- Council Members:
- Lewis Grimm, 2nd Vice President, Franklin Farms
- Jim Neighbors, Secretary, Sully Station I
- Jeff Parnes, 1st Vice President, Chantilly Highlands
- Jim Neighbors, Secretary, Sully Station I
- Presenters/Guests:
- Dave Bowden, Director, Planning and Development, Fairfax County Park Authority
- Peter Furen, Manager, Golf Enterprises, Fairfax County Park Authority
- Doreen Henry, Manager, Cub Run RECenter, Fairfax County Park Authority
- Clara Johnson, Planning Division, Policy and Plan Development Branch, Fairfax County
- Kirk Kincannon, Director, Fairfax County Park Authority
- Carol McDonnell, Manager, Sully Historic Site, Fairfax County Park Authority
- John Shafer, Manager, E. C. Lawrence Park, Fairfax County Park Authority
- Sandy Stallman, Manager, Park Planning, Fairfax County Park Authority
- Hal Strickland, Sully Representative, Fairfax County Park Authority Board
- Cindy Walsh, Director, Resource Management, Fairfax County Park Authority
- Kevin Williams, Manager, Park Operations, Fairfax County Park Authority
- Peter Furen, Manager, Golf Enterprises, Fairfax County Park Authority
The meeting was called to order by Council Vice President Jeffrey Parnes at 7:00 PM.
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- Topic: Parks and Recreation in and about Sully District:
Display of Sully District Parks
Hal Strickland, Sully Park Authority Representative
Park Authority Staff from left to right: Kevin Williams, Manager, Park Operations; Dave Bowden, Director, Planning and Development; Peter Furen, Manager, Golf Enterprises; Cindy Walsh, Director, Resource Management; Sandy Stallman, Manager, Park Planning; Kirk Kincannon, Park Authority Director; John Shafer, Manager, E. C. Lawrence Park; Carol McDonnell, Manager, Sully Historic Site; Doreen Henry, Manager, Cub Run RECenter
Lewis Grimm, SDC 2nd VP, Jim Neighbors, SDC Secretary and Hal Strickland, Sully Park Authority Representative- Sully Park Authority Board Member Hal Strickland and Park Authority Director Kirk Kincannon were accompanied by Senior Leadership from the Park Authority Planning and Development Staff and Resource Management Staff and "local" Sully District Park Staff from: Sully Historic Site, Ellanor C Lawrence Park, Cub Run RECenter, Twin Lakes Golf Course and Area 5 Operations. The Park Authority brief is available in both PDF and PPTX formats
- The Park Authority distributed various handouts and a CD with more detailed information:
- FCPA Info
- Sully District Parks
- Sully Historic Site Self-Guided Walking Tour
- Sully Historic Site Slave Quarter Exhibit
- Sully Historic Site Winter 2015 Calendar of Events
- Bull Run GPGC Plan
- Sully Tour Morning Route Map
- Sully Tour Afternoon Route Map
- Sully Details Table
- Sully District Map of Athletic Fields
- Sully District Map with Park Features
- Sully Park Facilities Service Levels
- Sully Park Names Cross Reference
- Sully Parks Features
- Sully Park Values
- Sully School Fields
- Sully Woodlands Trail Trail Plan Plan
- Sully Woodlands Core Properties Conceptual Development Plans - Public Comment Meeting -- 2 October 2014x
- Sully Woodlands Photo Slides -- January 2014
- Sully Woodlands Regional Master Plan Updated January 2014
- Sully Woodlands Regional Master Plan Maps Updated 2014
- Recent Park Improvements to Sully District Parks
- Planned Improvements for Sully District Parks
- Arrowhead Scope Report
- Fact Sheet -- Elklick Preserve
- Fact Sheet -- Hickory Forest
- Fact Sheet -- Mountain Road
- Fact Sheet -- Poplar Ford
- Fact Sheet -- Sappington
- Flatlick Branch Stream Restoration Phase
- Flatlick Branch Stream Restoration Phase II
- Flatlick Branch Stream Restoration Phase IIB
- Flatlick Branch Stream Restoration Phase III
- Historic Centreville Signage Board Plam
- Stewardship Education Center
- Sully Woodlands Core Properties Trails Map
- Sully Woodlands Trail Plan
- West County Trails Map
- Potential Impacts to Sully District Parks
- Eastern Loudoun County Zoning Map
- Manassas Battlefield Bypass
- Sully District Demographics
- Sully Woodlands Regional Master Plan -- Transportation
- VDOT -- Rt28 -I66 Interchange Concepts April 2013
- The Fairfax County Park Authority provided multiple presentations with park planning and status. First, the staff gave an overview of the parks. FCPA has 425 parks with a value of over $385 million as well 80% of Fairfax County residents use the parks. Since FY 2008, the FCPA had a 26% general fund reduction and 50% of the parks are over 30 years old. The Sully District has 42 parks, 28 athletic fields, 56 miles of multi-use trails, one dog park, one golf course, one recreation center, one natural center, and four historic sites.
