HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/22/2020 - RegularRoanoke County
Board of Supervisors
September 22, 2020
NOTE: THERE IS NO 7:00 P.M. EVENING SESSION AS THERE ARE NO PUBLIC
HEARINGS SCHEDULED.
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
September 22, 2020
Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for September 22, 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. Deviations from this schedule
will be announced.
Because of the present state of emergency, and until further notice, members of
the public are urged not to 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.gov(and accessed by clicking on the “Watch Board
Meetings Online” button). Prior to and during meetings, citizens may share
comments by email (to djacks@roanokecountyva.gov) or by phone (540-776-
7278). When submitting comments, please include your name and address.
Comments submitted by email and by phone will be read aloud during meetings,
subject to reasonable time limitations.
For those individuals who desire to attend meetings in person, please be advised
that seating modifications and limits have been established in order to facilitate
social distancing; attendees who are not of the same household must sit six feet
apart; and attendance at meetings will be limited to 25 individuals.
A.OPENING CEREMONIES
1.Roll Call
B.REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA
ITEMS
C.PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNITIONSAND AWARDS
1.Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County to Elaine Bays-Murphy, Director of Cable Access, upon her retirement
after more than twenty-six (26) yearsof service(P. Jason Peters, Supervisor)
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2.Resolution of Appreciation to Donald R. Witt for his service on the Roanoke
Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke County Planning Commission
(Doug Blount, Director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism)
D.NEW BUSINESS
1.Resolution authorizing the County Administrator to execute a second agreement
with the Town of Vinton for use of the second allocation of CARES Act funds
(Rachel W. Lower, Senior Assistant County Attorney)
E.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 Engineering Concepts, Inc. to rezone property to remove the
proffered conditions on approximately 2.66 acres zoned C-1C, Low Intensity
Commercial, District with conditions, and to obtain a specialuse permit for
religious assembly in a R-1, Low Density Residential, District, C-1C, Low
Intensity Commercial, District with conditions, and C-2 High Intensity
Commercial, District on approximately 10.68 acres, located at and near 2500
East Washington Avenue, Vinton Magisterial District
F.FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
1.Ordinance authorizing a temporary construction easement to the Commonwealth
of Virginia Department of Transportation on property owned by the Roanoke
County Board of Supervisors (Tax Parcel Number 055.00-01-12.00-0000) for the
purpose of the Diuguids Lane Bridge Rehabilitation Project located at 2500
Green Hill Park Road, Catawba Magisterial District(Lindsay Webb, Park
Planning and Development Manager)
2.Ordinance accepting and appropriating funds in the amount of $78,557 from the
Virginia Department of Elections allocation distributed as a component of the
(Due to
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020
the Pandemic Disaster, it is requested, upon a four-fifths vote of the Board,
the second reading be waived and the ordinance adopted as an emergency
measure)
(Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services)
G.SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
1.Ordinance approving a Site Use Agreement between New RiverValley 911
Authority (NRV) and the County of Roanoke for use of a tower located on Poor
Mountain, 8487 Honeysuckle Road; Windsor Hills Magisterial District and
accepting and appropriating $3,600 for the term of the lease(Susan Slough,
Assistant Director of Communications and Information Technology)
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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 – September 8, 2020
2.Request to accept and allocate grant funds in the amount of $15,000 from the
2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Planning Grant Program -
Opportunity Zone
3.Request to accept and allocate grant funds of $42,564 from the Virginia
Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) for an Emergency Management
Performance Grant
4.Request to accept and allocate DUI Task Force Selective Enforcement Grant in
the amount of $160,248 from the Division of Motor Vehicles for DUI and traffic
enforcement and training
5.Request to accept andallocate the grant funds in the amount of $156,563 from
the Division of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of Selective Enforcement
6.Request to accept and allocate grant funds in the amount of $100,184.24 from
the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services for the "Four-For-Life"
distribution(Stephen Simon)
7.Confirmation of appointment to Total Action for Progress (TAP) Board of
Directors
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 August 31, 2020
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4.Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Expenditures and
Encumbrances as of August 31, 2020
5.Accounts Paid – August 31, 2020
6.Statement of Treasurer's Accountability per Investment and Portfolio Policy as of
August 31, 2020
L.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
M.WORK SESSIONS
1.Work session to review with the Board of Supervisors the preliminary and
unaudited financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, for the
County of Roanoke, Virginia(Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and
Management Services; Steve Elliott, Budget Manager)
N.CLOSED MEETING,pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows:
)(3) of the Code of Virginia, in order to discuss or consider
1. Section 2.2-3711(A)
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. Specifically, the Board will consider leasing, during limited hours,
parking spaces on publicly-owned property located in the Hollins Magisterial
District, to a local business.
O.CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
P.ADJOURNMENT
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