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A
Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
for
the
November
12
2022
meeting
of
the
Arlington
County
Board
I'm
board,
chair
Katie
Crystal
joined
this
morning
by
my
colleagues,
Vice
chairman
Dorsey
Mr
defranti,
Mr,
Karen,
Thomas
and
Ms
Garvey
I
am
going
to
begin
actually
with
just
a
moment
of
quiet.
A
If
we
can,
as
many
know,
this
community
lost
one
of
our
younger
members
early
Friday
morning
in
a
drunk
driving
accident,
a
Washington
Liberty
student,
who
is
greatly
valued
I,
know
by
his
classmates,
certainly
by
his
family
and
by
the
entirety
of
his
neighborhood,
and
so
we're
gonna.
Just
take
a
moment
of
reflection.
A
Thank
you
and
I
think
this
is
really
an
excellent
opportunity
for
all
of
us
to
note
that
drunk
driving
is
on
the
rise
in
our
community
as
we
try
to
combat
it
as
a
government.
It's
also
something
that
we
each
have
a
responsibility
to
do
with
our
friends
and
loved
ones.
It
is
clear
that
the
costs
are
very,
very
high
indeed,
so
we
are
going
to
then
move
forward
with
our
public
comment
period,
of
course,
before
moving
into
our
regular
meeting.
A
Thank
you
to
everybody
who
has
joined
us
today,
as
well
as
this
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us
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We
do
have
our
Spanish
language
interpreter
available
for
the
public
comment
portion
I
believe
virtually
this
morning,
so
I'm
going
to
ask
her
to
introduce
herself.
A
Are
fantastic?
Well,
I'm,
gonna,
finish
my
announcements
and
then
we
want
to
make
sure
that
she's
available
before
we
launch
into
public
comment,
notably
that
we
May
occasionally
need
to
get
up
and
stretch
our
legs.
There
are
monitors
and
sounds
in
the
back,
so
we
can't
hear
you
even
if
you
can't,
he
see
us
briefly
and
just
a
my
standard
reminder
about
our
public
comment
period
again,
especially
what
we're
waiting
for
a
translator.
A
Many
have
heard
this
a
few
times
already
this
year,
but
the
purpose
of
the
public
comment
period
is
to
alert
the
board
to
issues
that
are
not
have
not
been
the
subject
of
recent
public
hearings
or
upcoming
public
hearings,
and
we
have
a
one
speaker
per
topic
role.
A
The
goal
there
is
to
ensure
that
we
can
hear
a
range
of
topics,
be
fair
and
consistent
across
different
groups
and
speakers
and
helps
us
efficiently
manage
the
public
comment
period
so
that
we
can
get
on
to
a
regular
agenda
and
respect
the
time
of
your
neighbors
who
may
be
waiting
for
those
regular
agenda
items.
We
really
appreciate
everybody's
help
and
adhering
to
those
meeting
procedures
and
being
fair
and
respectful
to
fellow
residents,
particularly
those
who
are
with
coordinated
groups.
A
We
do
as
coordinated
groups
to
send
just
one
representative
forward,
but
you
are
welcome
to
make
us
aware
that
you
associate
yourself
with
that
speaker
by
standing,
for
example,
and
there
are
many
other
ways
in
which
you
can
engage
with
us
as
County
government,
particularly
the
County
Board.
You
can
write
to
us
at
County,
Board,
Arlington
va.us
and,
if
you'd
like
to
have
a
more
Dynamic
conversation,
explore
your
concerns.
More
deeply
bring
more
voices
to
the
table
to
present
different
facets
of
one
topic.
A
B
A
It
I
do
know
that
we
have
a
couple
of
speakers
who
are.
We
would
really
really
like
to
make
sure
that
they
are
available
for
that
who
can
I?
Maybe
ask
for
our
first
two
speakers.
B
Yes,
our
first
two
speakers,
Brian
Coleman's,
first
Speaker,
followed
by
Ann
borderberg,
okay,.
A
I
think
why
don't
we
go
ahead
with
our
first
two
speakers
we'll
check
in
again
on
the
trip
that
are
status
after
that?
Okay,
thank
you!
So
Mr
Coleman
good
morning,
foreign.
C
Kind
of
boring
when
we
discussed
missing
middle
too
often
we
Veer
into
the
base
over
minutia
whether
we
should
allow
six
places
X
eight
plexes
by
right
tree
canopy,
increased
parking
limits.
Etc,
however,
I'd
like
to
take
a
moment
to
refocus
the
conversation
on
what
I
believe
should
be
the
low
star
of
our
efforts.
C
C
This
was
the
experience
of
countless
Americans
living
throughout
the
county,
including
Arlington
County,
where
the
noxious
tree
of
restrictive
covenants
then
bore
the
rancid
fruit
of
exclusionary
zoning,
which
poisoned
our
communities
and
deprived
people
of
color.
The
opportunities
afforded
to
their
white
counterparts.
C
County
is
now
at
an
inflection
point
and
you
have
the
privilege
of
leadership.
In
this
moment.
Repetitive
Justice
requires
centering
those
who
have
been
excluded
from
our
neighborhoods
and
doing
the
utmost
to
ensure
that
the
opportunities
afforded
to
all
Americans
are
granted
to
them
as
well.
By
implementing
the
missing
middle
proposal
to
the
fullest
extent.
The
County
Board
can
change
the
trajectory
of
the
County's
history
and
begin
to
address
the
pernicious
effects
of
exclusionary
zoning
I
implore
you
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
Good
morning,
goodbye
I
have
two
things:
I
have
two
things
to
share
today
about
the
bar
Croft
Redevelopment.
First
I
want
to
reinforce
what
my
colleague
Jen
Owen
shared
with
you
in
September,
the
Arlington
Community
Foundation
is
joined
by
19
other
organizations
to
urge
you
to
commit
now
to
creating
255
30
Ami
units
at
Barcroft.
The
recently
submitted
plan
only
shows
31
units
at
30.
Ami
Which
is
far
too
few,
given
that
the
ultimate
build
out
is
likely
to
be
more
than
2500
units.
D
Secondly,
I
want
to
assure
you
that
all
20
organizations
involved
in
this
call
to
action
explicitly
support
the
use
of
income
averaging
in
combination
with
other
financial
and
land
use
tools
to
achieve
more
hardwired,
30
units
at
Barcroft.
Income
averaging
would
allow
the
rents
to
reflect
the
needs
of
the
current
renters
and
others
like
them
in
the
future.
D
Down
to
30
percent
Ami
up
to
80
Ami
and
everyone
in
between
all
1334
calves
at
Barcroft
would
still
average
to
60
Ami,
which
is
in
the
spirit
of
the
agreement
among
jire,
Lynch,
Amazon
and
the
county,
and
it
will
achieve
the
goals
of
the
pike,
neighborhoods
plan
and
the
affordable
housing
master
plan.
The
foundation
is
joined
in
support
of
income
averaging
by
leaders
of
the
following
organizations
who
serve
advocate
for
and
are
concerned
about,
the
continued
housing
burden
and
displacement
of
our
most
vulnerable
neighbors.
D
They
are
Alliance
for
Housing
Solutions,
Animal,
Welfare,
League,
afac,
Arlington,
Free,
Clinic,
Arlington,
Thrive
arm
and
arm
Aspire,
bugatta
Bridges
to
Independence
Capital,
Area
Treatment
and
Recovery
doorways
edgy
futuro,
just
neighbors
NAACP,
Northern,
Virginia,
family
service,
Oar
path
forward
seek
and
voice.
Thank
you.
B
A
All
right,
thank
you
in
that
case,
Dr
Halal
good
morning.
E
Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you
for
giving
us
time
to
speak.
My
name
is
Wilson
Connor
Publix
lab
I'm
here
today
because
of
the
crisis
of
affordable
housing.
E
These
housing
units
are
still
not
affordable
and
I
should
note
that
County
Manager
Mark
Schwartz,
said
this
is
really
once
in
a
generation
opportunity
for
our
community
to
preserve
the
largest
neighborhood
of
affordable
housing
units
in
the
county
for
the
next
Century.
Why
is
this
a
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity?
Arlington
County
Board
should
be
ensuring
that
everyone
in
the
county
can
be
and
have
access
to
affordable
housing.
This
is
a
crisis
that
needs
to
be
addressed.
F
They
studied
the
seven
years
of
Virginia
DOT
data
through
through
last
June.
Eight
of
the
20
top
danger
zones
are
in
Arlington.
No
other
County
in
Virginia
has
that
many
danger
zones,
in
fact
only
Richmond
has
more
than
one.
F
The
top
danger
zone
is
Clarendon
alcohol
and
congestion.
Don't
mix
also
on
the
list.
Second,
on
the
list
is
Boston
the
most
congested
highest
density,
zip
code
in
the
metro
area
is
there
we
see
the
RB
Carter.
Now
the
planning
there
is
to
add
infill
additional
density
between
those
danger
zones,
so
I
can
only
assume
that
the
planning
goal
is
to
create
one
big
hot
dog
of
death.
That
runs
all
the
way
from
Boston
to
to
Roslyn.
F
As
a
young
engineering
student,
it
was
drilled
into
us
that
when
engineers
make
mistakes,
there
are
deadly
consequences
when,
when
the
Challenger
blew
up,
this
is
now
an
anniversary
of
that
the
engineers
the
screen
don't
Lodge
today,
but
when
people
who
don't
have
that
ethic
of
taking
their
job
seriously
Crossing
every
T
dotting
every
eye,
bad
things
happen,
I
hope
our
planets
can
do
better.
G
G
On
the
agenda
I'd
like
to
raise
the
question
of
firearm
safety,
I
appreciate
the
Firearms
ordinance
that
you
passed
a
couple
of
years
ago,
prohibiting
firearms
and
government,
buildings
and
parks,
and
so
forth
and
I'm
wondering
if,
if
we
should
take
another
step
to
start
promoting
safe
storage
of
firearms
without
infringing
on
anybody's
constitutional
rights,
it
seems
like
we
could
easily
be
encouraging
and
educating
all
firearms
owners
to
secure
their
weapons
and
store
their
ammunition
supplies
separately,
because
that's
the
easiest
way
to
significantly
reduce
the
risk
that
our
children,
adolescents,
teenagers,
grandchildren
and
others
from
from
hurting
themselves
or
others.
G
H
I
H
Canopy
lot
coverage
requirement
for
single-family
housing,
County
staff,
reassured
the
fnrc
in
May
that
a
tree
canopy
coverage
of
20
to
50
percent
is
achievable.
A
missing
metal
housing
lots
depending
on
the
type
of
dwelling.
A
foia
request
yielded
the
county
spreadsheet
of
calculations
that
were
behind
this
claim
between
3
to
14,
large
and
small
trees
would
be
planted
and
that
could
achieve
canopy
coverages
of
24
to
63
percent.
Please
look
at
the
spreadsheet
above
you
here,
depending
on
the
type
of
dwelling.
H
If,
in
fact,
option
a6a
is
legal,
it's
Landscaping
requirements
for
trees
should
be
at
least
the
numbers
used
for
staff
to
claim
a
coverage
of
20
to
50
percent.
Overall,
after
many
months
of
discussion
about
the
missing
middle
housing
study,
it
has
become
clear.
It
will
not
achieve
its
rhetorical
goals
of
providing
more
affordable
housing
writing
past
wrongs
or
more
diversity
in
how
ownership
of
housing,
in
fact,
it's
likely
to
result
in
expensive
housing
and
displace
owners
out
of
what
is
existing,
less
expensive
housing
in
Arlington.
H
Moreover,
the
study
seemingly
neglected,
examining
Alternatives
that
already
exist
in
Arlington
zoning
code,
such
as
encouraging
Redevelopment
of
the
many
older
commercial
properties
along
Transit
corridors
and
Joint
use
missing
middle
housing
types.
If
the
study
proceeds,
despite
being
the
housing
policy
equivalent
of
a
bridge
to
nowhere,
we
should
at
least
ensure
missing
middle
housing,
type
Lots
maximize
the
potential
for
tree
conservation
and
planting.
Also,
steps
should
be
taken
to
increase
setbacks
and
limit
lock
coverage.
H
A
J
Grossman
and
I'm
from
the
Arlington
tree
Action
Group,
since
2016
Voodoo,
voters
have
approved
Park
and
Recreation
bonds
upwards
of
75
million
dollars.
Yet
we
continue
to
see
our
Parklands
deteriorate.
Let
me
share
my
view
of
lubber
run
a
well-used
park
in
Central
Arlington.
There
are
very
large
dead
trees
in
lubber
run.
Dpr's
policy
has
been
to
let
these
trees
fall
next
slide.
This
policy,
however,
has
consequences.
J
Next
slide,
please:
when
the
we
don't,
we
don't
just
lose
one
tree
when
a
tree
goes
down,
we're
losing
all
the
surrounding
trees,
so
a
dead
tree
is
taking
out
several
healthy
trees
with
it
next
slide.
This
is
another
tree
that
came
down
next
slide.
Please.
This
is
a
walkway
which
gets
covered
next
slide.
Please.
This
is
a
walkway
that
gets
covered
in
the
park
that
gets
covered
with
silt
and
sand
from
the
2019
flood
every
time
it
rains
next
slide.
J
Please,
rather
than
walk
through
this
muck,
Park
users
go
off
the
path
and
trample
Around
It.
Ultimately,
this
will
kill
the
tree
next
slide.
Please,
this
poetry
is
covered
in
poison
ivy.
Indeed,
the
entire
South
End
of
lubber
run
is
covered
in
poison
ivy.
A
few
years
ago
there
was
another
Tree
on
the
corner
of
Route
50
in
the
Service
Road
and
North
Edison.
Someone
put
up
a
sign
that
said
this
tree
is
poison
ivy
next
slide.
Perhaps
the
candy
was
confused,
but
they
addressed
the
problem
by
cutting
down
the
tree.
J
Now
all
we
have
is
the
poison
ivy,
but
the
tree
is
gone
next,
Slide
the
tree.
Next
to
it
is
also
covered
in
poison,
ivy
I
guess:
they'll,
wait
till
it's
completely
covered
and
then
cut
that
one
down
too
Arlington's
track
record
is
stewards
of
the
environment
is
not
great.
So
my
question
for
the
County
Board
is:
how
will
you
increase
density
and
maintain
our
County
Arc
tree
canopy,
you
as
you've
promised
when
you
can't
maintain
the
tree
canopy
now.
Thank
you.
K
Hello,
my
name
is
Jane.
Green
I
am
speaking
for
the
alliance
for
Housing
Solutions
on
the
Langston
Boulevard
plan,
Langston
Boulevard,
which
we
know
represents
the
largest
remaining
undeveloped
or
remaining
unplanned
Corridor,
and
has
a
great
opportunity
to
provide
a
socioeconomic
diversity
and
be
sustainable
and
livable.
With
a
walkable
Main
Street.
The
staff
has
done
commendable
job
bringing
this
plan.
The
preliminary
concept
plan
forward
and
the
Langston
Boulevard
Alliance
has
shepherded
the
community
engagement
process,
but
there's
still
a
big
concern
about
affordable
housing
most
critically.
The
plan
Langston
Boulevard,
must
meet
the
affordable
housing.
K
Master
plans,
affordable
housing
goal
for
the
corridor.
The
current
Building
height
scenario
falls
short
of
achieving
the
2500
unit
goal
for
Langston
Boulevard
by
nearly
1
000,
affordable
units
by
the
2040
Target.
The
goal
for
the
lb
Corridor
resem
represents
one
portion
of
the
affordable
housing
master
plan
commitment,
but
it's
important
to
reach
the
geographic
diversity
that
was
intended.
K
This
particularly
true
when
we
have
a
land
use
tool
that
is
fiscally
neutral
for
the
county,
so
we
have
a
number
of
recommendations
that
we
will
share
in
a
letter,
but
the
most
important
thing
is:
we
don't
want
this
to
slow
down
the
process.
We
think
it
can
be
incorporated
into
the
final
plan,
so
we
have
an
opportunity
to
meet
the
goals
of
the
affordable
housing
master
plan
as
part
of
the
plan
Langston
Boulevard,
which
will
bring
opportunities
for
everyone.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
Miss
Green.
A
Okay,
Madam
clerk
is
that
our
final
public
speaker?
Yes,
it
is
great.
Thank
you
so
much
everyone
for
coming
in
this
morning
appreciate
hearing
from
everyone
who
took
the
time
to
speak
and
certainly
appreciate
those
in
attendance
willingness
to
associate
themselves
with
existing
speakers
too.
A
All,
as
is
our
custom,
try
to
comment
briefly
on
some
of
the
items
brought
forward,
particularly
those
that
are
indeed
new
to
the
board
and
then
invite
any
further
comments
from
my
colleagues
Mr
Coleman
and
Mr
Handler.
Thank
you
for
bringing
in
perspectives
on
the
missing
middle
I.
A
Think
your
two
sets
of
testimony
really
underscore
that
this
is
a
conversation
about
really
important
values
in
our
community,
be
that
our
stewardship
of
our
natural
environment
or
redressing
the
ways
in
which
our
community,
like
so
many,
is
across
the
United
States,
have
been
built
on
histories
of
racial
exclusion,
exclusion
and
appreciated
very
much
hearing
from
you
both
this
morning,
Ms
vorderbergi.
Thank
you
for
your
call
on
behalf
of
the
Arlington
Community
Foundation
and
your
partners
as
well
as
for
the
leadership.
A
We
greatly
appreciate
the
the
role
that
you
have
played
in
not
only
making
that
call
for
a
greater
commitment
of
30
units,
but
also
doing
some
of
the
analysis
on
the
potential
tools
and
the
idea.
The
clarity
that
you
have
brought
to
your
support
of
income
averaging
is
really
an
important
one,
essentially
allowing
some
units
to
go
up
to
80,
to
enable
other
units
to
go
down
to
30
as
a
tool
to
say
maybe
just
another
word
on
kind
of
where
we
are
in
that
process.
A
I
know
my
colleagues
and
I
share
that
aspiration
for
more
units
committed
at
30
percent,
affordable
I'll.
Note
that,
just
because
a
unit
is
committed
at
60,
affordable
does
not
mean
it
cannot
be
more
affordable
than
that.
We,
of
course,
have
many
tools,
primarily
our
housing
grants
to
close
that
gap
of
affordability.
Nevertheless,
the
ability
to
achieve
as
you've
compellingly
put
it
hardwired
units
is
one
that
I
think
has
certainly
captured
our
attention
and
aspirations
as
well.
Just
to
note
a
note
again
about
the
process.
A
Last
week,
or
maybe
late
the
week
before,
the
the
property
owner
at
Barcroft
has
been
committed,
its
Master
financing
and
development
plan
to
the
county.
Our
staff
is
deep
into
that.
Their
analysis
of
that
reviewing,
certainly
the
proposed
land
use
Concepts.
A
We
are
anticipating
hearing
from
staff
as
they
conduct
their
analysis
and
then
begin
to
do
some
more
Community
engagement
about
the
both
land
use
and
financing
conversations.
We
as
a
board
will
not
be
considering
anything
prior
to
probably
about
spring
of
2023,
but
of
course,
as
the
Community
Foundation
and
others
have
pointed
out,
it's
important
to
get
there
early
and
make
sure
that
there
are
strategies
still
very
much
on
the
table.
A
I
think
probably
a
pretty
good
segue
into
Dr
hilal's
comments,
which
we
appreciate
very
much
and
I
know
there
are
others
as
part
of
the
Coalition
which
you
represent
here
today
to
raise
those
concerns
that
affordable
housing
is
still
not
affordable.
Despite
the
County's
investment
of
public
funds,
so
I
wanted
to
just
say
another
word
about
the
commitment
to
zero
displacement
which,
in
addition
to
the
99-year
commitment
of
those
units,
at
least
60
percent,
committed
affordable.
That
Arlington
has
also
made
a
condition
and
and
Jerry
Lynch
has
committed
to
that.
A
A
That
is
a
blanket
commitment
and
promise,
and
there
are
a
lot
of
specific
ways
that
jair
Lynch,
with
the
County's
oversight
and
engagement,
and
this
County
board's
detailed
engagement
are
working
to
make
good
on
that
commitment
right
now,
jair
Lynch
is
allowed
to
submit
renewal
forms
or
ask
for
rent
renewals
asking
for
up
to
three
percent
increases
in
rents,
which
we
know
is
less
than
half
of
inflation
is
I,
think
about
a
fifth
of
the
average
rent
increases
throughout
the
county.
A
Nevertheless,
for
people
who
are
living
in
homes
where
their
rent
was
already
not
affordable,
three
percent
is
really
burdensome
and
I
know
that
there
is
a
goal.
We
share
it
that
every
individual
for
whom
their
current
rent
is
not
affordable
based
on
their
income,
let
alone
any
increase
is
not
affordable.
