10-29-30-93 MinutesBOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MINUTES OF THE REGIONAL SUMMIT
October 29-30, 1993
Chesterfield County:
Mr. Arthur S. Warren, Chairman
Mr. Edward B. Barber, Vice Chrm.
Mr. Whaley M. Colbert
Mr. Harry G. Daniel
Mr. J. L. McHale, III
Mr. Lane B. Ramsey
County Administrator
city of Richmond:
Mr. Walter T. Kenney, Mayor
Mr. Larry E. Chavis, Vice-Mayor
Mr. Joseph E. Brooks
Ms. Gwen C. Hedgepeth
Mr. Henry W. Richardson
Mr. Benjamin A. Warthen
Mr. Roy A. West
Ms. Geline B. Williams
Mr. Leonidas B. Young
Mr. Robert C. Bobb
City Manager
Hanover County:
Mr. Jackson T. Ward, Chairman
Mr. William T. Bolling, Vice-Chrm.
Mr. William C. Frazier
Mr. Raymond T. Klotz
Mr. Aubrey M. Stanley, Jr.
Mr. Elton J. Wade, Sr.
Mr. John T. Berry
County Administrator
Henrico County:
Mr. John A. Waldrop, Jr., Chrm.
Mr. James B. Donati, Vice Chrm.
Mr. Richard W. Glover
Mr. David A. Kaechele
Mr. L. Ray Shadwell, Jr.
Mr. Virgil R. Hazelett,
County Manager
Others Present:
Ms. Marilyn Cole, Exec.
Asst. to County Admin.
Mrs. Doris R. DeHart,
Asst. Co. Admin.,
Legis. Scvs. and
Intergovern. Affairs
Col.. J. E. Pittman, Jr.,
Police Department
Mr. M. D. Stith, Jr.,
Deputy Co. Admin.
Community Development
The Hon. Judge Walter F.
Williams, city Judge,
Chatanooga, TN
Mr. G. Timothy Oksman, city
Attorney
Mr. Marty Tapscott, Chief o~
Police
Mr. Richard Gentry, Exec.
Dir., Richmond Redevelopmen'
and Housing Authority
Mr. Anthony Romenallo, City
Council Liaison
Ms. Carol Anderson, Asst. t¢
the City Mgr. for Legislatiol
Mr. Clayton White, Asst. to
the city Manager
Ms. Michelle Quander-Collins
Acting Media Svs. Specialist
city Manager's office
Ms. Cricket White, Special
Asst. to the Mayor
Ms. Edna K. Williams, city
Clerk
Mr. Mildred B. Smith, Sr. Asst
City Clerk
Mr. Sterling Rives, County
Attorney
Mr. V. Stuart Cook, Sheriff
Mr. Joseph A. Rapisarda, Jr
County Attorney
Mr. Richard G. Engelo,
Chief of Police
Ms. Carol Gills, Director,
News and Information
Ms. Linda Robinson, Public
Affairs Specialist
Ms. Martha Joyner, Clerk to
the Board of Supervisors
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Facilitators:
Mr. Russell Boxley, Ph.D.,
california school of
Professional Psychology
Mr. Robert Waesernan,
Kennedy School of Govt.,
Harvard University
Under the theme of "Central Virglnla: Buildinq Relationships",
the Richmond City Con,oil, in conjunction with the Board ef
Supervi~or~ of Ch~t~rfiuld, ~anovor, and Henrico counties, held
their second annual Regional Summit at the Richmond Police
Academy, located at 1202 We~% Graham Road in the City of Richmond
on Friday, October 19, 1993 and Saturday, October ~0, ~993.
T~e Summit began at 9:~ a.m. on Friday, o~tober ~9, 1995 with a
bus tour of the Btackwell and Alton Court area~! located i~ the
~ight Councilmanic District of Richmond. The tear guides were:
Major Charles Bennett, Deputy Chief eS Pellce,
City oZ Richmond
Richard ~sntry, ~xecutive Director, Richmond
Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Charles Peters, Director~ Plannlng and
community Development
Florence R0bin~on, R~uid~nt service Assistant,
R~chmond Redevelopment and ~o~slng Authorit~
and resident of Bla~well
Darlene catlike, Resident Service Assistant,
and resident of Bla~well
an~ reslden% of Bla~well
of ~e Police Academy at lO:Z0 a.~., with an op¢ning ~ong, "A
Little Good News" by ~ne Murray~ lead hy ~r~. Deborah ~ar~es, a
Program A~mini~tr~tur with ~h¢ City of Ric~ond.
