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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 at the
Roanoke County Administration Center, this being the second Tuesday and the first
regularly scheduled meeting of the month of February 2014. 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
Reverend William W E. Robinson of Salem Presbyterian Church. The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited by all present.
IN RE: CALL TO ORDER
was taken.
Chairman McNamara called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. The roll call
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Joseph P. McNamara; Supervisors Al Bedrosian,
Joseph B. "Butch" Church, Charlotte A. Moore and P. Jason
Peters
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: B. Clayton Goodman III, County Administrator; Daniel R.
O'Donnell, Assistant County Administrator; Richard
Caywood, Assistant County Administrator; Paul M.
Mahoney, County Attorney; and Deborah C. Jacks, Deputy
Clerk to the Board
IN RE: PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
1. Recognition of the Roanoke County Emergency Communications
Center Award Winners for 2013 (Bill Hunter, Director of
Communications and Information Technology)
In attendance for this recognition were Bill Hunter, Director of
Communications and Information Technology; Susan Slough, Assistant Director of
Communications and Information Technology and Aleta Coleman, Training Coordinator.
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All other award winners were working
congratulations.
IN RE: BRIEFINGS
All Supervisors offered their thanks and
1. Annual report from the Roanoke Regional Partnership (Beth
Doughty, Executive Director)
Ms. Doughty provided the annual report for fiscal 2013 explaining for the
new members the organization is a regional marketing organization comprised of eight
governments.
Mr. Bedrosian asked Ms. Doughty for the types of jobs and salary
information for the Valley. Ms. Doughty responded that she does not have with her, but
will obtain the information and provide to the Board. Supervisor Bedrosian then inquired
if from 1983 until now can Ms. Doughty see a correlation between the work the
Partnership does and how well the Roanoke Valley is doing in terms of higher paying
jobs because he feels that is key. Ms. Doughty responded it probably is and we factor
in installation and all types of things. In addition they have a real big picture goals and
that is to do whatever they can to drive population growth, average income levels and
that is the way she would provide that information. Supervisor Bedrosian then asked
what the Partnership sees for the future. Ms. Doughty replied by that stating there are
all of these different things from the Federal government on down that they are looking
at, but a lot of it looks dim. She stated she thinks on the short mid -term, we will see a
lot of capital investment, capital expenditures in new facilities and new equipment.
Additionally, she expects to see jobs, but nothing like it was in the 1990's, where they
grew in big chucks, but slower. She stated she is pretty optimistic on the short term.
Supervisor Moore thanked Ms. Doughty for another great job. She stated
it's interesting to look at social media to see how that's really inspiring and how
technology is taking over and it up there with number one and these facts prove it.
Keep up the good work.
IN RE: FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Ordinance to amend and reordain Chapter 13, Offenses -
Miscellaneous, of the Code of the County of Roanoke, Virginia, by
adding section 13 -10.1, designation of police to enforce trespass
violations (Paul M. Mahoney, County Attorney)
Mr. Mahoney explained the request for the ordinance and how it relates to
various apartment complexes and businesses. Chief Hall was also in attendance to
answer any questions and provided a brief outline.
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Supervisor Bedrosian stated the way he understands if the Police
currently go to a business or complex that does not have this arrangement, the Police
cannot do anything. He advised they can only go to jail if the Police Officer actually
sees the offense and you cannot force them to leave because they are not the property
owner. Additionally, they would have to repeatedly return, which this would eliminate.
If you go to the complex and does not have this arrangement, cannot do anything. Can
take to jail, if seen. Cannot force them to leave because not property owner. Would
have to repeatedly come back, this would eliminate that. Chief Hall responded in the
affirmative. Supervisor Bedrosian then asked if this is approved would they need more
staff. Chief Hall advised he has spoken with Chief Perkins in Roanoke City and advises
this has been effective and popular and they have not had to increase staff so he does
not think they will need to do so in the County.
Chairman McNamara stated he has had experience with this and sees
great value and moved to approve the first reading and set the second reading for
February 25, 2014. The motion carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
2. Ordinance accepting and appropriating funds in the amount of
$19,625 to the Roanoke County Public Schools Elementary
Artistically Talented Program for fiscal 2013/2014 (Rebecca
Owens, Director of Finance)
Ms. Owens outlined the request for the ordinance. There was no
discussion.
