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Budget/ARPA Funds Use
The following wrote in support of using ARPA funds for stormwater mitigation at the Broadway (502 W.
Broad St.):
W. Frederick Thompson, resident of the Broadway Condominium, on behalf of the 80 residences and 4
commercial businesses at the Broadway.
Margaret G. Finarelli
Alvin Pesachowitz Carrie Smoot
Lilly Smoot Nancy Ingrisano
Jenny Schiffer Ellen Salsbury
Doris Penello Jim Kelley
Margo Kelley Kathleen Levitz
Eleanor Joseph Cripps Harry Risseto
Grace Rissetto Andrew Siegel
Penny Siegel Richard Levine
Susan Levine John Creamer
Liza Creamer Leslie Wilder
Tracy Wilder Dick Nathan
Jane Nelson David Nelson
Sara Fitzgerald Lawrence Mason
Rosanne Kistler
Peter E Petrucci, MD
Henry J. Gordon Henriette M. Gordon
Jerry Kamens Nancy Kamens
Ray Vanderbilt Barbara Vanderbilt
Kathleen O. Thompson Barry DeMaio
Judith Katz Sheldon Katz
Sandy Mitchell
WRITTEN COMMENTS TO CITY COUNCIL
November 8, 2021 MEETING
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Larry Hinderks Stacy Hinderks
Martha Mahan Haines
Tina Earman wrote with questions about sue of ARPA funding for COVID testing/vaccination and PPE;
how funds might be used for stormwater improvements; and commented that parks and tennis courts
might be a lower priority as compared to other needs.
Treasurer Jody Acosta wrote to request reinstatement of employee raises and departmental budgets
that were restricted during COVID and possible bonuses for those employees working through the
pandemic.
Phil Christensen (343 James St.) asked Council to lift the city employee salary freeze (retroactively if
possible), review the city’s salary structure against current marketbased benchmarks, and commit to
restoring full staffing levels at competitive salaries before allocating any budget surplus to other
priorities (including tax cuts).
The city’s Employee Advisory Council requested that City Council restore staff’s 3.5% increase from FY21
using budget surplus funds, give employee bonuses using ARPA funds, and complete a citywide
compensation study and evaluation of staffing levels.
Plastic Bag Tax
Christian Demeter (611 Greenwich Street) does not support a plastic bag tax.
Public Hearing Comments
The Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC) supports the proposed Charter amendment to remove
citizenship requirements for city board and commission members.
The Historical Commission supports the proposed naming of the City Property Yard as the "Robert L.
Goff Operations Yard" Other
Shawn Dakin provided supports cameras at every intersection.
Adrienne Varner asked for increased enforcement of traffic laws at the intersecton Broad and West
Streets.
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Broad Street Residents and Businesses
Submitted by W. Frederick Thompson, resident of the Broadway
Condominium on behalf of the 80
residences and 4 commercial businesses at the Broadway.
November 4, 2021
The Broadway Condominium Association (502 West Broad Street)
requests that the City of Falls Church
revise its investment priorities for the $18,000,000 allocated to
the City by the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) to meet
critical needs for stormwater management.
The Broadway has recently completed an analysis of its stormwater
challenges and has identified city
improvements that need to be made. Our Board is committed to making
major investments within our
building, but these can only be fully effective if the City
partners with us to make improvements in
municipal systems.
Broadway Stormwater Solutions Task Force Analysis The Broadway
formed an internal task force to investigate longstanding and
continuing stormwater
problems and identify possible solutions. We contracted with
Pennoni Associates, a consulting
engineering firm with expertise in stormwater management to assist
our investigations and design
solutions. The technical support provided to our project was led by
the Pennoni Division Manager for
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing projects. That division has
successfully completed many difficult
and complex projects (see: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing
Projects - Pennoni).
Pennoni produced two reports for us: 1) a May 5, 2021, 3-D Model of
the stormwater systems within
the Broadway Condominium; and 2) an October 12, 2021, final report
with schematic designs. Our
condominium spent over $50,000 and many hours of volunteer resident
time on this effort. As the
result of this work, the Broadway has determined that all of the
problems that are causing flooding in
the Broadway are either the result of inadequate municipal
stormwater management systems or
inadequate building specifications approved by the City and
constructed by the developer.
Problems Arising from Inadequate Municipal Stormwater Management
Systems For recent development projects, the City has tried to
reduce stress on its aging and inadequate municipal stormwater
system. It has focused instead on ensuring that new development
projects apply mitigation such as improved drainage systems and
retention tanks and other stormwater management best management
practices. However, the Broadway – approved in 2002 and constructed
as the city’s first major mixed-use project – was not subject to
this strategy and is therefore 100% dependent on municipal systems.
The Broadway was built with an inadequate stormwater discharge
system and has no stormwater retention or stormwater management
systems within the structure. Specific problems are described
below.
1. The Broadway lies at a low point in the City with properties as
far west as Founders Row and as
far east as 301 West Broad Street draining down West Broad Street
from opposite directions.
Additionally, a stream runs down North Lee Street and runs under
our building. The Broadway
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sump pump system is operating 24 hours per day to pump this stream
water into the city system
and is pumping 20-30 gallons per minute. There is never a true “low
water” day.
The October Pennoni Report states that the City of Falls Church
municipal water system
“appears to be overwhelmed by the current development in the area.
This is resulting in the
flooding of Structure 1 [a drain integration structure built to
connect the Broadway stormwater
drain to the municipal system] …”
The picture below (taken from the Broadway looking toward the
office building at 701 West
Broad Street during a heavy rainstorm) shows the city drain systems
over-topped and sidewalks
under water. Note that traffic on West Broad Street is also
traveling through dangerously high
water. This occurs routinely during high-intensity storms.
The City of Falls Church municipal system is inadequate to serve
the Broadway and nearby
commercial and residential buildings. Dealing effectively with this
deficiency will benefit the
Broadway and will accrue benefits to all residents and businesses
in this area as well as all
citizens downstream in the Tripps Run floodplain who have to deal
with the excessive and
untreated runoff from such flooding.
2. The October Pennoni Report also notes that “the elevation of the
… stormwater piping
discharge [from the Broadway] is low in Structure 1 and is often
below the water level in
moderate rainfall events.” This condition was verified this past
summer by on-site inspection by
city public works employees who visited the site at our request.
