HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Actions 04-15-96 PHPark, Hurt Park, Lincoln Terrace, and Round Hill Elementary Schools,
and to match funds with community donations to furnish elementary
schools with technology equipment; appropriation of $8,100.00 for the
Project Success Program; and a report of the Director of Finance
recommending that Council concur in the request.
Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 32884-041596. (6-0)
Council Member Wyatt expressed concern with regard to certain
programs that are not school related but use available space in the
schools, while some school related programs are taught in modular
classrooms. It was agreed that the matter would be discussed during
the 1996-97 budget study session with the School Board on
Wednesday, May 8 at 8:30 a.m.
File #60-467
5. REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
a. CITY MANAGER:
A report with regard to the proposed fiscal year 1996-97
recommended budget. (10 minutes)
Adopted Resolution No. 32885-041596. (6-0)
The budget was referred to 1996-97 budget study.
File #60-132
ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION:
2. A report with regard to the Williamson Road Corridor Plan.
Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 32886-041596. (6-0)
File #79-200-342-450
A report recommending acceptance of a settlement award, in the
mount of $20,000.00, fi.om the Commonwealth of Virginia vs.
Reebok International settlement; and appropriation of funds in
connection therewith.
Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 32887-041596 and Resolution
No. 32888-041596. (5-0, Council Member McCadden was out
of the Council Chamber.)
File #25-60-67
A report recommending appropriation of a Regional Disability
Services Board Grant, in the mount of $25,290.00, to a Grant
Fund Account to be established by the Director of Finance for
transfer to the Blue Ridge Independent Living Center.
Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 32889-041596. (5-0, Council
Member McCadden was out of the Council Chamber.)
File #60-72-236-335-353
b. CITY ATTORNEY:
A report urging adoption of S.849 which, if passed, will permit
localities to adopt a mandatory retirement age for police officers
and firefighters and a maximum age for entry-level public safety
employees.
Adopted Resolution No. 32890-041596. (4-1, Council Member
Wyatt voted no, and Council Member McCadden was out of
the Council Chamber.)
File #5-70-137-184
6. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
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A report of the City Planning Commission recommending approval of the
request of Bruce E. Mayer, Attorney, for a certain adjustment of the
existing boundary line between Roanoke City and Roanoke County,
pursuant to Section 15.1-1031.1 through 15.1-1031.3, Code of Virginia
(1950), as amended. Carolyn H. Coles, Chairperson.
Adopted Ordinance No. 32891 on first reading. (6-0)
File #91-200
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
Ordinance No. 32870, on second reading, author/z/ng execution of a
Request for Permit agreement with Plantation Pipeline Company to allow
a crossing of its pipeline facilities with a sanitary sewer line in connection
with the Tinker Creek Interceptor Sewer Replacement Project, upon
certain terms and conditions.
Adopted Ordinance No. 32870-041596. (6-0)
File #27-28-58-65-166-183-450
Ordinance No. 32875, on second reading, extending the Food/Beverage
Concession Management Contract agreement between the City of
Roanoke and The Swanson Corporation for a period of three years with
an option by the City to extend the contract for up to two additional years
unless terminated sooner by either party pursuant to Section 4 of the
contract.
Adopted Ordinance No. 32875-041596. (6-0)
File #192
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Ordinance No. 32878, on second reading, authorizing the extension of the
Lease and Agreement, as amended, between the City and Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, of the space located at 111-117
Church Avenue, S. W., upon certain terms and conditions.
Adopted Ordinance No. 32878-041596. (6-0)
File #181-258-373-467-468
Ordinance No. 32881, on second reading, authorizing the City Manager
to execute the necessary documents providing for the sale and conveyance
of property owned by the City and located at the northwest comer of
Liberty Road and Hillcrest Avenue, N. W., upon certain terms and
conditions.
Adopted Ordinance No. 32881-041596. (6-0)
File #166-468-514
9. MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
Inquiries and/or comments by the Mayor and Members of City Council.
Vacancies on various authorities, boards, commissions and committees
appointed by Council.
10. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS:
None.
CERTIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. (6-0)
Appointed Dr. John A. Feldenzer as the City's representative to the
Commission on Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation. Waived
City residency requirement.
File #110-389
Appointed George A. Kegley as a member of the Cultural Services
Committee for a term ending June 30, 1997.
File//15-72-110-394
Appointed M. R. Khan as a member of the Roanoke Civic Center
Commission to fill the unexpired term of W. Alvin Hudson, resigned,
ending September 30, 1996.
File #15-110-192
Recessed until 7:00 p.m.
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ROANOKE CITY CO UNCIL
REGULAR WEEKLY SESSION
APRIL 15, 1996
7:00p. m.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL
Call to Order == Roll Call. Council Member White was absent.
The Invocation was delivered by Mayor David A. Bowers.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
was led by Mayor Bowers.
Welcome. Mayor Bowers.
Presentation with regard to "Local Colors", Roanoke's celebration of
multicultural diversity, which will take place on Sunday, April 21, 1996, at the
Downtown Farmers' Market and Center In The Square. Pearl Fu,
Chairperson/Coordinator. (5 minutes).
No action taken.
File #42-87-277-425
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HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS:
Request of the Washington Park Neighborhood Alliance to address
relevant issues concerning Tenth Street, N. W. The Reverend Clinton D.
Scott and E. Jeanette Mamas, Co-Chairpersons. (5 minutes)
Ms. Manna addressed Council with regard to the need for sidewalks,
curb and gutter, and a traffic signal at Tenth Street and Hunt
Avenue. The City Manager was requested to provide Council with
a report at its next regular meeting on Monday, May 6, 1996, with
regard to the City's priority list for traffic signals, the projected
timetable for installation of the next five traffic signals included on
the priority list, the status of the Tenth Street traffic signal, an
updated Tenth Street traffic count, and the criteria used in
determining whether a traffic signal is justified at a specific location.
Representatives of the City were requested to meet with
representatives of the Washington Park Neighborhood Alliance to
explain the City's criteria for traffic signal installation.
File tt20-57-66-77-165-514
OTHER HEARING OF CITIZENS:
Juanita A. Crews, 57 Gilmer Avenue, N. E., addressed Council with
regard to sewer and storm drainage construction currently underway
in her neighborhood. She expressed concern relative to damaged
water lines leading to reduced water pressure, a damaged sewer line,
discoloration of water, a severed cable line which has since been
repaired, damage to her front yard, and damage to a wall. She
advised that she received no prior notice of construction and she did
not authorize the contractor to enter her property. The matter was
referred to the City Manager for investigation and report to Council
and to Ms. Crews.
File #27-66-268-468
Evelyn D. Bethel, President, Historic Gainsboro Preservation
District, Inc., addressed Council in support of the remarks of Ms.
Crews. She called attention to a project to improve the appearance
of the Gainaboro area in which the community solicited and received
volunteer services from a local architectural firm to design walls for
the south side of Gilmer Avenue. She requested Council's assistance
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to insure that the construction company that damaged the walls will
repair or restore the walls as presently designed without expense to
Gilmer Avenue property owners.
File 066-165-514
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Continuation of a request of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern
Virginia to present a petition appealing a decision of the Architectural
Review Board in connection with a request to demohsh structures located
at 1010 and 1014 First Street, S. W. David C. Helscher, Attorney,
Spokesperson.
Continued until the regular meeting of Council on Monday, June 17,
1996, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard.
File #51-249
Public hearing to receive the views of citizens regarding appointment of
two Roanoke City School Board Trustees for terms commencing July 1,
1996 and ending June 30, 1999. Applicants are Charles W. Day,
Martin D. Jeffi:ey, James K. Lowe, Jr., and Brian J. Wishneff.
Remarks were received and filed.
File #467
Public hearing on the request of Betty W. Mitchum that a certain tract of
land located at 2044 Brambleton Avenue, S. W., described as Official
Tax No. 1260108, be rezoned from RS-l, Single-Family Residential
District, to C-l, Office District, subject to certain conditions proffered by
the petitioner. Edward A. Natt, Attorney.
An amended petition was referred to the City Planning Commission
for further study, report and recommendation to Council.
File 051
Public heating on the request of the City Planning Commission to amend
the Roanoke City Thoroughfare Plan, an element of ~
Comprehensive Development Plan for Roanoke. Virginia 1985 - 2005, to
eliminate a connection from Valley View Boulevard to Andrews Road,
N. W., and to add a connection to Valley View Boulevard via an
interchange on 1-581. Carolyn H. Coles, Chairperson, City Planning
Commission.
Adopted Resolution Nos. 32892-041596 and 32893-041596. (6-0)
File #20-77-200-316-455-514
OTHER HEARING OF CITIZENS: None.
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Roanoke, Virginia
April 15, 1996
96-08
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
Subject:
Briefing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 1996-97 Annual Update to
HUD's Consolidated Plan
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The U.S. Department of Housino_ and Urban Development IHUD)
requires that entitlement localities, like Roanoke, submit a
Consolidated Plan as a condition of receiving funding for several
federal community development, housing and homeless programs.
The federal Dro_orams include the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) and HOME Investment
Partnership Programs.
Citv of Roanoke receives annual formula _orants from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) based on a
formula, which considers age of housing, poverty levels and other
"distress" factors.
II.
The amount of these HUD formula _orants is closely related to how
much the U.S. Congress appropriates nationwide, rather than anything
that Roanoke does.
The FY 1996 a_rant amounts relative to our entitlement proo_rams
cannot be determined until, (1) a HUD appropriations bill is enacted,
(2) OMB apportions the funds to HUD, and (3) specific formula
allocations are calculated by the Department.
Current Situation:
[:~ informed City staff that Roanoke's overall
entitlement could be _~_2,.~LS_2,~]_0_Q for the City's fiscal year 1996-97, a
decrease of ~ or 10%, below FY 95 funding. Additionally,
revenue is estimated to be available from the following sources for FY
1996-97:
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
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$532.185 estimated !3rogram incor~e, generated from prior
CDBG and HOME projects, and
$1.009.953 is estimated to be available for transfer/carry-over
from prior grant entitlement years, which is available for
continuing projects.
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Therefore 94.194.438 is estimated to be available overall in
entitlement, program income and available transfer/carry-over
funds.
These funds will lever0ge, an estimated .~ in additional
monies from federal, state, local and private sources, for a total
program scope of ~.
CJ~ were conducted on January 16, and April 9, 1996 in
order to obtain citizens' recommendations and to identify community
needs for the coming years, and to present the first draft of the 1996-
97 Annual Update to HUD's Consolidated Plan.
Public hearing comments from the January 16, workshop were that
citizens are concerned about activities such as human services,
housing, economic development, homeless and neighborhood and
community development.
E~ responded to one of the five categories listed in the
Consolidated Plan and reviewed by committees with specific expertise·
Certain elements were used to rank each proposal. Some of the
factors considered were:
Suitability of design compared to City Council goals and
Consolidated Plan and citizens priorities.
Feasibility of the project costs, objective(s) and attainability
Leveraged or matching funds offered as program income
generated by project
Past performance and experience
Project staffing compared to direct benefits
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
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III.
IV.
Program Objectives:
Twelve (12) new and forty (46) previously funded projects are recommended
(See Attachment A for Summary of Funding Recommendations and See
Attachment B for Summaries of Projects). Nine (9) are not recommended for
any funding. Additionally, six (6) are being merged with or are already
included in a recommended project (See Attachment C for Listing of these
Projects).
With 58 individual projects and activities funded in whole or in part with
CDBG, ESG, or HOME funds, the proposed FY 1996 program has been
designed to address the following needs: housing, economic development,
human services, neighborhood/community development, homeless and
administration/planning.
With respect to the CDBG requirement that 70% of the funds benefit
Iow/mod income individuals, the proposed CDBG budget exceeds minimum
requirement by 24%.
Conclusion:
The Annual Update to HUD's Consolidated Plan is responsive to the stated
concerns of the citizens of Roanoke, and meets the regulatory requirements
of HUD. It provides for housing improvements, homeless activities, activities
for youth, business development, the creation of new job opportunities,
human services, the strengthening of our neighborhood organizations and
adequate administrative oversight for the entire program. It will allow us to
build upon the successes of the past and to meet some urgent critical needs.
On April 29. 1996, City Council has scheduled an evening public hearing tn
receive citizens' comments. On May 13, 1996. City Council will bP.
requested to authorize the City Manager to submit an approved 1996-1997
Annual Update to HUD's Consolidated Plan to the Richmond Office of the
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for their review and
approval.
Respectfully submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
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WRH/LSS/vst
Attachment
CC:
Assistant City Manager
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Public Works
Director of Human Development
Director of Public Safety
Economic Development Specialist
Chief of Planning and Community Development
Building Commissioner
City Engineer
Administrator FDETC
Assistant to the City Manager for Community Relations
Office of Grants Compliance
Budget Administrator
ttta¢l~e~t t
1996/97 HUD Funding Recommendation
Project Name Total Funds CDBG HOME HOME/CHDO ESG
-IUMAN SERVICES:
~.dult Care Center $2,400 $2,400
3usiness Training initiative 19,941 19,941
~'ustomized Job Training 25,500 25,500
Expandinc. I Horizons 24,000 24,000
Operation Bootstrap 8,466 8,466
Opportunity Knocks 15,618 15,618
Pregnant Teen/Teen Parent 20,000 20,000
Project HOPE After School Day Care Program 20,000 20,000
Resource Mothers 21,700 21,700
Roanoke City Job Training Camp/rnternship 41,500 41,500
Scouting Early Leads to the Future 9,500 9,500
Teen Outreach Program 1,500 1,500
Voluntaer Leadership Development 9,275 9,275
Youth Achievers Outreach 15,000 15,000
Youth Clubs 3,000 3,000
YWCA Youth Club 12,600 12,600
~JOUSING:
~.ode Enforcement 132,000 132,000
;onsolidated Rahab Loans Program 360,000 60,000 300,000
;ritical Assistance Repair for the Elderly 90,000 90,000
:)emolition 100,000 100,000
::)own Pa~/ment/Closing Cost Assistance 63,238 63,238
:mpowering Individuals With Disabilities 21,100 21,100
_:nterprise Zone Rehabilitation 100,000 100,000
Gilmer Avenue Revitalization 75,000 75,000
Historic Gainsboro Rehabilitation 100,000 100,000
Operation Paintbrush 36,881 36,881
Perry Park Project 124,000 124,000
Quick Response to Emergencies 40,000 40,000
Vacant Lot Homesteading 20,000 20,000
RRHA Housing Support 285,878 285,878
HOMELESS:
Emergency Assistance Fund 45,000 45,000
HOME Security Deposits 25,000; 25,000
RAM House 16,740 16,740
:{oanoke Homeless Intervention Program 16,200 16,200
I'AP Transitional Living Center 37,170 37,170
At tacl~ent A
1996/97 HUD Funding Recommendation (cont'd)
Project Name Totar Funds CDBG HOME HOME/CHDO ESG
~IEIGHBORHOOD/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
3usiness Training Initiative $30,000 $30,000
~ainsboro Land Use Plan 96/97 40.000 40.000
)eanwood Industrial Park 86.250 86.250
Downtown Historic Facade Improvement Grants 10,000 10,000
Economic Development Investment Fund 100,000 100.000
Gainsboro Professional Park II 165,035 165.035
Graffiti Abatement 3.000 3,000
Henry Street Improvements 140.190 140.190
Mini-Grants XVI 10,000 10.000
Neighborhood Business Development Program 20.000 20,000
Neighborhood Development Grants 10.000 10.000
Program Expansion -- West End Center 68,451 68,451
RRHA Economic Development Support 55.000 55.000
Shaffers Crossing I 190,300 190,300
SmalJ Business Incubator 30.000 30.000
SW Virginia Community Development Fund 36.251 36.251
Vlicro-Business Loan Program 35.000 35,000
~-DMINISTRATION & PLANNING:
~rug/Alcohol Council 5,000 5,000
-lDO General Admin 44.723 44.723
~INEO Operating 25,000 25.000
3GC General Admin 244.338 227,496 16.842
!RNP General Admin 91,897 91.897
RRHA General Admin 66.183 34.574 31.609
OTHER:
Hotel Roanoke 108 Loan 556.122 556.122
Indirect Costs (CDBG) 42,230 42,230
Contingency 151.261 8.900 24.820 113,851 3.590
Total Funding Recommended ][ $4.194,438 $3.121,278 $785.509 $213.851 $73,800
Attachment B
This attachment is divided into the following funding categories:
Human Services
Housing
Homeless Services
Neighborhood and Economic Development
Administration and Planning
Other Summaries
B-1
B-3
B-5
B-7
B-9
B-lO
"HUMAN SERVICES" PROPOSAL SUMMARIES
~JL(~ar~3~& - (Adult Care Center of Roanoke Valley, Inc. - $2,400) to provide
scholarships to Iow income participants, including Roanoke City residents, as grant
supplements to help cover the costs of services.
Business Training Initiative, - (FDETC - 919,941 ) to provide 10 employability
development training sessions for approximately 80 individuals working within the
local private sector, as well as those seeking employment.
Customized Training Program - (TAP- 925,500) to help fund TAP's Customized
Training Program which will provide 30 economically disadvantaged adults with
hands-on technical skills training. Students are given the opportunity to intern in
participating business, and their training is tailored to meet those needs.
~4~[JQg~[~dZgJ~- (Apple Ridge Farm, Inc. - 924,000) to support an academic
summer day camp at Apple Ridge Farm serving 160, 6 to 16 year olds who reside
in seven public housing developments in Roanoke. The camp targets high-risk
youths who are experiencing problems of Iow self-esteem. They engage in various
activities designed to build a positive self-image and encourage the development of
skills necessary to resist negative peer pressure, particularly in regards to substance
abuse and teen pregnancy. Following the summer sessions, 20 outstanding
campers from all age groups will participate in a school-year follow up program.
~ - (FDETC - $8,466) to continue Operation Bootstrap which
provides assistance to the growing number of applicants in need of housing and
case management services in conjunction with training for employment. This
project is a comprehensive approach to addressing the barriers to economic self-
sufficiency that are encountered by many unemployed and underemployed
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individuals.
~- (FDETC - $15,618) to continue the Opportunity Knocks
program which is designed to help young people between the ages of 18 and 24 to
gain practical work experience and participate in appropriate education and training
activities while carrying out community service projects. Forty-five (45) "high-risk"
youth will be served through this program.
Pregnant Teen/Teen Parent Program - (Roanoke City Department of Social Services
- $20,000) to provide funding for a full-time parenting aide assigned to Social
Services Teen Parent Program to provide intervention services to ensure healthy
mothers and babies; to delay subsequent pregnancies; to complete school/training
and gain employment; to reduce involvement with Child Protective Services; to
improve teen self-esteem; and to learn appropriate parenting and independent living
skills.
Pro!ect HOPE After-School Day Care Program - (Junior League of Roanoke Valley,
Virginia, Inc. - $20,000) to provide support for Hurt Park families through a
licensed after-school day care for 35 children.
J~ - (Roanoke City Health Department - $21,700) to continue the
Resource Mothers Program aimed at reducing the 20% repeat pregnancy rate
among teens in the City to the current program level of less then 3%. It
additionally seeks to maintain the reduction of Iow birth weight babies born to
teens in Roanoke City at its current level of 5%. 100 teens will be directly served
through this project.
Roanoke City Job Training Cam~/Internshil;) - (Roanoke City Office on Youth -
$41,500) to provide opportunities for 1OO youth 12-15 years of age, to learn about
the world of work through classroom training. Also, to provide 30 high school and
college students to have on-the-job- training working with city government
departments.
Scouting Early Leads to the Future (SELF) - (Virginia Skyline Girl Scout Council -
99,500) to expand the SELF program into three new areas of Roanoke City for
approximately 60 girls ages 5-17 to be involved in a positive and nurturing
environment. They will learn leadership skills, culture, community services and
importance of self esteem.
Teen Outreach Program (TOP) - (Family Services of Roanoke Valley - 91,500) to be
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used as a local matching fund required to obtain state funding. Funds will assist
TOP to meet a vital need in the community by impacting Roanoke's future
workforce by preventing the unproductive choices that threaten the social and
economic welfare of all city residents.
Volunteer Leadershio Develooment - (Roanoke City Community Education - $9,275)
to provide experiential and classroom training in group leadership skills for ten (10)
parents/adults. Topics will be some of the following: conflict resolution,
communication skills, CPR/First Aid, and group management techniques.
Youth Achievers Outreach - (YMCA Family Center Branch - $15,000) to help
provide a 5-day a week after school program for approximately 100 middle school
students, 6th through 8th grades, to help them improve their academic
performances, maintain good behavior, and help them form mentor relationships
with fellow students.
~- (Blue Ridge Community Services - $3,000) to provide neighborhood
based club activities for youth in the housing developments located at Lansdowne
& Jamestown.
~- (YWCA of Roanoke Valley - $12,600) to fund the YWCA in
specifically addressing the needs of 62 young girls, ages 10-14 years, who are at a
statistically vulnerable age and therefore are "at risk" of becoming pregnant.
Informal educational opportunities are provided which focus on developing self-
esteem, accepting personal responsibility, developing decision-making and
leadership skills, health and family life education and career development.
"HOUSING" PROPOSAL SUMMARIES
~J~- (Roanoke City Housing Development Office - $132,000) for
personnel and other costs needed for three building inspectors and one half-time
secretary to enforce the building code in CDBG-eligible areas of the City. The
building inspectors and one secretary will assist with the new rental inspections
program in the CDBG-eligible areas.
Consolidated Rehab Lo0r~s - (RRHA- $360,000) to finance loans and grants to
eligible homeowners and buyers for three types of housing activities: Owner-
occupied Rehabilitation; Purchase-Rehabilitation; and Rental Rehabilitation. The
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program will be conducted as a single activity with target goals for each
rehabilitation category.
Critical Assistance Repair For The Elderly - (RRHA and League of Older Americans -
$90,000) for grants to eligible at-risk and/or frail elderly homeowners. Grants will
provide non-cosmetic, critical repairs needed to keep homes in a safe condition and
assessment of any additional needs of those assisted.
Demolitior~ - (Roanoke City Building Department - $100,000) to raze vacant
condemned buildings that are in an advanced state of deterioration, either in danger
of collapse or are unsuitable for rehabilitation, and whose owners have failed to
abate the unsafe conditions as ordered under the Virginia Building Maintenance
Code.
Down Payment/Closing Cost Assistance - (RRHA - $63,238) for grants to eligible
first-time home buyers to reduce the amount of cash needed to purchase a home
within the City. (Includes a set aside of $24,000 for assistance in purchasing
homes offered under the RRHA's Homeownership Opportunities Program).
Empowering Individuals with Disabilities - (Blue Ridge Independent Living Center,
Inc. - $21,100) for financial assistance to eligible individuals with disabilities to
obtain home modifications such as ramps or grab bars or to purchase assistive
devices needed for daily living. Of these funds, $1,100 will be utilized for the
installation of a ramp for accessibility to the Roanoke Valley Student Trouble Center
(TRUST).
Enterprise Zone Rehab - (RRHA and Roanoke City Economic Development
Department - $100,000) to support the City's application for and designation as a
new Enterprise Zone. Funds would provide loans and grants to eligible
homeowners in the Zone to bring housing conditions up to code, with emphasis on
heating, kitchens and bathrooms. The project will make efforts to coordinate with
infrastructure improvements also planned for the area. (This project will be set
aside for up to six months as part of the Consolidated Rehab Loans Program).
Gilmer Avenue Revitalization ~ (NNEO - $75,000) in HOME/CHDO funds for the
rehab phase of a project begun in May 1995 using HOME/CHDO funds to purchase
the properties at 803 and 809 Gilmer Avenue. After rehab, the properties will be
sold to eligible home buyers.
Historic Gainsboro Rehah - (RRHA - $100,000) for loans and grants for
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comprehensive repairs to homes in the Gainsboro H-2 Preservation District. All
housing deficiencies will be brought up to code· Improvements to substandard
rental housing will also be encouraged, as well as the sale and rehabilitation of
vacant homes. (This project will be set aside for up to six months of the
Consolidated Rehab Loans Program)·
- (Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership and RRHA - 936,881) to
improve the appearance of homes of eligible residents in selected neighborhoods
through exterior painting, siding and/or minor repairs. Neighborhoods will be
involved in recommending properties most in need of assistance and in coordinating
a volunteer painting project.
~ - (Habitat for Humanity - 9124,000) for phase 2 of the project,
including acquiring the remaining properties and infrastructure improvements such
as grading, curb and guttering, water and sewer.
Quick Resoonse To Emergencies - (RRHA - 940,000) for grants to eligible
homeowners to provide repairs involving serious or life-threatening conditions. The
intent is to maintain basic habitability of the homes and avoid relocation of the
owners.
Vacant Lot Homesteading - (Roanoke City Housing Development Office - 920,000)
for partial reimbursement of the expenses of nonprofit or for-profit agents building
new houses on vacant lots in the older areas of the City. Reimbursements may
offset the purchase price of the lot, site preparation costs, permit fees, utility
connection fees, and costs of buying or selling the property. Upon completion,
properties must be sold only to eligible home buyers. (Home buyers may include
"Urban Rehab Homesteading" which provides incentives to rehabilitate substandard
housing for sale to eligible home buyers)·
RRHA Housing Support - (RRHA - 9285,878) for staff and related costs to deliver
housing activities.
"HOMELESS SERVICES" PROPOSAL SUMMARIES
Emergency Assistance Fund - (The Roanoke City Department of Social Services -
945,000) in Homeless Services funding to provide immediate assistance to Iow-
income City residents to prevent emergencies such as evictions and termination of
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utility services. Individuals and families served through this program are at risk of
losing their housing and family stability. These funds are only utilized if no other
resources are available.
HOME Securitv Deoosits - (The City of Roanoke Office of the Director of Human
Development - $25,000) to provide financial assistance for Iow-moderate income
City residents to secure permanent housing. This program is intended to fill a gap
in the Homeless Services "Continuum of Care". The program is intended to
address two issues: 1) the transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency and 2)
homelessness prevention. At least 75 households will be assisted. This program
will be administered by the Office of the Director of Human Development in
cooperation with the Roanoke Department of Social Services operating con-
currently with he Emergency Assistance Program.
