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Consent agenda: The committee read and approved a consent agenda by voice vote (motion passed 5–0). The consent agenda included items listed in the committee packet: quarterly FY2025 third-quarter financial update and cash/proffer/debt report; contract renewals for information-technology consulting and public-safety radio maintenance; contract awards for the Route 9/Route 287 roundabout and for intersection improvements at Pacific Boulevard and Broderick Drive; annual reports from advisory boards; and several affordable multifamily housing loan program applications (Tuscarora Crossing Phase 1 and 2, Old Arcola School Apartments, Goose Creek Village West) and proposed human-resources policy handbook revisions. (Item numbers and a full list were read into the record.)

Solar ordinance: The committee voted 5–0 to ask staff to advertise a public hearing on proposed amendments to Loudoun County Ordinance Chapter 8-68 (exemption for certified solar energy equipment). Staff said the change follows an Attorney General opinion and technical updates to resolve conflicting language in the code.

Senior Smart Trip and MetroLift: The committee recommended that the board endorse the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Senior Smart Trip access points initiative, and members added a friendly amendment directing staff to explore offering the MetroLift program at in-person locations as well. Staff described plans to provide in-person sign-up at senior centers (including translation where needed) and to publicize schedules in advance. The committee approved the recommendation and the amendment by voice vote (motion passed 5–0).

Inmate medical services contract: The committee recommended the board authorize a two-year renewal of the county’s inmate medical and psychiatric services contract with Wellpath LLC for an estimated $7,695,376.29, and directed the purchasing agent to begin a procurement process so a replacement contract would be in place by July 1, 2027. The motion passed 5–0.

Employee childcare survey: The committee directed staff to work with labor-management committees and survey the entire county workforce to assess demand and preferred models for employee childcare supports — including whether staff prefer financial assistance (vouchers or subsidies), county-provided programs, infant care, preschool, after-school, summer programs, or adult/elder care. Supervisors emphasized the need to coordinate with collective bargaining and to measure demand before proposing changes to benefits or creating new county facilities. The committee approved the survey direction by voice vote (motion passed 5–0).

Why it matters: the votes set a path for public engagement on a solar-tax exemption ordinance, a county-level endorsement of transit access for seniors, a major contract renewal, and a staff-driven assessment of employee childcare needs that could feed into collective-bargaining discussions.

Ending: Each recommendation will go to the full Board of Supervisors or to subsequent public hearings as required by county process; staff will return with procurement materials, KPMG grant analysis, and survey results as directed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Loudoun County - Finance/Government Operations and Economic Development Committee - May 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee adopted a consent agenda, authorized a public hearing on solar-ordinance amendments, recommended the board endorse WMATA senior smart trip access points (with a MetroLift feasibility direction), approved an inmate medical contract renewal, and directed staff to survey county employees about childcare needs.","taxTitle","Loudoun County, Virginia","taxId",5640,"location","Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6567540,"Board committee backs funding for human-services nonprofits after competitive review; staff to coordinate with Community Foundation",1994,4091000,6085000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3295776-35e1df2df4e2187f5573dfc1efa2462f&start=4091&end=6085","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3295776-35e1df2df4e2187f5573dfc1efa2462f/thumbnail_4091000.jpg","/articles/6567540/Virginia/Board-committee-backs-funding-for-human-services-nonprofits-after-competitive-review-staff-to-coordinate-with-Community-Foundation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6567540-ac95ed6646156f1ea5388d3c6124ba1f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143713&Signature=otEx3j1IdtC006E8qF2zbjnylq3z2uPoOacJU1OeV5kGZc1fSYzQhgJodhgmh-2RAHvH2~-yY7QG3f765CyZ7FFxwX1R0oh84YrKk62TDq8eZWwOr6E1-qXtJGoA9Uew4qC8dzE-mp3S1pURPd1RTFRJjyCmAfeI2lAzWqQxYjLBozrKn4L4ARTSkFgKQzUrbz1EcA1PDYkjqr5d2djjOHJTQ4TjGSlwvhJ3t~EPVEEf0weWcRBcd-PDaNEfHhFNsodX~SDiVq3Kn4Ik2Gdd2WKjWC92w2~5F9PTVLIu~yMLG2cUJomGTsUc9RZcJkF2VAAed7flbVjPg9xNcaK-Yw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee members on May 13 recommended funding awards from the county’s human services nonprofit grant process following a staff presentation that described scores from a KPMG-supported review and eligibility checks.

Dr. Megan Cox and her team summarized the competitive process: 55 applications were received (47 standard applications and 8 mini-grant applications). Staff said application quality rose this year and that, by their scoring and allocation methodology, a set of organizations met the 75 percent threshold for funding consideration. Staff recommended 38 organizations receive county grant funding using the committee’s scoring criteria (staff cited 33 standard awards, one partial standard award and four mini grants in the recommendation).

