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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: January 2017
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ATV's monthly chat, discussing important actions taken at this month's Board Meeting. This month we sit down with the brand new Chair, Jay Fisette, and Vice-Chair, Katie Cristol. They discuss the Board's priorities for 2017, Arlington's response to the new administration in Washington, and the new Joint Facilities Advisory Commission, which has just started working. They also touch on acts the Board took to preserve affordable housing in Westover, and to clarify short term rentals regulations. They discuss legislation going through the State government regarding towing, and Project Peace, a co-ordinated community collaboration dedicated to preventing domestic and sexual violence in Arlington.
A
Welcome
to
County
Board
wrap
up
where,
each
month
we
chat
with
the
county
board
chair
and
a
guest
about
the
actions
the
board
took
at
its
public
meeting
this
month,
newly
elected
board
chair
Jay
Fassett
joins
us
from
along
with
newly
elected
vice
chair
Katie,
crystal
I'm
Cara
O'donnell,
and
in
the
next
half
hour,
we're
going
to
take
a
look
at
some
of
the
important
actions
the
board
took
at
its
first
meeting
of
the
year
and
we'll
touch
on
some
priorities
that
will
be
talking
about
all
year.
Long.
A
B
Well,
January.
Third,
we
each
talked
about
sort
of
what
is
what
our
priorities,
what
are
the
focus
for
the
year,
and
most
of
these
things
are
not
new.
Their
continuation
of
things
been
working
on
number
one
would
be
the
facility
siting
in
Arlington
a
big
issue
in
our
community,
where
we're
going
to
meet
those
needs
with
that
limited
land
that
we
have
and
we
have
a
joint
facility
advisory
committee
that
is
just
geared
up
and
ready
to
help
us
make
some
of
those
decisions,
engage
the
community
another
one
of
the
issues.
B
That
is
not
a
new
one
to
us,
as
housing,
affordability,
obviously
victims
of
our
own
success
here
in
Arlington
a
lot
more
people
want
to
live
here
and
we
have
land
force.
So
we
will
continue
to
address
some
of
those
challenges
and
develop
some
new
tools
this
year
to
help
us
along
just
this
last
week,
big
success,
nestle
coming
to
Arlington,
so
another
one
of
our
challenges
is
the
vacancy
rate
that
you
know
used
to
be
seventy
percent.
B
In
recent
years,
it's
kind
of
twenty
percent
22,
so
we've
taken
a
few
good
hits
on
that
number
dropping
it
in
recent
years,
but
it
remains
a
challenge
for
us
to
continue,
ensure
that
that
office,
space
that
we
have
is
filled.
It's
not
unique
to
Arlington
everybody's
feeling,
this
with
all
the
other
pressures,
but
we're
pretty
pretty
excited
about
nestle
USA
headquarters
coming
to
Arlington
and
joining
our
corporate
citizenship.
The
only
other
one
I'll
mention
right
now
is
around
environmental
sustainability,
a
real
personal
thing.
B
For
me
over
many
years
I
know
the
board
is
committed
to
the
environmental
sustainability
of
our
community.
It's
you
know
something
we
had
tackle
in
multiple
ways
to
transportation
through
renewable
through
helping
our
individual
homeowners
make
their
homes
more
green.
The
green
home
choice
program
this
year,
I
think,
will
be.
We
have
any
Q
a
number
of
advances
and
our
environmental
sustainability
as
well.
No.
B
A
B
Know
it
changes
it
evolves,
but
it
also
stays
the
same.
um
You
know
I
think
we're.
A
change
in
community
change
is
challenging
for
a
lot
of
people
for
a
lot
of
communities.
It's
different,
but
if
you
look
at
Arlington
people
that
have
lived
here
come
back
after
serving
overseas
for
some
years.
34
years
later,
the
complexion
the
physical
surroundings
have
changed.
We
have
so
much
dynamic
an
economic
prosperity
and
a
base
that
that
is
really
the
envy
of
most.
