2022-03-23 Minutes 22-221 3/23/2022
1 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 2 3 MINUTES 4 5 MARCH 23, 2022 6 7 Supervisors in Attendance: 8 9
Mr. Christopher M. Winslow, Chair 10 Ms. Leslie A. T. Haley, Vice Chair 11
Mr. James A. Ingle, Jr. 12 Mr. James M. Holland 13 Mr. Kevin P. Carroll 14
15 Dr. Joseph P. Casey 16
County Administrator 17 18 19 Mr. Winslow called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. He 20 reviewed COVID-19 protocols for masks and spatial distancing. 21
22 23 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 24 25 There were no minutes to be approved at this time. 26
27 28 2. REQUESTS TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEMS AND ADDITIONS, 29 DELETIONS OR CHANGES IN THE ORDER OF PRESENTATION 30 31
There were no requests to postpone agenda items, additions, 32 deletions or changes in the order of presentation at this time. 33
34 35 3. WORK SESSIONS 36
37 3.A. EVERYDAY EXCELLENCE – POLICE DEPARTMENT 38
39 Colonel Jeffrey Katz, Chief of Police, first introduced Master 40 Officer Rob Wilson, Officer of the Year, whom he described as 41
having an incredible work ethic and being driven to be 42 outstanding in all facets of his job. He stated Officer Wilson 43
has led the department in total traffic stops and arrests for 44 the last four years. He further stated Officer Wilson 45 volunteers with the Get Real About Choices-&-Consequences for 46
You (GR-ACY) Program at VCU Health which takes young adults 47 who have been charged with certain driving offenses and puts 48
them through a “scared straight” program. He provided details 49 of Officer Wilson’s initiative, called In Memory Of, to honor 50 the memory of fatal crash victims. He stated Officer Wilson’s 51 dedication to the preservation of life, protection of the 52 vulnerable, development of personnel, and building of problem-53
solving partnerships are the core of his work ethic. He further 54 stated Officer Wilson is described as the best of the best, 55
and his unparalleled work ethic, commitment to his community, 56 and passion for public safety keep Chesterfield County a first-57 choice community. He then introduced Senior Detective Chris 58
Lee, who is assigned to the Special Victims section. He stated 59 in the three years Detective Lee has emerged, he has been not 60 only one of the most skilled and capable investigators but also 61 an informal leader of the Special Victims section. He described 62 Detective Lee as thorough, diligent, resourceful, team-63
22-222 3/23/2022
oriented, an effective communicator, and the epitome of 1
professionalism. He stated Detective Lee possesses a 2 remarkably dogged work ethic, and all of these qualities are 3 ever present in his impeccable case work. He further stated 4
Detective Lee would do whatever it takes to help other 5 department members fulfill their mission. He stated Detective 6
Lee is a member of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (AUS) Team. 7 He then recognized all of the teammates of Officer Wilson and 8 Detective Lee who were present in the audience to show their 9
support. 10 11
12 3.B. POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL UPDATE 13 14
Colonel Katz provided the Board with the Police Department’s 15 2021 Annual Report. He stated the Police Department exists to 16
preserve human life, protect the vulnerable, engage in problem-17 solving partnerships, and attract, develop, and retain top-18 tier talent. He further stated executive staff met to answer 19 fundamental questions about why the department exists, how 20 personnel behave, what the department does, how the department 21
will succeed, what is most important right now, and who must 22 do what. He shared several comments from personnel explaining 23
the Chesterfield County Police Department (CCPD) culture. He 24 provided details of 2021 successes including the “In Memory 25 Of” campaign; three-division deployment system; transition to 26
PremierOne CAD and Mobile system; implementation of SPIDR Tech 27 customer service infrastructure; ranking sixth in National 28 Night Out; inviting volunteers to participate in the hiring 29 process; development of a new civilian Audits and Inspections 30 position in the Office of Professional Standards (OPS); 31
SmartWater CSI; arrests of 40-plus suspects during online 32 chatting operations with suspects who believed they were 33
soliciting sex from minors; and implementation of the long-34 anticipated public safety pay plan that eliminated salary 35 compression throughout the agency’s ranks. He provided 36
statistics of traffic fatalities, which decreased 28 percent 37 in 2021; DUI/DUID arrests, which increased 8 percent; and 38
overdose deaths, which remained steady over 2020 and 2021 while 39 the national average increased from 78,000 to 100,000. He 40 stated based on SPIDR Tech data, the county has an average 41
customer service satisfaction rating of 93 percent. He 42 discussed leveraging SPIDR Tech data to deploy community 43
engagement units to locations where satisfaction is not as high 44 as the department would like. He reviewed historical crime data 45 and noted overall crime is down 10.8 percent despite increases 46
in weapons violations, auto thefts, and sexual batteries. He 47 stated use-of-force incidents fell 41 percent between 2017 48
(593) and 2021 (349) despite dealing with a public that is less 49 cooperative as evidenced by a 98-percent increase in assaults 50 on police officers over that same time frame. He further stated 51 police pursuits rose 77 percent between 2017 and 2021. 52 53
Mr. Winslow stated the statistic for assaults on police 54 officers is remarkable, and he was alarmed that it is up 98 55
percent. He inquired if that trend is happening across the 56 country and how the county compares nationally. 57 58
Colonel Katz stated assaults and ambush homicides on law 59 enforcement officers have increased throughout the country. He 60 further stated record homicide numbers are being seen across 61 the country. He stated the county’s homicide numbers were down 62 last year, but they increased exponentially in the region. He 63
22-223 3/23/2022
further stated the general public is more violent and more 1
inclined toward homicide and assaults on officers. 2 3 In response to Ms. Haley’s question relative to a correlation 4
between police pursuits and assaults, Colonel Katz stated 5 public trust in law enforcement has increased over the last 6
couple of years, but there are bad actors in the community who 7 feel they have earned a position to challenge law enforcement 8 authority and then put police in a bad light when they exercise 9
that authority. He further stated citizens are acting out more 10 boldly, which makes law enforcement jobs more dangerous, but 11
the county’s police personnel are handling themselves quite 12 well. He stated he encourages his personnel to protect 13 themselves and the public. 14
15 In response to Mr. Carroll’s question relative to a new 16
technique to terminate pursuits, Colonel Katz provided details 17 of the pursuit intervention technique, or the PIT maneuver. He 18 stated he feels the department has a moral obligation to end 19 a high-speed pursuit before it starts. He stated the department 20 has not yet completed its training regimen for the PIT, but 21
there were two pursuits ending in arrests the previous weekend. 22 Having answered Mr. Carroll’s question about the PIT, he then 23
reviewed audit and inspection statistics which have increased 24 since 2017. He stated calls for service have increased by 19 25 percent since 2017. He provided details of the Investigations 26
Bureau; the department’s largest narcotics operation to date; 27 and continuing efforts to capture child predators. He provided 28 statistics of the Animal Services Unit and stated the shelter 29 had an 86-percent save rate in 2021. He stated he was proud of 30 the work his department has done and proud to share some of 31
the positive outcomes with the Board. 32 33
Mr. Holland thanked Colonel Katz for an outstanding job and 34 for the culture he has continued to work through the 35 department. He stated safety is a top concern for citizens. He 36
expressed appreciation for efforts in the Falling Creek area, 37 and he encouraged Colonel Katz to let the Board know how it 38
can continue to support him and his department. He stated if 39 the culture is great, then morale is even higher. He thanked 40 Colonel Katz for his service. 41
42 Mr. Carroll stated Mr. Ingle and he were able to visit the 43
driving track and experience PIT training as passengers. He 44 further stated it is important for the community to understand 45 that this type of training previously had not been available 46
to the county’s officers, and this is a substantial change in 47 policy to combat pursuits. He stated this is a dangerous but 48
effective maneuver, and it shows the officers’ bravery they 49 use every day. He commended the officers who have gone through 50 the training so far. He expressed his hope that the maneuver 51 would not need to be used, but if so, he was confident the 52 personnel would be able to use it to stop a pursuit, save 53
lives, and take someone into custody. He commended Colonel Katz 54 for the policy change and the opportunity for officers to 55
receive valuable training. 56 57 Mr. Ingle stated he was impressed because the 50-percent pass 58
rate shows the seriousness of teaching the maneuver to ensure 59 those who are implementing it are highly trained and talented. 60 He further stated taking the unnatural step to bump into 61 another car on purpose takes a different mindset. He noted 62 those who did not pass still did a decent job but not a good 63
22-224 3/23/2022
enough job. He stated it gives him another reason to be proud 1
of all the men and women who serve the county. He asked Colonel 2 Katz to thank them for all their work. 3 4
Ms. Haley stated she has been an advocate for giving personnel 5 the tools they need to do the job. She commended Colonel Katz 6
and his command staff for always ensuring officers have the 7 tools and training they need so they can not only go safely 8 into the community and know how to protect themselves but also 9
know how to best implement law enforcement within the 10 community. She thanked Colonel Katz for his leadership, the 11
culture he has created, and his command team. 12 13 Mr. Winslow stated Colonel Katz has built a culture of 14
professionalism, diligence, and trust based on relationships. 15 He encouraged Colonel Katz to continue on that path and stated 16
the Board would continue to support him. 17 18 Dr. Casey acknowledged the law enforcement officers from the 19 Police Department present for the work session. He recognized 20 Virginia State University (VSU) for being the first of 21
Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at building 22 bridges among regional law enforcement professionals, 23
community leaders, faculty, and students. He stated they had 24 their first appreciation and awards ceremony where the 25 Chesterfield Police Department was well represented and 26
recognized by the VSU community. 27 28 29 3.C. PLANRVA – CRATER PDC UPDATE 30 31
Ms. Martha Heeter, Executive Director of PlanRVA, accompanied 32 by Mr. Alec Brebner, Executive Director of Crater Planning 33
District Commission (CPDC), provided the Board with an 34 introduction to the work session. She noted the collaborative 35 relationship between the staff of PlanRVA and Crater PDC 36
despite the boundaries each organization serves. 37 38
Mr. Brebner provided details of the Procurement Technical 39 Assistance Center (PTAC), which is a Department of Defense-40 funded installation housed at CPDC and which provides 41
consulting services and support to businesses seeking to 42 compete for public-sector contracts. He stated PTAC supports 43
4,000 jobs annually, and 60 percent of its clientele is in 44 Chesterfield County. He provided details of an upcoming staff 45 visit to BizWorks on April 21 to provide onsite counseling 46
services to residents and merchants. He discussed CPDC’s role 47 in helping to get the Fall Line Trail up and running and 48
receiving a $2 million commitment through United States Senator 49 Tim Kaine’s office. He provided details of additional potential 50 footbridges that will cross the Appomattox into or near 51 Chesterfield County. He discussed a long-range transportation 52 plan underway for the region that will be performance based 53
for the first time. He stated after that there will be a multi-54 modal plan which will help pull together the idea of a regional 55
