HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/12/1999 - Adopted Board RecordsAT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1999,
RESOLUTION 101299-1 APPROVING ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF ROANOKE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA FOR THE BENEFIT OF DRAGON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
WHEREAS, the Industrial Development Authority of Roanoke County, Virginia (the
"Authority") has considered the request of Dragon Chemical Corporation, a Delaware
Corporation (the "Company"), for the issuance of the Authority's Industrial Development
Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $4,800,000 (the "Bonds") to assist in the
financing of a 79,000 square -foot industrial facility for the production of chemical pesticides
and other products (the "Project") for the benefit of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the Project will be the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Project will be located at 4022 Woods Farm Road in Roanoke
County, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the Authority held a public hearing on such application on October 6,
1999; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has requested the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia (the "Board of Supervisors") to approve the issuance of the Bonds to
comply with Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), which provides that the governmental units having jurisdiction over the issuer of
private activity bonds and over the area in which any facility financed with the proceeds of
the private activity bonds is located must approve the issuance of the bonds, and the
Bonds will not be "bank qualified" obligations since they cannot be designated as "qualified
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tax-exempt obligations" under Section 265(b)(3) of the Code; and
WHEREAS, the Authority issues its bonds on behalf of the County, the Project is to
be located in the County, and the Board of Supervisors constitutes the highest
governmental unit of the County; and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Authority's resolution approving the issuance of the
Bonds, a summary of the comments made at the public hearing, if any, and a fiscal impact
statement relating to the Project have been filed with the Board of Supervisors.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Board of Supervisors approves the issuance of the Bonds by the
Authority for the benefit of the Company, to the extent required by Section
147(f) of the Code, to permit the Authority to assist in the financing of the
Project.
2, The approval of the issuance of the Bonds, as contained in this Resolution,
does not constitute an endorsement of the Bonds, the financial viability of
the Project or the creditworthiness of the Company. Further, as required by
Section 15.2-4909 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, the Bonds
shall provide that neither the Commonwealth of Virginia, the County, nor the
Authority shall be obligated to pay the principal of, premium, if any, the
interest thereon, or other costs incident thereto except from the revenues and
monies pledged therefor and any applicable security, and neither the faith,
credit, nor the taxing power of the Commonwealth, the Authority, or the
County, shall be pledged thereto.
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3 This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
On motion of Supervisor Johnson to adopt the resolution, and carried by the
following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors McNamara, Minnix, Harrison, Nickens, Johnson
NAYS: None
A COPY TESTE:
Mary H. Allen, CMC/AAE
Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
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Timothy Gubala, Secretary -Treasurer, IDA
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ACTION #
ITEM NUMBER E _
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY
MEETING DATE: October 12, 1999
AGENDA ITEM: Request to Appropriate $17,558 for County Share of Funding for Consultant
to assist in Regional Refuse Collection Implementation Study.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS:
Recommend approval. This has the potential to increase efficiency and save
money.
BACKGROUND:
In late 1995 a team composed of City and County staff was formed to study possible areas
of cooperation. The objective was to explore ways to jointly reduce the expense of providing
common services. Four areas were targeted for further evaluation; one was solid waste. In March
1996, Roanoke City Council and the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors endorsed further study
of the concept of regional solid waste collection.
Because of differences between the two collection systems, discussions were tabled until
the City fully implemented an automated/semi-automated collection system to be consistent with
the County. The City completed its implementation during FY 98/99 and is continuing to refine the
system with a focus on reducing the number of semi -automated customers.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:
In 1999, the City of Roanoke, Roanoke County, and the Town of Vinton formed a task force
to resume discussions on this subject. The group is composed of the Vinton Town Manager, an
Assistant County Administrator, and key personnel from the Management and Budget Office and
Solid Waste Management Department of all three localities. The group feels the concept has great
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potential for increased efficiency and savings and, in the interest of expediting the effort, decided
to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the following professional services:
1. Evaluate current solid waste collection practices to include residential and
commercial collection, recycling, bulk and brush collection, homeowners' and
freeloader program and season programs, such as leaf collection and Christmas tree
collection.
2. Develop a cost model for the existing service system.
3. Identify strategies to improve services without regional service delivery.
4. Identify strategies to improve services with a regional approach.
Proposals were received from four companies and were evaluated by the Task Force. R.W.
Beck was ranked first and a final price proposal of $80,740 was negotiated. The RVRA agreed to
pay 25 percent of the project cost. Each locality's share of the remaining cost is based upon the
percentage of tons disposed of annually and is shown as follows:
Roanoke Valley Resource Authority (RVRA)
$ 20,185
City of Roanoke
33,911
County of Roanoke
24,222
Town of Vinton
2,422
Tipping fee credits to the County from RVRA allocated in July and August are $6,664
leaving a net cost to be appropriated of $17,558.
