May 2022 County Board Meeting Agenda Highlight Items
Published on May 09, 2022
May 2022 County Board Meeting
Agenda Highlight Items
The Arlington County Board will consider and act on dozens of items at its Regular Board Meeting on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 8:30 AM, and its Recessed Meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 3 PM.
The meetings, held in the County Board Room on the third floor of 2100 Clarendon Blvd., are open to the public. Visit the County website for information on speaking at a County Board Meeting.
Virtual participation options are available to the public through Microsoft Teams. We will seek to accommodate visitor preferences for COVID precautions, including distancing; masking is also welcome at the preference of visitors. If you are sick or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, please consider watching the meeting’s live webcast or cable broadcast or participating virtually via Microsoft Teams. More information on how to participate or watch virtually is provided below.
Comment on Agenda Items and Speak at the Meeting
Send your written comments on agenda items to the County Board at CountyBoard@arlingtonva.us. All comments received by the Board are made part of the public record and are before the Board members as they consider items.
If you wish to comment during the Public Comment period at the start of the Regular Hearing, or on a Regular Public Hearing Item, register in advance on the County Board website, where you can also find more details on public participation in virtual Board Meetings, or call the Board Office at 703-228-3130 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Online Registration opens once the agenda for the meeting is posted, approximately one week before the meeting.
Watch it Live
County Board meetings are live-streamed on the County website and on YouTube and broadcast live on Arlington TV, the County’s cable channel, with live captioning on Comcast 25 & 1085 (HD) and Verizon FiOS 39 & 40. Videos of Board meetings are archived on the County website (with captions and staff reports) and on YouTube.
Saturday, May 14, 2022 – Regular County Board Meeting
View the agenda and staff reports (Note: some reports are posted closer to the meeting date).
1425 N Quincy Street, Items 27 & 28. The Board will consider a Use Permit and Amendment to the original licensing agreement for the parking of Arlington Public Schools white fleet vehicles on county-owned property at the Quincy Street location. In addition, space at the location will also be used to park ART buses until the completion of the Shirlington Road location. County staff has worked diligently to engage with residents and mitigate impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
2629 Shirlington Road, Items 29 & 30. The Board will consider a Use Permit and Amendment for commercial vehicle parking at the Shirlington Road location. This project, costing an estimated $7.3M, will provide for the construction of an Arlington Transit (ART) Operations and Maintenance facility, as well as infrastructure and charging equipment for Battery Electric Buses (BEBs). This project furthers the Board’s commitment to both sustainable energy initiatives and equitable transportation options around Arlington.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 – Recessed County Board Meeting
The virtual Recessed Meeting will begin at 3 p.m. with reports from the Board Members and the County Manager.
Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Improvement Plans (CIP) presentation. County Manager Mark Schwartz and his staff will present a proposed FY2023-2032 Capital Improvement Plan, representing a return to ten-year Capital Planning after a series of shorter-term plans during the pandemic. The County Board will hold work sessions and public hearings on the Manager’s Proposed CIP during May and June.
Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority Meeting. The County Board will convene as the Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority for an annually required meeting.
The meeting will be live streamed on the County website, and on YouTube, and broadcast on Arlington TV, the County’s cable channel, with live captioning, on Comcast 25 & 1085 (HD), and Verizon FiOS 39 & 40. Videos of Board meetings are archived on the County website (with captions and staff reports) and on YouTube.
View the agenda and staff reports (Note: some reports are posted closer to the meeting date).
Public Hearings
No earlier than 6:30 p.m. the Board will hold a public hearing and consider items pulled from the Saturday Consent Agenda. Regular public hearings will be held after carryover Consent Agenda items are considered.