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regular monthly meeting agenda. No prior
appointment is necessary to speak during the
citizen comments times.
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from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays. All
citizen complaints are recorded and responded
to as soon as possible.
WHEN SPEAKING BEFORE THE BOARD, PLEASE
COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME.
6:00 p.m.
1.
Closed Session Certification - 2.2-3711.A.1.3.5.7
BOARD AGENDA
PULASKI COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Regular Meeting
January 25, 2010
7:00 p.m.
APPROXIMATE
TIME & ITEM
PRESENTED BY
7:00 p.m.
2. Invocation
Rev. Randy Winns, First
Christian Church
7:05 p.m.
3.
Recognitions:
Featured Employees – The featured
employees to be recognized at the January
Board meeting and featured for the month
of February are Joey Mann and Bradley
Bowers of the PSA Refuse Collection.
7:15 p.m.
4. Additions to Agenda
1. Emergency Declaration
2. Citizen’s Alert System Registration
3. Meeting with Town of Pulaski, 6 p.m. on Feb 2
4. Maple Shade Update
5. TMD Update
6. Road right-of-way condemnation
7:20 p.m.
5. Public Hearings:
a.
Petition by New River Valley Development
Corp. to rezone parcels located on the north
side of NRV Corporate Center Dr., (Rt. 1158)
from Transitional Industrial (IO) to Planned
Unit Development (PUD). (040-002-00000007), (Cloyd) - A public hearing had been
scheduled to consider the above request as
described in the information. The
Planning Commission recommends
approval.
LOOKING EAST AT THE PROPERTY
JANUARY 5, 2010
HERON’S LANDING POOL TO THE NORTH OF PROPERTY
JANUARY 5, 2010
VIEW EAST TO WEST
JANUARY 5, 2010
b.
CDBG Funds – A public hearing has been
scheduled to solicit public input on local
community development and housing
needs in relation to Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding
for projects in our community. This is an
annual hearing for the purpose of soliciting
ideas for projects which might assist lowand moderate-income persons.
7:30 p.m.
6.
Citizen Comments
9:00 p.m.
7.
Highway Matters:
a.
Follow-up from Previous Board meeting:
1.
Review of Highway Matters Section
of Key Activity Timetable (KAT) - Mr.
Clarke may have additional
information to share.
b.
Request for Improvements at Turn Lane on
Route 11 at the Northwind Place
Intersection – Board members have been
provided correspondence from Brad Alley
and Faith Bentley of Farm Bureau in Dublin
requesting VDOT review of a traffic
situation at Northwind Place and Route 11
(Lee Highway) in Dublin.
c.
Route 11 Edge of Pavement – There is a
significant drop-off in the pavement along
the east-bound side of Route 11 between
the towns of Pulaski and Dublin. The drop
seems to be significant enough to cause
damage to vehicles straying off the
pavement. A similar drop off exists on
Cougar Trail Road.
d.
Citizen Concerns
e.
Board of Supervisors Concerns
7:50 p.m.
8.
Treasurer’s Report
The Honorable Melinda Worrell,
Treasurer
8:00 p.m.
9.
Reports from the County Administrator and
Staff:
a.
Appointments – The following
appointments were reviewed in
Closed Session:
1.
2.
3.
New River Highland RC&D
Clean Community Council
Planning Commission
b.
Key Activity Timetable - Review of the Key
Activity Timetable is requested.
c.
New River Valley Economic Development
Alliance Presentation – Aric Bopp would like to
provide the Board with an update on the work
being done by the Alliance in marketing the
New River Valley to prospective employers.
Overview of the New River Valley
Economic Development Alliance
THE NEW RIVER VALLEY
Question???
What is Economic Development?
Definition
Economic Development:
A way to help facilitate business,
commerce, job creation, and
investment in a community.
“Layers” of Economic
Development
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State Level (VEDP, DBA, VEC, etc.)
Regional Organizations
Local Level
Other (Private Sector, Universities, etc.)
Individuals – You!!!
Regional Economic Development
Organizations in Virginia
Regional Economic Development
Organizations in Virginia
Economic Development Umbrella
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Business/Industrial/Hi-tech Recruitment
Existing Industry
Tourism
Downtown Revitalization
Commercial/Retail Development
Research &
Development/Entrepreneurs
The Alliance – What We Do
+ Business/Industrial/Hi-tech Recruitment – The Alliance
- Targeted Focus - Marketing
- Huge Potential (available land and buildings and talent)
- Transitioning Economy
- Excellent Workforce
- Find, Facilitate, and Follow-up (the 3 F’s)
- The Additional “F” - FOCUS
When times are difficult it is vital to focus your efforts
on the things that will bring to pass the best results.
Targeted Focus
+ New River Valley’s Target Industries
- Advance Manufacturing
- Automotive Suppliers
- Biotech & Life Sciences
- Data Centers
- Food & Natural Products
- Government & Defense
- Heavy Truck Industry
- Home Building Products
- Information Technology
- Nanotechnology
- Power Generation/Renewable Energy
- Plastics/Polymers/Chemicals
- Warehouse/Distribution
The Alliance – What We Do
Targeted Focus – How do we Target our
Audience???
