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from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays. All
citizen complaints are recorded and responded
to as soon as possible.
WHEN SPEAKING BEFORE THE BOARD, PLEASE
COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME.
6:00 p.m.
1.
Closed Session Certification - 2.2-3711.A.1.3.5.7
BOARD AGENDA
PULASKI COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Regular Meeting
May 18, 2009
7:00 p.m.
APPROXIMATE
TIME & ITEM
PRESENTED BY
7:00 p.m.
2. Invocation
Rev. Randy Winn, First
Christian Church
7:05 p.m.
3.
Recognitions
a.
Featured Employees - The featured
employees to be recognized at the
June Board meeting and featured for
the month of July are Ethel Witt of
the General Properties Custodial
staff and Tracy Smith of the Sheriff’s
Department.
b.
Naming of Warren Newcomb Drive – Joe
Sheffey suggested naming of the new road
behind the Bojangles in Fairlawn “Warren
Newcomb Drive” and presentation of the road
sign prior to its installation is proposed as a
way of honoring Mr. Newcomb as a former
Board member.
c.
Recognition of Newbern Elementary After
School Staff – Anthony Akers would like to
recognize the staff that have run the after
school program at Newbern Elementary for
the past six years.
7:10 p.m.
4.
Additions to Agenda
7:15 p.m.
5. Public Hearings:
•
Petition by John Douglas Trail Et Al for Special Use
Permit (SUP) located on property located at 4794
Boyd Rd, Draper., to allow Manufactured Home,
Second, (108-001-0000-026B), (Draper District).A public hearing has been scheduled to consider
this request. The Planning Commission
recommends approval.
7:40 p.m.
6.
Citizen Comments
7:30 p.m.
“ARMS – The Space Program”
Presentation
George Jobson, ARMS
Program Manager, ATK
Armament Systems, RAAP
7:40 p.m.
•June Harless
•Other Citizen Comments
8:00 p.m.
7.
Highway Matters:
a.
Follow-up from Previous Board meeting:
1.
Review of Highway Matters Section of
Key Activity Timetable (KAT)- Mr.
Clarke plans to provide a verbal
udpate.
b.
Request for Speed Limit and Children at
Play Signage at Intersection of Hatcher
Road & Route 11 - Andrea Sullivan of
5171 Hatcher Road, is requesting a
speed limit sign at the entrance to
Hatcher off Route 11, as well as Children
at Play signage.
Based on previous
concerns raised by Supervisor Conner,
we plan to add this items to the June
Board agenda, since funding from the
secondary road funds would be
necessary to erect signage.
c.
Proposed Intersection Upgrades – Board
members have been provided a summary of
proposed areas of the county in need of
upgraded intersections. These areas were
identified through the Central
Transportation/Land Use Plan that was
developed in partnership with VDOT and the
PDC.
d.
Modification to Charles Drive Stop Sign –
Sheriff Davis recommends consideration to
switching the stop sign at the intersection of
Charles Drive and Howery Road to recognize
and allow the greater flow of traffic coming
from Howery Road. In this way, the stop
sign would be placed on Charles Drive
eliminating the sign on Howery Road.
e.
Hatcher Road Speeding – Sheriff Davis
recommends extension of the existing 25
mph speed limit along Hatcher Road.
f.
Request for Speed Reduction on Kirby Road
- Scott Taylor of 2606 Kirby Road, Draper, is
requesting a speed reduction on Kirby Road.
He is requesting the speed be reduced
before reaching the intersections.
g.
Citizen Concerns
h.
Board of Supervisors Concerns
8:15 p.m.
8.
Treasurer’s Report
(Ms. Worrell will be unable
to attend the meeting)
8:20 p.m.
9.
Reports from the County Administrator and
Staff:
a.
Appointments – The following
appointments were reviewed in
Closed Session:
1.
Nomination to New River/Mount
Rogers Workforce Investment
Board
2.
Ninth District Development
Financing, Inc.
3.
Clean Community Council
4.
Wireless Authority
b.
Key Activity Timetable - Review of the Key
Activity Timetable is requested.
c.
Scheduling on Administrator’s Evaluation – I
appreciate a review of my work for the Board.
The McCarthy’s have invited the Board to their
Claytor Lake residence for an informal dinner
followed by a Closed Session evaluation.
8:30 p.m.
10. Items of Consent:
a. Approval of Minutes of May 18, 2009
b. Accounts Payable
c. Interoffice Transfers & Appropriations
d. Ratification and/or Approval of Contracts,
Change Orders & Agreements, Etc.
1.
Acceptance of Grant for Smoke
Detectors
2.
Community Development Block Grant
for Extension of Internet Service to
Local Employers
3.
CAB Window Replacement Grant
Application
e.
Personnel Changes
f.
g.
h.
i.
Adoption of FY 2010 Budget &
Appropriations Resolution
Resolution Recognizing Georgette
Yackman as “2009 Educator Award”
with Presentation at July Board Meeting
Scheduling of Future Agenda Items:
1.
Consider Update to “An Ordinance
to Require the Repair, Securing or
Removal of Unsafe Structures and
to Allow the Recovery of the Costs
Incurred by the County in The
Removal or Repair of Such
Structures
2.
New River Precinct Move
Rural Development Resolution – Fire
Truck and Equipment Purchase
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
Commerce Park Participation
Agreement Amendment
Highland Park Preliminary Bond
Documents
A Resolution Urging Immediate
Passage of Comprehensive Federal
Health Reform Legislation
Bank Account Term
Trading Holidays
Resolution Supporting the Purchase of
U. S. Made Products and Services
8:45 p.m.
11.
Citizen Comments
8:55 p.m.
12.
Other Matters from Supervisors
13.
