HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/10/2010 - Adopted Board RecordsATA REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010
RESOLUTION 081010-1 RECOGNIZING THE 75T" ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
WHEREAS, construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway began on September 11,1935,
to IinkShenandoah National Park in Virginiaand GreatSmokyMountainsNational Parkin
North Carolina and Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, the Blue Ridge Parkway is the most visited unit in the National Park
Service system, surpassing that of Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone national
parks combined; and
WHEREAS, the Parkway is an internationally recognized scenic highway that winds
through 29 counties and encompasses nearly 82,000 acres in Virginia and North Carolina;
and
WHEREAS, there is great pride in the fact that nearly 3,000 acres and more than 25
miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway's 469 miles are located in Roanoke County; and
WHEREAS, Roanoke County recognizes the economic value of the Blue Ridge
Parkway, which contributes more than $2.3 billion annually to the local economies along its
path; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the 75t" Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway is an honor
forRoanoke County, which hasdedicated timeand resources to raising awarenessof this
exceptional natural and cultural resource; and
WHEREAS, Roanoke County has selected Richard Wells, Publisherand President
of Leisure Publishing in Roanoke County and past President of FRIENDS of the Blue
Ridge Parkway, as its Honor Representative during the 75t"Anniversary year in recognition
AT A REGULAR N[EETIN ~F THE E~ARD ~F UPERVI~R OF R~ANOI~iE
~IJNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE R~AN~I~E COUNTY ADMINITR~ITI~N
CENTER ~N TUESDAY, AUUT 1 ~, ~~10
RE~LUTI~N ~S~~~D-2 ICI IJPP~RT ~F LEVI~I~ALE IVIEDICAL
CENTER'S APPLICATION T INTR~~UCE NEONATAL PECIAI.
CARE
UVHEREA, Le~ris-dale Medical tenter operates an acute care hospital in
Salem, Virginia that provides residents of Roanoke bounty and surrounding
communities v~rith access to high quality, essential hospital services; and
VIIHEREAS, Levuis-dale Medical Center offers ~ broad range of services to
patients but is not currently approved to provide neonatal special care services; and
VIfHEREAS, neonatal special care services are a fundarr~ental service for any
hospital serving a vibrant and graying community; and
VIIHEREAS, Levuis-dale Medical Center's ability to provide neonatal special care
services is essential to continuity of care for area maternity patients and ne~rborr~s
because it is highly disruptive to patients and their families to be required to obtain
neonatal special Dare services from another provider; and
VIIHEI~EAS, expectant mothers treated at Lev~ris-dale Medical tenter v~ha
discover that their children may need neonatal special care services must change their
cage teams in mid-pregnancy after developing important patient~caregiver relationships
vuith their current care teams; and
VIIHEREA, infants born at Le~ris-aie Medical Center in need of neonatal
special care services must be transferred to another facility; and
IIUHEREAS, transferring infants in need of neonatal special care services takes a
tremendous tall on patients and their families, particularly because such transfers have
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the capacity to split apart families v~rithin hours of an infant's birth because mother and
child ~vauCd be hospitalized at different facilities; and
WHEREAS, in addition to these emotional cost, clinics[ outcame~ are usually
better for families that can be kept together; and
VIIHEREAS, the introduction of neonatal special care services at Le~ri-Gale
Medical Center vuill mitigate the emotional casts and improve clinical outcomes; and
IIVHEREAS, Leis-dale Medical Center is accessible to all patients regardless of
ability to pay ar payment source because of the hospital's generous charity and
uninsured discount policies, and it i very accessible from a geographic perspective.
N~IIU, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the Roanoke County Board of
Supervisors supports Le~ris~ale Medical Center's plans to establish an eight-bed
specialty neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the hospital.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Roanoke County Board of
Supervisors respectfully urges the Virginia Commissioner of Health to grant approval far
this much-needed project.
