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A
Welcome
to
the
January
24th
2023
County
board
meeting.
This
is
County
Board,
chair,
Christian,
Dorsey,
presiding
and
also
president
or
my
colleagues
Vice
chair,
Ms,
Garvey,
Miss,
Crystal,
Mr,
deferanti
and
Mr
Karen
Thomas.
We
will
begin
our
meeting
today
with
some
recognitions
and
to
kick
that
off
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
our
County
manager,
Mr
Schwartz.
B
Mr
chair,
we
we
hadn't
done
this
for
a
while
and
I
wanted
to
take
the
opportunity
to
each
month
we're
going
to
recognize
someone
who
you
know
is
going
to
be
recognized
for
just
doing
a
great
job
at
what
they
do,
not
something
where
you
know
they
did
something
that
was
unexpected,
but
I'm
going
to
ask
Cheryl
Lynn
who's
here
from
Human
Resources
to
come
up
and
she's
an
analyst
with
a
customer.
She
we
refer
to
her
as
a
customer
service
role,
model
and
she's
on
the
benefits
team.
B
She
supports
3,
800,
active
employees
and
3
000
retirees
on
all
sorts
of
insurance
issues,
and
she
has
a
real
way
about
her
to
put
people
at
ease,
she's,
patient,
she's
cheery.
She
helps
people
at
their
best
moments,
which
is
easy
to
do,
and
also
at
their
worst
moments,
and
she
recently
put
together
a
presentation
for
employees
on
the
process
of
retiring
to
help
them
understand
and
navigate
the
complicated
world
of
Medicare,
which
is
something
that
I
think.
If
anybody
can
explain
that
they
deserve.
B
Probably
a
Nobel,
Prize
and
she's
become
an
expert
on
a
complicated
topic,
so
she
she's
coming
up
here.
We
also
as
part
of
the
deal
her
husband
is
with
her
Ryan
Fitch
who's.
A
trades
manager
with
the
Department
of
Parks
and
Recreation
is
also
here,
but
I'm,
going
to
ask
Cheryl
to
come
up
and
I'm
going
to
give
her
a
certificate
if
she
can
have
she's
her
desire.
Her
whole
life
is
to
have
her
picture
taken
with
the
County
Board
I
thought
we
can
do
that.
E
A
So
that's
your
recognition
for
today,
Mr
Schwartz,
that
is
it
well
I,
think,
after
how
swimmingly
that
meant,
you've
got
to
do
that
each
and
every
month.
That
will
be
great
so
for
my
chairs
report.
Nothing
extensive
just
a
couple
of
notes
of
recent
passings
of
individuals
who
have
made
significant
contributions
to
the
Arlington
Community
First
on
January,
the
first
New
Year's
Day,
Preston
Carruthers,
who
is
known
in
many
circles,
is
Mr
Arlington
passed
away.
A
Mr
Carruthers
was
a
developer,
but
more
than
that,
he
was
also
heavily
involved
in
the
community
serving
on
a
variety
of
boards.
I
believe
he
was
also
an
appointee
to
the
school
board
at
one
point
and
was
a
noted
philanthropist,
principally
with
Arlington
Hospital,
now
VHC,
Marymount
University,
and
also
the
David
Brown
Planetarium
at
APS.
A
Also
on
January
17th
Dolores
Leckie
passed
away.
She
was
one
of
the
founders
of
the
Arlington
partnership
for
affordable
housing
and
very
much
married.
The
idea
of
her
faith
community
with
her
community
involvement,
particularly
in
the
field
of
affordable
housing
and
people
who
are
interested
in
celebrating
her
life,
are
invited
to
a
wake
that
will
occur
on
tomorrow
and
a
funeral
mass
on
the
26th
both
will
be
held
at
Our
Lady
Queen
of
Peace.
Colleagues.
If
anyone
has
any
particular
remembrance,
they'd
like
to
share
yeah,
we.
F
Had
the
pleasure
of
getting
to
know
Preston
Carruthers
Simon,
he
was
just
a
delightful
person
and
I.
You
know
I
think
probably
a
lot
of,
certainly
younger
generation,
don't
even
know
who
he
was
to
some
extent,
because
it's
he's
been
gone,
really
super
active
for
a
long
time,
but
he
always
stayed
involved.
He
was
he
gave
talks
about
his
experiences
and
was
kind
of
a
hoot.
A
Thank
you,
so
very
much.
Are
there
any
other
board
reports
seeing
none
will
move
now
to
our
regional
reports.
I'll
kick
us
off
with
just
a
very
brief
closing
loop
on
the
updates
at
the
Metropolitan
Washington
Council
of
governments.
There
is
officially
a
new
executive
director,
Clark
Mercer,
who
has
taken
taken
hold
of
the
organization
as
of
this
week,
and
Chuck
Bean
will
move
to
a
senior
advisor
status
for
the
next
week
or
so,
as
he
concludes
his
10-year
tenure
at
Cog.
A
The
transition
also
occurs
with
Cog,
committing
to
a
continuation
of
a
lot
of
the
good
work
that
has
been
done
over
the
last
several
years
and
some
of
the
important
highlights
I
know.
Mr
Karen
Thomas
will
speak
to
this
a
little
bit
in
his
Regional
report.
There's
going
to
be
a
heavy
emphasis
on
Cog
being
able
to
bring
together
the
Region's
Collective
efforts
towards
sustainability,
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
to
promoting
electric
vehicle
infrastructure.
It's
going
to
be
a
heavy
priority
focus
a
couple
of
things
that
are
notable
for
Arlington.
A
We
will
be
able
to
participate
in
and
take
advantage
of
what
is
a
regional
Clearinghouse
of
experts
and
ideas
to
share
some
of
the
best
practices
that
are
occurring
in
other
jurisdictions
throughout
our
region,
as
well
as
to
leverage
some
of
the
Innovation
that's
taking
place
nationally,
so
that
we
can
bring
that
into
our
own
space.
And
colleagues
I
invite
you
all
if
there
are
opportunities
that
you
hear
about
in
the
EV
realm
that
you
are
interested
in
learning
more
about
or
getting
more
information
on,
feel
free
to.
A
F
Northern
Virginia,
Regional,
Commission
and
Mr,
defrante
and
I
are
both
members
of
this
group
and
it's
another
actual
Regional
Clearinghouse
of
good
ideas,
and
they
reached
recently
gave
us
a
shout
out
which
reminded
me
that
I
thought
I
would
just
kind
of
mention
something
that's
been
going
on.
That
you
know
is,
is
I,
don't
think
people
are
all
that
aware
of
and
that's
the
cooperation
that's
been
going
on
here
and
in
the
region
and
actually
internationally.
F
So
they
gave
us
a
nice
shout
out
next
slide,
please
and
which
I
think
everybody's
aware
these
great
two
goals
that
we
achieved:
reducing
our
community-wide
greenhouse
gas
emissions
by
37
percent
between
2005
and
2020,
and,
second,
that
let
me
change
the
slide
because
I
haven't
got
it
memorized:
okay,
yeah
our
government
operations.
That's
right
are
100
powered
by
renewable
energy,
which
is
great,
and
then
they
did
a
nice
nbrc.
F
Did
a
nice
press
release
on
this
and
took
a
little
credit
for
it
themselves,
which
actually
is
fine
and
talked
about
how
Community
energy
plan
efforts
go
back
to
2009
Workshop?
F
That
was
sponsored
by
nvrc
and
the
German
Embassy,
and
if
we
had
our
curtains
open
here,
which
we
don't
very
much,
there's
a
green
there's
a
green
roof
out
there
and
that
green
roof
actually
came
about
because
of
a
relationship
and
cooperation
with
and
actually
just
sort
of,
sharing
ideas
with
the
Germans
I
think
it
may
have
been
a
little
bit
before
2009.
F
But
there
are
a
lot
of
outgrowths
that
I
think
are
starting
to
pick
up
if
people,
one
of
the
one
of
my
favorite
stories,
is
about
how,
when
there
was
a
I,
think
it
was
the
Paris
Accords.
Perhaps
that
got
together
no
Tokyo
on
International
climate,
all
the
big
governments
came
together.
F
They
began
implementing
right
away
point
being
that
in
many
ways,
I
think
it
is
local
government
and
we're
part
of
that.
That's
really
going
to
make
a
lot
of
the
change
for
to
be
protecting
our
climate
and
our
and
our
globe,
and
what
we
do
here
is
really
important
and
these
these
cooperations
and
these
relationships
are
important.
They
are
continuing
not
just
with
electives,
but
with
the
next
slide.
Please
we
had
there
was
a
conference
in
Barcelona
and
it
was
a
group
for
the
European
Union.
F
The
international
Urban
and
Regional
collaboration
group
that
comes
together
and
looks
at
International,
looks
at
their
own
and
gets
everybody
coming
with
their
own
ideas
and
and
experiences
working
in
all
kinds
of
next
slide.
F
Please
all
kinds
of
things
like
flood
resiliency,
storm
water
mitigation
which
might
sound
familiar
and
our
own
dimitro
McBride,
our
bureau
chief
for
sustainability
of
sustainability
and
Environmental
Management
was
the
presenter
on
that
with
like
90
different
offices
and
regions
and
cities
represented
Dennis,
Leach
came
along
and
also
he
was
a
presenter,
a
major
presenter
on
Transportation
issues,
and
it's
just
it's
kind
of
exciting.
F
What's
going
on
and
I
just
sort
of
wanted
to,
let
people
know
that
this
is
going
on,
but
sometimes
we
keep
focusing
on
here
in
Arlington
and
it's
great
we're
getting
more
Regional
with
Cog
and
things,
and
but
we're
also
International,
and
there
are
a
lot
of
good
ideas
that
are
happening
all
around
the
world
and
the
more
we
can
connect
and
bring
them
here.
The
better
and
we'll
have
more
things
than
just
Queen
ruse.
F
A
H
You
Mr
chair
and
to
just
to
tie
in
to
the
reports
of
your
report
and
scarvis
Report.
Indeed,
Cog
is
raving
up.
You
will
see
why
it's
pun
intended
revving
up
the
efforts
to
reduce
Greenhouse
admissions
towards
very
ambitious
goals
as
we
as
we
are
looking
at
the
next
seven
years
until
the
next
Benchmark
year,
which
is
2030.
the
just
Latin
last
week,
where
we
had
a
kickoff
with
a
very
well
attended,
Workshop,
actually
with
two
panels
on
electric
vehicle
deployment
and
both
infrastructure.
H
But
also
you
know
at
the
adoption-
and
you
know,
promotion
of
electric
vehicle
Electric
Mobility
in
the
region.
Miss
McBride
was
part
of
the
panel
by
the
way,
and
this
touched
upon
a
host
of
issues.
Among
these
also,
you
know
the
availability
of
energy,
the
significant
Equity
issues
that
are
related
to
the
deployment
of
electric
vehicles
and
one
of
the
outcomes
is
that
the
the
Council
of
governments
will
initiate
a
working
group
with
the
acronym
rev
Regional
electric
vehicle
deployment.
H
I
work,
a
working
group
this
the
details
of
that
will
be.
You
know
announced
next
month,
I
I,
very
much
hope
so
so
that
I
will
be
able
to
report
on
these
in
the
coming
in
the
coming
months.
In
the
meanwhile,
though,
the
most
one
of
the
most
important
you
know,
tasks
that
the
Council
of
governments
is
helping
us
with
is
actually
to
keep
the
score
and
to
measure
our
our
Greenhouse
inventory.
H
And
here
you
can
see
the
the
latest
data,
the
latest
representation
of
our
data.
These
are
very
good
news,
because
between
2005
and
2020,
Arlington
County
has
been
able
to
reduce
emissions
greenhouse
gas
emissions
by
37
percent,
which
is
despite
despite
a
20
growth
in
population
in
2020,
forests
and
trees,
sequestered
more
than
19
000
metric
tons
of
CO2,
and
this
is
about
one
percent
of
total
emissions.
But
we
know,
even
if
this
seems
very
very
little.
H
Trees
and
forests
are
having
more
functions
and
roles
in
in
the
in
the
environment
than
just
reducing
Greenhouse
emissions
or
absorbing
a
greenhouse
CO2,
so
in.
If
you
can
roll
it
a
little
bit
down
so
54
50
54
of
total
greenhouse
gas
emissions
are
from
buildings,
and
this
was
significantly
higher
in
2005.
38
is
from
Transportation.
Hence
the
importance
of
you
know
going
forward
with
all
types
of
Electric,
Mobility
and
deploying
as
soon
as
possible.
23,
as
you
see,
is
under
on
the
road
emissions.
H
Nine
percent
is
from
air
passenger
travel
so
from
from
you
know
the
traffic
we
have
here
in
our
airport
at
national.
So
this
is
definitely
an
an
area
where
we
can
make
a
lot
of
progress
and
47
percent
is
the
per
capita
emission
reduction
between
between
2000
from
2005
and
2020..
So
all
this
is
to
say
that
our
policies
really
work
and
that
every
single
contribution
we
can
make
to
to
reduce
emissions
is
actually
accumulating
and
comes
to
a
very
good
outcome
here.
H
I
have
to
tell
you
that
in
Northern
Virginia
we
have
outperformed
almost
every
neighboring
jurisdiction
every
comparable
jurisdiction.
