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March 27, 1991 Regular MeetingFM A Regular Meeting of the Frederick County Board of Super- visors was held on March 27, 1991, 7:15 P.M., in the Board of Supervisor's Meeting Room, Frederick County Courthouse, Loudoun Street Mall, Winchester, Virginia. PRESENT Kenneth Y. Stiles, Chairman; Robert M. Rhodes, Vice - Chairman; Dudley H. Rinker; Roger L. Crosen; W. Harrington Smith, Jr. and Charles W. Orndoff, Sr. CALL TO ORDER The Chairman called the meeting to order. INVOCATION The invocation was delivered by the Reverend Clarence Davis, Jr. of the Calvary Church of the Brethren. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Stiles stated that Tab B, Committee Appointments, would be held over until the next Board meeting. Upon motion made by Dudley H. Rinker, seconded by Charles W. Orndoff, Sr. and passed unanimously, the Agenda was adopted as presented. CONSENT AGENDA II Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by Dudley H. Rinker and passed unanimously, the following Tabs were approved under the Consent Agenda: Tab A - Minutes Tab C - Draft Resolution from Virginia Department of Transportation Re: Kraft General Foods, Inc. Tab D - Resolution from the Knights of Columbus Proclaiming April 11 -14, 1991 as KOVAR Week. Tab E - Resolution Proclaiming April 7 -13, 1991 as National County Government Week. Tab F - Road Resolution for Westminster - Canterbury Drive. MINUTES - APPROVED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by Dudley H. Rinker and passed unanimously, the minutes of the following fl meetings were approved as presented under the Consent Agenda: Regular Meeting, January 23, 1991 Special Meeting, January 30, 1991 Regular Meeting, February 13, 1991 Regular Meeting, February 27, 1991 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - TABLED UNTIL NEXT BOARD MEETING 209 DRAFT RESOLUTION FROM VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RE. KRAFT GENERAL FOODS INC . APPROVED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION FROM THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PROCLAIMING APRIL 11 -14, 1997 AS KOVAR WEEK - APPROVED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by Dudley H. Rinker and passed unanimously, the following resolution was approved under the Consent Agenda: WHEREAS, some of our most valued citizens, our retarded brothers and sisters, are in need of help from their fellow citizens; and WHEREAS, for 10,000 Knights of Columbus in Virginia, in their charitable and patriotic role as sponsors of KOVAR (The Knights of Virginia Assistance for the Retarded) have donated more than $2,500,000 since 1972 for allocation to 100 ongoing organizations effectively assisting the retarded; and WHEREAS, the efforts of the Knights of Columbus have resulted in more than $27,000 in grants to local organizations, including Northwestern Workshop, Grafton School and the Associa- tion for Retarded Citizens of Winchester - Frederick - Clarke County; and WHEREAS, in last year's Tootsie Roll Weekend, Virginia Knights and their families raised over $420,000 ($35,000 over the KOVAR goal of $385,000) and set their 1991 goal at $400,000; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that as Chairman of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors, I do proclaim April 11 -14, 1991 as Kovar Tootsie Roll Weekend in Frederick County and urge all citizens of the County to support this worthy cause. PASSED this 27th day of March, 1991. RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 7 -13, 1991 AS NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT WEEK - APPROVED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by Dudley H. Rinker and passed unanimously, the following resolution was approved under the Consent Agenda: WHEREAS, County government is the oldest form of local government in the United States; WHEREAS, Virginia is the birthplace of county government, with the first counties in America being Virginia's eight original shires that were established in 1634; WHEREAS, The County of Frederick has been in existence for 253 years; WHEREAS, 98 percent of the nation's population and two - thirds of Virginia's population live in counties; WHEREAS, County governments employed more than 1,900,000 people and spent almost $103,000,000,000 last year to provide a wide range of services for the benefit of people of the United States; WHEREAS, County governments are often the last available resource for providing emergency and long -term services for the 210 poor, the homeless, immigrants, refugees, the disadvantaged and other segments of society; WHEREAS, Over the past 30 years county governments have assumed increasing responsibility for the administration and financing of health, welfare, justice, transportation, housing and community development programs; and WHEREAS, County governments have also been assigned a greater role in solving area -wide problems dealing with