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03-24-1966Present: VIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of ChesterfieldOom~ty,~ held at the Courthouse on March 24, 1966 at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Irvin G.Horner, Chairman Mr. k. T. Goyne Mr. R. J.Britton Mrs. J.Ruffin Apperson Mr. Herbert O.Browning Mr. A. R. Martin Mr. Ernest P.Gates, Corem,Atty. Mr. Oliver Rudy, Asst. Corem. Atty. N~r.Howard A. Mayo, Jr. Co. Planner Mr. Robt. A. Painter, Co. Engineer Mr. M. W.Burnett, Exec. Sec'y. This being the day advertised for a public hearing._ on the q,~estion of fluoridating_ the County's water supply, the Chairman asked tha~ ali those wisping to speak on the question to register. R~' Henry Williams of the Chester Jaycees presents a list of organizations endorsing fluoridation and presents 35 people who are present and in f~vor of this program. worseDr'~m°rethan°fintheRichmond.Stste Health Department states that caries in ~Chesterfieid are much andDr' well-treated~°rman Rutter,fromPUbliCall aspects. Health Dentist~ states that fluoridation is safe~ effective Dr. Nuckols~ a resident of the County and ~ Professor of Denistry, read a paper in endorses support offluoridation.fluoridation and states 'that every National Public Health organization ~r. Herndon Jenkins, Chemist, with A.H.Robins Company, states that is often a natural occurence and man shouldonly control t~e amount fluoridation Pr.Woods, Dentist in the County, speaks for fluoridation, of fluoridation. Mr. Curtis Moorefield, an Auditor living in. Bon Air speaks a~ai~t fluoridation and cites many sources of evidence against the proposal. Dr.~alte~~. ~ ~Ki!b°urne, Dentist from Chester, speaks in favor of fluoridation. Lro. J.S.~hackleton speaks against fluoridation and cites Lhe fact that ray poison is made of fluorides, that fluoride is accumulative and vhat fluoridation causes arthritis. Dr. Harman, practicing Dentist, s~aks for fluoridation. Dr. ~[illiam Grossman, Petersburg pediatrician, endorses fluoridation and s tares it in0irectly helps~ elderly people as well as you~ people, that we deal in poison each day in controlled quantities sn~ no adverse effect from fluorides had ever been proven. ~'~. Lewis M.,~alker, II~, active in the Petersburg Jaycess, states that a person would have to drink 16~000 glasses of ~er per day to receive a lethal dose of fluoride. i¥1rs. Dorothy Armstrong says that fluoridation will not take away her rights but will gi~e freedom from ever-increasin'~ dentist bills caused by the new sugars. N~rs. Dale F~cCants states that 87 members of the Chester Junior ~oman's Club are infarct of fluoridation. . ~,uckol~ refutes some cf the arg~ents raised by t:he opponents and states that. thereis no legal reason to chsll,~nge the authority of the Board of oupe~.v taking action on this question. '~ ~ .... ,.r~.~. Nartin states that very seldom do we ~ave the opportunity to enact measles ' that will be of such g ~ + r,,a~ benefit to the people. }{r. Apperson states that the F.D.~t. has endorsed fluoridation. i~9.6ot,.~n~ thanks the Press for its coverage and thanks the people for expressing their opinions. Upon consideration ~hereof, and on motion of Nir.Britton~ seconded by ?r. 21artin~ it is resolved that the following ordinance be and it hereby is adopted: ~N 01~DI?L~NCE to amend Sect. 13-1 of The Code of ~hesterfield, Virginia, by, providing for ~,h~-~ direction of the County H~th~ TM Dep~tment to introduce fluorine into the County's water' system. BE iT ORD~.~INED BY THE BOARS C,~' SUP~ViOOy~S Of THai COUNTy OF GHES?m~Pi ELD, ~It~Gt NIA: · na~ ~ect. 13-1.1 of the Code of the Counvy of~hes,~rz~ld,+~ ~" Virginia~ , be amended by adding four new sections to be known as Sect. 13,i.1 Sect. z~-l.s t3-~.3 and lj,!