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03-29-1995 Minutes~up~v~9~ in A~ten~noe: ~2a££ ~n A~endanc~: ~r. J. L. HcHale, III, Chairman Mr. ~w~r~ B. B~rb~r Mr. Harry G. Daniel Dr. Freddia W. Nicholas, sr. Mr. Lane ~. Ramsey County Administrator Office on Youth utilities Ms. Jana Car%er, Dir., Ms. Patricia Carrington, Dar., Juvenile Probation Mrs. Dsris R. DeHart, Asst. Co. Adman., Ls~is. SVOS. and Intergovern. Affairs Chief Robert L. Eanes, Jr., Fire Department D~puty Co. Ad,in., Mr. Thomas E, Jacobson, Dar., Planning Mental Health/Mental Oeputy Ca. Admin., Mr. Richard M. McElfish, Dir., Env. Engineering Mr. Gary R. ~¢Laren, Dar,, Mr. Stsven L. Micas, County Attorney Dr. William Nelson, Dar., Mealth Mr. F. O. Psrks~ Dar., Information System~ T$oh. Dir.~ Public Affairs Mr. Frencis ~. PitaTn, Dar., ~eneral Services Col. J. E. Pittman, Jr., 9olic~ D~partment ~. Theresa M, Pitts, Clerk to th~ Boar~ Asst. Dir., Planning ~r. Charles Tucker, Act. Director, Juvenile Mm. Jean Smith, Dar., ~r. Ja~ss J. L. S=eg~aier, Dar., Budget & Management ~r. M. D. stith, Jr., communi=y Developmen~ Dr, Robert Wagenknecht, Mr- Fred~risk Willis, Jr., 3729/95 1. C;%LL TO ORDER Pit. ~cHals called the regularly scheduled meeting to order at 2:15 p.m. o PROPOSED FYP~ BUDGET Mr. Ramsey state~ this time ha~ been ~oheduled for a work ~esslon tn present an everview of the HUman Services and Police and Fire Departments' budget=. ~e then introduced ~r. Mr. Mee~en reviewe~ accomplishments witkin the Hunan Services Division including cross-training of all eligibility workers in the social Services Department; increased out-patient admissions by 37 percent in the N~ntal ~alth/~ent~l Rstardatien/Substance Abuse Services Department and actively using Total Quality Improvement (TQI) and other initiative~ to handle their increased workload. He then reviewed productivity and e£~ioiency measures of =he Library System and reviewed library material holdings per capita. Mr. Warren stated the Board has made a strong commitment in building new libraries and in renovating libraries with positive momentum and enthusiasm takfnq place et the Clov~r ~i!l Stanch Library and emphasized the importance of the County's contihued SUpport of th~ Library System. When asked, Mr. Masdan he feels County libraries will during the next ten years. There was brief discussion r~lativ% to avenues ~taff are taking in ordmr to assimilate emergency advances in info.atica technology into its system of services to citizens. ~. Masden then reviewed FTE's p~ thousan~ population, ~resen~ed an overview o~ the Park~ and Recreation Department, and stated major responslbili~ie~ include providing quality recreation ~ervicm~ to County oitizen~ and main%ainin~ County-wide system of p~rks and recreational facilities. reviewed productivity and efficiency measures of th~ Department. ~e stated issue~ and unfunded r~qu~t~ for Pa~KS and Recreation Department includ~ funding for maintenanc~ equipment for new facilitie~ and n~w fairground facillti~s, upqrade 64 baseball/softball fields on school ~ite~, fo~ particlpant~ for FY92 through FY94; Parks and ~ecreation per capita comparison of localitie~ with national and State averages; and workload increase~ over There wa~ brief di~cusslon relative ~o %he advantag~ di~advanta~e~ of e~tabli~hinq a pa~k f~e ~tr~ot~e system the County. ~. Masden ~sn presented an overview of the Juvenile Detention Center and stated major r~sponsibilities include providing about services; providing a positive, safe, au~ environment ~ur detained youth; providing educational and recreational progra~ing; and providin~ reality based counseling to effect behavior changes. He reviewed productivity and efficiency meamure~ of the Canter_ H~ issues and unfunded requests for the Juvenile Detention include funding fur major repairs on th~ twenty-two year old 95-181 3/29/95 facility. He then reviewed the average daily population amd population by offense. There wa~ brief di$cu~ioD r~lativ~ to the high percentage of parole violations among females in the system. Mr. Masden then pre.anted an overview of the Youth Group Home and stated major responsibilities include serving juveniles; coordinating with Chesterfield ~cho~ls in providing an appropriate education to residents; assisting youth and their families in learning appropriate coping skills; and cocrdinating with agencies in providing servi=ss to clients. When asked, he stated the County is reimbursed for youth who arc plac~d in Chester£ield's Youth Group Home by ~enrico County and for tho~e youths who are placed in County