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City of Manassas, Virginia City Council Meeting AGENDA City Council Regular Meeting Council Chambers 9027 Center Street Manassas, VA 20110 Monday, January 27, 2020 Call to Order - 5:30 p.m. Roll Call Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance Council Time Mayor Time Staff Reports 1. Consent Agenda All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. SUGGESTED MOTION: "I move that the Consent Agenda be approved and the readings of the ordinances be dispensed." SUGGESTED MOTION #2: "I move that Items # and # be removed from the Consent Agenda and be added as Items # and #, respectively, and that the remaining Consent Agenda items be approved as it now appears and the readings of the ordinances be dispensed." City Council 1 City Council Regular Meeting January 27, 2020 Page | 1 1.1 Minutes - January 8 Work Session and January 13 Regular Session Agenda Statement - Minutes - January 8 and January 13, 2020 1-08-2020 Minutes (Worksession) 1-13-2020 Minutes 1.2 Black History Month Proclamation Proclamation - Black History Month 1.3 Resolution #R-2020-21: Endorse Prince William County Grant Application for Mosby Street Transit Hub Improvements (Staff: Matthew D. Arcieri, AICP, Planning & Zoning Manager) Agenda Statement - Resolution #R-2020-21, Support Prince William County Commuter Choice Application Resolution #R-2020-21 Proposed Mosby Street Improvements 1.4 Resolution #R-2020-22: Resolution Appointing Ralph J. Smith as the City Representative to the Virginia Railway Express Operations Board and Pamela J. Sebesky as the Alternate Agenda Statement - #R-2020-22 VRE Appointments Resolution #R-2020-22 - VRE Appointments 1.5 Resolution Approving Lease of a Portion of the Property at 10580 Gateway Boulevard to Buchanan Manassas, LLC for Construction of a Parking Lot (Staff: Patrick Small, Economic Development Director) Agenda Statement - Parking Lease #R-2020-20 Gateway Parking Lot Lease Buchanan Manassas Parking Lease Buchanan Parking Lease Exhibit A 2. Ordinances and Resolutions 2.1 Resolution #R-2020-23: A Resolution Designating a List of Community Events to be Held in the City of Manassas for Calendar Year 2020 (Staff: Douglas W. Keen, Police Chief and Christopher Shields, Lieutenant) Agenda Statement - Resolution #R-2020-23 Resolution #R-2020-23 3. New Business 3.1 Social Services Annual Report (Staff: Michele Gehr, Social Services Director) DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Presentation Social Services Annual Report 2019 City Council 2 City Council Regular Meeting January 27, 2020 Page | 2 3.2 Economic Development Annual Report (Staff: Patrick Small, Economic Development Director) 3.3 Public Works Department Annual Report (Staff: Scott Horan, Public Works Director) 2019 Public Works Annual Report (Final 1-22-20) 3.4 Property Code Enforcement Update (Staff: Matthew D. Arcieri, AICP, Planning & Zoning Manager) Agenda Statement - Property Code Enforcement Update 4. Awards, Acknowledgments and Presentations - 7:15 p.m. 4.1 Black History Month Proclamation Proclamation - Black History Month 5. Citizens' Time - 7:30 p.m. The citizens' time portion of the agenda is set aside for those citizens who wish to address the Council for less than three minutes each. Citizens need not give prior notice to the City to speak during the citizens' time portion of the agenda. Citizens may address the Council for longer than three minutes if they ask the City Manager for a place on the agenda at least four working days before the meeting. 5.1 Judith Molinelli - 5 minutes 5.2 Gene Molinelli - 5 minutes 6. Public Hearings - 7:30 p.m. 6.1 Public Hearing: Manassas 2040 Comprehensive Plan (CPA #2018-2000) (Opening Remarks, Harry J. Clark, Planning Commission Chair) (Staff: Elizabeth S. Via-Gossman, AICP, Community Development Director & Matthew D. Arcieri, AICP, Planning & Zoning Manager) Agenda Statement - Public Hearing 2040 Comprehensive Plan Staff Memorandum Attachment 1. Planning Commission Resolutions & Meeting Minutes Attachment 2. Additional Public Comments City Council 3 City Council Regular Meeting January 27, 2020 Page | 3 Link to Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan 6.2 Public Hearing: SUP #2020-01: Firestone Complete Auto Care 8805 Liberia Avenue (Staff: Matthew D. Arcieri, AICP, Planning & Zoning Manager) Staff Report Attachment 2. Conditions Dated January 21, 2020 Attachment 3. Generalized Development Plan (GDP) and Elevations Attachment 4. Planning Commission Resolution & Draft Meeting Minutes 7. Authorize a Closed Meeting 7.1 Authorize a Closed Meeting Agenda Statement - Authorize a Closed Session - January 27, 2020 8. Certify the Closed Meeting 8.1 Certify the Closed Meeting Agenda Statement - Certify a Closed Meeting Adjournment City Council 4 City Council Regular Meeting January 27, 2020 Page | 4 City of Manassas Manassas City Council 9027 Center Street Manassas, VA 20110 Meeting Date: January 27, 2020 Time Estimate: Consent Agenda Agenda Title: City Council Minutes: January 8, 2020, work session and January 