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REGULAR WEEKLY SESSION ...... ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
April 25, 1988 -- 7:30 p.m.
Hurt Park Elementary School
AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL
Call to Order -- Roll Call. All present.
The invocation will be delivered by The Reverend Pauline
ftaskins, Associate Pastor, Staunton Avenue Church of God.
Present.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States
of America will be led by Mayor Noel C. Taylor.
BID OPENINGS
Bids to replace athletic field lighting at Breckinridge
Park, Winsloe Drive and Fleming Avenue, N. E. One bid
was referred to a committee composed of Messrs. Garland,
PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman, Snead and Clark.
Public hearing to receive the views of citizens
regarding appointment of three School Board Trustees.
Candidates for the position are:
Marilyn C. Curtis
LaVerne B. Dillon
Emanuel C. Edwards
David K. Lisk
Velma Self
James M. Turner, Jr.
No Action.
CONSENT AGENDA (Approved 7-0)
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED
TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE
MOTION IN THE FORM LISTED BELOW. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DIS-
CUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL
BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
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Minutes of the regular meetings of Council held on Monday,
March 28, 1988, and Monday, April 4, 1988.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Dispense with the reading thereof and
approve as recorded.
A communication from Mayor Noel C. Taylor requesting an
Executive Session to discuss personnel matters relating to
vacancies on various authorities, boards, commissions and com-
mittees appointed by Council, pursuant to Section 2.1-344 (a)
(1), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended·
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Concur in request for Council to codvene in
Executive Session to discuss personnel mat-
ters relating to vacancies on various
authorities, boards, commissions and com-
mittees appointed by Council, pursuant to
Section 2.1-344 (a) (1), Code of Virginia
(1950), as amended.
A communication from Mr. B. W. Langheim, Vice President and
General Manager, Cox Cable Roanoke, transmitting a summary of
Cox Cable Roanoke's status as of March 31, 1988.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
Qualification of Harriet A. Vance as a member of the Youth
Services Citizen Board for a term ending May 31, 1990·
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
REGULAR AGENDA
Hearing of Citizens Upon Public Matters:
a. Request of Mr. Brian Monday, Treasurer, Free Clinic of
Roanoke Valley, Inc., to address Council· Referred to
the City Manager to address Council during 1988-89 budget
Petitions and Communications: study sessions,
a. A communication from the Roanoke City School Board
requesting appropriation of $47,280.00 for the Removal
of Architectural Barriers to the Handicapped Program,
and $9,856.00 for the Preschool Incentive Program·
Adopted Ordinance No. 29066. (7-0)
Reports of Officers:
a. City Manager:
Briefings:
I. A report recor~7~ending a change to
Beekeeping, of Chapter 6, Animals and Fowl,
of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended.
*See Page 3.
Items Recorr~nended for Action:
Article 6,
of the Code
2. A report reco~ending establishment of liability
insurance limits to be provided by
Festival-in-the-Park, Inc., for festival activities
scheduled for May 28 through June 5, 1988.
Adopted Resolution No, 29067. (7-0)
3. A report with regard to designation of the Clean Valley
Council, Inc., as recipient of Division of Litter
Control and Recycling funds for the year beginning
July I, 1988. Adopted Resolution No. 29068. (7-0)
(2)
4. A report concurring in a request of Donald S· Caldwell,
Corr~nonwealth's Attorney, for the appointment of a
Multi-Jurisdictional Special Drug Prosecutor for the
City of Roanoke, City of Salem, and the Counties of
Craig, Franklin and Roanoke. Adopted Ordinance No.
29069 and Resolution No. 29070. (7-0)
5. A report recommending authorization to submit a Youth
Services grant application to the State Department of
Corrections. Adopted Resolution No. 29071. (7-0)
b. Director of Finance:
1. A financial report for the month of March, 1988.
Received and filed.
2. A report recommending appropriation transfers between
several departments to provide sufficient funds for
internal services for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Adopted Ordinance No. 29072. (7-0)
3. A report with regard to the closeout of Victim Witness
Grant 86-A6400. Adopted Ordinance No. 29073, (7-0}
Reports of Committees:
A report of the committee appointed to tabulate bids
received for alterations and additions to Coyner Springs
Nursing Home, recow~nending award of a contract to Campbell
Construction and Development Company, Inc., in the amount
of $91,919.00; and appropriation of funds therefor· Mr.
