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City of Fairfax · City Council
City of Fairfax City Council Meeting, Tuesday, Mar 10, 2026
City of Fairfax City Council meeting · video 4h 24m
What was decided · How each member voted
- 2 Approved, unanimously, pursuant to City Charter Section 6.3(F) the City Council concurred in the personnel action outlined by the City Manager in Closed Meeting. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 4 Approved, unanimously, the adoption of the agenda. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 6.f Approved, unanimously, the consent agenda items #6a-f as presented and the accompanying motions in the staff reports. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 7.a Approved, unanimously, that the City Council approve the request from Monica Downs (Rise and Shine Preschool), applicant, for special use permit amendment to allow the expansion of the applicant's childcare operation from thirty-five (35) to eighty-nine (89) children as an accessory use to the Fairfax Christian Church in the RH Residential High Zoning District on the premises known as 10185 Main Street and more particularly described as tax map parcel 57-4-09-001 with the following conditions: · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 9.a Approved, 4-3 Councilmembers Hall, McQuillen, and Peterson opposed, that the City Council advertise a proposed real estate tax rate of $1.095 per $100 of assessed value. · 4-3 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
- 00:01:51
Pledge of Allegiance. Post
- 00:04:04
Item 3.a Presentation of a proclamation acknowledging March as Women’s History Month, and March 8, 2026 as International Women’s Day in the City o… Post
- 00:10:35
Public comment / public hearing begins. Post
- 00:20:01
Consent agenda motion. Post
- 00:21:00
Item 7.a Public hearing and Council action on a request from Rise and Shine Preschool, applicant, for renewal of a Special Use Permit Post
- 00:31:12
Item 7.b Public hearing on the proposed FY27 budget. Post
- 00:43:03
Item 8 Second general public comment period Post
- 00:56:09
Item 11.a Discussion on Beacon Landing Tax Grant Request. Post
- 01:45:31
Item 11.b Discussion of draft Small Area Plan Zoning Ordinance Amendments. Post
- 03:22:41
Item 11.c Discussion on Meals Tax. Post
- 03:40:41
Item 11.d General Fund Questions and Discussion. Post
- 04:05:52
Item 13 Future Meeting Topics Post
- 04:16:52
Item 14 City Manager report out 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. 6:30 P.M.
2. Closed meeting to discuss personnel matters.
3. Adjourn.
1. Call the regular meeting to order. 7:00 P.M.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Presentations and Proclamations.
4. Adoption of the agenda.
5. 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
6. Consent agenda.
- 6.aConsideration of the February 3, 2026 Special Meeting and Work Session Minutes.
- 6.bConsideration of the February 10, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes.
- 6.cConsideration of the February 10, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes.
- 6.dConsideration of the February 17, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes.
- 6.eConsideration of the February 17, 2026 Special Meeting and Work Session Minutes.
- 6.fConsideration of the February 24, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes.
7. Public hearings.
- 7.aPublic hearing and Council action on a request from Rise and Shine Preschool, applicant, for renewal of a Special Use Permit (SUP) pursuant to City Code Section 110-6.7 to allow a Day Care Center as an accessory use to a religious institution in the RH zoning district on premises known as Fairfax Christian Church, 10185 Main Street and more particularly described as Tax Map 57-4-09-001.
- 7.bPublic hearing on the proposed FY27 budget. (No Council action.)