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REVIEW, FEBRUARY 13, 1985.
A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council
Chambers, 10 Loudoun Street, S.W. , Leesburg, Virginia on February 13, 1985 at
7:30 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Vice Mayor Williams, with the
invocation given by Mr. Tolbert and followed with the Salute to the Flag led
by Mrs. Hill. Present were Vice Mayor Charles J. Williams, Councilmembers
Charles A. Bos, Arl Curry, Marylou Hill, Brian T. Kelley arhL,John W. Tolbert, Jr. ;
also Town Manager Jeffrey H. Minor, Director of Finance Paul E. York, Director
of Planning, Zoning and Development Martha S. Semmes, Zoning Administrator Mark
Nelis, Director of Engineering Thomas A. Mason and Town Attorney George M. Martin.
Absent from the meeting was Mayor Robert E. Sevila.
On motion of Mr. Tolbert, seconded by Mr. Kelley, the minutes of workshop
session of July 2, 1984 and the minutes of the:regular meetings of July 11, 1984
and July 25, 1984 were unanimously approved with one correction, that being to
change the word "Identification" to "Certification" in the next to last paragraph
on Page 159:
Aye: Councilmembers Bos, Curry, Hill, Kelley, Tolbert and Vice Mayor
Williams.
Nay: None.
PETITIONERS
N Mr. Alton Echols addressed Council concerning the sales contract and develop-
W went agreement with Market Square Associates on the VEPCO land. He called atten-
m tion to the clause:_concerning the provision that, if there are to be two construc-
tions, the one..that.would .render:the contract valid would be the one that would
be the ruling one. This would leave out the potential that there were justi-
fiable positions by both the town and the other side - this is not a normal pro-
vision in a contract of this type. The Memorandum of Understanding dated in Oct_ :_
tober talks about 13 residential units - the contract talks about 14 - he believed
this number is 14. In the agreement, they agreed to purchase the residential
land by February of 1985. If there is any question, he was sure the town's first
answer would be that a Memorandum of Agreement was signed - that .is potentially
an "out", as is the provision that Market Square agrees that all residential
units will be financed through the Virginia Housing Development Authority or a
similar mechanism in order to insure availability to moderate income persons.
Virginia Housing is a subsidized rate below market - it has capabilities of earn-
ing a net worth, but it does not have the market rate. The original proposal
presented by Mr. Brownell in May called for these units to be restricted to
those with certain incomes and for the town to contribute at least $75,000 to
the residential section - the contract is now $85,000. This contribution is to
be passed on as a savings to the consumer - he did not find this in the contract.
There are approximately 12,400 square feet of office commercial and 14 town house
units on 61,000 square feet - that is permissible, but it is "loaded". They are
projecting a sales price of approximately $90 per square foot on the offices -
Council had hoped to keep the residentials at under $50 - that is over $60 per
square foot - more the prices of Countryside than Leesburg areas like Leesburg
Station or Cedar Walk. The item that disturbs him most is the appraisal by
Leroy and Cannon dated August 13, 1984, this being an update from one done by
the same firm in 1982. It was his opinion that from August of 1984 to October
of 1984, when this transaction was negotiated, that perhaps the market value,
without regard to Mr. Bronwell's contemplated use of this piece of ground,
was substantially more than $3.00 per foot, namely, $5.00 per foot, or 61,000
square feet at $2.00 per foot is $120,000. When HUD subsidizes elderly housing,
they limit the profit the developer can make in the contract. If we are going
to sell land at$100,000 to $200,000 less than its market value, then let's make
sure it is passed on to the residential owners and have a vehicle that insures it.
Perhaps it should be sold at its market value and give the differential in credits
to the 14 applicants that qualify - then we are sure the windfall goes to the one
the federal Grant was intended to go to.and not to the developer.
Mr. Paul Smith, on_ behalf'.of Mr. Woodrow Turner, who represents the owners
of the Fort Beauregard property, said they are very concerned as to the proposed
location of the Fire and Rescue Center. They have no specific objections at this
time.
340 MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 13, 1984 MEETING.
PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE CONCERNING COMPOSITION
OF BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. (Joint Hearing with Planning Commission)
Chairman Lynnwood Lay of the Planning Commission advised that the Com-
mission has a quorum present, they being Commissioners Belles, Curry;:Jackson,
Pelkey and Lay.