B
The
alternative
is
a
stagnant
community
with
empty
shops,
and
you
know,
kids
that
won't
stay
in
a
community.
Here
we
have
just
the
opposite.
We
have
more
people
that
want
to
live
here.
Then
we
have
space
for
growing
school
enrollment.
So
we
continue
to
sort
of
adjust
with
the
community
and
facing
those
challenges.
Okay,.
A
C
Advisory
Commission
I,
think
some
of
our
priorities
have
also
been
shaped,
has
to
be
shaped
by
the
national
and
federal
climate
that
we're
in
right
now
and
so
looking
to
protect
our
most
vulnerable
residents.
Those
who
are
concerned
about
the
impacts
of
recent
executive
orders
or,
in
general
other
priorities
of
this
administration,
that
has
to
be
a
priority
for
us
I,
am
remained
really
interested.
As
Jay
mentioned.
C
All
of
us
do
with
the
affordability
picture,
and
for
me
that
takes
the
form
not
only
a
housing,
affordability
but
child
care,
affordability,
which
is
a
tremendous
challenge
for
many
of
our
young
families.
So
looking
at
ways
through
land
use
through
closer
examination
of
our
regulatory
issues,
around
child
care
and
other
strategies
that
we
can
push
forward
on
to
incentivize
and
make
it
easier
to
create
childcare
centres
that
increase
the
supply
of
high
quality
but
affordable
childcare
in
our
community.
Okay,.
A
Now
you
just
touched
on
this
a
moment
ago,
but
one
priority
for
the
entire
board
has
been
making
that
effort
to
ensure
that
arlington
remains
a
safe,
a
welcoming
community
for
everyone
now,
and
you
even
issued
a
letter
to
the
community
about
that.
Let's
talk
about
a
little
bit
about
that.
What
kind
of
feedback
have
you
done?
There's.
B
We
hear
it
every
day,
consistently
the
reflection
that
uncertainty
and
fear
and
angst
and
anxiety
in
families
in
homes,
in
the
school
with
their
kids-
and
you
know
that's
why
I
was
so
proud
to
on
behalf
of
this
board,
which
is
unified
on
this
issue
to
reassert-
and
you
know,
reassure
that
we
have
then
we'll
be
welcoming
and
inclusive
place.
We
will
not
step
beyond
what's
required
of
us
by
law
in
terms
of
enforcing
immigration
laws.
B
That's
not
the
role
of
the
local
government,
it's
the
role
of
the
federal
law
enforcement
and
we
will
continue
to
come
up
with
new
ways
of
outreaching,
explaining
what
our
policies
are
trying
to
give
people
as
much
comfort
and
awareness
as
we
can.
It
is
tops
on
our
priority
and
Katie's
been
really
bird-dogging.
This
one
and.
C
I
appreciate
care
that
you
asked
what
kind
of
feedback
we've
gotten,
because
I
think
it's
important
when
we
talk
about
a
welcoming
community
that
we're
not
talking
just
about
whether
the
policies
of
your
government
and
your
board.
This
is
about
how
community
members
treat
one
another
and
the
expectations
that
we
all
have
for
our
community.
C
One
of
the
things
that
has
been
tremendously
heartening
and
makes
me
very
proud
to
lead
Arlington
is
how
much
mail
communications
feedback
in
the
community
we've
gotten,
not
just
from
folks
worried
about
their
own
circumstances,
but
for
members
of
our
community
who
want
to
know
what
they
can
do
to
help
and
want
to
hold
their
local
government
accountable
for
protecting
their
friends
and
neighbors
and
families
who
are
so
important
to
them.
And
so
it
is,
you
know,
we've
heard
from
a
number
of
people.
Of
course,
no
one
is
ever
entirely
unified
in
a
community.
C
A
B
The
term
sanctuary
is
not
defined
anywhere.
It
is
a
term
without
a
clear
definition.
Hence
from
the
beginning,
we've
not
used
that
term
to
define
ourselves.