A
You
should
be
able
to
receive
rent
abatements
freezes,
and
we
expect
that
the
dryer
Lynch
team
will
work
to
connect
those
residents
to
the
services
to
connect
them
to
things
like,
for
example,
housing
grants
they
can
put
them
on
more
stable
footing
for
the
long
run.
We
have
been
very
involved
in
this.
We
I
know
my
colleagues
and
I
have
all
seen
the
paperwork
that
is
being
shared
with
tenants.
We
are
following
that.
A
We
appreciate
the
advocacy
advocacy
and
the
on
the
ground
group
work
of
groups
like
Ace
in
doing
that
conversation
and
having
those
conversations
and
in
ensuring
that
anyone
who
feels
like
this
system
of
rent,
abatements
or
the
opportunity
to
petition
for
rent
freezes
are
not
working
for
them
to
bring
that
to
our
attention,
so
so
that
no
one
is
displaced.
It's
one
thing
to
have
that
goal,
and
it's
quite
another
to
make
sure
that
it
plays
out
on
the
ground.
It's
been
really
important
to
us.
A
I
think
that
probably
filibustered
enough
on
that
one,
but,
as
you
can
tell
it
matters
a
lot
to
us.
The
only
thing
I'm
just
going
to
note
is.
It
is
not
a
true
statement
that
the
county
has
given
Amazon's
millions
of
dollars
in
public
funds,
as
some
may
have
seen
in
the
in
the
press.
A
few
months
ago
are
agreement
with
Amazon
when
they
chose
to
locate
here
and
in
2018,
and
then
formalized
in
2019
was
that
they
would
get
an
increment
of
any
growth
in
the
hotel
tax.
A
The
transient
occupancy
tax
that
Revenue
stream
has
not
grown
because
of
the
pandemic
and
Amazon
has
not
realized
any
dollars
of
local
investment
as
a
result
of
them
being
here
in
Arlington.
Okay.
So
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
weigh
in
about
that
I
imagine.
My
colleagues
are
gonna
have
some
thoughts
on
broadcast
too,
but
I'll
maybe
do
a
quick
rundown
of
some
of
our
other
items.
A
Mr
pure
thank
you
for
coming
in
I
can
share
that.
We
say
that
we
really
share
that
Focus
not
only
on
pedestrian
safety,
but
but
using
data
to
determine
where
pedestrian
safety
is
at
risk.
The
County's
Vision
zero
plan
helps
us
identify
hot
spots
throughout
the
county
and
makes
a
commitment
that
those
hot
spots
will
be
addressed
tactically
in
the
immediate
and
prioritized
for
long-term
redesigns,
for
example,
of
intersections
and
other
pedestrian
safety
efforts
over
time.
A
great
primer
on
that
I
suppose
is.
A
Not
only
is
the
course
of
looking
at
data
to
see
where
the
existing
hot
spots
are,
but
when
there
is
a
collision
or
a
crash
and
understanding
what
the
drivers
are
you
and
talked
about
I
mean,
tragically,
especially
this
morning,
we
were
talking
about
driving
Under,
the
Influence
being
one
of
the
major
drivers
and
other,
of
course,
is
speed
and
so
looking
to
slow
cars
down,
which
is
actually
something
we
can
often
do
in
our
more
urban
corridors
through
Street
narrowing
bike,
Lanes
Etc
as
a
way
of
just
getting
the
traffic
to
slow
down,
so
that
when
there
are
crashes,
they
are
so
much
less
negatively
life-altering,
especially
for
the
pedestrians
involved,
but
appreciate
that
the
highlighting
of
that
analysis,
virginia-wide
and
I
think
we
can
look
that
up
and
use
that
to
inform
our
own
analysis
too.
A
Mr
Evans,
thank
you
for
coming
in
on
firearm
safety.
I
know
that's
an
issue
close
to
all
of
our
hearts.
We've
often
talked
about
this.
At
a
policy
level,
we
actually
we'll
be
hearing
our
legislative
agenda
for
Richmond
later
this
morning
and
continuing
to
petition
for
greater
local
authority
to
manage
the
the
the
the
safe
operations
of
guns
within
our
community
is
a
priority.
I
really
appreciate
your
point
about
education.
A
I
know
that
there
have
been
some
groups
in
our
community.
In
fact,
I
believe
it's
Mom's
demand
action
has
done
Outreach
that
I've
participated
in
through
ptas
and
schools
to
educate
parents
on
how
to
do
safe
storage,
but
I,
don't
know
that
that's
a
role
that
the
the
County
Police,
Department
or
others
have
historically
played
Mr
manager.
Okay,.
L
So,
there's
more
that
we
can
do
here,
but
I
did
want
to
point
out
to
people.
We
have
a
program
called
lock
and
talk,
which
is
done
through
the
Department
of
Human
Services,
where
you
can
get
access
to
and
I'm
going
to
get
the
make
sure
I
get
the
phrasing
right,
I
think
it's
a
cable
and
a
trigger
lock.
L
It's
really
as
part
of
our
focus
on
suicide
prevention
for
people
who
have
mental
health
issues
so
that
they
can't
get
access
to
drugs
and
Firearms,
but
we
have
those
available
in
human
services
and
we
probably
could
do
a
better
job
of
making
that
more
widely
known
and
through
our
Police
Department.
So
it's
an
excellent
suggestion.
Thank.
A
You
I
appreciate
that
Mr
manager
and
Mr
Evans
thank
you
for
coming
in
Ms
Grossman
I
appreciate
your
your
points,
I
think,
particularly
about
maintenance
of
trees
on
in
our
natural
spaces.
I
think
if
I'm
hearing
you
right,
particularly
the
concern
about
dpr's
policy
of
letting
dead
trees
fall
rather
than
proactively,
removing
them,
as
well
as
maintenance
concerns
about
poison,
ivy
and
others.
I
know
these
conversations
about
maintenance
are
very
much
part
of
our
ongoing
forestry
and
natural
resources.
A
Master
Plan
update,
but
I
think
those
are
two
specific
suggestions
with
which
we
can
follow
up
and
try
to
get
more
insight
from
DPR
to
clarify
what
the
practice
is
with
regard
to
dead
trees
and
how
we
know.
That's
the
right
practice.
A
A
M
Sure,
just
a
few
brief
comments.
First,
thank
you
to
those
who
come
out
today
to
show
your
concern
and
support
at
this
meeting.
In
addition
to
the
last
few
months
regarding
housing
and
regarding
the
ongoing
conversation
we're
having
with
respect
to
missing
middle,
it's
important
to
stay
involved,
I
believe
as
there
is
significant
work
still
to
go
so
thanks
to
both
to
all
who've
come
on
that
issue.
M
I
did
want
to
just
add
briefly
on
your
comments.
Madam
chair
on
Dr
Halal,
you
made
exactly
the
point
that
I
was
seeking
to
make
regarding
the
importance
of
the
concern
and
I
think
it's
that
we
have.
There
are
some
State
incentives
that
have
been
provided,
but
we
have
not
provided
any
incentives
and
that's
the
main
point.
I
would
also
say
that,
fundamentally,
if
we
had
not
taken
action
along
with
Amazon
and
jair
Lynch,
these
units
would
become
market
rate
vastly
unaffordable
for
many
who
live
there
and
I.
M
M
I
mean
we
can
take
some
action,
but
there
are
limitations
on
the
lock
and
the
safety
Provisions
that
you
mentioned,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
I
and
everyone
on
this
board
would
love
to
take
those
actions
but
Richmond
and
the
state
laws
I
think
provide
some
limitations
and
I
I.
Think
we
have
to
go
to
the
details,
but
broadly
I,
guess
I
would
ask
our
County
attorney.
Do
I.
Have
it
correct
that
there
are
some
limitations
on
actions
we
could
take
with
respect
to
requiring
locking
for
for
folks.
N
M
Got
it?
Thank
you.
That's
very
helpful,
but
I
think
it's
relevant
to
your
point,
every
voluntary
step
we
would
want
to
take
and
we
need
change
in
Richmond
to
take
more
steps.
Frankly
and
then.
Lastly,
Miss
green
to
your
I
think
she's
she's
left
to
your
points.
I
think
you
raised
Fair
concerns
and
absolutely
will
be
looking
for
that
letter.
So
thanks,
Madam,
chair.
O
Yeah,
thank
you
and
I.
I
everything's
been
covered,
pretty
well,
except
I.
I
do
want
to
thank
Mr
Coleman
for
coming
in
and
talking
about
his
I
think
it
was
your
great
grandfather
who
experienced
that
I
mean
it
was.
You
know
in
a
way,
a
story
about
one
small.
You
know
two
people
long
ago,
but
it
was
a
huge
pervasive
issue
throughout
the
country
and
it's
actually
one
of
the
great
National
shame
you
know
it.
It
was
really
shameful.
O
So
thank
you
for
kind
of
reminding
us
about
that
and
bringing
that
personal
story
here.
Yeah
I
think
most
things
have
been
covered.
I
was
struck
about
the
intersection
between
the
whole
issue
of
drunk
driving,
and
it
is
indeed
looking
at
traffic
safety
and
vision
zero.
When
I've
looked
at
it
so,
and
we
look
at
all
these
things
we
can
do
within
engineering,
we
do
need
to
do
more.
The
biggest
problem
is
drunk
driving
and
that
gets
down
to.
O
We
probably
need
to
be
able
to
do
a
lot
more
enforcement
on
drunk
driving,
which
again
we're
often
Limited
in
doing
which
brings
me
to
guns,
and
it's
kind
of
crazy
guns
are
actually
meant
to
be
lethal
weapons
and
those
are
even
limited
less.
We
have
less
control
over
those
than
we
do
over
cars.
I
mean
you
know.
We
have
all
these
safety
mechanism
for
cars.
O
You
have
to
have
an
age
before
you
can
drive,
you
have
to
have
driving
lessons,
you
have
to
pass
a
test,
and
yet
with
guns
we
get
if
we
just
can't
like
candy
practically
to
people,
it's
appalling.
To
me,
the
state
of
the
country
and
I
guess
I,
just
am
making
a
little
comment
that
your
local
government
there's
a
lot.
O
We
need
to
do
on
all
of
these
issues
and
we
are
trying,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
limits
and
we
all
need
to
be
working
on
both
the
state
and
the
federal
level
to
bring
some
sanity
to
many
of
our
policies,
and
thank
you
all
for
coming
in
appreciate
it.
Yeah.
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
everybody
for
coming
today
to
it
is
very
obvious
that
housing
is
the
major
major
major
concern
of
our
lincolnians.
How
many
you
know
testimonies?
We
have
heard
about
housing
today,
and
it's
also
true
that
voters
in
Arlington
also
think
that
this
is
the
major
issue
and
they
have
been
consistently
giving
us
quite
some
direction
of
how
to
solve
that,
which
means
being
very
proactive
and
going
after
the
roots
of
the
problems
and
to
all
to
the
entire
testimony.
P
Today,
from
Mr
from
Forever
from
everybody,
I
have
to
say
that
I
do
believe
that
we
are
committed
as
a
as
a
community
to
go
after
the
roots
of
the
problem,
and
that
includes,
of
course,
land
use
and
Zoning,
but
it
also
includes
what
else
is
related
to
fixing
the
root
causes
and
I've
heard
Miss
Vanderburgh
very,
very
clearly
about
hard
wiring,
the
commitment
to
non-displacement.
This
is
the
second
time
that
we
go
about
this.
P
The
first
time
we
were
talking
about
no
net
loss
on
Columbia
Pike,
which
is
a
very
tough
known
at
loss
of
affordable
housing,
formerly
market
rate,
affordable
housing,
housing.
That
was
available
to
every
arlingtonian
20
30
years
ago,
and
today
it's
you
know
we
have
to
subsidize
every
single
step
to
to
catch
up
with
the
loss
that
we've,
you
know
have
to
take
over
the
last
20
years.
P
So
I
think
that
the
conversation
that
we're
having
In
This
Moment
the
conversation
we're
having
about
missing
middle
the
conversations
we're
having
about
the
Langston
Boulevard
plan.
All
these
conversations
have
to
be
framed
within
this
Frame
of
creating
a
sustainable,
affordable
housing
policy
for
for
the
way
for
the
way
ahead
to
miss
to
Mr
Evans.
P
As
somebody
who
has
lived
in
Switzerland
who
had
mandate
it's
a
it's
a
gun
rights,
Place
that
mandates
the
safe
mandates
and
controls
and
the
the
safe
storage
I,
fully
understand
that
it
beats
me
every
time,
not
only
legislation
that
makes
it
very
difficult,
but
also
jurisprudence
that
make
makes
difficult
they're.
Sometimes
there
have
been
judges
in
our
country.
P
That
said
that
it
is
an
infringement
on
Second
Amendment
to
if,
if
a
gun
is
not
readily
available,
you
know
and-
and
that
really
beats
me
I-
don't
I,
don't
understand
that
I
I
perfectly
hear
you
to
and
to
Mrs
Grossman
on
the
the
issue
of
of
how
we
manage
trees
in
a
natural
or
or
semi-natural
environment
in
our
Parks
I.
P
Do
think
that
leaving
trees
to
rot
to
decompose
in
in
habitat
is
a
is
a
good
practice,
but
I
hear
you
very
well
that
maybe
we
have
to
refine
and
look
how
how
to
improve
this
practice.
The
pressure
of
invasives
is
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
we
have
in
our
natural
areas
and
natural
preservation
areas
and
how
to
make
sure
that
underscorey-
and
you
know
succession
vegetation,
has
chances
to
succeed
and
be
plentiful.
I
do
think
that
the
department
of
parks
and
rec
is
engaging
actively
in
that,
but
there's
also
a
very
big
Community.
P
Who
does
that
and
I?
Am
you
know
confident
that
we
we
will
be
improving
on
this
as
we
go?
We
have
dedicated
quite
some
money
into
this,
and
I
do
think
that
it.
It
makes
a
difference
already,
but
no
I
hear
you
that
more
needs
to
be
done.
Q
Madam
chair
it
much
has
been
said
and
I
associate
myself
with
many
of
the
comments,
and
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
particularly
explaining
the
details
of
the
involvement
in
the
process
at
Barcroft.
I
do
want
to
speak
to
just
a
couple
of
other
dimensions
that
that
may
not
be
well
understood,
but
first
a
personal
commentary.
Mr
Coleman.
Q
And
you
know,
as
we've
talked
about
zoning
and
all
of
its
detail,
I
think
that,
hopefully,
people
understand
that
there
are
significant
issues
that
the
board
is
attempting
to
address,
and
while
we
may
not
be
at
the
process
where
we
are
fully
done,
we
are
still
working
to
make
a
a
policy
that
can
reflect
more
reparative
justice,
but
all
also
to
reflect
some
of
the
issues
and
concerns
that
we've
heard
about
current
current
environment
and
conditions.
Q
And
so
for
all
of
you
for
all
of
you
who
have
a
perspective,
whether
it
be
incredibly
interested
in
or
concerned
about
the
missing
middle
zoning
program,
please
stay
engaged
and
do
not
believe
that
we
are
at
the
point
where
it
can
conclusively
be
determined
to
deliver
anything
because
we're
not
done,
and
so
we
welcome
that
engagement.
Q
Nothing
to
add
to
Barcroft
I
did
want
to
just
add
a
couple
of
Dimensions
to
Dr
halal's
concerns
about
loans
versus
grants
and
Amazon
in
particular.
You
know,
first
of
all,
as
it
relates
to
the
loans,
it
ought
to
be
noted
that
these
are
below
Market
loans,
so
these
are
loans
that
are
being
provided
by
the
county
in
the
case
of
Barcroft
or
Amazon
in
the
case
of
their
nearly
billion
dollars
in
our
region
that
are
below
Market
what
you
could
not
get
from
a
commercial
lender.
Q
Q
Another
feature
of
loans
versus
grants
are
that
grants
can
ultimately
be
turned
into
a
windfall
profit
for
an
owner,
whereas
loans
come
with
the
level
of
conditions
and
structure
that
enable
this
to
be
a
sustaining
investment
over
time
and
also
with
that
loans,
obviously
by
nature
of
what
they
are
need
to
be
returned
at
some
point,
which
means
those
public
dollars
can
be
reinvested.
So
there
is
an
intentionality
behind
loans,
typically
being
a
huge
part
of
how
you
go
about
housing.
Q
Development
doesn't
mean
there's
not
a
place
for
Grants,
and
those
are
particularly
helpful
when
you're
trying
to
deepen
levels
of
subsidy
and
affordability
I'm.
Certainly,
hopefully,
people
are
aware
that
Arlington
uses
both
tools
as
part
of
our
strategy
to
help
people
get
house
both
grants
and
Loans,
as
it
relates
to
the
concerns
about
traffic
and
danger
zones.
You
know.
Q
I'll
just
ask
if
you
haven't
already:
hopefully
you
are
sharing
that
information
with
DPR
as
the
operational
stewards
at
our
park,
it's
a
little
bit
less
effective
to
wait
until
you
have
an
opportunity
to
present
the
board.
If
you
see
those
concerns
in
real
time,
I
would
encourage
you
to
make
sure
that
DPR
is,
is
made
aware
of
them
as
soon
as
possible,
and
that's
really
a
plea
really
for
everyone
who
enjoys
our
public
spaces
and
parks
in
Arlington
County.
If
you
see
conditions,
please
be
our
eyes
and
ears
help
us
out.
Q
Government
can't
be
everywhere
at
all
times
and
if
you
see
things
dangerous
conditions
where
trees
are
dead,
could
jeopardize
the
health
of
other
trees
if
they
fall.
Let
us
know
if
you
see
unsafe
paths,
let
us
know,
and
while
I
certainly
appreciate
I
think
we
all
do
the
public
education
that
we
can
get
at
a
board
meeting
better.
Yet
if
those
concerns
can
be
raised
to
the
people
who
can
operationally
deal
with
them
much
more
quickly.
Thank
you.
A
Much
Mr
Dorsey
and
thank
you
all
colleagues,
as
well
as
those
who've
joined
us
this
morning,
we're
going
to
move
now
into
our
regular
business,
beginning
with
the
consent
agenda,
and
thank
you
again
for
joining
us
this
morning.
We
do
ask
for
your
partnership
and
reserving
any
conversations
until
you
get
out
of
the
room,
so
we
can
keep
moving,
but
it's
really
nice
to
see
everyone
this
morning.
A
A
Thank
you
so
much
so
we
will
hear
those
items
on
Tuesday
evening.
I
am
looking
colleagues
for
a
motion
so.
A
You
so
the
motion
to
clarify
is
for
the
adoption
of
the
approval
of
the
consent
agenda
minus
items
for
for
a
one
through
twenty
all
right,
unless
there
is
any
further
discussion,
I
believe
we're
ready
for
a
motion
on
that
vote.
All
those
in
favor
could
you
please
say:
aye
aye,
aye
opposed
all
right
that
carries
unanimously
I
believe
we
have
just
one
item
to
highlight
from
our
consent
agenda
before
we
move
on.
A
We
of
course,
have
just
voted
to
approve
dozens
of
items,
minor
site
plan,
amendments,
use,
permit
requests,
ordinance,
amendments,
advertisements
and
more.
They
are
on
consent,
not
because
they
aren't
because
they
are
non-controversial,
but
that
doesn't
mean
they
aren't
important.
So
I
want
to
take
a
few
minutes
to
just
highlight
one
item
in
particular:
I
am
so
excited
about.
This
is
a
long
time
coming.
Arlington
Independent
Media
is
moving
to
Four
Mile
Run
in
particular
to
theater
on
the
run
or
the
3700
South
Four
Mile
Run
Drive
facility.
A
The
action
that
we
just
took
supports
their
move
by
granting
them
studio
and
office
space
signing
they'll
be
signing
a
lease
at
the
Four
Mile
Run
Studio.
That's
going
to
allow
Arlington
Independent
Media
to
continue
the
work
as
the
community
Media
Center.
For
those
who
are
not
familiar
with
aim.
They
are
a
Powerhouse
when
it
comes
to
providing
media,
Education
and
Training,
bringing
Independent
News,
art,
music
and
entertainment
to
Arlington.
A
This
is
also
really
exciting,
because
I
think
this
move
to
South
Four,
Mile,
Run
Drive
is
really
consistent
with
and
in
furtherance
of
the
vision
of
arts
and
Industry
in
this
corner
of
the
county
adopted
and
prioritized
in
the
Four
Mile
Run
Valley
area
plan.
So
we
are
really
looking
forward
to
this
partnership
with
aim.
I
want
to
particularly
thank
Mr
karatonis,
who
I
know
has
been
working
hard
on
that
as
well
as
our
manager
did.
You
want
to
add
anything
and.
