02-10-93 MinutesBOARD OF SUPERVI~O~
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~ehruary ~0~ 19~3
/6r. Whaley ~. Colbert
Kr. J. L. ~c~ale, III
staff in Atten~an~e~
Housing
Ms. ~arilyn E. Cole~
Exec. Ass~. to Co. Admin.
~r~- Doris R. Del{art,
Aeet. CO. A~min.,
Legit. S~c~. and
Intergovern. A£~aire
Chief Robert L. Eames, ~r.,
Fire Department
Deputy Co. Admin.,
Dir., Planning
Dir., Accounting
Mr. Richard M. McElfish,
Dir., EDv. ~ngineering
Mr. St~ven L. Mica=,
Mrs. Pauline A. Mitchell~
Dir., ~ews & Public
Infol~mation s6rvico~
Police Department
Deput7 County Admin.,
~. David E. W~lc~onz,
Dir., utilities
Administrator, CDBG office
Mr. warren called ~he regularly scheduled meeting to order at
3:00 p.m.
On notion of Mr. Colbert, seco~e~ by Mr. ~arber, tho Board
Vote: Unanimous
Mr. Ramsay st-~ted th~~ county has bean notified and re~eived the
Awmrd for .'¢Disti~g~ished Budget Prese~tat±on" for the fiscal
year b~ginni~g July ~ ~92 from ~e ~overnment Finance
officers A~soGiatlon and noted thi~ i~ the ninth consecutive
to Mr. Steamier aD~ co--ended staff for their effo~t~.
Mr. Daniel ~tated he will be attending tOle virginia Association
of CO~n%i~ Municipal League Lmgimlativs Day on Feb~u&ry 12,
1995. Ma further ~tated the Budget and Audit Committee ma~ and
reviewed tho Capital ImprQve~eDt Program and ~evenue
projectio~ for FY94 and the Commlttea was offering the
following recommendations: es=abllshing a policy to allocate
r~ve~ue received above pro~ected levels to nonrecurring costs/
preparation of an agenda item for the February 24, 1993 meeting
to uunsider advertiging the currant tax rate for a public
hearing; review of the County Admi~istrator'~ budget on March
24, 1993 with amphasi~ on the distribution of revenue; and
inttructing~he County Administrator to prepare recommand=ti~ns
for the next budget year and using the competitive bid process
us a way to reduce cost while maintaining the same
during ~e UDcQming work ~es=ion on the budget.
'Mr. ~oHal~ stated he held his constltuent~ meeting on February
10, 19~3 with ~e topic of disoussion b~ing ~e budget and
co~O~r~ ware expressed from citiz~n~ regarding futura revenue
and tax rates and the reco~endations offered Dy Budge~ and
Audit Co~ittee ware consistent with these concerns. He
further ~tated concerns were al~o e~Dre~sed about leaf bu~in~
in t~e County. H~ nc:ed his next constitueDa~ n~eting would be
held ~arch 29, 1993.
~. Colber~ s~a~O ho attended ~v%ralmeeting~ for ~toaca
District and, ~peclfically, one meeting relating to the
91anning for a co~ity ~onter. He further state~ h~ met with
Boy Scout Troop 822 in winterpo~k and indicated he f=lt the
County was fortunate to have such outstanding younq man as
Mr, Barber stated ~e held his 'First Monday"
meeting wi~h ~e toDic of discus=ion being legislative is~ue~
and noted the topic of discussion for n~ month's m~eting
nesting with the ~es Rive~ ~ansis club and
appreciation 'to th~ Club for their ~fforts in the recent
contribution of a school bus to the social Se~vice~
Ha indicated he ~n~oy~d ~ activitie= =pondered during
"Black History Month" celebration.
Mr. Warren stated he held his con~tituent~ meeting an~
meeting wa~ hel~ on ~ebrua~ 1, 1993 at ~onacan High School
wi~h~e top~= of discussion being budget i~ue~ and noted his
ne~ meetlnq wo~ld be ~1~ on March 1,
On motion of Mr. Daniel, ~conded by Mr. Colbert, the Board
moved Item 13.A., Resolution Recognizing ~r. Herbert J.
Dr~eller, General service~ Department, to i~ediately follOW
~i~ item; added Item 7.C.10., Assig~ent of chester
Repair Contract Pa~ent~ for Financing of the Methane Electric
Generating Plant Con,track,on ~o follow Item 7.C.9., A~u~ptanc~
Z/lO/9~
of a Parcel of Land Along Genito Road from South Richmond
Church of God; added Item 7.C.11., Donation to Virginia state
university for the'"D=. Un~ine smith ~eore scholarship Fund" to
follow Item 7.C.10.; replaced Item 7.C.7., Requeet for
Bingo/Raffle Permit; and added Item 5.C., Work Session
Regarding an Update of the Legislative Program to be held
during dinner.
R~sOLUTiON REOOGNIZI~¢ ~. ~? ~- DR~ELLER,
~ERAL SER~IC~
Mr. Howell i~t~oduc~d ~. and Mrs. Herbert J. DrY,ilar and
sta~- Drumheller has provided twmnty-on~ y~ar~ of quality
servic~ to th~ CoUnty. He further stated %he Department would
mi~s hi~ loyal au~ dedicated service.
On motion of the Board, the ~ollowi~g resolution was
~EREAS, Mr. Herbert J. Dru~eller retired from
~uilding~ and Grounds Division of th~ Department of General
8e~vice~ on February 1, 1993;
~ER~S, Mr. Drumheller wam hired on De=~er 15, 1971;
and
~R~S, Hr. Drumheller ha= provided over twenty-one
of quality service tO the citizen~ of Chesterfield County; and
~EREAS, ~r. D~umheller has supervised the malntenan~e and
graph of the County's hea~ing/oooling plant~ from a few ~mall
building~ to an administrative complex comprising ~everal
hundred thousand aquarm feet; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dru~eller has s~en heatln~/cooling control
sys=ems evolve from simple switches .%O compute~-based point-
sensitive program~l and
~EREAS, Mr, Dru~eller waa ins=rumen%al in establishing
h~atinq/coolinq e~ipment, thu~ increamln9 the efzici~ncy and
life expectancy OS ~aid equlpment~ and
WHEREAS, ~r. Dr~ell~r ha~ guided the maintenance
WHZR~AS, ~r. DmuRhetler has providpd th~ Buildings and
many years o~ loyal and dedicated serviQe; and
~EREAS, Chesterfield County an~ ~h= Beard of Eupervisors
wi1! miss Mr. Dru~eller's diligent
NOW, ~REFOR~ B~ IT RESOLUED, that the Chesterfield
County Board of Supervisors publicly recognizes Mr. Herbert J.
Drumheller and exte~s on b~half of it~ members a~d the
citizens of Chesterfield County :heir appr~oia=ion for his
service to the County.
~D, BE IT ~T~R R~OLV~D, ~at a copy of this
resolution b= presented t0 Mr. ~erb~rt J. Dr~mheller and that
~.=hi~ resolution bm permanently recor~ed among the pap~r~ of
Vote: Unanimous
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Mr. Warren presented~he executed resolution to ~r. ~rumheller,
accompanied b~bi~ wife, thanked him for his dedicated service
to the ceunty~ and wished him and his wifm well"in their
retirement.
fiscal year 1994 includiag major sources of revenue in the
~enstruotion. and r~valuations of property ~er 19~4-1994~
commercial/industrial real e~tate; the analysis of chang~ in
revaluations; and personal property revenue percentage~ uf
ears in the. County and the level needed to maintain the
existing tax ba~e; local sales Lax percentages of ehn.nge
FY84-FYP~; and the projected six percent increase for the
to the FY93 adopted ~udget include an increase of approximately
$4 ~illion in real estate revenue, appreximately $4 million in
expected to ~ ~14.3 milllon and this amount includes an
propeeted u~es of these new funds including $~ million to
sGhools and $6.3 million to County operations.
of residential growth e~p~rienced by the County and growth
di~rlbutien o~ recordation taxes and how it would apply to the
~anagament and efforts in preparing the budget.
