HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/9/2019 - Regular
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
April 9, 2019
INVOCATION: Pastor James Jason Cook
Valley Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG
Disclaimer:
of the Board meeting
shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the
Board. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been
previously reviewed or approved by the Board and do not necessarily represent
the religious beliefs or views of the Board in part or as a whole. No member of
the community is required to attend or participate in the invocation and such
decision will have no impact on their right to actively participate in the business of
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Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
Agenda
April 9, 2019
Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for April 9, 2019. Regular meetings are
held on the second and fourth Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. Public hearings are held at 7:00
p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Deviations from this schedule will be
announced. The meetings are broadcast live on RVTV, Channel 3, and will be
rebroadcast on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Board of
www.RoanokeCountyVA.gov. Our meetings are closed-captioned, so it is important for
everyone to speak directly into the microphones at the podium. Individuals who require
assistance or special arrangements to participate in or attend Board of Supervisors
meetings should contact the Clerk to the Board at (540) 772-2005 at least 48 hours in
advance. Please turn all cell phones off or place on silent.
A. OPENING CEREMONIES
1. Roll Call
B. REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA
ITEMS
C. PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
1. Proclamation declaring April 14-20 2019, as National Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week in the County of Roanoke (Bill Hunter, Director of
Communications and Information Technology)
D. BRIEFINGS
E. NEW BUSINESS
1. Resolution approving the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission budget for fiscal
year 2019-2020 (Timothy T. Bradshaw, A.A.E., Executive Director of the
Roanoke Regional Airport Commission)
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2. Resolution setting the allocation percentage for Personal Property Tax Relief in
Roanoke County for the 2019 tax year (Laurie Gearheart, Acting Director of
Finance)
3. Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Roanoke, Virginia
authorizing the execution of certain documents in connection with certain
General Obligation School Bonds previously purchased by the Virginia Public
School Authority (Laurie Gearheart, Acting Director of Finance)
4. Resolution rescinding a ground lease with Treetop Quest Roanoke, LLC and
approving a construction and licensing agreement with Treetop Quest, LLC to
establish an aerial adventure course at Explore Park (Doug Blount, Director of
Parks, Recreation and Tourism)
5. Resolution approving a Maintenance Agreement between the County of Roanoke
and Treetop Quest, LLC to maintain an aerial adventure course at Explore Park
(Doug Blount, Director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism)
F. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public hearing for citizen comments on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020
Operating Budget and the Proposed Fiscal Year 2020-2029 Capital Improvement
Program (Christopher R. Bever, Director of Management and Budget)
G. PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF TAX RATES
1. Public hearing for citizen comments on the following items: Calendar Year 2019
Real Estate, Personal Property and Machinery and Tools Tax Rates (Christopher
R. Bever, Director of Management and Budget)
2. Request to adopt the following taxes rates:
(a) Order setting the tax rate on Real Estate in the County of Roanoke for the
calendar year 2019
(b) Order setting the tax levy on Personal Property situate in the County of
Roanoke for the calendar year 2019
(c) Order setting the tax levy on a classification of personal property -
Machinery and Tools - situate in the County of Roanoke for calendar year
2019 (Christopher R. Bever, Director of Management and Budget)
H. PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Ordinance authorizing the acquisition of a new easement across Tax Map Parcel
087.07-03-07.01, for Ingress and Egress to the Roanoke County Administration
Center from Penn Forest Boulevard (Richard Caywood, Assistant County
Administrator; Peter Lubeck, Senior Assistant County Attorney)
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I. APPOINTMENTS
1. Budget and Fiscal Affairs (BFAC) (appointed by District and At-Large)
2. Economic Development Authority (EDA) (appointed by District)
3. Library Board (appointed by District)
4. Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Commission (appointed by District)
J. CONSENT AGENDA
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY
THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE RESOLUTION
IN THE FORM OR FORMS LISTED BELOW. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT
ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
1. Approval of minutes January 8, 2019; January 22, 2019
2. Observance and Proclamation of Friday, April 12, 2019, as National Arbor Day in
Roanoke County
3. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County to Jeanette B. Lowe, Customer Service Representative for the
Department of Social Services, upon her retirement after more than ten (10)
years of service
4. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County to Jeanie A. Seay, Resource Coordinator for the Department of Social
Services, upon her retirement after more than six (6) years of service
5. Confirmation of appointment to the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory
Commission (District)
K. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
L. REPORTS
1. Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report
2. Outstanding Debt Report
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M. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1. P. Jason Peters
2. George G. Assaid
3. Martha B. Hooker
4. David F. Radford
5. Phil C. North
N. WORK SESSIONS
1. Work session to review with the Board of Supervisors the County Administrator's
Proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Operating Budget (Daniel R. O'Donnell, County
Administrator; Laurie Gearheart, Acting Director of Finance; Christopher R.
Bever, Director of Management and Budget)
Work Session with Town of Vinton is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.
2. Work session with the Town of Vinton and Roanoke County to review a proposed
Memorandum of Understanding (Daniel R. O'Donnell, County Administrator;
Rebecca Owens, Assistant County Administrator; Barry Thompson, Town
Manager and Anne Cantrell, Director of Finance/Treasurer)
O. NEW BUSINESS
1. Resolution authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding
between Roanoke County and the Town of Vinton (Rebecca Owens, Assistant
County Administrator)
P. ADJOURNMENT
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