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A
The
County
Board
meets
monthly
with
a
break
in
August.
Each
meeting
is
divided
into
at
least
two
sessions
at
the
end
of
each
regular
meeting
the
board
recesses
and
continues
usually
the
following
Tuesday
each
regular
meeting
starts
with
public
comment.
If
you
want
to
speak
to
the
board,
just
submit
a
yellow
speaker
slip
to
the
County
Clerk
public
comment
is
your
chance
to
bring
topics
to
the
board
that
it
may
not
be
aware
of
items
that
are
not
topics
on
that
day's
agenda
not
already
decided
and
not
scheduled
for
future
hearings.
A
One
speaker
will
be
heard
on
each
topic
and
will
have
up
to
two
minutes
to
speak
after
public
comment.
The
board
takes
up
the
consent
agenda.
These
are
groups
of
items.
Sometimes
there
are
dozens
of
them
with
no
known
issues
that
the
chair
brings
to
the
board
for
a
single
vote.
However,
if
you
think
an
item
on
the
consent
agenda,
warrants
discussion
submit
a
blue
speaker
slip
to
the
clerk
asking
that
your
item
be
removed.
It's
then
up
to
the
board
to
decide
whether
to
move
the
item
to
the
recessed
meeting
for
public
hearing.
A
Okay,
once
that
business
is
taken
care
of
we
move
on
to
the
regular
hearing
items.
Typically,
these
items
include
more
complex,
sometimes
controversial
issues,
the
Board
considers
and
votes
on
each
of
these
items
separately.
The
board
may
hear
from
staff
applicants
commissions
and
the
public
before
discussing
the
item
and
taking
action.
Okay,
now
you're
ready
for
the
meeting.
Let's
have
a
look
at
today's
agenda.
B
Welcome
thank
you
for
joining
us
today
at
the
January
27th
2018,
regular
county
board
meeting
a
couple
of
notes
about
accessibility,
closed-captioning
will
be
provided
on
the
overhead
screen
and
we
have
hearing
assistive
devices
for
the
hearing-impaired.
Please
check
with
our
Clerk
miss
Halleck.
If
you
need
any
special
accommodations,
spanish-language
translation
is
available
during
public
comment
period.
Our
Spanish
language
translator
please
step
forward.
Unfortunately,.
C
B
Be
on
the
lookout
for
her
in
that
event,
for
those
joining
us
for
public
comment
for
the
later
public
hearing,
the
podium
can
be
raised
and
lowered
by
using
the
up
and
down
arrow
buttons.
On
the
right
hand,
side,
we
ask
that
you
speak
clearly
into
the
microphone,
so
that
board
members
and
everyone
can
hear
your
comments
and
public
comment.
Speakers
will
be
called
two
at
a
time.
So
please,
if
you
are
the
second
speaker,
do
move
forward
to
the
front
row
while
you're
waiting
to
speak
to
help
us
move
forward.
B
Then,
if
you
are
submitting
documents
as
part
of
your
testimony,
we
ask
that
you
hand
them
to
the
clerk
if
you
can
submit
eight
copies
and
include
your
name
and
contact
information
on
all
documents
and
finally,
occasionally
board
members
may
need
to
get
up
and
stretch
our
legs
today
is
a
brief
meeting,
so
you
may
see
less
of
that,
but
I
wanted
to
ensure
that
everyone
knew
we
have
both
speakers
and
monitors
an
audio
in
the
back.
So
even
if
you
don't
see
us
physically
present,
we
are
hearing
you
and
listening.
B
D
D
No
jurisdiction
has
been
part
of
the
regional
park
Authority
longer
than
Arlington,
but
Arlington
has
held
a
chair
position,
the
fewest
number
of
years
of
any
of
the
six
member
jurisdictions.
In
fact,
prior
to
my
election,
this
month
and
Arlington
Ian
has
chaired
NVR
PA
for
just
a
single
year
in
the
59
year,
history
of
NVR
PA.
Some
of
you
may
remember,
Jim
mayor
he
was
the
chair
friendly
I
wanted
to
thank
the
county
board
for
reappointing
me
to
another
term.
Last
year.
D
Last
June
I
also
just
wanted
to
give
a
brief
update
on
January
15th,
the
boulevard
Manor
Civic
Association
board
voted
unanimously
to
support
our
plan
for
Upton
Hills.
We
are
in
contact
with
the
Dominion
Hill
Civic
Association
and
urban
forestry
has
asked
us
for
additional
information.
Oh
the
Parks
and
Rec
Commission
also
approved
the
Upton
Hill
plan,
so
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chairman,
for
the
record
I'm
William
B,
Lawson
jr..
You
all
probably
have
seen
the
Arlington
now
article
about
the
petition
to
change
the
zoning.
After
these,
he
was
the
clerk
family
lost
their
variance
to
do
this.
Addition
I
had
nothing
to
do
with
that
case,
but
I
certainly
hope
and
I
think
they
should
be
entitled
to
this
addition.
I
certainly
hope
the
board
would
follow
up
on
that.
The
reason
I'm
here
imposing
upon
your
time
is
there's
actually
a
number
of
so
many
changes.
E
That
I
think
ought
to
be
done
to
accommodate
homeowners
that
are
having
a
really
hard
time,
making
these
modest
additions
to
their
homes,
and
it
seems
like
to
get
a
zoning
ordinance
through
it.
Just
takes
a
really
Herculean
effort
and
I
would
hope
that
somehow
we
could
streamline
some
of
these
easy
fixes
and
I
know
how
staff
is
overwhelmed
with
a
lot
of
work,
and
you
know
maybe
the
former
planning
zoning
committee,
the
Civic
Federation,
could
do
the
most
of
the
work
and
maybe
work
with
the
zoning
office.
E
F
Welcome
members
of
the
board,
the
county
manager
and
staff,
as
you
know,
on
December
16
2017
Arlington
County
Board
adopted
an
ordinance
creating
historic
conservation
districts
throughout
the
county.
Eight
historic
conservation
district
throughout
the
county
for
the
purpose
of
preserving
the
remaining
market-rate,
affordable
housing
located
there
in
article
six,
multiple
family
are
a
districts
of
the
Arlington.
Zoning
ordinance
was
amended
to
require
site
plan
approval
for
any
townhouse
complex
constructed
within
the
HCD
arnelle
columnist.
Purusa
Lowe
opposed
the
amendment
on
grounds
that
more
time
was
needed
to
flesh
out
the
details.
F
What's
the
rush
he
asked
rhetorically
rusul
Oh
evidently
didn't
consider
that
landlords
might
actually
demolish
historic
properties
before
the
ordinance
went
into
effect.
That
concern
it
turns
out,
was
well
placed
on
December
18
2017
Corinthian
contractor's,
which
is
now
building
10
luxury
townhomes
on
the
site
of
two
garden
apartments
that
demolished
in
Westover
in
August
2017
submitted
a
permit
application
to
demolish
my
apartment,
building
at
5709,
North
10th
Road,
the
purpose
to
construct
more
luxury
townhomes.
The
chamber
of
commerce
also
opposed
this
HCD
ordinance
amendment
on
the
grounds
that
landlords
were
given
insufficient
notice.
F
Yet
tenants
were
given
no
notice
when
Corinthian
contractors
filed
for
its
demolition.
Permit
I
myself
learned
about
plans
to
evict
tenants
and
demolish
the
building
by
word
of
mouth
and
confirmed
it
through
a
search
of
the
county's
permits
database
in
as
much
as
the
application
for
a
demolition
permit
was
filed
two
days
after
the
HCD
ordinance
went
into
effect.
The
county
cannot
approve
it
until
a
site
plan
has
been
submitted.
F
My
understanding
is
that
this
has
not
been
done
so
I
suspect
that
Corinthian
filed
for
the
permit
to
provide
itself
with
a
cause
of
action
against
the
county
should
the
permit
be
denied,
at
which
point
Corinthian
will
sue
the
county
for
infringement
of
its
property
rights
and
I
would
like
the
county
attorney
to
comment
on
that.
Thank
you.
Our.
G
Good
morning,
I'm
Charley
Danny
life,
almost
a
lifelong
resident
of
Arlington,
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
this
morning.
I
wanted
to
talk
about
bicycling
in
Arlington
as
a
longtime
bicyclist,
a
longtime
advocate
and
the
former
Arlington
bicycle
pedestrian
program
manager,
I've
grown
concerned
about
the
state
of
bicycling
in
the
county
and
where
the
county
stands.
Arlington
has
a
long
history
about
being
a
leader
not
only
in
the
region,
but
across
the
country
and
bicycling.
There
are
several
bicycle
community,
but
that
silver
level
has
been
in
place
for
10
years
now.
G
G
As
my
profession
and
as
I
do
those
plans,
those
are
the
people
that
I
keep
in
mind
and
people
who
aren't
currently
riding
bikes
but
who
might
ride
bikes
with
certain
changes.
Why
is
it's
important
to
maintain
Arlington's
economic
competitiveness?
Lots
of
studies
show
bicycling
and
walking
are
the
kind
of
things
that
people
and
companies
are
looking
for.
So
my
understanding
that
Nestle
and
moving
to
Roslyn
one
of
the
things
they
cited
was
the
walkability
and
bikeability
of
that
neighborhood
Amazon
looms
out
there
on
the
horizon.