Robert A. Garland, Chairman. Adopted Ordinance No. 29074
and Ordinance No. 29075. (7-0)
Unfinished Business: None.
8. Introduction and Consideration of Ordinances and Resolutions:
None·
9. Motions and Miscellaneous Business:
Inquiries and/or comments by the Mayor and members of City
Council·
b. Vacancies on various authorities, boards, commissions and
committees appointed by Council· Appointed The Reverend
W~lliam L. Lee to the Advisory Board of Human Resources.
10. Other Hearings of Citizens:
5.a.l. Comments of Mr, John May and Mr. Lee Hartman were referred to
the City Manager for review and report to Council.
The following persons addressed Council regarding matters of interest
and concern (letters will be transmitted containing more detail):
Norma R. Smith
Danielle M. Rand
Donovan 0. Hendrick
Bill Tanger
Ren T. Heard
(3)
:controls upheld.Thr, ee more
resign posts
tarket, he said. trols in the 1970s should serve as a
"But unenacted approval, be-
efs and desires are not laws," Scalia
tded. "Without a text that can...
lausibly be interpreted as prescrib-
tg federal pre-emption [of state
~wer] it is impossible to find that a
ee market was mandated by feder-
. law."
The ruling was hailed by Jeffrey
· Genzer, general counsel to the
ational Association of State Ener-
~ Officials.
"The governors need the ability
~ respond quickly" when there are
~ergy shortages, he said.
"I've heard it a million times.
then they're standing in gas lines or
)n't have enough home fuel, peo-
e come to the governor or the state
~ergy director," not to the federal
)vernment for help, he added.
The American Petroleum Insti-
;re said the ruling could have a
vere impact on the oil industry
id the public if states adopt regula-
vns similar to those in Puerto Rico.
reminder that consumers are best
served by free markets," the indus-
try group said in a statement.
The Supreme Court ruling over-
turns a 1986 decision by a federal
appeals court here that said Con-
gress intended to bar state regulation
of the oil industry when it lifted
controls on gasoline effective in
1981.
Congress authorized the federal
government in 1970 to place con-
trois on petroleum products in an
effort to curb inflation. That law
expired in 1973.
Congress, in the wake of an Ar-
ab oil embargo, then enacted an
emergency law placing extensive
price and allocation controls on gas.
That was followed in 1975 by a
new law aimed at promoting oil con-
servation. The 1975 law was amend-
ed later to provide for gradual dereg-
ulation and give the president
sweeping authority to lift controls
selectively.
at Justice
The New York Times
WASHINGTON -- Three
rnore top Justice Department aides
are leaving their posts in the after-
math of resignations by six depart-
ment officials in protest over the
legal troubles of Attorney General
Edwin Meese lit, a department offi-
cial said Tuesday night.
The resignations of the officials,
Paul G. Cassell, Raymond B. Lud-
wiszewskl and Gregory S. Walden,
all associate deputy attorneys gener-
al, follow the departure of Deputy
Attorney General Arnold I. Burns,
Assistant Attorney General William
F. Weld and four of their top aides.
The latest departures redan that
five of the six top Burns associates
listed in the latest staff guide have
decided to resign in the last three
weeks.
is lease
to him
neral he "never participated in
y matter pertaining to the Bend-
After meeting with several Re-
:blican congressmen .on Capitol
11 to discuss his trip earlier this
~nth to South America, Meese was
~ed whether it would have been
tter not to accept money that was
ming from a family that was rent-
g offices to the Justice Depart-
"I think at the time nobody
ew that they [thc Benders] were
ding buildings to the Justice De-
rtment," he replied. "As a matter
['act, I didn't know that until I saw
~n the news media last week."
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE
The regular meeting of the Council of
the City of Roanoke will be held on Mon-
day, April 25, 1988, at 7:30 p.m., in the
Hurt Park Elementary School Gymtorium.
The public is invited to attend. Anyone
having questions regarding the meeting
should call the City Clerk's Office at
981-2541.
Given under my hand this 15th day of
April, 1988.
