Town Council Meeting
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What was the opening agenda and roll call for the Leesburg Town Council meeting?
let me call to order uh tonight's town council meeting Let me get my papers together first. Okay, let me call together the town council meeting of January 23rd, 2024. I would like to, if anyone in the room needs hearing assistance, please see the clerk. Council member Vice Mayor Steinberg will be giving the invocation, followed by the salute to the flag by Council Member Bagdasarian. Vice Mayor?
Thank you. I'd like to sit and ask for a short moment of silence or reflection, please.
Thank you.
Council Member Bagdasarian.
Please join me in the salute to the flag.
All right. Let the record reflect that all members of council are here tonight. I have three sets of minutes. The first one is the work session minutes of January 8th, January 2024. So moved. Thank you.
How were the work‑session and regular‑session minutes approved and recorded?
Council Member Nacy, second. Second. Council Member Cummings, all in favor? Opposed? Abstain. Abstain. Okay, so that is 6-0-0-1. Is that correct, Eileen? 6-0-1. I put too many zeros. All right. And the regular session minutes of January 9th? So moved. Council Member Nacy, second.
Second.
Council member, Mr. Bagdasarian, beat you. All in favor indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? That passes 7-0. Special council minute meetings of January 18th, 2024. You're on a record. You got a roll going. And seconded?
Second.
Vice Mayor. You all gave up already? Vice Mayor Steinberg, all in favor indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed and abstain? Abstain. 6-0-1. May I have a motion to adopt the meeting agenda? So moved. Thank you. Ms. Nacy? Second? Second. council member cummings um all in favor indicate by saying aye aye opposed that's seven zero we have no certificates or proclamations or presentations does anybody have a regional commission report not at this point okay we are at our petitioner section So one of the first orders of business is to hear from the public. All members of the public are welcome to address the council on any item, matter, or issue. Please identify yourself, and if comfortable doing so, give your address for the taped record.
Any public speaker will be requested to state their name and spell it for the purpose of closed captioning. In the interest of fairness, we also ask that you observe the three minute time limit. The green light on the timer will turn yellow when you have one minute remaining. At that time, we would appreciate your summing up and yielding the floor when the bell indicates your time has expired. Under the rules of orders adopted by this council, the time limit applies to all. The first name we have on our sheet tonight is John Papp. John?
What petition did John Papp present about expanding street‑closure days for sidewalk dining?
John, you're speaking for Main Street, is that correct? Correct, Leesburg
Movement.
Then let's give John, Eileen, let's give John five minutes.
Great. My name is John Papp. Do you need the address where I reside?
If you would, and would you spell your name?
Sure. J-O-H-N-P-A-P-P. And my home address is 312 Fox Ridge Drive, Southwest, Leesburg, Virginia, 20175. Good evening, Mayor Burke, Vice Mayor Steinberg, Town Council. I'm here on behalf of Leesburg Movement to petition for more street closures this summer and in the coming years, similar to what was done currently with sidewalk dining. In the last two weeks, we've done some surveying of downtown Leesburg businesses. Over 40 people responded, 40 businesses responded, and over 80% wanted both Friday and Saturday street closures. If you couple that with people who only wanted Friday nights, it's over 90% want at least one of those days closed for at least sidewalk dining, but preferably just open streets.
The only negative feedback we got, those handful of responses that were negative, wanted their own closures on the side streets. These were businesses who might not benefit fully from the Loudoun to Market closure on King and wanted their own street closures. So no one was out and out against street closures. In fact, they just wanted it for their own benefit. The vast majority of people loved the idea. The vast majority of the customers that told these businesses about sidewalk dining loved the idea. I think about 85% of their customers said they loved it and they wanted to see more of it.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:10–1:37
2
What was the opening agenda and roll call for the Leesburg Town Council meeting?
1:37–3:35
3
How were the work‑session and regular‑session minutes approved and recorded?
3:35–5:50
4
What petition did John Papp present about expanding street‑closure days for sidewalk dining?
5:50–11:23
5
What are the key details of the Verizon cable franchise renewal public hearing?
11:23–20:23
6
What does the proposed congregate‑housing zoning text amendment include?
20:23–29:45
7
What motions and approvals were passed for the franchise and zoning items?
29:45–34:05
8
What community updates and recognitions did Council members share at the end of the meeting?
34:05–40:01
Speakers
5 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.