RAM House - (Roanoke Area Ministries - 916,740) to assist RAM House provide
approximately 41,000 hot meals and comprehensive day shelter services for
homeless and disadvantaged individuals from the Roanoke Valley and surrounding
areas for the 1996/97 fiscal year. ESG funds are specifically used to assist RAM
House pay their monthly maintenance fee and utilities.
Roanoke Homeless Intervention Program - (TAP- 916,200) for a Homeless
Prevention Program that will serve up to 12 individual clients who are "at-risk" of
becoming homeless. These funds will enable TAP to expand its existing Share HIP
program which provides rental and mortgage assistance to those qualifying
individuals who were previously self sufficient but due to a catastrophic situation
(i.e., loss of job, decrease in income, divorce, illness, etc.) are in need of assistance
to prevent them from becoming homeless. Roanoke HIP will also provide budget
counseling, monitoring of client budgets, employment and other case management.
TAP Transitional Living Center ITL(;) - (TAP - $37,170) in funds to support the
Transitional Living Center which provides long term (up to 24 months) supportive
housing and programing for homeless persons to assist them in stabilizing their
lifestyles, developing and/or increasing their income, and transitioning successfully
to a permanent home. TLC serves at least fifty persons each day. The TLC is the
only program in the Fifth Planning District offering transitional housing and case
management for families.
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Attachment B
"NEIGHBORHOOD AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"
PROPOSAL SUMMARIES
Business Training Initiative - (FDETC - $30,000) to assist a minimum of seven (7)
private sector businesses in identifying the skills needed by and providing training
for their employees.
Gainsboro Land Use Plan - (RRHA - 940,000) for the appraisals and environmental
assessments and to begin acquisition of blighted property to continue the
improvements in the Gainsboro area.
Deanwood Industrial Park - (Roanoke City Department of Economic Development
and RRHA - 986,250) for the continued redevelopment of a 15+ acre tract of land
fronting on Orange Avenue on the east side of the entrance to the Deanwood
Industrial Park. Sewer expansion and minor development to 2 sites. Remaining
work to be completed with the program income generated from the sale of the last
3 sites. Some of these funds will be used to relocate a billboard as the property is
developed.
Downtown Historic Facade Improvement Grants - (Roanoke City Office of Planning
& Community Development - 910,000) to provide matching grant assistance for
exterior improvements for up to two properties in the downtown historic district.
This program continues the City's commitment to downtown revitalization and
encourages the preservation and rehabilitation of historically significant structures
by providing a financial incentive.
Economic Development Investment Fund - (Roanoke City Department of Economic
Development - 9100,000) to help businesses seeking to redevelop commercial
properties located within the Downtown Service District. The City would make
investments in the renovation of blighted structures and help to create jobs and/or
housing in those areas designated as historic districts.
Gainsboro Professional Park. Phase II - (Roanoke City Department of Community
Planning and RRHA - 9165,035) to provide assistance with the rehabilitation of one
vacant structure located at 124 Wells Avenue, NW (formerly 111 Wells Avenue,
NW).
C;~5~[JJ~b~- (Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership - 93,000) Suppling
neighborhood organizations with the resources to do community graffiti clean-up.
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Attachment B
The program will allow neighborhoods to help maintain their quality of living by
removing graffiti from private property where the city can not operate.
Henry Street Imorovements - (Roanoke City Department of Public Works -
$140,190) to provide assistance for infrastructure improvements such as curb,
gutter and sidewalks, of the old Henry Street business district.
J~JJ~:t~l~Ls~LI - (Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership- $10,000) to provide
funding for small neighborhood projects which address community issues and
provide a tool for ten organizations to build their strengths. This program is the key
to the development of neighborhoods into self-reliant organizations.
Neighborhood Business Development Program - (Blue Ridge Small Business
Development Center - $20,000) to target specific neighborhoods in the City which
are economically disadvantaged and which contain residents of Iow to moderate
income. The project will enable businesses in these neighborhoods to survive,
grow and create employment.
Neighborhood Development Grants - (Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership -
$10,000) to provide funding for projects which exceed the maximum Mini-grant
award and have more visible impact in neighborhoods. These projects allow
neighborhood organizations throughout the City to address neighborhood issues at
the grass roots level, build community pride, and self-sufficiency within the
neighborhood.
Program Exoansion. West End Center - (West End Center For Youth - $68,451) to
acquire additional space to be used for parking, activities, playground, and indoor
play space. The additional space will enable them to serve at least 25 additional
youth. It would also provide for indoor play space for the children.
Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority General Administration - (RRHA -
$55,000) to provide staff support for the economic development projects proposed
for the coming year, i.e., Deanwood Industrial Park, Shaffers Crossing - Phase I,
Henry Street Revitalization and Gainsboro Professional Park - Phase II. The funds
will be divided among the various programs.
Shaffers Crossing Phase I - (Roanoke City Department of Economic Development
and RRHA- $190,300) for the continued redevelopment of Phase I. New funds
totaling $21,830, will be used to relocate a storm drain system that is located in
the middle of the 6 acre tract, which prohibits the efficient development of the site.
B-8
Attachment B
Small Business Incubator - (Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce - $30,000) to
provide an approximately 30,000 square foot building to be leased by a non-profit
corporation and utilized as a Small Business Incubator by 14-20 companies. Shared
business services as well as ongoing business counseling will be provided to all
businesses.
Southwest Virginia Community Development Fund (Southwest Virginia Community
Development Fund- $36,251) to support creation and retention of local jobs by
assisting in the financing of small businesses at below market interest rates; the
program works with private lenders to finance fixed assets and working capital.
(This is a continuation of a long-term commitment.)
Micro-Business Loan Progr~tm - (Southwest Virginia Community Development Fund
- $35,000) to support creation and retention of local jobs by making loans of
generally $10,000 or less, at Iow interest rates, to micro-businesses. (Funding is
part of an ongoing commitment.)
"ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING"
PROPOSALS SUMMARIES
Drug/Alcohol Council - (The Roanoke Valley Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council -
$5,000). The Council addresses the prevention, enforcement and treatment related
to substance abuse. CDBG funds have been used in the past for coordination, staff
support and technical assistance.
~- (The Housing Development Office - $44,723) to provide the
administration of the Housing Development Office excluding expenses relating
directly to Code Enforcement. Included are salaries, fringes and related expenses
for the Housing Development Technician and one half-time Secretary. Aisc other
support expenses of the entire office including the Housing Development
Coordinator.
NNEO Operating Costs - (Northwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization -
$25,000) for support of their CHDO's operating expenses.
OGC General AdministratiQrl - (The Office of Grants Compliance - 9244,338) for
costs associated with the administration of all HUD Entitlement Grants received by
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Attachment B
the City of Roanoke.
RNP General Administration - (The Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership - $91,897)
for the CDBG associated costs with the support of the City Council appointed
Steering Committee, 25 neighborhood development and improvement projects and
three business associations.
RRHA General Administration - (The RRHA - $66,183) for administrative support of
their agency.
OTHER SUMMARIES
Hotel Roanoke 108 Loan Pavmerlt - (Roanoke City Department of Finance and the
RRHA - $556,122) to pay principal and interest for the Hotel Roanoke Section 108
Loan of $6,000,000. The loan was for the renovation of the Hotel Roanoke. The
re-opening of Hotel Roanoke created 300 jobs, with approximately 210 jobs filled
by Iow to moderate income persons.
Indirect Costs (CDBG) - (The Office of Grants Compliance, in coordination with the
Department of Finance and the Office of Management and Budget - $42,230) to
provide reimbursement to City of Roanoke for costs incurred by other departments
in support of CDBG funded activities.
Contin_oerl~;y -($151,261) funds to be reserved for potential decreases in 1996-97
HUD entitlement funding, potential cost overruns, and regulatory set-asides. These
funds consist of CDBG - $8,900; HOME - $24,820; HOME CHDO - $113,851 and
ESG - $3,690.
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Proposals Not Recommended for Funding
TRUST Shelter Operations
TRUST Shelter Addition
Homeownership Seminars
Summer Youth Earn and Learn
Roanoke City Boxing Program
Adult Care Center Renovation
Entrepreneur Loan Program
Infill Housing Design Competition
Housing Marketing
Proposals being merged with other recommended activities
Urban Rehab Homesteading
TRUST Ramp
DPCC Home Opportunities (HOP)
RRHA Property Maintenance
RRHA Prior Program Management
Attachment C
Proposal that duplicates another recommended activity
Purchase Rehab
C-1
1996/97 CONSOLIDATED PLAN ANNUAL UPDATE
APRIL 9, 1996, PUBLIC MEETING
PUBLIC COMMENTS AT MEETING
Terry Winborne, representing the Blue Ridge Independent Living Center
Mr. Winborne spoke in support of funding for "Empowering Individuals with
Disabilities," a program conducted by the Center. He indicated appreciation for
the City's past and continuing support. No issues were raised and no changes in
the proposed funding were requested.
Rick Hawkins, representing the Roanoke City Boxing Association
Mr. Hawkins spoke in support of the "Roanoke City Boxing Association," a
program proposed by the Association which had not been recommended for
funding. He stated that the program would 'serve a youth development and
recreation need, but that the proposal had not been funded because of an
eligibility issue. Mr. Hawkins suggested the alternative of purchasing the building
that would house the program. He hoped this would resolve the eligibility issue,
allowing funding of the program.
Janice Dinkens, representing TRUST
Ms. Dinkens spoke in support of TRUST, whose "Shelter Operations" and "Shelter
Addition" proposals had not been recommended for funding. She indicated that
TRUST had been serving Roanoke for 25 years and that it depended upon ESG
funding to support many aspects of its shelter operations. She noted that while
there were sufficient beds to serve the homeless in Roanoke, TRUST served
special needs which would not be accommodated in the absence of its shelter.
Larry Davidson, TRUST board member and volunteer
Mr. Davidson spoke in support of funding for TRUST, citing two cases in which
TRUST shelter services responded to needs which would otherwise have gone
unattended.
Kaye Hale, representing the West End Center
Ms. Hale complimented the Office of Grants Compliance for the efforts it had
made in working with community agencies and for improving the budgeting
process, providing earlier notice of recommended funding to proposers and
simplifying materials provided at the meeting. She asked the following questions:
o Is it still true that CDBG funds are not to be used for ongoing operations?
Ms. Spencer of the OGC staff responded that this has been true, but that a
new human services review committee composed of citizens was involved
this year and they evidenced greater openness to proposals seeking
operating funds. Ms. Spencer continued that the City still discourages
support of operating funds because of the impact on agencies should federal
funding be reduced. Ms. Hale indicated that had she known of this
openness, she might have applied for such funds and will in the future.
What is the $41,500 for the Office on Youth, what percentage of its budget
does this represent and how long is the program involved? Ms. Tregubov of
the OGC staff responded that the funds were for the Job Training
Camp/Intern Program, which runs basically from July through September; it
is funded for the entire July to June period to allow for planning and
preparation. Ms. Tregubov indicated that she did not have the budgetary
data with her to respond to the percentage portion of the question.
What are the "Indirect Costs" shown 0n the funding recommendation
summary? Ms. Spencer responded that these are allowable costs (which the
City had previously not charged) for the efforts of the Finance and other City
departments in support of the CDBG program. Ms. Hale indicated that, given
the anticipated reduction in federal funding, this may not have been a good
time for the City to begin charging these costs.
Paul Caruthers, representing First American Federal Savings Bank of Roanoke
Mr. Caruthers asked if there were any mechanisms or opportunities for leveraging
CDBG funds with private resources and, if so, how were they being addressed?
Ms. Spencer responded that leveraged funds are encouraged and that the rating
process awards points to proposals which include such funds.
Millard Bolden, representing the YMCA Family Center Branch
Mr. Bolden spoke in support of, and indicated appreciation for funding for, youth
programs in the Roanoke Valley. He requested that when final funding figures are
provided by HUD, we maintain youth as a top priority.
Mariam Alam, representing the Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership
Ms. Alam requested a review of the timeline for having the budget approved and
when OGC needed final funding figures from HUD. Ms. Spencer responded,
noting that City Council would be briefed April 15 and hold a public hearing April
29. Approval of the plan by City Council is scheduled for its May 13 meeting,
with submission of the plan to HUD on May 15. Ms. Spencer noted that final
funding figures were needed before contracts could be executed.
City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Herbert:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your department:
Ordinance No. 32870-041596
Ordinance No. 32875-041596
Ordinance No. 32878-041596
Ordinance No. 32881-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32884-041596
Resolution No. 32885-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32886-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32887-041596
Resolution No. 32888-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32889-041596
Resolution No. 32890-041596
Resolution No. 32892-041596
Resolution No. 32893-041596
The abovereferenced measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to cell me.
~"~'~'~"l'''~''Sincerely'
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
James D. Grisso
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Grisso:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your department:
Ordinance No. 32870-041596
Ordinance No. 32875-041596
Ordinance No. 32878-041596
Ordinance No. 32881-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32884-041596
Resolution No. 32885-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32886-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32887-041596
Resolution No. 32888-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32889-041596
Resolution No. 32890-041596
Resolution No. 32892-041596
Resolution No. 32893-041596
The abovereferenced measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1998.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
Wilburn C. Dibling, Jr.
City Attorney
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Dibling:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your department:
Ordinance No. 32870-041596
Ordinance No. 32875-041596
Ordinance No. 32878-041596
Ordinance No. 32881-041596
Resolution No. 32885-041596
Resolution No. 32888-041596
Resolution No. 32890-O41596
Resolution No. 32892-041596
Resolution No. 32893-041596
The abovereferenced measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to cell me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
Diane S. Akers
Budget Administrator
Office of Management and Budget
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Akers:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your department:
Ordinance No. 32870-041596
Ordinance No. 32875-041596
Ordinance No. 32878-041596
Ordinance No. 32881-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32884-041596
Resolution No. 32885-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32886-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32887-041596
Resolution No. 32888-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32889-041596
Resolution No. 32890-041596
Resolution No. 32892-041596
Resolution No. 32893-041596
The abovereferenced measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have quest!ons, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk°s Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
Glenn D. Radcliffe, Director
Human Resources
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Radcliffe:
I am attaching copy of the following measure that pertains to your directorate:
Budget Ordinance No. 32889-041596
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
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Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
Donna S. Norvelle, Human Development Coordinator
City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
George C. Snead, Jr., Director
Public Safety
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Snead:
I am attaching copy of the following measure that pertains to your directorate:
Resolution No. 32890-041596
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 16, 1996
William F. Clark, Director
Public Works
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Clark:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your directorate:
Ordinance No. 32870-041596
Ordinance No. 32878-041596
Ordinance No. 32881-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32886-041596
Budget Ordinance No. 32887-041596
Resolution No. 32888-041596
Resolution No. 32892-041596
Resolution No. 32893-041596
The abovereferenced measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
Kit B. Kiser, Director
Utilities and Operations
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Kiser:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your directorate:
Ordinance No. 32870-041596
Ordinance No. 32875-041596
Ordinance No. 32878-041596
Ordinance No. 32881-041596
The abovereferenced measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
Charles M. Huffine
City Engineer
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Huffine:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your department:
Ordinance No. 32870-041596
Ordinance No. 32878-041596
Ordinance No. 32881-041596
Resolution No. 32892-041596
Resolution No. 32893-041596
The aboverefemnced measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Off~¢e
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
William L. Stuart, Manager
Streets and Traffic
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Stuart:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your department:
Resolution No. 32892-041596
Resolution No. 32893-041596
The aboverefemncecl measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to cell me.
Sincerely,
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Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
Robert K. Bengtson, Traffic Engineer
City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
Dana D. Long, Acting Chief
Billings and Collections
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Long:
I am attaching copy of the following measure that pertains to your department:
Ordinance No. 32878-041596
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to cell me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
D. Darwin Roupe, Manager
Supply Management
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Roupe:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your department:
Ordinance No. 32870-041596
Ordinance No. 32881-041596
The abovereferenced measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
Lori S. Spencer
Grants Monitor
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Spencer:
I am attaching copy of the following measure that pertains to your department:
Resolution No. 32885-041596
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
John R. Marlles, Chief
Planning and Community Development
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Marlles:
I am attaching copy of the following measure that pertains to your department:
Budget Ordinance No. 32886-041596
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to cell me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
John W. Coates, Manager
Parks and Recreation/Grounds Maintenance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Coates:
I am attaching copy of the following measures that pertain to your department:
Budget Ordinance No. 32887-041596
Resolution No. 32888-041596
The abovereferenced measures were adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
Bobby E. Chapman, Manager
Civic Center Facilities
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Chapman:
I am attaching copy of the following measure that pertains to your department:
Ordinance No. 32875-041596
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely, ..~.. _~..~..~
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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Vivian D. Nelson, Secretary, Roanoke Civic Center Commission
City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
Ellen S. Evans
Construction Cost Technician
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Evans:
I am attaching copy of the following measure that pertains to the Engineering Department:
Ordinance No. 32870-041596
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely, PO.~
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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City Clerk's Office
City of Roanoke, Virginia
April 18, 1996
James Grigsby
Chief of Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Grigsby:
I am attaching copy of the following measure that pertains to your department:
Resolution No. 32890-041596
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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Office of the Mayor
CITY OF ROANOKE
Given under our hands and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this fifteenth day of
April nineteen hundred and ninety.six.
I~ItEREAS,
one violent crime is committed every 17 second~, 43.6 milBon
Americans are victimized each year in the United States, and crime
victims play an indispensable role in bringing offenders to justice;
and
WHEREAS,
law-abiding citizens are no less deserving of justice, rights,
resources, restoration and rehabilitation than the violent offenders
who victimize them; and
crim, victims and their advocates over the past two decades have
mad._ unparalleled progress toward balancing the scales of justice
in the criminal justice system; and
the dawning of a new day of justice is being heralded across the
nation by the strong spirit and commitment of millions of survivors
of crirn~, their families and advocates who proudly hear the banner
of justice; and as a nation devoted to liberty and justice for all,
America must increase its efforts to protect and restore the rights
of crime victims; and
M~DD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is joining forces with
victim service prograras, criminal justice officials and concerned
citizens throughout the City of Roanoke and the nation, to observe
National Crime Victims' Rights Week
NO~, THEREFORE, £ David A. Bowers, Mayor of the City of Roanoke,
Virginia, do hereby proclaim April 21 - 27, 1996, throughout the City of
Roanoke, as
ROANOR37 CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEE~
Mary F. Parker
City Clerk
David A. Bowers
Mayor
Office of the Mayor
CITY OF ROANOKE
Given under our hands and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this fifteenth day of
April nineteen hundred and ninety-six.
in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of
Agriculture that a special day he set aside for the planting of trees;
this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting
of more than one million trees in the State of Nebraska; and
WItEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world;
trees can reduce the erosion of precious topsoil by wind and water,
cut heating and coaling costs, mod~ate the temperature, clean the
air, produce oxygen and provide habitat for wildlife; and
WHERE,~, tr~as art a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for oar
hamas, fuel for our fires and countless other wood products; and
trees in our City increase property values, enhance the economic
vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and
tree~ are a source of joy and spiritual renewal; and
Roanoke has been recognized as a Tree City USA by The National
Arbor Day Foundation and desires to continue its tree-planting
efforts.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, David A. Bowers, Mayor of the City of Roanoke,
Virginic~ do hereby proclaim Monday, April 15, 1996, throughout the City
of Roanoke, as
ARBOR DA Y
and urge that all citizens support efforts to care for trees and woodlands,
to support the City's community forestry program, and to plant trees to
gladden the hearts and to promote a sense of well-being of present and
future generations.
ATTEST:
Mary F. Parker
City Clerk
David A. Bowers
Mayor
,,
DAVID A. BOWERS
Mayor
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 452
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594
Telephone: (540) 981-2444
Fax: (540) 224-3 ~45
April15,1996
The Honorable Vice Mayor and
Members of Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
I wish to request an Executive Session to discuss vacancies on various authorities, boards,
commissions and committees appointed by Council, pursuant to Section 2.1 ~344 (A)(1),
Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
Sincerely,
Mayor
DAB:sm
DAVID A. BOWERS
Mayor
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 452
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594
Telephone: (540) 981-2444
Fax: (540) 224-3145
April15,1996
The Honorable Vice-Mayor and Members
of the Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
I wish to request an Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter, being the
performance evaluations of certain Council Appointed Officers, pursuant to Section
2.1~344 (A) (1), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
Sincerely,
David A. Bowers, Chairperson
City Council's Personnel Committee
DAB:sm
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 2401 !-1536
Te]ephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 1996
File #15-51-110
Evelyn D. Dorsey
Zoning Administrator
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Dorsey:
This is to advise you that on April 5, 1996, Benjamin S. Motley qualified as a member of
the Board of Zoning Appeals for a term ending December 31, 1998.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
MFP:sm
pc: Sandra H. Eakin, Deputy City Clerk
Oath or Affirmation of Office
Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-wit:
I, Benjamin S. Motley, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the
Constitution of the United States an~'fl~e~Constitution of the Commonwea th of V rg nia,
and that I will faithfully and impartially_disch~l~ and perform all the duties incumbent upon
me as a member of the Board of Zoning A~R.eals for a term ending December 31,
1998, according to the best of my ability. So help~e God.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ~ day of ~ 1996.
ARTHUR B. CRUSH, III, CLERK
BY
.... ~. , DEPUTYCLERK
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W.. Room 456
Roanoke. Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 1996
File #216-367-397
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Wilburn C. Dibling, Jr.
City Attorney
Roanoke, Virginia
Gentlemen:
I am attaching copy of a communication from Jack B. Coulter, on behalf of the McClanahan
Grave Site Ad Hoc Committee, representing the Roanoke Valley Historical Society, and
Local Chapters of the DAR, SAR and Salem Historical Society, with regard to restoration
of the McClanahan Grave Site, or removal of the graves to a more accessible and
acceptable location, said grave site presently located near the intersection of 24th Street
and Orange Avenue, which communication was before the Council of the City of Roanoke
at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
On motion, duly seconded and adopted, the matter was referred to you for study, report
and recommendation to Council.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/,AAE
City Clerk
MFP:sm
Enc.
pc: Mr. Jack B. Coulter, P. O. Box 1299, Roanoke, Virginia 24006
Roanoke,
P.O. Box 1299
Virginia 24006
April 9, 1996
H~uND DELI%q~RED
Ms. Mary F. Parker
City Clerk
Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue
Roanoke, Virginia
24011
Re: McClanahan Grave Site
Dear Ms. Parker:
On behalf of the Ad Hoc Committee on the McClanahan Grave
Site, we are writing to seek an opportunity to present to City
Council at its upcoming meeting on Monday, April 15, 1996 at 2
o'clock our request and urging that the City undertake the
challenge of doing something meaningful toward the restoration of
the McClanahan Grave Site or the removal of their graves to a more
accessible and acceptable location.
This small cemetery of historical significance is hidden in
disgrace on a knoll behind Advance Stores near the intersection of
24th Street and Orange Avenue. It is completely submerged in
overgrowth, weeds, and refuse--and has been for many years. The
McClanahans at one time owned most of Roanoke Valley and were early
pioneers and leaders of this area. Elijah McClanahan died in 18~7
and his wife, Agatha Lewis McClanahan, died in 1852. She was the
granddaughter of General Andrew Lewis of Revolutionary War fame.
An article written some years ago by Raymond Barnes is
enclosed to give more detailed background.
We presented our request to Mayor Bowers on December 13, 1995
and he, with interest, understanding and sympathy, referred the
matter to the City Manager by letter dated December 19, 1995
seeking his early input. We understand that a copy of the Mayor's
letter was sent to each council member.
The city Manager promptly responded with a report to the Mayor
dated January 17, 1996. Mr. Herbert was likewise concerned with
the problem, recognized it as a matter important to the history of
Roanoke, but felt--at least tentatively--that the solution would
Ms. Mary F. Parker
Page 2
April 9, 1996
best be left to volunteer groups. He called upon the input of the
Neighborhood Partnership and the Loudon-Melrose Neighborhood
Association as well as authorizing an official title search of the
subject property.
The results of the title examination recently received show
the legal title to this real estate to be vested in Natalie R.
Foster (now Natalie R. Lemon) and Mary R. Waynick, the heirs of
Susie Horton, who died on March 26, 1970. There is no reservation
of cemetery rights appearing of record.
Not included in the title report, however, perhaps because it
has been released, is a Notice of Lien filed against W.H. Horton
and Susie G. Horton on January 17, 1990 in favor of the City of
Roanoke in the amount of $755.83 with interest from that date "for
abating a public nuisance in the form of weeds and/or trash on said
real estate." The City, therefore, has already recognized this
property as a public nuisance. Furthermore, the tax ticket shows
the Hortons as still the owners with its land value declared to be
either $100 or 0 (the record shows both values).
Of particular interest is the representations and unambiguous
recollection of Mrs. Lemon that the cemetery was dedicated to the
City by her father in the mid-30s and that the City then agreed to
take over the cemetery and maintain it permanently. Furthermore,
she had no knowledge of the nuisance lien for the trash removal
until I told her on this date; never received notice of any such
lien; and has never paid taxes on the property or at least never
recalls paying any. In addition, when I told her the results of
the title examination she was dumbfounded, claiming that was the
first that she had heard of that. She disclaims ownership.
In our considered judgment the restoration and preservation of
historical sites is a proper function of government; this is a
matter of significant local history for the McClanahans in the
earlier days of our beginnings were leaders of the community; and
it was so recognized by an historical marker near the site, but the
marker was knocked down in an automobile accident in the mid-80s
and never replaced.
Elijah and Agatha McClanahan had twelve children and their
heirs are very numerous, scattered throughout the country and hence
unresponsive to any suggestion of responsibility; and the curreht
legal owners, being elderly widows, are not in a position to assu~
any responsibilities for lan~ inaccessible and worthless and which
they claim was long ago dedicated to the City for the City to
~aintain.
Ms. Mary F. Parker
Page 3
April 9, 1996
Something should be done and it is our request that the City
meet the challenge and do something. The cost of at least clearing
up the area and maintaining it could easily be absorbed by one of
the city departments and included in your upcoming budget; or the
National Guard or Marine Reserve could be urged to clear the area
as a civic project. But we submit under all the circumstances that
it is a proper City function, the expense relatively minimal, and
the objective appropriate and worthwhile.
We are very appreciative of the interest and recognition
already extended by both the Mayor and city Manager. Nonetheless,
we believe that the City should assume the responsibility of taking
over the problem, clearing up the matter and the grounds--and such
will be the burden of our more formal presentation. May we,
therefore, have time on your upcoming agenda.