We
define
ourselves
and
explain
that
we're
welcoming
and
inclusive
I
don't
know
if
it's
a
difference
without
a
distinction,
but
the
truth
is.
We
have
taken
every
step
that
and
we
will
continue
to
that.
We
can
to
ensure
that
we're
welcoming
and
inclusive
I
mean
let's
look
at
what
Arlington
is
it's
safe
people
treat
each
other
with
respect.
B
A
A
Welcome
back
to
County
Board
wrap
up
our
monthly
chat
with
county
board
members
about
the
important
action
the
board
takes
and
how
they
affect
us
in
our
community.
We're
talking
today
with
our
towns,
new
County,
Board,
Chair,
Jay,
pizzette
and
Vice
Chair
Katie
crystal.
Thank
you
both
once
again
for
being
here
now.
We
talked
about
this
a
little
bit
in
the
earlier
segment,
but
the
new
joint
facilities,
Advisory
Commission.
This
is
going
to
be
a
big
priority
for
both
of
you
Katy
you
especially
so,
let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
that.
Absolutely.
C
So
the
J
faq
is
off
and
running
which
we
are
thrilled
about.
We
spent
I
would
save
a
better
part
of
last
year,
shaping
not
only
a
thoughtful
and
manageable
scope
for
this
group
of
citizens,
but
really
taking
our
time
to
make
sure
that
we
appointed
a
group
that
was
fully
representative
of
Arlington
in
all
of
its
forms
and
define
individuals
that
would
bring
an
at-large
perspective.
We
talked
at
our
first
meeting
that
you
know
the
constituency
we
were
asking
each
of
them
to
represent
was
the
future
of
Arlington
County.
C
A
C
So
the
energy
in
the
room
was
terrific.
It
was
one
of
the
most
positive
launches,
I,
think
I've,
seen
to
a
community
process
here
in
Arlington,
and
a
lot
of
credit
goes
to
their
staff
liaison
Jennifer
fioretti
and
to
a
really
talented
leadership.
Team
chair,
ginger
brown
and
vice
chair
greg
really
put
a
lot
of
effort
to
make
sure
this
group
was
well
supported.
C
In
its
beginning
start,
they
will
be
tackling
the
interesting
challenge
of
both
looking
at
long-term
issues
in
their
first
year,
as
well
as
helping
give
us
some
advice
on
from
really
important,
more
immediate
land
acquisition
and
fighting
and
use
decision.
So
they
will
be
focused
on,
in
particular
on
the
property
for
potential
acquisition,
the
buck
property
across
from
washington
lee
high
school,
an
opportunity
for
a
possible
land
swap
in
shirlington
related
to
that
part
property
and
a
set
of
possible
swaps
or
or
trades
with
virginia
hospital
center.
You.
A
B
Want
to
emphasize
that
so
the
backdrop
to
this
is
a
growing
community
with
new
people
living
here,
adults,
new
kids
in
the
school-
and
that
means
growing
needs
whether
it's
for
bus
storage
or
a
you
know:
schools,
community
facilities
and
limited
land.
So
it's
really
a
tough
challenge.
We're
going
to
be
able
to
add
some
land
to
the
inventory
will
have
to
go
over
well
to
go
under
just
what
the
community
facility
study
said.
B
We
need
new,
creative
ways
of
meeting
these
needs
and
mixing
and
matching
the
available
limited
land
with
that
group,
and
this
is
completely
collaborative
with
the
schools.
That's
the
other
piece.
You
know:
Greg
Greeley,
ginger
brown,
wonderful,
representatives
of
the
whole
community
and
the
schools
have
been
great
partners
in
this.
However,.
A
C
I
think
student
population
growth
in
the
demographic
projections,
we
just
had
a
fascinating
work
session
between
the
County
Board
and
the
school
board
on
some
follow-up
analysis
about
our
demographic
projections.
What
are
the
factors
that
go
into
that?
What
do
we
know
about
the
changes,
for
example
in
single-family
housing,
which
still
generates
the
overwhelming
majority
of
our
students?