G
Arlington
10
years
ago,
was
seen
as
the
true
leader
in
this
region
and
bicycling
walking
now
DC
Alexandria
and
even
Montgomery
County,
who
are
competitors
and
that
are
look
probably
ahead
of
us
in
making
our
community
a
better
place.
I
think
I
always
think
of
this
three-legged
stool.
You
have
advocates
and
people
and
commissions
and
committees,
the
staff
and
the
and
the
elected
officials
when
those
who
are
working
together
and
supporting
each
other.
We
have
a
successful
community
and
think
things
get
better
as
one
of
those
still
in
their
legs
weakens.
G
G
H
Gia
county
board
member
I
am
today
may
be
unusual
personal
question
I
find
out
that
law,
library,
hunting,
school
law
library
from
February
this
year,
restricted
access
for
public
I,
provided
the
summary
of
community
access
policy
of
eight
law
school
in
Virginia.
All
of
them,
except
of
Liberty
school
in
in
Richmond,
provide
unrestricted
tested
for
public
enrichment.
It's
only
for
scholars
and
unusual
for
public
university
to
district
policy.
After
discussions
they
they
make
a
construction
and
part
of
the
space.
On.
H
H
The
felissa
first
said
that
the
person
who
I
use
in
library
for
activities
other
than
research
and
educational
purposes
will
be
asked
to
leave,
and,
most
specifically
on
the
second
page
of
the
policy
previous
policies,
they
say
what
did
we
again
and
conditional
personal
effect
that
is
offensive
so
as
to
constitute
a
nuisance
to
pattern
and
staff
and
library
using
library
facilities
interpret
purposes,
including
button
and
washing
clauses.
It's
implies
that
account
and
the
library
mate
have
experience
innocence
from
same
homeless,
but
runs
on
somebody
else,
which
is
a
lie.
H
I
Good
morning,
I'm
Jim
Harris
and
I've
lived
in
Farrington
near
Abingdon
school
for
more
than
25
years
during
their
time,
I
and
my
neighbors
and
my
community
have
suffered
from
noise
by
thousands
of
Miller
military
helicopters
flying
low
over
our
neighborhoods.
The
helicopter
noise
forum
at
Abingdon
school
on
January
16th,
hosted
by
Congressman
Beier,
was
supposed
to
address
noise
issues,
but
many
more
questions
were
asked
and
answered.
I
Speaking
for
myself
in
some
neighborhood
residents,
I
asked
the
forum's
panel
that
older,
noisy
helicopters
be
retired
and
that
VIP
military
flights
in
unnecessary
civilian
helicopter
flights
be
curtailed.
One
of
the
meeting
attendees
told
me
to
do
a
web
search
and
I
would
find
that
the
number
of
VIP
helicopter
flights
has
significantly
increased
since
about
2010.
So
I
did
do
a
web
search.
I
found
the
following
featured
report
online,
written
with
the
Defense
Department's
cooperation.
I
These
elite
military
helicopter
units
fly
washington's
power
players
again.
These
elite
military
helicopter
units
fly
washington,
washington's
power
players.
I
printed
copies
for
the
county
board
to
peruse
today.
Please
stop
the
charade.
Helicopter
noise
meetings,
the
more
charade,
meetings
about
helicopter
noise,
the
more
noisy
military
helicopters
fly
over
arlington
enough
tax
dollars
are
already
being
wasted.
The
Defense
Department's
VIP
helicopter
limousine
service.
Thank
you
that.
B
B
We
are
very
fortunate,
as
arlington
and
as
a
member
of
the
parks
authority
to
have
you
in
your
new
chair,
precision
and
I
think
we
all
appreciated
the
brief
update
for
mr.
Nardelli
about
the
Upton
Mill
Park,
which
is
a
Nova
parks
resource,
but
a
very
beloved
resource
within
our
community.
A
word
just
to
mr.
Larsen,
who
brought
forward
to
our
attention.
Both
the
zoning
petition.
That's
been
filed
regarding
duplex
expansions
I
know.
Maybe
many
board
members
are
in
conversation
with
mr.
quirk
currently
about
that
need
in
particular
and
I'll
just
note
for
mr.
Larsen.
B
Should
he
still
be
still
with
us,
hello
that
great
minds
think
alike.
This
question
about
zoning
changes
for
smaller
fixes
is
a
very
live
subject
of
conversation
between
board
members
or
staff,
and
planning
commissioners
and
I
think
will
be
a
featured
item
for
discussion
at
our
February
13th
planning
work,
plan,
work
session,
so
I
hope,
you'll
join
us
and
for
anyone
who
is
interested
in
how
we
think
about
zoning
ordinance
amendments
and
how
we
balance
both
the
necessary
community
engagement
and
technical
analysis
with
the
reality
that
some
are
bigger
or
smaller
lifts
than
others.
B
Please
do
join
us
or
tune
in
on
February
13th
as
we
seek
to
undertake
that
miss
Clement.
Thank
you
for
coming
in
and
I'm
think
we're
all
sorry
to
hear
about
the
the
concerns
you
expressed
about
your
own
apartment,
so
it's
very
close
to
home.
Indeed,
thank
you
for
bringing
this
to
our
attention.
Our
attorney
will
look
into
this
I.
B
Don't
think
we're
going
to
comment
today
or
have
him
comment
today
if
it
is
in
fact
a
pending
legal
matter,
but
again
appreciate
your
bring
it
to
our
attention
and
we
will
follow
up
just
a
note
for
the
record.
You
mentioned
a
historic
conservation
district.
It
is
a
housing,
Conservation
District,
slightly
different
and
wanted
to
make
sure,
because
that
is
an
issue
in
which
many
people
are
involved
and
engaged
I
might
actually,
while
this
is
before
us,
ask
our
County
manager
or
deputy
county
manager.
J
So,
following
up
from
the
board
action
and
December
staff
is
working
to
establish
an
advisory
working
group.
They
actually
will
have
a
first
meeting
at
the
end
of
this
month
next
week
and
they're
also
going
to
be
doing
further
public
engagement
with
civic
associations
as
well.
So
they
have
a
full
engagement
strategy
that
they
have
put
together
and
they
will
be
doing
more
outreach
to
civic
associations
through
the
advisory
group
and
then
touching
back
in
at
several
times
throughout
the
coming
year,
about
progress
and
updates,
as
well
with
the
community.
Thank.
B
You
miss
Byrd,
and
those
interested
in
following
along
can
also
find
I
believe,
there's
no
a
dedicated
webpage
for
the
housing
Conservation
District
on
Arlington
Va
u.s..
Mr.
Denny,
thank
you
for
coming
in
to
advocate
for
cycling.
I
think
you
well
made
the
case
for
its
value
in
our
community
in
terms
of
helping
make
us
more
mobile,
more
economically
competitive
and
more
inclusive
of
members
of
our
community.
That
might
rely
on
that
as
a
form
of
transportation.
B
I
wanted
to
suggest
a
great
place,
potentially
for
you
to
plug
in
for
us
to
gather
some
of
your
expertise
is
that
the
bike
element
of
the
transportation
plan
is
currently
under
revisions
and
a
fresh
look
back
in
December.
The
board
met
for
a
work
session
with
our
staff
and
with
some
of
our
citizen
commissioners,
and
talked
about
in
fact,
a
number
of
the
issues
you
raised
today:
equity,
for
example.
B
So
if
you
haven't
already
seen
it,
the
video
and
materials
for
that
session
may
be
helpful.
For
you,
I
am
wondering
we
are
fortunate
to
have
our
deputy
county
manager
for
Public
Engagement
Brenda
Helfer
with
us
today,
who
may
be
available
to
follow
up
with
you,
mr.
Denny,
and
get
your
contact
information.
So
that
is
that
bike
element
update
process
moves
forward.
We
can
know
where
to
find
you
and
bring
forward
your
expertise,
because.
K
K
That's
what
we
thank
you
so
mr.
Denny
I
know
might
and
we
might
not
be
moving
at
the
speed.
There
is
a
fairly
major
project
going
on
right
now,
so
we
are
continuing
to
work
on
on
bicycling
and
it
is
important
that
was
it.
Madam
chair
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
out
because
I
see
it
every
day
when
I'm
going
back
and
forth
I
think
that's
bicycles.
Thank
you.
B
Mr.
walinski,
thank
you
for
coming
in
today
to
bring
to
our
attention
concerns
about
public
access
to
the
George
Mason
Law
Library
being
limited
just
to
staff
and
students
of
the
law
school
during
construction.
I
would
like
to
ask
our
County
manager's
office.
If
we
could
raise
this
issue
with
our
liaisons
to
George
Mason
I
can't
imagine
we
have
an
answer
today,
but
if
that's
an
item
on
which
we
can
follow
up
absolutely.
M
M
M
Okay,
so
you're
saying
it's
not
as
robust
and
comprehensive
for
your
purposes.
Okay,
you
know
by
all
means,
if
you,
if
you
think
that
they
need
to
you,
know,
obtain
something
else
or
you
know
an
additional
database
or
a
book
or
get
something
perhaps
on
loan
from
another
law
library.
They
may
be
able
to
do
that.
