LETTER TO DANIEL C. KING FROM REGINALD W. GRIFFITH

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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
1325 G STREET NW.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20576
IN REPLY REFER TO:
NCPC File No. MP91
JAN' 2 F 1982
Acting Director o ogistics
Directorate of Administration
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
In response to your request, the National Capital Planning Commission,
at its meeting on January 21, 1982, approved the enclosed report to the
General Services Administration and the Central Intelligence Agency on
the revised Master Plan for the Central Intelligence Agency, Langley,
Virginia.
Sincerely,
Reginald W. Griffith
Executive Director
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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COIvfMISSION
1325 G STREET NW.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20576
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA
REVISED MASTER PLAN
Report of Commission to the General Services Administration
and the Central Intelligence Agency
January 21, 1982
The Commission:
1. approves the Revised Master Plan for the Central Intelligence
Agency, Langley, Virginia, as shown on NCPC Map File No. 2201.10(05.12)-29100,
sheets 1-17, and contained in the document entitled "Master Development Plan/
Master Utility Plan, Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, Virginia" dated
November 1981, except the proposed off-site road improvements contained
therein;
2. recommends that, in the continuation of planning for the implementa-
tion of Phase I of the revised master plan, the General Services Administra-
tion and Central Intelligence Agency:
a. continue to assist. the Virginia Department of Highways
and Transportation (VDH&T) and the Fairfax County Government in coordination
with the citizens of the area, in selecting, from the range of off-site roadway
improvements proposed in the revised master plan and proposed by VDH&T, an
appropriate program of off-site roadway improvements, giving special care
in selecting and planning such improvements to minimize their impact, to
the extent possible, on the surrounding community and the CIA site, while
meeting the traffic needs at this location;
b. secure funding through the U. S. Department of Transportation or
direct appropriations for the recommended off-site roadway improvements prior
to proceeding with the Phase I development; and
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c. coordinate with the National Park Service in providing addi-
tional informal landscaping on the Turkey Run Park side of the west peri-
meter fence, in conjunction with the landscaping proposed inside the fence
line, to improve the appearance of the public entrance to the park; and
d. continue to assist the Fairfax County Public Works Department
in its planning for needed modifications to the existing facilities in the
adjacent sewage pumping station and secure funding for the necessary improve-
ments; and
3. recommends that, in the planning for the implementation of Phase II
of the revised master plan, GSA and CIA locate and design all planned
facilities so as to minimize impacts on the rural character of the Scattergood
Thorne tract.
Related Recommendations
The Commission requests that VDH&T and the Fairfax County Government, in
coordination with GSA and CIA, jointly resolve a proposal for specific roadway
improvements necessary at the Route 123--Route 193 intersection.
BACKGROUND AND STAFF EVALUATION
Description of Proposal
Location and Surroundings
The CIA headquarters is located on a heavily wooded site of 213 acres at
Langley, Virginia. It is bounded on the north and partially on the east
by the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP), with the Potomac River
located nearby, bordering the parkway. The Savile Lane neighborhood, an
area of single family, detached homes is located adjacent to the remaining
portion of the east border. Virginia State Routes 123 (Dolly Madison
Boulevard) and 193 (Georgetown Pike) border the tract on the south, with
single family residential areas located beyond. Two Federal tracts, the
Federal Highway Research Station (FHWRS) and Turkey Run Park, border the
CIA site on the west. The Turkey Run Park land is under the jurisdiction of
the National Park Service, but a 53 acre portion of the tract, located
along Georgetown Pike adjacent to the CIA, is operated under a permit by
the Fairfax County Park Authority as Langley Fork Park. Turkey Run Farm,
located in the portion of Turkey Run Park just west of the CIA and FHWRS,
is now operated by a private, non-profit organization under an agreement
with the Park Service. The revised master plan covers (as did the 1972
plan) the Scattergood Thorne tract, a 32 ac:e site along the southwestern
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border of the site, which is currently held in a life estate and will
eventually become Federal property. In addition, it covers a seven-acre
tract of land along the west side of the Scattergood Thorne tract under
the jurisdiction of GSA.