A
More
interesting
than
a
board
meeting
you
do
have
local
radio
featuring
all
kinds
of
wonderful
Community
Voices
all
right!
Thank
you!
So
much
so
with
that
I
think
we
are
prepared
to
move
on
to
our
regular
agenda.
Madam
clerk.
Could
you
call
our
first
item.
B
A
Thank
you
so
much
I
believe
I'm
looking
to
our
manager
to
introduce
yes.
L
J
T
Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
today,
as
you
will
see,
I
have
a
slide
presentation
to
walk
through
the
State
Legislative
package
for
the
2023
General
Assembly
session.
Again
my
name
is
Alana
crennan
and
I
am
the
legislative
liaison
for
the
county
next
slide.
Please.
T
All
right,
thank
you
before
I
dive
into
our
package,
I'm
just
going
to
give
a
brief
overview
of
the
upcoming
2023
session.
It
begins
on
Wednesday,
January,
11th
2023,
and
this
year
is
what
we
call
a
short
session.
So
it
is
only
45
days
long.
There
will
not
be
a
new
two-year
biennium
budget
adopted
this
year.
Instead,
there
will
be
budget
amendments
to
the
adopted
budget
from
last
year
that
was
signed
in
June
we're
expecting
about
2
000
bills,
because
it
is
a
shorter
session.
There
are
Bill
limits
per
Patron
that
each
person
may
introduce.
T
The
house
has
limited
each
Patron
to
15
bills.
The
Senate
has
limited
each
Patron
to
25
bills
and,
finally,
we're
expecting
that
virtual
participation
option
for
the
public.
Again
this
year
last
year
was
the
first
year
where
they
had
both
in-person
public
participation
and
virtual
participation.
All
members
will
need
to
be
in
person
at
the
capitol
for
committee
meetings
and
floor
sessions,
but
there
will
be
likely
an
option
for
that
public
participation
to
be
virtual.
T
All
right
next
slide,
please.
Okay,
so
this
year
guiding
our
legislative
package
we're
introducing
four
different.
What
we're
calling
legislative
principles
and,
as
I
mentioned,
those
will
kind
of
guide
our
approach
and
our
engagement
strategy
for
our
legislative
priorities
this
year.
The
first
is
to
make
government
more
efficient,
and
by
that
we
mean
to
streamline
state
and
federal
processes,
to
account
for
local
constraints
on
Staffing
and
to
strengthen
our
resource
pipelines
for
filling
all
of
our
staff
positions.
T
The
second
theme
of
our
legislative
principles
is
to
fully
fund
commitments
to
local
government.
We
know
that
the
state
government
promises
to
you
know
support
our
services
and
Staffing
for
local
government,
and
so
we
are
asking
them
to
ensure
that
they
fully
pay
for
these
promises
before
funding
new
additional
priorities.
T
Third,
we
want
to
maintain
intent
throughout
the
legislative
process,
which
means
to
uphold
the
Integrity
of
this
process
and
to
Value
the
importance
of
amending
code
sections,
while
not
distorting
the
intent
of
these
code
sections
and
finally,
we
are
supporting
Economic,
Development
and
Recovery
by
making
sure
we
expand
our
state
funding,
lower
vacancy
rate
in
Office,
Buildings
and
Grant,
any
additional
funding
to
promote
tourism
and
recovery
from
this
pandemic
next
slide.
Please
now
I'm
going
to
delve
into
our
actual
package
and
I
have
some
highlights
from
each
section.
T
So
the
first
section
is
the
human
services
and
Healthcare,
as
we
know,
we're
still
going
through
a
large
Mental
Health
crisis
in
our
state,
with
both
Staffing
shortages
and
also
a
lack
of
state
hospital
bed.
So
we
want
to
work
towards
solving
this
crisis.
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
reproductive
health
services
are
accessible
by
everyone,
as
well
as
ensuring
that
lgbtq
plus
identifying
individuals
are
given
their
rights
and
that
their
rights
are
preserved.
T
Next
up,
we
have
our
land
use
and
Housing
section,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there
is
still
support
for
affordable
housing
in
the
Housing
Trust
Fund,
as
well
as
giving
tenant
rights
the
ability
to
improve
their
living
standards
and
conditions
for
finance.
We
want
to
make
sure
we
still
have
local
flexibility
as
well
as
there
is
a
codified
revenue
replacement
for
our
sales
tax
on
groceries,
which
will
be
reduced.
This
upcoming
January
and
with
that
also
comes
a
loss
of
codified,
Revenue
replacement
for
both
education
and
transportation.
T
T
Obviously
we
talked
a
lot
about
our
vision,
zero
strategy,
so
making
sure
that
we
get
more
Authority
in
relation
to
speed
cameras
to
help
our
strategy
continue
moving
forward
as
well
as
we
want
to
support
funding
for
our
Metro
and
the
Virginia
Railway
Express
in
our
Criminal
Justice
Reform
section.
T
T
Our
last
slide
next
slide,
please
to
walk
through
the
rest
of
the
package
so
for
General
government.
Again.
Last
year
we
had
our
electronic
meetings
for
public
bodies.
We
made
some
Headway
in
allowing
our
local
boards
and
commissions
to
meet
virtually
this
year.
We
hope
to
expand
that
Authority
as
well
as
we
would
support
no
unfunded
mandates
in
our
Public
Safety
category.
T
We
want
to
continue
supporting
additional
Staffing
abilities
for
our
jails
and
our
police
departments
and
our
fire
and
EMS
and
all
of
our
Public
Safety
organizations
that
are
having
some
staffing
shortage
issues,
as
well
as
any
jail
diversion
efforts
and
then
for
swatting.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
combat
the
acts
the
act
of
making
a
hoax
communication
to
9-1-1
we've
seen
in
some
of
our
schools
there's
been
some
an
uptick
in
incidences
of
people
calling
in
these
false
Communications.
T
And
finally,
we
have
our
energy
and
environment.
We
want
to
make
sure
we're
protecting
that
Virginia,
clean
economy
act,
we're
protecting
our
regional
greenhouse
gas
emission
policies
that
were
passed
back
in
the
2020
and
2021
sessions
and,
finally,
we
want
to
make
sure
we're
preserving
and
expanding
our
tree
canopy.
That
is
it
for
the
actual
package
itself.
T
So,
as
I
mentioned,
that
County,
Board
and
legislator,
work
session
will
take
place
on
December
6th
following
we
will
have
the
legislative
package
considered
for
adoption
at
the
December
17th
board
meeting
session
will
then
begin
on
January
11th.
The
last
day
to
file
bills
will
be
two
days
after
session,
as
it
has
always
been,
which
is
January
13th.
A
You
so
much
Miss
cranan.
Thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
went
into
the
packages
you've
summarized
for
us
I
believe
we
have
at
least
one
commission
representative
to
speak,
so
we'll
invite
you
to
give
remarks
first
before
we
open
for
general
public
comments.
Welcome
chair,
McIntyre.
U
Good
morning,
I'm
Joan
McIntyre,
chair
of
the
climate
change,
energy
and
environment
commission.
Overall,
we
really
support
the
legislative
package
and
we
appreciate
that
the
county
reflected
more
or
less
reflected
the
priorities
that
we
had
included
in
our
legislative
letter.
As
we
had
mentioned
in
the
letter.
U
Clearly,
the
priority
has
to
be
protecting
the
gains
made
through
the
Virginia,
clean
economy,
act
and
Virginia's
participation
in
the
regional
greenhouse
gas
initiative,
as
well
as
some
of
the
other
gains
that
were
made
in
2020
and
2021,
and
we
definitely
very
much
support
the
counties
and
appreciate
the
county
staff
and
the
boards,
as
well
as
our
legislative
delegation,
of
really
holding
firm
on
any
backtracking
in
these
areas.
That
said,
I
would
suggest
some
language
change
in
the
third
item.
U
That
would
reflect
more
clearly
the
need
for
legislative
action
to
advance
the
County's
ability
and
authority
to
work
with
the
private
sector
to
advance
our
climate
and
energy
goals.
Language
could
be
such
something
like
expand
the
ability
and
authority
of
local
jurisdictions
to
encourage
and
support
private
sector
efforts
to
improve
Energy
Efficiency,
reduce
fossil
fuel
use
and
shift
to
renewable
energy.
Such
measures
include,
but
are
not
limited
to
local
and
Regional
Green
Banks,
improve
stretch,
building
codes,
electrical
vehicle
infrastructure
and
local
commercial
building
efficiency.
U
Benchmarking,
many
of
the
details
of
what
type
of
legislation
is
included
were
included
in
some
of
our
past
letters.
We
did
not
go
into
detail
this
year,
but
for
reference
you
can
get
more
information
on
that
and,
finally,
I
would
suggest
that,
but
changing
the
title
of
that
section
to
read
climate
change,
energy,
and
if
energy
and
environment,
where
you
know
it's
important,
what
seems
minor
I
think
it's
important
to
continue
to
continually
acknowledge
that
we
are
facing
a
climate
crisis
and
that
we
do
need
immediate
action.
U
A
V
I'm
Dave
shoots
the
reason
I'm
speaking
on
the
legislative
package
is
in
support
of
the
ranked
Choice
voting
discussion,
which
will
come
on
item
35..
I
would
like
to
see
added
to
the
legislative
package
a
request
from
the
legislature
for
changes
in
the
Arlington
form
of
government,
which
would
enable
the
the
kind
of
changes
sought
in
the
Civic
Federation
tiger
proposal,
and
this
can
include-
and
this
could
be
by
County
Board
decision
or
by
referendum.
It
can
include
number
of
members.
It
can
include.
V
The
length
of
terms
can
include
whether
primaries
are
available
for
school
board,
whether
the
county
could
decide
not
to
have
primaries,
but
simply
to
go
to
a
general
election
by
ranked
Choice.
How
many
County
Board
staff
are
directly
direct,
can
directly
report
to
you,
that's
controlled
in
the
form
of
government.
V
It
ought
not
be
and
the
length
of
term
and
this
and
whether
the
terms
are
staggered
I
expect
there
will
be
a
community
process
going
forward
to
enrich
the
the
discussion
from
the
tiger
and
it
should
be
able
to
Once
a
community
consensus
is,
is
attained,
it'd
be
nice
if
Arlington
could
put
it
in
place.
Rather
than
waiting
for
another
couple
of
legislative
sessions,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
You
appreciate
you're
coming
in
and
for
the
ongoing
conversation
on
that
right.
No
other
public
speakers
is
that
right,
correct
okay,
so
the
conversation
is
with
the
board.
Although
I'll
note,
we
do
not
have
any
action
today,
so
not
looking
for
emotion.
This
can
be
an
opportunity
for
us
to
give
any
feedback
to
Ms
cranen
that
we'd,
like
as
she
finalizes
what
will
come
before
us
for
a
vote
next
month,
but
there's
no
obligation
to
to
to
reach
a
final
version
that
we're
voting
on
today.
M
Thank
you
just
a
couple
of
given
that
this
is
we'll.
We
will
see
this
again
just
a
couple
of
of
kind
of
thoughts
that
I'll
follow
up
on
afterwards.
One
is
I,
think
Miss,
Miss,
Kareen
and
you've
been
working
quite
a
bit
on
trees
and
there's
we
got
a
letter
from
one
of
our
commissions,
it's
difficult
because
it
is
in
I
think
we
share
as
a
board
this
big
effort
to
get
into
law.
M
The
thought
occurs
to
me
that
maybe
there's
ways
in
which
we
as
a
board
can
support
your
effort
to
keep
folks
informed
in
the
right
ways
and
all
of
the
ways
we
can,
but
also
continue
to
be
strategic
about
how,
because
it's
the
result
that
we
want
not
necessarily
the
loudest
in
committee,
objections
or
efforts.
You
can
be
smart
about
then
trying
to
work
with
legislators.
That's
one
thought
that
I'll
I'll
hope
to
follow
up
on
and
I
hope.
It's
helpful
to
our
public.
M
We
heard
from
Mr
klingelhoffer,
chair
klingelhoffer
on
that
issue
and
then
the
others
I'd
like
to
just
appreciate
the
efforts
on
tenants
rights.
There
are
two
Provisions
in
particular
that
came
in
that
I
had
not
seen
in
terms
of
or
had
not
focused
on,
one
is
and
I
want
to
see
if
they're
possible.
One
is
the
planning
commission's
recommendation
that
at
least
it's
reduced
or
removed
the
members
of
the
plan
of
the
of
a
Planning
Commission
in
general
that
have
to
be
owners
of
real
property.
M
I
know
that
could
be
difficult,
but
I
do
think
it's
important
as
we
are
inclusive
of
homeowners
and
renters
as
part
of
our
work
and
then
I,
don't
know
a
similar
question
about
mutuality
of
attorneys
fees
brought
to
our
To
Us
by
our
tenant.
Landlord
commission
I'm
not
sure
necessarily
that
those
can
pass
but
I
wonder
if
we
can
be
thoughtful
about
coalitions.
M
We
might
build
to
try
and
move
those
two
forward
and
then
I
also
will
want
to
be
looking
a
little
bit
and
and
engaging
with
you
and
colleagues
on
the
suggestions
from
Mommy
Ibrahim,
our
independent
police
auditor
I
know
this
is
a
challenging
area
to
get
through
the
legislature,
but
I
wonder
if
there
are
ways
in
which
we
can
be
thoughtful
and
we've
got
some
recommendations.
There
I'm
not
committed
to
to
futile
efforts,
but
I
am
interested
to
see
if
there's
ways
we
can
move
forward
that
effort.
A
The
purpose
of
this
conversation
I'm
so
glad
that
you
raised
all
those
and
I'd,
certainly
associate
myself
in
being
compelled
by
the
recommendations
for
Mr
cleanlinhoffer
in
the
urban
forestry
commission.
With
regard
to
tree
canopy
and
I
know
I
particularly
appreciated
their
emphasis
and
their
letter
on
something
that
we
have
strived
to
do
in
the
past.
I
think
dating
back
a
few
years
and
I
know.
A
Miss
cranen
is
seeking
to
continue
the
tradition
of
which
is
work
with
other
jurisdictions
who
have
the
same
issues
when
it
comes
to
tree
protection,
particularly
in
the
Redevelopment
of
private
property,
by
right
that
remains,
I.
Think
really
our
Achilles
heel
and
being
able
to
further
our
Urban
canopy
tree
canopy
goals.
A
I
wanted
to
just
flag
one
thing
myself,
which
I
believe
is
on
Miss
grindin's
radar.
Already
right
now,
the
transportation
section
D5
references,
speed
cameras
which
I
am
glad
to
see.
This
has
been
embraced
by
the
Virginia
Municipal
League
about
expanding
that
Authority
Beyond,
just
school
zones
and
work
zones,
but
I
also
think
and
as
Ms
Clinton
herself
was
intubating
in
her
remarks.
This
is,
of
course,
a
much
bigger
issue.
A
We
had
a
really
productive
meeting
with
delegate
Rome
and
our
transportation
engineering
and
operations
and
vision,
zero
staff
just
last
week,
based
on
her
interest
to
try
to
create
a
state
fund
for
particular
Transportation
safety
projects,
which
would
of
course
be
meaningful
to
our
work
in
Arlington,
and
we
know
around
the
Commonwealth
and
so
I
think
it'd
be
great.
A
If
we
could
broaden
that
category
to
really
indicate
that
Vision
zero
is
a
state
priority,
as
well
as
a
local
one,
that
we
support
expansions
of
funds
that
can
be
used
for
that
purpose,
as
well
as
any
inventions
of
authorities
that
might
be
able
to
help
us
in
furtherance
of
those
goals.
All
right,
I
think
I
saw
Mr,
Dorsey
next
and
Mr
Karen
Thomas
and
back
to
Ms
Garvey
yeah.
Q
Thank
you.
I
always
look
forward
to
this
period
of
time,
where
we
get
people
to
engage
on
this
and
get
further
suggestions
and
refine
and
ultimately
adopt
and
in
December
I'll,
just
say
overall,
I
won't
really
seeing
much
about
the
packages
presented.
I
think
it
represents
a
balance
of
what
we
can
reasonably
expect
to
be
our
sort
of
offensive
agenda.
Q
Mr
shoots
I'd,
just
like
to
speak
to
your
issue,
because
it's
actually
a
really
big
issue
and
the
idea
of
allowing
Arlington
County
to
have
a
variety
of
options
and
abilities
to
either
on
its
own
initiative
or
by
referendum
operate
in
our
community
is
something
that
I
would
love
do
recognize
that
Virginia
is
under
is
organized
as
a
Dylan's
rule
state
and
that's
difficult
to
achieve,
and
one
of
the
things
that
is
interesting,
I.
Think
if
your
strategy
or
your
hope
is
that
these
be
authorities
granted
to
all
Virginia
localities.
Q
I
think
that's
one
thing:
I
won't
give
it
any
likelihood
of
success.
But
to
me,
that's
the
approach
as
opposed
to
trying
to
do
something
for
Arlington
specifically,
because,
as
you
all
know,
our
counties,
our
communities
are
organized.
You
know
either
by
Charters
or
not,
but
the
general
assembly
expressly
dictates
what
might
happen
within
each
of
those
plans
or
forms
of
government,
and
you
open
up
the
opportunity
for
the
general
assembly
to
provide
one
thing,
but
also
changing
other
things.
Q
You
actually
haven't
achieved
your
goal,
which
is
to
unleash
the
localities
ability
to
do
what
it
wants,
and
so
you
know,
hopefully,
your
your
approach,
your
interest
is,
is-
is
more
attuned
to
a
a
broadside
attack
on
Dylan's
role,
as
opposed
to
finding
ways
for
Arlington
specifically
to
be
granted
some
new
authorities,
because
that
can
come
with
it.
Some
some
unique
challenges.
So
I'll
look
forward
to
talking
with
you
on
that.
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Indeed,
Mr
Dorsey,
isn't
it
every
in
every
legislative
database
week.
The
second
thing
that
Arlington
County
Authority
on
Dylan
roof
yeah.
So
and
you
know
what
what
should
be
good
for
us
should
be
good
for
everybody
else,
and
this
opens
indeed
a
very,
very
big
process
of
of
changing
Virginia
as
a
state.
I
want
to
thank
Miss
cranin
for
for
the
for
the
work.
Last
year
we
had
49
items
under
these
nine
rubrics.
This
year
we
have
42
10
10
items
dropped
from
last
year.
P
Half
of
that
was
more
or
less
related
to
the
pandemic.
We
had
some
literally
successes
to
to
your
point,
so
you
know
it's
a
good
thing
to
remember
that
we
wanted
things
and
we
actually
got
some
done
and
approved
the
equal,
taxing
Authority,
for
example,
or
the
the
ability
of
law
enforcement
to
act
against
excessively
noisy
vehicles
or
or
increased
per
DMS
for
the
jail
Etc.
So
thanks
to
our
collaboration
and
hard
work
of
our
Arlington
delegation
down
in
Richmond,
we
we
got
some
some
some.
P
We
made
some
progress
and
so
and
I
and
I'm
very
happy
to
see
and-
and
you
know,
a
list
of
seven
new
items
ranging
from
the
protection
for
our
LG
btq
plus
residence
I,
see
again
a
push
to
achieve.
You
know
better,
better
consumer
protection
against
Towing
and
priority
Towing
in
our
region.
We
are
investing
in
traffic
safety,
Public,
Safety
Etc.
P
So
one
thing
that
I
wanted
to
ask
you,
because
I'm
missing
that
so
the
tech,
commission
or
technology
advisory
commission
mentioned
in
their
input
that
they
would
like
to
to
see
us
advocating
for
participating
in
state
cyber
security
in
Statewide
cyber
security
infrastructure,
and
you
know
in
cloud
services
that
are
covered
by
by
state
and
the
federal
government
in
terms
of
cyber
security,
given
that
it
is
really
a
very
hot
topic
and
a
huge
liability
right
now
for
many
more
localities.
P
Did
we
have
any
initial
discussion
about
that?
Or
is
it
something
that
we
should
be
discussing
from
now
to
December.
T
Fiber
security
infrastructure,
I
think
that
in
our
locality
and
some
of
the
other
larger
localities,
more
urban
localities
as
well.
It's
definitely
a
conversation
to
consider
working
with
our
regional
Partners
on
I.
Think
the
rest
of
the
state
may
not
be
there
yet
right.
We
still
have
the
broad
brand
infrastructure
that
we
finally
got
Last
Mile
Broadband
for
many
of
these
rural
communities,
they're
still
building
that
out.
There's
still
some
of
these
counties
are
really
small
or
the
jurisdictions
are
they're,
focusing
on
actually
building
that
Broadband.
P
Thank
you
to
be
honest.
