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05-26-1966VIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisor~ of .,~hesterfleld County held at the Courthouse on May 26, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. Present: Mr. Irvin G. Hornet, Chairman Mx. H. T. Goyne Ivy. R. J.Britton ~. J.Ruffin Apperson Mr. Hebert O.Browning Mr. A.R. Martin Mr, Ernest P.Gates, Corem.Atty. Mr. Oliver D. Rudy, Asst..Comm. Atty. Mr. Howard A. Mayo, Jr. Co. Planner Mr. William Schremp, Asst.Co.Eng. Mr. M. W.Burnett, Exec. Sec'y. Mr. John E. Longmire, Asst. Mr. Sarvay, speaking fdr a delegation of citizens from the Bon Air School area, comes before the Board opposing the construction of Rattlesnake Road, between Pulliam Street and Jimmy Winters Road, and presented two petitions in opposition tothis project. Much discussion ensued concerning the merits of chaneling traffic on Polk Street,, which purportedly would endanger the children to Bon Air School. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of ~[r.I"(artin, seconded by Mr. Goy~e, it zs resolved that this Board requests the Highway Department to ~udy the roads in the area with a view to posting the necessary speed limits and the flow of traffic to insure the safety of the children and citizens of the area. On motion cf Mr. Martin, seconaea by Mr.Browning, it is resolved that this Board requests the Hibhway Department tkat when said Ra~,t=ssnake ROad is constructed that, a sidewalk be constructed on one side for pedestrian traffic° ~. On motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by i~r. Goyne, it is r'esolw~,d that this recuests the Highway Department to give an estimate of the cost; of constructin~ Rattlesnake Roa~, 0etween McRae and Lancroft Road. On motion of I:'tr. Martin, seconded by i'(r.Bro¥~,ning, it is resolv.-d that t. hi~ Roar.:]' ~-,,.~ ..... r~ the Polic~ Department to en.~orce between Iv[c~ae ~ Pullia~ Street. Df.george L. Pzllin. ss, of !~iidlothian '""'"riot, ....... :~ b~ £ore thc. ;-:care r:.~l..:estinc~ e Var!anco from tha Subdiviqicn Ordir~anc~ tc al]o-, ~'Lm to construct a a, accnd .a -':',~ _ on his ?operty to be usect by .'.:issJonar] es vistim'~ ~:~e F:ichmond area. The :''-~ 'ling is to be located along with Mr. Billing:s' kome on a 1.3 acre lot. Dr; b~m.T.Ham, a neighbor off Mt. Billings app~ared in opposition bo the v:'mz, r, osai, stating that such a project would devalue his pro~;erty and be detrimental' to the privacy of his home. ' ' - ~Ir.F~rl Taylor, s nearby landowner, comes before the Board with many ouestions about the proposed dwelling. ' i,~r. Daniel Williams, suggested that the Board view the p~perty. Upon ~nsiaeration wher~f, and bn motion of ivlr. lKarti~ sec~.nd~a by Mt. Browning, it is resolved that this ~ter be deferred until June 1966. ~ Mr. Crawley Joyner appeared before the Board to request a Variance .from the Subdivision Ordinance to allow the, construction of a home on less than 150 feet frontage on a State approved road. Up,an consideration whereof, and on motion of ~L~. kartin, seconded by Mr.Oovne, it is resolved that due to the location of the home on the western side of' the lot facing on arsenal Drive, which ~ouse would eliminate any change in lot lines to give additional frontage, that a Variance be granted to allow the construction on the fifth lot from Cid Gun Road, lying on the south side of Arsenal I]rive and having a frontage of 72.01' feet. The matter of a Sales Tax comes before the Board and Mr. Goyne makes the following motion, ~hic'h was seconded by ~ir. Britton: That the ordinance hereinafter set out was proposed for passage, and the Same, together with the following notice, was ordered to be published. PROPOSED O~DIN~i~CE TO II~C5 E ~ LOCAL COUNTY S~LES TaX IN GHEoTEitF~LD COUNTY, VIZ~GINIA NOTICE is hereby given that at the re?ular ~eting of the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, Virginia, held in the [,ourthouse a~ ~he ..... - filed, Virginia on t~lay 26, 1966, the ordinance hereinafter set out was proposed for passage, and the Clerk of the said Board was directed to cause much ordinance to be p~olished once a week for two successive wee'ks in a newspaper published in Richmond~ Virginia, (having general circulation in ~?