HomeMy Public PortalAbout2023_tcmin0711 COUNCIL MEETING July 11, 2023
Council Chamber, 25 West Market Street, 7:00 p.m. Mayor Kelly Burk presiding.
ECouncil Members Present: Todd Cimino-Johnson, Zach Cummings, Kari Nacy, Vice
Mayor Neil Steinberg, Patrick Wilt and Mayor Kelly Burk.
Council Members Absent: Ara Bagdasarian.
Staff Present: Town Manager Kaj Dentler, Town Attorney Christopher Spera, Deputy
Town Manager Keith Markel, Director of Utilities Amy Wyks, Urban Forester Noble
Atkins, Parks and Recreation Events Coordinator Lesley Green and Clerk of Council Eileen
Boeing.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION was given by Father Michael J.R. Kelly from St. John the Apostle
Catholic Church.
3. SALUTE TO TILE FLAG was led by Council Member Cimino-Johnson.
4. ROLL CALL Council Member Bagdasarian absent.
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a. Work Session Minutes of June 26. 2023
MOTION 2023-127
On a motion by Vice Mayor Steinberg, seconded by Council Member Nacy, the June 26,
2023, Work Session minutes were moved for approval.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
Aye: Cummings, Nacy, Vice Mayor Steinberg, Wilt and Mayor Burk
Nay: None
Vote: 5-0-1-1 (Cimino-Johnson abstain, Bagdasarian absent)
b. Regular Session Mmutes of June 27. 2023
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MOTION2023-128
On a motion by Council Member Cummings, seconded by Council Member Nacy, the
June 27, 2023, Regular Session minutes were moved for approval.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
Aye: Cummings, Nacy, Vice Mayor Steinberg, Wilt and Mayor Burk
Nay: None
Vote: 5-0-1-1(Cimino-Johnson abstain, Bagdasarian absent)
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6. ADOPTING THE MEETING AGENDA
MOTION2023-129
On a motion by Vice Mayor Steinberg, seconded by Council Member Nary, the meeting agenda
was moved for approval.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
Aye: Cimino-Johnson, Cummings, Nacy, Vice Mayor Steinberg, Wilt and Mayor Burk
Nay: None
Vote: 6-0-1 (Bagdasarian absent)
7. CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
a. None.
8. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS
a. None.
9. PRESENTATIONS
a. Independence Day Patriot Cup Winners
The Independence Day Patriot Cup was presented to representatives of the
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Executive Director
Michael Meyer, along with Board Members Amy Ulland and Michael Sciortino,
accepted the award and made a few remarks.
b. Tree Commission—2021-2022 Annual Report
Tree Commission Chair Earl Hower presented the annual Tree Commission
report to Council.
10. REGIONAL COMMISSION REPORTS
a. None.
11. PETITIONERS
The Petitioner's Section opened at 7:14 p.m.
Audrey Carpenter. Spoke to Council regarding maintenance of tall weeds affecting
visibility near King Street and Clubhouse Drive; the status of Country Club Green's Adopt-a-
Highway application; and, status of the requested improvements to the off ramp of Route 7
East at Clubhouse Drive to South King Street.
Mayor Burk informed Ms. Carpenter that Mr. Derider would follow-up with her
separately to provide an update.
The Petitioner's Section closed at 7:18 p.m.
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12. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION 2023-130
On a motion by Council Member Nacy, seconded by Council Member Cimino-Johnson, the following
consent agenda was proposed:
a. Appointment to the Environmental Advisory Commission—Katherine Murphy
RESOLUTION 2023-093
Appointing Katherine Murphy to the Environmental Advisory Commission
The Consent Agenda was approved by the following vote:
Aye: Cimino-Johnson, Cummings, Nary, Vice Mayor Steinberg, Wilt and Mayor Burk
Nay: None
Vote. 6-0-1(Bagdasarian absent)
13. RESOLUTIONS /ORDINANCES / MOTIONS
a. Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Upgrades
Ms. Amy Wyks presented Council with the request to upgrade pump stations
in Potomac Crossing and Old Waterford Knolls and approval of a supplemental
appropriation to the Fiscal Year 2024 Utilities Fund Capital Improvement Program.