Actually,
this
is
to
the
you
know,
bigger
or
you
know
more
more
affluent
localities
like
we
are.
We
can
afford
a
completely
different
level
of
cyber
security
protection
than
less
affluent
counties,
so
it's
actually
very
interesting
participating
that
if,
if
the
state
and
federal
government
actually
provides
this
kind
of
infrastructure
protected
and
and
certified
infrastructure,
thank
you.
O
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
Miss
cranen
I've
got
actually
kind
of
I'm
trying
to
organize
a
couple
of
things
to
say
it's
just
a
grab
bag
of
of
items.
First,
on
your
your
cover
page,
which
I
think
is
great.
The
second
fully
fund
commitments
to
local
government
and
I
think
this
is
fine
to
say
it,
but,
as
you
know,
I
love
it.
The
way,
I
think
it's
Billy
Kiger
of
Rockingham
County
says
the
state
needs
to
pay
its
debts.
O
I
mean
the
state
has
contracted
a
lot
of
debts
and
they're,
not
paying
them
and
sometimes
I
think
we're
so
polite
in
how
we
phrase
things.
The
point
doesn't
get
across
so
I
I,
don't
know
if
we
want
to
kind
of
put
that
out
a
little
more.
Obviously
so
people
kind
of
you
know
our
general
public
hears
it.
That
states
committed
to
do
a
lot
of
things
and
it's
not
that's
what
they're
debts
and
they're
not
paying
them.
O
So
we
could
maybe
maybe
be
a
little
clearer
than
how
we
say
things
sometimes
on
the
maintain
intent,
which
is
very
interesting,
are
you
is
that
we
used
to
always
have
maintain
local
control?
Is
this
sort
of
the
maintained
local
control?
Is
that
part
of
it
because
I
think
sometimes
we
were
liable
to
get
into
the
code
mess
with
something
and
suddenly
we
find
we've
had
some
control
taken
away.
Is
that
kind
of
the
point
here.
T
That
is
a
little
bit
of
the
point,
I
think
the
other
like
concept-
and
this
is
something
like
we
saw
last
year
for
Loudoun
County.
For
example,
they
went
in
to
David
Reed
carried
a
bill
to
help
with
their
like
School
Board
elections
and
what
ended
up
happening
was
when
the
bill
went
to
the
governor.
It
came
back
with
amendments
that
were
completely
different
than
the
initial
intent
of
the
bill,
and
so
what
I'm,
I
guess?
What
I'm
trying
to
get
at
here
is
anytime.
You
open
up
a
code
section.
T
You
are
basically
able
to
really
change
anything
in
that
code.
Section
if
you
so
choose
now,
is
that
the
smart
move,
someone
might
say-
yes,
some
might
say
no,
but
what
I'm
trying
to
get
at
is.
If
you
open
up,
let's
say
code,
section
12,
to
amend
something
about
cats
and
dogs,
then
you're
not
all
of
a
sudden,
adding
rabbits
and
lions
and
bears
as.
O
Yeah
good
point
be
careful
what
you
ask
for,
because
you
can
get
in
big
trouble
and
I
I
I,
don't
know
if
we
want
to
add
on
here:
I
mean
I
always
liked
having
them
maintain
local
control.
It
seemed
like
such
a
like
you,
don't
even
have
to
say
it,
but
I
think.
Actually
we
do
so
anyway.
I
would
suggest
we
might
think
about
putting
that
specifically
specifically
out
there,
which
brings
me
a
little
bit
to
Mr
schutz's
comments
on
local
control.
O
I'll
associate
myself
with
the
with
everything
that
Mr
Dorsey
said
and
and
invite
Mr
shoots,
perhaps
to
have
a
conversation.
The
Thai
group
was
interesting,
they've
been
working
for
years
on
local
government
and
control
and
nobody's
ever
talked
to
me.
I,
don't
know
if
they've
talked
to
anybody
here
at
this
table,
but
you
know
we
usually
try
to
have
talking
to
stakeholders.
This
is
not
for
you
Ms
crane.
Excuse
me
I'm
not
talking
to
Mr
shoots,
but
I'd
be
real
happy
to
talk
to
the
group.
O
I've,
been
local
government
pushing
three
decades
now
and
and
I
have
a
few
thoughts,
but
I
would
love
to
share
in
another
kind
of
format
at
some
point
and
would
be
happy
to
do
that.
O
So
thank
you
for
coming
and
bringing
up
the
point
and
then
last
Miss
crane,
I,
don't
know
that
we
want
to
do
that.
But
it's
been
striking
me
more
and
more
the
issue
of
virtual
meetings.
O
So
we
could
kind
of
fit
in
there
as
well,
and
it
sometimes
maybe
to
make
the
point
we
could
even
pop
it
in
a
couple
of
different
places
because
it
just
it's
one
of
these
things.
That
seems
like
a
small
thing,
but
it
makes
so
much
sense.
I
love
getting
together
in
person.
O
This
is
great,
it's
nice
to
have
people
here
on
occasion
and
and
do
that,
but
it
also
there
are
times
where
I
find
myself
getting
in
the
car
and
taking
a
long
drive
when
I
really
don't
think
that
I
should
need
to
be
doing
that
I.
Don't
think
it's
good
for
anybody,
including
yours,
truly
as
well
as
the
environment
and
I,
think
that's
it
for
the
moment.
Thank
you.
So
much
Miss
Queen
thanks.
A
Miss
Garvey
I
just
wanted
to
visit
myself
and
then
I'm
going
to
turn
to
Mr
defranti.
With
for
motion
your
comments
about
the
state's
paying
its
debts.
I
was
thinking
about
that
Ms
crane.
When
you
were
mentioning
that
the
priority
that
we
have,
which
is
that
the
state
we
we
strongly
support,
teacher
salary
increases
without
the
local
match,
and
it
occurs
to
me.
A
Somebody's
seeing
that
in
the
abstract
might
make
it
seem
like
we
don't
want
to
give
teachers
raises,
and
in
fact
the
reality
is
our
colleagues
at
EPS,
with
our
support
have
given
teachers
significant
raises
on
the
problem
with
these
local
matches
is
that
we
are
already
shouldering
because
of
the
standards
of
quality
the
stat,
the
State.
Both
pays
both
defines
the
needs
lower
than
what
they
actually
are
so
we're
paying
full
Freight
of
all
of
the
needs,
above
that,
as
well
as
underfunds
its
own
share.
A
So
when
we
say
salary
raises
without
local
matches,
it's
because
we
have
already
well
exceeded
it
and
multiple
times
over
any
potential
local
match.
So
I'm
glad
you
made
that
point.
O
Thank
you.
No
I
find
the
state
which
I've
been
doing
for
a
long
time,
they're
so
clever
at
how
they
phrase
things
and
it's
so
complicated
and
when
you
get
down
to
the
bot
bottom,
you
realize.
Oh,
my
God
we've
been
snookered
again,
it
will,
but
it's
really
hard.
Then
it
makes
it
hard
to
get
across
to
people
and
and
maybe
sometimes
hard
to
get
the
kind
of
good
government
we
need
to
have
when
it's
so
unclear.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Thanks.
A
So
much
Mr
defranti
I'm,
going
to
look
to
you
for
a
motion.
I
lied
when
I
said
we
didn't
need
to
act.
We
need
to
act
on
a
one,
administrative
matter,
I
suppose,
but.
M
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'll.
Just
sneak
in
and
associate
myself,
particularly
with
Mr
dorsey's
remarks
regarding
being
really
thoughtful
about
the
the
tiger
groups,
recommendations
I'm
interested
in
engaging
there.
I
just
want
to
be
very
thoughtful
about
how
we
do
it.
I
will
move
to
close
the
public
hearing
and
carry
over
action
to
the
December
17th
meeting
on
this
item.
A
I
A
Opposed
all
right,
it
carries
unanimously
to
close
the
public
hearing.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
you
again
Ms
Crainer
next
month,
as
we
formalize
and
thank
you
and
the
community
for
all
of
your
work
all
right
before
we
move
to
our
next
item.
I
have
been
notified
by
the
clerk.
It
looks
like
we
when
we
did
our
consent
agenda.
We
intended
to
include
4A
and
4B
as
the
items
that
were
pulled,
but
only
announced
for
a
as
the
item
poll.
That's
right.
That
is
correct.
My.
A
I
am
going
to
move
that
the
board
reconsider
our
vote.
Let's
see
so
excuse
me,
our
Glasgow
County
attorney
I
need
to
move
the
board
vote
to
nullify
our
approval
of
the
consent
agenda.
A
Just
4B
just
for
oh
nullify,
our
approval
of
4B
as
part
of
the
consent
agenda
and
instead
move
it
to
the
recessed
agenda
for
later
consideration.
Hearing
and
voting
do
I
have
a
second
seconded
by
Mr
defranti,
no
discussion,
neither
I,
don't
think
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
all
right
that
does
not
I,
don't
think
substantively
change.
A
What
we
plan
to
hear
on
Tuesday
night,
that
will
be
the
Clarendon
live
Entertainment
Group
use
permits,
but
that
that
element
of
4B
will
be
included
as
well
as
4A
all
right
without
further
Ado.
Let's
move
to
our
next
item,
will
you
call
it
please
Madam
Clerk.
B
A
All
right
normally
I'd
turn
to
the
manager,
but
in
this
case
I
gotta
do
this
thing
myself
so
I.
This
has
been
a
particular
area
of
interest.
For
me,
the
staff
work
here
in
particular,
really
credit
above
all,
goes
to
Amina
idbella
who's
been
just
a
fantastic
partner
in
organizing
the
community
engagement
on
this
piece,
as
we
pull
up
the
slides
Brazil
about
the
results
of
the
public
engagement.
I'll
just
make
a
couple
of
comments
which
are
all
included,
of
course,
in
the
board
report.
A
To
note
that
this
issue
has
been
under
discussion
in
some
form
or
fashion
for
over
a
year.
At
this
point
in
2020
January,
it's
January
2020
session,
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia's
General
Assembly
voted
to
enable
ranked
Choice
voting
as
an
election
method
for
County
boards
and
city
councils
across
the
Commonwealth.
That
Authority
took
effect
in
July
of
2021
for
a
series
of
reasons.
I
will
not
rehash
here
involving
the
complexities
of
the
intergovernmental
operations
of
our
election
system.
A
Is
it
became
most
feasible
for
us
to
do
it
in
the
year
ahead
rather
than
last
year,
but
really
appreciated
the
engagement
that
my
colleagues
have
had
over
the
course
of
the
last
year?
You
all
remember:
in
Fall
of
2021,
we
held
a
a
work
session
to
discuss
this
method
of
voting,
as
well
as
a
few
other
options
related
to
The
Electoral
board
and
in
August
of
2021.
A
The
Electoral
Arlington
elections,
as
well
as
the
Electoral
board,
hosted
some
pretty
terrific
community
outreach,
including
a
mock
election
and
Q,
a
town
hall
style
for
voters.
To
give
some
insight,
we
knew
we
wanted
to
hear
from
more
arlingtonians
about
their
thoughts,
and
so
we
have
put
up.
We
put
a
public
engagement
form
out
in
the
field
for
about
two
months,
and
I
am
pleased
to
be
able
to
share
some
of
the
results
of
those
I'm
going
to
highlight.
Maybe
a
couple
of
questions
there
and
I
might
invite
our
registrar,
Gretchen
randomeyer.
A
If
you
wouldn't
mind
joining
us,
maybe
one
of
the
tables
up
front
I'll
highlight
a
few
of
these.
The
the
themes
from
public
engagement.
She
will
be
available.
I
think
we
can
probably
best
address
some
of
these
questions
through
discussion
with
the
board
after
we
receive
comment
today,
but
I
am
going
to
enlist
her
subject
matter
expertise
in
a
few
of
these
areas,
but
if
we
could
go
ahead
and
launch
in
one
one
of
the
major
things
to
note,
we
got
lots
of
really
good
feedback
and
questions
throughout
that
survey.
A
Reform
that
were
some
variation
of
wait.
How
does
this
work,
and
so
before
I
launched
into
any
of
the
themes?
I
just
wanted
to
begin
by
highlighting
a
couple
of
resources
to
learn
more.
This
presentation
is
available
on
the
board
website.
We
also
had
some
of
these
resources
available
in
the
form
itself,
but
to
Just
note
before
we
launch
any
further
right.
The
way
ranked
Choice
voting
essentially
works
is
that
candidates
rank
their
voters,
rank
the
candidates
in
their
order
of
preference
voters.
First,
choices
are
tallied.
A
If
one
candidate
has
an
outright
majority,
they
are
the
winner.
If
no
candidate
has
an
outright
majority.
The
votes
are
retalied,
which
is
to
say,
the
candidate
in
the
last
place
is
eliminated
and
their
second
choices
are
the
voters.
Second,
choices
for
those
who
chose
that
candidate
first
are
redistributed.
Votes
are
retallied
again
the
the
the
cycle
repeats,
so
that
is
ranked
choice
in
a
nutshell
and
appreciated
the
opportunity
to
just
kind
of
highlight
that
for
for
those
who
maybe
had
written
with
some
questions
about
how
it
worked
again,
great
resources
to
learn
more
there.
A
So
what
did
we
hear?
We
had
786
respondents
to
that
feedback
form.
Sorry
I
should
have
clarify
that
it
was
not
a
survey.
It
was
a
feedback.
Forum
I
know
we
sometimes
talk
with
residents.
The
survey
implies
a
formal
instrument.
It
was
not.
It
was
a
feedback
form.
We
were
really
pleased
to
see.
Well,
please,
because
I
support
this
to
see
a
strongly
favorable
about
75
of
those
who
who
voted
were
either
very
favorable
and,
as
you
can
see
disproportionately
very
favorable
or
favorable.
A
If
we
go
to
the
next
slide,
you
can
see
that
generally
held
across
regions
of
Arlington
County,
ranging
from
a
high
of
88
favorability
in
zip
code
2-203
to
a
low
of
63
favorability
in
22207,
but
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
this
is
enjoys
a
broad
base
of
support
throughout
the
county.
So
we
asked
people
not
just
how
they
felt
about
ranked
Choice
voting
and
go
to
the
next
slide,
but
what
their
question,
what
kind
of
questions
or
comments
they
might
have
about
it?
A
They
clustered
around
a
few
areas
and
I'll
highlight
them.
Now
we
can
go
on
to
the
next
slide.
Definitely
some
questions
about
kind
of
the
partisan
nature.
What
is
before
us
today?
The
motion
that
I'll
make
when
I
conclude
this
presentation
or
after
we
hear
public
comments,
rather
is
to
Pilot
this
in
the
June
2023
primaries
for
County
Board,
and
we
got
definitely
some
feedback
on
both
sides.
Folks,
who
are
strongly
supportive
of
doing
this
in
primaries,
but
not
General.
A
We
got
a
lot
of
feedback
from
people
who
would
love
to
see
us
do
this
all
now
to
adopt
for
for
primaries,
as
well
as
general
elections
or
questions
about
if
this
is
successful
in
a
primary.
What
is
the
path
to
do
this?
Adopt
that
in
general
as
well,
there
were
questions
about
whether
the
political
parties,
the
two
major
political
parties
in
Arlington,
had
weighed
in
I,
can
tell
you
as
part
of
the
engagement
I've
spoken
to
individual
leaders
within
those
two
parties.
A
Neither
party
has
kind
of
formalized
formally
taken
a
vote,
but
generally
the
sense
that
I've
gotten
from
leaders
is
speaking
at
least
for
themselves,
is
that
they
are
supportive
of
doing
this
in
primaries,
but
have
questions
about
doing
it
in
general
elections.
We
also
heard
some
interesting
questions
and
feedbacks
about
the
idea
of
you
know
you
can
do
primary
voting
and
primaries
to
select
your
party
nominees
that
then
run
in
a
general
election
that
is
either
ranked
choice
or
not.
A
There
is
also,
as
we've
seen
in
some
places,
the
adoption
of
partisan
versus
non-partisan
primaries,
sometimes
called
jungle
primaries,
which
it
feels
like
a
slightly
offensive
term.
I've,
yet
to
find
a
better
one
right
where
everyone
runs
all
at
once
essentially
becomes
a
a
runoff,
so
some
thoughts
and
questions
from
residents
about
those
as
well
again.
Those
are
not
on
the
table
or
not
proposed
today,
but
I
think
could
be
part
of
ongoing
conversation
within
the
community.
A
Lots
of
good
questions
about
the
technology
and
how
it
works
and
I'm
going
to
ask
Ms
randlemanner
to
weigh
in
once
I've
concluded
about
thoughts
on
kind
of
well.
How?
How
does
testing
and
quality
control
work,
maybe
for
a
voting
system
now,
and
would
that
change
under
ranked
Choice
voting?
Does
there
need
to
be
different
auditing
of
the
software?
How
do
we
validate
rain
Choice
voting?
Does
that
change
relative
to
how
we
currently
vote
are
additional
election
security
measures
required?
A
We
certainly
heard
from
some
residents,
you
know
keeping
an
eye
on
this
issue
of
election
security
nationally,
which
is
unfortunately
emerges
kind
of
a
polarizing
issue.
We
are
incredibly
fortunate
now
in
Arlington,
I'll,
take
the
opportunity
to
shout
out
our
electoral
board,
an
entire
electoral
Arlington
election
staff
and
having
a
track
record
of
very
secure
elections.
So
definitely
some
questions
about.
You
know
whether
we
can
ensure
that
will
continue
to
be
the
case,
cost
to
change
the
system
and
taxpayer
impact
I
will
speak
briefly
to
this.
Now.
A
You
can
see
that
in
the
board
report,
the
fiscal
impact
section
is
a
little
complicated.
The
bottom
line
is
it
depends.
We
know
that
Arlington
elections
is
currently
evaluating,
whether
the
replacement
of
our
voting
machines
needs
to
occur
in
2023
or
in
2025,
based
on
some
of
the
end
of
life,
signs
that
are
starting
to
present
in
our
current
system.
The
adopted
Capital
Improvement
plan
does
provide
funding
for
placement
of
those
systems
in
2025
fiscal
2025.
A
There
is
some
question
about
whether
that
might
be
need
to
be
moved
up
to
fiscal
2023
again
based
on
kind
of
the
natural
age
of
those
machines.
I
will
know
that
our
current
machines
support
ranked
Choice
voting
for
up
to
three
choices.
I
think
it
is
fair
to
assume
that
if
we
pass
this
resolution
today
and
more
than
three
candidates
emerge
for
the
2023
primary,
that
will
certainly
be
interested
in
ranking
more
than
those.
It
will
not
be
the
deciding
factor
for
the
placement
of
machines,
but
to
be
transparent.
It
would
also
be
a
factor.
A
So
again,
it's
not
a
new
expenditure,
there's
no
new
taxpayer
impact,
but
there
will
be
some
conversations
likely
ahead
about
Expediting.
The
replacement
of
those
voting
machines
ranked
Choice
voting
again
would
be
a
factor,
but
not
the
sole
factor.
In
that
conversation,
lots
of
good
questions
about
the
timeline
for
education
and
engagement.
A
So
a
range
of
opinions
on
that
one
and
if
we
can
go
to
the
next
slide
lots
of
good
questions
about.
Why
do
this?
Who
would
benefit
from
it
and
I'll,
have
a
concluding
slide
with
our
own
thoughts
about
the
equity
analysis?
Here
you
know
definitely
some
interest
in
in
whether
this
could
have
an
impact
on
engagement
or
turnout,
a
fair
number
of
questions
about.
Do
we
have
the
authority
to
do
this,
or
why
could
we
not
do
this?
A
For
other
offices,
for
example,
State
delegates
who
might
be
on
the
ballot
and
those
come
back
to
the
code
section,
which
empowers
us
to
do
this
now
for
local
offices,
only
the
there
were
definitely
some
questions
about
transparency
again
that
they
sort
of
related
to
the
expansion
to
general
elections,
and
other
offices
desire
to
be
have
greater
clarity
about
how
that
decision
might
be
made.
A
Finally,
and
again,
I'm
highlighting
this
is
an
area
where
I'm
going
to
ask
Mr
random,
enter
to
weigh
in
questions
about
how
Resort
results
get
reported.
The
tabulation
the
rounds.
Will
this
slow
down
the
reporting
of
Elections?
What
might
change
if
there
need
to
be
recounts
in
Arlington,
so
lots
of
good
questions
in
those
areas?
A
If
we
go
on
to
the
next
slide,
just
some
again
additional
themes
and
comments,
these
were
largely
comments
made
in
support
of
ranked
Choice
voting
again.
75
percent
of
the
comments
were
in
support,
so
most
of
those
comments
or
participants
were
in
support.
So
most
of
those
comments
fall
under
supportive
interest
in
improving
the
greater
diversity
of
candidates
and
representation
of
different
parties.