SChOOlS. ~e then reviewed preductivity and efficiency measures of the Youth Group Home. He stated issues and unfunded requests fox Youth Group Home include additional funds for an in-house staff counselor. He then presented an overview cf the C0~nity Divsr~ion Incentive (¢~I) Program and Community Service Order (CEO} Program and state~ major responsibilities includ= providing ~entenoing alternatives and alternative punishments for courts; offenders performing 40r000 hours of community service; providing drug/alcohol testing~outpatient and residential services; and enhancing public safety through supervisicn cf cffender~. He reviewed productivity and efficiency measures of the Department. He then presented an overview of the Pretrial Release Prc~ram and ~tated major regponslbilitie~ include assisting courts in making mere inforned bonding declsicns; conducting and verifyin~ interview~, performing reoor~ checks, and making reports to courtm~ enhmncin~ Rnbtic safety by providing supervision and drug and alcohol testing; and supervising persona awaiting trail. He reviewed productivity and efficiency measures cf the Department. ~ stated issues and unfunded requests of the Pretrial Releams Program include the need for one case manage~. ~a ~hen ~remented an overview of Juvenile Probation and major responsibilities include providing public safety; screening and processing juvenilm criminal complaints, custody ~nd visitation controversies, and non-support complaints with an emphasis on diversicn and mediation; and supervising youth on probation and parole and providing youth with appropriate treatment and rehabilitation. He reviewed productivity and efficiencies measures of the Department. Me stated issue~ and unfunded re~ues=~ o~ Juvenile Pre~atlen include funds to open a branch office to meet needs in the northern area of the County and t~e need for a county Dosi=ion to provide services for the Serious or Habitual Offender criminal intake hy month; court services intake offense type sugary; FY95 delinquent ~ntake d~sDesitinn; FY95 Chesterfield intake by month; and actual and projected intake b~ the Chesterfield courts from FYPl tn Mr. McHale excused himself from the meeting. There was brief discussion relative =o ~he cause of high incidents of juvenile crime and ut=ps the County ca~ tame to minimize the problem. ~r. ~asden them presented ~n overview of =he ¥cuth Department and stated major responsibilities include pro.ramming development to reduce dmlln~uenc¥; public education; positive youth development; and community mobilizatien aqalnst substance abuse. He reviewed productivity and efficiency meamures of the Department. He stated imsues and unfunded requests of the ~outh eervlues Department inolud~ State funds anticipating to decrease 25 percent annually; 95-182 3/29/95 delihque~cy mamas increasing 154 percent in the last three years; and youth population increasing at a rate of ~4 percent Drug and Alcohol Abuse Task Force and stated major responsibilities include community mobilization against efforts; organizing community rm~ources; and coordinating Alcohol Abuse Task Force include the need for additional support of the mobilization and youth and young adults being and abuse. He then presented an overview of the Extension Service Department and stated major responsibilities include environmental safety; conducting classes for individual and families on family management; providing youth programs at Park Lea, ~armuda Run, and Dupont Square; providing recycling education programs; and providing technical assistance to efficiency mea~ure~ of the Department. He then presented an overview of the Sousing Department amd stated major County. H~ reviewed productivity and efficiency measures of imp~ot. Mr. Masden then pree~nt~d an overvimw of Comprehensive Services an~ stated major re~pon~ibiliti~ includ~ providing a and emotionally disturbed youth and their families who are a~- risk of residential placement; coordinating activitie~ of Family Assessment and Planning T~ams and the Cammunity Policy aad ~anagem~nt Team3 providing staff training in regulatory and expensive residential placements, ae reviewed productivity and efficiency social Services. ~s than reviewsd the Comprehensive Services other jurisdict~on~ ~cr FY94 and FY95 ts-date and fun~ing of at-ri~k youth services before and after the Comprehensive services Act. There was brief di~cusslon relative tc the proces~ in makin~ County should be spending sdditional funds in order to receive the entire $~ate match, ~r. Masden briefly reviewed Total Quality Improvement (TQI) initiatives and accomplishments for the Human Services Division initiative~ for the Mental ~ealth/Mental Retardaticn/Sub~tance Abuse Services Department. Dr. howe presented a brie£ overview o£ Kental Health/Mental Retardation/Substance Abus~ Services Department. Mr. Ramsay introduced Mr. Steqmaier to presen~ e brief update regarding th~ school h~alth nurses issue. ~r. Stegmaier stated since the County Administrator'~ proposed budget was prepared, staff has been notified that the State has cooperative budget, which is funded by local and State funds. He further ~tated ~nder the current state budget, the Health Qepart~ent'~ budget would increase by $114,000, which would reguire an additional $51,000 in looat funds to be adde~ to the Health Qepertment's budget. ~e indicated staff will be including the $51,000 on the addback list Drier to adopting the budget. He stated ther~ i~ a workforce reduction plan being offered by the State and ~here are approximately algh~ positions within the ~ealth D~partm~nt who are eligible and in which ~cme employees have expressed an interest in participating in the plan. ~e further stated if those individuals choose to leave, the State will cut funding for those positions, however, the local share of £~nds related to those positions would be left in the Health Departmen~ budget, therefore, reducing approximately half the number of positions that might elect to take the program. He stated in looking at the changes the State has made in the budget and the rimk of employees electing to take advantage of the Plan~ i= appears program would be ~ reduction of two OCt of twenty-four positions that may be lost if the County matehe$ the ~dditional State funds and leaves the local funds in the budget ~n the event the State eliminates funding related to th~ plan. Mr. Ramsay sta~ed, at this time~ staff is requesting the ~oar~ tc allow staff bo include the $§1,000 on the budget addbaek list. When asked, ~r. Stegmaler stated the issue of the reduction of school nurses at their anniversary dat~ r~]ate~ to part-time positions associated with ensther State cut and the reduction hs just reviewed addresses full-time employes~ chis£ Pittman stated the mission of the Police Depaztment i~ to provide a professional and unbiased r~sponse te the needs oZ the sommunity and it is the Department's goal te establish a partnership with the citizens in a~hi6ving a '~Piret Choice Community Through ~xcellence in Public Service." He presented an overview of the Police Department and stated major responsi~i!itiee include re,pending to citizen requ~t~ for assistance; investigating crime~ apprehending criminals~ suppression of crime; traffic enforcement; and drug educatioD- He reviewed productivity and efficiency measures of the Department. He then reviewed growth in calls and assignments rate. When asked, he stated the reduction in the ¢leazanoe ~e then reviewed the increase in criminal caseloads assigned to detectives and factorm affecting the trine rate includ{nq increases in crime~ ~gainst property, in juvenile drug activity, and in crime by and against juwsniles; actual Part 1 offenses from 1985 to 19947 and increases in crime by and against juveniles from F¥93 to FY94. There was brief discussion relative to why there is an increase in juvenil~ ~rim~ in the County. Mr. Ramsay ~tated Chesterfield dounty has the lowest crime rate in the region. population in the County and surrounding jurisdictions and noted Chesterfield maintains the lowest crime rate per capita than surrounding jurisdictions. Ke than reviewed internal 95-1~4 3/2~/95 efficiencies consisting cf community policing programs and adoption and enforcement of th~ fal~ alarm ordinance. He no,ed the propose~ budge~'~ill allow the D~artm~nt to receive between ten and thirteen new police officers. There was brief discussion relative to measures that could be taken to increase the Police Department's visibility in the Hopkim~ Road/Meadowbrook ar~a of the County. Chief Pittman then r~v~ewed the decrease in false alarm calls and continued to review internal efficiencies of the Department including the County having the lowest cost Dcm capita than surrounding jurisdictions and Total Quality achievements. He reviewed issues and unfunded requests including the need for additional ov%rtime funds and funding for two drug detectives, for an automated booking system, for a detective to be assigned to the Regional Violent Crim~ T~sk Force, for ten replacement vehicles, for a crime Prevention Officer, to reinstate the K-9 unit, and to continue the ~ummer There was ~rief