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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 25, 1990 Regular Meeting570 A Regular Meeting of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors was held on April 25, 1990, at 7:15 P.M., in the Board of Supervisors' 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. Mr. Stiles was not present at the beginning of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER Mr. Rhodes, Vice - Chairman, called the meeting to order. INVOCATION The invocation was delivered by the Reverend Homer T. Cornish of the Presbyterian Church of the Valleys. Mr. Stiles arrived at this time. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Riley, County Administrator, requested the following amendments: 1. Mr. Bob Mitchell and Mr. Frank Spurr to present the 2020 Report on Public Safety. 2. Endorsement of Grant for Shenandoah Valley Community Residences, Inc. 3. Request for Road Name Change. 4. Request for Executive Session for personnel and legal matters and acquisition and disposition of property. Mr. Stiles stated that Mr. Ambrogi, Commonwealth's Attorney, would like to address the Board. Upon motion made by Dudley H. Rinker, seconded by Charles W. Orndoff, Sr. and passed unanimously, the Agenda was adopted as amended. CONSENT AGENDA There were no items under the Consent Agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by W. Harrington Smith, Jr. and passed unanimously, the minutes of the Budget Public Hearing of March 26, 1990 were approved as submitted. Mr. Rinker asked if on Page 7, the first paragraph, the word should be "considered" and not "constructed ". 571 Upon motion made by Dudley H. Rinker, seconded by Charles W. Orndoff, Sr. and passed unanimously, the minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 28, 1990 were approved as amended. APPOINTMENT TO NO RTHWESTERN VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY'S LORD FAIRFAX SUB AREA HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND SANITATION AUTHORITY - TABLED MEMORIAL - J. KENNETH ROBINSON - APPROVED Mr. Riley read the following memorial: WHEREAS, J. Kenneth Robinson served in the House of Representatives, United States Congress, from January, 1971 until January, 1985, and; WHEREAS, prior to his service in Congress he represented the people of Frederick County and the City of Winchester, and; WHEREAS, he did faithfully serve the citizens of the seventh congressional district and in particular the residents of Frederick County, and; WHEREAS, he possessed the highest devotion to duty as a member of the United States Congress and in particular his strong sense of fiscal conservatism on the House Appropriation Committee, and; WHEREAS, throughout his life he was always willing in a number of ways to serve his community, and; WHEREAS, Mr. Robinson departed this life on April 8, 1990 and the Frederick County Board of Supervisors in an effort to honor him, wish to express its admiration, affection and deep appreciation to his family for his unfailing service to the Board and to the people of Frederick County; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Frederick County Board of Supervisors hereby expresses its sorrow over the loss of Mr. Robinson to the community and further expresses its appreciation to the family of Mr. Robinson for his devotion to Frederick County and his extensive contributions to the community, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a true copy of this resolution be delivered to the family of Mr. Robinson and that this resolution be spread across the pages of the Board of Supervisors minutes to be preserved now and for all future citizens of Frederick County to reflect on the accomplishments of this fine citizen of Frederick County. RESOLVED, this 25th day of April, 1990. Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by W. Harrington Smith, Jr. and passed unanimously, the above resolution was approved. BOARD ENDORSED GRANT FOR SHE NANDOAH VALLEY COMMUNITY Mr. Riley presented this request and noted that Shenandoah Valley Community Residences, Inc. was asking Board endorsement of their application to solicit monies from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. 57N Upon motion made by Roger L. Crosen, seconded by Dudley H. Rinker and passed unanimously, the grant application for Shenandoah Valley Community Residences, Inc. was endorsed. LAWRENCE R. AMBROGI, COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY, ADDRESSED THE BOARD RE: COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS RESOURCES BOARD'S POLICIES Mr. Ambrogi, Commonwealth's Attorney, explained that he wanted to bring to the Board's attention that the Community Corrections Resources Board was currently reviewing individuals for placement in their program that have been convicted of deal- ing in hard drugs. He further explained that he knew the Board of Supervisors had gone on record from the very beginning that no one dealing in hard drugs would be admitted to this program. Mr. Smith, Board representative on the Community Correc- tions Resources Board, stated that Joe Walker, Director of Divi- sion of Court Services, told the Community Corrections Resources Board what the Board of Supervisors' position is with regard to this policy. Mr. Crosen stated that he felt some of the problem lies with the Judges for referring these individuals to the Community Corrections Resources Board. Mr. Stiles stated that the policy in Frederick County has always been, "If you deal drugs in Frederick County, then you go to jail." Upon motion made by W. Harrington Smith, Jr., seconded by Dudley H. Rinker and passed unanimously, to inform the Community Corrections Resources Board that Frederick County's policy is and has always been, that no one dealing in drugs will be admitted to the Community Diversion Incentive Program, and if the Community Corrections Resources Board does not adhere to this policy, the County of Frederick will withdraw from this program and will no longer be the fiscal agent. BRENDA DIEHL, GYPSY MOTH COORDINATOR, ADDRESSED THE BOARD RE: GYPSY MOTH SUPPRESSION PROGRAM Mrs. Brenda Diehl, Gypsy Moth Coordinator, appeared before the Board and briefed them of her activities during the past few months with regard to spraying of gypsy moth in different areas of the County. 