13, 2020, regular meeting. Recommendation: Approve Motion: If approved as part of the Consent Agenda: I move that the Consent Agenda be approved and the readings of the ordinances dispensed. If removed from the Consent Agenda: I move that the Minutes of January 8 and January 13, 2020, be approved. Date Last Considered N/A by City Council: Summary and/or N/A Comments: Board – Committee – or N/A Commission Reviewed: Fiscal Impact: N/A Staff Contact: Lee Ann Henderson, City Clerk [email protected] (703) 257-8280 5 CITY OF MANASSAS Page 1 JANUARY 8, 2020 A Worksession Meeting of the Council of the City of Manassas, Virginia was held in the Second Floor Conference Room, City Hall, on the above date with the following present on roll call: Mayor Harry J. Parrish II, Vice-Mayor Pamela J. Sebesky, Council Members Michelle Davis-Younger, Theresa Coates Ellis, Ian T. Lovejoy, Ralph J. Smith, Mark D. Wolfe; City Manager W. Patrick Pate, Deputy City Manager Bryan Foster, Deputy City Clerk Cheryl Santos, City Attorney Craig Brown, Community Development Director Liz Via-Gossman, Planning and Zoning Manager Matt Arcieri, Airport Director Juan Rivera, Police Chief Doug Keen, and ICMA Fellow John Novak. Mayor Parrish called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. 1. WORKSESSION 1.1 Manassas 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update The Mayor acknowledged that several members from the Planning Commission were present: Chair Harry Clark, Vice Chair Ken Johnson, Bill Thompson, Elaine Trautwein, and Martha Wilson. Planning Commission Chair Harry Clark stated that the 2040 Comprehensive Plan is the result of about over two years of work. He expressed his belief that the process used to develop it is the most transparent procedure to develop a Comprehensive Plan in the Commonwealth with numerous sessions providing the opportunity for a lot of input from citizens. He noted that the appendix lays out all of the changes that were made. Community Development Director Liz Via-Gossman thanked the Planning Commission for attending the meeting and for their dedication. She stated that the City is at the point in the process where the Planning Commission and staff have completed their work and as pursuant to the state requirements, the Planning Commission is now presenting that work to the Council for review and adoption. Ms. Via-Gossman reminded Council that the required public hearing will be held on January 27. She stated that the public hearing should remain open until the February 10 meeting. Ms. Via-Gossman stated that the Council could approve the plan as is, revise/modify the plan, or remand it back to the Planning Commission for more work. Planning and Zoning Manager Matt Arcieri introduced and presented the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. He stated that the draft plan has been revised and the new version has been placed at their seats. He also stated that the Comprehensive Plan is the document that is mandated by State Code to direct long-range planning, land-use, transportation, development of all property within the City, capital improvement decisions, and provide additional recommendations on a variety of topics. Mr. Arcieri stated that each chapter has the same format and contains background information, maps, goals, objectives, and strategy. He stated that this will guide the Planning Commission, City staff, and work plan as the plan is 6 CITY OF MANASSAS Page 2 JANUARY 8, 2020 implemented over the next several years. He stated that the plan is also used for short- and long-range goals. Mr. Arcieri stated that currently the long-range plan requires the reader to refer to three or four documents such as adopted sector plans, parks and trails master plan, and the Comprehensive Plan. He stated that the new plan rolls all of those into one document that incorporates technical studies such as the state mandated plans for transportation and housing. Mr. Arcieri discussed the process that included two rounds of community conversations, visioning committees, and pop-up events. He stated that in 2018, they began getting into topics during town hall meetings with City Council and maintained an interactive website throughout the process. He noted that over 1,300 individuals contributed comments throughout the community development process and then the Planning Commission’s process started in 2019 with the Committee and the Commission holding a Vision Summit in June and two public hearings. Ms. Via-Gossman summarized the changes as follows: Land Use Chapter – commercial development guidelines are now included. Traditional and Suburban Neighborhoods – focus remains on preservation. Downtown Character Area – replaces Old Town Sector Plan with the aim to create a vibrant mixed-use district by providing design principles for the downtown core; preserving residential-use and identifying opportunity areas. Downtown Building Height – the proposed plan makes several new building height recommendations including one that new buildings would need to be a stepped back to increase the height.