Mr. Minor explained that this proposed legislation is basically an outgrowth
of the compromise made with respect to appointment of the Board of Architectural
Review. This coincides with the Charter change that has been passed by the Gene-
ral Assembly and signed by the Governor. This will place the appointment of the
Board of Architectural Review in the hands of the Council.and will allow for
staggered terms - one to expire in June of 1985, two in 1986 and two in 1987.
There being no-one to speak on this matter, the public hearing was closed.
Vice Mayor Williams asked Planning Commission members to retire to the room
upstairs and provide Council with a decision on this amendment this evening.
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Mr. Bos reported he has attended several meetings and conferences in the
last several weeks. The Board of Architectural Review approved six sign appli-
cations and one house alteration. (the latter having to do with replacing windows
with identical ones) . A sub-committee of the Economic Development Advisory Com-
mitte (the Quality of Life group) met about a week ago - members of the Environ-
mental Advisory Commission are working with this group (Mr. Hetzel and Mr. McDiarmid
have done a lot of leg work on this) . He and Mrs. Hill attended a brief'lmeeting'.:_,
with staff members on the Strategic Planning process that Council is considering.
He attended a meeting this afternoon with Paul York and Steve Owen concerning a
bidders ' conference responding to the RFP for data processing equipment and soft-
ware.- these people all showed an interest in bidding for the town. Eighteen
RFP.'s were sent out and are due in a couple of weeks - it will take about a month
before a decision is made. They want to try to get the equipment running by
July 1st.
Mrs. Hill advised that the Cable Advisory Commission meeting was cancelled
last night - it will be held next week. They have a few more days' work at Sil-
ver Oaks and, if everything goes well, they will start marketing there.
Mr. Curry reported that the Planning Commission voted to send the draft
Town Plan to the Council - it may need some additional work .on..the_Transportation
Plan.
Mr. Kelley reported that he and Mr. Curry met with Mr. Lambert and Mr. Raflo
of the Board of Supervisors on Monday with reference to the fire rescue training
site. Mr. Raflo advised that a new site was under consideration. They discussed
the potential of running a sewer line to the site - if the County takes an option
on this site, Council will report it as favorable. They showed Mr. Lambert and
Mr. Raflo the proposed legislation for Site A which is on the agenda for tonight.
The Economic Development Advisory Committee had a most interesting meeting
this morning. Martha Semmes gave them an update on Certification - they should
be prepared to submit their::packet by the end of March.
Mr. Echols suggested that promoting Leesburg might be done with ;:assistance
from the private sector - this seemed to be a good idea. The committee hopes to
sit down very soon to plan their goals and objectives for the next several years.
This committee has done an excellent job and can do an even better one in the
future.
Mr. Williams reported that he and Mr. Curry, along with Mr. Minor and Steve
Owen, went to Richmond last week to visit with our delgate and senator. They
discussed with them legislation that is important to the town and felt their
meeting was very, productive. Mr. Curry agreed, saying they discussed with them
the highway redistribution of funds and the possibility of TDR's among other
things. Mr. Williams added that VML also covered in great detail the proposed
legislation that would affect many areas of Virginia to a limited degree (Lees-
burg included) . They came away with a good feeling as to what we might be able
to get from the State Legislature.
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 13, 1985 MEETING.
MANAGER'S REPORT 3 4 1
(1) Mr. Minor reported that the Potomac Water Treatment Plant was put
m with the water qualitywas basically
on line Monday morning. The problems
eradicated with the rain - it essentially flushed out the river and some of the
organic matter such as leaves, etc. which they believe was the principal cause
for the poor quality of the water we have been experiencing. Others who use
the Potomac River as their source of water have been experiencing the same
problem. Randy Shoemaker attended a meeting today of the Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin - they concluded that all their plants were doing
much better, so we are back on line and producing water again.
(2) Paul York distributed this evening the financial report for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1984. This covers the financial transactions for the prior
fiscal year. Also, Council has received a half-year report from Paul York on
the town's revenues and expenditures. This is a very complete and excellent
job. There is also a copy of the cash audit done by Yount, Hyde & Barber.
(3) We are working on the Capital Improvement Program - all department
directors will be giving their requests to Steve Owen by this Friday - then
Steve, Paul and Martha will go over them and pare them down for submission to
him. Then there will be Planning Commission and Council review of the CIP pro-
gram for 1985-1991.
N (4) Mark Nelis and other planning staff_have been working with the car-
tographer on a new street map for the entire annexation area - it will have
W quadrants on the back and will be a good resource to locate property, as well
CO as an asset to the business community, town residents and visitors.