M~. Daniel ~tated the Budge= and Audit Committee
revenue projections for FY94 and t~e Committee w~e reco~memdlng
a~ovc projected levels to nonreeurrinq oosts$ to set ~he date
for a public hearing for &dver=i$em~nt of tax rates; and to
instruct the County Admini~trator to address items being placed
in a competitive bid process whale main=aiming the current
projection~ a~d be instructed to reduue their budget to fall
within ~hose revenue projections.
ar. ~sNale. stated the Budget end AUdit Co~mittee ~s~ requesting
Daniel.
Budget and Audit co~ittee'mreco~endations and th= timeframe
in which to ap~ly the policy on allooatiuns as it relates to
On motion o~ Mr, Daniel, the Board agreed to e&tablish a policy
to allocat~ revenue received --above projected levels to
nonrecurring itmne. (.It ~as muted there ~s no second to the
motion. )
Vote: Unanimous
Mr. Daniel made a motion to set a date for a public hearing at
the regularly mcheduled meeting on February 24, ig93, to
.authorize advertisement Of the tax rate based on the current
rate of $1709 Der $100 of asse~ed value. (It was noted there
Discussion, comments, and questions ensued relative to th=
~chool Board's budget being above allocations; whether the
Board should advertise a h~gh~r tax rate; concerns expressed
from citizens at constituent~ meetings regarding t~e tax ~ate;
and the amount of increase which would be neede~ in the tax
rate to fund ~he proposed $¢hool budget.
s~t a date for a publi~ hearing at the regularly scheduled
maeting on February 24, 19~, tc autheri~e ~dv~rt~m~nt of th~
tax rate ba~ed ou the current rate of $1.09 per $100 of
asse~se~ value. (It %as noted ~here was no second to the
~oticn. )
Mr. Daniel noted the Budget and Audit Committe~ has requested
on the competitive bid process for supply of County services.
5.M. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGP~%M FOR PY94-F¥98
Ma. Becky Thomas, Fiscal Impact Analyst of the Budget and
~nagement Department, presented an overview oD the proposed
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for FY94-F¥98 including a
review of the County's debt management policies, specifically,
emphasis on those ratios and policies that particularly guided
the formulation of th~ propo~d CIP mush am the debt mervlce to
expenditure ratio and the policy of increasing reliance on
current revenue~ to finance =~pital improvemmntm. Sh~ mtated
the County's total CIP of $208.8 million is comprised of
general Cuunty, Schools, and utilities, she reviewed the
proposed debt issuance schedul~ for the planning yeurm FY94-
FY98 inelmdin~ proposed debt issuance amounts for General
County projects, S~hool projects, the Regional ~ail, and ~ohn
the propom~d imsuence schedule on the debt service to
e~penditmres ratio; funding sources ~or the General County
pQr%ien ef the CI~ including the General Fund and reserves
transfer~ debt financing, contributions fro~ other localities,
other sources, and cash proffers. She then summarized the
analysis of the Romerve for~h/ture capital Projects.
Thmre was brief discussion relative to a bond referendum being
pla=cd on the Movember ballot.
When asked, as. Thomas stated the proposed debt issuance
schedule represented the County'~ available debt capacity for
bend r~ferendum. She then reviewed thc ~arious functional
areas including the Admlnis~ratien of Justice project summary
prog~a~ing/pre-design approach; Airpor~ 'improvements:
Drainage; ~eneral Services~ Libraries; Parks and Recreation;
Planning; Public Safety; T~ansportation; Educationj the
unfunded project list; and the proposed ~chedule should a bond
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referendum be held in ~eVember, 1994.
~4r. Ramsay ~ri~ed the ¢%~ included the 'Se~ooI~'s CIP and
staff recommends funding at the same level adopted by the
Schsel Board.
DiscussiOn, questions~ and comments ensued relative to ~ecuring
futLtre school sites; wh~her the debt ratio is above or below
t~hm ~arget; ¢l~rlfication thaC approval of th~ cIP would
appropriate the flr~t year~s fund~ and adopt the remainder of
the program as a plan of action; apace needs for the Chri~%ma~
~other Program being unSunded and adequate space being given to
the Program; whether th~ Virginia Departmen~ of Transportation
(VDOT) wo~ld contribute to Sanding the installation of sp~ad
bumps %hr0ughout the County; and the additional work r~quired
for various library projects due %0 poor workmanship.
· Mr. ZcHal~'re~ested staff =o Send a written co~it~ent to the
Christmam ~other regarding the Program~ ~paue ns~dm.
~. Warren h~l~ a silent praye~ due to t~e recent pasming of
meeting early.
It was generally agreed to re=em~ for fi~e minu~mS,
Recenvening:
o ~%RK~ ~ RECREATION ~DVISOBY COtillION
On ~otion of Mr. Daniel~ seconded by ~r. WarreD, the Board
~u~pended its rules at thi~ time to allow ~imultaneous
nemination/appolnt~nt of a member to nerve on the Parks and
Recreation Advisory Commission.
Ayc~ ~. Warren, Mr. Colbert, Nr~ Daniel, and Mr. McKale.
On motion of ~- Daniel, seconded ~y ~. Warren, th~ Board
on ~e Parks ~nd Recreation.Advisory Co~sslon, repr~$eDtlng
Dal~ District, whoso ~e~ is effective i=ediately and will
Ayes: ~r, Warren, Mr. Colbert, M~. Daniel, and Mr. ~cHale.
Absent: Mr. Barber,
~tr. F~den stated after Conducting & public hearing on January
~eal=h Center Commission for operation of the Lucy Ccr~ Nursing
resolution to formally establish the ~ealth Center Commission
and appointment of ~even ms~er~ -- one representing ~ach
Co~ission.
On motion of ~r. Colbert, seconded by ~r. Daniel,. the Board
adopted the following resolution creating a health center
commission: '
W~R~S, a rmomnt ammemmment of general County functionm
and activities was conductod by a citizens committee known as
the Revenue Remources and IDframtructure Co~ittee appointed by
the Board Of Supervimorm; and
WHEREAS, that co~ittee reco~ended that the County
consider privatizing the op~atlon of the Chesterfield County
~u~inq Home; and
Remouroes and Infrastructur~ co~i=tee and County staff, the
Board of Snpervi~or~ appointed a Transition co~ittee
consisting of citizen~ ~arimnce~ in the health care industry
Nur~inq Home; and
~S, the Transition co~ittee reoo~ended establishing
Uirgtnia; and
establishing such a commls$ion was held on January l~, 1999, by
h~r~.
NOW, TEEREFORE ZE IT RZSOLVED, by the Board of ~u~ervlsor$
of Chesterfield Ceunty that a public n~ed %xists for the
e~t~bllshm~n~ of a Eaalth Cen~er co~ission ~ursuant to Chapter
37, Title 15.1 of the Code of Virginia.
~D, D~ IT ~TM~ R~gOLVE~, that the public heal%h and
welfare, ~ncludln~ the welfar~ of persons of low income in the
County and surrounding ~rea~, requlrs the acquisition,
construction, and operation o~ public humpital facilities, ·
~ar=icularly nursing tomes, for i~abitants of the County and
AND~ BE IT ~TH~ RESOLVED, that the County of
ckesterfield hereby ~tabl~nh~ a ~eal~ Center Co~ission for
the purpose of operating nursing hom~s~ ho~pi%al or health
=~n~ Saoilitiss permitted by chapter 37, Title 1~.I of the
Code of Virginia.