General Program and Changes from 1972 Plan
Under the provisions of the revised master plan, the CIA proposes to
consolidate on the Langley site those employees who currently work in six
other locations in the National Capital Region (two in the District of
Columbia and four in Virginia). The plan provides for the construction
of 1.14 million gross square feet of new office space compared to one
million square feet of space proposed in the preliminary master plan in
1972. The principal change in the revised plan is the proposed development
of the needed office space in a single new structure rather than in dispersed
smaller building clusters to the south and west of the main building in a
campus type setting as shown in the earlier plan. In addition, the 1972
plan proposed two parking. garage structures as well as a large surface
parking lot on the Scattergood Thorne tract and the west parking lot was
proposed to be expanded. The revised master plan proposes one structure
with 2,525 parking spaces, located on the existing west parking lot and
representing a net increase of 1,000 spaces over the existing 5,110
employee spaces (including parking on-street within the tract). No new
major surface parking lots are proposed in the revised plan. The total
6,202 employee spaces proposed in the revised plan is consistent with the
total number of spaces proposed in the 1972 plan.
The other principal changes between the 1972 plan and the current submis-
sion include the elimination of the west section of the perimeter road
proposed in the 1972 plan to be sited adjacent to the FHWRS property.
In the revised plan a new west section of the perimeter road would be
located just west of the printing plant and power plant allowing more
room for screening on the western border. A new service and utilities
complex in the 1972 plan, which would have incorporated the existing
motor pool, is no longer proposed. The motor pool is proposed to remain.
In the 1972 plan the existing home and adjacent buildings on the Scatter-
good Thorne tract were proposed to be removed, and, in addition to a new
parking garage and surface parking lot, a new visitor reception center
was proposed on the tract. Under the revised plan, the existing buildings
on the tract would be incorporated into a secure conference center, and an
underground records center would be developed. Vegetation on the tract
under the revised plan would be largely unchanged. The revised plan
provides for more landscaping, particularly in the area southwest of the
existing motor pool along the Turkey Run Access Road and in the area on
the east border of the site along Savile Lane.
Phasing of Site Development Proposals
The new developments included in the revised master plan are proposed to
be carried out in two phases. The first phase would involve all proposed
development on the existing CIA tract, with the second phase to include
those developments proposed on the adjacent Scattergood Thorne tract. The
principal development in Phase I would be the 1.14 million gross square
feet of office space in a single structure located immediately west of
and joined to the existing headquarters building through corridors adjacent
to the existing cafeteria on the first floor level. The new building
would be the same height as the existing structure, approximately 120
feet. The second largest development in P1,nco T r.,,,..i A ,.o .1.,. _
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..three level 2,525 spat parking structure located in L : northern portion
of the existing west parking lot. The parking garage would have a gross
floor area of approximately 705,000 square feet. The garage would be
sited to take advantage of a change in elevation in the northern portion
of the lot by placing two levels of the facility below the main surface
of the lot, with one additional level approximately 10 feet above the main
surface level.
Other facilities in Phase I would include a 4,000 square-foot reception
center along a widened entrance road into the site from Route 123, new
utilities, and a relocated roadway between the existing north gate
and south parking lot. Phase I would also include landscaping associated
with the new structures, the additional screening along the western site
perimeter adjacent to the Turkey Run Access Road, landscaping associated
with the reduction and reconfiguration of the south and west parking lots
and reconfiguration of other paved areas, and the new screening proposed
in the GSA nursery area in the eastern portion of the site adjacent to
Savile Lane.
The Phase II development, on the Scattergood Thorne tract, cannot be
scheduled until the site becomes Federal property under the terms of the
present life estate. The facilities in Phase II would include the
underground records center of approximately 50,000 gross square feet, the
secure conference center incorporating existing buildings on the site, a
field approximately 150 feet by 350 feet in which telecommunications
antennae with a maximum height of approximately 50 feet would be located,
an extension of the new perimeter road proposed between the north gate and
south parking lot in Phase I through the tract to the vicinity of the new
reception center, and additional driveways.
The existing north parking lot and the printing plant, power plant, and motor
pool, which are located west of the main building, would remain largely
unchanged under the revised master plan. The principal changes affecting
these facilities would be adjustments in access necessitated by the proposed
relocation of the west perimeter road between the north gate and south
parking area.
The principal effect of the revised plan on existing land uses on the site
would be an increase of 10.2 acres in the land devoted to administration to
accommodate the new office building. The plan also proposes an increase of
2.6 acres in the land area devoted to service and storage use. The amount
of land devoted to parking would be reduced by 3.5 acres under the provi-
sions of the revised plan, with a net reduction in the land devoted to open
space and recreation use by 9.3 acres. The proposed land use changes on
the existing CIA site are shown in the following table:
CHANGES IN LAND USE
Acres Percentages
Existing
Conditions
Master
Plan
Existing
Conditions
Master
Plan
Administration
26.3
36.5
12.3
17.1
Service & Storage
9.4
12.0
4.5
5.6
Recreation
6.7
4.4
3.1
2.1
Surface Parking
35.1
26.3
16.5
12.3
Structured Parking
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5.3
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2.5
Buffer/Open Space
135.7
128.7
63.6
60.4
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The proposals for the Scattergood Thorne tract provide for 26 acres to be
devoted to buffer/open space use, with the remaining six acres to be devoted
to administration for the new underground records center and secure confer-
ence center. The seven acre GSA tract west of the Scattergood Thorne tract
is designated for buffer/open space use.