Q (5) No availability fees were collected during this period until today -
we collected one for Paul York's house.
(6) The RFP on the airport was done by Steve Owen using a two-phase process.
Proposals are due February 22nd.
(7) Tom Mason has evaluated the Tuscarora Creek channel improvements and
believes it can be built very close to the budgeted amount and at much less ex-
pense than the bid we received earlier in the fall. They will be working on this
with the Planning Department and will be meeting with the contract owner this
week to see what additional assistance they might be willing to provide the town.
He hopes that either the owner or the town can pursue that work in the spring
because the fill work is going on.
Mr. Bos asked about the water problem at the bakery - is this on its way
to being resolved? Mr. Minor said Mr. Echols and Mr. Herndon would know more
about it than he does. He understands Mr. Echols is going to contact Perry En-
gineering to proceed with that work - he hopes all the site plan problems can
be resolved with those improvements.
Planning Commission members returned to the meeting at this time, with Mr.
Lay explaining that the Commission has met and voted unanimously to recommend to
the Council that the proposed ordinance be passed.
LEGISLATION
On_motion of Mrs. Hill, seconded by Mr. Tolbert, the following resolutions
were proposed and unanimously adopted:
85-22 -. RESOLUTION - SUPPORTING THE NEED FOR CHANGES IN STATE URBAN LOCAL STREET
STANDARDS.
WHEREAS, certain state right-of-way and pavement width standards for
local streets are more stringent than necessary for the public health,
safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, state right-of-way and pavement width standards for urban lo-
cal streets in Leesburg are in some cases more stringent than stand-
ards for local streets in neighboring counties which are experiencing
similar growth and development patterns; and
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WHEREAS, the Department of Planning, Zoning and Development has out-
lined these concerns in a position paper entitled "The Need for
Changes in State Urban Local Street Standards"; and
WHEREAS, the Council supports further research by the Virginia De-
partment of Highways and Transportation (VDH&T) concerning these
issues as a prerequisite to revising applicable State enabling
legislation:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Vir-_._'_
ginia as follows:
SECTION I. The Council hereby endorses the above referenced posi-
tion paper concerning the need for changes in state urban local
street standards.
SECTION II. The Council authorizes the Town Manager to transmit
the above referenced position paper with this resolution to the Vir-
ginia Department of Highways and Transportation.
85-23 - RESOLUTION - REQUESTING VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION
TO ACCEPT CERTAIN STREETS.
RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
That the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation is requested
to accept into the Virginia Department of Highways primary system 1.28
lane miles of East Market Street and into the secondary system 3.94 lane
miles in Carrvale Subdivision, 0.96 lane miles in Fairways Subdivision,
0.26 lane miles in Peer Manor Subdivision, 0. 72 lane miles of Cedar Walk
Drive, 0.72 lane miles of Catoctin Circle, N.W. and 0.74 lane miles of
Harrison Street, S.E. listed on the accompanying forms V-1, in accord-
ance with the requirements of Section 33.1-43 of the Code of Virginia,
1950, as amended, and that the maintenance payments be made retroactive
to the date when the Town accepted these streets for maintenance.
85-24 - RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL AND EXTERIOR ALTERA-
TIONS OF THE LOUDOUN MUSEUM BUILDING AT 16 WEST LOUDOUN
STREET
WHEREAS, the Loudoun Museum, Inc. has requested authorization for certain
structural and electrical alterations of the building leased by the town
to the Museum at 16 West Loudoun Street; and
WHEREAS, the lease agreement between the town and the Museum requires
approval by the town for any alterations:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
The Loudoun Museum is hereby authorized to perform structural, electri-
cal and exterior alterations to the lower level of 16 West Loudoun Street
as described in a January 11, 1985 request for proposals issued by Loud-
oun Museum, Inc.
85-25 - RESOLUTION - RECEIVING AND REFERRING THE APPLICATION OF RICHLYNN DEVELOP-
MENT, INC. FOR REVISION OF THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP TO THE
PLANNING COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEARING UNDER CHAPTER 11,
TITLE 15.1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, AS AMENDED.
RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
The application of Richlynn Development, Inc. for revision of the zon-
ing district map from County A=3 to County PD-GI, assigned No. ZM-58,
is received and referred to the Planning Commission for public hearing
and recommendation under Chapter 11, Title 15.1 of the Code of Virginia,
as amended.
Aye: Councilmembers Bos, Curry, Hill, Kelley, Tolbert and Vice-Mayor
Williams.
Nay: None.