I
think
that
there
that
are
Arlington,
County,
Bar
Association
library
in
the
courthouse
is
a
very
valuable
and
underutilized
resource.
So
so
keep
that
in
mind.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
and
leave
your
microphone
on
mister
I
said
because
mr.
Harris
brought
to
us
concerns
about
helicopter
noise,
which
I
know
has
been
a
particularly
acute
concern
of
your
in
your
neighborhood
of
Farrington,
and
you
did
reference
that
meeting
since
mr.
Vyse
odd
is
our
liaison
to
aircraft
noise
issues.
I
know
is
in
attendance
and
they
might
have
another
word
or
two
to
speak
to
yeah.
M
Thank
thank
you.
Miss,
crystal
frankly,
I
found
that
the
congressman
buyers
meeting
was
was
very
helpful.
I
think
that
the
bulk
of
of
the
over
200
participants
found
it
that
way
as
well.
In
brief,
the
community
forum
that
congressman
buyer
hosted
a
couple
weeks
ago
was
an
outgrowth
of
the
congressman's
legislation
that
he
secured
approval
for
in
one
of
the
last
defense
appropriations
bills
to
appropriate
funds
for
the
military
to
do
a
study
of
helicopter
noise
and
that's
a
challenge
because
think
about
it.
M
M
So
there's
a
lot
of
this
helicopter
traffic
at
the
same
time,
there's
varied
equipment,
there's,
Ospreys
and
and
other
types
of
vehicles,
but
a
number
I
think
of
takeaways
from
this
meeting
number
one
that
the
brass
of
the
military
has
assured
us
that
they're
going
to
take
these
public
comments
into
consideration
and
a
number
of
potential
solutions
cropped
up.
Cutting
down
on
VIP
flights
for
sure
was
was
probably
the
number
one
comment
we'll
see.
M
You
know
we'll
see
how
that
goes,
but
also
quieter:
new
generation
helicopters
that
are
both
less
noisy
and
more
environmentally
friendly,
better
route
enforcement.
All
of
these
helicopters
have
specific
routes
that
they're
supposed
to
follow.
Sometimes
they
do
sometimes
they
don't
and,
of
course,
some
people
say:
hey
I,
don't
want
better
route
enforcement,
because
I'm
right
over
had
I'd
like
the
route
to
be
moved,
so
they're
going
to
be
looking
at
that
as
well
and
also
a
requirement
to
fly
at
higher
altitudes.
M
So
it's
really
kind
of
an
all-of-the-above
type
of
thing
that
that
they
really
are
trying
to
take
to
heart
and
grapple
with.
The
study
will
be
out
soon
so
more
to
commen.
We
would
just
encourage
everybody
who
does
face
this
issue
to
let
us
know
we
have
an
aviation
page
on
our
website,
so
citizens
can
comment
both
on
helicopter
noise
as
well
as
commercial
aircraft
noise
from
national.
Thank
you,
ms
crystal
Thank,.
N
If
I
could
just
have
briefly
mr.
Vyse,
that's
advice
as
well
well
received,
but
I
would
also
encourage
people
to
have
federal
advocacy
as
top
of
your
efforts,
considering
that
most
of
these
changes
both
for
private
aviation
as
well
as
government
aviation,
do
require
federal
action.
So,
while
impressing
your
concerns
upon
us
are
always
very
important,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
also
have
direct
engagement
with
federal
policymakers,
who
will
ultimately
be
making
decisions
that
can
move
the
dial
here.
Q.
B
C
B
About
that
well,
I'll
take
I'll,
take
advantage
of
our
six
minute
interlude
here.
For
those
who
are
following
us,
we
do
advertise
the
formal
actions
of
the
board
to
begin
no
earlier
than
9:00
a.m.
so
I'm
gonna
sound
like
thank
you
for
keeping
us
honest
in
that
regard,
and
while
we
have
a
few
minutes
just
want
to
recognize,
it
looks
like
we're
joined
by
some
scouts
today.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
out
on
a
Saturday
morning.
B
O
C
B
B
Appreciate
the
opportunity
to
chat,
we
don't
usually
have
it
on
a
Saturday
morning.
That's
right!
Okay,
so
actually,
as
a
miss,
miss
Alec
was
saying
it's
a
good
thing.
We
did
on
earth
at
9:00
a.m.
time
because
one
more
item
has
been
pulled
in
the
interim.
What
is
the
additional
item
that
has
been
Paul's
number.
B
B
Since
the
consent
agenda
has
been
moved
and
seconded
all
those
in
favor
aye,
any
opposed
excellent
motion
passes.
The
consent
agenda
is
adopted.
So,
as
our
regular
attendees
know,
the
consent
agenda
is
an
opportunity
for
the
board
to
approve
dozens
of
items
at
a
time.
Generally,
we
place
these
items
on
the
consent
agenda,
because
they're
thought
to
be
relatively
non-controversial.
B
B
Consent
agenda
doesn't
mean
it
isn't
important
and
so
I
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
highlight
a
few
of
the
items
we
just
took
action
to
approve.
For
example,
we
approved
a
15-year
lease
with
a
spire
after-school
learning
program
for
nearly
9,000
square
feet
on
the
third
floor
of
Arlington
Mill
Community
Center
on
Columbia
Pike.
This
will
be
a
good
use
of
this
space.
It
has
actually
gone
unused
since
Arlington
mo
was
completed
and
the
aspire
after-school
program
will
operate.
B
Academic,
art
and
recreation
programming
for
students
in
kindergarten
through
12th
grade
aspire
itself
will
spend
about
a
million
dollars
to
build
out
the
space
and
we'll
pay
nine
thousand
dollars
a
year
and
rent
to
the
county.
The
build-out
will
be
completed
in
three
phases:
the
first
being
finished
one
year
from
now
phase
two
in
two
years
and
phase
three.
In
three
years
we
took
action
to
designate
four
trees
on
private
property
as
specimen
trees.
B
We
are
frequently
talking
about
trees
and
our
efforts
and
options
and
tools
to
preserve
them,
particularly
on
private
property,
and
so
today
we
took
an
action
to
designate
four
magnificent
trees
nominated
by
their
owners
as
specimen
trees.
In
order
to
become
a
specimen
tree,
a
tree
must
meet
criteria
about
its
size
and
quality,
and
once
it's
designated
as
such
by
the
board,
it's
protected
in
perpetuity
from
removal
or
injury.
B
This
action
is
taken
under
our
tree
preservation,
ordinance
in
Arlington,
which
strives
to
protect
trees,
both
on
County
property
and
creates
mechanisms
for
designating
not
only
specimen
trees
but
also
heritage,
Memorial
and
Street
on
public
and
private
property,
giving
these
trees
a
special
protected
status.
A
word
particularly
about
one
of
these
four
trees,
which
is
a
willow
oak.
It
stands
a
hundred
and
thirty
feet
tall
and
it
has
a
crown
spread
of
over
80
feet
so
surely
worth
preserving.
B
B
We
also
in
this
action
received
smart
scale,
funding
from
this
state
to
build
a
West
entrance
to
the
Boston
metro
station,
to
buy
a
mobile
commuter
store,
to
buy
eight
40-foot
buses
and
to
install
and
improve
accessibility
to
bus
stops
along
the
art
route
to
Marymount
University.
Finally,
we
did
receive
excuse
me,
funding
from
a
Vita
revenue
sharing
source
to
help
with
the
Shirlington
Road
bridge
project
and
the
Pershing
Drive
project
and
finally,
item
28.
This
is
an
item
I
think
we're
all
pretty
enthusiastic
about.
We
took
an
action
to
accept
a
$7,000
citizenship.
B
Scholarship
I
think
we're
all
very
grateful
to
an
anonymous
donor
who
has
come
forward
and
donated
this
money
to
start
a
scholarship
fund
that
will
pay
the
filing
fees
for
citizenship
for
Arlington
Ian's,
for
whom
that
fee
of
seven
hundred
twenty-five
dollars
to
process
their
application
for
naturalization
might
be
a
hardship
and
to
just
you
know,
speak
earnestly
about
this
for
a
minute.
I
think
it's
a
really
inspiring
example
of
the
compassion
that
Arlene
tawny
ins
have
for
their
neighbors.
B
This
donor
has
stepped
forward
and
generosity
will
make
things
better
for
others
by
making
it
a
little
easier
for
them
to
take
the
actions
required
to
become
an
American
I
think
we
all
hope
that
others
will
follow.
This
individuals
lead
and
serve
others
in
whatever
way
their
own
passions
and
resources
allow.
If
you
are
interested
in
applying
for
one
of
these
scholarships
for
your
citizenship
and
application
for
naturalization
or
if
you'd
like
to
attend
some
of
the
free
citizenship
classes
that
the
county
provides
to
eligible
residents.
Please
visit
the
county
website
and
search
citizenship
classes.
C
Regular
agenda
of
actually
starts
with
item
37,
but
this
has
been
moved
to
the
January
30th
recessed
meeting.
So
our
first
item
is
number
38,
which
is
short
bridge
Park.
It's
two
parts:
a
and
B.
It's
the
name.
The
park
located
between
Route
one
and
Potomac
Avenue
and
north
of
four
mile
run
officially
two
short
bridge
park
and
also
it
is
the
master
plan
and
design
guidelines
for
that.
Park.
