HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/11/2023 - Adopted Board RecordsAT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023
RESOLUTION 07112301 CONGRATULATING THE NORTHSIDE HIGH
SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE VIRGINIA
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE (VHSL) CLASS 3 CHAMPIONSHIP
WHEREAS, athletic competitions are an important and integral part of the team
curriculum at schools in Roanoke County; teaching cooperation, sportsmanship, teamwork
and athletic skill; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2023, the Northside Boys basketball teamwon the class
3State championship at the VCU Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia after defeating
Hopewell, 58-52; and
WHEREAS, the Vikingsled by as many as 17 points in the first half before the Blue
Devils came back and took a four-point lead in the fourth quarter. But the Vikings made key
plays down the stretch to get the victory, thanks to Lawrence Cole, Cy Hardy and Mykell
Harvey, who all scored in double figures, combining for 53 of the Vikings’ 58 points.
WHEREAS, the team represented their school and community with great character,
poise and sportsmanship. They are a true asset to Roanoke County; and
WHEREAS, the Vikings are coached under the dedicated leadership of Coach Bill
th
Pope and with the win, notched the 620 victory of his coaching career and was named the
Class 3 boys basketball coach of the year by the Virginia High School League; and
WHEREAS, Senior Lawrence Cole and sophomore Cy Hardy made the Class 3 All-
State first team.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia does hereby extend its sincere congratulations to the members of the
NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM: Ja’Chan Anthony, Lawrence
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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023
ORDINANCE 071123-2ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF $339,000FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES (DCJS) TO THE ROANOKE COUNTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has
awarded funding through a state appropriation of federal funds through the American
Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA") Law Enforcement and Technology Grant Program to the
Roanoke County Police Department through fiscal year 2024; and
WHEREAS, the funds may be used to purchase equipment to improve or enhance
the delivery of daily law enforcement services to the community and/or ensure the safety
of citizens and officers and decrease violent crime within our community; and
WHEREAS, the grant is awarded for a two (2) year period, July 1, 2022 through
June 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 27, 2023,and the
second reading was held on July 11, 2023.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED bythe Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1.That the sum of $339,000, made available to the Roanoke County Police
Department by DCJS, is accepted.
2.That the sum of $339,000is hereby appropriated to the County’s Grant
Fund for law enforcement equipment.
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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023
ORDINANCE 071123-3ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF $170,680FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (VDEM) AND $88,140.30 FROM THE
REGIONAL CENTER FOR ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION (RCACP)
FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF AN EMERGENCY
GENERATOR AT THE RCACP ANIMAL SHELTER
WHEREAS, funding of $251,000 was awarded to Roanoke County on behalf of
the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection (RCACP) for the purchase and
installation of an emergency generator at the RCACP, which amount includes a state
share of $170,680 (68%) and a local share of $80,320 (32%); and
WHEREAS, because the cost of this project totals $258,820.30, RCACP approved
capital funding at their meeting held on June 13, 2023, to cover the local match of $80,320
and the additional $7,820.30 needed to complete the project for a total RCACP
contribution of $88,140.30; and
WHEREAS, the RCACP funds will be transferred to the County upon approval and
appropriation of the grant and all funds will be deposited in the Grant Fund; and
WHEREAS, after completion of the purchase, installation and grant reporting
requirements, the County will transfer the generator as a capital asset to RCACP; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 27, 2023, and the
second reading was held on July 11, 2023.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER, ON TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023
ORDINANCE 071123-4ACCEPTING $280,000 FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND APPROPRIATING SUCH
FUNDS TO THE GRANT FUND; AND
ACCEPTING $18,333 FROM BOTETOURT COUNTY AND
APPROPRIATING SUCH FUNDS TO THE GRANT FUND; AND
ACCEPTING $4,434 FROM THE TOWN OF VINTONAND
APPROPRIATING SUCH FUNDS TO THE GRANT FUND; AND
REALLOCATING $47,233 FROM FISCAL YEAR 2023 PLANNING
DEPARTMENT OPERATING FUNDS TO THE GRANT FUND
TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN FOR
ROANOKE COUNTY, BOTETOURT COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF
VINTON AS PART OF THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL
DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors is committed to
advocating for and ensuring safe transportation facilities both in the County and in
the region; and
WHEREAS, an average of seven (7) deaths per year occurred on Roanoke
County roadsbetween 2016 and 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the Safe Streets and
Roads forAll Discretionary Grant Program to improve roadway safety by significantly
reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries through Safety Action Plan
development and implementation focused on all users; and
WHEREAS, a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan would provide a holistic, well-
defined strategy to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries, and would lead to
further opportunities for infrastructure funding; and
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WHEREAS, the Safe Streets and Roads for Allprogram encourages joint
applications that engage multiple jurisdictions in the same region to ensure
collaboration; and
WHEREAS, Roanoke County received $280,000 from the U.S. Department of
Transportation to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, which provides eighty
(80) percent of the project funding; and
WHEREAS, the twenty (20) percent local match is split according to locality
population; and
WHEREAS, Botetourt County is providing a local match of $18,333; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Vinton is providing a local match of $4,434; and
WHEREAS, Roanoke County is providing a local match of $47,233 available
in fiscal year 2023 Planning Department Operating funds; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 27, 2023, and the
second reading washeld on July 11, 2023.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1.That in order to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan for
Roanoke County, Botetourt County, and the Town of Vintonthrough the
Safe Streets and Roads for All Discretionary Grant Program:
a.The sum of $280,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation is
accepted and appropriated to the Grant Fund.