~n motion of Supervisor Church to adopt the resolution, and carried by the
follo~nring recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Altizer, Flora, Els~vick, Church
NAYS; None
A C~PYTESTE:
Becky R. Me or
Clerk to the oard of Supervisors
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! hereby certify that the foregoing i a true and correct copy a~ Resolution a8~a~a-~
adapted by the Raanolce bounty Board of erviar by a ur~animau~ reca~de~ vote
on Yuedy, August ~a, ~a~a
Deputy Clerk to the ward of Supervisors
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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, AUGUST 10, 2010
RESOLUTION 081010-2 IN SUPPORT OF LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL
CENTER'S APPLICATION TO INTRODUCE NEONATAL SPECIAL
CARE
WHEREAS, Lewis-Gale Medical Center operates an acute care hospital in
Salem, Virginia that provides residents of Roanoke County and surrounding
communities with access to high quality, essential hospital services; and
WHEREAS, Lewis-Gale Medical Center offers a broad range of services to
patients but is not currently approved to provide neonatal special care services; and
WHEREAS, neonatal special care services are a fundamental service for any
hospital serving a vibrant and growing community; and
WHEREAS, Lewis-Gale Medical Center's ability to provide neonatal special care
services is essential to continuity of care for area maternity patients and newborns
because it is highly disruptive to patients and their families to be required to obtain
neonatal special care services from another provider; and
WHEREAS, expectant mothers treated at Lewis-Gale Medical Center who
discover that their children may need neonatal special care services must change their
care teams in mid-pregnancy after developing important patient-caregiver relationships
with their current care teams; and
WHEREAS, infants born at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in need of neonatal
special care services must be transferred to another facility; and
WHEREAS, transferring infants in need of neonatal special care services takes a
tremendous toll on patients and their families, particularly because such transfers have
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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, AUGUST 10, 2010
ORDINANCE 081010-3 APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE
TINKER MOUNTAIN TOWER SITE
WHEREAS, the County of Roanoke rents a site located on Tinker Mountain in
the County of Botetourt, Virginia, on property owned by Lee C. Hartman, Jr., for the
purpose of maintaining towers, antennae and equipment buildings for the operation of
its public safety radio communications systems, said property being designated upon
the Botetourt County Land Records as Tax Map No. 106-45; and
WHEREAS, the County of Roanoke has leased this site for over a decade to
provide E911 coverage to critical areas and to provide back-up capabilities for the public
safety system; and
WHEREAS, the most recent lease term has expired and staff had negotiated with
the property ownerfor a new lease of this site; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hartman has recently passed away, however, the County
expects to complete this lease transaction with his successors, or the administrator or
executor of his estate; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 18.04 of the Charter of Roanoke County
require that the acquisition of any interest in real estate, including the lease of real
property, shall be accomplished by ordinance; the first reading of this ordinance was
held on July 27, 2010, and the second reading of this ordinance was held on August 10,
2010.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
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AT A REGULAR iVIEETIN ~F THE BARD DF UPERVI~R ~F R~NKE
AUNTY HELDATTHE RANKE ~UNTYADMINITRATI~N CENTER~N
TUESDAY, AUGUST ~ ~, 20~ 0
RE~LUTIN ~8~ ~~ 4~4,a ADDEPTIN IABEL LANE AND LAYVIEVII
D~R~LE INTO THE IIIRINIA DEPARTMENT ~F TRANP~RTATI~N
ED~NDARY READ SYSTEM
UVHEREAS, the streets described an the attached Virginia Department of
Transportation {VDOT) Form AM-4.3, fully incorporated herein by reference, ace shown on
plats recorded in the clerk's office of the circuit court of Roanoke bounty, and
VIlHEREAS, the representative far 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
VIIH E REAS, the you my a nd the Virginia Department of Ira nsportation have entered
into an agreement on laroh 9, ~ 999, for comprehensive stormv~ater detention vuhich
applies to this request far addition.
IV~V1~, THEREFORE, BE IT RES~LIIED, this Board requests the Virginia
Department of Transpor~atian #o add the street(s) described on the attached Additions
Farm A[-4.~ to the secondary system of state high~vays, pursuant to 3.~-~~9, bode 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,
~vhichever occurs last in tirrie.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this Board guarantees a clear and unrestricted right-
of-uvay, as described, and any necessary easements for cuts, fi11s and drainage, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the Residency Adrr~inistratorforthellirginia Department of Transportation.