~S~cerely,
J~L~k B. Coulter,
~n behalf of the McClanahan
/Grave Site Ad Hoc Committee
~ representing the Roanoke Valley
Historical Society, Local
Chapters of the DAR, SAR and the
Salem Historical society.
JBC/bcm
Enclosures: As Stated Herein
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REAL ESTATE:
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LANDBOOK INQUIRY REMAf~ '
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LAST RECORDED DATE: / /' DEED BOOK NO: ..
LAST SALES PRICE:
LAND USE: 796 NBRHD CODE:
"! COMMENTS
DEED BOOK PAGE:
DATE OF DEED: / /
DATE OF LAST CHANGE: 12,"04,/84
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AofXoCanC ~I.L~ A~"~
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MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 18, 1996
File #102-200-247-258
Ms. Patricia Rodriguez
120 23rd Street, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Dear Ms. Rodriguez:
Your proposal with regard to naming the pedestrian bridge at The Hotel Roanoke &
Conference Center ,"the O. Winston Link", was before the Council of the City of Roanoke
at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
Following discussion of the proposal, your remarks were received and filed.
Thank you for your interest in the matter and for sharing your views with the Members of
City Council.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/A~E
City Clerk
MFP:sm
Dear Mayor Bowers,
As a follow up to our phone conversation in March, I have prepared a packet of
information on O. Winston Link. My research has reinforced my strong conviction that
naming the pedestrian bridge "The O. Winston Link" is most appropriate.
The following is an excerpt from a letter written early this year to one of his Roanoke
"My love for everything N.&W. is intense and everlasting---the people, thc beautiful land,
tracks, rural areas, bridges, fresh air, soft coal exhaust, grease, whistles, bells. I loved all of
it and wish I could pass it along to the future."
Mr. Link is in his eighties and is at present recovering from a recent hospitalization. I
envision Mr. Link poised at some location on thc pedestrian bridge recording with his
camera thc '611" steam engine on one of its very rare runs.
I believe you will find this information very convincing in support of my idea of naming the
pedestrian bridge "Thc O. Winston Link". What a coup for us to ha,~ this nationally
renowned artist accept such an honor.
And what a fitting affectionate name we'd have for the bridge. Wc~I be able to say to our
friends "I'll meet you at the ~ink'#. I will see you on Monday at the city council meeting.
Patricia E. Rod~udz../~
540343 1111
Link, O. Winston
Dec. 16, Z914- Photographer. Addreaa: c/o
Thomos H. Carver. P.O. Box 3493, Madison. WI
53704-0493
Early in 1955, driven by the knowledge thet the era
uf eteem Iocomolion in the United Slate~ wa~ rap-
idly drawing Io a cinse, lite i)holo~rapher O, Win-
ston Link began recording on film lite aclivilias of
lite Norfolk and Western Railway. I';vory few
months Link would take a break from his work as
a successful New York City commercial photogra.
pher and travel south. In take pictures of the N&W's
freighl and passenger Irains, ali of which were Ihen
pulled by steam engines. "The Irain is as close to
a human being as you can gel." he once told a ra-
p~trler. "it talks, it moves, il grunts and gr~lns. And
eaclt engine has ils own characterislics--its own
Sounds and smelts and sights.' Remarkable por-
traits of "the moat aesthetic of man's mechanical
creations," Link*a photographs of steam trains
evoke 'a myriad of emotions associated with ro-
mance, mystery, adventure, loneliness, power, Soro
row. and. somehow, comfort," as Tim Hensley
wrote of the trains them~lvea in Steam, Steel &.
$~r= Americo' s L~ Slenm Railrcod (19871, a col-
lection of Link's pictures. Fecastng as well on em-
ployees of Ihe railroad end penpie who lived aloog
its right-oLway and whose lives often revolved
around II, Link produced not only what Andy
Orundber8 of the New York Timos [,September 4,
1983) de~zihed as 'delightful and frequendy in.
credible depictions of the allure of stuam' but also
· chronicle of s vanishing way of life fn rural and
smell-town America in the mld-twentinth century.
"Perhaps, in retrospect,' Carolyn Kinder Cart
wrote In 1983, for en exhibition of his photos that
she coraled at the Akron Art Museum, in Ohio,
'Link silmlld be seen not merely as one who de-
picted the last years of steam train activity on Se
N&W Railway, hot mbo as one who documented
the waning years of America*a age of innocence.'
"The handling o! scale balance, fghtfn& and
compns t on n Link s photographs makes it hard tu
believe that he never studied art in general or pho-
tography in particular.* Anthony Komer ohserved
in Artforum (May 19891, in an assessment of some
of the approximately twenty-five hundred photas
that Link took during his five., to six-year N&W
project. A civil engineer by tra nin8, Link shot
many pictures during the day and about two hun-
drecl photos in color, hot meet of his N&W pictures
were taken with black-end-whitu film at nlshL Us-
ing his mdque, complex system of flash photo~ao
pity tu illuminate his subjects with the equivalent
of as many as three hundred thousand sixty-watt
bulbs, he produced stfrringly dramatic images that
display striking contrast and great depth of field.
"Both lighting and/or unusual juxtapositions lend
a surreal quality lo these imogas .... ' Carolyn
Carr ohserved. 'Whether staged . . . or a marvel-
ons coincidence .... the photographs beth con-
form to and confound our expectations. Whether
primarily of trains or people, his photographs
June 199g CURRENT BIOGRAPHY 25
speak about both the uniqueness of the moment
~ and ~he universelity of Ihe event.* The Museum of
· 'Modern Art and the Metropolilan Museum of Art,
in New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago, and
the Victoria and Albert Museum. in London,
among other institu one ho d photographs by O.
Wins on L nE in their permanent co(~eclions.
Known nearly all his life as Winston, Ogle Win-
ston Lin k was named for two of his maternal ances-
tors, both of whom served in lbo United Slates
Congress in the nineteenth century. The second of
four children [one of whom died in infancyJ, he
was born on December z6, 19t4 in the New York
City borough of Brooklyn to Earoest Albert Link
{called Ail, an elementary.school carpentry teach.
er, and Ann Winston (JonecJ Link, a homemaker.
in a profile of O. Winston Link that will appear in
The Last Siesta Railroad in America, a compile.
lion of his photographs that is scheduled for p~bli-
cation in 1995, Thomas H. Carver, a one-time
assistant of Link's and now his agent, reported that
Link*s father exerted a powerful influence on
young Winston in matters ranging from human re*
istiooe to the manual arts. In addition to wood.
working. Link recalled to ?.arver, his father taeght
hlm. amoog otter lessens, tie importance of acco.
racy, patience, consideration of others, and hones-
ty" and, in Carver*s words, "to despise 8reed
and slipshod work.* ' ' '
· *My father introduced me to ail kinds of things
rosen what might take hold,* Link told Garret. One
of those things wse photugraphy. On day tripe with
his father, he would take pictures at the New York
harbor and o~her city sitar. Sometimes he aimed his
camera at trains, which had intrigued him since tie
age of four, when he sew a bain ecl in e More win-
dow. ,~ a teenager he liked lo ~o with nelghbo~
hood friends to railroad hub. in New/e.t~.y He
especially en eyed seeing tie Blue Comet. a Jar-
se/Cenba train with a royal blue engine that, in
a conversation with David E. Outerbridga for Con-
no!_~e.ur (December 19891, he labeled 'a master-
piece. He developed his film at home and printed
his pictures with an enlarger that he built himself.
At Manual Tra ning High School, a public
school in Brooklyn that wes renowned for its out.
staning math curriculum Link received a rigorous
education in math. Science, and other academic
subjects. His extracurricular activities included
playing on the ice-hockey team and taking plclur~
~or t,h.e, student yearbook. To sero spending money
ne aio small carpentry jobs in his neighborhood.
Having bean' "indoctrinated" by his father "with
the idea that he wa~ guing to ha an engineer." aa he
recalled to Thomas Carver, he ~rollud at tie Poly.
t .ech. n. ic Institute of Brouldya (now called Polytech-
mc university}, where he had won a scholarship to
study civil engineering DUring each of his four
years at college, he wes elected president of his
class, and In his junior year he wes selected for
membership in Tau Beta Pi, the honorary engi-
n~ee.ring se~, ie~y. He served aa both photo editor and
pnmograpner on the campus newspap~ outside of
school he sometimes worked es a weddln8 photog-
rapher.
26 CURRENT BIOGRAPHY June 1995
By his own accaunl, at college [,ink indulged bis
fondness for buffcone~ and mimicry. Making full
use of his lalents aa a clown and a mimic, he enter-
tained sludenis and guests at a banquet held bv the
campus newspaper shortly before his graduation.
His hilarious act promp ed one guest an executive
wi h tbe public reis ions firm Carl Byoir and Asso-
ciates, to offer him a position aa I~yoir's first photog-
rapher. Since it seemed potentially more
interesting than lbe few c vii engineering jobs Ihen
available. Link accepted ~he offer. He began work.
tog for Byoir in 1937, immediately afler graduating
from the Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's de-
gree in civil engineering.
Al/hough Link had had no formal training in
photography, his experience, technical skills, cra-
atlvity, ae~hatic judgmenL Imack for storytelling.
wiL and sense of the ridiculous proved ~o ha ideal
for fulfilling his a~ignments at Byoir. One of his
widely circulated photus, which he produced for
au ad campaign for plate gla~ mtrrora, showed ·
hippopotamus having its teeth examined by some-
one holding a 8iganlic dental mirror. To denton.
strata the ability of a new type of g a~ to wilbstam!
extreme has or co d, he photographed a badfiug.
suit-clad young woman primping atop huge bicoks
of ice that rested on a glass tabletop sepportud by
additional blcoks of ice; on tie floor below the
bletop, a fire blazed. Life magazine later cited the
photo es a 'classic publicity picture."
in ~g4g. eager to contribute to the United Slates
effort in World War Il. Link leg Byoit to take a job
in Mineola. New York se an engineer and photog-
rapher for a wat-ralatud pro~ect at tie Airboroe In*
vela-meat ...... ~ ~esearcu end De..
~-,~n,'- ~ .. casem..mu~t, paduringhLsedo.
.-~ .... mean mm ineligible for act ye military
auty. I In addition to helping to develop e device for
d,etecting enemy sebmerines fram Iow-fiytne
please. Link documented the work of the laborato~
ry in photographs that be took both indoors and
~hUisid e. The nseroe~ of the laboratory to tracks of
e Long island Rail Road gave him an opportunity
to take pictures of steam ecomotives the iguora~
!he wartime ,ban on railroad photo~raohvt and hi
mtaraat I. trams, which had
since high schooL" according to Thomas Garver.
revived. With Ihs idea of taking drama c railroad
photographs at nlghl without having to string elec-
trical wire to flashbulbs, for several ysera he
worked with Some of the engineers at the lab to
create a syStem in which radio signals would ecU-
vale the bulbs. 'But the hardware had not been de-
veloped and maybe still hasn't beenJ to make it
po~ib e,' Link has explained, "because the huge
steel mass of the trains blocked the radio signals
from reaching Some of the lights,*
At the end of the war, the Airborne instruments
Laboratory disbanded. Rather than eccepl
was
Carl ByoJr's offer Ia rehira him, Link went into
pb~usiness ,~o,t. ~imself as a Professional photo~ra.
.er Spec~auzmg in industrial subjects. In 2947~at'.
tar about a year in which he worked nut of
house in ]lempstead, on Long Island, he moved
b.~c k to Brooklyn. to live and work at his childhood
address. [HIS perants' nineteenth-century town.
house remained his ~.ome until 198a.~ In 1949 he
moved his photographic operations to a rented
space in Manhaltan. By the early 1950a his clients
inch~ded New Y ....
ork City s Tr~boro Budge and Tun-
nel Amhority. such 8isms of industry as Freeport
Solphur, the Elhyl CorporaHon. Alcoa Aluminum.
B, F. omlnch, and Texaco. and several top adver-
G ·
rising agencies. He SOmetimes got assignments
frmn Ihe New York Times and other newspapers
and from fashion houses as well. Link handled all
his work with the help of nn y one or two peri-t me
assislants. "I wa.n ed In take p cturus--not manage
a lot of peep e. he told Themes Garver. '! wasn't
tanning a business; ! was doing SOmething that I
liked, and I manoged to get paid t'or it.'
Zn Janear~ 1955, on an assignment for an ad
agency. Link went to Staunton V rgin a to take pic-
tares of air conditioners at a WeatinBhouse factory.
One evening he drove to the nearby town of
Wayneshoro, to see a Norfolk & Western train that
was ~hedaled to pass throogh. At the invitation of
a raflrnud worker, Link wandered around the
Wayneshoro train yard. rape r shop, and refueling
facilitie.. "Inspecting Ihe premise& he became
aware nf the traditional appurtenancus of railroad-
ing that he knew had not endured elsewhere." Tim
flenaley wrote in Steam. Steel & Stur~: "a Selh
Thomas clock on the wall . . . the sweel kent of
kerosene . . . men in bib overalls, bright bandan.
na~. and Kmmer caps . . . the chatter of telegraph.
lc communicalione . . . warmth from a pot-bellied
stove . . . the ruhy glow of a lantern." Later that
nighl, whh growing excilemoot. Link watched the
passage of a freight train and all the platform 8cflv-
ily precipitated hy the arrival and departure of a
~i~eS~s:nugne[i~r~:. ,Both were pulled i,y steam eh-
· or~y all olher major American rail-
rnads, which hy the mid-195Oa were far along In
the process of scrapping their steam lOCOmotives
and replacing them with dieseL~, the N&W still
used only steam p~wer.
Virtaa]ly overnight af er visiting Waynsoboro.
!,i~,k. ,developed an ohsessivo desire o record the
~wmgnt years el steam locomotion. Ho returned to
the station the next even ng and took several pic-
lures of arriving trains. Back in New York, he
mailed prints of a couple of he photos and exam-
plea of h a COmmercial work to the N&W headquar-
ters in Roanoke. Virginia, aloe8 with a proposal for
a project. 'Have you ever no ced th..e, dearth et'
photographs o f railroad scenes at night? he wrote.
aa quoted by Tim Hooaley "[ would like to make
a sor es of well-planned night photographs of ex-
ceptional quality and interest showing the railroad
at work as the passenBet aleaps. For human inter.
~st, I wnnld like to show an emp oyea in every pic-
ture. On this propused Inng. term proiect, all I could
hope for Item your railroad would he some sort of
cooperation in picking locations and obtaining nec.
essary permission to enter yards. Do you think your
management would be favorable?"
Both Ben Bane Dulaney, the head of the
public re]atious and advertising departmen~ a~
Robert H. Smith. the president of the railroad,
sponded enth~t~l~i]y. "I never knew
wo~ [SmithI ~ down the line, bu~ it ~m~d
to me that he 8ave me g,3~ mi]~ nj tmc~ 450
steam ]~omotiv~ and all the employees o{ the
N&W to help me get the job donet" Link has
[n the cou~ el his proi~t, he w~ ~ven a key
the railr~d's switch~x~ ~ that he could phorle
db~tchem to find out the preci~ time of animal
of a s~ific train at a ~icular l~tion. Some.
tim~ crews tim~ the ~ge of a train ~o accom.
m~ale hl~
Lln~ ~h~ul~ hb ceremonial wot~ so thaL ev-
e~ few mdnt~ et ~. he would ~ve one to three
w~ks free to s~nd in N&W ~un~. ~me six
hundr~ mll~ from New York Ci~ by ~r. During
his early v~ he concen~t~ on ~l~tin8/il~ ~o
phot~mph. Fi~ while r d~8 ~ N&W pelger
tm n~ he ~ey~ ~th aid~ of the main ~ute
and ~he branch lin~ (which ~end~ from Vi~in-
ia Inlo W~ Vitals. No~h Carolina, Kenmc~,
Ohio. and Ma~laadL ~en he ~onted round-
hou~ and other mil~d raclliti~ and made for-
ays ~ ~t into I~ towus and count~,aide a]on8 the
tmc~ noting ~h ~ten~al phot~mphic ~bi~
es bHdg~ and pla~ Hch in natural ~.
Nex~ by m~na o[ hb temar~ble "photographic
vision" --"the abiIl~ to ~al~ phol~ap~ ~.
wo~and ~th w~t ~v~ Oute~Hd8e
~ el ~ p~ that he ~ d~ Io ts~e,
mn~n8 from t~ overall ~m~ilioo, incl~ing
e~ly w~t ~lnt he ~al~ the eng~e el a m~-
lng ~ln to ~ve mach~ Io the pla~mem and ac-
tivitl~ o~ the human m~ and ~h de~l~ a~
the pr~nco o; a llBht~ window in a tmcbide
rate hm~. Than~ to bln~'a wa~th and friendll.
n~ and hb o~lo~ly genuine a[~tton and
r~ [or the retied empl~ and other
habtlan~ of the ~on. ~ple I~1 he appmeched
invariably a~e~ to ~ for him or help him with
w~tever e~ he a~ o[ them. 'Lin~ did not wore
ll~e a ~t PhOSphor, ~bbing ~a8~
the ~ln& nor w~ ~ a Ma~ret
d~enUn8 ~e ~1 ~bl~ nj an ~otic and
Tmi~ a ~tal~ publbh~ la 1~3 ~ t~
M~um, in Nor[ol~ V ~ia, ;or ~e e~ibi
Lin ' finn o~
k s photogmp~ t~t ~ ~d moont~ earlier
at the Akron A~ M~um. "~or Link th~ ~ple
ara ~amily and trlend[' ~e nam. el the
he had phnt~mph~ were alway.
delall~ notes thai Link ~ept a~ut each el his
Link t~k many p~t~ d~ing the day, among
them imog. o~ tmin~r~ lan~a~ and
readem who~ expr~iona re~t~ their pride In
their work. ~e m~l celebmt~ el ~. daytime
shots is "Maud Bo~ to the 'Vi~inJa Cree~r,~
ICreen Cove. Vi~inis. t956L which he him~l~ hsa
de~rib~ as "one of the m~ ~rene and beautiful
lune 1995 CIJRRE~ BI~RAPHy 27
pictures he has ever made.' The pbolo shows the
train known {oca{Jy as the "'Virginia Creeper" ap-
proaching the Green C.ve slnlion, where, har-
nessed to a dray, a horse named Mand slands
facing the Irack, with her head lowered "as if ac-
knowledging ihe snperiority of the raiJrood,' in
Anthony Korner's words.
in part because "you can'l conlrol lhe sun," as
Link told a reporter, he pre[erred to photograph al
night. By working at night with (lash, "you can con.
trol the light and accent wi'mt you want," he ex.
piained Io David Nlachalaba l.or the January t3.
1986 issue of the Well Street [ournaL fin one of ils
rare deviations [rom tradition, the ]ourool printed
one of Link's photos on the front page of all its do-
mestic and international editions Ihal day,J Dark.
ness also added a significant element of drama and
romance to the events Ihat he photographed, and,
aa Anthony Korner pointed oul, "white smoke,
steam, fire. bright ~igh/s, oiled pistons, and the
gleaming metal of lOCOmotives show up to best el'.
l'ect l'or the camera" al nighL
Link relied on e synchronized fasb syslem ut. his
own design in which up to sixty fleahbolbs were
mounted in brushed aluminum re/lectors Ihs/had
been manufactured to his specifications. A battery
capacitor that he designed and buill himself pro.
vided the power for both the l.lashbuths and the ea-
lenoida that triggered the release of the shuttem in
his cameraa [he used up [o three 4X5 view cameraa
slmultaneoosJy. To properly h ghlight selected
portions of the Scene hat he wanted to photograph,
Link had to determine the corte~ placement o[
each of aa many aa lit'teen flash reflectom Ubs larg-
est of which could hold · 8hteen fashbulbsJ.--an
exceedingly technical task lot which hia engineer.
:nn: ebon ~ ~ eg~cau~ndp lsat x i~ oh: ~h ~naSn. a°~n 8 Setme:dn t,D~eeP~u ~
as much aa three-quarters o[ a mile of electrical
wire to connect everything. Because the comps.
neats of hia system were joined Jn series, a single
break anywhere in the counections would cause
the whole setup to fail. According to Tim Hensley.
"breaks in the line were frequently a problem, be-
cause the wires often stretched across streets,
fields, or even tivem as well aa around or Ihroogh
buildings" 8inca fashbulbs could be u~d only
once. Link teated the connections by means el a
separate CJl~djt that did not activate the bulbs,
The job of setting up all the necessary flash
equipment and cameras was both arduous and
/.ime-conaumin& The 8ruundwork for h a picture
104 on the Turntable' (Bristol. Virsinia, 1987L for
example, entailed hours of labor in a busy train
yard, where Link conlended with smoke, steam,
and moving trains while running wires up and
down walls and under 'what seemed lo be a Ibou.
sand rails,' aa he wrote in his notes. Fur 'Goose-
neck Dam and No 2" Inear Natural Brcge.
Virginia. 1958)---a photo in which "earth, air. l.Jre.
and water are united in a zigzag of illumination,'
in the worda of Anthony Korner--Link and his aa..
sistants placed equipment on the recky bon~ of
the Maury River and even on rOCks midstream.
28 CURRENT BIOGRAPHY June 1999
Lacking a boat or a hridRe, they crossed /he river
on fl Iwo-cable sp;ilt. Ihe higher offs for their h;In(ls
and Ihe lower one l.nr their reel. ami they built la(I-
tiers in Irees to reach their trolley cable. The preps.
rat?ns took six days o cornple e
Although Link's lechnical expertise commands
~dmiralion,' Carolyn Carr ubserved. "uhimately
his photographs compel a emion because ol. the
manner in which he repeatedly transl'orms Ihe or-
dinary into the extraordinary." Link's most famous
i -
pcture, Hot Shot Eastbound' IJaeger. West Vir.
ginia, 1956L shows a young couple seated in a con.
vertible among other cars at a drlve, in heatre: they
face an image ol' an arp ane on/he movie scrceu.
while on an embankment just boyond the pa~;k g
area. a steam train rushes by. "Ltv ng Room on the
Tracks" Lithia V rginla, 1955J s a scene at unce
coz y domest c and reminiscent of the snrreal
paintings of Rena Magritte: while a young mother
sits apparently lost in thought in an upho/slerod
chair and a cat ami a dog sleep on a braided rug.
the WOman's litlle son looks out a picture window
and waves at a siesta engine Ihal appears to be iusl
a few.l.eet from the house. In "Egg, Slove, and Ba
Vi. gini.. t9S; a OCo,no,va ;
,=mae ~nrousn the window utI a well-stocked gen-
eral store in which the Proprietor weighs a bunch
of bananas for a customer while other Iownspeople
chat near a pot-bellied stove. Itt 'Clanl Oak' (Max
Meadows, Virginia. lgS?L a picture that Anthony
Korner described aa 'haunting and poignant,' the
branches of an enormoca oak tree cover a plume
of white smoke stretching the length oti the engine
and cars oEthe "Birmingham Special · 'On one lev.
el Link's photographs bring out the child in us."
Anthony Komet reflected; "on another, we can
marvel aa adults at the serene atastery of a ditificult
technique hareessed to innate artistry and dedicat.
ed patience .... Patience and hard work reward-
ed Link with these effortless-looking images ....
for which he had only the equipment 'for one shot
in the dark."
Link continued to Photograph NaW trains until
May 1960, w~ee the ra road retired its last steam
engine. (In 1982 the N&W became a subsidiary of
Ihs Norfolk $outhere Railroad.J For must ol' the
previous year, however, he had concenlrated on
taps'recording the sounds of locomotives and uther
railroad-related Sounds. After he returned Io full-
time commercial photography, he tried to market
his N&W photos to book publLshers. Failing to sen-
erate any interest in them. he stowed hts negalives
in a tiireproof vault in the Empire State Building.
Then he proceeded to market a series of long.
playing records that he had produced from his
tape-recordings. According to Tl omfls Carver,
Link hopes to reissue one or Iwo ol' the recnrds in
Ihs near furore.
Link spent Iwenty thouMnd dollars of his own
fends in the course of his N&W projecL and other
then tiny payments for he r ghts to reproduce a
few of h a pictures (from railroading magazines
and from the N&W, for its 1957 booklet "Night
Tnck'J, he had received no fmanmal compensahon
for his efforts. Then. in 1976. [ohn Szarkowski, at
that time the director of the Department of Photog-
raphy at the Museum of Modern Att. purchased six
Link photos for the museum's permanent collec-
tion. After seeing one or more of ~hem. Alan Rlpp
wrote an article about Link's work fat the maga-
zine American Photographer (luna 1982]. Link has
crediled 'Ripp's arlicle with sparking a sudden
burst of inleresl in his work. In 1983 two solo exhi-
bilious of his N&W photos were mourned. One of
them opened at Ihe Photographers' Gallery in Lon-
don and Ihen Iraveled to fourteen other sites in
Great Brilain. '['he other, which opened at Ihe Ak-
ron Art Museum. in Ohio. was later shown al more
than half a dozen other museums and galleries in
the United Slates, with excerpL~ from Link's sound
recordings piped into the exhibit rooms. Nearly
three dozen solo exhibitions of his work huve been
held worldwide. Prinls of his photographs' which
thirty or forty yea~s ago sold for a few dollars, now
cost as much as Ihroe thousand dollars apiece.
In a widely quoted characterization, |olin Szar-
kowski, in a letter to Thomse Garver. described O.
Winslon Link as "one of nature's noble men. a le-
gitimate American genius, and a nm.' "The artist
in O. Wiuston Link is well-hidden benead~ a thick
crust of avuncular, all~American down.to-
earthness,' Kathy Field Stephen reported in the
Christian Science Monitor (September 19. 10a31.
According to Thomas Carver. one of Link's meal
noticeable mannerisms ia his [augh--'~half bark.
half machiue-gun fire. ri~ing and !a ling on and
on.' In a pr~fi e of h m for Norfolk Southern Focus
(March 19~71, William F. Noah wrote that lie
"comes across as a wise, old. and lovable eccenltic.