A
Again
that
that
kind
of
recurring
theme.
How
will
we
know
if
this
is
going
to
be
used
in
the
general
election,
the
a
desire
to
make
sure
that
Outreach
is
really
sensitive
to
you,
know,
communities
who,
who
may
have
historically
been
disenfranchised
by
or
struggled
with,
fully
participating
in
terms
of
those
you
know
who
who
are
multilingual,
who
have
vision
and
hearing
impairments
and
otherwise
kind
of
lower
historical
participation
rates
and
again
positivity
about
fairer
elections
and
more
positive
campaigning
as
a
result
of
ranked
Choice
voting?
A
Definitely
a
desire
for
making
sure
this
is
communicated
in
the
way
that
is
clear
and
straightforward
and
voters
understand,
and
that
is
a
great
note,
to
sort
of
wrap
up
the
feedback
on.
You
know
one
of
the
things
I'm
not
switching
into
editorializing
mode,
but
you
know
lots
of
comments
and
themes
about
you
know
just
making
sure
people
understand
what
this
is
and
that
nobody
is
disenfranchising
casting
their
ballot
because
they
don't
understand
the
new
system.
This
is
a
great
opportunity
to
note.
A
There
is
actually
no
wrong
way
to
vote
A
ranked
Choice
voting
if
voters
show
up
and
they
don't
understand
how
that
works
are
voting.
Our
Outreach
efforts
have
not
been
successful
and
they
cast
a
vote.
The
way
they
normally
do,
which
is
to
say
just
vote
for
one
candidate.
Their
vote
is
still
counted.
So
this
is
not
a
high
risk
proposition
where
people's
ballots
will
be
thrown
out.
We
hope
everybody
will
exercise
the
benefits
of
ranked
Trace
voting.
A
Should
we
adopt
it,
which
is
the
ability
to
rank
multiple
candidates,
but
even
if
you
know
we
have
we
are,
we
are
not
able
to
fully
reach
everyone.
Their
their
votes
for
the
candidate
of
their
preference
will
still
be
counted
and
still
matter
so
a
final
slide
here.
We
also
tried
to
think
about
this
through
an
equity
lens
candidly.
The
research
is
mixed
right.
This
has
been
in
in
effect
in
different
communities.
A
We
have
some
kind
of
natural
experiments
of
pre-posts,
but
but
no
one's
been
able
to
run.
You
know
a
randomized
control,
for
example,
on
an
election,
both
ways
to
to
really
be
able
to
say
definitively.
A
Thinking
about
this,
as
well
as
who
is
burdened
again,
if
Outreach
and
education
isn't
effective
or
sufficient,
there
are
voters
who
may
cast
only
one
vote.
Their
vote
won't
be
invalidated,
but
they
won't
be
able
to
exercise
their
full
ability
to
rank
candidates,
and
then
we
also
know
you
know
that
rank
trade.
You
see
the
rounds
tabulate
and
for
for
those
candidates
who
might
lead
in
the
first
round
and
ultimately
do
not
win
supporters.
That
candidate
reasonably
might
feel.
You
know
disenfranchised
by
the
ranked
Trace
voting
system
relative
to
a
a
traditional
choose.
A
One
election,
so
I
believe
that
we
have
one
more
slide.
Final
slide:
okay,
so
I'm
going
to
wrap
up
there
with
my
comments,
I
think
what
I'm
going
to
do
is
invite
our
public
speakers
in
the
event
that
we
have
more
questions
raised.
I
will
then
go
to
Ms
randomizer
to
do
a
little
bit
of
back
and
forth
about
some
questions
that
we've
heard
raised
and
then
make
a
motion
so
I'm
going
to
turn
it
to
our
clerk
to
call
our
speakers.
Please.
B
W
Good
morning
my
name
is
Chris
DeRosa
I'm
a
long
time
resident
of
Arlington.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
participate
today,
I'm
here
to
ask
your
support
of
this
proposal
to
use
ranked
Choice
voting
in
the
2023
County
Board
primaries.
Ranked
Choice
voting
will
help
to
strengthen
our
democracy
and,
in
these
two
minutes,
I
see
I
will
let
you
know
about
two
key
benefits
that
I
see.
First
RCV
will
ensure
that
the
eventual
winner
will
have
the
support
of
the
majority
of
Arlington
voters
not
just
to
plurality.
W
Second,
the
use
of
ranked
Choice
voting
in
county-wide
party
primaries
will
allow
all
arlingtonians
to
participate
in
endorsement
or
election
process.
They
can
vote
throughout
the
45-day
early
voting
period
in
person
or
via
mail-in
ballot,
as
well
as
on
Election
Day
at
their
neighborhood
Precinct.
This
would
provide
more
opportunities
for
voters
to
have
their
say
many
many
more
voting
days
and
locations
than
the
current
party
caucus
process
provide
and
voters,
not
just
party
insiders,
would
also
help
to
determine
the
winner.
W
If
this
proposal
to
use
RCV
in
the
2023
County
Board
primary
election
is
approved,
I
hereby
pledge
my
support
and
I
promise
to
do
all
I
can
to
help
educate
voters
about
ranked
Choice
voting
and
show
them
how
to
mark
their
ballots
in
that
election
and,
if
all
goes
well,
I
will
return
to
encourage
you
to
to
extend
the
ranked
Choice
voting
option
to
the
November
2023
general
election
and
perhaps
in
the
future,
to
consider
final
four
ranked
Choice
voting.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
X
Good
morning,
everyone
Adam
Theo
here
so
with
ranked
Choice
voting
I'm
very
interested
in
it.
I've
been
looking
forward
to
this
for
probably
a
good
three
years
now
so
for
Arlington
County.
To
finally
be
picking
it
up
makes
me
very
excited.
Thank
you.
I
look
forward
to
not
only
the
pilot
run
in
the
primaries,
but
also
for
it
be
implemented
in
the
general
elections.
I
am
most
excited
about
ranked
Choice
voting
for
how
it
more
accurately
represents
the
will
of
the
people.
X
We
no
longer
have
to
fear
that
someone
winning
with
say
a
certain
percentage
in
the
primaries
and
then
sort
of
automatically
winning
in
the
general
election
for
more
or
less.
We
can
have
multiple
candidates
running
and
the
voters
get
to
decide
which
one
it
represents
that
50
plus
one
that
they
truly
like
and
can
feel
that
they
represent
them
on
the
County
board
or
in
any
local
election.
X
The
problem
with
ranked
Choice
voting
is,
of
course
it
is
more
complex
than
our
current
system.
It's
going
to
take
a
lot
of
education
and
a
lot
of
Outreach
for
the
voters
to
feel
comfortable
using
it
using
it
or
piloting
it
in
the
primaries
is
a
good
first
step,
but
the
obligation
also
falls
on
Civic
organizations
here
in
Arlington
County
to
help
start
that
process
of
educating
the
voters
so
right
here,
I
know
that
the
County
Board
is
in
front
of
me.
X
But
my
message
is
to
my
fellow
Civic
leaders
and
Civic
organizations
to
do
what
they
can
to
start
the
process
of
educating
and
even
incorporating
ranked
Choice
voting
in
their
own
Civic
organization
processes.
Civic
associations,
Civic,
Federation
and
other
organizations
do
what
we
can
now
to
implement
ranked
Choice
voting
and
use
that
as
an
opportunity
to
start
educating
and
using
bring
and
promoting
ranked
Choice
voting.
Thank
you.
Y
Good
morning,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
all
today.
My
name
is
Liz
white
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
upvote
Virginia,
we're
a
non-partisan
democracy,
reform
organization,
dedicated
to
elevating
the
voices
of
Virginia
voters
through
education,
advocacy
and
Grassroots
mobilization,
I,
can't
think
of
a
better
way
to
elevate
the
voices
of
the
voters
here
in
Arlington
than
to
move
forward
in
support
of
ranked
Choice
voting.
It's
a
simple
change
to
the
ballot
that
enables
better
voter
experience,
better
elections
and,
ultimately,
better
government.
Y
During
your
recent
online
public
comment
period
and
at
this
hearing,
you've
heard
a
lot
about
the
overarching
benefits
of
RCV,
but
I'd
like
to
take
a
moment
to
talk
specifically
about
how
democracy
reform
has
built
momentum
here
in
Virginia,
and
how
today's
vote
could
encapsulate
that
in
the
last
few
years
alone,
Virginia
has
expanded
access
to
absentee
ballots,
instituted
automatic
and
same-day
voter
registration
and
has
established
what
experts
agree
are
some
of
the
fairest
legislative
maps
in
America.
These
aren't
issues
that
benefit
one
party
over
another.
Y
They
benefit
voters,
that's
why
both
parties
have
embraced
RCV
here
in
Virginia.
Even
long-time
political
Rivals
have
found
common
ground
in
support
of
ranked
Choice
voting
at
upvote
Virginia's
launch
event
in
August.
We
heard
remarks
in
favor
of
RCV
from
your
very
own
Democratic
Congressman,
Don
Beyer
and
former
Governor
George
Allen
a
Republican,
and
it
is
not
often
that
you
get
those
two
guys
at
the
same
event,
speaking
on
the
same
side
of
an
issue.
So
that
really
is
demonstrates
how
broad
rcv's
appeal
can
be.
Y
Today's
vote
would
make
Arlington
the
first
locality
in
Virginia
to
take
a
concrete
step
toward
adopting
our
CV.
It
marks
a
crucial
step
toward
the
culmination
of
many
years
of
advocacy
by
non-partisan
reform
organizations
and
Advocates
of
good
government
alike,
and
on
behalf
of
Virginia
and
our
many
partners,
I
want
to
express
our
appreciation
to
you
for
taking
this
step.
It's
not
every
day
in
Virginia
that
you
have
a
chance
to
be
first
at
something,
but
this
resolution
truly
is
a
historic
opportunity.
Thank
you
again
for
your
time
today
and
for
putting
voters
first.
Z
He
has
been
silent
for
many
years.
Don't
know
why.
Good
morning
my
name
is
Joan
porch,
president
of
the
lead
of
Women
Voters
of
Arlington
and
Alexandria
City.
The
league
supports
the
implementation
of
ranked
Choice
voting.
For
many
reasons.
The
lead
is,
of
course,
a
102
year
old
nonpartisan
organization
started
as
a
mechanism
to
educate
and
register
the
women
enfranchised
by
the
19th
Amendment.
We
continue
and
always
will
support
efforts
to
bring
more
people
to
the
polls.
Right
choice.
Voting
empowers
voters
on
many
levels.
First,
it
cuts
down
on
negativity.
Z
If
you
have
to
rely
on
people
supporting
you
as
the
second
or
third
choice,
you
are
less
likely
to
bash
the
first
choice
they
may
have,
because
you
want
them
to
like
you.
So
wouldn't
it
be
nice
if
we
had
fewer
negative
ads
running,
it
encourages
people
also
to
research
all
the
candidates,
because
they'll
be
testing
more
votes
in
the
lead.
We
believe
that
a
more
informed
voter
is
a
better
educated
voter
and
a
smarter
voter,
also
ranked
Choice
voting
saves
money.
Z
Let's
compare
what
happened
this
past
week
in
Alaska
and
Maine
to
ranked
Choice
voting,
States
and
Georgia
a
non-ranked
choice,
voting
state
in
each
of
them.
There
were
three
candidates
on
the
ballot
and
no
one
reached
50
percent
Maine
has
already
allocated
the
third
person's
votes
to
the
first
two
and
a
winner
has
been
declared
Alaska
a
little
bit
bigger
than
Maine.
Second
district
is
still
in
the
process
of
allocating,
but
they
should
have
a
winner
within
a
matter
of
days.
Z
What's
going
on
in
Georgia,
they
have
to
have
another
very
expensive
special
election
Statewide,
and
obviously
people
now
have
to
take
time
out
to
come
back
to
vote.
That's
why
it's
often
called
an
instant
runoff
system.
Also,
this
is
another
benefit
as
it
eliminates
election
fatigue.
We
know
this
in
Virginia.
We
are
one
of
two
states
that
have
elections
every
year.
It
is
known
that
forcing
people
to
vote
too
often
has
a
dis
and
franchising
event
because
it
lacks
they
lack
voter
enthusiasm
after
a
while.
It's
like
another
election.
Z
This
also
eliminates
spoilers
and
strategic
voting
ranked
Choice
voting,
allows
voters
to
support
their
favorite
candidate
without
worrying
that
they
might
throw
their
vote
away.
It
helps
create
a
richer
Dialogue
on
the
issues
and
increases
diversity,
both
of
views
and
of
candidates.
We
applaud
the
county
for
this
initiative
and
the
lead
stands
ready
to
assist
in
the
voter
education
necessary.
It's
what
we
do
and
when
this
does
become
a
reality,
we
will
be
there
to
support
it
in
every
way.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AA
Exit
polling
shows
that
the
super
majority
of
Voters,
who
use
ranked
Choice
voting
like
ranked
Choice
voting,
and
they
find
ranked
Choice
voting
easy
to
understand,
ranked
Choice
voting
elections
eliminate
the
spoiler
effect
and
they
also
ensure
that
the
winning
candidate
has
the
majority
of
support
of
the
voters.
Rcv
elections
also
reduce
toxic
partisanship
and
increase
Civic
discourse.
AA
Women
candidates
usually
do
better
in
ranked
Choice
voting
elections
as
well
as
candidates
of
color
RCB
elections
ensure
votes
count
if
a
candidate
drops
out
of
the
race
between
the
time
that
the
ballots
are
printed
and
and
the
election.
This
is
very
important
for
people
who
use
mail-in
ballots
and
Military
active
duty
who
are
deployed
overseas.
AA
AA
V
And
and
I
have
much
much
the
same
thing
to
say,
because
it
applies
to
both
to
both
items.
I
want
to
climb
in
behind
my
Cantwell
and
talk
about
the
lone
nut
ball
effect,
which
we
have
seen
in
a
number
of
Elections
in
in.
If
you
have
a
a
plurality,
election
and
one
candidate
is
really
quite
unusual
and
all
of
the
normal
voters
vote
for
a
number
of
different
normal
candidates.
V
You
will
find
someone
who's
really
quite
out
of
what
is
desired
by
the
May
most
voters,
getting
the
getting
a
nomination
or
getting
an
election.
This
is
something
against
which
ranked
Choice
voting
protects.
You
I'm
very
happy
to
be
here
today
to
see
you
taking
this
step.
I
think
it's
an
intermediate
step
towards
a
a
better
system
overall
for
Arlington.
V
I
would
like
to
particularly
note
that
our
school
board
is
elected
after
based,
usually
based
on
the
school
board
caucus
which
has
a
tiny
turnout.
6
000
voters
is
an
awful
lot
of
people
for
a
school
board
caucus
and
that
person
goes
in
with
the
with
the
blue
ballot.
Usually
wins.
You
really
have
very
little
idea
what
the
what
the
110
000
people
who
vote
in
Arlington
really
want
from
from
the
from
that
caucus
result.
V
This
is
not
a
a
very
Democratic
mechanism
of
of
getting
these
people
in
into
office,
so
I
want
to
advocate
for
moving
towards
the
whole
tiger
package
or
something
very
like
it.
I
expect
there'll
be
a
community
process
to
get
from
the
tiger
proposal
to
what
Arlington
ultimately
seeks
to
do.
I
want
to
advocate,
for
our
seeking
permission
from
the
legislature
to
do
that.
V
Mr,
Dorsey
I'm,
somewhat
in
disagreement
with
you,
the
history
of
ranked
Choice
voting
in
for
Arlington,
is
that
Patrick
hope
actually
got
a
a
law
through
that
allowed
us
to
put
in
ranked
Choice
voting,
and
only
the
next
year
did.
He
and
Sally
Hudson
managed
to
put
through
a
law
allowing
this
for
the
whole
state.
So
there
is
a
history
of
this
being
a
successful
mechanism
going
for
a
a
specific
to
Arlington
change
and
then
moving
from
that
to
a
Statewide
change
in
in
in
in
the
Statewide
rules.
V
I
think,
that's
it
I!
You
know.
I
I
would
like
to
see
us
get
away
from
staggered
terms
that
this
is
this.
We
we
really
don't
have.
We
are
a
one-party
jurisdiction
and
the
only
way
for
our
only
good
way
for
our
members
to
find
out
how
they're
doing
relative
to
each
other
in
serving
the
voters
will
is
through
their
running
at
the
same
time,
I
think
I'm
done.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
All
right:
well,
we
thank
him.
I
would
not
profess
to
speak
for
anyone,
but
I
will
know.
As
part
of
my
stakeholder
engagement.
I
did
speak
to
Mr
gadjahar,
as
well
as
Mr
shoots
about
the
thinking
of
the
Civic
Federation,
which
I
think
as
Mr
Theo
noted,
would
be
an
important
partner
in
education,
so
it
appreciated
his
his
his
support
and
previous
comments.
Although
again,
I
cannot
speak
for
him
today.
All
right,
I
think.
That
concludes
our
public
comments.
A
M
Sure
my
question
for
Miss
reinemeyer
is
on
this
just
to
understand:
I'm,
supportive
of
moving
forward
with
this
step
today,
but
I
do
want
to
understand
more
deeply.
M
The
cost
question
that
miss
the
chair,
Crystal,
mentioned
I
think
it's
a
little
different
if
we're
just
moving
up
the
time
at
which
we
purchase
com,
additional
or
new
equipment,
or
if
we
are
sort
of
incurring
a
new
cost
that
that
I
think
at
one
point
could
have
been
in
the
millions,
but
maybe
less
now
so,
can
you
kind
of
tease
out
a
little
bit
of
what
our
chair
shared
on
the
cost.
S
Good
morning,
thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
I'm.
So
obviously
the
dust
is
still
settling
from
the
November,
8th,
general
election
and
so
I
don't
want
to
speak
prematurely
about
voting
system
replacement.
This
is
not
something
election
directors
take
lightly
anywhere
in
the
country,
so
our
current
system
does
support
ranked
Choice
voting,
but
it
only
allows
the
ranking
up
to
three
choices
so
first,
second
and
third,
gold,
silver
bronze.
S
If
you
will
so
I'm
with
that
said,
we
did
budget
put
in
a
capital
request
to
look
into
replacing
our
current
system
in
physical
air
2025,
because
we
do
estimate
about
a
10-year
lifespan
on
voting
equipment.
S
But,
like
I
said,
we
haven't
thoroughly
reviewed
everything
that
came
in
from
election
date,
but
our
equipment
has
had
to
go
through
several
upgrades
to
help
comply
with
some
of
the
88
new
election
bills
that
have
been
passed
in
the
last
three
years
and
I.
Think
most
of
us
aren't
using
the
same
cell
phone
that
we
had
10
years
ago
I'm.
So
so
we're
just
we'll
be
completing
a
thorough
evaluation
to
see
if
it
might
be
time
to
consider
one
is
there
funding
to
escalate
the
or
accelerate
the
purchase
of
new
equipment?
S
Is
there
even
equipment
available,
because
there
is
a
global
computer
chip
shortage,
we
might
not
even
be
able
to
get
new
equipment,
even
if
we
want
it
to
get
new
equipment.
There
are
several
different
factors
that
we'll
need
to
consider
over
the
next
eight
weeks,
because
that
really
is
when
the
decision
will
have
to
be
made
so
great.
M
Yeah
that
helps
I
should
have
started
where
Miss,
where
the
chair
started
with
a
thank
you
for
the
the
the
process
for
the
election
and
and
I'm,
not
so
I'm,
not
sounding
ridiculous.
Thank
you
to
Mr
Theo
for
being
involved
in
it.
There
are
a
lot
of
Voters,
which
is
a
good
thing,
so
that's
helpful.
I
guess
I
might
follow
up
to
try
and
understand
better
whether
our
timing,
because
we
have
a
month
until
December,
17th
90
days,
is
the
full
but
but
I.
P
Thank
you
first
of
home
is
right
now
what
an
amazing
delivery
on
the
last
election
and
the
election
before
that
and
the
one
before
that
and
every
year
it
becomes
one
of
the
most
the
nicest
duties
that
we
as
citizens
have
here
as
a
residents
to
thank
you
for
an
excellently
delivered.
Election,
safe,
reliable
and
undisputable.
P
So
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
that
are
technical,
so
with
the
adoption.
If
we,
if
this
board
agrees
to
go
ahead,
are
there
any
question
marks
about
the
method?
The
tabulation
things
I
mean
I've
been
observing
that
for
a
very
long
time,
since
it
started
in
the
90s
late
90s
in
San
Francisco,
and
they
adapted
over
time.
So,
for
example,
you
know
there
was
a
at
the
beginning.
They
started
with
a
limited
number
of
choices.
Then
they
extended
very
recently
actually
to
a
full
number
of
trade.