And
how
are
we
predicting
and
evolving
our
models
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
miss
student
population
booms?
So
those
demographic
conversations
will
be
in
under
the
purview
of
jay
faq.
C
We're
also
going
to
ask
for
their
insights
when
it
comes
to
our
capital
improvement
planning
both
on
the
school
on
county
side.
The
schools
also
have
what
they
call
their
a
staff,
their
long-range
facilities
plan
and
we're
working
on
developing
something
similar
on
the
county
side.
It's
a
big
list
right.
We
don't
do
just
school
buildings.
We
do
everything
from
salt
domes
through
community
centers
to
police
impound
lots
so
trying
to
get
our
arms
around
that
kind
of
long-range
planning
a
little
bit
of
a
lift
a
little
bit
longer
term.
C
A
Issue
that
you
know
we've
been
getting
a
lot
of
feedback
on,
and
it
that
we've
been
seem
to
be
talking
about
a
lot
in
the
last
few
months
is
that
issue
of
the
sharing
economy
and
short-term
residential
rentals
I
know.
This
came
up
a
lot
here
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
of
make
putting
some
regulations
in
place
before
the
inauguration.
What
have
you
been
hearing
from
folks?
You
know
on
both
sides
of
the
issue,
and
where
do
we
stand
now?
Yeah.
B
I
think
we're
in
good
shape.
Really
uh
it's
really
a
tribute
to
the
staff
and
the
community
that
in
a
relatively
short
period
of
time,
we
tackled
this
issue
and
only
a
few
places
in
the
Commonwealth
have
done
that
part
of
reason
we
want
to
do
it
quickly
was
that
the
General
Assembly
had
passed
some
laws
last
year.
B
We
listened
and
we
had
to
advertise
a
couple
of
other
adjustments
to
come
back
and
make
some
amendments
in
January.
Just
at
our
last
meeting,
the
big
one
there,
for
example,
was
we
added
to
the
eligible
folks
that
can
have
a
short
term
stay
in
their
unit
in
their
home.
It
has
to
be
their
primary
residence
or
renters.
So
not
only
can
homeowners
do
this,
but
someone
who
rents
an
apartment
can
do
this.
B
Now
they
have
to
have
the
approval
and
permission
from
the
property
manager
or
the
owner
of
the
unit,
because
that
person
can
further
prohibit
or
even
or
just
limit
the
opportunity
or
the
the
option,
but
if
they
allow
it,
they
meet
our
eggs
and
then
they
can
do
it
as
well.
So
that
was
a
big
change
and
I
think
brings
a
whole
lot
more
people
into
the
fold
that
can
take
advantage
of
this
opportunity
and.
B
If
you
do
it
soon,
we
encourage
you
to
do
it
because
at
some
point
there
will
be
enforcement
complaint
driven,
but
there
will
have
to
be
enforcement
and
they'll
probably
be
a
registration
fee
applied
once
we
get
to
July,
so
you
got
six
months
or
five
months
left
to
get
in
and
not
have
a
fee
because
it
comes
alive.
They'll
likely
be
a
fee
to
register.
So
we
encourage
everyone
to
go
online
and
do
this
it's
not
hard.
B
A
C
So
we
are
trying
to
respond
quickly
to
what
we're
seeing
is
a
loss
of
market
rate,
affordable
garden
apartments
and
westover.
We're
losing
them
to
redevelopment
and
westover
is
a
wonderful
mixed
income
community
and
we
hear
often
from
the
Civic
Association
there,
as
well
as
from
some
of
the
more
traditional
players
in
the
affordable
housing
space.
They
really
want
to
keep
this
element
of
affordable
westover,
so
our
staff
has
been
working
to
try
to
address
some
of
these
issues
as
expeditiously
as
possible.
C
We're
really
fortunate
to
have
a
partner
in
the
arlington
partnership
for
affordable
housing
or
app',
which
responded
to
what
they
knew
as
a
board
priority
by
seeking
and
seizing
this
opportunity
to
acquire
a
number
of
properties
which
they
will
now
renovate
and
commit
as
committed
affordable
unit,
so
that
they
will
retain
that
status
for
many
many
years
to
come.
