At a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, held in the Board Auditorium in the Fairfax County Government Center at Fairfax, Virginia, on Monday, November 19,2001, at which meeting a quorum was present and voting, the following resolution was adopted: Resolution Whereas, since the mid-1940's, the Belle Haven Marina has functioned as a concession from the National Park Service and the George Washington Memorial Parkway; and Whereas, over that period, the marina has provided a useful recreational service to thousands of Northern Virginians and has achieved a safe and unblemished record of performance to the National Park Service ("NPS"); and Whereas, the marina provides not only boating slips for the owners of boats who patronize the services of the marina, but a sailing school for new sailors; and Whereas, the Belle Haven Marina offers an affordable rental service to daytime boaters who wish to sail or canoe on this beautiful stretch of the Potomac River; and Whereas, supporters of the marina and the NPS have committed to protecting and preserving its adjacent neighbor, the environmentally sensitive Dyke Marsh; and Whereas, the Belle Haven Marina is considered a significant resource for residents of the Mount Vernon District and Fairfax County as well as our neighbors; and Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in recognition of these statements, requests the support of the Northern Virginia Congressional Delegation for the continued safe operation and eventual improvement of the Belle Haven Marina and its environs to accommodate an appropriate and balanced number of motorized and non-motorized water craft provided adequate safeguards exist to protect and preserve the environmentally sensitive Dyke Marsh. A Copy Teste: Nancy Vehrs Clerk to the Board of Supervisors