MOTION 2023-131
On a motion by Council Member Nacy, seconded by Council Member Cimino-Johnson, the
following was proposed:
RESOLUTION 2023-094
Awarding the Construction Contract for Upgrades to Old Waterford Knolls and
Potomac Crossing Sewer Pump Stations to Archer Western Construction, LLC in the
amount of$3,286,500 and Approving a Supplemental Appropriation to Fiscal Year
2024 Utilities Fund Capital Improvements Program in the amount of$1,613,945
The motion was approved by the following vote:
Aye: Cimino-Johnson, Cummings, Nacy, Vice Mayor Steinberg, Wilt and Mayor
Burk
Nay: None
Vote: 6-0-1 (Bagdasarian absent)
14. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. None.
15. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. None.
16. NEW BUSINESS
a. None.
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17. COUNCIL DISCLOSURES AND COMMENTS / ADDITIONS TO FUTURE
MEETINGS
Vice Mayor Steinberg complimented staff on a well-executed day of festivities for the
Fourth of July celebration.
18. MAYOR DISCLOSURES AND COMMENTS / ADDITIONS TO FUTURE
MEETINGS
Mayor Burk moderated a discussion with residents and author Kathleen Grissom
about her book, Crow Mary Mayor Burk thanked Birch Tree Books for the invitation. Mayor
Burk attended the retirement party for Officer Bill Wolff and wished him all the best. Mayor
Burk attended a dinner for the Virginia Fine Arts Museum mobile staff hosted by Ms. Rita
Sartori. Mayor Burk thanked Ms. Santori for the invitation and for hosting the dinner.
Mayor Burk thanked the Town staff for a successful day of Fourth of July events and
highlighted the amount of work that goes into the festivities. Mayor Burk and Council
Member Cummings welcomed District Hemp Botanicals to their new location. Mayor Burk
extended her sympathies to the Malone family and noted that Mr. Kevin Malone was a
pioneer in bringing a high-end restaurant to Leesburg. Mayor Burk said she was fortunate to
have known him and that he will be missed. Mayor Burk reminded everyone that there is
music on the Town Hall Green every Saturday night during the summer. Mayor Burk noted
that the Anchor Bar will be opening m Leesburg on July 22 in the Villages at Leesburg.
Mayor Burk noted there are 30 days left to get Waldo sightings signed by the 25 participating
businesses. Mayor Burk thanked Birch Tree Books for coordinating the program and to the
businesses for participating.
19. TOWN MANAGER COMMENTS
Mr. Dentler thanked staff for their efforts m executing a successful day of Fourth of
July activities and reminded Council that the Swearing-in Ceremony for new Police Chief
Thea Pimat is planned for Thursday, July 20, at the Birkby House.
20. CLOSED SESSION
a. None.
21. ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Vice Mayor Steinberg, seconded by Council Member Nacy, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:29 p.m.
Kelly urk, or
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST.
Clerk of Council
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July 11, 2023—Leesburg Town Council Meeting
(Note: This is a transcript prepared by a Town contractor based on the video of the meeting. It
may not be entirely accurate. For greater accuracy, we encourage you to review the video of
the meeting that is on the Town's Web site — www.leesburgva.gov or refer to the approved
Council meeting minutes. Council meeting videos are retained for three calendar years after a
meeting per Library of Virginia Records Retention guidelines.)
Mayor Kelly Burk: I would like to call to order the Town Council meeting of July 11 h, 2D23 If anyone
in the room needs hearing assistance, please see the Clerk Council Member Wit was set to give the
invocation, but he has invited Father Kelly from St John Apostle Church to give the invocation tonight
The salute to the flag is by Council Member Cimino-Johnson Father Kelly, please join us
Father Michael J. R. Kelly. Thank you, Council Member Wilt and Mayor, thank you Thank you to all
the Council for having us over Greetings from our parish, from Father Kevin, our senior pastor, and
everybody who works at St John's thank the city for their support Almighty, ever-living God, we ask
you to bless this Council and this Town We ask for your spirit to fall upon these members and upon
our city Protect it from danger, protect it from hardship, and give us all a sense of community, a
sense of trust in one another
Protect our first responders and all of their emergencies that they must handle, and Lord, give us your
spirit of counsel that we may know what is true and lust and follow after the ways in which you lead
us Amen
Mayor Burk: Thank you Council Member Cimino-Johnson
Council Member Todd Cimino-Johnson: I pledge allegiance-
All: -to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible,with liberty and justice for all
Mayor Burk: All right Thank you, Father Kelly I appreciate you being here We do not need to have
electronic participation I do have Work Session minutes from June 261h, 2023 Do I have a motion?