This
is
also
due
to
the
fact
that
some
of
our
comparison,
some
of
our
neighbors,
have
been
growing
very,
very
fast
where
orders
of
magnitude
faster
than
us,
like
Loudoun
County,
for
example,
we
are
at
the
more
stable
and
and
better
managed
path
of
growth,
and
this
is
why
we
can
see
these
these
good
results.
Let
me
go
to
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
down
to
the
contribution
analysis
here.
H
You
can
see
what
really
worked
on
the
left
side.
You
can
see.
The
the
first
green
bar
is
the
the
gray
first
gray
bar
is
the
2005
in
inventory.
H
This
is
where
we
start
and
then
it's
then
the
the
red
bars
is
what
added
to
to
to
Greenhouse
emissions,
which
is
the
growth
in
our
commercial
floor
area,
the
growth
in
population
and
the
hyper
hydrofluorocarbons
that
have
been
you
know,
adding
to
significantly
actually
to
to
Greenhouse
emissions,
and
then
the
blue
bars
on
the
other
side
is
what
mitigates
all
this.
So
decreased
vehicles
per
mile
vehicle
miles,
traveled
per
person,
which
is
a
measure
of
how
well
we
manage
public
transportation
home.
H
Well,
we
manage
multimodality
how
well
we
introduce
better
walkability
in
our
town.
This
was
very
successful
in
mitigating
a
good
part:
decreased
kilowatt
hours
per
square
foot.
That
is
a
measure
of
of
Energy
Efficiency.
This
is
something
that
we
will
be
talking,
even
even
in
the
coming
couple
of
months,
about
making
progress.
In
this
we
implemented
a
host
of
of
policies
that
have
been
incentivizing
new
construction,
especially,
but
also
existing
buildings
too,
to
reduce
their
their
energy
intensity.
H
The
electricity
fuel
mix
was
a
very
big
contributor,
as
you
see
so,
The
Greener,
the
electricity
fuel,
the
the
electricity,
the
production
of
the
of
the
the
electric
power
we
consume
is
the
more
of
course
we
can
take
advantage
of
greenhouse
emissions
reductions.
The
just
last
last
board
meeting
I
think
that
Miss
Crystal
announced
that
you
know
we
we
achieved
or
Mr
difference,
I,
don't
remember
who
that
we
achieved
to
have
now.
You
know
to
power
ourselves.
H
These
lights
are
are
powered
by
a
plant
down
in
in
south
of
Virginia
a
solar
array,
and
this
contributes
even
more,
and
then
we
have
a
lot
of
other
decreases.
That
include,
of
course,
the
visual
action
of
every
arlingtonian,
and
we
are
very
thankful
to
every
single
learnington
and
all
the
partners
who
have
made
you
know:
green
growth
and
low
CO2
and
CO2
reduction,
a
a
go
and
work
with
us
on
that.
So
these
are
the
good
news.
H
You
see
that
the
reminder
of
the
inventory
in
2020s
is
really
smaller,
but
this
shouldn't
be
this.
They
shouldn't
distract
from
the
fact
that
we
are
still
at
2
million
CO2
equivalents
and
we
need
to
go
even
further
down
another
30,
so
this
is
just
the
initial
I
would
even
call
it
the
lower
hanging,
that's
the
low
hanging,
but
the
lower
hanging
fruit
is
a
it's
a
great
start
into
the
next
seven
years
that
we
have
to
achieve
far
more
ambitious
goals.
Thank
you.
G
Chair,
thank
you
just
a
very
brief.
I
really
appreciated,
particularly
the
first
slide,
with
the
38
percent
and
54
figures
for
transportation
and
and
and
I
believe
it
was
residential
I
in
some
ways
that
I
think
nationally.
G
G
The
remit,
54
and
38
are
the
percentage
of
total
greenhouse
gases
from
the
the
res
the
buildings
and
then
Transportation,
and
the
remaining
I
think
would
be
either
commercial
processes
or
I
might
follow
up
with
with
you
on
that.
Yes,.
H
G
My
sense
nationally,
but
I,
don't
know
with
these
categories
exactly
how.
H
It
works
the
biggest
star,
still,
emissions
from
building
and
emissions
from
transportation
in
in
our
region.
Emissions
from
Transportation
38
is
a
very
high,
is
a
very
high
contributor
to
Greenhouse
emissions,
because
we
have
so
much
transportation
that
it
that
emits.
H
We
are,
we
are
we're
having
far
less
other
types
of
industrial
and
agricultural
agriculture
is
a
huge
factor
in
you
know,
Regional
bigger
averages
here,
and
this
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
the
Council
of
governments
has
really
focused
on
getting
transport
on
taming
Transportation
Greenhouse
emissions,
which
is
something
that
policy
wise.
We
can
attack,
I,
wouldn't
say
easier,
but
we
can
attack
with
more
Effectiveness,
more
short-term
Effectiveness.
We
need
to
get
down
to
50
percent.
H
You
know
this
is
this
is
trendy
right
now
the
the
region
is
as
got
out
of
27
sure
compared
to
2005,
but
we
need
to
get
down
another
33
to
23
to
get
to
get
to
to
the
goal
of
the
region
of
the
region
as
a
whole
has
to
to
reduce
by
30
in
addition
compared
to
2005..
So
this
is
a
huge.
H
A
And
I'll
just
say
for
me:
you
know
the
contribution
analysis
that
you
presented.
There
is
I,
think
really
reaffirming
of
many
of
the
policy
directions
that
we
pursue
vigorously
in
Arlington
County.
The
commercial
sector
certainly
contributes,
but
through
increased
efficiency
of
powering
commercial
space,
there
is
a
net
reduction,
and
so,
as
we
think
about
this
was
the
last
page
that
yeah
there
we
go.
So
you
know
the
growth
in
commercial
floor
area
more
than
offset
by
increased
efficiency,
empowering
commercial
spaces,
which
is
terrific.
You
know,
while
many
people
look
at
development.
A
One
way
a
particular
way
to
look
at
it
is
that
it
creates
net
environmental
benefits,
if
done
correctly,
and
so
the
work
that
we
do
both
with
the
staff
team
and
the
advocacy
of
c2e2
really
important
there
and
the
growth
in
population
a
little
bit
more
than
offset
by
the
decreased
VMT
per
person
which
is
really
exciting
about.
You
know
recognizing
that,
while
EVS
are
important,
the
most
important
thing
that
we
can
Leverage
is
to
actually
get
people
to
not
use
personal
vehicles
at
all
and
to
leverage
Transit.
H
A
Awesome
all
right
well
now,
next
consider
appointments
to
our
advisory
groups
and
I
will
move
that
the
County
Board
make
the
following
appointments.
A
These
this
motion
does
not
require
a
second,
but
is
there
any
discussion
desired
from
board
members
on
them?
Hearing
none
will
now
move
to
a
vote
on
the
motion.
All
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
aye.
Are
there
any
opposed
any
abstentions?
Hearing
none?
The
motion
carries
5-0,
congratulations
to
all
of
our
appointed
and
reappointed
members
of
commissions
and
committees.
We
very
much
thank
you
for
contributing
your
time
and
talents
in
support
of
good
government.
A
B
Thank
you
Mr
chair
and
we're
going
to
start
off
with
the
discussion
on
the
food
security
strategic
plan,
so
the
covid
pandemic
brought
to
light
something
that
this
board
talked
about.
The
urgent
need
to
focus
on
arlingtonian,
to
live
without
adequate
food
and
a
way
to
create
a
system
and
food
resources
for
them,
and
so
in
response
to
this
need
and
I
know,
Mr
deforante
spent
a
lot
of
time
personally,
focusing
on
this.
B
The
accounting
board
funded
a
position
a
little
bit
over
two
years
ago
for
our
food
security
coordinator,
Stephanie
Hopkins,
who
is
actually
here
today
in
the
room
come
on
up
to
the
chair.
There
I
got
to
meet
her
in
person
for
the
first
time
today
we
we've
had
a
virtual
relationship
for
two
years
and
she
is
going
to
inform
you
about
the
extensive
work
conducted
by
the
food
security
task
force
since
2021
and
talk
about
our
first
ever
food
security,
strategic
plan
over
to
you,
Stephanie.
J
Thank
you,
Kurt's
got
my
slides,
so
thank
you
all
for
having
me
I
work
for
the
Department
of
Human
Services
and
for
the
past
two
years
have
led
up
the
food
security
task
force
and
we
have
our
strategic
plan
today,
but
first
I
want
to
ground
us
a
little
bit
in
what
food
security
is
like
in
Arlington.
J
Next
slide,
most
recent
data
that
we
have
from
feeding
America's
map
the
meal
Gap
is
from
2020,
which
shows
that
about
7.1
percent
of
our
linktonians
experience.
Food
insecurity,
which
is
a
range
of
everything
from
I,
have
zero
food
in
my
pantry
to
I'm,
worried
that
my
food
will
run
out
before
I
have
money
to
buy
more
that's
about
16
670
individuals
around
Arlington.
We
know
it
doesn't
affect
all
of
arlingtonians.
Equally,
our
bipop
communities
are
much
more
heavily
affected
by
this
burden
through
our
work.
J
We've
also
really
understood
that
food
assistance
is
not
a
one-size-fits-all
situation.
Some
families
go
to
afac
once
a
week
and
that
gets
them
from
what
they're
able
to
purchase
until
what
they
need
for
other
families.
They
need
additional
layers.
So
we
found
that
the
addition,
no
layers
that
are
available
through
other
smaller
food,
pantries
and
programs,
Our
Lady
Queen
of
Peace
Salvation
Army-
are
really
important
for
those
families
and
the
other
thing
that's
really
important
to
understand
with
food
insecurity.
J
Is
it's
usually
a
lot
easier
to
get
food
assistance
than
it
is
to
get
assistance
with
things
like
rent
utilities
and
medical
expenses?
So
we
find
that
families
spend
a
lot
of
their
income
on
those
needs
and
then
rely
on
the
food
pantries
to
help
get
them
through
we've
seen
numbers
go
up
recently
over
at
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
numbers
were
high,
then
they
kind
of
bottomed
out
for
a
little
bit
and
in
the
past
year,
with
inflation
usage
at
all
of
our
food.
J
Pantries
has
gone
up
and
up
this
graph
ends
in
September,
but
those
numbers
continued
to
increase
through
the
fall
and
winter
I
want
to
walk
us
through
a
couple
of
current
pressures
that
we're
seeing
like
I
mentioned.
Food
prices
have
gone
up.
I
know,
we've
all
seen
it
at
the
stores,
but
our
low-income
neighbors
have
really
been
affected
by
it.
Prices
of
everything
are
up,
especially
meat
and
eggs,
but
really
everything
across
the
board.
J
The
biggest
thing
that
we're
worried
about
in
the
coming
months
is
what
we're
calling
a
hunger
Cliff
since
the
start
of
the
pandemic.
Everyone
who's
enrolled
in
snap,
which
is
food,
stamps,
has
gotten
what
are
called
emergency
allotments
that
takes
a
family
from
their
standard
benefit
up
to
the
maximum
benefit
level
for
their
household
size.
Those
will
be
ending
next
month,
which
means
that
families
or
individuals
will
lose
on
average
82
dollars
per
person
per
month,
starting
in
March
of
2023.
That
was
part
of
the
Omnibus
spending
bill
that
passed
in
December.
J
It
was
originally
linked
to
the
public
health
emergency,
so
we
were
expecting
this
to
end
in
April,
but
with
the
Omnibus
spending
bill,
they
moved
up
that
ending
to
February
by
moving
it
up.
They
did
create
a
a
summer
EBT
program,
so
children
who
get
free
and
reduced
lunch
will
get
an
EBT
card
for
the
summer
months.
So
that's
a
plus
and
something
we've
advocated
for,
but
this
is
our
immediate
need
right
now.
In
addition,
food
assistance
providers,
like
I
said,
are
already
seeing
increased
numbers,
so
afac
is
now
seeing
2600
2700
households.
J
Every
week,
Our
Lady
Queen
of
Peace
is
seeing
back
to
600
plus
households
every
week
that
they
were
seeing
at
the
start
of
the
pandemic.
They're
struggling
with
food
prices
as
well
prices
for
the
food
that
they
purchase
to
distribute
have
gone
up
and
in
our
schools
this
school
year,
School
meals
are
no
longer
free.
So
the
past
two
years
the
government
provided
Universal
free
meals
for
all
students.
This
year
they
went
back
to
having
to
put
in
free
and
reduced
price
applications,
though
Virginia
did
Cover
the
reduced
price
options.
J
Arlington
has
covered
that
for
a
while.
So
anyone
who
qualifies
for
free
or
reduced
gets
a
free
meal,
but
that
has
meant
that
School
Meal
debt
has
gone
up.
A
lot
of
students
think
they're
they
qualify
for
a
free
meal,
but
they
don't
or
they
think
that
meals
are
still
free
and
so
that
debt
has
increased
a
lot
in
the
last,
whatever
four
months
that
the
school
school
has
been
in
session
and
then
one
last
thing:
that's
a
current
pressure.
J
We
were
lucky
to
partner
with
doordash
a
number
of
our
pantries
worked
with
them
through
their
food
pantry
delivery
program,
where
they
would
pick
up
groceries
from
a
food
pantry
deliver
them
to
a
resident,
just
like
any
other
food
pickup,
and
then
in
December.