Precise land use data are not available for the 1972 plan. Staff calcula-
tions indicate, however, that because of the more compact parking and building
proposals of the revised master plan the area in the existing site and
Scattergood Thorne tract devoted to administrative and parking use under the
revised plan would be roughly 20 acres less than that required for these
uses in the 1972 plan. Correspondingly, the revised plan has approximately
20 acres more in buffer/open space and recreation uses than shown in the
1972 plan.
Transportation
Under the revised master plan vehicular access to the site would be through
the existing three gates. The north gate from the GWMP and the south gate
from Route 123 are main gates through which employees and visitors now pass.
Under the revised master plan visitors would be restricted to the south gate
where they would be received through the new visitor reception center. The
third gate, which provides access to the west parking lot from the Turkey
Run Access Road, would be unchanged and continue to be restricted to employees
only. Under the 1972 plan the west gate and entrance road would have been
widened.
Within the site the principal transportation improvements would involve the
relocation of the west perimeter road sedtion and the provision of the
single new parking garage. The new location of the west perimeter road
section will consolidate the printing plant and power plant facilities
within the central area, leaving the west parking lot and garage and the
Agency motor pool outside the central area. Loading docks would be
incorporated in the new office structure.
The proposed parking program has been limited to 1,000 additional spaces
in the site consistent with recommendations first made by the Commission
in 1963 and confirmed in the Commission's approval of the 1972 master
plan. Because the adjacent sections of the GWMP and Route 193 are nearing
saturation during peak hours the CIA has proposed and provided written
commitments to a management plan that the submission indicates will not
generate additional traffic during morning and afternoon peak hours or
contribute to substantially lower levels of service on the surrounding
roadways. The principal management feature will be expanded staggering of
work hours, but the management program will also involve increased carpooling
and vanpooling to insure the adequacy of the 1,000 net new spaces for the
3,000 additional employees on the site.
Although no increase in morning and afternoon peak traffic is projected for
the CIA site, the revised plan, in recognition of current deficiencies in
off-sits roads, includes certain off-site road modifications to reduce
congestion at the Route 193-Route 123 intersection. These improvements
include:
realigning Route 193 eastbound at its intersection with Route 123
northbound to allow a longer weaving distance and better sight
distance;
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widening th, ramp leading into the CIA from (oute 123 northbound
to two lanes to accommodate more vehicles waiting for the green
signal;
updating the signal system to be demand-responsive, including
the three signals within the interchange area; and
providing an exclusive left turn lane on Route 193 eastbound at
the Turkey Run Access Road.
Funding for these improvements would have to be obtained by CIA through the
U. S. Department of Transportation or direct appropriations.
Employment and Housing
As noted above, the revised master plan provides for the consolidation of
3,000 additional CIA employees on the site. The total number of employees
at the site is classified, but the CIA advises that the current level is
approximately 1,000 employees below the level at the time of Commission
action on the 1972 preliminary master plan. In its action on the 1972
plan the Commission confirmed its 1963 recommendation that increases in
employment on the site be limited to 2,000 employees above the 1963 (and
1972) level. The CIA advises that, because of the reduction by 1,000
employees on the site in the last decade, the addition of 3,000 employees
now proposed in the revised master plan is consistent with the earlier
figure and will result in the same net total of employees. The reduction
in employees over the past decade, according to the CIA, resulted from
displacement to house computers and other equipment.
Because employees being relocated to the site are currently employed in
the National Capital Region, GSA and CIA have not identified any housing
requirements associated with the consolidation. The vast majority, 78%, of
the employees to be relocated to the site presently live in Virginia.
Eight percent live in the District of Columbia, and 14% live in Maryland.
Previous Commission Action
On December 7, 1972, the Commission approved the preliminary Master Plan
for the Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, Virginia, as shown on NCPC
Map File No. 2201.10(05.12)-26978, with the recommendation that, in the
preparation of the final Master Plan, the Central Intelligence Agency:
1. maintain a minimum 50-foot landscaped buffer between the Federal
Highway Administration's site and the proposed new ring road by moving
the northwest building cluster further south;
2. integrate parking within major new buildings, in addition to pro-
viding parking structures and phase out surface lots to conserve land and
reduce impervious surfaces; and
3. develop the proposed loop road on the periphery of the site to
carry the primary traffic and utilize the existing road through the center
of the site for secondary and service traffic.
