HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/24/2020 - RegularRoanoke County
Board of Supervisors
March 24, 2020
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG
Disclaimer:
“Any invocation that may be offered before 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
the Board.”
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Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
Agenda
March 24, 2020
Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting forMarch 24, 2020. 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.
Because of the present state of emergency, and until further notice, members of
the public are urged to not attend Board of Supervisor meetings in person. All
are encouraged to view and participate in meetings through electronic means.
Meetings may be viewed live on RVTV, Channel 3, or on the County’s website
https://roanokecountyva.govand click on the “Watch Board Meetings Online”
button.Prior to and during meetings, citizens may email comments to
djacks@roanokecountyva.gov. When submitting comments, please include your
name and address. Comments will be read aloud during meetings, subject to
reasonable time limitations. For further information regarding the County’s
operations in response to the Coronavirus, please refer to the County’s website
and click on the “Coronavirus” button.
A.OPENING CEREMONIES
1.Roll Call
B.REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA
ITEMS
C.BRIEFINGS
1.Briefing to update the Board of Supervisors on the Coronavirus emergency
(Stephen G. Simon, Chief of Fire and Rescue)
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D.NEW BUSINESS
1.Resolution supporting an amendment to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), to further enable public bodies to meet by electronic communication
means during times of emergency(Peter Lubeck, County Attorney)
E.FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
F.PUBLIC HEARING
1.Public hearing to receive citizen comments regarding a proposed amendment to
the fiscal year 2019-2020 budget in accordance with Code of Virginia Section
15.2-2507(Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services)
THERE WILL BE A TEN (10) MINUTE BREAK TO ALLOW FOR E-COMMENTS
CONCERNING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. PLEASE EMAIL ALL COMMENTS TO
DJACKS@ROANOKECOUNTYVA.GOVAND INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND
ADDRESS. ALL COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE READ ALOUD INTO THE
RECORD OF THISMEETING.
G.SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
1.Ordinance accepting and appropriating funds in the amount of $3,020,308 from
the Regional Surface Transportation Program for the RoanokeRiver Greenway
through Explore Park(Megan G. Cronise, AICP Transportation Planning
Administrator)
H.APPOINTMENTS
1.Library Board (appointed by District)
2.Parks, Recreation and Tourism (appointed by District)
I.CONSENT AGENDA
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDAARE 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 14, 2020; January 28, 2020
2.Resolution encouraging all Roanoke County residents to participate in the 2020
Census
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J.CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
K.REPORTS
1.Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves
2.Outstanding Debt Report
3.Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Revenues as of February 29,
2020
4.Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Expenditures and
Encumbrances as of February 29, 2020
5.Accounts Paid –February 29, 2020
6.Statement of Treasurer's Accountability per Investment and Portfolio Policy as of
February 29, 2020
L.WORK SESSIONS
1.Work session to review with the Board of Supervisors the County Administrator's
Proposed Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Operating Budget(Laurie Gearheart, Director
of Finance and Management Services; Meredith Thompson, Budget Division
Director)
EVENING SESSION
M.PUBLIC HEARING
1.Public hearing for citizen comments on the Real Estate effective tax rate for
calendar year 2020(Meredith Thompson, Budget Division Director; Kenneth Fay,
Director of Real Estate)
THERE WILL BE A TEN (10) MINUTE BREAK TO ALLOW FOR E-COMMENTS
CONCERNING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. PLEASE EMAIL ALL COMMENTS TO
DJACKS@ROANOKECOUNTYVA.GOVAND INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND
ADDRESS. ALL COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE READ ALOUD INTO THE
RECORD OF THISMEETING.
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N.PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
1.Public hearing for citizen comments on the maximum 2020 calendar year tax
rates for Real Estate, Personal Property and Machinery and Tools Taxes(Laurie
Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services)
THERE WILL BE A TEN (10) MINUTE BREAK TO ALLOW FOR E-COMMENTS
CONCERNING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. PLEASE EMAIL ALL COMMENTS TO
DJACKS@ROANOKECOUNTYVA.GOVAND INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND
ADDRESS. ALL COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE READ ALOUD INTO THE
RECORD OF THISMEETING.
2.Resolutions to set the following maximum tax rates for calendar year 2020 to
support this fiscal year 2020-2021 operating budget:
(a) Resolution to set the Real Estate maximum tax rate for calendar year 2020;
(b) Resolution to set the Personal Property maximum tax rate for calendar year
2020;
(c) Resolution to set the Machinery and Tools maximumtax rate for calendar
year 2020(Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance andManagement Services)
O.SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
1.The petition of Roanoke Valley Resource Authority to obtain a special use permit
for a sanitary landfill on approximately 8.05 acres zoned AG-3, Agricultural/Rural
Preserve, District and to amend the special use permit for an existing sanitary
landfill (Smith Gap Landfill) on approximately 886.80 acres zoned AG-3S,
Agricultural/Rural Preserve, District with a special use permit, located on the
northwest side of Fort Lewis Mountain between Smith Gap and Bradshaw Road,
Catawba Magisterial District(Philip Thompson, Director of Planning)
P.CITIZEN COMMENTS ANDCOMMUNICATIONS
Q.REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1.Paul M. Mahoney
2.Martha B. Hooker
3.Phil C. North
4.P. Jason Peters
5.David F. Radford
R.ADJOURNMENT
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