They
had
a
round
of
layoffs,
like
many
tech
companies
have
recently
and
they
canceled
that
program.
J
So
now
us
those
pantries
that
we're
using
that
relationship
are
trying
to
figure
out
how
we
continue
these
deliveries
to
folks
who
can't
make
it
to
the
food
pantry
foreign,
so
stepping
back
a
little
bit
more
causes
of
food
insecurity.
We
know
that
food
insecurity
and
poverty
are
really
closely
linked.
J
I,
don't
think
I
have
to
explain
this
much
to
you
guys,
but
we
have
folks
that
are
living
at
less
than
30
percent
Ami.
Their
rent
burdened,
like
I,
said
inflation
and
a
lot
of
our
families,
don't
qualify
for
snap
because
of
citizenship
requirements
or
other
requirements,
and
so
we've
been
trying
to
help
those
families
understand
what
resources
are
available
to
them
so
that
they
are
able
to
access.
The
food
supports
that
we
offer.
J
So
now
onto
the
work
of
the
food
security
task
force,
as
Mr
Schwartz
mentioned,
my
position
was
created
thanks
to
you
all
in
2020
and
I
started
two
years
ago
next
week
and
kicked
off
the
food
security
task
force
in
April
of
2021..
It
was
a
really
diverse
group
of
Department
of
Human
Services
folks,
Community
leaders,
folks
that
are
providing
the
food
folks
that
work
closely
with
the
residents
needing
the
food
residents
who
have
experienced
food
insecurity,
a
really
broad
group
that
was
able
to
dig
in
to
understanding
food
Security.
J
In
Arlington,
we
looked
at
barriers,
best
practices,
data
collection,
communication
as
broad
a
spectrum
as
we
could.
We
also
partnered
with
the
urban
Institute
to
do
a
research
study
on
food
insecurity
in
Arlington,
which
they
published
this
past
March.
They
were
able
to
do
a
survey
with
certain
census
tracts
and
do
some
in-depth
interviews
and
data
analysis
to
really
kind
of
give
us
that
grounding
in
data.
J
Thank
you
to
ground
us
a
little
bit
more
in.
Why
we're
doing
what
we're
doing
the
task
force
developed
a
mission
and
a
vision.
Our
vision
is
to
have
a
community
where
all
have
enough
healthy
food
to
feed
themselves
and
their
families,
and
then
our
mission
was
a
little
more
complex
to
create
an
interconnected
food
security
system
in
Arlington
that
works
together
to
meet
its
residents,
needs
to
feed
themselves
and
their
families
healthy
and
culturally
appropriate
food
in
an
affordable
and
dignified
manner.
J
So
our
strategic
plan
was
trying
to
address
both
that
mission
and
vision.
We
came
up
with
28
recommendations
that
fall
into
these
five
categories.
The
recommendations
are
over
a
three-year
period,
so
we're
not
trying
to
accomplish
all
28
recommendations
this
current
year.
That
would
be
a
lot
as
I'm
the
only
staff
person,
but
these
five
categories
we're
trying
to
address
kind
of
all
parts
of
that
vision
and
Mission,
so
systemic
change,
food
access,
Outreach
and
education
capacity,
building
and
informed
decision
making.
J
So
it
includes
everything
from
improving
access
to
the
the
food,
the
charitable
food,
that's
available,
making
sure
that
folks
know
what
resources
are
available,
supporting
the
organizations
that
are
providing
food
and
improving
our
our
data
and
collaboration
thanks.
Thank
you.
So
a
few
of
the
priorities
that
we
have
in
that
plan,
so
these
are
kind
of
our
our
year.
One
things
we're
trying
to
accomplish,
or
at
least
really
get
make
some
motion
on
over
this
fiscal
year.
J
Yesterday
we
had
our
kickoff
to
our
food
security
Coalition.
That
is
basically
part
two
of
the
food
security
task
force.
The
task
force
was
a
time-bound
commitment,
so
those
for
that
commitment
to
serve
ended
when
we
released
the
Strategic
plan.
So
this
is
our
next
round.
We've
opened
the
doors
to
invite
anybody,
who's,
passionate
about
food
security.
To
be
a
part
of
this
team,
we
had
a
in-person
kickoff
at
Central
Library.
J
Yesterday
we
had
40
people
in
person
and
another
18
on
Zoom,
so
really
folks,
who
are
excited
about
being
a
part
of
this
change,
and
then
these
are
a
few
of
the
strategies
that
are
part
of
the
plan
that
are
kind
of
first
first
stab.
So
we're
going
to
look
at
neighborhoods
of
unmet
need
to
figure
out
where
we
might
need
to
have
new
food
distributions
like
I
mentioned
delivery,
how
to
increase
delivery
capacity,
increase
and
diversify.
J
Outreach
efforts
not
Everyone
likes
to
receive
their
information,
the
same
way
that
you
and
I
might
so
trying
to
make
sure
that
information
is
distributed
in
diverse
channels
in
diverse
languages,
so
that
the
people
who
need
it
have
access
to
it.
We're
partnering
with
the
DHS
trauma-informed
Care
Network,
to
host
a
trauma
training
for
food
assistance,
staff
and
volunteers.
So
they
understand
trauma
that
everyone
has
in
their
background.
A
G
Thank
you
very
kind
I
will
you
can
imagine
I
want
to
deeply
share
this
work
with
all
five
of
us
and
I
know
you
do
so.
That's
been
really
appreciated.
Miss
Hopkins,
just
thank
you.
You've
done
amazing
work.
It's
amazing
to
it's
wonderful,
to
see
one
staff
orchestrate
so
much.
That's
huge
I
guess
a
couple
of
thoughts,
one
that
graph
that's
like.
The
second
slide
basically
has
hunger
back
up
to
where
it
was
during
the
pandemic,
which
is
sort
of
breathtaking.
To
think
about.
G
You
know.
We
all
know
that
the
price
of
eggs
has
gone
way
way
up
because
of
the
issues
there,
but
the
price
of
food
has
gone
way
up
and
that's
a
really
concerning
step,
because
the
pandemic
we
knew
we
were
in
for
an
onslaught
of
challenge.
So
that's
one
I
want
to
keep
thinking
about,
maybe
Mr
manager.
G
Colleagues,
yesterday,
when
at
the
meeting
there
was
a
I
think
I
recall,
there's
also
the
steady
process
where,
in
the
pandemic
we
had
done
so
much
to
support
rents
and
there
had
been
the
state
stabilization
of
rent
for
which
were
direct
payments
for
over
a
year.
That's
something
actually
that
has
me
a
little
worried.
I
know
appropriately.
G
H
H
H
You
present
that,
in
conjunction
with
all
the
other
stretches
that
we
have
I
mean
it's
a
it's
a
chilling
fact
that
you
know
we
have
said
39
of
rent
burdened
households
at
the
same
time
that
we
have
households
who
are
falling
off
the
you
know
even
minimal
food
security
of
minimal
food
security
framework.
So
one
thing
that
concerns
me
a
lot
besides
the
fact
that
SNAP
benefits
will
lose
their
support
right
and
now,
as
we
speak,
basically
the
school
meal
debt.
H
You
said
that
this
is
increasing
and
we
heard
some
very
alarming
numbers
when
you
were
in
a
panel
in
the
committee
of
100.
So
what
is
the
course
of
a
possible
course
of
actions?
What
options
do
we
have
to
deal
with
this.
J
So
I'm
not
an
expert
on
this,
but
I
do
believe
that
the
school
board
has
the
ability
to
write
off
debt.
The
food
and
nutrition
service
is
not
permitted
to
do
so.
They
they're
a
self-supporting
industry,
I
guess
so.
They
use
the
reimbursements
they
get
from
the
government
and
the
prices
that
students
pay
for
meals
to
support
all
of
their
Endeavors.
So
they
are
not
able
to
write
off
that
debt,
but
I
believe
that
the
school
board
does
have
that
capacity.
J
H
So
I
don't
know
Mr
manager.
If
this
is
another
place
where
we
have
to
collaborate
with
our
colleagues
and
I,
see
the
nod
I'm
happy
to
hear
that
we,
you
know,
if
I
had
a
magic
wand,
I
would
like
to
see
options
to
just
eradicate
it
right
now,
just
to
wipe
it
off,
because
this
is
an
impossible
burden
for
the
families
that
have
to
carry.
Thank
you.
A
F
I
also
want
to
thank
Mr
defranti
for
his
leadership
on
this
I
feel
like
you're
here
just
in
time,
because
the
you
know
that
graph
of
going
the
the
the
the
a
fact
folks,
you
know
going
up
more
and
more
need
showing
up
everywhere
and
then,
as
you
mentioned,
this
Cliff,
where
suddenly
people
are
going
to
drop
off
the
clip
and
that
hasn't
really
even
quite
hit.
F
Yet
it's
a
little
scary
and
I
think
the
fact
that
you're
pulling
together
a
group
because
I
think
all
hunger
is
not
the
same
and
you're
not
going
to
be
able
to
address
it.
The
same
I'd
like
to
just
get
a
little
more
information
too
on
the
the
the
school
meal
debt.
So
what
is
happening
right
now,
so
a
child
thinks
that
they
can
get
their
and
I
assume.
Schools
are
maybe
just
letting
them
have
the
food
and
they're
not
saying
no.
No,
you
can't
eat
right,
they're
giving
them
the
I
mean.
F
J
So
there's
been
some
legislation
recently
in
Virginia,
but
also
in
many
jurisdictions
across
the
country
to
reduce
meal
shaming,
so
jurisdictions
are
no
longer
able
to
say
you
can't
afford
you
don't
have
enough
money
on
your
account.
You
have
to
get
this
separate
meal
or
you
know
you
didn't
have
enough
money,
so
I'm
gonna
throw
away
your
meal
in
Virginia
you're
not
allowed
to
do
that
anymore.
J
So
I'm
gonna
suggest
that
you
might
invite
Amy
McCloskey
from
food
and
nutrition
services,
because
she's
the
expert
on
this
but
I
believe
they're
allowed
to
have
a
meal
they're.
The
standard
meal
has
I,
think
five
components:
milk,
meat,
vegetables,
fruit,
they're
allowed
to
have
that
standard
meal,
they're
not
allowed
to
purchase
anything
additional
if
they
don't
have
the
funds
to
pay
for
it.
J
F
Yeah,
thank
you
that
that
helps
someone,
and
probably
we
do
want
to
talk
with
Miss
McCluskey
and
our
colleagues
on
the
school
board.
I
mean
I
think
this
is
going
to
just
be
a
growing
problem.
So
how
much
are
we
talking
about
money
wise,
do?
What
is
that
debt
I
mean
if
we,
if
we,
if
we
should,
if
the
county
should
go
in
and
fill
pay
for
all
the
meals
that
can't
be
paid
for,
and
we
just
do
it?
How
much
are
we
talking
about.
F
F
F
A
K
If
I
may,
just
on
that
note,
I
just
want
to
be
clear,
lest
anyone
take
away
this
idea
from
this
conversation,
this
idea
that
our
school
system
is
McCloskey,
our
colleagues
on
the
school
board
are
in
any
way
proceeding
in
any
way
that
doesn't
ensure
the
maximum
amount
of
dignity.
And
then
our
kids,
who
need
to
be
fed,
are
fed
I.
Think
it's
a
really
interesting
question.
K
I
know
it's
on
the
Mr
Dorsey
has
been
exploring
regionally,
as
well
as
with
our
colleagues
on
the
school
board
about
what
it
would
mean,
for
example,
to
have
a
universal
free
meal
program,
which
is
something
that
some
communities
have
taken
on.
I
would
just
gently
suggest,
I.
Think
it's
a
matter
of
prioritization
and
Ms.
Hopkins
and
I
have
talked
about
this
before
this
is
a
challenging
issue
to
measure
and
have
metrics,
for
we
know
that
they
need
Ebbs
and
flows.
K
K
Absolutely,
how
do
we
measure
that
is
the
most
is
the
most
effective
way
to
spend
a
dollar,
for
example,
supporting
generous
food
pantries
with
culturally
appropriate
food
that
might
allow
families
to
pack
their
children's
meals
or
is
the
best
use
of
that
dollar
to
be
spent
on
a
universal
free
meal
program?
So
I
think
there
are
some
challenges
here
in
figuring
out
how
we
can
most
effectively
use
those
those
public
funds
in
meeting
a
need
that
is
sometimes
like
pinning
Jello
to
a
wall
right.
K
It's
amorphous
it
changes
it
can
be
defined
in
different
ways,
so
I
would
just
urge
us
I
think,
certainly
that
issue
of
meal
shaming
is
one
that
has
captured
a
lot
of
our
hearts
during
the
previous
legislative
discussions.
My
understanding
of
our
policies
is
that
they
really
are
ones
that
put
students.
K
Dignity
at
the
center
make
sure
that
they
are
fed
I
think
there
are
interesting
ideas
on
the
horizon
if
we
want
to
explore
them
like
Universal,
free
meals,
but
this
is
perhaps
a
more
nuanced
policy
issue
than
than
something
we
might
do
in
one
Fell
Swoop.
Thank
you.
