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Roanoke County Administration Center
5204 Bernard Drive
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia met this day atthe
Roanoke County Administration Center, this being the fourth Tuesday and the second
regularly scheduled meeting of the month of February 2020. 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.
IN RE: OPENING CEREMONIES
Before the meeting was called to order an invocation was given by Pastor
Gareth Stephenson of Parkway House of Prayer. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited
by all present.
IN RE: CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Radford called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. The roll call
was taken.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairman David F. Radford; Supervisors Martha B. Hooker,
Phil C. North and P. Jason Peters
Supervisor Mahoney arrived at the meeting at 3:30 p.m.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
STAFF PRESENT:
Richard L. Caywood, Assistant County Administrator;
Rebecca Owens, Assistant County Administrator; Peter S.
Lubeck, County Attorney; Amy Whittaker, Public Information
Officer and Deborah C. Jacks, Chief Deputy Clerk to the
Board
IN RE: NEW BUSINESS
1. Request to accept and allocate $2,500 from the 2019 Mud Run and
recognize Roanoke Valley Detachment 426 of the Marine Corp
League for its donation to Camp Roanoke (Doug Blount, Director
of Parks, Recreation and Tourism)
Mr. Blount outlined the request.
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Commandant Shephard presented the check to Chairman.
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Supervisor North moved to approve the staff recommendation to accept
the appropriation and Supervisor Hooker seconded the motion. Motion approved by
the following vote:
AYES: Supervisor Hooker, North, Peters, Radford
NAYES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Mahoney
2. Resolution requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation
(VDOT) permit the erection of public service signage in the right-
of-way for panhandling prevention (Richard Caywood, Assistant
County Administrator)
Mr. Caywood outlined the request for resolution. There was no
discussion.
RESOLUTION 022520-2 REQUESTING THE VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (VDOT) PERMIT THE
ERECTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE SIGNAGE IN THE RIGHT-OF-
WAY FOR PANHANDLING PREVENTION
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, has identified
the prevention of panhandling as an important safety concern, as panhandling is an
increasing problem in Roanoke County; and
WHEREAS, panhandling has an adverse effect upon the safety of our roadways;
and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that increased public service and informational
advertisements to promote public education about panhandling will achieve the goal of
increasing safety in the County; and
WHEREAS, the installation of panhandling prevention signs is a valid public
purpose.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1. That the Virginia Department of Transportation is hereby requested to
permit Roanoke County to erect permanent, public-service informational advertisements
in and along the public right-of-way of State maintained roads in Roanoke County.
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2. That these public service informational advertisements shall inform and
educate the public about other ways to help those in need, and to provide contact
information for those who need assistance.
3. That each sign location be reviewed for safety concerns including sight
distance, post design and existing signage.
4. That this resolution shall be effective upon its adoption.
On motion of Supervisor Hooker to adopt the resolution, seconded by Supervisor
North and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Hooker, North, Peters, Radford
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Mahoney
3. Resolution appointing Acting Zoning Administrator for Roanoke
County (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning)
Mr. Thompson outlined the request for resolution. There was no
discussion.
RESOLUTION 022520-3 APPOINTING REBECCA M. JAMES AS
ACTING ZONING ADMINISTRATOR FOR ROANOKE COUNTY
WHEREAS, §15.2-2286.A.4 of the Code of Virginia provides for the appointment
or designation of a zoning administrator to administer and enforce the localities zoning
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, §30-5 of the Roanoke County Code lists the powers, duties and
responsibilities of the zoning administrator; and
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2005 the Board of Supervisors authorized the
appointment of John Murphy as Zoning Administrator; and
WHEREAS, John Murphy will be retiring on February 29, 2020, resulting in a
need to appoint an Acting Zoning Administrator until this position is filled.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOVLED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, as follows:
1. That it rescinds the appointment of John Murphy as Zoning Administrator.
2. That it appoints Rebecca M. James as Acting Zoning Administrator for
Roanoke County, effective March 1, 2020.
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On motion of Supervisor Hooker to adopt the resolution, seconded by Supervisor
North and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Hooker, North, Peters, Radford
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Mahoney
4. Resolution designating Subdivision Agent and Alternate
Subdivision Agent for Roanoke County (Philip Thompson,
Director of Planning; Tarek Moneir, Director of Development
Services)
Mr. Thompson outlined the request for resolution. There was no
discussion.
RESOLUTION 022520-4 DESIGNATING SUBDIVISION AGENT
AND ALTERNATE SUBDIVISION AGENT FOR ROANOKE
COUNTY
WHEREAS, §15.2-2255 of the Code of Virginia specifies that a local governing
body shall be vested with the responsibility to administer and enforce the subdivision
regulations of the jurisdiction. The local governing body also has the right to delegate
this authority to the Planning Commission or other individual or entity; and
WHEREAS, the Board has historically delegated this responsibility to an
administrative subdivision agent; and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2001, the Board of Supervisors, by resolution,
designated John Murphy as Subdivision Agent for Roanoke County, and further
designated Denise Sowder as Alternate Subdivision Agent; and
WHEREAS, John Murphy will be retiring on February 29, 2020, resulting in a
need to designate a new Subdivision Agent and Alternate Subdivision Agent.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOVLED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, as follows:
1. That it rescinds the designation of John Murphy as Subdivision Agent.
2. Denise Sowder is designated as Subdivision Agent.
3. Rebecca James is designated as Alternate Subdivision Agent.
3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on March 1, 2020.
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On motion of Supervisor Hooker to adopt the resolution, seconded by Supervisor
North and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Hooker, North, Peters, Radford
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Mahoney
IN RE: PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Ordinance authorizing the granting of an easement to Fellowship
Community Church across a fifty-foot (50') right-of-way owned by
the County for purposes of ingress and egress to a proposed 3.5
acre parcel (portion of Tax Map No. 097.01-02-12.00-0000) owned
by the Church on Merriman and Starkey Roads, Cave Spring
Magisterial District (Mary Beth Nash, Senior Assistant County
Attorney)
Ms. Nash outlined the request for easement with the three changes.
