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Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
April 13, 2021
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG
Disclaimer:
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 13, 2021
Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for April 13, 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.
Meetings may be viewed live on RVTV, Channel 3, or on the
https://roanokecountyva.gov
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. 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)
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D. NEW BUSINESS
1. Resolution approving the Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) budget for
fiscal year 2021-2022 upon certain terms and conditions (Michael Wray, Vice-
Chairman, Roanoke County Public School Board; Dr. Kenneth Nicely, Roanoke
County Public Schools Superintendent; and Susan Peterson, Roanoke County
Public Schools Director of Finance)
2. Resolution setting the allocation percentage for Personal Property Tax Relief in
Roanoke County for the 2021 tax year (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance
and Management Services)
3. Resolution authorizing the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission to
amend its Charter to reduce membership requirements (Daniel R. O'Donnell,
County Administrator)
E. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public hearing for citizen comments on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022
Operating Budget and the Proposed Fiscal Year 2022-2031 Capital Improvement
Program (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services)
F. PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
1. Public hearing for citizen comments on the following items: Calendar Year 2021
Real Estate, Personal Property and Machinery and Tools Tax Rates (Laurie
Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services)
2. Request to adopt the following taxes rates (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance
and Management Services):
(a) Resolution setting the tax rate on Real Estate in the County of Roanoke for
the calendar year 2021;
(b) Resolution setting the tax levy on Personal Property situate in the County of
Roanoke for the calendar year 2021;
(c) Resolution setting the tax levy on a classification of personal property -
Machinery and Tools - situate in the County of Roanoke for calendar year
2021
G. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Ordinance accepting and appropriating Education Grant Awards related to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the amount of $4,340,714.11 to the Roanoke County
Public School grant fund for fiscal year 2020-2021 (Susan Peterson, Director of
Finance, Roanoke County Public Schools)
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2. Ordinance accepting and appropriating Virginia Preschool Initiative grant
expansions in the amount of $99,745.73 to the Roanoke County Public Schools'
Grant Fund for fiscal year 2020-2021 (Susan Peterson, Director of Finance for
Roanoke County Public Schools)
3. Ordinance appropriating funds in the amount of $536,030 for a rural broadband
project with Cox Communications (Daniel R. O'Donnell, County Administrator; Bill
Hunter, Director of Communications and Information Technology)
H. PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
1. 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 Lubeck, County Attorney)
2.
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 February 9, 2021; February 23, 2021
2. Confirmation of appointment to the Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission (At-
Large)
3. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors to Sandra H.
Walton, Assistant Director of Real Estate Valuation, upon her retirement after
fifteen (15) years of service
4. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County to Stephen G. Simon, Chief of Fire and Rescue, upon his retirement after
twenty-six (26) years of service
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5. Proclamation recognizing the week of April 11-17, 2021 as National
Telecommunicators Week in Roanoke County
K. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
L. REPORTS
1. Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report
2. Outstanding Debt Report
3. Proclamation signed by the Chairman Child Abuse Prevention Month
M. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1. Paul M. Mahoney
2. Martha B. Hooker
3. Phil C. North
4. David F. Radford
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. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows:
1. Section 2.2-3711 (A) (2) for discussion or consideration of the acquisition of real
property for a public purpose, where the discussion in an open meeting would
adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiation strategy of the public body.
Specifically, the Board will discuss and consider the acquisition of property for
parks and recreation purposes.
P. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
Q. ADJOURNMENT
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