A
A
You
know,
fundamentally,
this
is
an
issue
that
we're
talking
about
in
the
context
of
food
insecurity,
but
the
preconditions
are
that
people
don't
earn
enough
money
to
be
able
to
be
entirely
self-sufficient,
and
that
is
something
that
just
we
have
to
systemically
Grapple
with
as
a
country
that
people
can
otherwise
do
the
right
thing,
work,
full-time,
be
engaged
in
productive
activity
and
still
for
a
variety
of
reasons
and
I
won't
go
on
a
political
rant,
but
still
not
have
the
ability
to
take
care
of
housing
needs,
Transportation
needs,
Health
needs
and
food
needs,
and
we
are
forced
with
being
in
the
position
of
trying
to
figure
out
how
we
can
engage
in
any
one
of
those
broken
systems
to
provide
some
level
of
relief.
A
So
you
know,
I
know
that,
for
for
some
people
hearing
us
talk
about
the
dimensions
of
this
and
the
Myriad
ways
in
which
you're
working
to
try
and
build
up
the
infrastructure
and
capacity
to
provide
greater
food
security
for
our
residents.
You
know
it
just
may
seem
really
frustrating
to
people.
It's
it's
frustrating
to
us
as
well
that
we
actually
have
to
go
through.
A
You
know
this
type
of
approach
to
deal
with
something
that
could
fundamentally
be
be
be
solved
with
a
more
efficient
transfer
of
income
to
people,
so
I'll
just
get
off
of
the
political
screen
right
there
as
it
relates
to
meal
meals
for
students.
You
know
this
is
something
that
we
are
engaged
with.
The
school
board
talking
about
regionally
as
Ms
Crystal
mentioned
as
well.
A
You
know,
I
am
I,
am
convinced
that
the
whole
idea
of
setting
up
collection
mechanisms
and
running
accounts
to
make
sure
that
we
collect
cash
from
students
and
their
families
to
eat
when
they
are
required
to
be
in
school
for
eight
hours
a
day
is
absolutely
ridiculous.
We
in
our
professional
capacities
as
adults,
if
we're
ever
at
a
place
for
a
meeting
or
a
conference
or
a
convention
that
covers
meal
time,
we
expect
to
be
fed
damn
it.
Our
kids
need
to
be
fed
in
school
as
well.
A
Without
our
deciding
to
collect
cash
form,
it
just
doesn't
make
any
sense,
and
this
parent
of
two
kids
in
schools
who
often
opt
out
of
the
school
lunch,
because
they'd
rather
bring
something
from
home,
I
mean
really
come
on.
Are
we
really
going
to
tie
ourselves
up
in
knots
over
collecting
collecting
those
dollars?
It's
incredibly
frustrating.
A
So
one
of
the
things
that
I
hope
to
do
in
this
year
is
to
make
significant
progress
over
making
the
issue
of
meal
debt
and
food
insecurity
of
children
a
non-issue,
and
certainly,
as
you
talked
about
the
snap
cliff
and
the
per
dollar
the
per
person,
a
lot
meant
that
families
will
no
longer
have
if
meals
during
the
school
day
could
be
taken.
Care
of
that
would
provide
significant
relief
so
anyway,
I.
A
Thank
you
for
this
work
and
I
really
am
appreciative
that
you
are
so
focused
in
this
this
year
ahead
on
building
the
necessary
infrastructure.
All
too
often
we
get
really
excited
about
shiny
new
projects
without
recognizing
that
building
the
underlying
infrastructure
is
what's
going
to
make
them
sustainable.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
rant
over
Mr
deferanti.
Well,.
G
I
agreed
wholeheartedly
with
the
rant
so
I
just
a
sentence
when
I
looked
into
this
three
or
four
years
ago.
Aps's
history
is,
they
always
take
care
of
those
who
we
have
a
policy
that
few
School
divisions
in
the
in
the
state
have
had
of
taking
care
of
all
of
the
debt
for
those
who
fall
under
the
full
free
meal
and
all
under
the
reduced.
G
That
doesn't
mean
that
Amy
McCloskey
isn't
concerned
when
people
rack
up
a
little
bit
of
debt
before
they
get
registered
for
the
program
or,
if
they're,
just
above
the
income
levels,
still
things
that
we
should
take
care
of
and
current
considerations,
but
I
kind
of
your
to
your
appointments.
Crystal
we
have,
we
are
very
generous
there
and
we
should
be,
and
now
we
need
to
take
the
next
steps
that
you
indicated.
Thank
you.
Mr
share.
F
Yeah
and
I
just
say
so.
Thank
I
think
my
question
to
where
anyway,
I've
been
answered
here.
This
is
great
I
agree
with
your
rant
and
it
again
it
feels
like.
If
children
are
hungry,
we
should
figure
out
a
way
to
feed
them,
and
it
sounds
like
we're
all
on
the
same
page
and
we'll
make
it
happen.
Thank
you,
I'm
not
sure
how
yet
but
you're
gonna
help
us
with
that.
Thank
you
very
much
thanks.
F
A
And
we'll
now
move
next
to
the
next
item
under
your
report:
Mr
Schwartz,
thank
you,
Miss
Hopkins.
By
the
way,
thank
you
again
soon.
B
So
you
don't
hear
me
say
this
very
much,
but
I'm
excited
I
really
am
to
be
here
talking
about
this.
Today
we
are
joined
by
our
partners
at
VHC
health.
We
have
with
us
I,
see
Dr
Russ
mcway's
with
us
chair
their
board,
but
we're
going
to
be
joined
up
front
by
Melody
Dickerson
who's.
B
If
we
could
go
back,
one
slide
right,
okay,
so
here's
we
have
what
the
letter
of
intent
speaks
to
is
that
Virginia
hospital,
Senate,
VHC
health
will
be
repurchasing
half
of
the
land
at
the
original
Carlin
Springs
VHC
site
to
support
the
rehabilitation
and
Behavioral
Health
and
Wellness
programs
in
their
facility
and
bring
these
vital
Services
closer
to
home.
B
Now
the
letter
of
intent
is
the
first
step
in
a
process
and
VHC
health
will
submit
a
formal
plan
in
the
spring
and
it
will
go
through
the
regular
public
review
process
and
any
final
decisions,
including
approval
for
those
plans
and
the
sale
of
the
property
will
come
before
the
County
board
for
action
and
VHC
health
is
going
to
be
making
close
to
an
80
million
dollar
investment
in
the
project
and
to
expand
their
services
and
I'll.
Let
them
have
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
that.
B
I
wanted
to
focus
a
little
bit
on
this
map,
because
the
county
is
going
to
be
retaining
the
two
pieces
of
property
there,
the
4.5
Acres
at
the
top
and
the
1.3
acres
to
the
right
of
that
graphic.
We
have
the
the
that
1.3
Acres
on
the
right
there.
It
can
includes
Scenic,
easements
and
areas
that
are
include
the
resource
protection
area
and
the
other
County
site.
The
portion
up
top
will
be
reserved
for
future
public
uses
compatible
with
what
VHC
is
doing
and
I
anticipate.
B
Coming
back
to
you
with
some
more
discussion
on
that
in
the
next
three
to
six
months,
so
VHC
will
talk
a
little
bit
about
their
timeline
in
the
interim,
while
we're
considering
what
we're
going
to
do
we'll
have
landscaping
and
keep
the
natural
uses
of
our
portion
of
the
site.
Now,
if
we
go
on
to
the
next
slide,
I
I
think
that
these
statistics
really
speak
for
themselves
and
they
paint
a
picture.
As
you
know,
of
increasing
demand
for
Behavioral
Health,
Care
Services,
and
you
know
in
2014
or
2015.
B
B
We
also
know
that
our
children
and
youth
are
suffering
mightily
when
it
comes
to
Behavioral
Health
Care
issues
that
a
survey
this
was
done
before
the
pandemic.
In
2019,
only
26
percent
of
our
high
school
students
reported
that
most
of
the
time
are
always
do
they
get
the
kind
of
help
they
need
when
it
comes
to
mental
health
issues
and
that
14
of
our
high
schoolers
had
seriously
considered
attempting
suicide.
B
I
Thank
you,
Mr
Schwartz,
and
thank
you,
members
of
the
board
for
allowing
us
to
come
here.
I'm.
Actually,
just
a
set
up
to
have
a
clinical
expert
speak
to
you
about
this
project.
I
will
just
start
with
apologies
from
our
CEO
and
president
Chris
Lane.
He
wanted
to
be
here,
but
his
schedule's
a
little
hectic
and
he's
back
at
the
the
hospital
telling
our
staff
about
this
exciting
project.
So
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Melody
and
let
her
talk
about
what
we
have
planned
for
this
repurchase
of
the
site.
L
Thank
you
Adrian,
and
thank
you
to
the
board
in
particular
Mark
Schwartz,
and
your
team
and
Katie
Crystal
for
your
support.
It
would
also
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
thank
Senator,
Barbara,
fravola
and
delegate
Patrick
cope
as
well
as
Deborah
Morin
who's
behind
me
somewhere.
L
You
know,
as
the
executive
director
of
the
Community
Services
Board,
her
studs
fast
support
for
this
vulnerable
population
has
really
I
think
inspired
VHC
to
be
a
even
better
partner
and
certainly
helped
us
create
a
more
therapeutic
environment
for
the
patients
that
we
serve
and
then
finally,
thanks
to
Russ
McQuay
here
beside
me,
he's
our
board
chair
and
our
Board
of
Directors
for
VHC
Health,
as
well
as
Chris
Lane,
we're
in
full
support
and
equally
enthusiastic
about
this
plan.
So
getting
into
it.
L
So
one
of
the
things
I'm
most
excited
about
with
this
program
is
it
will
enable
us
to
offer
adolescent
services.
This
is
completely
new
for
this
area
and
our
service
line.
We
will
be
able
to
offer
that
the
full
Continuum
from
from
therapy
to
intensive
Outpatient
Therapy
to
inpatient
beds
for
these
adolescents.
That's
adding
an
additional
24
beds
of
service
line.
We
do
not
offer
today
for
the
adults
we'll
be
moving
21
new
Behavioral
Health
beds
to
this
facility.
L
At
the
same
time,
we
were
retaining
14
beds
at
our
main
campus
for
the
geriatric
Behavioral
Health
patient.
Often
there
are
concurrent
medical
issues
and
we
feel
it's
best
to
keep
those
individuals
on
the
main
campus
as
much
as
possible,
so
we'll
retain
14
on
the
main
campus
and
move
the
remaining
to
the
Carlin
spring
site.
I
will
also
be
able
to
expand
our
addiction
and
treatment.
L
Our
recovery
and
wellness
beds,
a
complete
move
that
service
line
to
the
Carlin
Springs
campus,
adding
an
additional
six
beds
and
then,
finally,
for
physical
rehab,
we'll
be
adding
an
additional
20
beds
to
that
current
service
line,
moving
it
down
to
the
Carlin
Springs
campus.
This
will
enable
us
to
treat
even
more
traumatic,
brain
injury
and
stroke
patients,
as
our
system
continues
to
grow.
L
So
the
next
slide.
Five
new
outpatient
services
that
we
do
not
currently
do
today,
so
VHC
up
until
now
has
really
been
an
acute
care
facility.
We
treat
you
when
you
come
in
through
emergency
department,
and
we
do
that
very
well,
but
that
that
beginning
and
end
process
we
we
don't
currently
have
the
the
systems
in
place
to
do
that.
This
program
really
does
that
it
takes
you
through
that
entire
Continuum
there'll
be
therapy
providers.
L
There,
then
taking
you
into
that
intensive
Outpatient
Therapy,
whether
you're
an
adult
or
or
adolescent
partial
hospitalization
programs
for
the
adult
patient.
So
again,
you
know,
as
you're
ratcheting
up
that
care
doing
everything
you
can
to
prevent
that
inpatient
stay.
Finally,
the
inpatient
services
for
the
adult,
the
Adolescent
and
our
addiction
treatment,
adult
patients
as
well.
B
Quick
quick
Point
here,
which
is
that
you
know,
we've
been
having
extensive
conversations
over
the
last
many
months
and
wanted
to
focus
a
little
bit
on.
What's
going
to
happen
with
the
community
process,
we
will
be
bringing
it
as
I
said.
Any
plan
will
be
submitted
by
a
VHC
health,
I
think
they're,
anticipating
in
the
late
spring.
B
A
K
Deborah
Warren
who's
been
an
absolute
Visionary
leader
on
this,
on
the
need
for
mental
health
services
on
ideas
that
public
and
private
sector
can
meet
them,
and
we
are
joined
today
by
some
stakeholders,
specifically
members
of
our
stakeholder
group,
Judy
Dean,
who
I
know,
is
well
known
to
all
of
us
from
her
many
years
on.
The
community
services
board
and
Stephen
Gallagher
have
been
part
of
a
team
meeting
into
fatigably,
with
with
with
Mr
Stanton
and
our
staff,
including
the
csb
director
Oliver
Russell.