The picture below is inside
Structure 1 where our 12-inch diameter egress pipe is pouring
water. This is the only egress for
stormwater from the Broadway. The picture demonstrates that when
other pipes in the
structure are at half capacity, the Broadway outlet is flooded and
cannot perform its intended
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function. This is a common situation. Indeed, water had to be
pumped out of the system on a
sunny day in order for the city to make its inspection possible and
in order to take this photo.
The building’s main stormwater egress is nearly always impeded by
high water in the city
system. In 2006, the Broadway built an emergency overflow system at
a cost of approximately
$60,000 to handle back pressure from the municipal system. Through
our investigation this past
year, we demonstrated that there is standing water in the emergency
overflow system that
could only have entered through back pressure from the municipal
system. In its May report on
its 3-D model, Pennoni noted 5 times that any solution or strategy
that the Broadway could take
to improve its stormwater flow would be compromised and ineffective
unless the egress from
the building could be free-flowing and unimpeded. In its schematic
design, Pennoni further
noted that the egress pipe would continue to be inadequate even if
were above the water level
in Structure 1 and the city system was functioning well. Pennoni’s
schematic design notes that
the egress pipe should be 15 inches in diameter vs. the 12-inch
diameter pipe that the City
approved and that was installed at the time of building
construction.
3. The City allowed the Broadway Condominium to be built without
any stormwater best
management practices or mitigation features such as retention
tanks. It is not possible to
retrofit such structures within our building and we do not have
adequate space on our property
for such a structure. The only way to the improve the control of
stormwater with stormwater
best management practices would be for the City to implement them
outside of our property
footprint.
Problems Arising from Inadequate Building Specifications In
addition to the challenges presented by an overstressed and
inadequate municipal system, we have identified problems in the
construction of our building. All of these designs were approved by
the City of Falls Church either before or during construction.
Specific problems are described below.
1. Pennoni’s 3-D model of our building’s stormwater systems
demonstrated that when rainfall
rates exceed 3.25 inches per hour, the internal piping system
approved by the City is inadequate
in numerous locations within our structure and, as a result, water
backs up. Rainfall rates above
this level occur every 2 to 3 years and some level of flooding
(often minor) occurs in the
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Broadway when this happens. Longtime residents note that as soon as
they see the city street
drains over-top at the West Broad Steet and North Lee Street
intersection they know that we
will experience some level of internal water intrusion. With higher
intensity storms, the damage
is greater. City Public Works officials have informed us that
current building developers are
required to engineer their buildings to handle 5-inch per hour
intensity storms. Most of the
places where stormwater pipes would need to be upgraded to protect
us from this level of
storm are below our second floor above commercial areas.
2. Open Site Drains (OSDs) handing residents’ HVAC and hot water
heater condensation are tied
into the stormwater system and create an avenue for flooding when
there are high-intensity
storms. Twelve of the 24 OSDs on the second floor have flooded at
some level during the
Broadway’s history. Much of this flooding has been minor, but on
one occasion there was
$30,000 in damages. There have been 4 major flooding incidents at
the Broadway and two of
these have occurred in the last 3 years. Many residents live with
the day-to-day fear that a high-
intensity storm (and these storms are becoming much more frequently
due to climate change)
will cause significant damage to their floors and possessions. They
can hear the water course
through the condensation drains below their units. Businesses below
them have to wonder
after each storm whether or not they will be affected.
This linkage of OSDs to the building’s stormwater system is in
violation of current international
plumbing codes. However, this does not appear to have been the case
when the building was
originally designed. The City approved these connections and they
were installed during initial
construction. The photo below shows some of the damage that
flooding from an OSD did in a
Hollywood Video store in our building after a particularly severe
storm in 2006.
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Condominium Board Actions The Broadway Condominium Association
Board is committed to successfully addressing any and all internal
building inadequacies to the fullest extent possible. The Pennoni
reports provided the Broadway with two broad options: roof
replacement; or widespread internal building stormwater pipe
upgrades and replacement. Pennoni provided a schematic design for
the upgrading of internal system pipes. Using the Pennoni designs,
the Board will be approaching design and construction firms to
provide firm prices for these approaches. The Board will determine
which option to take or whether or not some sort of blended option
would be most desirable and effective. The Board has already
initiated a process to build a budget to provide funds and
flexibility for meeting these needs. The Condominium cannot,
however, repair or replace or upgrade inadequate municipal systems.
Indeed, neither Pennoni nor a plumbing firm that we engaged would
inspect, enter or even photograph or run a video camera into
Structure 1 since it is a utility maintained by the City. It is up
to the City to address municipal shortcomings.
Use of ARPA Funds The ARPA program offers the city a unique
opportunity to acquire Federal funds and invest them in improving
the municipal stormwater systems that serve the community. As noted
in the Interim Final Rule (31 CFR Part 35), the ARPA fund is being
established in response to a “once-in-a-century crisis.” The
Interim Final Rule encourages projects and activities that are
one-time expenses without continuing support and new associated
maintenance costs. Water and Sewer infrastructure investments are
specifically highlighted as types of investments contemplated by
and encouraged by the Act. Any improvements in the municipal
stormwater system in the vicinity of N Lee Street and W Broad
Street would not only benefit residents and businesses in the
immediate area but would also benefit all residents downstream in
the Tripps Run flood plain. Another reason that the ARPA funds seem
appropriate for this project is that the Interim Final Rule
(31
CFR Part 35, II. D. 1.) specifically authorizes local governments
“to identify investments in water and
sewer infrastructure that are of the highest priority for their own
communities, which may include
projects on privately owned infrastructure.” Other sources of funds
would not offer this flexibility.
Prior discussions between Broadway residents and the City about
stormwater problems affecting the
Broadway have been unproductive because the Broadway stormwater
egress pipe and Structure 1 seem
to lie in a gray area where we are prohibited from private action
and the City does not feel responsibility
for action. The ARPA clearly contemplates actions that would
involve public and private infrastructure.
It seems to be an excellent fit for this need.
Opportunities and Options for City Actions There is a range of
ideas and approaches that the City can consider as it partners with
the Broadway to
address stormwater issues. We request that the City Council task
the City Manager and the Director of
Public Works to consider these ideas and others and develop
specific proposals for the City Council to
review as part of its ARPA allocation process. A general budget and
schedule estimate could be
developed for the ARPA budget allocation. The city would need to
assess the practicality of these ideas.