He smiles often and finds a humorous or ironic
Iwist in just about everything said .... He shoots
oul ideas like waler gushing from a firehese. Yet
his friendly expressions make him eusy to listen
O. Winston Link and the former Marteal
OgJesby were divomed in 1948 after six yearn of
marriage. Tn 1993 Link's second, ten-year marriage
also ended in divorce, slier a court trial in which
he lestified that his second wife, the former Con-
chits Mendoza. had stolen some two thousend of
his prints and a substantia part nj ~L~ earning,s
Ahmg with his nephew, who was a party to Link s
civil suit, he was awarded five million dollars in
damages, hut as of late 1994. Jt seemed urdikely that
he wmdd 8et any of Ihe award {at rolrieve any of
the stolen prinlsL Since refirtn8 from his business
in 1983. Link has lived in Mount Kiaco. New York.
where he cuminues lu make prinls from his nogs-
lives. He has nile s~m, Winston Conway Link, I'mm
his firsl marriage. Truius Thu~ Passed in the Night
119.qoL a doCumentary about Link that was filmed
for Brilish hdcvision hy Prod Yale. has aired on ca*
hie and public television slafions in the United
Selm:led liir~gruphicol Re~erences~ Christiau Sci
per: N Y Timus Ill p2O Ag 26 '1~3 per: Norfolk
Southern Focus 3:8+ Mr '87 para; Railfan and
Railroad 1:26.- Fell '76 par Roanoke IVirginiel
Times 8' World News E p~-~ ?4 6 '83 par;
Hensley, Tim Steam, Steel ~. Stars ~1987~
paragraphs, and the ideas fall into such cat-
egories as decorsting, mealsand snacks (for
which redpes are offered), seasonal music
:ilia. shopping, and Christmas Eve events.
No suggestion is too complicated: the
reader's abfllty to handle any and all of them
is the book's polnL ~ Hoo~t
H~. Peel. Titanic La~acy: Disaster aa
Media Event and Myth. Dec_ i995.20Op.
Preener; dist. by Greenwcx~d, $39.95 (0-275-
95352-1). 0o~ ~.n. YA
For decades, disaster has been synony-
mous with the name TiMak, but by now very
lew people are left who actually remember
the sinking of the 'unsinkable' ship. Hayer
traces the actual events si the stnldng, the
event's heroes and vfllalns, and how the di-
saster was reported In the vadous media.
Although the wireless was relatively new
and not in use by the general public, the
quick spread of word of the sinking through
onboard rsdloa was the most immediate
dissemination of the news. The newspa-
pers Jumped right in, particularly the
Hearst papers, the Nee Ysr~ Sag leading
with the headllne'All Saved from Titanicaf-
tar Collision,' when. In truth, more than a
thousand lives were lost. Hayer traces 11-
~al¢ tributes in music (including a Lead-
belly song) and films, such as A Nigkt lo P~-
meat ~m'. and he brings up for discussion the
ongoing controversy over whether the
doomed ship's orchestra actually played
'Nearer My God to Thee' while descend lng
below the waves. ---1o~ C0~ias
lacobeea..liard/, Mldrael. The Changing
Land,cape of Laber: ~n Workers and
Wodq~. lan. 1996. ffX~p, illus. Univ. of
· kt~e~,,~zusetts, ~10 (0-87023~a~.X). ~x~ .~.:.
Using photographs and essays, this book
documents the changing wodd of the blue-
coUat worker in ~entleth-century New En-
gland. It features more than 60 black-and-
white photographs of workers and work-
places, such as paper and textile mills.
foundries, shipyards, and plants manufac-
turing products like computers and aircraft.
The es.~ys and interview esceq~ts give voice
to these men and women, who reveal the ef-
fect that cben~es in technology and sodety
have had on their jobs. This sometimes sad
but always Intemstln~ book condemns the
recent trend of peyin~ manual workers sub-
sistence wages and providln~ them with few
benefits. PartJculady polguaht are the older
workers who remember when the U.S. had a
skilled and valued worldnl class that en-
ioyed the highest standald of livin~ in the
wodd.--Ka~kse Hugfus
lagers, H. Paul. Gentleman Gerald: The
Crimes and Times of Gerald Chapman,
America's Plrst Public Enemy No. I. Dec.
1995.2~6p. illus. St. Martin's, S22.95 (0-312-
135009), ~ ~4.~,
Crime biography fans weary of toda~/s es-
pensive-powdersoand-Uzis gangsters and
their attendant brutalities and gaucheries
wefi mayturn to an earlier age when extreme
felons were suitably dJgni find i f no less ruth-
less---to Gerald Chapman,the subject slier-
Adt,~Nor~c~:~ · 591
* Unk, O. Wlmlton. The Last Steam Railroad in America. 1995. 5c~ 5~e~ces
144p. illus. Abrams, S49.50 (0-8109-3'J75-9). oe~ m.
F~om 1955 to 1960, commercial phc-
to~rapber Link devoted afl the time he
could to the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way, which ran four lines in the upper
South from its hub in Roanoke, Vir*
ginla. With the company's cooperation,
he recorded what made it special--it
was the last U~S. railway to operate with
steam engines. Moreover, as Thomas
H. Garvey impaffs in the generous ac-
companying text here, Link worked in
ways then as rare as steam locomo-
tives-with large, tripod-mounted
view cameras and. because he pre-
fen'ed working at night when he could
exert more control over lighting, he
used scores of flash bulbs that were set
off precisely at the time calculated to
allow for a particular exposure. One album of those night images, Sisera, S~el & S~an
(1987), has appeared, and more of them are here. along with many daytime views a nd a
little sampling of the few color pictures he made (including the only two color shots
taken at night).Technical mar~els, theyarealsoaesthetic miraclex, charged with human
feeling because Link cared lot the communities that lived along the NW and for the
railroad's employees more than for its gigantic machinery and buildings and because
he is a master of natural-looking dramatic lighting. His pictures are as lydcal as theyare
poweduL as numinous as they are romantically materialist: masterpieces. --Ra~ O~a
fers' fine popular life, for instance. Chap-
man's heyday was the 1920s. Then, as now,
the public loved to be horrified, and the ex-
ploits of Chapman and his cronies rein-
forced the view that the country was headed
to hell in a handbasket. Chapman spent his
formative years under the tutelage of dis-
guise master and all-around swell criminal
George 'Dutch' Anderson. The pair had
some memorable capers, such as the big-
gest mail heist up to their time, and their
reputations were em bellished bythatAmer-
ican staple, the sensational trial. Chapman
epitomized the lazz Age gangster until the
likes of Capons and Luciano replaced him.
and had George Raft been a Chapman co-
hort. Gentleman Gerald might still be a
household name. Anyway, lelfers restores
our first 'Public Enemy No. I' to his original
status. --Mife~ Trib~ll
t,~at~ea, Peter. Shell Game. Dec. 199~.
~o~p. illus. St. Martin's. $23.95 (0-312-
I~t~). ~,~.
Sin~ Watergate. it s~ms that the pr~
h~ no n~ or d~i~ to cut the pr~i~nt
of the U.S. any slack in te~s of Inv~lgat-
fn~ a~ publishing p~identlal
lng orerro~ in iudgment. He~, ~e~
the disturbing sto~ of U.S. ~liti~l com-
plicity that ~me to ~ known as Iraq~te.
to the ~raqis, mostly b~use th~ we~ at
war with ~ran. The Iraqis, desperate for
right up until Saddam Hussein invaded
wait. To help fund their war machine, the
[raqis received illegal loans through theAt-
lents branch of an Italian bank, Sanca NazJ-
onale del Lavoro, or BNL. The Atlanta BNL
was run byChristopher Dro~oul, who would
later insist that the Bush administration
knew of his off-the-book loans to Iraq and
gave Its implicit approval---a point that
Mantlus' meticulous documentation
makes dilflcult to refute. Another troubling
look at presidential fiat and the ensuing
cover-ups that necessarily follow. --Bna~
McC:~In, I~lee lags. Embracing the
Stranger: Intermarriage and the Future
of theAmerican lewish Community.
Dec. 1995. 288p. index. Basic $25 (0-46%
0 i908-0), oeG ~e~.~4.
Widely re. ga rded as the scourge of the Jew-
ish community, intermarriage between laws
and non-Jews has few outspoken de[endem.
McClain counters the attacks on these
unions as she issues a thoughtful plea for
welcoming outsiders to the faith and stdves
to deetnTy the stereotypes many lewish men
and women have of each other. McClain
finds considerable flaws in the gloomy [ 990
National lewish Population Study. which
predicts eventual assimilation of American
Jews, and asserts it is too early to discern
how couples married so recently are raising
theitchfldran. Besides criticizing the finger-
pointing of such studies. McClain examines
why some laws neglect the community and
faults uninspiring mainstream ]swish insti-
tutions and Jewish self-hatred. Her caU [or
embracing Judaism while respecting Lndi-
vidua& marital derisions is clear and direct:
"lust as manyGentiles through thecenturies
have been corn fortable vilifi/ing Jews as ev,l-
O. Winston Link'takes"us on a-different
kind of jm,rney in "The Last Steam Rail-
road in America" (Abrams, 144 pages,
S49.55). At age 80 he has Published his sec-
ond book of images of the Norfolk & West-
ern lines in the age of steam. It was his
passion for the railroad-and the life on
and alfln_~_ it-that inspired this New
Yorker to make 17 trips to Virginia be-
tween 1955 and 1960 to photograph the old
N&W before it disappeared.
. Most of his shots of the great steel
snakes, puffing into the station or through
the mountains in a cloud'of smoke and'
steam, are black-and-white and taken at
night with an elaborate lighting system-
giving them a theatrical mystique worthy
of their subject. These photos are not a
documentary of the railroad so much as a
drama based on 'its life. Complete with
plot. character development and climax,.
they stir in us the admiration and awe thKt
Mr. Link himself obviously felt for th~e
massive beauties, now obsolete.
infoTrac * General Periodical index ( ..... ,~ ~ _
Heading~ L~N~, o,
~. The Last Stea~ Railroad ~n 8mer~c~. book reviews)
by O. ~inston Link rev b>,' Taylor Woii~d~y 3 col in.
B The Wali Street Journal Dec ? ~ p~'~';,,
HESOINGS
£. The Last Steam Railroad in America. <book reviews)
by O. Winston Link and Thomas H. Garvey rev by Ray
Ol~on il
~ rS2 @ookli~t Dec 1 '~S
HEADINGS
~/3. ~ Maaterpiece of steam and areal. (0. Winston
Link's photographa of the Norfolk ~ Western railroad)
by Kevin P, Keefe il vSS Trazns Magazine Oct
68STRRCT / H£~OINGS
~BSTR~CT (6 lines)
Railroad photographer O. Winston Link's remarkable
photographs of the Norfolk & Western will be Presented
in a book entitled 'The Last 'Steam Railroad.' Link's
pictures of the railroad, which were taken in the
lgSOs, portrays the daily life of railroader~ in
Virginia and North Carolina.
-ENO-
4. Link, O. Winston. (Photographer) ii vSB Current
Biography June '9S p2S(S)
ABSTRACT / HEADINGS
68STRACT {8 lines)
Photographer O. Winston Link was born on Omc.
191~ in Brooklyn, NY. His peers are amazed at the
excellent Presentation of scale, lighting, balance and
COMposition in his works, and are more awed by the
fact t~at he never had formal education in art or
photography. -ENO-
S. Ohu~in~ to extinction; Winston Link caught the
last days of the steam engine. (includes discography)
by David E. Outerbridge ii vZl9 Connoisseur Oec
pi22(8)
HE6OINGS
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 1996
File f~60-467
The Reverend C. Nelson Harris, Chairperson
Roanoke City School Board
2813 Edgewood Street, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Reverend Harris:
I am enclosing copy of Ordinance No. 32884-041596 amending and reordaining certain
sections of the 1995-96 School and General Fund Appropriations, appropriating
$198,024.00 from the 1995-96 Capital Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Fund
to purchase modular classrooms for Fallon Park, Hurt Park, Lincoln Terrace, and Round
Hill Elementary Schools, and to match funds with community donations to furnish
elementary schools with technology equipment; and also appropriating $8,100.00 for the
Project Success Program. Ordinance No. 32884-041596 was adopted by the Council of
the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
MFP:sm
Enc.
Th~ Reverend C. Nelson Harris, Chairperson
Roanoke City School Board
April 17, 1996
Page 2
pc;
Dr. E. Wayne Harris, Superintendent, Roanoke City Public Schools
Richard L. Kelley, Assistant Superintendent for Operations, Roanoke City
Public Schools
June S. Nolley, Clerk of the Roanoke City School Board
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE,
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32884-041596.
VIRGINIA
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the
1995-96
School and General Fund Appropriations,
and providing for
an emergency.
WHEREAS, for the usual daily operation of the Municipal
Government of the City of Roanoke, an emergency is declared to
exist.
THEREFORE, BE
Roanoke that certain sections
Fund Appropriations, be, and
reordained to read as follows,
IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
of the 1995-96 School and General
the same are hereby, amended and
in part:
School Fund
A ro riations
Education
Project Success Program (1) .......................
Facilities (2-3) ..................................
Revenue
Education
Project Success Program (4) .......................
Non-Operating (5) .................................
General Fund
A r riatio
Nondepartmental
Transfers to Other Funds (6) ......................
$102,931,591
28,600
3,095,316
$ 99,760,562
28,600
38,214,063
$ 53,543,521
52,680,747
Fund Balance
Capital Maintenance and Equipment Replacement
Program - School Unappropriated (7) ..............
125,976
1) Tuition (030-060-6931-6100-0312) $ 8,100
2) Elementary
Technology (030-060-6006-6002-0826) 20,000
3) Modular
Buildings (030-060-6006-6681-0829) 178,024
4) Contributions(030-060-6931-1103) 8,100
5) Transfer from
General Fund(030-060-6000-1037) 198,024
6) Transfer to
School Fund (001-004-9310-9530) 198,024
7) CMERP -
School (001-3324) (198,024)
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this
Ordinance shall be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
April 15, 1996
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
School Board Request for the Appropriation of School
Funds and CMERP Funds
We have reviewed the attached request to appropriate funding for the
School Board. This report will appropriate funding for one grant in the School
Fund. This grant is funded with 100% contributions.
This report also appropriates $198,024 from the School portion of the
Capital Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Program. The CM2gRP funds
will be used for technology equipment for the elementary schools and modular
classrooms at Fallon Park, Hurt Park, Lincoln Terrace, and Round Hill Elementary
Schools. This is the eighth appropriation of the School Boards FY95 CMERP
funding of $2,394,036. This will leave an unappropriated balance of $125,976.
We recommend that you concur with this request of the School Board.
Director of Finance
JDG/ICF/bls
Attachments
c: Ifa Farris, Senior Accountant
;~"Lt~'~ C. Nelson Harris, Chairman
Marilyn L. Curtis, Vice Chairman
Charles W. Day
Marsha W. Ellison
Melinda J, Payne
Dr. Finn D. Pincus
John H. Saunders
Dr. E. Wayne Hams, Superintendent
June S. Nolley, Clerk of the Board
oke
City School Board P. 0.8ox 13145, Roanoke, Virginia 24031 · 540-981-2381 · Fax: 540-981-2951 ~
April 3, 1996
The Honorable David A. Bowers, Mayor
and Members of Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, VA 2401 I
Dear Members of Council:
As the result of official School Board action at its April 2 meetin~ the Board
respectfully requests City Council to appropriate $198,024.00 from the 1995-96 Capital
Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Fund. The proceeds will be used to purchase
modular classrooms for Fallon Park, Hurt Park, Uncoln Terrace, and Round Hill Elementary
Schools, and to match funds with community donations to furnish elementary schools with
technoloBy equipment.
In addition, the Board requests the appropriation of :$8,100.00 for the Project Success
Program. The program is designed to encourage college preFa~tion of eighth grade students
who show academic promise but would be unlikely to consider advanced studies without
intervention. The additional funds represent contributions received from the private sector.
The Board appreciates the approval of this request.
Sincerely,
Vjune S. Nolley, CPS
Clerk of the Board
re
cc: Rev. C. Nelson Harris Dr. E Wayne Harris
Mr. Richard L Kelley
Mr. William L Murray
Mr. Kenneth F. Plundy
Mr. W. Robert Herbert
Mr. Wilburn C. DIbling
~Mr. James D. Grisso
lia Farris (with accounting details)
Excellence in Education
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD
Roanoke, Virginia
APPROPRIATION REQUEST
Capital Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Funds
Request VIII
030-060-6006-6681-0829 Modular Buildings
Appropriation Unit ZD1
$ 178,024.00 100.0%
The above appropriation represents the eighth request for proceeds from the 1995-96 Capital
Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Fund. The proceeds will be used to purchase modular
classrooms to be placed at Fallon Park, Hurt Park, Lincoln Terrace, and Round Hill Elementary Schools.
The amount of the Capital Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Fund for 1995-96 is $2,394,036.
The unappropriated balance of the fund after the above appropriation is $125,976.
Apdl 2, 1996
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD
Roanoke, Virginia
APPROPRIATION REQUEST
Capital Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Funds
Request VII
030-060-6006-6002-0826 Elementary Technology
Appropriation Unit ZD1
$ 20,000.00 100.0%
The above appropriation represents the seventh request for proceeds from the 1995-96 Capital
Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Fund. The proceeds will be used for matching funds in the
amount of $20,000 to be used with community donations to furnish elementary schools with technology
equipment. The amount of the Capital Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Fund for 1995-96 is
$2,394,036. The unappropriated balance of the fund after the above appropriation is $304,000.
Apdl 2, 1996
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD
Roanoke, Virginia
APPROPRIATION REQUEST
Project Success Program
6931
030-060-6931-6100-0312
Appropriation Unit X90
Tuition $ 8,100.00 100.0 %
030-060-6931-1103
Contribution $ 8,100.00 100.0 %
The Project Success program will utilize contributions to establish a joint venture between Roanoke City
Schools, area colleges and area businesses. The program is designed to encourage college preparation
of eighth grade students who show academic promise but would be unlikely to consider advanced studies
without intervention. Students will participate in summer sessions of academic enrichment and will
continue to participate in expanded activities until they graduate from the school system. This additional
appropriation request represents contributions received from the private sector to support the initiative.
Contributors include First Union Bank, Crestar Bank, Central Fidelity Bank, Cox Communications, and
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. This is a continuing program.
April 2, 1996
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32885-041596.
A RESOLUTION establishing the date of a special meeting of the
Council of the City of Roanoke.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that a
Special Meeting of Council will be held on the April 29, at
7:00 p.m., in the Exhibit Hall of 710
Williamson Road, N. E., in said City,
public hearing to consider (1) the proposed City budget for 1996-
1997; (2) to consider the proposed real estate tax rate as required
by S58.1-3321, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended; and (3) to
consider the recommended 1996-1997 HUD funding budget.
ATTEST:
1996,
Roanoke Civic Center,
for the purpose of holding a
City Clerk.
April l5, 1996
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of Council:
Please reserve space on Council's Agenda on Monday, April 15, 1996, for a report on the
Fiscal Year 1996-97 Recommended Budget.
Respectfully Submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
WRH:DSA
WYATT
32884
ROANOKE CITY CO UNCIL
REGULAR WEEKLY SESSION
APRIL 15, 1996
12:30p. m.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL
Call to Order -- Roll Call. Cou~ Member White was absent.
Briefing with regard to the proposed fiscal year 1996-97 Annual
Update to the U. S. Depar~/~ent of Housing and Urban
Development Consolidated Plan. W. Robert Herbert, City
Manager.
(12:35 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.)
Received and filed.
File #60-72-178-183-200-236-450
B. Hearing of Citizens Upon Public Matters: None.
ROANOKE CITY CO UNCIL
REGULAR WEEKLY SESSION
APRIL 15, 1996
2:00p. m.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL
Call to Order == Roll Call. Council Member White was absent.
The Invocation was delivered by The Reverend Ethel Eaves,
Associate Pastor, Pilgrim Baptist Church.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
was led by Mayor David A. Bowers.
Welcome. Mayor Bowers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Public hearings will be conducted at the 7:00 p.m. session of City Council.
"Local Colors", Roanoke's celebration of multicultural diversity will be
held on Sunday, April 21, 1996, at the Downtown Farmers' Market and
Center In The Square.
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April 21-27 is 1996 National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Mothers
Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) will sponsor a Balloon Lift-off on
Saturday, April 27 at 11:00 a.m., at Victory Stadium.
A public hearing will be held on Monday, April 22, 1996, at 7:00 p.m.,
in the Roanoke City Council Chamber, at which time citizens will have
an opportunity to be heard to determine whether the qualified voters of
the City of Roanoke desire a referendum as to a City Charter amendment
establishing a specific form of modified election district system for the
election of some members of City Council.
Public interviews of School Board applicants will be held on Thursday,
April 25, 1996, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber.
The QVC Caravan will broadcast live fi:om the City Market on Saturday,
April 27, 1996, fi:om 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
A public hearing will be held on Monday, April 29, 1996, at 7:00 p.m.,
in the Exhibit Hall at the Roanoke Civic Center, on the City's proposed
fiscal year 1996-97 budget, real estate tax rates, and HUD funding
budget.
Tour DuPont, Stage 5, will take place on Sunday, May 5, 1996, fi:om
Mount Airy, North Carolina, to Roanoke, Vir~nia. Start: 12:30 p.m./Est.
Finish: 4:30 p.m.
The Mayor presented a plaque with regard to Arbor Day on
Monday, April 15, 1996.
File #80
Proclamation declaring April 21
Victims' Rights Week.
File #3-5-502
- 27, 1996, as Roanoke City Crime
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e
CONSENT AGENDA
(APPROVED 6-0)
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE
CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE MEMBERS OF CITY
COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE
ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THE ITEM WILL BE
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
C-1
C-2
Minutes of the regular meetings of City Council held on Tuesday,
January 2, 1996; and Tuesday, January 16, 1996.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Dispense with the reading of the minutes and
approve as recorded.
A communication fi:om Mayor David A. Bowers requesting an Executive
Session to discuss vacancies on various authorities, boards, commissions and
committees appointed by Council, pursuant to Section 2.1-344 (A)(1), Code of
Virginia (1950), as amended.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Concur in request for Council to convene in
File #15-110-132 Executive Session.
C-3
A communication fi:om Mayor David A. Bowers, Chairperson, City
Council's Personnel Committee, requesting an Executive Session to discuss a
personnel matter, being the performance evaluations of certain Council
Appointed Officers, pursuant to Section 2.1-344 (A)(1), Code of Virginia
(1950), as amended.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
File #1-38-83-104-132-162-
280
Concur in request for Council to convene in
Executive Session.
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C-4
Qualification of Benjamin S. Motley as a member of the Board of Zoning
ApPeals for a term ending December 31, 1998.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
File #15-514 10
REGULAR AGENDA
3. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS:
ao
Request to discuss a matter regarding restoration of the McClanahan
Grave Site, or removal of the graves to a more accessible and acceptable
location. Jack B. Coulter, on behalf of the McClanahan Grave Site Ad
Hoc Committee, representing the Roanoke Valley Historical Society, and
Local Chapters of the DAR, SAR and Salem Historical Society.
(5 minutes)
Referred to the City Manager and the City Attorney for study,
report and recommendation to Council.
File #216-367-397
Request to address Council with regard to naming the pedestrian bridge
at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, "The O. Winston Link".
Ms. Patricia E. Rodriguez, Spokesperson. (5 minutes)
Received and filed.
File #102-200-247-258
c. Other Hearing of Citizens: None.
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
A communication fi.om the Roanoke City School Board requesting
appropriation of $198,024.00 fi.om the 1995-96 Capital Maintenance and
Equipment Replacement Fund, to purchase modular classrooms for Fallon
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HOW YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT
The importance of quality education for our children is
reflected in the Roanoke City Schools budget. The total
school budget of $82,709,883 includes local support of
$39,294,699.
To deliver protective, preventive and supportrve services to assist res d~- ,s n
maintalnin economic self-sufficiency.
Cultural & Human Services Committees
Hospitalization Program
Human Development Support
Social Services
Programs such as Hre / Emergency Medical Services, fail and the Police
Department are operated to provide a safe and secure environment for our
citizens and prope~y.
Departments in the Public Worts sector include Building Maintenance, Snow
Removal and Streets & Traffic. These departments maintain City facilities,
streets, parks and other property, as well as to provide refuse and recycling
collection, and operate an emergency 9-1-1 and communications center.
These programs seek to serve the community by encouraging quality develop-
ment within the City and strengthening its job and tax base through various
economic development activities.
Community Education
Community Planning
Economic Development
The City Market, Libraries and Recreational Programs provide community
enhancement through recreation and leisure opportunities for the citizens and
visitors to the Roanoke Valley.
The City Administration departments exist to ensure the quality of services
provided for the well-being of our citizens. These depa~ments include City
Council, City Treasurer, Real Estate Valuation, City Manager, City Attorney,
the Director of Finance, etc.
To provide for the fair, impartial and efficient administration of justice in all
areas of the law. ·
Circuit Court
Clerk of Circuit Court
Commonwealth Attorney
General District Court
Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court
Juvenile & Domestic Relations CoutX Clerk
Sheriff ~
Includes expenditures which are not included in other major categories such as
Contingcucie~ and transfers to other funds.
City of Roanoke
Budget- In- Brief
A Citizen,s Guide to Understanding
The July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997
Recommended Budget
Office of Management and Budget
215 Church Avenue, S.W.,
Room 364, Municipal Bldg.
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
(540) 981-2421
RESOURCE ALLOCATION PLAN
RECOMMENDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996 - 97
The City of Roanoke's recommended General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year
1996-97 is based upon six primary priorities and issues:
Protecting the City's financial stability and integrity
Funding pay raises and benefits for employees to allow the city to keep
good employees
Fully funding the basic budget request for the Roanoke City Schools
Maintaining and improving services to our neighborhoods
Advancing the priorities of City Council as discussed during it's year-long
visioning process
~ Limiting the financial burden on our customers, city citizens, through no
new tax increase and maintaining the current level of service
Two major components of General Fund Budget expenditures are Roanoke City
~ovemment and the local share of the Roanoke City Schools' budget. Follow-
mg are the expenditure levels recommended for Fiscal Year 1996-97 and
related information.
