HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/2/2017 - RegularMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT 7:00 PM.
ON TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2017, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON
MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON,
VIRGINIA
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
Matthew S. Hare, Vice Mayor
Keith N. Liles
Sabrina McCarty
Janet Scheid
STAFF PRESENT: Barry W. Thompson, Town Manager
Pete Peters, Assistant Town Manager/Director of Economic
Development
Susan N. Johnson, Executive Assistant/Town Clerk
Susan Waddell, Town Attorney
Anne Cantrell, Treasurer/Finance Director
Anita McMillan, Planning & Zoning Director
Tom Foster, Police Chief
Fabricio Drumond, Deputy Police Chief
Joey Hiner, Public Works Director
Glenn Austin, Lieutenant
The Mayor called the regular meeting to order at 1
7:00 p.m. The Town Clerk called the roll with Council
Member Liles, Council Member McCarty, Council
Member Scheid, Vice Mayor Hare and Mayor Grose
present. Roll cl
After a Moment of Silence, Council Member Liles i
led the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag.
Under upcoming community events, Council
Member McCarty announced the following events: May
5-Relay for Life -War Memorial-, May 20-Vinton Wine &
Food Festival -Explore Park; May 26-Party in the Park
with Worx-Farmers' Market; May 6-9:00 a.m. to 12
Noon -Glade Creek Greenway Clean -Up -meet at the
end of Etna Avenue, adjacent to the greenway; May 13-
Gallop 4 the Greenways and Triathlon- River's Edge
Sports Complex to celebrate 20th Anniversary of the
Greenways; "The Nerd" is playing at the Star City
Playhouse -May 12-28 and on May 13-Troop 235 Car
Show -Thrasher Memorial. There are also a lot of
events going on at the Senior Center. Council Member
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Scheid commented that the May 6 Clean -Up of the
Greenway has been cancelled.
Vice Mayor Hare made a motion to approve the
Consent Agenda as presented; the motion was seconded
by Council Member Scheid and carried by the following
vote, with all members voting: Vote 5-0; Yeas (5) — Liles, Approved minutes of the regular
McCarty, Scheid, Hare, Grose; Nays (0) — None, Council meeting of April 18, 2017
The next item on the agenda was the Police
Department 2016 awards. After comments by Chief
Foster, the following awards were presented with the
assistance of the Mayor, Captain Drumond and
Lieutenant Austin: Traffic Safety Award - Sergeant
Timothy Lawless; DUI Award - Officer Matthew Stafford;
Life Saving Awards - (1) - Sergeant Timothy Lawless,
Sergeant Michael Caldwell and Officer Silas Chapman,
Sergeant Scott Hurt and Officer Terry Pittman, (3) -
Officer Andrew DiCarlo and (4) Officer Matthew Stafford,
Corporal Michael Giles and Captain Fabricio Drumond;
Leadership Award - Sergeant Timothy Lawless and
Officer of the Year - Sergeant Michael Caldwell.
Sergeant Caldwell made brief comments after receiving
his award and the Mayor made brief closing comments.
The next item on the agenda was the Proclamation
for National Police Week. After comments by Chief
Foster, the Proclamation was presented to him by the
Mayor,
The next item on the agenda was the Proclamation
for National Drinking Water Week. After comments by
Joey Hiner, the Proclamation was presented to him by
the Mayor.
The next item on the agenda was the Certificate C-1102
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2016 awarded to th
Treasurer/Finance Department. The Mayor presente•
the award to Anne Cantrell, Treasurer/Finance Directo
and Lydia Verdillo, Financial Analyst, after which Ms
Cantrell made brief comments.
The next item on the agenda was the consideration
0 public comments regarding the proposed FY 2017-
2018 Town of Vinton Budget. The Mayor opened the
Public Hearing at 7:30 p.m. Public Hearing opene*
The Town Manager and Anne Cantrell next shared a
PowerPoint presentation of the Proposed Budget for
Fiscal Year 2017-2018. (A copy of the presentation is on
file in the Town Clerk's Office and will be made a part of
the permanent record.) The Town Manager commented
that the second slide in the presentation showed the
changes that have been made to the proposed budget
since it was presented at the April 4, 2017 Council
meeting.
Council Member Scheid asked how much funding is in
the proposed budget to provide the analysis and
recommendation to Council to implement a stormwater
fee and what is the timeline. Ms. Cantrell responded
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