Vice Mayor Neil Steinberg: So moved
Mayor Burk: Vice Mayor Steinberg, seconded by Council Member Nacy All in favor indicate by
saying aye
Members:Aye
Mayor Burk:That's 5-0-1-1 Regular Session minutes of June 24'h, 2023 Do I have a motion?
Council Member Zach Cummings: So moved
Mayor Burk: Council Member Cummings Second?
Council Member Kari Nacy: Second
Mayor Burk: Council Member Nacy All in favor indicate by saying aye
Members: Aye
Mayor Burk:Abstain?
Council Member Cimino-Johnson: Abstain
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Mayor Burk: Nay? That's 5-1-1 Do I have a motion? 5-0-1-1 Do I have a motion to adopt the
meeting agenda?
Vice Mayor Steinberg: So moved
Mayor Burk: Second?
Council Member Nacy: Second
Mayor Burt You're playing that role tonight [laughter] Council Member Nacy Is there any additions
or deletions?All right All in favor indicate by saying aye
Members:Aye
Mayor Burk: Opposed? That's 6-0-1 We have one presentation tonight and that is the Patriot Cup
winners are here I will read this and then move to the floor This is a certificate awarded to Loudoun
Wildlife Conservancy in recognition of the most patriotic parade entry in the Leesburg Independence
Day Parade Let me go down and present the cup to them
Thank you Hello, how are you? [laughs] Nice to see you all again Here is your cup
Unceremoniously at the parade I gave it to you and took it away again and the reason that it does not
have its little plaque is because it is out there being-- the plaque is not here because it's being
engraved Your recognition will be on there the next tune you come to the Town Council meeting
Michael Myers: Great
Mayor Burk: That was a tremendous float, that was really neat Whose idea was it? How did you get
it all done?
Michael Myers: Our volunteers One of our volunteers, Natalie Manzanares, has been helping us
with our marketing plan She's like, "We got to get in these parades" She made it happen and we
rallied some volunteers. Then one of our board members had a trailer available and a truck, then we
had some artistic volunteers who pulled it all together We got a sponsorship for it which helped cover
some of the supplies and banners and everything and then just had a vision come to life, so it's really
the work of our passionate volunteers
Mayor Burt That's wonderful At this point, would you like to introduce yourself and everybody that's
here and talk about what is Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy?
Michael Myers: Sure I'm Michael Myers I'm the executive director of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
Amy Ulland is one of our board members and also our stream monitoring program coordinator, and
then Michael Sciortino is our treasurer on our board as well and he volunteers in a vanety of aspects
as well Loudoun Wildlife, we are a non-profit organization We inspire, motivate, and engage people
to preserve, protect, and restore wildlife habitat here in Loudoun County
We do that through forming program areas, advocacy, education, citizen science, and habitat
conservation projects We have over 400 volunteers who last year contributed over 12,000 hours We
are a membership-based volunteer-driven organization here in Loudoun County doing a lot of
different programs and a lot of different work
Mayor Burk:That's very true As a disclaimer, I am a member
Michael Myers:Wow,thank you very much
Mayor Burk: I didn't vote for the thing I didn't give a vote Yes, thank you very much for coming and
thank you for participating, and thank you for what you do, truly It makes a difference here in
Leesburg and we are very grateful for that
Michael Myers:Well, thank you We're honored to have this award
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Mayor Burk: Okay Did you get a picture?Would you mind taking a picture so that--
[background conversation}
Mayor Burk: I'll trade you this-
Michael Myers: Sounds good
Mayor Burt-and give you that Again,thank you very much
Michael Myers:Thank you
Mayor Burk:All right,very nice to meet you
[clapping]
Mayor Burk: All right, now we have a presentation from the Tree Commission Tree Commission
chair, Earl Hower, is here to present She's setting the clock for 10 minutes
Earl Hower: Understood Waiting for the presentation to queue up
Mayor Burk: Poor Eileen, we give her multiple things to do and she's--[chuckles]
Eileen Boeing: All right
Earl Hower: Perfect Thank you, ma'am Madam Mayor, Council, and staff, on behalf of the Tree
Commission, I hope that you will please accept this combined two-year report. Our mission is clearly
stated here as we have committed to provide advice to all regarding Leesburg's most valuable
resource In our mind, is our trees It's no secret that many of our lives suffered during the pandemic
and in the months following into 2021, that included our ability to conduct meetings and conduct out
there-- Excuse me, education outreach, participate in school learning, and public events were
obviously impacted
