would
like
to
see
if
we
can
actually
start
producing
a
lot
of
energy
on-site
so
that
by
2050
we're
really
kind
of
our
we've
got.
C
We
do
all
our
energy
right
here
or
a
whole
lot
of
it
and
there
are
places
in
the
world
where
they're
doing
that
and
I
think
it's
possible.
But
it's
a
it's
a
big
step
and,
as
you
said,
it's
big
for
our
Clinton
County
I
missus
big
for
the
globe
I.
What
this
was
like
the
day
after
the
children's
March,
wasn't
it.
B
C
A
And
we
hear
a
lot
in
the
news
about
climate
change
and
carbon
plans
and
carbon
emissions,
and
the
plan
is
very
detailed,
goes
into
a
lot
has
a
lot
of
different
aspects.
The
technical
staff
who
worked
on
it
covered
a
lot
of
ground.
Or
can
you
walk
us
through
what
some
of
the
key
strategies
are
or
sectors?
Where
we'll
see
some
of
that
activity
happening
to
help
us
achieve
that
goal?.
B
Well,
you
know
you
can
think
about
it
in
two
buckets.
There
are
things
that
are
gonna
happen
through
market
innovation,
some
of
which
are
happening
already
about
cleaning
up
the
grid,
for
example,
so
that
we
can
make
the
power
that
we
generate
more
efficient.
Finding
ways
to
you
know
have
utility
companies
take
ownership
for
delivering
a
cleaner
product?
B
So
we've
got
a
huge
place
to
go
when
it
comes
to
transportation,
but
our
buildings,
many
buildings,
many
residential
buildings
in
Arlington-
are,
you
know,
been
you
know,
built
50,
60,
maybe
even
70
or
80
years
ago,
and
there's
a
lot
of
room
to
make
those
more
energy
efficient.
Anything
that
we
build
moving
forward
has
to
be
to
the
highest
standards
of
energy
efficiency.
We
need
Dominion
who
powers
Arlington.
B
We
need
the
the
market
innovators
to
help
deliver
the
products,
but
we
actually
need
to
make
me
investments
in
in
what
we're
doing
locally,
and
we
need
to
encourage
a
market
where
we
can
have
people
adapt
and
adopt
those
fuel-efficient
vehicles
for
their
own
personal
use.
Our
plan
is
to
bring
all
of
this
together
towards
a
carbon
neutral
goal.
Yeah.
C
And
it's
buildings
and
transportation
are
the
two
major
sectors
where
most
that
comes
from,
and
you
know
electric
vehicles
I've
sort
of
thought
that
they
just
seem
to
be
never
come
we're
talking
about,
but
there
aren't
many,
but
the
the
world
I
think
is
I.
Think
in
about
five
years,
you're
gonna
see
a
whole
lot
lot
more.
The
major
market
for
cars
is
China,
China
is
requiring
electric
vehicles
you
know,
gets
the
our
government
is
not
doing.
The
government
regulation
thing
that
we
might
to
really
encourage
or
require
this
but
other
places
in
the
world.
C
They
are
and
we're
gonna
be
affected
by
that
and
I
think
it
will
add,
actually
will
will
benefit
us,
and
you
know
what
I'd
like
to
just
point
out
that
between
2707
and
16
we
actually
did
reduce
our
emissions
by
24
percent,
while
our
population
grew
by
10
percent,
so
we
have
been
working
on
it.
We
have
made
progress,
but
like
a
lot
of
things,
sometimes
it's
that
last
10
percent.
That's
the
really
the
really
tough
one
to
do,
and.
A
B
You
know
when
we
do
new
buildings,
designing
them
so
that
they
are
as
efficient
as
possible
and
whether
it
is
a
net
zero
building
or
you
reach
some
other
threshold
of
efficiency.
It's
important
that
everything
we
build
be
geared
towards
being
the
most
energy
efficient
as
possible.
Then
we
also
control
a
lot
of
the
private
sectors,
building
through
our
site
plan
and
use
permit
process,
and
so
we
have
to
actually
take
the
same
standards
that
we
will
apply
to
ourselves
and
put
those
out
there
for
private
industry.