B
L
P
P
Like
that,
thank
you.
The
park
is
identified
in
the
2000
Potomac
yard,
phase
development
site
plan,
number
346,
the
Potomac
yard
design
guidelines
and
the
final
site
plan
for
land
bay
f.
These
part
of
these
plans
call
for
three
large
open
spaces,
informally
called
North,
Park,
Center,
Park
and
South
Park.
The
map
on
the
Left
shows
the
parks
location
within
the
overall
PD
SP.
The
map
on
the
right
shows
the
parcels
in
yellow
that
comprise
the
park.
P
P
There
were
four
public
meetings
for
the
park
master
plan,
a
naming
process,
suggestions
for
park
potential
park
names
are
collected
at
each
meeting
and
a
feedback
form
was
shared
online.
The
forum
followed
the
forum
allowed
the
public
to
select
their
preferred
park,
name
from
a
list
of
suggestions
and
provided
space
to
suggest
additional
names
for
consideration.
In
total,
213
feedback
forms
were
collected,
the
top
three
selected
names
were
Luna,
Park,
short
bridge
Park
and
South
Park.
P
The
full
list
of
proposed
names
was
shared
with
the
parking
Recreation
Commission
in
September
the
Commission
narrowed
down
the
list
to
the
top
three
suggested
names
from
the
feedback
form.
These
names
were
then
shared
with
the
H
al
RB.
In
October
and
after
some
discussion,
a
member
proposed
the
named
South
Bridge
Park,
the
H
lrb
members
voted
and
Southbridge
Park
received
the
most
votes
in
November
staff
presented
all
four
names
to
the
park
and
Recreation
Commission.
After
some
discussion,
the
Commission
voted
and
short
bridge
park
was
selected
as
the
recommended
park
name.
P
The
process
followed
the
county's,
a
policy
for
naming
and
renaming
of
county
facilities
and
parks.
Short
bridge
park
was
selected
because
there
are
multiple
decommissioned,
railroad
bridges
in
and
around
the
park
that
connected
the
city
of
Alexander.
These
britches
are
the
only
visual
reminders
that
the
site
was
once
part
of
the
Richmond
frigate
Fredericksburg
and
Potomac
railroad
that
operated
from
1830s
and
was
decommissioned
in
1989.
P
P
Item
number
38
B
is
a
presentation
of
the
short
of
the
short
bridge
park
master
plan
design
guidelines
short
bridge
park
is
referenced
and
multiple
County
adopted
planning
documents,
many
of
which
provide
guidance
on
future
park
improvements
and
design.
The
park
master
plan
drew
from
recommendations
presented
in
the
Potomac
Yard
PD
SP
and
design
guidelines,
as
well
as
the
foreign
buyer,
1/4
mile
run
restoration,
master
plan
and
design
guidelines
in
this
aerial
image.
P
This
aerial
image
shows
the
park
boundary
in
green
staff
from
the
city
of
Alexandria
were
involved
in
the
plans,
development
and
attended
the
public
meetings.
The
gray
line
represents
the
arlington
and
city
of
alexandria
boundary.
The
red
dotted
line
represents
the
resource
protection
area
commonly
referred
to
as
the
r
PA
approximately
half
of
the
site
is
within
the
RP.
A
the
the
Purple
Line
highlights
the
four
mile
run
trail.
P
The
yellow
lines
highlight
the
parks
internal
walkways.
Here
we
have
the
route
1
sidewalk
and
the
black
circle
highlights
the
need
for
a
paved
connection
into
the
park
from
route
1.
The
aerial
image
shows
how
pedestrians
have
worn
away
the
grass
to
create
a
dirt
trail,
and
here
we
have
the
Potomac
Avenue
sidewalk.
P
P
The
light
blue
circle
highlights
the
playground
used
by
the
Crystal
City
child
care
center
as
part
of
their
use
permit
and
the
pink
circle
highlights
the
formal
railroad
bridge
that
is
currently
fenced
off
and
not
available
for
public
use.
This
bridge
will
eventually
connect
to
the
short
bridge
park
to
connect
short
bridge
parking,
Crescent
Park,
as
redevelopment
occurs
in
the
city
of
Alexandria,
guided
by
the
North
Potomac
yard,
small
area
plan,
which
was
originally
approved
in
2010
and
revised
in
2017.
P
This
slide
shows
again
or
the
slide
again
highlights.
The
need
for
improved
connections
to
the
park
ends
the
trail.
The
photo
on
the
Left
shows
a
dirt
path
connecting
Route
one
to
the
parks
walkways.
The
photo
on
the
right
shows
the
four
mile
run
trail
and
the
route
1
bridge.
In
the
background,
the
concrete
wall
extending
from
the
bridge
is
frequently
used
by
pedestrians
and
cyclists
to
access
the
trail.
P
I've
noticed
people
walking
along
the
concrete
wall
and
hopping
off
onto
the
trail
once
they
clear
the
chain-link
chain-link
fence,
so
approximately
35
percent
of
the
park
is
steeply
sloped
to
the
west
of
the
existing
bridge
was
another
railroad
bridge
that
was
removed
in
2013
by
the
city
of
Alexandria.
The
process
of
removing
the
bridge
left
a
mound
of
soil
that
blocks
views
to
the
waterway.
The
highlighted
the
blue
circle
highlights
the
mound
that
will
be
removed
as
part
of
the
trail
connection
and
park
improvements.
P
This
slide
shows
the
existing
and
future
parks
within
a
half-mile
radius
of
Short
Bridge
Park.
The
existing
parks
are
shaded
in
green
and
future
parks
are
in
orange,
development
of
Crescent
Park
and
the
bridge
is
depended
on
redevelopment
of
the
Potomac
Yards
entrance
in
the
city
of
Alexandria.
The
North
Potomac
yard.
Small
area
plan
will
guide
redevelopment
and
list
specific
triggers
for
the
park
land.
As
you
can
see,
the
future
Crescent
Park
overlaps,
the
retail
structures
for
Pier,
one
Imports
and
the
shoppers
grocery
store.
P
P
P
So
the
first
public
meeting
introduce
the
project
we
elicited
suggestions
for.
Put
the
park
name
asked
attendees
to
write
down.
There
are
3-3
amenities
they
would
like
included
in
the
design.
The
top
graph
lists,
all
the
suggested
park,
amenities
and
the
blue
bars
show
the
number
of
times
each
amenity
was
listed.
The
most
requested
amenities
include
open
space,
a
dog
park
or
dog,
run
connections
to
the
water
connections,
to
nearby
trails,
a
kayak
launch
and
improved
accessibility.
P
The
second
public
meeting
presented
three
preliminary
concepts:
the
highlight
potential
use
zones,
the
pink
represents
an
area
that
could
accommodate
structured
or
active
recreation.
The
yellow
represents
open
space
with
minimal
constructed
elements
and
the
blue-green
areas
represent
ecological
areas
dominated
by
vegetation
staff,
used
a
feedback
form
to
collect
input
on
the
preferences
and
concept
it'd
be
titled.
Open
space
book
focused
was
preferred
as
well
as
there's
also
a
strong
advocacy
for
adding
a
dog
run.
P
The
third
public
meeting
presented
three
preliminary
Park
concepts
based
on
input
from
the
previous
meetings
and
guidance
from
County
Board
adopted
plans.
Feedback
was
collected
using
a
paper
feedback
form
that
asks
attendees
to
rank
their
preferred
can't
park
concept.
This
same
feedback
form
was
also
posted
online
and
available
from
May
15th
through
May
31st
2017.
In
total,
there
were
213
form
submissions
collected
and
concept
to
was
the
most
preferred
with
the
addition
of
a
dog
run
in
a
diagonal
trail,
which
are
highlighted
with
the
red
dotted
line
and
concept
number
two.
P
After
the
third
public
meeting
I
presented
the
project
to
the
Eclipse
condominium
and
to
the
Aurora
Highland
Civic
Association,
then,
at
the
fourth
public
meeting
staff
presented
one
part,
one
draft
park
plan
and
solicited
feedback.
This
plan
was
then
presented
to
multiple
Arlington
County
advisory
groups
and
to
the
city
of
Alexandria,
Parks
and
Recreation
Commission.
P
The
park
master
plan
addressed
the
entire
park
and
integrates
the
park
land
owned
by
the
city
of
Alexandria.
The
recommended
improvements
within
the
city
of
Alexandria
are
minimal.
This
is
to
ensure
that
our
master
plan
does
not
obstruct
future
connections
to
the
bridge.
I
also
want
to
note
the
position
over
the
our
PA
line
and
the
red
dotted
line.
It
does
not
match
the
updated
Chesapeake
Bay
preservation
area
map
that
affected,
that
was
a
that
became
effective
on
January
1st
2018.
P
The
update,
the
updated
RP
a
for
this
area
of
the
county
is
approximately
25
feet
north
to
take
into
the
campus
steep
slopes.
This
change
does
not
affect
the
park
master
plan
or
positioning
of
any
of
the
park
amenities.
The
playground,
the
plaza
the
dog
run,
are
still
outside
the
RP
a
and
during
the
final
design.
The
document
will
reflect
the
approved
boundary.
P
I
want
to
point
out
a
few
of
oh
sorry.
I
want
to
point
out
a
few
of
the
larger
park
elements.