Recommended Change From Percent Change
Sector Budeet FY 1995.96 From FY 1995-96
City Government $113,240,664 $4,199,454 3.85%
Local Share of
School Budget $39,294,699 $1,811,662 4.83%
ANALYSIS OF INCREASE IN CITY BASIC BUDGET
The Recommended City Budget is anticipated to increase $6,0l 1,116 or 4.10%
over the current fiscal year and includes funding for the following major
expenditures:
Local Sunoort for Schools - $1,811,662 - Additional funding for Pre-School
Initiative Program, increase in teacher salaries, and additional cost of special
education tuition, school renovation programs, etc.
i E I ' - $2,580,000 - 4.5% merit increase
~leet Reniaeement FOl~clin?. $75,000. Part of a multi-year initiative to
Increase funds to replace vehicular equipment such as snow plows, trash trucks,
police cars, etc.
~ - $414,389 - Increased funding is for the Virginia
Juvenile Community Crime Comrol Act, Office on Youth and General Fund
suppor~or the Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership.
Landfill Costs - $136,703. Additional funding to cover the increasing amount
of refuse disposed at the regional landfill.
Subsidy to Transoortafion Fnnd. $103,468 - To offset the reduction in
federal funding for Valley Metro Bus Service.
All Other - $6,444 - Expenditures in all other City departments increased by
$6,444.
Recommended Suuolom~ntal Budeet Reuuests - $883,450:
Rental Inspection Program - Provides for the inspection of ail rental
units on a two-year cycle to ensure maintenance and safety standards are
met.
Cross Connecllon Inspection Program - Provides for the inspection of
Water and sewer lines to prevent the contamination of drinking water.
Solid Waste Collection Automation - Provides for the use of standard
garbage containers for residential customers and the use of automated and
semi-autumated equipment for garbage collec6on.
Residential Recycling Phase 1V - Provides for the expansion of curbside
collection of recyclables to 30,000 citizens.
City Page Publication - Provides for twice monthly publication of
information on available services, programs and events in the Roanoke
Times and Roanoke Tribune.
Teen Pregnancy Program - Provides for the implementation of recom-
mendations developed by the Task Force on Teen Pregnancy to address
the teen pregnancy rate.
Organizational Staff Training - Provides for continued and enhanced
training in the areas of employee development, leadership development,
and customer service.
Contract Attorney. Serial Services - Provides for a family law attorney
to represent the Department of Social Services in matters of litigation.
Comprehensive Development Plan Review - Provides for the provision
of enhanced customer service in the area of comprehensive plan develop-
ment review.
GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGET
Where it Comes From:
Revenue By Source
Where it Goes:
Expenditures By Functions
c,:3,'n m ~'y Oeveep. o~
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINI~
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32886-041596.
1995-96 General
emergency.
WHEREAS,
Government of the
exist.
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the
Fund Appropriations, and providing for an
for the usual daily operation of the Municipal
City of Roanoke, an emergency is declared to
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Roanoke that certain sections of the 1995-96 General Fund
Appropriations, be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained
to read as follows, in part:
Appropriations
Community Development $ 1,363,460
Dept. of Planning and Community Development (1) ...... 798,235
Nondepartmental $ 53,308,997
Contingency (2) ..................................... 116,993
1) Fees for
Professional
Services (001-052-8110-2010) $ 35,000
2) Contingency (001-002-9410-2199) (35,000)
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this
Ordinance shall be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Roanoke, Virginia
April 15, 1996
No. 96-123
The Honorable David A. Bowers, Mayor
and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
Subject: Williamson Road Corridor Plan
I. Background:
Williamson Road Area Business Association. Inc. (WRABA) is a private, non-profit,
voluntary membership organization founded in 1981 to encourage, foster and initiate
economic development and quality of life improvements in the Williamson Road
area.
WRABA's ~eneral goals are to: (1) Be a unified voice to represent business
interests; (2) Provide a forum for business owners/managers to discuss common
goals, concerns, and programs; (3) Disseminate information to educate the rest of
the Valley about area products, services and activities; (4) Serve as an effective
action group to pursue specific projects; (5) Be a focal point of contact for interested
developers, investors and businesses wanting to relocate; (6) Create opportunities
for skill development, as well as business problem solving through networking.
WRABA retained its first full-time coordinator, with assistance from the City, to
promote the Williamson Road corridor in 1988. WRABA's coordinators have
recruited new business members, assisted with the development of advertising
programs, coordinated special events and have encouraged businesses to locate in the
Williamson Road area.
WRABA has worked in partnership with private businesses, the Williamson Road
Action Forum, the City of Roanoke, and other organizations to successfully
accomplish the following activities and projects: (1) Williamson Road Urban Design
Catalog; (2) Gateway Park improvement project; (3) Lee Theater renovation; (4)
Removal of undesirable businesses; (5) Storm drainage improvements; (6)
Breckenridge school landscaping; (7) Special events/promotions.
Members of Council
Page 2
WR.A~A successfully initiated an effort in 1992 that led to the establishment of a
special service district by City Council along a portion of the Williamson Road
corridor. WRABA serves as the City's agent in receiving funds and carrying out
certain functions, subject to an approved work plan, intended to improve the
Williamson Road corridor.
Williamson Road, like many other older strip commercial areas, suffers from a
number of problems including lack of a coherent identity, excessive signage, traffic
congestion, obsolete and poorly maintained commercial buildings, poor ingress/
egress, poor image, inefficient business mix, commercial/residential conflicts and
other problems.
II. Current Situation:
Recent discussions between WRABA and the City administration indicate a need for
a corridor plan to coordinate public and private infrastructure improvements along
the Williamson Road corridor. The proposed revitalization plan would include the
following components:
Market analysis - will identify existing and future market forces and
demographic factors which will impact the Williamson Road commercial
area.
Land use analysis - will identify existing land use patterns/conflicts along the
Williamson Road commemial corridor and will make recommendations to
improve the existing "business mix."
Physical improvement recommendations - will identify needed public and
private improvements along the Williamson Road corridor.
Roanoke County has recently initiated efforts to beautify and promote economic
development along portions of Williamson Road in the County. A staff person has
been hired to help organize the business community. A consultant has also been
hired by the County to develop a "master plan" with design guidelines for
improvements.
Council was briefed at their regular meeting on April 1, 1996, by John Madles, Chief
of Planning and Community Development, and Lucy Mullis, Executive Director of
WRABA, on the need for a plan for the Williamson Road Corridor.
III. Issues:
A. Economic development.
Members of Council
Page 3
B. Nei~,hborhood imvact.
C. Timing.
D. Cost.
E. Fundine.
IV. Alternatives:
Authorize the transfer of funds totaling $35.000 from General Fund Contingency
Account No. 001 002 9410 2199 to Planning and Community Development
Account No. 001 052 8110 2010.
Economic develonment impact would be positive. Proposed corridor plan
would include recommendations for improving the existing business mix
along Williamson Road. Recommendations regarding needed public and
private physical improvements would help stabilize the area and encourage
additional business investment in the corridor.
Neighborhood impact would be positive. Williamson Road serves as the
entrance to adjacent residential neighborhoods. Recommended public and
private improvements would help stabilize and encourage investment in the
adjacent residential neighborhoods.
Timing is important. Opportunity currently exists to coordinate planning and
the identification of needed public and private improvements along the entire
length of Williamson Road both in the City and Roanoke County.
Cost of proposed corridor plan is estimated to be $45,000. WRABA has
committed $10,000 of this amount. Estimated City cost is $35,000.
Funding totaling $35,000 is currently available in the above-referenced
account.
Do not authofiz~ the transfer of funds from General Fund Contingency Account No.
001 002 9410 2199 to Planning and Community Development Account No. 001 052
8110 2010.
Economic development impact over the long-term could be negative.
Williamson Road, like many other older strip commemial areas, could
decline. Opportunities to improve the existing "business mix" and to more
effectively coordinate public and private physical improvements would be
lost.
Members of Council
Page 4
Noighborhood impact over the long term could be negative. If the
Williamson Road commercial area declines, continued investment and the
stability of the adjacent residential neighborhood would be negatively
impacted.
Timing will not be an issue. Opportunity to coordinate planning and
identification of needed public and private improvements with Roanoke
County will be lost.
Cost would not be an issue over the short term. Existing public investments
in infrastructure, school beautification, etc., could be impacted over the long-
term.
5. Funding would not be an issue.
V. Recommendation:
It is recommended that City Council concur in Alternative A thereby authorizing the transfer
of funds totaling $35,000 l~om General Fund Contingency Account No. 001 002 9410 2199
to Planning and Community Development Account No. 001 052 8110 2010 (Fees for
Professional Services);
Respectfully submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
WRH:JRM:mpf
cc: City Clerk
Director of Finance
City Attorney
Director of Public Works
Chief of Planning and Community Development
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32888-041596.
A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance of the settlement award
from the Commonwealth of Virginia; and authorizing execution of the
necessary documents, on behalf of the City, to comply with the
terms and conditions of such award.
BE
follows:
1.
IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as
The City of Roanoke does hereby accept
award from the Commonwealth of Virginia in
$20,000.00, upon the terms and conditions, as set
Council report dated April 15, 1996.
2. The City Manager, or the Assistant City Manager,
City Clerk, are authorized to execute, seal and
respectively, for and on behalf of the City,
documents, approved as to form by the City Attorney,
comply with the terms and conditions of the Grant.
the settlement
the amount of
out in the
and the
attest,
the requisite
necessary to
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKEv VIRGINIA
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32887-041596.
1995-96 General
emergency.
WHEREAS,
Government of the
exist.
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the
Fund Appropriations, and providing for an
for the usual daily operation of the Municipal
City of Roanoke, an emergency is declared to
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Roanoke that certain sections of the 1995-96 General Fund
Appropriations, be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained
to read as follows, in part:
& ro riations
Parks, Recreation and Cultural
Recreation (1) ....................................
Parks Maintenance (2) .............................
$ 5,258,987
1,423,456
3,764,557
Revenue
Miscellaneous Revenue
Miscellaneous (3) .................................
$ 363,599
293,099
1) Expendable
Equipment
< $1,000
2) Construction
Other
3) Reebok Trust
Award
(001-052-7110-2035) $ 15,000
(001-052-4340-9065) 5,000
(001-020-1234-0895) 20,000
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this
Ordinance shall be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
April 15, 1996
Council Report ~96-122
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
SUBJECT:
Acceptance and appropriation of $20,000.00
settlement award from the Commonwealth of
Virginia vs. Reebok International settlement.
BACKGROUND:
Reebok International, a maker and marketer of
athletic shoes was charged in Federal Court with
price fixing.
Terms of settlement of the suit required Reebok
to create a multi-million dollar fund for
distribution to jurisdictions, non-profit
corporations and charitable organizations.
Virqinia's share of the fund was to be disbursed
by the Commonwealth,s Office of the Attorney
General based on proposals submitted to them.
Roanoke city Department of Parks and Recreation
submitted a proposal in the summer of 1995,
planning to use the money to begin an outdoor
canoeing program and perform improvements to City
athletic fields.
Roanoke city Parks and Recreation proposal was
one of six approved by the Office of the Attorney
General, and the City has been chosen to receive
a $20,000.00 award.
II.
CURRENT SITUATION:
A. A check for $20,000.00 was received by the
Department of Parks & Recreation in January,
1996. It was deposited into account No. 001-020-
1234-0895 by means of a Collection Report dated
January 22, 1996.
Notification is required by the City to the
Commonwealth Office of the Attorney General when
the program(s) supported by these funds become
operational.
Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Reebok Settlement Award Acceptance
April 15, 1996
Council Report #96-122, Page 2
A brief report is required to be submitted by the
City to the Commonwealth Office of the Attorney
General when funds are expended. This report
will be submitted by Parks & Recreation and will
include a summary of expenditures.
City Council ApDroval is necessary to officially
accept the settlement award and appropriate the
funds to the following accounts: $15,000.00 to
001-052-7110-2035 (Expendable Equipment under
$1,000) and $5,000.00 to 001-052-4340-9065
(Construction - Other).
III. ISSUES:
A. Need
B. Fundinq
C. Timing
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
City Council accept settlement award and
authorize the appropriation of $20,000.00 to the
Parks and Recreation Department budgets.
1.) Need to officially accept the award by the
City of Roanoke would be achieved.
2.)
Fundinq would be aDpropriated to make
purchases indicated in the proposal and
charged to the appropriate accounts within
the Parks and Recreation budgets.
3.) Timinq to receive reimbursement within FY96
would be met.
City Council reject settlement award and not
authorize the appropriation of $20,000.00 to the
Parks and Recreation Department budget.
1.) Need to officially accept the award by the
City of Roanoke would not be achieved.
Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Reebok Settlement Award Acceptance
April 15, 1996
Council Report ~96-122, Page 3
2.)
3.)
Fundin~ would not be appropriated to the
accounts within the Parks and Recreation
budgets. Funding to purchase items
specified in the proposal do not exist
without the settlement award. The City
would have to return the settlement funds to
the state because the City,s obligations
under the settlement award would not be
fulfilled.
Timin~ to receive reimbursement within FY96
would be irrelevant.
Ve
RECOMMENDATION=
City Council concur with Alternative
A. Accept the $20,000.00 Reebok settlement award.
Appropriate the $20,000.00 to the Parks and
Recreation Departmental budgets as follows:
$15,000.00 to Account No. 001-052-7110-2035, and
$5,000.00 to Account No. 001-052-4340-9065.
WRH/jjn
Attachment
cc:
Respectfully submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
city Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Public Works
Manager, Management and Budget
Manager, Parks & Recreation
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32889-041596.
Government of the
exist.
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the
1995-96 Grant Fund Appropriations, and providing for an emergency.
WHEREAS, for the usual daily operation of the Municipal
City of Roanoke, an emergency is declared to
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Roanoke that certain sections of the 1995-96 Grant Fttnd
Appropriations, be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained
to read as follows, in part:
Health and Welfare
Rehabilitative Incentive Services Grant
Rsvsnus
$ 2,385,416
(1) ....... 25,290
Health and Welfare
Rehabilitative Incentive Services Grant (2) .......
1) Fees for
Professional
Services
2) State Grant
Receipts
(035-054-5193-2010) $ 25,290
(035-035-1234-7215) 25,290
$ 2,385,416
25,290
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this
Ordinance shall be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Honorable David A. Bowers, Mayor and
Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
April 15,
96 - 542
1996
8UBJECTI APPROPRIATION OF REGIONAL DIS~BILITY 8ERVICE~ BO~%RD GRANT
FUNDING
I. BACKGROUND
The 5th District Disability Services Board (DSB) is
responsible to local governments and serves as a critical
resource for needs assessment, information sharing and
service opportunities for citizens with disabilities,
their families and the community.
Be
The followin~ 9urisdictions in the Fifth Planning
District have enacted resolutions establishing their
participation in a regional effort and have appointed a
local official to serve.
City of Roanoke
Town of Vinton
Roanoke County
City of Salem
City of Covington
Craig County
Botetourt County
City of Clifton Forge
Allegany County
Other members of the DSB include representatives from
business and consumers.
C. Funds from the State Rehabilitative Services Incentivn
Fund(RSIF~,a short-term, non-renewable, stimulus fund
designed to promote investment in meeting the needs of
individuals with physical and sensory disabilities, have
been allocated to the Fifth District DSB.
City Council authorized the Director of Finance to serve
as Fiscal Agent for the 5th Planning District
Disabilities Services Board on September 25, 1995,
Resolution No. 32675-092595.
II. CURRENT SITUATION
ae
The DSB solicited DrODosa]s for the use of the RSIF
funds. Seven proposals were received and reviewed. The
DSB has awarded the following agency funding:
Blue Ridge Independent Living Center
Support and Peer Counseling) $ 25,290
(Family
Blue Ridge Independent Livin~ Center will provide local
matching funds for this grant. No local match will be
required from the City.
Funds from the State Rehabilitative Services Incentivo
~ in the amount of $25,290.00 will be received
by the City.
D. Funds need to be appropriated.
III. ISSUES
A. Legal
B. Financia________!l
C. Services To Citizens
Citv Council appropriate $25.290.00 to Grant Fund Account
to be established by the Director of Finance for transfer
to Blue Ridge Independent Living Center.
1. Leqal issues will be met.
2. Financial needs will be met.
Services To Citizens with physical and sensory
disabilities will be enhanced throughout the Fifth
Planning District.
Be
City Council does not aPPropriate $25,290.00 to Grant
Fund Account to be established by the Director of Finance
for transfer to Blue Ridge Independent Living Center.
1. ~ concerns will not be an issue·
2. ~ needs will not be met.
Services To Citizens with physical and sensory
disabilities may not be enhanced throughout the
Fifth Planning District if grant funds are
rescinded by the State.
Ve
RECOMMENDATION
ae
City Council resolve to concur with Alternative "A" and
appropriate $25.290.00 to a Grant Fund Account to be
established by the Director of Finance for transfer to
Blue Ridge Independent Living Center.
Respectfully submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
cc:
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
Wiburn C. Dibling, City Attorney
Glenn D. Radcliffe, Director of Human Development
Donna S. Norvelle, Human Development Coordinator
Terry Winborne, Chairman, 5th Planning District
Services Board
Disability
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.V~, Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 1996
File #5-70-137-184
The Honorable John W. Warner
Member, United States Senate
Room 225, Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20510
The Honorable Charles S. Robb
Member, United States Senate
Room 493, Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20510
Gentlemen:
I am enclosing copy of Resolution No. 32890-041596 urging passage and implementation
of S.849 which will permit localities to adopt a mandatory retirement age for police officers
and firefighters and a maximum age for entry-level public safety employees, which is
pending before the United States Senate. Resolution No. 32890-041596 was adopted by
the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGI~TA
The 15th day of Apr±l, 1996.
No. 32890-041596.
A RESOLUTION urging the passage and implementation of S. 849 which is pending before
the United States Senate.
WHEREAS, S. 849 which has been passed by the United State House of Representatives and
is now pending before the United States Senate permits localities to impose a maximum hiring age
for police and firefighters and a mandatory retirement age for such employees; and
WHEREAS, this legislation is supported by a broad-based coalition of organizations,
including the Virginia Municipal League, the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of
Mayors, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the International Association of
Firefighters, as well as many cities and counties throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, this legislation would permit the imposition ora mandatory retirement age and
a maximum entry level age for persons holding critical public safety positions, if such restrictions were
deemed in the best interests of the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, such legislation would provide the City with flexibility in its personnel
employment and retirement systems with possible enhancement of the safety and well being of the
citizens of the City at large as well as those persons who are serving in public safety capacities and
could also result in a substantial savings in tax dollars by reducing workers' compensation claims and
disability retirement claims.
NOW THI~REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that:
1. This Council urges the adoption and implementation of S. 849.
2. The City Clerk is directed to provide a certified copy of this resolution to the
Honorable John W. Warner, Member, United States Senate, and the Honorable Charles S. Robb,
Member, United States Senate.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITYATTORNEY
464 MUNICIPAL BUILDING
215 CHURCH AVENUE, SW
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 24011-1595
TELEPHONE: 540-981.2431
TELECOPIER: 540-224-3071
WILBURN C. DIBLING, JR.
CITY ATTORNEY
April 15, 1996
WILLIAM X PARSONS
STEVEN J. TALEVI
GLADYS L. YATES
GARY E. TEGENKAMP
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS
The Honorable Mayor and Members
Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, VA
Re: S. 849
Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of Council:
The above-referenced legislation which is being considered by the United States Senate
would allow significant flexibility in the City personnel plan. If passed, the legislahon will permit
localities to adopt a mandatoxy retirement age for police officers and firefighters and a maximum
age for entry-level public safety employees. This action would be accomplished by extending an
exemption which was originally enacted in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The
e~emption expired at the end of 1993, and the City Code has been amended to conform to the legal
requirements by deleting the age 70 retirement requirement for police officers and firefighters.
I wish to emphasize that the legislation would merely permit the City to reinstate a
mandatory retirement age or a maximum entxy age for public safety officers. The City would not be
required to take such action.
This legislation is supported by the Virginia Municipal League, the National League of
Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the
Intemm/onal Association of Firefighters along with many cities and counties throughout the country.
I have contacted the City Manager, the Director of Public Safety, the Chief of Police and the Chief
of Fire/EMS, all of whom support this legislation.
I have prepared for your consideration the attached resolution which would urge the adoption
of S. 849. Please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions about this matter.
With kindest personal regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Wilbm C. Dibling, Jr.
City Attomey
WCD/lsc
cc: W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
George C. Snead, Jr., Director Public Safety
ChiefM. David Hooper, Police Department
Chief James Grigsby, Fire/EMS
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981~2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 199~
File #27-28-58-65-166-183-450
Terry Walker
Plantation Pipeline Co.
P. O. Box 18306
Greensboro, North Carolina 27419
Dear Mr. Walker:
I am enclosing copy of Ordinance No. 32870-041596 authorizing execution of a Request
for Permit agreement with 'Plantation Pipeline Co., to permit a crossing of its pipeline
facilities with a sanitary sewer line in connection with the Tinker Creek Interceptor Sewer
Replacement Project, upon certain terms and conditions. Ordinance No. 32870-041596
was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on first reading on Monday, April 1,
1996, also adopted by the Council on second reading on Monday, April 15, 1996, and will
be in full force and effect ten days following the date of its second reading.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE,
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32870-041596.
VIRGINIA,
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a Request for Permit
agreement with Plantation Pipeline Company to allow a crossing of
its pipeline facilities with a sanitary sewer line in connection
with the Tinker Creek Interceptor Sewer Replacement Project, upon
certain terms and conditions.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the
City Manager and the City Clerk are authorized to execute and
attest, respectively, in form approved by the City Attorney, the
Request for Permit with Plantation Pipeline Company to permit a
crossing of its pipeline facilities with a sanitary sewer line in
connection with the Tinker Creek Interceptor Sewer Replacement
Project, upon certain terms and conditions, as more particularly
set forth in the report and its attachment to this Council dated
April 1, 1996.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of City Council:
Subject: TINKER CREEK INTERCEPTOR SEWER
PLANTATION PIPELINE PERMIT
April 1, 1996
Council Report No. 96-120
Background on the subject in chronological order is as follows:
Replacement of the Tinker Creek Interceptor Sewer is part of the Renovation
and Expansion of Joint Use Sewer Facilities approved by the City Council on
December 13, 1993.
The enq neer n.q desgn of the proposed replacement interceptor sewer is
nearing completion.
Ii.
Current situation is as follows:
The proposed interceptor sewer crosses an existinq underground petroleum
pipeline at four locations. Two of these locations are on City-owned property;
the remaining two are located on Norfolk Western property.
The underqround petroleum pipe is owned and operated by Plantation Pipelinn
Company.
The attached Request for Permit to Cross Right of Way and Facilities of
Plantation Pipeline Company needs to be executed by the City.
Ill.
Issues
A.
B.
__ in order of importance are as follows:
Le.qa issues
Schedules
IV.
Alternatives in order of feasibility are as follows:
Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Request for Permit with
Plantation Pipeline Company to permit a sanitary sewer crossing of the
Plantation Pipeline Company facilities as needed on the Tinker Creek Interceptor
Sewer Replacement.
LeRal issues regarding indemnification by the City are included in the
Request for Permit and are acceptable to the City.
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
TINKER CREEK INTERCEPTOR SEWER
PLANTATION PIPELINE PERMIT
April 1, 1996
Page 2
Schedules for the construction of the proposed interceptor sewer will
continue as planned.
Do not authorize City Manager to execute the attached Request for Permit with
Plantation Pipeline Company to permit a sanitary sewer crossing of the
Plantation Pipeline Company facilities as needed on the Tinker Creek Interceptor
Sewer Replacement.
1, Legal issues do not apply.
2
Schedules for the construction of proposed interceptor sewer will be
delayed.
Recommendation is that City Council concur in Alternative A, and take the following
specific action:
Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Request for Permit with Plantation
Pipeline Company to allow a sanitary sewer crossing of the Plantation Pipeline
Company facilities as needed on the Tinker Creek Interceptor Sewer Replacement.
Respectfully submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
WRH/PCS/kh
Attachment
CC;
City Attorney
City Clerk
Director of Finance
Director of Public Works
Director of Utilities and Operations
Assistant to City Manager for Community Relations
City Engineer
Construction Cost Technician
Accountant, Contracts and Fixed Assets
Budget Administrator
Manager, Office of Supply Management
Commissioner of Revenue
PLANTATION REFERENCE
R/W
REQUEST FOR PERMIT TO CROSS RIGHT OF WAY AND FACILITIES
OF PLANTATION PIPE LINE COMPANY
Ci of Roanoke Vir inia hereby requests a permit to cross the right of way and interstate pipeline facilities
(Name of Applicant)
of Plantation Pipe Line Company (Plantation), a Delaware and Virginia Corporation, with 8-inch. 48-inch
and 54-inch ~,ravitv sanitary sewers at four locations to serve Tinker Creek drainage area
(Type, size of Installation) (Name of Subdivision or other Geographic Area)
in City of Roanoke, VA. If said permit is granted, applicant agrees its foreign line(s) or road(s) will be
(County/Parish)
installed pursuant to the following specifications, unless it is installed on existing highway right of way or
specific written waivers are granted by Plantation:
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL CROSSINGS
Applicant, or its agent, will give a representative of Plantation
telephone number 48-hours' notice of the day on which the crossing(s) will be
made, in order that arrangements can be made for necessary representatives of Plantation to be
present. Plantation's representative will establish the width of the pipeline confinement strip.
Applicant shall investigate, defend, indemnify, and hold Plantation, its officers, employees, agents,
servants and representatives, harmless from all claims, loss, liability, attorney fees, cost and expense,
including death, personal injury, and property damage occurring to applicant or its Contractor, or
its subcontractors or Plantation, their respective officers, employees, agents, servants, and
representatives, or to third parties which arise out of or in connection with, or by mason of,
performance of the work herein contemplated or the existence of said installations, thereafter,
excluding those claims which are alleged to have been caused from Plantation's sole or concurrent
negligence.
3. It is further understood and agreed between Applicant and Plantation:
That Plantation does not, by consenting to the proposed installation of this underground
facility across its pipeline confinement strip and its facilities, assume any responsibility for
the protection of its pipeline(s). Furthermore, all work performed in connection with these
installations will be without expense, risk, or liability to Plantation or any of its directors,
officers, agents, representatives, or employees.
That Plantation will make every reasonable effort to avoid damage to the applicants
installation that may be permitted pursuant to this permit for the purpose of exemising its
easement rights. Plantation will notify the applicant, except in cases of an emergency
nature, prior to interruption of service. Plantation will accept no liability for restoring the
installation or for the interruption of service in the use of said installation.
