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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2007_12_10 Council Work Session December 10, 2007 Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, 7:30 p.m. Mayor Umstattd presiding. Councilmembers Present: Kelly Burk, Kathryn Sheldon Hammier, Susan Horne, Marty Martinez, Ken Reid, Kevin Wright and Mayor Kristen Umstattd Councilmembers Absent: None Staff Present: Town Manager John Wells, Deputy Town Attorney Jeanette Irby, Assistant to the Town Manager Kathy Leidich, Chief of Police Joe Price, Director of Planning Zoning and Development Susan Swift, Director of Engineering and Public Works Tom Mason, Director of Parks and Recreation Kaj Dentler, Director of Utilities Randy Shoemaker, Director of Capital Projects Management Nagi Elsewaissi, Economic Development Manager Marantha Edwards, Economic Research Analyst Betsy Fields, Environmental Planner Irish Grandfield, Senior Engineer Asghar Pariroo, Senior Legal Secretary Tracy Sury, and Management Specialist/Deputy Clerk of Council Debi Parry AGENDA ITEMS 1. Questions on Tuesday Agenda Items Council Meeting of December 11, 2007 a. Awarding Route 643 Pumping Station variable frequency drives replacement construction contract Nagi Elsewaissi stated this project totaling $117,000 will replace aging equipment to improve water reliability and pressure in the Sycolin Road area. b. Endorsing the Leesburg Drought Response Plan Council Member Wright asked how long our reserves and holding tanks would last if we were unable to draw in and treat new water. Randy Shoemaker stated the water would last less than one day. Council Member Wright stated the ordinance currently reads, "Any officer or other Town employee designated by the Town Manager may issue a citation to a person reasonably believed to be in violation of the plan." Jeanette Irby stated the employee would have to be specifically trained to issue citations. Council Member Reid stated people use the most water when watering their lawns. He asked if this plan would prioritize conservation efforts so as not to hurt business owners who need to water their landscaping as opposed to homeowners. Mr. Shoemaker stated the plan has established four different stages with different restrictions. He stated staff has made allowances for business owners stating they would restrict residents washing their cars before restricting commercial car washes. Further, he stated our plan parallels what other jurisdictions are doing in the Northern Virginia area. Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 2 Mayor Umstattd expressed concern that residents may feel the plan is arbitrary in allowing commercial car washes to operate when people are not allowed to wash their car at home. Further, she stated she will not support this plan. Mr. Shoemaker stated the language mirrors that of the Washington Council of Governments. c. Making an appointment to the Economic Development Commission Council Member Wright stated he is recommending the appointment of Scott Gustavson to the Economic Development Commission. d. Performing/Cultural Arts Center Feasibility Study Draft RFP Scope of Work Mr. Wells introduced Bruce Gemmill, Ara Bagdasarian and Sandy Kane as members of the Performing Arts Task Force. He stated the Task Force has worked with staff over the past few weeks to develop a scope of work for this proposal. Council Member Burk stated this is exactly what she was hoping for. Vice Mayor Horne expressed support for the scope of work stating she was happy to see the inclusion of conference space. Council Member Hammier thanked the Task Force for their efforts. Council Member Wright asked that the language be amended to indicate local government will not be the primary source of funding. Council Member Reid stated it was his understanding that potential locations would be identified in the study. Mr. Wells stated the consensus was to not make this a site selection process, rather it was to determine what is needed to create a performing arts facility in Leesburg. Council Member Reid stated he has received requests from businesses regarding the need for a blues/jazz venue in Leesburg and asked if a partnership with a for-profit organization could be examined to bring in national acts. Further, he stated the Tally Ho could be a possible location. Council Member Wright stated the idea of a for-profit jazz club may be more relevant in looking at the recommendations from the Downtown Market Study. There was further Council discussion of transportation impacts. Mayor Umstattd stated she would like to see case studies of other such facilities to learn best practices and what level of local government funding was required. Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 3 Sandy Kane, Performing Arts Task Force, thanked Mr. Wells for his support. She stated the proposal is vague is to allow those responding to the proposal to provide the specifics. Ara Bagdasarian, Performing Arts Task Force, stated this is the blueprint to allow a non-profit organization to step in and move forward. He stated one of the key criteria is experience, someone who has successfully laid the foundation for performing arts centers in other localities. Council Member Reid expressed the importance of selecting a company with no interest in actually constructing the facility. Mr. Wells stated it is important to clarify that we are looking for a company that can help us make this proposal successful as opposed to a company that is looking to sell us on what the next step might be. ' e. Provisions of Utilities to New High School/Revised