~ as follows: ' ~'~ oect mon 13-~.I. Upon receiving the permit from tke itat, e [~epartment or H~alth and ~ further d~rection of ~he 8card of Supervisor ~ the Utilities Department of ~es%er~leid County is hereby authorized and directed to [~roviae the ~'esns smd ~o proceed with the introduction of sodium fluoride oF other suitable salt or acid of fluorine into the water supply in suck ~uan~ities ss are required to ~aintain throue~eut the p~pe distribution system a ['luoridation concentration Of ~puroximateiy one part per million. ~ .- - See. 13-1.2, The Utilities Der~artment sh~il keep an accurate daily record showing fo~ each supply the number of gallons t reated~ the fluoride concentration of the water before and after treatment.. Said department shall also determine the fluoride io~ concentration in the distribution system ag such ~oints ~nd at such intervals as may be directed by the County H~alth Department. Sec. 13-1.3. The County Health Department shall have general super~{sion over treatment. the public water supply with fluoride and the Utilities De~rtment is .... ~ .... to furnish to the said Health Department copies of records specified under Sect. 13-1.2 at daily, weekly and monthly intervals as may be recuired 5y the County Health Department. ~ ~ Sect. 13-1.~. The County u., -e~lth Department, is hereby directed to make r:~eriodic r'~ ~'to to the Board of~ Supervisors on t;~e fluoridation of t~e ~ublic water suP, uly' and t~ seek the cooperation of educational and scientifici~:z.~z~u~on~-' .... ~o ~onauct" ' surveys and research as to the beneficial effe~:t, if a~y, "of the ?rogram and project on the c~tizens of the County. ordinance shall be in f~ll Force ~nd effect upon its ~do~tion as t,r.,s~d ~r.Stan]ev Ragone and other officials from the Virginia Electric and Power Company pres~'nt a new contr~act between the Poser Company and the County of Chesterfiei~ allowin~ sai~ County a rate of 1¢ per kilowatt, which is the same charge for municipalities and states that the offered contract will save the County of Chesterfield approximately ~83,O0© per year. ~ Upon consideration whereof, and on motionof i',~.Britton, seconded by i~ir. Ooyne, it is resolved that the contract presented by the Virginia Electric & Power Company be ratified and the 'Chairman and Clerk of this Board be authorized to si~n said contract. Whereupon the Chairman expresses the sincere appreciation of the Board of Supervisors to the Virginia Electric and Power Company officials for their cooperation in this matter. ?~ere was present~:~ a resolution formally calling for a Bond Issue in the amount of ~g,O©C,OO0 for the water system. I:(r.Richard L.Gayle comes before theBoard and advocates the purc?~aae in '~ee simple title to ail of the land inundated by the Swift Creek Reservoir and to make same a public recreational facility. Mr. Apperson s~ates th~ such a p~posai would break the contrac~ with the ChesterfielJ Land and Timber Corporatmon and endanKer the integrity of the Board of Supervisors. Mr.]~[artin states that t~e bounty'~ should not let anyone on the proposed lake and does not want same to be a public facility. Mr. Goyne presents certain arguments on ~he con~ract signed with David ]q. Lea which were explained by various members of the Boar'd. i'?.r.S.T.Wsgstaff' states that the Board of Supervisors owes allegiance to Che !00,000 people.in the county rather than David M. Lea; that the Board should not build such a facility and give it to David M. Lea~ that the B~rd s~ouid deal squarely with the people. After due consideration of t. he opinions presented, it is on motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr.Britton, and unanimously adopted, the following resolution (herein sometimes called the "Initial r~solution'), pursuant to Cnapt' ~.r 5, ~.~e' ~ ~ ~" ~.I ~'~e Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended (sai:lCha~,er, [ .... being the Public Finance '~ of ~95S ): BE iT RSSOL'~'ED BY T~E BO~F~D OF SUPERVISORS OF ChES'fE~-~ZELD COU~TY, VIF~Gi;~i~: 1. it is her~:~by determined th~;+- it is n~c,,sssry~ ~ and expedm~-t" to ~ · extend, enlarge and add to the existin~ wate:~' system of Chesterfield County, Virginia, including b~t not limited to, ~y t~e construction of transmission msi~s, storage tanks, pu~ping stations, trea~ent plants, rese~'voirs and distribution - lines and the acquisition and co~truction of other necessary water system projStructureS'ect"), eauipment.