Opening remarks were given b~ ~. Walter T. Kenn~y, Mayor of the
City of Ri~m0nd; Mr. John A. Wal~op~ ~ai~an of Honkie0 County
Board of Supervisors; Mr. Jackson T. Ward, chairman of Hanover
County Board of Supervi~or~; and M~. A~th~ S. W~rrcn, Chairman
Yollowing opening remarks, Mr. william Bolling, Chairman o~ the
Regional Su~it Rules Co~ittee, reviewed ~e ground rules which
Guided by the facilitators, Dr. Russell ~oxley an~ Mr. Robert
Wasserman, ~e work sessions began.
~. La~y E. Chavi~, vice-Mayor of the CXty Of Riohmo~d and
council r~Dre~ntative for ~e Blackwell and Alton Cou~t
discussed the crime, violence, an~ poverty plaguing~e Blackwell
and Alton Court nei~hborhood~. ~e al~o provided the following
BLACKWELL
Blackwell comprises an area of nearly 1~o city blooks.
total population i6 3~303 o~ 1,6 ps,cent of th= total city
males.
499 of the 1,0~0 households (or 46 percent) are headed by
unmarried women with children under is.
The unemployment rate is 15 percent, while the unemployment
rate city-wide is 2.4 percent.
305 or 28 percent of the families receive Aid to Families
wit4~ Dmp~ndent Children IAPC).
There are 870 buildings. Of the~e, 156 or 18 ps,cent have
B~ildinq Code v~olatlons; 140 or 16 percent a~e resent; and
14 er 2 ~ercent ar~ slated for demolition.
Of the seven communities with public housing in Richmond,
BlackwelI accounted for 25 percent ol all crime~ in the~
areas in z99~.
T~e violen$ crime rat~ im 1,543.i4 crimes per 180,000
residents compared to 1~509.51 City-wide.
The property crime ~ate ~s 7,084.47 ~omDared to the City-
rate of 10,791.88.
~FTON CO~T
Alton Co~t contains nc public ~ou~ing units. Total cr~me
in Alton thi~ year has gone down over 7 percent from the
~=me time last year~ with a nearly 26 p~rc~nt reduction in
violen~ crime.
factor~ -- schools, jobs, ~nd housing. Ten percent of the
of ~ residents are unemployed. Eighty ~hildr~n Der ~ay in
nu~er in qrades 6-1l are truant. Combined with 20~ unemployed
residen=s and over 3o0 vaQant 0r uni~aDi=able buildings -- in an
area ~f only 100 city blocks -- it becomes ~der~tanda~le why
Bla~W~ll i~ a co--unity in crisis.
Ms. Barbara Fleming, R.N.M.S., Cuurdinator of the Compreh~nsiv~
M~al~ Investment Project, which i~ an organization funded by
private foundanion~ an~ ~inistrated by ~ichmond Co~unlty
Action Program (RC~) in collaboEation withes City's Depa~ent
~. Kenneth Dennis, Critical Tncident Debriefer of ~iohmond'~
~use S~i~es, ~t~ted representatives from his department Off~
~upport ~erv~cem ~o relatives o~ crime victims, wi~in 1] to =4
hours after a violent event, to h~lp ~e family cope with the
tragedy. Inmurmnce~ burial options, local umdert~er fe~s, and
infection, in addition legal advice and ~planation of Court
is to prevent the victim's family and friends from seeking
which empower= th~ to regain control of ~eir lives.
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Ms. Doris Mesely, Child Protective Services (CPS) Worker with the
Richmond Department of Social services, said her Depsrtment*s
primary purpose is to protect childMen. She informed thm group
that the agency investigate~ approximately 160-180 berlins
complaints a month involving:
Childrun on dugs.
Violence against children.
Poverty.
Parents on drugs.
Children loft unsupervised.
Abandone~ children.