Governing Board off'the Commlsslun shall be a~9ointed by the
wi~h ini%ial aDpo~ntmen~ from one ~ four y~ars an~ individual
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED~ that subje=% =o a
dete~ination by the De9ar~nt of Health and Kuman Services,
that t~e Co~mis~ion can take control of the Chem~erfield County
Nursin~ Home withou~ adversely affecting the County's Hill-
Burton obligations, the co~ission ~hall assume eff~otiv~
control of =he Nu=sing Home on July 1, 1~93, a~d i~ tb~
meantime, shall prepare and pre~nt a ~la~ to the Board of
Supervisors by ~my 1~ 199~ ~ur the lease or conveyance of
~ property and the need for financial or othar operational
support f~om the County, if any.
Ayes: Mr. Wa~re~, ~r. Colbert, Mr. Daniel, and Mr. ~c~ale.
Absent: Mr. Barber.
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Mr. Daniel stated he would defer nomination~ of a me~ber
serve en the, Health Center commission, representing Dale
District, ~til February 24~ 1993.
Mr. Colbert stated he would de£er nomination~ of a ~en%ber to
serve on the Health Center Commission, representing
District, until February ~4,
Mr. Ks~le mt=ted he would defer nominations of a member to
serve on the ~eal~h center Commission, representing Bermuda
District, until February 24, 1993.
~r. Warren, on behalf of Mr. Barber, nominated Mr. Dominic
Pul=e, re~resenting Mi~lothian District, to serve on the Health
center Commission.
Mr. Warre~ nomina~e~ Dr. Richard Selgrad~ representing Clover
Hill Dimtrict, to serve OR ~he aaalth Center Commission.
0m motion of Mr. Warren, seconded .by ~Ir. Daniel, the Board
nominated Mr. Dominie J, ~uleo, ~epresenting Midlo~hlan
District, and Dr- Richard Belgrad, representing Clover ~ill
District, tn serve an the ~ealth Center Commission,
formal appointment~ will. be considered a~ tho February ~4, 1993
meeting. Azld, further,~ ~he beard deferred consideration of
Netoaca Districts, untll F~bruary 24, 1993.
Ayes: Mr. Warren, I',~. colbert, ~r. Daniel, and Mr. McHale.
Absent: Mr. mather,
?.B. ~TRBBTLIGHT I~ST~LLATIO~ COST
On motion of ~r. colbert, seconded by ~r. Warren, the ~oa~d
approved the streetllght install=tio~ Cost approvals in the
Katoaca Magisterial District ~s follows:
* Intersection OD Court street and Terry Strew%, Upgrade
e~is%~ng 3300 l~men ~er¢~ry Vapor Light to 8000 lumen Sodium
Vapor Light.
Co~t to upgrade light: $152.00.
~ Dupuy Road~ vioinity of 3400, on pole
Ho nest to install light.
* Loyal Avenue, on pole ~S31C
No co~t to instell
* Loyal Avenue, an ~ola ~$31E .
NO cost to instmll light.
* Loyal Avenue~ on pole
No Oo~t to install
* Loyal Avemue~ on pole
Ne sos= to install light.
Ayes: Mr. Warre~, ~4r. Colbert, ~r. Daniel, and Mr.
Absent: Mr. Barber.
On ~otlen o£ ){r. EcRale, ~ec<nded by Mr. Colbert, the Board
appropriated $86,904 in State r4venue for continuation of the
Special Drug Prese~ution ~rsnt and increased expenditures for
th~ FY93 Drug Prosecution Grant. (It im n~te~is ~ant funds
a~oc~at~d costs and no CD--fy funds a~e i~volved.)
Ay~s: ~r. Warren, Mr. Colbert, Mr. Daniel, and Mr. MCHale.
Absent: Mr. Barber.
APPROVe50~ PAYMENT TO COO~ERS ~ ~YBP~m_ND FOR
ADDITIONAL AUDITIR~ SERVICES RELATE~ TO TNH
P~R~ORF~/~CE ~UDIT OF T~ BUTLDIN~ INSPECTIO~
DEP~TME~.
On ~otion of Mr. McHale, s~conde~ by ~r. colbert, %he Board
authorized the p~nt of $6,611.01 to Cooper~ & Lybrand for
Ayes: Mr. Wa~re~, Mr. colbert, Mr. Daniel, and Mr. McHale.
Absent: Mr. Barber.
?.~.2. AUTHORIZATION FOR CO~T¥ ADMINIS~TO~ TO
EXECUT~ ~ C~NTI~%CT WITH THE VIRGINIA HOUSINO
D~VELOPH~NT AUTHORITY TO SERVI~E ~OM~NITY
' After brief discussion, cn motio~ 0f M~. M~ale, ~econdad by
~r. Colbert, the Board authorized the County A~inlstratur to
execute a GontraGt with the Virginia Housing Development
Authority to service C~uni~ D~v~lopm~nt Block Grant loans
subject to approval by th~ County Attorney.
7,C,4. AUTHORIZATION FON CO~;TY A~MINI~TIt~TOR TO ENTER
author~ze~ the County Adminiatretor to enter into an agreement
ut~llzation of pa~s-thrcugh public law and State funds in 1993
and appropriated $~1,500 of anticipated pa~e-through public.law
and State funding f~r the transportation model update. (It iz
netsd a copy of ~he ~greeme~t in f~led with the papers of thi~
Board.)
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ENDORSINO..?~H VIRGINIA
~. Colbert, the Board adopted the following re~elution:
WHEREAS, the Intermodel Surface Trenspurtation Efficiency
Act of 199~ authorized the development of a National Highway
W~ER~A~, the virqinia Department of Transportation has
prepared s draft National Highway System for Virginia including
certain roads in Chesterfield Ceun=y.
HOW, T~REFORE BE IT RESOLVED~ that the Chesterfield
County Board of supervisors ~ndor~es the Virginia Depart~ent of
Transportation?s draft National Highway System.
AND B~ IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board requests the
virginia DePartment ef Transportation to add Huguenot Road from
Route 60 te Chippenham Parkway to the National Highway System.
Ayes: ~r. Warren, ~r. Colbert, Mr. Daniel~ and Mr. NcHale.
Absemt: ~r. Barber.
on mo~ioR of Mr. HcEale, seceDd~d by F~r. Colbert, T-he Board
· amended the~minutee of the December 9, 1992 ~oard m~eting as
awarded a contract to S. ROOK/Estabroek Corporation, in
amount of $161,000 lees two percent for payment made within
twenty days, for lighting of baseball/softball sielde at
~n~he~er Hiah School and .Naneheste~ Middle ~chool. (It is
noted funds for this projects ~are appropriated from ~he Clover
Hill Sports Complex at the October 14/ 1992:80ard meeting.)
.Vote: Ununimo~S"
TO:
"On motlon of 5[r. Barber, seconded by Mr. ~eHale, the Board
awarded a contract to ~. Roek/Estabrook COrporation, in the
amount Of $161,000 less two percent for payment made withiu
twenty dhye~ for iigh=ing of baseball/~cftball fields
MemohesterH~gh BchoOl..a.sd authorizD~ the County Adminls~rator
resoonsiv~ and :esponmi~le ~idder fox la,helm? £o: one
baseball/softball field &t Maneh.ester Middl- School. (It is
note~ funds forl these projects were appropriated £rom the
Clover Hill Sports Complex at the October 14, 1992 Eoard
meeting,)
Ayes: ~r. Warren, Mr. Colbert, Mr. Daniel, and Mr. NcHale.
Absent: Mr. Barber.
7.~.7. REOUEZTS FOK ~IM~O/~AF~L~ ~.ERMITS
On ~otlon o£ F~r. MoHale, ~onded by ~r. Colbert, the Board
approved bingo/ruffle permits for the following organizations
for calender year ~993:
ORgANIZaTION TYPE
South Ric~hmond Rotary Club Raffle
Raffle
St. Edward's Churuh
2/10/9~
Bird Mueic Boomters Raffle
Mr. warren, Mr. dolb~rt, Mr. Dsniel, and Mr. McHale.
Abmsnt: Mr. Barber.