Staff also described eligibility criteria: applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations in good standing, must serve Loudoun residents, must demonstrate administrative capacity, and must show efforts to secure funding from other sources.

The committee debated the allocation approach and requested several clarifications that staff said they will provide to the board, including unduplicated client counts and the timing of an upcoming analysis by KPMG (staff said a draft KPMG report was under staff review and planned to be brought back to the committee and board over the summer). Supervisors also discussed redundancy among service providers and asked staff whether awards should prioritize organizations offering services most directly tied to potential near-term needs.

Motion and vote: The committee voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve the grant awards shown in tables 1 and 2 of the committee packet (awards limited to organizations that met eligibility criteria). The committee also recommended that the board appropriate $895,072.65 of anticipated FY2025 year-end fund balance to support the awards. That motion passed 5–0 at committee.

Separately, the committee removed the Loudoun Coalition/Commission on Women and Girls from the main motion so a separate vote could be recorded. The committee then voted to recommend a $81,200 award for the Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls; the chair abstained on that separate vote and the item passed 4–0–1 (Chair Randall abstained).

Why it matters: the competitive grants support nonprofit capacity on prevention, crisis diversion and long-term supports for vulnerable residents. Supervisors said grants are particularly timely given signs of economic uncertainty and possible downstream impacts on county service demand.

Ending: staff said they will finalize the awards, coordinate with Health and Human Services on core-services contract overlaps and return with the KPMG report and additional clarifications for the full board later this summer.","Committee recommended funding awards from the human services nonprofit grant process after staff presented KPMG-supported scoring and eligibility results; supervisors approved funding recommendations for organizations that met threshold scores and directed staff on funding source and follow-up with the Community Foundation.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6567544,"Rural Economic Development Council urges board to support agricultural enterprises, cites sales decline",858,2381000,3239000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3295776-35e1df2df4e2187f5573dfc1efa2462f&start=2381&end=3239","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3295776-35e1df2df4e2187f5573dfc1efa2462f/thumbnail_2381000.jpg","/articles/6567544/Virginia/Rural-Economic-Development-Council-urges-board-to-support-agricultural-enterprises-cites-sales-decline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6567544-a9222b0709bd53d43f483705bc692a82/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143713&Signature=oAAGQw4ZYEfCgWekgGugprZkqMH2kWAupTE2StbkIGUflacJbg-yA1H~PRXcc6qE5plgDSr0F6tgDOx3wUeHl3c4hMuM0w-rYppw7oAhrDdIYf7TwES~4upF6-q6265PMH0l0eG9HnTO4cF6pju5mTABIpROEUrUb0fdPOOxrWoxY~JOcxYXPX~Khqp1WyDgkKO4-s96GW1kVSUVE9oY~0wuuG07gL1eMcXpTaRVhWoMR6D0iCSLZjNb~wP~HmXuv19OyuiY92tGB3ruljAU9h8CTT9~hlHhqK6-zwLaYlr-hW0ZMGGWLre~54GCGMIdBATTWwYn8dZP1m6Je5sDog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jan Kernan, speaking for the Rural Economic Development Council, presented the council’s 2025 strategy to the Finance, Government Operations and Economic Development Committee on May 13, urging closer ties between the county and rural agricultural enterprises.

Kernan said the REDC’s strategy rests on two pillars: economic development support for established and emerging agricultural businesses and strategic partnerships to connect rural enterprises with countywide stakeholders, including homeowners’ associations and the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce.

“We have probably some of the highest quality fruits and vegetables, poultry, meats, wines and beers that any producer could possibly create,” Kernan told the committee, and asked the board for assistance in expanding direct-to-consumer pathways and easing regulatory steps that inhibit agribusiness expansion.

Kernan also reported what the REDC described as “unofficial” first-quarter sales information suggesting declines of roughly 18–20 percent in some agricultural sectors. The REDC requested that the board be mindful of permitting and zoning policies so rural entrepreneurs have clearer and less burdensome pathways for activities such as agritourism and small-scale processing.

Committee members sought clarification about the difference between “agricultural economy” and the broader “rural economy,” including agritourism and event venues that are not traditional crop or livestock operations. Several supervisors urged the REDC to refine messaging so the board better understands when the council speaks for farm producers versus the broader rural business base.

Kernan said the REDC will continue workshops, speaker events and outreach to strengthen rural ties across the county and suggested working with a newly formed HOA association to improve direct-to-consumer channels.

Why it matters: supervisors said they want clearer distinctions between strictly agricultural activities and other rural economic uses so the board can better balance rural conservation goals with opportunities to monetize rural land.