K
Since
we
finalized
the
site
plan
for
the
Virginia
Hospital
Center
New
campus
in
2018
was
envisioned
at
the
time
there
would
be
16
new
beds,
and
this
group
has
met
on
a
quarterly
basis
in
recent
years
to
really
Envision
the
need
for
those
beds
or
excuse
me,
the
needs
for
the
beds
as
well
established
to
Envision
what
the
beds
might
look
like
how
the
facilities
might
grow
and
I
know
that
that
having
just
visited
with
the
group
this
morning,
how
important
that
work
has
been
how
foundational
it
will
be,
how
many
of
those
decisions
and
difficult
conversations
will
now
set
up
for
Success
the
the
future
facility,
so
the
other
group
that
had
an
opportunity
to
chat
with
this
morning.
K
Well,
besides,
some
press
was
representative
of
leadership
of
our
partnership
for
children,
youth
and
families.
I.
Imagine
our
co-chair
would
not
mind
my
saying
that
she
was
delighted
to
say
that
this
totally
upends
their
advocacy
agenda
for
the
year,
because
for
our
partnership
for
children,
Youth
and
Family,
the
need
for
young
adult
beds
or
young
adult
mental
health
facilities
in
particular,
has
been
just
at
the
absolute
top
of
their
need.
So
this
is
something
that
is
so
deeply
felt
by
members
of
Our
Community.
K
Member
of
our
community
have
already
been
involved
in
advocating
and
envisioning
this
and
again
just
a
tremendous
thank
you
to
VHC
health
for
for
stepping
up
in
such
a
big
way,
I'm
looking
forward
to
realizing
it
on
setting
new
records
for
how
quickly
we'll
do
so,
I'm
sure.
Thank
you.
Mr
chair.
A
A
You
know
a
few
years
ago.
The
world
was
this,
wasn't
really
a
part
of
vhc's
business
plan
to
provide
these
services,
and
here
we
are
a
few
short
late
years
later
and
you
are
in
the
space
where
you
are
interested
in
doing
this
you're
going
to
make
a
substantial
investment
to
do
so
with
all
of
that,
do
you
have
any
initial
plans
for
whether
or
not
arlingtonians
are
going
to
be
prioritized
for
placement
in
the
facility
and
secondarily,
what
about
those
who
may
not
have
insurance?
A
Are
there
ways
in
which
we're
going
to
ensure
that
opportunities
to
participate
in
these
Services
locally
in
the
community
are
able
to
be
equitably
distributed
because
there
there
is
a
conceptual
way
in
which
arlingtonians
could
host
this
facility,
but
yet
not
very
much
benefit
from
it.
So,
can
you
give
me
some
of
the
thinking
if
you
have
it
at
this
point,
yeah.
L
Happy
to
so
the
good
news
is
that
really
all
this
does
is.
It
gives
us
the
space
and
the
and
the
infrastructure
to
be
able
to
do
what
we're
doing
today,
but
on
a
larger
scale,
so
patients
will
be
prioritized,
who
generally
come
in
through
our
emergency
department
for
beds,
we'll
have
a
intake
and
assessment
area
at
the
facility,
which
will
be
another
area.
So
yes,
arlingtonians,
because
people
usually
go
to
the
emergency
department
closest
to
them.
L
They
would
be
prioritized
over
anyone
else
in
the
region,
and
so
when
we
look
at
the
financial
considerations,
those
are
the
same
as
any
emergency
department
anywhere.
We
we
treat
first
and
determine
the
financial
need
later,
but
we
would
serve
any
patient
regardless
of
their
financial
need.
All.
F
I'm
sort
of
where
you
are
a
little
bit,
Mr,
Dorsey
and
being
just
really
excited
I'm
at
the
ribbon,
cutting
and
opening
it
and
I
can't
wait
and
I.
You
know
I
think
they're
going
to
be
a
lot
of
things,
we'll
discuss
that
at
least
we'll
have
something
to
actually
talk
about
that
we
can
there's
a
facility
there
and
I
will
just
say
we.
F
You
know
we
all
made
some
some
calls
to
to
leaders
in
the
community
and
I,
just
because
of
my
liaison
was
talking
to
a
couple
of
folks
who
are
part
of
commissions
that
don't
really
directly
relate
with
mental
health
or
any
of
this,
and
they
would
say
well,
I,
don't
know
all
that
much
about
it,
but
this
sounds
really
good.
I
know
it's
really
needed,
I
mean
we
all
know
it's
needed.
So
it's
a
really
important
I'm,
really
pleased
that
bhc
is
being
a
partner
with
us.
F
G
Thank
you
to
you,
Miss
Crystal,
for
your
leadership
on
this
and
through
the
process
and
to
you
Mr
Schwartz,
for
this
is
looking
ahead
and
seeing
a
problem
and
addressing
it,
even
even
as
so
many
of
us
saw
it.
I
can't
help,
but
just
mention
that
we
had
a
chance
to
email
a
little
bit
to
earlier
today,
Mr
Stanton
and
we
both
had
a
chance
to
speak
with
Julie
Lee
who's.
G
Actually
behind
you
in
the
row
behind
you,
who's
the
Glenn
Carlin
president
and
so
I'm
glad
you
mentioned
all
the
the
community
process
and
I
think
we
know
this
is
an
important
need
and
want
to
work
with
the
neighborhood
to
make
this
as
successful
as
we
can
possibly
make
it,
and
then
I'll
just
last
say
that
every
family
has
mental
health
needs
that
I
know
of
almost
every
family.
H
M
H
Cohen
I
saw
her
somewhere
here,
for,
for
your
truly
in
the
fighting.
I
will
work
to
to
to
to
advance
that
this
is
a
huge
need.
I
mean
the
numbers
speak
for
themselves
and
I
and
I
have
to
say
I
I,
like
Mr
Dorsey
I,
look
indeed
already
Beyond
construction.
We
will
get
there
and
for
me
the
accessibility
is
a
very
big
issue.
This
is
an
Institutional.
This
is
institution
provision
of
of
Mental,
Health
Services.
H
One
really
helpful
feature
of
such
institutions
is
that
they
can
be
centers
of
prevention
as
well,
so
I
look
really
forward
of
what
we
can
do
to
distribute
the
need
for
bats
to
those
who,
where
we
have
really
no
other,
require
resources
and
how
we
can
make
that
a
place
where
resources
are
provided.
H
This
is
why
I
would
say
that
the
the
Center
for
Youth
and
families
should
still
have
hold
the
the
advocacy
alive,
because
it's
really
not
where
we
the
first
thing
when
I
think
about
juvenile
or
youth
mental
health
issues,
is
not
how
to
get
the
bed
for
them,
or
you
know
a
an
in
a
pleasant
institution,
but
how
to
get
preventive
accompanying
health
care
for
them
and
I
would
really
welcome
your
your
focus
on
providing
that
on
being
able
to
provide
that
or
in
collaboration
with
with
us.
H
A
A
So
very
much
so
colleagues
I
will
now
move
that
the
County
Board
move
into
a
closed
meeting
is
authorized
by
Virginia
code
sections,
2.2-3711
a819
for
consultation
with
the
county
attorney
regarding
the
County's
legal
authority
to
enact
so
certain
zoning
ordinances
and
amendments
and
a
discussion
with
staff
of
plans
to
protect
Public
Safety
as
it
relates
to
terrorist
activity
or
specific
cyber
security
threats
and
actions
taken
to
respond
to
such
matters.
Is
there
a
second
second?
Thank
you
multiple
seconds,
any
further
discussion,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye
aye
any
opposed.
A
Okay,
I
move
that
the
members
of
the
County
Board
certify
that
at
the
just
concluded
closed
session
at
one
only
public
business
matters
lawfully,
Exempted
from
open
requirements
under
chapter
37,
title
2.2
of
the
code
of
Virginia
and
two
only
such
public
business
matters
as
were
identified
in
the
motion
by
which
the
closed
meeting
was
convened,
were
heard,
discussed
or
considered
by
the
board.
Is
there
a
second
second.
H
A
A
And
if
we
can
hold
for
Miss
Crystal
to
arrive
before
we
finish
with
the
closed
session
vote,
I
would
appreciate
it
so
with
that
for
in
favor.
As
of
this
point,
we
are
back
in
Open,
Session
and
good
evening.
Welcome
to
all
of
you
tonight.
We
are
going
to
convene
to
hear
the
remaining
speakers
from
the
carried
over
public
hearing
from
Saturday
on
item
number
33..
A
A
It
is
already
on,
but
you
can
raise
or
lower
the
lectern
to
a
height
that
is
comfortable
for
you
by
pressing
the
up
or
down
down
arrows
that
are
located
facing
the
lectern
to
your
right
for
those
who
were
speaking
and
also
submitting
documents.
As
part
of
your
testimony
please
hand
those
to
our
clerk
Ms
Jacobs,
make
sure
that
your
name
and
full
contact
information
is
on
all
documents
for
those
who
are
speaking
remotely
tonight.
Please
keep
your
microphones
muted,
your
cameras
off
until
you
are
invited
to
speak.
A
You
can
unmute
Yourself
by
pressing
star
six.
If
you
are
using
the
phone
or
by
clicking
the
Microsoft
the
microphone
button,
if
you
are
using
the
Microsoft
teams,
app
occasionally
board
members
may
need
to
walk
away
for
whatever
reason.
But
don't
don't
worry
throughout
our
suite
back
here
we
can
follow
the
meeting.
Even
if
you
can't
see
us
so
I
think
we're
ready
Miss
Jacobs.
Can
you
continue
with
the
roll
call
of
speakers?
Yes,.
N
Good
evening,
I'm
John,
Ware
speaking
for
arlingtonians
for
our
sustainable
future
I'm
proud
to
kick
off
round
two
of
this
missing
middle
RTA
Saturday
was
an
inspiring
display
by
neighbors
who
all
care
deeply
about
Arlington.
Yet
we
remain
deeply
divided
on
how
to
reach
our
goals.
So
do
we
divide
deeper
and
push
a
plan
with
little
analysis
of
its
likely
impact
or
try
to
bring
people
together?
N
Agree
on
facts,
get
good
analysis
and
do
long-term
strategic
planning
ASF
formed
in
2019
to
Advocate
that
approach
you
don't
need
to
show
the
slides,
Miss
Jacobs
Saturday
embodied
a
lot
of
what
frustrates
folks
about
this
process.
In
the
week
prior,
the
county
put
out
150
pages
of
dense
materials
with
new
zoning
that
goes
far
beyond
the
core
specifics
released
only
on
Halloween
on
Saturday
the
county
cut
public
speaking
times
and
talked
at
the
people
followed
by
the
people,
often
talking
past
each
other.
N
The
county
process
lacked
the
face-to-face
bottom-up
Dialogue
on
the
specifics
that
came
out
on
Halloween
that
made
Arlington
the
great
home
it
is,
which
always
can
be
made
better.
Earth
inclusion
seen
in
the
neighborhood
plans
just
about
universally
opposed.
This
level
of
density,
Douglas,
Park's
2021
plan,
says
this
is
not
envisioned
or
widely
supported.
Our
Arlington
Forest
last
year,
87
percent
opposed
Boulevard,
Manor
98
against
Columbia,
Forest,
against
and
so
on.
On
diversity,
Green
Valley
is
instructed.
It
already
allows
missing
middle
types.
N
25
years
ago,
its
plan
declared
a
major
concern
is
the
replacement
of
single-family
houses
with
higher
density
units
by
2020
it
had
lost
almost
half
of
its
black
residents
last
summer,
some
cheered
as
a
detached
home.
There
that
sold
a
few
years
back
for
under
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
will
be
torn
down
to
become
duplexes
at
likely
nine
hundred
thousand
to
a
million
dollars
each
who
benefits.
Last
week
you
got
70
pages
of
fact-based
analysis
from
ASF
on
housing
and
diversity,
and
how
this
plan
will
harm
not
help
our
shared
goals.
N
Those
here
who
can
afford
the
two
and
three
bedroom
units
are
no
more
diverse
than
the
areas
to
be
rezoned
at
about
70
percent
white
I.
Repeat
it's
no
more
diverse
and
the
county
has
no
process
or
metrics
to
even
track
if
it
is
or
track
who
gets
displaced
like
Portland.
Does
we
need
to
talk
about
that?
Further?
N
The
only
analysis
the
county
has
of
what
will
happen
shows
it
will
be
90
percent
one
to
two
bedroom
units
at
much
higher
prices
than
average
today,
causing
a
net
loss
of
the
very
three
bedroom
housing
that
so
many
speakers,
Aspire
Arlington
phds
economists
warn
this
plan
densifies
and
gentrifies,
but
it's
not
too
late
to
lead.
You
heard
several
offers
to
help
you
at
least
try
to
First,
build
consensus
and
agree
on
facts
by
bringing
people
together
to
talk
with
them
and
not
at
them.
N
C
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Susan
land
and
I'm.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
atag,
the
Arlington
tree
Action
Group,
one
of
the
unintended
consequences
of
increasing
the
density
in
Arlington
County
is
the
effect
it
has
in
the
County's
ability
to
control
and
enforce
its
tree
canopy
rules.
Atag's
position
is
that
there
should
be
no
negative
impact
on
Arlington's
tree
canopy
as
a
result
of
the
missing
middle
zoning
change.
C
However,
with
the
way
the
proposal
has
been
written,
that's
currently
not
the
case
issue
number
one,
even
though
the
county
is
insisting
that
we
can
continue
to
maintain
a
20
tree
canopy
requirement
for
single-family
construction.
Atag
believes
this
statement
is
relying
on
an
untested
legal
interpretation.