Children exposed to the elements and net properly
dressed.
Children begging for food er money.
Parents subjecting ~hi]dren to prostitution to
support drug hablt~.
Calls from school nurses an~ teachers reporting
~a~ and bruises found on children.
Children livin~ in deplorable and unsafe
living conditions.
TO support her presentation, graphic photographs depicting
ehildrsn exposed to various ty~es of abuse were circulated ~ong
elected officials.
Ms. Florence Robinson, MS. Darlene Calisle, and Ms. Gat~ MOrtoD,
Resident Service Assistants wit. h Richmond Redevelopment and
Rousing Authorit~ and residents of the Blackwell community,
provided input in terms of ~heir personal thought~ on how to
resolve the crime and violence problems in the Blackwell and
Afhsn Court areas. They placed ~mphasie o~ edu0ating the youth
regarding morales and self-dlsclpllne and recommended prevention
naaeuree be included among the crime-fighting strategies.
Mr, Ri0bard Gentry, Exe0utive Director of Richmond RedevelOpment
and ~ou~ing Authority, commented on tho s~ccess of the Gilpin
8afar Neighborhood Program, whleh was initiated over three years
ago to develop leadership skills among the residents in p~blic
housing complexes.
During a working lunch, Mr. Patrick V. Murphy, D~rsotor Of the
Police Policy Doard for the United States Ceaferenoe of ~ayors,
elaborated on the concept of community policing as a means of
making nsighberhoods safer, indicating that the key to solving
crime is jobs, economis~ and co,unity development.
Richmond City Police Chief Marty M. Tapscott circulated copies of
a repo~= O~ Violent Even~ Analysls~ highlighting twelve ~ample
cases involving violent events. The report included interviews
wish offenders, victims' families, and an examination of homicide
locations in Richmond.
Mr. A. Tony Fisher, Chief of Police for Takeda ~ark, Maryland,
informed thoe~ amse~blod ~hat oitles and counties should work
clomely with their Parkm and Recreation Departments to ensure
that children in public housing have soma form of ongoing
r~creation to keep thom occupied and possibly to deter crime. He
further stated each locality should lobby the federal ~ove~nment
and stress the importance of including reureaticnal facilities in
design plans when developing public ho~sing units.
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Other participants on ~e panel included:
Colonel Carl R. Baker, Smperintendent,
virginia state Police
Ms. Helen Fahey, United ~tates Attorney
Eastern Di~triot of virginia
F~. ~oward Vick, Assistant U.S. Attorney
Drug Enforcement Administration
Eastern District-Virginia
Each of the participants echoed the need to encourage the General
A~mbly to pass stricter legislation, mandating that full prison
terms ara served by criminals a~ opposed to parole and reduced
ssmtencez for good behavior.
Mr. Peter Plant, Morgenthan and Plant Associates, Juvenile
Justice Consultants, s~rvnd a~ facilitator for th~ ~e$~ion
focumed on juvenile crime iaeues. Mr. Plant emphasized the
importance e£ developing progr~-ms prior to adolescence to detect
symptoms of delinquency.
County Pu~li= Schools
county of Chesterfield
Mr. Charles J. Ks~ee, Direc=or, virginia Department
Enforcement! city of Richmond
DrUg di~t~ibu~ion in publio ~ohoal~ weapons, threats to
school staff members, and penallzing parents who negleet
their parental responsibilities.
Identifying peahens responsible for airln~ tmlevizion
rallying ugainst those individuals and orga~iza=~one.
penal system.
dining room on the campus of virginia Union university.
Special Legislative guests in a=tendance were Th~ ~onerable:
Judge Nine K. Paaue
Judge D. Eugene Cheek
Judge Angola E. Roberta
Th~ guest ~peak~r wa~ The Kcnorable Walter F. Williams, City
Judge of chatanooga~ Tennessee.
Judge Williams discussed creative and innovative aDprsaehe~ he
requiring dropout~ to get their GED within a specified time
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unemployed tn find jobs; and ordering mothers off af public
a~si~tance.
The evening concluded with a dessert reseption in the faculty
dining room of virginia Union's Henderson Cante~.