Chairman Radford opened and closed the public hearing with no citizens to speak on
this issue. There was no discussion.
ORDINANCE 022520-5 AUTHORIZING THE GRANTING OF AN
EASEMENT TO FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH ACROSS
A FIFTY-FOOT RIGHT- OF-WAY OWNED BY THE COUNTY FOR
PURPOSES OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO CHURCH
PROPERTY ON A 3.5 ACRE PARCEL OWNED BY THE
CHURCH ON MERRIMAN AND STARKEY ROADS (PARCEL
TAX MAP NO 097.01-02-12.00-0000), CAVE SPRING
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Fellowship Community Church Holdings, LLC, has a contract to
purchase a 3.5 acre parcel of land on Merriman Road (Tax Map No. 097.01-02-12.00-
0000) to construct a church and has requested that the County grant an easement to a
fifty-foot right-of-way owned by the County for purposes of ingress and egress to the
parcel of land; and
WHEREAS, such easement will not have an adverse impact on the County’s
public right of way; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter directs that the
acquisition and conveyance of real estate interests be accomplished by ordinance; the
first reading of this ordinance was held on February 11, 2020, and the second reading
and public hearing was held on February 25, 2020.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1. That the County shall grant an easement to Fellowship Community
Church Holdings, LLC to a fifty-foot right-of-way owned by the County that is adjacent to
a 3.5 acre of property being acquired by the Church, which parcel is more specifically
identified on Tax Map No. 097.01-02-12.00-0000, and the right-of-way and the parcel
are shown on the attached subdivision plat prepared by Lumsden Associates, and such
conveyance is hereby authorized and approved.
2. That the County Administrator, or any Assistant County Administrators,
either of whom may act, are authorized to execute, deliver and record the deeds, and
any other documents on behalf of the County and to take all such further action as any
of them may deem necessary or desirable in connection with this project. The form of
the deed is hereby approved with such completions, omissions, insertions and changes
as the County Administrator may approve, whose approval shall be evidenced
conclusively by the execution and delivery thereof, all of which shall be approved as to
form by the County Attorney.
3. That this ordinance shall be effective from and after the date of its
adoption.
On motion of Supervisor North to adopt the ordinance, seconded by Supervisor
Hooker and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Hooker, North, Peters, Radford
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Mahoney
2. The petition of Michele Meinhart to rezone property to remove the
proffered conditions on approximately 1.24 acres zoned C-1C,
Low Intensity Commercial, District with conditions, located at
5681 Starkey Road, Cave Spring Magisterial District (Philip
Thompson, Director of Planning)
Mr. Thompson outlined the request. Michele Meinhart, the petitioner,
spoke in support of her petition. Chairman Radford opened and closed the public
hearing with no citizens to speak on this issue. There was no discussion.
ORDINANCE 022520-6 GRANTING PETITION TO REMOVE
PROFFERED CONDITIONS ON 1.24 ACRE PARCEL OWNED
BY MICHELE MEINHART LOCATED AT 5681 STARKEY ROAD
(TAX MAP NO 87.18-01-40.00-0000)
WHEREAS, Michele Meinhart is the owner of a 1.24 acre parcel of land located
at 5681 Starkey Road (Tax Map No. 87.18-01-40.00-0000); and
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WHEREAS, during a re-zoning process in 2008, the property was re-zoned with
seven proffered conditions; and
WHEREAS, Meinhart has requested that those conditions be removed so that
the property could be redeveloped for all permitted uses in the C-1 zoned district; and
WHEREAS, the Roanoke County Planning Commission held a public hearing on
this matter on February 4, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the petition;
and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on January 28, 2020, and
the second reading and public hearing were held on February 25, 2020; and
WHEREAS, legal notice and advertisement has been provided as required by
law.
BE IT ORDAINED
by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1. That the proffered conditions on property identified as 5681 Starkey Road, in
the CAVE SPRING MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT (Tax Map No. 087.18-01-
40.00-0000) are hereby removed as follows:
a. The property shall be developed in substantial conformance with the site
plan prepared by Craighead and Associates, dated September 29, 2008.
b. No more than 5,600 square feet of medical office shall be constructed,
and no more than 2,464 square feet of general office shall be constructed
including the existing structure.
c. The proposed building shall be constructed in substantial conformance
with the Starkey Road Elevation (East) prepared by Craighead and
Associates, dated August 10, 2008.
d. The proposed landscaping plan shall be constructed in substantial
conformance with the Landscape Plan prepared by Craighead and
Associates, dated September 29, 2008.
e. If a new freestanding sign is proposed, it shall be monument in style, and
constructed with materials to compliment the proposed building elevation.
The monument sign shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height and contain no
more than fifty (50) total square feet.
f. All exterior lighting poles shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in total height
inclusive of the base.
g. The proposed uses on site hall be limited to General Office, Medical
Office, Business or trade schools and Guidance Services.
2. The Board findsthat removal of the formerly proffered conditions is consistent
with the purpose and intent of the County’s Comprehensive Plan and good
zoning practice, and will not be a substantial detriment to the community.
3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final
passage. The Zoning Administrator is directed to amend the zoning district
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map to reflect the change in zoning classification authorized by this
ordinance.
On motion of Supervisor Hooker to adopt the ordinance, seconded by Supervisor
North and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Hooker, North, Peters, Radford
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Mahoney
IN RE: APPOINTMENTS
Supervisor Peters requested that Barry Thompson be considered as a
representative for Vinton on the Roanoke County Economic Development Authority.
Approval of this appointment was placed on the Consent Agenda.