~ and proDe~',ties. (h~.r~naz. ter~ re[~erred to as the "water 2. it i.s hereby determined th~,t it is necessaz-y and advisable to co:~trac~ a bonded debt of ~ ' ' ~esterfzela County in the ~ximum a~ount of ~',~,000,000 for the purpose of ~ying the cost of the aforesaid w~ter project., ,-~nd to issae revenue bonds of Chesterfield County rursuaT~t to the ~ublic Finance Act cf 195~ in the maximum amount o~ ~2,o00,oob ~o fiance the cost of said wate~ project. The full faith and credit of the ~ounty of Chesterfield shall not be bled~ed to the payment of the principal of and 'interest on said ~.onds, but said ~'.;on~s a~d the interest thereon shall be payable solely from the net revenues from the existing water system of the County oF Chesterfield as so improved, extended, enlarged a~d added which revenues shall be ~ledged to the pa~ent of the principal o~ and in~erest on ~'' said bonds and other bon~s issued to f~nance such sy~em. The Board of Su~ervisors~ on behalf of the County of Cheste'"~'=~z~la~, shall covenant with the holders o~ said ~,O00,0OO bonds and coupons pertaining thereto that the County will at all times o~r~te said water ~stem (including said improvements, extensions, enlargements and additions thereto) in a proper, sound ~nd economical manner and make such rates, rent~, fees and other charges to insure ti at the revenues of said system shall be sufficient to pay the cost of operation and maintenance thereof and to pay said bonds and coupons and any other indebtedness, including interest thereon, incurred in the establishment, aaquisition, construction, improvement, e~targement, operation and maintenanceof said system and to co~ply with all other covenants and provisions of the resolutions of said Board p~viding for the issuance of said bonds and other ind ebt edne ss.. 3. A copy of this initial r~solution, certified by %he Clerk of this shall be filed by the clerk Yvith the Judg=e of the Jircuit Court., of Chesverfield County, and said Judge of said Court is hereby reoues~ed %o make an order re<~uiri::g the Judges of Election on a day fixed in said order, nov less than yen days nor more than thirty days from the date of such order, to open a poll and take the sense of thq aualified voters of the County of Chesterfield on the question of contracting a bonded debt in the amount of ~4,000~000 and issuing revenue bonds of the County of Chesterfield in such amount to pay the cosy of the aforesaid wa~er pro j e ct. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Ail vote Aye.. Upon further consideration and on motion of ~[r. Browning, seconded 0y Nr. and unanimously adopted. ~pD er ~O n, BE iT RE~L4' .ED BY T~ BO~RD O? SUPERVISORS OP' CHESfERFtELD COUNTY, 1. It is hereby determined that it is necessary and expedient %o improve, extend, enlarge and add to the existing sewer system and sewage disposal plants of Chesterfield County, Virginia, including, but not limited %o, by vhe cons~ructien of sewers, Conduits~ pipe lines, pumping and ventilating stations anl treatment plants and works, and the acquisition and construction of other n~eCessary sewer and sewage disposal plants, structures~ equipment and properties {hereinaCter referred to as the "sewer project',}. ~ - 21 It is hereby determined theft it is necessary and advisaele ~o co~tract a oonded debt cf Ches ter~meld County in +~e maximum am~un% of ~8,500,000 for the purpose of paying the cost of the aforesaid sewer pro~ec5 and %o issue general obligation bonds of Chesterfield County pursuant to the Public Finance Act cf 1958 in the maximum, a~ount of $8,500~000 to finance the cos~ of said sewer project. Th.e full faith and Credit of the County of Chesterfield shall Oe pledged to the payment, of the principal of and interest on said bonds, anm a tax sufficient pay the principal Of and interest on said bonds as the same mature shall be levied upon all the property subject to taxation by said county so the ex%eh% necessary therefor and additionally, a pledge of the net revenues of ~,.