- Some of the park improvements include EC Lawrence Park fields, Sully Highlands Park acquisition, Sully Historic Site Visitor Center, Cub Run Stream Valley Park acquisition, and Arrowhead Park fields (planned). The Stewardship Education Center is to be a state of the art interpretive facility.
- Five large parks are in the planning process: Hickory Forest, Mountain Road District, Poplar Ford, Elklick Preserve, and Sappington. The final plans are in the FCPA Board for approval in March 2015.
- In 2014, the County Executive tasked the FCPA to complete the West County Trail connection to the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail. The Bull Run and Cub Run watershed projects will improve water quality and stream ecology. Another project is signage for the Sully Woodlands and Historic Centreville District. The deer management includes removal of unhealthy forest floor of Japanese stiltgrass and enclosure fences. Finally, transportation impacts are I-66 and RT-28 improvements as well as the Manassas By-Pass on RT-29.
- Proponent: Clara Johnson, Planning Division, Policy and Plan Development Branch, Fairfax County
- Action: Plan Amendment 2014-III-DS1
- Location: 50 acres of land [Tax Map 44-3((1))15] located northwest of the intersection of Stonecroft Boulevard and Westfields Boulevard
The proposed Plan Amendment concerns approximately 50 acres of land [Tax Map 44-3((1))15] located northwest of the intersection of Stonecroft Boulevard and Westfields Boulevard. The adopted Plan for this area recommends office, conference center/hotel, industrial/flex and industrial uses at an average intensity of .50 floor area ratio (FAR). The Plan also includes two higher intensity options if a portion of the development potential is permanently transferred from elsewhere. Option A is for a mixed-use focal point with office, retail, hotel, and limited residential uses up to 1.0 FAR. Option B is for the area within a quarter mile of a transit stop or station and allows consideration of intensities up to 1.5 FAR and with additional residential uses up to 2.25 FAR. The Plan Amendment considers a new option for residential use up to .50 FAR, that could include office and supporting retail uses, with conditions that support the creation of a high-quality living environment.
Proposals for development on this site were previously considered by the Land Use and Transportation committee in May 2015. Since that presentation, Akridge has now switched from apartments, office and retail to retail, apartments, condos and townhouses. The current plan for The Preserve of Westfields was shown at the most recent Sully Station HOA meeting.
Lori Greenlief of McguireWoods asked to postpone their Akridge Westfields Development presentation originally scheduled for this month to a later date as they are still working on the plan based on conversations with Supervisor Frey and Planning Commissioner Litzenberger.
The Plan Amendment needs to be approved by the PC and BOS before the rezoning requested by Abridge can be allowed to go forward. The council endorsed the plan amendment with reservations by some members. The reservations are the traffic, school, and park impacts. The primarily residential development could add over 75 new students to Cub Run Elementary School and almost 40 students to Westfield HS. The residential development would probably provide less traffic than commercial development during weekday rush hours. Finally, the council strongly recommended that the development has easy transportation access (pedestrian or cycling) to the local commercial areas. For example, pedestrian and bike signal lights added to the intersection of Stonecroft Blvd and Westfield Blvd will improve safety and connectivity to Weststone Plaza as well as the Sully Shopping Center. Finally, the development could add more residents to the local parks and Cub Run Recreation Center in Chantilly.