So
just
this
past
month
we
took
an
action
to
to
do
a
loan
from
our
affordable
housing
investment
fund
to
help
pay
for
the
acquisition
and
renovation
of
those
properties.
C
A
A
A
Welcome
back
to
the
final
segment
of
this
month's
County
Board
wrap-up
and
now
we've
got
a
very
special
topic
to
cover
project
piece.
Is
a
coordinated
community
wide
initiative
dedicated
to
advancing
the
most
effective
and
efficient
array
of
education,
prevention,
protection
and
support
services
to
end
domestic
and
sexual
violence
in
our
community
and
board?
Vice
chair,
Katie
crystal
is
very
involved
in
this
program
and
at
last
month's
board
meeting
we
reported
on
some
of
the
achievements
of
project
piece.
So
far
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
this
program
and
what
it's
really
all
about
absolutely.
C
So
project
piece
is,
what's
called
a
coordinated
community
response.
It
is
a
team
that
brings
together
many
different
agencies,
many
different
forms
of
government
from
the
magistrate's
office
to
the
Commonwealth's
Attorney's
team,
to
our
department
of
human
services,
as
well
as
a
number
of
nonprofit
or
community-based
providers
doorways
as
a
familiar
face
scan,
for
example,
which
does
advocacy
around
child
violence
or
violence
against
children.
It
is
a
terrific
team
project
piece
just
turned
ten.
C
C
One
of
the
things
we
were
highlighting
last
month
is
really
an
exciting
achievement
for
this
coordinated
community
response,
which
is
a
protocol
which
is
a
sort
of
bureaucratic
term.
But
what
basically
it
means
is
that
we
are
running
with
a
new
law
that
came
about
took
effect
last
summer,
a
la
actually
brought
about
by
the
hard
work
of
Senator
Barbara
favola
that
takes
weapons
and
specifically
guns
away
from
those
with
a
permanent
protective
order
against
them.
C
Folks
find
it
a
little
hard
to
believe
that
you
could
have
a
permanent
protective
order
against
you
because
of
a
situation
of
domestic
violence,
but
still
have
unfettered
access
to
firearms
because
of
this
law,
and
now
this
hard
work
across
many
different
agencies
and
many
different
teams.
That
will
no
longer
be
the
case
when
there
is
a
situation
of
domestic
violence.
Permanent
protective
order.
C
Firearms
will
be
taken
away
from
those
individuals,
and
we
know
that
this
will
save
lives.
So
we
are
incredibly
excited
about
this
work
and
excited
about
making
sure
that
those
in
the
community
know
that
this
is
something
a
protection
that
they
are
entitled
to
when
they
receive
a
permanent
protective
order.
How.
C
So
we're
working
on
a
lot
of
different
fronts
with
project
pieces
you
mentioned.
Education
is
a
big
piece.
We
have
a
dynamic
work
group
under
the
leadership
of
one
of
our
staff
members
who
works
on
the
partnership
for
children,
youth
and
families
and
former
school
board
member,
a
beer
a
fail
and
they
are
working
on
education
in
our
high
schools,
because
we
know
that's
where
the
education
about
consent
and
understanding
intimate
partner.
Violence
has
to
start
so.
C
They've
received
a
number
of
grants
in
recent
years
to
reach
out
to
more
students
to
have
a
bigger
student
presence,
and
there
was
a
healthy
behavior
survey
done
a
couple
years
ago
of
Arlington
public
school
students
that
demonstrated
there
is
now
greater
awareness
of
healthy,
dating
behaviors,
which
is
exactly
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
not
only
the
community
response,
domestic
violence
and
sexual
assault,
but
the
prevention
and
education
piece.
So.
A
This
will
be
something
that's
an
ongoing
effort
and
that
we
hopefully
can
expand
on
over
time
as
well.