The Commission also recommended that the Scattergood Thorne tract and other
GSA controlled properties on the south boundary of CIA be retained as low
intensity open space use in this wedge area to provide a landscaped screen
for the CIA Headquarters. If this property is developed by CIA the natural
features of the site should be preserved and surface parking held to a minimum.
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Response to Commission Recommendations
The revised master plan responds positively to the recommendations of
the Commission on the 1972 plan, as follows:
1. The west perimeter road no longer is proposed to be relocated along
the Federal Highway Administration site boundary, and the existing buffer area,
which is considerably wider than 50 feet, will remain. The new office
cluster proposed in this portion of the site in the 1972 plan has been
deleted.
2. As noted, a new parking garage with 2,525 spaces is proposed and no
new surface parking lots are proposed. The total area proposed to be
devoted to parking is reduced by 3.5 acres in the revised plan.
3. The relocated section of the west perimeter road and the future
extension of this road, in Phase II, through the northern portion of the
Scattergood Thorne tract will provide a complete perimeter loop road to
carry primary traffic as recommended by the Commission. Other internal
roads will largely constitute driveway and service roadways.
4. Under the revised plan the development on the Scattergood Thorne
tract will be sufficiently limited to provide for the retention of virtually
all of the existing wooded areas on the site. Limited parking areas for
the underground records storage facility and the secure conference center
would be provided, but the major employee parking lot and parking garage
proposed in the 1972 plan have been deleted.
Environmental Impact
Pursuant to P.L. 91-190, the Central Intelligence Agency and the General
Services Administration have determined that an environmental impact
statement is not required for the proposed revised plan. In lieu thereof,
an environmental assessment has been submitted.
The most significant impacts as a result of the revised master plan are
those relating to subsurface and landform. The revised master plan will
have severe impact on the area's subsurface and geological environment.
The proposal would result in a large amount of excavation and spoil removal.
According to the environmental assessment, up to 70 feet of overburden
would be required to be removed from an area roughly 240,000 square feet in
size (355,000 cubic yards). The assessment also advises that this substantial
soil removal along with the clay-content of the soils could cause an upward
movement in the underlying soils.
Land forms and surface drainage will be altered significantly. The amount
of impervious area will increase by approximately eight acres and runoff by
twelve percent.
Currently, some of the roadways in the area of the site are functioning below
desired levels of service in either the AM or PM rush hour period. According
to the assessment, traffic loads generated by the proposed consolidation
could, if unregulated, create additional traffic congestion problems off-
site. The CIA has proposed staggering work hours to spread out the impact
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of increased traffic flows during the AM and PM peak hour periods. In
addition, off-site roadway and intersection improvements have been proposed
to ease traffic congestion.
Regional Coordination
Upon being advised by GSA and the CIA in the Spring 1981 that planning was
being initiated for a revised master plan for the Langley site, the Commission
staff recommended that an early consultation meeting be conducted with
affected local, regional, and state officials. This meeting was arranged
by the Commission staff, in conjunction with the Fairfax County Office of
Comprehensive Planning, and was held in the Massie Building in Fairfax,
Virginia, on July 21, 1981. Participants included representatives from
several Fairfax County offices, the Virginia Department of Highways and
Transportation, the Council of Governments, the National Park Service, GSA
and CIA and their consultants and the Commission staff.
The early consultation meeting provided introduction between the Federal
agencies and their consultants and local, regional and state officials that
facilitated coordination as the planning proceeded. Although this coordi-
nation has not led to complete agreement among all parties on the analyses
and transportation proposals, it has contributed significantly to the
planning process for this major undertaking.
Federal Regional Referral Process
The revised master plan was referred by the Commission for review and comments
to the Virginia State Clearinghouse, the Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments, the Northern Virginia Planning District Commission, the Fairfax
County Government, and the Virginia Department of Highways and Transporta-
tion, Northern Virginia Division.
The Virginia Council on the Environment has responded on behalf of the
State Clearinghouse, transmitting comments of several state agencies. In
summary these comments include:
1. expressions of concern by the Department
of Highways and
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out the adequacy of the traffic impact analysis
provided
in the master plan and the provision of detailed recommendations
for a more
elaborate plan of off-site improvement, including overpasses at
the
Route 193 - Route 123 intersection and at the entrance into the
CIA;
2. a recommendation by the State Research Center for Archeology for a
thorough archeological survey of all areas subject to grade disturbances; and
3. an indication that the State Department of Health does not concur
in the project because of concern that the sanitary sewage pumping capacity
of the adjacent Fairfax County Pumping Station would be inadequate to handle
projected flows if the largest pump in the facility were out of service.