IN RE: CONSENT AGENDA
RESOLUTION 022025-7 APPROVING AND CONCURRING IN
CERTAIN ITEMS SET FORTH ON THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AGENDA FOR THIS DATE DESIGNATED AS
ITEM I- CONSENT AGENDA
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
That the certain section of the agenda of the Board of Supervisors for February
25, 2020, designated as Item I - Consent Agenda be, and hereby is, approved and
concurred in as to each item separately set forth in said section designated Items 1
through 8 inclusive, as follows:
1. Request to accept and allocate a bequest from the Estate of Nicholas G.
Economy in the amount of $13,248.56 to the Roanoke County Public
Libraries
2. Request to accept and allocate a bequest from the Estate of Sidney Louis
Hyatt in the amount of $42,115.21 to the Roanoke County Public Libraries
3. Request to accept and allocate grant funds from Comcast's Community Grant
Program in the amount of $15,000 to the Roanoke County Public Libraries
4. Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $1,922.97 to the Clerk
of Circuit Court from the Commonwealth of Virginia for Technology Trust
Funds
5. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County to Brenda D. Merlin, Treasurer Clerk II, upon her retirement
after more than sixteen (16) years of service
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6. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County to Michael Williams, Police Officer-Commander Serv. CID
Director, upon his retirement after more than twenty-six (26) years of service
7. Resolution requesting acceptance of Mystique Court into the Virginia
Department of Transportation Secondary System
8. Confirmation of appointment to the Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare Board
of Directors; Roanoke County Economic Development Authority (EDA)
(District) On motion of Supervisor North to adopt the resolution, seconded by
Supervisor Hooker and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Hooker, North, Peters, Radford
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Mahoney
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RESOLUTION 022520-7.e EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY
TO BRENDA D. MERLIN, TREASURER CLERK II, UPON HER
RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN SIXTEEN (16) YEARS OF
SERVICE
WHEREAS, Brenda D. Merlin was employed by Roanoke County on June 24,
2003; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Merlin retired on January 1, 2020, after sixteen (16) years and
six (6) months of devoted, faithful and expert service to Roanoke County; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Merlin, through her employment with Roanoke County, has
been instrumental in improving the quality of life and providing services to the citizens of
Roanoke County; and
WHEREAS, during Ms. Merlin’s tenure with Roanoke County, she has
consistently placed the needs of the citizens and other County employees above her
own needs; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Merlin has proved herself to be an invaluable employee,
demonstrating her loyalty to the County by always being present for work, and
projecting her personal beliefs into her daily work ethics and professional interactions
with citizens and coworkers; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Merlin, was an integral and reliable employee for the County of
Roanoke demonstrating the personal empathy and caring for all of our citizens and
employee’s.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County expresses its deepest appreciation and the appreciation of the citizens
BRENDA D. MERLIN
of Roanoke County to for more than sixteen (16) years of
capable, loyal and dedicated service to Roanoke County; and
FURTHER, the Board of Supervisors does express its best wishes for a happy
and productive retirement.
On motion of Supervisor North to adopt the resolution, seconded by Supervisor
Hooker and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Hooker, North, Peters, Radford
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Mahoney
IN RE: CITIZENS’ COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Kenneth Modica of 6184 Stepplechase Dr. stated he is in the Cave Spring
area and thanked the Board for taking the time to listen to him. He has emailed the
Board about this, but has not gotten a response, so thought he would come down and
ask in person. The issue that he has is with the Roanoke Times practice of throwing
little bags of trash in everyone’s driveway. If the world is not our ashtray, then it is
certainly not our trashcan. Why is okay for them to throw junk mail in his driveway.
What if everyone did that with their junk mail? Can he throw an old McDonald’s bag in
your driveway and say it is all right because it is just advertising for a Big Mac. These
bags of trash wash in the gutters and down into the storm drains. They are wrapped in
plastic so they are not biodegradable. If you get the newspaper, he guesses you have
given them permission to do this, but for the rest of us, it is just trash. Being well into
his 60’s with a bad back and bad knees, he does not need to walk down to both ends of
his circular driveway and pick up after them. How can you enforce litter laws, when you
have set a precedent that it is okay to throw trash out of your car window. Does the law
apply to some and not to others? How does he get on this list of people that can throw
trash out of his car window? I asked the County Attorney to tell them to stop this
practice or be charged with the same litter violations that apply to the rest of us. He
looks forward to the Board’s views on this. He asked if he was going to get any
comments.
Supervisor Hooker advised the Chairman that this was not the forum for
back and forth.
Chairman Radford responded to Mr. Modica that the Board has heard his
comments and will reply accordingly. Mr. Modica asked if he would be hearing from his
representative with Chairman North advising yes, Mr. Mahoney would be replying.
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IN RE: REPORTS
Supervisor Hooker moved to receive and file the following reports. The
motion was seconded by Supervisor North and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Mahoney, Hooker, North, Peters, Radford
NAYS: None
1. Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report
2. Outstanding Debt Report
3. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Revenues as of
January 31, 2020
4. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Expenditures and
Encumbrances as of January 31, 2020
5. Accounts Paid - January 31, 2020
6. Statement of Treasurer's Accountability per Investment and Portfolio
Policy as of January 31, 2020
7. Proclamation signed by the Chairman – Multiple Sclerosis Education
and Awareness Month
IN RE: REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
Supervisor North stated he attended the Regional Partnership morning
coffee on February 13, 2020, and had an interesting finding on a few points that we
wanted to share. From December 2018 through December 2019, the regional area
improved two percent (2%) with 3,300 jobs; the best year since 2010. Drivers of these
increases in employment were new facilities, new job creations and an improved
economy, especially in the manufacturing and transportation sector. Also, the corridor
between Augusta County and Pulaski County is now becoming known as the
transportation corridor for vehicle parts and vehicle production. The Talent Solutions
Summit will be held on March 25, 2020, at the Hotel Roanoke and April 18, 2020 is the
Four Factor for the Future
Blue Ridge Marathon. A presentation was given on as
compared to our peer communities like Asheville, North Carolina. This presentation
was offered by John Hull of the Regional Partnership. The first factor Mr. Hull
mentioned since 2014, the region is number one in college enrollment and number 3 in
Bachelor’s degrees. The second factor is livability, we are number one in healthcare
and number 2 in air quality. The third factor, innovation, we are number three in ideas
and product/processes. We are number three in overall innovations and the
prescription was we need more associate degrees. The last factor was
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Entrepreneurship, we rated in small businesses as number four and overall number six,
which is the weakest compared to other peer communities, i.e. like Ashville, North
Carolina. This is some interesting information. Secondly, he attended the Ironman
press conference along with several other Board members on February 12, 2020, at
Explore Park, the estimate impact of the Iron Mountain, which will be on June 7, 2020,
and leading up to that date is estimated to be between $7 and $9 million. We should
have at least 10,000 visitors in the region during this time. He wanted to especially
thank all the citizens of Roanoke County who took the survey, which helped the
National Park Service hear from the citizens and justify approving the 21 mile bicycle
portion of the event along the Blue Ridge Parkway from Rt. 43 to Rt. 24 in Vinton. This
truly will be a regional effort and a grand slam homerun for the Virginia Blue Ridge
Region. They are looking for volunteers, go online to Iron Man or to the Virginia Blue
Ridge website and sign up.