S~TURD~Yj ~TOBER ~0. 1993
Local caucuses congregated in individual classrooms to review the
Th= Summit reconvened in the au~itoriu/~ of the Police Academy and
discussion en~ued csnserning developing a ~egional crime and
violence prevention plan.
After a working lunch, the following resolutions were ~nanimously
SEEEIN8 LEgiSLATION CON~ER~IN~ ~NN~NCED PENALTIES ~OR TWICE
WHEP~EAS, t~e Celt=al Virginia jurisdiction~ contiaue to seek
methods to control crime in th= oommuni%y; an~
WHEP~EAS, these jurisdictions continue to ~eek methods of
edctreseing the p~obl~m~ tensed by serious criminal activity.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the C~ntral Virginia
Regional ~%uumi= requests the 1994 Virginia General Asse~ly to
establish an enhanced p~alty for a previously convicted felo~ to
be oonviot~d of a felony while in possession of a weapon.
AND~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Central Virginia
R~gional Summit requests that Section lS.Z o~ th~ Coda of
Virginia be amended to provide for an enhanced penalty for sex
offender~ where juvenil~ viotim~ are involYed.
A~D, BE IT FURTHER RE~OLVED, that the Central virginia
Regional Summit requests the 1994 Virginia General A~e~Lbly to
create a career uriminsl statute whic~ designate~, as an a~msd
habitual offender, an individBal convicted of a second violent
~elo~y or serious drug offense w~il~ in possession of a weapon.
2, ~STA~LISEINO REOTON;~L COF~4UNITIE~ ~/GR CITIE~ iM
WHEREAS, any disousslsn of juvenile c~ime mu~t address
leaving school ~rematurely or who complete their requi~ed fou~
yearE of high ~ohool b~t h~ve limited or no job skills; and
each day, 60O,0O0 each year~ thus ]olnlng the 21 million
~ericans who are functionally illiterate and ~ 40 Eillion wh~
r~ad at the eighth-grade level; and
~E~AS, 66 percent of the prison population and more 2han
half Of the yuuth~ in juvenil~ correction Z~cillt~e~ are high
=ha~ for high s~ool graduates; and
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WHEREAS, 50 percent of tesnaga girls who become pregnant end
up dropping o~t of school; and
WHEREAS, the cost of welfare, unemployment, and criminal
services attributed to high school dropouts is estimated at $10
billion a year; and
WHEREA~, these ~tatistics suppor~that a multiple prevention
strategy is needed to address %he grOWing ~ooial and criminal
problems resulting from these trends.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT R~QLV~D, that all four localities
suppur=the establishment of a regional Communities and/er cities
In-School Program to involve ~he entire community as a resource
to a~dre~ dropout prevention and a reduction in juveaite crime.
A/~D, BE IT FURTH~ R~90~V~D, that the Communities und/e~
Cities In-School Program will take a multi-dlsciDlinary
(holieti¢) approach of bringing together in one place a ~upport
system of caring adul%~ who will ensure that youth have access to
resources which help build self-worth and enable ~em to e~ark
on a more productive and co~etI~ct~ve l~fe.
REO~STIN~ IN~REA~ED ~TAT~ F~NDING FOR TREAT~NT. OUTR~CH,,
WH~%S, the Central Virginia jurisdictions share grav~
NOW, THEREFOR= BE IT R~9OLV~D, ~at the Central Virginia
Regional Su~it re~est~ the 1994 Virginia General Asse~ly to
and progra~ dealing with ner~ou= juvenile offenders.
th~ 19~4 Virginia General A~embly to ~and State funding of
funded for th~ Can~al Virginia area.
WHE~AS, the Ceutral Virginia Regional Sun~it recognizes
that communitypnliclng has proven to be an ~ffectiv~ strategy
control crlm~ a~ disorder in ~u=h dlver~ sent~ng~ a~: Ettrick
in Chemt~rf~eld; the Park, Walk, and Talk Program in Hanover;
E~sex Village in ~enrico; and Gilpin Court and Black~ell
RiP.end; and
W~ER~S, co~unlty ~olluing promises ongoing
for the police and the co--unity to work to~th=r to improve ~e
quality of life in our oo~uniti=s ~roug~ genoa=lng
info--etlon about the crimes that are co~itted in ord=r to
that opport~Tie~ to lead productive lives by all o~ citizens
~velo~e~t of ~eriou~ crime; and applying joint police and
problem~.