1. The City should reengineer its stormwater systems at West Broad
and North Lee Streets so that
they can handle high-intensity storms without routinely overtopping
drains and roadways.
2. The City should reengineer the egress of the Broadway stormwater
pipe so that it is not
impeded by water routinely above the level of its entry point in
Structure 1. Unless there is
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open, full and unfettered egress of stormwater from the Broadway,
no other internal building
solution can be fully effective. More water from the Broadway to an
inadequate pipe may only
lead to more back pressure from the city system and more flooding
within the building. Open
and unfettered discharge of Broadway stormwater could occur in a
variety of ways, including:
a. Raising or re-sloping the Broadway pipe entry point so that it
is higher than surrounding
structures.
b. Creating a dedicated route for Broadway stormwater by extending
the pipe the length
necessary to allow it to empty across the street into Tripps Run
independent of other
structures in the system.
c. Abandoning and blocking the current Broadway egress pipe on West
Broad Street and
redirecting stormwater from the Broadway to drains on the Park
Avenue side of the
building. There are private drains north of our property. The water
in these drains
eventually moves around the building back to the West Broad Street
drain structures to
put pressure on the municipal system. Redirecting some or all of
our stormwater could
avoid the impediments to free flow that are currently being
experienced.
3. The City should explore installing stormwater retention systems.
These systems could serve
multiple properties. Two approaches that the City could assess
are:
a. Build a retention structure serving the Broadway and other
structures in the vicinity of
the current Broadway stormwater egress on West Broad Street. Such a
structure might
be able to better manage water draining down from several blocks
east on Broad Street.
b. Build retention structures on the land adjacent to the Broadway
on the so-called Park
and Lee site. The owner of the properties at 120 N Lee Street and
609 Park Avenue has
made several attempts to sell these properties and develop them as
part of a multi-
story mixed use development project. Based upon what we have
learned about the
water table in our area and the current level of flooding on West
Broad Street, it seems
unlikely that these properties could be successfully developed for
such purposes. The
two properties together are valued at $2.3 million by the City of
Falls Church based
upon market rate assessments. These properties could be purchased
by the City (as has
been done by the Fellows property) and converted to a green leafy
public pocket park to
serve the residents of the City. The City could put large retention
tanks (as has been
done at the Big Chimneys Park) beneath this new park. This would
reduce runoff in the
City, improve the quality of water allowed downstream into Tripps
Run and meter the
creek that goes beneath these properties and the Broadway in a more
managed fashion.
The Broadway’s main stormwater egress could be directed to this
area and have
unimpeded access. This would achieve multiple goals: improved
management of
stormwater from the creek to the north; unimpeded drainage from the
Broadway; an
oasis of green and natural spaces amidst increasing levels of
development; and
improved quality of life for all citizens in the Tripps Run
floodplain.
Benefits of a Constructive Partnership While the Broadway is
planning and budgeting for significant internal changes to our
building to reduce
the risks of stormwater flooding, we urge the City to make
significant investments that serve the
community by upgrading and improving municipal stormwater
infrastructure and shared facilities
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around and adjacent to our building. The Broadway residents and
businesses need the City to partner
with us to improve the quality of life of our residents and
businesses.
The Broadway is an important part of the City. According to the
2020 Net Annual Fiscal Impact Report
on Mixed Use Projects prepared for the Council’s Economic
Development Committee on March 25,
2021, the Broadway Condominium (80 residential units and 14,593
square feet of commercial space)
delivered more return per acre than any other property in the City
(factoring in property and
commercial taxes offset by school pupil education costs). Residents
and businesses in the Broadway pay
over $1,000,000 in property taxes and, in addition, pay stormwater
fees each year. The City will earn
direct financial benefit by investing in municipal stormwater
management systems and keeping the
Broadway an attractive and in-demand property.
W. Frederick Thompson Broadway Condominium Stormwater Solutions
Task Force
Why ARPA Funds are Appropriate for Stormwater Improvements to
Benefit West Broad Street Residents and Businesses
Submitted by W. Frederick Thompson, resident of the Broadway
Condominium on behalf of the 80
residences and 4 commercial businesses at the Broadway.
November 8, 2021
1. City Stormwater capacity and quality management is inadequate
and needs to be improved.
2. Council Members have supported greater investment.
3. The American Rescue and Recovery Act (ARPA) is an appropriate
way to pay for stormwater
management improvements. These improvements should be among the
highest ARPA
priorities.
4. ARPA funding rules allow the City to work cooperatively with the
Broadway Condominium.
5. Collaborative work can begin immediately.
City Stormwater Capacity and Quality Management Is Inadequate and
Needs to Be Improved
In a September 30, 2020, memorandum to the Mayor and Members of the
City Council (“Follow up to
Council Questions on the Stormwater Capital Improvements and Rate
Study”), the Interim Public Works
Director made several important points about the City’s current
stormwater management capacity and
capability:
• Periodically increasing the size and capacity of stormwater
infrastructure is expensive and
disruptive to neighborhoods and streets and is not a realistic
alternative.
• Implementing upstream stormwater management techniques is the
other alternative and it
requires an aggressive long-term commitment to stormwater
management improvements. It is
also expensive; but it provides important quality-of-life benefits.
It requires legal tools such as
eminent domain for property acquisition. Budget costs exceed
regular incremental funding and
bond revenue approaches.
• Failure to take either of these approaches results in a
“run-to-failure” mode until “critical
conditions prevail.”
We should not wait for failure or disaster when other alternatives
are available. Partially funding this
need through ARPA gives the City the ability to make the kind of
long-range high-cost investments that
make both alternatives feasible.
The City has not let its inadequate stormwater management structure
prevent it from moving ahead on
development. This development has primarily occurred on West Broad
Street and Washington Street.
The City’s approach has been to try to minimize the impact of new
projects on the community by
requiring developers to engineer their buildings to support 5-inch
per hour storms and employ other
mitigation techniques such as retention tanks within their
structures. However, these requirements
were not in place when the City authorized and approved designs for
the Broadway or some of the
other developments that have brought more water to its doors. The
City cannot unmake history, but it
can commit itself to certain basic principles:
• Every citizen of Falls Church City -- whether in a residential
neighborhood or in a condo or apartment complex -- should be able
to sleep through a storm at night without fear that their unit or
the unit of their neighbors will be damaged by preventable
flooding.