Supervisor Peters stated he would like to add one thing to the events
Supervisor North spoke about. Last Thursday, all of the Board members attending the
Career and Technical Education program. It was a Town Hall meeting over at the
Green Ridge Recreation Center and talked about how we can improve that part of our
education system and he is very happy to see that moving in the right direction. He is
very curious to see what the findings will be later on in the year, but he is excited about
it.
Supervisor Hooker congratulated the Glenvar High School Women’s Swim
Team in winning the State championship. We are really proud of their accomplishment
and look forward to us congratulating them in person sometime soon. Supervisor
Hooker asked the Clerk to put on the agenda and take care of. A special shout out to
Claire Griffith and Reese Dunkinburger in their individual State championships. There is
a dad in the crowd, Deputy Chief Travis Griffith, who she is sure is one proud dad.
Congratulations.
Supervisor Radford thanked Supervisor North for mentioning Iron Man.
He did take them up on their offer to volunteer so Mrs. Radford and he are both going to
help with the kayaking on Carvins Cove. So, we get to get up at 3:30 a.m. and start that
process; looking forward to that because they have a younger Radford participating in
that event. He wanted to mention that the Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority has a
survey online and their whole purpose is to continue to provide broadband service to the
residential areas of our County. The survey can be reached on www.rvba.oneline/ftth.
He just took the survey and it is very easy and takes about three (3) minutes, but they
definitely want to get the word out that County residents should take this survey to help
let them know the appeal as they continue to expand broadband. He also wanted to
mention the Economic Development Department. They have guided tours with Trivium
Packaging (Ardagh) representatives at the Burton Center for Arts & Technology and
Virginia Western Community College, where they learned about their mechatronics
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programs for sourcing new talent in the workforce. Also, the Economic Development
staff served on a panel for the Eggs and Economic Development event, hosted by the
Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce, which opened up a discussion about
the current and future state of economic development in the area. The Economic
Development Director, Jill Loope, is co-chairing the Virginia Economic Developer’s
Association Spring Conference that will be held in Roanoke March 11-13. VEDA is the
membership organization of economic development professionals from across the state
and it’s great to have them host the conference and he believes they are going to visit
Explore Park while they are here. The Opportunity Zone workshop is planned for
March 19, 2020. This is an event that is being held at the Greenfield Education and
Training Center down in Daleville. It is part of our regional effort to promote opportunity
zones. We have an opportunity zone in the Woodhaven area, the industrial park that
we are developing right now. The people that they are looking for to attend this
workshop are investors, business owners, community leaders, entrepreneurs,
developers, CPAs, financial advisors, attorneys and bankers. Basically investors are
looking for projects and businesses, so it is a good opportunity to network. Again,
March 19, 2020, 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Supervisor Radford recessed the meeting at 3:41 p.m. to the fourth floor for the
work sessions.
IN RE: WORK SESSIONS
1. Work session to review with the Board of Supervisors the County
Administrator's Proposed Fiscal Year 2021 - 2030 Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) and Capital Project Status Update
(Meredith Thompson, Budget Division Director; Rob Light,
Director of General Services; Doug Blount, Director of Parks,
Recreation and Tourism)
Mr. Caywood provided a brief overview. Ms. Thompson, started the
PowerPoint presentation.
Supervisor Radford asked with regard to the backlog of the stormwater
projects, is that what the $200,000 represents. Mr. Tarek Moneir, Director of
Development Services advised this was the dollar amount they had agreed a couple of
years ago that they would add each year and covers only the materials. Supervisor
Radford stated so this is not a labor number.
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Supervisor Radford inquired if the new equipment would include a
scanner with new technology. Ken Srpan, Chairman of the Electoral Board, advised he
was not sure, but felt sure it would be technology advanced. Supervisor Radford
advised the ballots are marked and then fed through the scanner with Mr. Srpan
confirming stating it would be basically the same thing.
Supervisor North inquired if they could wait until 2022 for the voting
machines and were they in all working 100%. Mr. Srpan advised the scanners are, but
they get clogged. Supervisor North asked what would happens if two of them get
clogged at two of the largest polling precincts; is there a backup. Mr. Srpan advised
there is only one in the building. Supervisor North then asked if any machines had ever
clogged up and gone bad on Election Day. Mr. Srpan stated they have stopped, but
were fixed. Supervisor North stated it never hurts to have a couple of backups. How
much does the machine cost? Mr. Srpan stated they cost $10,000 apiece.
Supervisor Radford asked how many machines were at each precinct,
with Mr. Srpan advising one scanner.
Supervisor North stated something to think about is phasing them in. Mr.
Owens advised staff would talk with Ms. Cloeter, Registrar, and noted part of the
concern is not knowing what the technology will be required. Supervisor Radford stated
he would think buying in increments because it would be a public relations nightmare.
Mr. Caywood stated staff would discuss with Ms. Cloeter and noted one
of the issues is not knowing the requirements. If the requirements change with some
frequency, it may be part of the reason why they tend to buy in groups.