C
The
Virginia
Statute
clearly
states
that
tree
requirements
are
based
on
the
density.
The
zoning
allows
for
and
not
whether
the
particular
construction
being
built
happens
to
be
single
family
or
multi-family
before
moving
forward.
Atag
requests
that
the
County's
logic
be
reviewed
to
ensure
it
is
legally
correct
and
cannot
be
challenged
in
the
future.
Next
slide:
Issue
Number
Two,
the
One
Tree
per
unit
policy,
described
in
option.
6A
results
in
fewer
trees
than
the
current
20
minimum.
C
This
is
the
case
for
all
duplexes,
no
matter
the
lot
size
or
the
tree
size
next
slide
issue
number
three.
The
one
tree
per
unit
policy
is
not
based
on
available
lot
space,
since
every
extended
housing
option,
construction
will
be
the
same
size,
have
the
same
lot
coverage
and
the
same
setbacks,
whether
it's
an
eight
Plex
or
a
duplex.
We
urge
the
county
to
require
the
planting
of
the
same
number
of
shade
trees
on
all
extended
housing
option
properties,
rather
than
tying
the
number
of
trees
to
the
number
of
units
inside
the
building.
C
E
C
O
You
heard
from
many
long-time
Arlington
residents
concerned
about
how
the
missing
middle
plan
will
affect
them
and
the
neighborhoods
they
call
home
they're
understandably
concerned
about
the
tree,
canopy
overcrowding
of
our
schools,
parking
infrastructure
and
the
displacement
of
seniors.
The
concern
is
widespread
at
last
month's
Planning
Commission
meeting.
O
On
the
other
side
of
the
issue,
you
heard
compelling
stories
from
those
who
are
in
need
of
more
affordable
housing
options
for
themselves
or
their
loved
ones.
Parents
looking
out
for
their
children,
lifelong
arlingtonians,
who
would
like
to
stay
here,
our
young
families,
looking
for
more
space
than
a
two-bedroom
apartment,
you
heard
from
those
who
would
like
to
remedy
racial
wrongs
of
the
past.
You
heard
from
those
who
would
like
to
live
in
a
more
diverse
Community.
These
are
all
worthy
goals.
O
For
months
16
Civic
associations
representing
over
10
000
households
in
Arlington,
including
lion
Village,
met
with
you
in
an
attempt
to
reach
a
consensus
on
the
right
way
to
proceed
to
both
ease
concerns
and
accomplish
our
goals.
You
heard
detailed
analysis
and
arguments
with
respect
to
many
of
these
issues
for
hours
on
end,
we
discussed
building
size,
parking
requirements,
tiering
based
on
lot
sizes,
annual
caps
and
Geographic
dispersion
for
new
units.
O
We
presented
questions
in
data
and
memoranda
in
an
attempt
to
reach
a
reasonable
consensus
on
a
plan
that
will
unite
the
community,
but
today
you're
voting
to
advertise
a
new
set
of
options
that
not
only
fails
to
address
our
concerns,
but
are
the
most
extreme
that
we've
seen
so
far
and
maybe
worst
of
all
and
as
you've
heard
in
detail
many
times
before.
The
options
you're
voting
on
today
are
not
likely
to
accomplish
the
worthy
goals
that
they
set
out
to
solve
in
the
first
place,
and
so
rather
than
move
forward
with
a
flawed
plan.
O
That
creates
nothing
more
than
false
hope
among
supporters
and
results
in
vast
concern
among
opponents
I'm
here
today
to
ask
you
to
bring
the
community
together
and
listen.
Don't
divide
us
like
this.
Let's
roll
up
our
sleeves
work
on
our
common
goals
together
and
in
a
way
that
we
can
all
be
proud
of.
Let's
do
the
right
thing
for
Arlington,
don't
rush
and
vote
to
advertise.
This
deeply
flawed
plan
instead
bring
us
together
and
let's
design
a
solution
for
everyone.
Thank
you.
P
Good
evening
my
name
is
Hillary
horn
I've
lived
in
Arlington
for
over
30
years
and
today,
I'm
representing
voice
Virginians
organized
for
Interfaith
Community
engagement
voice,
which
is
comprised
of
over
50
Faith
institutions
across
Northern.
Virginia
has
a
long
history
of
working
on
the
regional
and
state
level
for
affordable
housing
voice.
Urges
you
to
advertise
the
proposed
changes
to
eliminate
the
exclusionary
zoning
system,
which
has
reserved
three
quarters
of
Arlington's
residential
land
for
only
detached
single-family
homes.
We
support
expanding
housing
options
for
more
residents.
P
Since
our
founding
in
2008
voices
heard
from
thousands
of
County
residents
about
the
challenges
they
have
faced
finding
housing
in
Arlington,
we
need
to
increase
the
housing
Supply
expanding
housing
options
through
changes
that
will
allow
the
buy
right
development
of
between
two
to
eight
units
across
the
county
is
critical
to
Arlington's
ability
over
time
to
meet
the
vision
of
a
vibrant,
diverse
and
sustainable
Community.
It's
also
a
critical
part
of
the
County's
commitment
to
equity,
which
is
widely
supported,
and
a
top
priority
of
voice.
P
Arlington
has
successfully
implemented
major
land
use
changes
in
the
past,
and
we
can
do
it
again.
Voice
knows
from
experience
that
our
lives
and
the
lives
of
our
children
are
enriched
when
we
live
with
neighbors
of
different
races,
ethnicities,
faiths
and
beliefs,
beliefs
and
economic
levels,
and
this
will
only
come
about
with
changes
in
our
land
use
policy.
It
time
to
get
rid
of
this
policy
that
is
rooted
in
racism,
and
that
has
left
us
with
many
segregated
neighborhoods
and
schools.
P
Q
Good
evening,
I
am
Dave.
Liepson
I
am
interim
chair
of
the
alliance
for
Housing
Solutions.
We
urge
you
to
approve
the
RTA
without
delay
and
with
as
few
restrictions
as
possible.
Expanding
zoning
options
will
give
owners
more
options,
make
more
efficient
use
of
The
Limited
land.
We
have
and
allow
greater
access
to
affordable
housing
at
all
income
levels.
Q
Ahs
was
created
two
decades
ago
by
citizens,
who
even
then
worried
that
Arlington
would
link
the
community
in
which
only
the
affluent
could
live.
Today.
Homes
have
become
even
further
Out
Of
Reach.
Moreover,
a
housing
stock
limited
to
the
detached
homes
or
high-rise
Apartments
does
not
meet
the
needs
of
our
many
different
kinds
of
households.
Q
We
need
to
reduce
costs
and
expand
options
to
avoid
loss
of
middle
and
working-class
residents,
who
are
vital
to
cultural
and
economic
diversity
land.
We
have
no
choice
but
to
allow
more
homes
and
more
efficient
use
of
The
Limited
land.
We
have.
We
are
nearly
built
out
in
the
county,
yet
there
will
be
many
tens
of
thousands
of
families
more
living
and
working
here
over
the
next
30
Years.
Q
Expanded
zoning
options
will
increase
Supply
and
allow
more
flexibility
in
design
to
meet
reduced
costs,
to
to
reduce
costs
and
to
meet
a
broader
range
of
needs,
more
units
on
a
loss
on
a
lot
less.
The
cost
of
each
of
those
those
houses
and
the
greater
overall
Supply
and
flexibility,
including
the
option
of
six
to
eight
units,
will
allow
small
multi-family
buildings
that
can
be
house
scaled
to
gently
live
with
its
neighbors.
Q
It
is
a
barrier
to
the
County's
vision
of
a
diverse
and
inclusive
world-class
urban
community.
The
proposed
zoning
changes
have
been
well
thought
through
widely
debated
across
the
county
and
refined
to
reflect
as
best
possible.
These
are
difficult
issues
to
reflect
the
most
important
of
them.
It
is
time
we
urge
you
to
approve
the
RTA
without
delay
and
with
as
few
restrictions
as
possible.
Q
Thank
you.
I'd
also
like
to
count
thank
you
all
and
the
manager,
and
importantly,
the
staff
for
all
the
great
work
they've
done
in
pulling
this
together.
Thank.
A
R
Good
evening
distinguished
County
board
members,
my
name
is
Jim
Shulman
and
the
alliance
for
regional
cooperation
Arc,
which
I
lead
is
a
non-profit
organization
focused
on
sustainable
Regional,
Economic
Development
I
am
also
an
architect.
Arc
is
not
opposed
to
the
greater
provision
of
a
variety
of
housing
types,
mixed
use
or
mixed
income
neighborhoods,
nor
housing
Equity
policies
that
will
actually
serve
those
with
great
financial
need.
Nevertheless,
Arc
has
strong
concerns
about
Zoning
for
missing
middle
housing
as
proposed.
R
In
contrast,
Arlington
appears
to
be
missing
opportunities
to
improve
the
affordability
of
housing
by
fostering
partial
Equity
housing
cooperatives
establishing
community
housing,
land
trusts,
reforming
appraisal
methodology,
which
currently
discriminates
against
people
of
color.
The
board
has
also
missed
opportunities
to
incentivize
the
conversion
of
vacant,
luxury
housing
and
vacant
commercial
property,
or
establish
a
program
of
reparations
via
housing
policy
featuring
down
payment
assistance
to
former
priced
out
residents.
R
San
Francisco
mayor
London
breed
recently
vetoed
a
proposed
program
of
missile
missing
middle
housing.
Out
of
her
concern
that
it
is
too
blunt
a
policy
instrument
that
would
exacerbate
increases
in
housing
prices.
Ark
is
concerned
that
the
missing
middle
proposal
at
hand
is
not
only
misguided
planning.
It
is
also
unethical
planning.
It
will
harm
the
very
people.
It
claims
to
assist,
worsen
the
environment
and
make
Arlington's
Community
significantly
less
sustainable
the
people
it
will
Aid
the
most
are
upper
middle
class
folks,
currently
living
outside
of
Arlington,
County
and
I.
R
Urge
you
to
please
see
the
graphic
on
the
third
page
of
my
testimony
in
conclusion,
and
with
all
due
respect,
I
sense
that
you,
as
County
leaders
and
staff,
are
portraying
yourselves
as
Robin,
Hood
legitimately
writing
past
injustices
and
even
robbing
the
rich
to
give
to
the
poor.
You
do
this
via
upzoning
to
pack
more
taxpayers
up
by
a
factor
of
eight
into
current
low
density
areas
of
the
county,
but
this
is
backwards.
You
are
the
Sheriff
of
Nottingham,
confiscating
quality
of
life
from
existing
residents
and
hastening
displacement
worse
through
this
RTA.
R
A
S
You
all
know
us
well,
as
a
non-profit
owner
and
operator
of
income
income,
restricted
subsidized,
affordable
housing,
most
of
the
residents
we
serve,
make
sixty
percent
Ami
or
below,
which
is
likely
below
what
is
required
to
afford
the
new
housing
produced
as
a
result
of
this
proposal.
That
is
at
least
without
some
additional
help.
S
So
why
do
we
support
this
proposal?
It's
because
our
mission
isn't
just
about
subsidized
capital,
A,
affordable
housing,
it's
also
about
housing,
affordability,
broadly
speaking,
and
housing.
Affordability,
broadly
speaking,
means
offering
a
broad
range
of
housing
options
at
all
income
levels.
It's
about
providing
abundant
housing
options
all
over
the
county,
not
just
along
the
narrow
Metro
corridors
where
it's
currently
allowed.
S
S
As
a
result,
Redevelopment
in
these
areas
is
grossly
unaffordable,
usually
five
to
six
bedroom
homes
listing
for
over
two
million
dollars.
If
we
do
nothing,
this
problem
will
only
grow
worse.
Missing,
middle
housing
would
offer
more
diverse
and
cheaper
options
because
of
their
smaller
size,
and
it's
well
established
by
now
that
this
current
situation
isn't
by
accident,
but
rather
by
intentional
policy
choices,
made
policy
choices
of
the
past
made
to
keep
certain
people
from
moving
into
the
wealthiest
areas.
S
Reversing
these
decisions
would
be
a
tangible
step
towards
the
inclusiveness
that
the
county
claims
to
value.
Aside
from
this
missing
metal
does
have
the
potential
to
positively
impact
appa's
work
in
our
residents
as
high
income.
Jobs
continue
to
come
into
Arlington.
It
can
lessen
the
market
pressure
to
redevelop
market
rate,
affordable
apartments.
This
makes
it
less
likely.
People
will
be
displaced
and
reduces
the
pressure
to
it,
reduces
the
competition
rather
to
buy
and
preserve
these
few
remaining
sites.
S
It
also
offers
our
residents
more
opportunity
to
stay
in
Arlington
if
their
incomes
rise
and
they
want
to
move
to
a
new
living
situation.
This
proposal
is
a
positive
step
in
the
right
direction.
It
won't
make
all
areas
affordable
to
everyone,
but
it
will
make
them
more
affordable
than
they
currently
are
today,
and
to
do
that,
we
don't
need
any
subsidy.
We
just
have
to
make
it
legal
to
build
more
and
different
types
of
housing,
so,
on
behalf
of
APPA
I
urge
you
to
approve
the
most
expansive
possible
version
of
this
request
to
advertise.
