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5:30 p.m.
1.
Closed Session Certification - 2.2-3711.A.1.3.5.7
BOARD AGENDA
PULASKI COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Regular Meeting
Aug. 22, 2011
7:00 p.m.
APPROXIMATE
TIME & ITEM
PRESENTED BY
7:00 p.m.
2. Invocation
Rev. Randy Winn, First
Christian Church
7:05 p.m.
3.
Presentations and Recognitions Featured Employee - The featured
employee to be recognized at the August
Board meeting and featured for the month
of September is Scott Smith from REMSI.
7:10 p.m.
4. Additions to Agenda
7:15 p.m.
5.
Public Hearings:
a.
Petition by Wallace L. Huff for Special
Use Permit (SUP) to allow exceptions to
limitations on piers, private dock
facilities, and or moorings located at
4704 Lakeland Rd., (Private Road),
southwest off of State Park Rd., (Rt.
660), zoned Residential (R1), tax map
no. 067-009-0000-000A, Ingles District.
A public hearing has been scheduled to
consider this request. The Planning
Commission had previously tabled
action on this matter.
WALLACE HUFF DOCK W/SWIMMING AREA
SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST
WALLACE HUFF SWIMMING AREA
SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST
EXISTING SLIP WAS TO BE REMOVED
PER BUILDING/ZONING PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTAL
EXISTING PIER/WALKWAY WAS TO BE REMOVED (LIME GREEN LINE)
EXTENSION OF PIER/WALKWAY NOT PERMITTED (TURQUOISE LINE)
WALLACE HUFF
SWIM AREA
b.
Amendment to Section G of the Pulaski
County Uniform Business and Professional
Occupations License Tax Ordinance.- A
public hearing has been scheduled to
consider the amendment to the ordinance.
This amendment has been requested by
the Commissioner of Revenue, drafted by
Sam Campbell as the County’s collections
attorney and reviewed by Tom McCarthy
prior to advertisement. Adoption of the
proposed ordinance changes are
recommended following the public hearing
in order to assist in the equitable
collection of BPOL taxes.
6.
Citizen Comments
7:30 p.m.
a.
7:30 p.m.
New River Health District Presentation
Dr. Molly O’Dell, NR
Health District Director
7:45 p.m.
Presentatation
8:00 p.m.
Others
Ms. Catherine Turner
8:15 p.m.
7.
Highway Matters:
a.
Follow-up from Previous Board meeting:
Review of Highway Matters Section
of Key Activity Timetable (KAT) - Mr.
Clarke has provided an updated KAT for
highway matters.
b.
Citizen Concerns
c.
Board of Supervisors Concerns
8:30 p.m.
8.
Treasurer’s Report
The Honorable Melinda Worrell,
Treasurer
8:45 p.m.
9.
Reports from the County Administrator and
Staff:
a.
Appointments
1.
NRV Sustainable Communities
Consortium Steering Committee
2.
Public Service Authority
3.
Commission on Children and
Families
4.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
b.
Key Activity Timetable - Review of the Key
Activity Timetable is requested.
c.
School Board Carryover - The Pulaski County
School Board is requesting that $125,000 of
unused FY 2010-11 funds be carried forward
by the Board of Supervisors for the purpose
of continuing to provide the educational
services previously provided by Camelot
School. Due to the timing of Camelot’s
closing, the school systems does not have
good options for placement of the students
served through the Camelot program into
other schools. Dr. Becker plans to attend the
Board meeting to answer questions Board
members may have in re-appropriating these
funds. Staff recommends the approval of this
request.
d.
PCHS HVAC Conversion – Currently, the
Pulaski County High School heating system
utilizes electric resistance heat as its main
source of heat. As a resulting of peaking
charges by Appalachian Power Company, the
School Board pays an extra $115,000 to
$240,000 in demand charges. It is
recommended that the County and School
Board staffs work together to reduce this
usage either as a County funded project or
through a long-term contract with Honeywell
or through the utilization of County reserve
funding.
9:00 p.m.
10. Items of Consent:
a.
Approval of Minutes of July 25 Meeting
b.
Accounts Payable
c.
Interoffice Transfers & Budget
Adjustments
d.
Ratification and/or Approval of
Contracts, Change Orders & Agreements,
Etc.
1.
Wilderness Road Museum Proposal
2.
Memorandum of Agreement – Big
Brothers/Big Sisters School Based
Program
e.
Personnel Changes
f.
Eternal Flame Update
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
Scheduling of Gathering by Board
of Supervisors
COLA Pay Increase
Opposition to Closing of Parrott
and Belspring Post Offices
Resolution in Support of
Restoration of State Funding for
Aid to Localities
Comp Time Payout
National Moment of Rembrance
The 3rd Annual Virginia Bicyclist
and Pedestrian Awareness Week
Realignment Resolution
9:15 p.m.