~e county), roger, bet with notice that the said Board will hold a public '~a -~ .-~ ' .... r~ne: on such ordinance at 2:00 o~clock P.M.at an adjourned meetin~ of the said Board to be held is.the Souz'tl~ouse at ?h~.~a~ ~ · nia ~ --, 2~ ~966 commencing at .............. ~ '/~rgi ~ Orl ; 0~ P.K. The ordinance w~iok :rs prou, oGer] flor p, assa~.tte at +~'~- time ma as ,.~..:_:o,,~. 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Pursuant to Title 58,Chapter .. 8.1, Section 58-~1.&9, of the Code o~ ~irginia, the local general retail~ sales tax levied by this ordinance shall be administered and collected by the orate Tax Commiss[oner of the Commonwealth of VirEinia in the same manner and sub.iect to the same penalties as provided for the State sales tax, with the adjustments required by Sections 58-&~1.~0 and 58-~1.51. Section 3. Effective date of this ordinance. The ,~f,~c ~ tiw~, date Of this ordinance shall be the first day of September, 1966. The ~lerk of the Board f S.upervisor~ of Chesterfield Count,¥ shall forthwith forward to the State Tax ~omm~ssioner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a certified copy of this ordinance, so that it ~ili be received within five (5) days after its adoption. :' And be it further resolved, that it is the intent of this Board to reduce the real estate tax rate not less than 20¢, personal property and business licenase taxes re considered for reduction with a combined total tax reduction of approxim~te!y $700,000 and it is the further intention of this Board that the tax rate on livestock and farm machinery be substantially reduced. Whereunon, Mr.Apperson makes a substitute motion, seconded by Hr'.Brown~nz~ 8¢ it resolved that the matter of a sal~o~,, tax be delayed, since there has not b~n. ti. me ~o study the ordinance as presented. vote be!nS taken on the substi, tute motion - :'{~. /:,1 arson an::! Ivlr. Srov,~i~: vote ~ye. Hr. Goyne, Xr. Britton~ Mr. Martin and Ar.hornet v'o~e Nay. """ ar. ~,:omas,,'~. -~.~ ips, r,eores,:,~{-4n:,~. ~,-.~=._.,.~ the ~oonservaLlve' Party~ star-,ex thus he is assins% ~.ne Sal~s Tax doesn't bc!ieve sam~ is n~,~a~d end i r i. mr>csed WoL~ld ~ ~-~,~ ~o ~enera! ai.athy on ,.~.'.} part o CNa taxpaver~. ~;~ '-~,cper'son r'~,ads a ie~ster front ' ~ the . ..... · -~ a citizen aEair~st ts:For)caul ~nd preset:ha an Outline sh"ow~g~' the cost of ~ Sales- Tax %0 the citiz,:~as wo~ld be greater than proposed property tax decrease. ~everal lette¢.s Were read both rot and aEainst:. Yr. Browning states that there. still should be consideration of eliminatin~ oh~ Sales Tax on food i,P.Norner s~ates t~at since cur citi2e~s will support ethel' localities, hy paying a Sales tax, Chesterfield should reciprocate and those purchasing in ,,nester/laid should suppers our government by a 3¢'tax. ., vo~e being ~aken on ~he original motion - i,k. Horner, Nr. Ooyne, Mr. 8ritton, NP.Bro,~ing and ~.Hartin vote Aye. Mr. Apperson vo~es Nay. The Assistant County Engineer, Mr. William Schremp, apFears before the Board presenting._ water contracts.. On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by ~r. Brownin~,V it is resolved that the following Special Water'~,~o.,tr~cts~ ~ be and they hereby-'are approved: ARC-tOO American Riachine & Foundry Co. A-292:C Chester - Section "N" A-292-D Chester-?ercival