On the Agenda: Westmore School, Comprehensive Plan

Fairfax City council members will meet tonight to talk about the city's Comprehensive Plan, an outstanding tuition bill, what to do with Westmore School and more.
The council meeting will be held at City Hall starting at 7 p.m. You can watch it live online here. Read on for a breakdown of the agenda.
Council members and staff will discuss...

• The city's Comprehensive Plan. Last adopted in 2004, the plan is updated every five years. .
• Whether to allow a developer to consolidate six residential lots on the north side of Canfield Street and west side of Chain Bridge Road (by One God Ministry and INOVA Emergency Care). The initial plans called for a 52,730 square-feet building, 14 townhouses and a two-level underground parking garage. Now the developer wants to cut that building to 20,000 square feet and replace the underground garage with two aboveground parking decks.
• What to do with the old Westmore School. One company wants to expand it and make it into a senior-living facility. Truro Church, in the meantime, hopes to reserve use of the old school building in case they lose their lawsuit over church property rights to the Episcopal Church.
• Why Fairfax City owes Fairfax County Public Schools an additional $667,722 in tuition costs.
• Design plans for George Mason Boulevard landscaping, a mini-park on School Street, and a driveway on Cleveland Street.
• What transportation projects the city should pass along to Virginia Department of Transportation for possible revenue sharing. Some of the suggestions include: acorn-style street lights, LED street signs, Burke Station road repaving, back-up generators and wireless signal detectors.
• How to close roads during festivals and other big events.

And decide whether to...

• Allow the use of gas-powered engines on Fairfax City resevoir waters in Loudoun County for safety reasons. Right now the restrictions prohibit the use of all gas engines at Goose Creek and Beaver Dam resevoirs. Still, those looking to captain gas-powered vessels on city waters would need to get permission from the city first.
• Appropriate $4.7 million for improvements to the Chain Bridge Road bridge that spans Accotink Creek. These funds will be reimbursed by the Virginia Department of Transportation at a later date.
• Appropriate $3.75 million to make spot improvements at Kamp Washington. These funds will be reimbursed by VDOT at a later date.
• Appropriate $140,000 to install LED traffic signals at various intersections throughout the city limits. $70,000 of the project costs will be reimbursed by VDOT.
• Appropriate $600,000 to upgrade traffic signal controllers at various intersections. VDOT will match the city's contribution, providing another $600,000 for the project.