Supervisor Peters moved to approve the first reading and set the second
reading for February 25, 2014. The motion carried by the following recorded vote.
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
IN RE: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Ordinance accepting and appropriating a donation in the amount
of $300 awarded to the Roanoke County Police Department from
the Knights of Columbus Council #562 for Project Lifesaver
(Howard B. Hall, Chief of Police)
Chief Hall advised there were no changes to the ordinance.
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ORDINANCE 021114 -1 ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A
DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $300 AWARDED TO THE
ROANOKE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #562 FOR PROJECT
LIFESAVER
WHEREAS, the Knights of Columbus has a strong mission to raise money for
charities in the Roanoke Valley and abroad; and
WHEREAS, Project Lifesaver is an International program that uses a radio
transmitter device placed on the person of an Alzheimer's Down Syndrome or Autistic
patient who have a tendency to wander away from their caregiver; and
WHEREAS, this radio equipment has reduced search times from days and hours
to minutes; and
WHEREAS, currently, there are twenty -three (23) participants on the Roanoke
County Project Lifesaver Program; and
WHEREAS, this donation will be used to purchase additional bracelet bands and
batteries; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, first reading of this ordinance was held on January 28, 2014, and the
second reading was held on February 11, 2014; and
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1. That the sum of $300 is hereby accepted and appropriated from the
Knights of Columbus Council #562; and
2. These funds are to be allocated to the Police Department for additional
bracelet bands and batteries.
3. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of adoption.
On motion of Supervisor Church to adopt the ordinance, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
2. Ordinance accepting and appropriating $134,000 to Fire and
Rescue for a fifty percent (50 %) matching grant from the Virginia
Department of Health (Grant #WV- CO3/12 -13) for the purchase of a
four (4) -wheel Drive (Richard E. Burch, Chief of Fire and Rescue)
Chief Burch advised there were no changes from the first reading.
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ORDINANCE 021114 -2 ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF $134,000 TO FIRE AND RESCUE FOR A FIFTY
PECENT (50 %) MATCHING GRANT FROM THE VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (GRANT #WV- CO3/12 -13) FOR THE
PURCHASE OF A FOUR (4) -WHEEL DRIVE AMBULANCE
WHEREAS, Roanoke County has been awarded a fifty percent (50 %) matching
grant from the Virginia Department of Health (Grant #WV- CO3/12 -13) in the amount of
$134,000; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Health will provide funding in the amount
$67,000 and the Fire and Rescue Department will provide the funding match in the
amount of $67,000 from 487100 -8502; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of these funds is to purchase a four (4) -wheel drive
ambulance to be placed in service at the Hollins station; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, first reading of this ordinance was held on January 28, 2014, and the
second reading was held on February 11, 2014.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1. That the sum of $67,000 is hereby accepted and appropriated from the
Virginia Department of Health (Grant #WV- CO3/12 -13) to the Fire and
Rescue Department; and
2. That the sum of $67,000 for the grant match should be taken from
487100 -8502 in the Fire and Rescue budget; and
3. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of adoption.
On motion of Supervisor Peters to adopt the ordinance, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
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3. Ordinance accepting and appropriating a grant in the amount of
$65,000 to Roanoke County Public Schools from the Grant Award
for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Grant (Rebecca Owens, Director of Finance)
Ms. Owens advised there were no changes from the first reading.
ORDINANCE 021114 -3 ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A
GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,000 TO ROANOKE COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM THE GRANT AWARD FOR SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)
GRANT
WHEREAS, Roanoke County Public Schools received notification of the grant
award for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)— Teacher
Recruitment and Retention Incentive Initial Awards in the amount of $65,000; and
WHEREAS, thirteen (13) Roanoke County teachers have been selected to
participate; and
WHEREAS, successful teachers participating in this pilot will be eligible to
receive a $5,000 initial incentive award after the completion of the first year of teaching
pending satisfactory performance evaluation and a contract for the following school
year; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, first reading of this ordinance was held on January 28, 2014, and the
second reading was held on February 11, 2014; and
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1. That the sum of $65,000 is hereby accepted and appropriated from a
grant award for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)- Teacher
Recruitment and Retention Incentive Initial Awards; and
2. These funds are to be allocated for successful teachers participating in the
pilot program.
3. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of adoption.
On motion of Supervisor Moore to adopt the ordinance, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
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4. Ordinance accepting and appropriating an award in the amount of
$22,500 to the Roanoke County Public Schools from the
2013/2014 National Board Certification Incentive Award (Rebecca
Owens, Director of Finance)
Ms. Owens advised there were no changes from the first reading.
ORDINANCE 021114 -4 ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING
ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING AN AWARD IN THE
AMOUNT OF $22,500 TO THE ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS FROM THE 2013/2014 NATIONAL BOARD
CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE AWARD
WHEREAS, Roanoke County Public Schools received notification of the grant
award for the 2013 -2014 National Board Certification Incentive Award in the amount of
$22,500 to be paid to seven (7) Roanoke County Public School teachers for a stipend of
$2,500 and one initial award for a teacher at $5,000; and
WHEREAS, Incentive payments will be made to eligible teachers with the grant
award in the amount of $22,500; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, first reading of this ordinance was held on January 28, 2014, and the
second reading was held on February 11, 2014; and
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1. That the sum of $22,500 is hereby accepted and appropriated from the
2013/2014 National Board Certification Incentive Award; and
2. These funds are to be allocated for seven (7) Roanoke County Public
School teachers for a stipend of $2,500 and one initial award for a teach at $5,000; and
3. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of adoption.
On motion of Supervisor McNamara to adopt the ordinance, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
5. Ordinance accepting and appropriating $10,000 to the Economic
Development Department from Appalachian Power for marketing
the Center for Research and Technology (Jill Loope, Director of
Economic Development)
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Ms. Loope advised there were no changes from the first reading.
ORDINANCE 021114 -5 ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING
$10,000 TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
FROM APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY FOR MARKETING
THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
WHEREAS, Roanoke County's Center for Research and Technology was
qualified by Appalachian Power Company as a qualified data center site; and
WHEREAS, Appalachian Power Company is promoting a new Qualified Sites
program; and
WHEREAS, the new program is to demonstrate site readiness for data centers;
and
WHEREAS, Roanoke County is interested in attracting these projects to the
Center for Research and Technology; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, first reading of this ordinance was held on January 28, 2014, and the
second reading was held on February 11, 2014.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1. That the sum of $10,000 is hereby appropriated to the Economic
Development department from the sources and for the purpose of marketing the site
readiness of the Center for Research and Technology for a data center.
2. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of adoption.
On motion of Supervisor Church to adopt the ordinance, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
6. Ordinance accepting and appropriating a grant in the amount of
$2,800 from Marathon Petroleum Company to Fire and Rescue for
the purchase of AR -AFFF foam and equipment (Richard E. Burch,
Jr., Chief of Fire and Rescue)
Chief Burch advised there were no changes from the first meeting. Chief
Burch then introduced Kevin Erseg, Terminal Manager from Marathon Petroleum and
Division Chief Dustin Campbell.
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ORDINANCE 021114 -6 ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,800 FROM MARATHON
PETROLEUM COMPANY TO FIRE AND RESCUE FOR THE
PURCHASE OF AR -AFFF FOAM AND EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, Roanoke County has been awarded a non - matching grant from
Marathon Petroleum Company's Corporate "Good Neighbors -First Responders"
program; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of these funds is to purchase AF -AFFF foam and
equipment and assist with training costs to better mitigate any hazardous situations that
may occur dealing with ethanol based gasoline; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, first reading of this ordinance was held on January 28, 2014, and the
second reading was held on February 11, 2014.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
1. That the sum of $2,800 is hereby accepted and appropriated from
Marathon Petroleum Company to the Fire and Rescue Department; and
2. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of adoption.
