01-25-1992 Minutes~ANUAR~ 25~
~l~vi~re tn Atte~dan~e:
Arthur $. Warren, Vice Chrm.
EdWard B. Barber
~aley M. Colbert
~ne B. Ramsey
Coungy
Harry G. Daniel,
~a££ Aa Atte~u~nc~:
Ms. J. Amy ~avi~, Exee,
Asst. to Co. Admin.
Chief Robert L. ~an~s, Jr.,
Management Servlcee
Deputy Ce. Admin.,
County Attorney
Mrs. Pauline A. Mitchell,
Dir,, News & Public
Infornaticn Services
col. J. E. Pittman, Jr.,
Police Department
Ms. Theresa M. Pittm,
Acting Clerk to the Board
Mr. Richard F. ;ale,
Deputy Co. Admin,,
Community Development
Mr, J~/~es J. L. Stegmaier,
Dir., B~dget & Management
Mr. Warren called the regularly scheduled meeting to order at
8:45 a.m. (EST).
Mr. Ramsey stated staff would b~ presenting an operational
overview of County departments.
Ov~,~' OF '£~ ~OLICE DEPARTMenT
Chief Pittman presented an overview of the Police D~pa~tment
including the Department~ ~i~ian ~tat~ment in providing
ea~e and secure community; ~helr values an~ commitment to
treating all people, including ouch other, with respect,
courteay and concern; their goal in s~riving %o maintain the
highest ~thi=al standards of conduct in all of their
activities, =heir performance ~ubi~a within the guideline~ of
the law and ~nsuring a fuir and just syste~ of
is in plaue. He reviewed the Department's duties and
responslbillti~ such e~ responding to citizens' calls for
a~aistance; malntalaln~ order; investigatinq crime; traffic
control through enforcement; crlme prev~ntlon; and ohil~
;afe~y and d~g educational pro~a~. He f~ther reviewed
issues facing the Police bepar~ent such as gro~ and itz
impact on criminal activity; st~ateqie policies and pr~rum~
r~lating to orim~ preven=ion and crime resolution; tho
increase in crime and County resources u~ compared to other
juri~diction~; the ratio of police officers D~r =i%izens; ~m
number of juveniles involved in crime and j~venile crime
general} traffic ounce=ns rela%e4 to ~row~h wlth~n th~ County;
re~lation~; tec~ological a4van:~nt~ relating %o records
inoreased liability risks, policies and procedures relating to
vehicular pursuits. Chief Pittman reviewed specific programs
within the County undertaken by the Police Department s~oh
the modified community policing program in the Village
Ett~ic~ and tl~e Park Lee Garden Apartment~ Project; a si~ila~
program instituted in an area bordered by the City of
Richmond, ~ull Street Road, Walmsley Boulevard, Ttt~ner Road
and selmont Road; the Anti-crime Task Force; ann the success
of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program.
advised the Board of the regional efforts ef the County,
Henrico County and the city of Richmond, including the
~ossibility of a regional police aviation unit and trims
analysis programs such as the Ricb~uond ~etropolitan Drug
Force, other such specializsd teams and the affect of these on
the
l~r. Sale presented an overview of the Co~unity Develo~ent
Departm~t~ includln~ the functions of the Envlro~ental
En~incering Department such as manufacturing and in,tailing
street si~s; the current policy regarding the coordination of
~treet light requests~ ~ainage relating to the review and
inspection of developers' proposals/projeuts; capital
improv~ents for drainage; maintenanc~ and floodplain
Pollution Discharge Ellm]natlon s~stem wat~ Quality
Enfo~c~ent (~DES} and water runoff. Ke fur~er reviewed the
functions of Lhe Utilities Depar~ent including their
d~tr~butln~ of water; the collection and treating
wa~tewater; ~lan review and inspection Of
proposals/projects; and piecing/engineering
improvements. He ~tated the u~ilitiem Department would be
addressing co~plying wi~ e~panding federal and State
enviro~ntal requirements while m~intalning affordable
Discussion, ~o~t~ and ~emtions ensued relative to
a~dres~ing the ~osslbility of a regional water au~ority which
wo~ld provide water production facilities for several
jurisaictions.