So
how
do
we
account
for
that?
S
Time
so
tabulation
rules
have
been
voted
on
by
the
State
Board
of
Elections.
They
are
included
in
the
administrative
code
of
Virginia.
Which
carries
the
full
weight
of
law,
so
all
of
the
rules
for
tabulation
and
ranked
Choice
voting,
both
in
a
single
vote
office
or
in
a
multi-vote
office
like
we'll
have
next
year
for
County
Board.
Those
have
been
set
by
the
state
board.
At
this
point.
P
So
we
have
still
no
full
sovereignty
on
you
know
the
way
we
tabulate.
This
is
a
statement.
S
The
so
the
code
section
that
authorizes
localities
to
adopt
ranked
Choice
voting
allowed
the
State
Board
of
Elections
to
adopt
rules
governing
the
ranked
Choice
voting
elections,
including
tabulation
rules
and
the
State
Board
of
Elections,
did
exercise
their
authority
to
adopt
rules
on
tabulation
once
again,
because
those
are
adopted
by
the
State
Board
of
Elections.
It's
not
the
legislator,
so
it
is
possible
that
Arlington
County
could
request
that
the
state
board,
if
they
wanted
to
to
revise
some
of
those
regulations,
so
I
wouldn't
say,
there's
a
loss
of
authority.
S
Q
S
Yeah
or
are
there's
the
option
that
our
vendor
might
create
a
new
release
of
the
software
that
would
allow
more
than
three
rankings.
I,
don't
believe
that
that
will
be
possible
before
June
of
next
year,
but
I
do
know
that
they
are
working
on
on
an
upgrade.
So.
O
This
Garden
yeah,
so
I'll
just
continue
the
same
path
that
Mr
Dorsey
was
on
because
I'm
trying
to
clarify
too.
So
it
sounds
to
me
like
next
year
for
the
primary
we
won't
be
able
to
handle
a
ranked
Choice
voting
unless
I
mean
with
two
seats
up
even
in
a
primary,
so
yeah
I
see
yeah.
That's
what
I
wanted
to
clarified.
Let
me
find
yep.
O
Let
me
clarify
is
because,
with
two
seats
up,
I
mean
they're
going
to
be
numerous
candidates,
so
the
ranked
choice
is
going
to
require
we're
going
to
have
to
have
more
than
three
slots.
So
either
we
buy
new
machines
to
be
able
to
do
it.
So.
S
What
do
we
need
yeah?
This
is
one
of
the
common
misunderstandings
when
I
say
that
you're
allowed
to
rank
up
to
three.
That
does
not
limit
the
number
of
candidates
that
can
run
for
office
next
year,
so
it
just
means
you'll,
have
a
list
of
10
candidates
and
you'll
get
to
rank
your
candidates
in
first,
second
or
third.
S
And
then
all
of
the
candidates
would
be
listed
in
the
same
office.
So
normally,
what
would
you
would
see
on
the
ballot
is
you'd
see
all
the
candidates
listed
under
the
office
of
County
Board
and
then
you
would
get
to
fill
in
two
ovals
for
your
two
candidates.
Now
you'll
see
the
list
of
the
offices
and
you'll
have
your
first
choice.
Second,
choice
and
third
choice
and
you'll
fill
in
the
bubble,
underneath
the
ranking,
so
you'd
rank
three
candidates
of
your
preference.
O
That's
great,
that's
really
helpful
and
then,
if
I'm,
not
the
only
one,
that's
confused
I
assume
no,
it's
a
common
question.
Yeah!
Thank
you
and
then
I
assume
so
with
ranked
Choice
voting
so
say
there
aren't
like
nine
people
running
with
ranked
Choice
voting.
You
then
have
to
do
nine
separate
you'd
have
to
go
through
for
your
first
second
third.
Fourth:
how
does
it
generally
work,
or
could
you
just
decide
I'm
going
to
do
my
first
four
and
then
I
just
don't
care
about
beyond
that?
How
does
it
work.
O
A
lot
of
ranking
to
do
that
people
could
easily
just
decide
they're
going
to
rank
their
their
top
four
or
something,
and
then
they're
going
to
just
let
it
go
after
that.
That's
probably
typically
what
happens.
Yeah.
S
S
So
once
again,
if
we
would
just
go
through
that
voters
choices.
And
then,
if
we
got
to
the
point
where
there
were
no
other
choices
that
that
voter
had
voted
on
and
all
of
the
candidates
they
had
selected
in
their
first
four
preferences
that
ballot
would
become
exhausted,
so
it'd
be
equivalent
to
an
under
vote.
Now,
where
somebody
just
didn't
vote
for
the
office.
O
Right,
thank
you
and
then
let's
bring
me
back,
so
we
we
are
capable
of
handling
three
three
seats,
so
we're
we
kind.
We
could
do
this
for
the
primary
then,
because
it
was
sort
of
sounding
like
like
we
might
not
be
able
to
all
right.
That's
great
I
appreciate
I
should
and
also
thank
you.
I
mean
it's
amazing.
We
just
here
in
Arlington,
take
for
granted
that
the
election
is
going
to
run
smoothly
and
fine
and
everything's
going
to
be
taken
care
of
I,
really
appreciate
it
I.
O
Even
you
know
it
was
able
to
register
my
94
year
old
mother
who
doesn't
goes
and
have
her
vote
and
everything,
and
it
was
great,
she
was
thrilled
to
be
able
to
vote
and-
and
we
didn't
even
have
to
you
know-
try
to
move
her
around
too
much.
So
that
was
just
great.
Thank
you
really
appreciate.
We
can't
thank
you
enough,
actually
and
I
think
even
in
wonderful
Arlington,
that
you
probably
get
some
nasty
emails
and
some
nasty
things
that
you
have
to
deal
with
that
are
not
pleasant
and
I.
O
Thank
you
very
much.
I.
Think
people
probably
don't
appreciate
how
hard
your
job
is,
and
it's
extremely
important.
So
thank
you,
I
think
our
speakers
for
coming
in
I
think
the
election
in
Georgia
is
going
to
be
a
really
good
educational
tool.
This
fact
that
we
have
to
do
I
mean
I
immediately
started
to
think
oh
yeah,
George
we'd
be
done
by
now.
O
If
they'd
had
ranked
Choice
voting
and
I
think
it's
gonna,
it's
gonna
be
expensive
in
so
many
different
ways,
not
only
for
Georgians,
but
for
some
of
us
who
are
going
to
feel
compelled
to
send
some
money.
So
this
is
it's
a
really
good
educational
tool
and
then
you
know
I
think
great.
To
have
organizations
like
the
Civic
Federation
help
us
and
things
I
think
we
could
do
some
really
fun
ranked
choice.
Votings
I,
don't
know
apples,
oranges,
kumquats,
break
grapes
or
peaches.
What
do
you
like?
O
What
do
you
want
to
rank?
I
mean
I,
think,
there's
some
fun
things
that
we
could
do
and
I
think
I'm.
Also
thinking
it's
not
as
confusing.
It
sounds
confusing
to
explain,
but
when
you
actually
do
it
I
think
is
probably
a
lot
clearer
to
people
so
I,
don't
think
this
is
as
heavy
a
lift
as
it
might
seem,
although
again
I
don't
have
to
implement
it
really
you
would
so
with
all
those
questions
I'm
totally
in
favor
of
doing
this
and
maybe
starting
with
primaries
I
guess.
O
My
last
question
is
my
assumption.
Now
is
that
to
do
primaries,
we've
got
to
have
machines
that
can
do
it.
We've
got
to
have
the
education
out
there
we're
going
to
run
through
it
and
then,
if
we
decide
we
want
to
do
the
general.
What
is
the
timeline
to
change
and
decide?
We
want
to
do
General,
I,
guess
for
you,
your
you
would
be
set
to
do
it
once
we've
done
it
and
then
it
would
be
for
our
so.
A
I
can
I
can
take
that
one
too.
So
you'll
note
today
actually
that
the
our
action
is
a
little
bit
unusual,
our
as
our
County
Attorney's
Office
reviewed
again,
the
this
sort
of
difference
between
the
state
Administrative
Code
versus
the
legislative
code,
AS
Ms,
random
Meyer,
suggested
they
advised
early
this
week
that
we
would
want
to
do
this
by
ordinance
rather
than
just
resolution,
as
we'd
initially
thought,
which
means
advertising.
So
we
are
going
to
be
advertising
for
December.
A
My
recommendation
will
be
to
really
take
this
action
as
much
as
possible
today,
but
formalize
next
month.
So
we
would
need
to
take
an
action,
an
advertisement
and
then
a
general
and
then
an
action
on
an
ordinance
change
60
days
before
a
general
election,
because
that's
what
the
law
specifies
and
any
changes
need
to
be
made
60
days
before
an
election,
we've
preferred
to
try
to
do
even
more
than
that.
So
there's
plenty
of
time
for
voter
education.
A
So
this
is
kind
of
a
mix
of
what's
feasible,
with
the
machines
which
Mr
I
was
talked
about,
what's
what's
required
legally
and
then
something
of
a
determination
for
this
board
in
the
interest
of
transparency
suggests
that
I
will
probably
be
coming
back
to
everybody
to
consider
doing
an
advertisement
in
June.
A
Our
June
meeting
will
be
before
the
election
results,
but
if
we
want
to
be
able
to
consider
doing
this
for
the
2023
election,
we
would
need
to
do
an
advertisement
prior
to
that
election
so
that
we
have
the
option
for
ourselves
to
take
action
in
July,
because
if
we
waited
until
after
the
June
election
to
advertise,
we
couldn't
take
action
until
September.
So
thank.
O
You
that's
exactly
no,
that's
exactly
my
question,
yeah
that
that's
I
I
forgotten
about
the
necessary
study
of
advertising,
but
that
that's
fine,
so
we
can
advertise
and
if
we
we
try
this
for
the
primary
and
we'll
we
can
advertise
and
then
if,
for
some
reason
it
doesn't
go
great,
it's
a
problem.
We
just
don't
adopt
it,
but
presumably
it
all
goes
smoothly.
And
then
we
adopted
our
July
meeting
and
we're
good
to
go
in
November
It's.
M
I
appreciate
the
additional
dialogue
that
kind
of
steered
us
in
a
direction
that
I
had
already
been
thinking
with
respect
to
this
motion
and
this
action
today,
I
I
am
supportive
with
one
caveat
and
it's
a
question
I'd
like
to
engage
not
with
many
of
The
Advocates
here
on
the
three
out
of
10
question:
I
assume,
but
assumptions
can
you
know,
there's
a
saying
about
assumptions
how
they
you
can
make
look
make
you
look
the
fool
I,
assume
that
if
there
were
only
three
listed,
you
would
still
be
supportive
per
Ms
reinmeyer.
M
You
would
still
be
supportive
of
moving
forward
with
that,
keeping
in
mind
that
other
people-
okay,
I,
also
just
to
be
transparent,
I
also,
will
want
to
engage
with
others,
a
few
other
stakeholders.
In
addition
to
you
all
on
that
question,
but
I'm
inclined
to
be
supportive,
I
think,
based
on
what
I've
said
over
the
last
two
months,
it
is
I
have
a
responsibility
to
be
supportive
of
this
in
the
primary,
and
that
includes
this
question
of
three
and
ten.
It
also
includes
the
question
of
cost.
M
I
am
not
at
all
worried
about.
Maybe
this
is
wrong,
but
I'm
not
at
all
worried
about
the
amount
of
cost
Georgia,
because
I
think
it
will
be
a
national
discussion
for
the
reasons
you
mentioned.
Miss
Garvey
I
think
we
can
hardly
I
know
that
people
are
concerned,
but
ex
putting
resources
into
Democratic
Little
D
Democratic
decisions
is
worthwhile.
M
So
that's
where
I
am
on
the
big
picture.
I
do
want
to
note
a
couple
of
thoughts.
Miss
Port,
you
mentioned
more
informed
voter
and
that's
a
phrase
that
you
used
and
and
Mr
Theo
you
mentioned
more
accurately
reflects
so
in
law.
School
I
took
a
course
on
Election
law
and
there's
all
these
different
theories,
as
you
guys,
I
think
all
know,
but,
for
example,
in
New
York,
when
they
did
away
with
local,
very
small
School
Board
elections,
I
thought
that
was
a
step
forward
for
transparency.
M
With
respect
to
the
mayoral
decisions
that
were
made,
you
can
pack
a
district,
you
can
spread
out
a
district
plurality.
Voting
was
used
by
in
Texas
by
white
Democrats
and
in
Virginia
to
disenfranchise
voters
of
color,
so
I
think
it
is
important
to
be
aware
of
that.
M
There's
both
a
numeric
question
and
then
there's
also
what's
behind
Little
D
Democratic
choices.
Certainly,
if
you'd
ask
me,
I
do
not
support
caucuses
with
respect
to
many
decisions,
but
I
did
work
the
Iowa
caucuses,
that's
a
generation
ago.
I
do
think
I'm,
not
one
who
believes
that
partisanship
is
per
se.
Evil
I
think
it
can
result
in
Clear
Choices,
one
person's
negative
campaigning
might
be
another
person's
I
wish.
The
choices
were
clearer
to
voters
so
I.
It's
all
a
plea
to
sort
of
keep
the
com.
M
Have
the
conversation
be
aware
that
their
costs
and
benefits
to
the
to
the
Democratic
process
that
are
out
there?
I?
Think
that
the
the
question
of
but
I
I
think
that
for
this
action
we
should
move
forward.
It's
responsibility.
If
there's
some
costs,
I
hope
they
won't
be
too
great.
I
do
have
a
little
concern
about
the
only
three
and
ten
listed,
but
I
still
think
that
there's
a
responsibility
to
move
forward
with
this
one,
and
so
hopefully
that
can
kind
of
move
us
towards
a
continued
discussion.
M
I
do
I
should,
as
I
did
in
the
last
eight
nine
weeks
reserve
my
view
with
respect
to
the
general
election
to
be
transparent
with
all
those
in
the
public
that
are
here,
but
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
bring
this
forward
and
I
can
say
at
just
this
one
last
thing:
fortuitously,
the
Virginia
Supreme
Court
acted
in
a
way
that
made
gerrymandering
a
wholly
different
subject
and
perhaps
more
than
anything
that
might
be.
M
A
Thank
you,
and
just
you
know,
I
associate
myself.
This
conversation
thinks
really
helpful
about
the
three
votes.
A
I
think
this
has
been
a
real
exercise
in
just
because
the
legislature
says
it
can
be
so
it
does
not
make
it
so
which
sort
of
to
the
side
conversation
Mr
juice
was
sharing
with
with
Mr
Dorsey.
You
know
this
started
actually
with
Patrick
hope,
giving
Arlington
The
Authority,
which
was
terrific
legislatively,
but
we
couldn't
actually
use
it
because
the
state's
machines
weren't
capable
of
reporting
and
they
needed
a
year
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
here
we
are
really
excited
to
take
this
step,
but
it
does
mean
right.
A
It
runs
into
the
the
reality
of
needing
to
procure
new
voting
machines.
There's
a
lot,
that's
unknown
right,
I,
hope,
Ms
Garvey.
We
will
have
nine
candidates
running
for
board
next
year.
We
may
only
have
three,
in
which
case
right
that
that
question
becomes
immaterial
right.
There
are
other
questions
about
the
timeline
for
procurement.
Of
the
new
machines
it
is
I
would
love
to
be
taking
a
grander
step.
We
are
nevertheless
advancing
step,
wise
and
I.
Think
it's
worth
doing.
A
I
want
to
just
kind
of
get
one
body
of
questions
in
there
to
do
right
by
the
folks
who
wait
in
which
is
to
just
could
you
walk
us
through
a
little
bit
about
tabulation,
so
we've
talked
about
I
I
will
argue
till
I'm
blue
in
the
face
that
ranked
Trace
voting
is
easy
for
voters.
It's
really
hard
to
do
it
wrong,
but
it
can
be
complicated
when
it
comes
to
tabulation
so
and
I
know.
A
This
is
something
that
we
could,
but
we
did
spend
a
work
session
right
spending
a
couple
hours
on
talking
about
that.
But
can
you
just
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
from
those
who
are
following
Along
on
Election
night
or
the
day
after
election?
What
would
be
different
from
our
current
process
in
terms
of
how
long
it
would
take
what
kind
of
results
people
would
see,
and
then,
if
I
can
also
sneak
in
that
question
about
how,
with
it
all
do,
recounts
work.
S
So
the
first
round
of
results
will
be
released
in
the
same
way
that
they
are
now
there
would
be
no
change
there.
We
would
have
those
be
able
to
release
from
the
precincts
so
that
you
would
know
how
that
first
round
went
when
it
came
to
comes
to
tabulating
subsequent
rounds.
We
would
need
data
from
these
precincts
to
be
delivered
here
centrally,
so
that
we
count
to
run
through
the
the
subsequent
rounds.
S
So
timing
of
release
of
results,
if
we're
talking
about
a
primary,
that
would
really
be
a
conversation
with
the
parties,
because
that
is
an
election
that
essentially,
we
are
asked
to
run
on
their
behalf,
so
I
would
want
to
have
a
conversation
with
them
about
what
their
expectations
are
and
how
we
can
best
deliver
that
with
that
said,
we
are
still
counting
votes
for
the
November
8th
general
election.
Now
we
still
have
mail
ballots
that
are
outstanding.
S
We
still
have
provisional
ballots
that
aren't
standing
to
the
tune
of
over
around
3
000
votes,
so
to
say
that
it
will
take
I,
don't
think
it'll
take
longer
to
have
results
from
our
elections,
but
I'm
in
a
closed
election.
It
will
take
a
while
to
know
who
really
the
winner
is.
If
the
results
are
close,
because
we
have
to
go
through
the
provisional
ballot
and
the
mail
ballot
process
to
make
sure
every
valid
ballot
is
counted
prior
to
releasing
the
full
final
results.
So
really.
A
Helpful,
that's
really
helpful
and
I
think
that's
interesting
too,
because
there's
sort
of
colloquially
how
we
understand
election
results,
even
though
I
mean
I
I.
Think
all
of
us
are
pretty
confident
in
the
results
of
Tuesday's
election,
for
example,
even
knowing
their
outstanding
ballots
and
then
the
technical
I
realized
when
I.
When
we
received
a
number
of
questions
or
a
couple
of
questions
about
recounts
in
the
feedback
form
that
I'm
actually
not
sure
how
recounts
work
under
the
current
system
for
local
offices
I
think
we've
all
seen
them
happen
for
Statewide
offices.
A
But
could
you
tell
us
what
the
current
status
is
and
Frank
choice
if
we
were
to
adopt
this
resolution?
Does
that
change
at
all
under
ranked
choice
so.
S
Rate
recounts,
if
the
margin
between
the
top
two
candidates
currently
under
Virginia
election
law
is
less
than
one
half
of
one
percent,
then
it
triggers
an
automatic
recount
if
it's
within
one
person,
but
more
than
one
a
half
one
half
of
one
percent,
then
the
campaign
that
lost
can
petition
to
have
a
recount
and
the
the
event
that
the
results
don't
change,
then
they
would
be
paying
for
the
recount.
So
if
it's
less
than
one
half
of
one
percent,
then
it
triggers
the
automatic
recount
I.
Imagine
this.
S
This
would
work
much
the
same
way
with
ranked
Choice
voting.
If
we
came
down
to
a
result
that
was
less
than
one
half
of
one
percent,
then
it
would
trigger
an
automatic
recount
in
the
way
that
it
works
is
we
would
program
the
voting
equipment
to
only
look
at
the
office
that
is
subject
to
the
recount,
and
then
we
would
rescan
every
ballot
for
that
office.
S
Anything
that
was
rejected
by
the
scanner
would
be
sent
to
a
bipartisan
recount
board.
That
would
make
the
determination
if
they
could
determine
voter
intent,
and
if
so,
then
they
would
recommend
the
ballot
be
counted.
The
way
they
wanted,
they
thought
that
it
should
be
counted
if
they
could
not
agree
on
voter
intent.
After
reviewing
the
ballot,
then
it
does
get
sent
to
a
judge
to
make
the
final
determination,
because
ranked
Choice
voting
does
require
a
tab
it
all.
The
votes
have
to
be
tabulated
together
to
go
through
the
rounds
together.
S
There
would
need
to
be
some
way
to
digitize
any
of
any
and
all
ballots
that
are
being
tabulated
in
this
in
the
election,
but
that
is
something
that
we
have
the
procedures
in
place
to
do
so.