On motion of Supervisor Moore to adopt the ordinance, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
IN RE: CONSENT AGENDA
RESOLUTION 021114 -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
11, 2014, 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 6 inclusive, as follows:
1. Approval of minutes — January 14, 2014
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2. Resolution requesting acceptance of Laryn Lane and Towne Drive into the
Virginia Department of Transportation Secondary System
3. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County to Patricia P. Chockley, Senior Buyer, upon her retirement
after twenty -five (25) years of service
4. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County to Mark F. Jervis, Police Officer - Sergeant, after more than
twenty -three (23) years of service
5. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County to Jo Ann Robertson, Recreation Technician, after more
than twenty (20) years of service
7. Request to amend the scope of services for the Architectural and Engineering
(A/E) contract with Holzheimer, Bolek and Meehan for project close -out costs
at the Glenvar Library
On motion of Supervisor McNamara to adopt the resolution, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
RESOLUTION 021114 -7.a REQUESTING ACCEPTANCE OF
LARYN LANE AND TOWNE DRIVE INTO THE VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SECONDARY SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the streets described on the attached Addition 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 County and the Virginia Department of Transportation have
entered into an agreement on March 9, 1999, for comprehensive stormwater detention
which applies to this request for 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
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be
forwarded to the Residency Administrator for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
On motion of Supervisor McNamara to adopt the resolution, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
RESOLUTION 021114 -7.b EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY
TO PATRICIA P. CHOCKLEY, SENIOR BUYER, UPON HER
RETIREMENT AFTER TWENTY -FIVE (25) YEARS OF SERVICE
WHEREAS, Patricia P. Chockley was hired on January 28, 1989 and has served
as Planning Aide, Police Accounts Coordinator, Office Accounts Coordinator, Buyer and
Senior Buyer; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Chockley retired on February 1, 2014, after twenty -five (25)
years of devoted, faithful and expert service with the County; and
WHEREAS, during her time serving Roanoke County, Ms. Chockley was an
integral part in providing professional direction, management and customer service that
impacted the success of all County Departments; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County, Virginia expresses its deepest appreciation and the appreciation of
the citizens of Roanoke County to PATRICIA P. CHOCKLEY for twenty -five 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 McNamara to adopt the resolution, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
RESOLUTION 021114 -7.c EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY
TO MARK F. JERVIS, POLICE OFFICER - SERGEANT, AFTER
MORE THAN TWENTY -THREE (23) YEARS OF SERVICE
WHEREAS, Mark F. Jervis was employed by Roanoke County Police
Department on September 17, 1990, after serving as Police Officer with Chesterfield
County for one (1) year and eight (8) months; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Jervis continued his law enforcement career by serving as
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patrol officer, D.A. R. E. Officer, School Resource Officer, Police Officer 11, SWAT
Operator, Lead Firearms Instructor, Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator and a
Sergeant in the Uniform Division for seven (7) years; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Jervis retired on February 1, 2014, after twenty -three (23)
years and four (4) months of devoted, faithful and expert service with the County; and
WHEREAS, during his time serving Roanoke County, Sergeant Jervis
contributed his energy towards improving the quality of life for its citizens and effectively
leading every officer within his command.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County, Virginia expresses its deepest appreciation and the appreciation of
the citizens of Roanoke County to MARK F. JERVIS, for more than twenty -three (23)
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 McNamara to adopt the resolution, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
RESOLUTION 021114 -7.d EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY
TO JO ANN ROBERTSON, RECREATION TECHNICIAN, AFTER
MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS OF SERVICE
WHEREAS, Jo Ann Robertson was hired on December 1, 1984 as a part -time
employee and July 3, 1993 as a full -time employee and has served as a Part Time
Instructor, Part Time Center Leader, Part Time Recreation Leader and Recreation
Technician; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Robertson retired on February 1, 2014, after more than thirty
(30) years of devoted, faithful and expert service with the County; and
WHEREAS, during her time serving Roanoke County, Ms. Robertson managed
the successful ceramics and pottery programs at three Parks, Recreation and Tourism
facilities including the Cove Road facility, the Leisure Arts Center, and Brambleton
Center; and
WHEREAS, during her time serving Roanoke County, Ms. Robertson, personally
taught hundreds of ceramics, craft, and art classes; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Robertson is to be commended for the positive impact her
work had, and continues to have on the lives of countless citizens.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County, Virginia expresses its deepest appreciation and the appreciation of
the citizens of Roanoke County to JO ANN ROBERTSON, for more than thirty (30)
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 McNamara to adopt the resolution, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
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IN RE: REPORTS
Supervisor McNamara moved to receive and file the following reports.