~. Bale fur~er reviewed the water reso~ces available to the
Co~y; water c~paoity n~e~s v~r~u~ av~ilabillty; u~er
regarding ~un$ions to existing development and off-si~e
over~izlng; new development regarding ~e use of p~lic water
He reviewed ~e functions of ~e Planning Department including
System; Co~i~i~n/Board support; and drafting, graphi=s and
~pping. He sta~ed the Pla~ing Department al~o
Co~ty's comprehensive Pla~ for ~pe~ Swift Creek, Midlothian,
Che~ter, ~ttri~, aa4 Keado~ill~. He noted they are
c~rently p~eparlng southern ~d western area plans and a plan
for ~e Route 1/301 Corridor. He r~viewed the ~ropo~ed work
program for the Pla~img Deponent' includlng the =ou~ern and
western area plan =om~let~on a~ well a~ the Riverfron% Plan.
There was brief ~i~cu~on relative =0 the status of the
Riverfront Plan and past and future plannlng pract~c~ for
Co~ty in general.
It wa~ generally agreed to ~eoess for five minutes.
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~. H~ pre~ent~d an ore.iow of th~ ~nap~t s~ices
Depar~ents including ~e functions of the Depar~ent~ of
Internal Audit, ~urchu~ng, Accosting and the
Offioe. He ~o=ed payroll f~ctions for ~e County are
co~ined wi~ ~e School System. He reviewed the f~o~ion= of
the Co~issioner of Revenue such as ~e taxation system;
u~d when ad~s~ng abaD~o~6~ oars; the fnnotions of the ~eal
Services Depar~ent inclu~ing monthly trash
Discussion, co, ants and ~a~=iuns ~nsued rmlat~ve
County's mon~ly ~ash collection service.
Mr. Ha~er further r~viewed leaf coll~ctio~ a~ to the bag
Of certain County facilities such as ~e Airport and the idea
of consolidation of County/School facilities ~uch as printing
an~ vehicle ~alntenance services. He briefly r~viewed
Technology~ %h~ construe%ion projects o~pleted f~om 1986
1991 such as the Court~ Building and the Data Procmss~ng -
Information systems Technolo~ building~ current proje=ts
a~ the Public Safety Training ~uilding, %he Riverside R~gfonal
Jail, the Mental Heal~/Ke~tal RetUrdution/Sub~%anc~
building, various Co~ty libraries, the new Utiliti~ building
and va~iou~ fi~ ~tatio~. H= also reviewed landfill disposal
added to the Board's work session in ~ebruary addressing
input effort by bu~ the County and intere=t~d ~itizens.
t~e $2,00 landfill f~e and ~e impact it ha~ had on landfill
operations.
Chief Eanes presented an overview of the Fire Department
including the Department's mission statement in providing
e~cellent, state-of-the-art, pace setting, life and p~ope~ty
responsibilities regarding the performance of preventive
services such as ca~dic-pulmonary resuscitation training; the
inspections; plans review; Coda eaaforocment; coal mine safety;
{nvolvlng fires; ~ergenoy medical care end rescue situations;
agencies. He alee reviewed the locations cf fire stations and
ambulance distrists within the County; the hi~tory and
organizational structure of the ~ergsncy Medisal services
volunteer fire departments together; the total number of fire
jurisdictions; the number of county-wide E~S calls and the
number of re~pon[]oe; the impact ~h~ o~oning o~ 1-29~ would
have on the Bensley/Bermuda Rescue Squad; the resources
available to rescue and volunteer fire squads; critical
response time to ES incidents such as in cardiac arrest
cases; available'basic and advanced life support systems;
response goals regarding priority calls; the ~oftwarc package
u~ed for EKS; and the average emergeno~ time for medical
calls, fire calls and hazardous materials team calls. Chief
Eases stated %he philosophy of the Fire Department wa~ to
strive to leave citizens with more than akqSected and presented
a slide presentation as to the activities encountered by the
There was general discussion, comnen=~ and c/ue~tion~ regarding
the overviews presented by staff for each department and it
Numan ~ervlce~ Departm~nt~ would be carried over to
Board~ weekend work ~e~on s~heduled in February.
On motip~ ~f ~lr. Warren, seconded by Mr. McHale~ the
a~journed a~ l~:~o p.m. until February lz, ~99~ a~ ~:o0
Ayes: F~r. Warren, Mr. Barber, Mr. Colbert and Mr. McHale.
Absent: /~r. Daniel.
Lan% B. Ramsey ~
County A~inietrater
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