573 BEN VORHIES. EXECUTIVE VALLEY .D RE: COUNCIL'S Mr. Ben Vorhies, Executive Director, Shenandoah Valley Private Industry Council, appeared before the Board to present the Council's annual report and summarize the activities of the Job Training Partnership Act during the past year and what was planned for 1990. Upon motion made by Dudley H. Rinker, seconded by Robert M. Rhodes and passed unanimously, the annual report of the Shenandoah Valley Private Industry Council was approved as pre- sented. PLANNING COMMISSION BUSINESS [ARY MASTER DE VELOPMENT PLAN - EVANS /SNYDER - Mr. Kris Tierney, Deputy Director of Planning and Develop- ment, presented this request. Mr. Ron Mislowski, of G. W. Clifford and Associates, appeared before the Board on behalf of the petitioner to answer any questions the Board might have. He explained that Golladay Expressway will be buffered and no one would be permitted to walk along this road. The question of the amount of sloping on some of the lots was raised. Mr. Mislowski explained there would be some but they would not be that steep. Mr. Rinker stated that he was concerned about drainage and he did not want any additional problems in the upper portion of Wright's Run, due to this development. Upon motion made by Dudley H. Rinker, seconded by W. Harrington Smith, Jr. and passed unanimously, the preliminary master development plan of Evans /Snyder was approved. POSSUM LANE RENAMED ROSSUM LANE Upon motion made by W. Harrington Smith, Jr., seconded by Dudley H. Rinker and passed unanimously, Possum Lane was changed back to Rossum Lane. COMMITTEE REPORTS 574 FIRE AND RESCUE COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Crosen presented the following report and stated that no action was necessary: The Fire and Rescue Committee met on Monday, April 16, 1990, at 7:30 P.M., in the Round Hill Volunteer Fire Company facility. All companies were present. Also present were Board member Roger L. Crosen and Assistant County Administrator Stephen F. Owen. The following items were discussed, however none require action: Bridge Problems Mr. Fred Berlegame, Chief Forest Warden with the State Forestry Department, addressed the Committee and noted that there may be four Frederick County bridges that pose problems for fire equipment. The companies were requested to check out these bridges and report back to him at the next meeting. Emergency Services Coordinator's Report Homer Sanders provided a written report (see attachment). Miscellaneous Updates a. Steve Owen reported that interviews will be held on April 24 for the Fire Marshal position. He also noted that the deadline for the full time Emergency Services Coordinator's posi- tion is April 30, 1990. b. Mr. Owen noted that the County's old monthly fire reporting forms are no longer necessary now that all the companies are on the NFIRS. c. Budgets for Fire and Rescue contributions were passed out and discussed for FY 1990 -1991. It was also noted that the communications bus project and storage building had been cut from the Emergency Services budget. d. The annual capital payment of $25,000 was questioned. Since the meeting, these funds have been located elsewhere in the budget. Proffers Bob Watkins, Director of Planning and Development, address- ed the Committee on the County's conditional zoning authority and the proffer system. He noted that the County's review of 57 5 rezoning applications will require substantially more input from the fire companies. BOB MITCHELL PRESENTED 2020 REPORT ON PUBLIC SAFETY TO THE BOARD Mr. Bob Mitchell, Chairman of the 2020 Fire and Safety Committee, appeared before the Board to present his report on the Committee's findings and recommendations. Mr. Mitchell noted that Mr. Frank Spurr had served as Vice Chairman on this committee and had contributed a great deal of time and assist- ance to this project. He further stated that he had met with the City and County Fire Presidents and Chiefs during this study and they are aware of the recommendations in the final report. Mr. Mitchell outlined what the final recommendations were, not- ing that the Committee had set 1995 as the target date for full implementation of these recommendations and sooner if possible. In closing, Mr. Mitchell requested that the Board members give serious consideration to this report and not put it on the shelf and forget about it. Mr. Stiles assured Mr. Mitchell that would not happen. Mr. Crosen stated that in light of Mr. Mitchell's report, he wanted to be sure he understood where the Board was on this matter. He noted that during budget deliberations, a Department Head level position was discussed which would be a Director of Fire and Rescue Services, however this was abandoned. At present, we have a Fire Marshal and Emergency Services Coordinator reporting to the Assistant County Administrator which has been endorsed by the people of the fire service that I have talked with. He noted that this is not the long range plan as he felt the Board would eventually hire a Director of Fire Services with both of these positions reporting to the Assistant County Administrator. He stated that he thought an arrangement needed to be worked out between these two positions and the volunteer fire companies in order that everyone involved understands what duties the paid firemen are to have. Mr. Stiles stated that he felt the Fire Marshal should report to the Emergency Services Coordinator who would in return report to the Assistant County Administrator. 576 Mr. Crosen stated that this was not what was represented to applicants during the Fire Marshal interviews that were conduct- ed yesterday. It was the consensus of the Board that it remain as present- ed during interviews, both positions will be on the same level, reporting to the Assistant County Administrator. BOARD RETIRED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Upon motion made by W. Harrington Smith, Jr., seconded by Charles W. Orndoff Sr. and passed unanimously, the Board retired into Executive Session in accordance with Virginia Code, 1950, as amended, Section 2.1 -344, Subsection A (1) and (6) to discuss personnel and legal matters and to also discuss acquisition and disposition of property. BOARD WITHDREW FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION Upon motion made by Roger L. Crosen, seconded by Dudley H. Rinker and passed unanimously, the Board withdrew from Executive Session. BOARD RECONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION Upon motion made by Dudley H. Rinker, seconded by Roger L. Crosen and passed unanimously, the Board reconvened into Regular Session. Upon motion made by Dudley H. Rinker, seconded by Roger L. Crosen and passed unanimously, that nothing was discussed other than what was noted in the request for an Executive Session. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, IT WASiORDERED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADJOURN. WAM