• Every citizen should know that the stormwater pipe leaving their
home is not blocked by an inadequate city system.
• No citizen of Falls Church City should have their sidewalks and
streets overwhelmed by storms on a regular basis.
Taking action to achieve these principles should be a basic goal of
city government.
Council Members Have Supported Greater Investment
In her response to the League of Women Voters candidate
questionnaire request for her top priority if
she were elected in last week’s City Council election, Council
Member Debbie Schantz-Hiscott stated: “If
re-elected I will work to spend these [ARPA] funds on stormwater
and infrastructure projects that will
enable our community to better withstand the impact of climate
change while decreasing debt financing
that we would otherwise incur to complete these projects. This
savings will allow us to support other
city programs and keep our tax rate low.” We totally agree. The
City has planned for stormwater
mitigation in some residential neighborhoods and the
staff-recommended investment priorities include
a number of these projects. Engineering a project to address
flooding around the Broadway will make
the investments in downstream projects even more effective.
The American Rescue and Recovery Act (ARPA) is an appropriate way
to pay for stormwater
management improvements. These improvements should be among the
highest ARPA priorities.
The stated purpose of ARPA is: “(To) provide additional relief to
address the continued impact of COVID-
19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health,
state and local governments,
individuals, and businesses.” I think that the city “Community
Input Form” which seems to give equal
weight to 18 categories of spending. The staff-recommended
investment priorities document which
establishes “long-held City priorities” and “ensure structural
balance” as guiding principles misses the
focus of why this bill was passed and what it is intended to do.
The Act’s primary goal is to help
communities, individuals and businesses recover from the pandemic
and to upgrade necessary
infrastructure to minimize the risk of future health or climate
disasters. It specifically identifies eligible
uses for spending. These uses do not include paying for
pre-COVID-19 priorities or achieving “structural
balance.” The Act specifically prioritizes improving infrastructure
resilience to reduce the impact of
future challenges brought on by health or climate risks.
Specific Eligible uses of these identified by the Act
include:
• Revenue replacement for the provision of government services to
the extent of the reduction in
revenue due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, relative to
revenues collected in the
most recent fiscal year prior to the emergency,
o The staff-recommended investment priorities PowerPoint budgets 7%
of ARPA funds
(approximately $1.2 million) for this purpose. It’s difficult to
see how any ARPA funds
are appropriate. My understanding is that real estate values in the
city went up in 2020
and that grocery store tax revenue pretty much offset restaurant
tax revenue loss. An
April 30, 2021 article in the Falls Church New Press, “F. C.
Council Cuts Tax Rate by 3
cents for Fiscal Year ’22,” quotes Council member Russ Litkenhous
as saying, “It is an
embarrassment of riches, a beautifully designed perfect storm…”
when characterizing
how City revenue exceeded expectations and justified a tax rate cut
with more to come.
How can the city cut its tax rate and then plead poverty and
justify the need to draw on
ARPA funds to offset a “reduction in revenue?”
• COVID-19 expenditures or negative economic impacts of COVID-19,
including assistance to small
businesses, households, and hard-hit industries, and economic
recovery,
o The staff-recommended investment priorities document recommends
$1.8 million in
spending for this category of expenses.
• Premium pay for essential workers,
o The staff-recommended investment priorities document recommends
$500,000 in
spending for this category of expenses.
• Investments in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure.
o That leaves over $15 million in available funding for this the
category. The staff-
recommended investment priorities document allocates only $8
million.
Guidance from Third Parties on Including Stormwater Improvements in
ARPA Priorities
A number of federal and non-federal entities are providing guidance
to state and local government on
ARPA priorities and appropriate spending categories. Examples
include:
• The Interim Final Rule aligns eligible uses of the LFR funds with
the types of projects that are
eligible to receive financial assistance through the EPA’s Clean
Water State Revolving Fund
(CWSRF) and/or Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).
However, use of LFR funds is not
limited to such projects. The Treasury specifies, “The Interim
Final Rule is intended to preserve
flexibility for award recipients to direct funding to their own
particular needs and priorities and
would not preclude recipients from applying their own additional
project eligibility criteria.”
Projects may include…Storm water systems”
Source: New ARPA Guidance Released: Is Your Water/Sewer Project
Eligible for Funding? — Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
(ruekertmielke.com)
• “Under the Clean Water SRF, eligible projects include … improve
resilience of infrastructure to
severe weather events”
Source: Using American Rescue Plan Act Funds for Water, Wastewater
and Stormwater Infrastructure
Projects - National League of Cities (nlc.org)
• EPA specially identifies stormwater runoff from streets as a
climate change risk that should be
included in approved remedial actions.
• EPA specifically states that “Eligible stormwater management
projects for CWSRF funding
include: Traditional stormwater conveyance pipe, storage, and
treatment systems”
Source: Funding Stormwater Management with the CWSRF
(epa.gov)
The bottom line is that a project to control the stormwater at West
Broad and Lee Streets to reduce and
better manage pollutants can be crafted by the City and can be
appropriately funded through ARPA.
ARPA Funding Rules Allow the City to Work Cooperatively with the
Broadway Condominium
As noted in my November 4, 2021, statement on behalf of the
Broadway (“Request for Consideration of
Stormwater Improvements to Benefit West Broad Street Residents and
Businesses”), there is no silver
bullet or single solution that will solve the stormwater problems
inside the Broadway or in the
stormwater management system that it shares with the community.
Both areas require improvement.
It makes most sense to develop concurrent and compatible solutions.
The ARPA Interim Final Rule
specifically allows the City to create and manage projects that may
occur on privately-owned
infrastructure when they meet a public goal. Other current or
potential future sources of funding may
not provide this level of flexibility.