~CCEPTANCE OF A OO~YANCE OP L;~ND A~D IMPROVEME~$
PROM ~ENSLEY VOLU~TRRR FIRE DEFARTM~T_NO.~.
INCORFOP~TE~ND~UTMORIZATION FOR OO~Y~MINIS~TOR
TO ~XE~TE ~E NE~ DE~ ~ ~ CERTIFICATE OF
SAT~.R~CTION
On motion of ~r. McHale, ~econd~d by Mr. Colbert, ~e Beard
accepted, on behalf of th~ County, ~e conveyance of Lots 23
a~d 24, ~nd the wemtmrn half of LOt~ 25~29, Block G,
~ubdivimio~ Of a part of Block "G" of the village of Bensley;
Lot~ 1-6 and 1~-20, Block M, Village of Bemmley; u portio~
a 12 foot alley adjacent to LO~ 2~ Block G; a portion of a
f~ot ali~y adjacent to LOtM 1-6 ~nd Lot 16, Block M; and a
portio~ of a 12 foo~ atl~y adjacent ~ the western hals of LO~m
1~-20, ~loQk ~; and ~0 fee% of Parkdala Road adjacent to
1-6, Block M~ and existing improvements fr~m Bentley volunteer
Fire Department ~o. ~, Incorporated and authorized the dounty
Administrator tO execute the n~ces~ary deed and a certificate
Chesterfield Volunteer Fir= Department ~o. 3~ I~corpora~d~
recorded in Dee~ ~ook 1~24 a= P~g~ 55~. (It is not~ a ¢o9Y of
the vicinity sketch is filed wi~ the puper~ cf this Board.)
Ayes: ~. ~arren, Mr. Colbert, Nr. Daniel, and ~.
7.~,9, ~CC~FP~%N~E OF A FARCRL O~;..n%~D ~-LON~ ~NITO ROAD FROM
On motion of ~r. McHale, seconded by Mr. Colbert,. the Board
accepted, on behalf of the County, a parcel of land
G~nito Road from South Richmond Church c~ Go~ and a~orized
the C~unty Adminis=rator =o exeoute ~he n~cessary de~d. (Tt
noted a copy of the pla~ i~ filed wi~ the puper~ of ~hi~
Ayms: ~. Warren, ~r. Colbert~ Mr. Danlel, and ~. MoRale.
~ENERAFIN~ PLANT CONSTRUOTION ''
On motion of ~r. ~c~al~, sec~n~e~ by ~r. Colbert, the Boar~
assigned th~ Chester Landfill Repair Contract pa~rmants to
Signet Bank/Virginia, Trustee, for ~inanoln~ of ~_he Me%keno
Electric Generating Plant construction. (It is noted approval
of this assignment does n~t chan~e Zhe terms or service
obligations of the contractor, E.T. Energie~/~entry Well~
Work~, Inc.)
UNDINE SMITH MOORE B~EOLARSMIR FUNDt~
On motion of Y~f. MaHale, eecondad by Mr. colber~ the ~oard
centrib~ted $i,0~0 to Virginia State University in honor of Dr.
Undine smith Moore for the "Dr. Undine Smirk Moo~e Scholarship
F~nd." (It is noted said fun~ will coma from the Kate=ca
Magisterial D/s~ict Three Cent Read Fund.} ~
Ayes: Mr. Warren, Mr. Colbert, Mr- Daniel, and M~. MoB=lo.
Absent: Mr. Da~ber-
On motion of Mr. McJ~ale, ~ooon~e~ by Wt. Warren, the Board
acee~ted the following reports:
l{r. Ramsay ~resented the Board with a report on the d0veloper
water and sewer contracts exa~ted ~y the County Admlnistrato~.
· Mr. Ramsay presented the Beard with a status e~ the General
Fund Balance; Ressrv~ for ~utur~ Capital Projects; D~strict
Road and street Light Funds; Lease P~rehasos; and School Board
Agenda.
Mr. Ramsay ~tated the Vir~inla Department of Tranzportat4en has
formally notified the County of the acceptance of the following
roads into the Sta~e Seaon~ary System:
~DDiTiOW~ LENGTH
BI{A~DO~, SECTION ~ - ~Effeotiv~
Route 4~91 (Cor~yville Road) - From 0.O~ mil= West
Route ~293 to 0.23 milo Southwest Route 4293 0.20
Route 4289 (Corryville Terrace) - From Route
~o 0.0~ mile North Rout= 4292 ~.05
Rou~e 4~ (dorryville Cou~t} - From Route 4292
C~T~S MILL - S~CTION 1
Route 6000 Carters M{]i ~u~lev=rd) - From Rout~
6U~ =o Route ~OOZ 0.06
Rou=~ 6~01 Cart~r~ W~y Road) ~ F~om 0.05 mile
Ra~t Route ~000 tO 0.45 mile S~u~w~t Route 6000 0.50
Route 6002 Cart~r~ crossing Road) - From Route
6001 to 0.08 milo ~orthwe~ Route 6~01 0.08
Route 6~0~, Carter~ Way Court) v From Ro~te.~0Ol
to 0.0~ mile southeast Route 6001 0.06
Route ~003 Carter~ Creek Drive) - ~rom Route
Route 6004 Car~ers Cr~k Place) - From Rout= 6003
to 0.1~ mile ~ast Route 6003
~ON WOODS - S~ION D
Route ~030 (Mason Wo~s Drive) - From Q.02 mile
North Route 4034 to Route 4029
Route 403~ (Mason Dale Pla~) - From Rou~e 4029
to 0.13 mile North Route 4o29 0.13
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Route 4838 (Mason Dale circle) - From Route 4029
to 0.04 mile~North Route 4029 ~" 0.04 Mi
Route 403? (Mason Dal~ Court) - From Route 40.29
to 0.05 mile East Route 4029 0.0~ Mi
Rout= 4038 (Mason Dale Terrace) - From Rou~o 4029
to 0.10 milo East Route 40]9 0.10 Mi
Route 4039 (~ason Dale Way) - From 0.0~ mil~ West
Route 4029 to 0.1.2 mile East Route 4029 O.17 ~i
OLD CREEK NEST -- SECTIONS 8 & 9
Route §090 (Malben Way) - From Route 2767 to 8.08
milo South Route .2767 0.0~ Mi
Route 5091 (Morgan Trail Drive) - From Route 2767
~o 0,09 mile South Rout~ 2767 0.09 Mi
Route 5O92 (~artslde Place) - ~rom Route ~767 to
~.09 mile ~outh Route 2767 0.09 ~i
Route 5093 (Far.hill Lane) - From Route 2767 to
Route ~094 (Mardas court) ~ From 0.04 mile West
Route .2767 ~o 0.I7 milo East Route 2767 8.21 Mi
Route 5095 (Mad=as circle) - ~r0m Route ~094 to
CLOVER RILL FA.RMg, S~CTION H - (Eff.eCt~V~ 1--25--93)
ROU~U 4126 (Elkweed Reed) - From Route 1292 to 0.28
Rou=e 4125 (B~ekta~l Court) - Prom Route 41~6 to
Route 4481 0.~7 Mi
Route 4488 (Hamlin C~rcle) - From Route ~8~ to
Route 44~1 (~amlin Way) - From 0.03 ~ile ~orth
Route 4480 to O.lO mile South Rou~ 44~O 0.1~ ~i
Absent: ~r. Barber.
9. EXECUTIV~ S~8~IO}~ PURBUANT TO SECTION .2.1--344 (a} ~1], CODE
CONSID~TiON OF ~TTER~ B~TXN~ TO THE
0n not,on of Mr. Morale, seconded by ~. Colbert, the Board
went into EXacutiv~ session p~suant =o S~o%ion 2.1-344 ~a} (1),
Code of Virginia, 1950, a~ ~nded, for discussion or
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con$ideratinn of matters relating to the asslgD~ntr
appointment, ~er£ormance, ~emoval or resignation O£,~ .specific
appo£ntee of the Board.
