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Home My WebLink About6/4/2019 - Regular[ejjX#j#YAj #1 A Bradley E. Grose, Mayor Sabrina McCarty Janet Scheid Michael W. Stovall 04TROTAT-0�.1- �f STAFF PRESENT: Barry W. Thompson, Town Manager Susan N. Johnson, Executive Assistant/Town Clerk Jeremy Carroll, Town Attorney Thomas Foster, Police Chief Anne Cantrell, Finance Director/Treasurer Joey Hiner, Public Works Director Donna Collins, Human Resources Director Chris Linkous, Deputy Chief, Fire & EMS Fabricio Drumond, Police Captain Chasity Barbour, Community Programs and Facilities Director William Herndon, Assistant Public Works Director The Mayor called the regular meeting to order at 7-00 p.m. The Town Clerk called the roll with Council Member McCarty, Council Member Scheid, Council Member Stovall and Mayor Grose present, Vice Mayor Liles was absent. Roll call After a Moment of Silence, Council Memb(S McCarty led the Pledge of Allegiance to the U. Flag. I Under upcoming community events, Council Member McCarty announced the following: June 8 — Mingle at the Market with Low Low Chariot — Farmers Market; June 22 — Mingle at the Market with Eric Wayne Duo and Faded Travelers — Farmers Market and June 15 — 11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. — Shake, Bake & Sprout — Farmers Market. Council diember Stovall made a motion approve the Consent Agenda as presented; t motion was seconded by Council Member Sche and carried by the following vote, with all mernibe I i voting: Vote 4-0; Yeas (4) — McCarty, Schei 11nder awards, introductions, presentations, the first item was recognition of the Vinton Fire & EMS Department. The Town Manager read a Proclamation honoring the Vinton Fire & EMS Department. Council Members and the Mayor next presented a personalized framed copy of the Proclamation to each • the following employees who were present at the meeting: Wayne King, Kelly Stoots, William Crumpacker, David Rodgers, Larry Whiting and Chris Linkous. They also recognized those who were not present at the meeting- Marrion Burden, Charles Dailey, Corey Gee and Chad Helms. Deputy Chief Unkous and the Mayor made closing comments. The next item was a • for • Safety Month, Donna Collins made brief comments and after additional comments from the Mayor, the Proclamation was presented to Ms. • Eddie Shelton from the Virginia Risk Sharing Association (VRSA) commented on the success of the Town's Safety Committee in reducing claims by approximately 30% and presented a Certificate to the Town in recognition of implementing a sustainable Risk Management Program and embracing the concept of risk sharing. Ms.Collins introduced the other members of the Safety Committee in attendance at the meeting: Captain Fabricio Drumond, Amanda Ramirez, Chasity Barbour and Bo Herndon along with Nathan McClung, who was not present. The Town Manager expressed appreciation to Ms. • ?A`0 tXe 5;10*MIMitteQ- 2Ai r.*AAMeAte.0 that the ♦' modification section of the a good indication of the work that has been done • the Safety Committee. The next item • the agenda was the Vinton Area Chamber • Commerce report. Justin Davison, Chamber President, reviewed a PowerPoint presentation, which will be on file in the Town Clerk's Office as a part of the permanent record. His report included updates on membership/sponsorship, community outreach, the Grapes and Grains Festival and upcoming events. The Town Manager commented that as a result of the recent shooting incident at Virginia Beach, staff has met regarding security issues and will • bringing back recommendations to Council at a future meeting. 0 expressed a willingness to be re -appointed. Council Member McCarty made a motion to re -appoint Richard W. Peters, Jr. to the Greater Roanoke Transit Company Board for a new one-year term beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020; Barry W. Thompson to the Roanoke Valley- Alleghany Regional Commission for a new three- year term beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2022 and Rob Lyon and Arthur (Bud) LaRoche to the Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission for new three-year terms beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2022. The motion was seconded by Council Member Stovall and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 4-0; Yeas (4) — McCarty, Scheid, Stovall, Grose; Nays, None; Absent ranfia"Ir ret"t 'Yer'lum fhVy- -7�7' Anniversary Celebration on June 6th. He also commented on the continuing work of the Housing Management Team and the positive feedback he the War Memorial. Comments from Council: Council Member McCarty commented on Valley Cryotherapy, a new member of the Chamber of Commerce and expressed appreciation to Town staff for the clean- up from the recent storm. Council Member Stovall also commented on the upcoming D-Day 751 Council Member Stovall made a motion to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Council Member McCarty and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 4-0, 4, g � tQ � k�_W. r PT"A; — None; Absent (1) — Liles. The meeting was adjourned at TT ��EST- Susan N. JohnsonYnMCw , Ton Clerk 'C Re -appointed Richard W. Peters, Jr. t* the Greater Roanoke Transit Company Board for a new one-year term beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020; Barry W. Thompson to the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commissidn' for a new three-year term beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2022 and Rob Lyon and Arthur (Bud) LaRoche to the Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission for new three-year terrrr,�-;-, 1inning July 1, 2019 and endinJurm egg 0,2022 APPROVED: Bradley E. Grose, Mayor 0