Resolution Mr. Wells stated the proposed resolution is to revise the resolution passed in July 2005 regarding our willingness to provide utilities to a high school on a proposed site on the O'Connor property. He stated the Loudoun County School Board has sense indicated their intention to look at a different site on this property and have asked Council to amend the prior resolution to make it less site specific. Vice Mayor Horne asked what this decision means for the property owner and for the Town's interest in the future for a possible boundary line adjustment. Mr. Wells stated staff is working with school staff in terms of how the road network would be created. He stated long term implications are a separate decision as Council has not yet decided whether this property should be brought into the Town. Council Member Hammier expressed her appreciation to the Annexation Committee for their diligence in keeping an eye on this site and how it fits in with the Town's overall vision. Further, she stated it is important to note that this will be the second time the school system has condemned property owned by the O'Connor family. Council Member Wright stated Section III of the resolution seems to indicate we are not the sole provider of utilities in this area after we just finished fighting to preserve those rights. He asked that the language be amended to state we will provide water and sewer in what has traditionally been the process with the County to bring the site into the Town by a boundary line adjustment. Mr. Wells stated Section III was specifically crafted by our interim Town Attorney Liz Whiting when the Town initially looked at the prevision of utilities to Bolen Park. He stated one of the concerns was whether utilities could be extended to properties outside the Town's boundaries without doing a boundary line adjustment. Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 4 Council Member Wright expressed the need to ensure we are careful with our language here so it does not set a precedent in other areas of Town. Council Member Reid stated he supports a school in the northern part of Town and asked to see a map of the property to specifically outline the proposed location of the school. Further, he stated he would like to see the School Board mitigate any impact to the trout stream on the property. Mayor Umstattd stated it is critical that this school move forward in a timely fashion due to the overcrowding at Heritage and Loudoun County High Schools. f. PMW Farms - Motion to rescind Vice Mayor Horne stated she asked that this be added to the agenda for the following reasons, (1) Council's refusal to defer the decision based on the open questions; (2) the misinformation that was conveyed regarding elementary school impact; (3) the absence of a Council Member. Council Member Martinez stated he was listening to the meeting and was not happy with the way this decision was made. He stated Council had the understanding that this property would be a residential area when it was brought into the Town. Further, he stated the applicants are offering more than what the proffer guidelines require including amenities for the Little League fields. Council Member Reid stated if we are going to recind our decisions so quickly after we make them we will be sending a bad message to the entire community that you can not trust the Town of Leesburg. He stated the proper way to handle this is for the applicant to resubmit. Further, he stated he spoke with the applicant and they seemed to be amenable to using the $4.7 million to purchase land for a school in Leesburg. Council Member Hammier expressed support for Council's decision, as this development does not pay for itself. She stated the boundary line adjustment was not done with preconceived notions; rather, it gave Council the opportunity to have planning and zoning control over the area. Vice Mayor Horne stated we asked for time to gather information and that request was refused. She stated there was misinformation conveyed at the last meeting regarding elementary school capacity and that should be clarified tomorrow evening. Council Member Martinez stated the applicant asked Council to bring the property in so that he could redevelop his property. Mayor Umstattd expressed concern with the overcrowding issues at Catoctin Elementary School. Further, she stated she was proud of Council's decision to vote down this application. g. Rescinding Resolution 2007-133, authorizing a performance and proffer compliance agreement, approving a reduction of the performance guarantee amount, and approving performance guarantees for completion of the interchange at Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 5 the intersection of East Market Street (Route 7), River Creek Parkway and Crosstrail Boulevard Mr. Wells stated this action would replace the bond action Council took in September. He stated we believe this action will allow for the bonding of the complete interchange. h. Motion to rescind the November 27 motion to uphold the decision of the Board of Architectural Review in case TLHP- 2007-0030 Mayor Umstattd stated if any residents in the audience would like to make comments they may. Neil Steinberg, 214 Loudoun Street, asked Council to reconsider the resident's appeal. Rick DiZerga, Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company, stated the fire company has followed the rules throughout this process. K.D. Kidder, read the following letter into the record from her mother Doris Kidder: " We sensed at the appeals hearing that none of you were taking your decision lightly and though