Collaborative Work Can Begin Immediately
The Broadway has done the necessary fact-finding and analysis to
fully understand the stormwater
challenges that it faces. It has worked with a prominent
engineering consulting firm to build a 3-D
model of its internal building stormwater structure and it had
received design schematics and
recommendations for improved capabilities. It has, however, also
been put on notice by this firm that
these capabilities may well be frustrated and prove ineffective
because of the inadequate city system
that the Broadway relies upon. Our board is expecting to have to
spend large sums and we have the
initial payments for this work planned in our 2022 budget now under
review by unit owners. If the City
can work with us and collaborate with us, it can design an ARPA
project that is fully compliant with ARPA
requirements. It can eliminate a flooding danger for traffic on
West Broad Street. It can reduce the
impact of storms by upstream improvements that will reduce the
uncontrolled and polluted runoff from
highly-traveled streets and make downstream stormwater projects on
Sherrow Avenue and Hillwood
much more effective. It can also assure that the Broadway residents
and families are using their money
reasonably and effectively to solve a problem that the City and the
Broadway share.
We are not dealing with a static situation. High-intensity storms
are becoming more common and more
intense and are lasting longer when they occur. A rainstorm like
the one that hit New York City on
September1, 2021, would have been catastrophic for the City and for
the Broadway. This is a real
problem that needs immediate attention. A “run-to-failure” strategy
is not acceptable. We urge the
City to join us and partner with us to improve the quality of life
and the safety of all of its citizens.
Added to this Document on November 5:
Alvin Pesachowitz
[email protected], Submitted 11/4/2021
cheath
Digest of Comments received at
[email protected] through
11/5/21
Stormwater has been a significant problem for the Broadway Condominium for several years. Recently it
has been aggravated by additional building in Falls Church and the effect of more frequent and heavier
rainfalls due to global warming. Being situated at one of the lowest points in Falls Church has
complicated the issue. My wife and I encourage the the city council to provide funds to address this
issue when ARPA funds become available.
Thank you for your consideration.
Carrie Smoot
[email protected], Submitted 11/4/2021
Dear Falls Church City Council Members:
My aunt, Lilly Smoot, and I have lived at The Broadway Condominium for seventeen years.and really
enjoy it.
I have been keeping up with the storm water issues in our building that need to be fixed.
Please fund storm water improvements so that no resident will have damage to property, flooding
in units, and so on.
Thanks for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Carrie Smoot and Lilly Smoot
Nancy Ingrisan,
[email protected], Submitted 11/4/2021
Subject: ARPA Investment Priorities
To:
Falls Church City <
[email protected]>
From: Nancy Ingrisano
502 W. Broad Street; Unit 215
Falls Church, VA 22046
Date: November 4, 2021
One of our residents, W. Frederick Thompson, submitted a request on behalf of our Broadway
Condominium regarding use of the ARPA and SLFRF. I write in support of Thompson’s request which
describes our own best efforts regarding critical stormwater problems and the need for Falls Church City
to partner with us for a solution.
Without any specialized knowledge of weather or environment conditions, it is obvious to me
that we are experiencing changes in our weather. One of the changes is that we are subject to more
frequent intense rain storms. In 2014 I sold my detached home in McLean and moved to the Broadway.
My old home was the low spot on the block, and after more than 50 years it became subject to
basement flooding because of changes in weather and the lay of the land surrounding other homes. So I
became very sensitive to problems and repercussions of flooding. Consequently, I thought all of that
was behind me, in my “senior years” when I moved to Falls Church.
But as fate would have it, my Unit in the Broadway is on the 2nd floor – the very floor being
impacted by Falls Church stormwater backups. Let me tell you, it is far from comforting to hear weather
forecasts of heavy rain, especially coming at night and on the weekend when building support staff is
reduced. You never know when you might wake up to find destructive water in your own Unit.
In McLean my late husband and I learned to always ensure the drains we installed on our land
remained clear of debris during heavy rains. I can personally attest to standing out in cold and terrible
rain, repeatedly removing floating leaves from our drain grates; not pleasant work but easier and less
destructive than having standing water in the basement. Unfortunately, that solution is not available to
me or us at the Broadway. But as mentioned in Thompson’s request, with the financial support of
residents at the Broadway, our Condominium is investigating and committing to making building
changes as far as we are physically able in order to affect stormwater solutions.
But as Thompson wrote, we believe Falls Church City needs to partner with us to effectively
solve the existing problem. This will benefit our community as a whole, and we believe will also be
financially and physically beneficial to all in the long run. It’s been said of other situations, and I believe
it is true in this one: “It takes a Village.”
We are all fortunate for the current and unusual ARPA and SLFRF benefits. I personally join
Thompson’s request on behalf of the Broadway Condominium, and I believe our whole neighborhood.
Please partner with us to resolve current and future stormwater flooding.
Please be the “Village” we need regarding stormwater problems, solutions, and use the ARPA
and SLFRF. Thank you for your consideration.
Jennifer Schiffer
[email protected], Submitted 11/4/2021
To Whom It May Concern:
I request that you use a portion the ARPA funds to address the stormwater issues affecting the residents
of the Broadway. Flooding could cause millions of dollars in damage to the Broadway . My motherin
law already has spent thousands of dollars repairing damage from these stormwater issues and has
been forced to move out of her unit a few times as a result.
Please use these funds to help an existing building and its residents.
Thank you for your prompt attention!
Jenny Schiffer
Added to this Document on November 4:
Tin Earman,
[email protected], Submitted on 11/1/2021
Excellent THM, thanks for posting the tape so fast. Several questions/comments:
More info about the testing/vaccinations/PPE funding slide. Wyatt said the vaccination money was for
logistic of setting up clinics..this I understand. But, sounded like testing and PPE would be for schools
and employees...not residents? Please explain. Thought schools would receive State funding for this
purpose or are funds allocated using the funding formula (I can’t remember the acronym) where
wealthier municipalities get less State funds and less wealthy areas get more? The one where we always
get the shaft :)
I would put park improvements lower priority. It just does not seem to be of the same importance as
other needs for ARPA funds.
Business surveys: will you be asking if our businesses applied and or received prior funding under the
Paycheck protection plan or other State/Fed programs that have targeted businesses?
Stormwater: sounds like it is not clear if the ARPA funds would replace the need for bond funding for the
big projects envisioned for this funding source...clarification appreciated.
William "Fred" Thompson,
[email protected], Submitted on 11/2/2021
Taken from a 7 page PDF….