%he sewe~· system sewage disposal plants (including the aforesaid improvements, extension, enlargements and additions thereto) for the payment of principal of and interest on said bonds ~nd other bonds issued to finance such system and plants shall be made by the Board The Board of Su~pervisors~ on behalf of the County of Chesterfield, shall ' covenant with the holder~ of said ~8,500~000 bonds and coupons n, ertaininz %her~to that the County will at all times oper~-~te said sewer system and sewage disposal plants (including said improvements, extepsion, enlargements and additions thereto) in proper, sound and economical manner and make such rates, rents, fees and other : charges~ to insure that the revenues of ',.said system and plants shall be sufficieng to pay the cost of operation and maintenance thereof a~d to Day said bonds and coupons and any other indebtedness, inc±uding interest~tber.,~$n, · ~ncurred in the establishment, aceuisition, const._"uction, improvement, enlargement, op,~'r~ion and maintenance of sa{d system and plants. ~ "." 3. k co~y of' this initial resolution certified by the czer~ cf this Board, sh.~ll be filed b% the c]erk with .,he Judge of the ~z:?cumt Court of Chesterfield County, and s~ia Judge o[~ said Court is ?'ereby requested to make an m~der recuJri~ the JudEes of Election on a day fixed in said order, not less than ten days, more than thirty days from the date of' such order, to open a poll and take the sense of the qualified voters of the County.of Chesterfield on the question of contr~ctir~g a bonded debt in the amount of $8,500,000 and issuing ~,"eneral ~b~ .... m~-oion bonds ce the County of Chesterfield in such amount to pay the cost of the ~foresaid sewer. project. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately' Ail vote Aye. Nr. John Hansen, member of the Xouse of Representatiues from C~esterfzeld was r~;c ogni z ed. '~ ~ · · Nr. Frank Hancock and '~r.R.W.Slocum,from the Virginia Forestry Service, come before. the Board re~uestin, a radio for a ~temporary employee, hired to suppress fires in the County fo'r the met few months. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of kr. Apperson, seconded~Ov ~ir. Goyne~ it is resolved that this B~rd p~chase a radio to be placed on a ~t~te truck. On motion of Mr.Ap~rson~ seconded by Ivir.Britton, it is resolved that t~e minutes of ~March 9, 1966, be and they are hereby approved as corrected. i~'~ Geor e Gr= c .~ ~ · g ~y cues before the ~oard resuesting constructing a commercial building on Rt. lC7 and appr~al of the plans for states that when_the land was retched there was premented a ~tan for a two-story building and re~mested at this time that plans be app~ved fo~ a sin~e s~ory building, which would be some 5-feet larger on the ground floor. Upon consideration whereof' amd on motion of Mr. [¥Tartin, seconded by Mt. Browning, it is resolved that plans presented,be and they hereby are au. proved, provided a plot f'~lan showing the location of th~ buildinq and the estimated parking be presented. . .. ~,ir. Myers~ representing the ~wif* ~n,'~ ,~ -, ,~ . ~. ~ ~. . has obtained a gO-ft, ricoh+' n.~ ~.~-/-7["~Z'~,comes belo~e the ~oa~d sta~.znz tbs% a~ seconde,~ by ?;.r. Goyn~, it is resolve~ chac .... ~'~-~ be g?~nted to ]¥~r.~?illie C 'Trent for the construction of a dwelling on 1.61 acres, ~ronting on a 40-ft. right of way, 333 feet east of ~tarview Lane, providing the gO-ft, right of way is continued eastwardly across lands owned by [?