dizcussion relative to funding for the ten replacement vehicles; the rotation replacement schedule for ~oliCe vehicles; and ~he priority and cost cf reinstating the Chief Pittman then pre=anted an overview of the Animal control Department and s~ated major responsibilities include ~=uponding to citizen calls for assiatance; impounding stray animals~ promoting public health; and enforcing animal control l~ws. reviewed productivity and efficiency measures of the Department. He then reviewed the Department's service levels and the number of impounded ani~al~. He stated issues and unfunded requests of the Animal Control Department include fun~ing for replacement of ~wo ~ruoks an~ for a office assistant. C~ief Eanes stated the mission of the ~ire Dapartmen~ i~ to reduce deaths, injuries, an~ preper~y loss from fire, hazardous situations, medical emergencies, a~ other disasters by providing continuous improvement of emergency services, unhampered by tradition, whil~ recognizing employee~ a~ the to s=ccems. ~e briefly outline~ the vision of Human Relations including commitment to support cultural diversity recognition %hat all members are an integral part of the Department. ~e then presented an overview of the Fire Department and stated major responsibilities include respendin~ to citizen emergencies involving fire and related emergencies; pr~-hospital emergency medical case; severe weather; industrial accident~; water related rescue: rescue and entrapment situations; hazardous materials and ~nvironmental i~sues; unusual conditions, and public service calls not asaigned to other County agencies. He reviewed the Department's preventive services including the Peurbh Gra~e Fire Safety Program; citizen CPR training; the Child Automebile Safety Seat Program; the Swim Safe Program and Safety Kids Coalition; environmental protection through the Chesterfield Emergency Planning committee; fire prevention inspes=ions; plans review; and Code enforcement. He then introduced Ms. Joy Chapman, Fire Safety Education Officer. Ms. chapman read a lette~ ~rom a parent who was able to safely escape a hospital fire because of the fire safety information she had read that was sent home from school by her daughter. Chief Eanes stated it is anticipated the new Centerpointe Fire Station will be operational in Culy/Auguet, 1~0. He reviewed annual responses versus personnel and productivity and efficiency compariso~ between the Counties of Chesterfield and Henrico and the cit~ of Richmond; multi roles of a Firefighter/E~ergency Medical Technician (~T); annual re,pongee versus injuriem; and the numbe~ of responses to County-wide Emergency Medical service (EMS) cells for 1994. Ee stated the goal of tho P/re Department i~ to have an Emergency Medi~&l Services unit on the scene in six minutes or less, 90 percent of the time- ~e then reviewed EMS r~sponse time; the number of minute8 the first unit wa~ on the scene for fire and ~M$ calls for calendar year 1994; County-wide volunteer fire apparatus rcspon~ for 1994; and the average age of ~ire apperatus by model year. Ee no, ad if the Department could be placed on a four unit replacement schedule per year, they could alleviate i~ apperatus deficiency. There was brief discussion relative to one piece of fire apparatus being included in the proposed budget and the cost of three additional 9iece~ of epperetus being approximately $750,000. Chief Eases then reviewed the Fire Department's ~pparntus replacement schedule and Totel Queli~y Improvement (TQI) achievements including training more than 50 percent of personnel; completing four Personnel Action Teams (P.A.T.~) and i~plementlng the Teams' recommendations; having ni~e active P.A.T.s; having two e~geing Emplo!rment Invelvsme~t Groups (~I-G-s); th~ D~partment's Quality Council operating and functioning on a regular besis; and creetion oK the Fire Preventlen ~rocos~ Act Team. ~e then introduced Lieutenant Bobby Lukhard, Fire Safety Inspector for ~he Fire prevention Bureau, to brief the Board on the accomplishments of the Fire Prevention Process Action Team. Lieutenant Lukherd stated the Fire Prevention Bureau oculists of the Plans Review Division ~nd the Fire ~afety Inspections Division and reviewed the duties of the Divisions. Me stated the Fire Prevention Process Action Team identified problems in the areas of enhancing cumtomer service; management cf high worklnad; and manual research of overloaded files. ~e further stated the Team's outcome included developing a user friendly database~ the management of data for ~ho life of the building; cr~atlng