bicycle/pedestrian network that is complemented by the bridges 56 CPDC is helping to get underway. 57 58
Ms. Heeter stated PlanRVA is in the final day of the outreach 59 process for the bicycle/pedestrian plan covering the PlanRVA 60 region, Chesterfield, Henrico, Richmond, New Kent, Powhatan, 61 Charles City, Hanover, and Goochland. She further stated the 62 Central Virginia Transportation Authority (CVTA) has been an 63
22-225 3/23/2022
exciting new tool for the region to think about how to finance 1
significant regional projects. She then provided an update on 2 housing. She stated last summer Virginia Housing made an 3 announcement giving planning district commissions the 4
opportunity to be positioned as grant makers, and all 21 5 planning district commissions were awarded funding to identify 6
affordable housing priorities and projects in the region. She 7 further stated PlanRVA, because of a partnership with 8 Partnership for Housing Affordability, was able to be the first 9
in the state to make announcements of projects to be funded. 10 She stated all of the awarded projects are moving forward, and 11
there is a spring round of applications that are due April 1. 12 She stated she would keep the Board apprised of groundbreaking 13 and dedication ceremonies for projects in the county. She 14
further stated approximately $4 million will be invested across 15 the region. 16
17 Mr. Brebner stated he expected to have requests for proposals 18 for affordable housing projects out next month. He further 19 stated Chesterfield is CPDC’s biggest locality and will receive 20 a sizable investment in affordable housing. He stated CPDC is 21
looking for funding to do a regional housing study to identify 22 more regional needs and develop a regional strategy for the 23
tri-cities area and southward. He then discussed emergency 24 management, environment, and resiliency topics. He provided 25 details of the Richmond-Crater Hazard Mitigation Plan nearing 26
completion and submittal to the Federal Emergency Management 27 Agency (FEMA). 28 29 Ms. Heeter stated this week is Emergency Management 30 Professionals Week and recognized Ms. Jessica Robison, 31
Emergency Management Coordinator, who chairs the region’s 32 Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia. She 33
expressed appreciation for Ms. Robison’s leadership and 34 involvement in the alliance. She announced a campaign later in 35 the summer promoting flood awareness and mitigation 36
strategies. She recognized Mr. Dan Cohen, Director of Community 37 Enhancement, for his support of work with the Richmond Memorial 38
Health Foundation geared toward understanding the changes in 39 the housing market, and she announced the upcoming release of 40 the second iteration of the market value analysis. She 41
announced PlanRVA’s upcoming office relocation and thanked Mr. 42 Holland and Mr. Winslow for their leadership during one of the 43
more significant decisions the PlanRVA board has had to make. 44 She expressed appreciation for many county staff with whom 45 PlanRVA works on a regular basis and noted their spirit of 46
cooperation. 47 48
Mr. Brebner announced his acceptance of a role with a larger 49 planning district commission in Lynchburg and stated CPDC would 50 keep the Board apprised of its progress identifying an interim 51 solution. He further stated it has been his pleasure working 52 with the Board and county staff, and he was always impressed 53
with the county’s professionalism and efficiency. 54 55
Mr. Winslow thanked Ms. Heeter and Mr. Brebner for bringing 56 everyone together to talk about what the region could and 57 should look like on a regular basis. He stated the needs are 58
endless, including the need for cooperation. He wished Mr. 59 Brebner well in his new role in Lynchburg. 60 61 Dr. Casey stated PlanRVA’s and Crater PDC’s districts combined 62 represent approximately 4,600 square miles, and Chesterfield 63
22-226 3/23/2022
is the center point. He further stated it is quite a challenge 1
for both of the organizations and the county to manage and be 2 mindful of that large of a territory. He wished Mr. Brebner 3 the best. 4
5 6 3.D. COUNTY ADMINISTRATION UPDATE 7 8 3.D.1. INTRODUCTION OF PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR 9
10 Dr. Casey introduced Mr. Neil Luther, the new Director of Parks 11
and Recreation. He stated Mr. Luther has over 30 years of 12 experience in the industry. 13 14
Mr. Luther thanked Dr. Casey and the Board members and stated 15 he was honored to be in the county he calls home. 16
17 Mr. Winslow stated he is looking forward to getting to know 18 Mr. Luther and discussing sports tourism. 19 20 21 3.D.2. OTHER COUNTY ADMINISTRATION UPDATES 22 23
• Dr. Casey provided the Board with an update on the action 24
plan relative to Skinquarter Landfill. He stated one of 25 the county’s action steps is the creation of a website 26
portal to house any and all public information to make it 27 easier for those citizens interested in reviewing that 28 information. He further stated there is a public comment 29 portal for Privately Operated Landfills on the county’s 30 Environmental Stewardship page. He stated the owner of 31
Skinquarter Landfill is trying to develop its own public 32 comment portal process and expects to have it up and 33 running in June coincidental with the release if its odor 34 management plan. He further stated the county website will 35 continue to host odor management plans and things of that 36
nature. He stated the Skinquarter Landfill owner 37 solicited citizens to become part of a citizens group that 38 will meet the first Tuesday of every month beginning April 39 5. He further stated the county’s role thus far has been 40 intentional and action-oriented. 41 42 Mr. Carroll stated the hope is that Skinquarter Landfill 43
will be required to test for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) as a 44 part of the odor management plan. He discussed working 45 with a third-party consultant to determine if offsite H2S 46
levels are harmful to the community. He also discussed a 47 potential memorandum of understanding with the Department 48 of Environmental Quality (DEQ) giving county staff 49 enforcement authority initially at Skinquarter Landfill 50 to ensure it is complying with requirements and proffers, 51
especially those proffers dealing with loads containing 52 sheet rock. He stated Planning Commissioner Tommy Owens 53
and a reporter toured the site and did not detect any odor 54 on the day they were there. He further stated it is his 55 understanding that low-lying areas are where odor is 56
detectable. He expressed his hope that the odor management 57 plan and the county’s efforts will provide a solution to 58
the problem out there. 59 60 Mr. Ingle stated recently he was told by a company that 61 Skinquarter Landfill made the company load the drywall 62 back into the company’s dumpster and take it away. 63
22-227 3/23/2022
1
Mr. Carroll stated that is very good news. 2 3 Mr. Winslow inquired if the action plan due in early June 4
would be made available to citizens. 5 6
Dr. Casey answered affirmatively and stated he thought 7 the due date was June 3, 2022, which is 90 days from the 8 March 3 notice DEQ provided to the owner. 9
10 11
• Dr. Casey announced Chesterfield was one of 87 employers 12 out of 1,100 considered who made the Richmond Times-13 Dispatch’s list of top workplaces. He stated the county 14
was one of four employers in the large employer bracket. 15 He further stated the ranking is a result of what the 16
employees think of the county workplace, not what the 17 policies are or what management thinks of the workplace. 18 He stated the voices of the employees are what filtered 19
the county, for the first time and in the first 20 application process, to be amongst the top four for the 21
largest employers in central Virginia. He further stated 22 there is a process in the next 30 to 60 days to rank the 23 top four, and staff will let the Board and the public know 24
where the county ranks. He stated he believed this is a 25 program in which the county will participate annually 26
going forward, and if anything changes regarding what the 27 employees think, he will discuss it first with county 28 leadership and then the Board. 29 30 Mr. Winslow stated the survey results are a testament to 31
county leadership from the top down and are a good 32 measuring stick for the county. He stated one only gets 33
better when they are told how they are, and it is 34 extremely important as an organization to go through an 35 exercise such as this. 36
37 Dr. Casey stated it has been mentioned many times on the 38 dais the importance of having a work environment and 39 understanding not only why people join the county 40 workforce but also why they leave. He further stated the 41
county needs to both listen to exit interviews and ask 42 recruits why they chose the county, which is priceless 43
information. 44 45
• Dr. Casey recognized Ms. Karen Reilly-Jones, Assistant 46
Director of the Department of Social Services (DSS), who 47 was present on behalf of the department. He stated the 48 Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother recently 49 presented DSS with a Wreath Award, one of its highest 50 honors, in recognition of the outstanding support DSS has 51
provided. He further stated the coordination involved in 52 the Christmas Mother program requires a year-round 53
commitment, and he expressed pride in the DSS team for 54 their dedication to making the Christmas Mother program 55 a success each year. 56 57
• Ms. Natalie Spillman, Intergovernmental Relations 58 Administrator, provided the Board with a General Assembly 59 update. She stated the 2022 session adjourned on March 60 12, 2022. She provided statistics of bills and resolutions 61
introduced (3,143), passed (1,767), continued (166), 62
22-228 3/23/2022
failed (1,163), pending (47), approved (31), and vetoed 1
(1). She further stated most bills of concern for 2 localities failed to survive the session, including the 3 elimination of business, professional, and occupational 4
license (BPOL) tax and the referendum bills. She stated 5 the General Assembly adjourned with work incomplete on 47 6
bills in conference, including the budget bills, and it 7 was uncertain when the work would be done and Governor 8 Youngkin would call the legislature back for a special 9
session. She further stated there appears to be no rush 10 to get the budget back in front of the legislature. She 11
stated one of the most important items that has yet to be 12 resolved is the effort to repeal the grocery sales tax. 13 She further stated there was some progress made to see 14
local budgets held harmless, but negotiations are ongoing 15 for what the mechanics will look like in the upcoming 16
biennium and how that funding will look for localities on 17 a recurring basis. She stated one major concern is what 18 the state is going to do to backfill the loss on 19 transportation funding, and that topic is becoming more 20 widespread. She further stated uncertainty in this area 21
is particularly concerning to the county as a locality 22 with the second largest road network in the state. She 23
stated while there has been open dialogue with state 24 partners on the transportation topic, there is still much 25 work to be done. She further stated staff is closely 26
monitoring this area and will report out when there is 27 more information to share. She provided details of the 28 federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act coming to 29 states in two primary ways – formula funding and 30 competitive grant funding – and stated staff is currently 31
exploring guidance from federal representatives and 32 strategizing how to use the funds to achieve the county’s 33
priorities. She further stated staff will set up meetings 34 with Board members once staff has identified what that 35 path looks like. She stated the Governor has acted on 32 36
bills and is still moving through the remaining 1,700-37 plus bills and resolutions. She further stated the state 38
is constitutionally required to reconvene, and that 39 session has been set for April 27 to review what has been 40 amended or vetoed. She stated it is difficult to fully 41
assess what the effect of this session has done for local 42 governments without knowing what is going to be included 43
in the upcoming biennium budget. She further stated staff 44 continues to monitor that progress and understand where 45 those positions lie on the bills upon which the Governor 46