Adjournment
a.
Approval of Minutes of
May 18, 2009 –
Approval of the minutes is recommended.
b.
Accounts Payable – Approval of the listing of
accounts payable is requested.
c.
Interoffice Transfers & Appropriations –
Approval of the interoffice transfers and
appropriations is requested.
d.
Ratification and/or Approval of Contracts,
Change Orders & Agreements, Etc. – Approval
of Contracts, Change Orders & Agreements,
Etc. 1.
Acceptance
of
Grant
for
Smoke
Detectors - Bobby Clark advises the
county received a grant to fund the
placement of 100 smoke detectors to be
placed in individual homes over the next
18 months. The Town of Pulaski received
a similar grant for 100 detectors.
Anticipating acceptance by the Board,
Chip Hutchinson, Shawn Utt, and Tye
Kirkner plan to work together with the
installation of all 200 units. Ratification
of the acceptance of this grant is
requested
2.
Community Development Block Grant
for Extension of Internet Service to
Local Employers – Board members
have been provided an application
cover sheet as submitted for $1 million
in economic stimulus funding for the
installation of broadband internet
service to local employers. Board
members have also been provided a
letter from James Clay, President of
Bimmerworld, expressing support for
the county’s submission of the grant.
Ratification of this application is
recommended.
3.
CAB Window Replacement Grant
Application – Approval is requested
for staff to apply for a grant to be
used towards the replacement of the
County Administration Building
windows.
e.
Personnel Changes – Board members have
been provided an update from Ms. Spence of
recent personnel changes.
f.
Adoption of FY 2010 Budget &
Appropriations Resolution – Adoption of
the FY 2010 budget and appropriations
resolution (to be distributed in June 19
update) is recommended.
g.
Resolution Recognizing Georgette Yackman
as “2009 Educator Award” with
Presentation at July Board Meeting Adoption of a resolution is requested. If the
Board desires, Ms. Yakman can be invited to
the July Board meeting to formally accept
the resolution.
h.
Scheduling of Future Agenda Items:
1.
Consider Update to “An
Ordinance to Require the Repair,
Securing or Removal of Unsafe
Structures and to Allow the
Recovery of the Costs Incurred by the
County in The Removal or Repair of
Such Structures – Board members
have been provided a draft notice and
a copy of the Unsafe Structures
Ordinance which staff is in the process
of implementing in the process of
cleaning up the following dilapidated
or burned structures:
Maze Boardwine Estate
c/o Clarence Boardwine
4466 Brookmont Road
Jamie C. Burcham
2857 Haynes Road
James T. Beal, Jr.
6485 Church Street
Terry Shouse
3293 Graham Road
Diane Whited
4786 Millirons Lane (this has been
purchased by Tim Cronk who is planning to
remove the structure within two weeks)
Steps in the enforcement of this ordinance are as
follows with the above properties being at the
point of the County taking step 4:
1. Complaint received
2. Property owners are contacted by staff and
provided with a listing of items needing to
be addressed on a voluntary basis.
3. Property owner is given copy of ordinance
and notice of plans to enforce the ordinance.
4. Property owner is sent a registered letter
providing a second copy of the ordinance, a
second listing of items needing to be
addressed, and the date and time on which
the Board of Supervisors will be meeting to
confirm applicability of the ordinance.
5. Notice is sent to property owner confirming the
applicability of the ordinance and giving a date
and time on which the property will be cleaned
up and a lien placed on the land for the cost of
the cleanup.
6. County arranges for demolition and
simultaneously places lien on property.
Confirmation as to the applicability of the ordinance
to these properties is anticipated to be
recommended at the July Board meeting under
reports from County Administrator.
2.
Public Hearing on New River Precinct Move –
The Board is requested to authorize the
scheduling of a public hearing for its July
Board meeting to consider moving the New
River Precinct from the Fairlawn Fire
Department to the new Riverlawn School for
the 2009 November Election.
i.
Rural Development Resolution – Fire Truck
and Equipment Purchase – Adoption of a
resolution is requested, as is approval of all
acts necessary to obtain the $50,000 Rural
Development Grant.
j.
Commerce Park Participation Agreement
Amendment – Board members have been
presented a request to amend the New River
Valley Commerce Park Project Participation
Agreement by expanding the scope of the
Commerce Park project and how the
expansion in scope is funded. Board
members have also been provided the
specific language of a proposed
amendment to the Participation Agreement
and excerpts from the marketing plan.
k.
Highland Park Preliminary Bond
Documents – Board members have been
provided the bond resolution and related
documents related to financing the
construction of public sewer in Highland
Park. Debt service payments have been
calculated to be covered by revenue from
the use of the system and approval of the
resolution and all acts necessary in the
financing of this project by the Board of
Supervisors and the operation of the
system by the Public Service Authority.
l.
A Resolution Urging Immediate Passage of
Comprehensive Federal Health Reform
Legislation – The National Association of
Counties is requesting localities adopt a
resolution supporting passage of health
reform this year to restore the partnership
between counties and the federal
government.
m.
Bank Account Term – The three-year
banking agreement with National Bank will
expire on June 30, 2009. The existing terms
could be renewed for an additional two
years if approved by the Board of
Supervisors, the PSA Board and National
Bank. Board members have been provided
the original agreement which expires June
30, 2009. Renewal for an additional two
years is recommended.
n.
Trading Holidays - The Leadership Team is
requesting consideration to trading the
current Presidents’ Day Holiday for Good
Friday. This request is based matching
with school schedules and general
observation of both days by area
businesses.
o.
Resolution Supporting the Purchase of U. S.
Made Products and Services – Board
members are requested to adopt a resolution
provided by the Virginia Association of
Counties.