a timely transfer of information; and providing easy retrieval of information. He stated the Team used breinstorming techniques, cause and effect diagrams, amd multi- which include~ the Fire Safety Inmpection~ Division, which wa~ net Dart of the eld process. ~a Surg~er stated the Team identified results in the areas of customer advantages, employee buy-in, monetary savings, Department improvements, and County beneflt~. Chief Eanes stated issues and unfunded requests of the Fire Department includ~ funding for three Pirefi~hter/~D~s; replacement pumpers; adding three Firefighter/EMT-h's at both the Cheater and Ettrick Fir~ stations; repairs and main%en=nce to stations; funding for traffic control equipment, for service life extension program for aerial ladder t~uck, and ~er a ~o~itor defibrillator for Advanced Life Support (ALS) engines. There was brief discussion relative to th~ impact tho monitor de£ihrilla~or would have on the Department's response time end the priority for funding the defibrillator. Chief Eases continued to revimw issues and unfunded r~que~t$ Of th~ Department including funding for an ememgency generator and noted he would like to work with the School Board's architects and engineers in designing a schuul that has eH e~ergency generator larqe enough to operate the building day in and day 95-186 3/29/95 m~t with the Sshool, System about design%ag the generator some of the renovations currently funded to take place in Mr. Daniel excused himself from the meeting. Chief Eane~ stated the mission of the Emergency Communications Center is to protect lives and property by operating a ~uality communicatioms center; to expeditiously dispatch calls for service received from the sitizens cf Chesterfield County; to assure a timely response from Police, Fire, and Rescue; and to enhance field personnel in the per£urnance of their duties. He stated major rs~pomzibiliti~ of the Emergency communications Cen~er include responding to citizen aalls for assistance; diupatching calls for police, e_margency medical services, and fire; providing pre-arrival instructions to ~he callers while ~elp is responding; providing support to o~$cene agencies; providing radio coordination of all agencies during large so~ls incidents; offering public education ascot 9-1-1; and assisting police, rescue, and fire with planning amd enhancements of ~merg~ncy communication services. Mr. Daniel returned to the meeting. unfunded requests of the Communications Center include funding replacement of master tape ~eeo~de~u and ~rogramming for an integrated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD} System. 3. DINNER On motion of Mr~ Barber, ~econded by Mr. Warren, the Board recemsed to tho Administration Building, Room 50~, for dinner. Vo=e: Unanimo~ Church, gave the invocation. Pa~ter of Be~hesda 8aptist AMERICA Ms. Becky Oickson, Capital Finanua Adminiutrm~er of the Budget and Management Department, l~d th~ Pledq~ of Allegiance to the Flag of the United Stereo of America. Hr. McHale stated thim date and time ham been advartismd for ~ubli¢ ~earings ~o consider t~e proposed FY19~6/~ tax levies; the proposed FY96-2000 Capital Improvement Program; and the proposed FY96 Operating Budget. He further ~tated the purpose of th~ public hearing~ i~ to rec~iv~ c~tizen input on is~ue~ and rec/uasted individuals wishing to addre~ the Board he.rings. ~4r. Hines stated according to the Virginia Conflict of Interes= Act, he needs to disclose to the Board that his wife is amptoyed aa Interi~ Director of the Richmond Arts Council. 6.A. TO CONSIDEA A~ ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AN ANN~L T~ LEVY ON V~A%IOU~ CLASSE~ OF ~ROPERTY FO~ TH~ ~0UNT¥ OF CHESTERFIELD Mr. Stegmaier stated t~s date and time has been advertised for a public hearing tc consider an ordinance to establish an annual tax levy on various classes of Drcper=y for the County. He further ~tat~d the proposed budget advertises the maximum rates and reviewed the rates as follows: Real Estste $1.09 Per~en~l Property Machinery & T001~ $1.00 Airplanes Personal Property for Members Of Rescue Squads $0.96 Personal Proper~y for Vehicles Using Clean And Special Fuels Personal Property for Wild and Exotic Animals Mr. Brian Murphey, rsprasenti~g the Cen~rat Virginia Vehicles Association, r~qucsted the Board to adopt a very minimum rate for vehicles using clean and special fuel~ due to the high cost and investment put forth for these vehiele~ e~ he feels the rates could ~e increased at a later time as the vehicles become approved in the marketplace. ~r. Arlie Rahn crated