Finance/Government Operations and Economic Development Committee - Mar 10, 2026

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Juli E. Briskman 6:20

I would like to call to order the March 10th, 2026 Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Finance Government Operations and Economic Development Committee meeting. This room has a hearing loop. If you need hearing assistance, switch your hearing aids to telecoil mode. If you need a headset, we have those available as well. Please see the clerk to request one. Questions and comments are not timed. However, once a motion is on the table, committee members will have three minutes to ask questions and make comments on all items. Item number 14, the Human Services Nonprofit Grant Program has been taken off of consent. So we will have a discussion about that item. I see Supervisor Letourneau coming into the room and Chair Randall returning to the room.

Juli E. Briskman 7:03

So we have a full committee contingent tonight. The proposed consent agenda is as follows. Item two, quarterly report, FY2026, second quarter financial update, cash proffer and debt report. Item three, award authority, increased client server storage peripherals. Item four, contract renewal public safety two-way radios and related equipment. Item five, contract award and FY 2026 capital improvement program amendments, architectural and engineering services for the linear parks and trails signature.

What items are on the committee consent agenda for Mar 10, 2026?

Juli E. Briskman 7:39

and Sterling Neighborhood Park projects. Item six, Contract Award and FY2026 Capital Improvement Program Amendment, Architecture and Engineering Services for Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Training Academy and Renovations at LCFR Facility 751 Miller Drive. Item seven, Contract Award Construction of the General Government Office Building Phase One. Item eight, Contract Award Security Guard Services. Item 9, Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve Visitor Center Structural Renovations Supplemental Funding Request. And Item 11, Funding Request Fire and Rescue Training Tower. I will move to adopt the consent agenda. Is there a second? Second. The consent agenda was moved by the Chair and seconded by Supervisor Letourneau.

Juli E. Briskman 8:30

Any discussion on the consent agenda, colleagues? Vice Chair Sainz.

Tony Howard 8:36

Thank you. briefly say that we've met a major milestone for the, what we're calling as of right now, Sterling Neighborhood Park. the Sterling Park Neighborhood Park project. We hit a major milestone with that. There will be more information coming in the next, you know, about a month or two. But glad we've reached that milestone and thank you to Mr. Torpey from Parks and Rec and staff that have been helping with this project for some time now.

Juli E. Briskman 9:12

I agree. Seeing no further comment, motion moved and seconded. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion will carry 5-0-0. First item on the agenda is the Department of Economic Development report. Hello, Mr. Reiser.

Tony Howard 9:34

Good evening, everyone. So as we sit here today, we are very proud to announce that we've had 92 wins and a very robust 6,200 jobs retained or added to the economy this year. That is ahead of the last three or four years, which is great news. We are gearing up for a big spring with Small Business Week, the Spring-Fall Tour, several big commercial development announcements, and a groundbreaking that will kick off a whole new phase of opportunity in Loudoun at Rivana at Innovation Station. The February jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that nationally 92,000 jobs were lost in February, and the unemployment rate was at 4.4%. The Wall Street Journal notes that employment growth slowed markedly last year, and the U.S.

Tony Howard 10:27

has lost jobs three of the past six months. Many employers have been unnerved by the tariff policies and expectations that artificial intelligence could reduce staffing needs. The 2024 one-year data from the census estimated that 20,000 federal workers were residing in Loudoun in 2024, and 6,488 federal jobs were based in Loudoun. That is fairly consistent with numbers we have been seeing. However, it is an overall decrease of 250 federal jobs from Q1 to Q2. In our job market, we have 3732 newly posted jobs, 3732 newly posted jobs, and a total of 12,811 total active job listings.