Ayes; Mr, Warren~ Mr. ColDer%, ~r. Daniel, and ~r. ~oHalo.
Absent: Mr. Barber-
on motion ur Hr. Me,ale, seconded by ~[r. Dnni=l, tho Board
adopted the ~ollowing resolution:
WHEREAS, the Board of Superviser~ has this day adjourned
into Executive Semsion in accordance with a formal vot~ of the
~oard and in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia
Freedom O~ Information Act; and
Session w~s conducted in oonformity with law.
NOW, ~EREFORE BE IT RE~OLVED, the Board of Supervisors
does hereby certify ~at tO ~e be~t of each member's
knowledge, i) only public business matter~ lawfully exempted
f~om open meeting r~irement~ under =he Freedom of Information
certificati~ applies, and ! ~
ii) only suoh publi~ business matters as were identified in t~e
~. Danfel : Aye-
~. Colbert: Aye.
Mr. Warrc~ ~ Aye.
Mr. Bar~r : ~sent.
On mo~ion of Mr. Daniel, ~econded by Mr. ~cHale, the Board
reeeooed to =he A~ministratlon ~uilding, Room 582, for dinne~
and a work ~ession re~ardin~ an update of the Legislative
Authorities" and stated the Bill ha~ been approved by the
finunei~q oertain coot= of residential development.' ~a then
reviewe~the typo~ of improvements which could be' financed and
co~aunity development district petit~nn the Board of
~uper~isers~ the Board would be required to hold a public
the process to i~s~e tax-exempt hond~ by the Authority and how
t~e debt service would be paid baok. He not~4 the Board could
not mediSy t_he pmtitlon Su~itted"by the property Owners when
¢on~iderinq the request.
DiscHssion,' comments, and questions ensued relative to the
issuance of debt'~by the Authority and whether tl~is %yp~ of
legislation could negatively impact the County's bond rating;
whether the County would be legally ~espensibla if a
development did not susoes~; whether the legislation was ~tate-
wide authority; how the community development authorities have
wu~ed in other localitia~ and, specifically, as it relates to
the repayment of debt 'service; which categories of
infrastructure improvements ware Dart of the Bill; requesting
the SeDat~ Co~itt~ to m~dy the Bill before considerinq
adoption of the Bill; w~ethe~ r~he virginia Assooiation of
Counties has taken a positio~ ~n~e ~ill a~d the po~ition the
County ~hould take on the Bi~l; and ~e pa=~ons of the
On m~tion of Mr. Daniel, seconded by ~. McHale, iL was the
"Community DevelOpment A~thorities."
Ayes: ~. Warren, Mr. Colbert, M~. Daniel, and~. MoHalk.
Absent: Mr. Barber.
Ayes: M~. Warren~ Mr. Colbert, Mr. Dan~el, an~ ~.
Absent: ~r. Barber.
~r. Ramuey stated the County ha~ be~n notified by the
Legislative Delegation that it w~ antioipat~d ~h~ public
purpose bill would bB amends4 in the Counties, Citi~= and To~
Co~ittee with an amendment to prohibit the County from using
any so~t of f~e ~o pay for repairs to homes de,ged by
shrink/swell ~Oil~ and would limit the source of the pa~ent
tax r~v~.
~. McHal~ s=ated he did not feel the ~oard ha~'collectlvely
de=i~ed their position at t~im point in time; however, he did
not feel th= Boaro shsuld be constrains4 on source~ of revenue
for pa~ent.
~r. Daniel and ~r. Colbert concurred with Mr. McHale.
There ~an brief discussion relative to the Bill as ~itte~+
~r. Ramsey r~viewed Senate B~ll ~877 which prohibits localities
from having a residenoy retirement for ~t~ ~mDloy~e=.
furthe~ stated th~ Poli~ D~partment ha~ a residency
requirement wit~i~ the policies of ~ Depar~men~ for police
officers. He further stated the Chief of ~olicu felt it would
be beneficial to continue to re~i~e police offioer$ employed
by %he county t0 reside in the County.
Discussion, oomments, and questions ensued relativ~ to when th~
r~idency policy wa~ ~stablishsd for the Police De~ar~ent and
tho County requesting the Legislative D~legation to exempt or
gray,father Che~terfi=ld from the p~oposed Bill.
It was the general con~ensu~ of the Board to
the Chesterfield CouDty Police Department.
T.Di~cussion, co~ent~, and qBestionm enmued relative to the
~mtatum of the county~ Le~i~latlve Program and the
'~lean Alternative ~els Program.
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It was generally agreed to recess to the Public Meeting Room.
Re¢onvening:
Warren introduced ReVerend ~eil Gutma~er, pastor of
Sherbo~r~e united Methodist Church, who gave the invocation.
I2. PLEDGE O~ ALLE~Ii~NCE, TO THE F~%~ OF THE UNITED ~TATES O~
~MERI~A
Mr- Stlth' led the Pledge Of Allegiance to the Flag cf the
united states u~ America.
M~. Stlth then recognized ~he values end con%riDutions made by
· Associate Justice Thurgoed Marshall and ~r. Arthur Ashe who
both xecently passed away.
~EC0~NI~I~LR- ROBERT TURNBULL ELLIOTT UPON ATTAI~IN~
R~NE OF~__~LE ~COU~
On motion of the B0ardt the following resolution wam adopted:
WHEREAS, The Boy Scouts of AJ~erica w=~ incorporated by
W~lliam D.. Boyce on February.8, 1910; and
~ER~AS, T~e Boy ~oou=~ of ~ericu wa~ founded to promote
citizenship training, personal ~mvelopm~nt and fitness ~f
~ndividuals; and
~E~AS, after earning a~ lea~t twenty-One merit b~dges in
a wld~ variety of fi~ld~, serving in ~ leadership position in
a troop, carrying out a service project beneficiR1 to his
co~uni~, being active in the troop, demon~trating
spirit, and living u~ ~o ~a ~cout Oath and Law~ and
~ER~S, ~. Robert Turnbull Elliu~t, Brandermill Church,
Troop 890, ha~ ~Gomplished those high ~tandar~s o~ co~i~ment
and ha~ reached the long-~ought goal of =agle Scout which
received byless than two percent of ~osa individuals entering
the Scouting mov~ent;
~E~S, growing =hro~g~ his experisDce~ in Scouting,
learning th~ lessons of responsible citizenship~ a~d DriVing
himself o~ the qr~at accompli~en=~ Of hi~ County, Robert
of whom wu can all b~ v~ry proud.
NOW, .~EREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, ~hat the Chenterfield
Coun~y ~oard o~ Supervi~or~ hereby extends its cong~atulat~on~
to ~. Robert T~nbull Elliott and acknowledges ~e good
fortunu o~ the County t0 hav~ =uch mn out~=anding young man
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Mr. Warren presented the executed resolution ~o Mr. Elliott,
accompanied by members of hi~ family, and congratulated him on
~i~ outstanding ~hisvemenC.
D~Y"
~r. Stith introduced ~. Frank ~ndric~, Administrative
A~slstan~ %o the President for Governmental R~lation~, and
~rofessor Vale~ie T~mpl~ Thompson, frs~ Vir~in~m State
On motion of the Board, the following resolutisn was adopted:
WI~EREA$, Dr. undine smith Moore was born August 2~, 1~04
in Jarrett, Virginia -- the youngest of three children Of James
William smith and Hardie Turnbull smith;
WEEREAS, Dr. Moore wa~ a r~sldent cf Chesterfield County
a~ the ti~e of h~r death; and
at Virginia Stat~ University in Ettri~k;
who hav~ ~i~in~i~hed themselves in ~ome of ~rlom~ most
important posit~ons of musical lea~e~Bhip~ and
Martyr, was nominated for a ~litmer Pr~me; and
WEER~S, on Sunday~ February 14, 1993, Dr, Moore's
Ca~tata, SGene$ from the Life of a Rart~r, w~ll b~ performed at
Virginia State Universityf
W~ER~S, the procmmds from ~his special event will be
to establish thm ~Undin~ ~mith Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund"
at Virginia State University for music students.