Street RA-60?A Vaughan Heights -Section "Bt' ~13,582.79 8,207.00 5,322.00 2,6&0.00 On motion of Mr.Britton, seconded by Mr.Govne, it is resolved that Contract AC-~O8 for the installation of water lines on Robious Road, from Greenfield to Rt.l£?, in the amount of $22~2&3.50,be,and the same is hereby approved. On motion of Mr.Britton, seconded by Mr. Apperson, it is resolved that Sewer Contract ~6~-32D for the installation of sewers in Vau:han HeighM, Section be and it hereby is approved. ' On motion of Mr. Apnerson, seconded by Mr.Browning, it is resolved that Sewer Contract S-66-33-'$ for the installation of sewers on a portion of Hopkins Road, in the amount of ~10,732.70 be awarded to Lyttle and Barnes Sanitation Company. IOn motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr.App~rson, it is resolved that this Board accepts the payment of ~235.58 as damages to a fire hydrant subject to the approval of the legality by the Commonwealth's Attorney.~ On motion of Mr~ Britton, seconded by Mr.ADperson, it is resolved that this Board grants a request of the Tote Lumber Company to allow the connection of said Company to the City's water system for the required volume and preasure to open the sprinkler orates. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Britton, it is resolved that the Treasurer of the Count'y be and he hereby is requested to transfer the sum of ~604~500.00 from the Sewer Service Installation Fund (19d) to the Sewer Bond Construction Fund (19h) and s~id funds be and they hereby are appropriated for expenditure. On motion of mr. Britton, seconded by_ mr.k~ner~nn~.~ ..... , it is resolved that the Treasurer of the County be requested to transfer ~?0,~O0.00 from the Sewer Operating Fund to the Sewer Debt Fund and said funds be and they hereby are appropriated for expenditure. On m~,otio~n o.f ~.Britton, s. econded by ~r..Apperson, it is resolved that the Treasurer of une uounny ce requested to transfer $50,000 from the Water Meter Installation Fund to the Improvement, Replacement and Extension Fund of the water system, and the said funds are appropriated for expenditure. On motion of Mr.Britton, seconded by Mr.ADperson, it is resolved that this Board rescind its resolution datedApril 28, 1966 requesting the Treasurer to transfer $350,000 from the Meter Ins~,allation Fund to the Improvement, Replacement and EXtension Fund of the Water Department. On motion of R~r.Britton, seconded by Mt. Browning, it is resolved that the Treasurer of the County be and he hereby is requested to transfer the sum of~SCO,OO0.O0 from the GeneralFund of the County to the Improvement, Replacement and Exte~ion Fund of the ~faterDepartment with the clear understanding that snch a transfer is on a temporary basis and that interest will be paid to the General ~ ~ ruled for use of said money by the Water Department. On motion'of Mr. Britton, s~econded by Mr.Goyne, it is resolved that this Bc~rd accepts an easement from the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority for the installation of awater line across said Toll Road on the Coxendale Road. On motion of Mt. Browning, secmnded by l~ir.Martin, it is resolved that this Board requests the Engineering Department to consider the location of the proposed sewage lagoon in the vicinity of Shadowbrook Heights rather than Hickory Road. On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Hr.Britton, it is resolved that this Board requests the County Engineer to improve the volume and w~ter supply on Larch Street in Chester. On motion of Er.Browning, seconded by Y~r.Ooyne, it is resolved that Mr.P. obert L. Eanes, Jr. be, and he hereby is appointed Fire Marshal for the County of Chesterf- field beginning July 1, 1966 at a salary of ~6500.00. The Board expresses its thanks to t~e many applicants seeking this position. After a discussion on a Regional Park Authority proposed by the County of He,rico and the City of Richmond, the Board agreed the. Auti~or~;.ty skould be discu, ssed at length on June 8, 1966~ at which time representatf, ves of the Park ~-~ut~ority should be present to answer an~.