~OW~ TH~EFORE BE IT ~SOLVED, that th~ C6~tral
Region~l Su~it ~grees to solidify its support for co--unity
policing and to promote the enhano~ent and expansion of
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community policing throughout aMr co~umlties.
OF PAROLE
WHEREAS, the local g0verh~e~ts in the ~et~o~olitan Richmond
area share a common concern regarding the presence and impact of
crime on our community; and
WHEREAS, we believe that the certainty of punish_merit is a
meaninqfml deterrent to crime.
NOW~ THEREFORE BE IT RE$OLVED~ that the regional govmrnment
so,unit enccurag~ the Virqinia ~an~rai Assembly to implement the
follow initiatives:
The adoption of mini~tlmmandato~y sentencing g~idelines
for crimes against person and property.
The restriction or elimination of parol~ for viol~Dt
offenders end the adoption of clear truth in ~eutencing
guidelines with ~rovieion~ for added time for
misbehavior in prison.
The provimion of adequate state f~nding to construct
~nal inati%u~iona s~ficien~ to incarcerate vielent
and rspeat offenders for the duration of their
W~F~R~AS, the Central Virginia jurisdictions continue ts ~eek
methods of addressing the problems caused by ~erious criminal
activity; and
WHEIk~A~, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, and
Tobacco (ATP) has established a proactive pregr~ aimed at
combating the armed violent uars~r offender; and
habitual offenders in federal court even if the d~fendant ha~
b~en convlct~ cadet Stat~ law, thereby en~uring a lon~-term of
impriso~ent without parole; and
~EAS, th~ success of this program requires the
participation and cooperation of local law enEorcemen~ agencies.
NOW, THE~FORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Central Virgln~a
Regional Summit hereby expresses its unqualified support of the
~ BE IT ~THER RESOLVED~ that the four jurisdictions
comprising the Eu~it do hereby agree to participate in the
pro,ram with the goal of removing a~ed, violent offend~r~ fr~m
7. SUPPORTING A RESIONAL P~BLIC SAFETY SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the tornado that hit the Tri-Citie~ area ~alted
into play th~ involvement cf a number of 1ocalltie~ to ad~rc~$ an
emergency ~ituatien; and
~EREAS, the tornado assisted in a further recognition and
aecep=an¢~ that the need ~xi~ts for jurisdictions to respond to
assist each other during times of natural disaster; and
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light that the cellular telephone system becomes overloaded and
that access can be denied during times of crls~s; and
jurisdictions tO effectively carry out joint publls safety
NOW, TH~P~OR~ BE IT RE~OLVED, that the participant~ of the
Central Virgimia Regional Summit hereby agree to undertake a
study to determine ~hc ~es0uroes needed to have a coordinated
FORMATION O~ A MULTI-J~RISDICTION~L HOHICIDE TASK
WHEREA$~ the escalating ~roblem of homicides is a critical
i~sue confronting all jurisdictions in our region~ and
W~EREAS, this problem has a devastating impact On
quality of life of all cltlz~ns in our ¢onununi~y;
WI~EREAS~ the murder rats ha~ a c~illing effect On the
W~R~AS, the public safety agencies in this r~gion have an
including numerous regional task
~0W, T~4~RRFOR~ BE IT RESOLVEO, that the Central virginia
Regional Summit supports the recommendation of the Superintendent
of sta%e ~olice that the jurlsdlctlon~ p~rsue the formation of a
multi-jurisdictional homicide task force.
SERVICE~AND T~ UNITED STATES DEPARTHE~ OF ~GRIOULTUR~ TO
WHEREAS, food stamp benefits represent a critical element of
public as~i~tancebyproviding for the basic nutritional need~ of
law-income children and families; and
WHEREAS~ the extent of fraudul~n~ abuse of food stamp
coupons is a faoter in supper=lng ori~inal activities includin~
drug traffickin~ and Child neglect; and
W~ER~AS, the use of elect~o~ic benefit transfer (SBT)
technology in ~ilot demonstrations has caused significant
red~ctien~ in the e~tent and amount of fraudulent activities and
increased the value of the benefit to communities.