MINUTES OF JANUARY 23, 1985 MEETING.
85-0-2 - ORDINANCE - APPROVING A SALES CONTRACT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 3 4 3
WITH MARKET SQUARE ASSOCIATES, INC.
On motion of Mrs. Hill, seconded by Mr. Bos, the following ordinance was
proposed:
WHEREAS, the Town received a $1.35 million community development block
grant in 1981, of which a major element is the construction of residen-
tial dwellings for low and moderate income persons and the creation of
additional commercial space to improve the economic opportunities within
. the South Harrision Street neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, grant proceeds were used to acquire a tract within the South
Harrison Street neighborhood from the Virginia Electric and Power Com-
pany;pany.; and
WHEREAS, a development prospectus was issued on April 13, 1984 to so-
licit offers to purchase and develop this property to implement the
goals of the South Harrison Street redevelopment and revitalization
project; and
WHEREAS, a responsive proposal was received by Market Square Asso-
ciates, Inc. 'oh.May 15, 1984; and
r- WHEREAS, the Council awarded exclusive negotiating rights to Market
N Square Associates, Inc. and appointed a negotiating committee which ..
W led to a memorandum of understanding between the Town and Market
CO Square Associates dated October 10, 1984; and
WHEREAS, Section 15.1-18 of the Code of Virginia of 1950 permits the
Town Council to purchase land and lease or sell it to any person or
business with terms and conditions as it may attach; and
WHEREAS, special counsel was retained to prepare a contract for the
sale and development of the 61,388 square feet parcel hereinafter re-
ferred to as the "VEPCO Tract"; and
WHEREAS, the Finance and Administration Committee has reported out for
full consideration by the Council the contract prepared by special coun-
sel contingent on incorporation of the changes suggested at the committee:
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. The sales contract and development agreement between the
Town of Leesburg and Market Square Associates, Inc. , dated February 25,
1985, is approved and the Mayor shall execute the sales contract and de-
velopment agreement on behalf of the Town following receipt of a resolu-
tion by the Board of Directors of Market Square Associates, Inc. author-
izing the appropriate officers to execute the sales contract and develop-
ment agreement on behalf of the Corporation.
SECTION II. All prior ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith
are repealed.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
Mr. Minor advised that the square footage of the two parcels is as follows:
Parcel 2 (office) - 28,486 sq. ft. - Purchase price - $85,458
Parcel 3 (townhouse)32,902 sq. ft. - Purchase price - $98,706
Mr. Bos reiterated his support for this arrangement. It has been a successful
process up to now and this is one of the last major items required for this
three-year community development block grant. Even in its roughest stages, what
the town has done with the public improvements and what Market Square Associates
has done with _ siEing the existing buildings toward the front has substantially
changed the character of the neighborhood. He assured Mr. Echols and everyone
that many months, and years, in fact, have been spent working on this. There
were plenty of opportunities for others to bid on this project. Market Square
Associates has taken a risk in getting involved with this, but this should be
an opportunity for them, assuming it succeeds. He hoped the rest of Council
feels the same - it is a nice project. Mr. Curry asked if any prices have been
set on the one-story and two-story units? Mr. Minor advised that the price of
$59,900 has been set for both. Mr. Kelley supports this - a lot of credit goes
back to the committee appointed by Council and the staff. The time and effort
spent in hammering out this agreement is worth it: Mr. Williams shared the en-
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thusiasm for this contract - he has been involved personally to work on this
contract and Council has from time to time, as a unit, reviewed it_.line by_-line.
He appreciated Mr. Echols ' comments as well. We have had several people, at-
torneys, to review this and he is confident that the Council and the staff have
worked hard and long to produce an agreement that will go forth and enrich_.that
part of our community. The contract has a great deal of merit. We may never
get the full amount of money that the public may think should be acquired for
this. There were a: lot of technicalities and legal information passing back
and forth and Council has worked to provide the public and assure the citizens
of Leesburg the best possible contract available. Mr. Bos commented that the
day Council received the HUD grant, the value of that land went up, it,went up
when the streets and lights were put in and will probably be worth a little more
by next week. This is the idea of the HUD project - to take a depressed area
and infuse some excitement, some..capital_and some growth in that area and turn
it into something decent. This has happened and will continue to happen. The
cooperative nature of the effort is unique - it is not only tied to dollar values
but meets :the wholeipurpose_ofthe::HUD grant and what Leesburg is trying to do.