Ending: The committee thanked REDC for the presentation and asked staff to follow up on coordination opportunities and outreach to HOAs and rural entrepreneurs.","The Rural Economic Development Council asked supervisors for continued collaboration to support farmers and rural entrepreneurs, reported an estimated 18–20% drop in first-quarter sales for some agribusinesses and suggested easing some zoning pathways to help expand rural businesses.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6567549,"Loudoun economic report flags retail oversupply, federal-contractor exposure and a local WARN notice",437,839000,1276000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3295776-35e1df2df4e2187f5573dfc1efa2462f&start=839&end=1276","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3295776-35e1df2df4e2187f5573dfc1efa2462f/thumbnail_839000.jpg","/articles/6567549/Virginia/Loudoun-economic-report-flags-retail-oversupply-federal-contractor-exposure-and-a-local-WARN-notice","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6567549-6ac45cc8afe9413fd687ba8695653ad5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143713&Signature=bSTjGVXEsy9oLDZNGxDMupe5SzAEYd5vpFPEvV1soef4PSeRpigL7bKqjFvDlQZrFnCmK2iPVCX-UBNBu9NhSWjCa8XlO7~YkJA2df~m54vjKumPqlLAbAtzszguAljVsjNA0JDDK-3G9oRLWkMVOljGfJ65Jn8LPWB42WgbeCBoV7td2rKW8j8PMg6XSer0Gkrct5ItPdNqcnf0-mx6dfC1wporO2yt2Yl0gYRWdGD9MB7ko54t6GXXWGA-0wL84lBNOZtYLhwJjVFaNuE6twkuDuBGfaR1A8Km7sksd836gV34R1SbhIRuZQMHfeK8a9SDTWXwH7frSf799m-vLA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The county’s Department of Economic Development told the Finance, Government Operations and Economic Development Committee on May 13 that Loudoun faces rising retail risks even as federal contracting remains an important employer locally.

The presentation by DED staff noted a newly drafted 2025 retail study covering three corridors — Route 7/Leesburg Pike, the Metro-corridor around the Silver Line, and the Route 50/Arcola corridor — and found all three were “currently oversupplied with retail space,” a trend staff said is likely to continue over the next decade given the scale of the development pipeline.

That retail analysis, the department said, also found high spending power in parts of the county but relatively low population density in the Route 50 Arcola corridor, which limits the type of regional and national retailers that will consider the area. Staff recommended a mix of public- and private-realm investments, regulatory adjustments, marketing support and a retail liaison in the Department of Economic Development to help align retail development with market needs.

“Challenging consumer behaviors favor mixed-use, walkable destinations and experiential retail over traditional formats,” a staff presentation said, citing lower vacancy but declining prospects for aging shopping centers.

At the same meeting the department provided a separate analysis of federal employment and government contracting. Staff told the committee their cross-dataset review of Virginia Works, the Virginia Employment Commission, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census American Community Survey and USASpending.gov suggests there are roughly 43,000 government contractors living in Loudoun — about 17 percent of the county’s labor force — and roughly 16,000 government contractors working in Loudoun.

When combined with federal employees, staff said, roughly 61,000 residents (about 24 percent of the county labor force) are federal employees or government contractors living in Loudoun, and about 23,000 jobs in the county are federal employees or government contractors. Staff cautioned those are estimates derived from multiple data sources and methodological choices.

The department also reported a WARN notice it had received for a Sterling-based call-center contractor that the presenter said lost a federal contract and planned to lay off about 217 employees effective May 1. Committee members asked staff to follow up on placement and job-fair activity; staff said they had connected affected employees to Northern Virginia Community College resources and a region-wide job fair that had been heavily attended.

Why it matters: the retail findings point to a need to rethink how the county supports shopping destinations in aging centers and how land-use and economic-development policies are aligned. The federal employment and contractor estimates underscore Loudoun’s exposure to changes in federal contracting, which supervisors said could quickly show up in local unemployment and service needs.

“Most of the government contracting companies and jobs are related to law enforcement and mission-critical technical systems,” staff said, noting the county may be less exposed than some neighboring jurisdictions but that signs of caution exist in the job-posting and hiring data.

The report drew questions from several supervisors about the retail study’s implications for signage, tenant mix, and how housing timing (building rooftops first or in tandem with retail) affects retail outcomes. Staff said the department had coordinated the study with Planning and Zoning and would circulate the full retail report to the board members after the meeting.

Ending: Committee members thanked staff for the report and said they would continue the conversation about aligning housing, land use and retail investment as they move toward implementation steps.","County economic development staff told supervisors a retail study shows three oversupplied corridors and rising risks for aging centers, while analysis of federal employment and contracting shows a large share of the local labor force tied to federal work. Staff also described a WARN notice affecting a call-center contractor in Sterling.","actionData","errors"]

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