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MINUTES
COUNCIL WORKSESSION January 24, 2000
Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, 7:00 p.m. Mayor Clem presiding.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor James E. Clem, Vice Mayor B. 1. Webb, George F. Atwell,
Mervin V. Jackson, Leonard McDonald was absent, Kristen C. Umstattd, and Robert Zoldos.
Staff Members Present: Robert S. Noe, Town Manager, William E. Donnelly, Town Attorney,
Director of Engineering & Public Works Thomas A. Mason, Director of Parks and Recreation
Kaj Dentler, Airport Director Juan Rivera, Director of Personnel Nancy Fixx, Director of Utilities
R.W. Shoemaker, Assistant Town Manager for Economic Development John H. King.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. Agenda for Council Meeting of Tuesday, January 24, 2000
Presentations and discussions were held on the mid-year budget requests. The Council asked
staff to amend the proposed legislation to include; design and engineering services for
development of the Route 621 park site in the amount of $250,000, design of the final
terminal complex, and north corporate/T-Hangars, west-side runway safety area (RSA)
and north apron expansion in the amount of $78,746, the purchase of 20 benches to be
used downtown and the downtown flower basket expansion project, in the amount of
$20,000 and $48,648, respectively, and approval of a Personncl Analyst.
Parks and Recreation Commission Chairman John Elgin spokc in supP0l1 of the Route
621 park site mid-year budget funding.
Airport Commission Stanley Caulkins and Vice Chairman Dcwcy Hill spoke in support
of the airport funding requests.
Economic Development Commission members and Downtown Committee members,
Chuck Thornton, Linda Callaghy, Karen Jones, and Sandy Donaldson wcre present and
spoke in support of funding for the flower basket extension program, bcnches, a position,
and a fiber optic initiatives study plan.
Mr. Mark McGregor, representing the Loudoun County Transportation Association spoke
in favor of the funding request for the trolley.
Mr. Dentler provide the presentation requesting endorsement of the TEA-21 grant
application by the Civil War Preservation Trust.
2. Access to downtown for special events - requirement to pay - Ms. Kitty
Boyd and Mr. Mike McGath representing August Court Days and the Loudoun
Preservation and Restoration Society spoke in support of a method to channel people
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through a gate in order to collect fees for entrance to August Court Days. No action
was required.
3. Mighty Midget Kitchen - Ms. Susan Coats stated she is interested in
exploring opportunities of opening and operating the Mighty Midget Kitchen. The
Council asked staff to prepare a letter to Mr. MacDowell to terminate the lease.
4. Budget deliberations - to consider a tax cut - Ms. Umstattd asked staff to
prepare an alternative budget that would reduce the real property tax rate by 5 cents.
Ms. Webb stated the Council's first priority is to look at the needs of the citizens with
regard to the completion of CIP projects, then look at tax cuts.
5. Consideration of an ordinance regarding dog waste - The Town Attorney
was directed to prepare draft legislation to be considered at the February 7, 2000
Council W orksession.
6. Jake Brakes - The Town Attorney was directed to prepare legislation to be
considered at the February 8, 2000 Council meeting.
7. Rules of Operation for the Council Committee Worksessions - No action
was taken.
8. Vacancies on the Thomas Balch Library Commission, Environmental
Advisory Commission and Information Technology Commission - Council
directed staff to advertise to fill these vacancies.
9. Holiday conflicts - The Council agreed to hold the February 21 and 22,2000
meetings on February 22 and 23, 2000 and to hold the October 9 and 10, 2000 meetings
on October 16 and 17, 2000.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:47 p.m.
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Clerk of Council
W orksession 12400
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