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City of Fairfax · City Council
City of Fairfax City Council Meeting, Tuesday, May 27, 2025
City of Fairfax City Council meeting · video 5h 21m
What was decided · How each member voted
- 6 Approved, 5-0, the adoption of the agenda. (Councilmember Bates absent.) · 5-0 Official minutes (Granicus)
- 8.b Approved, unanimously the consent agenda. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
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City Council: see the official minutes for the members present. Member-by-member votes will be listed here from the official record.
Moments worth watching
- 00:00:28
Item 2 Moment of Silence. Post
- 00:01:44
Pledge of Allegiance. Post
- 00:07:45
Item 6 Adoption of the agenda. Post
- 00:48:01
Consent agenda motion. Post
- 00:49:29
Item 10 Second general public comment period Post
- 01:20:03
Item 13.a Joint discussion with the Economic Development Authority, and updates by the Economic Development Department on Programs and Tourism Port… Post
- 02:51:35
Item 13.b An update on the Urban Forest Master Plan Post
- 03:52:04
Item 13.c Discussion on the George Snyder Trail. Post
- 04:51:44
Motion to enter closed session. Post
- 04:52:53
Item 16 Council Comments and Committee reports out Post
- 05:05:55
Item 17 Closed meeting for consultation with legal counsel for non-litigation. Post
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Machine transcript (speech-to-text) produced by Coraggio Consulting. Not an official city record. Names and numbers may be misspelled; check the video at the timestamp before quoting.
On the agenda
Items as listed by the city, with staff reports. Not results.
1. Call the special meeting to order. 6:00 P.M.
2. Convene a closed meeting to discuss personnel matters.
3. Adjourn.
1. Call the regular meeting to order. 7:00 P.M.
2. Moment of Silence.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Presentations and Proclamations.
5. Actions out of closed meeting (if any).
6. Adoption of the agenda.
7. Initial general public comment period (A maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker for any city matters not requiring a public hearing. The speakers who have registered with the city clerk’s office (703-385-7935) prior to 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting may speak at this time. Any remaining speak
8. Consent agenda.
- 8.aIntroduction of an ordinance amending Chapter 90 (Taxation) of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, to add thereto a new Article XIV, creating the City of Fairfax Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing Program.
- 8.bConsideration of a grant supplemental appropriation resolution in the amount of $1,047,794 for FY 2025 federal, state, and use of balance sheet funds for expenditures.
9. Public hearings. None.
10. Second general public comment period (a maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker for any city matters not requiring a public hearing - limited to speakers who did not speak under initial general public comment period).
11. Items not requiring a public hearing. None.
12. Recess the regular meeting to go into a work session.
13. Work Session.
- 13.aJoint discussion with the Economic Development Authority, and updates by the Economic Development Department on Programs and Tourism Portfolio.
- 13.bAn update on the Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) project and a review of the city’s urban forestry operations.
- 13.cDiscussion on the George Snyder Trail.