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Home My WebLink About1/17/2023 - Regular1 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2023, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON, VIRGINIA MEMBERS PRESENT: Bradley E. Grose, Mayor Michael W. Stovall, Vice Mayor Keith N. Liles Sabrina McCarty Laurie J. Mullins STAFF PRESENT: Pete Peters, Town Manager Cody Sexton, Assistant Town Manager Susan N. Johnson, Executive Assistant/Town Clerk Jeremy Carroll, Town Attorney Fabricio Drumond, Police Chief Andrew Keen, Finance Director Tim Lawless, Deputy Police Chief Donna Collins, Human Resources/Risk Management Director Anita McMillan, Planning & Zoning Director Bo Herndon, Public Works Director Chasity Barbour, Community Programs Director Marshall Stanley, Economic Development Specialist The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The Town Clerk called the roll with Council Member Liles, Council Member McCarty, Council Member Mullins, Vice Mayor Stovall Grose present. Roll call After a Moment of Silence, Susan Johnson, Town Clerk, led the U.S. Flag. announcements, Council Member McCarty announced the following: January 20 – The Ryan Greer Band; January 21 – The Worx Band; January 27 – Travis Reigh Duo Band and January 28 – Craig Vaughn Band – all at 8:00 p.m. at Rosie’s Saturday – 10:45 a.m.-12 Noon – Show on Ice and weekdays – 1:00-3:30 p.m. – Open Skate – Lancer Lot and every Wednesday – 6:30 p.m. – Bingo; every Thursday – 6:30 p.m. – Trivia – every Friday and Saturday night – Live Music - Brewery. Council Member Liles made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; the motion was seconded by Council Member Mullins and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5- 0; Yeas (5) – Liles, McCarty, Mullins, Stovall, Grose; Approved minutes of the Regular Council 2 Under awards, introductions, presentations and proclamations, the next item on the agenda was the r Assistant/Town Clerk in her retirement. Council Members and the Mayor made comments followed by comments from Cora Beth Akers, daughter; the Town Manager and Randy Layman. The Mayor next presented Ms. Johnson will a framed certificate and gift after which Ms. Johnson made comments. The next item on the agenda was the recognition of Cody Sexton for The Roanoker 40 under 40 for 2023 congratulated Mr. Sexton on this achievement. The next item on the agenda was the recognition of Chasity Barbour Leadership Academy for 2022. The Town Manager made comments and congratulated Ms. Barbour on her achievement. The next item on the agenda was the Roanoke Challenge. Cindy Higgins first made comments on the Trex Company and their program to use recycled plastic film and reclaimed wood to create low- maintenance composite decking. Ms. Higgins then Chair of the Recycling Program. participation of the Community Service Project and commented contact with Mike Maust of Precision Fabric Group and Bonnie Fielder who coordinated the entire six- month collection pick- picked up about 350 pounds at a time with their own vehicles. Collection containers were placed at both the Vinton Municipal Building Center and 733 pounds of plastic were collected additional 400 pounds from friends and colleagues in Botetourt where she is a teacher. In agreement with Trex, the Food Lion of Vinton and Blue Ridge community use and the first bench is 3 Ms. Higgins next commented that two benches are being presented to the Town tonight, one of which was on display at the meeting. Plaques have been ordered to place on each bench to acknowledge the cooperation of the Town, Food Lion and Precision Fabric Group. The Town will be receiving a total of six benches (one bench for every 500 pounds), but only one bench can be ordered very six months The third one was ordered this weekend. The Town Manager commented there will be a dedication ceremony at the site of the first bench. The next item on the agenda was the Community Development Update. Marshall Stanley reviewed a PowerPoint presentation, which will be on file in the Town Clerk’s Office as part of the permanent record. After comments from the Mayor on the successes of 2022 and the valuable information the presentation will provide to citizens, he requested that the presentation be put on the T Town Manager responded it can be placed in the highlights section and this presentation is also a prelude to the State of the Town address that will be in April. The next item on the agenda was the Police Department 2nd Quarter Report. commented that he wants to give a yearly report at a future meeting to include much more in-depth information. Chief Drumond then turned the meeting over to Deputy Chief Lawless, who PowerPoint presentation, which will be on file in the Town Clerk’s Office as part of the permanent record. introduced Matthew Moore Madison University, Administration. The next item on the agenda was to consider Church and Roanoke County School, located in the Town of Vinton, and authorizing the Town Manager documents for the Hardy Road Crosswalk Project. needed for the project and expressed appreciation Roanoke County Schools. Adopted Resolution No. 2531 accepting 4 Vice Mayor Stovall made a motion to adopt the Resolution as presented; the motion was seconded by Council Member McCarty following roll call vote, with all members voting: Vote 5-0; Yeas (5) – Liles, McCarty, Mullins, Stovall, Grose; Nays (0) – None. and the Town of Vinton, and Town Manager to execute the necessary Hardy Road Crosswalk Project The next item on the agenda was to consider stream restoration easements; permanent access easement; and temporary grading and construction easements from Woodland Event Center, LLC and Shirley M. Jones, located in the Town of Vinton, and Woodland Place Stream Restoration Project. Anita McMillan commented on the easements needed for Woodland Event Center, LLT and Shirley M. Jones. with their drainage issues, it will also help Niagara Road and will allow the Town to meet is Municipal Storm Water Permit requirements by removing a lot of the pollutants once the project is completed. Council Member Mullins made a motion to adopt the Resolution as presented; the motion was seconded by Council Member Liles and carried by the following roll call vote, with all members voting: Vote 5-0; Yeas (5) – Nays (0) – None. Adopted Resolution No. 2532 accepting the St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church Town Manager to execute the necessary deed of easements documents for the Hardy Road Crosswalk Project The Town Manager expressed appreciation to Anita McMillan along with five other construction projects. The Town Manager next Garthright Bridge repai Walnut Avenue project will begin to shut down for the next couple of months due to the winter not allowing the contractor to do concrete and asphalt. The East Cleveland Avenue waterline replacement is underway and will take approximately This project will involve the main line as well as all of the service laterals to the homes. Town Staff worked with the Western Virginia Water Authority to prioritize what capital improvement projects the Town would like to see them The Lindenwood replacement is another project that they are about to begin and part of our transfer of the Utility System provided some funding through ARPA for the Lindenwood project, which is over $5 million. 5 Cindy Higgins and Sharon Menzies on the success of the NexTrex Recycling Project. bench, the Town Clerk’s retirement and the recognition of Cody Sexton and Chasity Barbour Vice Mayor Stovall also commented on the passing of Becky Miller, a former dispatcher. The Mayor commented on the Town Clerk’s retirement Chasity Barbour and the regular meeting that he and the Town Manager had with Administrator and the Town’s Board representative. Council Member Liles made a motion to meeting; the motion was seconded by Council Member McCarty and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5-0; Yeas (45 – Liles, McCarty, Mullins, Stovall, Grose; Nays (0) – None. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. APPROVED: ________________________________ Bradley E. Grose, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ Richard W. Peters Jr, Town Clerk