has taken action and is looking to see when the special 47 session will reconvene. 48
49 In response to Mr. Carroll’s question relative to the 50 significant difference between the House and Senate bills 51 pertaining to funding for Schools, Ms. Spillman stated it 52 is not only the funding itself but the approach they took 53
on the items identified in the two budgets. She further 54 stated there is not an apples-to-apples comparison 55
between the House and Senate versions, but the difference 56 is quite significant. She stated in either version there 57 is still funding the county would expect to see, but that 58
is going to be quite significantly dependent upon what 59 version or combined version is going to equal to. 60 61 Mr. Carroll stated it is important for citizens concerned 62 about fully funding schools to contact their elected 63
22-229 3/23/2022
leaders in both the House and the Senate so those leaders 1
can make a good compromise that will fund the schools 2 properly from the state level. 3 4
Ms. Spillman stated the biggest ticketed item is what is 5 going to be done on the increases, and she provided 6
details of the different approaches and the accompanying 7 significant funding differences. 8 9
Mr. Carroll stated the public may be confused about how 10 the Senate structures a bill for finance versus how the 11
House structures a bill for finance, and it is important 12 for them to have those details. He expressed appreciation 13 to Ms. Spillman for coming before the Board and providing 14
that information for the community. He stated that input 15 is important so that citizens who choose to contact their 16
elected officials can simply say which bill they like 17 better. 18 19 Mr. Winslow stated the county usually has a good idea of 20 what is going to happen, but a $3 billion gap is a big 21
one. He further stated the Board would venture forth and 22 have discussions with Budget staff about conservative 23
numbers the Board can pass with an adjustment thereafter 24 once there is a state budget. 25 26
27 3.E. CONSENT AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS 28 29 Mr. Jesse Smith, Deputy County Administrator, provided details 30 of Item 13.B.4. - Accept and Appropriate up to $1,728,300 in 31
American Rescue Plan Act, Elementary and Secondary School 32 Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) III State Set-Aside Funds and 33
Item 13.B.3. - Award of Construction Contract for Swift Creek 34 Reservoir Dam Carp Barrier. 35 36
Mr. Winslow expressed appreciation for staff’s efforts on the 37 carp barrier. 38
39 Mr. Carroll stated he looked forward to attending the carp 40 release in April. He further stated ARPA funds are an important 41
issue for Schools, and he was glad the county would be doing 42 this for them. 43
44 45 4. REPORTS 46 47 4.A. DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS (DIF) MONTHLY REPORT 48
49 The Board accepted the Monthly Report on District Improvement 50 Funds. 51 52 53 5. FIFTEEN-MINUTE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD ON UNSCHEDULED 54 MATTERS 55
56 There were no requests to address the Board at this time. 57 58 59 60
61 62
63
22-230 3/23/2022
6. CLOSED SESSION 1
2 6.A. CLOSED SESSION 1) PURSUANT TO § 2.2-3711(A)(8), CODE OF 3 VIRGINIA, 1950, AS AMENDED, FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE 4 COUNTY ATTORNEY REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE 5 REGARDING OPIOID LITIGATION, AND 2) PURSUANT TO § 2.2- 6 3711(A)(5), CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950, AS AMENDED, TO 7 DISCUSS OR CONSIDER PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES OR INDUSTRIES 8 OR THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING BUSINESSES OR INDUSTRIES 9 WHERE NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE OF THE 10 BUSINESSES’ OR INDUSTRIES’ INTEREST IN LOCATING OR 11 EXPANDING THEIR FACILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY 12 13 On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Holland, the Board went 14
into closed session 1) pursuant to § 2.2-3711(A)(8), Code of 15 Virginia, 1950, as amended, for consultation with the County 16
Attorney requiring the provision of legal advice regarding 17 opioid litigation, and 2) pursuant to § 2.2-3711(A)(5), Code 18 of Virginia, 1950, as amended, to discuss or consider 19 prospective businesses or industries or the expansion of 20 existing businesses or industries where no previous 21
announcement has been made of the businesses’ or industries’ 22 interest in locating or expanding their facilities in the 23 community. 24 25 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 26
Nays: None. 27 28 29 Reconvening: 30 31
32 On motion of Mr. Carroll, seconded by Ms. Haley, the Board 33
adopted the following resolution: 34 35 WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has this day adjourned 36
into Closed Session in accordance with a formal vote of the 37 Board and in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia 38
Freedom of Information Act; and 39 40 WHEREAS, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act effective 41
July 1, 1989 provides for certification that such Closed 42 Session was conducted in conformity with law. 43
44 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Supervisors 45 does hereby certify that to the best of each member’s 46
knowledge, i) only public business matters lawfully exempted 47 from open meeting requirements under the Freedom of Information 48
Act were discussed in Closed Session to which this 49 certification applies, and ii) only such business matters were 50 identified in the motion by which the Closed Session was 51 convened were heard, discussed or considered by the Board. No 52 member dissents from this certification. 53
54 Mr. Ingle: Aye. 55
Mr. Holland: Aye. 56 Mr. Carroll: Aye. 57 Ms. Haley: Aye. 58
Mr. Winslow: Aye. 59 60 61 Reconvening: 62 63
22-231 3/23/2022
1
Mr. Winslow reviewed COVID-19 protocols for masks and spatial 2 distancing. He stated he verified that all Board members have 3 received copies of citizen comments posted to the online 4
portal. (It is noted citizen comments received through the 5 online portal are attached as Attachment A.) 6
7 8 8. INVOCATION 9
10 The Honorable Kevin Carroll, Matoaca District Supervisor, gave 11
the invocation. 12 13 14 9. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 15 16
Mr. Matt Harris, Deputy County Administrator, led the Pledge 17 of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. 18 19 20 10. COUNTY ADMINISTRATION UPDATE 21
22 Dr. Casey stated the County Administration Update was presented 23
during the afternoon work session and encouraged those 24 interested to refer to the video recording. 25 26
27 11. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS 28 29 Mr. Holland reported on Ms. Carrie Brockwell’s successful 30 audition on the American Idol television show. He stated she 31
is a resident of the Dale District, and he encouraged everyone 32 to watch her compete during the upcoming Hollywood Week. He 33
extended congratulations on her accomplishment and wished her 34 well in her endeavors. 35 36
Ms. Haley stated she and Mr. Winslow were honored to meet with 37 the state’s Secretary of Transportation, Mr. Shep Miller, and 38
have a fruitful conversation about the county’s future 39 transportation projects. With regard to the county’s secondary 40 roads, she stated they all left the meeting feeling like 41
progress was being made and there was an open mind about the 42 needs that exist in the county. She further stated they were 43
happy to have established the relationship and will keep 44 everyone informed going forward. She thanked Secretary Miller 45 for his time and attention to Chesterfield. 46
47 Mr. Ingle stated he had the opportunity to accompany Dr. James 48
Worsley, Deputy County Administrator, and Dr. Worsley’s family 49 to deliver meals to shut-ins through the Meals on Wheels 50 program. He further stated it is a small commitment of time 51 and a great experience getting to talk to the people receiving 52 the meals. He stated Meals on Wheels is always looking for 53
volunteers and encouraged those interested to call 804-549-54 5668. 55
56 Mr. Winslow reported on his meeting at Swift Creek Middle 57 School to review the state of the track and high-jump and long-58
jump facilities. He stated as a result of the meeting the 59 school is working with Parks and Recreation to make necessary 60 improvements which will allow the school to host track and 61 field events in the future. Next, he reported on new sidewalks 62 going in which create better connectivity between schools and 63
22-232 3/23/2022
surrounding neighborhoods. Lastly, he reported on his tour of 1
the Chester Early Learning Academy on Read Across America Day. 2 He stated this academy is teaching and providing support to 3 Pre-K children for the purpose of readying them for 4
Kindergarten. He further stated during the pandemic the old 5 Harrowgate Elementary School was renovated and now serves as 6
the home for this academy, and he expressed his pride in the 7 Board’s support of and investment in the academy. 8 9
10 12. RESOLUTIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS 11 12 There were no resolutions or special recognitions at this time. 13 14
15 13. NEW BUSINESS 16 17 13.A. APPOINTMENTS 18 19 13.A.1. GRTC TRANSIT SYSTEM BOARD OF DIRECTORS 20 21
On motion of Mr. Holland, seconded by Mr. Carroll, the Board 22 nominated and appointed Mr. Jim Ingle, Bermuda District 23 Supervisor, to serve on the GRTC Transit System Board of 24 Directors, whose term is effective immediately and will expire 25 October 20, 2022. 26
27 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 28 Nays: None. 29 30 31 13.B. CONSENT ITEMS 32 33 13.B.1. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS 34 35 13.B.1.a. RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SERGEANT TIMOTHY R. 36 HELLERSTEDT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, UPON HIS 37 RETIREMENT 38
39 On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Ingle, the Board 40 adopted the following resolution: 41
42 WHEREAS, Sergeant Timothy R. Hellerstedt will retire from 43
the Chesterfield County Police Department on April 1, 2022, 44 after providing over 25 years of quality service to the 45 residents of Chesterfield County; and 46
47 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt faithfully served the 48
county as a Patrol Officer, Senior Police Officer, Master 49 Police Officer, Career Police Officer and Sergeant; and 50 51 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt has also served as a Field 52 Training Officer, General Instructor, Firearms Instructor; 53
Ballistic Shield Instructor, Armorer, and Breathalyzer 54 Operator; and 55
56 WHEREAS, during his tenure, Sergeant Hellerstedt has 57 served as a member of the Police Honor Guard, Special Response 58
Unit and SWAT Team; and 59 60 WHEREAS, Officer Hellerstedt earned a Chief's 61 Commendation for his quick actions, interview skills and 62 teamwork while intervening during a crime in progress, which 63
22-233 3/23/2022
led to the arrest of three suspects and obtaining confessions 1
from three juveniles for burglary and other acts of vandalism 2 in the county; and 3
4 WHEREAS, Senior Police Officer Hellerstedt received a Unit 5
Citation while serving as a member of the Emergency Response 6 Team that achieved national recognition for the significant 7 number of critical incidents that were successfully and safely 8
concluded over many years; and 9
10 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt was awarded a Combat Ribbon 11 for being in the line of fire when a suspect involved in a 12
domestic dispute pointed two guns at him, forcing the officer 13 to fire his weapon, incapacitate the suspect and take him into 14
custody; and 15
16 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt was awarded a Meritorious 17 Service award recognizing his eleven years of service on the 18
SWAT team; and 19
20 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt served in many capacities, 21 including SWAT operator, sniper, assistant team leader and 22
sniper team leader, and his exceptional performance while 23 responding to multiple high-risk incidents was crucial to the 24
department's successful resolution of tactical situations; and 25
26 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt was recognized with a Unit 27 Citation as a member of the Crimes Against Property Unit for 28