NOW, THEREFORE ME IT RESOLVED, that the Chesterfield
County Soard of supervisors fully support~ thi~ activity and
recognizes and uu~portS S~day, February 14~ 1993 as "undine
smith Moor~ Day" in Chesterfield county.
~D, BE IT F~TH~R ResoLVeD, that the Board of Supervisors
calls this resolution to the attention of all citizen~ by
"recognizing Dr. Moore's contribution to %him region and
~ncourages attendance at this significant program. ''
Ayes: Mr. Warre~, ~. Co~bert, ~. Daniel, and Mr. Morale.
Abment: Mr. Barber.
Nrl Col~ert presented the executed remolution to~. Hmndri~m
and Ms. Thompson and recognized the accomplimhment~ and
contributions of Dr. Moore.
students at the University in m~=ti~q their goals.
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MEDICIN~ ~D ~SCHEDULING OF THE PUB~I~ HE~iNG
~TIN~ TO B~INESZ LiC~S~
Dr. Zavik~ representing Veterin~ri~n~ for E~itabl~ Tax~tion,
r~ques~e~ th~ public hearing r~garding business license taxes
op~ortunity for the veterinarians to attend ~he maetln~ and
that they felt the Board should protest oitisens from unjust
taxa%ion;.and that they w~re opposed to the changes in the
regarding business license taxes.
~D~. Tedemchl, representing Ueterlnmrians for E~itabl~
Taxation, st=ted h~ felt the County ha~ change~ t~e method in
they felt..the .Cod~ had ~een misinterpreted; %~at ~he
did not fe~l ~ey had been treated fairly; that he felt
manager system; ~at it had been indicated (to them) that
of Revenuers Office and the Treasur~r'~ Cffice under ~ County
manager system and.~ey ~upporte~ the conc~t~ and that they
felt %he tax policies should De changed.
~r. Warren olarlfled ther~ wa~ a ~peclal co~itt=e ~alted
'FOOUS on the Future", which wa~ e~tabl~she~ by the Business
Council Governanoe Co~ittee, wko ar~ adverting changes
=o~ld have an impact on Count~ government; however, ~u Board
of Superviso~ Was no~ ~Declfically addressing the
Mr. Daniel stated he had ~e~uasted the public hearing
consider changes in busine~n licen~e~ taxes to ba h~Id on April
?, 1~93 in an effort to combine thos~ public hearing~ ~ealing
with revenue an~ tax measures but i% was not his intention to
place a hardship on citizen~ desiring to attend the public
~earing. He ~eques~ed the County Administrator to ta~e
~pprOpriate steps to chang~ th~ publlc h~arin~ dat~ from April
7, 1993 to ~o~ 24, 1~93, a~
FOOD CONCESSION BY NUeB~NOT LITTLE. ~EAGUE
Mr. ~asden state~ this date and time hae been advertised for a
public hearing to consider the oonYeyance ufa leas~ of real
property iD the Chesterfield Park~ ~ystem for operation of a
food oonoesslon by ~ugueaot Little League,
Mr. George Beadles eDated ooneideratlon should be given to
privatizing the~o types of leases as he felt these types of
issues should not be considered by the Board.
There being no cae else to address this issue, the public
hearing was closed.
I i
When asked, Mr. Micas staked state law requires public hearings
to be held by boards of supervi~or~ when Considering leases,
On motion of Y~. Daniel, seconded by F~I~. McKal~, the Board
epprave~ a lease of real prep~rty to~D~guenot Little League for
the operation of a food conoeesien at the Robiou~ Athletic
Cemplex for two years, subjeq~ to the County's standard lease
Ayes: Mr. Warren, Mr. Colbert, ~. Daniel, and ~. KcHale.
Absent: Mr. Berber.
15.~- TO CONSIDER ~N ORDINANCE TO ~K~D THE ~ODE O~ THE
COUNTY OF ~HESTEREIELD. 1978, AS ~_~DED,' ~Y ADDING
A ~FEW SECT~O~ 19.1-9 (h) RE~TING TO TRE ~G~ O~
VEHICLE~ USED AS T~ICABS
Mr. MiCaS stated thi~ date a~ tim~ has been a~verti~ed ~cr a
public hearing to consider an ordinance relating to the age of
vehicte~ ~ed aa taxicabs. He further ~tatad no vehicle would
bm old~r than five years and adoption of the ordinance would
make 'the County consistent with ~e re~lation~ of other
ordinance was reco~endud 'by the Rioh~o~d Regional Planning
District collision's Ta~ioab A~viso~y soard.
~h~ or~inanc~ needed to be amended.
hearin~ Wa~ clo~ad.
On motion of Mr. Daniel~ seconded by ~. Colbert, ~e Board
~dopted the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE T0 ~END ~= COD~ 0F T~Z CO~TY
OF CHESTERFIELD, 1978, AS ~DED~ BY ~DING A
THE AGE OF VEHICLES USED AS TAXICABS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield
County:
(1) That seotion 19.~-3 oi %he Code o~ the County of
Chesterfj193~, 1978, as amended, is amended and ~eenaoted to
(h) Age of vehicles under cer~ifiua~. It shall be
unlawful for a certificate ~lder to place into service a for-
hir~ v~h~cle which ts more t.han five (5) model yeur$ old at the
time it is pla~d into ~ervice; provided, however, ~at onc~
properly placed ~n ~ervi~e a ~vehicle may contlnu~ to be use~ ns
a for-hire vehicle indeflnit~lylby the same certificate holder
if ~uch .vehicle otherwise ~eet~ the retirements of ~is
chaDter an~ iS the certificate under which it is o~erate~ do~
not lap~e~ i~ r~newed annually and is not revoked.
(~) This ordinance ~hall beoome effectiv~ i~adiataly
upon adoption.
Ayes: ~r. Warren, ~r. colbert Mr. Daniel, ~nd Mr. MoHalk.
Absent: Mr. Barber.
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¢O~'i;T~O~ ~EeT~IELD~ X9.78. i~ AMENDED, ~Y
AP~OV~
~. ~ti~ stated %hi~ date and time hue teen advertised fur
publi= hearing to aon~ider an ordinance relating to site plan
a~proval. ~e further ~ta~ed adoption of the ordinanc~ would
bring ~ County in conformance with recently a~opted State
law.
Mr. George Beadl~ e~r~ssed concerns relative to considering
timm limits for ~oning requests which have already
granted.
There beln~ no one els~ to address thi~ ordinance, th~ ~ublic
hearing was closed.
Mr. Warren r~cognlzed ~r. Harry Mar~h~ Planning
and expressed appreciation to the Planning Co~ssioners
m=ating bhey arean integral part of th~ zoning
'On motion o~ ~. M~al~, saconded by Mr, Colbert, the
adopted ~e~follow~ng ordi~oe:. .. ..
~ ORDINANCE TO ~D TH~ ~0D~ OF
OF CH~, 1978, AS ~ENDED~ BY ~ENDING
SE~ION 21.1-277 ~TI~G T0
~XTE P~N APPROVAL
BE IT 0RDAIN~D by the Board of Supervisors of che~terfield
(1) That S~ction 21.1-277 of the Code o~ the County
'read as follows: -,,,.
~ec. 21.~-~T7. ~iC~ ~.ian auuroval.
(a) ~ approved site plan ~hall become null and void if
no significant work i~ done or development is made on the site
wi~in five (S) years after final ~it~ plan approval.
