The meeting was called to order by Council President Mark McConn at 7:00 PM. To avoid a conflict with Thanksgiving the meeting was moved up to the 3rd Wednesday of November and held in an alternate location: Chantilly Highlands Community Center located at 3225 Kinross Circle, Oak Hill, VA 20171:

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• Membership Topic: Transportation
  • Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
    • Andrew Beacher, P.E., VDOT Assistant Transportation & Land Use Director (Arlington/Fairfax Counties)
    • Terry Yates, P.E., Arlington & Fairfax Preliminary Engineering Manager
  • Fairfax Department of Transportation (FDOT)
    • Calvin Lam, Transportation Planner III
    • Jane Rosenbaum, Senior Transportation Planner, Capital Projects and Operations Division (CPOD)
    • Randy White, Comprehensive Transit Plan Project Manager
    • Leonard Wolfenstein, Chief, Transportation Planning Division
    • Stuart Boggs, Transportation Planner IV
• The VDOT presentation covered on-going and future projects in the region (pdf) (ppt). VDOT's website has detailed information about the projects as well as near real-time snowplowing status during storms.
  1. RT-50 widening project is on-going until next year. The project includes widening the road to eight lanes, shared bike path on both sides, and improving traffic signalization. Widening RT-50 to first roundabout to Watson Road is unknown.
  2. The Lee Road project should be completed in May 2015 and eliminate the choke point between Willard Road and RT 50.
  3. The RT-29 Bridge over Rocky Run Stream will be done in October 2015.
  4. Stringfellow Road will open the four lanes in December 2014 and completion in July 2015. Additionally, the improvement includes two bike paths on each side of the road. Overall, the project allowed no nighttime work because of local resident concerns. Furthermore, traffic is over 33,000 vehicles per day.
  5. The Walney Road Bridge will be closed to traffic in December 2015 and includes a shared bike path.
  6. The Pleasant Forest Trail Project will be completed in July 2016 with a 10-foot bike path from the PV Road/Braddock Road Intersection to the Loudoun County Line. One of the challenges is re-locating the electrical poles on the road.
• County staff reported on:
  1. The Fairfax County Connector Route #929 will have a service change due to the future Silver Metro Line from the Herndon Station. The buses will serve from Park Center Drive and Townview Road via McLearn Road. (pdf) (pptx)
  2. A 10-year comprehensive Countywide Transit Network Study is underway for service planning recommendations. The recommendations will be presented in spring 2015. One of the new technologies will be real-time tracking for each bus on mobile devices. The county transit network study is on-going for establishing a connected rapid transit system to meet demands until 2050. It will identify policies, programs, and actions to support a phased implementation as well as coordinate with other regional, state, and local plans. The study is recommending express bus service not a light rail system. (pdf) (pptx)
  3. The county is conducting a Fairfax County Parkway/Franconia Springfield Parkway Study (pdf) (pptx)

• During the land-use part of the meeting, the council heard two cases--Chantilly Plaza Shopping Center Sign, New Lake Side Apartments Community Center. The Western Fairfax County Citizen Association (WFCCA) recommended approval on November 18, 2014 as well.
  1. 9:00 - Chantilly Plaza Sign Notices
     • Proponent: Inda E. Stagg, Senior Land Use Planner, Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh PC
     • Action: SE 2014-SU-059
     • Location: Chantilly Plaza on Rt 50
       The owner of the shopping center wants to replace the existing freestanding sign, and not just reface it. They would like to keep a similar sized sign, which requires SE approval.

  2. 9:30 - Centrewood Drive Apartments, Inc., Final Development Plan Amendment
     • Proponent: Andrew A. Painter, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P.C.
     • Action: Final Development Plan Amendment
     • Location: Centrewood Drive Apartments, Inc
       They are seeking to replace the existing Lakeside apartment complex two-story 4,861-square foot apartment community clubhouse and pool area with a two-story 10,860 square foot clubhouse and pool area. The application was submitted last month, and recently accepted.
       As the Lakeside community has matured, frequent use of the clubhouse and pool has necessitated the need for improvements. The upper level of the proposed clubhouse will include a lobby, leasing office, mailing room and office space for staff, a kitchen, a computer room, restrooms, and a community meeting room. The lower level will include bathroom and shower facilities, a dog washing area, a fitness center, and yoga room.
       There will be no change to the number of visitors to, or trips generated by, the proposed clubhouse, as use of the facilities will continue to be restricted to Lakeside residents. No new units are being requested and, aside from replacing the clubhouse and reconfiguring the pool deck, no other site modifications or change to the Subject Property’s proffered density is proposed.
       No changes to the internal circulation pattern are proposed; the site is already built-out, and Lakeside will continue to be accessed via Machen Road and Centrewood Drive. The existing internal pedestrian circulation pattern and four private drives (Summer Pond Drive, Morning Dove Lane, Cattail Lane, and Summer Tree Road) will continue to provide convenient access to the new clubhouse.
• The Sully District Council had no objection to either proposal.

• None

• None

• Membership Topic: Land Use presented by John Litzenberger, Sully Planning Commissioner

• Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting will be held if necessary

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:10 p.m.

Respectively submitted by,

Jim Neighbors
Secretary
Sully District Council