his teamwork in achieving a case clearance rate significantly 29 above the national average, for recognizing a connection 30 between property crimes and opioid addiction, and for offering 31
arrested addicts recovery resources in hopes of reducing future 32 crimes; and 33
34 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt was awarded a Chief's 35
Commendations for his supervision of a pursuit and deployment 36 of officers immediately following a local bank robbery which 37
resulted in the capture of all three suspects; and 38
39 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt is recognized for his strong 40 work ethic, his teamwork, and excellent communications and 41
human relations skills, all of which he has utilized within 42 the Police Department and in assisting residents of 43 Chesterfield County during his career; and 44
45 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt has received numerous 46 letters of commendation, thanks and appreciation for services 47 rendered; and 48
49 WHEREAS, Sergeant Hellerstedt has provided the 50 Chesterfield County Police Department with many years of loyal 51 and dedicated service; and 52
53 WHEREAS, Chesterfield County and the Board of Supervisors 54
will miss Sergeant Hellerstedt's diligent service. 55 56 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chesterfield 57 County Board of Supervisors recognizes Sergeant Timothy R. 58 Hellerstedt and extends on behalf of its members and the 59
residents of Chesterfield County, appreciation for his service 60 to the county, congratulations upon his retirement, and best 61 wishes for a long and happy retirement. 62 63 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 64
Nays: None. 65
22-234 3/23/2022
13.B.1.b. RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MS. NANCY B. BROOKING, 1 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, 2 UPON HER RETIREMENT 3 4
On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Ingle, the Board 5 adopted the following resolution: 6
7 WHEREAS, Ms. Nancy B. Brooking will retire from the 8 Chesterfield County Department of Human Resources on April 1, 9
2022, after faithfully serving the County of Chesterfield and 10 its citizens for 19 years; and 11
12 WHEREAS, Ms. Brooking began employment with Chesterfield 13 County as Benefits Analyst in 1990, serving for one year before 14
leaving in 1991 for a promotional opportunity in the private 15 sector; and returning to the County in 2004 as Compensation 16
and Benefits Manager for Human Resources; and 17 18 WHEREAS, Ms. Brooking’s exemplary performance and service 19 earned her a promotion to Assistant Director of Human Resources 20 in 2016; and 21
22 23 WHEREAS, Ms. Brooking successfully earned human resources 24 professional designations including her Senior Professional in 25 Human Resources (SPHR) certification in 2005 followed by her 26
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) certification in 27 2015; and was certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia as a 28 Dispute Resolution Mediator; and 29 30 WHEREAS, Ms. Brooking successfully served in various 31
leadership roles for Richmond Society of Human Resource 32 Management, serving as President in 2011; on the Virginia State 33
Council as Communication Director from 2012 to 2014 and as 34 Membership Director from 2014 to 2015; as the co-Chair of the 35 Virginia State Conference in 2018, and as Programs co-Chair 36
for the first virtual conference in 2021; demonstrating her 37 strong work ethic, commitment to advancing the human resources 38
profession and her desire to make a difference; and 39 40 WHEREAS, Ms. Brooking shared her vast knowledge with 41
others by teaching the Human Resource Certification Institute 42 (HRCI) certification class at VCU’s Center for Corporate 43
Education from 2007 to 2009, and also joined VCU’s School of 44 Business adjunct faculty in 2015; and 45 46
WHEREAS, Ms. Brooking was instrumental in the County 47 winning NACo awards for the successful design and 48
implementation of the new Paid Time Off (PTO) Leave Plan in 49 2012; for the VRS Hybrid Defined Contribution Training Program 50 in 2016; for the Wellness Incentive Program and the Retirement 51 Planning Seminar in 2017; and for the Position Description 52 Questionnaire (PDQ) Update Project and expanding the Career 53
Development Plan (CDP) Program in 2020; all of which brought 54 great visibility to Chesterfield County; and 55 56 WHEREAS, Ms. Brooking’s leadership of the County and 57 Schools contract negotiations for healthcare and other employee 58
benefits resulted in County and Schools employees receiving 59 competitive benefits for themselves and their families; and 60 61 WHEREAS, Ms. Brooking was a key contributor in Human 62 Resources, and her solid leadership of compensation and 63
22-235 3/23/2022
benefits for Human Resources had a positive impact on the work 1
environment; and 2 3 WHEREAS, Ms. Brooking created and improved numerous 4
processes and procedures that positively impacted Human 5 Resources, the County and, most importantly, County employees; 6
and 7 8 WHEREAS, more than anything else, Ms. Brooking has been a 9
committed and talented human resources professional, loyal 10 friend to many in the County and the community, and whose 11
patience, kindness and devotion endures and leaves a legacy; 12 and 13 14
WHEREAS, the Department of Human Resources is very happy 15 for Ms. Brooking and wishes her all the best during her 16
retirement. 17 18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chesterfield 19 County Board of Supervisors recognizes the contributions of 20 Ms. Nancy B. Brooking, expresses appreciation on behalf of all 21
employees and citizens for her service to the County and 22 congratulates her upon her retirement. 23
24 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 25 Nays: None. 26
27 28 13.B.1.c. RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CORPORAL RALPH "JODY" 29 BURTON, JR., POLICE DEPARTMENT, UPON HIS 30 RETIREMENT 31
32 On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Ingle, the Board 33
adopted the following resolution: 34 35 WHEREAS, Corporal Ralph "Jody" G. Burton, Jr. will retire 36
from the Chesterfield County Police Department on April 1, 37 2022, after providing over 20 years of quality service to the 38
residents of Chesterfield County; and 39 40 WHEREAS, Corporal Burton began his law enforcement career 41
over 30 years ago and joined the Chesterfield Police Department 42 under its lateral police officer program; and 43
44 WHEREAS, Corporal Burton faithfully served the county as 45 a Police Officer, Detective, Senior Detective, Master 46
Detective, Master Police Officer, Career Police Officer and 47 Corporal; and 48
49 WHEREAS, Corporal Burton also served as a General 50 Instructor, Field Training Officer, Firearms Instructor, Drug 51 Court Officer and was a member of the Special Response Unit; 52 and 53
54 WHEREAS, Detective Burton received two Unit Citation 55
Awards while serving as a member of the Larceny from Auto 56 Section which was recognized for its professionalism, teamwork, 57 and dedication to duty for solving cases involving crimes with 58
little or no evidence, one such case involving the apprehension 59 of an organized group of thieves known as the "Felony Lang 60 Gang" that was traveling up and down the East Coast committing 61 crimes; and 62 63
22-236 3/23/2022
WHEREAS, Corporal Burton obtained his commercial pilot's 1
license and has served as a member of the Metro Aviation Unit 2 for the past eleven years; and 3 4
WHEREAS, Corporal Burton was recognized with a Chief's 5 Commendation for his keen observation skills while conducting 6
an aerial patrol of the Metro-Richmond area, and through 7 teamwork and excellent police work, three armed robbery 8 suspects were apprehended leading to a total of eight robbery 9
cases being cleared and three dangerous criminals being removed 10 from the streets of the Metro-Richmond area; and 11
12 WHEREAS, Corporal Burton was cited by his supervisors as 13 being a mentor to his fellow pilots and a role model for the 14
junior officers in the department; and 15 16
WHEREAS, Corporal Burton is recognized for his strong work 17 ethic, his teamwork, and communication and human relations 18 skills, all of which he has utilized within the Police 19 Department and in assisting residents of Chesterfield County 20 during his career; and 21
22 WHEREAS, Corporal Burton has received numerous letters of 23
commendation, thanks and appreciation for services rendered; 24 and 25 26
WHEREAS, Corporal Burton has provided the Chesterfield 27 County Police Department with many years of loyal and dedicated 28 service; and 29 30 WHEREAS, Chesterfield County and the Board of Supervisors 31
will miss Corporal Burton's diligent service. 32 33
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chesterfield 34 County Board of Supervisors recognizes Corporal Ralph "Jody" 35 G. Burton, Jr. and extends on behalf of its members and the 36
residents of Chesterfield County, appreciation for his service 37 to the county, congratulations upon his retirement, and best 38
wishes for a long and happy retirement. 39 40 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 41
Nays: None. 42 43
44 13.B.2. REQUEST TO QUITCLAIM A PORTION OF A VARIABLE WIDTH 45 SWM/BMP EASEMENT ACROSS THE PROPERTY OWNED BY 46 WINTERFIELD CROSSING LAND LLC 47 48
On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Ingle, the Board 49 authorized the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the 50 County Administrator to execute a quitclaim deed to vacate a 51 portion of a variable width SWM/BMP easement across the 52 property owned by Winterfield Crossing Land LLC. (It is noted 53
a copy of the plat is filed with the papers of this Board.) 54 55
Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 56 Nays: None. 57 58
59 60 61 62 63
22-237 3/23/2022
13.B.3. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR SWIFT CREEK 1 RESERVOIR DAM CARP BARRIER 2 3 On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Ingle, the Board 4
authorized the Director of Procurement to award the 5 construction contract to Haren Construction Co., Inc. in the 6
amount of $1,492,000 and execute all necessary change orders 7 up to the full amount budgeted for the Swift Creek Reservoir 8 Dam Carp Barrier. 9
10 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 11
Nays: None. 12 13 14 13.B.4. ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE UP TO $1,728,300 IN AMERICAN 15 RESCUE PLAN ACT, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL 16 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND (ESSER) III STATE SET-ASIDE 17 FUNDS 18 19 On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Ingle, the Board 20 accepted and appropriated up to $1,728,300 in American Rescue 21
Plan Act, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund 22 (ESSER) III State Set-Aside Funds. 23 24 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 25 Nays: None. 26
27 28 13.B.5. ACCEPTANCE OF STATE ROADS 29 30 On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Ingle, the Board 31
adopted the following resolution: 32 33
WHEREAS, the streets described below are shown on a plat 34 recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of 35 Chesterfield County; and 36
37 WHEREAS, the Resident Engineer for the Virginia 38
Department of Transportation has advised this Board the streets 39 meet the requirements established by the Subdivision Street 40 Requirements of the Virginia Department of Transportation. 41
42 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board requests 43
the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the streets 44 described below to the secondary system of state highways, 45 pursuant to Sections 33.2-705 and 33.2-334, Code of Virginia, 46
and the Department’s Subdivision Street Requirements. 47 48
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board guarantees 49 a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as described, and any 50 necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage. 51 52 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this 53
resolution be forwarded to the Resident Engineer for the 54 Virginia Department of Transportation. 55
56 Project/Subdivision: Meadowville Landing at Rivers Bend 57 Section Seven (Remainder) and Section 6 58 Type Change to the Secondary System miles of State Highways: 59 Addition 60 Reason for Change: New Subdivision Street 61 Pursuant to Code of Virginia Statute: §33.2-705, 33.2-334 62 Street Name and/or Route Number 63