he is employed by Virginia Pewit and has worked with electric vehicles for tbs Bast two and half years. He reque~te~ the Board to be cautiou~ when deciding the tax rate for vehicles that use clean and special fuels. ~e further state~ the coat of the vehicles will be decreasing considerably over the next saversl years and he hopes early uwners of the vehicles will no% be penalized because e£ the vehicle's high cost. He noted there is legislation in the Clean Air Ac: and the ~nergy Policy Act that requires certain privat~ fleets, beginning in 1998, to purchase alternate fuel v~hlo]es, electric f~el vehi¢le~ i~ considered a~ on~ of those vehicles. Mr. Jim Andelin ~ta~ed he i~ owner of the ~etro Richmond Zoo ahd requested the Boa~d to adept the lowest pesslble rate for ~he wild an~ exotic animal category. ~e noted county ~taff ~till w~itiDg on a ruling from the Attorney General of V~rglnia as to whether the animals are even taxable- There being no one elss Cc a~dress this ordinance, the public It i~ noted this issue will be considered at the regularly scheduled meeting on April l~, Mr. Ste~aier stated this dat~ and tin~ has been advertised for a public hearing to consider the proposed FY96-2000 Capital IsDrovement Pre,ram (CIP]. He further stated the DroDomed totals $297,748,980 with $S6,421,500 included for general gevmrnmmnt projects, $~,480,000 included for the John Tyler Community College northern campus project, $170,511,060 included for School Droject~, ~nd $3S,336,480 included for Utilities projects. 95-~88 3/29/95 Chesterfield Little League and others and to locate the park in the expansion for the Animal Control facility. She stated she ~ not objecting to the ~xpansion if it is necessary, but e~penditure as ether needs are facinq the County such as repairs, inadequate sport fields, and parks with no sport pro,rams, she referenced an article relatin~ to mandatory sterilization of animals and submitted into the r~card a ~apy of the article. ~!~. Linwoed Kinem, representing Chesterfield Little League~ additional centrally located baseball fields in the County and state~ hs supports the expedition of new bameball fi~%ds in ~he Ircnbridge P~rk area. fields. submitted into the record a list of high ~chool baseball fields sports. lack of mchool field~ designated by the County for use by you%h; ~hs qualiLy of the fields; and little league players not b~ing ablQ to utili~ Rookwcod and Iron,ridge Parks. ghe further ~tatad ~h~ feels e~isting park facilities should be shared by everyone and requested the Beard consider building a park ~aoilities cannot De user Dy the League. teams in the County. Airport Commission, m:ated th~ Airport previd~ approximately eight to ten practice fields, free of cost, for the little league in the Varina Di~t~iot and muggemt~d the County e~plore the possibility of using vacant fields around the County airport and existin~ businesses. He ~u~ther stated the ~5-189 3/29/95 Richmond International Airport is working toward addressing economic development in th~ County and requested the ~oar~ tO work with the Airport in the upcoming year to address various capital improvement needs of tho Airport, Mr. John Thompeen, representing Chesterfield Littl~ League, stated he is a crime prevention s~ecialist and feels one of the best crime deterrents would be oonstruotlon of additional facilities for youth. There being no one else to addre~ this issue, the public hearing was ~lesed. scheduled meeting oD April 1R, 19~5. Mr. Barber stated uss of high school fields is the responsibility of individual school principals, however, h~ iu sympathetic to the n~eds of the little league, and expressed appreciation to ~he~e add.easing this issue. ~r. Stegmaier eta~ed %his date and ti~e ha~ been advertised for a publis hearin~ tu consider the prsposed FY96 OpsTetlng Budget. He furthex eta~ed the proposed Budget totai~ School Fund. He noted the budget al~o includes the Utilities Fund, the County Airport, and various internal service funds. He ~tatsd property taxes, on r~al and personal property, is the primer~ revenue source for the General ~und which totals revenue include local sales tax, business lieens~ taxes, State represents 11.6 ~ercent; and the smallest portions allocated development, and debt service. Me stated staff projects a Fund balance of approximately 7.5 percen~ of general government expenditures for the ~nd of the next fiscal year and noted the financial management and debt m~n~e~ent policy. ~e then for the school Syste~, ts brief the ~oard on the current status million and noted $294 million of that