There is a range of ideas and approaches that the City can consider as it partners with the Broadway to
address stormwater issues. We request that the City Council task the City Manager and the Director of
Public Works to consider these ideas and others and develop specific proposals for the City Council to
review as part of its ARPA allocation process. A general budget and schedule estimate could be
developed for the ARPA budget allocation. The city would need to assess the practicality of these ideas.
1.
The City should reengineer its stormwater systems at West Broad and North Lee Streets so that
they can handle highintensity storms without routinely overtopping drains and roadways.
2.
The City should reengineer the egress of the Broadway stormwater pipe so that it is not
impeded by water routinely above the level of its entry point in Structure 1. Unless there is
open, full and unfettered egress of stormwater from the Broadway, no other internal building
solution can be fully effective. More water from the Broadway to an inadequate pipe may only
lead to more back pressure from the city system and more flooding within the building. Open
and unfettered discharge of Broadway stormwater could occur in a variety of ways, including:
a.
Raising or resloping the Broadway pipe entry point so that it is higher than surrounding
structures.
b.
Creating a dedicated route for Broadway stormwater by extending the pipe the length
necessary to allow it to empty across the street into Tripps Run independent of other
structures in the system.
c.
Abandoning and blocking the current Broadway egress pipe on West Broad Street and
redirecting stormwater from the Broadway to drains on the Park Avenue side of the
building. There are private drains north of our property. The water in these drains
eventually moves around the building back to the West Broad Street drain structures to
put pressure on the municipal system. Redirecting some or all of our stormwater could
avoid the impediments to free flow that are currently being experienced.
3.
The City should explore installing stormwater retention systems. These systems could serve
multiple properties. Two approaches that the City could assess are:
a.
Build a retention structure serving the Broadway and other structures in the vicinity of
the current Broadway stormwater egress on West Broad Street. Such a structure might
be able to better manage water draining down from several blocks east on Broad Street.
b.
Build retention structures on the land adjacent to the Broadway on the socalled Park
and Lee site. The owner of the properties at 120 N Lee Street and 609 Park Avenue has
made several attempts to sell these properties and develop them as part of a multi
story mixed use development project. Based upon what we have learned about the
water table in our area and the current level of flooding on West Broad Street, it seems
unlikely that these properties could be successfully developed for such purposes. The
two properties together are valued at $2.3 million by the City of Falls Church based
upon market rate assessments. These properties could be purchased by the City (as has
been done by the Fellows property) and converted to a green leafy public pocket park to
serve the residents of the City. The City could put large retention tanks (as has been
done at the Big Chimneys Park) beneath this new park. This would reduce runoff in the
City, improve the quality of water allowed downstream into Tripps Run and meter the
creek that goes beneath these properties and the Broadway in a more managed fashion.
The Broadway’s main stormwater egress could be directed to this area and have
unimpeded access. This would achieve multiple goals: improved management of
stormwater from the creek to the north; unimpeded drainage from the Broadway; an
oasis of green and natural spaces amidst increasing levels of development; and
improved quality of life for all citizens in the Tripps Run floodplain.
Ellen Salsbury,
[email protected], Submitted on 11/4/2021
As a resident of the 80 unit Broadway Condominium, I strongly encourage you to include The
Broadway's storm water issues as you prioritize the list of projects to consider. We have some very
serious issues that are detailed in a report generated by our buildings storm water task force that I have
shared with Council. These issues are not of our making, and connections to the City's storm water
system have proved to be highly inadequate , causing flooding within our building.
Just as individual homes in neighborhoods are impacted , we are also and feel that our voices need to be
heard.
Please don't ignore 80 homeowners in the city.
Thank you, Ellen Salsbury
502 W.Broad St, #504
Doris Penello,
[email protected], Submitted on 11/3/2021
I am an owner of one of the many residential units at The Broadway condominium here in Falls Church.
We have 80 residential units and additional commercial space and pay more than $1 million in property
taxes each year. We all are here because we love the little City of Falls Church as a residence,
investment, or as a business opportunity.
I support our representative Fred Thompson’s comprehensive summary and accurate analysis
forwarded to you this week.
Our request is to have the City join with The Broadway condominium to address the serious stormwater
problems facing us through the use of the ARPA funds.
This investment to resolve water and sewer infrastructure at the Broadway here in the City is precisely
what the ARPA funds are intended.
Because of that it is our hope that this request be approved for funding using those funds.
The combined work of the City, use of ARPA funds, and efforts of The Broadway condominium will
enable the condominium to remain an attractive and viable part of the City which future residents will
enjoy.
Thank you for all you do for our city and we remain optimist that you will support us in this important
request. Doris Penello
Jim Kelley,
[email protected] submitted on 11/3/2021
My wife, Margo TullyKelley, and I are among the original owners and residents of The Broadway,
occupying unit 318 since April 2004.
We are proud of the leadership of The Broadway for its consistently professional and collaborative
approach to issues which frequently engage
The City of Falls Church, most notably and recently the stormwater issue which has impacted us.
Given the magnitude of the stormwater problem, the likely costs to mitigate the problem, and the level
of taxation owners/residents of
The Broadway are subject to, we urge the Little City to include this stormwater problem among its
priorities for ARPA funding. We think
that the committee which Fred Thompson so ably chairs has made the case for such an investment.
Jim and Margo Kelley
Kathleen Levitz,
[email protected] submitted on 11/4/2021
I write in support of the memorandum submitted by W. Frederick Thompson on behalf of The Broadway
condominium. In that memo, Mr. Thompson shows how the City could use funds it has received from
the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund(SLFR) created by the American Rescue Plan Act to eliminate the
flooding along parts of West Broad and North Lee Streets that accompanies the increasingly frequent
torrential rainstorms . Aggravated by the City's overwhelmed by inadequate stormwater management
infrastructure, this is exactly the sort of problem the SLFR funds are intended to solve.
As a fiveyear resident of The Broadway, owning an apartment on building's second floor, I have
experienced firsthand the damage, inconvenience and expense that results when the city's stormwater
management system is inadequate to prevent back flow into building unit open site drains. I, along with
all the other owners of Broadway condominium units, will shortly incur a significant increase in monthly
condo fees to so that the condominium association can take steps necessary to ameliorate the problem.