22-238 3/23/2022
1
• Riverboat Drive, State Route Number 7740 2 From: Channelmark Drive, (Route 8157) (D) 3 To: Riverboat Circle, (Route 8397) (E), a distance of 0.35 4
miles 5 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 263, Page 7; Plat Book 274, 6 Page 67 7 Right of Way width (feet) = 50 8 9
• Riverboat Drive, State Route Number 7740 10 From: Riverboat Circle, (Route 8397) (E) 11
To: The cul-de-sac (F), a distance of 0.14 miles 12 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 263, Page 7; Plat Book 274, 13 Page 67 14
Right of Way width (feet) = 50 15 16
• Almer Lane, State Route Number 8396 17
From: Meadowville Road, (Route 618) (B) 18 To: The cul-de-sac (G), a distance of 0.07 miles 19
Recordation Reference: Plat Book 274, Page 67 20 Right of Way width (feet) = 50 21
22
• Riverboat Circle, State Route Number 8397 23 From: Riverboat Drive, (Route 7740) (E) 24
To: The cul-de-sac (H), a distance of 0.12 miles 25 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 274, Page 67 26 Right of Way width (feet) = 50 27
28 And, further, the Board adopted the following resolution: 29
30 WHEREAS, the streets described below are shown on a plat 31 recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of 32 Chesterfield County; and 33 34
WHEREAS, the Resident Engineer for the Virginia 35 Department of Transportation has advised this Board the streets 36 meet the requirements established by the Subdivision Street 37
Requirements of the Virginia Department of Transportation. 38 39
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board requests 40 the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the streets 41
described below to the secondary system of state highways, 42 pursuant to Sections 33.2-705 and 33.2-334, Code of Virginia, 43 and the Department’s Subdivision Street Requirements. 44
45 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board guarantees 46 a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as described, and any 47 necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage. 48 49
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this 50 resolution be forwarded to the Resident Engineer for the 51
Virginia Department of Transportation. 52 53 Project/Subdivision: Silver Mews Section D and Section A 54 (Remainder) 55 Type Change to the Secondary System miles of State Highways: 56 Addition 57 Reason for Change: New Subdivision Street 58 Pursuant to Code of Virginia Statute: §33.2-705, 33.2-334 59 Street Name and/or Route Number 60 61
62
22-239 3/23/2022
• Spratling Way, State Route Number 7464 1 From: Spratling Court, (Route 7465) 2 To: 0.02 miles east of Spratling Court, (Route 7465), a 3 distance of 0.02 miles 4
Recordation Reference: Plat Book 190, Page 46 5 Right of Way width (feet) = 47 6 7
• Spratling Way, State Route Number 7464 8 From: 0.02 miles east of Spratling Court, (Route 7465) 9
To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.03 miles 10 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 284, Page 98 11
Right of Way width (feet) = 47 12 13
• Patina Court, State Route Number 8298 14
From: 0.03 miles northwest of Patina Way, (Route 8297) 15 To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.05 miles 16 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 284, Page 98 17
Right of Way width (feet) = 47 18 19
• Ingot Place, State Route Number 8395 20 From: Laroux Avenue, (Route 7938) 21 To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.10 miles 22
Recordation Reference: Plat Book 284, Page 98 23 Right of Way width (feet) = 47 24
25 And, further, the Board adopted the following resolution: 26 27
WHEREAS, the streets described below are shown on a plat 28 recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of 29
Chesterfield County; and 30 31 WHEREAS, the Resident Engineer for the Virginia 32 Department of Transportation has advised this Board the streets 33 meet the requirements established by the Subdivision Street 34
Requirements of the Virginia Department of Transportation. 35 36 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board requests 37
the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the streets 38 described below to the secondary system of state highways, 39
pursuant to Sections 33.2-705 and 33.2-334, Code of Virginia, 40 and the Department’s Subdivision Street Requirements. 41
42 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board guarantees 43 a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as described, and any 44
necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage. 45 46 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this 47 resolution be forwarded to the Resident Engineer for the 48 Virginia Department of Transportation. 49
50 Project/Subdivision: Silverleaf Section J and Section H1 51 (Remainder) 52 Type Change to the Secondary System miles of State Highways: 53 Addition 54 Reason for Change: New Subdivision Street 55 Pursuant to Code of Virginia Statute: §33.2-705, 33.2-334 56 Street Name and/or Route Number 57 58 59
60 61
62
22-240 3/23/2022
• Gleaming Drive, State Route Number 7835 1 From: 0.02 miles east of Old Guild Road, (Route 8229) 2 To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.05 miles 3 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 280, Page 10 4
Right of Way width (feet) = 53 5 6
• Old Guild Road, State Route Number 8229 7
From: 0.01 miles north of Cannington Drive, (Route 7830) 8 To: Lacroix Way, (Route 8245), a distance of 0.11 miles 9
Recordation Reference: Plat Book 280, Page 10 10 Right of Way width (feet) = 53 11
12
• Old Guild Road, State Route Number 8229 13 From: Lacroix Way, (Route 8245) 14
To: 0.01 miles south of Sterling Woods Lane, (Route 8240), a 15 distance of 0.06 miles 16 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 280, Page 10 17
Right of Way width (feet) = 53 18 19
• Sterling Woods Lane, State Route Number 8240 20 From: 0.01 miles east of Old Guild Road, (Route 8229) 21 To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.02 miles 22
Recordation Reference: Plat Book 280, Page 10 23 Right of Way width (feet) = 53 24
25
• Lacroix Way, State Route Number 8245 26 From: 0.01 miles northeast of Cannington Drive, (Route7830) 27
To: Old Guild Road, (Route 8229), distance of 0.13 miles 28 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 280, Page 10 29
Right of Way width (feet) = 53 30 31
• Lacroix Way, State Route Number 8245 32
From: Cannington Drive, (Route 7830) 33 To: 0.01 miles northeast of Cannington Drive, (Route 7830), 34
distance of 0.01 miles 35 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 280, Page 10 36 Right of Way width (feet) = 53 37
38 And, further, the Board adopted the following resolution: 39
40 WHEREAS, the streets described below are shown on a plat 41 recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of 42
Chesterfield County; and 43 44
WHEREAS, the Resident Engineer for the Virginia 45 Department of Transportation has advised this Board the streets 46 meet the requirements established by the Subdivision Street 47
Requirements of the Virginia Department of Transportation. 48 49
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board requests 50 the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the streets 51 described below to the secondary system of state highways, 52 pursuant to Sections 33.2-705 and 33.2-334, Code of Virginia, 53 and the Department’s Subdivision Street Requirements. 54
55 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board guarantees 56 a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as described, and any 57
necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage. 58 59
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this 60 resolution be forwarded to the Resident Engineer for the 61 Virginia Department of Transportation. 62
22-241 3/23/2022
1 Project/Subdivision: Chesdin Landing Section 8 2 Type Change to the Secondary System miles of State Highways: 3 Addition 4 Reason for Change: New Subdivision Street 5 Pursuant to Code of Virginia Statute: §33.2-705, 33.2-334 6 Street Name and/or Route Number 7 8
• Chesdin Crossing Drive, State Route Number 8398 9
From: Chesdin Landing Drive, (Route 5080) 10 To: Chesdin Crossing Terrace, (Route 8399), a distance of 11
0.35 miles 12 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 157, Page 17 13 Right of Way width (feet) = 50 14
15
• Chesdin Crossing Drive, State Route Number 8398 16 From: Chesdin Crossing Terrace, (Route 8399) 17 To: Isle Pines Drive, (Route 8400), a distance of 0.23 miles 18 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 157, Page 17 19
Right of Way width (feet) = 50 20 21
• Chesdin Crossing Drive, State Route Number 8398 22 From: Isle Pines Drive, (Route 8400) 23 To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.03 miles 24
Recordation Reference: Plat Book 157, Page 17 25 Right of Way width (feet) = 50 26 27
• Chesdin Crossing Terrace, State Route Number 8399 28 From: Chesdin Crossing Drive, (Route 8398) 29
To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.17 miles 30 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 157, Page 17 31 Right of Way width (feet) = 50 32 33
• Isle Pines Drive, State Route Number 8400 34
From: Chesdin Crossing Drive, (Route 8398) 35 To: Chesdin Manor Drive, (Route 8401), a distance of 0.52 36 miles 37
Recordation Reference: Plat Book 157, Page 17 38 Right of Way width (feet) = 50 39
40
• Isle Pines Drive, State Route Number 8400 41 From: Chesdin Manor Drive, (Route 8401) 42
To: The temporary turnaround, a distance of 0.04 miles 43 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 157, Page 17 44
Right of Way width (feet) = 50 45 46
• Chesdin Manor Drive, State Route Number 8401 47
From: Isle Pines Drive, (Route 8400) 48 To: Chesdin Manor Court, (Route 8402),a distance of 0.13 49
miles 50 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 157, Page 17 51 Right of Way width (feet) = 50 52
53
• Chesdin Manor Drive, State Route Number 8401 54
From: Chesdin Manor Court, (Route 8402) 55 To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.19 miles 56 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 157, Page 17 57
Right of Way width (feet) = 50 58 59 60 61
22-242 3/23/2022
• Chesdin Manor Court, State Route Number 8402 1 From: Chesdin Manor Drive, (Route 8401) 2 To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.23 miles 3 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 157, Page 17 4
Right of Way width (feet) = 50 5 6 And, further, the Board adopted the following resolution: 7 8 WHEREAS, the streets described below are shown on a plat 9
recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of 10 Chesterfield County; and 11
12 WHEREAS, the Resident Engineer for the Virginia 13 Department of Transportation has advised this Board the streets 14
meet the requirements established by the Subdivision Street 15 Requirements of the Virginia Department of Transportation. 16
17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board requests 18 the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the streets 19
described below to the secondary system of state highways, 20 pursuant to Sections 33.2-705 and 33.2-334, Code of Virginia, 21
and the Department’s Subdivision Street Requirements. 22 23 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board guarantees 24
a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as described, and any 25 necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage. 26
27 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this 28 resolution be forwarded to the Resident Engineer for the 29 Virginia Department of Transportation. 30 31 Project/Subdivision: Wynwood at Foxcreek Section 18B and 32 Section 18A (Remaining) 33 Type Change to the Secondary System miles of State Highways: 34 Addition 35 Reason for Change: New Subdivision Street 36 Pursuant to Code of Virginia Statute: §33.2-705, 33.2-334 37 Street Name and/or Route Number 38 39
• Brailen Drive, State Route Number 8296 40 From: 0.01 miles northwest of Gossamer Drive, (Route 8009) 41
To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.05 miles 42 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 264, Page 5 43 Right of Way width (feet) = 47 44 45
• Tag Alder Terrace, State Route Number 8362 46
From: 0.05 miles southeast of Swift Fox Drive, (Route 7288) 47 To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.03 miles 48 Recordation Reference: Plat Book 264, Page 5 49
Right of Way width (feet) = 47 50 51