The
open
grass
areas
are
combined
43,000
square
feet.
The
playgrounds
will
remain
in
the
same
location
and
configuration
the
public
playground
is
approximately
1,200
square
feet
and
the
child
care
playground
is
approximately
1400
square
feet.
P
P
The
tree
canopy
in
this
park
will
be
greatly
expanded,
as
the
plan
calls
for
approximately
80
new
new
80-82
new
and
existing
trees.
The
trees
labeled
as
type
1
will
have
large
canopy,
is
to
provide
abundant
shade
to
Park
users
and
are
primarily
located
along
pathways.
The
trees
labeled
as
type
2
will
have
hansom.
It
will
have
a
handsome
form
and
vibrant
fall
colors.
The
type
2
type
3
trees
will
be
adaptable
to
extreme
environments
that
can
tolerate
drought
and
flood
in
the
rain
garden
and
type.
P
The
riparian.
The
master
plan
recommends
the
riparian
meadow
to
be
approximately
26,000
square
feet
and
to
include
paved
pathways
native
grasses
and
perennials
boulders,
irrigation
and
invasive
plant
treatments.
The
riparian
meadow
will
replace
mowed
grass
and
will
result
in
improved
storm
water.
Absorption,
help
prevent
erosion
and
will
add
new
wildlife
habitat.
P
The
master
plan
calls
for
a
river
front
access
to
provide
a
safe
area
for
park
and
trail
users
to
view
the
waterway
and
the
why
life
this
amenity
aligns
with
the
recommendation
of
the
Four
Mile
Run
restoration
master
plan,
which
called
for
a
water
access
point
at
this
at
this
park,
and
it
aligns
with
feedback
gathered
during
the
public
process.
The
plan
recommends,
recommends
curving
the
four
mile
run
trail
in
by
eight
feet,
to
make
room
for
a
landing
and
possible
area
to
get
closer
to
the
water.
P
This
feature
was
flagged
by
multiple
advisory
groups
in
their
letters
to
the
county
board.
They
are
not
opposed
to
this
feature,
but
rather
they
express
concerned
about
potential
conflicts
between
cyclists
and
pedestrians.
The
techniques
techniques
for
reducing
conflict
and
other
safety
measures
will
be
explored
and
incorporated
in
the
final
design
phase.
P
This
photo
highlights
the
limited
amount
of
space
available
for
trail
users,
the
park
steep
slopes,
the
rail
link
and
the
bridge
underpass
is
constrained.
The
useable
trail
space,
given
the
limited
amount
of
space
that
the
staff
and
consultants
ought
that
adding
an
overlook
would
improve
safety.
The
Overlook
would
be
an
area
where
trail
users
can
step
off
the
heavily
used
trail
out
of
the
way
of
cyclists
and
get
closer
to
the
water
to
view
nature.
Currently,
there
is
no
place
to
stop
and
other
than
within
other
than
within
the
trail
and
potentially
blocking
bicycle
traffic.
P
The
park
master
plan
calls
for
a
dog
run
that
is
approximately
forty-five
to
5,000
square
feet
that
the
term
dog
run
is
following
the
concept
that
is
currently
under
consideration
in
the
Pops
process.
For
a
smaller
sized
dog
area,
the
elements
would
include
synthetic
turf,
fencing
entry
gates,
seating,
a
shade
structure,
bioretention
trash
receptacles,
a
water
source
for
the
dogs
and
for
maintenance,
a
community
bulletin
board
and
potential
lighting.
P
The
park
master
plan
recommends
that
the
playgrounds
were
made
in
the
current
location,
and,
as
is
the
public
playground,
is
labeled
as
number
three
and
the
childcare
playground
is
labeled
as
number
17.
The
components
for
the
public
playground
are
in
good
condition
and
once
it
reaches
the
end
of
its
useful
life
and
the
playground
will
be
renovated.
P
The
park
master
plan
recommends,
in
the
plaza
to
include
interpretive
walls
and
paving
educational
signage,
mixed
and
movable
seating,
shade
structures,
interpretive
garden,
a
drinking
fountain
with
a
with
a
bottle
filler
trash,
receptacles
and
pole
and
bollard
lighting
I
also
want
to
point
out
that
the
plaza
and
grass
lawn
follows
the
Arlington
Alexandria
boundary.
The
history
of
the
spandrel
line
and
the
historic
flow
of
the
run
wasn't
was
a
point
of
interest
at
the
public
meetings
and
this
inspired.
That's
not
the
design.
P
Here
we
have
a
few
ideas
for
educational,
interpretive
signage
that
could
be
integrated
into
the
plaza
and
other
areas
of
the
park.
The
park
master
plan
also
recommends,
including
public
arts.
This
element
will
be
designed
and
incorporated
during
the
final
design
phase.
A
preliminary
concept
involves
artistic
light
under
one
or
multiple
bridges.
During
the
public
process,
staff
receive
feedback
than
the
under
passes
are
perceived
as
unsafe,
and
we
think
that
public
art
could
improve
this
perception.
I.
P
P
So
next
steps,
the
the
park
is
zoned
a
co
one
point
five,
and
this
district
calls
for
a
four
parks
to
be
considered
through
a
special
use
or
a
special
exemption.
A
use
permit
is
required
for
this
park
and
will
be
done
prior
to
construction
of
park
improvements.
The
park
there
is
a
park
easement
currently
in
progress.
The
park
is
the
the
the
section
of
the
park
highlighted
in
blue
is
the
portion
where
we're
going
to
achieve
a
surface
easement
for
the
park.
The
area
shaded
in
red
shows
areas
that
currently
have
a
public
access.
P
Easement
and
the
areas
in
red
show
a
potential
for
future.
Land
acquisition,
fee
symbol
and
neck
was
just
at
land
acquisition
at
no
cost
to
the
county.
Also,
amendments
will
be
needed
to
be
made
to
Faye's
development
site
plan
and
to
lan-based
and
to
the
land
Bay
F
landscape
plan.
Also,
a
license
agreement
with
the
city
of
Alexandria
will
be
needed
to
address
improvements
on
city
land
and
a
long
term
and
long
term
agreements
with
the
Eclipse
condominium
and
the
city
of
Alexandria
to
address
maintenance.
B
Will
go
next,
our
Commission's
we've
heard
I
know,
add
weight,
advice
and
recommendations
from
three
Commission's
by
letter,
Parks
and
Recreation
urban
forestry
commission
and
the
environmental
conservation,
&,
Energy,
Commission
and
I
know
we
have
the
new
chair
of
our
Parks
and
Recreation
Commission
with
us
today.
So
mr.
Rossi
I'd
love
to
recognize
you
for
any
thoughts
or
comments.
Thank.
Q
You
very
much
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
Park
and
Rec
Commission
fully
supports
and
recommends
the
master
plan
and
design
guidelines
and
the
naming
to
short
bridge
park,
we'd
like
to
express
our
praise
for
the
planning
process
and
the
extensive
extensive
community
outreach
that
that
took
place
with
this
and
I
think.
It's
also
a
great
example
of
the
continuing
cooperative
process,
we're
having
with
our
our
Alexandria
neighbors
in
this
part
of
a
part
of
our
County.
Q
The
only
that's
it's
gonna
provide
a
wonderful
rest,
better
oasis
for
bicyclists,
especially
those
of
us.
When
we're
doing
our
big
Arlington
loop
around
and
another
stopping
place,
we
think
it's
a
good
application
or
design
of
natural
space,
sometimes
I
think
we've
seen
in
recent
years
because
of
the
Arlington
way.
We
have
lots
of
expressions
of
things
we
can
do
in
our
open
spaces
in
our
parks
and
I.
Q
Think
we
have
a
pressure
to
I,
don't
know
if
this
is
a
word
but
to
over
a
monetize
our
parks
to
build
too
much
and
there's
certain
places
where
it's
appropriate.
But
this
is
a
place
where
I
think
there's
a
nice
balance
there
and
again
it
does
provide
a
dog
run,
amenity
and
definitely
needed
in
this
area
and,
as
I
think
we're
experiencing
some
of
us
sitting
in
with
the
Planning
Commission
on
site
plan
review,
Commission
I
think
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
every
single
private,
you
know
large
development
there.
Q
Q
We
look
forward
to
went
to
the
time
and
Alexandra
is
able
to
develop
this
part
of
their
open
space
and
then
there'll
be
about
wonderful
connection
between
what
the
Crescent
Park
and
the
Potomac
Yards
Park
and
and
all
that
development
down
there
and
I
get
one
point.
We
can
talk
about
boundaries
between
jurisdictions,
but
it's
essentially
many
people
are
not
really
gonna
notice,
the
difference
between
our
part
of
Arlington
and
that
north
part
of
Alexandria.
Q
Finally,
on
the
park
name,
the
the
park
and
Rec
Commission
took
a
thorough
examination
of
all
the
the
public
input
and
we
had
lots
of
discussions
and
now
the
one
they
all
say
is
we.
We
appreciate
the
historical
justification
that
the
staff
has
provided
on
this,
but
in
the
end,
I
think
the
Park
and
Rec
members
just
really
appreciated
the
whimsical
and
clever
and
ironic
name
that
was
provided
and
I
have
to
say
out
of
you've
heard
about
it.