B
Now
again,
this
is
not
government
imposing
something
on
anybody,
because,
let's
remember
we're
not
just
talking
about
the
the
existential
threat
of
climate
change,
you
have
energy
efficient
buildings,
these
are
less
costly
to
operate.
This
is
an
everybody's
best
interest
and
when
it
comes
to
a
more
a
cleaner
grid,
a
more
resilient
grid
that
should
be
in
Dominions
best
interest
so
that
they
don't
have
to
deal
with
service
interruptions
and
other
sorts
of
issues.
So
you
know
really.
This
is
a
case
where
we
need
to
all
come
together
and
I.
B
Think
one
of
the
distressing
things
is
that
you've
got
international
communities
like
China,
which
is
historically
not
had
an
eye
towards
sustainability,
Europe,
which
has
long
been
at
the
forefront,
which
is
got
a
lot
of
best
practices
that
we
can
learn
from
local
communities
like
ours
and
DC
that
are
putting
together
plans
to
do
the
right
thing
right
now.
The
one
drag
on
all
of
that.
B
Unfortunately,
it's
our
federal
government,
it's
our
federal
government,
which
is
not
put
together
the
tools
to
not
only
support
us
but
is
actually
pursuing
objectives
that
take
us
back,
whether
it's
fighting
California
on
their
fuel,
efficient
standards,
rolling
back.
You
know
previous
administration
era,
standards
for
fuel-efficient
vehicles.
The
United
States
is,
unfortunately,
not
actually
being
very
supportive
of
this
work
that
we're
trying
to
do
local.
You.
C
Know,
but
it
is,
it
is
up
to
us
I
think
on
a
lot
of
things.
It's
local
government,
that's
really
making
it
happen
and
we're
gonna
do
our
best
and
I
think
we're
doing.
We've
got
a
great
community.
Just
help,
support
us
and
I
think
with
the
Innovation
Center.
We've
got
a
lot
of
things
coming
in
with
some
really
cool
ideas.
One
of
the
one
hi
heard
of
recently,
which
we'll
see
I
hope
we'll
start
to
see,
is
windows
that
actually
have
solar
panels
built
into
them,
so
their
windows
and
solar
panels.
C
B
A
Change
gears
a
little
bit,
but
only
a
little
bit,
because
what
we're
gonna
talk
about
next
is
another
pretty
ambitious
goal
for
the
county,
which
is
Saturday,
which
is
the
topic
of
equity,
and
so
the
Board
adopted
a
new
equity
policy
that
will
inform
and
guide
sort
of
pretty
much
call
for
equity
equity
to
be
a
significant
consideration
in
the
county's
decision-making.
That's
right
walk
us
through
that
yeah.
What
that
means
and
how
this
came
up.
B
This
isn't
an
initiative
that
I
introduced
on
January
1st
of
this
year,
but
I
don't
take
ownership
this.
This
has
been
a
community
value
that
I'm
hoping
to
bring
to
maturation
so
that
we
can
actually
deliver
on
some
of
the
ideals
that
we
have
long
had
in
public
education,
but
even
generally,
we've
had
a
vision
since
pretty
much
the
turn
of
the
century,
which
has
talked
about
the
value
of
each
and
every
person
being
important
and
one
of
the
ways
you
do.
B
That
is
by
recognizing
that
systems
have
historically
been
inequitable
and
we've
got
the
byproduct
of
that
in
education
in
the
living
conditions
of
certain
neighborhoods,
the
opportunities
that
people
have
to
thrive,
and
it's
one
thing
to
not
perpetuate
those
past
inequities
and
that's
good.
Even
better
is
when
you're
actually
cognizant
of
them
and
do
your
best
as
a
government
to
a
not
exacerbate
and
then
be
the
sort
of
remediates.
Some
of
the
issues
that
you
have
on
the
ground.
B
So,
let's
take
it
from
you
know
the
high-minded
to
the
the
basic
level
when
we
think
of
Arlington
County's
zoning
ordinance.
For
example.
There
was
a
time
when
zoning
was
a
tool
not
used
to
efficiently
parcel
out
land
in
a
particular
community,
but
to
divide
certain
people
from
certain
others.