total was in the ba~e line and $15 million in program i~prcvement. ~e further stated revenue projections used to prepare the budge~ was based upon revenue; that using those projections, the fun~ed part of th~ unfunded in base line and program improvement need~ unfunded; County ~taff an~ the Doard of Supervisors updated their revenue projections which provided an additional $3.3 million ~ ~h~ unfunded base line from $5.9 ~illion =e $2.6 million. He the budget totaled $~51.7 million; that this total allowed the for School employees; and that to also balance the budget, the School Board removed approximately $~ million in replacement buses, approximately $435,000 in r~placement vehicles for 95-190 3/29/95 maintenanse, and appro×imately $150,000 for new te~tbocke. He further stated since the School Board's advertised budget was presented to the county, the County Administrator in his budget proposal, included an additional $1.2 millionto the School operating Budget, ~hioh further reduced ~e unfunded base line from the original $~.9 million to $1.4 million. He stated since the county's o~i~inal budget projection in September, 1994, County funding has increased $4.~ million and an increase in State revenues of approximately $1.6 million which is specifically targeted for technology, therefore, allowing networking to take place at all Scheele. He further stated when ~he school auard a~o~ts its budget in A~ril, 199~, the School 0~eratinq B~dget will total $~5~-5 ~illion which will allow School employees to be brought to 1995/96 marke~ l~¥els; will fully restore funding for new textbook~ will partially restore funds for replacement school buses and maintenance vehicles, and the additional $1.6 million will allow significant improvements in technology. He expressed appreciation to the Board for their continued support of education. Mr. Danny Wil~on, President of the Chesterfield County Council precede and expressed appreciatisn to County and School ~taff en~ the Soard of ~ducation concerning the timing of implementation, the lack of funding, and whether the new standards w~ll be guidelines or regulations. He briefly by the Council and the dollar amounts given to the schools by County Council of PTA/PTSA~S and expressed concerns relative to allocate funds to be used for improvements in these areas. ~- L~ b~al, Chairman of th~ Chesterfield County Ch~ Board and ~- Charlie ~uw~ag, a member of ~h~ Board, who allocate funOs to assist in purchasing a piece of oompu=er through hearing. ~r. MoHale requested staff to add the 9urchase of this equipment for the blind to the budget addbuck list. ~nsufflclent becks at the Meadowdale Branch Library and requested the Board to increase funding for the new Clover Hill for ~he libraries. He requested ~he Beard to support ~uf~icient resource~ for County librariem durXng the budget p~rc~nt iner~a~ iD allo¢~tioD f~r the ~i~hmond Symphony~s con=erns~ and to support an expansion cf the family concert Mr. J. Ruffin Apperscn reviewed the number of books available in each of the County libraries and stated the libruries are ~ell used. He requested the Board to support funding to increase tam number cf books in the libraries. Ms. Sally Dunn, representing the ~_rts Council of Richmond, expressed appreciation for the Board'~ coutinued support of the Council and presented a t-shirt to each Board member in recognltlon of their support. Mr, Ja~es ~rmer, President of the Arts Council of Richmond, briefly reviewed one of their new programs entitled, '?Partners in the Arts"; and requested the Board's continued support of the ~-rts Council. ~s. Wary Ann Harmon, President Qf ~iends of the Chesterfield County Public Libraries, requested the Board to allocate funds to the clover ~ill and Meadowdale Branch Libraries to bring them up to the level of existing C~nty libraries, she read per,ions of letters from second grade students regarding their u~a of libraries and presented each Board member a refrigerator magnet relating to libraries. ~r. Steve Miles stated h~ is th~ parent of a disabled child and expressed conc~rn~ relative to the proposed red,orion in the Parks and R~creation budget as it relates to programs for disabled children and whether the reduction is in compliance w~th the Americans with Disabilities Act. Me requested th~ Board to reinstate this issue as a priority fo~ restoration of the budget addback list_ ~. Lynne Cooper, r~presenting the Social Services Board, emphasized the increase in caseloads for se¢ial services programs and r~que~ted the Board to allocate fundinq for three new aliglbitlty