Planning Commission Work Session - Jan 08, 2026

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What opening remarks and pledge of allegiance were made at the start of the meeting?

Unknown 9:31

I think it's okay, sorry.

Cliff Kears 9:37

All right, good evening everybody. The January eighth, twenty twenty six Loudoun County Planning Commission work session will come to order, as is our custom. Let's stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Unknown 9:49

To the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, individual, with Marine and Justice for all.

Cliff Kears 10:04

All right, first item is uh nominations of the for the chair and for the vice chair. If anybody would like to make a nomination, just hit your light. Um

Unknown 10:14

did you have something before the nomination? No. Okay.

How were the chair and vice‑chair nominations conducted and voted on?

Cliff Kears 10:17

Commissioner Jasper?

Unknown 10:18

Um I'd like to nominate Cliff Kears to be remain as chair for the planning commission for twenty twenty six.

Cliff Kears 10:26

Is there a second? Right, uh so it's made by Commissioner Jasper and uh seconded by Commissioner Barnes for uh Commissioner Kears. Uh Commissioner Myers.

Dale Polen Myers 10:37

I have a nomination. I'd like to nominate Mark Miller for Chairman of the Planning Commission for twenty twenty six.

Cliff Kears 10:43

Okay. Do we have a nomination for Commissioner Miller? Is there a second? Uh, I think I heard Commissioner Combs first, so there'll be uh the nomination for Commissioner really made by Commissioner Myers and seconded uh by Commissioner Combs. Is there any other nominations for chair? Do anything? Nope. Okay. Um would those that uh made the nomination which wish to speak um to their nomination. So I'd give that to the makers of the motions. So Commissioner Jasper or Commissioner Myers if you'd like to make a comment. Commissioner Myers.

Dale Polen Myers 11:19

Yeah, I will. Um, I would just like to say I know there's been some discussions and stuff in the past about sharing for this coming year. Um I just want to point out that, you know, when I joined the planning commission or had the opportunity or privilege, I met with Michelle before I was not um on that. And she had asked about being chair for consistency and how there would be opportunities for each person that wanted to to serve as chair for each year of f since now there's four years four people will get that opportunity. And I told her I absolutely supported that. And thought that was a good idea. And then the second this past year, you know, um Cliff had approached us saying he'd like to be chair and and Mark would like to be vice chair, and and we saw that happening with the idea that Mark would have the evolution then to move up to be chair after being vice chair for a year.

Dale Polen Myers 12:01

And I still think that Mark has demonstrated the ability that he can chair a meeting very adequately. He's been on the planning commission seven years now, six years. He lost the opportunity because he had I guess an R behind his name with the previous planning commission and yetn didn't get an opportunity to serve as chair. And people that have told me that more than on one occasion. He has chaired six years of the library board in Louden County of the Board Trustees. He does his homework. He knows how to run a meeting. And that's all this is about is running a meeting, really. So I think that Mark has more than proved his ability, his leadership. Um and I think that we should give him the opportunity to chair this year, um, and not need to think that we have to have people repeat chairman's when we said we were gonna give people each year an opportunity to be chair.

Cliff Kears 12:50

Okay, uh thank you. Um so as I call your name, just uh state who you wish to uh vote for for chair and I'll start at the end there with Commissioner Barnes. Good sure. Mike, please. Cliff. Okay, all right. Commissioner Jasper.

Unknown 13:07

Cliff Kieres.

Cliff Kears 13:09

Mr. Motoretti? Commissioner Combs. Uh Mark Miller. Commissioner Miller. Myself. Myself as well, uh Commissioner Frank.

Unknown 13:19

Commissioner Kears.

Cliff Kears 13:21

Commissioner James?

Unknown 13:22

Um Commissioner

Cliff Kears 13:25

Commission Rill. Okay. Commissioner Miller. All right. Um then so uh myself is uh reelected as chair for the upcoming year. Uh is there any nominations for vice chair? Three lights. Commissioner Banks. Um I would like to uh nominate Commissioner Motoretti for vice chair. Okay. Uh is there a second? Second. Second. Second. All right. So we have a uh nomination for Commissioner Motoretti for Vice Chair by Commissioner Banks, seconded by Commissioner Barnes.