What we do:
• Online Presence/Marketing
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Marketing Missions
• Call Campaigns
• Direct Mail
• Trade Shows
• Seminars
• Advertisements
• Social Media Networking
• Network, Partner, Collaborate
• Site Selectors and VEDP
The Alliance – What We Also Do
What we also do:
• ACCRA Cost of Living Index
• Grantee for the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #238)
• Market the Virginia TradePort including the POE
#1412
• Maintain a regional outlook for the New River Valley
• International Outreach with the I3 Network
• Specific company due diligence
• Act as a liaison with the Virginia Economic
Development Partnership
• Represent the region throughout Virginia at meetings
such as VEDA, VEDP Allies, SEDC, IEDC, PEP,
MREDC, etc.
The Alliance – What We Don’t Do
What we don’t do:
• Tourism (not yet)
• Retail/Commercial
• Incentives
• Close the deal
• Performance Agreements
• Existing Industry (not much)
• Research and/or Data mining
• Product Development (not yet)
• Small Business Assistance
• Workforce Development
The Alliance – How We Are Funded
The Alliance was incorporated as a non-profit
501c(6) on February 6, 1990. The Alliance
receives $1 per capita funding from the
counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski
and the City of Radford. The Alliance also
receives additional support from the ten towns
that make up the New River Valley. The
Alliance receives a significant amount of its
budget each year from private sector
contributions. Roughly 60% of the Alliance
budget are public sector contributions and
40% are private sector contributions.
Marketing Calendar
History and Performance
The Alliance – Success Stories
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FedEx Ground via the Fischer Companies
Inorganic Ventures
Planet Care, Inc.
Jenmar Corporation
Moog Components Group
James Hardie Building Products
Dex
UXB International
So How Are We Doing???
Awards and Accolades for the New River Valley
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Blacksburg/Christiansburg/Radford MSA ranked 5th for 2006 Top Metros by
Number of Projects with Population less than 200,000 by Site Selection
Magazine
Named a "Perfect Place" and one of the "Top 10 Dream Towns" by Outside
Magazine.
Named the 8th best "emerging" area in the U.S. by Cities Ranked & Rated.
Named one of the "Top 50 Places to Live" by Men's Journal
Named a "5-Star Quality of Life Metro" and a "5-Star Knowledge Worker Metro"
by Expansion Management.
2nd highest number of PH.D.'s per capita in the U.S. -Expansion Management.
14th "Best Educated Technical Work Force" in the U.S. -Expansion
Management.
Named a "5-Star Business Opportunity Metro" by Expansion Management.
Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center named "Best Practice in Technology
Transfer and Research Centers" by National Council for Urban Economic
Development.
So How Are We Doing???
Awards and Accolades for the New River Valley
(Continued)
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Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center received the "Excellence in
Technology Led Economic Development Award" by Economic Development
Administration.
Virginia Tech ranked in the top 55 Research Universities in the United States
with $268.8 Million in Research Expenditures by National Science Foundation.
Virginia ranked first as "Best States for Business" by Forbes.com.
Blacksburg, Virginia ranked "Best Small Places for Business" by Forbes
Magazine.
Ranked 4th for Public Schools in the Country "5-Star Quality of Life Metros" by
Expansion Management.
Blacksburg High School ranked 319th out of the "Top High Schools in
America" by Newsweek Magazine.
Ranked the 3rd most secure town to live in the U.S. by the Third Annual
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies Study.
New River Valley Video
New River Valley Video
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
THE NEW RIVER VALLEY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
For More Information
Please
Contact:
Aric H.
Bopp
Executive
Director
New River
Valley
Economic
Development Alliance
ph (540)
267-0007
fax (540)
267-0013
abopp@nrvalliance.org
www.nrvalliance.org
d.
Review of Financial Projections – Diane
Newby and I plan to provide the Board with
an estimate of revenue projections for the
current and upcoming fiscal year.
e.
Review of Budget Goals – The following are
recommended goals for the preparation of
the upcoming 2010-11 budget:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Assist citizens affected by difficult
economic conditions;
Reduce annual operating costs through
innovation, reorganization and joint
services;
Give employees the tools needed to
work in an efficient and cost effective
manner;
Reduce future costs by improving
energy efficiency and reduce recurring
costs;
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6.
7.
Improve employee working conditions,
fund Board goals, and meet other
community needs on a pay-as-we-go
basis;
Maintain the financial integrity of future
budgets and of the County by restricting the
use of one-time revenues to one-time
expenses. The use of one-time revenues
such as reserves, loans, grants, property
sales, and insurance recoveries to pay for
annual operating costs only doubles the
financial problem in the following fiscal
year.
Utilize special rates and taxing districts to
fund water, sewer and road improvements
in new developments so as to make
progress without affecting the general
taxpayer; and
8.