That except to the extent made necessary by the construction and maintenance of such
permitted crossings and encroachments, and the reasonable use thereof, the exercise of any
rights permitted to applicant shall not interfere with or supersede the rights of Planation
under its easements.
4. This agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors in title.
Execution below by Applicant acknowledges agreement and acceptance of the conditions expressed
herein both as to Specifications for all crossings and Specifications for~Apphcant's particu ar type
crossing and Applicant agrees not to begin any work within the confines of the confinement strip
until this permit has been executed by the Parties.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD CROSSINGS
Road(s), street(s), or driveway(s) shall cross as nearly as possible at right angles to Plantation's
line(s). The existing cover will be maintained over the line(s) at all points including side ditches,
after construction is completed. If cutting is permitted, a minimum of 48-inches of cover shall
remain. Any fill added over Plantation's right of way must have specific prior Plantation approval
in each case. The street or driveway surface shall be of asphalt so that it can be readily removed
with light excavating equipment, unless state, county or municipal specifications require concrete
curbs and gutters.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR UTILITY CROSSINGS
No excavating machinery will be operated upon Plantation's confinement strip until Plantation's
representative is present at the crossing site, and further, no mechanical excavation will be permitted
within five (5) feet of any pipeline absent the express authorization of a Plantation on-site
representative, which authorization will be given after visual inspection of the pipeline.
Plantation's representative at the crossing will determine if the line crossing Plantation's line(s) is
to be installed over or under Plantation's line(s); unless this decision has been made bv Plantation
prior to the date of the crossin~ The depth of the line crossing Plantation's line(s) is to be
maintained for the full distance across the pipeline confinement strip, and the crossing is to be made
as nearly as possible at right angles to Plantation's line(s).
Electric power and telephone cables will be encased for the entire width of Plantation's right of way.
Schedule 40 EC-PVC duct is preferable; however, other materials may be used if approved by
Plantation. Electrical power cables shall be installed with two to four inches of concrete around the
duct or casing.
The use of explosives will not be permitted within the pipeline confinement strip and any use of
explosives in the general area of the pipeline will be conducted in a manner so as to avoid any
damage to Plantation's pipeline facilities.
City of Roanoke. Virginia
Applicant's Name
Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, SW
Street Address
W. Robe~ Herbe~
Citv Manager
Print Signer's Name and Title
Roanoke VA 24011-1587
Ciw State Zip Code
By
Signature of Signer
(540) 981-2333
telephone
Date
Contact: Philip C. Schirmer
Pr~ectManager
(540) 981-2731
To the extent of its rights or interest and without warrant, Plantation hereby permits the crossing described
in this request for Permit to Cross Right of Way and Facilities of Plantation Pipe Line Company
Permit denied for the following reasons:
__ The following are specifically waived:
By
PLANTATION PIPE LINE COMPANY
Title
Date
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue. S.V~, Room 456
Roanoke, Virgiaia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRAH. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 1996
File #192
Louis Sines
Division Manager
The Swanson Corporation
3200 South 60th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68106
Dear Mr. Sinos:
I am enclosing copy of Ordinance No. 32875-041596 extending the Food/Beverage
Concession Management Contract agreement between the City of Roanoke and The
Swanson Corporation for a period of three additional years from May 1, 1996, and
terminating April 30, 1999, with an option by the City to extend the contract for up to two
additional years unless terminated sooner by either party pursuant to Section 4 of the
contract. Ordinance No. 32875-041596 was adopted by the Council of the City of
Roanoke on first reading on Monday, Apdl 1, 1996, also adopted by the Council on second
reading on Monday, April 15, 1996, and will be in full force and effect ten days following
the date of its second reading.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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~q THE COUNC~. OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIKGEqI~
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32875-041596.
AN ORDINANCE extending the Food/Beverage Concession Management Contract
agreement between the City of Roanoke and The Swanson Corporation for a period of three years
with an option by the City to extend the contract for up to two additional years unless terminated
sooner by either party pursuant to Section 4 of the contract.
WH]~REAS, the Roanoke Civic Center Commission has decided that the Food/Beverage
Concession Management Contract between the City of Roanoke and The Swanson Corporation
should be extended for a period of three years with an option by the City to extend the contract for
up to two additional years unless terminated sooner by either party pursuant to Section 4 of the
contract; and
WHEREAS, the Roanoke Civic Center Commission has reported to the Council of the City
of Roanoke the above decision for implementation.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council oftbe City of Roanoke as follows:
1. The Food/Beverage Concession Management Contract agreement dated May 1, 1991,
between the City of Roanoke and The Swanson Corporation providing for food/beverage concession
services for the Roanoke Civic Center, pursuant to the terms of that contract, is hereby extended for
a period of three additional years fi.om May 1, 1996, and terminating April 30, 1999, and providing
that the City at its option may extend the term of the contract for up to two additional years unless
terminated sooner by either party pursuant to Section 4 of the contract and that the terms and
conditions oftbe contract will otherwise remain the same, all as more particularly set forth in the
report to this Council dated April 1, 1996.
2. The City Manager or the Assistant City Manager and the City Clerk are hereby
authorized on behalf of the City to execute and attest, respectively, the contract extension with The
Swanson Corporation, said contract to be in such form as is approved by the City Attorney.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Roanoke, Virginia
April 1, 1996
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of Council:
SUBJECT: Food/Beverage Concession Management Contract
~, the City solicited bids for concessions and
catering rights from professional catering and concession
firms throughout the country.
Be
The Swanson CorPoration of Omaha, Nebraska was the high
bidder for catering and concession rights for the Roanoke
Civic Center.
The City entered into an aareement with The Swanson
Corporation on May 1, 1991 to provide food and beverage
concession and uatering service to the Roanoke Civic
Center for a period of five (5) years with an option to
renew for five (5) years.
II. Current Situation
A. C r t o a with The Swanson Corporation expires
April 30, 1996.
Not'ce was ive to City in writing by Mr. Lou Sinos,
Vice President Concessions Management, that The Swanson
Corporation would like to exercise the additional five
(5) year extension.
Ce
At the February 26. 1996 meeting, the Civic Center
Commission considered the attached staff report and voted
to extend the term of the Food/Beverage Concession
Management Contract with The Swanson Corporation for
three (3) additional years. The City at its option may
extend the term of the contract for two (2) additional
years unless terminated sooner by either party pursuant
to Section 4 of the Food Service Management Contract,
subject to approval by the Council of the City of
Roanoke.
The Swanson Corporation has been advised in writing of
the Civic Center Commission's proposed terms of contract
extension.
E. The City has been advised in writing that the proposed
III.
terms of contract extension are acceptable.
Issues
A. Contract Terms
B. Continuity of Service
JWS:vn
Extend current contract with The Swanson Corporation for
three (3) years with an option of the City to extend the
term of the contract for two (2) additional years unless
terminated sooner by either party pursuant to Section 4
of the Food Service Management Contract.
~ for the percentages paid the City
for concession and catering would remain the same.
Annual auarantee of $125,000.00 during each of the
subsequent years of the contract would remain the
same.
Be
Do not extend contract with The Swanson Corporation and
solicit new bids for concessions and catering.
C t ct te s probably would not be as favorable
as terms of current contract.
Continuity of servic, could not be ensured and
present level of service to events, licensees and
patrons may be lowered with another firm.
Recommendat'on
Ae
Be
City Council conc,,v with Alternative WA" to extend
current contract with The Swanson Corporation for an
additional three (3) years with the City's option to
extend the term of the contract for two (2) additional
years unless terminated sooner by either party pursuant
to Section 4 of the Food Service Management Contract.
Authorize the City Manaaer to execute the appropriate
agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.
~ m'~,_~ C~t~e_ns! Chairman
~z' Roanoke Civic Center Commission
April 1, 1996
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
Subject: Food/Beverage Concession Management Contract
I concur with the recommendation of the Roanoke Civic Center
Commission to extend the current contract with The Swanson
Corporation for an additional three (3) years with the City's
option to extend the term of the contract for two (2) additional
years unless terminated sooner by either party pursuant to
Section 4 of the contract.
The proposed agreement extension has been approved by the City
administration and the City Attorney's Office will approve the form
of the agreement extension.
I request that you authorize the City Manager to execute an
agreement extension as described in the attached Civic Center
Commission report.
Respectfully,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
WRH:vn
cc:
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Utilities and Operations
Chairman and Members, Civic Center Commission
CITY OF RO/%NOKE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMO
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
February 23, 1996
Members of the Roanoke Civic Center~ission
Bob Chapman, Civic Center Manager ~
Renewal of Food/Beverage Concession Management Contract
Fe
May 21. 1990, Council authorized the City Manager to
enter into a contract with William Caruso and Associates
to assist with the development of specifications and
evaluations of bids received for the operation of
concession and catering services at the Roanoke Civic
Center.
Auqust 7, 1990 information was specifically sent to
twenty-two (22) prospective bidders seeking interest in
participating in the bid process for food and beverage
concessions for the Civic Center.
December 4 1990 the extensive bid document was developed
and sent to eleven (11) firms that had expressed interest
in bidding. A public advertisement was also published in
the Roanoke Times and World News.
Januar 0 1 1, a pre-bid conference was held at the
Civic Center to provide interested vendors with
additional information and a showing of the facility.
February 15. 1991, two (2) bid responses were received
for food and beverage concession services for the Roanoke
Civic Center.
Ail bids received, after proper advertisement were
publicly opened and read in the office of the Manager of
General Services.
The bids received
the Civic Center,
Associates.
were evaluated by representatives of
General Services and William Caruso &
That evaluatio was supported by a communication from
William Caruso & Associates, which recommended the
acceptance of the bid submitted by The Swanson
Corporation on the basis of higher investment and average
commissions to the City.
City Council concurred and authorized the City manager to
award a contract with The Swanson Corporation to provide
food and beverage concession and catering services to the
Roanoke Civic Center for a period of five (5) years with
an option to renew for five (5) years.
J. The effective dat~ of the contract was May 1, 1991.
II. Current Situation
Current contract with The Swanson Corporation expires
April 30, 1996.
Notice was given to City in writing by Mr. Lou Sinos,
Vice President Concessions Management, that The Swanson
Corporation would like to exercise the additional five
(5) year extension.
Swanson proposed investing $25,000 to continue to improve
services and revenues over the term of the next five
years.
III. ManaGer's Recommendation
Accept the proposal from The Swanson Corporation to
extend the existing contract and exercise the City's
option to renew the contract for five (5) years.
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W, Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-254i
Fax: (540) 224-3145
April 17, 1996
File #181-258-373-467-468
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
Linda Davis
Lease Administrator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
206 Washington Street
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Dear Ms. Davis:
I am enclosing copy of Ordinance No. 32878-041596 authorizing extension of the Lease
and Agreement, as amended, between the City and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, of the space located at 111-117 Church Avenue, S.W., upon certain terms and
conditions. Ordinance No. 32878-041596 was adopted by the Council of the City of
Roanoke on first reading on Monday, April 1, 1996, also adopted by the Council on second
reading on Monday, April 15, 1996, and will be in full force and effect ten days following
the date of its second reading.
Sincerely, ~)~
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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Enc.
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE,
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32878-041596.
VIRGINIA,
AN
Agreement, as
Institute and
Church Avenue,
ORDINANCE authorizing the extension of the Lease and
amended, between the City and Virginia Polytechnic
State University, of the space located at 111-117
S.W., upon certain terms and conditions.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the
City Manager and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute and
attest, respectively, on behalf of the City, an extension of the
Lease and Agreement, dated May 2, 1989, as amended, between the
City and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
("VPI"), for the lease of the space located at 111-117 Church
Avenue, S.W., at a rate of $1.00 per year, and to commence as of
August 1, 1996 and go through July 31, 1997; said lease renewal to
be for a one (1) year term, with automatic renewal for up to four
additional one-year terms, unless terminated by VPI or the City in
writing at least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the
renewal term; such lease to be in form approved by the City
Attorney and to contain such terms and conditions as are set out in
the report to this Council dated April 1, 1996.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
April 1, 1996
Report No. 96-308
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
Subject:
Extension of Lease Agreement for Graduate
Center with Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University (VPI)
The attached staff report was considered by the Water
Resources Committee at its regular meeting on March 18, 1996. The
Committee recommends that Council authorize the extension of the
lease, as amended, with VPI for the space located at 111-117
Church Avenue, S.W., for a one-year term, with automatic renewal
for up to four additional one-year terms, unless terminated by
VPI or City in writing at least three (3) months prior to
expiration of renewal term, at the rate of $1.00 per year, in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney, in accordance with
conditions stated in the attached report. This rate would be
adjusted if the Parking Garage becomes fully rented to charge the
prevailing monthly fee computed for the three parking spaces used
for the satellite dish antenna.
Respectfully sub, d,
Elizabeth T. Bowles, Chairperson
Water Resources Committee
ETB:KBK:afm
Attachments
cc:
W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
Wilburn C. Dibling, Jr., City Attorney
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
Kit B. Kiser, Director of Utilities & Operations
D. D. Daniels, Assistant to City Manager for Community
Relations
Charles M. Huffine, City Engineer
Diane S. Akers, Budget Administrator
Patrick Leach, Lease Administrator, Billings & Collections
Linda Davis, Lease Administrator, VPI & SU
Report No. 96-308
CITY OF ROANOKE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
March 18, 1996
Members, Water Resources Committee
~. ~iser~,' Dire, c[e~,t~.~iZies and Operations thru
W. Robert Herb~:) Manager
Extension of Lease Agreement for Graduate Center with
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI)
Background in chronological order is as follows:
Graduate Center lease with VPI will expire July 31, 1996. Lease is for
approximately 7000 square feet located at 111 to 117 Church
Avenue, S.W. VPI has operated a graduate and continuing education
center at this location since 1989.
Lease has been amended to include three parking spacec on the top
deck of the Parking Garage for a satellite dish antenna. VPI has
agreed, if the Parking Garage ever becomes fully rented, to pay the
prevailing monthly fee in effect at the time for the three spaces.
Oriqinal lease contained a provision for automatic renewal on a year-
to-year basis unless terminated by either party, by written notice, at
least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the initial term or
renewal term.
State law provides for public advertisement of any lease granted for
a period of more than five years.
II.
Current Situation is as follows:
VPI has requested an extension of the lease, as amended, for one
additional year, through July 31, 1997, at the current rate of 91.00
per year. This rate would be adjusted if the Parking Garage becomes
fully rented to charge the prevailing monthly fee computed for the
three parking spaces used for the satellite dish antenna.
Water Resources Committee
March 18, 1996
Extension of Lease Agreement for Graduate Center with
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI)
Page 2
B. Lease should also provide for automatic renewal for up to four
additional one-year terms unless terminated by VPI or City by written
notice at least three (3) months prior to expiration of renewal term.
All other provisions of the original lease, as amended, shall remain in
effect.
III.
Issues in order of importance are:
A. Need
B. Timing
IV.
Alternatives in order of feasibility are:
Committee recommends that City Council authorize the extension of
the lease, as amended, with VPI for the space located at 111-117
Church Avenue, S.W., for a one-year term, with automatic renewal for
up to four additional one-year terms, unless terminated by VPI or City
in writing at least three (3) months prior to expiration of renewal term,
at the rate of $1.00 per year, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney. This rate would be adjusted if the Parking Garage becomes
fully rented to charge the prevailing monthly fee computed for the
three parking spaces used for the satellite dish antenna.
Need by petitioner for space to continue graduate and continuing
education programs is met.
Timing to permit VPI to obtain approval of the terms of the lease
extension by State officials prior to expiration of current lease is
critical.
Water Resources Committee
March 18, 1996
Extension of Lease Agreement for Graduate Center with
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI)
Page 3
Committee does not recommend that City Council authorize th~
extension of the lease, as amended, with VPI for the space located at
111-117 Church Avenue, S.W., for a one-year term, with automatic
renewal for up to four additional one-year terms, unless terminated by
VPI or City in writing at least three (3) months prior to expiration of
renewal term, at the rate of $1.00 per year, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney. This rate would be adjusted if the Parking Garage
becomes fully rented to charge the prevailing monthly fee computed
for the three parking spaces used for the satellite dish antenna.
Need by petitioner for space to continue graduate and continuing
education programs is not met.
Timinq to permit VPI to obtain approval of the terms of the lease
extension by State officials prior to expiration of current lease is
not met.
Committee's Recommendation is that City Council authorize the extension
of the lease, as amended, with VPI for the space located at 111-117
Church Avenue, S.W., for a one-year term, with automatic renewal for up
to four additional one-year terms, unless terminated by VPI or City in
writing at least three (3) months prior to expiration of renewal term, at the
rate of $1.00 per year, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. This rate
would be adjusted if the Parking Garage becomes fully rented to charge the
prevailing monthly fee computed for the three parking spaces used for the
satellite dish antenna.
WRH/KBK/SEF/
Attachment
CC:
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Public Works
Director of Utilities and Operations
Assistant to City Manager for Community Relations
City Engineer
Budget Administrator
Lease Administrator, Billings & Collections
Lease Administrator, VPI & SU, 206 Washington Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Virginia
IRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
AND STATE UNIVERSITY
OFI~ICE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
206 W~hington Street, MC 0163
Blacksbu~g, VA 2~061
January29,1996
W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
City of Roanoke
Municipal Building
215 Church Street, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24011
RE: Lease Number 208-L0040, Roanoke Valley Graduate Center, Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Herbert:
The current lease term for the referenced lease will expire July 31, 1996. In accordance with
leased property guidelines, documentation for lease renewals must be submitted to Richmond for
approval five (5) months before the lease expiration date.
Virginia Tech would like to continue leasing this property from you at the same annual rental
rate of $0.00 for the Center and $1.00 for the parking spaces. The renewal term will begin
August 1, 1996 and go through July 31, 1997. However, we must have your approval of the
terms before the lease can be renewed. Please acknowledge your agreement by signing on the
appropriate line below, and return the document to me in the enclosed envelope as soon as
possible. Should you have questions, please call me at 540-231-8439.
Sincerely,
Linda Davis
Lease Administrator
I agree to the r~n~wal of the referenced lease from August 1, 1996 through July 31, 1997 at the
annual rate of $1.00.
W. Robert Herbert
Date
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
April 17, 1996
File #166-468-514
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
Mr. C. M. Vandergrift
1344 Nover Avenue, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24019
Dear Mr. Vandergrift:
I am enclosing copy of Ordinance No. 32881-041596 authorizing the City Manager to
execute the necessary documents providing for the sale of City-owned property located
at the northwest comer of Liberty Road and Hillcrest Avenue, N. W., in the amount of
$7,500.00, upon certain terms and conditions, as more particularly set forth in a report of
the Water Resources Committee under date of April 1, 1996. Ordinance No. 32881-
041596 was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on first reading on Monday,
April 1, 1996, also adopted by the Council on second reading on Monday, April 15, 1996,
and will be in full force and effect ten days following the date of its second reading.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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pc: Mr. Paul N. Lynskey, II, 2605 Hillcrest Avenue, N. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24012
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE,
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32881-041596.
VIRGINIA,
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City Manager to execute the
necessary documents providing for the sale and conveyance of
property owned by the City and located at the northwest corner of
Liberty Road and Hillcrest Avenue, N.W., upon certain terms and
conditions.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that:
1. The City Manager, or his designee, and the City Clerk,
are authorized, for and on behalf of the City, to execute and
attest, respectively, the necessary documents providing 'for the
sale of City-owned property located at the northwest corner of
Liberty Road and Hillcrest Avenue, N.W., identified as Lot 20,
Block 2, Map of Meadow Land, and bearing Official Tax Map No.
2071420, to C. M. Vandergrift, for the sum of $7,500.00, upon the
terms and conditions more particularly set forth in the Water
Resources Committee's report and attachments dated April 1, 1996.
2. All documents shall be in form approved by the City
Attorney.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Report No. 96-312
CITY OF ROANOKE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION
DATE:
March 18, 1996
TO:
FROM:
embers, Water Resources Committee
· ~Ki~rector, Utilities and Operations thru
obert Herbert, City Manager
SUBJECT: Surplus City-owned Property
Official Tax No. 2071420
I. Background in chronological order is as follows:
Parcel located at the northwest corner of Liberty Road and Hillcrest
Avenue, N.W. was acquired by the City in 1955. It is in a residential
area (RM-1), and is approximately 50' X 140'.
Parcel is no longer needed by the City, and has been advertised for
sale. Water Resources Committee authorized the advertisement for
sale of this parcel on August 14, 1995.
Assessment of the lot of 96,500.00 has been made by the Office of
Real Estate Valuation.
Il.
Current Situation is as follows:
A. Sealed bids were received and opened in the Office of Supply
Manaqement on February 29, 1996.
A sinqle bid in the amount of 97,500 was received from P. N.
Lynskey, II.
Members, Water Resources Committee
Surplus City-owned Property
March 18, 1996
Page 2
Ill. Issues in order of importance are:
A. Need
B. Timing
C. Income to City
IV. Alternatives in order of feasibility are:
Committee recommends that City Council authorize the sale of Lot 20,
Block 2, Map of Meadow Land, Official Tax No. 2071420, to P. N.
Lynskey, II, for the amount of $7,500. Preparation of all legal
documents to transfer title shall be at purchaser's expense, and in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney.
1. Need to return useable property to tax rolls is met.
2. Timing to accomplish action as quickly as possible is met.
3. Income to City General Fund is $7,500 plus future tax revenue.
Committee does not recommend that City Council authorize, the sale
of Lot 20, Block 2, Map of Meadow Land, Official Tax No. 2071420,
to P. N. Lynskey, II, for the amount of $7,500. Preparation of all legal
documents to transfer title shall be at purchaser's expense, and in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney.
1. Need to return useable property to tax rolls is not met.
2. Timinq to accomplish action as quickly as possible is not met.
3. Income to City General Fund is zero.
Members, Water Resources Committee
Surplus City-owned Property
March 18, 1996
Page 3
V. Recommendation is as follows:
Committee recommends that City Council concur in Alternative "A" and
take the following action:
Authorize the sale of Lot 20, Block 2, Map of Meadow Land, Official Tax
No. 2071420, to P. N. Lynskey, II, for the amount of $7,500.00.
Preparation of all legal documents to transfer title shall be at purchaser's
expense, and in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
WRH/KBK/SEF/
Attachment
CC:
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Public Works
Director of Utilities and Operations
Assistant to City Manager for Community Relations
City Engineer
Manager, Office of Supply Management
Budget Administrator
P. N. Lynskey, II, 2605 Hillcrest Avenue, N.W.
CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FOR
SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY
BID NUMBER 96-2-3
Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Supply
Management, City of Roanoke, Virginia, Room 353, Municipal
Building, Roanoke, Virginia 24011 until 2:00 p.m., Thursday,
February 29, 1996, at which time all bids appropriately received
will be publicly opened and read. Bid Form and Specifications may
be obtained from the Office of Supply Management, (703) 981-2871.
The notation "BID FOR SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY, BID NUMBER
BID NUMBER 96-2-3" and the opening time and date must appear on
the front of the sealed envelope containing the bid. Bids not
appropriately labeled and submitted in accordance with above
conditions will not be considered. Faxed bids will not be
acceptable.
The above property for sale is Official Tax #2071420,
identified as lot 20, block 2, map of Madowland, is located on the
northwest corner of Liberty Road and Hillcrest Avenue, N.W,
The City of Roanoke reserves the right to reject any or all
bids, and to waive informalities in any bid.
D. Darwin Roupe, CPP, CPPB, CPPO
Manager, Supply Management
BID FORM
SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY
BID NUMBER 96-2-3
TO the City of Roanoke, Virginia:
In accordance with all terms, conditions and specifications of
bid number 96-2-3. The undersigned offers to purchase City owned
property located on the northwest corner of Liberty Road and
Hillcrest Avenue, N.W., identified as lot 20, Block 2, map of
Meadowland, Official Tax No. 2071420 for ths sum of $
BIDDER:
ADDRESS:
DATE:
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To the City of Roanoke, Virginia:
In accordance with all terms, conditions and specifications of
bid number 96-2-3. The undersigned offers to purchase City owned
property located on the northwest corner of Liberty Road and
Hillcrest Avenue, N.W., identified as lot 20, Block 2, map of
Meadowland, Official Tax No. 2071420 for ths sum of $ 7~z~'O0. '~ .
Cashier's Check
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DATE: February 28, 1996
CONTACTS:
Carolyn Nolan (540) 342-5708
Sandra Neighbors (540) 342-5700
LOCAL COLORS PLANNED FOR APRIL 21
LOCAL COLORS, a Roanoke area multicultural celebration, on Sunday,
p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Roanoke, VA -- Center in the Square and Downtown Roanoke incorporated will join to celebrate
96, from 12:00
LOCAL COLORS 'brings people of many cultures together in downtown Roanoke and Center in the
Square for a day of celebration and education. The event opens with a Parade of Nations leading to
the historic farmers' market. The streets surrounding the market are filled with music, arts and crafts,
entertainment, storytelling, children's games, an international fashion show and displays from over 30
different ethnic and cultural groups.
Numerous businesses from the historic downtown farmers' market will be joining LOCAL COLORS this
year, and two businesses, Gallery 3 and Studios on the Square, are offering an Opportunity for Artists.
Gallery 3 will display and sell Oriental art as well as have three artists on site with their work. Studios
on the Square will offer space for display of artwork by artists representing other countries, Apdl 3-May
18. Interested artists are encouraged to submit slides or photos of their work to these businesses.
All festival events on the market are free as well as many activities in Center in the Square. Some
organizations in Center in the Square will have their regular admission charges. General information
and information on volunteer opportunities for LOCAL COLORS is available by calling Center in the
Square at (540) 342-5700 or Downtown Roanoke Incorporated at (540) 342-2028. (END)
NIARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
April 17, 1996
File #20-57-66-77-165-514
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Herbert:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke held on Monday, April 15, 1996,
E. Jeanette Manns, Co-Chairperson, Washington Park Neighborhood Alliance, addressed
Council with regard to the need for sidewalks, curb and gutter, and a traffic signal at Tenth
Street and Hunt Avenue, N. W.
