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Home My WebLink About9/12/2023 - RegularRoanoke County Board of Supervisors September 12, 2023 INVOCATION:Pastor Andrew McPheron Fellowship Community Church 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.” Page 1of 6 Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Agenda September 12, 2023 Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for September 12, 2023. 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. The meetings are broadcast live on RVTV, Channel 3, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 10:00 a.m.until 5 p.m. Board of Supervisors meetings can also be viewed online through Roanoke County’s website at www.RoanokeCountyVA.gov. Our meetings are closed-captioned, so it is important for everyone to speak directly into the microphones at the podium.Individuals who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in or attend Board of Supervisors meetings should contact the Clerk to the Board at (540) 772-2005 at least 48 hours in advance. Please turn all cell phones off or place on silent. 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 recognizing Eric Kohler, Parks Administrator, for his exemplary service to Roanoke County (Richard L. Caywood, County Administrator) 2. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County to Lori Hancock, Payroll Technician, upon her retirement after more than thirty-two (32) years of service (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services; Amy Meacham, Finance Manager-Payroll) Page 2of 6 D.FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES 1. Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Roanoke, Virginia approving the refinancing of a lease transaction that originally financed various capital projects for the County and authorizing the continued leasing of certain County-owned property, the execution and delivery of a prime lease and a local lease acquisition agreement and financing lease, and other related actions (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services) 2. Ordinance accepting and appropriating funds in the amount of $3,777,457 from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development in response to the 2022 award of funds from the Virginia Telecommunications initiative grant, and appropriating such funds to the County’s grant fund for subsequent distribution to the Roanoke County Economic Development Authority to provide economic development incentives to internet service providers (Bill Hunter, Director of Information Technology) E. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES 1. Ordinance accepting the donation of approximately 1.4 acres of real property located at 0 Garstview Circle (Roanoke County Tax Map Number 076.12-09- 13.00-0000), Windsor Hills Magisterial District(Rachel Lower, Senior Assistant County Attorney) F. PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES 1. Ordinance vacating a section of an unimproved right-of-way referred to as Britaney Road located in a southeasterly direction of the intersection of Britaney Road (Route 1224) and Setter Road (Route 1221), Hollins Magisterial District (Rachel Lower, Senior Assistant County Attorney) G. APPOINTMENTS 1. Roanoke County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) (appointed by District) 2. Roanoke County Economic Development Authority (EDA) (appointed by District) 3. Roanoke County Library Board (appointed by District) 4. Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Commission (appointed by District) Page 3of 6 H.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 –June 13, 2023; June 27, 2023 2. Resolution requesting the Commonwealth Transportation Board name the Diuguids Lane (Route 760) bridge over the Roanoke River as the "USN AWS1 James P. Buriak Memorial Bridge" and to erect signage, Catawba Magisterial District 3. Confirmation of appointment to the Court Community Corrections Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) Policy Board, Roanoke County Economic Development Authority (EDA)(District) and the Roanoke County Library Board (District) 4. Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $4,000 from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) Educational Grant Program 5. Ordinance authorizing the execution of an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare and other local government entities governing the Marcus Alert Program for the Roanoke Valley (First Reading and request for Second Reading) 6. Ordinance approving a permanent easement to the City of Salem for the erection of a public bus shelter located at 305 East Main Street, Salem, Virginia (the Roanoke County Courthouse property) (First Reading and request for Second Reading) 7. Ordinance 1) accepting $170,709 from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and appropriating such funds to the County’s grant fund for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 for expanded shuttle service to the National Park Service’s McAfee Knob trailhead parking lot, and 2) reappropriating $42,677 of County funds from the general fund to the grant fund for expanded shuttle service to the McAfee Knob trailhead parking lot (Second Reading) 8. Ordinance 1) accepting funds in the amount of $465,091 from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and appropriating such funds to the County’s grant fund for operation of the CORTRAN program, and 2) reallocating $19,379 from the County’s general fund to the grant fund, for operation of the CORTRAN program (Second Reading) Page 4of 6 9.Ordinance authorizing the execution of an amendment to the Economic Development Grant Agreement for fixed, wireless broadband service between Roanoke County and B2X Online, Inc. (B2X)(Second Reading) 10. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County to Richard L. Gardner, Infrastructure Services Manager, upon his retirement after more than twenty-five (25) years of service I. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS J. REPORTS 1. Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report 2. Outstanding Debt Report K. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS 1. P. Jason Peters 2. Phil C. North 3. Paul M. Mahoney 4. David F. Radford 5. Martha B. Hooker L. WORK SESSIONS 1. Work session to discuss the Economic Development Marketing Study with the Board of Supervisors (Megan Baker, Director of Economic Development) 2. Work session on the County of Roanoke Budget (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services; Richard L. Caywood, County Administrator) M. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows: 1. Section 2.2-3711(A)(3): Discussion or consideration of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. The real property that will be discussed is located in the Catawba Magisterial District. 2. Section 2.2-3711(A)(5) - Discussion concerning the expansion of existing businesses where no previous announcement has been made of the businesses' interests in locating or expanding their facilities in Roanoke County. Specifically, such locations or expansions are proposed to occur in the Catawba, Cave Spring and Hollins Magisterial Districts. N. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION Page 5of 6 O.ADJOURNMENT Page 6of 6