One other setback on a unique situation, one of our specimen trees located in the previously
established "Tree Walk of Historic Leesburg"tour trail had to be removed due to the damage caused
that occurred during the February 2020 tornado that struck both northwest and northeastern parts of
the Town We are currently working with the cemetery trustees to replace this tree in the near future
On a related subject, due to the high demand and use of this brochure to-- actually during COVID, a
lot of people were taking their time and going outside and use the brochure We also had this
brochure, which is available on display at the Town Hall, the Loudoun Museum, the County Visitor
Center in Balch Library We actually ran out and had to reprint the brochure
On another note, commissioners are currently working with the Public Information Office to develop
an online app version of the same Tree Walk After a year off and a modified venue with a limited
crowd capacity at Ida Lee Park,we were able to provide the tree care information and distribute about
750 tree seedlings to the public during the Flower Garden Festival
Still not able to gain access to schoolyards, so we planted the 2021 Leesburg Arbor Day Tree along
the Battlefield Parkway Trail, would be just in the northwest corner of the quadrant of the bypass in
Battlefield Parkway Although we didn't plant it during the normal Arbor Day time period in April, but in
October, it was due to the cicada invasion that impacted tree planting locally if you recall
Another 2021 accomplishment is, of course, we've added a few more Tree City USA signs along the
roadways, the three major gateways here at the Town Perhaps we'll have a few more to come in the
next fiscal year Of course, we continued to earn the Tree City USA designation in 2021, that would
be the 32nd annual consecutive year that we received that recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation
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The year 2022 brought us all back to some sense of normalcy Wth the festival returning downtown,
we were able to meet and greet many, many more visitors and distributed a greater number and
variety of tree seedlings Plus,we were able to return our annual published and online public service
announcement This year, the topic was The Many Benefits of Trees, and as you can see, it was
widely distributed throughout the region and particularly in the Town of Leesburg
We were allowed back into the school to plant the Arbor Day Tree We returned, this time to the
Leesburg Elementary School up in the Plaza Street here, northeast We also, at the same time,
conducted the return of the Fourth Grade Forester Program,which is a educational process for young
people to learn about the importance of trees In fact, these 80 or so students helped plant the tree,
and they are supposed to be taking care of it, although a lot of them have moved on to the middle
school
Anyway, it was a good experience for everybody to get back and be with young people again and
educate them on trees Nature can certainly take its toll on our trees Not long ago, it was the emerald
ash borer Next, it was the more recent tornado, followed by the cicada outbreak Then a new
surprise, an invasion of the spotted lantern fly It has been an all-out effort to combat this pest in the
region, and that same effort continues today
Initially, we had initiated a plan to study the tree canopy loss from 2010 to 2020 However, due to the
limited access to much-needed satellite telemetry imaging, we were forced to change the focus to the
tree canopy conditions We did a study We focused the study on 2005 and 2015 Recently, the
Town's newly-hired Urban Forester, Noble Atkins, and the other Department of Public Works and
Capital Project staff completed its first 10-year tree canopy study
We experienced one and one-third percentage loss of the total tree canopy during that time period
However, based on more recent observations of land development within the Town, we anticipate
increased tree canopy losses for the next 10-year study, which will be focused on the time period
between 2015 and 2025 While there is an ongoing effort to plant more trees in roadway medians,
parks, schools, and public places, you can expect that also in the near future, you'll be seeing coming
from the commission a promotional plan to encourage more private tree plantings within the Town
Lastly, again, in 2022,we've earned the recognition of Tree City USA designation this time for the 33"
consecutive year On a more memorable but sad note, the Town of Leesburg lost a valuable asset
with the unfortunate death of Tyler Wright Tyler Wright, who brought significant knowledge and
dedication to the promotion of a healthy, diverse tree canopy for the Town of Leesburg will be missed
To the Council, I thank you again for your support, and to the dedicated citizens willing to serve on the
Tree Commission, I thank them as well Thank you Any questions?