air pollution, water pollution, solid waste disposal, airports, transit systems, regional parks and other issues; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors, that the week of April 7 through 13, 1991 is designated as National County Government Week. PASSED this 27th day of March, 1991. PLANNING COMMISSION BUSINESS ROAD RESOLUTION - WESTMINSTER- CANTERBURY DRIVE - APPROVED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by Dudley H. Rinker and passed unanimously, the following resolution was approved under the Consent Agenda: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Virginia Department of Transporta- tion is hereby requested to add the following roads to the Secondary System of Frederick County, pursuant to Section 33.1 - 229 of the Code of of Virginia, 1950, as amended: Westminster- Canterbury Drive (60' R /W) Frederick Mall Subdivision. Note: Previously known and recorded as Frederick Mall Drive. From: Intersection with Route 522 To: 1,456.69' or 0.28 mile south of intersection with Route 522 Length: 1,456.69' or 0.28 mile and as described in Deed Book 553, Pages 489 and 490 and certified on October 28, 1982. mile. The total length of the addition will be 1,456.69' or 0.28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors does guarantee to the Commonwealth of Virginia an unrestricted right - of -way of 60' as described in the above referenced Deed Book and Page Numbers, with the necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage. End of Planning Commission business. PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 1991 -1992 BUDGET Chairman Stiles explained the Rules of Order for a public hearing. The following individuals addressed the Board with refer- ence to the proposed budget: Paul Kielmeyer, Shawnee District; Chairman, Parent- Teachers Council - Stated that School Board should be allowed to spend r'r all the funds within the year that were allocated and the School Board budget should be increased by $617,000. He further stated that the salaries need to be competitive for all school person- nel and that education in Frederick County was a long term investment that the Board needed to be pro- active in their actions. Wendy Nadolny, Opequon District; R.B. Aylor PTO - Referred to article recently in The Winchester Star Crosen with regard to education foundation a lack of understanding of what the County She further requested that the Board honor return the ten percent to the schools. Judy Heyer, Gainesboro District; Teac by Board member Roger and what she felt was school needs are. their commitment and her, Middletown School - Referred to funds from State that should go to the school system and also what Frederick County spends per pupil compared to other localities. Presented petition with eight hundred sixty signatures requesting that Board maintain the ten percent funding. George Snarr, Shawnee District; Representative of Handley Library Board - Stated that he realized we were all struggling to meet our budget needs but would request if there are addi- tional funds that the Handley Library would receive favorable consideration as the hours of operation have now been changed to reflect less time open due to budget constraints. Barbara Vanosten, Back Creek District; Representative PTO, Frederick County Middle School - Stated that it was time for the parents and administration to request that the Board of Super- visors take a long hard look at education in Frederick County. She noted where Frederick County ranked in the State and further requested that the $617,000 be restored to the School budget. Jack Einstein, Gainesboro District - Remarked on how Christianity had been removed from the schools and how much of the total County budget went to education. Peter Dunning, Representing Bluemont Concert Series - Requested that the Bluemont Concert Series be allowed to remain as a part of the Parks and Recreation budget. 212 Patricia Rotz, Back Creek District - Referred to three hats that she wears - first as a parent, second as a third grade teacher at ndian Hollow, and third as a Frederick County citizen that is dissatisfied with the direction the County has taken concerning funding for education. She challenged the Board of Supervisors to wear the right hat and support education. Betty Renner, Gainesboro District; Representing County Bus Drivers - Requested that serious consideration be given to salary increases as well as a retirement plan for County Bus Drivers as they are currently forty percent behind other locali- ties. Tom Webber, Back Creek District - Requested that the Board of Supervisors look at their priorities as he did not feel the School budget is given the priority it should be and requested that the $617,000 be restored. Marjorie Lewis, Shawnee District, Representative of the Handley Library - Requested that the Board of Supervisors make the Handley Library a priority in their planning. Peggy Walk, Shawnee District - Stated