• Gossamer Court, State Route Number 8394 52 From: 0.01 miles northwest of Gossamer Drive, (Route 8009) 53 To: The cul-de-sac, a distance of 0.05 miles 54
Recordation Reference: Plat Book 264, Page 5 55 Right of Way width (feet) = 47 56
57 58 59
60 61
62
22-243 3/23/2022
• Gossamer Court, State Route Number 8394 1 From: Gossamer Drive, (Route 8009) 2 To: 0.01 miles northwest of Gossamer Drive, (Route 8009), a 3 distance of 0.01 miles 4
Recordation Reference: Plat Book 264, Page 1 5 Right of Way width (feet) = 47 6 7 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 8 Nays: None. 9
10 11 13.B.6. ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE $60,256 FROM VIRGINIA HOUSING 12 13 On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Ingle, the Board 14
accepted and appropriated the receipt of $60,256.22 from 15 Virginia Housing to support the housing choice voucher program. 16 17 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 18 Nays: None. 19
20 21 14. FIFTEEN-MINUTE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD ON UNSCHEDULED 22 MATTERS 23 24 Mr. Jason Melendez addressed the Board relative to privately 25 purchased facial recognition technology systems and their use 26 by local governments. 27 28
29 15. DEFERRED ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 30 31
There were no Deferred Items at this time. 32 33
34 16. PUBLIC HEARINGS 35 36
Mr. Winslow stated this date has been advertised for this Board 37 to hold five public hearings on the following: (1) the proposed 38
changes to Water/Wastewater Utility fees; (2) proposed tax 39 rates for 2022; (3) the proposed FY2023-FY2027 Capital 40 Improvement Program; (4) the Proposed FY2023 Budget; and (5) 41
Community Development Block Grant and HOME Annual Plan. He 42 further stated the purpose of these public hearings is to allow 43
the public the opportunity to comment on these items. He then 44 explained how the three-minute time limit works. He noted the 45 Board would not be making decisions on the FY2023 budget items 46 this evening. 47 48
Mr. Matt Harris provided a brief recap of the FY2023 Proposed 49 Budget. He reviewed the various work sessions and community 50 meetings held to date. He provided details of the proposed 51
changes to the Department of Utilities’ fees and stated 52 customers will see an approximate 2.6 percent increase in their 53
bimonthly bill, which is far less than the rate of inflation. 54 He provided a chart comparing the county’s proposed monthly 55
residential charge with neighboring localities’ current 56 monthly charge and pointed out the county’s proposed level is 57 still far below those of its regional peers in terms of a 58
bimonthly bill. He reviewed the proposed budget’s broad and 59 diverse tax relief which includes a real estate tax reduction 60
from $0.95 to $0.92; an increase in Personal Property Tax 61 Relief thresholds from $1,000 to $1,500; a Personal Property 62 Tax exemption adjustment from 46 percent to 55 percent; a 6-63
22-244 3/23/2022
percent adjustment of all eligibility brackets in the Elderly 1
and Disabled Tax Relief program; an increase in the BPOL Tax 2 threshold from $300,000 to $400,000; and a vehicle registration 3 fee decrease from $40 to $20, which equates to 1.5 cents on 4
the real estate tax rate. He provided details of the general 5 government Capital Improvement Program (CIP), the headline of 6
which is laying out the path for the $540 million referendum 7 in the fall. He provided details of FY2023 Budget priorities, 8 which include a historic investment in Schools and employee 9
recruitment and retention. He provided a breakdown of all 10 funds; the general fund; and general fund growth. He discussed 11
the many ways in which wide-ranging support happens for 12 Schools. He noted there was an $18 million increase in FY2022, 13 which was the largest ever at the time, and a proposed $28 14
million increase in FY2023, which includes $10 million 15 Supplemental Retirement Plan (SRP) capacity. He provided 16
details of capital support for Schools including $58 million 17 for the major maintenance program in the fall of 2020; $136 18 million in Virginia Public School Authority (VPSA) bonds for 19 middle school acceleration; $15 million in extra referendum 20 capacity on top of VPSA; $12 million for Enterprise Resource 21
Planning (ERP); $8 million for a joint warehouse; and purchase 22 of Spring Rock Green and Upper Magnolia. He reviewed one-time 23
funds such as a $28 million allocation of Coronavirus Aid, 24 Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds; $25 million 25 allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds; and $27 26
million for the SRP. He provided a chart of Support for Schools 27 Per Student which started with the local support base amount 28 of $4,070 and then added debt service, federal support, cost 29 allocation plan, one-time commitments, and fund balance for a 30 result of $6,950. He reviewed Board actions taken to close 31
funding gaps including the use of year-end surplus to 32 contribute $27 million to the SRP in September 2021; matching 33
the previous year’s historic investment with an $18 million 34 increase in the General Fund transfer to Schools in December 35 2021; and increased one-time contribution to Schools’ CIP, 36
closing the operating gap by $3 million and increasing major 37 maintenance by $2 million in February 2022. He itemized which 38
priorities were removed from Schools’ original proposed budget 39 and noted that it may be possible to fund four items (Growth 40 Management: Trailer; Vehicle Replacement Program; Furniture 41
Replacement Program; and Painting and Flooring Program) with 42 one-time monies out of the FY2022 surplus should the county 43
continue its current trend. He stated the contingency cuts are 44 not impactful to the division. He further stated there is a 45 relatively easy way to put the Hard-to-Staff School Stipend of 46
$3 million back in. He discussed a chart comparing the pay 47 plans for Public Safety, School-Based, General Government, and 48
Non-School Based personnel. He explained that the philosophy 49 of the General Government Pay Plan has been that a county 50 employee will get 50 percent credit for all their time with 51 the county plus 100 percent credit for time in their current 52 job. He stated that is the same methodology on which the Public 53
Safety Pay Plan was built. He further stated the Non-School 54 Based Pay Plan on the Schools’ side awards full credit and full 55
service regardless of where an employee has worked and without 56 differentiation between jobs held over that period of time. He 57 stated that is why the Non-School Based Pay Plan has a larger 58
price tag. He further stated if the two plans were brought into 59 alignment, at least for a year, it would save enough money to 60 balance Schools’ budget; it would bring those Hard-to-Fill 61 Stipends back in; and it would not require a large influx of 62 money from the state. 63
22-245 3/23/2022
1
In response to Ms. Haley’s question relative to the Hard-to-2 Staff Stipend, Mr. Harris confirmed the stipend has been 3 eliminated in the current state of the proposal. He then 4
provided details on the Community Development Block Grant 5 (CDBG) and Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Plans. He 6
stated Mr. Dan Cohen, Director of Community Enhancement, 7 oversees the plans and has turned them into a funding source 8 to help with home rehabilitation and emergency home repairs. 9
He provided the next steps leading up to budget adoption on 10 April 6, 2022, and stated staff will continue to accept 11
feedback through the Blueprint Chesterfield webpage. 12 13 In response to Mr. Holland’s request for an explanation of the 14
$27 million SRP payment on behalf of Schools, Mr. Harris stated 15 the SRP was a tool established many years ago as a retention 16
effort. He further stated both the county’s and Schools’ SRP 17 have been closed and do not accept new entrants. He stated 18 those who qualify for the benefit, if they come back and work 19 that certain number of additional years, get a fixed amount 20 over a certain number of years. He further stated there is a 21
trust fund used to pay out over those periods of time. He 22 stated the amount in that fund was insufficient in comparison 23
to total liability. He stated an annual payment to the trust 24 fund was required, which was onerous from a budget perspective. 25 He further stated $27 million paid into the trust fund today 26
will earn compound interest and save millions of dollars over 27 time, and it will immediately free up $11 million of ongoing 28 cash. 29 30 Mr. Holland thanked Mr. Harris for the explanation and stated 31
it frees up $10.9 million annually that Schools does not have 32 to pay. 33
34 Dr. Casey stated what changed over time with the SRP was it 35 had to be recorded on the balance sheet of an unfunded pension 36
liability. He further stated once accounting standards changed 37 and liabilities had to be disclosed, Schools’ SRP might have 38
been only 10 percent funded, meaning the liability was 39 insurmountable. He stated good pension plans today are 80- to 40 100-percent funded. He further stated what the Board has done 41
through multi-year deposits is pay off the liability. He stated 42 the money is sitting in the bank and is safe in an escrow-type 43
account. He further stated the promises have been kept to those 44 who are eligible and participated, but the program was frozen 45 to manage the liability so it would not grow higher. 46
47 Mr. Harris provided the Board with a chart comparing Schools’ 48
and the county’s Compensation Methodologies. He stated the 49 consultant has relayed that it is unusual to have a unified 50 attempt generate two different approaches. He further stated 51 the methodology that has been selected by Schools is a much 52 richer movement because it gives full credit over the course 53
of a career regardless of whether it was in Chesterfield 54 County. 55
56 Mr. Ingle inquired if the credit was regardless of whether a 57 person worked in the public sector or the private sector. 58
59 Mr. Harris stated that is correct. He further stated it has 60 been pointed out that it is problematic because the person is 61 being taken at their word. He stated for county employees, 62 their work history is precise, but the other methodology 63
22-246 3/23/2022
injects the possibility that the data set is unknown. He 1
further stated the other difference on the county side is 2 increases have been capped at five percent for leadership, 3 upper professional ranks, and anybody who is at midpoint of 4
their pay range. He stated the emphasis was taking care of the 5 middle- to lower-tiers of the pay spectrum because they get 6
hit the hardest with increases in cost of living and gas 7 prices. 8 9
In response to Mr. Winslow’s question relative to justification 10 from the consultant why one methodology would be used on the 11
school division side and one methodology would be used on the 12 county side for the same job, Mr. Harris stated it is not 13 uncommon for the first solution file to yield multiple ways 14
and it is paired down based on what the goals were heading into 15 the plan and what the financial realities of it are. He further 16
stated the county wanted to ensure it was being consistent with 17 what had been done on the public safety plan. He provided 18 details of the first public safety plan and working with the 19 agencies to trim it back to make it financially feasible and 20 sustainable. He stated that is the same methodology now being 21
presented to the Board. He further stated he could not speak 22 to all the reasons Schools gravitated to its methodology, but 23
he knew Schools felt in some areas it started further behind 24 in the market. He stated he was not sure that correlated 25 directly with this exact approach. 26
27 Mr. Winslow stated the Board is going to be interested to know 28 the full range, all the positions, and where they fall on both 29 sides, and getting a close look at all the numbers. He further 30 stated he believes in fairness in compensation on both the non-31
public-safety general government side and the non-school-32 building general Schools side. He stated he believed that would 33
be discussed further in an upcoming chair/vice chair meeting 34 along with the consultant to try to understand more where the 35 numbers fall. 36
37 Dr. Casey stated the consultant would be the most appropriate 38
person to answer questions about methodologies. He further 39 stated the Board and staff may need to better understand the 40 recently obtained draft report. He stated a County – Schools 41