some of you did not consider the BAR decision arbitrary or an abuse of discretion. The excepts from the audio tapes prove there was considerably more discussion about economics and use than there was about why the staff report was not considered valid. There was no evidence given to refute the staff report. The Town Attorney has advised Council that any and all subjects, economics or otherwise may be discussed by public hearing participants, we have never argued otherwise. We have argued that the reasons given for supporting the application are questionable and our attorney believes there should've been supporting evidence for rejecting the staff report. At the BAR hearings there was not even a discussion about why the staff report was wrong. The dictionary's legal definition of arbitrary is 'Not determined by statute. Discretionary' . We do not have to be lawyers to understand that the BAR can review a proposal and compare it to the guidelines using their discretion, but my layman's logic tells me that when a project like this one fails the guidelines on all counts and is not proven otherwise it is an abuse of discretion to approve it for reasons not connected to the BAR procedures and guidelines. This decision will have a devastating effect on the neighborhood." Council Member Burk asked if action could be taken tomorrow night if the previous action is rescinded, or would another public hearing be required. Ms. Irby stated action could be taken tomorrow night if proper notice was given. She stated this case differs from the PMW Farms case in that the fire company was given permission to proceed by the BAR and one of the Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 6 elements of rescission is that the parties can not have changed their position or have done something to their detriment while they had permission to proceed. Further, she stated notice is critical in this case because the fire department may have changed their position by signing a contract, etc. Council Member Burk asked Ms. Irby if she feels Council can not make a motion to rescind. Ms. Irby stated it would be very difficult to make an appropriate motion to rescind without knowing if the fire department has changed their position and they will not be able to respond to that without adequate notice. Mayor Umstattd verified their recourse if Council were to recind the decision would be to sue the Town to recover funds expended because they changed position. Ms. Irby stated the court could find that our decision was made in error and they would be pu't back to the place they were prior to our motion to rescind. Council Member Hammier stated Council is being asked to recind a very narrow decision and asked if the fire company is in a position where they would consider stepping back to allow discussions with the neighborhood. Mr. DiZerega stated the fire company has looked at all issues and made a decision based on research. Mayor Umstattd stated she will make a motion tomorrow night to rescind Council's decision unless evidence is presented indicating the fire department has moved forward with their plans. Council Member Martinez asked if the motion is rescinded could Council then overturn the decision tomorrow night. Ms. Irby stated that would put Council in a difficult position as the fire company will not have been provided with enough notice to respond. However, if fire department comes forward to say they have not changed their position then there is no reason why Council could not move forward tomorrow night. Council Member Wright stated based on Council's previous action to uphold the decision of the BAR the appellants have 30 days to appeal that decision to the Circuit Court. He stated Council will not meet again until after the 30 days have expired. Council Member Hammier stated she has requested the transcripts from the BAR meetings. Further, she asked Ms. Irby to provide any input she has related to the possibility of economic considerations in the BAR decision. Council Member Reid stated there is going to be a site plan for this application and that is an opportunity to mitigate the impact. He stated that may be a better solution than dealing with the massing of the building. Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 7 2. Work Session Items for Discussion a. FY 2007 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, SAS 61 letter and Management Comment letter review and presentation by PBGH auditors Norm Butts thanked Kim Williams, AI Long and Carrie Curry for their efforts associated with the audit. Further, introduced Mike Garber from PBGH. Mr. Garber stated this is the first time the report has been delivered so early and this is a direct result of changes made in the finance department and the implementation of the MUNIS system. He stated there are three unqualified opinions on the financial statement, internal control and compliance, and federal awards and the internal compliance and controls related to those funds. Further, he outlined the financial report and management letter. Council Member Burk commented on the recommendation that the Town maintain a separate ledger for VDOT expenditures to comply with VDOT policy and asked if that is a new policy. Mr. Garber stated this is not a new requirement. He stated in the past we have been able to pull the information from other departments, and while we could do that this year the requirement is to have a separate ledger for those expenditures. Further, he stated all money has been spent correctly. Vice Mayor Horne congratulated staff on the unqualified opinion. Council Member Martinez