City Council to Consider Different Budget Options

Shown below is the agenda for the April 22 meeting of the Falls Church City Council, to occur at City Hall at 7:30pm.

AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA
HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 300 PARK AVENUE AT 7:30 P.M.,
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013

 

1.	CALL TO ORDER

2.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.

ROLL CALL

4.	VALIDATION OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

5.	ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA

6.	PROCLAMATIONS

(1)	Proclamation Declaring April 22, 2013 as Earth Day

Earth Day Proc.

 

(2)	Proclamation Declaring April 22-27, 2013 as Relay for Life Week

Relay For Life Proc.

 

(3)	Proclamation Declaring May 2013 as Building Safety Month and Green Home Awards (Doug Fraser, Building Official)

Building Safety Month Proc.

 

(4)	Proclamation Declaring May 5-11, 2013 as Public Service Recognition Week

Public Service Recognition Proc.

 

7.	OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS

8.

RECEIPT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, REQUESTS, AND CONSENT ITEM COMMENTS. [The public may address Council for one 3-minute period.  The Mayor may shorten the time allowed each speaker, depending on the length of the agenda and number of speakers. A chair or representative of a board, commission, or committee may make a 5-minute oral summary of the written report.]

(a)	Summary of Written Comments.

 

(b)	Council Requests

 

9.	REPORT OF CITY MANAGER TO COUNCIL

10.	BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA

(a)	Second readings of ordinances and other items requiring public hearings

 

(1)

(A) (TO13-07, Option2) ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE BUDGET OF EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014: GENERAL FUND; SCHOOL OPERATING FUND; SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND; AND SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE FUND; WATER FUND, SEWER FUND, AND ENTERPRISE FUND; AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND (Wyatt Shields, City Manager)

(TO13-07) Budget Ord. Option 2

 

(B) (TO13-07, Option2b.) ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE BUDGET OF EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014: GENERAL FUND; SCHOOL OPERATING FUND; SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND; AND SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE FUND; WATER FUND, SEWER FUND, AND ENTERPRISE FUND; AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND (Wyatt Shields, City Manager)

(TO13-07) Budget Ord. Option 2b

 

(C) (TO13-07, Option 3) ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE BUDGET OF EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014: GENERAL FUND; SCHOOL OPERATING FUND; SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND; AND SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE FUND; WATER FUND, SEWER FUND, AND ENTERPRISE FUND; AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND (Wyatt Shields, City Manager)

(TO13-07) Budget Ord. Option 3

 

(D) (TO13-07, Option 4) ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE BUDGET OF EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014: GENERAL FUND; SCHOOL OPERATING FUND; SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND; AND SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE FUND; WATER FUND, SEWER FUND, AND ENTERPRISE FUND; AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND (Wyatt Shields, City Manager)

(TO13-07) Budget Ord. Option 4

 

(2)	(TO13-09) ORDINANCE TO CREATE ARTICLE VII, “STORMWATER,” UNDER CHAPTER 42, “UTILITIES,” OF THE FALLS CHURCH CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH A STORMWATER UTILITY (William Hicks, Public Works Director)

(TO13-09) Create Stormwater Utility

 

(3)	(TO13-08) ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE FY2014-FY2018 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 (Cindy Mester, Assistant City Manager)

(TO13-08) CIP Budget Ordinance

 

(4)	(TO13-06) ORDINANCE SETTING THE RATE OF TAX LEVY ON REAL ESTATE, PERSONAL PROPERTY, MACHINERY AND TOOLS AND ALL OTHER PROPERTY SEGREGATED BY LAW FOR LOCAL TAXATION IN THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH VIRGINIA FOR THE TAX YEAR 2013  (Wyatt Shields, City Manager)

(TO13-06) Ordinance Setting Tax Rate

 

(5)	(TO13-05) ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 42, “UTILITIES,” TO REVISE SEWER RATES AND FEES AS OF JULY 1, 2013 (William Hicks, Public Works Director)

(TO13-05) Ord. Revising Sewer Rates

 

(6)	(TO13-10) ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 28, “MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES,” ARTICLE VII, “WEAPONS,” OF THE FALLS CHURCH CITY CODE BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 28-202, DISCHARGE OF PNEUMATIC GUNS IN CERTAIN PLACES PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS (Mary Gavin, Police Chief)

(TO13-10) BB Gun Ord.

 

(b)	Resolutions and first readings of ordinances

 

(1)	(TR13-12) RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PLAN OF FINANCING AND THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF EASTER SEALS GREATER WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE, INC. (Richard LaCondré, CFO and Director of Finance)

(TR13-12) EDA Bonds for Easter Seals

 

(2)

(TR13-13) RESOLUTION TO (1) APPROVE A VOLUNTARY BOUNDARY    ADJUSTMENT AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (“MOU”) BETWEEN THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA AND FAIRFAX COUNTY; AND (2) REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIEW AND PROVIDE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION ON THE AGREEMENT AND NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. (John E. Foster, City Attorney)

(TR13-13) Res. Approving Boundary Adjustment et al.

 

(c)	Consent items

 

1)	Appointments

 

a)	New Candidate: Elizabeth Hanson – Retirement Board – 5/1/12 – 4/30/15 (Unexpired Term)

 

b)	Reappointment: Larry Little – Retirement Board – 5/1/13 – 4/30/16

 

c)	Reappointment: Dennis Szymanski – Tree Commission – 4/1/13 – 3/31/16

 

d)	Reappointment: Robert Donaldson – Tree Commission – 4/1/13 – 3/31/16

 

2)

The City Council is requested to make the recommendation that the City Attorney submit a Praecipe and Order to the Arlington County Circuit Court requesting the appointment of the following candidates to the City’s Board of Equalization: Mr. James Craig for the unexpired term of February 1, 2013 – January 31, 2016; Mr. Brian LeBlanc for the unexpired term of February 1, 2012 – January 31, 2015; Mr. John Nixon for the unexpired term of February 1, 2012 – January 31, 2015; and Mr. Paul Handly for the unexpired term of February 1, 2011 – January 31, 2014.

 

(d)	Items removed from consent

 

(e)	Other business

 

11.	BUSINESS NOT ON THE AGENDA

12.	COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS

13.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

14.	ADJOURNMENT