On motion, duly seconded and adopted, you were requested to provide Council with a
report at its next regular meeting on Monday, May 6, 1996, with regard to the City's priority
list for traffic signals, the projected timetable for installation of the next five traffic signals
included on the pdority list, the status of the Tenth Street traffic signal, an updated Tenth
Street traffic count, and the criteria used in determining whether a traffic signal is justified
at a specific location. Council further requested that representatives of the City meet with
representatives of the Washington Park Neighborhood Alliance to explain the criteria for
traffic signal installation.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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Enc,
· W. Robert Herbert
April 17, 1996
Page 2
pc:
The Reverend Clinton D. Scott and E. Jeanette Manns, Co-Chairpersons,
Washington Park Neighborhood Alliance, 1826 Tenth Street, N. W., Roanoke,
Virginia 24012
William F. Clark, Director, Public Works
William L. Stuart, Manager, Streets and Traffic
Robert K. Bengtson, Traffic Engineer
WASHINGTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE
1826 10th Street, N.W., Roanoke, Virginia 24012 (540) 26S-0758
March 28, 1996
Ms. Mary Parker
City Clerk
Roanoke City Munieiple Building
Roanoke, VA
Dear Ms. Parker:
The Washington Park Neighborhood Alliance would like to be written on the agenda for
the Roanoke City Council meeting of April 15, 1996. It is our understanding that we need to be
at the Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. The Alliance is interested in addressing relevant issues
concerning 10th Street.
Representatives of the Alliance appreciate your cooperation and are looking forward to
attending the meeting. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to confii~f :'-
us at 265-0758.
Sincerely,,
~R~-~r~d~Clinton Scott
~E. Je,~nett¢ Maims
Co-Chairpersons
Director of Public Works
April 11, 1996
The Honorable David A. Bowers, Mayor
and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of City Council:
SUBJECT: Improvements to Tenth Street, N. W.
The City Manager has requested that I update Council in
regard to our schedule for meeting with residents interested in
future improvements to Tenth Street, N. W. Several years ago the
portion of Tenth Street between Campbel.1 Avenue S. W., and Gilmer
Avenue, N. W., was widened, including a new bridge over the
railroad. A request to complete these improvements from Gilmer
Avenue to Williamson Road has been among the list of projects
submitted to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for
a number of years.
Now that other street improvement projects in the City have
been completed or are in advanced stages of design and
construction (i.e., Wells Avenue, Second Street/Gainsboro Road,
Peters Creek Road Extension, Brandon Avenue), the timing for some
decisions on Tenth Street is approaching.
VDOT prepared one preliminary plan based on a similar 4-lane
alignment constructed on the previously improved segment. The
City requested VDOT to consider a 3-lane widening scheme,
particularly north of Orange Avenue, so as to reduce the impact
on adjoining properties. I am pleased to report that VDOT has
indicated that such a plan would be feasible, although the
details of how it would impact individual properties has still
not been satisfactorily prepared.
On Friday, April 5, 1996, I met with representatives of the
Washington Park Neighborhood Alliance to discuss plans for a
neighborhood workshop to solicit citizen input concerning the
future improvements of Tenth Street. Present were Reverend and
Mrs. Clinton D. Scott and Ms. E. Jeanette Manns; Reverend Scott
and Ms. Manns are co-chairpersons of their neighborhood
organization. Also present was Ms. Mariam Alam, Neighborhood
Partnership Coordinator. We had a very cordial meeting during
which we discussed the City's desire to obtain information from
Room 354, Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1584 (540) 981-2741
Mayor Bowers and Members of City Council
April 11, 1996
Page 2
all citizens interested in the future improvements to Tenth
Street, particularly the abutting property owners. I am awaiting
contact from Reverend Scott or Ms. Manns as to a suggested date
for a neighborhood meeting. The City will secure a convenient
meeting location and be responsible for notification to citizens,
although we will welcome suggestions on a meeting place and names
of persons to be invited to attend; undoubtedly all adjoining
property owners will receive notice. The meeting will address
the entire length of Tenth Street from G£1mer Avenue to
Williamson Road.
It is our sincere pledge to solicit citizen input into the
planning for future improvements to Tenth Street. The upcoming
meeting mentioned hereinabove will be but the first of a series
of meetings to invite interested persons to offer comments and
suggestions. Subsequent meetings will allow opportunities for
reacting to how those comments/suggestions get translated into
preliminary plans and ultimately into final designs.
If any member of Council has additional questions, I invite
you to call me at 981-2741.
Respectfully,
William F. Clark
Director of Public Works
pr
cc:
W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
James D. Rttchie, Assistant City Manager
Wilburn C. Dibltng, Jr., City Attorney
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
V~ary F. Parker, City Clerk
Kit B. Kiser, Director of Utilities & Operations
Glenn D. Radcliffe, Director of Human Development
George C. Snead, Director of Public Safety
Mariam K. Alam, Neighborhood Partnership Coordinator
Reverend Clinton D. Scott, Co-Chairperson,
Washington Park Neighborhood Alliance
E. Jeanette Manns, Co-Chairperson,
Washington Park Neighborhood Alliance
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W.. Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 1996
File #27-66-268-468
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Herbert:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke held on Monday, April 15, 1996,
Ms. Juanita A. Crews, 57 Gilmer Avenue, N. E., addressed Council with regard to sewer
and storm drainage construction currently underway in her neighborhood. She expressed
concern relative to damaged water lines causing reduced water pressure, a damaged
sewer tine, discoloration of water, a severed cable line which has since been repaired,
damage to her front yard, and damage to a wall. She advised that she received no prior
notice of construction and she did not authorize the contractor to enter her property.
On motion, duly seconded and adopted, the matter was referred to you for investigation
and report to Council and to Ms. Crews.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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pc: Ms. Juanita A. Crews, 57 Gilmer Avenue, N. E., Roanoke, Virginia 24016
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue. S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA If. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 1996
File f~6-165-514
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Herbert:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke held on Monday, April 15, 1996,
Evelyn D. Bethel, President, Histodc Gainsboro Preservation District, Inc., celled attention
to a project to improve the appearance of the Gainsboro neighborhood in which the
community solicited and received volunteer services from a Iocel architectural firm to
design walls for the south side of Gilmer Avenue. She requested Council's assistance to
insure that the construction company that damaged the walls as a result of sewer and
storm drainage construction in the Gilmer Avenue area will repair or restore the walls as
presently designed without expense to Gilmer Avenue property owners.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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Evelyn D. Bethel, President, Histodc Gainsboro Preservation District, Inc., 35 Patton
Avenue, N. E., Roanoke, Virginia 24016
William F. Clark, Director, Public Works
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 1996
File #51
Carolyn H. Coles, Chairperson
City Planning Commission
1501 Cove Road, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
Dear Ms. Coles:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke held on Monday, April 15, 1996,
a public hearing was held on the request of Betty W. Mitchum that a certain tract of land
located at 2044 Brambleton Avenue, S. W., described as Official Tax No. 1260108, be
rezoned from RS-l, Single-Family Residential District, to C-1, Office District, subject to
certain conditions proffered by the petitioner.
I am enclosing copy of a communication and an Amended Petition submitted by Edward A.
Natt, Attorney, representing the petitioner, requesting that the matter be referred back to
the City Planning Commission for further study, report and recommendation to Council.
Accordingly, on motion, duly seconded and adopted, the Amended Petition for rezoning
was referred to the City Planning Commission for further study, report and
recommendation to Council.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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Carolyn H. Coles, Chairperson
City Planning Commission
April 17, 1996
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Ms. Betty W. Mitchum, 2044 Brambleton Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Swecker, 2026 Brambleton Avenue, S. W., Roanoke,
Virginia 24015
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sublette, 1120 Oakwood Drive, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia
24015
Barry M. Tatel, Attorney, P. O. Box 1625, Roanoke, Virginia 24008-1625
Dr. John Martin, 915 Oakwood Drive, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Mr. Thomas Hanes, 1036 Oakwood Drive, S. W. Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Mrs. E. J. Swecker, 1117 Oakwood Drive, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Edward A. Natt, Attorney, Osterhoudt, Ferguson, Natt, Aheron & Agee, P. O. Box
20068, Roanoke, Virginia 24018-0007
John R. Marlles, Agent, City Planning Commission
Martha P. Franklin, Secretary, City Planning Commission
Evelyn D. Dorsey, Zoning Administrator
Ronald H. Miller, Building Commissioner
Steven J. Talevi, Assistant City Attorney
OSTEKHOUDT, FEKGU$ON, NATT. AHEKON ~ AGEE
April 15, 1996
VIA TRLEFAX 224-3~45
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of Roanoke City Council
c/o Roanoke City Clerk's Office
215 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
ATTN: 8ANDY E~KIN
RE: Rezoning Request of Betty Mitchum
Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of Council:
I represent Mrs. Betty Mitchum, the owner of property on
Brambleton Avenue in the City of Roanoke. We have filed a rezoning
request on her behalf which is set for hearing on tonight's agenda.
By letter of March 26, 1996, which I understand went out with the
Council's package, I filed an Amended Petition to Rezone and
requested that the matter be referred to the Planning Commission
for reconsideration. A copy of that letter went to the City
Planning Staff and to Mr. Barry Tatel, an adjoining property owner,
and counsel representing several of the neighbors.
Since my March 26 letter, I have been advised that I must
appear before the Supreme Court of Virginia at 9:00 tomorrow
morning. Therefore, it is impossible for me to appear before the
Council this evening and request that the matter be returned to the
Planning Commission for consideration of the Amended Petition.
However, that is our specific request. Should Council not honor
this request, I would ask that the matter be deferred until the
next Council meeting so that I can appear on behalf of my client.
I would trust that Council would consider sending the matter
back to the Planning Commission for reconsideration without the
necessity of appearance on my part. By copy of this letter, I am
advising both my client and Mr. Tatel of this request.
Respectfully,
Edward A. Natt
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Betty Mitchum
2044 Brambleton Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24018
VIA ?ELEF~X 224-3088
Evie Lander
Roanoke City Planning Commission
Room 162, Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
VIA TELEFAX 345-9675
Barry M. Tatel, Esquire
P. O. Box 1625
Roanoke, VA 24008-1625
OSTERHDUDT, FERGUSDN,
NATT, AH£RDN & AGEE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
RDANOKE, VIEGINIA
AMENDED PETITION TO REZONE ~
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
IN RE:
Rezoning of a tract of land lying on the easterly side
of Brambleton Avenue, SW, known as 2044 Brambleton.
Avenue, identified as tax map parcel 1260108, from
Single Family Residential District RS-1 to Office
District C-i, such rezoning to be subject to certain
conditions.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYORAND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROANOKE:
The Petitioner, Betty W. Mitchum, owns property located in
the City of Roanoke containing one-half acre more or less
located at 2044 Brambleton Avenue, Tax Map Number 1260108. Said
tract is currently zoned Residential District RS-i, a map of the
property to be rezoned is attached as Exhibit A.
Pursuant to Section 36.1-690, Code of the City of Roanoke
(1979), as amended, the Petitioner requests that the said
property be rezoned from Single Family Residential District RS-1
to Office District C-i, subject to certain conditions set forth
below, for the purpose of utilizing said property for
professional offices.
The Petitioner believes the rezoning of the said tract of
land will further the intent and purposes of the City's Zoning
Ordinance and its comprehensive plan, in that it will enable the
parcel of land to be utilized consistent with adjoining zoning
and uses on Brambleton Avenue. The subject property has been on
the market in excess of two years as residential property with
no offers to purchase the same as residential property.
The Petitioner hereby proffers and agrees that if the said
tract is rezoned as requested, that the rezoning will be subject
to, and that the Petitioner will abide by, the following
conditions:
1. There will be no additions or architectural changes to
the exterior of the building on the property.
2. Parking will be in conformity with the plan prepared
by Lang Engineering Company dated February 24, 1996, identifying
eight spaces, including two in the garage. There will be no
additional parking spaces on the property.
3. There will be no signage on the building.
4. There will be no entrances on Oakwood.
Attached as Exhibit B are the names, addresses and tax
numbers of the owner or owners of all lots or property
immediately adjacent to or immediately across a street or road
from the property to be rezoned.
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner requests that the above described
tract be rezoned as requested in accordance with the provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Roanoke.
1996.
Respectfully submitted this
By
day of
Of Counsel
Edward A. Natt, Esq.
OSTERHOUDT, FERGUSON, NATT,
AHERON & AGEE, P.C.
1919 Electric Road, S.W., Suite 1
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
(703) 774-1197
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ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS
Address
2026 Brambleton Avenue,
Roanoke, VA 24015
Municipal Building
Roanoke, VA 24000
1120 Oakwood Drive, SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
2026 Brambleton Avenue,
Roanoke, VA 24015
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Roanoke, VA 24015
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March 26, 1996
Sandy Eakin
Roanoke City Clerk's Office
215 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
RE: Rezoning Request of Betty Mitchum
Dear Sandy:
As a result of our telephone conversation on Friday, I guess
the only thing to do is to place the Mitchum matter on the agenda.
Accordingly, I would appreciate your placing this matter on the
next available City Council Agenda so that I may request that it
once again be referred to the Planning Commission for its
consideration.
I am enclosing an Amended Petition to Rezone which has been
signed by my client which I would also appreciate being filed. By
copy of this letter, I am providing a copy of the Amended Petition
to Evie Lander and to Mr. Barry Tatel, an attorney who is an
adjoining property owner and represented Dr. and Mrs. Swecker.
Should you need anything further, please advise.
Very truly yours,
Edward A. Natt
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Betty Mitchum (w/enc.)
2044 Brambleton Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24018
Erie Lander (w/enc.)
Roanoke City Planning Commission
Room 162, Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
Barry M. Tatel, Esquire
P. O. Box 1625
Roanoke, VA 24008-1625
(w/enc.)
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
AN ORDINANCE to amend §36.1-3, Code of the City of Roanoke
(1979), as amended, and Sheet No. 126, Sectional 1976 Zone Map,
City of Roanoke, to rezone certain property within the City,
subject to certain conditions proffered by the applicant.
WHEREAS, Betty W. Mitchum, has made application to the Council
of the City of Roanoke to have the hereinafter described property
rezoned from RS-l, Single Family Residential District, to C-l,
Office District, subject to certain conditions proffered by the
applicant; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission, which after giving
proper notice to all concerned as required by §36.1-693, Code of
the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, and after conducting a
public hearing on the matter, has made its recommendation to
Council; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by City Council on said
application at its meeting on April 15, 1996, after due and timely
notice thereof as required by §36.1-693, Code of the City of
Roanoke (1979), as amended, at which hearing all parties in
interest and citizens were given an opportunity to be heard, both
for and against the proposed rezoning; and
WHEREAS, this Council, after considering the aforesaid
application, the recommendation made to the Council by the Planning
Commission, the City's Comprehensive Plan, and the matters
presented at the public hearing, is of the opinion that the
Roanoke City Planning Commission
April 15, 1996
The Honorable David A. Bowers, Mayor
and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of City Council:
Su~e~:
Request from Betty W. Mitchum to rezone a tract of land at 2044
Brambleton Avenue, identified as Official Tax Number 1260108, from
RS-l, Single Family Residential District, to C-1, Office District, such
rezoning subject to certain conditions.
I. Backqround:
Petition to rezone property from RS-1 to C-1 was filed on 12/13/95.
Conditions were proffered that related to the exterior of the building and the
commercial uses for the property.
Planning Commission public hearing was held on January 3, 1996. Mr. Ed
Natt discussed the rezoning request and advised that the existing house
had been for sale for almost two years with no interest as a single-family
residence because of its orientation on Brambleton Avenue. He advised that
there had been several persons interested in the property for commercial
purposes. There was discussion among the Commission regarding pros and
cons of zoning the property residential or commercial. Dr. John Martin, 915
Oakwood Drive, appeared before the Commission in opposition to the
request, advising that the property was an entrance into the Oakwood
community and should be kept as residential. Mr. Tom Hanes, 1036
Oakwood Drive, also appeared before the Commission in opposition to the
rezoning, commenting that the character of the neighborhood would be
changed if commercialization continued along Brambleton Avenue. Mr. Barry
Tatel, 1101 Oakwood Drive, spoke in opposition to the request expressing his
concern for the character of the neighborhood and traffic on Oakwood. Mrs.
E. J. Swecker, 1117 Oakwood Drive, and Mr. R. J. Sublett, 1120 Oakwood
Drive, also spoke in opposition, especially with regard to the possibility of
increased parking on the property viewable from the neighborhood. After
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considerable discussion of the parking, signage, and the neighborhood
entrance issues, the Planning Commission voted to deny the rezoning
rec~uest by a vote of 4-0 (Mrs. Coles and Duerk and Messrs. Bradshaw and
Chrisman voting to deny the request; Messrs. Butler, Hill and Jones were
absent).
Amended Detiti0n to rezone was filed on 3/18/96. This petition was filed after
the Plannino Commission public hearing on 1/3/96. Planning Commission
has not reviewed the revised petition. Proffered conditions of the rezonincl
are:
"There will be no additions or architectural changes to the exterior of
the building on the property."
"Parkinq will be in conformity with the plan prepared by Lang
Engineering Company dated February 24, 1996, identifying eight
spaces, including two in the garage. There will be no additional
parking spaces on the property."
3. "There will be no siqnage on the building."
4. "There will be no entrances on Oakwood."
II. Issues:
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Zoning of the property is currently RS-1. Zoning to the north toward Brandon
Avenue is C-1 and C-2. Zoning to the south, east and west is R$-1 and R$-
2.
Land use of the property is currently residential. A doctor's office is located
next door, as are other general commercial uses toward Brandon Avenue. A
vacant lot is located on the same side of Brambleton across Oakwood Drive.
The Elks Lodge is located further south on Brambleton. Other residential
properties are located on Brambleton and on Oakwood and Lakewood Drives.
Lakewood Park is located at the corner of Brambleton and Brandon
Avenues.
1995-2015 Roanoke Valley Long Range Transportation Plan indicates that
Brambleton Avenue is proposed to be widened in the next twenty years and
that Brambleton is to be realigned with Brandon Avenue at Main Street. Both
of these transportation improvements are included as having a "high" priority
in the 1995-2015 Roanoke City Thoroughfare Plan, adopted in 1993
(Improvements are rated as imminent, high or medium priority).
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Intearitv of residential properties may be affected by transportation corridors
with high traffic volumes. Property owner has indicated that residence has
been for sale for two years with no residential offers for purchase,
There is no established neighborhood organization for the area.
Comorehensive Plan recommends:
III. Alternatives:
A.
Neiohborhood character and environmental quality should b~,
orotected, Possible changes in land use or new public and private
development in or near residential areas should be carefully evaluated
and designed to conserve and enhance neighborhood quality.
Development of new or existing commercial and industrial areas in the
city should be carefully planned and designed to promote quality
development and good land use.
City Council deny the rezoning request.
1. Zoninq remains RS-1,
2. Land use remains residential.
3. Transportation Plan could still affect subject property.
4. Residential inteqrity of the property maintained Effect of Brambleton
Avenue traffic may still be an issue for residential use of the property.
5. Neiohborhood comment not an issue.
6. Comprehensive Plan could be followed.
City Council approve the rezoning request.
1. Zoning becomes C-1 with conditions that restrict development of the
property.
2. Land use can be converted to those permitted in the (;;-1 District, which
include single-family.
Transportation Plan still could affect subject property.
Residential inteqrity of the property can be maintained as per the
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proffered conditions. Conditional zoning of the property can allow for
alternative commercial uses of the structure oriented towards
Brambleton Avenue while establishing a clear boundary for commercial
zoning at Oakwood Drive.
5. Nei(~hborhood residents may still be opposed to this re~3uest.
Comprehensive Plan could be followed. Residential character of the
property would be maintained. Future commercial or single family use
is limited to the existing structure with no expansion, other than parking
as per the proffered parking plan. No traffic access would be permitted
from the residential street, Oakwood Drive.
IV. Recommendation:
At the Planning Commission meeting on 1/3/96, the Plannin(3 Commission
recommended denial of the rezoning request by a vote of 4-0 (Mrs. Coles, Duerk
and Messrs. Bradshaw, and Chrisman voting for denial and Messrs. Butler, Hill and
Jones absent). Residents of the neighborhood expressed concerns for parking,
signage, access from Oakwood, and the effect on the entrance to the residential
community. Options for the location of parking for commercial use of the property
were unresolved at the time of the Planning Commission meeting. Since the
Planning Commission public hearing, the petitioner has filed an amended petition.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn H. Coles, Chairman
Roanoke City Planning Commission
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City Engineer
Building Commissioner
Attorney for the Petitioner
PETITION TO REZONE
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE. VIRGINIA
IN RE:
Rezoning of a tract of land lying on the easterly side
of Brambleton Avenue, SW, known as 2044 Brambleton
Avenue, identified as tax map parcel 1260108, from
Single Family Residential District RS-1 to Office
District C-1, such rezoning to be subject to certain
conditions.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROANOKE:
The Petitioner, Betty W. Mitchum, owns property located in
the City of Roanoke containing one-half acre more or less
located at 2044 Brambleton Avenue, Tax Map Number 1260108. Said
tract is currently zoned Residential Distri~RS-1, a map of the
property to be rezoned is attached as Exhibit A.
P~rsuant to Section 36.1-690, Code of the City of Roanoke
(1979), as a~snded, the Petitioner rec/uests that the said
property berezonedfrom Single Family Residential District RS-1
to Office District C-1, subject to certain conditions set forth
below, for the purpose of utilizing said property for
profsuion&l offices.
T~e Petitioner believes the rezoning of t. he said tract.of
land will further the intent and purposes of the City's Zoning
Ordinance and its comprehensive plan, in that it will enable the
parcel of land to be utilized consistent wi~h adjoining zonings
and uses on Brambleton Avenue. The subject property has been on
the market in excess of two years as residential property with
no offers to purchase the same as residential property.
The Petitioner hereby proffers and agrees that if the said
tract is rezoned as requested, that the rezoning will be subject
to, and that the Petitioner will abide by, the following
=onditions=
1. There will be no additions or architectural changes to
the exterior of the building on the property except for
additional parking, if necessary, for the office use. If
additional parking is necessary, it will be provided in the area
away from the adjoining residential property.
2. The C-1 uses will be limited to (1) single family
detached dwellings, (2) general and professional offices and (3)
sedical offices.
3. There will be no signage on the building.
4. There will be no entrances on Oakwood.
Attached as Exhibit B are the names, addresses and tax
numbers of the owner or owners of all lots or property
immediately adjacent to or immediately across a street or road
from the property to be rezoned.
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner requests that the above described
tract be rezoned as requested in accordance with the provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Roanoke.
lte~pectfully submitted this % ~ day of December, 1995.
Of Counsel
Edward A. Natt, Esq.
OSTERHOUDT, FERGUSON, NATT,
AHERON G AGEE, P.C.
1919 Electric Road, S.W., Suite 1
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
(703) 774-1197
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AMENDED PETITION TO REZONE
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
IN RE:
Rezoning of a tract of land lying on the easterly side
of Brambleton Avenue, SW, known as 2044 Brambleton.
Avenue, identified as tax map parcel 1260108, from
Single Family Residential District RS-1 to Office
District C-l, such rezoning to be subject to certain
conditions.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND ME~{BER$ OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROANOKE:
The Petitioner, Betty W. Mitchum, owns property located in
the City of Roanoke containing one-half acre more or less
located at 2044 Brambleton Avenue, Tax Map Number 1260108. Said
tract is currently zoned Residential District RS-l, a map of the
property to be rezoned is attached as Exhibit A.
Pursuant to Section 36.1-690, Code of the City of Roanoke
(1979), as amended, the Petitioner requests that the said
property be rezoned from Single Family Residential District RS-1
to Office District C-l, subject to certain conditions set forth
below, for the purpose of utilizing said property for
professional offices.
The Petitioner believes the rezoning of the said tract of
land will further the intent and purposes of the City's Zoning
Ordinance and its comprehensive plan, in that it will enable the
parcel of land to be utilized consistent with adjoining zoning
and uses on Brambleton Avenue. The subject property has been on
the market in excess of two years as residential property with
no offers to purchase the same as residential prope~cy.
The Petitioner hereby proffers and agrees that if the said
tract is rezoned as requested, that the rezoning will be subject
to, and that the Petitioner will abide by, the following
conditions:
1. There will be no additions or architectural changes to
the exterior of the building on the property.
2. Parking will be in conformity with the plan prepared
by Lang Engineering Company dated February 24, 1996, identifying
eight spaces, including two in the garage. There will be no
additional parking spaces on the property.
3. There will be no signage on the building.
4. There will be no entrances on Oakwood.
Attached as Exhibit B are the names, addresses and tax
numbers of the owner or owners of all lots or property
immediately adjacent to or immediately across a street or road
from the property to be rezoned.
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner requests that the above described
tract be rezoned as requested in accordance with the provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Roanoke.
Respectfully submitted this ~ day of ~"~L~ ,
1996.
Of Counsel
Edward A. Natt, Esq.
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AHERON & AGEE, P.C.
1919 Electric Road, S.W., Suite 1
Roanoke, virginia 24018
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 240I 1-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 1, 1996
File g-51
Edward A. Natt, Attorney
Osterhoudt, Ferguson, Natt, Aheron
and Agee, P. C.
1919 Electric Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Dear Mr. Natt:
Pursuant to provisions of Resolution No. 25523 adopted by the Council of the City of
Roanoke on Monday, April 6, 1981, I have advertised a public hearing for Monday,
April 15, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the
request of Betty W. Mitchum that a certain tract of land located at 2044 Brambleton
Avenue, S. W., described as Official Tax No. 1260108, be rezoned from RS-l, Single-
Family Residential District, to C-1, Office District, subject to certain conditions proffered
by the petitioner.
For your information, I am enclosing copy of a notice of the public hearing and a report of
the City Planning Commission with regard to the request. Please review the notice and
if you have questions, you may contact Steven J. Talevi, Assistant City Attorney, at
981-2431. Questions with regard to the Planning Commission report should be directed
to John R. Marlles, Chief of Planning and Community Development, at 981-2344.
Edward A. Naif, Attorney
Osterhoudt, Ferguson, Natt, Aheron
and Agee, P. C.
April 1, 1996
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It will be necessary for you, or your representative, to be present at the April 15
public hearing. Failure to appear could result in a deferral of the request for
rezoning until a later date.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.V~, Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
April 1, 1996
File #51
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
Edward A. Natt, Attorney
Osterhoudt, Ferguson, Natt, Aheron
and Agee, P. C.