The resolution was unanimously adopted by roll call vote:
Aye: Councilmembers Bos, Curry, Hill, Kelley, Tolbert and Vice Mayor
Williams.
Nay: None.
85-0-3 - ORDINANCE - AMENDING THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING COMPOSITION
OF THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.
On motion of Mrs. Hill, seconded by Mr. Kelley, the following ordinance
was proposed:
WHEREAS, the General Assembly has approved amendments to the Charter of
the Town of Leesburg to provide for Council appointment of the Board of
Architectural Review; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, .1985 -the Town Council initiated an amendment of_
the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance regarding composition of the Board of Ar-
chitectural Review; and
WHEREAS, a joint public hearing of the Leesburg Planning Commission and
the Town Council was held on the proposed amendment on February 13, 1985,
pursuant to Section 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended adoption of the proposed
amendment on February 13, 1985:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. Section 10A-4-2 of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby
amended to read as follows:
10A-4-2 Effective July 1, 1985, the term of office for the members shall
be for three years, except that the term of the Council member
and Planning Commission member shall correspond to their offi-
cial tenure of office. Appointments made prior to that date shall
expire according to the following sequence:
(a) One member's term shall expire on June 30, 1985.
(b) Two members ' terms shall expire on June 30, 1986.
(c) Two members ' terms shall expire on June 30, 1987.
Any appointed member of the Board may be removed from office by
the Council after public hearing for inefficiency, neglect of
duty, or malfeasance or other just cause after charges made in
writing. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be only for the
unexpired portion of the term. Members may be reappointed to
succeed themselves. The Director of Planning, Zoning and De-
velopment shall be the Board's secretary.
SECTION II. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
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Mr. Kelley advised that there is an error concerning the effective date of
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this ordinance - it was passed effective on receipt. Mr. Minor agreed that
it is effective immediately, however, it was not felt that this language would
affect this date. Mr. Bos said this does allow councilmembers to have a_voice
in the appointment process throughout the years. He appreciated the hard work
on the part of everyone on this issue. Mr. Williams felt this was a difficult
piece of:.legislation to examine and deal with - he too was happy they were able
to resolve this. The entire council will be able to select members in the future.
The ordinance was unanimously adopted:
Aye: Councilmembers Bos, Curry, Hill, Kelley, Tolbert and Vice-Mayor
Williams.
Nay: None.
85-26 - RESOLUTION - ENDORSING A LOCATION FOR A FIRE AND RESCUE TRAINING FACILITY
WITH QUALIFICATIONS.
On motion of Mrs . Hill, seconded by Mr. Bos, the following resolution was
proposed:
WHEREAS, Loudoun County is considering the possible location of a fire
and rescue training facility within the Leesburg Corporate limits and
141 has requested Town reaction to this proposal; and
r- WHEREAS, the Town desires to cooperate fully in assisting the County in
N the location of needed public facilities and supports the continued lo-
ut cation and operation of important County government facilities within
CO Leesburg; and
Q WHEREAS, the Town staff has analyzed two potential sites proposed by
the County for a fire and rescue training facility in Leesburg and has
indicated its preference for the County's "Site A" with certain quali-
fications:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg as follows:
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SECTION I. The Council hereby endorses "Site A" as a possible location
for the County fire and rescue training facility, with the following
qualifications:
1. That written confirmation is obtained from the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration that the multi-story drill tower will not impede safe air
navigation around Leesburg Municipal Airport;
2. That the development plan for the facility incorporates all appro-
priate precautions to minimize the impact of the facility on adjacent
properties, including but not limited to:
a. The existing trees on-site should be retained to the greatest
extent possible in order to provide screening and to maintain
natural vegetation and openspace.
b. The structural fire building should be located in an area where
it is not in plain view of adjacent properties. Screening along
the perimeter of the site will also help shield the view of this
structure.
c. Walls, berms or natural vegetation should be used as sound dead-
ening devices around noise generating areas, specifically the
vehicular rescue area.
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d. The classroom and administration building should be located in
the northern portion of the site, acting as a transitional ac-
tivity to separate the residential uses from the more intensive
training areas and that careful consideration be given to the
exterior architectural treatment of this building.
3. That frontage improvements and right-of-way dedication be provided
as part of the development process.
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4. That the County consider joint use of the site for other County
facilities, such as the emergency communications center, joint County/
School Board maintenance/warehouse facility, data processing center,
and youth shelter, as appropriate; and
5. That the County consider locating the proposed Leesburg National
Guard Armory on a portion of the site.