A
P
P
Just
further
clarification
of
one
concept,
so
the
primary
for
County
board,
if
we
agree
we'll
be
with
a
separate
ballot
that
will
offer
the
choices
right,
but
this
will
be
so
we
will
have
two
seats
up
will
be
that
how
how
will
will
this
be
handled
on
this
ballot
in
case,
we
know
that
I
understand
that
ballot
design
is
an
art
in
a
science
so
and-
and
second
question
to
that-
is
the
the
other
primaries
that
may
make
this,
for
you
know
for
constitutional
officers.
Etc
will
be
separate
or
or
how?
How
exactly?
S
So
the
ballot
standards
once
again
are
adopted
by
the
State
Board
of
Elections,
and
they
have
determined
that
the
office,
any
offices
using
ranked
Choice
voting
should
be
on
a
separate
page,
whether
that's
a
separate
side
or
a
whole
separate
sheet
of
paper.
It
should
be
listed
separately
so
that
it
can
have
separate
instructions
at
the
top
of
the
ballot
than
the
rest
of
the
offices.
So
all
of
the
other
offices
that
are
on
the
ballot
next
year
we
do
have
every
State,
Senate,
District
house
district
and
all
the
constitutionals
up
next
year.
S
Those
would
be
on
one
either
sheet
of
paper
or
one
side,
and
then
the
office
of
County
Board
would
be
on
the
other
side.
It
would
just
be
one
office
for
County
Board
listed,
but,
like
I
said,
individuals
would
be
able
to
rank
up
to
three
choices
within
that
office.
A
Thank
you
for
that
good
question.
I
think
we
tried
to
include
that
in
the
in
the
fiscal
impact
analysis
as
well,
there'll
be
a
modest
cost
associated
with
maybe
about
thirty
thousand
dollars.
A
printing.
S
A
Thank
you,
questions
no.
A
I'm
going
to
wrap
up
with
just
a
couple
more
questions
again,
the
ones
that
were
highlighted
I
wanted
to
make
sure
we
have
a
chance
to
to
have
Miss
Reiner
speak
to.
Can
you
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
the
topic
of
the
day
right
election
security?
A
How
validation
of
our
software
machines?
How
audits
currently
take
place
and
whether
that
would
change
at
all
under
ranked
Trace
voting.
S
So
before
every
election,
the
every
piece
of
equipment
used
in
the
election
runs
through
a
series
of
we
call
logic
and
accuracy
tests,
and
these
are
to
make
sure
that
the
equipment
is
working,
the
way
that
it
should
be
working.
So
if
we're
talking
about
a
voting
machine,
is
it
counting
votes?
S
The
way
that
we
think
it
should
be
working
is
it
is
rejecting
an
overvote
if
somebody
makes
a
mistake,
marking
their
ballot
and
in
the
case
of
poll
books
we're
making
sure
that
the
prompts
that
appear,
that
should
be
in
certain
cases
are
appearing.
S
So
that
is
a
process
conducted
by
our
electoral
board
and
the
advance
of
every
election
that
will
not
change
with
ranked
Choice
voting.
We
will
still
run
every
piece
of
equipment
through
a
logic
and
accuracy
testing
and
including
the
tabulation
of
those
results,
so
we
would
have
to
after
voting
on
all
the
machines,
we
would
then
have
to
tabulate
and
make
sure
that
the
tabulation
of
those
rounds
is
what
we
expect
it
to
be
because
we're
feeding
the
ballots-
and
we
know
what
the
results
should
be.
Does
that
make
sense?
Yes
yeah.
S
So
that
is
the
pre-election
process
for
certifying
the
equipment
for
use
in
that
election.
The
post-election
process
is
so
at
this.
We
do
have
an
audit
bill
in
Virginia.
I
do
not
believe
the
County
Board
is
covered
by
a
post-election
audit.
At
this
point
in
time,
it
would
be
up
to
the
local
electoral
board
to
request
an
audit
of
that
race
after
the
election,
but
how
an
audit
works
is
we
currently
use
a
risk
limiting
audit,
so
the
office
is
based
basically,
the
way
it
works
right
now.
S
Then
they
generate
a
list
of
ballots
that
we
need
to
go
pull
for
that
audit.
So,
once
again,
if
we
were
doing
a
post-election
on
it,
it
would
work
very
much
the
same
way
where
we
would
have
a
randomized
set
of
ballots,
that
we
would
go
pull
and
then
we
would
look
at
those
ballots
to
determine
is:
are
they
within
the
margin
expected
to
yeah?
A
That's
really
helpful.
Thank
you.
Okay.
My
last
question
before
we
I'll
make
a
motion
that
we
can
turn
the
comments,
lots
of
good
discussion,
certainly
in
our
feedback
Forum,
but
also
today,
about
education
and
engagement
and
Ms
Garvey
loved
your
point
about
creative
mock
elections.
We
Arlington
voted
on
its
favorite
farmers
market
by
ranked
choice
right
last,
August
and
I.
Think
there's
a
lot
more
opportunity
to
do
that.
I
really
appreciated
the
comments
from
Mr
Theo.
Regarding
the
role
of
Civic
associations.
A
I
know
the
Civic
Federation
is
interested
Ms
port's
comments
and
offering
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
to
play
that
role.
I
can
tell
from
and
tell
you
all,
also
from
conversations
I've
had
with
other
stakeholders
such
as
the
chair
of
NAACP.
We
have
other
community
and
organizations
interested
in
doing
that
type
of
education.
A
So
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
what
the
you,
your
team,
the
Electoral
board,
does
now
for
engagement
and
thoughts
that
you
would
have
about
how
we
we
could
all
be
involved
in
educating
Arlington
voters
about
this
change.
S
Yeah,
so
if
we're
talking
about
a
primary
election,
I
would
say
the
amount
of
Outreach
that
we
do
is
lower
once
again,
because
that
is
inherently
a
partisan
process.
So
we
I
asked
the
party
to
help
out
with
Outreach
for
those
elections,
so
I'm
I.
So
once
again,
this
would
need
to
be
a
conversation
with
the
parties
using
ranked
Choice
voting
in
their
election
about
the
level
of
Engagement.
They
hope
to
see.
But
my
when
I
talk
about
Outreach
I
think
it's
important
to
keep
the
audience's
mind.
S
So
we're
going
to
have
to
tailor
our
Outreach
efforts
to
the
different
audiences
that
we
have
so
we're
going
to
have
just
generic
voters
who
really
just
need
to
understand
how
to
mark
their
ballot.
They
don't
need
to
understand
logic,
inaccuracy
testing,
tabulation,
anything
like
that,
so
in
Arlington
County,
the
next
population
would
be
obviously
candidates
and
then
some
of
our
more
sophisticated
election
but
I
like
to
call
the
armchair
political
scientists
that
are
slightly
more
engaged
with
the
process.
S
So
we'll
want
to
have
another
a
lot
of
level
of
Engagement
for
those
individuals
in
our
office.
So
they
can
understand
how
the
results
are
being
tabulated
and
what
to
expect
election
night.
So
when
we
talk
about
generic
Outreach,
My
Hope
was
to
leverage
some
of
the
models
that
have
been
so
successful
in
Arlington.
Recently,
a
complete
count
committee,
even
missing
middle,
the
vaccine
efforts
we've.
S
We
know
what
works,
what
Outreach
efforts
work
well
in
this
community,
and
so,
if
we
can
just
pair
what's
already
been
done
before,
then
I
think
we
will
be
successful
and
we
do
have
a
large
number
of
Civic
associations.
So
if
we
could
put
together
a
train,
the
trainer
module
where
they
could
run
their
own
mock
election
or
we
can
send
stuff
out
to
help
run
my
collections
in
these
places,
so
they
can
see
what
the
ballot
will
look
like
and
they
can
understand
a
little
bit.
A
Excellent.
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
insight.
Okay,
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
get
a
motion
on
the
table
and
then
welcome
any
questions.
I
am
going
to
move
that
we
endorse
ranked
Choice
voting
as
the
election
method
for
the
June
2023
County
Board
primary
election
and
further
adopt
the
resolution
included
in
the
board
report
dated
November
10
2022
to
advertise
a
public
hearing
on
December
17
2022
by
the
County
Board
on
an
ordinance
change
to
effectuate
this
method.
Second,.
R
A
Q
Yes,
before
I
do
comments,
I
did
have
a
question
to
come
to
me,
and
maybe
it's
for
you,
madam
chair,
in
terms
of
the
engagement
that
we
did
in
addition
to
figuring
out
interest
by
by
ZIP
code.
Did
we
also
do
age,
demographics
or
political
identification,
because
I'm,
you
know
reminded
from
what
Ms
White
spoke
to
earlier
I
too,
have
found
that
the
interest
in
this
is
very
broad-based
I've
engaged
with
young
Republican
groups,
Democratic
Committee
in
Arlington
people
who
were
really
Ironclad
Independents?
Q
A
Did
not
request
any
other
demographic
information,
it's
always
the
tension
of
how
much
you
want
to
ask
people
to
submit
in
a
form,
so
you
get
on
the
back
end
versus
also
making
the
form
okay
straightforward,
but
one
of
the
things
I
have
given
some
thought
to.
A
You
know
if
I
am
going
to
be
successful
in
bringing
to
you
all
a
a
resolution,
similarly
to
adopt
a
general,
as
you
know,
thinking
about
how
are
we
collecting
exit
poll
information
right
in
June
to
get
a
sense
and
so
I
think
that's
a
good
piece
of
Insider
feedback
right?
Can
we
collect
a
little
more
demographic
information?
If
we're
considering
expanding
this
about
what
people's
experiences
were.
Q
Like
yeah
definitely,
and
so
that's
a
that
question
I
think
can
lead
into
my
concluding
comments.
You
know
I
think,
there's
broad-based
interest
in
this
at
the
very
least,
to
see
what
it's
like
and
to
see
what
happens,
and
so
I
absolutely
have
no
concerns
just
moving
forward
with
the
action
that
we
have
today.
Q
But,
as
is
my
want,
I'm
going
to
be
a
little
bit
detailed
and
probably
be
a
little
bit
of
a
I,
won't
call
it
a
wet
blanket,
but
a
damp
blanket
just
on
this
conversation
as
it
relates
to
you
know
a
lot
of
things
that
we've
heard
today.
You
know
ensuring
the
support
of
the
majority,
while
I
know
that
that
is
possible,
it's
not
insured.
Q
You
know
what
what
we
don't
know
is
the
degree
at
which
a
candidate
may
appear
on
a
ranked
Choice
ballot
and
the
degree
at
which
their
preferred
relative
to
all
other
candidates.
So
while
we
may
get
some
sense
of
you
know
someone
making
the
cut
the
degree
at
which
that
person
is
preferred
or
has
support
is
not
necessarily
known.
There
is
a.
There
is
a
desire
that
this
will
increase.
Voter
engagement
but,
as
has
been
commonly
noted,
people
do
still
have
the
ability
and
in
many
jurisdictions
that
have
implemented
this.
Q
Q
You
can
have
spoilers
in
any
tabulation
system
where
people
are
ranked
I
say
all
of
these
things
not
to
discredit
RCV
just
to
ground
Us
in
it's
a
method
of
tabulation
whose
ability
to
deliver
on
the
high
ideals
and
promises
that
we
we
hope
for
it
rely
on
some
other
factors.
It
relies
on
a
still
good
candidates
participating
in
the
process.
If
you
don't
have
the
candidates,
then
all
of
the
ideals
of
people
being
able
to
fully
Express
their
preferences
and
having
someone
who
at
least
reflects
and
inform
Community
Support
becomes
less
likely.
Q
It
also
requires
that
voters
engage
to
a
degree
that
you
know.
Perhaps
they
don't
currently
in
order
to
understand
what
the
candidates
are
offering
and
how
their
ballots
should
be
constructed
accordingly,
so
I
just
want
us
to
recognize
that,
as
as
upvote
has
I
think
brought
to
the
community
conversation
so
well
in
order
to
bring
these
high
ideals
to
our
community,
it's
a
suite
of
reforms
that
we
need
to
have
in
our
in
our
democracy
and
in
our
community.
Q
This
may
be
one
of
them
in
conjunction
with
expanded
voter
access,
with
fair
and
good
districts,
a
whole
host
of
other
things
that
have
been
achieved
that
we're
currently
working
on
that
we
hope
to
be
able
to
to
do
in
the
future
so
with
that
I'd
also
just
like
to
because
I
I
can't
can't
allow
myself
not
to
to
speak
to
this
as
it
relates
the
current
polit.
The
current
political
climate
is
a
rhetorical
question,
but
I
wonder
how
many
people
know
who
the
third
candidate
was
in
the
senate
election
in
Georgia.
Q
If
you
know
it,
you
can
raise
your
hand
and
feel
good
about
yourself,
but
most
people
have
no
idea.
You
know
who
chase
Oliver
is
and
and
very
fewer
know
what
his
positions
are,
he's
a
really
unique
candidate.
You
should
look
him
up
a
very
interesting
guy,
but
you
know
it
could
also
be
said
that
the
people
who
came
out
to
vote
in
Georgia
for
Chase
Oliver,
probably
came
to
vote
for
Chase
Oliver
had
no
interest
in
the
political
process
broadly
because
he
was
such
a
unique
candidate
and
you
know
brought
2.1
percent.
Q
I
believe
was
his
vote
count
to
the
table.
You
know
who
knows
who
knows
what
it
would
have
been
like
had
ranked
Choice
voting
been
in
place.
We
do
know
that
we
would
have
had
a
conclusion,
but
whether
or
not
that
conclusion
would
have
been
something
that,
in
the
light
of
day,
Georgians
would
have
been
happy
with,
especially
considering
the
circumstances
of
how
important
their
race
is
is
an
unknown
thing.
So
this
is
all
to
say:
I
am
totally
fine
with
ranked
Choice
voting.
Q
I
dig
dig
doing
it
I
think
it's
it's
great
for
someone
like
me
with
my
proclivities,
but
we
have
other
work
to
do
if
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
it's
also
part
and
parcel
with
the
high
ideals
that
we
have
for
for
civic
engagement
and
boating
in
our
community,
and
you
know,
I
can't
resist
the
opportunity
to
just
again
remind
my
good
friend
Mr
shoots
as
we
we
think
about
this
issue
and
how
it's
evolved.
I
think
Miss
Crystal
said
it
very
well.
Q
The
initial
ability
for
Arlington
to
be
able
to
do
something
was
because
it
was
a
new.
It
was
a
new
thing,
so
creating
that
was
fairly
simple
and
straightforward,
but
it
didn't
do
everything
that
we
need,
and
even
now
it
doesn't
do
everything
that
we
need
and
I
would
say
that
the
only
thing
that
really
concerns
me
about
implementing
this
in
Arlington
is
that
we
will
have
this
as
part
of
a
dual
system
of
how
people
choose
different
offices.
In
my
perfect
world,
I
would
love
the
ability
to
have
a
artist.
I.
Q
You
know
this
dual
system
going
on
and
I
would
have
much
preferred
the
ability
and
for
every
locality
in
Virginia
to
decide
what
they
were
going
to
do
as
opposed
to
what
the
legislature
specifically
designed,
which
is
always
the
danger
when
you
go
with
these
piecemeal
approaches
to
the
the
general
assembly,
so
I've
said
a
lot
happiness
to
vote
Yes
on
this,
but
want
us
to
be
clear-eyed
about
it.
Thank
you.
Thanks.
P
I
I
also
hear
the
proponents,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
for
coming
forward
here.
I
believe
I
am
the
only
one
behind
this
dies
that
went
through
a
A
ranked
Choice
voting
process.
This
was
absolutely
no
problem.
This
was
actually
a
joy
and
I
have
no
problem
with
that.
However,
I
and
I
see
that
the
proponents
are
are
here
because
they
strongly
believe
and
I
align
myself
with
them.
P
P
You
know-
and
it's
it's
quite
interesting-
that
a
hundred
years
ago
you
know
the
the
general
electorate,
women
not
included
back
then
felt
the
same.
They
thought
that
Jan,
let's
introduce
voter
registration,
for
example.
That
was
that
was
another
technical
fix,
and
we
know
how
well
this
works
today,
right
so
and
because
we
have
to
fix
it
again
and
again
and
again-
and
you
know
non-partisan
offices
was
introduced
back
then
so
in
reality
we
don't
have
enough
evidence
to
to
clearly
judge
there.
This
is
more
duration,
effect
of
RCV.
P
There's,
it's
not
implemented
enough.
Across,
the
Nation
to
to
Really
judge
it
and
I
remind
everybody
that
more
than
60
of
all
Americans,
definitely
more
more
than
60
percent
of
Virginians
live
in
Landslide
districts
in
districts,
where
you
know,
if
they're
unassailable,
because
of
all
the
other
things
that
have
happened
in
the
meanwhile
gerrymandering
being
the
number
one
lack
of
campaign,
Finance
reform
being
the
other
one
and
a
long,
long
list.
P
What
I
see
RCV,
delivering
and-
and
one
of
the
reasons
why
you
know
I
am
open
to
this
experiment
in
my
community.
Is
that
yes,
it
it
makes
it
it.
The
candidates
with
the
broadest
coalitions,
have
won
their
races,
where
RCB
has
been
around
for
for
decades
already.
So
this
is
almost
congruent
with
plurality
results
in
in
reality,
and
it's
also
effective
against
the
spoiler
effect.
While
I
understand
your
skepticism
about
that
there
there
are.
You
know
nuances
on
this.
P
I
do
think
that
in
in
general,
the
the
effect
is
is
genuine
and
it's
detectable.
P
Rcb
is
therefore
credited
for
with
lowering
the
threshold
for
the
access
for
women
and
minorities,
and
we
saw
that
in
the
in
the
recent
in
New
York,
City,
mayoral
and
Council
race.
That
is
often
cited
as
an
example
of
this
I.
Don't
believe
that
RCV
rank
Choice
voting
increases
turn
out.
It
is
a
more
complicated
system.
There
are
differing
opinions
about
that.
P
I
understand
that,
but
in
general
I,
don't
believe
that
it
will
have
any
significant
effect
to
that
to
to
increase
turnout,
and
this
means-
and
has
a
lot
to
say
to
me
about
you-
know
minority
engagements,
the
the
strength
and
depth
of
our
education
efforts
to
to
to
to
educate
our
voters
to
actually
use
that,
and
it
doesn't
make
it
any
easier
if
we
have
one
type
of
voting
system
for
one
type
of
office
and
a
different
type
of
what
existed
for
different
types
of
office.
P
I
definitely
believe
that
rank
Choice
voiding
works
better
in
environments
where
the
political
division
lines
are
a
bit
a
little
bit
more
blurred.
They
are
not
so
Stark
and
I
believe
that
Arlington
is
a
good
place
to
to
to
to
to
to
try
that
out.
P
But
you
know
this
is
not
the
same
thing
and
I
wouldn't
compare
and
choice.
Voting
with
you
know
the
same
mindset
that
chooses
your
favorite
cereal.
P
There
is
a
lot
of
value
statements
behind
that
political
choices
are
value
choices
and
they
align
with
parts
and
affiliation
in
a
democracy,
and
this
is
why
I
will
continue
to
be.
You
know
very
observant
on
how
this
works
before
we
make
decisions
on
transferring
this
this
procedure
to
general
elections.
P
I
also,
don't
think
that
ranked
Choice
voting
handles
well
divisions
like
ethnic
or
racial
divisions,
or
you
know,
deep
socio-economic
divisions.
I.
Don't
think
that
this
is
a
A
system
that
really
handles
it
better
or
worse
than
our
existing
systems
and
I
believe
that
many
more
variables
are
a
play
here
and
finally,
I
have
to
say
the
exhausted
votes
issue.
This
is
these
are
votes
where,
like
Miss
Carvey
said
you
know,
voters
stop
on.
You
know,
choosing
more
than
three.
P
P
Besides
the
the
ending
gerrymandering
for
me,
campaign,
Finance
reform
is
absolutely
critical,
who
appears
to
be
more
appealing
to
a
broader
public
needs
to
be
able
to
finance
that,
and
therefore
I
strongly
believe
in
have
a
strong
preference
for
public
financing
for
for
political
campaigns,
and
the
second
thing
is
very
close
to
my
heart
is
the
participation
of
foreign-born
residents
who
are
not
citizens?
Yes,
especially
in
local
elections,
which
is
possible,
and
we
should
really
put
it
up.
P
M
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'll,
be
I.
Had
some
earlier
comments,
so
I'll
be
succinct,
I,
hope,
first
Mr
shoots.
Mr
Cantwell,
Mr,
Theo
I
want
to
really
ask
that
you
share
with
the
Civic
Federation
appreciation
for
sticking
with
this
issue
and
engaging
on
this
issue.
It
is
one
where
the
tiger
group
there's
other
issues
in
the
tiger
group,
but
this
is
important
and
if
you
do
that,
favor
of
conveying,
if
you
could
my
thanks
I
know
our
thanks
for
the
engagement
from
the
Civic
Federation
on
this.
