HomeMy Public PortalAbout1996_10_09SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 9, 1996
A special meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held on Wednesday, October 9, 1996 at
4:30 p.m., in the Lower Level meeting room, 25 West Market Street. Notice having been delivered to
all Councilmembers priorthereto. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed
Comprehensive Town Plan and a new Leesburg area high school site. The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Clem.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present
J. Frank Buttery, Jr.
Jewell M. Emswiller
Joseph R. Trocino
Kristen C. Umstattd
B. J. Webb
William F. Webb
Mayor James E. Clem
Staff members present
Town Manager Steven C. Brown
Deputy Town Manager Gary Huff
Director of Planning, Zoning and Development Michael Tompkins
Chief of Comprehensive Planning Jerry Mucci
Deputy Town Attorney Deborah Welsh
Discussions were held on the proposed Town Plan.
MOTION:
On motion of, and duly seconded, the following motion was made.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-344 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, I move that the Leesburg
Town Council convene in Executive Session. The authority for this Executive Session is found in Section
2.1-344 (a), Subsection (3) of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended. The purposes of this Executive
Session is to consider a new Leesburg area high school site and acquisition of a site for economic
development purposes.
VOTE:
Aye:
Nay:
Councilmembers Buttery, Emswiller, Trocino, Umstattd, B. J. Webb, Wm. F. Webb and Mayor
Clem.
None
MOTION:
On motion of, and duly seconded, the following resolution was proposed and adopted.
96-219 - RESOLUTION CERTIFYING EXECUTIVE SESSION OF OCTOBER 9, 1996
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, has this day convened in
Executive Session in accordance with an affirmative recorded vote of the Leesburg Town Council and
in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Leesburg Town Council does hereby certity
that to the best of each member's knowledge, 1) only public business matters lawfully exempted from
open meeting requirements under the Freedom of Information Act were discussed in the Executive
Session to which this certification applies; and 2) only such public business matters as were identified in
the Motion by which the said Executive Session was convened were heard, discussed or considered by
the Leesburg Town Council.
VOTE:
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Aye: Councilmembers Buttery, Emswiller, Trocino, Umstattd, B. J. Webb, Wm. F. Webb, and Mayor
Clem.
Nay: None
MOTION:
On motion of, and duly seconded, the following resolution was proposed and adopted.
96-220 - RESOLUTION - AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 96-204 STATING LEESBURG'S
POSITION ON A HIGH SCHOOL SITE
WHEREAS, on September 27, 1996, Leesburg Town Council presented Resolution No. 96-204
stating the town's position on the requested high school site in Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, Loudoun County
School Board and the Leesburg Town Council met on October 8, 1996, to discuss the issue.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The town is committed to its obligations as set forth in the Annexation Agreement
and AADP's with Loudoun County.
SECTION II. In the spirit of cooperation with the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and
the Loudoun County School Board, the town will either provide or finance a high school site of 50
useable acres by July 1, 1999, conditioned upon the following:
That Loudoun County authorize and fund the construction of an elementary
school on at least a 15-acre site located in Leesburg or within one mile of
Leesburg's town limits and west of Goose Creek; and
That an approved amendment to the AADP's to eliminate one elementary
school site of 15 acres from the town's future obligations.
SECTION III. The Town Council hereby encourages the Loudoun County School Board to
provide a commitment to use its best efforts to ensure that Leesburg students attend schools in Leesburg.
SECTION IV. The Town Council reaffirms its continuing offer to meet and work with the
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and the Loudoun County School Board to improve
communication among the bodies necessary to ensure safe, quality education for all of Leesburg's school
children.
MOTION:
On motion of, and duly seconded, the meeting was adjourned.
Clerk of Council
s E. Clem, Mayor
of Leesburg
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