that the youth of Frederick County is very important and felt the County needed to spend more in the field of education, noted that raising taxes is never popular, especially in an election year, but sometimes there is no other way and requested that the $617,000 be re- stored in the budget. Fran Jeffries, Stonewall District - Introduced Teresa Manchey who is the Teacher of the Year for Frederick County. She spoke of the investment we have in our children and the message they are receiving concerning education because of budget cuts. She requested that the Board stop playing politics with the pupils of Frederick County. Jodi Barberio, Student, James Wood High School - Explained that she was interested in becoming a teacher and was concerned about education in Frederick County, especially with all the rapid growth. Lewis Costello, Opequon District; Attorney; Former School Board Member - Addressed the per pupil expenditures in Frederick '13 County as compared to the City of Winchester. He further stated that this was the only system he knew of that returns unused funds back to the Board of Supervisors. He requested that all funds available be given to the School Board in order to fund the necessary expenditures. Mr. Stiles gave a breakdown at this time of the funds that had been returned to the School Board over the last few years. Charlene Denson, Opequon District, Bus Driver - Stated she was concerned about overcrowded buses as well as classrooms. Rim DeHaven, Student, James Wood High School, Graduating in June - Stated that she felt she had received a good education and that she had had good teachers, some of the best, and requested that education not be cut. Julie Oates, Student, James Wood High School - Referred to the great teachers in the system and asked that this be con- sidered and that the budget not be cut. Jim Novotny, Gainesboro PTO - Stated that he felt education was dying at the roots in Frederick County and compared what was being taught in Fairfax County, and further, that the $617,000 should be restored to the School budget. Chris Wilson, Stonewall District - Has only lived in Frederick County for one and a half years and felt that the school system is good and appreciated the teachers within the system. Harlene Cross, Opequon District - Stated that now is the time to start improving the schools. She agreement with remarks that Board members reference to budget problems belonging to that back taxes need to be collected in t tional source of revenue. Cindy Cornwell, Stonewall District - stated she was not in have been making with the School Board, and he County as an addi- Felt the quality of education in Frederick County needs to be improved, that the $617,000 should be restored and that Superintendent Tom Malcolm should be getting more support from the Board of Supervisors. She stated that the Board of Supervisors needs to listen to what the parents and teachers have had to say at the meeting. 214 Angela Larrick, Teacher, Indian Hollow - Stated that she has had to spend her own funds to buy dirt for her students to use for a school project as there were no funds in the school budget for such projects. Doug Thomas, Back Creek District - Stated that education is not an area to be cut within the budget and if this meant raising taxes, then so be it. Donald Luttrell, Gainesboro District - Was not sure what the answer was to solve this budget dilemma, but felt the Board of Supervisors should come up with the money in the area of the Handley Library, as well as education. Karen Coyne, Senior, James Wood High School - Referred to the quality of teachers that were in the County school system and every effort should be made to keep these teachers. Harris Hatfield, New Resident in the County - Felt educa- tion should be the foremost item within the County budget. Laura Lofton, Shawnee District; Music Teacher within the School System - Did not want to see programs cut and felt the Board of Supervisors should renew their commitment to education. The public hearing concluded at this time. Mr. Stiles stated that when the Board of Supervisors went into this year's budget preparation they knew they were facing a difficult time considering the recession and the recent re- assessment . He stated that the budget was drafted showing no program cuts and no positions being cut. He further stated that he believed education is important to all Board members. Mr. Stiles referred to the remark made earlier in the meeting about the bottom line is never the bottom line, but in this case there is a bottom line. He stated that the Board had to move to strike a balance on what they have, what they need and what they can afford. He stated that everything said at tonight's meeting will be weighed and considered before the Board holds their next meeting. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, IT WAS ORDERED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADJOURN. Cle k, oard of S pervisors