(b) There shall be no clearing or grading Of any site
wi~o~t approval of a gradin~ a~d/0~ erosion control pia~ by
the Direotor of planning and the Directo~ of Environmsn=al
Engineering. Construction ur dev~10pmen= may begin upon
a~prova! of the ult~ plan by.the Director of Plannin~ and
building pe~it~ by the Buildin~ official.
(2) This Ordinance shall becoma affeotive immediately
upon.adoption.
Ayes: Mr. Warren, Mr- Colberb, M~. Daniel, and ~. ~cHale,
Absent: Mr. Barber.
15.D. TO OONSIDEK AN 0I~DTN~E TO ~I%C~..TE A T~ENTY FOOT
.TEMPO~-%RY D~N~GE EASEMEN~ WITHIN RIV~'S CREST
MT. S~i~ ~tated this date and time ha~ been advertised for a
p~lic hearing to consider ~ O~dinance to vacate n twenty foot
temporary ~ainag~ easement within River's Cresb Su~iVi~ion,
Section 1.
No one came forward to speak in favor of or agaln~t the
ordinanoe.
On Notion of Mr. Colbert, sesonde~ by }{r,'~c~ale, the Board
a~opted the following ordinance:
A~ ORDINANCE whereby the COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD, VIRGINIA,
("GRANTOR") vacates to GARY H. LOVING and NORIK0 LOVINg,
(husband and wife) ("GRkNTEE") , a 20' temporary drainage
easement across Lo=~ 6 and 7', Rive=ms Crest Subdivision,
section 1, Bermuda Magisterial O~strict, Ch%~tarfield County,
Virqinia, as shown on a plat thereof duly recorded in the
Clark's of~ica of the Circuit CourD Of Chesterfield County in
Plat Book 78, Pages 6~-6A.
WHEREAS, Gary H. and Neriko Lovimq, petitioned the ~oard of
Supervisors of Chestsrfleld County, Virginia to vacate an ~0'
temporary drainage eaZemmnt in River's Cre~t Subdlvls~en,
Section 1, B~r~uda Magisterial Oistrict, Chesterfield County,
Virginia, mor~ particularly s~own on a plat of r~oord in the
Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of said County in Plat Book
78, Pnqes 62-~4, da~ed November 12, 1~91, ~a~ by ~. K. Timmons
and Associate~, P.O., Inc. The easement petitioned to be
vacated is more fully desuribed as
A 20' temporary drainage easement across LO~S 6 a~d 7, River's
crest Subdlvi~ion, ~eotion 1, Bermuda District, ~h~terfleld,
Virginia, au s~own on a plat thereof by J. K. Timmons and
A~so=iates, P.o., Inc., dated ~ovember 1~, 1991, a copy of
which is recorded in the clerk's Offi¢~ of the C~rcu~t Court of
chesterfield County, Virginia, in Deed Book 7~,
WHZREAS, ~otioe has hesn given p~r~uant to Zection 15.1-431 of
the Code of Vircinia, 1950, as amended, by advertising; and,
W~REAS, no public necessity exist~ fo~ the continuance of the
~a~ement sought to be vacated.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY T~E BOARO OF SU~ER¥ISORS OF
CHEST=RUI~LD COUNTY, VIRGINIA:
That pursuant to Section 1~.1-48~(b) of the ~D_~ of Virginia,
1950, as amended~ the a~ore~ald easement be and i~ hereby
vacated.
GRANTOR dOam h~reby reserve all of its right, title and
in River's Crest Subdlvi~ion, Section 1.
T~i$ Ordinance shall be in full force and effect in accordance
with Section 15.1-482(b) cf the Code of Virginia, 1950, ae
amended, and a certified copy of this 0rdiaano~, together with
thirty days heresY%er in the Clerk's Office of %he Circuit
Court of Chesterfield County, Virginia, pursuant to Section
15.1-485 of the Cede of V~r~{nla, 1950, as
The effect of this Ordlnanoe pursuant to Section 15.1-4s3 is to
the plat vacated. This Ordinance shall Vest fee simple
any rights of public
Accordingly, this Ordinance shall be indexed in the names of
thc County of Chesterfield as qrantcr and Gary H.'Lovlmg and
Noriko Loving, (husband and wife), or their ~uccessors in
Ayes: Mr. Warren, ~tr. Colbert, ~Ir. Daniel, and Mr. MeHale.
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1.5.E. TO ~O~ST,~H THE CABLE R~NEWAL COM~iTTE~lg ~OF~NITY
Mr. Mike Chernau,-Assistant County Attorney, stated thia~d~ts
and ~ime has been advertised for a public hearing to
needs of %ha County. He further stated the cable
Franchise Renewal Committee was appointed by the Board of
for tho next five to ten years. He ~tated the Commi=tee mad~
a preliminary report on its findings to the Board on NoVember
24, 1992, and at ~at time, ~e p~lio ~earing was
sub~oriber~ which would be conducted by an independent third
party selected by the co~ittee and paid by Storer Cable;
=mploying a ~=ign engineering consultant by =he County
assist staff in developin~ the technical spacification~ of the
cable ~ymtem; a~d adoption of a schedule of actien regarding
~= S=orer fr~nchlse renewul~ ~a noted the public hearing
~uld ~e ~eld ~ov~mb~r 23, 1993. He then revi~we~ %he schedule
'~ill ~m~act Storer financially, and it~ plans %0 f~nancm any
Holman, a m~ of %k~ Cable Television Franohiss
Co~ittee has conducted inoludin~ assls~ing staff by reviewing
stcrer'n operations ~n the County; analyzing Storages system;
touring Storer's facilities; and conduc=ing public hearings in
eaC~ District to ~dentify ~he future cabl~ n~ds of t~e
Hs further stated ~he Co~ittee met wit~ a r~presentative of
.... ComcaSt, Stor~r~s~ew parent corporation, for a presentation
~h~ cable industry and the .,himto~ of ~cable teo~nolo~y
i~Gluding options co~ca~t ~s oflering to i~cr~ase the cap=C'ity
Mr. Warren expressed appreciation =o ~h~ Co~it%~e for their
~. Ron Wright, rmDreaenting Jay $ear~ News Service, stated his
company provides p~ogra~ing to Starer Cablm; ~hat they
the mo~ aGco~odating; and that ~y supported ~u franchise
~ asked, ~. Mica~ stated theoretically the CO~Rty coul~
re. ire =hat cable metrics be available to every houmm in the
county.
~. Tucker Smit~ ~tated he r~ides in the Co~ty; that he is
cable operator in Florida and revi~we~ direct television
upgrades. H~ further stated he would b= sellinq diremt
television in h~m mrea by he. year; %hat subscribers believe
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Mr. Buck Dopp~ General..~anag~r of Storer Cable, expressed
appreciation for the opportunity to address this issue and
citizens for their input and stated Storer Cable's rates wer~
not the highest in the area although their rates are higher
than some local cable companies due to certain factor~ $~ch
the density cf homes per mile, the amount of growth and
e~pansion required, the nnmbsr of miles o£ cable plant,
storer's contracts with programmers; economic and technical
support for public, educational, and goverr~ent access, and the
increased le~s than the Consumer Price Index.(CPI) since
and the CPI has risen about 63 percent while Storer'~ cost per
channel has ~i~en ~6 percent. He reviewed Storer's limited
basic service and preferred basic service options ~d mtated it
was Stor~r~m incentive to keep rates down and affordable. Me
then reviewed $~oror's financial strength and stated the debt
Icad carried by Storer hms not curtailed capital improvomentm
during the first franchise term and the debt load would not
curtail capital improvements during the second franchise term-
He Then reviewed improvements made by $torer including
customers having a choice of 37 channels; the activation Of
approximately 1,000 miles more than premised in the initial
view with addressable converters u~ing the moe~ advanced
technolbgy available; and the investment of $12.~ million
during the last four years for naDi=al improvements. ~e stated
S~o~em ha~ provided substantial financial information to the
Committee; that Storer is now a subsidiary of Ca,cast; that all
cf the old Storer debt obligations du~ at the end of 1992
been mst; and that starer coul~ provid~ assurance~ ~ram it~
bankers, lsb~e~s of credit, and other evidence tc demonstrate
their financial ability to make good on their Gemmitments.
rsvlewe~ Starer'a technical ability and noted the technical
upgrade anticipated is contingent on being awarded at.least a
15-year franchise ~y ~he county; that they felt the franchise
document should have th~ flexibility to emcompas~ changing
technology and Ce~L~unlty needs; and that the term should be
to 20 years. ~e further stated t~e goal of storer is to
establish an ongoing partnership wi~h county staff and that
ldcal investment, by companies lik~ sto~er strengthen the
economic tax base and provides jobs an~ additional tax revenue.