Supervisor Peters stated we don’t know what they are going to change
down the road. He agreed with Supervisor North about buying so many a year, but you
also don’t know what they are going to change which would cause buying 33 new ones.
We ran into that before. On a whim, the State tells you what to do and you better come
up with the money.
Supervisor Hooker asked with regard to rural broadband, if the IT funding
would be enough. Bill Hunter, Director of Communications and Information Technology,
stated he thinks it is and they are going to be looking at several different avenues and
several different partnerships with different providers to try and target the key areas. So
far, they have had over 2,000 responses to the survey. He stated he thinks it is going to
give us a good picture of where the line is between served and underserved.
Supervisor Hooker then asked with our survey going on and the
announcement of the Broadband Authority doing a survey also, are we going to be to
share information with each other. Mr. Hunter advised there are two different goals
between what we are doing and what the Authority is doing. The Authority is looking to
improve existing areas of service with an eye toward underserved. We are looking at
primarily partnering with businesses to bring service to underserved and unserved
areas. He stated he thinks there will be some area that will cross.
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Supervisor North stated the way the Virginia Telecommunications
Initiative (VATI) grants work, you have to put twenty percent (20%) in, so twenty percent
(20%) of $2 million would be $400,000, so we are closed to that. We don’t know if we
put an application in how much we will receive. Mr. Hunter reiterated Supervisor North
is correct. The whole idea is to come up with an entire County plan and prioritize that
plan that says here are our needs and here are our priorities for doing this and then to
make a partnership with a provider and then present the plan. From his understanding,
the better plan you have, the more favorable it gets looked at by the folks at VATI.
Supervisor North stated so Mr. Hunter is looking at this as being phased in over time.
Mr. Hunter stated he thinks you would need to apply several years in a row. Mr.
Caywood advised this is like seed money for this project. Supervisor North asked if he
thought after July 1, 2020, you would be able to file for an application before next year.
Mr. Hunter stated they are planning to file their initial application this year in September.
Supervisor Hooker stated if she understands this correctly, this will be an
ongoing project, but she does not see any additional funding. Mr. Hunter stated they
have not put anything into that yet because they don’t know at this point, but as they
formulate a plan, they will know better for next year’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
Supervisor Peters asked what was the $2.311 million going to cover. Ms.
Thompson advised that is the debt service payment on the infrastructure. Supervisor
Peters asked when does our price stop for the 25 miles that we put in? Ms. Thompson
advised the operating piece is expected to roll off in 2022.
Supervisor Peters stated he was hoping this was going to go beyond the
original 25 miles that we had committed to. Initially, when this was proposed, we said
we did not want to get into residential service, but we all knew that eventually we would
get to the underserved areas, wherever it is located.
Supervisor North stated he thinks the effort to expand it was to get more
revenue to flow into the operation.
Supervisor Radford stated this is the first time he has ever heard in a
State of the Union address where they actually mention rural broadband. He is hearing
what Supervisor Hooker is saying. Is that enough? When he sees $100,000 and have
Bent Mountain telling me we do not have service and the back side of 12 O’Clock Knob,
all of that is underserved.
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So, what do we really need to do to go after Broadband for the entire County? He
understands the 25 mile circle, but $100,000 does not seem right. We are probably
looking for material and we are not really doing that. Mr. Hunter responded that adding
$100,000 this year goes with the money that we had from last year. So, really that will
bring us to $300,000 and is our jumping off point, but a lot of the things from the other
areas that he has visited with, has not necessarily been dollars and cents consideration.
It might be a licensing issue or a zoning issue or right-of-way issue or several things like
that. We are willing to work with providers and say get them on this tower with some
special consideration or on this facility with special consideration and not have it in our
heads that cable needs to be pulled to your house or fiber to your house to bring you
service. Look at some of the more innovative delivery methods that have really come a
long way. Also, not necessarily deal with the cable providers who have all become his
best friend since he started this. If he takes some lessons learned from Botetourt and
go the way they have gone, he thinks the upper areas of Catawba could be serviced;
with a non-traditional provider. He should have more information in March and April as
they start to formulate our plan and as we start to see and map the results of the survey
and see if there is a concentrated area. He knows from speaking with citizens, there
are some people who can literally see where the internet ends and it is not at their
house. The price tags on getting it there is staggering to the individual. We have other
individuals who are looking at taking matters into their own hands and they want to
make sure what we are doing is not going to trample what they are trying to do. He
added we need to be careful with those types of situations as well.
Supervisor North added he understands Botetourt/Craig is ready to lay
line on Blacksburg Road soon.
Mr. Caywood stated to Supervisor Peters point, looking at where we
might want to spend what we are now paying as an operating subsidy and as it rolls off,
it could potentially be reprogrammed into this initiative. This number was placed in
there because there are so many unknowns. It makes more sense to complete the
study and get a handle on the scope of the project so we can start planning out some
actual work once we have a lot more knows to work with.
Supervisor Peters asked if we are on track to get that breakeven in six (6)
years. Mr. Caywood responded it was the 2022 roll-off. Supervisor Peters stated that is
where he was going. When that piece rolls off why could we not redirect with Mr.
Caywood responding that we could.
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Supervisor North stated the $300,000 on July 1 of this year, we can get
the next year’s surplus and then put some more up, you can only do a project for $1.5
million and add twenty percent (20%). Mr. Hunter stated he wanted to be creative with
these providers and see what we can do where he is not necessarily going to pony up
twenty percent (20%) on each segment or project that we want to do.
Supervisor North stated the ordinance states twenty percent (20%) in the
eyes of the VATI grant program with Mr. Hunter responding twenty percent (20%) of
value; not necessarily dollars.
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Supervisor Radford asked when Mr. Hunter would have the results of the
survey with Mr. Hunter stated it would be open through the week-end. It ends the end
of the month, but so we do not cut anybody off as we continue our promotion of it. We
still have stuff coming in from schools, libraries on the paper copies and we get them
every day.
Supervisor Hooker asked if we have exceeded expectation in response
with Mr. Hunter advising he feels like we have.