Q
B
B
K
B
All
right,
the
motion
has
been
moved
and
seconded.
It
is
on
the
table.
Colleagues
I
see
maybe
two
issues
that
will
surface
for
some
questions
and
then,
of
course,
there's
room
for
discussion
of
other
questions
or
items
the
first
just
one
that
had
been
highlighted
throughout
our
board
report.
In
the
event,
anybody
wanted
to
follow
up
with
further
questions
is
about
what
our
staff
reference
with
any
potential
for
pedestrian
might
conflict
on
the
riverfront
overlook
and
then
also
a
sequence
of
questions
or
related
issues
around
the
relationship
with
Alexandria
and
the
sequence
of
build-out.
B
K
P
During
the
the
final
design
phase,
we
will
be
looking
at
different
materials
that
we
can
use
to
better
delineate
the
the
trail
from
this
overlook.
Here
it
could
include
markings
signage.
It
could
include
maybe
an
extension
of
the
rail
to
kind
of
point
out
or
to
better
highlight
that
this
is
a
separate
area
from
the
trail
that
will
be
done
during
the
design
phase
and
more
details
will
be,
would
be
added
to
that,
and
it
would
have
to
follow
the
arlington
county
and
city
of
Alexandria
guidelines
for
building
and
safety.
B
M
P
They
were
involved
throughout
the
entire
process
and
helped
us
actually
develop
a
design,
but
they
don't
have
any
anticipation
as
to
one
funding
or
the
redevelopment
process
for
that
area
of
the
North
Potomac
yard
area.
No
North,
Potomac
yard
small
area
plan
will
happen.
Many
of
from
what
I
understand
through
conversations
with
them.
Many
of
the
leases
for
the
retail
spaces
are
what
will
not
end
for
like
another,
at
least
another
decade,
or
even
more
of
its.
M
K
Yeah
no
I
I
was
wondering
if
we
could
maybe
push
a
little
bit.
I
mean
particularly
the
bridge
right
I
mean
if
it's
gonna
fall
down
and
you
have
to
rebuild
Newbridge
I
get
it,
but
if
it's
not
gonna
fall
down
and
I
think
it
used
to
carry
trains.
So
it's
probably
pretty
strong.
You
know,
put
a
fit
just
something
to
make
it
not
beautiful,
not
anything
big,
but
just
usable
I
mean
if
we
talk
to
them
about
that.
Maybe
we
should
talk
to
our
colleagues.
B
K
It
just
seems
like
there's
that
such
a
major
connection
and
I'm
not
talking
about
doing
anything
I
just
like
a
you
know.
What
do
you
call
it
a
looking
a
promise
just
enough
to
make
it
so
people
can
use
it's
not
fenced
off
that
feels,
but
anyway,
maybe
nobody
else
wants
to
do
that
out.
I
can
do
that
privately
with
someone
my
colleagues
know,
but.
M
Actually,
excuse
me:
miss
Garvey
does
bring
up
a
point
in
terms
of
the
bridge.
You
know
I'm
sure
we've
all
been
to
the
High
Line
in
New
York
multiple
times
and
I
was
just
there
a
few
months
ago.
Do
we
know
offhand
from
a
safety
and
structural
perspective,
as
well
as
a
ownership
/
legal
perspective.
If
there
is
any
prospect
ultimately
of
having
public
access
across
that
bridge.
P
P
They
do
have
guidance
for
dog
parks,
I
know
the
location
of
dog
parks
and
what
can
what
is
allowed
within
the
RP
a
and
that
did
not
fit
with
that?
That
use
did
not
fit
that
regulation,
because
that
was
being
done
to
see
those
Andreea
staff
did
a
fantastic
outreach
effort
to
the
Eclipse
condominium
and
nearby
residential
areas
to
inform
them
that
the
you
know
this
is
Alexandria
property.
We
would
like
to
keep
it
fenced
off
for
safety
purposes
and
in
the
future,
will
consider
you
know
a
design
for
this
area.
Okay,.
M
K
P
10,000
square
feet
and
outside
located
outside
of
a
sensitive
environmental
areas,
a
dog
run
is
associated
with
the
pops
process
and
it
allows
for
smaller
dog
areas,
dog
fenced-in
dog
exercise
areas
that
could
fit
within
urban
areas.
That
does
not
do
that.
That
may
not
have.
This
may
not
have
enough
space
for
a
10,000
square-foot
dog
park.
Okay,.
B
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
the
the
city
of
Alexandria,
given
their
approach
to
this
area
and
looking
for
private
development,
to
sort
of
encourage
a
lot
of
the
improvements,
and
you
know
having
other
capital
priorities
elsewhere.
It's
probably
fair
to
say
that
there
really
no
plans
for
this
and
what
anybody
would
reasonably
call
the
near-term.
That's.
N
You
know,
in
effect,
if,
if
and
until
that
happens,
what
we,
what
we
do
here
needs
to
work
both
as
an
interim
condition,
but
also
be
compatible
with
anything
that
may
happen
long
term.
So
you
know
I
think
what
that
says.
To
me
a
little
bit
is
that
you
know
we
ought
to
look
at
this,
as
perhaps
the
the
park
that
we're
going
to
be
living
in
for
the
next.
You
know
15
20
years
and
not
Bank
on
anything
else
happening
and,
to
that
extent
has
I
appreciate
our
cooperation
with
the
city
of
Alexandria
I.
N
Think
that's
really
wise,
but
part
of
what
we're
part
of
the
reason
that
we're
calling
the
park.
What
we're
calling
it-
and
you
know-
we've
designed
it
in
such
a
way-
is
based
on
an
anticipation
of
what
they
will
do
later.
Are
they,
at
least
this
is
sort
of
to
speak
to
Ms
Garvey's
question?
Are
they
looking
at
any
sort
of
aesthetic
improvements
to
the
decommissioned
bridge
area
to
at
least
make
it
somewhat
relevant
that
we've
were
making
these
park
improvements,
we're
calling
it
short
bridge
park?
Are
they
interested
in
doing
anything
at
all?
P
S
You
mr.
manager
may
I
add
a
comment
to
that.
Just
one
thing
to
think
about
and
that
we
incorporated
in
our
approach
to
this.
The
city
of
Alexandria
development
plans
are
much
longer-term
as
as
Miss
Hymas
Illustrated.
We
are
going
to
be
talking
to
them
about
a
memorandum
of
agreement
as
far
as
maintenance
in
the
area
and
during
those
conversations
we
can
certainly
bring
up
when
we
go
into
development.
You
know
potential,
aesthetic
and
other
improvements
to
help
that
edge
between
the
two
properties,
because
ours
is
sort
of
being
looked
at
as
a
final
plan.
S
S
So
I
just
want
to
say
that,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
our
expectations
are
what
Alexander
may
actually
do.
I
think
we
can
certainly
an
absolutely
talk
to
them
about
the
static
improvements,
particularly
on
the
upland
side
of
the
bridge,
but
the
bridge
itself
is
probably
going
to
remain
like
that
until
the
development
happens.
Thank.
K
B
I
appreciate
that
mr.
Beach,
for
sharing
that
I
mean
I,
do
think
anywhere
you're
talking
about
major
environmental
remediation.
There
are
no
easy,
quick,
aesthetic,
only
improvements
and
I
think
we
do
need
to
be
respectful
of
the
tremendous
capital
pressures
that
the
city
of
Alexandria
is
a
they
share
with
the
ones
we
do.
Schools
Metro
other,
along
with
some
pretty
significant
state
regulatory
requirements
about
their
stormwater
management
system.
B
So
you
know
I
think
we
look
to
them
as
a
partner
and
to
the
extent
we
can
make
this
a
great
resource,
as
I
think
was
mentioned
at
some
point.
Perhaps
my
mr.
Ross
that
folks
experience
in
this
Park
may
not
even
be
cognizant
of
boundaries,
but
also
recognize
that
you
know
it's.
It
doesn't
make
them
an
unwilling
partner
if
they're
not
able
to
to
find
the
public
dollars
to
pay
for
major
improvements
prior
to
redevelopment
and
the
the
private
dollars
they're.
Looking
for
mr.
beyster
thank.
M
You
so
so
just
another
follow
up,
and
mr.
Beach
I
appreciate
your
comments.
I'd
like
to
in
terms
of
Arlington,
Alexandria
and-
and
you
know,
we've
we've
stressed
the
the
cooperation
and
the
partnership
that
we
have
with
all
of
our
jurisdictions
and
now
we're
talking
about
Alexandria,
I,
believe
one
of
your
slides
and
certainly
in
the
board
report.
There
is
slide
34
final
Park
master
plan,
design,
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
the
the
the
the
slide
that
shows
all
the
elements
in
the
site
plan
one
through
seventeen.
M
Okay,
here
we
go
so
there's
a
line
of
demarcation,
Arlington,
Alexandria
and
items
9,
10
and
15
are
on
the
Alexandria
side
of
the
river
and
I.
Don't
want
to
be
around
the
the
Alexandria
side
of
the
property
line
and
I.
Don't
want
to.
You
know
over
over
be
over
anxious
about
this,
but
I
guess.
My
question
is
in
terms
of
our
build
out
of
this.
