Citywide Level of Service Study

Summary

The Citywide Level of Service Study is an ongoing analytical project in which the City of Fairfax contracted the consulting firm TischlerBise to develop a dynamic capital impact model. The model is intended to help the city estimate capital needs resulting from new development and redevelopment — particularly at the time of rezonings — and to provide policy guidance on cash proffers, an area where the city currently lacks formal policy. On February 24, 2026, City Planner Eric Forman and TischlerBise consultants Julie Herlands and Jackson Barlow presented the project's goals, progress, and Land Use Assumptions to City Council during a work session; the study was estimated to be completed by mid-2026. On April 13, 2026, Forman provided a further update to the Planning Commission during a work session, again with no formal action taken. By September 1, 2026 — past the original mid-2026 target — Council received a report and discussion of the study's findings during a work session, though no formal vote was recorded, indicating the project remains in progress.

Open questions & options on the table

• No formal Council action or adoption of study findings has been recorded; it is unclear what next steps or decisions will follow the September 1, 2026 findings report.
• The original mid-2026 completion estimate was not met; the current projected completion date or remaining deliverables have not been specified in the record.
• Whether the city will establish formal cash proffer policy guidance based on the study's findings, and on what timeline, remains unresolved.

What members have said

Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.

Discussion time

Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.