Supervisor Mahoney asked with regard to Woodhaven, Roanoke
County’s obligation for debt service ends 2037. Ms. Thompson advised Roanoke
County’s obligation to Broadband Authority ends in 2027 and for Woodhaven it is 2037.
Supervisor Mahoney stated in the footnote, $4.4 million is the County’s share, not the
total project.
Supervisor Mahoney then asked Philip Thompson, when do we think the
other parcel that needs to be rezoned coming forward. Mr. Thompson responded the
public hearing should be in May.
Supervisor North asked with regard to the diesel exhaust removal
system, the $400,000, are you planning on using bonding for that. It shows 2023, and
that is year for the County. So, we have $100,000 earmarked now for that. Chief
Simon responded in the affirmative stated depending on his funding next year he might
be able to come back and say he does not need $400,000. He will not know his funding
stream for the programs until next spring. The goal would be if he can use that funding
because it is especially designed for projects of this nature. Supervisor North stated the
Board all took tours of the fire stations and we know the three (3) different mythologies
for this diesel exhaustion, but it seemed to be a concern and one he identified with.
There are cancer causing issues and safety. At first glance, his thought was why just
$50,000, why did we not up our game to $100,000 and then we would not have so
much in the out years to worry about the bonding because he thinks we need to be
doing something and he thinks staff is planning on doing something now, in part. Chief
Simon responded that he hopes to have one installed (our third system) by the end of
April or May. The pre-bid was done this morning at one station and after July, we will
do the second station that will make four (4) stations online. From that money there, it
is just the ability that he has out of his budget.
Supervisor Radford asked if they are $50,000 a piece with Chief Simon
advising they estimate them to be about $50,000, based on a footprint and we are
working on the Clearbrook Station (#7). The Cave Spring Station (#3) has been added
on over time. Since there are natural breaks in the building, you could not use it
because it is designed for a flat footprint, which makes that building a little more
challenging. Clearbrook was the most pressing need. The Hollins and the Ft. Lewis
stations have a wide footprint and a little bit easier to do because you don’t need as
many devices. These are devices that hang from the ceiling and recirculate all the air,
there is a HEPA filter on them and nothing goes out into the environment. They are
supposed to capture and recirculate the air in about 12 minutes.
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Supervisor Radford asked Chief Simon how many does he need with
Chief Simon responding it depends on the square footage. We estimate for the actual
units, the Clearbrook is five (5) drive through bays, about six (6) units. This is an easy
station to do and there are some that are a little bit more challenging because they were
added on to.
Supervisor North stated you will have four (4) done with the $100,000
and how many more do you have left to do? Chief Simon advised they have a total of
13 facilities in the fleet and when you add the rescue building, 14 and we will hear about
the Read Mountain Station later. We are trying to do some of our higher volume
stations first, but he would like to think by this time next year, he will have the additional
money to go ahead and do more instead of waiting until fiscal year 2023. Supervisor
North asked staff to see if they could find an additional $50,000 to add to this.
Supervisor Peters advised there is Board Contingency with Supervisor
North advising that is an option and before we offer that let’s see what staff can find.
Supervisor Mahoney then asked what is our priority; broadband, voting
machines or is it exhaust systems. Chief Simon provided him with some excellent
information over the weekend and it is critically important, not only for the environment
but also the health of our personnel. If we have a disaster on Presidential Election Day,
that is no fun and we hear a lot from our citizens with respect to rural broadband. We
only have a limited number of dollars. We have to make some tough choices.
Supervisor Radford stated he thinks what Supervisor Mahoney is saying
we need to do it all, so we task staff to try and find some way to put more exhaust
systems into stations.
Supervisor Radford asked with regard to the body armor vests how many
does he have now and how many will the project allow him to buy. Chief Simon advised
they have vests on order and will have enough to put at each station for the first crew
out. The second purchase will allow the second ambulance out to have vests as well.
Supervisor Peters asked with regard to an incident, do you not have
people who will go with the SWAT Team that need to be fitted for this. Chief Simon
responded in the affirmative.
Supervisor Mahoney stated when he goes to page 10 and compares with
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page 16, the County is essentially paying 2/3 and the schools are paying 1/3 for the
HR/Payroll and Dynamics upgrade. Ms. Thompson responded that slide 10 includes
the full project costs, including the school’s portion of that project.
Supervisor North commented it is a 50/50 split with Ms. Thompson
responding in the affirmative.
Supervisor North commented there is $1.2 million of capital projects for
schools, and they only get in seven (7) years $84 million in 12-12-12, so there is a $28
million difference that has to be saved for.
Supervisor Radford thanked the Sheriff for the tour that he and Mr.
Mahoney took.
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Doug Blount provided overview of the Human Services Capital Projects
associated with Parks and Recreation.
Supervisor Peters commented that he heard that Don’s Cabins were
expanding.
Supervisor Radford asked about the mountain bike course. Mr. Blount
advised staff has completed the design that is required by DCR and we have already
submitted our environmental permits to the permitting agency. We had to do a bat
survey, a cultural resource study along all of the trails and routes. They are waiting for
the environmental permits to come back; hopefully late spring to go out to bid. This will
be rehabilitating one mile of mountain bike trail and then building another mile of new
trail. We have also been meeting with BROC, which is the Blue Ridge Off-Road Cycling
club here in the valley and they are going to work with us to help create some additional
flow trails for mountain bikers at Explore Park. We will be partnering together to be able
to offer that and hoping they will be able to start making some improvement this spring
out at the Park.
Ms. Thompson reviewed the library improvements, elections and internal
services.
Laurie Gearheart went over the Finance projects.
Supervisor North inquired if parallel testing has been done, with Ms.
Gearheart responding in the affirmative.
Rob Light explained the General Services Capital Projects.
The work session was held from 3:53 p.m. until 5:26 p.m.
The Board then took a ten (10) minute recess.
2. Work session to discuss Department of Fire and Rescue
organization and staffing with the Board of Supervisors (Steve
Simon, Chief of Fire and Rescue)
Chief Simon provided a PowerPoint presentation, a copy of which is on file
in the office of the Clerk to the Board. The first item discussed was a staffing
presentation.
