05-13-94 Minutes~upervisQr9 ~D ~ttenda~ee~
F~r. Whaley ~. Colbert~ Chairman
N-r. J. L. McMale; III, vine Chrm.
Mr. Harry G. Daniel
Mr. Arthur S. Warren
~, Lane B. Ramsay
County Administrator
staff in Attendance:
Ms. Marilyn Cole~ Exa¢.
Asst. to County Admin.
A~nt. Cc. Admin.,
Legis. Svcs. and
Interqover~. Affairs
Mr. Gary R. McLaren, bit.,
=conomic Development
~. Steven L. Micas,
County Attorney
Mr. ~. D. stith, Jr.,
DepUty CO. Admin.,
Community Development
On F~iday, M~y 13~ 199~, members of the Chesterfield Board of
supervisors at=ende~ a R~gicnel Son, it with officials from the
city of Richmond and the Cnunties of ~anover and Henrico at the
Richmond Newspapers Operation~ Plant in ~anover County.
The purpose nf the Summit was to discuss a~d receive reports on
the following:
Regional ~conomi~ Development Partnership
Report from the Regional Crime Commission and the
following four
(1) Law Enforcement
(2) Criminal Justice Reform
(5) Juvenile Crime Issues
(4) Buil4ing Healthy Communities end Familie~
Capital R~gten Airport Commissinn's Airport Master Plan
Re~ert from th= Central Virginia Legislative Co~litinn
Report on the Inter-City visit to Cincinnati, ohio
Report on the visionin~ Project involving
~Dinistrutors
As a r~sult of th¢~e ~epert~ and di~cussiuns, the f011owlng
resolutions were presente4 and adopted:
1, METROPOLIT~N. EC0NOMI¢ DEV~LOPHENT ~RTNERSHIP
WHERE~S, continuing ~¢onomin growth and de¥~lopment is
essential for the future vitality of the City of Richmon~ an~
the Counties of ChasterSie!d, Hanover, and Henrico; and
~HEREAS, th~ ~etention of existing business and industry
and the assurance of their economic well being ie an equally
vital component for maintainimg an~ enhancing the quality cf
life enjoyed by the =itiz~n~ of the m~tro~olitan Richmond area;
WHEREAS, the joining of the efforts of the private sector
and the public ~e~tor in the ~tropolitan Economic Development
Partnership, consisting of the Metropolitan Chamber of
and the Metropolitan area local governments, promises to
provide a level ef commitment and success that will far surpass
the considerable accomplishments that~ho Chamber, Metropolitan
Economic Development council (~EDC), and the local goYe~n~e~ts
have enjoyed through their individual efforts.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by tho participants in the
third Regional Su~it cf the ~ovorning ~edie~ of the city of
enthusiastically endorsed and that the partnership be
2. E~DORSING TKE ~PITAL REGION AIRPORT OOMMISSION'~ EFFORTS
TO DEVELOP ;~N AIRPORT ~TER PLaN
~'~FFc~A~, th~ Richmond Tnternatlonal Airport is a reglonal
asset to ~very locality in Central ViTginia; and
WI{EREAS, the Airport has developed a ~aster Plan for
land site development and is completing a Masts= Plan for
development of th~ airfield for both short and long range
needs; and
WHEREAS, these plans are critical to the economic vitality
of the entire metropolitan region.
NOW~ THEREFGRE BE IT RESOLVED, that the participants of
the Central Virginia Regional ~ummit endorse the efforts of the
Capital Region Airport Commission in its efforts to expand the
Airport in order to maintain ~=s competitiv~ advantage.
and potential solution~ of crimo ore complex and diverso and
~ere~ective; and
th~ R~gional Leadership Group ts appoint a multi-disciplinary
and to make recommendations =o the Regional Leadership Group;
WHEREAS, the Regional Crim~ Co~ission has worked
diligently to formulate strategies that may be implemented to
the third Regional Summi= on May 13, 1994.
Eenrico, and the City cf Richmond dc hereby enderae the
recommendatlon~ of the Crim~ Commission and request the
Reqianal Leadership Group to prepare a plan for their
implementation.
AND, BE IT FURTKER RESOLVED, that the representa%iva~ to
thc third Re~isnal Summit hereby expre~ their gratitude to the
members of the commission for their exemplary efforts.
4. FUTURE RBGIOB~tL INITIATIYSS
WKEREAS, elected of~ioials in the Richmond m~tropolitan
area have supported a host of ~uccemsful regional initiaBiv~$
ove~ the years; and
WHEREAS, looaI elected officlale have supported
major regional initiatives during tke past year, including the
Regional Crime co~iseion~ the Regional
Partnership~ and the Central Virginia Legislative Caucus; and
WHeReAS, area elected official= ar~ committed ts pursuing
additional r~gionaI initietivem that will benefit tee region as
a whole;
WHEREAS, par~icipantm in the Metro ChamDcr'= r~¢ent Inter-
City Visit to Cincinnati identified potential future regional
projects for aras leaders to consider; and
WHEREAS, ~he Regional Leadership Group requested the Chief
A~ministrati¥~ 0fficer~ to evaluate potential r~gional
initiatives and to report baok to the R~chmond Leadership Grou~
with reco~endation~-
NOW, THEREF0~
the 1994 Regional Summit ~equest that %he chief Adminimtrativ~
officers oontinu~ their mtudy efforts and report their fi~din~
and reco~endetions to the Reqlonal Leadership Group by
september 30,
SUPPORTING BRINGING THE OLYMPIC FESTIVAL TO THE RiC~ON~
WHEREAS, spsr~s have been used in this coB~try and
internationally as a vehicle to promote goodwill and friendship
among all people an~ nations~ ~nd
WHEREAS, the U.S. OlymDic Fs~tivai i~ modeled after the
World Olympic~ to promote harmony ~nd eo~k~unity goodwill; amd
~ER~A~, both the International and U.S. Olympic Festival
are joint ventUreS garnering =he support of business,
gover~L~ent, and private =itizans~ and
W~R~$, the Richmond Metropolitan Spo~ts Backers is one
such organization whose msm~aru include leaders from industry,
government~ and private citizenm; and
W~RF~, th~ Ric~ond Ketropolitan Sports BuYers i~
launching a bid to bring th~ U.S. Olympic sports Festival to
~OW, T~R~OR~ R~ IT RESOLVED, that the Central virginia
s~i~ participants ~o hereby ~uDpor= ~ cavort.