As Mr. Thompson's memo makes abundantly clear, however, those steps are necessary, but won't be
sufficient to solve the problem unless the City of Falls Church government chooses to form the
constructive partnership with The Broadway that Mr. Thompson's memo urges. Without the City's help,
we'll be just "pouring our money down the drain." The benefits flowing from the partnership would,
moreover, extend not just to the residents and businesses of the Broadway, but also to the many other
residents and businesses located along West Broad Street and Lee Street.
I urge members of the City Council to create the constructive partnership contemplated by Mr.
Thompson's memo. Please vote to allocate a portion of the City's SLFR funds to solving the stormwater
management problem arising along West Broad Street and North Lee Street.
Thank you.
Eleanor Joseph Cripps, (forwarded by William Fred Thompson), submitted on 11/4/2021
I have been an owner and resident at The Broadway, 502 W Broad Street, since 31 July 2004. An
important reason for my purchasing this condo was the excellent reputation enjoyed by the City of Falls
Church for its government and schools, thus representing protection of a considerable investment. An
important part of efficient City Government is the City Planning Department, i.e. thorough examination
and supervision of all specifications for new construction. City Planning must have been aware of The
Broadway's low location, the small stream below our building emerging across the street, as well as the
inadequate capacity of the City's existing storm water system.
Serious water problems have now been established by our consultants and are described in the report
to you by the Chairman of our Stormwater Solutions Taskforce. Some had become apparent shortly
after the building was fully occupied and have now reached a point demanding urgent solutions facing
us with high costs to repair oversights, which should have been resolved between your Planning
Department and Waterford Builders PRIOR to the City's approval of construction.
We therefore feel justified in expecting that the City of Falls Church participate in the cost of this urgent
project by using funds from the American Rescue Plan, not in the least to preserve and maintain our
Littler City's excellent reputation.
Thanking you in anticipation for your assistance.
Eleanor (Joseph) Cripps
Tina Earman,
[email protected], submitted on 11/4/2021
Many thanks...nice job. I do have a bone to pick about the survey...stormwater was not given as a choice
in priorities tic boxes...I added it as “other”. Seems it should have been one of the items listed unless
stormwater was understood to be “IN” and the list was other items to be considered.
I look forward to the you tube tape of tonight’s THM....I can’t run MS Teams without adding the
program to my old computer and it’s already overburdened..
Best, Tina
Original Message
From: Harry Rissetto
Sent: Saturday, November 6, 2021 7:13 PM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: Broadway Stormwater
Attention: External Email – regardless if the sender is known DO NOT open any attachments or links
unless you are expecting them from the sender
In the past several years our condominium has accumulated storm water that is causing serious flooding
issues. It is my understanding that the City pipes connecting to the building are inadequate under
current circumstances. Climate change will exacerbate the situation and I ask that the City take
remedial action. Grace and I have lived in the City about 50 years.
Harry and Grace Rissetto
Original Message
From: Penny and Andrew Siegel
Sent: Saturday, November 6, 2021 7:32 PM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
If you have not yet sent a note to the City asking it to address stormwater issues in the neighborhood of
the Broadway, please do so!
The City Council meets on Monday, November 8 and they need to know that we care and will have a
followon meeting on this topic on November 15.
Every citizen in a residential neighborhood or in a condo or apartment complex should be able to
sleep through a storm at night without fear that their unit or the unit of their neighbors will be flooded.
Every citizen should know that the stormwater pipe leaving from their house is not blocked by an
inadequate city system.
Every citizen should not have their sidewalks and streets overwhelmed by storms on a regular basis.
Our problems with stormwater are entirely a result of inadequacies in the design of our building that the
city approved and inadequate, aging and obsolete systems for stormwater that the city has failed to
improve while it has greatly expanded development in our area.
All we are asking for is for the city to work with us to help us manage and solve this problem. It affects
us and surrounding neighborhoods and every resident of the city downstream from us on Tripps Run.
Andrew & Penny Siegel Residents at The Broadway of Falls Church a Condominium
From: Richard Levine
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:31 AM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding
Fall Church City Council I am writing to you concerning an issue
requiring urgent attention: Every citizen -- in a residential
neighborhood or in a condo or apartment complex should be able to
sleep through a storm at night without fear that their unit or the
unit of their neighbors will be flooded. Every citizen should know
that the stormwater pipe leaving from their house is not blocked by
an inadequate city system. Every citizen should not have their
sidewalks and streets overwhelmed by storms on a regular basis. Our
problems with stormwater are entirely a result of inadequacies in
the design of our building that the city approved and inadequate,
aging and obsolete systems for stormwater that the city has failed
to improve while it has greatly expanded development in our area.
All we are asking for is for the city to work with us to help us
manage and solve this problem. It affects us and surrounding
neighborhoods and every resident of the city downstream from us on
Tripps Run. Thank you, Richard Levine 502 W. Broad St. Falls
Church, VA 22046
From: Susan Levine
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:34 AM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding
Falls Church City Council Good Morning, Please take action on this
urgent request for help: Every citizen -- in a residential
neighborhood or in a condo or apartment complex should be able to
sleep through a storm at night without fear that their unit or the
unit of their neighbors will be flooded. Every citizen should know
that the stormwater pipe leaving from their house is not blocked by
an inadequate city system. Every citizen should not have their
sidewalks and streets overwhelmed by storms on a regular basis. Our
problems with stormwater are entirely a result of inadequacies in
the design of our building that the city approved and inadequate,
aging and obsolete systems for stormwater that the city has failed
to improve while it has greatly expanded development in our area.
