R-24-02RESOLUTION NO. R-24-02
A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE COMMITMENT OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX TO
THE JOINT CITY/COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SHERWOOD COMMUNITY
CENTER AND WILLARD HEALTH CENTER COMPLEX
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax, Virginia (the "City") and Fairfax County, Virginia (the
"County") in 2017 began to evaluate a potential joint redevelopment (the "Project") of the Joseph
Willard Health Center owned by the County and located at 3750 Old Lee Highway within the City
(the "Willard Center") and portions of the adjacent City Sherwood Community Center Complex (the
"City Complex"); and
WHEREAS, the City and the County have entered into two Letters of Agreement regarding
the Project, dated August 17, 2017 and January 28, 2019, which resulted in a conceptual master plan
study to accommodate both City and County programs and related infrastructure requirements in a
single combined building/facility located on the Willard Center property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the County Board of Supervisors passed resolutions in
January 2021 in which each committed to working with the other to finalize the scope of the Project,
budget, timeline and related matters, including the preparation of necessary agreements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the County Board of Supervisors approved a Phase I
Design Development Agreement in May 2021 and a Phase II Design and Construction Agreement in
December 2021 to guide the Project from the selection of an architectural / engineering consulting
firm and preparation of scopes of work to completion of the Project design and necessary entitlement
processes through the end of construction; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with a series of community and stakeholder outreach meetings to
gather input on programming, building features and amenities, site design and layout, and construction
considerations, the Project design advanced to the schematic design phase; and
WHEREAS, with the completion of the schematic design phase, the County has notified the
City of its intent to proceed to the design development phase in accordance with the provisions of the
Phase H Design and Construction Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that the City Council, on the City's behalf, reaffirms its commitment to the Phase II Design
and Construction Agreement with the County and, further, that it authorizes and directs City staff to
proceed to the next phase of the Project, the design development phase, in coordination with the
County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council requests that the potential performing
arts addition to the Sherwood Community Center, as shown in the schematic design phase, also
proceed to the design development phase of the Project.
Adopted: February 13, 2024
Mayor
ATTEST:
The vote on the motion to approve was recorded as follows:
VOTE:
Councilmember Bates
Aye
Councilmember Doyle Feingold
Aye
Councilmember Greenfield
Aye
Councilmember Lim
Aye
Councilmember Ross
Aye
Councilmember Stehle
Aye