~amie ?rice and ['v~.T.k.Whitaker comes before the Board requesting a Varia~me to allow the construction of a dwelling on a right of way being the extension of Rt.696 southwardiy from Rt~ 10 ~nd it was cited 'that Mr. Whitaker, along wit! [vlr.butler w~uld improve t~e right o~' way to mee~ the specifications of the Highway Department within a ?er'iod of twelve ~:..onths. Upon consideration whereof, an~ on motion of [(.r. Coyne, secomded by Mr. ~ro-wning, it is resolved ~hat a Variance be granted to [.r.Whitaker and a building permit be issued for a dwelling on said right of way, provided an agree~e~,t be s~gned that said 'right of way woul:] be improved bo meet the !-~i2~way's specifics%ions within a period of 12 months. On motion of ~r. Browning, seconded by ~r. ~pperson, it is resolved that Standard ~ater contract C-~09 for the installation of water in Lee Street, [~'[atoaca in the ~mount of ~L80.OO, and Standard ~'.!ater contract ~-156-D for the installation o~ w~ter in Rock Greek Park in the amount of ~80o00 be and they hereby are approved. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by [U~r.Goyne, it is resolved that the Treasurer of ~he County be and he hereby is requested to transfer from the' Improvement, E~eplacement and Extension Fund of the water budget the sumof ~50~O00 to the Stores Fund. On mot[on of ~i~.arowning, seconded by Mr. Goyne~ it is resolved that the County Engineer be and he hereby is authorized to furnish water to Lot 1-B Grant Lake Hills, ~800.00 from the . provided 8 connections are obtained in ~dldition to the receipt of owner of Lot 1-B. It is ~ere noted that [~. Apperson votes ."No" citing the fact that this seems tn be against the established principles of the Board. .On motion of [~1r.Apperson, seconded by ivlr. Britton, i~ is resolved that the County Engineer be authorized to install a 16" water line to the .~.M.F. Commercial " in building~ provided the Corporation pays for a 10~ 1 e and states that of the total cost of $13,582.79 the County will pay $6287.00 as its share for the ~nls~d main. On motion of kr. Goyne, seconded by lv~r. Apperson, it is resolved that Sewer contract S-66-13D for the installs tion of sewers to the Falling .Creek Mobile ~[omes be and it hereby is a~i:.roved. On motion cf ~r. Goyne~ seconded by Mt.Browning, it is resolved that Contract 3-6616 for the installation of the trunk s~wer on the ~alling Creek be and it hereby is awarded %o G.L.[~olland in the total amount of q~3L~,9]O.~©, provided writ%eh consent %o the contract from the Howard Company be received. On motion of Ivir. Govne, seconded by i~"ir. App rson, it is resolved that the County Engineer be permitted to award the contract 6102-28A1 for the installation of a force main and gravity sewers from the Powhite Pumping Station to the lowest responsible bidder. On motion of i~"lr. Browning, seconded by lv~r. Ooyne, it is resolvedtnat ~Ii czar_ms be released from ~ir. R.D.Holderfield uI~on the receipt of $597.38. On motion of ~'~.BrowninR. seconded by kr. Goyne, it is resolved tYmt the Executive~ Secret~ry [e allowed to accept a certified check for ~5000.00 from ?~ir. Ro~r~ Jones, from which a water connection will be made to his property on Rt.60 and the remainder to pay for a sewer lines~ however~ no guarantee of extending sewer service at this 'time is made. And the Board further authorizes the iss~ance of a building permit and the installation of a septic tank from which ~3he owner will pump all sewerage. WY~E~EAS, the Board of Supervisors at an adjourned meeting of the Board held on May 27, 1965 accepted a ~arcel of land containing approximately ~2 acres bordering on Routes 95 and 1 for the location of a new technical college donated by Harold T. Goyne,Sr. and Amanda M. Goyne, his wife, as incorporated in an agreemen~ dated May 1~, 1965, between them and the County of Che:.~terfield, and it is necessary that such acceptance be evidenced by resolution indicating the approval of all of the members of this Boa~d; NO~', T~'%Ei~Oi%E: on motion of ~'~lr. Apperson, seconded 0y Mt. Browning, it is unanimously resolved th~t the Board of Supervisors accepts this gift. ~,~11 vote Aye. %~P~EI~E~S, it is dete~lined that it is proper far the property acouired by the ~ I ego to County of Chesterfield, Virginia, for the location o~. a technical col be conveyed to the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Technical Education created by Chapter &OS, Acts of GeneralAssembly ~ it Resolved~ NOW, l'~iE~mFOid£, on motion of Mr.Apperson, seconded by [<r.Browning, ~ that the Board of Supervisors of ~heo~rfz~ld County doth unanimously agree that the County should convey the 5 acres acquired from W.K.Winn, et al, the 3.