Increase collaboration between
various organizations including the
Pulaski County School Board, the
Town of Pulaski, The Town of Dublin,
the Health Department, the Virginia
Department of Transportation and
others, none of which are
accountable to each other but all of
which are funded by local taxpayers.
e.
Scheduling of a February Budget Work Session
– Board members have been provided with a
copy of the budget calendar. Considering the
likely difficulty of putting a budget together
this year, I would like to ask the Board if we
could schedule a budget work session in
February so that we can provide an early
review of the situation and get your feedback
regarding any suggested changes and additions
to the budget process, as well as the above
goals.
10:00 p.m.
10. Items of Consent:
a. Approval of Minutes of December 21 &
January 4, 2010
b. Accounts Payable
c. Interoffice Transfers & Appropriations
d. Ratification and/or Approval of Contracts,
Change Orders & Agreements, Etc.
1.
Centrex & Verizon Contract
2.
Hurt & Profitt Proposal for Phase I
Environmental Assessments
3.
Anderson & Associates Contract –
Wilderness Road Regional Museum
4.
Virginia Domestic Violence Victim
Fund
5.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program PreApplication
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
Personnel Changes
Virginia’s First Second Amendment to
the Participation Agreement
Youth Fishing Event Support
Continuation of Service as Grant
Recipient for the New River/Mount
Rogers Workforce Investment Board
Land Use Tax Deferral Program
9:15 p.m.
11.
Citizen Comments
9:30 p.m.
12.
Other Matters from Supervisors
13.
Adjournment
a.
Approval of Minutes of December 23, 2009 and
January 4, 2010 – Approval of the minutes is
recommended. Please let Gena know of any
changes and corrections and they will be
included in the January 22nd weekly update
b.
Accounts Payable – Approval of the listing of
accounts payable is requested.
c.
Interoffice Transfers and Appropriations –
Approval of the interoffice transfers and
appropriations is requested.
d.
Ratification and/or Approval of Contracts,
Change Orders & Agreements, Etc. 1.
2.
Centrex & Verizon Contract
Ratification of the contract is requested.
Hurt & Profitt Proposal for Phase I
Environmental Assessments – Board
members have been provided the
proposal from Hurt and Profitt for Phase
I Environmental Assessments of the
Findlay/Shell building and the TMD
buildings has been administratively
authorized. Prior authorization of the
contract made it possible for the
evaluation of the TMD building to occur
prior to the end of the month and to
allow more effective marketing of the
Findlay building.
3.
Anderson & Associates Contract – Wilderness
Road Regional Museum Approval is requested
of the contract for completion of the
environmental report for Newbern TEA 21 to
be covered by grant funds.
4.
Virginia Domestic Violence Victim Fund –
Ratification of acceptance of the Grant Award
is requested.
5.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program PreApplication - Approval of the pre-application
form to the Virginia Department of Emergency
Management under the Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program is requested
e.
Personnel Changes – Board members have
been provided an update from Ms. Spence of
recent personnel changes.
f.
Virginia’s First Second Amendment to the
Participation Agreement – The Board has
provided information regarding options for the
use of Virginia’s First Regional Industrial
Facility Authority reserve funds. Also submitted
was the proposed Second Amendment to the
Participation Agreement. Approval is
recommended as is the use of reserve funds for
a combination of Commerce Park Utility work
and refinancing of the Competitiveness Center.
g.
Youth Fishing Event Support - Anthony
Akers is working with a group of individuals
made up of the BASS fishing group, the
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
and Camp Powhatan, about a kid's fishing
day they are having on Saturday, May 8th.
This event will be at Camp Powhatan where
the lake and stream will be stocked with
trout for kids 15 and under. This group is
asking to partner with the County’s Office
on Youth such that private tax deductible
donations for this event could be made to
the County with funds received to be reappropriated in support of the event.
Approval is recommended pending
confirmation that there are no legal issues
with this approach.
h.
Continuation of Service as Grant Recipient
for the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce
Investment Board - David Hutchins, Chair, of
the New River/Mt. Rogers Workforce
Investment Chief Elected Officials Board is
asking that Pulaski County continue as the
Grant Recipient for at least the next
program year (7/1/10 - 6/30/11) and that
the New River Valley Planning District
Commission continue as the Fiscal Agent.
The CLEO group would like to keep these
existing financial arrangements in place with
the newly formed Consortium Board
being the entity which would be liable for any
financial issues. If Pulaski County incurs
any costs related to being the Grant Recipient,
those costs would be allowable to be
reimbursed using WIA funds and approval is
recommended.
i.
Land Use Tax Deferral Program – Board
members have been provided correspondence
from Sheryl Wolfe, Chairman of the Fauquier
County School Board, urging the Board to
support the change in the Composite Index
calculation using the taxable value of real
estate rather than the fair market value thus
reducing the loss of state funds due to
implementation of the County’s use value
taxation program.