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Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
March 23, 2021
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:
he 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
March 23, 2021
Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for March 23, 2021. 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.
https://roanokecountyva.gov
o 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, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
1. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors to William
David Cochrane, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, upon his retirement after over
forty-one (41) years of service (Nancy Duvall, Solid Waste Manager)
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D. BRIEFINGS
1. Briefing to provide Regional Housing Study by Roanoke Valley Alleghany
Regional Commission to the Board of Supervisors (Bryan W. Hill, Regional
Planner III Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission)
E. NEW BUSINESS
1. Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Roanoke, Virginia in
relation to approving Roanoke County support of financing by the Roanoke
Valley Resource Authority (RVRA) (Peter S. Lubeck, County Attorney; Rebecca
Owens, Assistant County Administrator)
F. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public hearing for citizen comments on the Real Estate effective tax rate for
calendar year 2021 (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management
Services)
G. PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
1. Public hearing for citizen comments on the maximum 2021 calendar year tax
rates for Real Estate, Personal Property and Machinery and Tools Taxes (Laurie
Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services)
2. Resolutions to set the following maximum tax rates for calendar year 2021 to
support this fiscal year 2021-2022 operating budget: (Laurie Gearheart, Director
of Finance and Management Services)
(a) Resolution to set the Real Estate maximum tax rate for calendar year 2021;
(b) Resolution to set the Personal Property maximum tax rate for calendar year
2021;
(c) Resolution to set the Machinery and Tools maximum tax rate for calendar
year 2021
3. Public hearing for citizen comments on the proposed amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan for Roanoke County, Virginia incorporating the draft (dated
January 8, 2021 Oak Grove Center Plan (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning)
4. Resolution adopting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for Roanoke
County, Virginia: incorporating the draft (dated January 8, 2021) Oak Grove
Center Plan (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning)
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H. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Emergency ordinance readopting Ordinance 033120-1 to effectuate temporary
changes in certain deadline and to modify public meeting and public hearing
practices and procedures to address continuity of operations associated with
pandemic disaster (Due to 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) (Peter S. Lubeck, County
Attorney)
2. Ordinance amending Chapter 7 (Building Regulations), Article IV (Unsafe
Buildings and Structures), Section 7-62 (Appeals from decisions rendered under
Article) of the Roanoke County Code (Peter S. Lubeck, County Attorney)
3.
to the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, on property owned by the
William Livingston Whitwell Revocable Trust (Tax map no. 027.12-06-02.00-
0000), located at 1252 Keffield Street, for the purpose of drainage improvements,
Hollins Magisterial District (Tarek Moneir, Director of Development Services)
I. APPOINTMENTS
1. Library Board (appointed by District)
2. 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 January 30, 2021
2. Confirmation of appointments to the Local Office on Aging (LOA)
3. Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $5,872 to the Clerk of
Circuit Court from the Commonwealth of Virginia for Technology Trust Funds
4. Request to accept and allocate grant funds in the amount of $3,000 from the
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) to retrofit current trash
containers to make them bear resistant
K. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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L. REPORTS
1. Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report
2. Outstanding Debt Report
3. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Revenues as of February 28,
2021
4. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Expenditures and
Encumbrances as of February 28, 2021
5. Accounts Paid February 28, 2021
6. Statement of Treasurer's Accountability per Investment and Portfolio Policy as of
February 28, 2021
7. Proclamations signed by the Chairman - Multiple Sclerosis Education and
Awareness Month
M. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1. Paul M. Mahoney
2. Phil C. North
3. David F. Radford
4. Martha B. Hooker
5. P. Jason Peters
N. WORK SESSIONS
1. Work session to review with the Board of Supervisors the County Administrator's
Proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Operating Budget (Laurie Gearheart, Director
of Finance and Management Services; Steve Elliott, Budget Manager)
O. ADJOURNMENT
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