M
Are
we
going
to
be
funding
improvements
on
the
Alexandria
side
of
of
this
line,
or
might
there
be
federal
and
state
funds
that
can
be
applied
to
those
improvements?
I
mean
how?
How
are
we
dealing
with
that?
Is
this
through
the
MOU
or
what,
because
it
sounds
like
we
may
have
an
MoU
for
for
operations
and
maintenance,
but
what
about
capital
costs
for
these
improvements?
So.
P
Number
15
is
an
existing
improvement
that
the
city
of
Alexandria
constructed
and
will
be
addressed
when
they
have
funds
to
do
so,
possibly
through
redevelopment
or
through
capital
maintenance.
Number.
Nine
is
just
a
terraced
grassy
area
where
people
can
kind
of
lay
out
with
their
blankets
or
a
picnic,
and
then
number
10
is
the
Overlook.
P
The
Overlook
was
put
there
specifically
because
just
from
using
the
site
and
interacting
with
the
vit
with
it
with
the
four
mile
run
trail,
the
designers
and
the
staff
thought
it
would
be
appropriate
to
put
there
as
opposed
to
in
this
in
the
arlington
side.
Because
then
simply
users
who
want
to
access
it
would
just
all
they
would
have
to
do-
is
look
both
ways
when
they
reach
the
four
mile
run
trail
and
then
hop
across
the
trail
onto
the
Overlook,
as
opposed
to
interacting
more
with
the
former
Run
Trail
and
the
cyclists.
P
So
that's
kind
of
like
the
justification
as
to
why
it's
there
in
that.
In
Alexandria
aside.
That
being
said,
it
would
be
improvements
that
were
construct
that
were
that
would
be
constructed
by
Arlington
County
CIP
funds
and
the
the
entire
park
is
perceived
as
an
Arlington
County
Park
right
now.
The
only
people
using
it
are
pretty
much
Arlington
County
residents
and
people
who
are
using
the
Four
Mile
Run
trail
on
the
other
side
of
the
four
mile
run
there
there's
basically
no
residential.
It's
all
big-box
retail
and
surface
parking
lots.
P
S
Also,
add
to
that,
the
improvements
in
Alexandria
as
part
of
master
plan
were
very
well
tightly,
coordinated
with
the
city
of
Alexandria
staff
and
have
been
altered
several
times
to
reflect
their
input
and
their
design
preferences
for
for
the
future
integration.
However,
probably
very
similar
to
any
other
time,
the
county
makes
investment
on
private
property,
for
example,
our
property
doesn't
own,
for
example,
for
a
while
there's
a
small
project
we
always
required
either
at
MOA
or
some
other
type
of
license
agreement
that
would
guarantee
the
investment
for
a
certain
of
year.
M
Mean
I
I
do
appreciate
the
planning
and
the
coordination
I
mean.
That's
that's
absolutely
a
predicate
to
even
going
forward.
I
am
a
little
concerned,
though,
that
we're
going
to
be
making
we're
going
to
be
spending
significant
amounts
of
money
on
improvements
on
the
Alexandria
site
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
we
can
anticipate
either
a
stronger
conversation
with
Alexandria
about
this
and
perhaps
try
to
in
accelerate
you
know
what
they're
doing,
but,
but
might
there
be
an
opportunity
for
reciprocation
I
mean
elsewhere,
I
mean
we.
M
You
know,
we've
got
in
the
fore
in
the
context
of
the
Four
Mile
Run
planning
process.
We've
got.
You
know
we're
very
close
to
the
to
the
to
the
County
Line
City
Line
there,
with
the
gas
station
at
the
W,
o
and
D,
and
so
forth.
I'm
just
wondering
a
mr.
manager.
I
know:
I
could
read
your
facial
expressions
here.
Can
you
comment
on
this
dynamic
sure.
L
And
one
thing
to
note:
is
it
actually
between
the
spaces
of
nine
and
ten
there's,
some
work?
That's
going
on
there.
Some
of
the
funding
for
this
project
is
federal
funds
that
they're
coming
to
the
county,
so
I
actually
have
very
high
level
of
comfort
that
we're
using
federal
dollars
to
do
something
that
benefits
more
than
one
community.
But
your
point
about
us
we're
still
cating
with
them,
is
something
that
we
do
all
the
time
in
our
conversations
with
them.
I
can
actually
make
a
point
of
bringing
this
up
with
the
city
manager.
L
L
We're
also
I
wouldn't
know
because
I
asked
the
question
when
it
comes
to
cutting
the
grass
here,
we're
not
going
to
be
stopping
our
lawnmower
at
the
dotted
line,
we're
going
to
keep
going
so
that
in
the
future,
as
part
of
the
arrangement
we
make
with
them
on
maintenance
that
there'll
be
a
reciprocal
arrangement
when
they
pick
up
some
of
the
costs
in
the
future,
whereas
we're
picking
up
the
cost.
Now,
okay,.
M
Great
I
just
would
encourage
us
to
be
mindful
of
this
and
again
I.
Don't
want
to
stress
I,
don't
want
to
stress
too
much
about
this,
but
but
I
think
that
you
know
that
our
citizens
may
have
you
know,
may
have
made
the
same.
Observations
can
I
just
ask
the
county
attorney
if
there's
any,
if
there
are
any
legal
dynamics
or
constraints
here,
given
the
the
property
line,
divisions
between
the
jurisdictions.
O
Not
particularly
I
was
just
talking
to
mr.
guts,
all
about
the
the
prospects
of
a
boundary
line.
Adjustment
with
the
city
I
mean
that
would
be
ultimate
fix
and
it's
a
relatively
straightforward
process
with
the
court.
It
doesn't
require
legislative
action,
but
but
otherwise
we
would
be
wise
to
have
an
agreement
with
the
city
about
exactly
what
responsibilities
each
party
is
going
to
take
care
of,
and
also
funding.
B
The
points
been
made,
I
don't
know
that
it's
shared
across
the
board
in
a
literal
sense
I.
You
know
we
engage
in
parks,
planning
processes
all
the
time
on
things
that
are
not
solely
publicly
owned
by
the
county
of
Arlington
property
out
of
respect
and
recognition
of
the
fact
that
our
citizens
need
places
to
rec
really
have,
but
so
much
property
that
is
solely
owned
for
perpetuity
by
Arlington
County,
so
I
appreciate
them.
The
points
that
you're,
raising
and
I
think
you've
made
the
point
pretty
clear
about
the
the
concerns
here.
Mr.
R
R
Rather
that
was
at
all
discussed
because,
as
the
Eternia
can
indicate
to
me,
it's
not
a
or
to
us,
it's
not
a
heavy-lift
necessarily
to
do
that
if
they
were
willing
for
me
personally
I,
don't
think
that
there's
a
great
risk
that
we're
gonna
make
an
investment
here
and
and
the
city
of
Alexander
is
gonna,
come
along
some
day
and
and
undo
that
so
I,
don't
look
it
I,
don't
see
this
as
a
as
as
from
a
risk.
I
see
it
as
if
from
a
common-sense
standpoint,
could.
K
I,
add
to
that
question:
I
think
agen,
quite
phrases,
a
question.
I
absolutely
agree
with
you.
Mr.
Getchell,
looking
at
the
dotted
line,
I
am
assuming
that
before
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
straightened
everything
out,
that's
where
the
water
line
used
to
be.
Is
that
why
that
curve
is
there?
Okay,
because
that's
how
classically
you
make
mortars
right
is
where
the
water
goes.
K
I,
really
like
the
idea
of
seeing
if
we
could
just
simply
get
this
and
and
put
the
lye
again,
the
border
will
be
where
the
water
is
it's
just
it's
gonna
move
a
little
bit,
I
I
mean
I.
Just
would
no
it's
not.
We
haven't
made
a
motion,
anything
like
that,
but
I
really
think
that's
worth
looking
into
I
think
it
would
simplify
things
and
I
had
one
other
question
once
we're
done
with
this
issue.
I'm.
R
P
Did
discuss
it
and
initially
the
discussion
was
about
the
idea
of
the
Arlington
County
Board
owning
the
portion
of
the
property
within
to
the
north
of
the
four
mile
run,
but
within
the
city
of
Alexandria.
At
the
time
that
did
not
seem
like
it
was
something
that
they
were
in
favor
of
the
part
of
the
save
Alexandria
Park
Recreation
staff.
They
consulted
their
city
attorney
and
at
the
time
they
didn't
think
that
was
that
they
really
didn't
see
much
value
in
that
or
they
didn't
see
it
as
a
direction
they
wanted
to
go.
P
K
I,
wonder:
is
this
something
that
I
mean
you
don't
want
to
mess
and
cross
the
lines
too
much?
But
some
of
us
do
talk
to
our
colleagues
on
the
Alexandria,
City
Council
and
I
I.
Just
wonder
if
that's
the
level
at
which
we
might
just
kind
of
float
the
conversation
a
little
bit
but
anyway,
it
seems
like
it
seems
to
make
common
sense
to
me
to
yourself.
N
It's
that
simple
I
mean
you
know,
conversations
about
boundary.
Adjustments
can
be
perceived,
as
you
know,
annexation
conversations
depending
on
who's
hearing
them,
and
you
know
before
we
would
even
engage
in
a
conversation
of
that
sense,
with
it
being
conveyed
that
it's
the
interest
of
the
board
I
think
we
should
have
some
due
diligence
to
know
what
would
be
some
of
the
implications
of
it.
