City Council Meeting

Agenda

• 6Consent Agenda

  Outcome: Approved unanimously. Included approval of minutes from five prior meetings (November 8, November 18, December 2, and two December 9, 2025 meetings), approval of the City of Fairfax Board, Commission, and Advisory Committee Handbook, and a resolution amending membership for the City Human Services Committee.

  passedApprove the consent agenda in its entirety.

  Amos: yesBates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yes
• 7aPublic Hearing on the Fern Street Connector Path Project

  Outcome: Public hearing held; no council action taken. Three members of the public spoke in support of the project. Staff reported the project was identified in the Kamp Washington Small Area Plan, design began in summer 2025, and construction advertisement is anticipated for summer 2026.

• 7bPublic Hearing and Council Action on an Ordinance Amending Chapter 102 (Utilities) – Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees and Wastewater Lateral Repair and Replacement Charges

  Outcome: Ordinance enacted unanimously following a public hearing at which no testimony was received.

  passedEnact the ordinance amending Chapter 102 (Utilities), Article II (Fees and Charges), and Article IV (Wastewater), Division 3 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia.

  Amos: yesBates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yes
• 7cPublic Hearing and Council Action on an Ordinance Adopting Printed Supplement Numbers 16 to 26, Inclusive, to the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia

  Outcome: Ordinance enacted unanimously following a public hearing at which no testimony was received.

  passedEnact the ordinance adopting printed Supplement Numbers 16–26, inclusive, to the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia.

  Amos: yesBates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yes
• 7dPublic Hearing and Council Action on an Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 (Administration), Article III (Officers and Employees), Division 2 (Disclosure of Interests) – Required Financial Disclosures

  Outcome: Ordinance enacted unanimously following a public hearing at which no testimony was received.

  passedEnact the ordinance amending Chapter 2 (Administration), Article III (Officers and Employees), Division 2 (Disclosure of Interests) pertaining to required financial disclosures by certain enumerated officers and employees of the city.

  Amos: yesBates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yes
• 7ePublic Hearing and Council Action on a Grant Supplemental Appropriation Resolution – $4,600,000 from Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Concession Funding for the George Snyder Trail

  Outcome: Motion failed 3-3. Councilmembers Hall, McQuillen, and Peterson voted in opposition; Councilmembers Amos, Bates, and Hardy-Chandler voted in favor. The additional $4.6 million appropriation was not approved.

  failedApprove the supplemental appropriation resolution in the amount of $4,600,000 from Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Concession Funding for the George Snyder Trail.

  Amos: yesBates: yesHall: noHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: noPeterson: no
• 9aConsideration of a Resolution to Cancel the George Snyder Trail Project (VDOT UPC 112816)

  Outcome: Council first voted unanimously to substitute this item for the original agenda item (award of construction contract). Council then adopted the cancellation resolution 4-2, with Councilmembers Amos and Hardy-Chandler opposed.

  passedAdopt the resolution to cancel the George Snyder Trail Project (VDOT UPC 112816) in its entirety.

  Amos: noBates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: noMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yes
  passedAmend the agenda to replace item #9a 'Consideration of an award of construction for the George Snyder Trail Project' with 'Consideration of a resolution to cancel the George Snyder Trail Project (VDOT UPC 112816).'

  Amos: yesBates: yesHall: yesHardy-Chandler: yesMcQuillen: yesPeterson: yes