The Council of Governments Transportation Planning Board expressed disagreement
with one assumption in the traffic analysis, but noted that the analysis appears
reasonable. The TPB recommended that a firm commitment be provided by the
Federal Government for the off-site road improvements proposed in the revised
master plan. In addition, the TPB incorporated transportation recommendations
of VDH&T and the Fairfax County Government, recommending that:
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1. the roadway improvements proposed, plus additional improvements
deemed necessary and being proposed by the Virginia Department of
Highways and Transportation in separate comments, should be considered
as the absolute minimum that needs to be done as part of the proposed
development plan;
2. the CIA should be responsible to provide for monitoring the traf-
fic impact of the development, to the end that additional improve-
ments may be made by the Federal Government in the event that the
initial improvements prove to be inadequate; and
3. the recommended roadway improvements and the proposed CIA develop-
ment be treated as a unit. The roadway improvements should be an
integral and essential part of the overall development, and there-
fore a commitment in its implementation."
The Fairfax County Government also expressed concern about the traffic
analysis and the adequacy of the proposed off-site road improvements. The
County noted that those off-site improvements proposed in the revised
master plan would represent the bare minimum improvements that should be
undertaken and requested assurance that additional improvements would be
undertaken if these proved inadequate. In that regard, the County requested
that traffic be monitored as the plan is implemented to determine the
adequacy of the improvements.
The County Government also expressed concern about the disposal of excavated
material from the proposed development, since the plan and environmental
assessment do, not have definitive proposals for disposal.
The Northern Virginia Planning District Commission recommended favorable action
on the proposals and urged that the Federal agencies involved make a commitment
to construct the minimal highway improvements in the plan prior to occupancy of
the expanded facility, monitor traffic volumes following occupancy, and fund
additional highway improvements if deemed necessary by VDH&T, Fairfax County,
and the Federal Highway Administration in conjunction with the monitoring.
The Commission also urged that the Federal agencies involved work closely
with Fairfax County to resolve any other concerns of the County.
Reports of the agencies that reviewed the revised plan are contained in NCPC
File No. MP91.
Community Participation
A presentation of the plan was made at a meeting of the-Board of Directors
of the McLean Citizens Association, which was open to the general public and
well attended, on December 2, 1981. At that time several issues and
expressions of concern were raised, including: concern about traffic impacts,
particularly impacts of traffic at the Turkey Run Access Road intersection
with Route 193, impact of the visitors center at the Route 123 entrance on
traffic on Route 123, firmness of commitment of CIA to the transportation
management strategies in the plan, and the distribution of projected traffic
on surrounding roads (citizens felt that more of the traffic should be assigned
to the George Washington Memorial Parkway); the possibility that CIA electrical
power needs could result in the need for additional power lines through Evermay
and adjacent neighborhoods; the potential for radiation or radio and television
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reception interference from antennae proposed in Phase II of the revised
plan; and the current level of maintenance and future treatment of the land
in the CIA tract along Savile Lane known as the Revercombe tract.
Following on open discussion of the proposal a preliminary action of the
Board of Directors was approved stating, "(t)hat the MCA Board of Directors
urge CIA to commit firmly to include as an element of its plan the acquisition
of funds to provide a minimum level of improvements to off-site roadways,
including the GW Parkway entrance to the CIA, which would provide safe access,
egress and thoroughfare adjacent to the CIA site. The CIA should also be urged
to consider alternatives to the suggested plan for handling CIA traffic in and
out on Turkey Run Access Road and across Routes 193 and 123. A final position
cannot be arrived at until the Environmental Impact Statement (GSA Ten-Year
Space Acquisition Program, National Capital Region, Areawide Environmental
Impact Statement, August 1981, draft, to which reference is made in the environ-
mental assessment for the revised master plan) and Environmental Assessment have
been carefully reviewed." This preliminary recommendation will be subject to
revision at the January 6, 1982 meeting of the MCA Board of Directors, when
minutes of the December 2, 1981 meeting are submitted for adoption. The
Commission will be advised at its January 7, 1982 meeting if the position of
the Board of Directors is changed or reported differently.
Evaluation of Master Plan
The extensive review of the revised master plan for the CIA site has raised
many issues, many of which have been wholly or tentatively resolved through
commitments by the CIA to future actions, the provision of additional infor-
mation, or mitigation measures already planned. A brief summary of these
issues, with emphasis on remaining problems to be addressed, is provided
for a thorough review of the concerns and issues raised.