~ questions from the Board. This day the Execut.~vo~ Secretary [ ~s:;~e~:~..,..d ..... ~-'. letter from t.?'.e F':'-~,~,~:~ C~'ty Pubii~a~ions Company estimatin~ the co.:;t of ~rinti~ ..... 2CC copies or ~'~' ~ ~' ~:.:1085,00 and th~: cost of r~rintinrr sum':~lement, al -a ..... .. f.' · s: and brin~i ~. U~on consideration wh~.r~)of, and on motion nf },ir A[..t~t.~on ~ t is, r.::so!ved iNet'this ~,oa: n cc.r'mract wi't:.h t :~.: ~.,:.e ~f to b:r'in~r ~t:.: t.;~: -~...e ~ tbaft...nui~rt:.: 2o..[s -~' in ~he Stabe law itt recen~ years. On motion of' Mr. S~vne, seconded Cy Nr.Britton, it is rea. o!v_md that the Coun'tv ,.~sses~ r, I~ir.e.T.~ose, and four County Apprsaiers, be one b~ey hereby are ['~. ' tied to ~.e..m~ attcnd the Virginia Asaociation of Assessin~ Officers School on h ,,'zrgznza and'that tneOounty pay the expense c ' ~ .... ep~esentatives in ~n amount not to exceed ~60.~0 each. ~ On motion of Rr'.Brownin~.r:,~ seconded by Nr.Apper'son, it is resolved eh~ :~,~ ~.n' ~ resolution from th~ hopewellCity Council be and it hereby is filed '~it.h the papers of this Board. And Se it further re~lved, that the Highway DeDarament ba notifSed that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield may in the very near future sub=est a name for this bridge. ' .... On motion of Mr.~'~rtin, seconded by Mr.Britton, it is resolved that~,,hms' r~ ...... ~'"~ wast side of North Arch .:cad from acc~,nts~, a dedicat, ioz of 2C-freer on e.~ Hot'old L.Cole. On motion ~;f P{s'.Goyne, seconded by Nr-.8rowninr.,5 i.% is ~esclved that ,t:}e followi~; game claims be and they hereby are approved fo~- [myment: .,~' a~ickens -6 ~0s. :$1.50 killed by dogs goats - :~4.0(J each !2.00 On motion of I~r."~¢yne'~, seconded by ?:,r.Nartin, it is resolv,::,d thRt the fo!iowinq ro~,~s are resuested bo be taken into the Secor:d~->-y ~' ~ ~o.~ d System O~ nl~hwavs: This Say the "' ko::~d En~in,~}er ~n a,2cocdanc~; wit?: repor.t in writing up,on h:}.5 examination of Kings Lynn Road 88~issury buOdlvisJ, on, Section '¢{?r ~,id]me,~i.q}, ?. ..4 ,,,a.~ ....... u, N'.i lis,. ,':~ .blah snows l'oofl, co~isidePation whereof, and on motion of' Rt. Martin, it is reool,~u>.,' ~ ' -~' ~'o:if~t f~lllgs~'-' Lypm Road and Kingsmi!l Road in Salisbury,Section ':C", Sukdivision ~bid!othfan F-a[!~terial DistFict~ be end they hereby are established as pu'61ic~roads. And be it fuf%hep resoived~ that the Virginia Departme~ of Highways be and it hereby is requested to take into the Secondary Ro,~d System, Kings Lynn Road~ from .a point on Kings Ly~ Road ~..11 of a mile ~uth of its intersection with Rt.902 and southwardly .08 of a mile to the intersection of Kingsmill Road; Kinxsmill Road~ Prom a point, on Kings Lynn Road~ .~ of a mile south Of i~ts iatersection'-with ~ westwardlv .~2 of a mile to a cul-de-sac. These r:~ds serve 6 houses. And be it f~%her teac!red,that the Board of Supervisors guarantees %o the Virgini Department of Highways 50-ft. Fights of way Eot these roads. Plat recorded in P!a~ Book 14~ pages 92 and 93~ on September 29', 1~5. '.This day the County Road Engineer in accordance with directions from this Board made report in writing upon his examination of Deeenwood Road, Idadell Road and ~ w in Cambridge Subdivision, Section g, Midlothian Magisterial District, ~rom· ell Road, which shows that in the opinion of the County Road Engineer it is expedient that ~ said roads be established as public roads. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Mt. Martin, it is resolved'that Devonwoot Road, Iredell Road and Cromwell Road, in Cambridge,Section ~ Hidlothian District, be and they hereby are established as public roa~s. Lnd be it further resolved, that the Virginia Department of Highways be, and it hereby is requested to take into the Secondary RoadSMstem, Devenwood ~load, from tiT. southern es.d of maintenance of DevenwoodNoad southwardly and easterly .21 of a m~.~ to iredell Road; Iredell~o~d" ~ , ~rom the wes'bern end of maintenance of Rt.~9~ ~ '~,. westerly and souvhwardly .16 of a mile to i~evenwood Road; Sromwel] Road, from thc eastern end of maintenance on Rt. 1977, .0~ of s mile eastwa.rdlv to !~evanwoodkoa~.. These roads serve 8 houses. ~ And be it further rexolved, that the Board~.~ Supervisors ~2aaran%ees ~o +~--.,,,~,~ Vir~nia. Oepartment of Highways 5C-ft. righ:..s of way for these roads. Plat recorded in Flat Book 15, pages 9 and 10, November 23, 1965. On motion of !~'m. Martin, seconded by ~dr. Goyne, it is resolved ~hat this S. oard introduce to the general public a Travel-Trailer Ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission, for travel-trailers with a maximum of 24 feet. On motion of F~. Goyne, seconded by Mr. Apperson, it is resolved that ~ Treasurer, Mt. George 5v'.Mooz'e, Jr. be and he hereby is requested to appropriate from the unappropriated surplus of hhe General County Fund the following amounts to the specific categories: la. BoJrd of Supervisors ~2,O00o00 2b. Assessor 2,500.00 3d. Pur~h a sing ~ Clerk 500.00 3c. Car tags [Fire Deers.) &,OO0.O0 ~a. Clerk of Court /~,000.00 5c. Commonwealth's Attorney 1,500.00 lOb. Bui ldi ng InspeCtor &, 500o00 lOc. Trash Dept. } ;000o00 l&. Buikdings & Grounds 10,000,00 15. Street Lights 500.00 And be it further resolved, that the Treasurer be and he hereby is requested to appropriate from the unappropriated ~alance ~/~500.00 to }E-Data Processing and the sum of ~2992.O0 to 8-Welfare. The Executive Secretary read a let. ter from Dr.W.P.Wagner, Director, Department of Health, stating that a Dog Rabies Clinic will be held in each Magisterial District during the month of August, 1966. On motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Hr .Britto n, it is resolved that the'Executive Secretary be and he hereby is requested to obtain estimates on the cost of construction of public tennis courts to be located at the most advantageous points in the County. On motion of Mr. Aooerson, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that the following erroneous t ax claim be and it hereby is approved for payment: Sbt. Hobart Smith 5~O5 Pike Midlothi an ~ichmond, Virginia 1966 County motor vehicle license refunded $iO.00 On motion of Mr.Apperson, seconded by ~'~r. Browning, it is resolved that the Chairman and Clerk of this Board be and they hereby are authorized to sign a supplemental agreement i~hetween Harold T.Goyne, Sr. and the County of Chesterfield, which aKreement extends the time for the start of construction of the community college to September 1, 1966. On motion of Mr. Apperson, second ed by ~Lr.Browning, it is resolved that the request of the SchoolBoard for $1,200,000 for the construction of Vocationa! Education High ~chool facilities be receivee for further study. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by ]~lr. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board .a. Dpro~s the request of the School Board to use school fundS in the amount of ~100.00 to help support a remedial reading program. On motion of MroApDerson, seconded by ~r.Britton, it is resolved that this Board pproves the request of the School Board to carry over the remainder of funds ~68~.1.