Keep.
B
Right
so,
as
we
think
about
some
of
the
built
in
conditions
of
our
neighborhoods,
they
reflect
a
time
when
there
was
outright
bias
that
that
governed
decision-making.
It's
not
enough
for
us
to
just
wipe
away
that
bias.
Today,
we
actually
have
to
consciously
address
some
of
the
issues
that
those
inequities
brought
up.
It
means
that
you
just
don't
have
programs
that
are
designed
to
benefit
the
most.
B
You
recognize
those
who
may
be
burdened
by
those
programs,
and
you
do
what
you
can
to
address
those
needs
so
I'd
like
to
think
of
it
as
really
and
Libby.
You've
said
this
well
at
the
board
meeting.
This
is
what
good
government
should
do,
recognizing
that
every
point
is
not
the
same,
but
we
should
do
our
best
to
be
organized
to
meet
the
needs
of
each
and
everyone
who
is
a
part
of
our
community,
because
each
and
every
one
is
important,
provide.
C
Uber
who's
burdened
who's,
missing,
it's
more
questions
and
how
do
we
know
one
of
the
things
I
learned
on
the
school
were
look
from
Frank
Wilson.
Do
you
know
Frank
was
to
see
who
wasn't
who's,
not
in
the
room,
and
it
wasn't
something
you
know
and
I
wouldn't
say:
I
still
see
it
properly,
but
now
I
look
at
a
room
full
of
people
weight.
Is
it
took
me
some
time
with
Frank
kind
of
saying
yeah
but
look
who's
not
here
and
where
are
they
and
did
you
ask
so-and-so
and
oh
yeah.
A
A
B
One
of
the
things
that
I
was
very
mindful
of
was
not
having
this
be,
since
it
was
introduced
as
part
of
a
chairs
initiative
to
not
just
be
something
that
was
the
flavor
of
the
year.
But
how
do
we
institutionalize
this?
So
there
are
two
real
deliverables
that
are
happening
concurrently.
That
I
think
are
very
important
one.
B
We're
gonna
ask
ourselves
these
four
questions
with
some
of
the
major
lines
of
business,
because
if
we
can't
be
accountable
to
our
taxpayers
with
how
we're
spending
those
resources
and
having
an
understanding
of
who's
benefiting
who
may
be
burdened
and
and
how
do
we
assess
all
of
that
data,
we're
not
doing
ourselves
a
good
service.
So
I'm
excited
to
be
able
to
think
about
budget
decisions
within
this
context,
so
that
we
can
hopefully
do
even
better
with
with
our
public
governance
and.
C
I'll
give
a
shout
out
to
our
chair
because
he
worked
really
hard
on
this
resolution.
I
think
ya
know
thank
you,
and
do
you
want
talk
a
little
bit
our
about
our
meeting
with
Alexandria,
because
that's
kind
of
gonna
be
a
little
bit
the
focus
for
me
with
Justin
Wilson,
on
equity
issues
with
Amazon
coming
and
the
questions
of
affordable
housing,
and
so
we're
kind
of
reaching
out
and
trying
to
do
a
lot
and
Christians
been
kind
of
leading
that
effort
as
well,
because.
A
B
And
we
know
that
with
with
Amazon
and
and
what
we
expect
will
be
a
catalyzing
investment
down
in
Pentagon
City,
Crystal,
City
and
Potomac
yard
business
as
usual.
It's
people
who
are
most
vulnerable
are
usually
the
first
to
be
burdened
when
counties
have
to
restrict
and
be
austere
and
then
when
times
change
and
there's
growth
and
investment
and
opportunity
benefit,
and
so
when
it
comes
to
Amazon,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
shift
that
paradigm.
So
we
start
to
work
with
Alexandria
to
think
differently.
How
do
we?
B
A
Welcome
back
to
County
Board
wrap-up
I'm,
your
host
Ben
Hampton,
and
today,
I'm
chatting
with
county
board
chair
christian
dorsey
and
board
member
libby
Garvey
about
some
of
the
actions
the
board
took
at
its
September
meeting.