The motion carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
1. General Fund Unappropriated Balance
2. Capital Reserves
3. Reserve for Board Contingency
4. Quarterly Report— Community Development Activities
IN RE: REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
Supervisor Bedrosian stated he just wanted to bring to everyone's
attention here and those that are viewing on television and will view later several items
coming in the future; make sure that everybody has on their radar for items that will be
coming up for meeting in the future. First up is stormwater management which will be
concluded in the next week. He advised the reason that he talks about this is that a lot
of times citizens will just sit back and let it happen, but what may happen are increased
taxes or fees. Either way you look at it there could be money coming out of your pocket
in addition to what you already pay. So he tells people to be very alert for the last
session that's going on that you attended or read about it so that you know what's going
on.
In addition, we'll be putting together the budget coming up for next year, so again stay
alert to what's going on because these things effect, budgets effect taxes etc. Also, do
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not forget and this is very important the debt that Roanoke County has; right now it has
$182 million in debt. Keep that on your mind at all times when we look at doing new
projects. You are the citizens of the County and it is important that you get involved and
say no to certain things that you don't think we should be doing because they add to the
debt and they'll add to taxes. We've got a Plantation road project that's underway right
now or almost finalized from Williamson Road up to the McDonalds there on Planation;
that is going to cost $4 million, federal money, State money, grants, it is all tax dollars.
People need to be aware of this. Please get involved. There was a very heated debate
on ICLEI; that issues remains out there so he wants people to continue to think about
those issues as we bring them forward around budget time.
Supervisor Church first started his remarks by welcoming Mr. and Mrs.
Gorman from Catawba. He then stated he had confirmed with the Director of Parks and
Recreation concerning a subject we had mentioned during the last board meeting. He
wanted to go on record and state that the person we are talking about is Bobby Raglan
in Roanoke County. He stated he had the honor and pleasure of coaching with him for
ten (10) years. He coaches nonstop. Supervisor Church stated he coached baseball
and Mr. Raglan coached football and basketball and the man is an icon. He stated he
thinks all of the Board members received the email. Forget about gains and losses, but
not many people have touched his heart like he did. After he retired after many years of
the service, this man who he has known for many years never smoked, drank or said a
foul word and that is unheard of these days. He has a lot of young men that walk
around the valley that are probably married and have children of their own that can look
back and say they owe Bobby a lot because when dealing with Peewee League, you
are dealing with seven, eight and nine year olds (7 -9) and are basically babysitting in a
way. It's neat to have the parents drop off the children and hope that the parents come
back, he means that jokingly. Our Chairman has coached soccer, so he knows what it
is like to deal with young people, they are a pleasure, but they are also uncertain.
Bobby is a selfless individual and he would challenge anybody that is how certain he is
about this man, around this valley and you will never hear a negative thing about the
man. You may hear from other coaches when they couldn't beat him, that's about the
only thing because he had a work ethic and a sincere due diligence about him that has
stayed with him for forty (40) years. He advised that he has not talked to him for a
number of years, but knows his wife Becky and his son and they are the epitome of
what service is all about. We have right in his area Jim Hickam, which Northside
football stadium is named after and he is alive and well. He advised he thinks that the
board needs to be open and look on the horizon a little bit. He doesn't know particularly
about Coach Raglan, but does know that he has had a little bit of health issues.
However, that is not the reason he believes that we hopefully will name the facility or a
park after him. He stated he thinks it would be a shame if we did not. He's the kind of
individual and even though he is not a wagering man, he would bet lots of money, that
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nothing, and he means nothing, negative would come out about this person. He stated
if we take a look at the individual, and would like to think the Board is opening this up.
He stated he just wanted to go on record for Coach Bobby Raglan and the many
hundreds of young people in the North Roanoke area that can thank him for his touring,
for his mentorship.
We're about government but, you know what, we're not the federal government.
Supervisor Peters stated he would like to reiterate his comments from the
last board meeting. He stated he was glad to hear Mr. Bedrosian make his comments
that is time to get to business. We have a lot of things ahead of us, we have the budget,
the storm water issues that have been raging for quite some time. We need to address
this and he is anxiously waiting to see that come together. He advised he would also
encourage anyone who can attend the final meeting on stormwater. The last meeting
will be held at the Glenvar Library. Also, we also need to remember our public safety
officials, police, fire and rescue. There are a lot of needs coming up and we need to be
prepared and ready to help those folks during this time.