~ from tHe~1965 Summer School Program tothe 1966 Summer School Program. And be it further resolved, that the Treasurer be and he hereby is appropriated from the unappropriated surplus of the County's GeneralFund the following sums: l?bl - Instruction l?b3 - Other instructiOnal costs l?f - Fixed charges $/+110. O0 48 0.24 9~. 90 and said appropriations are to be made for the months of July, August and Sept~mbeP, 1966. On motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Y~r. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board approves the request of the School Board to transfer ~20~000 from the Instruction Fund to the other InstruCtional costs for the purchase of science books It is here noted that Mt. Browning votes "No". ' On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by ~r.Apperson, it is resolved that this Board a~proves the request of the School Board to transfer ~10~O00 from the Instruction Fund to Administration, for additional clericalwor~rs a~d government program expert sea. Mt. Browning votes Nay. Mr. Britton and Mr. R~rtin abstain from voting. On motion of Mr..~pperson, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that the minutes of May ll, 1966 be and they hereby are approved as corrected. On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr.A~person, it is resolved that the County place five (5) street lights in Quail Oaks Subdivision at the extra cost of ~57oOO, if said lights cannot be combined with other lights in the area. On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr. Apperson, it is resolved that the request of Mrs. Ogden Parades for a street light at the intersection of Petersburg Street and Snead Street be and it hereby is aoproved. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr.Goyne, it is resolved that the request of Mr. Browning for a street light at the intersection of River Road and the Appomattox Dam Road be referred to the Light Committee. Mr. Browning and Mr. Martin vote Nay. On motion of R~r. Goyne, seconded by Mr.Britton, it is resolved that this Board requests the Highway Department to clean the ditch in Bellwood Manor, between Russell Road and Burge Avenue and to clean the ditch behind the lots on the south side of Limestone Avenue to Orcutt Lane. On motion of Mr.A~person, seconded by ~r.Martin, it is resolved that the request of the Midloth~an Fire Department for radio service on the County fi~.e frequency be and it hereby is referred to the Fire Committee. ~On motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by ~r. Apperson, it is resolved that the Purchasing Agent be and he hereby is authorized to seek bids on a new trash truck and a new dump truck to aid in the operation of the landfills. ' t It was generally agreed that the Court Order specifying the favorable vote on the ?~ater and Sewer Bond Issues be filed with the Board's papers. ~ On motion of Mt. Browning, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that the County Engineer be and he hereby is requested to study the extension of the water line on River Road to Rt.?21 with appropriate cost figures for the guarantee of adeqtiate pressure. On motion of ~'ir.Iviartin, seconded by Mr.Britton, it is resolved that a Variance be granted to Mt.Miller to allow the construction of a dwelling in Midlothian District on the last parcel of land on the left side of Rt.625, provided there be no responsibility, on the County's part for raaintaining the extension of this road. On motion of Mr. Browning, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board requests the Highway Department to hard-surface this year, Et 628, lying wer~t of Rt .602. · i On motion of I~[r. Govne. Seconded b m . · ~ 2r ~ · y r. Brltton, it is resolved that this Board ] adjourn at 8:.u p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on June 8, 1966. "' ' Executiv~ Secretary ,i