2010-01-13 Board Summary
Board of Supervisors
Daniel A. Gecker
James M. Holland
Dorothy Jaeckle
Arthur S. Warren
Marleen K. Durfee
County Administrator
James J.L. Stegmaier
Summary of Actions Taken by the Board on January 13, 2010
3:00 P.M. SESSION
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Approved Election of Mr. Gecker as Chairman for 2010.
Approved Election of Mr. Holland as Vice Chairman for 2010.
Approved Procedures of the Board of Supervisors Governing Meetings in
2010.
Approved Regular meeting dates for 2010.
Approved Reappointment of Ms. Dorothy Jaeckle and Ms. Barbara Smith
(alternate) to serve on the Tri-Cities Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization.
Confirmed by Reappointments of Mr. Holland and Mr. Gecker to the Budget and
Chairman Audit Committee; Mr. Gecker and Ms. Jaeckle to the County
Employee Benefits Committee; Ms. Jaeckle and Ms. Durfee to the
Joint County/School Board Liaison Committee; and Ms. Durfee to
the Coalition of High Growth Communities.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S COMMENTS
Mr. Stegmaier provided an update relative to Senate Bill 64 which has been introduced at
the General Assembly which would give individuals and businesses the right to place
signs in VDOT rights of way for up to three days a week, which is in conflict with the
county’s policy regarding management of signs. He stated staff will oppose the bill as it
goes through the General Assembly process.
Ms. Brenda Robinson, Chair of the Citizen’s Recycling Advisory Committee, presented
the Committee’s recommendations to the Board.
Mr. John Lugbill, Executive Director, Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers, Inc.
presented the Chesterfield County 2010 Sports Tourism Plan to the Board of Supervisors.
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Ms. Deborah Hinton, Administrator, Continuing Adult Education, presented details of the
Tier 1 Status Award received by the Adult Continuing Education Department for
exceeding the state average in points for results in adult education programs.
APPOINTMENTS
Approved Appointment of Ms. Deborah O. Burcham to serve on the
Community Criminal Justice Board, whose term is effective
immediately and shall expire on June 30, 2011.
Approved Appointment/reappointment of Ms. Linda VanAken and Ms. Valerie
Luther to serve on the Disability Services Board, whose terms shall
be effective immediately and shall expire on December 31, 2012.
Approved Nomination of Mr. Vincent Burgess to serve on the Community
Services Board.
Approved Extension of the Citizen’s Recycling Advisory Committee terms to
December 31, 2010.
STREETLIGHT INSTALLATION
Approved Streetlight installations in the Bermuda District as follows: In the
Walthall Ridge subdivision, on Walthall Ridge Drive, vicinity of
306; on Walthall Crest Court, vicinity of 400/406; not in a recorded
subdivision: Indian Hill Street and Woodsedge Road, on the
existing pole. In the Dale District as follows: In the Kings Grove
subdivision, on Kings Grove Drive, vicinity of 5700. In the
Midlothian District as follows: On Amster Road and Starview Lane,
on the existing pole.
CONSENT ITEMS
Approved Contract changes with the Jefferson Davis Association for the
Streetscape Project and transfer of funds within the Community
Development Block Grant.
Approved The renaming of Port Walthall Court to Sabra Court.
Approved Transfer of CIP Stream Restoration funding from Pocoshock Creek
and Falling Creek to the Mid-Lothian Mines Stream Restoration
Project.
Adopted Resolution recognizing the Honorable Arthur S. Warren as 2009
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
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Adopted Resolution recognizing Lieutenant Clinton C. Schott, Police
Department, upon his retirement.
Adopted Resolution of support for the FY2011 Safe Routes to School Project:
Robious Elementary and Middle Schools Sidewalk Project.
Adopted Resolution recognizing Mr. Willie B. Lawton, Utilities Department,
upon his retirement.
Adopted Resolution recognizing Miss Harriet Beecher Stowe Brown on her
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104 birthday.