Liaison Committee meeting may be a perfect audience. He further 42 stated while it may be appropriate to lay down all the 43
different methodologies to see where they play out, some fair 44 questions to ask an expert are what is the most common, what 45 is the most preferred, what is the most market-based for 46
organizations with which the county and Schools compete to 47 recruit, retain, and reward employees. He stated he believed 48
what the consultant would tell the Board is that the hybrid 49 methodology used by the county is actually a more popularly 50 used model for those organizations that want to stay market-51 sensitive, and other methodologies may cost more. He further 52 stated it is not the plan to cut costs arbitrarily, but there 53
needs to be rationality when speaking before the people. He 54 stated the county is focused on having competitive pay scales 55
of these step-based, decompressed systems, with public safety 56 sworn personnel and teachers being right on top of the county’s 57 competitive peers. He further stated the county has probably 58
the most decompressed system, and even if it is slightly lower 59 on any of those scales, long-term employees will have their 60 remaining years at the best step and pay in the region. He 61 stated the county can bring in personnel moving laterally at 62 higher amounts than where they would have otherwise stayed. He 63
22-247 3/23/2022
further stated that strategy was embraced by the consultants 1
last year. 2 3 Mr. Winslow thanked Ms. Mary Martin Selby, Director of Human 4
Resources, and her team for staying on top of compensation. He 5 stated for years the Board has been intentional about mapping 6
out the teacher pay steps, and Chesterfield is the highest 7 paying county in the region when it comes to teacher pay. He 8 further stated people do not know that, but that is what the 9
Board has done by being very responsive and purposeful. He 10 inquired about the potential savings or impact on the full 11
budget if Schools were to adopt the county’s methodology for 12 the group of employees identified. 13 14
Mr. Harris stated staff has worked with the consultant to ask 15 that question, and it saves anywhere from $10 million to $11 16
million in this year. He further stated both sides recognize 17 that they need to come back due to minimum wage adjustments. 18 He stated staff would be back before the Board in 12 months 19 discussing compensation because of those factors. He further 20 stated there is plenty of time and another budget to deal with 21
this, and it is not the only opportunity. He stated the whole 22 purpose of the discussion prior to the public hearing is 23
because the drum beat of there being no way to put the puzzle 24 together is inaccurate. 25 26
Dr. Casey stated school bus drivers were excluded from this 27 study because of the urgent effort to significantly change the 28 pay scale right when school was opening. He further stated he 29 would like to suggest that, if anything settles down as part 30 of a final proposed budget, any remaining balances be placed 31
in a reserve account for use in September when the competitive 32 market starts back up. 33
34 Mr. Winslow stated that is a fair statement. 35 36
Ms. Haley stated her biggest fear is the county finding itself 37 in this position again. She reviewed dollar amounts previously 38
allocated as well as those in the proposed budget and stated 39 sustainability must be ensured to prevent returning to a 40 compression model. She stated last year $23 million was 41
allocated for teacher pay, and this year $36 million is being 42 allocated because of the market shift, which is reflective of 43
the fact that the Board is paying attention and is committed 44 for the long term. She further stated the Board is committed 45 to doing it right, but this is concerning. 46
47 Mr. Holland concurred with Ms. Haley’s remarks that there must 48
be sustainability of any financial plan. 49 50 Mr. Winslow directed staff to display a chart showing where 51 Chesterfield County ranks on an individual year of teaching 52 compared to Hanover and Henrico counties. He stated the chart 53
was put together by Human Resources. He further stated the 54 charts shows if a person spends a career teaching in 55
Chesterfield County, they have a larger salary after a 30-year 56 total. He stated the county wants to attract teachers and keep 57 them for the long term as evidenced by intentional efforts 58
focusing on compression the last several years. 59 60 Dr. Casey stated the chart shows current pay scales before the 61 extra $36 million is invested throughout the entire scale 62 system. He further stated in fairness the county does not know 63
22-248 3/23/2022
exactly what competitors are doing and is making a best-guess 1
ratio. He stated the county may not be winning on every single 2 step, but it is close enough on the first step to advertise, 3 recruit hard, create a work environment, and sell a career. He 4
further stated once the final scales come out, the county will 5 be as transparent as possible and disclose them as well. He 6
encouraged people to look at the scales on the websites of the 7 county’s competitive peers. 8 9
Mr. Winslow stated the chart has been maintained for three or 10 four years, and once the other counties have passed their 11
budgets the chart will be updated and made available to the 12 public. 13 14
Mr. Holland stated the scale must be viewed on a nine- or ten-15 month basis, and it must be prorated on a nine-month basis 16
versus a 12-month basis. 17 18 Mr. Winslow stated he believed the salaries on the chart have 19 been normalized. 20 21
22 16.A. TO CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 23 DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES FEE CHANGES 24 25 Mr. Chip Hughey provided the Board with highlights from the 26
memorandum compiled and submitted to the Board by the Citizens’ 27 Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC). He stated CBAC commended the 28 county for using its budget flexibility to deliver $52 million 29 in tax relief to help county residents fight the cost of living 30 and inflation. He further stated CBAC trusts the Board will 31
continue to monitor the economic landscape and evaluate if 32 further measures may be appropriate to help protect citizens’ 33
financial wellbeing. He stated CBAC strongly supports 34 initiatives to increase salaries among the county’s workforce 35 in an effort to stay competitive with regional peers and to 36
help mitigate the impact of inflation on Chesterfield County 37 employees. He further stated the 2-5-2 approach used to 38
increase pay among the county workforce by 9 percent is 39 prudent, and, based on CBAC’s assessment, further compensation 40 adjustments may be appropriate in future budget cycles 41
depending on inflation’s path and regional hiring trends. He 42 stated CBAC supports the prioritization of education by 43
allocating 41 percent of the total annual budget to 44 Chesterfield County Public Schools which aligns with the 45 county’s strong commitment to protecting the education system, 46
addressing major maintenance needs, and maintaining staffing 47 levels. He further stated CBAC strongly supports the new phase 48
of the teacher pay study that will improve the county’s ability 49 to recruit and retain exceptional educators and 50 administrators. He stated public safety funding to meet minimum 51 staffing goals must be prioritized to ensure proper staffing 52 and compensation to help deliver prompt emergency responses. 53
He further stated it is also critical to reducing overtime 54 costs, preventing staff attrition, and fostering a safe 55
community. He stated CBAC would prefer to see a further 56 reduction in overtime hours among public safety staff in favor 57 of creating more full-time positions, and reduction of overtime 58
hours should help reduce the net cost of new staff and 59 alleviate excessive work hours for frontline employees. He 60 further stated CBAC supports the upcoming bond referendum and 61 would recommend exploring the feasibility of new funding 62 sources to support the debt service obligation. He stated CBAC 63
22-249 3/23/2022
also urges that all precautions are taken to maintain the 1
county’s AAA bond rating which will preserve lower borrowing 2 costs and ensure broad market access. He further stated the 3 county receiving a CIS-1 rating following Moody’s 4
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessment, which 5 is Chesterfield’s highest possible score, is a testament to 6
the county’s commitment to its core values of safety, 7 diversity, and sustainability. He stated CBAC believes the 8 emphasis placed on strong ESG scores by potential residents, 9
businesses, and investors is only going to continue to grow, 10 therefore making a strong ESG framework increasingly 11
important. He further stated CBAC encourages ongoing 12 investment in additional Mental Health Support Services (MHSS) 13 case managers, particularly in light of the growing needs among 14
children and disruptions created by the pandemic. He stated 15 CBAC identified a critical need to execute the planned salary 16
study for MHSS which should help reduce the number of current 17 job vacancies within the department. With regard to Parks and 18 Recreation, he stated CBAC favors the latest $16.5 million 19 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investment and the $38.2 20 million committed to Parks and Recreation throughout the Five-21
Year Plan. He further stated CBAC encourages similar emphasis 22 upon these initiatives in future budget cycles as demand for 23
these services continues to grow and become increasingly more 24 important factors among home buyers and business leaders when 25 evaluating where to move or where to make new investments. He 26
stated CBAC also recommends an emphasis on sports tourism as 27 a large opportunity for the county to continue to diversify 28 its revenue base even further. He thanked the Board for 29 consideration of CBAC’s comments. 30 31
Mr. Winslow expressed appreciation for the work of CBAC. He 32 stated CBAC does an exhaustive review of the budget, and it 33
has highlighted some very good things in its memo to the Board. 34 35 Mr. Holland thanked Mr. Hughey and CBAC members for their 36
service to the county and its citizens. 37 38
Mr. Gerard Durkin, Director of Budget and Management, stated 39 this date and time has been advertised for a public hearing 40 for the Board to consider proposed ordinance amendments 41
relating to Department of Utilities fee changes. He further 42 stated the customer, water, and wastewater capacity charges 43
are unchanged from FY2022, but a typical residential combined 44 water and wastewater charge will increase approximately 2.6 45 percent. He stated there are no proposed fee changes for the 46
water and wastewater capital cost recovery charge portion of 47 connection fees, but there are some adjustments to the service 48
line charge and companion meter charge. 49 50 Mr. Winslow called for public comment. 51 52 There being no one to speak to the issue, the public hearing 53
was closed. 54 55
(It is noted the ordinance amendment will be considered at the 56 regularly scheduled Board meeting on April 6, 2022.) 57 58
59 16.B. TO CONSIDER PROPOSED 2022 TAX RATES 60 61 Mr. Durkin stated this date and time has been advertised for 62 a public hearing for the Board to consider proposed 2022 tax 63
22-250 3/23/2022
rates. He stated the County Administrator’s Proposed FY2023 1
Budget reduces the real estate tax from $0.95 per $100 of 2 assessed value to $0.92. He further stated all other tax rates 3 were advertised as unchanged from 2021. He stated the vehicle 4
registration fee is proposed to be decreased from $40 to $20. 5 He further stated the Board cannot adopt tax rates higher than 6
those advertised. 7 8 Mr. Winslow called for public comment. 9
10 Mr. Fred Demey, Matoaca District resident, praised the Board 11
for its fiscal responsibility and urged the Board to adopt all 12 the proposed tax rate reductions in the proposed budget. 13 14
Mr. John Kmec, Dale District resident, encouraged the Board to 15 further decrease the real estate and personal property tax 16
rates. 17 18 Ms. Diane Brown, Chesterfield resident, expressed support for 19 much of the proposed tax relief but expressed concerns about 20 further decreasing tax rates. 21
22 Mr. Michael Karabinos expressed his concerns over lowering tax 23
rates and the possible negative impact on schools, public 24 safety, and parks. 25 26