Transportation
By far the most critical issues raised have been concern over the adequacy of
the traffic analysis in the plan, the firmness of the commitment of CIA to the
traffic management measures incorporated in the plan, and concern over the
adequacy of proposed off-site road improvements. As noted, concerns in these
areas were raised by most of the governmental bodies that reviewed the plan
and the McLean Citizens Association.
In one sense GSA and the CIA have been placed in a dilemma by the reaction to
the traffic management strategies outlined in the plan. The use of traffic
management strategies to reduce automobile traffic and to spread the traffic
and lessen peak hour impacts is an approach that has been encouraged by the
Commission and COG for the past several years as a means to reduce air pollu-
tion and traffic. Generally the use of such strategies is complemented by
restrictions on new traffic carrying capacity and parking facilities as a
means of insuring that heavier traffic loads will not be generated. Because
the Commission had in 1972 recommended a tight restriction on any additional
parking at the Langley site, GSA and CIA placed emphasis on management
strategies that are planned to minimize automobile traffic to the site
and spread this traffic beyond its current peak hours. Their consultants
concluded that by employing these strategies the need for new roadway
improvements could be avoided. The off-site roadway improvements included
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in the plan were intended to correct current deficiencies rather than to
accommodate increased demand.
Some of the agencies that reviewed the plan, particularly VDH&T, which has
jurisdiction over adjacent Routes 123 and 193, questioned the likelihood of
success of the management strategies and expressed serious lack of confidence
that the strategies would produce the types of traffic impacts outlined in
the plan and the environmental assessment. Furthermore, several agencies,
including VDH&T, expressed serious reservations about several aspects of
the overall traffic analysis, including concern about the validity of certain
assumptions over and above the assumptions made relating to the management
strategies. Meetings were held in an effort to resolve the analytical
differences, but agreement was not reached. Fundamental approaches to the
subject appear so different among the parties involved that the focus has
shifted from analysis, where agreement appears unlikely, to consideration of
specific plans for roadway improvements to address traffic needs.
Based on its analysis VDH&T has proposed a program of off-site roadway
improvements that involves more elaborate and costly construction than
that proposed in the revised master plan. The VDH&T proposal includes a
proposed fly-over ramp on Route 193 eastbound over Route 123 westbound and
two fly-over ramps at the Route 123 entrance into CIA. Several citizens
of the area and elected officials have expressed serious concern about the
aesthetic and traffic impacts of such a proposal. CIA has been willing to
work with VDH&T and the County Government to resolve their concerns about
the adequacy of the off-site roadway improvements. Quite naturally, however,
CIA also wishes to cooperate with its neighbors in resolving plans for the
off-site improvements in a manner that will not result in serious and
unacceptable adverse impacts.
The main alternatives available to the Commission in its action with respect
to this issue appear to be to (1) approve the revised plan with the off-site
roadway improvements as proposed by GSA and CIA, (2) approve the revised
plan except the off-site roadway improvements, with the request that CSA
and CIA assist VDH&T and the County Government, in coordination with the
community, in an effort to select, between the improvements proposed in
the revised master master plan and those improvements proposed by VDH&T, a
plan for off-site roadway improvements that is most acceptable to all parties,
and (3) disapprove the revised plan until the matter is fully resolved and
funding is obtained for the proposed off-site improvements.
The second course of action is the most desirable and is recommended. Special
effort should be made by all parties to this course of action to select and
plan for off-site improvements with the objective of minimizing, to the
extent possible, their impact on the surrounding community and the CIA site.
Withholding approval at this time until the issue is fully resolved and
funding is obtained would not be productive, since Commission approval of
the revised plan will be an important consideration in the funding process.
The CIA will have to seek funds for the off-site improvements through the
U. S. Department of Transportation or direct appropriations, and a favorable
Commission position will be of assistance in this effort.
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The proposed off-site improvement alternatives do not address the recom-
mendation of citizens that additional CIA traffic be assigned to the
parkway, reducing traffic on Routes 123 and 193. The staff does not
believe, however, that additional traffic can or should, as a practical
matter, be assigned to the parkway. The portion of the parkway adjacent
to the CIA is currently used at capacity in the evening peak hours.
The staff believes that, since the loading on the parkway is already so
severe, no further effort should be made to redistribute traffic assignments
to the parkway. The concern of the community regarding congestion at the
Turkey Run Access Road and Route 193 intersection can and should be addressed
by the public agencies and citizens in their further consideration of improve-
ments for the Route 193/123 intersection.