NOW, T~=FO~ E~ IT RESOLVED, that the Commonwealth of
Virginia Depar~ent of social services a~d ~hn united States
Department of Ag=icultnre are urged to act expeditiously in their
effort~ to implement a system of cleotroni¢ transfer of food
et~mp benefits and transactions on a pilot basi~ in the Richmond
metropolitan urea.
WHERF. A$, the Central Vlrgisia jurisdictions seek ts assist
educator~ in dealing with student~ who~e parents have abdicated
their parental roles sn~ refu~e to coopere~e with ~chool
autho~itie~ in dealing with violent student b~l~avior.
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NOW, THEREFORE B~ IT R~HOLV~D, ~ha~ Central Virginia
jurisdictions request the General Assembly to enact legislation
which authorizes school authorities to initiate proosedinge in
the juvenile court against a parent or parents upon documentation
of repeated parental failure or refusal to participate with in-
school recommendations dssigned to resolve student behavioral
problems involving weapons, alcohol, drugs, 9hysical injuries to
others, and continued disruption and defiance.
11. ~J)VO~TIN~ P~RRNT~L RESPONSIBILITY
~FHEREAS, there is no requirement o~ e~p~ctation or parenbal
responsibility ~n the current social services systsm; and
WHEREAS, a common theme in juvenile crime and child abuse
and neglect is lack of parental involvement and skills; and
W~ER~AS, the lm=k of parentml ~upervision and nurturing ~re
the fo~dations of juvenile crime and more severe ~riminal
act~vlty ~n later life.
NOW, TK~R~FOR~ B~ %T R~$OLV~D, by the Central Virginia
Regional s~it that the G~ne~al A~embly i~ ~n~ouraged to allow
receiving Aid to Families with Dependent C~ild~e~ ara required to
attend a parenting =raining course aEa condition of eligibility.
~D, BE IT FURTHER REDOLVE0, that the absent parents of
chil~n r%ceivimg Aid to Families with Dependent Children be
ra~ir~ to mt%end 9arch%lng train~n~ =curses and w~ll rec~ve
financial penalties for failing to realize this objective.
WHEREAS, the Job Training Partnership Aot a~endmen~s a~opted
in ~993 includ~ a n~w program authority which authorizes
demonstration grants of not more than $5~0,000 per year tn not
more than ten States per year to implement and enhance community-
based micro-enterprise activities; ~nd
own the enterprise, end each of the o%rners is economically
disadvantaged~ and
WHEREAS, teaching our youth to view business ownership as a
moues of economic Wall-being is unoth=r important strateqFf in
reaching at-rigk youth and presents alternatives that few a~ risk
youth hnv~ entertained, given their present circumstances; and
~ER~S, while the federal support is available, it requir~
a 100 percent match from non-federal sources and is competitive.
NOW~ TH~EFORE BE IT~SOLVED~ ~at the four localitie~ will
Ares Policy co~ittee in exploring ~ strategy a~ another
weapon in the arsenal to fight crime among youth and to
cont~iDute to a reduction in yo~t~ ~e~plo~e~t through s~lf-
emplo~ent as ~m~ll enterprise owners.
