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03-02-77 PacketV1RG=NSA- At adjourned meeting - o£ the Boar d o f Supervisor s o£ C o ur t hou s e on. March 2, 1-977, a t 10:00 a_m_ P r e s en t Mr . I'-- MerlinChain^-- Mrs. Joan Girone, Vice- ai �T^aT+ Mr _ J . Ru££in Apperson Mr _ C. T-- 14= _MrGarland Dodd Mr _ C- C- Mariuel , =rlterim Co . A� 7m� T+ Also Present : Mr _ Rayer cl Birdsong , Erig�-neer Mr _ Craig Bryant , C,per _ b< Maint i*-� ce Ecig _ Mrs _ Jo�z Do1ez.-a1 , Secretary Mrs _ Susan Heatherly , Secretary 14-c _ Elmer Hodge , 13:L --t7- o£ Data Processing Mr _ Robert Painter , Dir _ o£ Utilities Mr _ Charles �zif£ , Sup. o£ Billing S< Acctg . I tY . Brady Rackley , Asst _ Dir- o£ Data Processing Mr _ Rin -3r, Interim IDI -r- o£ Cen . Acctg _ Mr. David Welcho=is, Asst. Dir. o£ Utilities Mr _ S t ev e Mi c a s C oun t y A t torn ey Mr s. G i r one c a 1 1 s t: la e m e e t in g t o o r d e r a t 1 0= 1 0 a . m - Mr _ P a in ter i s p r e s en t an d s tate s t ha t th e t a s k o£ r e s o lv i_n g th e £ roan c is 1 c on d i t i on o£ the water and s ewe r a g e s y s t em s in th e C oun ty i s no t a p l e a s an t on e bu t th a t un l e s s s ome p o s i t ive a c t i on s ar e taken ixiunediately, it will be much more di££icult at a tater date_ He states that unless these systems are put on a sota�.d finaric ial basis, the £ 0 1 1 owi_n g c ou 1 d o c c ur : 1_ D e£ au I t s on our b o nd p ayment s, 2. Mo r a t o r i_um on wa t e r an d s ewe r c onne c t i_on s_ 3. water shomage as £ar as distribution is concerned_ 4_ C i_ t a t i on s :Eo r no t meeting wa t e r qua 1 i t y s t an d ar d s 5. The inab i l i t y t o me e t the n e e d s o f existing an d n ew r e s i d en t i a l, c omme r c i a 1 indu s t r i a 1 and in s t i tut i ona 1 e s t ab l i s limen t s_ H e a d d s th a t the s ewe r a g e s y s t em ha s n eve r r e a 1 1 y b e en on a s oun d £i_n ancial footing. He states that the coater system i -.n recent years has been in a relatively better position, but witl-i tlai County's £ a s t g row th and increase d c o s t s i t i s d i££ i cu I t t o k e ep p a c e a t the present rates_- " M --v. Qua i££ s tate s tha t th e U t i l i t y D ep ar tmen t h a s r ev i ewe d the £ i gur e s in the r e p o r t t ha t wa s p r e s en t e d t o the B oar d an d t h e s ewer f i gur e s a r e ch—, s am e 'but: th e water_ £ i gur e s c an -be a dj ca s t e d t o in c 1 u d e mor e r evenu e t han o r i g ina l l y antic ip at e d. H e s tate s th a t the c on s u1 t an i s d i d r e c ommen d a min imum r a t e i.n cr e a s e bu t the U t i l i t y D e p a r tment £ e e l s this :Ls not equitably distributed _ Mr _ Quaif£ recommends that the water r a t a b e r a i s e d 20% —and 1 --lie s ewer r a t e b e r a i s e d 50% wh i c h wou l d equal a t o t a l in c r e a s e o£ 37z-/- £ o r "boll --h u t i l i t i e s w i th the v o l ume b e in g a dj u s t e d s omewha t a l s o £ or e a c h. Th e r e wa s c o n s i de r a b 1 e d i s c u s s ion r e gar din g s a l e o£ b on d s th e U t i l i t y In s car an c e P'un d, t tie C ap i t a l Imp r ov emen t P r o g r am , p o s s ib 1 e increase s i n c o nn e c t i on £ e e s p o s s ib l e --L2% i n c r e a s e :Ln wa t e r in 1 -:Le— o£ 20%, the Industrial Recovery Act and how it affects the County, the debt service of the utilities, the reevaluation of the rates every 18 months, the possibility of mandatory connections to the water andsewer systems, deposits to be required, etc. Mr. Bookman states that he is interested in looking at a 12% increase in water rather than the 20% increase. Mr. Quaiff states that he does not think it would help the water situation in a long range period. Mrs. Girone discusses further the mandatory connections. Mr. Micas states that the County could run into a problem if the capacity were not available and connections were mandatory. Mr. Dodd inquires further into