Absolutely
all
right,
wonderful
and
then
we
do
have
one
final
topic
to
touch
on
today,
and
this
is
always
when
it's
a
big
hot
button
issue
for
Ireland
Toni
ins,
and
that
is
the
towing
ordinary
Oh
from.
B
B
So
it
really
seems
to
many
of
us
that
that
penalty
exceeds
that
the
crime,
especially
when
the
only
beneficiary
is
really
the
tow
company,
in
this
instance,
not
the
property
owner.
So,
while
towing
is
important
in
an
urban
place
and
you
have
to
be
able
to
move
a
car,
that's
put
in
the
wrong
place
taking
up
space,
we
know
that
these
aggressive
toes
go
well.
B
Beyond
that
line,
we
tried
to
put
in
place
some
protections
that
are
authorized
explicitly
in
the
state
code
to
allow
for
an
authorization
require
it
at
the
time
of
the
toe
in
certain
instances
for
commercial
properties
during
their
business
hours.
This
is
a
programmer
and
implemented
policy
in
Virginia
Beach
in
stafford,
county
and
all
of
a
sudden
and
the
legislature.
There
is
an
effort
to
strip
Arlington
and
Northern
Virginia
of
this
option,
while
leaving
it
in
place
in
places
like
Virginia
Beach,
where
it's
been
successful
for
years.
B
C
Was
the
consumer
protection
to
which
Jay
was
just
referring?
We
calls
it
real
time
authorization
because
it
doesn't
literally
have
to
be
a
signature.
We're
simply
asking
that
whomever
the
property
owner
or
business
tenant
might
be
says.
Anna
firms
you're
right
this
tow
this
car
is
illegally
parked.
It's
blocking
my
paying
customers
and
we'd
like
you
to
remove
it.
C
So
there's
a
little
bit
of
affirmative
additional
step
to
kind
of
get
it
some
of
that
really
aggressive
towing
if
you
mentioned
that
isn't
serving
a
lot
of
interest,
so
we
did
is
Jay
mentioned
vote
520
to
implement
such
a
provision
again
currently
allowed
in
the
Code
of
Virginia,
and
we
really
took
a
lot
of
care
to
shape
it
as
narrowly
as
possible
so
that
it
wouldn't
inconvenience
the
business
owners.
We
also
delayed
and
deferred
implementation
of
it.
C
To
take
another
few
months,
we
thought
we
have
a
lot
of
smart
partners
at
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
for
example,
and
others
if
we
can
work
out
another
solution
that
gets
that
this
what's
really
a
real
problem
for
consumers,
while
still
respecting
and
perhaps
better
respecting
the
interests
of
property
owners
or
business.
Tenants
we
are
all
yours,
so
it's
about
creating
and
shaping
a
kind
of
narrowly
applied
policy
that
will
address
this
problem
without
an
overreach.
We
think
the
bill
right
now.
That's
before
the
house
in
Richmond
is
exactly
the
opposite.
C
C
B
C
We
need
people
to
raise
their
voices
to
talk
to
their
state
legislators
bank
Arlington
delegation
for
standing
against
this
bill
and
encourage
their
friends
in
other
affected
jurisdictions,
Fairfax
for
example,
or
Alexandria,
to
make
sure
their
state
legislators
know
that
this
is
not
a
bill
that
they
want
and
that
these
consumer
protections
are
important
to
them.
Okay,.
A
Well,
obviously,
issues
we
are
going
to
continue
discuss
throughout
the
year
here
on
county
board,
wrap
from
the
towing
to
short-term
residential
rentals
to
the
j
faq
and
the
work
that
they
are
doing.
A
lot
of
important
issues
coming
up
for
2017
and
that
brings
us
to
the
end
of
another
county
board,
wrap
up
Thank,
You,
Jay
and
Katie
for
joining
us
today
and
join
us
next
time
when
we'll
be
taking
a
close,
look
at
the
county,
manager's
proposed
budget
for
fiscal
year,
twenty
eighteen.