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W~EREAS, Job Corps iea national, federally supported youth
program that is designed to offer opportunity to disadvantaged
men and' women ages 16-24 who need an alternative to the
traditional school ~etting through a primarily residential
program, which maka~ ~t very dlffers~t from many of the other
youth programs available in the ~etro-Richmond area; and
wHEREAS. Job Corps Center~ offer a campus-like environment
a~d offer~ attendees an opportunity to concentrate on learning
the basic skills tc develop vocational skill~ and to improve
their social ~Eill$; and
WHEREAS, =~e~ though Job Corps is primarily a residential
~rogrem, it is possible to serve young people from the
neighboring communities in u non-residential fashion; and
~E~AS~ there ar~ t~ee Job Corp Ce~ter~ i~ Virginia. wit~
~e elegant to ~e metropollta~ Ric~ond area being in ~arion,
which i~ 276 miles away, and the other two cente~ ar~ in Monroe,
~IS niles away, and in Coeburn which is $46 miles away~ and
their hom~s; and
~S, the re~iduntial nature of t~% Job Corem facility i~
up~ualing, because it would allow youn~ DooDle to choose to
=emove themselves from their e~i~tinq environment, w~ich may be
contributing to ~ir lack of ~ucoes~ and rheim pot~t~al ~or
NOW, TH~R~FOR~ ~ IT RESOLVED, that the Counties of
Chesterfield. Ha~ova~, and He. ice, and the City of Ric~und will
suppo~t~e Capltal~ea Private Industry Council an~e Capital
Area Policy Committee in their work to e~lor~ the fea=ibillty,
prior %o s~ission of an application, o~ establishing a Job
Co~s Center in ~e metrupOlita~ Ri~ond area to meet ~ n~e~
of Central Virginia ~bjeot to the approval o~ local qovernlng
~D~ BE IT F~THER RESOLVED, that we see such a center as
another strata~ for reducing juvenile crim~ and improving the
~han¢~ of ~u~=~ for tho~e most at risk.
14. ~UPPORTING ENTERPRISE ~O~B
WHEREAS~ the State of virginia administers an
Zone Program to provide in.shriven and special bsnefit~ for
businesses to locate in certain neighDorhoods; and
W~EREAS, the Enterprise Zone Program was expanded during the
1~95 General Assembly session to add six new zones; and
W~R~AS, buainesses which have one er more branch locations
in ot~her areas of the Co~onweal~ or acro~ the nation ar~ not
eligible to benefit from the State Enterprise Zone Program
WH~S, bu~inesse~ in existing enterprise zonem that were
in operation prior to July 1, 1992 do not r~c~ivs ~e full
of incentives t~at businesses began after July I, 1993
NOW. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED~ that the Central Virginia
Regional Su~it will support, in ~itlng, Ch~t~xfield tounty'~
application fo~ an Enterprise Zone alonq ~e Route 1 Corridor
contiguous to the zone already in place in the City of Ric~ond.
AND, BE IT FURTBER RESOLVED, that the Riohm0nd area
deleqa~ion to the General Assembly of Virginia is hereby
requested to introduce and to ~pport enactment of Iegislution to
amend the State Enterprise Zone enabling legislation ~o permit
businesses with sites, divisions, location, or branches located
within enterprise zones to receive enterprise zone program
incentives in proportion to their investment in enterprise zone
area~.
AND, BE IT PURTEER RESOLVED, that the Richmond area
~elegation to the General Assembly of Virginia is hereby
requested to introduce and to support enactment of legislation
for the removal of the July 12, 1992 trigger date for businesses
to Use the 10-year incentive pac~aqe.
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Richmond area
delegation to tho General A~embly of ¥irgini~ is hereby
requested to introduce and to amend the State Enterprise Zone
enabling legislstion and current regulations as follows:
Requiring businesses which relocate or expand
within an Enterprise Zone area, and which create
~0 er more new jobs, ~o provide 40 percent of
those jobs for low and moderate income persons
in order to queli~y for Enterprise Zone incen:ives.
Requiring businesses which relocate or expand
within an Enterprise Zon~ area, and which ~xpand
employment hy !00 er more jobs, will be subject
to tho requirement to provide 20 percent of those
job~ for low and moderate income persons in order
to qualify for Enterprise Zone incentives.
P~OPE~TI~S
WHEREA~, the City cf Richmond includes a s~onk of
approximately 3,000 abandoned or vacant dilapidated structures
within its limits; and
W~R~AS~ these bllgh~ed properhles attract the drug trade
and contribute ts the violent crime problem in certain areas of
the City; and
W~EREAS, the presence of these structures also prohibits
attemptm to r~vitaliz~ n~iqhborhood~; and
WHZRZA$, the City of Richmond seeks the legi$1ativ~ tool~ to
take control of these properties quickly and to ~ehabilitate or
d~moli~h them.
NOW, THEREFOR~ ~M IT R~$OLVED, that the Richmond area
delegation to the General Assembly of Virginia iu hereby
requested to introduc~ and to supDor~ enactment of legisla=ion to
authori~ redevelopment and ~eusing authoritiem to acquire and
rehabilitate or clear individual abandoned and deteriorated
properties without the requirement that such properties be
located in designated "conversation plan" areas.