N
So
adjusting
the
boundaries
I,
don't
know
about
some
of
the
foundations
of
ports
for
the
railroad
bridge,
whether
or
not
that
would
then
become
our
responsibility
for
a
level
of
maintenance
for
a
bridge.
That
then,
is
mostly
entirely
in
the
city
of
Alexandria,
with
an
adjusted
boundary
long
and
short
of
it.
I
think
there
are
many
more
questions
that
I
would
want
to
see
address
before.
I
would
even
want
to
entertain
whether
we
would
want
to
have
a
further
conversation
with
Alexandria
about
a
boundary
adjustment.
Fine.
K
Mum's
the
word
then
I
had
one
additional
question,
which
is
after
all
of
this
conversation
and
maybe
we're
planning
to
do
this.
Is
there
any
thought
to
putting
a
little
a
sign
there
I
mean
when
people
from
Arlington
come
and
they
get
to
that
bridge
and
they
see
this
fence
and
then
they
may
not
understand
quite
what's
going
on,
and
why
is
this
fencing
or
why
is
it's
so
nice
here
and
it's
so
bad
over
there
and
why
don't
we
fix
it
up
over
there?
K
I
just
don't
know
if
there's
might
be
some
sort
of
explanatory
note
that
this
marks
the
boundary
between
Arlington
and
Alexandra,
don't
throw
them
under
the
bus.
You
know
Alexandria
has
plans
but
they're
not
anyway.
It's
just
a
thought.
Cuz
I
think
you
may
have
people
kind
of
wondering
what's
going
on
it's
so
pretty
up
to
here
and
then
hey
can
I
like
you
know
so
anyway,
just
it
might
be
helpful.
That's
all.
N
Some
of
my
colleagues
know
I've
been
less
than
overwhelmed
by
the
name,
not
that
I
don't
recognize
its
cleverness.
But
then
looking
at
sort
of
the
iterative
steps
in
arriving
at
short
bridge
is
the
recommendation.
It's
pretty
clear
that
it
wasn't
necessarily
a
slam-dunk
a
no-brainer.
It's
not
like
everyone
embraced
short
bridges,
is
sort
of
what
this
ought
to
be,
and
you
know
I.
This
is
more
of
a
comment
less
than
a
question.
I
think
this
might
be
a
case
where
we
you
know.
Sometimes
you
have
you're.
You
know
you're
planning
on
having
a
child.
N
You
know
well
in
advance
what
you're
gonna
name
that
child,
or
sometimes
you
look
at
that
child
and
immediately
the
name
comes
to
mind.
I
think
this
might
be
a
case
where
we
have
to
you
know:
wait
wait
a
little
while
to
figure
out
how
this
park
actually
works
before
we
determine
you
know,
sort
of
what
it
ought
to
be
and
how
we
want
to
name
it
in
perpetuity
or
for
the
long
term,
and
you
know
just
for
my
mind.
N
The
key
feature
of
of
this
park
will
be
its
relationship
to
water,
and
you
know,
I
seems
to
me
that's
something
that
speaks
to
that
in
the
name
of
the
park
would
be
most
useful,
but
I'm
perfectly
comfortable.
Accepting
short
bridge
is
sort
of
the
the
interim
way
we
view
this
part,
given
that
it
will
be
sort
of
an
interim
solution,
but
that
we
make
ourselves
receptive
to
seeing
how
the
park
actually
plays
on
the
ground
before
we
we
permanently
embrace
its
name,
get.
K
As
someone
who,
with
her
second
child,
had
nurses
coming
in
the
next
day
saying,
does
this
baby
have
a
name
yet
she
doesn't
know,
but
it
took
a
while.
It
took
us
a
while
I'm
fine
with
the
name
right
now
sure
it's
clever
it
whatever.
But
the
thing
that
underwhelmed
me
and
don't
don't
take
it
badly
is
that
all
of
the
people
were
taught
it
looked
like
about
44
people,
and
we
did
this
huge.
You
know
we
do
a
lot
of
outreach,
we're
really
pretty
good
about
getting
out
of
people.
K
We
do
things
online
and
for
some
reason,
with
this
name,
we
clearly
like
didn't.
Do
that
so
I
wonder
if
a
look
I'm
fine
with
this
name
right
now,
but
moving
forward
if
we
have
other
naming
issues
for
parks
and
things
that
we
ought
to
have
a
little
more
robust
way
of
contacting
a
few
more
people
than
44
or
whatever
40
fight.
You
know
what
I
mean
it
just
seems
like
it's
sort
of
a
big
thing,
and
we
do
so
much
for
everything
else.
K
B
R
You,
madam
chair,
a
very
quick
question
for
miss
hime,
which
was
of
our
four
levels
of
engagement
for
County
projects.
I
know
we
haven't
adopted
officially
that
framework,
but
we've
been
talking
about
this.
A
lot
between
inform,
consult,
involve
and
collaborate
which
of
those
four
was.
Would
you
categorize
this
process
was.
P
Well,
you
know
the
first
public
meeting
it
was
pretty
open.
We
really
wanted
to
educate
people
as
to
what
the
site
looked
like.
What
some
of
the
constraints
were,
what
some
of
the
opportunities
were,
and
we
we
just
listened
with
open
ears
as
to
what
they
wanted
to
see
on
at
the
park,
and
we
collected
that
input
and
then
provided
feedback
at
the
the
next
meeting.
As
to
you
know
what
we
heard
and
what
was
more
or
less
popular,
so
you
know
at
the
beginning,
I
think
it
was.
P
It
would
collaborate,
no
thinking
about
some
big
ideas
for
the
park
and
then,
as
we
moved
on
to
the
next,
the
the
second
third
and
fourth
meeting,
it
became
more
of
collaborate
and
then
finally,
the
fourth
meeting
it
wasn't,
it
wasn't
an
informed
meeting.
It
was
more
like
you
know.
This
is
what
we've
come
up
with
after
a
series
of
public
meetings.
Hearing
what
you
thought
about
the
site.
You
know
working
through
the
constraints
working
through
the
regulatory
needs
for
stormwater
and
working
with
city
of
Alexandria.
P
The
fourth
meeting
was
a
presentation
of
one
final
Park
draft
Park
design
that
we
then
took
around
to
various
Commission's
for
additional
input
in
fine
tuning
I
do
feel
very
good
about
the
process
and
I
feel
like
a
lot
of
people
knew
about
the
process.
The
the
meetings
were
advertised
both
in
Arlington
County,
as
well
as
by
the
city
of
Alexandria,
through
their
their
their
their
outreach
process
and
their
social
media
presence.
And
then
you
know,
the
online
survey
was
also
quite
helpful.
P
R
B
M
I
just
want
to
stick
up
for
the
name
here:
I,
actually
like
the
name
I
like
the
the
whimsical
nature
of
it,
the
symmetry
long
bridge
short
bridge
I
like
that
I
mean
you
know,
we're
there's
a
lot
of
controversy
about
all
sorts
of
names.
These
days,
what
we
named
our
schools,
what
we
named
our
streets
and
and
what
we
named
our
parks
and
we
had
a
little
skirmish
recently
about
Oak,
Grove
or
Oak
Grove,
Park
and
I
look
forward
to
staffs
thoughts
on
that
at
the
appropriate
time.
But
at
any
rate,
are.
B
B
I'll
just
comment,
you
know
certainly
I
think
still
involved
was
higher
than
in
the
Department
of
Parks
Erick
Eischen
team,
our
Commission's
and
and
those
residents
who
did
participate
in
them
in
the
process
that
you
just
described
in
response
to
mr.
gotshall's
question,
I
think
there
are
a
couple
of
notable
things:
the
first
of
its
kind
dog
run
as
we
explore
this
new
idea
and
the
taxonomy
of
the
the
dog
resources
for
which
so
many
of
our
residents
are
clamoring.
B
You
know
the
the
environmental
piece
that
I
don't
know
that
we've
talked
about
as
much
today
from
the
Dyess,
but
it's
just
incredibly
important.
The
balance
of
that
environmental
stewardship
in
the
RPA,
as
well
as
the
the
balance
of
amenities
and
and
really
mr.
ross,
appreciated
your
comments
about
about
the
resisting
the
urge
to
over
amenitized,
and
then
you
know,
I
think
I'll
just
flag
it.
That
I
am
especially
excited,
as
mr.
Dorsey
mentioned,
about
the
connection
to
the
water
I
think,
as
we
think
about
Parks
and
Recreation
and
public
amenities
all
throughout
this
county.
B
That's
an
area
in
the
longer
term,
many
Arlington,
Ian's
and
I
myself
included,
are
very
interested
in
how
we
create
more
access
to
the
the
natural
resources
of
water
that
surround
us.
So
I
think
this
is
a
terrific
project
looking
forward
to
experiencing
it
over
the
coming
years
and
it's
two
phases.
We
have
a
motion
before
us.
It
has
been
second
and
all
in
favor.
Please
say:
aye
aye,
any
opposed
all
right
motion
passes.
Thank
you
all
who
are
involved,
madam
Clerk.
Are
there
any
additional
items
to
come
before
the
board
today?
No.