~D, BE IT FURTM~ ~SOLVED, %ha= this Summit will, by
unanimous vote, notify~e U.S. Ol~piC Co~ittee of our ~oral
suppor~.
6. TO STUDY THE DEVELOPMENT OF REgIONaL KUN~N RELATIONS
COMMISSION
WHEILEAS, issues involving cultural diversity are
interest and concern to the entire metropolitan RichmOnd
community and often reflect a lack of communication and a l~ck
of understanding; and
WHEREAS, all citizens of the Rictunond metropolitan area
may be imDeriled unle~ ~igniflcant steps are taken to bused
better relations among all residents to the colleotlve benefAt
of the entire region.
NOW~ THEREFORE HE IT RESOLVED, Dy the participants in ~he
third Regional Summit of the governing bodies of the City of
Richmond and the Counties Of Chesterfield, Henrico, and Hanover
that the metropolitan area shall work toward a reglenal network
to broaden, expand, and improve communications on human
r=lations issues and as a progressive st~p toward giving a
human dimen~ion to a future visioning process for the regi(n.
7. COMMENDATION OF ~HE EONORb_BLE WAL~ER T. K~Y
6t~ District O~ th= Richmond City Council sinc~ ~977; and
WHEREAS, ~ycr Kenn®y ~erved as ~ayor of Richmond f]om
i990 to 1994; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Kenney hem dedicated his professional
career to building a healthy csmmunity by Strongly
local, state, and federal anti-crime initiatives; ~nd
WHEREAS, Mayor Kenney ham emphasized unity of all peopSe,
not just in the 6th District, but also in the whole City, the
behalf of pease and healing for the cause of human righ~e;
WHEREAS, Eayor ~enny has served the citizens of the
States on urban policy issues a~ a member of the United Sta~es
Conf~renc~ of ~ayors and the ~atioaal League of cities; an~
to the good of the City and the region by ~erving on he
Richmond Regional ~lanning District Commission; he
Metropolitan Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau; Richm nd
Renaissance; th~ ~etropolitan Economic DeveloDment Council; ~ he
~tropolitan ~lanning Organization; and the Legi~lati~,
Agencies, Schoel Bear~ Liaimon and Sidewalk Vendor Cemmltt~em
of Richmond City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the participants of
third Regional Summit cf the ~overn~nq hodie~ of the City of
Richmond and the Counties of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Hear: co
that Major Walter T. Kenney is hereby commended for his ~erv~ce
to Central virginia.
8. CO~L~ENDATION OF THE EONORABSE GELIN~ B. WILLIAMS
WHEREA$, Couneilwom~n Geline B. Williams has represen~
~iehmond's 1st District on the Richmond City Council
1984; and
W~EREAS, Councilwoman Williams served as ~ayor of Richm¢
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W~EREA~, Councilwoman Williams was the Chairman and
founder of tho Co~bined Sewer Overflow Partnership, a national
effort to address the problem of aging wastewa~er £aGilities in
AmsTioa's older urban areas; and
WHER]~AS, Councilwoman Willlame served the citizens of the
United States and Virginia on urban policy issues as a me~ber
of the unite~ states Conference of Mayors and the
Leagu~ of Cities; and
Wq~EREAS~ Councilwoma~ Williams has d~monstrated
dedication to ~he good o~ the city and the r~gion by serving on
th~ Richmond Regional Planning District Co~mission; Richmon~
Renaissance; th~ Metro9oliten Planning Organization; the
Metropolitan Economic Development Council; and the Agencies,
Legislative~ Police and Firs Morale, School Board Liaison and
Transportation Co~ttee~ of Richmond City Council~
NOW, THEREFOR~ B~ IT RESOLVED, by t~e partieipant~ of the
third Regional Sun. nit of the governing bodies of the City of
Richmond and the Counti~ of Chesterfield, Hancver~ and HeD~icc
that Councilwoman Saline B. Williams is hereby co.ended for
her service to Central Virginia.
Virginia Regional Summit held on May 15, 1994 at thn Richmond
Newspaper opera~ions Plan in Hanover County; and
WKEREAS, Me. ~lake has taken on this duty in addition to
~4EREAS, Ms. ~lake has demonstrated proficiency in the
management and adninlmtration of this Summit~ and
WHEREAS~ in spite of all the last minute requests by tho
Retreat planners, ~$. Blake has demonstrated a professional
facilitating the io~i~tic~ for a successful S~it.
~h~ third R~ional Summit highly cmmmendm and tharfcm her for
(It im noted a Resolution Smppor=in~ Gain Sharing as Part oS
Lah~ B. Ramsay
County Administrator
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