Mayor Burk: Thank you Thank you very much We appreciate you bringing this forward I do have to
tell you that the brochure when I go out to events, that brochure, the tree walk is the most popular
piece of literature I give out Thank you very much for being here We really appreciate it
Earl Hower All right,thank you
Mayor Burk: All right That takes us to our petitioner section Anybody have any regional commission
reports? I meet with COLT tomorrow but I don't have anything at this point Anybody else? Okay
Petitioner section, one of the first orders of business is to hear from the public All members of the
public are welcome to address the Council on any item matter or issue Please identify yourself and if
comfortable doing so, give your address for the taped record Any public speaker will be requested to
state their name and spell it for the purpose of closed captioning
In the interest of fairness, we also ask that you observe the three-minute time limit The green light at
the timer will turn yellow when you have one minute remaining At that time, we would appreciate your
summing up and yielding the floor when the bell indicates your time is expired Under the rules of
orders adopted by this Council, the time limit applies to all Our first speaker tonight is Audrey
Carpenter Audrey, hello?
Audrey Carpenter Hello everyone Hello, Mayor Kelly I'm going to go in reverse order because 1
know I only have-- I have three things I'm going to go from least important to most important There
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are tall weeds right in that double-stop sign intersection area that are about six to eight feet high and
are causing a major blind spot When people turn from King Street onto Clubhouse Drive SW, that
culvert area that's right where the stop signs are, its making it even harder now for people to see I
did reach out to Chris Kohr He did say he was going to put it on the maintenance schedule, but I just
wanted to point that out
The second thing was the Country Club Green has submitted to Niraja a Adapt-a-Highway
application, and we have not heard back on that I'm not sure, I've never applied for that before I don't
know how long it takes to get approval, but if we could get some sense of that, that would be
appreciated. Then the last thing is the double signage I know there was a conversation had this
afternoon I was wondering if you could update so we can all be on one accord as to where we go
from here, Kai?
Mayor Burt Generally, we don't have the petitioner's address individuals, but I'm sure that Mr
Dentler would be happy to send you the information you're asking for tomorrow Would that be
sufficient for you?
Audrey Carpenter: Yes I think the last word I received was the transportation staff is going to make
a presentation to the Council on August 7'^ I've been very vocal about this issue, not because it's the
height of importance to the Town, but because of the length of time it's taken for a simple fix What I
would consider to be a simple fix I just want to continue again and just keep bringing that up
Mayor Burk: Of course, and you do a good job at it
Audrey Carpenter:Thank you all
Mayor Burk: You'll hear from Mr Dentler tomorrow
Audrey Carpenter: Okay, thank you all
Mayor Burk: All right, thank you Are there any speakers in the audience that did not sign up that
would like to speak at this point? There being nobody I will close the petitioner section We have one
item on the consent agenda It is an appointment to the Environmental Advisory Commission of
Katherine Murphy Whose appointee is this?
Eileen Boeing: Mr Bagdasanan
Mayor Burk: Okay Is there anything anybody wants to take off the consent agenda?
[laughter]
Council Member Cimino-Johnson: Lets talk about this
Mayor Burk: In that case, do I have a motion to accept the consent agenda as is?