CIA advises that, whatever alternative is selected for off-site improvements,
it is still committed to the traffic management strategies outlined in the
plan. The Agency should continue to be encouraged to vigorously employ these
strategies since they will be essential to making its parking program success-
ful. The Agency should continue to coordinate with VDH&T and the County in
the detailing of its plans for staggered work hours to insure that its traffic
is distributed in a manner that will help to minimize impacts on the surround-
ing roadways, while maintaining the ability of the Agency to meet its mission
effectively.
Economic Impact
The principal economic issue related to the revised master plan is the
impact of the CIA's vacating office space currently occupied outside the
Langley site. Of the space to be vacated, 587,000 net square feet is in
leased space in four areas in Virginia and 88,000 net square feet is Federal
space in two buildings in the District of Columbia. About 300 of the 3,000
employees to be relocated to Langley work in the District, with the rest in
Virginia.
GSA advises that the Federal office space in the District will be used to
meet other Federal space needs and that there should be no net reduction as
a result of the move of jobs in the District. GSA cannot formulate precise
plans at this time for backfilling or continuing to lease the facilities
now occupied by CIA in Virginia. It notes, however, that GSA leases covering
from three to five million square feet of space expire annually in the Region
and that the space to be vacated by CIA will be treated as other leased space
in determining whether the leases would remain in its inventory.
Aesthetic Considerations
One of the major objectives in the master planning effort has been to
accommodate the CIA needs without sacrificing the visual shielding of
the CIA facilities from outside the site. This objective contributes not
only to the CIA security but also to the appearance of the site from the
adjacent roads. The revised plan includes several site sections which
show the impact on views into the site of the new facilities planned.
The new office building is, as noted, to be equal in height to the existing main
building. As proposed to be located, the new building with the proposed
120 foot height limit, would be shielded from most outside views. The
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existing building is partially visible from limited areas in the winter when
foliage is absent, and parts of the new building will likely be also. The
proposed three level parking garage has been placed in a lower portion of
the west parking lot so that, from Turkey Run Access Road, it will not
protrude above the screen of trees along the east side of the road.
The Scattergood Thorne tract is framed by heavy borders of trees partially
on-site and partially off-site around the entire boundary of the rectangular
tract. A large rural type home and several out-buildings are located in the
south central part of the site, screened by the existing woods from the
Route 123-Route 193 intersection. Another wide stand of trees extends north-
south through the site along a line just west of these buildings. The rest
of the site has a lawn or meadow type character with scattered trees. The
improvements proposed in the revised master plan will have considerably less
impact on the site and views into the site than the large parking garage and
surface lot proposed in the 1972 plan. All improvements proposed in the
revised plan would be located north of the existing home, well screened by
the existing wooded areas. The use of the existing buildings in a secure
conference center will also contribute to the preservation of the existing
character of the site.
Care should be taken, however, to insure that the improvements that are
planned will have as little impact as possible on the rural character of the
site. This character enhances the entrance and overall setting for the CIA
headquarters and makes a major contribution to the overall visual quality
of the community as a whole. Particular care should be taken in the design
of the underground records center and the-small parking lot and other
improvements in the proposed conference center and in the siting of the
antennae in the proposed antenna field to minimize changes to and impacts on
the character of the site.
With respect to this issue, the Commission has the alternatives of raising
the matter at this time and urging special care in the design phase or
waiting until preliminary plans for Phase II are prepared to determine if
comments are needed, since the proposals of the revised master plan are
so promising with respect to treatment of the site. In view of the valuable
contribution of the site to the community and CIA site character, it appears
desirable to make special note at this stage of the Commission's interest in
the protection of the site, recommending that effort be made in the detailed
planning for Phase II to protect and enhance its rural character.
Landscaping
As recommended by the staff early in the planning process, GSA and CIA
have included landscaping along the Turkey Run Access Road to screen the
existing motor pool and better screen the west parking lot and new parking
garage site. This landscaping and the other landscaping proposals in
conjunction with the proposed new developments and along Savile Lane
represent commendable proposals which should help to improve even further
the excellent landscape quality of the site. An additional landscaping
effort along Turkey Run Access Road should be considered in coordination
with the Park Service. This effort should be directed toward placing
additional scattered and informal landscaping along the west side (outside) of
the CIA fence and power line to soften the impact of the fence, the
power line and the existing, somewhat rigid line of trees inside the fence
at the entrance into the park.
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In view of the concern of the Savile Lane residents about the appearance
of the Revercombe tract, it would be desirable to implement the screening
proposals on the eastern border of the tract as soon as possible.