So
the
next
topic
that
we
have
on
our
docket,
hopefully
will
not
take
as
long
as
it
did
over
the
weekend,
which
is
the
the
redevelopment
of
the
Holiday
Inn
property
in
Rosslyn.
So
it
was
a
pretty
long
discussion.
I
understand,
I,
didn't
watch
the
whole
thing
really.
A
B
B
So
50,
60
year
old,
building
its
its
past,
its
useful
life
do
for
redevelopment
and
the
owner
put
a
plan
out
to
build
a
hotel
and
expanded
conference
facility
and
on
the
same
parcel,
do
a
tower
with
residents.
So
we
have
a
significant
amount
of
density,
but
it's
consistent
generally
with
the
the
plans.
B
The
the
land
use
plans
that
we
have
for
Rosslyn
but,
of
course,
with
anything
of
this
magnitude,
it's
going
to
affect
people,
and
so
we
heard
from
a
lot
of
people
who
are
concerned
about
a
number
of
issues
and
in
many
of
which
we
we
discussed
because
we
shared
concerns
as
well.
Traffic
was
a
big
thing.
People
are
wondering
about
not
only
with
the
new
development
with
all
of
the
new
residents,
but
the
conference
center
piece
of
it
that
we
talked
about
is
going
to
have
capacity.
B
C
Of
the
questions
was:
does
it
comply
with
the
sector
plan
so
the
Rosslyn
sector
plan?
This
is
basically
the
first
project
with
the
new
sector
plan
and
there
were.
There
was
a
lot
of
disagreement
on
that.
Our
staff
felt
pretty
clearly
that
it
did
but-
and
it
gets
to
the
point
of
how
much
the
the
second
was
a
guideline.
Some
people
seem
to
think
things
that
might
be
a
guideline
is
supposed
to
be
like
that,
and
so
you
had
a
lot
of
kind
of
just
a
different
viewpoint.
C
I
think
on
how
you
apply
the
sector
plan.
One
thing
I'll
point
out
what
you
can
see
this
picture,
which
it's
actually
more
attractive
and
some
other
ones,
but
one
of
the
things
we're
trying
to
get
on
the
Rosslyn
skyline
is
a
difference
in
height,
so
it
isn't
just
this
monolithic
wall
and
I
think
this
particular
project
did
a
really
successful
job
with
that
for.
C
A
C
A
main
issue
which
I
think
is
hard
I,
don't
know
about
you
Kristen,
but
it
seems
to
me
the
dices
ones,
for
people
is
that
we
have
this
observation
deck
and
we
don't
want
new
development
to
block
the
view
on
the
observation
deck.
So
there's
a
lot
of
thinking
when
things
went.
How
is
that
going
to
affect
the
view
from
the
observation
deck?
C
So
while
we
want
buildings
to
have
the
variation
in
height,
we
also
want
them
to
not
be
too
high
to
block
the
view,
but
that's
where
the
good
views
are
and
that's
where
the
real
financial
incentive
is.
It's
a
real
balance.
I
think
I
feel
like
that's
one
of
the
hardest
one
of
the
hardest
things,
so
we
will
get
some
big
improvements
on
gateway
Park
with,
though,
which
was
going
to
be
needed
and
I
don't
know
Christian
you
did.
You
did
Planning
Commission.
B
So
there
was
a
really
thoughtful
approach
about
how
all
the
LEGO
pieces
needed
to
fit
in
order
to
work
and
generally
this
development
follows
follows
that
what
was
envisioned
for
this
parcel?
The
real
question
became.
How
do
you
take
particularly
the
the
traffic
that
is
envisioned
for
the
site?
How
does
that
fit
when
a
residential
street
north
Nash
is
the
primary
one?
That's
going
to
service.
B
C
B
We
didn't
even
talk
about
the
other
key
thing.
You
know
the
sector
plan
identifies
benefits
that
should
come
when
redevelopment
occurs
and
one
of
the
principle
benefits
was
a
passageway
through
this
property,
and
there
was
some
dissent
about
where
that
passageway
needed
to
be.
But
what
we
focused
on
at
the
board
meeting
was
how
this
passageway
should
be
treated
architectural
II
and
from
a
design
standpoint,
so
that
it's
actually
functional
you
know.