~3 acres acquired from Herbert L.Boyd and the 5.5128 acres acquired from Gertrude Braack Harris~ to the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Technical Education~le~m~ ~ createdof by Chapter ~05, Acts of General ~ssembly (196S); and the Chairman and this Board are authorized and directed to execute a deed erom the County of .Jzrgzn~a~ to ~he Commonwealth o~.V~rg~. Department of Technical Education created by Chapter 405, Acts of ~eneral ~ssemoiy [1964), conveying ail its r~ht, ~itle an~ interest in such property. BE iT ~U~iT~k RE~.LVED that the ~ze~ of this Board is reouested to present a coov cf this re~lution to the Judge of the Circuit Cou~ of Chester~m~l~ County for his approval. Ail vot eAye. WHERE~S. it is dete~ined that it is oroper for tke proerty donated by Harold T. Goyne, ~r. and ~anda M. Goyne, his wife, for the location of a technical collage by ggreement da~.ed May 18, 1965, to be conveyed directly to the Commonwealth of Virginia,Department of Technical Education created by ~qhapter 405, ~cts of General Assembly (196~); NOw~ Th~E~E~ on motion of ~[r.~pperson, seconded by Mt. browning, Be it Resolved, that the Board of Supe~visors of Chesterfield County doth unanimously agree they Harold T.Goyne,Sr. and Amanda ~.~.Goyne, bis wife, should convey said proper~y donated pursuant to the Agreement dated [<ay 18, 1965, directly to the Co~m~onwealth of Virginia, Department of Technical Education created by Chapver 405, Ac~s of General ~ssembly'(1964); and the Chairman and olerk ~ this Boai~d are authorized ~nd directed to join in a deed from Harold T.Goyne, Sr. and Amanda M.~oyne, his wife, to the Co~monwealth of Virginia, Department of Technical Education creavem by Chapter 405~ Acts of General Assembly.(1964), conveying ~!1 the right, title and interest that ~he County of ~hesterfield acouired in such property oy virtue of such agreement. BE IT Fgk'fh~ ~E~LVED, thatthe Clerk of this Board is recmested to present a copy of this resolution to the Judge of the Circuit Court of Shesverfie!d County for his appr ov al. Ail ~ote Aye. On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by i.,;r.Browning, it is resolved !:hat this Board na~- to the Optimist Club of Bermuda the sum of ~00.00 towards the light bill and to place the electric meter for the Optimist field in the ~ounty~s name and the Oounzy to assume full cost for this service in the future. On motion of .Mr. Browning, seconded by' I,'lr.Goyne~ it is ~'esotved that the electric meter of the Mat. ceca Athletic Club on Rt.600 be placed in the County's name and the County assumes full responsibility for the electric bill vo this facility. On motion of i~'~.Apperson, seconded by l~".r. BromY~ing, it is resolved that ~his Board ree. uest. s LaPrade Bros., the County's Surveyor, to re-align the proposed extension of Cogbilt Road from the western end of State maintenance to the Belmor~t koad and to prepare such maps as may be necessary for the .saquisition of any new r~gY~ts of way. On motion of ~r. Browning, seconded by ~..ir.,~ppei~som, it is r~solved that this Board receives the School Board's resolution requesting ~[53~681.60 for Fu~il Scholarship Fund. it is here noted that this money has previously been appropriated. On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by i',lr.Y~art~n, it is resolved they the Treasurer of the Coun.~y be and he hereby is requested to transfer the sum of ~t3,O00.O0 from the unappropriated surplus in the Garage Fund to 'the Operatin~ Furfl of the County Garage. On motion the meeting is adjourned at i1:~5 p.m. to I'.'~ardh 28, 1966 at 7:30 p.m. f/' 'Executive Secretary