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What does the council do to open the meeting and call it to order?
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I would like to call to order tonight's town council meeting of February 27th, 2024. If anyone in the room needs hearing assistance, please see the clerk. Councilmember Bagdasarian will be giving the invocation tonight, and the salute to the flag will be Councilmember Simino-Johnson.
Thank you. Heavenly Father, we are thankful to gather this evening to discuss matters of importance to our community. We ask for clarity in our judgment and decision-making. We ask for civility and empathy in our deliberation. Let us work together to constructively build a better Leesburg for our citizens today and for the future. Let us also keep in mind the families suffering from violence around the world. We ask all this in your name. Amen.
Please stand.
For the record, let it be noted that everyone is here tonight. We have one set of one work session minutes of February 12th. Do I have a motion to accept them? Vice Mayor?
How are the February 12β13 minutes accepted and recorded?
Seconded by Council Member Nacy. All in favor indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? That passes 7-0.
6-0.
You abstained? Yeah. I didn't hear you abstain. Okay, 6-0-1. I see now the note says you should abstain. The regular session minutes of February 13th. So moved. So moved by Councilmember Nacy. Second. Seconded by Councilmember Seminole-Johnson. All in favor indicate by saying aye.
Aye.
Opposed?
I abstain.
Okay. Officially, yes. 6-0-1. Thank you. Do I have a motion to adopt the meeting agenda for tonight? So moved. Council Member Nacy, is there a second? Second. Council Member Cummings, all in favor? Are there any amendments or deletions? Seeing none, all in favor indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Opposed? That's six. No, that's seven zero. We have no certificates, but tonight we do have two proclamations. I will read them out and ask for a motion and then go to the floor to give them to the respective recipients. The first one is for Black History Month, February 2024. Whereas in February of 1926, 61 years after the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, Dr. Carter Woodson, a noted historian, desired to recognize the achievements and the contributions of African Americans in this country.
And whereas the month of February was appropriately chosen to recognize the accomplishments of African Americans as it contained the birth anniversaries of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, whereas during Black History Month we celebrate the many achievements and contributions made by the African-Americans to our economic, cultural, spiritual, and political development. And whereas the town of Leesburg serves as the location for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March and celebration, which annually attracts hundreds of attendees to the Loudoun County Courthouse lawn to walk in solidarity for equal rights for all in honor of Dr. King's legacy. And whereas we recognize Tammy Carter, MLK Diversity Engagement Foundation Chairwoman for all her hard work and efforts in organizing the annual MLK March and Celebration.
Her leadership brings the residents of Leesburg together to show support in advancing equality, social justice, and opportunity for all. Therefore, proclaimed, the Mayor and the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia hereby proclaim the month of February of the year 2024 as Black History Month in the Town of Leesburg. and urge the citizens of Leesburg to join in recognizing the contributions and the accomplishments of Black Americans throughout the history of our nation. Do I have a motion?
Madam Mayor, I move to approve the proclamation for Black History Month to be proclaimed at the February 27, 2024 Town Council meeting.
All right, thank you. Is there a second? Second. Second by, I'm going to give that to Councilmember Seminole-Johnson. Second? Second. Councilmember Nacy. All in favor indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Pass 7-0. We have another proclamation, and this one. is in memory of James Jim Elmore Clem, whereas former Mayor James E. Clem was a longtime resident and business owner in Leesburg, Virginia, who passed away in January of 2024, and whereas former Mayor Clem was a cartographer program manager at the former Defense Mapping Agency in Washington, D.C.,
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Agenda
8 items
1
What does the council do to open the meeting and call it to order?
0:00β3:11
2
How are the February 12β13 minutes accepted and recorded?
3:11β21:32
3
Why are proclamations for Black History Month and former Mayor Clem presented?
21:32β1:02:33
4
How does the council transition to the public hearing on the Village of Leesburg Land Bases D & E?
1:02:33β1:20:07
5
What waterβuse and taxβrevenue concerns does the appraiser raise about the proposed data center?
1:20:07β1:32:34
6
Why do multiple residents oppose the dataβcenter project and what specific impacts do they cite?
1:32:34β1:48:19
7
How does the council debate and vote on the dataβcenter zoning amendment?
1:48:19β2:12:55
8
What are the key points of the public hearing on generalβobligation bonds and personalβproperty tax rates?
2:12:55β2:35:02
Speakers
4 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as βSpeaker Nβ unless they state their name.