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City of Fairfax · City Council
City of Fairfax City Council Meeting, Tuesday, May 26, 2026
City of Fairfax City Council meeting · video 1h 42m
What was decided · How each member voted
- 4 Approved, unanimously, the adoption of the agenda. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 6.d Approved, unanimously, the consent agenda. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 7.a Approved, unanimously, that the City Council approve the request from Chelsea Wolf, applicant, for special use permit to allow the keeping of chickens as an accessory use in the RM Residential Medium District on the premises known 4136 Orchard Drive and more particularly described as tax map 57-4-05-04-075 with the following conditions: · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 9.a Approved, unanimously, to authorize the Purchasing Agent to award a construction contract in the amount of $628,655.00 to Meadville Land Service, Inc. for construction of the Providence Park and Van Dyck Park outfall restoration project. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
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Moments worth watching
- 00:00:09
Pledge of Allegiance. Post
- 00:01:00
Item 3.a Presentation of a proclamation acknowledging June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in the City of Fairfax. Post
- 00:07:54
Consent agenda motion. Post
- 00:12:36
Public comment / public hearing begins. Post
- 00:14:39
Item 9.a Consideration of an Award of Construction Contract to Meadville Land Service, Inc. in the amount of approximately $628,655 for Providence… Post
- 00:35:37
Item 11.a Wilcoxon Trail Extension Connectivity Study Briefing. Post
- 00:59:21
Item 11.b Discussion of City Council Code of Ethics. Post
- 01:29:03
Item 13 Future Meeting Topics Post
- 01:34:34
Item 14 City Manager report out Post
- 01:35:17
Item 15 Council Comments and Committee reports 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 regular meeting to order.
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 May 5, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes.
- 6.bConsideration of the May 12, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes.
- 6.cConsideration to approve the Virginia Career Works - Northern Region (Area #11) Consortium Agreement.
- 6.dIntroduction of an ordinance enacting and authorizing a license agreement between the City of Fairfax and Fairfax Eruv Committee, for the placement of Eruv facilities on existing joint use utility poles in the public right-of-way.