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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023
RESOLUTION 071123-5.aREQUESTING ACCEPTANCE OFFOXFIELD
COURT INTO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SECONDARY SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the streets described on the attached Addition Form AM-4.3, fully
incorporated herein by reference, are shown on plats recorded in the Clerk's Office of the
Circuit Court of Roanoke County; and
WHEREAS, therepresentative for the Virginia Department of Transportation has
advised this Board that the street(s) meet the requirements established by the Virginia
Department of Transportation’s Subdivision Street Requirements; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Virginia Department of Transportation entered into
an agreement on March 9, 1999, for comprehensive stormwater detention, which applies
to this request for addition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, that
1) the Board requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the
street(s) described on the attached Additions Form AM-4.3 to the secondary
system of state highways, pursuant to §33.2-705, Code of Virginia, and the
Department's Subdivision Street Requirements, after receiving a copy of this
resolution and all outstanding fees and documents required of the developer,
whichever occurs last in time.
2) The Board guarantees a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as described, and
any necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage.
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3)Acertified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the ResidencyAdministrator
for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
4) The Board hereby guarantees the performance of the street(s) requested
herein to become a part of the State maintained secondary system of state
highways for a period of one year from the date of the acceptance of the
referenced streets by VDOT into the secondary system of state highways. The
Board will reimburse all costs incurred by VDOT to repair faults in the
referenced streets and related drainage facilities associated with workmanship
or materials as determined exclusively by VDOT.
On motion of Supervisor Peters to adopt the resolution, seconded by Supervisor
Mahoney and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Peters, Hooker, North, Radford, Mahoney
NAYS: None
A COPY TESTE:
___________________________________
Deborah C. Jacks
Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
cc: Tarek Moneir, Director of Development Services
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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023
ORDINANCE 071123-5.b AUTHORIZING THE GRANTING OF
EASEMENTS AND A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE
WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY FOR SANITARY SEWER
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT STARKEY PARK AND C. DARRELL
SHELL PARK
WHEREAS,the Board owns three parcels in Roanoke County, in the Cave Spring
Magisterial District, which are occupied by a portion of the County’s Starkey Park North
(identified as Roanoke County Tax Map Number 097.05-01-24.00-0000), Starkey Park
South (identified as Roanoke County Tax Map Number 097.01-02-11.00-0000), and C.
Darrell Shell Park (identified as Roanoke County Tax Map Number 087.18-03-02.01-
0000); and
WHEREAS, the Western Virginia Water Authority (WVWA) has existing sanitary
sewer lines in each of the above-mentioned properties; and
WHEREAS, the WVWA has requested new temporary construction and
permanent sanitary sewer easements on each of the above-mentioned properties for a
sanitary sewer improvement project; and
WHEREAS, at the request of County staff, the WVWA agreed to a Memorandum
of Understanding agreeing that the construction of the sanitary sewer improvement
project in the area near the lacrosse fields in Starkey Park South will be limited to
November 1, 2023 through March 1, 2024 in order to limit impacts to youth sports
programs in the Starkey Park South; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter directs that the
acquisition and disposition of real estate be authorized only by ordinance; and
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WHEREAS, a first reading of this ordinance was held on June 27, 2023and the
second reading was held on July 11, 2023; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Roanoke as follows:
1. That pursuant to the provision of Section 16.01 of the Roanoke County
Charter, the interest in real estate to be conveyed is hereby declared to be surplus, and
is hereby made available for conveyance to the Western Virginia Water Authority for
purposes of new temporary construction and permanent sanitary sewer easements.
2. That conveyance to the Western Virginia Water Authority of the new
temporary construction and permanent sanitary sewer easements as shown on the
exhibits titled “SEWER EASEMENT SKETCH -097.05-01-24.00 COMMONWEALTH
DRIVE SEWER REPLACEMENT” dated March 27, 2023, “SEWER EASEMENT
SKETCH – 097.01-02-11.00 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE SEWER REPLACEMENT”
dated March 27, 2023, and “SEWER EASEMENT SKETCH – 087.18-03.02.01
COMMONWEALTH DRIVE SEWER REPLACEMENT” dated May 22, 2023, copies of
which are attached hereto as Exhibit A collectively, are hereby authorized and approved.
3. That a Memorandum of Understanding to be entered into by the County and
the WVWA limiting the construction of the sanitary sewer improvement project in the area
near the lacrosse fields in Starkey Park South to November 1, 2023 through March 1,
2024 is hereby authorized and approved.
4. That the County accepts and appropriates the payment of $1.00 as fair
market value compensation for each of these easements.
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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023
RESOLUTION 071123-5.cACCEPTING AND APPROVING
RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL
POLICY
WHEREAS, the County adopted a Comprehensive Financial Policy effective July
1, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the policy is to be reviewed and any changes recommended
annually.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows:
1. That language has been updated for the Schools from “Funds” to
“Categories” due to the recent change for approving their budget; and
2. That language has been changed from “Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report” to “Annual Comprehensive Financial Report” due to reporting
guideline changes required by the Government Finance Officers Association;
and
3. That language has been updated to reflect the newly adopted memorandum
of understanding between the County and School Boards; and
4. That formatting changes and additional detailed language has been added for
improved clarification; and
5. The effective date of the Comprehensive Financial Policy has been changed
from October 19, 2021 to July 11, 2023.
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