HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/27/2019 - Regular
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
August 27, 2019
NOTE: There is no 7:00 p.m. session as there are no public hearings
scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG
Disclaimer:
fore the official start 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
August 27, 2019
Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for August 27, 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
Supervisors meetings can also be viewed online through Roanoke
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. Recognition of Virginia Association of Counties 2019 Achievement Awards (Dean
Lynch, Executive Director, Virginia Association of Counties)
2. Recognition of Sage Beddingfield for her actions on June 20, 2019, at Splash
Valley Waterpark (Doug Blount, Director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism)
3. Roanoke County recognized as StormReady Community by the National
Weather Service (Stephen G. Simon, Chief of Fire and Rescue)
D. BRIEFINGS
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E. NEW BUSINESS
1. Resolution establishing an ad hoc committee known as the Roanoke County
Complete Count Committee charged with ensuring all Roanoke County residents
participate in the 2020 Census (Toni Cox, Assistant Director of Library Services)
2. Resolution accepting and approving recommended changes to the
Comprehensive Financial Policy (Laurie Gearheart, Acting Director of Finance)
F. REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND FIRST READING OF REZONING
ORDINANCE-CONSENT AGENDA: Approval of these items does not indicate
support for, or judge the merits of, the requested zoning actions but satisfies
procedural requirements and schedules the Public Hearings which will be held after
recommendation by the Planning Commission:
1. The petition of Donald and Elaine Kepple to rezone approximately 4.6 acres from
I-2, High Intensity Industrial, District to AR, Agricultural/Residential, District for
the construction of single family dwelling, located at 6121 Peaceful Drive,
Catawba Magisterial District
G. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Roanoke, Virginia
approving the lease financing of various capital projects for the County and
authorizing the leasing of certain County-owned property, the execution and
delivery of a prime lease and a local lease acquisition agreement and finance
lease and other related actions (Laurie Gearheart, Acting Director of Finance)
2. Ordinance dissolving lease agreement with Reba Farm Inn, LLC to provide
equestrian services at Explore Park (Doug Blount, Director of Parks, Recreation
and Tourism)
3. Ordinance appropriating funds in the amount of $46,801 from the Commonwealth
of Virginia Compensation Board for the County of Roanoke Commonwealth's
Attorney and adding a new Senior Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney position
to the County's Classification and Pay Plan (Rebecca Owens, Assistant County
Administrator; Aaron Lavinder, Acting Commonwealth Attorney)
4. Ordinance Amending Appendix A (the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance),
Article I (General Provisions), Article III (District Regulations), Article IV (Use and
Design Standards), Article V (Development Standards) of the Roanoke County
Code (Philip Thompson, Acting Director of Planning)
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H. PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Ordinance authorizing the granting of temporary and permanent easements to
the Town of Vinton on property owned by the County of Roanoke (Tax Map No.
060.11-04-17.00.0000) for the purpose of completing the Glade Creek Greenway
Phase 2 project (Doug Blount, Director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism)
I. APPOINTMENTS
1. Board of Zoning Appeals (appointed by District)
2. Budget and Fiscal Affairs (BFAC) (appointed by District and At-Large)
3. Economic Development Authority (EDA) (appointed by District)
4. Library Board (appointed by District)
5. Parks, Recreation and Tourism (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 June 25, 2019; June 29, 2019; July 9, 2019; July 23, 2019;
August 1, 2019 and August 6, 2019
2. Request to accept and allocate grant funds in the amount of $94,900 from the
Department of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of Selective Enforcement
3. Confirmation of appointment to the Court Community Corrections Alcohol Safety
Action Program Policy Board (At-Large); Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Advisory Commission (At-Large); Virginia Western Community College Board of
Directors (At--Large)
4. Donation of surplus Microfilm Reader and Printer to The Vinton Historical Society
and History Museum
5. Request to accept and allocate grant funds in the amount of $145,725 from the
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia Victim Witness Fund
6. Request for the Police Department to accept and allocate a donation in the
amount of $21,136 from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Inc. for the purchase of
equipment for the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
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7. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County to Andrew Maslich, Deputy Sheriff-Court Services-Sheriff's Office, upon
his retirement after more than twenty-four (24) years of service
8. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County to Brian L. Weeks, Fire Captain, upon his retirement after more than
twenty (20) years of service
K. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
L. REPORTS
1. Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves
2. Outstanding Debt Report
3. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Revenues as of July 31, 2019
4. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Expenditures and
Encumbrances as of July 31, 2019
5. Accounts Paid July 31, 2019
6. Proclamation signed by the Chairman - Gladetown Reunion Days
M. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1. David F. Radford
2. P. Jason Peters
3. George G. Assaid
4. Martha B. Hooker
5. Phil C. North
N. WORK SESSIONS
1. Work session to review Emergency Preparedness and the Emergency
Operations Plan with the Board of Supervisors (Stephen G. Simon, Chief of Fire
and Rescue)
2. Work session to review Broadband with the Board of Supervisors (Rebecca
Owens, Assistant County Administrator; Bill Hunter, Director of Communications
and Information Technology and Gary Larrowe, County Administrator for
Botetourt County)
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O. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows:
1. Section 2.2-3711.A.3 Discussion or consideration of the acquisition of real
property for public purpose, or of the disposition of publicly held real property,
where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining
position or negotiating strategy of the public body, namely real estate located on
Penn Forest Blvd.
P. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
Q. ADJOURNMENT
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