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Council sets retreat, calendar and flags ARPA spending and sanitary-sewer briefings
Summary
Falls Church staff confirmed a Jan. 31 council retreat facilitated by Weldon Cooper Center and outlined upcoming meetings through February, including a work session on a sanitary sewer purchase agreement and a midyear budget amendment that could deploy contingency funds. Staff warned bids for the Greening of Lincoln project exceeded estimates and noted ARPA expenditure deadlines.
City staff and council discussed a facilitated retreat scheduled for Jan. 31 and a near-term calendar of work sessions and readings.
Staff said the city contracted with the Weldon Cooper Center to facilitate a one-day retreat intended to produce a short list of strategic priorities. The Weldon Cooper team has also sent a short survey to boards and commissions to gather priorities ahead of the retreat.
On scheduling, staff proposed agenda items for January and February including second reading of the CPACE program, first reading of a tree canopy zoning code amendment, a work session and request to authorize the city manager to execute a sanitary sewer purchase agreement with Fairfax County, and consideration of a midyear budget amendment that could use contingency funds for items including a solar project.
On ARPA spending, staff reported that bids for the Greening of Lincoln Phase A came in higher than the engineer’s estimates and recommended proceeding with the bids rather than rebidding because ARPA spending deadlines make rebidding impractical: "Those bids came in higher than the engineers' estimates," staff said, and noted time constraints tied to ARPA deadlines.
What’s next: Staff will provide read-ahead materials for the retreat, follow up on the Virginia Village MOU scheduling, and prepare a Jan. 26 item to authorize the sanitary-sewer agreement if council wishes.