Council Member Nacy: So moved
Mayor Burk: Council Member Nacy Second
Council Member Cimino-Johnson: Second
Mayor Burt Council Member Cimino-Johnson All in favor indicate by saying aye
Members:Aye
Mayor Burk: Opposed? That's 6-0-1 All right The next thing we have is a resolution Do I have a
motion so we can start the discussion on it? For the sanitary sewer pump station upgrade, I won't ask
for a vote I'm just asking for the motion
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Council Member Nacy: So moved
Vice Mayor Steinberg: So moved
Mayor Burk: Moved by Council Member Nacy, seconded by Vice Mayor Steinberg All right We have
a presentation and I assume everybody would Ike to hear the presentation from our director
Vice Mayor Steinberg:Absolutely
Mayor Burk:All right I know [laughs] I know she'll be so disappointed
Amy Wyks: Good evening, Madam Mayor, Vice Mayor, Members of Council I'm Amy Wyks, Director
of Utilities Here to give a presentation related to the contract award for sanitary sewer station
upgrades I'm here tonight to request approval of a resolution awarding a construction contract for
upgrades to Old Waterford Knolls and Potomac Crossing pump stations to the contractor Archer
Western Construction, LLC in the amount of $3,286,500 Also, approving a supplemental
appropriation to the Fiscal Year 2024 Utilities Fund Capital Improvements Program in the amount of
$1,613,945
A little background Both of these pump stations were built over 20 years ago when the subdivisions
were being built Obviously, after 20-plus years, the equipment and infrastructure are nearing the end
of their useful life Their construction upgrades include mechanical and electrical rehabilitation,
replacement of the pumps, new standby generator power systems in the event of electrical failures,
and then removal of underground storage tanks This is an approved CIP It's sanitary sewer pump
station upgrades It's an ongoing Town-wide project
These are the second and third pump stations that are being completed, Cattail pump station, which
is our largest one located outside the Town's corporate limits in the Lansdowne Potomac area is
currently under construction with the final two pumps We'll move on to the other pump stations in the
coming years The Potomac Crossing pump station is located in Potomac Crossing, which is the
subdivision across the street from Exeter as you go out of Town off of the bypass As you can see
where the star is there it Is adjacent to the bypass just north of Battlefield Parkway and the bypass off
of Barksdale Drive
There're a few pictures there that show the interior of the pump station that will be rehabilitated and
replaced Old Waterford Knolls pump station is off of Old Waterford Road across the street from what
is known as the Mulch Fields by Ida Lee and near the Equine Center for Virginia Tech Again, I'm here
tonight to request approval of a resolution awarding the contract to Archer Western, as well as
approving a supplemental appropnation to the capital projects
Mayor Burk: Thank you, appreciate the presentation Is there anyone who has any questions on
this" Mr Wilt'
Council Member Patrick Wilt: Just a clarification on the numbers The $3 2 million is for the two
pump stations and that's in the CIP currently'
Amy Wyks: Correct
Council Member Wilt: The $1 6 million supplemental, that's a supplemental that's above and beyond
the approved CIP, I take it What is that about"
Amy Wyks: Correct It's to include the 25% contingency in the event of any overruns within the
project[crosstalk]
Council Member Wilt: For the same pump project"
Amy Wyks: For the two pump stations
Council Member Wilt:This is a contingency that wasn't included in the original CIP
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Amy Wyks: Correct
Council Member Wilt: Normally,a contingency is budgeted
Amy Wyks: Correct
Council Member Wilt: It just wasn't this time This is an oversight that's been corrected
Amy Wyks: Yes, and the bids did come in a little higher than originally anticipated because this
project has been on the books for four years
Council Member Wilt: Understood Thanks,Amy
Amy Wyks: Thank you
Mayor Burk:Anyone else have any questions? Do we have a motion?
Christopher Spero:We had one
Vice Mayor Steinberg: [inaudible] did the motion.
Mayor Burk: Oh, I did already Sorry Yes, we do [laughs] It was Council Member Nacy and Vice
Mayor Steinberg All in favor of awarding the construction contract for the sanitary sewer pump station
upgrades indicate by saying aye
Members:Aye
Mayor Burk: Opposed?That passes 6-0-1
Amy Wyks: Thank you
Mayor Burk: Thank you That takes us to future Council Member meetings and agenda topics Mr
Wilt?
Council Member Wilt: None
Mayor Burk: Ms Nacy?
Council Member Nacy: None
Mayor Burk:Vice Mayor?