Pumping Station Capacity
Several issues concerning utilities and equipment considerations are raised by
the revised plan. The most critical appears to be the concern of the State
Health Department regarding the pumping capacity of the nearby sanitary
sewage pumping station (on Savile Lane, surrounded by the CIA tract).
Consultants evaluating the utility requirements have concluded that the current
CIA facilities have a peak sewage design flow of 713 gallons per minute (gwm)
which will increase to 938 gpm with the additional facilities in the revised
master plan. The pumping station has three pumps (two rated at 350 gpm each,
and one with a 700 gpm capacity). When operating simultaneously, the combined
capacity of the three pumps is unknown, but it is estimated by the County
to be in excess of 1,000 gpm.
The Health Department does not concur in the revised master plan since the
capacity of the pumping station would be less than the maximum CIA design
flow at times in which the 700 gpm pump is out of operation. Accordingly,
CIA utility planning consultants have addressed this issue in coordination
with the Fairfax County Public Works Department, which operates the pumping
station. The consultants have determined that improvements to the existing
pumps (installation of more powerful pump motors and new impellers in the
existing pumps) will increase their capacity sufficiently to enable the two
smaller pumps alone or the large pump alone to meet the projected flow
requirements.
The alternatives available to the Commission include (1) approval of the
plan with no reservations expressed regarding the sewage pumping capacity,
(2) disapproval of the plan pending resolution of the state Health Department's
concern, or (3) approval with a recommendation that the matter be resolved as
plans proceed for Phase I. The third alternative is recommended since
the GSA and CIA have already initiated the work needed to resolve the issue
and CIA agrees to seek funding for the necessary improvements.
Storm Runoff
The revised master plan proposals will increase the impervious area of the
site by approximately eight acres, causing an increase in runoff of about
12 percent. The GSA and CIA advise in the environmental assessment that the
additional runoff generated by the new facilities will be retained in under-
ground structures to keep future peak runoff from exceeding existing flows.
Specific proposals for the retention structures should be identified early
in the planning process for the Phase I development.
Antennae
As noted, concern has been expressed by citizens regarding potential radiation
pollution and radio and television reception interference from the antennae
proposed in Phase II in the Scattergood Thorne tract. The CIA advises that
there will be no radiation hazard. Al] microwave dish antennae beams will be
pencil point-directed toward the sky and will not be directed toward any
surrounding population. The Agency also advises that the antennae will not
cause radio and television interference.
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Concern has also been expressed that the antennae placed in the new antenna
field will not be fully screened, resulting in adverse impacts on the rural
visual character of the Scattergood Thorne tract. CIA advises that the
antennae proposed on the site are of the microwave dish type similar to those
now seen on the roofs of buildings in the area. According to the CIA, no
high mast antennae are required or planned to be installed on the site. CIA
further states that the microwave antennae will have a maximum height of
50 feet. Antennae limited to this height would not protrude above the trees
that now provide screening from all off-site views of the antenna field site.
Although it is possible that there may be glimpses of the antennae from Turkey
Run Access Road in winter months, heavy screening is already provided between
the road and antenna site. Additional screening is being recommended, as noted
above, along the road outside the GSA/CIA fence primarily to soften the visual
impact of the fence and power line, but this screening would also reinforce the
screening of the antenna field.
Electrical Power Requirements
Because of the aesthetic impact of high electrical lines that were installed
through adjacent neighborhoods, extending through the CIA site, a few years
ago, the surrounding neighbors are particularly concerned about any CIA power
requirements that could necessitate additional lines. VEPCO advises that
the existing lines are more than adequate to meet the CIA's future needs.
Some residents feel that the excess capacity in the existing lines was planned
for increased residential development and that, if partially-used for the
CIA expansion, future residential development may necessitate additional lines.
In response to this conern VEPCO has reiterated its conclusion that the proposed
CIA development will not create the need for new lines in the area. In view
of this conclusion, the most appropriate response to this concern would be
to urge that the new and existing CIA facilities be planned and operated to be
as energy efficient as possible.
Disposal of Excavated Material
Because a hill to the rear of the existing CIA headquarters must be removed for
the new building under the revised master 'plan, roughly 355,000 cubic yards of
overburden will have to be removed. The environmental assessment notes some of
the comparative impacts of disposing of the hill on-site and at off-site
locations. No practical on-site locations are identified, however, and none
have been identified in the review. The County Government has expressed
interest in the impacts of off-site disposal, but no off-site disposal locations
have been identified at this early stage either. Although the location for
off-site disposal of excavated material .is generally left to contractors, in
view of the volume involved and the concern of Fairfax County in this matter,
possible alternative off-site disposal areas should be identified early in
the planning for the construction of Phase I.
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