AND~ BE IT FURTHER RE$OLVED~ that the Richmond area
delegation to the General Assembly of Virginia is hereby
r~q~e~ted to introduce and to support enactment cf l~gielatien to
develop and fond mn Abandoned Building Program to ~rovlde
financial aeeistano~ for the acquisi~ion, demolition~ and
clearing or rohabi~itatlon of a~andoned blight~ en~ dilapidated
structures.
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AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Riohmon~ area
delegation to the Gen~ral A~embly Of Virginia is hereby
requested to introduce and to support enactment of legislation to
provide for changes tc the tax sale ~rocess including
res=ructurlng the notice required to lienor~ prior to a sale;
to the sale.
WHEREAS, t. ha sl~cted l~ad~r~ of the Counties of
Chesterfield, HeaVies, and Hanover, and the City of Richmond did,
on October 29-30, 1993, participate in a Regional ~um~it in
Ric~ond, Virginia; and
W~R~A$, t/%~ ~]ected officials dedicated themselves to fo~u~
on the issue of crlna and the developmen~ of ~ regional crime and
vlolence prevention plan for ~e sake of the c~%'iz~ns Of the
~etropoli=an co~it~; and
W~S, the 9artlci~ants qained a greater understanding of
of cri~ and anti-~oc~al b~avlur; and
WHE~AS~ ~e participating ~lected an4 a~pointed official~
~gaged in dialogue ~at resulted in a ~emter awa~e~ of the
root causes of c~i~e in the metropolitan area and ~valoged
strmt~i~s to address crime wi~ a particular focu~ on juvenil~
crim~ i~u~; and
lea~er~ present that the Su~it wa~ highly productiv= and will
~ult in tangible benefits for th~ c~tizens of our co~uni~.
NOW~ THEREFORE BE IT RESOLV~D~ ~at =he elected o~sicials of
the counties of ~esterfield, ~e~icc, and Hanover, and the city
of Ric~ond do hereby co.it thyselves to attend another
regioaal ~ee~i~g in April, 1994 in Kanover County in order to
further the initiatives cf regional cooperation.
W~=~=A~, ~r. A~thony Rcmanello, Councll Liaison for the city
Of Rickmond~ has worked tirelessly to coordinate the
R~gienal Su/~mit ~hieh focused on "crime;" and
WHEREAS, he ha~ taken on this duty in addition to hi~ normal
~ER~S, Mr. Romanello hn~ demon~trsted good urganizatio~al~
management and a~inistration skills in 9reparing for ~he Su~it;
and
participants, K=. Roman~llo has adapted well and organized a very
info~ative S~it; and
and profg$$io~al ~a~Ber and ha~ been ~remely effective in
facilitatinq the logistic~ for ~ successful 8u~it-
NOW, THE~FORE BE IT RESOL~D~ ~hat all participants of
s~it highly co--end and ~a~ him for his ~ffort$ and
professionalism.
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~lected Official,/Chief Administrative Officials (C~O/CA) for
further review:
1, Seeking legislation concerning ~he purchase Of handguns und
the banning of assault weapons.
Supporting Rish~ond's efforts to join a Regional Jail
consortium.
3. Dealing with violent threats by students against ~¢hool
authorities and staff.
4. Regarding the appointment of a Regional Task Force.
Aation on th8 following resolutions were as follows:
1. Regarding the apDointment Of a Regional Criminal Task Force.
(Defeated)
Requesting %he Ric~ond area delegation to the General
Assembly of Virginia to introduce and to support legislation
to amend the E%at~ Tndustria~ D~velopm~nt Authorltyenabling
legislation to pernit local Industrial D~velopment
inoentive~ to private ~uein~es. (withdrawn}
Closing red, ark= were given by M~. ~ehn A. wal~rop, Jr., Chairman
Vice-Chairman of Hanover county HoRrd of Supervisors, }Er. Edward
Richmond. Each e×pre=sed appreciation 9o all participants and a
The meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m. with the announcement that the
next Summit will be held in Hanover County in April, ~994.
Arthur S. Warren
Chairman
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