asked if an enterprise fund should be established for parks and recreation given the tennis and pool facilities coming online. Mr. Wells stated the objective with an enterprise fund would be to float separate debt and for a Town this size that is not necessary for parks and recreation functions. He stated the revenue from the tennis center and pool will be used to pay the debt service for those sites. Council Member Hammier asked the anticipated impact of declining home values on the upcoming budget. Mr. Wells stated a budget discussion has been scheduled for the first meeting in January. Council Member Wright thanked staff for their efforts. He stated he appreciated the detailed overview on the IT security improvements. Council Member Reid thanked the staff for their efforts. He stated there is a $697,000 advance to the airport fund and this has not been paid back. Further, he stated staff is looking into this issue and will provide a report to Council. Mr. Garber stated the $697,000 stated that was a loan from the general fund to the airport fund, but no date is provided. Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 8 Mr. Wells stated this has been in the CAFR for many years and staff will look into this issue and report back to Council. Council Member Wright asked what we are doing to properly show the airport fund depreciation numbers in the budget. Mr. Wells stated the key is to find the proper footnote because even when we have other grant money coming to the Town for cash projects it is an asset of the Town. He stated the difficulty is that the project is not built with 100 percent Town funds and is not likely to be replaced with 100 percent Town funds so it is important to provide clarification in our notes. There was further Council discussion regarding the Airport Fund and Utility Fund. b. Leesburg Watershed Committee Report Virginia McGuire, Environmental Advisory Commission Chairman, stated the EAC is pleased to coordinate these efforts and thanked the Committee and staff for their efforts. She stated the Committee is very concerned about this issue and worked in a very short period of time to meet with all stakeholder groups and form these recommendations. Further, she introduced Neeley Law, Leesburg Watershed Committee Chairman. Ms. Law stated provided a summary of the Committee's findings including; (1) comprehensive education program, (2) demonstration projects, (3) conserve, restore and reforest, (4) establish a stream valley park network, (5) improve development regulations, (6) manage stormwater in a new way, and (7) practice good stewardship. Further, she stated the draft resolution accepts the Committee's report, directs the Town Manager to include priority action items in the FY09 budget and endorses additional work, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. Council Member Burk thanked Ms. Law and the Committee for their report. She commented on the recommendation that a stream valley park network be established and asked if it is too late, do we still have the potential to do that. Ms. Law stated the intent of the recommendation is to have a unifying stream corridor, it will take some communication to see what parcels are developed or undergoing redevelopment. She stated all we need is two pieces of adjacent park land abutting a stream to get started. Further, she stated the project involves amendments to the Stream Valley Buffer Ordinance. Council Member Burk asked if we have a water retention pond that could be used as a pilot to start plantings and stop mowing. Ms. Law stated the Committee has had discussions with Tom Mason regarding potential sites. Council Member Burk stated a couple of months ago the Town required that the hospital take down trees and install a cement bunker to get the Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 9 water off the property. She stated it would be wonderful if Leesburg could be a leader in the area of watershed protection. Vice Mayor Horne thanked the Committee for their efforts to teach us all to be better stewards of our natural resources. She stated we have an opportunity to make a difference and she looks forward to exploring the many recommendations and budget implications. Council Member Martinez thanked the Committee for their report. He recognized the fact that this Committee is made up citizens, the business community, development community, environmental organizations, schools, Town commissions, and Town staff. Further, he stated he would be interested in seeing how citizens could implement a rain barrel program. Council Member Hammier expressed the need to keep the momentum growing and she would be happy meet with HOAs, recruit community volunteers. She stated the Town can add basic flyers to water bill mailings to outline key programs and highlight when meetings are coming up to highlight benefits to the community and cost savings. Further, she stated it is important to look at how some of these recommendations could benefit Town Branch. Council Member Wright thanked the Committee for their hard work. He expressed the importance of being mindful of our current staff resources and County staff resources as it pertains to these goals. Further, he commented on the policy recommendations stating he shares Council Member Burk's comments on the hospital site. Council Member Reid thanked the Committee for their efforts. He stated he was skeptical of this report; however, the recommendations are on the spot. Further, he asked whether the Committee has reviewed the proposal for the river walk along Town Branch. Ms. Law stated that was not in the Committee's