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October 10,2000
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Roanoke County Administration Center
5204 Bernard Drive
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
October 10, 2000
The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, met this day at the
Montgomery County Courthouse, Christiansburg, Virginia, this being an adjourned meeting
from the regular meeting on the second Tuesday of the month and a joint meeting with the
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors who were already meeting in open session.
IN RE:
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairman Minnix called the Board of Supervisors to order at 7:15 p.m.
The roll call was taken.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice Chairman H. Odell "Fuzzy" Minnix, Supervisors Joseph
B. "Butch" Church, Bob L. Johnson, Harry C. Nickens
MEMBERS ABSENT: Chairman Joseph McNamara
STAFF PRESENT: Elmer C. Hodge, County Administrator; Paul M. Mahoney,
County Attorney; Dan O'Donnell, Assistant County
Administrator
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
Chair Mary W. Biggs, Vice Chair Larry N. Rush,
Supervisors John A. Muffo, Annette S. Perkins,
James D. Politis, C. P Shorter, Joe C. Stewart
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MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
STAFF PRESENT: Jeffrey Johnson, County Administrator; Carol Edmonds,
Assistant County Administrator; Martin McMahon, County
Attorney
INRE:
CLOSED MEETING
At 7:27 p.m., Supervisor McNamara moved to go into Closed Meeting
pursuant to Code of Virginia Section 2.1-344 A (7) discussion with legal counsel and
briefing by staff concerning probable litigation, Virginia Gas Pipeline. The motion carried
by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Johnson, Minnix, Church, Nickens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor McNamara
IN RE: OPEN MEETING AND ADOPTION OF CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
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At8:10 p.m., Supervisor Johnson moved to return to open meeting and adopt
the Certification Resolution. The motion carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Johnson, Minnix, Church, Nickens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor McNamara
RESOLUTION 101000·3 CERTIFYING THE CLOSED MEETING WAS
HELD IN CONFORMITY WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA
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WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia has
convened a closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in
accordance with the provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.1-344.1 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification
by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, that such closed meeting was
conducted in conformity with Virginia law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County, Virginia, hereby certifies that, to the best of each members knowledge:
1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting
requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting which this certification
resolution applies, and
2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion
convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Board of
Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia.
On motion of Supervisor Johnson to adopt the Certification Resolution; and
carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Johnson, Minnix, Church, Nickens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor McNamara
INRE:
ACTION TO FILE A MOTION WITH THE STATE CORPORATION
COMMISSION CONCERNING THE PROPOSED VIRGINIA GAS PIPELINE
Supervisor Church offered the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County,
Virginia, hereby authorizes the County Attorney to file a Motion with the State Corporation
Commission supporting and urging the State Corporation Commission to grant the Motion
requesting the State Corporation Commission to reconsider and reopen the certification
process for the Virginia Gas Pipeline (Case No. PUE 990167) proposed to go through
Montgomery and Roanoke Counties that was filed by certain citizens residing in the
Counties of Montgomery and Roanoke for the following reasons:
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1.
Virginia Gas failed to comply with the statutory notice provisions of the
Code of Virginia, which resulted in a lack of notice to the citizens of Montgomery and
Roanoke County affected by the pipeline.
2. Misrepresentation on the part of Virginia Gas concerning the scope and
extent of the proposed gas pipeline easement that has been offered to citizens of
Montgomery and Roanoke County affected by the pipeline.
3. Request the State Corporation Commission to reconsider and reopen
the certification process in order to address the environmental impacts that were previously
identified by the Department of Environmental Quality.
4. Request the State Corporation Commission to reconsider and reopen the
process in order to address the possibility of Virginia Gas Pipeline co-locating within the
existing gas easements of Duke Energy when appropriate.
The motion carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Johnson, Minnix, Church, Nickens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor McNamara
IN RE: ADJOURNMENT
At 8:14 p.m. Vice Chairman Minnix adjourned the meeting.
Submitted by:
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Mary H. Allen, CMC
Clerk to the Board
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I'f. Odell "Fuzzy"
Vice Chairman