T
T
Winston
Churchill
once
said
that
if
you
have
an
important
point
to
make
make
it
once
make
it
twice
and
hit
it
a
third
time,
a
tremendous
plow.
So
what
I'm
going
to
tell
you
good
Folks
up
here
is
your
line
to
the
public.
That's
right
look
up
lying
to
the
public.
If
you
tell
them
that
this
program
is
going
to
make
housing
affordable
and
it's
going
to
increase
diversity.
T
T
So,
if
you
really
want
to
do
something
to
make
things
more,
affordable,
you've
got
to
increase
some
high
rises,
maybe
bring
the
Metro
up
Columbia
Pike,
which,
a
few
years
ago,
70
percent
of
respondents
said
we
want
a
full-blown
Metro
at
Columbia
Pike,
then
what
happened?
Metro
up
the
pike
was
taken
off
of
the
short
list
for
Metro
consideration.
T
Now,
why
is
that
I'm
sure
the
developers
in
North
Arlington
really
don't
want
another
competing
system
going
up
the
Pike
where,
if
you
built
high-rises
spread
out
like
you
did
coming
up
the
Wilson
Boulevard
Corridor?
Okay,
you
could,
you
could
actually
put
in
a
lot
of
affordable
housing,
but
the
worst
problem
here
is
nothing
works.
If
it's
not
affordable,
diversity
doesn't
work,
it
just
doesn't
work.
You
all
know
it.
It's
going
to
increase
gentrification,
that's
what
happened
in
Halls
Hill!
That's
what
happened
to
Green
Valley!
That's
what
your
people
say.
It's
going
to
do!
T
That's
what
all
the
studies
say!
It's
going
to
do!
So,
if
you
tell
these
people,
when
you
vote
that
we
want
to
do
this
for
the
good
of
the
people.
We
want
to
do
this
for
the
good
of
minorities
and
young
people
that
want
to
move
up,
you're
lying
to
them
and
I'm
not
politically
correct
and
I
know
that
other
people
can
speak
more
eloquently.
You
need
to
hear
those
words
you
are
lying
to
them.
T
T
The
car
takes
off
to
Chick-Fil-A
Why
because
the
guy
driving
was
one
of
the
two.
So
that's
the
Arlington
Way
ignore
the
polls
ignore
the
70
80
percent
that
don't
want
to
do
something
and
vote
the
way
you
all
want
to
do
it
you've
already
teed
up
all
your
arguments
and
I
even
heard
one
silly
argument,
somebody
said
well,
they
may
not
be
affordable.
Excuse
me
today,
but
they'll
be
affordable
to
fuse
down
the
road.
T
E
U
Good
evening
as
a
student
of
public
policy,
I
can
report
that
the
policy
work
underlining
this
initiative
does
not
meet
Professional,
Standards
of
proof
and
evidence.
Unintended
consequences
have
been
ignored.
The
most
important
of
these
is
that
investors
exiting
the
softening
commercial
real
estate
market
are
moving
into
acquiring
single-family
homes.
Creating
a
nation
of
renters.
The
result
will
be
windfall
profits
for
high
net
worth
individuals.
U
Before
discussing
the
significant
harm.
This
will
cause,
let's
think
about
the
fiscal
consequences
for
our
community.
Do
we
have
credible
numbers
concerning
the
fiscal
implications
of
this
initiative?
Is
the
board
accounting
for
the
increased
Demand
on
Services
additional
demand
for
utility
services
such
as
water,
electricity
and
Sewer
will
have
an
enormous
impact
on
existing
fees
for
homeowners?
What
is
the
break-even
point
when
the
consumption
of
city
services
Falls
below
the
tax
revenue
generated?
Will
the
net
effect
be
resident?
Tax
rates
increasing
to
fund
deteriorating
County
Services?
U
The
missing
middle
requires
the
county
to
spend
on
Transportation.
The
wmata
is
already
facing
a
massive
fiscal
cliff
next
year
and
the
burden
of
which
will
fall
on
Arlington
taxpayers.
Transit
ridership
is
down
30
percent
from
pre-pandemic
use.
The
hole
in
the
wamata
budget
has
been
filled
with
government
stimulus.
Money
which
is
running
out.
Arlington
will
be
asked
to
pay
more
as
a
compact
jurisdiction,
and
there
will
be
additional
transportation
services
required
for
missing
middle.
Much
of
this
once
again
fall
on
the
county
taxpayers.
We
may
end
up
with
nasty
surprises.
U
Can
the
board
provide
data
on
the
net
income,
the
net
revenue,
income
stream
or
the
net
loss
until
it
can
provide
credible
projections?
The
board
will
not
have
met
its
fiduciary
responsibility
to
residents
with
vacancies
causing
devaluations
in
the
commercial
real
estate
markets.
Taxes
on
homeowners
will
ultimately
increase
the
focus
on
any
new
housing
policy
should
be
on
rezoning
unused
commercial
office
space
for
residential
use,
rather
than
identifying
residential
neighborhoods
beyond
their
environmental
capacity.
The
draft
proposal
passes
environmental
costs
onto
homeowners
rather
than
builders.
U
Is
the
county
aware
that
large
real
estate
conglomerates,
many
foreign,
will
be
the
major
beneficiaries
of
the
missing
middle
rather
than
homeowners?
A
43
billion
dollar
fund
has
already
been
accumulated
by
large
Wall
Street
firms
with
its
sites
set
on
purchases
of
single-family
homes.
If
this
is
allowed
to
happen,
the
missing
middle
initiative
could
be
the
end
of
middle
class
ownership
in
favor
of
rentals
owned
by
large
capital,
and
this
will
entail
the
mass
destruction
of
the
middle
class
and
its
rightful
dream
of
owning
a
home
of
its
own
trading.
U
Ownership
for
rentals
will
not
achieve
the
goal
of
inclusive
growth.
Let's
not
put
a
risk,
let's
not
put
at
risk
what
real
middle
income
people
have
invested
their
lifetime
earnings
into
for
a
poorly
thought
out
initiative
that
will
make
the
region
less
attractive
to
families
and
cause
further
domestic
out
migration.
Thank
you.
V
I'm
David
gerk
an
arlingtonian
since
2002.
I'm
an
attorney
an
engineer
and
have
two
girls,
age:
five
and
two
afut's
Mission
States,
developing
housing
that
is
more
affordable,
encouraging
diversity
and
writing
imbalances
that
have
led
to
housing.
Inequalities
in
Arlington
is
something
we
all
want.
We
have
heard
supporters
of
the
missing
middle
housing
plan
repeatedly
say
they
want
more
affordable
housing.
They
can
own
and
is
sized
for
families,
but
this
upzoning
plan
won't
achieve
any
of
these
goals.
And,
tragically
you
know
it.
You
know
that
30
percent
of
Arlington
homes
are
already
missing
middle.
V
Only
24
percent
are
single
family
missing
middle
is
neither
missing
nor
for
the
middle.
You
know
this
plan
will
create
some
owner
and
mostly
rental
housing
that
is
more
expensive
than
we
have
now
accelerating
teardown
in
Arlington's,
most
affordable
neighborhoods.
You
know
this
plan
will
not
help
public
workers
or
lower
moderate
income.
Folks
of
any
color.
You
know
this
plan
will
accelerate
gentrification
and
make
us
less
diverse.
You
know
this
plan
will
displace
many
of
Arlington's
one
in
four
senior
households
who
are
already
cost
burdened.
V
V
You
know
this
plan
was
created
through
a
non-transparent,
intentional
process
designed
to
minimize
engagement,
tear
the
community
apart
and
pit
neighbors
against
neighbors
and
thousands
of
Arlington
residents
are
unaware
of
what
is
in
store
for
them
board.
Members
have
talked
about
finding
consensus,
so
afut
challenge
you
to
make
this
happen.
How
we
call
on
you
to
abandon
this
plan,
bring
people
together
and
convene
a
community-based
working
group
with
appropriate
expertise
to
develop
real
and
effective
Solutions
vetted
by
robust
residential
input.
V
Ensure
discussions
are
based
on
economic
and
factual
analysis
and
support
the
broader
planning
context
of
Arlington
priorities.
Afut's
plan
should
sound
familiar
because
it
is
the
Arlington
way.
It
was
a
successful
blueprint
that
made
Arlington
one
of
the
best
places
to
live.
It's
not
too
late
to
create
a
plan.
The
community
supports,
Arlington's
future
depends
on
it.
Thank
you
good
evening.
W
Good
evening,
chairman
Dorsey
and
fellow
board
members,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
this
evening.
My
name
is
Kevin
Whaley
and
I
am
the
COA
board
for
the
president
of
the
commons
of
Arlington,
which
is
a
condo
community,
consisting
of
approximately
135
units,
both
one
and
two
bedroom
condos
Garden
Style
walk-ups,
located
near
the
intersection
of
Columbia
Pike
and
Walter
Reed
Drive.
W
We
are
surrounded
by
a
variety
of
housing
options:
I.E
Arlington,
Village,
townhome
style,
condos,
single
lot,
homes,
duplex
houses
and
high-rise
apartments
and
condos
a
few
blocks
away
on
Columbia
Pike
and
we
are
located
in
zip
code
triple
two
zero
four
and
the
opportunities
into
a
vast
majority
of
a
testimony
on
Saturday,
both
for
and
against
the
proposal
and
I
can
say,
I
didn't
hear
a
single
speaker
say:
they're,
not
in
favor
of
expanding,
affordable
housing
options.
So
we
all
have
that
going
for
us.
W
So
the
dressing
of
our
concerns
focusing
on
the
foundation
as
one
previous
speaker
put.
It
is
infrastructure
electrical
grid
which
we
as
a
condo
Community
experience,
challenges
quite
frequently,
almost
as
if
the
wind
blows
in
any
direction.
We
experience
power,
outages,
brownouts,
either
community-wide
or
numerous
sporadic
buildings
or
units
which
can
cause
serious
safety
issues
for
our
residents.
Next
parking,
which
we
have
three
parking
lots
on
our
site
to
accommodate
our
residents
as
well
as
street
parking
in
the
area
which
can
be
limited
at
best.
Most
of
the
time,
we're
not
sure
where
in
Arlington.
W
Some
folks
have
mentioned
that
on
street
parking.
Excuse
me
that,
aren't
you
parking
excuse
me
the
entry
parking
or
my
entrepark
in
the
area
which
is
limited
to
this.
We're
not
sure
what
some
Arlington
folks
have
mentioned,
that
on
street
parking
should
not
be
a
requirement
in
this
proposal.
We
would
disagree
again
as
current
condo
residents.
We
know
firsthand
the
challenges
for
parking
availability
and
third
is
tree
canopy.
Unfortunately,
we've
had
to
remove
several
trees
from
our
community
recently,
due
to
various
reasons:
rot
Decay
safety,
leaning
over
too
far
of
a
billion
power
lines.
W
On
a
positive
note,
we
did
just
recently
apply
for
the
county
tree
planting
and
restoration
Grant
and
are
hoping
to
double
the
number
of
trees
we
have
had
to
remove.
All
of
this
brings
us
to
the
concerns
that
we
do
not
see
these
and
more
infrastructure
enhancements
mentioned
from
the
previous
speakers
in
the
current
proposal.
Northern
County's
future
budget
to
financially
address
these
critical
systems
needed
for
both
upgrades
and
expansion
of
services
to
accommodate
the
proposed
increase
in
housing.
W
Now,
from
a
fellow
board
member's
perspective
myself,
my
fellow
board
members
make
the
sessions
decisions
frequently
on
behalf
of
our
residents,
landscaping
and
snow
removal
contracts,
but
when
it
is
a
proposed
significant
change,
I.E
per
se,
bylaw
amendments.
This
requires
a
66
and
two-thirds
vote
in
favor
of
change
for
that
to
occur.
They
weren't
necessarily
advocating
for
66
and
two-third
approval
in
a
referendum
in
the
next
election
cycle,
but
at
least
at
the
very
least,
a
majority
to
make
a
decision,
a
large
decision
that
will
have
a
significant
impact
on
the
community.
W
E
A
A
A
X
Jane
green
I'm,
a
renter
in
courthouse
and
I'm,
representing
the
yimby's
of
Northern
Virginia.
First
I
would
like
to
thank
the
staff
for
creating
an
Innovative
approach
to
missing
metal
housing.
I
would
like
to
thank
everyone
for
the
extensive
public
engagement
over
the
past
year
and
a
big
thanks
to
the
clerk
staff
for
managing
a
smooth
public
hearing
on
Saturday
I
urge
you
the
board
to
say
yes
to
more
neighbors
and
yes
to
ending
exclusionary
zoning
by
approving
the
most
flexible
version
of
missing
middle
housing
here
in
the
RTA
and
carrying
it
through
to
adoption.
X
First,
our
zoning
ordinance
should
allow
small
rental
homes
in
all
neighborhoods.
We
endorse
option
2A
to
allow
expanded
housing
options
with
no
restrictions
on
lot
size
and
option
1B
to
allow
up
to
eight
units.
We
should
allow
homeowners
maximum
flexibility
to
build
the
type
of
home
that
works
best
for
them.
Yes,
this
could
create
small
rental
homes,
not
immediately
adjacent
to
Metro,
but
that
is
something
Arlington
needs.
The
Joint
Center
for
housing.
