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New Police Data Collection Laws in Effect, July 1

The City of Falls Church has noted in a statement that effective today, July 1, the Virginia Department of State Police, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Uniform Crime Reporting Section will begin the collection of community policing data, as required by 2020 Acts of Assembly Chapter 1165, also known as the Community Policing Act. It confirms that the City of Falls Church Police Department and Sheriff’s Office will comply with this requirement. This Act requires that each time a local law-enforcement officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff or State Police officer stops a driver of a motor vehicle; the officer shall collect the following data, based on the officer’s observation or information provided to the officer by the driver: (i) The race, ethnicity, age, and gender of the person stopped; (ii) The reason for the stop; (iii) The location of the stop; (iv) Whether a warning, written citation, or summons was issued or whether any persons were arrested; (v) If a warning, written citation, or summons was issued or an arrest was made, the warning provided, violation charged, or crime charged; and (vi) Whether the vehicle or any person was searched. The above data will be submitted by the City of Falls Church Police Department and Sheriff’s Office on a quarterly basis. They will also submit on an annual basis the number of complaints the agencies receive alleging the use of excessive force.

Bars Held Back from Phase 3 Opening

Bar areas inside Virginia restaurants have not been permitted to join the state’s next phase of reopening as of July 1, Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday, a reversal in policy that followed Delaware’s decision to shut down recently reopened bars in beach communities and that has also been implemented in New York City. After federal officials said Tuesday that bars were the source of coronavirus outbreaks in other states across the country, Northam said people in Virginia will continue to be prohibited from congregating inside bar areas unless they are eating at high-top tables that are set at least six feet apart.

Tarter Re-Elected NVRC Chair

City of Falls Church Mayor P. David Tarter was unanimously re-elected chair of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC), a coalition of the area’s cities, counties, and towns that cooperate on regional issues. NVRC’s 13 member jurisdictions represent more than 2.5 million residents and forty percent of Virginia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

F.C.’s EDA Awards 42 More Business Micro-Grants

The City of Falls Church Economic Development Authority (EDA) announced the winners of the second round of the EDA Covid-19 Emergency Grant Program. This round was open to a wider range of small businesses and non-profit applicants than those awarded to 84 businesses in a first round in May. Each recipient will receive $2,000 to help with urgent expenses related to the Covid-19 pandemic. All 42 eligible applicants will receive funding thanks to the EDA and a generous $4,000 donation made by the 2020 graduating class of George Mason High School. The recipients of grants in this round are Andy and Catherine, Inc T/A New Moon Restaurant, BB Skincare, Cafe Nho, Carlyn Davis Casting and Production Services, Cat Sitting by Susan, Corwin Training LLC, Creative Cauldron, Everest Beauty Salon, Falls Church Arts, Falls Church Education Foundation, Falls Church Music Conservatory, Falls Church Preschool and Daycare, Father and Son Barber Shop, Perfect Ending Hair Salon, Meridian Healing Works, Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce, Hair Nail Boutique, Hau Giang, His Time Hair Salon, Hoa Vien Quan, Hoang Gia Cafe, Hoang Tho Barber Shop, Kim Chau Jewelry, Lacay Mi Gia, Lil City Creamery, Mimi Beauty Care, Miracle Hands and Spa, Ngoc Huong J., Phuoc Loc, Phuong Hair Beauty, Phuong’s Alterations, Rare Bird Coffee, SCG Insurance and Financial Services, Smitty’s Unisex Barber Shop, TeaDM, The Unity Club, Thien Hy, Tin Hanh Jewelers, Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation, Tri-State Jewelers, Welsh Printing, Yellow Diamond. The EDA created the program to acknowledge the negative financial impact of Covid-19 on many City businesses and to show and give support to the community. The first round of the grant was awarded to 84 small businesses on May 20. The eligibility requirements of the grant were then widened to assist a broader range of small businesses and nonprofits when the second round of grants was offered. A total of 85 applications were submitted, and 42 were eligible for the grant. Eligibility included being located in the City, having gross receipts of $50,000 to $700,000 (an increase of $200,000 from round one of the grant), having 50 or fewer employees and more.

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