directive, but could be reviewed. Mayor Umstattd asked if there is a formalized process whereby the Committee will review the Design and Construction Standards Manual, the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to make proposals to Council regarding regulatory amendments. Mr. Wells stated staff will be working with many groups including the Committee on any possible amendments. c. Downtown Market Study consultant presentation Betsy Fields introduced Dr. John Accordino with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She stated this study was commissioned to help the Town understand the dynamics of the downtown and also a tool for existing and prospective businesses. Further, she stated the Town was able to contract with VCU for $17,500 and Dr. Accordino and his two students spent over 600 man hours collecting and compiling data and writing the report. Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 11 businesses open in the evening, especially during special events and to continue work on the Crescent District. Further, he expressed the need for Council to identify the action items and work with the private business community to make it happen. Council Member Reid stated a similar study was conducted in 2003 which found 21 percent of residents in the Leesburg zip codes visited the Downtown shops; however, this study indicates the number has grown to 44 percent. Dr. Accordino stated the difference could be accounted for in sample size, but it is not a very large difference. Council Member Reid asked why the Town did not choose someone with a marketing or retail background to conduct this study. He asked EDC member Sid Lissner to share his thoughts on the study. Mr. Lissner stated this study provided confirmation of what many people have said and written over the years. He concurred with Council Member Wright's comments regarding what the Town could do. Further, he stated the Town can improve the regulatory climate and the physical streetscape; however, he feels there is not much the Town can do unless the business community steps up. Council Member Reid stated the purpose of this study was to update numbers and there is little difference in the findings of the 2003 report; however, the Town never followed up on any of those recommendations. He stated he appreciates Dr. Accordino's recommendation; however, the Town has a revised strategy that went into effect in June and it is up to the businesses to carry this forward. Further, he stated the Town should not stipulate hours or spend any more money on projects that mayor may not bring in more business, rather we should continue down the path of deregulations so we do not have a monstrous Los Angeles river site at the hospital because we have an engineering staff obsessed with flooding. Mayor Umstattd stated the similarity of the demographics of the visitors to the outlet mall and downtown was interesting. She asked if the same people were shopping in both places. Dr. Accordino stated there is overlap. He stated the local residents come Downtown more frequently. Mayor Umstattd she asked if high rents in the downtown work against having affordable products in the Downtown. Dr. Accordino stated people surveyed did not complain about rents in the Downtown or said it drove up the cost of their merchandise. Mayor Umstattd verified the study will be shared with the Downtown merchants and property owners. She stated it seems they should have been the ones to commission the study as they are the ones with the most to gain. Further, she thanked Dr. Accordino for his report. Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 12 d. Minor Subdivision Plat There was no Council discussion of this item. e. Presentation of potential Council candidate names Mayor Umstattd listed the candidate names, including Steve Axeman, David Butler, John Drury, Mary Haberl, Benjamin Burke Key, David Miles, Weaver Samuel, Dave Schmidt, Todd Severence, Bob Steere, and Bob Zoldos. There was Council discussion regarding the best way to proceed with selecting a candidate to fill the unexpired term of Council Member Burk. It was the consensus of Council to open the floor to nominations at a meeting during the first week of January. f. Update on hearing examiners recommendation of Dominion Virginia Power power line Modified Route D alignment Jeanette Irby stated she has reviewed the file and felt it is best to retain outside counsel and the Town has retained Brian Greene who has quite a bit of experience with the State Corporation Commissioners and he began a review of the documents yesterday. Further, she asked Council's guidance on how best to proceed stating it is her understanding that the E-7 alignment is the primary choice of the Town. Mayor Umstattd stated we should continue to argue the case we have always argued. She stated we have never opposed undergrounding; however, the primary goal is to prevent overhead power lines through the Town of Leesburg. Council Member Reid stated he would like to send a letter to the SCC and all interested parties stating we do not oppose undergrounding; however we support the E-7 alignment and vigorously oppose modified Route D. Further, he stated some of the language in the letter was provided by Save the Trail. Mayor Umstattd stated she would add language indicating that not only do we want to protect the W&OD Trail, but we also want to protect all of the neighborhoods in the Town. Council Member Wright asked if we have ever provided testimony regarding the impact of Modified Route D on the airport. Mayor Umstattd stated Steve Axeman testified in front of the FCC on the impact to the airport. Vice Mayor Horne stated this issue was discussed at the Airport Commission meeting and they are going to try to get correspondence from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directly relating to this issue. There was further discussion regarding the airport concerns and the need for Loudoun County Board of Supervisor support. Council Member Hammier asked if there is anything Council can do legislatively or politically. Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 10 Dr. John Accordino of Virginia Commonwealth University presented Council with his report from the Leesburg Downtown Market Study including the results of surveys conducted with Downtown business owners, Downtown property owners, downtown shoppers, outlet mall shoppers and others. Council Member Burk thanked Dr. Accordino and his students for their efforts. She stated she was surprised to find Leesburg isn't as much of a tourist destination. Further, she stated she hopes the Town can use this report to make this a more viable place where people will want to visit. Vice Mayor Horne she stated years ago there were bus tours that brought tourists in for the day. She stated she believes our biggest competition is the urban centers; however, we can find a way to compete. Further, she asked the status of the first floor retail report, how creating a tourism zone to create more of a cultural attraction downtown can help us, what can our Economic Development Department do to attract the types of businesses Dr. Accordino mentioned, and how can the economic development staff partner with the Small Business Development Center to provide training for our merchants to better position themselves. Council Member Martinez stated the report highlighted some of his concerns that businesses are not targeting the local and urban market to visit downtown by offering incentives. Further, he asked about business discounts. Dr. Accordino stated if someone visits your store the chance of them coming back again is significantly raised even if they do not make a purchase. He stated the key is to get the customers in the door, so if they have a 25 percent off coupon the chance is increased that they will come to your store. Council Member Martinez asked Dr. Accordino's impression of the Downtown at night. He stated his impression is that the Downtown is too dark. Dr. Accordino stated some of the potential customers have stated that Downtown is too dark. He stated the key is to attract the kind of uses to the Downtown that will be open at night and that the people are asking for like entertainment and restaurants. Council Member Hammier stated the importance of staying on track with the Crescent District and ensuring it is a pedestrian friendly area. She stated the results of this study do not match the information provided by the Loudoun Convention Visitors Association (LCVA) who state Leesburg is a tourist destination and she questioned whether our funding for LCVA is properly aligned with our needs. Further, she stated she would appreciate any policy recommendations Dr. Accordino may have. Council Member Wright thanked Dr. Accordino for his report. He stated the biggest finding is that the hours need to be adjusted, which we knew. He stated he was surprised to find that most of our Downtown traffic is local and perhaps our Downtown businesses are not focusing on the right market and should focus less on antiques and more on the quality and affordability of our restaurants. He commented on the need to get the Town Council Work Session of December 10. 2007 Page 13 Ms. Irby stated our outside counsel indicated Delegate Joe May introduced legislation or participated in legislation trying to get something going and was unsuccessful. Vice Mayor Horne stated at the legislative dinner Delegate May talked about submitting new legislation to require the SCC to factor property values into the equation and require the SCC to analyze the cost benefit which they don't have to do currently. Ms. Irby stated right now we are limited to what we presented or what was presented on remand. Gerry Shamla, Kincaid Forest resident, stated their attorney discussed the issue of property values on remand and urged Council to review his comments. He stated there is a regulation in the highway department regarding cutting trees in the right-of-way which also came up under remand. 3. For information only: Preview Topics for January 8, 2008: There was no Council discussion of the following items: a. EDC Business Process implementation Task Force Report b. Authorizing offers to acquire easements and condemnation if offers are not promptly accepted for the North King Street drainage project c. Authorizing offers to acquire easements and condemnation if offers are not promptly accepted for the South King Street Rail Phase I New Business Council Member Burk thanked Council for dinner and for the gifts. She asked if the Watershed Committee report will be voted on tomorrow night. Council Member Reid asked if it is possible to fund the Committee's recommendations in the FY09 Budget. Mr. Wells recommended that Council accept the report and not commit to funding the recommendations at this time. Council Member Burk stated the Board of Supervisors is holding a public hearing on Ridgewater tomorrow evening and asked if Council plans to reiterate their position tomorrow evening. Mayor Umstattd stated Council Member Burk can address the Board if that is her desire. Adjournment On a motion by Council Member Martinez, seconded b meeting adjourned at 11:47 p.m. 2007 _tcwsmin1210 r Horne, the