~e ~a~ed Ztorer ~as committed to providing citizens high-
quality oeble.servi~a at affordable prices.
There being no cna else to address this issue, th~ ~uDlie
hearing was ~lcsed.
There wac brief discussion relative tc changing cable
technolo~y.
~r. Daniel inquired if t~e ~ope~ed recommendations had
submitted ~y the Cu~ittee. ~r. Chernau stated the
reco~mendation~ which ha~ bean addressed with the Co~u~ittea.
Di~c~slon~ comments, and questions ensued relatlve to who
would be pa~ing for th~ conEultant and the survey; the length
of the s~vsy; and the cost to ~ond~ot t~e survey.
~r. Daniel stated he felt since the survey would be conducted
in the interest of the pgbli¢ ~eGtor, then the County ShOUld
pay for the survey and consultant.
~r. Ramsay clarified the racpnm~ndation was for the Co~ittee
and staff to ~tr~¢t~re the ~utvey with Storer Cable paying th~
Mr. Daniel stated he felt the Survey and Gonsulta~t was for
public purpo~Dn~, ,therefore, the County mhould pay.the costs
There was brief dimcussion relative to the Gost of the survey.
Mr. Warren stated he felt the eonmultant should be independent
and repol~Ctothe County and the Committee an~ hot bm conneoted
to the Oable ¢~pany. Ke furth=r mtated if the s~rvey was
conCReted and designed by the Committee, he felt he could
support the oom~ af the survey being paid by. Storer.
There wam brief discumuion relative to deferring thi~ imsue to
provide an opportunity for the COrL~i%~ee to fozl~alty vote
rpq~Xr~ment= to consider when awardin~ t~e oabl~ frsnchise,
th~n considera=ion should be given to the County paying the
~.' C~ernau stated ~e reco~end~tion~ had b~n submitted by
staff and had not bran formally endorsed by the Co~ittee.
be fo~ally vote~ on by the Committee.
Mr. Warren in~uire~ a~ to whether the co~ittee had made
r~co~endation~ regarding ~e propossd suhe~ule of Action
oonsul~an=- ~. chernau clarified the re~o~endations h=d been
discussed wi~ t~ co~ittee; however, ~e Co~ittee had
There was brief discussion relative to th~ cost Of the
..being paid by
~¢n motion of. Mr.,~ Danlel~ seoo~ded by Mr. M=Hale, =he Board
defe~ed consideration oS reco~endationE for adoption of a
So~edule of Action on Storer's Fran~i~ Renewal; authorization
to hire a demign engineer cuns~ltant; and for a survey of
s~scribers until F~b~ary ~4, 1993, to provide an opportunity
for the Cuble Franohise Rsn~wal Co~ittee to formally address
the pro9os~d reoo~endations submitted by staff.
~r- McKale stated he felt idea~ should be incurporated into the
~isinc~ntive compensation to the franchisee.
~. Warren ~xcu=ed ~i~elf from the meeting.
~ O~DZN~¢~ ~0 ~EWD THE COD~ OP THE .C.OUI~P~ ~
TDENTIFiED.,~ T~ PROPOSED
Mr. Colbe~ ra~estefl a ~inety day deferral on ~ public
hearing for consideration oi ~e ~outh~r~ a~d ~=~ Area
Plan, an amendment to the Plan for Chesterfield and related
ordinances. He then mad~ a motioD, ~condedby~. McHale, for
the Board to defer the Dubli= hearing to oonsider ~e southern
an~ W~stern ~ea Plan, an ~e~e~t to the Plan fo~
Chesterfield and ~e following related ~rdlnances: a County-
wi~ ordinance ~o amend ~he Coda of the County of Chesterfield,
197a, as amended, by a~e~ding and ~eenacti~g Seo~ion~ ~1-77.20,
21-146~ 21.1-49, and 21.1-129 and by adding Section 21.1-212.1,
relating generally to developm=nt ~egulations in R-S8 and A
Zoning Di~trlots and to She p~oteotion of identified visual
r~sources; a County-wide ordinance to ~end the Code of
County of Chest~rfleld, 197~, as amended, by amending
re~actlng ~ecfilons 1~-1--~ 18.1-27, 18.1-29, a~d 18.1-55~
relating generally to =he re,la,ion Of subdivisions; and an
or~inaDce to amends'the 'Cod~ of'%h~ County of Chesterfield,
· 978~ as amended, by am~ndlng and reenacting Section 20-4~ and
by adding Zectlon ~0-63.1, r~lating to mandatory conneetio~
Cuenty water and/or wastewater syst~s in certafm areas
identifie~ by the propoEed ~outhern and We~ta~ ~lan, until ~ay
12, 1~93.
N~. Warren returned to the meeting.
Nr. ~eorge Beadle~ ~tated he was opposed to The deferral
Dublio h~arfng had already been advertised and ~iti~n~ who
were pre~ent ~hould be allowed to ad~e~ the ~s~ue at this
tim~ even if ~ha deuision was to defer the publi= hearing.
Mr. Jerry J=w~t stated he supported the request for a deferral
aS he f~lt ~is i~ue re,ifad additional review.
Mr. Lud ~udgins stated he supported thc =e~eet for a
~ furtheT state~ he felt tho COU~=y should address how
prop=try in the western part of th~ County could be utilized
for home sites by' providing incentlv~s to make i= more
attrao=ive to citi=enn to r~gide in the County.
Ther~ D~ing no one else to address the deferral, the deferral
issus was conuide~d by the Board.
Mr. Warren called for the vote on ~he motion made by ~.
Colbert, seconded by ~r. McHale, for the Board to defer the
public hearing fo~ consideration of the sou~ern an~ W~st~rn
Area Plan, an am~n~en% %u the Plan for Chesterfield and the
following related ordinance~ a County-wide ordinance to amend
the Code of tho C~unty o~ chesterfield, ~9~8, as ~ended, by
amending and r~e~amting Sections 21-77.20, 21-146, 21.1-49, and
21.1-129 and by adding s~ction 21.1-212.1, r~lating generally
to develoDmen% regulations in R-SS and A Zoning Distric~ and
toga proteotion of identifie~ visual reEources; a County-wide
ordinance to amend the Co4~ o~ ~e couhty of C~esterfield,
19~8, a~ amended, by amending and re,acting Sections t~.~-2,
18.1-27, 18.1-29, and ~8.1-5~, relating generally to
r~gulation of s~bdivimion~; and an o~dinance ~c amend the cede
of th~ County of Chesterfield, ~, aa amended, by ~nding
and re~nacting Sec%ion 20-4~ and by adding S~ction 20-63.1,
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relating to mandatory oonneution to County water
wastewater systems in certain areas identified by the proposed
Souther'n and WeStern Flan, until May 12, 1993.
Ayes: ~r. Wurre~, Mr. colbert, Mr. Daniel, and Mr+
On motion of ~Ir. McHale, seconded by Mr. Colber~ %h~ B~ard
adjo~ed at 8:3o p.m. until Fabruary 24~ ~993 at 3:00
Aye~: M~. Warren~ Mr. Colbert, ~r. Daniel, and Kr.
Arthur S. Warren
chairman
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