Mr. David Harold, Matoaca District resident, expressed his 27 concerns over the tax rates and reminded the Board they have 28 the authority to lower the tax rates enough to offset higher 29 property assessments. 30 31
Ms. Traci Franssen spoke in support of increased funding to 32 Schools. 33
34 There being no one else to speak to the issue, the public 35 hearing was closed. 36
37 (It is noted the 2022 tax rates will be considered at the 38 regularly scheduled Board meeting on April 6, 2022.) 39 40 41 16.C. TO CONSIDER FY2023-2027 PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 42 PROGRAM 43 44
Mr. Durkin stated this date and time has been advertised for 45 a public hearing for the Board to consider the FY2023-2027 46
Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP). He further stated 47 the County Administrator’s proposed five-year plan consists of 48 general county projects ($372.8 million); roads ($240 49
million); school projects ($451.3 million); and utility 50 projects ($320.8 million) for a cumulative total of $1.385 51
billion). 52 53 Mr. Winslow called for public comment. 54
55 There being no one to speak to the issue, the public hearing 56
was closed. 57 58 (It is noted the FY2023-FY2027 Capital Improvement Program will 59 be considered at the regularly scheduled Board meeting on April 60 6, 2022.) 61 62 63
22-251 3/23/2022
16.D. TO CONSIDER FY2023 PROPOSED BUDGET 1
2 Mr. Durkin stated this date and time has been advertised for 3 a public hearing for the Board to consider the FY2023 Proposed 4
Budget totaling $1.77 billion, with the General Fund and 5 Schools making up the largest components. 6
7 Mr. Winslow called for public comment. 8 9
Mr. Fred Demey urged the Board to adopt the budget as proposed. 10 11
Mr. Greg Beasley, President of the Chesterfield Professional 12 Firefighters Association, urged the Board to adopt the budget 13 as proposed and expressed his appreciation to the Board. 14
15 Dr. Ben Pearson-Nelson, President of the Chesterfield Council 16
of PTAs, spoke in support of funding Schools. 17 18 Ms. Tessa Schuman, Midlothian District resident, spoke in 19 support of increased funding for Schools. 20 21
Mr. John Kmec expressed his concerns relative to the County’s 22 spending. He asked the Board to reexamine the budget and 23 consider additional cuts. 24 25 Ms. Barbara Seitz spoke in support of increased funding for 26
Schools. 27 28 Ms. Laura Thompson spoke on behalf of the James River Soil and 29 Water Conservation District and requested an additional $4,000 30 over the $19,000 allocated in the FY2023 Proposed Budget for 31
the organization. 32 33
Ms. Rachel Ramirez, Executive Director of Lifelong Learning 34 Institute (LLI) and Midlothian District resident, expressed 35 her gratitude to the Board for their support of LLI. 36
37 Mr. Steve Kunnmann, Matoaca District resident and LLI learner, 38
expressed his gratitude to the Board for their support of LLI. 39 40 Ms. Kate Conn, Matoaca District resident and LLI learner, 41
expressed her gratitude to the Board for their support of LLI. 42 43
Mr. Mike Kerr, President of the Chesterfield County Police K-44 9 Association, expressed his gratitude for a grant received by 45 the association. 46
47 Ms. Karen Stanley, President and CEO of CARITAS, expressed her 48
gratitude to the Board for their support of CARITAS programs. 49 50 Mr. Terelle Robinson, Community Engagement Coordinator at 51 Richard Bland College of William & Mary, expressed his 52 gratitude for the funding granted by the Board to the College. 53
54 Mr. Jason Young, Executive Director of Community Brain Injury 55 Services, expressed his gratitude for the funding granted to 56 the organization in the proposed budget. 57 58
Ms. Christine Melendez of the Chesterfield Education 59 Association asked the Board to keep in mind, “skilled labor is 60 not cheap, and cheap labor is not skilled” when listening to 61 the next speakers. 62 63
22-252 3/23/2022
Mr. James Freeman, teacher in Chesterfield County Public 1
Schools, shared a statement from a colleague relative to 2 investment in children. 3 4
Mr. Michael Karabinos spoke on funding Schools in the proposed 5 budget. 6
7 Ms. Laura Abbott expressed concerns relative to class sizes 8 and students being taught in trailers. She spoke in support of 9
increased funding and more buildings. 10 11
Ms. Erinn Dilday spoke in support of increased funding of 12 Schools in the proposed budget. 13 14
Mr. Todd Starkweather read a statement on behalf of his work 15 colleague, who is a Special Education teacher, in support of 16
fully funding Schools and raising compensation for teachers 17 and staff. He also spoke in support of the CCPS compensation 18 methodology. 19 20 Ms. Diane Brown expressed concerns relative to the disparity 21
she perceives within Chesterfield County school districts. She 22 urged the Board to work with the School Board as a team. 23
24 There being no one else to speak to the issue, the public 25 hearing was closed. 26
27 (It is noted the FY2023 Budget will be considered at the 28 regularly scheduled Board meeting on April 6, 2022.) 29 30 31 16.E. TO CONSIDER FY2023 PROPOSED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 32 BLOCK GRANT AND THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP 33 ANNUAL PLAN 34 35 Mr. Durkin stated this date and time has been advertised for 36
a public hearing for the Board to consider the FY2023 Proposed 37 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME 38
Investment Partnership Annual Plan. He further stated the 39 FY2023 recommendation for the program is comprised of $1.65 40 million in CDBG allotments, $96,000 in repurposed 41
appropriations, and $586,000 in new HOME Investment 42 Partnership allotments, for a total of $2.2 million. He stated 43
the allocations are based on the final award notification from 44 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of an 45 approved grant for FY2023. He further stated the FY2023 CDBG 46
and HOME Investment Partnership Annual Plan is required to be 47 submitted to HUD by August 16, 2022, and the submission must 48
follow a required public hearing by the Board of Supervisors. 49 50 Mr. Winslow called for public comment. 51 52 There being no one to speak to the issue, the public hearing 53
was closed. 54 55 (It is noted the FY2023 CDBG Program and the HOME Annual Plan 56 will be considered at the regularly scheduled Board meeting on 57 April 6, 2022.) 58 59 60
Mr. Winslow announced the conclusion of the series of public 61 hearings related to the FY2023 budget, tax rates, CIP, 62 Utilities Department fee proposals, and the CDBG and HOME 63
22-253 3/23/2022
programs. He thanked the public for coming out and 1
participating in the process. He stated the public’s input 2 during the public hearings, the various community meetings that 3 have been held, and other comments that may come forward will 4
be helpful as the Board continues its work leading up to budget 5 adoption tentatively planned for the evening session on April 6
6, 2022. 7 8 9 17. FIFTEEN-MINUTE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD ON UNSCHEDULED 10 MATTERS 11
12 Ms. Doris Knick addressed the Board relative to hiring Mr. 13 Campanelli, the cell phone tower lawyer, testing cell phone 14 towers, and changing county ordinances. She expressed concerns 15 about microwave radiation from the cell phone tower located at 16 Alberta Smith Elementary School. 17 18 19 20. ADJOURNMENT 20 21 On motion of Ms. Haley, seconded by Mr. Holland, the Board 22
adjourned at 8:46 p.m. until April 6, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. for 23 a meeting to be held in the Public Meeting Room. 24
25 Ayes: Winslow, Haley, Ingle, Holland and Carroll. 26
Nays: None. 27 28 29
30 __________________________ ___________________________ 31 Joseph P. Casey Christopher M. Winslow 32 County Administrator Chairman33
Attachment A
Board of Supervisors Meeting March 23, 2022
Citizen Comments on Unscheduled Matters and Public Hearings
22-254 3/23/2022
Comment Type Comment Name District
Unscheduled matter I received my tax assessment and I think it unfair for it to be proposed that high on the taxes. I been living in Chesterfield since 1996
and I am single parent of 3. I chose to move in Chesterfield because it was more affordable than moving in the city. I have to agree
with some of the other comments because it's getting to the point we the homeowners are paying more out our pocket more for
everything and .92 isn't fair enough. It should be much lower.
Vera Johnson Dale
Public hearing -
FY2023 Proposed
Budget
I'm currently a teacher in the county and I can tell you the teacher shortage situation is dire. We know of people leaving our
profession altogether, but we also know of teachers leaving this county to go to RPS and HPS who pay significantly more. Please vote
to pass the teacher salary increase and show that you support your staff who are working hard to educate the community.
Kathryn Smith
Matoaca
Public hearing -
Proposed 2022 Tax
Rates
The county’s real estate tax rate should be decreased to under 90 cents per $100. A 92-cent-per-$100 real estate tax rate is too high
because it still leaves county homeowners with a massive tax increase (9%). The county has been distributing materials telling
residents that lowering the real estate tax rate is a “sweeping tax cut” but this is completely false. Due to the huge increase in
assessments this year, a 92 cent rate leaves the average Chesterfield homeowner with a 9% tax increase from last year.
In the FY2022 budget’s projections, the FY2023 proposed real estate tax revenue was $433M. The current FY2023 proposed budget
includes $473M of real estate tax revenue. Why does county administration suddenly need an unanticipated additional $40M of tax
from homeowners? This is clearly a money grab - the only reason for the massive tax increase is the hot housing market. Sure, it has
increased Chesterfield homeowners’ wealth, but it has not increased their wherewithal to pay taxes.
95 cents should not automatically be the county’s starting point when setting the tax rate this year just because that was the rate last
year. Saying you’ve “lowered” the tax rate is misleading, because the tax rate is set each year. It does not automatically carry over
from the prior year - that just happens to be the Board’s choice each year because it is convenient. This year, with such a huge
increase in assessments, the Board should have selected a rate under 90 cents. This would have been in line with the FY2022 budget’s
projections. (Continued on next page.)
The Board of Supervisors and county administrators need to be transparent and honest with residents when it comes to the budget
process. Framing a tax increase as a tax cut is a blatant lie and is insulting to taxpayers who are facing huge increases to their real
estate tax liability this year. Please at least own your decision to use the hot housing market to suck extra money out of county
homeowners. Ultimately you had the opportunity to set the tax rate at any amount, and you chose to leave homeowners with a 9%
Elizabeth Tolson Bermuda
Attachment A
Board of Supervisors Meeting March 23, 2022
Citizen Comments on Unscheduled Matters and Public Hearings
22-255 3/23/2022
Comment Type Comment Name District
tax increase instead of providing them with any real relief. Instead of falsely telling homeowners you are cutting their real estate tax
bills, you should explain why the government now needs 40M more of their hard-earned dollars than expected.
Public hearing -
FY2023 Proposed
Community
Development Block
Grant and the
HOME Investment
Partnership Annual
Plan
The proposed plans for CDBG and HOME funding are in line with local and regional efforts to address the needs of extremely low
income households in Chesterfield County. This alignment across agencies will likely lead to an even bigger impact on households in
the County. Thank you to the staff for their work to make these resources available and to support the efforts across the County to
support Chesterfield residents.
Kelly Horne Clover Hill
Public hearing -
FY2023 Proposed
Budget
Fully fund the adopted School Board budget.
Our community will benefit and our students and families deserve a high quality education inside buildings, not trailers, taught by
licensed teachers, not long term subs or provisionally licensed teachers.
Develop a plan for growing revenue dedicated to supporting sustainable school funding. Let's stop having to chase other localities-
let's lead!
Let's do better, be better.
E D Clover Hill