Approved Acceptance of grant funds from the Department of Homeland
Security for a professional assessment of the electrical connection
needs for disaster shelters in Chesterfield County and the Central
Virginia UASI region.
Approved Set public hearing date of February 10, 2010, for the Board to
consider changing the zoning category and fee for the keeping of
dogs for private use.
Approved Set public hearing date of January 27, 2010, for the Board to
consider the appropriation of funds for the Route 10 (I-95 to Ware
Bottom Spring Road) Widening Project.
Approved Transfer of funds for proposed site improvements at the Watkins
Annex School site.
Approved State road acceptance for Center Pointe Parkway Extension.
Approved Conveyance of easement to Virginia Electric and Power Company
for existing underground facilities that serve Dale Fire Station.
Approved Request for permission from Charles E. Kelley and Kevin R. Kelley
for a proposed swimming pool and concrete pool deck to encroach
within a 26-foot easement across Lot 5, Brander's Estates.
Approved Request for permission from Paul E. Newman and Amanda A.
Newman for a proposed and existing fence to encroach within a 16-
foot drainage easement and an 8-foot easement across Lot 50,
Haywood Village, Section A at Charter Colony.
Approved Request for permission from Peter Gouverneur Burnet and Jennifer
Lynn Burruss for a gravel driveway to encroach within a 50-foot
unimproved county right of way known as McRae Road.
Approved Request to quitclaim a variable width resource management area
easement across Lots 4, 5 and 6, Brander’s Estates.
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Approved Appropriate funds for the Richmond Metropolitan Authority for the
Diamond baseball stadium.
REPORTS
Accepted
Report on Developer Water and Sewer Contracts; Report on Status
of General Fund Balance, Reserve for Future Capital Projects,
District Improvement Funds and Lease Purchases; and Report on
Roads Accepted into the State Secondary System.
CITIZEN COMMENT
Ms. Virginia Hickey addressed the Board regarding the Board adopting a resolution
requesting that VDOT accept International Drive into the State Road system.
Mr. L.J. McCoy, President of Chesterfield Chapter of NAACP, urged the Board to not
reduce funding for special education programs in the school system.
Mr. Frank Cardella, President of the Chesterfield Education Association, urged the Board
to increase the funding to the school system to the levels of prior years in order to allow
the school system to retain the highly qualified teachers.
6:30 P.M. SESSION
Deputy County Administrator Mr. M.D. “Pete” Stith, Jr., gave the invocation.
Mr. John Harmon led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America.
CITIZEN COMMENT
Ms. Brenda Stewart urged the Board to not increase the real estate tax amount in order to
increase the funding for the school system.
RESOLUTIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
Adopted Resolution recognizing the athletic accomplishments of Mr. Ted
Richardson.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
Denied
Adjustments to Planning Department Special Exception fee for
private kennels.
Approved
Ordinance to vacate a 20-foot alley within Block D, Plan of
Dupont Square.
Deferred to
Ordinance to vacate a 50-foot unimproved county right of way
March 10, 2010
known as Fox Chappel Road and temporary turnaround easements
within Wellington Farms, Section E.
Approved
Ordinance to vacate a portion of map of a tract of land situated in
Bermuda District, Chesterfield County, Virginia, as divided into
Lots for B. A. Gill on July 18, 1922.
CITIZEN COMMENT
Ms. Wesley Hogan-Philipsen requested that the Board of Supervisors either create a
voluntary tax, which could be appropriated for the school system, or raise the real estate
tax rate to allow the school system to have ample funding.
Miss Chloe Hogan requested the Board of Supervisors not cut any programs from the
school system.
Ms. Judy Stoneman expressed appreciation to the Board members for the work they have
done in 2009. She urged the Board to not increase the real estate tax rate to increase the
funding for the school system.
The meeting adjourned at 7:29 p.m. until January 27, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. in the public
meeting room.
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