Rosslyn
right
now
is
built.
B
You
know
Rosslyn
right
now
is
built
with
a
lot
of
sky,
bridges
and
ways
to
connect
over
the
big
roads,
and
you
know
the
problem
is
no
one
knows
that
it's
there
and
then,
when
you
get
there,
it's
not
very
inviting.
We
didn't
want
to
replicate
that
here.
So
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
figuring
out
how
we
can
direct
the
applicant
to
design
such
a
walkway.
A
pedestrian
walkway
that
a
had
utility
was
attractive,
wouldn't
become
a
nuisance.
To
maintain
and
could
really
add
value,
yeah.
C
And
the
applicant
actually
I
think
gave
a
lot
more
detail
when
they
got
to
the
meeting
because
it
so
that
which
I
hadn't
realized
that
passed
between
them.
It
actually
is
going
to
be
a
way
into
a
restaurant
on
one
side
in
a
lobby
on
that.
So
it's
actually
a
way
to
enter
way
to
enter
the
buildings
which
I
think
would
be.
You
know
appealing
to
people
to
do
and
it's
meant
to
add
convenience.
C
Because
there
there
not
a
lot
of
parking
spaces
on
Nastia,
but
there
a
number
which
people
who
live
right
there.
If
you've
got
somebody
coming
to
visit.
If
you've
got
somebody
that,
like
the
pleura,
needs
to
go,
we're
they
gonna
put
their
car
and
if
it
has
to
be
in
a
hotel
center,
were
they're
gonna,
be
spending
20
or
more
dollars
and
I
mean
that's.
Just
not
doesn't
work
out
very
well
and
the
the
folks
in
the
neighborhood
was
saying.
C
A
C
Guess
there
are
two
ways
to
demolish
a
building:
I
learned
things
all
the
time.
One
of
them
is
the
I
guess,
explosion
thing
and
the
whole
thing
falls
down
and
there's
huge
dust
and
it's
a
big
mess
and
the
others
brick
by
brick,
which
must
be
a
little
too
plain
out
really
brick
by
brick.
But
that
takes
longer.
But
it's.
C
B
A
A
B
B
A
B
So
the
developer
proposed
something
that
was
formed
base
code
compliant
with
to
essentially
minor
modifications,
but
what
we're
gonna
have
are
250
new
apartment
units,
new
market
rate
apartment
units,
so
they're
gonna
be
coming
to
Columbia
Pike,
it's
going
to
be
ringed
with
an
amount
of
retail
I,
believe
23,000
square
feet
or
so.
But
what
you
have
here
is
this
unique
thing
with
a
redevelopment,
it's
replacing
low-level
shopping
with
asphalt,
parking,
completely
impervious
surfaces,
so
we're
gonna
have
redevelopment,
that's
going
to
take
things
up,
but
it's
going
to
create
a
green
courtyard.
B
Bring
it
away
from
neighboring
resonances
in
in
the
rear
section
of
the
site,
so
that
you
have
a
greater
separation
between
the
development
and
neighbors.
So
in
many
ways
what
we're
seeing
here
is
is
when
redevelopment
can
actually
improve
the
built
environment
dramatically.
You
know.
Usually
the
conversation
is
all
redevelopment.
It's
gonna
degrade
things.
This
is
going
to
dramatically
improve
it
and
Sven
Isley
take
stock.
We
expect,
with
all
the
projects
that
are
currently
in
development
by
the
end
of
2020,
the
form
based
code
will
and
it's
16
years
of
existence.
B
It
will
have
delivered
about
3,000
residential
units,
seven
of
them
for
income
constrain,
Arlington,
Ian's,
affordable
units
and
then
we'll
also
have
about
14,000
square
feet
of
office
space
over
300,000
square
feet
of
retail
space.
We
will
have
had
two
community
centers
delivered
all
under
the
form
base
code.
You
know
sort
of
as
you
look
at
each
individual
project,
you
go
okay,
but
when
you
look
at
it
collectively,
that's
a
that's.
A
B
A
Why
we're
here
that
brings
us
to
the
end
of
this
month's
County
Board,
wrap
up
Christian
and
Libby
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so
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for
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us
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