Supervisor Mahoney asked with regard to the Reimagine 419 Plan coming
to fruition, where is the nearest City fire station. Chief Simon advised Crystal Spring,
near Roanoke Memorial, Cleabrook Station would be backup. Supervisor Mahoney
stated he was thinking about Pheasant Ridge and Summit. Supervisor Mahoney then
asked what is the nearest City station out Rt. 460? Chief Simon responded City 14,
next to Jersey Lily’s, behind Cardinal Bicycle. Supervisor North commented that is
where they are going to expand.
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Supervisor Peters inquired if there was any thought to adding ambulances
to Station 14 in the City with Richfield coming online and the View Apartments. Chief
Simon advised not with the City. Chief Hoback and he have talked about if the
Botetourt arrangement did not work out, we could put an ambulance there if he wanted
to staff it. The bigger challenge is if he is going to do that to backup the Bonsack area,
they are going to utilize that unit quite heavily and when he needed it, the ambulance
would not be available. Supervisor Peters stated that is his concern with those two
complexes coming in there, especially another nursing home, it is going to put pressure
on Read Mountain and Vinton when the City cannot respond.
Supervisor North stated we have talked about this before, looking at the
numbers, 773 and Vinton, which backs it up as well as Hollins 1, has two to three (2 to
3) times as many calls. The question that he has, he would be curious how many times
they came over to 24012 or 24019, because Read was not available. In other words,
how many of the Vinton calls were backup calls for Read Mountain. Supervisor Peters
responded they go to Read Mountain very often.
Supervisor Peters asked if there were any outlying areas that were
abusing the Mutual Aid with Chief Simon responded with regard to Bedford County, they
do not see the calls that we used to see. Bedford County has added on more career
staff so the domino effect does not impact us as severe. Supervisor Peters asked if
there was anyone around the area that is taking up our resources with Chief Simon
stating the biggest challenge they have is on the fire side in Montgomery County.
Supervisor Peters stated his concern has been and will continue to be that some other
jurisdictions around us do not want to increase taxes because they do not want to put
that burden on their citizens. However, our citizens are paying for the service. He just
wants to make sure we are keeping that in check. Chief Simon advised he looks at on a
quarterly basis.
Supervisor Hooker asked if the Montgomery County Chief met with Chief
Simon, with Chief Simon responding they do not have a designated person. They did
have one who retired. Their solution to Elliston is do not call Roanoke County. He
responded to them if they were needed, call, and we will work it out. They do not call us
very often, but when they do, it has to do with a significant event.
Chief Simon explained the training programs, apprenticeship programs,
age requirements and the programs at the Burton Center.
Supervisor North stated it needed to be advertised more.
Chief Simon then reviewed the SAFER grant.
Supervisor North asked how many people that are eligible to retire in the
next 12 months? Chief Simon advised those positions would be filled through attrition.
The SAFER grant would cover 15 additional people.
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Supervisor North asked about other Counties of our size and how many
firefighters do they have with Chief Simon advising Albemarle County is the closest but
it is smaller, Hanover County would be next. He added that we are on par with the
other jurisdictions. Chief Simon did not have the actual numbers for Albemarle County,
but he would obtain and advise.
MS. Owens explained page 22 and the annual required funding for both
the 2017 and the 2021 SAFER Grants.
Supervisor Mahoney stated assuming everything worked perfect as Chief
Simon hopes, the earliest we would be having people is maybe January of 2021. Chief
Simon stated correct, in the station. Supervisor Mahoney then commented as he looks
at the chart, he knows he is putting blinders on as to what is going to happen in 2024
and 2025, but the impact in 2021 is relatively small. Ms. Owens confirmed. He added
that staff has already planned for the 2017 SAFER grant. Supervisor Mahoney stated
he did not want to have blinders on as to what is going to happen three and four (3 and
4) years out, but this is almost a no-brainer. We ought to do this.
Supervisor Radford stated you add all the numbers up and in 2026, we
have increased to $1.4 from where you are today.
Supervisor Mahoney asked historically for 2017, did the Board have to
adopt some kind of resolution to authorize the application and is that resolution part of
your package. Chief Simon advised it does not require a resolution, but in the grant
language that you sign off of is that the local governing body has approved this will go
on. They cannot hold you to it and if we were awarded the grant, and we said we don’t
want it, we would not have to take it. Supervisor Mahoney commented you would get
punished in the future, which Chief Simon confirmed.
Supervisor Mahoney then asked if he would need a vote of the Board in
the next couple of weeks. Supervisor Peter stated he thinks we can go with a shaking
of the head now.
Ms. Owens verified that they can go with a shaking of the head now and
Mr. O’Donnell would include in his proposed budget that the Board would receive on
March 10, 2020 and approved and appropriated on May 26, 2020. Supervisor Mahoney
reiterated when the Board approved the budget, it will be included.
Supervisor North stated but the net, not counting $16,000, it will be
$1,036,311. Ms. Owens responded the number was correct.
It was the consensus of the Board to move forward with the 2021 SAFER
grant.
Supervisor Mahoney stated he has the concern that we are doing
something now that has a big fiscal impact down the road, so it is an easy thing to “kick
the can down the road” and not worry about paying for it.
Supervisor Radford asked Chief Simon to explain the supervisor upgrades
is if we bring 15 people on and bring the stations in blue up to 24/7, he does not have
enough Supervisors in his mix.
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Next, Chief Simon discussed a new Botetourt County/Read Mountain
Station Agreement. He advised this agreement started 30 years ago and it expires May
10, 2020. The agreement stated it is our station and all administrative and operation
policies fall under Roanoke County. The agreement does not have a kick-out or
extension. It just ends. During that time, the land was Botetourt County and the
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building was Roanoke County. On May 10, everything reverts to Botetourt County.
