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Home My WebLink About1/27/2026 - RegularRoanoke County Board of Supervisors Agenda January 27, 2026 OUu0U9 The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County , Virginia met this day at the Roanoke County Administration Center, this being the second regularly scheduled meeting of the month of January 2026. Audio and video recordings of this meeting will be held on file for a minimum of five (5) years in the office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors. Before the meeting was called to order, an invocation/a moment of silence was observed. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present. A. OPENING CEREMONIES 1. Roll Call Present: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd Absent: None Staff Present: Richard L. Caywood , County Administrator; Doug Blount, Deputy County Administrator; Madeline Hanlon, Assistant County Administrator, Peter S. Lubeck, County Attorney ; Amy Whittaker, Public Information Officer and Rhonda D. Perdue, Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board B . REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS C . PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS Action No. 012726-1 Item C.1 1. Resolution of appreciation to David F. Radford for his service as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 2025. (Tammy E. Shepherd, Chair of the Board of Supervisors) Supervisor North moved to adopt the resolution. Supervisor Hooker seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North , Mahoney, Shepherd Nays: None No Vote: Supervisor Radford Page 1 of 6 OOOulO 2 . Recognition of Roanoke County employees recognized in the Roanoker magazine as the 40 under 40 young professionals. (J. Eric Orange , Sheriff) Recognition was given to DSIV Ethan Sweeney and Sgt. Alex Wertz. D. NEW BUSINESS Action No. 012726-2 Item D.1 1. Ordinance accepting and appropriating a donation from the Friends of the Roanoke County Public Library in the amount of $46 ,000 for use by the Roanoke County Library Department. (Jim Blanton , Director of Library Services) (First Reading and Request for Second Reading) Supervisor Mahoney moved to approve the first read ing of this ordinance and scheduling the second reading for February 10 , 2026 . Supervisor Hooker seconded the motion . Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford , Hooker, North , Mahoney , Shepherd Nays : None E. APPOINTMENTS Act ion No. 012726-3 Item E.1-2 1. Roanoke Regional A irport Commission Gary S. Powers -term to expire February 10 , 2030 2. Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Author ity Richard Caywood -County Representative -term to exp ire February 4, 2030 Alex Jones -County Alternate -term to expire February 4 , 2030 Doug Blount -County Alternate -term to expire February 3, 2028 Supervisor Radford moved to approve all appo intments . Supervisor North seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford , Hooker, North , Mahoney , Shepherd Nays: None F. CONSENT AGENDA Action No. 012726-4.a-e Item F.1-5 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 Page 2 of 6 OiJOUl ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY Action No . 012726-4.a Item F.1 1. Approval of minutes -January 13 , 2026 Action No . 012726-4 .b Item F.2 2 . Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 (Admin istration), Article V (County Board Organization and Procedure), Section 2-110 (Roll Call) of the Roanoke County Code . (Second Reading) Act ion No. 012726-4.c Item F.3 3. Ord inance authorizing the granting of easements to the Western Vi rginia Water Authority for the Gish Mill Water Line Improvement Project on property owned by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virg inia (First Reading and Request for Second Reading) Action No . 012726-4.d Item F.4 4. Ordinance accepting and appropriating $24 ,849 from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for new armor plates for the SWAT Team. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading) Action No . 012726-4.e Item F.5 5. Request to accept and allocate grant funds in the amount of $25 ,000 from the Department of Criminal Justice Services to Roanoke County Fire and Rescue. Supervisor North moved to remove the Resolution adopting the updated Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2025 Update from the consent agenda , for staff to review and to postpone the matter until February 10 , 2026. Supervisor Hooker seconded the motion . Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford , Hooker, North , Mahoney, Shepherd Nays: None Supervisor Mahoney moved to adopt all remaining matters on the consent agenda . Supervisor Hooker seconded the motion. Motion approved . Ayes : Supervisors Radford , Hooker, North , Mahoney , Shepherd Nays: None G. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS This time has been set aside for Roanoke County citizens, County property owners , and County business owners to address the Board on matters of interest or concern . Page 3 of 6 0tJG U12 While the Board desires to hear from all who desire to speak , this agenda item is limited to a duration of 30 minutes . Each individual speaker shall be afforded 3 minutes to speak. No citizens were present. H. REPORTS Action No . 012726-7 Item H.1-6 1. Unappropriated Balance , Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report 2 . Outstanding Debt Report 3 . Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Revenues as of December 31 , 2025 4 . Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Expenditures and Encumbrances as of December 31 , 2025 5. Accounts Paid -December 2025 6. Statement of the Treasurer's Accountability per Investment and Portfolio Policy , as of December 31 , 2025 Supervisor Hooker moved to receive and file the reports that have been included with the agenda under Item H. Supervisor Radford seconded the motion . Motion approved . Ayes : Supervisors Radford , Hooker, North , Mahoney , Shepherd Nays :None I. WORK SESSIONS 1 . Work session to review with the Board of Supervisors fiscal year 2025-2026 mid year revenues and expenditures. (Steve Elliott , Budget Administrator) 2. Work session to review with the Board of Supervisors the real estate assessment process . (Ken Fay , Real Estate Valuation) J . CLOSED MEETING Action No. 012726-6 1. Section 2.2-3711 (A)(5) of the Code of Virginia , for discussion concerning a prospective business or industry or the expansion of an existing business or industry where no previous announcement has been made of the business ' or industry's interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the community . The Board will discuss potential business location or expansion in the five magisterial districts. Page 4 of 6 OUGul3 Supervisor Shepherd moved to go to closed session. Supervisor Hooker seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford , Hooker, North, Mahoney , Shepherd Nays: None EVENING SESSION -6:00 PM K . CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION Action No. 012726-7 In the closed session just concluded , nothing was discussed except the matter which was identified in the motion to convene in closed session . Only those matters lawfully permitted to be discussed under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act were discussed. Supervisor Hooker moved to adopt the certification resolution. Supervisor Radford seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes : Supervisors Radford , Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd Nays: None L. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING Action No . 012726-8 Item L.1 1. The petition of Katie Gray (on behalf of Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust) to amend a special use permit condition regarding the architectural plans including exterior materials and colors for the Clearbrook Walmart on approximately 29.97 acres of land zoned C-2S , High Intensity Commercial District with conditions , and CVOD , Clearbrook Village Overlay District, located at 5350 Clearbrook Village Lane, Cave Spring Magisterial District. (Philip Thompson , Director of Planning) (Second Reading and Public Hearing) Citizens were provided with the opportunity to participate in the meeting remotely. Three (3) citizens were present and spoke against this item. No remote participation. Supervisor Mahoney found that the proposed special use permit amendment request: 1 . Meets the requirements of Section 30 -19-1 of the Roanoke County Code and that the proposed special use conforms with the standards set forth in article IV , use and design standards of the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance ; 2. Does not align specifically to the Clearbrook Village Overlay District's design guidelines, however it is in conformance with the remaining terms of the Roanoke County Comprehensive Plan ; and Page 5 of 6 3 . Will have a minimum adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood and community. Therefore, moved that the Board approve the petition to amend the existing special use permit as follows: 2. All buildings on the 41 +/-acre site shall be constructed in substantial conformance with the architectural plans , including exterior materials and colors, prepared by WO Partners, dated 06/23/25 and as last revised on 01 /23/26, entitled "Exterior Elevations-A2". All other special use permit conditions shall remain in place . Supervisor North seconded the motion . Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd Nays: None M. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS 1. Martha B. Hooker 2. Paul M. Mahoney 3 . David F. Radford 4. Phil C. North 5. Tammy E. Shepherd Supervisors were offered the opportunity to share comments and provide updates to their peers and the public on items of interest to them . N. ADJOURNMENT Action No . 012726-9 Supervisor Hooker moved to adjourn the meeting. Supervisor North seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, North, Mahone Nays: None Page 6 of 6