~n n~otian of uperviorFiaratedoptthe resolution, and carried by thefailaing
recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Altizer, Fiora, Elsvuick, church
NAYS: None
A ~~PY TETE:
Becky R. Me or
Clerk to fhe Board of Supervisors
cc: Arnold Davey, Director of community Development
Philip Thor~pson, Deputy Director of Planning
Tarek Moneir, Deputy Director of Development Services
Brian Epperley, Transportation Engineer
1lirginia Department of Transportation
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution a~ 0~ g-~.a
adapted by the Roanoke Jaunty Board of Supervisors by a unanimous recorded vote on
Tuesday, August fig, ~g1g
Deputy clerk to t4~e Board of Supervisors
ATA REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010
RESOLUTION 081010-4.a ACCEPTING ISABEL LANE AND CLAYVIEW
CIRCLE INTO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SECONDARY ROAD SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the streets described on the attached Virginia Department of
Transportation (VDOT) 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, the representative 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 CountyandtheVirginia DepartmentofTransportation haveentered
into an agreement on March 9, 1999, for comprehensive stormwater detention which
applies to this requestfor addition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, this 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 §33.1-229, 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this Board guarantees a clear and unrestricted right-
of-way, as described, and any necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the Residency Administrator for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
rn the County of Roanoke
sy resolution of the governing body adopted August 10, 20 ] 0
The following VDOT Form AM-4.3 is hereby attached and incorporated as part of the governing body's resola~tion for
changes in the secondary system of state highways.
A Capy Testee Signed (County Q~cial~:
Report of Changes in the Secondary System of State Highways
Pro'ectlSubdivision Riverland Vine arils
Type Change to the Secondary System of State Hiy hc~ways: Addition
The following additions to the Secondary System of State Highways, pursuant to the statutory provision or provisions
cited, are hereby requested; the right of way for which, including additional easements for cuts, fills and drainage, as
required, is hereby guaranteed:
Reason forChange: Newsubdivision street
Pursuant to Code of Virginia Statute: §33. ~ -229
Street Name andlor Route Number
Isabel Lane, State Route Number 1407
Qld Route Number: 0
• Fram: Route 1175, Green Hill Drive
Ta: Route 1408, Clayview Circle, a distance af; 0,12 miles,
Recordation Reference; P.B. 31, PG. 01
Right of Way width ~feet~ = 50 feet
Street Name andlor Route Number
Clayview Circle, State Route Number 1408
Qld Route Number: 0
• From: Rt. 1407, Isabel Lane
To: cul-de-sac end, a distance af: 0,09 miles.
Recordation Reference: P.B. 31, PG. 01
Right of Way width ~feet~ ~ 50 feet
Street Name andlor Route Number
Isabel Lane, State Route Number 1407
Old Route Number: 0
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• From: Route 1408, Clayview Circle
Ta: cul-de-sac end, a distance af: 0.08 miles.
Recordation Reference: P.B. 31, PG. 01
Righf of Way width feet} ~ 50 feet
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Date of Resolution: August 10, 2010 Page 1 of 1
ACTION N0. A-081010-4.b
ITEM N0. I-4
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: August 10, 2010
AGENDA ITEM: Confirmation of appointment to the Capital Improvement
Program (CIP} Review Committee
SUBMITTED BY: Becky R. Meador
Clerk to the Board
APPROVED BY: B. Clayton Goodman III
County Administrator
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS:
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Review Committee (appointed by District)
Supervisor Flora has reappointed Becky Walter to represent the Hollins Magisterial District.
Her one-year term will expire August 31, 2011. Confirmation of the appointment has been
placed on the Consent Agenda.
VOTE:
Supervisor Flora moved to approve the staff recommendation.
Motion approved.
Yes No Absent
Ms. Moore ~ ^ ^
Mr. Altizer ~ ^ ^
Mr. Flora ~ ^ ^
Mr. Elswick ~ ^ ^
Mr. Church ~ ^ ^
cc: Brent Robertson, Director of Management and Budget