SECTION II. The Town Manager is directed to forward this resolution to
the Loudoun County Administrator for transmittal to the County Board of
Supervisors.
Mr. Kelley felt that the way this resolution is worded, it will satisfy most
of the problems - he will support it. Mr. Minor called to attention the writ-
ten confirmation from the FAA and Leesburg's airport consultant, Campbell,
McQueen and Paris, that the multi-story fife: structure will not have adverse
impact on air navigation at the airport. The resolution was unanimously adopted:
Aye: Councilmembers Bos, Curry, Hill, Kelley, Tolbert and Vice Mayor
Williams.
Nay: None.
85-27 - RESOLUTION - OPPOSING THE LOCATION OF A YOUTH SHELTER GROUP HOME AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF CATOCTIN CIRCLE AND CHILDREN'S CENTER •
ROAD.
On motion of Mrs. Hill, seconded by Mr. Kelley, the following resolution
was proposed:
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors for Loudoun County has advised the
Council that it has an option to purchase approximately 2 acres from
Every Citizen has an Opportunity, Inc. (ECHO) to construct a county
youth shelter group home for up to twelve residents; and
WHEREAS, the proposed site is zoned R-1, a zoning district which does
not permit or conditionally permit a group home; and
WHEREAS, the proposed group home use could potentially conflict with
the adjacent operation of an ECHO headquarters/sheltered workshop fa-
cility; and
WHEREAS, the addition of a third proposed institutional use at the
Children's Center Road/Catoctin Circle intersection could materially
change future land use decisions in that neighborhood and result in
pressures to rezone adjacent tracts to more intense business zones.
incompatible with nearby residential neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the proposed group home use could have an adverse impact on
the development and marketing of approved residential developments
along Catoctin Circle; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg has made a substantial investment in
this area to promote compatible residential land uses through its con-
struction of Catoctin Circle West and the extension of water distri-
bution facilities; and
WHEREAS, other, more suitable locations for the proposed facility ex-
ist within the Town of Leesburg:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. The Council hereby opposes the location of a youth shelter
group home at the intersection of Children's Center Road and Catoctin
Circle for the aforementioned reasons.
SECTION II. The manager is directed to transmit a copy of this resolu-
tion to the County Administrator.
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Mr. Curry disqualified himself from all discussion and voting on this sub- 3 4 7
ject since he is a property owner in the nearby area. Mr. Bos could not sup-
port this resolution though he is sensitive to some of the concerns. He did
not believe any type of institutional use will work properly without the neigh-
borhood being essentially behind it. The location is a good one - it is near
the Vo-Tech Center and the ECHO people support it for a variety of reasons -
he believed they could work in harmony. It is a sensitive issue, but he could
not support it as it is written. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 3 to 2:
Aye: Councilmembers Hill, Kelley and Vice Mayor Williams.
Nay: Councilmembers Bos and Tolbert.
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85-28 - RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR ACCOUNTING SERVICES.
On motion of Mrs . Hill, seconded by Mr. Curry, the following resolution
was proposed and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, due to the vacancy of the finance director's position for the
period from July 27, 1984 to October 15, 1984 it was necessary to
engage the accounting firm of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. to perform
professional accounting and bookkeeping services in conjunction with
the balancing and closing of the town's financial books and records
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1984.
r- THEREFORE, RESOLVED that a transfer is authorized in the amount of
CV $3,850 from Finance Department Account No. 1214.101 to Account No.
W 1214.301.
CO Aye: Councilmembers Bos, Curry, Hill, Kelley, Tolbert and Vice Mayor
Williams.
Nay: None.
85-29 - RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE OFFICE EQUIP-
MENT FOR THE TOWN ENGINEER.
On motion of Mr. Tolbert, seconded by Mr. Kelley, the following resolution
was proposed and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the Director of Engineering is not equipped with a desk and
storage shelves which are needed in order to provide adequate storage
and working space; and
WHEREAS, funds presently are not appropriated in the Engineering De-
partment budget for such purposes:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
A transfer of $820.00 is authorized from Salary and Wages Account No.
3401.101 to Capital Outlay Account No. 3401.701 for the purpose of pro-
curing a desk and three shelves for the Director of Engineering.
Aye: Councilmembers Bos, Curry, Hill, Kelley, Tolbert and Vice Mayor
Williams.
Nay: None.
On motion of Mr. Tolbert, seconded by Mrs . Hill, the meeting was adjourned
at 8:45 p.m.
Mayor
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Clerk of th Council