workers and one social worker and for Ms. Aimse P. Server requested the Bo~rd. to allocate funds in t~e proposed FY96 budget to provide recreational pro,rams for children with disabilities. ~. ~arilyn ~are expressed concerns relative to the lack of adequate teaehe~ daily unencumbered planning time and requested the Board to increase the instructional category of the budget and recommend to the School B~ard that daily unencumbered 'planning time be provided for each elementary teacher. She s~bmitted into the reoerd a copy of her comments. M~- Sally Haas, P~e~id~nt of the Chesterfield Education Association, expressed csncerus relative to inequitie~ in the Sch~oi salary system and requested the Board to allocate funds for program improvements. She submitted into the record a copy of her comments. Mr. John Minqus e~pressed concerns relative to the lack of funding fur educational needs in the School System, specifically the needs of children and teacher salerie~. He submitted into the record a cody of his comment~. Ms. Cathy ~ond~ ~e~utivo Director cf the YWCA, briefly reviewed programs offered by the YWCA and r~qu~ted the Board to al]o~at~ funding for a part-time pomition to assist with their orisis hotline; to consider an increase in nllocatlons for the YWCA; and expressed appreciation for the Board's continued ~upport of their program. Hr. ~cHale entered into the record e let~e~ irum Mr. Larry Walton, President'of United Way Services, .who w~s unable to be Ns. Camllea Gunter expreeee~ concerns relativ~ to the reduction in the Parks and Recreation budget that will negatively impact the TI~S program, which provides funds for individuals with be provided e sign language interpreter to enable him to budget to allow thes~ cutg to b~ ~ade elsewhere in the b~dget. She expressed appreciation to the Board for providinq a ~ign l~np~age interpreter at ~his meeting. She submitted into the Mr. Howard JennlngE exprem~d appreciation to the Board for their continued supper~ of Rideflnders and requested the Board tc continue to ~upport the funding allocated in tho FY96 proposed budget for Ridsfinders, Be presented a copy of t~e Ridefinders Strategic Plan to each Beard member. Mr. Michael ~arr~tti stated he is the parent of a ~entally handicapped son and requested the Board te allocate funds to the Parks and Rec~ea~ioe Department's budget %0 a~eist in ~u~plementing t~e ~e~R of volunteers who provide activities and Mr. George Bea~lee stated in November, 1992, the Beard of supervisors mandated establis~ent of a technical dutabase library. Ke requested the Board to add fun~s to tRe bu~e% on a yearly basis for materials for t~e technical database library and to support a one-time appropriation for implementation of the library. Ms, Glenne Steut expressed concerns relativ~ to the pupil/ teacher ratio in scSeels and ~%ated she would like te see the pupil/teacher ratio lowered by one each year until th~r~ in a cap oX z5 children per clamm in qraoes three throuqh twelve. ghe further stated she hopes the Governor will allow a portion of let=amy proceed~ to be u~ed in lewer education and she feels the Beard ~hould regulate residential development ie the County in an effort tm eliminate school sversrow~ing. There being no one else to address this issue, the public hearing was clo~ed. It is noted this issu~ will be considered at the regularly ~cheduled maeti~g on April 12, 1995. APPROPRIATION OF THE GOVERNOR,S SeOEOMIC D~VELOP~ENT OPPORTUNITY FUND .GRANT O~ ~otion cf Mr. Dani~], ~cended by ~r. Barber, the Board suspended its rules a~ this time and added an item to the agenda to consider appropriation of the Governor'~ Ecenomic Development O~Dertunity Fund Grant. Vote: Unanimous Mr. MCHale stated today the County opened the Hill PHOENIX ~anu£act~ring Plan, a 450,000 square foot plant that will generate 500 new jobs. He further stated Governor Allen approved a $350,000 Governor's Opportunity ~und Grant for tho County, which quidelines require that the funds from the State be disbursed to H~ll PEO~NIX through the County. On motion Of Mr. MoEale, seconded by Mr. Warren, the Board appropriated $2§0,000, in State revenuer from %he Governo~'~ Economic Development Opportunity Fund to the Chesterfield Co~ty ~conomic D~v~topment Incentive Fund, to meet the Comm~nwealthrs ~ommltment ~o Hill PHOENIX in establishing the Hill PHOENIX M~nu£acturing Plant in Chesterfield County. Vote: Unanimous ? .... ADJOURNMENT On motion of Mr. Ba~be~, seconded by Dr. Nicholas, t/ts Board adjourned at 9:4Q p.m. un=il April 1~, 199D at ~:00 p.m. Vote: Unanimous 9~-194