11.
Citizen Comments
9:20 p.m.
12.
Other Matters from Supervisors
13.
Adjournment
a.
Approval of Minutes of July 25, 2011 meeting Approval of the minutes are recommended.
b.
Accounts Payable – Approval of the listing of
accounts payable is requested.
c.
Interoffice Transfers, Budget Adjustment(s)
and Appropriations – Approval of the
interoffice transfers & budget adjustment(s)
is requested.
d.
Ratification and/or Approval of Contracts,
Change Orders & Agreements, Etc. –
1.
Wilderness Road Museum Proposal Board members have been provided a
contract addendum related to the TEA21 project in Newbern for the
Wilderness Road Regional Museum. It is
for Anderson & Associates to continue to
complete work that is being requested
by DHR and VDOT. We have built in a
decent buffer within the overall grant
budget and have the funds to cover this
with grant money. Approval of the
contract is requested.
2.
Memorandum of Agreement – Big
Brothers/Big Sisters School Based
Program - Board members have been
provided a memorandum of agreement as
prepared by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of
Southwest Virginia and as is also being
forwarded to the School Board for their
consideration.
e.
Personnel Changes – Board members have
been provided an update from Ms. Spence of
recent personnel changes.
f.
Eternal Flame Update – After meeting with
the Eternal Flame committee, of which only
2 attended, it was recommended to
proceed with the manufactured stone
veneer as presented at the July Board
meeting. The recommended manufactured
stone comes from Centurion, has a 50 year
warranty, and is less porous than most all
natural stone. The committee members
asked that the brownish colored rock
included in the presented sample be
excluded and to keep all rock gray. After
following-up with several leads, staff was
unsuccessful in finding suitable matches of
natural rock to the Courthouse stone. Local
natural rock could be used, but it would be
of all types of colors, shapes, and sizes
which would not be visually appealing. If a
natural match could be found in a quarry,
they generally do not cut stone for such a
small order.
g.
Scheduling of a Social Gathering by Board of
Supervisors - Scheduling of a time for the
Board to gather at Tom’s house is requested
with a suggested dates being Monday,
September 12th or Monday, September 19th.
h.
COLA Pay Increase – At the July meeting,
the Board of Supervisors tentatively
concurred with the recommendation of the
PSA Board to grant employees an additional
one-half percent pay increase. The PSA
Board took action at their August Board
meeting to approve the additional one-half
percent pay increase. Approval of a similar
½ percent increase for a total 2% cost of
living increase for Board of Supervisors and
Constitutional Officers is recommended.
The additional ½ percent increase is
estimated to cost $31,000.
i.
Opposition to Closing of Parrott and
Belspring Post Offices - Joe Sheffey
indicated that the Parrott and Belspring
Post Offices were also slated to close and
he suggests that the Board go on record as
opposing these closings, using a similar
letter as was provided for the New River
Post Office.
j.
Resolution in Support of Restoration of
State Funding for Aid to Localities- VACo
is recommending adoption of the a
resolution asking Governor McDonnell to
restore the $60 million in each year of
next year’s Budget Bill.
k.
Comp Time Payout – I would like to ask
the consideration of the Board of
Supervisors in granting an exception to
the County’s Personnel policies allowing
for a one-time financial payout rather
than the accumulation of compensatory
time for employees who have worked
extra hours on the tornado recovery
efforts and those who have filled in for
those responding to the tornado
situation. This additional cost is eligible
for reimbursement through the
Commonwealth.
l.
National Moment of Remembrance – Board
members have been provided a resolution
for a call for support of resolution SR237 “A
National Moment of Remembrance at 1:00
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September
11, 2011” to stop and remember those lost
in the September 11th attacks. Adoption of a
similar resolution is recommended.
m.
The 3rd Annual Virginia Bicyclist and
Pedestrian Awareness Week – Board
members have been provided a website
page describing educational efforts by
Bike/Walk Virginia (sponsors of the Bike
Virginia rides) encouraging respectful
conduct by cyclists, walkers and motorists
as a support for the Share the Road
signage. Participation as a partner is
recommended based on the existence of
several Share the Road signs in Pulaski
County, growing interest in cycling and as
a follow-up to the Bike Virginia event this
spring. Recommended participatory
activities would include signing up on the
web site, and the placement of flyers and
posters in grocery and convenience stores.
n.
Realignment Resolution – Board members
have been provided a resolution passed by
the New River Regional Jail Authority
requesting consideration to the effects on
local governments and regional jail
operations in any realignment of judicial
circuits. While the specific proposal of
concern was not adopted, reconsideration of
the matter by the General Assembly is likely
to occur in the 2012 General Assembly.
Adoption of a similar resolution by the Board
of Supervisors is recommended.