The Arlington County Board unanimously approved its consent agenda during the Oct. 18 meeting, adopting a set of noncontroversial items the manager recommended. Chair Takis Carantonis moved the consent motion; Board member Julius “JD” Spain seconded it.

Major items adopted on the consent agenda included:

- Adaptive reuse at 4100 Fairfax Drive: Approval to convert office space to 296 residential units and remove about 250,000 square feet of underutilized office space. The project keeps the ground-floor tenant Bronson Beer Hall and reduces office vacancy in Ballston by roughly two percentage points, staff said.

- Tenant relocation guideline updates: Revisions to administrative guidance for displacement assistance that add richer tenant profiles (household mix, schools, employment and transportation needs), expand staff oversight of the tenant priority point system, and increase payment amounts to align with the highest Washington, D.C.-area schedules.

- Stormwater utility credit program changes: The county amended the stormwater ordinance to make common areas managed by homeowners associations eligible for voluntary stormwater credits, aligning the program with its original intent to encourage proactive stormwater management.

- EMS fee-waiver update: The board updated income qualifications for Arlington County Fire Department fee waivers, linking eligibility to HUD Section 8 median-income determinations and accounting for household size instead of a flat $25,000 cutoff.

- After-school funding (NOFA): The board approved $550,000 in awards to three recommended grant recipients — Aspire After School Learning, EduFuturo and Phoenix Bikes — to fund after-school programming.

- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation: An additional $475,000 in CDBG funds will be used for the MyPAP down-payment assistance program, estimated to serve up to five additional households earning up to 80% of Area Median Income.

- Transportation and grants: The board accepted several grants: $1.2 million in FHWA funds for commuter services/TDM activities; $38 million in Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation funds for local projects including bus stop and electric-bus replacement and the Crystal City East entrance; and approximately $74,000 from the Virginia Highway Safety Program for traffic enforcement programs.

Board members and staff highlighted the speed of some approvals — the 4100 Fairfax Drive conversion moved through in about six months — and stressed continued public engagement for projects receiving capital investment. The consent motion passed unanimously.