That
would
be
I'd
very
much
appreciate
it.
M
The
second
Point
our
electoral
board
is
here:
Mr
Weinstein,
Miss,
Phillip,
Mr
McGeary
I
am
very
concerned
about
the
steps
that
I
believe
are
being
considered
for
next
year.
M
With
respect
to
limiting
ballot
boxes,
I
would
need
to
pursue
and
research
the
law
with
respect
to
this
I
would
submit
and
I
don't
think
this
is
that
outside
of
what
colleagues
might
consider
too,
if
ballot
boxes
are
limited
because
we
don't
have
authority,
then
I
will
be
interested
in
authority
to
make
sure
that
we
have
as
much
many
resources
in
terms
of
hours
to
make
sure
that
everybody
can
vote.
M
And
so
that's
that's
a
point
and
I'll
I
appreciate
our
electoral
award
for
being
here
and
then
just
I'll
conclude
with
a
thank
you
to
everybody
who
talked
not
just
about
support
for
this,
but
about
doing
the
work,
including
Mr,
Theo,
and
support
many
others
doing
the
work
to
educate
people.
There
will
be
many
many
elections
on
the
ballot
next
June,
in
my
opinion,
relative
to
last
the
last
few
years.
M
O
You
Miss
Garvey.
Oh
thank
you
appreciate
the
reminders
from
some
of
our
colleagues
that
nothing's
perfect.
So
that's
probably
a
good
reminder.
I
I
definitely
think
we
need
to
do
that.
I've
done
a
lot
of
I
haven't
done
a
ranked
shorts
rate
race
like
Mr,
Karen,
tonis,
but
I've
come
close.
I
did
a
six-member
primary
where
I
got
about
a
quarter
of
the
vote
and
the
winner
got
about
30
percent
of
the
vote
and
everybody
else
was
in
low
double
digits
and
I
was
pretty
sure
from
docking
on
the
doors.
O
I
was
everybody's
second
choice
and
in
fact,
a
little
bit
out
of
the
AFT
before
the
the
election
itself
about
two
weeks.
I
was
feeling
really
good
and
then
about
two
weeks
out.
I
started
realizing
everybody's
voting
for
their
best
friend
and
somebody
they
know,
but
they
think
they're
gonna
get
me
and
they
didn't,
but
then
I.
You
know,
I
might
not
have
been
here
today
and
I'm
real
happy
where
I
am
so.
O
It's
it
all
kind
of
works
out,
but
obviously
I
think
ranked
choice
would
have
made
a
really
big
difference
and
I
first
got
the
idea,
then,
because
actually
there
was
a
state
senator
who
was
so
upset
about
who
actually
won
that
race
that
and
was
thinking
of
putting
in
a
bill
actually
requiring
some
ranked
Choice
voting,
or
at
least
that
you
had
to
get
50
50
of
the
the
vote,
because
actually
that
one
person
that
one
was
well
I
was
everybody's
second
choice.
O
He
was
everybody's
last
Choice,
except
for
those
that
voted
for
him.
It's
pretty
curious
how
elections
work
out
and
then
I
have
been
in
some
ones
where
there
have
been.
You
know
two
votes
and
you
go
and
you
ask,
can
I
have
your
vote
but
can
I
or
can
I
have
your
second
vote
and
everybody
really
is
nicer?
It
actually
makes
for
a
much
more
pleasant
experience.
So
I
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
great.
I
have
to
thank
Mr
shoots,
particularly
I.
O
Think
the
first
time
I
really
heard
about
the
term
rank
choice
and
looked
at
it
was
when
you
sent
an
email
to
me.
It's
been
a
number
of
years.
You
have
been
really
working
on
this,
so
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
to
our
chair.
For
all
the
heavy
I
mean,
there's
been
a
lot
of
work
behind
this
and
I
really
appreciate
that
and
again
to
Ms
reinameyer,
who
just
makes
it
all
happen.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
all
right
well,
before
ready
for
vote.
I,
just
I
really
appreciate
my
colleagues
willingness
to
consider
this.
Certainly
this
has
been
a
strong
interest
of
mine
and
I
am
grateful
despite
its
limitations
and
ability
to
fix
all
of
our
problems.
We
are
nevertheless
willing
to
give
it
a
try.
I
want
to
to
thank
our
electoral
board.
A
Mr
one
senior
your
leadership
is
going
to
be
greatly
missed.
I
think
this
has
been
an
electoral
board
that
has
really
prioritized
good
governance
ahead
of
any
partisan
ideology
and
I
hope.
That's
something
that
will
continue.
Even
though
state
law
means
that
the
composition
of
the
Electoral
world
will
change
next
year.
A
I
think
your
your
best
continued
Choice
has
been
your
supportive,
an
incredible
registrar
in
Ms,
random
Meyer
and
your
leadership
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
is
not
has
gone
unremarked
on
to
date.
Your
leadership
on
this
issue
Statewide
your
willingness
to
serve
on
working
groups,
your
willingness
to
to
chase
down
this
specifics
again
right.
This
seems
like
a
great
idea.
It
cannot
be
done
with
one
Fell
Swoop.
It
requires
a
lot
of
extensive
work
with
the
the
State
Board
of
Elections
and
other
jurisdictions,
and
I'm
really
grateful
for
that.
A
A
I
will
I
will,
however,
note
that
there
is
a
teaching
in
my
faith,
which
I
cite
often,
which
is
that
you
are
not
obligated
to
complete
the
work
of
repairing
the
world,
but
neither
are
you
free
to
desist
from
it
and
in
a
moment,
when
I
think
many
of
us
feel
despair
about
the
future
of
democratic
norms
and
participation.
A
At
a
time
when
election
denialism
is
in
the
headlines
when,
even
in
well-run
elections,
there
is
still
marked
polarization
and
a
sense
that
it
is
increasingly
difficult
for
us
to
find
any
sort
of
way
forward
together,
we
cannot
control
even
everything
on
the
Arlington
County
ballot
right,
as
his
colleagues
have
said,
this
reform
alone
will
not
be
sufficient
to
overcome
some
of
those
Dynamics
in
our
society
and
certainly
the
forces
that
are
trying
to
undermine
our
Democratic
Traditions.
A
Nevertheless,
I
think
this
is
worth
trying.
I
hope
that
we
can
not
only
excite
Arlington
voters
about
the
potential,
give
them
an
opportunity
to
express
the
full
range
of
their
preferences,
but
also
provide
a
model
to
other
communities.
I
have
throughout
this
work
been
in
touch
with
other
jurisdictions
in
the
Commonwealth
and
I
know,
and
there
are
others
who
are
sort
of
on
the
edge
of
considering
this
I
hope
that
we
can
be
a
leader,
but
but
not
alone,
for
very
long
I'm
optimistic.
A
A
This
way,
our
state
candidates
that
way
this
way,
maybe
even
down
the
line,
our
federal
elections
this
way,
so
we
will
not
complete
the
work
of
resolving
polarization
and
Shoring
up
our
Democratic
Traditions,
but
it
is
our
responsibility
to
contribute
to
doing
so
and
I
think
this
is
a
small
step,
as
we
do
so
with
that
I
think
we
are
ready
for
a
vote
without
further
Ado.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
motion,
please
say:
aye
aye
any
opposed
that
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you
to
those
who
come
in
today.
A
A
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
with
me
today
is
Richard
Stevenson,
our
budget
director
and
Maria
Meredith
Chief
Financial
Officer
for
the
county.
What
I'm
going
to
do
is
I'm
going
to
start
off
the
presentation
with
a
short
introduction
and
hand
it
over
to
Richard,
for
the
bulk
of
the
presentation,
then
close
it
out.
L
Okay,
so
we'll
go
we'll
advance
to
the
next.
The
next
one
I
wanted
to
spend
a
few
minutes
talking
about
this
slide,
so
the
narrative.
Sometimes
when
we
approach
closeout,
is
you
know
we
end
a
year
and
we're
looking
back
to
the
year
that
ended
on
June
30th
and
we
end
up
with.
In
this
particular
year.
L
We
have
362.8
million
dollars
in
our
fund
balance
and
people
say
wow.
You
know,
that's
a
really
big
amount
of
money,
and
we
come
here
every
year
and
we'll
say
about
90
percent
of
that
is
set
aside
for
items
that
are
either
by
law.
We
cannot
reallocate
or
by
board
policy,
have
already
been
allocated.
L
So
what
remains
then?
In
this
particular
year
we
have
26.8
million
dollars
that's
available
and
that
compares
favorably
as
you
look
as
a
percentage
of
the
overall
general
fund
budget
year
over
year
to
have
about
2.4
percent
of
the
budget
available,
and
so
I'd
like
to
have
people
just
stretch
their
brains
a
little
bit
when
we
prepare
the
fiscal
22
budget.
Okay,
and
that
was
adopted
for
the
fiscal
year
that
began
in
June
of
20
July
of
2021
and
ended
in
June
of
2022.
L
That
preparation
began
eight
months
before
that
and
we
were
trying
to
do
our
best
to
estimate
what
would
happen
18
months
into
the
future
and
if
we're
able
to
get
this
close
I
think
that's
pretty
darn
good
and
given
that
we
will
obviously
go
through
a
number
of
changes
during
the
course
of
as
the
calendar
moves
ahead.
But
when
we
reconcile
our
budget
at
the
end
of
the
year
to
have
this
amount
of
money
available
to
me
is
a
sign
of
good
fiscal
stewardship.
L
So,
with
that
I'm
going
to
have
Richard
walk
through
how
it
is,
we
get
from
a
fund
balance
of
362.8
million
to
the
point
where
we
have
26.9
million
available
and
then
my
recommendation
is
that
those
funds
be
set
aside
and
be
made
available
for
the
fiscal
24
budget.
We'll
have
a
fuller
presentation
on
Tuesday
evening
about
our
outlook
for
the
fiscal
24
budget
and
I
think
the
process
today
is
for
you
to
hear
the
presentation
and
then
on
Tuesday
evening
there'll
be
public
testimony.
So
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Richard.
AB
Thank
you,
Mr
manager,
as
the
manager
highlighted,
the
development
of
the
2022
budget
started
a
long
time
ago,
and
a
lot
of
things
do
change
and
we
make
adjustments
as
we
go
go
through
the
fiscal
year.
In
the
end
we
had.
Fortunately,
Revenue
was
came
in
above
budget.
We
were
a
lot
of
things
changed
through
the
over
that
time
frame
of
developing
the
22
budget
to
its
final
execution,
with
being
in
the
middle
of
the
pandemic.
Still
the
economic
crunch
of
that.
AB
So
a
lot
of
things
both
on
the
revenue
and
expenditure
side
were
different
than
we
expected.
You
know
this
last
fiscal
year,
but
in
the
end,
came
within
2.4
percent
of
the,
with
only
that
amount
for
discretionary
use
before
I
get
into
the
next
couple.
Slides,
because
what
I
want
to
do
is
is
highlight
that
91
of
fund
balance,
that
is
restricted,
give
the
board
and
Community
a
little
perspective
on
where
those
monies
go
or
stay.
AB
But
we
have
a
closeout
document.
That's
posted!
That's
about
43
Pages,
a
lot
of
dense
material
in
there
and
I
wanted
to
highlight
just
one
or
two
things:
sort
of
newer
to
the
report
this
year
than
in
in
Prior
years
that
are
affecting
some
of
the
numbers
in
the
in
the
report.
AB
First
is
an
accounting
standard
adjustment
related
to
unrealized
gains
and
losses
on
County
Investments.
It's.
This
is
often
referred
to
as
Mark
to
Market.
This
adjustment
accounts
for
the
impacts
of
the
changing
interest
rates
and
their
effect
on
the
value
of
our
of
our
Holdings.
So
that's
some
of
that
is
outlined
in
in
the
report.
AB
Another
adjustment
is
the
inclusion
in
the
County's
reported
fund
balance
for
some
fiduciary
accounts,
which,
in
Prior
fiscal
years
were
not
included
in
the
in
that
total
of
that
362
that
we
have
for
this
this
year
and
and
some
of
examples
of
those
types
of
accounts
that
are
now
in
in
our
fund
balance
that
we're
discussing
are
monies
that
are
collected
for
things
like
Friends
of
the
library
or
donations
or
monies
we
get
from
the
state
for
certain
incentive
agreements
where
they're
the
county
is
holding
those
those
monies
but
they're,
not
the
County's
assets
necessarily
and
then.
AB
Lastly,
a
new
requirement
this
year
for
how
we
report
leases
in
our
financial
statements
and
you'll,
see
the
you'll
have
a
report
next
month
on
the
full
audited
County
financials
that
the
Auditors
will
come
before
the
board
to
describe
their
conclusions.
AB
So
moving
to
the
next
slide
for
the
allocation
of
fund
balance,
a
significant
portion,
almost
30,
30
percent
of
the
money's
remaining
are
from
our
reserves
that
we
maintain.
We
have
an
operating
reserve
of
five
and
a
half
percent
of
the
general
fund
budget
by
policy.
AB
The
existing
monies
that
were
there
at
the
end
of
last
fiscal
year
and
then
adding
to
that
Reserve
based
on
those
fiscal
policies
amounts
which
both
the
county
and
the
schools
participate
in,
and
so
the
operating
reserves
in
in
for
this
year
are
82.4
million.
We
have
a
self-insurance
reserve
of
5
million,
which
is
unchanged
since
2021,
and
a
stabilization
reserve
of
one
percent
of
our
general
fund
budget
that
stands
now
at
15
million.
AB
The
next
two
groups
of
restricted
funding
are
the
legally
restricted
funding
about
almost
30
million
dollars.
These
include
seized
asset
funding
and
some
different
various
grants
that
are
restricted
and
also
fiduciary
accounts.
This
is
what
I
just
mentioned,
having
to
do
with
other
monies
that
aren't
County
monies
like
the
friends
of
the
library
Revenue
our
schools.
We
we
share
in
taxes
above
a
budget
with
them
and
they
retain
their
expenditure
savings,
so
schools
fortunately
had
expenditure
Savings
of
29.2
million.
AB
A
combination
of
you
know
operating
savings
and
capital
and
then
monies
that
in
excess
of
the
budgeted
Revenue
that
we
had
for
2022.
They
share
in
their
47
of
that
I'll
I
will
highlight
that
a
large
portion
of
that
26.9
million
was
already
identified
in
the
spring
when
you
adopted
the
23
budget
and
you
made
that
allocation
to
them
in
their
base
base
budget
of
almost
20
million
dollars.
AB
Next.
Another
important
and
significant
portion
of
fund
balance
is
our
ahif
balances
in
total
between
our
general
fund
balances
and
our
home
funding.
There's
almost
104
million
dollars
that
will
be
carried
over
into
FY
2023
and
it's
a
combination
of
of
unallocated
balances
for
a
variety
of
with
monies
coming
in
from
a
variety
of
places
listed
there
and
also
includes
about
58
million
dollars
of
allocations
that
you
have
already
made
where
the
money
is
just
not
gone
out
the
door.
Yet.
AB
These
are
actions
that
the
board
has
already
things
that
board
have
already
has
already
taken,
so
that
that
could
be
that
decisions
that
you
took
as
a
part
of
the
23
budget,
short-term
financing
projects
at
straddle
fiscal
years
and
some
additional
items
that
I'll
highlight
so
on.
AB
The
next
slide,
when
you
adopted
the
budget
and
and
the
manager
identified
one-time
monies
that
were
anticipated
to
be
realized
in
2022
I,
you
took
a
variety
of
decisions
and
included
them
in
the
23
adopted
budget,
so
shifting
some
money
to
Pago
and
land
acquisition,
along
with
bonus
compensation,
adjustments.
AB
There's
the
last
bullet
there,
a
sub
bullet,
a
six
and
a
half
million
there's
a
number
of
smaller
one-time
allocations
for
one-time
projects
that
are
included
in
the
adopted
budget,
which
are
I'm
sure
very
familiar
with
things
like
the
historic
preservation
grants.
AB
One
time
I
used
to
go
to
additional
library,
books,
The
Collection
tree
canopy
study
and
the
zero
waste
plan
updates
a
number
of
miscellaneous
items
and,
along
with
short-term
our
short-term
Finance
projects
that
will
be
Debt
Service
paid
out
over
the
next
several
years.
AB
Next
slide
talks
a
little
bit
more
about
the
some
prior
allocations.
We
have
a
number
of
projects
that
the
board
allocated
money
to
various
studies
that
just
were
not
complete
and
so
carrying
over
the
funding
into
the
next
fiscal
year.
To
complete
those
types
of
things,
we
have
some
encumbrances
contractual
costs
that
just
weren't
paid
by
the
time.
We
closed
the
books,
so
those
expenses
hit
23.
AB
So
we
carry
over
those
Monies
to
pay
for
those
goods
and
services
that
we
received
prior
to
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year,
and
then
there
are
a
couple
items
which
have
had
more
recent
conversation
with
the
board
utilizing
some
of
the
monies
anticipated
from
the
end
of
the
fiscal
fiscal
year
22.,
and
so
that's
in
summary
of
the
91
of
the
fund
balance.
AB
That's
that
we
have
that's
restricted
or
otherwise
the
board
has
already
taken
action
on
and
as
the
manager
mentioned,
we
have
26.9
million
dollars
in
discretionary
funding
remaining.
L
So,
thank
you
Richard
for
that
summary.
I
wanted
to
close
with
the
following
observations.
We,
you
know
we're
in
this
situation.
Here
we've
executed
a
full
fiscal
year
budget
in
fiscal
22.
right
now,
here
we're
sitting
in
November
of
22
and
fiscal
23,
and
we
lose
a
little
bit
of
sight
of
what
was
actually
going
on
during
fiscal
22..
L
We
were
still
very
much
focused
on
the
pandemic
and
we
were-
and
we
continue
to
be
in
a
situation
where
it's
been
very
difficult
for
us
to
do
some
hiring,
and
so
we
have
some
expense
savings
associated
with
that.
Our
revenues
did
relatively
well
based
on
what
we
had
estimated
but
again
I'd
like
to
emphasize
that
I
think
this
is
a
very
good
we're
very
close
and
is
fortunate
that
we
have
this
money
available.
The
reason
why
I'm
suggesting
we
take
this
money
and
roll
it
into
the
next
fiscal
year
will
become
I.
L
Think
more
apparent
in
the
presentation
I
make
Tuesday
evening
when
I'm
talking
about
where
we
think
we're
facing
right
now
with
an
estimate
for
fiscal
24.,
I've
St,
I,
haven't
stated
this
publicly,
but
I
will
right
now,
as
a
preview
for
Tuesday
evening
are
with
inflation
and
with
the
expenses
increasing
and
the
revenue
Outlook,
not
as
robust
as
we
would
like
I.
Think
setting
aside
this
money
makes
the
most
sense
but
happy
to
answer
any
questions
today
and
to
go
into
further
analysis
on
Tuesday
after
I
give
you
the
fiscal,
24
Outlook.
Thank.
A
You
Mr
manager,
I,
really
appreciate
that
summary
too,
of
your
recommendation
and
I'll.
Note
too,
it's
been
my
preference
and
I
think
a
number
of
my
colleagues
as
well
that
not
only
is
it
smart,
given
the
likely
Outlook,
but
it
also
is
better
from
a
governance
perspective
to
talk
about
unallocated
funds.
At
the
time
we
were
making
our
major
budget
decisions
so
that
we
really
can
balance
the
full
weight
of
priorities
in
our
community.
So
again
is
the
manager
noted.
We
have
no
action
today.
We
also
are
not
going
to
hear
public
comment
until
Tuesday.
O
Absolutely
no,
no
questions,
I,
think
just
anybody,
who's,
sort
of
paying
attention
and
thinking
about
coming
and
speaking,
just
think
again
about
inflation,
I'm
old
enough
to
remember
when
we've
had
really
High
inflation,
but
I
think
a
lot
of
people
haven't
experienced
that
it
really
can
wreak
havoc
with
budgets,
and
people
need
to
be
aware
of
this.
So
I
think
the
recommendation
is
quite
solid,
but
there
may
be
some
folks
who
you
know
it's
hard
to
realize
how
much
things
maybe
have
changed.
So
thank
you.
Thanks.
A
For
saying
so
right,
so
unless
there
are
any
other
questions,
I
am
going
to
give
a
serious
thanks
to
our
manager
and
to
the
DMF
team,
who
is
always
working
on
a
budget.
It's
we're
lucky
if
you're
working
on
merely
two
instead
of
three
simultaneously.
So
we
appreciate
you
all
unless
there
were
any
other
items
to
come
before
the
board.
Today
we
are
going
to
go
ahead
and
recess
until
Tuesday
November
15th
at
3
pm.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
everyone,
then
thanks
so
much.