Vice Mayor Steinberg: No disclosures. I just wanted to congratulate staff, I'm sure you will as well,
on another wonderful 41" of July day this last week starting with the parade downtown and continuing
with the banners for Town heroes, which I know the Mayor worked a great deal on Then wrapping up
with all the activities at Ida Lee It was quite a day and it was extraordinarily well run Kudos to both
the parks department and LPD, thanks
Mayor Burk: Mr Cummings?
Council Member Cummings: Nothing
Mayor Burk: Dr Cimino-Johnson?
Council Member Cimino-Johnson: Nothing
Mayor Burk: Okay I just have a couple things I want to recognize June 2911, I moderated a
discussion with residents and Author Kathleen Grissom about her book, Crow Mary Thanks to Birch
Tree Books for inviting me to this very interesting discussion It's a very good book, and the
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discussion was truly interesting, her process and how she does it it is wonderful to have local authors
that are willing to come and talk to the public The room was packed So I really want to thank Ms
Grissom for being willing to do that
The 30th was Officer Bill Wolff s retirement party This gentleman was a very dedicated police officer,
and he will be very, very, very much missed We wish him all the best. July 1T, Rita Sartori had a
dinner for the Virginia Fine Arts Museum mobile staff We had the mobile exhibit all day here on
Saturday the 1St It's not your mom's stuffy old museum It's really interesting There's lots of things to
touch and move around and lots of very fascinating information on the artists I want to thank Rita for
being so gracious to invite the FAM staff Council Member Cummings and his wife were also there It
was great It was a lovely dinner and great conversations
July 4th, again, I want to reiterate what Vice Mayor said, thanks to the Parks and Rec event staff,
another amazing event from the parade in the morning to the ceremony at the Veterans' Freedom
Park for the Veterans Flag and Banner program to the fireworks show They make it look so easy and
it's not, they put so much effort into it The Police Officers that were there, the Parks and Rec staff that
was there, the Streets staff that was there Two hours after the parade, the streets were totally clean
The work that they do behind the scenes, it's so amazing and we don't give them enough credit
I want to make sure that the population in Leesburg realizes what a tremendous staff we have and
what dedicated employees On the Th, ribbon cutting Council Member Cummings Joined me in
welcoming the District Hemp Botanicals to their new location They've been here for a little while, but
they moved to a new location. Its a lovely store, and the owners and workers were very
knowledgeable It was Just a very nice event My sympathies go to the Malone family Kevin Malone
was a pioneer in bringing high-end restaurant to Leesburg and to make it a place where people
wanted to be
The food was great, the service was great The atmosphere was great He and his family put a lot of
work into it and have made an establishment that is almost an institution here in Leesburg I've said
before, I feel very lucky to have known him We most certainly will miss him Don't forget the Town
Hall holds. We have music on the Town Hall every Saturday night during the summer Come and Join
the fun It's bring your lawn chair and enjoy the music It's great
I want to let all New Yorkers, and there are many of them here in Leesburg, know that Anchor Bar will
be opening here in Leesburg on July 22n° in The Village I'm sure that many of you will come Join us,
but please do We will have a ribbon cutting at that point Then finally, I want to let everybody know
that you still have 30 days to get your Waldo's sightings in There's 25 businesses here that you go to
and you look for Waldo, then they'll sign it when you have it This is being run by Birch Tree Books,
and they have done Just a phenomenal job
It was a lot of fun going around to all the different businesses and talking to them and to the
customers I want to thank Birch Tree Books and all of the businesses that participated It was really
great That's it that I've got today Town Manager, you have anything you want to share with us?
Kaj Dentler Just to first thank you for recognizing the efforts of the staff, Parks and Recreation,
Police, Public Works for putting on all the July 4t festivities that we could enjoy Second, a reminder
that next Thursday is the swearing-in ceremony for our new Police Chief, Thea Pirnat, at the Birkby
House at five o'clock I believe the gathering is at 4.30 We will send you a reminder but it is next
Thursday the 20'^, hopefully, you can make it Thank you
Mayor Burk:All nght Is there a motion?
Vice Mayor Steinberg: So, moved
Mayor Burk: Second?
Council Member Nacy: Second
Mayor Burk:All in favor?
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Members: Aye
Mayor Burk: Opposed?All right, we are adjourned
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