1919 Electric Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Dear Mr. Natt:
Pursuant to provisions of Resolution No. 25523 adopted by the Council of the City of
Roanoke on Monday, April 6, 1981, I have advertised a public hearing for Monday,
April 15, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the
request of Betty W. Mitchum that a certain tract of land located at 2044 Brambleton
Avenue, S. W., described as Official Tax No. 1260108, be rezoned from RS-l, Single-
Family Residential District, to C-1, Office District, subject to certain conditions proffered
by the petitioner.
For your information, I am enclosing copy of a notice of the public hearing and report of
the City Planning Commission with regard to the request. Please review the documents
and if you have questions, you may contact Steven J. Talevi, Assistant City Attorney, at
981-2431. Questions with regard to the Planning Commission report should be directed
to John R. Marlles, Chief of Planning and Community Development, at 981-2344.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
MFP:sm
Enc.
- Edward A. Natt
April 1, 1996
Page 2
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Mr. Charles E. Swecker, 2026 Brambieton Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Mr. and Mrs. R. Francis Sublette, 1120 Oakwood Drive, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia
24015
Ms. Jean B. Whitworth, 1204 Lakewood Drive, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Ad Number: 32943709
Publisher's Fee: $i04.40
NATT, EDWARD A.
P.O. BOX 20068
ROANOKE, VA 24018
The Roanoke Times
STATE of VIRGINIA
CITY of ROANOKE
AFFIDAVIT of PUBLICATION
I, (the undersigned) an authorized
representative of the Times-World Cor-
poration, which corporation is publisher
of The Roanoke Times, a daily newspaper
published in Roanoke, in the State of
Virginia, do certify that the annexed
notice was published in said newspapers
on the following dates:
03/29/96 FULL RUN - Friday
04/05/96 FULL RUN - Friday
Witness, this 8th day of April 1996
Authorized Signature
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Pursuant to the provisions of Article VII of Chapter 36.1,
Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, the Council of the
City of Roanoke will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, April 15,
1996, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber in the Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, $.W., on the question of rezoning from
RS-l, Single Family Residential District, to C-l, Office District,
the following property:
That certain tract of land located at 2044 Brambleton
Avenue, S.W., and bearing Official Tax No. 1260108,
subject to certain proffered conditions.
A copy of this proposal is available
the Office of the City Clerk, Room 456,
parties in interest may appear on the above date and be heard
the question.
GIVEN under my hand this 27th day of March , 1996.
for public inspection in
Municipal Building. Ail
on
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk.
Publish in the ~, once on Friday, March 29, 1996, and once on Friday,
April 5, 1996.
Send publisher's affidavit to:
Send bill to:
Mary F. Parker, City Cleric
Room 456, Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Edward A. Natt, Attomey
P. O. Box 20068
Roanoke, Virginia 24018-0007
OSTERHOUDT. FERGUSON. NATT. AHER. ON g AGEE
March 18, 1996
Mary F. Parker, Clerk
City of Roanoke
215 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
RE: Rezoning Request - Betty Mitchum
Dear Mary:
Enclosed please find an Amended Petition to Rezone in the
above matter. This matter was heard by the Planning Commission at
its meeting held on January 3 and has since been referred to
Council.
The Planning Commission recommended denial. However, we have
amended the proffers and would like for this matter to be
considered by City Council. If City Council desires to once again
refer the matter to the Planning Commission, that will be fine. If
Council desires to hear it with amended proffers, we will be glad
to appear at the necessary Council meeting.
I would like to ask that this matter be moved along as
expeditiously as possible. I, therefore, look forward to hearing
from you shortly.
Very truly yours,
Edward A. Natt
EAN/sse
Enclosure
pc:
Betty Mitchum (w/enc.)
2044 Brambleton Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24018
Mr. Dick Lang (w/enc.)
P. O. Box 18062
Roanoke, VA 24014
OSTERHOUDT, FERGU$ON, NATT, AHER. ON ~ AGEE
TELEFAX COVER SHEET
TO: Mary F. Parker, Clerk
City of Roanoke
TELEFAX NUMBER: 224-3145
FROM: Edward A. Natt, Esquire
OUR FILE NO.: Betty Mitchum
This transmittal consists
of ~ pages including cover
sheet.
PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY IF THIS
PROPERLY BY CALLING THE SENDER AT (540)
SENDER:
DATE SENT:
TIME SENT:
Stephanie England
February 27, 1996
12:27 p.m.
TELEFAX IS NOT RECEIVED
774-1197
The information contained in this facsimile message is attorney
privileged and confidential information intended only for the use
of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this
message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that
any dissemination, distribution or copy of this communication is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in
error, please immediately notify us by telephone and return the
original message to us at the above address via the U.S. Postal
Service. We will reimburse your for postage. Thank you.
OSTERHOUDT. FEKGU$ON~ NATT. AHEFLOPq ~ AGEE
February 27, 1996
VIA TELEFAX 224-3~45
Mary F. Parker, Clerk
City of Roanoke
215 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
RE: Rezoning Request - Betty Mitchum
Dear Mary:
The above matter has been tentatively scheduled for the March
18 City Council meeting. On behalf of my client, I would
respectfully request that the matter be deferred for one additional
month so that we can continue to work on this request.
By copy of this letter, I am advising the Planning Department
of this request for an additional one month delay.
Thanking you in advance for your attention to this matter, I
am,
Very truly yours,
Edward A. Natt
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pc:
VIA TEL~FAX 2~4-$088
Martha Franklin
Roanoke City Planning Commission
Room 162, Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
Betty Mitchum
2044 Brambleton Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24018
Barbara Michelson
Boone & Company Realtors
3922 Electric Road, SW
Roanoke, VA 24018
Mr. Dick Lang
P. O. Box 18062
Roanoke, VA 240142
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Pursuant to the provisions of Article VII of Chapter 36.1,
Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, the Council of the
City of Roanoke will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 20,
1996, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber in the Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S.W., on the question of rezoning from
RS-i, Single Family Residential District, to C-i,
the following property:
That certain tract of land located at 2044
Avenue, S.W., and bearing Official Tax
subject to certain proffered conditions.
Office District,
Brambleton
No. 1260108,
A copy of this proposal is available for public inspection in
the Office of the City Clerk, Room 456, Municipal Building. All
parties in interest may appear on the above date and be heard on
the question.
GIVEN under my hand this 315t day of JamJary , 1996.
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk.
Post-it® Fax Note 7671 3ate ~( ~ Ip~ag°fes~'/.~
Co./Dept. 3o.
Publish in the l~xg~T~,'once on Thursday, February 1, 1996, and once on
Thursday, February 8, 1996.
Send publisher's affidavit:
Send bill to:
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
Room 456, Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Edward A. Natt, Attorney
Osterhoudt, Ferguson, Natt, Aheron
and Agee, P. C.
1919 Electric Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Publish in the Roanoke Times, once on Fridayl February 2, 1996, and once on Friday,
February 9, 1996.
Send publisher's affidavit:
Send bill to:
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
Room 456, Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Edward A. Natt, Attorney
Osterhoudt, Fevgttson, Natt, Aheron
and Agee, P. C.
1919 Electric Road, S. W.
TO THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
PERTAINING TO THE REZONING REQUEST OF:
Request from Betty W. Mitchum, represented by Edward A. Natt, )
attorney, that a tract of land lying on the easterly side of Bramble- )
ton Avenue, S.W., bearing Official Tax No. 1260108, more spe- )AFFIDAVIT
cifically identified as 2044 Brambleton Avenue, S.W., be rezoned )
from RS-1 to C-l, conditional. )
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA )
) TO-WIT:
CITY OF ROANOKE )
The affiant, Martha Pace Franklin, first being duly sworn, states that she is Secretary to the
Roanoke City Planning Commission, and as such is competent to make this affidavit of her own
personal knowledge. Affidavit states that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 15.1-341, Code of
V'trginia, 0950), as amended, on behalf of the Planning Commission of the City of Roanoke, she has
sent by first-class mail on the 26th day of December, 1995, notices of a public hearing to be held on
the 3rd day of January, 1996, on the rezoning captioned above to the owner or agent of the parcels
listed below at their last known address:
Owner. Agent or Occupant;
Charles E. Swecker
R. Francis Sublette
Hazel M. Sublette
Jean B. Whitworth
Par~
1260107
1260110
1260203
1260201
1351303
Address
2026 Brambleton Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
1120 Oakwood Drive, SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
1204 Lakewood Drive
Roanoke, VA 24015
Martha Pace Franklin
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, a Notary Public, in the City of Roanoke, Virginia,
this 26th day of December, 1995.
lqotary ~u~olic cOZ ~
My Commission Expires: ~?_~~~
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE ROANOKE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Roanoke City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 3,
1996, at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereatter as the matter may be heard, in the City Council Chamber, fourth
floor, Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue, S.W., Roanoke, Virginia, in order to consider the
following:
Request from Betty W. Mitchum, represented by Edward A. Natt, attorney, that a tract of land
lying on the easterly side of Brambleton Avenue, S.W., bearing Official Tax No. 1260108, more
specifically identified as 2044 Brambleton Avenue, S.W., be rezoned from RS-I, Residential
Single Family District to C-I, Office District, such rezoning to be subject to certain conditions
proff'ered by the petitioner.
A copy of said application is available for review in the Department of Planning and Community
Development, Room 162, Municipal Building.
All parties in interest and citizens may appear on the above date and be heard on the matter.
Martha P. Franklin, Secretary
Roanoke City Planning Commission
Please print in newspaper on Tuesday, December 19, 1995 and Tuesday, December 26, 1995
Please send bill to:
Edward A. Natt, Attorney
Osterhoudt, Ferguson, Natt, Aheron & Agee
1919 Electric Road, S.W. Suite 1
Roanoke, VA 24018-0007
Please send affidavit of publication to:
Department of Planning and Community Development
Room 162, Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24011
MARY F. PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue. S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (703) 981-2541
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
December 14, 1995
File #51
Carolyn H. Coles, Chairperson
City Planning Commission
1501 Cove Road, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
Dear Ms. Coles:
Pursuant to Section 36.1-690(e) of the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended,
I am enclosing copy of a petition from Edward A. Natt, Attorney, representing Betty W.
Mitchum requesting that a tract of land located at 2044 Brambleton Avenue, S. W.,
identified as Official Tax No. 1260108, be rezoned from RS-l, Single-family Residential
District, to C-1, Office District, subject to certain conditions proffered by the petitioner.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
MFP:sm
r/mitchum
Enc.
Carolyn H. Coles, Chairperson
December 14, 1995
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The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Roanoke City Council
Edward A. Natt, Osterhoudt, Ferguson, Natt, Aheron & Agee, P. O. Box 20068,
Roanoke, Virginia 24018-0007
John R. Marlles, Agent, City Planning Commission
Martha P. Franklin, Secretary, City Planning Commission
Evelyn D. Dorsey, Zoning Administrator
Ronald H. Miller, Building Commissioner
Steven J. Talevi, Assistant City Attorney
PETITION TO REZONE
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE. VIRGINIA
IN RE:
Rezoning of a tract of land lying on the easterly side
of Brambleton Avenue, SW, known as 2044 Brambleton
Avenue, identified as tax map parcel 1260108, from
Single Family Residential District RS-1 to Office
District C-i, such rezoning to be subject to certain
conditions.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROANOKE:
The Petitioner, Betty W. Mitchum, owns property located in
the City of Roanoke containing one-half acre more or less
located at 2044 Brambleton Avenue, Tax Map Number 1260108. Said
tract is currently zoned Residential District RS-i, a map of the
property to be rezoned is attached as Exhibit A.
Pursuant to Section 36.1-690, Code of the City of Roanoke
(1979), as amended, the Petitioner requests that the said
property be rezoned from Single Family Residential District RS-1
to Office District C-i, subject to certain conditions set forth
below, for the purpose of utilizing said property for
professional offices.
T~O Petitioner believes the rezoning of the
land will further the intent and purposes of the
said tract of
City's Zoning
Ordinance and its comprehensive plan, in that it will enable the
parcel of land to be utilized consistent with adjoining zonings
and uses on Brambleton Avenue. The subject property has been on
the market in excess of two years as residential property with
no offers to purchase the same as residential property.
The Petitioner hereby proffers and agrees that if the said
tract is rezoned as requested, that the rezoning will be subject
to, and that the Petitioner will abide by, the following
conditions:
1. There will be no additions or architectural changes to
the exterior of the building on the property except for
additional parking, if necessary, for the office use. If
additional parking is necessary, it will be provided in the area
away from the adjoining residential property.
2. The C-1 uses will be limited to (1) single family
detached dwellings, (2) general and professional offices and (3)
medical offices.
3. There will be no signage on the building.
4. There will be no entrances on Oakwood.
Attached as Exhibit B are the names, addresses and tax
numbers of the owner or owners of all lots or property
immediately adjacent to or immediately across a street or road
from the property to be rezoned.
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner requests that the above described
tract be rezoned as requested in accordance with the provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Roanoke.
Respectfully submitted this % ~ day of December, 1995.
Of Counsel
Edward A. Natt, Esq.
OSTERHOUDT, FERGUSON, NATT,
AHERON & AGEE, P.C.
1919 Electric Road, S.W., Suite 1
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
(703) 774-1197
VSB #1104
OSTERHDUDT, FERBUSDN,
NATL AHERUN & AGEE
ATTDRNEYS-AT-LAW
Betty ~ Mitcnum'
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Dwner
Charles E. Swecker
Betty Jane Swecker
City of Roanoke
R. Francis Sublette
Hazel M. Sublette
Charles E. Swecker
Betty Jane Swecker
R. Francis Sublette
Hazel M. Sublette
A~DJOIN~NG p~OPERTY OWNER:;
Address
2026 Brambleton Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
Municipal Building
Roanoke, VA 24000
1120 Oakwood Drive, SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
2026 Brambleton Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
1120 Oakwood Drive, SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
Tax MaE
1260107
1350601
1260203
1260107
1260201
OSTERHOUDT. FERGUSON. NATT, AHER. ON 8 AGEE
December 13, 1995
H/~ND-DELIVERED
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
City of Roanoke
215 Church Avenue, SW, Room 456
Roanoke, VA 24011-1536
RE: Betty Mitchum - 2044 Brambleton Avenue
Dear Ms. Parker:
Enclosed please find the original and one copy of a Petition
to Rezone in the above matter along with a check for $310.00 to
cover the filing fee. A concept plan will be delivered this week.
Further, it is my understanding that the public hearing relative to
this will be held January 3, 1996, at 1:30 p.m.
Should you have any questions or need anything further, please
contact me.
Very truly yours,
Edward A. Natt
EAN/sse
Enclosure
pc:
Betty Mitchum (w/enc.)
2044 Brambleton Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24018
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
April 17, 1996
File #27-77-200-316-455-514
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
Carolyn H. Coles, Chairperson
City Planning Commission
1501 Cove Road, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
Dear Ms. Coles:
I am enclosing copy of Resolution No. 32892-041596 amending the Roanoke City
Thoroughfare Plan, an element of ~, the City's Official Comprehensive Plan
for Roanoke, by proposing connection of Valley View Boulevard to 1-581 with an
interchange, and eliminating the proposed connection from Valley View Boulevard to Tenth
Street, N. W., via Andrews Road. Resolution No. 32892-O41596 was adopted by the
Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
I am also enclosing copy of Resolution No. 32893-041596 approving an amendment to the
Roanoke Area Long Range Transportation Plan (1995-2015), by adding a project on 1-581
from Hershberger Road to a location approximately one mile south of Hershberger Road
for a new interchange and a collector distributor roadway system and deleting
improvements to 1-581 from Elm Avenue to Orange Avenue, all of which is more
specifically set forth in a report of the City Planning Commission under date of April 15,
1996. Resolution No. 32893-041596 was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke
at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
~'~o,,.,.,~,Sincerely' ~0~
Mary F. Parker, CMCIAAE
City Clerk
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Enc.
Carolyn H. Coles, Chairperson
City Planning Commission
April 17, 1996
Page 2
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John R. Marlles, Agent, City Planning Commission
Martha P. Franklin, Secretary, City Planning Commission
Ad Number: 32943715
Publisher's Fee: $130.50
PLARy F. PARKER, CITY CLE'!!~
ROOM 456, MUNICIPAL BUIL
215 CHURCH AVENUE, S.W.
ROANOKE, VA 24011-1536
The Roanoke Times
STATE of VIRGINIA
CITY of ROANOKE
AFFIDAVIT of PUBLICATION
I, (the undersigned) an authorized
representative of the Times-World Cor-
poration, which corporation is publisher
of The Roanoke Times, a daily newspaper
published in Roanoke, in the State of
Virginia, do certify that the annexed
notice was published in said newspapers
on the following dates:
03/29/96 FULL RUN - Friday
04/05/96 FULL RUN - Friday
Witness, this 8th day of April 1996
Authorized Signature
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given pursuant to ~15.1-431, of the Code of
Virginia (1950), as amended ("State Code"), that it is proposed
that the Roanoke City Thoroughfare Plan, an element of Roanoke
yision, the City's Comprehensive Plan for Roanoke, be amended to
provide for the connection of Valley View Boulevard to 1-581 with
an interchange, and eliminating the connection from Valley View
Boulevard to Tenth Street, N.W., via Andrews Road, N.W.
Copies of the resolution to be considered by City Council in
connection with this proposed amendment are on file in the Office
of the City Clerk.
A public hearing will be held before the Council of the City
of Roanoke on Monday, April 15, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter may be heard in the Council Chambers,
Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue, S.W., Roanoke, Virginia, at
which time citizens of the City shall be given an opportunity to
appear and be heard by Council on the subject of this proposed
change.
GIVEN under my hand this 2?th day of Mar£h , 1996.
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk.
Publish in the Roanoke Tribune, once on Thursday, March 28, 1996, and once on
Thursday, April 4, 1996.
Send publisher's affidavit and bill to:
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
Room 456, Municipal Building
21 $ Church Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Publish in the Roanoke Times, once on Friday, March 29, 1996, and once on Friday,
April 5, 1996.
Send publisher's affidavit and bill to:
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
Room 456, Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE ROANOKE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Roanoke City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 3, 1996,
at 1:30 p.m. or as soon as the matter may be heard, in the City Council Chamber, fourth floor, Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S.W., in order to consider the following:
Request from Roanoke City Planning Commission to amend the Roanoke City Thoroughfare
Plan, an element of Roanoke Vision, Comprehensive Development Plan for Roanoke,
Virginia 1985-2005, to eliminate a connection from Valley View Boulevard to Andrews
Road, N.W., and to add a connection to Valley View Boulevard via an interchange on 1-581.
A copy of said application is available for review in the Department of Planning and Community
Development, Room 162, Municipal Building.
All parties in interest and citizens may appear on the above date and be heard on the matter.
Martha P. Franklin, Secretary
Roanoke City Planning Commission
Please print in newspaper on Tuesday, March 19, 1996 and Tuesday, March 26, 1996
Please bill and send affidavit of publication to:
Department of Planning and Community Development
Room 162, Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24011
MARY E PARKER, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 981-2541
Fax: (540) 224-3145
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
April 17, 1996
File #51-249
David C. Helscher, Attorney
Jolly, Place, Fralin & Prillaman, P. C.
P. O. Box 20487
Roanoke, Virginia 24018-0049
Dear Mr. Helscher:
Your request on behalf of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia that an appeal
of a decision of the Architectural Review Board with regard to structures located at 1010
and 1014 First Street, S. W., be continued until June 17, 1996, was before the Council of
the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 15, 1996.
On motion, duly seconded and adopted, Council concurred in the request and continued
the matter until its regular meeting on Monday, June 17, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter may be heard.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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pc;
W. L. Whitwell, Chairperson, Architectural Review Board, 1255 Keffield Street,
N. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24019
Robert B. Manetta, Member, Architectural Review Board, 2831 Stephenson Avenue,
S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
David C. Helscher
April 17, 1996
Page 2
pc:
Donald C. Harwood, Member, Architectural Review Board, 529 Day Avenue, S. W.,
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Perle Cavendish, Chairperson, Old Southwest, Inc., 406 Walnut Avenue, S. W.,
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Ms. Joel Richert, 415 Allison Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Evelyn S. Gunter, Secretary, Architectural Review Board
Steven J. Talevi, Assistant City Attorney
04-11-1996 09:~8AM FROM TO 2241145 P,02
LAW OF'F I C I' S
JOLLY, PLACE, FRALIN & PRILLAMAN,
ROANOKE, VI ;~(J~IA
April 11, 1996
steve~ J. Taveli
Assis :ant City A=to~ey
Cit )~ Roanoke
464 ~icipal Building
214 C~urch Avenue, SW
Roano (e, UA 24011-1595
Re: Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
Appeal Petition
Dear ~teve:
As we ~i~cussed by telephone earlier thim week, the two
house that are the s~ject of our Petition have not yet been
~ve~. The original moving date was scheduled ~or some time
aro~d March 15. We had all of the tenants who were occupying the
one b~ilding vacate before that date, only to learn that =he move
was~s=poned. The new date was set for some time aro~d the end
of M~ch. I Called to follow-up on that and lea~ed that it had
agai~ been postponed to early in April (never an exact date). I
call~q again on April 9 and was advised that the house mover would
~ h~re in approximately a week to a week and a half, again no
fi~ date. I have not had ~ opportunity to go to =h~ Clerk's
Office yet to dete~ine whether or not ~he lot~ have been ac~ircd
by P~rsell and Zeigler, ~t I do know =hat they have done the
prelimina~ sit~ work for the new fo~dations, and I w~ll find out
abou~ the closings prior ~o the Council meeting.
~Because the houses have not yet been moved, we feel that
is o~e again necessary to continue this ~tter to the May Co~cil
meeting. I am aware of no opposition to this re,est.
~Thank you for your assist~ce in this mat=er.
cmh
Yours truly,
JOLLY, PLAC. F~ FP. ALIN & pRILIJtW~%N,
David C. Helscher
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk (via fax: 224-3145)
Alan Boyce
TOTAL P. ~)2
APR-11-1996 10:46 95X P.02
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32892-041596.
A RESOLUTION amending the Roanoke City Thoroughfare Plan, an
element of Roanoke Vision, the City's Official Comprehensive Plan
for Roanoke.
WHEREAS, the necessity has arisen to consider, revise and
update the Roanoke City Thoroughfare Plan, adopted in 1993; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 32856-031896, this Council
endorsed improvements to 1-581, consisting of an initial phase for
a partial interchange, approximately one mile south of Hershberger
Road, and ultimate improvements along 1-581 from a location just
north of Hershberger Road to a location just south of the proposed
interchange;
WHEREAS, the improvements eliminate a proposed connection from
Valley View Boulevard to Tenth Street, N.W., via Andrews Road,
N.W., and instead connect Valley View Boulevard to 1-581 with an
interchange; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of §15.1-431, Code
of Virginia (1950), as amended, a public hearing was held before
this Council on April 15, 1996, on the proposed amendment, at which
hearing all citizens so desiring were given an opportunity to be
heard and to present their views
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
Roanoke as follows:
on such plan amendment.
by the Council of the City of
Members of Council
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II.
D. ~, by Ordnance No. 318274)11094, dated January 10, 1994, approved
and adopted the Roanoke City Thoroughfare Plan Element, dated September,
1993, as an element of Roanoke Vision, the City's official comprehensive plan.
,P~I~, at its meeting on March 6, 1996, endorsed the
improvements to 1-581 consisting of an initial phase for a partial interchange,
approximately one mile sough of Hershberger Road, and ultimate improvements
along 1-581 from a location just north of Hershberger Road to a location just
south of the proposed interchange was approved.
The Commission also endorsed an amendment to the Roanoke City Thoroughfare
Plan which eliminates a connection from Valley View Boulevard to Andrews
Road, N.W. (by bridging 1-581) and indicates that Valley View Boulevard should
connect to 1-581 with an interchange.
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Plannina Commission public hearing was held on April 3, 1996, to consider the
amendment of the thoroughfare element of the City's comprehensive plan,
Roanoke Vision, Comnrehensive Deveiovment Plan for Roanoke,
~ to include the changes requested above. Mr. Marlles advised the
Commission that they had previously endorsed the proposed amendments at their
meeting on March 6, 1996. Mr. Bob Bengtson, City Traffic Engineer, also gave
short presentation describing the various transportation plans in effect in the City
and the region. There was no one present to speak in favor of or in opposition
to the proposed amendment.
III. Recommendation:
By a vote of 54) (Mrs. Coles and Mr. Buffer absent), the Commission recommended that
the Roanoke City Thoroughfare Plan element of the City's comprehensive plan, Roanoke
Vision, Comnrehensive Develonment Plan for Roanoke. Vir~,inia 1985-200,-', be
amended to eliminate a connection from Valley View Boulevard to Andrews Road,
N.W., and to add a connection to Valley View Boulevard via an interchange on 1-581.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn H. Coles, Chairman
Roanoke City Planning Commission
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE,
The 15th day of April, 1996.
No. 32893-041596.
VIRGINIA,
A RESOLUTION approving the amendment to the Roanoke Valley
Area Long Range Transportation Plan (1995-2015).
WHEREAS,
update the Roanoke
(1995-2015);
WHEREAS, this
consisting of an
the necessity has arisen to consider, revise and
Valley Area Long Range Transportation Plan
Council has endorsed improvements to 1-581,
initial phase for a partial interchange,
approximately one mile south of Hershberger Road, and ultimate
improvements along 1-581 from a location just north of Hershberger
Road to a location just south of the proposed interchange;
WHEREAS, the highway planning process for this 1-581 project
requires an amendment to the Roanoke Valley Area Long Range
Transportation Plan (1995-2015);
WHEREAS, a public meeting was held on Tuesday, April 2, 1996,
which provided interested parties an opportunity to evaluate the
proposed project and this project amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Roanoke Valley Area Long Range Transportation
Plan (1995-2015) must be a fiscally constrained plan.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Roanoke as follows:
1. That this Council hereby amends the Roanoke Valley Area
Long Range Transportation Plan (1995-2015), by adding a project on
1-581 from Hershberger Road to a location approximately one mile
south of Hershberger Road for a new interchange and a collector
distributor roadway system and deleting the improvements to 1-581
from Elm Avenue to Orange Avenue, all of which is more specifically
set forth in the Planning Commission's report dated April 15, 1996,
to this Council.
2. That the City Clerk is directed to forthwith transmit
attested copies of this resolution to the City Planning Commission.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.