Botetourt County does not have one of their own stations, the other stations are owned
by the volunteers, so to them, it is something they would like to have. There is no
requirement for them to maintain this agreement. He has met with the Botetourt County
Fire Chief and started this awhile back. Botetourt County had their Board meeting today
and their counterpart met with them. Their Board is moving in the same direction we
are moving. Mr. Lubeck has been in these discussions to extend the contract to end on
June 30, 2020. Starting July 1, 2020, we would create an enhanced mutual aid
agreement, which is similar to what we have with the City of Roanoke and the City of
Salem. No changes in operation take place. Roanoke County will surplus one fire
engine and one ambulance to them. We will retain one ambulance because we still
staff the ambulance with our part-time personnel. The volunteers would become
Botetourt County volunteers. Roanoke County will purchase up to $20,000 worth of
firefighting EMS equipment to be utilized at that station. Botetourt County agrees to
continue to provide the services that they do. Annually, we would look at that
agreement and we provide automatic aid to Botetourt County. The savings that
Roanoke County will have is fairly significant. The annual facility maintenance and
apparatus is about $30,000 a year that comes out of his budget, we will reduce a fire
engine and ambulance so over ten (10) years that is about $900,000 in savings. Also,
we have a small savings on our volunteers because they become the responsibility of
Botetourt County, which is about $7,000 in savings. Additionally, the actual
maintenance and any renovations to the facility itself will be the responsibility of
Botetourt County.
Supervisor North stated if the fire engine and the ambulance are going to
be surplus and becomes their property, do you think that down the road they may ask
us to provide some more equipment once the useful life expires? Chief Simon stated
Roanoke County will continue to keep one (1) ambulance there. He does not want to
predict the future. Supervisor North stated if we are ten (10) years out, it could be
different and someone might say can you help us out with this; that is a possibility.
Chief Simon stated it is a possibility, but does not feel it is an issue right now.
Supervisor Peters stated also in ten (10) years they will be getting fee for
service. Chief Simon stated currently they do get fee for service when they come into
Roanoke County.
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Supervisor Mahoney asked Mr. Lubeck if he has been wrestling with Mr.
Lockabee on drafting this document, with Mr. Lubeck responding not yet. Secondly,
Rick Burch called him when he was driving to Charlottesville. He seemed very
concerned. Chief Simon advised former Chief Burch has not talked to him. Chief
Simon stated he thinks Chief Burch feels we should renegotiate the deal. The
challenge is this is the best we can get. When he was Chief, we based everything off
the percentage of calls. If 70% were in Botetourt County and only 30% were in
Roanoke County, Botetourt County paid 70% of operating of the facility and that was a
sticking point with them. They were not pleased with that as they had no control and if
we put a new refrigerator in there, we would just send them a bill for 70%. There was
not a lot of coordination and that left a bad taste. When Chief Simon took over, he
changed it to 50/50 because it did not make sense. Supervisor Mahoney advised the
concern he had was what Supervisor North had, you have the Orchards, the Wal-Mart,
and when the Lewis Gale facility goes in and knows we tried to address some of that
with the proffered conditions, he just sees a whole lot of public safety concerns for us. It
is a large population area and wants to make sure our coverages are still there with this
new agreement.
Supervisor North stated he would also say as well, watch everything that
goes on in that agreement. He knows he will, but he is concerned because of what
Supervisor Mahoney just said and what he said before, he would not let this stop us
from behind the scenes looking at all the available land that is out there if we need to
put a facility in and now is the time to do it. David Hale owns that block and for the right
price, he will sell it. There are also other people along that corridor that want to do
something with their property and that ambulance service for Lewis Gale may not be
voluminous, most of the ambulance service will be outbound, not inbound and that is
going to put pressure on Vinton, and maybe others.
Supervisor Mahoney stated he did not want to give Chief Simon a
headache in dealing with Chief Hoback, and if the City has to jump in for some reason
because Read Mountain cannot fill the needs. Chief Simon stated we already have
them automatically dispatched and the City fire station. We have some contingency
plans. He would hope that we would not have to get to the point that we would have to
build another fire station because it would be three (3) on a corner.
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Supervisor North stated he understood that completely, but we are close
in that corner to Botetourt County as well as the City. Sometimes you might have to go
outside the box. He is just saying don’t think this agreement is going to cover us for the
next ten (10) years. Be mindful and be proactive and keep that conversation with you
and Hoback known, because if you two (2) leave it is going to be two (2) other
personalities there. The citizens have not stirred anything up with him on this, he is the
one challenging the coverage and he is comfortable with the numbers when we met to
talk about this. So, just don’t rest on your laurels because it is too important an area to
jeopardize fire and rescue service. One day, we are going to need to do something out
there, maybe in conjunction with the City; that area is highly populated, even though
there is not must space for more development.
Supervisor Peters stated he is not concerned about the agreement
because of being in the system we are doing to keep a truck there. The main concern
he has is what he addressed earlier with Station 14 in the City. With them not having an
ambulance there and they are backed up to Station 2, which is on Williamson Road.
So, what is the first thing they are going to do when you get Richfield Retirement over
there behind Station 14, the View Apartments, which the City is developing and they are
not putting the EMS personnel they need there. He thinks it is going to cause more of a
strain on us, especially when we get Lewis Gale down there. He is not concerned about
the dynamics of this agreement because we have our foot in the door and a truck in the
building and our staffing there. He does not have a lot of concern with that, but sees the
issues of the corridor becoming an issue for Read Mountain, Vinton and Roanoke City if
we don’t have the proper personnel down there.
Supervisor Radford asked if Chief Simon needed anything from the Board
today. Chief Simon advised they would need to come back at a later date. The Board
would need to approve the overarching agreement and the operational agreements are
done between the Chiefs.
It was the consensus of the Board to move forward with the new
agreement.
Chief Simon reviewed the cancer prevention initiatives.
The work session was held from 5:38 p.m. until 7:17 p.m.
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IN RE: ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Radford adjourned the meeting at 7:18 p.m.
Submitted by: Approved by:
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Deborah C. Jacks David F. Radford
Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board Chairman