Approval to proceed with this study has been given by the RVRA Board and the Councils
of the City of Roanoke and Town of Vinton.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$17,558 needs to be appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance. The remaining
$6,664 is available in the General Services budget.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the County Administrator be authorized, and that funds be
appropirated, to participate with the City of Roanoke and the Town of Vinton in a contract with
R.W. Beck to provide services as outlined above in preparation for the implementation of a regional
solid waste collection system.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Don Myers
Assistant County Administrator
Approved (x)
Denied ( )
Received ( )
Referred ( )
To ( )
Approved:
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Elmer C. Hodge
County Administrator
ACTION
Motion by: Fenton F. Harrison to appro-
priate $17.558 from the Unappropriated
Fund Balance
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Don C. Myers, Assistant County Administrator
Diane D. Hyatt, Director, Finance
Elaine Carver, Director, General Services
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Abs
VOTE
No Yes
Johnson
_ x
Harrison
_ x
McNamara_ x
Minnix
_ x
Nickens
_ x
Abs
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1999
RESOLUTION 101299-3 APPROVING AND CONCURRING IN CERTAIN ITEMS
SET FORTH ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA FOR THIS DATE
DESIGNATED AS ITEM - J CONSENT AGENDA
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1. That the certain section of the agenda of the Board of Supervisors for October
12, 1999 designated as Item J - Consent Agenda be, and hereby is, approved and
concurred in as to each item separately set forth in said section designated Items 1 through
2, inclusive, as follows:
1. Confirmation of committee appointment to the Blue Ridge Community
Services Board of Directors.
2. Acceptance and appropriation of Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) funding to the Fire and Rescue budget to enhance emergency
services.
2. That the Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized and directed where required by
law to set forth upon any of said items the separate vote tabulation for any such item
pursuant to this resolution.
On motion of Supervisor Johnson to adopt the Consent Resolution, and carried by
the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors McNamara, Minnix, Harrison, Nickens, Johnson
NAYS: None
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A COPY TESTE:
Mary H. Allen, CMC/AAE
Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
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Richard E. Burch, Jr., Chief, Fire & Rescue
Diane D. Hyatt, Director, Finance
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NUMBER — I
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: October 12, 1999
AGENDA ITEM: Confirmation of Committee appointment to the Blue Ridge Community
Services Board of Directors
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS:
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
Blue Ridge Community Services Board of Directors
Supervisor Johnson has nominated Rita Gliniecki to a full three-year term as a County
Representative. The term will run from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2003.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the above appointment be confirmed by the Board of
Supervisors.
Respectfully submitted, Approved by,
Mary H. Allen, CMC/AAE Elmer C. Hodge
Clerk to the Board County Administrator
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ACTION VOTE
No Yes Abs
Approved (x) Motion by: Bob L. Johnson to approve Johnson _ x _
Denied () Harrison _ x
Received () McNamara_ x
Referred () Minnix _ x
To () Nickens _ x
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Blue Ridge Community Services Board of Directors File
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Action No.
Item Number ,
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: October 12, 1999
AGENDA ITEM: Request to Appropriate Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) funding to the Fire and Rescue budget to enhance emergency
services operations.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS: 4wrrl, 71061 Y
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:
Annually, Roanoke County, through the Fire and Rescue Department, enters into a
contractual agreement with the Virginia Department of Emergency Services to
participate in the Emergency Management Assistance Program (EMA). The funds
available for the fiscal year ending 09/30/99 are $7,091 and will be disbursed based
upon our meeting the requirements of the contract and filing the requisite reports. In
order to meet the requirements of the program, activities in the following areas must
be demonstrated: planning, training, exercise, community education and mitigation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
These EMA funds were not included in our budget process and must be appropriated
to the General Fund Revenues. The expenditure items should be placed in the
Department of Fire and Rescue. We are currently planning for Y2K, updating our
Emergency Operations Plan, testing our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and
plan to have a Y2K related exercise soon.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the acceptance and appropriation of the EMA funding to Fire and
Rescue's budget to support the improvement of the EOC and its operations.
Submitted jby:
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Richard E. Burch, Sr.
Chief, Fire and Rescue
Approved (x)
Denied ( )
Received ( )
Referred ( )
To ( )
oved
Elmer C. Ho e
County Administrator
ACTION
Motion by: Bob L. Johnson to approve
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Richard E. Burch, Jr., Chief, Fire & Rescue
Diane D. Hyatt, Director, Finance
VOTE
No Yes Abs
Johnson _ x _
Harrison _ x
McNamara_ x _
Minnix _ x _
Nickens _ x
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1999
RESOLUTION 101299-4 CERTIFYING THE CLOSED MEETING WAS HELD IN
CONFORMITY WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA
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 Nickens to adopt the Certification Resolution, and carried
by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors McNamara, Minnix, Harrison, Nickens, Johnson
NAYS: None
A COPY TESTE:
Mary H. Allen, CMC/AAE
Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
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Closed Session File