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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/13/2021 - Regular 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 Page 1 of 5 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) Page 2 of 5 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) Page 3 of 5 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 Page 4 of 5 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 Page 5 of 5