All we are asking for is for the city to work with us to help us
manage and solve this problem. It affects us and surrounding
neighborhoods and every resident of the city downstream from us on
Tripps Run. Thank you, Susan Levine 502 W. Broad St. Falls Church,
VA
From: Liza Creamer
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:42 AM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding
Dear members of Falls Church City Council, We are Liza and John
Creamer. We live in the Broadway building located at 502 W. Broad
St. Our unit is located on the second floor of the building. We are
writing to urge you to use some of the funds that the City received
under the American Rescue Plan Act to address the serious
stormwater problems faced by the City of Falls Church as well as by
the Broadway building. The residents and commercial tenants of the
Broadway, who contribute over $1 million in property taxes and fees
to the City each year, are committed to investing the money needed
to address the flooding issues posed by the building's design and
construction. However, as explained in the attached document,
modifications to the Broadway building will not suffice to remedy
the flooding issues unless they are accompanied by complementary
improvements to the City's stormwater management system. We believe
such an investment by the municipality is crucial to ensure a
continued high quality of life for residents of the City of Falls
Church, especially as the intensity and frequency of storms
continue to increase in the future due to the impact of Global
Climate Change. Delays in addressing the stormwater challenges will
lead to higher costs and economic losses in the future. Thank you
for your consideration of this issue. Regards, John & Liza
Creamer -- John S Creamer Liza M Creamer 502 W Broad St Apt 216
Falls Church, VA 22046 United States of America
From: Leslie Wilder
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 10:00 AM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Input from Owner in The Broadway Condominium,
#310 Dear Falls Church City Council, My sister (Tracy Wilder) and I
own unit #310 in The Broadway at 502 W Broad St. We are sending
this email to ensure our voice is heard regarding the mounting
concern about the serious storm water issues that are affecting The
Broadway and surrounding neighborhoods. To put it succinctly: Every
citizen -- in a residential neighborhood or in a condo or apartment
complex should be able to sleep through a storm at night without
fear that their unit or the unit of their neighbors will be
flooded. Every citizen should know that the storm water pipe
leaving from their house is not blocked by an inadequate city
system. Every citizen should not have their sidewalks and streets
overwhelmed by storms on a regular basis. Our problems with storm
water are entirely a result of inadequacies in the design of our
building that the city approved and inadequate, aging and obsolete
systems for storm water that the city has failed to improve while
it has greatly expanded development in our area. All we are asking
for is for the city to work with us to help us manage and solve
this problem. It affects us and surrounding neighborhoods and every
resident of the city downstream from us on Tripps Run. Sincerely,
Leslie Wilder & Tracy Wilder 502 W Broad St #310 Falls Church,
VA 22046
From: Dick Nathan
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 10:19 AM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: Fw: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding
Please address the storm water issues in the neighborhood of The
Broadway Condominium. Every citizen -- in a residential
neighborhood or in a condo or apartment complex should be able to
sleep through a storm at night without fear that their unit or the
unit of their neighbors will be flooded. Every citizen should know
that the stormwater pipe leaving from their house is not blocked by
an inadequate city system. Every citizen should not have their
sidewalks and streets overwhelmed by storms on a regular basis.
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<
[email protected]> Date: Sun, Nov 7, 2021 at 10:10 AM
Subject: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) To:
Every citizen -- in a residential neighborhood or in a condo or
apartment complex should be able to sleep through a storm at night
without fear that their unit or the unit of their neighbors will be
flooded. Every citizen should know that the stormwater pipe leaving
from their house is not blocked by an inadequate city system. Every
citizen should not have their sidewalks and streets overwhelmed by
storms on a regular basis. Our problems with stormwater are
entirely a result of inadequacies in the design of our building
that the city approved and inadequate, aging and obsolete systems
for stormwater that the city has failed to improve while it has
greatly expanded development in our area. All we are asking for is
for the city to work with us to help us manage and solve this
problem. It affects us and surrounding neighborhoods and every
resident of the city downstream from us on Tripps Run. Jane and
David Nelson 502 W. Broad St. Apt 315 Falls Church, VA 22046
Original Message
From: LAWRENCE MASON
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 12:02 PM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: An ARPA issue for Monday’s meeting
My name is Lawrence Mason. My wife and I live in the Broadway condo here in the City. We are
hopeful that the Council will give serious consideration to the storm water drainage issue here
in our neighborhood at it’s Monday meeting.
Flooding has become a serious concern for us. The City approved design plans for this building
were less than forward looking. The increasing number of flood warnings associated with the
increasing number of seriously heavy rains coupled with the increasingly obvious impacts of
climate change all argue for us to cooperate in finding a solution and to do so with some haste.
One remedy may relate to the incapacity of the City drainage system to absorb the increased
drainage from buildings such as ours.
With the availability of ARPA funding, we should be able to cooperate in addressing the storm
water drainage issue without the more costly alternative of kicking it down the road. Working
together with the City on this problem is essential and the availability of ARPA funds makes that
a very real possibility.
Thank you for your consideration, and your service.
Lawrence Mason
502 W. Broad Street, # 404
Original Message
From: Rosanne Kistler
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 2:01 PM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: ARPA
I have been a Falls Church resident since December 2006, having moved here from upstate New York.
I’ve found Falls Church to be fine place in which to spend these years, despite the existence of our gun
shop for many years, the loss of the Original Pancake House, and of course our storm water problems.
I consider The Broadway to be the best mixeduse ‘high’ rise residence in the Little City. We are 80
units of responsible, conscientious residents. Unfortunately, we are also the City’s first experience with
this type of construction, and are now suffering from the lack of foresight and experience of city
planners.
As you are aware, our problems are beyond our sole control and are due to engineering conditions that
tie into the City’s systems. We know you are dealing with 6 other sites that have water problems, and
urge you to pay attention to our situation also. If our building plans had had the advantage of the City’s
current experience, the expenses we are facing would not be so overwhelming.
Please consider including the Broadway in your plans for corrective action and include us in the
American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Rosanne Kistler 502 W. Broad Street
Falls Church, VA. 22046
From: Peter Petrucci
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 3:43 PM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: American Rescue Plan Act Funding
This letter is in support of the efforts of The Broadway Condominium to correct long standing
deficiencies in the water drainage system from our building into the surrounding water management
system. Our problems with stormwater are the result of an inadequate, ageing and obsolete water
management system, which the city has failed to improve, while develoment in the area has greatly
expanded.
We are asking the city to work with us to help solve this problem. This problem also affects surrounding
neighborhoods and requires a combined effort of the neighborhoods involved and the city of Falls
Church. Please give priority to our appeal, especially in view of the likely availabily of federal funds to
help correct similar deficiencies.
Peter E Petrucci, MD
JHCP Surgery @ FoxhallRetired
From: Henriette Gordon
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 3:51 PM
To: Public Info <
[email protected]>
Subject: FCC Storm Water Pipe System
November 6, 2021
RE: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fundraising
We are residents of The Broadway condominium at 502 West Broad Street.
The building's Board would like to work together with you to solve our
water problems.
Some of our units have been financially and health wise affected by the
water that backs up into units from the failure of the street syst