the increase of connection fees and it was agreed by all that a $100 increase be recommended for the installation of sewer on a new house and $150 on an existing home. There was some discussion of the water connection fee and it was generally agreed that the fee be $500 for anyone wishing to connect unless they do have a prior commitment for the old rate be recommended for incorporation in the ordinance. It was on motion of Mrs. Girone, seconded by Mr. Bookman, resolved that the County Attorney draft an ordinance increasing the water rates 20% and the sewer rates 5T/..as recommended by -the Utility Dept., $500 for water corm - ection fees.-unless previously committed, increasing the sewer connection fee $100 for new homes And $150 for existing homes, eliminate existing refund for water connections,'-and advertise this ordinance for a Public Hearing on �KiL AIMM 18, 1977, at 7:00 p.m. Ayes: Mrs. Girone, Mr. Apperson, Mr. Bookman and Mr. Dodd. It was on motion of Mr. Bookman, seconded by Mr. Dodd, resolved that this Board go into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters. Ayes: Mrs. Girone, Mr. Bookman and Mr. Dodd. Reconvening: After some discussion of the matter, it was generally agreed that the architects, Carlton, Taylor and Clark be asked to submit a proposal for remodeling the old Data Processing facility at the Courthouse for the Social Services Department. It was on motion of Mrs, Girone, seconded by Mr. Bookman, resolved that this Board go into Executive Session to discuss matters of potential litigation and personnel. Ayes: Mr. O'Neill, Mrs. Girone, Mr. Bookman and Mr. Dodd. Reconvening: Iva On motion of Mr. Bookman, seconded by Mr. Dodd, be it resolved that the Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized to negotiate short-term loan not to exceed $2,000,000 in accordance with Section 15.1-545 and 15.1-546 of the Code of Virginia. Ayes: Mrs. Girone, Mr, Bookman and Mr. Dodd. It is on motion of Mr. Dodd, seconded by Mr. Bookman, resolved that the Treasurer of Chesterfield County be, and he is authorized to transfer the sum of $465,000 from account 77-67.1, Reserved for Interest Payable to account 72-83, Revenue Realized. Ayes: Mrs. Girone, Mr. Bookman and Mr. Dodd. On motion of Mrs. Girone, seconded by Mr. Bookman, it is hereby resolved that the following paragraph of the minutes of June 23, 1976: (It is resolved that the Board approves a permanent trans- fer of $1,215,000 from Fund 66 Water Meter Installation Fund to Fund 63 Water Improvement, Replacement and Extension Fund) should be corrected to read as follows: That the Board approves the permanent transfer of $1,215,000 from Fund 66 Water Meter Installation Fund to Fund 64 Water County Construction Fund. Ayes: Mrs. Girone, Mr, Bookman and Mr. Dodd, Mr. Ramsey reviews the proposed 1977-78 Revenue Sharing Budget and the Board revised the anticipated expenses to include a category for Vehicles & Equipment. It is agreed to vote to accept the Revenue Sharing Budget after the public hearing on March 23rd, Mr. Hodge introduces Mr. Brady Rackley, the new Assistant Director of Data Processing.-. and reviews the status of the Burroughs Computer. Mr. Hodge states there have been some technical problems with the computer and it will not be delivered until at least July and the data base program will not be ready for 9-12 months. Mr. Hodge further states'there are three alternatives: 1) Stay with the present contract with Burrougns; z) Go with IBM which would require rebidding or 3) Use a substitute computer which Burroughs can have here by May lst, but does not address the software problem. After considerable discussion of cost to get out of the present contract versus the alternatives, it is agreed that Mr. Hodge and Mr. Micas should work together and come up with a recommen- dation to present to the Board on March 9, 1977. It is on motion of of Mr. Bookman, seconded by Mr. Dodd, resolved that this Board adjourns at 5:50 p.m. until 9:00 a.m., March 9, 1977. Ayes: Mrs, Girone, Mr. Bookman and Mr. Dodd. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS A G E N D A March 2, 1977 �. Water and Sanitary Sewer Rate Study II. Nursing Home Consultants -- Lou St. Clair (12:00 - Lunch at Airport) v -VIII. Dan Robinson, Sr. ,,/ V. Proposed Budget for Revenue Sharing - 1977-78 Fiscal Year V. Status Report on New Burroughs Computer VI. Authorization to Enter the Design Development Phase of the Juvenile & Domestic Relation Courts Building VII. Employment of Architect for Alterations to Data Processing Building - Carlton, Taylor & Clark COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD (For Intracounty Correspondence) TO: Board of Supervisors DATE: March 2, 1977 FROM: Robert A. Painter SUBJECT: I know that the financial condition of the water and sewerage system is not a pleasant task to resolve, but I feel strongly that we must take some positive actions immediately or we will be faced with a situation which will be even more difficult. Unless we get our water and sewerage system finances back on a sound basis, we will be faced with some or all of the following: 1. Defaults on our bond payments. 2. Moratorium on water and sewer connections. 3. Water shortage 4. Citiations for not meeting water quality standards. 5. The inability to meet the needs of existing and new residential, commercial, industrial and institutional establishments. The sewerage system has never been on a really sound financial footing. The water system in recent years has been in a relatively better position, but the fast growth of the County and the increased costs have made it difficult to keep pace at the present rates. The need for increases in the water and sewer rates have been discussed for years. Because they have been deferred for such a long time, it makes the task more difficult to face at this time. Fortunately, the present Board has recognized the problem and did enact an interim rate increase early in 1976. For several years, the Utility Department has presented a monthly financial report which showed that we could not meet our proposed construction program, debt service and operating cost with our present rate structure. On August 18, 1976, a report was submitted by J. K. Timmons and Associates, Incorporated which showed that drastic steps were needed. The Board authorized the hiring of a rate consultant on January 28, 1976 and the contract was signed with R. W. Beck and Associates on March 4, 1976. `%d Board of Supervisors Page 2 March 2, 1977 This report was presented to the Board on November 12, 1976. This report confirms that the County faces multimillion dollar deficits if the water and sewer rates are not increased. In order to meet the amount of expenditures outlined in the report, it will be necessary to raise the same amount of revenue shown in the report. Most of the expenditures are necessary to meet the expected growth and to keep the water and sewerage sytem viable. There are some alternate methods of raising the necessary revenue and they will be presented at this time. I would like to report that we have finally received approval of our Step II Grant which will enable us to proceed with the design for expansion of our Falling Creek Plant. Because of the delay in receiving this approval, we could be in serious condition before the addition to the plant is complete. RAP: id On motion of , seconded by I , be it resolved that the Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized to negotiate short-term loans not to exceed $2,000,000 in accordance with Section 15.1-545 and 15.1-546 of the Code of Virginia. It was on motion of seconded by resolved that the Treasurer of Chesterfield County be, and he is authorized to transfer the sum of $465,000 from account 77-67.1. Reserved for Interest Payable to account 72-83, Revenue Realized. m ell ?W -000 10 te 000 66 -