Studies
of
Harvard
University
found
that
neighborhoods
without
rental
housing
have
a
higher
degree
of
racial
and
socioeconomic
segregation.
X
Allowing
eightplexes
helps
this
policy
fulfill
Community
goals
for
affordability
and
racial
equity.
Second,
the
zoning
ordinance
should
make
changes
that
give
missing
middle
a
real
chance
in
the
housing
market.
Please
advertise
this
proposal
without
any
caps
on
permits.
We
should
not
limit
the
Market's
ability
to
deliver
the
types
of
homes
that
residents
want
to
live
in
a
cap
would
not
limit
teardowns.
It
would,
however,
limit
the
opportunity
to
create
diverse
housing
and
prevent
individuals
and
families
from
building
a
life
in
Arlington.
We
endorse
option
4B,
which
gives
Builders
an
extra
five
percent
additional
lot
coverage.
X
This
will
give
homes
built
under
eho
zoning
flexibility
that
will
put
them
on
a
more
equal
footing
with
single
unit
detached
homes,
with
all
the
ways
that
eho
will
be
at
a
disadvantage.
This
option
restores
some
of
the
balance.
Finally,
Arlington
is
an
urban
community
and
we
should
embrace
it
by
letting
low
density
neighborhoods
grow.
Arlington
adopted
its
first
general
land
use
plan
in
1961..
Low-Density
residential
areas
were
designated
at
zero
to
eight
units
per
acre
over
60
years
later
today.
That
density
has
not
changed.
X
We
have
walled
off
most
of
Arlington's
land,
allowing
it
to
benefit
from
Urban
growth
without
taking
any
share
of
new
neighbors.
We
must
red,
redefine
low
residential
on
the
glup
map
to
recognize
Arlington
as
an
urban
community.
Our
county
is
extremely
desirable,
near
major
job
centers
and
significant
amenities.
Restricting
growth
in
Arlington's,
low
density
neighborhoods.
X
To
maintain
a
nostalgic
idea
of
a
village
that
can't
accept
multi-family
buildings
would
be
disastrous
for
our
future
sustainability,
affordability
and
Equity
people
are
what
make
Arlington
great
more
people
means
more
Arlington,
say
yes
to
the
most
expansive
proposal
for
missing
middle
housing.
Thank
you.
M
Good
evening
board
members,
the
Sierra
club's
Potomac
River
group,
supports
the
missing
middle
housing
study
draft
framework
and
urges
the
County
Board
to
advertise
a
framework
with
one
small
change
from
the
option
presented
by
staff.
The
missing
middle
framework
aligns
very
well
with
the
Sierra
club's
National
policy
on
infill
development.
M
Our
area
faces
a
growing
population
that
can
be
housed
either
by
increasing
the
density
of
currently
developed
areas
or
by
building
housing
in
undeveloped
areas.
In
other
words,
we
can
have
greater
density
or
we
can
have
greater
sprawl
if
Arlington
fails
to
adopt
an
effective
and
substantial
missing
middle
framework.
The
people
who,
as
a
result,
can't
find
a
place
to
live
in
Arlington
will
not
disappear.
M
They
will,
for
the
most
part,
live
in
more
distant
suburbs
or
ex-urban
areas.
The
possible
negative
environmental
effects
of
building
new
housing,
Arlington
cited
by
missing
middle
opponents,
such
as
air
pollution
and
loss
of
open
space,
would
be
far
greater
from
the
sprawl
development.
That
is
the
alternative,
the
one
change
we
suggest
that
the
advertisement
involves
option
6A,
which
would
require
one
can
be
treat
per
unit
in
multi-family
drawings.
While
this
would
not
address
the
key
problem
that
there's
no
long-term
protection
for
trees
in
residential
areas,
it
would
nonetheless
be
useful.
M
However,
we
agree
with
atag
that
there
is
no
logical
reason
to
tie
the
required
number
of
canopy
trees
to
the
number
of
units
on
a
residential
property
if
it's
possible
to
plant
eight
canopy
trees
around
an
eight-plex,
and
it
is
it's
also
possible
to
plant
eight
canopy
trees
around
duplex.
So
we
urge
the
board
to
modify
the
staff
proposal
to
advertise
a
less
specific
requirement
for
treat
for
canopy
trees.
That
would
allow
the
board
to
require
an
equal
number
of
canopy
trees
on
all
new
multi-unit
housing.
M
This
would
remove
a
distant
set
of,
albeit
a
small
one,
to
sixth
and
eight
plexes,
the
most
environmentally
beneficial
new
housing
in
the
stats
proposal.
As
I
understand
it,
Arlington
is
legally
prevented
from
extending
this
requirement
to
do
mcmansions,
so
this
is
one
provision
that
would
result
in
an
increase
in
three
canopy
coverage
under
missing
middle
compared
to
current
zoning.
M
E
Y
Evening,
County
Board,
I'm,
Brian
Coleman.
Second,
vice
president
of
the
NAACP
Arlington
branch
and
chair
of
the
Branch's
housing
committee.
We
support
the
request
to
advertise
proposed
amendments
to
the
glove
and
zoning
ordinance
that
will
legalize
missing
middle
homes
in
Arlington.
As
we
explained
in
our
January
21st
letter,
the
missing
middle
housing
proposal
will
end
exclusionary
zoning
Advance
environmental
justice
and
create
housing
opportunities
for
people
of
color.
You've
heard
some
speakers
claim
that
legalizing
missing
middle
homes
will
cause
gentrification
and
displacement
before
addressing
the
elephant
in
the
room.
Y
Allow
me
to
say
a
few
things
about
this.
Our
residential
neighborhoods
have
already
gentrified
the
average
cost
of
an
attached.
Single-Family
home
last
year
was
1.2
million
dollars.
Housing
in
our
residential
neighborhoods
is
getting
even
more
expensive
as
170
homes
every
year
are
replaced
by
mcmansions.
Y
Moreover,
when
we
talk
about
displacement,
we're
usually
referring
to
lower
income
residents
being
priced
out
or
evicted
by
the
landlords,
the
claim
here
is
different,
that
up
zoning
will
somehow
Drive
property
values
so
high
that
some
owners
won't
be
able
to
afford
the
increased
property
taxes.
Neither
part
of
that
claim
holds
up
to
scrutiny.
First,
there's
no
evidence
that
legalizing
missing
middle
homes
across
the
county
will
have
a
significant
effect
on
property
values.
Y
It's
implausible
that
a
few
dozen
missing
middle
developments
per
year
will
cause
property
values
to
spike
across
the
County's
27
500
properties
with
single
detached
houses.
Secondly,
any
effect
on
property
values
and
therefore
property
taxes
wouldn't
Force.
Anyone
to
move
the
county
has
a
generous
property
tax
relief
program
for
homeowners
with
less
than
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
assets.
Besides
their
home,
wealthier
households
can
afford
to
pay
a
little
more
in
taxes,
even
if
they
prefer
not
to
that
brings
us
the
elephant
in
the
room.
Y
You
might
have
noticed
some
differences
in
the
demographics
of
opposing
of
those
opposing
the
request
to
advertise
as
compared
to
those
speaking
for
it.
You've
seen
that
among
supporters
of
legalizing
missile
middle
homes,
there's
tremendous
diversity
in
age,
race,
gender,
education
income,
lived
experience
and
neighborhoods.
Y
We
are
diverse,
Coalition
United
by
the
common
goal
of
making
housing
more
inclusive
and
accessible
in
Arlington.
Now
we
recognize
that
for
some
of
our
neighbors,
the
status
quo
works.
Just
fine
I
don't
expect
those
neighbors
to
appreciate
how
difficult
it's
become
for
young
people,
people
of
color
and
renters
to
afford
housing.
Nor
do
I
expect
them
to
have
our
best
interests
at
heart.
What
I
do
expect
is
that
you,
the
County
Board,
will
take
action
to
realize
the
stated
vision
of
being
a
diverse
and
inclusive
world-class
urban
community.
Y
D
Hello
excuse
me
I'm
here
representing
the
Faith
Alliance
for
climate
Solutions,
which
is
also
known
as
facts.
Facts
is
a
northern
virginia-based
non-profit,
uniting
people
of
Faith
to
develop
local
solutions
to
The
Climate
crisis
I
joined
facts
after
more
than
20
years
as
a
professional
in
local
climate
change,
policy
and
I
now
serve
on
the
facts,
board
and
I
enjoy
leading
the
facts.
Arlington
hub
facts
supports
the
missing
middle
and
asks
you
to
approve
the
RTA.
D
We
support
zoning
changes
because
they
align
with
our
faith-based
climate
change
priorities,
morally
and
environmentally
and
locally
and
regionally.
Morally,
we
want
to
provide
more
opportunities
for
those
who
support
our
community
to
live
in
our
community.
Broadening
housing
options
is
an
important
step
to
providing
more
access
to
more
people
further,
our
communities
are
enriched
when
we
know,
as
our
neighbors
the
people
who
work
with
us,
including
those
who
do
not
have
the
resources
to
afford
today's
home
prices.
D
It
struck
me
that
many
of
us
are
talking
about
what
these
zoning
changes
might
mean
to
our
neighborhoods,
but
Arlington's
land
use
policies,
impact
impact,
housing,
emissions,
economics
and
the
quality
of
life
for
people
across
the
region
throughout
Northern,
Virginia
and
the
DMV.
So
facts
supports
missing
metal
as
part
of
the
battle
against
sprawl,
sprawl
increases,
building
and
really
I'm
sorry,
vehicle
and
building
related
emissions
damages
our
land
and
compromises
Public
Health.
D
We
know
that
transportation
is
the
primary
contributor
to
air
pollution
and
greenhouse
gas
emissions
in
our
area
and
more
sprawl
sprawl
means
more
VMT.
I
also
want
to
note
the
facts
shares
the
express
concerns
about
trees
and
vegetation,
but
sprawl
compromises
previously
undeveloped
lands
in
our
outer
suburbs,
undermining
their
natural
value
for
recreation,
groundwater,
water
management
and
carbon
storage.
D
So
and
finally,
we
cannot
deny
that
Arlington
is
being
redeveloped.
Houses
are
being
torn
down
and
they're
being
replaced
with
larger
structures.
Environmentally
multi-unit
housing
is
far
more
energy
efficient
than
the
large
single-family
homes
that
are
being
built
throughout
the
area.
So
in
closing,
I
want
to
say
that
facts
encourages
you
to
approve
the
RTA
and
we
support
the
County's
move
toward
equity
and
efficiency,
and
we
really
appreciate
the
extensive
process.
That's
enabled
us
to
express
our
views
on
this
really
important
moral
and
environmental
Challenge
and
opportunity.
Thank
you.
Z
Z
Sadly,
the
single
family
zoning
which
dominates
the
County's
landscape,
is
just
another
form
of
exclusionary
zoning
that
we
must
reject
in
favor
of
neighborhoods,
which
better
reflect
all
all
antonians,
not
just
those
with
means
taking.
This
step
shows
Arlington's
clear
commitment
to
the
Fair
Housing
Act
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1968..
Z
Z
AA
Thanks
for
for
hearing
the
many
public
statements
concerning
the
RTA,
both
Saturday
and
tonight,
we
have
heard
from
many
speakers
and
many
opinions
on
the
RTA.
AA
The
current
RTA
structure
does
not
provide
such
a
win
for
all
that
is
embodied
in
the
Arlington
Democratic
way.
There
is
already
enough
division
in
the
county.
The
board
has
an
opportunity
to
show
how
to
bring
the
community
together
on
a
divisive
issue
through
true
debate,
discussion
and
compromise
and
there's
many
ways
that
can
be
done.
AA
For
example,
most
localities
in
this
across
the
country,
Minneapolis
Asheville
have
stopped
at
four
four
plexes.
Why
are
we
going
past
that
people
with
you
know
those
are
opinions,
creating
a
reasonable
annual
caps
so
that
we
don't
have
unmitigated
issues,
parking,
environment
and
others?
We
don't
know
what
the
impacts
are
going
to
be
adopting
tiering
structures
to
promote
compatibility.
AA
Actually,
I've
heard
the
talk
of
actually
rolling
back
lot
coverage
again
to
no
no
one
likes
mcmansions
But.
Ultimately,
we
need
to
acknowledge
the
cons
and
consider
that
the
RTA
needs
to
express
the
housing
needs
of
County
residents,
inclusives
of
young
professionals,
government
employees,
service
workers,
young
families,
retirees
empty
nesterts,
elderly
and
assisted
living
and
disabled
people
as
well.
That
is.
A
The
public
hearing
hearing
is
now
closed
and
the
matter
is
with
the
board,
but
we
are
not
going
to
take
this
up
right
away.
Colleagues,
we
are
actually
going
to
consider
all
of
the
testimony
that
we
heard
on
this
Saturday
on
this
past
Saturday
and
tonight
the
nearly
200
registered
speakers
and
convene
again
once
we
are
able
to
properly
deliberate
tomorrow
afternoon
at
four
o'clock
P.M
right
here
in
this
room.
A
A
You
and
Ms
Jacobs
is
there
any
other
business
that
needs
to
come
before
the
board
today?
No
okay,
thank
you
with
that.
The
board
is
going
to
be
in
recess
until
tomorrow,
4
P.M.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
this
evening.