Supervisor Moore advised she also wanted to remind everyone that the
final stormwater community meeting will be this Thursday the 15th at the Glenvar Library
from 6:00 to 8:00. Please call ahead because if the weather is bad they will cancel the
meeting
IN RE: CLOSED MEETING
At 3:59 p.m., Supervisor McNamara moved to go into closed meeting
following the work sessions pursuant to the Code of Virginia Section 2.2 -3711 A 1,
Personnel, namely discussion concerning appointments to the Roanoke Valley
Regional CATV Committee; Roanoke Valley - Alleghany Regional Commission;
Roanoke Valley - Alleghany Regional Commission - Metropolitan Planning Organization;
Roanoke Valley Sustainability Consortium (alternate); Roanoke Valley Greenway
Commission.
The motion carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
The closed session was held from 6:08 p.m. until 6:17 p.m.
IN RE: WORK SESSIONS
At 4:00 p.m., Chairman McNamara recessed to go into work session on
the fourth floor.
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1. Work session to discuss fiscal year 2014 -2015 budget
development (W. Brent Robertson, Director of Management and
Budget)
In attendance for this work session were Brent Robertson, Director of
Manage and Budget; Arnold Covey, Director of Community Development and B.
Clayton Goodman III, County Administrator.
Mr. Robertson provided the Board with a PowerPoint presentation, a copy
of which is on file in the office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors. He advised that
revenue projections may need to be adjusted if the budget team sees any changes.
Supervisor Bedrosian asked about housing, with Mr. Covey responding,
there has been an increase in building permits. Mr. Robertson advised the
improvements are year over year improvements, but are still below average in
comparison to 2007.
Mr. Goodman gave a brief history lesson of how Roanoke County has
been impacted over the last several years due to the recession. Additionally, he noted
that infrastructure has been greatly impacted by the recession and has been reflected in
the budget as it related to revenue sharing for highways and money for Industrial parts.
Mr. Robertson advised that services may need to be re- examined and
they will be identified, costed and this year prioritized. It was also noted that it costs
$56,000 per person per year for Fire and Rescue personnel.
The work session was held from 4:12 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
2. Work session to discuss the Catawba Sustainability Center (B.
Clayton Goodman III, County Administrator)
Mr. Goodman introduced Kay Dunkley, Director, Virginia Tech Roanoke
Center of the Higher Education Center and John Neese, Director of the Catawba
Sustainability Center who provided the Board with a PowerPoint presentation, a copy of
which is on file in the office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
The work session was held from 5:00 p.m. until 5:24 p.m.
3. Work session to discuss how the Board of Supervisors conducts
its Board Meetings (Al Bedrosian, Hollins Supervisor)
Supervisor Bedrosian expressed his opinion that the Board should
consider the order and time in which it holds its Board Meetings. Chairman McNamara
stated that he knew that citizens may not be in attendance, but were watching. He
stated he felt that the Board should keep as is and see what happens. There was no
further discussion.
The work session was held from 5:25 p.m. until 5:27 p.m.
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4. Work session to discuss a Roanoke County Facility Naming
Policy (Al Bedrosian, Hollins Supervisor)
Supervisor Bedrosian expressed his opinion that he would like the Board
to move forward and establish a policy. Supervisor Moore advised that she thought
there should be something, i.e. a park bench for all volunteers. It was the consensus of
the Board for Parks and Recreation to further review and come up with suggestions and
bring back to the Board in May of this year.
The work session was held from 5:37 p.m. until 5:49 p.m.
IN RE: CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
At 6:18 p.m., Supervisor McNamara moved to return to open session and
adopt the certification resolution.
RESOLUTION 021114 -8 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 2.2 -3712 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 member's
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 McNamara to adopt the resolution, and carried by the
following roll call and recorded vote:
AYES: Supervisors Moore, Bedrosian, Church, Peters, McNamara
NAYS: None
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IN RE: ADJOURNMENT
Chairman McNamara adjourned the meeting at 6 :18 p.m. to the joint
meeting of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors and the Roanoke County School
Board to be held on February 19, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. at the Roanoke County School
Board Administrative offices.
Approved by:
(eph P. McNamara
airman