Mary F. Parker
City Clerk
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344-3811
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND OF
,,OR ,CO,.,~,.~_=O_~.R_?,RU,., ,,,OR, .,, COUNC,L
tnb ~11'1, OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The council of the Gib/of Roanoke will hold a
hearing to receive the vfews of citizens regarding ap-
point.rnent of three School .B. oard Trustees at its r ular
meebng on Monday, Aprd 25, 1988, at 7:30 p.egmm., in
the Gymtorium of the Hurt Park Elementary School,
1525 ~aiem Avenue, S.W. Candidates for the School
Board Trustees positions are Madlyn C. Curtis,
erne B. Dillon, Emanuel C. Edwards, David K.
Velma B. Self, and James M. Turner, Jr.
The Council will also hold a public interview of
candidates for th.e. position
of School Board Trustee ~
10 Thursday, Aprd 28,
lb. Roanoke City
1988, at 7:00 p.m., in
Council Chamber, fourth floor of
$ 4~ Municipal Building.
................. 1 ~b. The public is invited to submit proposed
BIIS~II8 ........ Bg~ to the candidates by filing such wdtten questions in the
· .Ci~ Clerk's Office, Room 456, Municipal Building, by.:
o:0u p.m., Thursday, April 21, 1988. All questions w
be asked by members of City Council, and Council ma
ask such proposed questions filed with the Ci Cle~
bs. or more ......... Sl ~ as the Council, in its discretion, deems advisLt~er ~
7~/~ cz ............ Sle?. I The Council will elect three School Board Trustees J
for terms of three years each commencing July 1, 1988,
). bucket .......... $3~ · at its regular meeting on Monday, May 2 1988, at 2:00'
p.m., in the Roanoke City Council Chamber, fourth floo~
~hat we sell. I of the Municipal Building.
now buy the best. I Mary F. Parker
City Clerk
, A Georgian
Our Spring
Sale
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND OF PUBLIC INTERVIEW
FOR SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE
BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The Council of the City of Roanoke will hold a public
hearing to receive the views of citizens regarding appointment of
three School Board Trustees at its regular meeting on Monday.
April 25, 1988, at 7:30 p.m., in the Gymtorium of the Hurt Park
Elementary School, 1525 Salem Avenue, S. W. Candidates for the
School Board Trustees positions are Marilyn C. Curtis, LaVerne B.
Dillon, Emanuel C. Edwards, David K. Lisk, Velma B. Seif, and
James M. Turner, Jr.
The Council will also hold a public interview of si~ can-
didates for the position of School Board Trustee on Thursday,
April 28, 1988, at 7:00 p.m., in the Roanoke City Council
Chamber, fourth floor of the Municipal Building.
The public is invited to submit proposed questions to the
candidates by filing such written questions in the City Clerk's
Office, Room 456, Municipal Building, by 5:00 p.m., Thursday,
April 21, 1988. All questions will be asked by members of City
Council, and Council may ask such proposed questions filed with
the City Clerk as the Council, in its discretion, deems
advisable.
The Council will elect three School Board Trustees for terms
of three years each commencing July 1, 1988, at its regular
meeting on Monday, May 2, 1988, at 2:00 p.m., in the Roanoke City
Council Chamber, fourth floor of the Municipal Building.
Mary F. Parker
City Clerk
NOTE TO PUBLISHER:
Please publish in full once in the
Roanoke Times & World News, Morning
and Evening Editions, on Thursday,
April 14, 1988--BLOCK STYLE.
Please send publisher's affidavit and
bill to:
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
Room 456, Municipal Building
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
MINUTES CONSIDERED AT THIS COUNCIL MEETING
MAY BE REVIEWED ON LINE IN THE "OFFICIAL MINUTES" FOLDER,
OR AT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Office of the Mayor
April 25, 1988
Honorable Vice-Mayor and Members
of Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mrs. Bowles and Gentlemen:
I~ wish to request an Executive Session to discuss personnel
matters relating to 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,
Noel C. Tabor
Mayor
NCT:rla
Room 452 Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, Virginia 240t I (703) 981-2444
Office of ~ Qty Qed~
April 27, 1988
File #448
Mr. B. W. Langheim
Vice President and General
Cox Cable Roanoke
P. 0. Box 13726
Roanoke, Virginia 24036
Manager
Dear Mr. Langheim:
Your communication transmitting the summary of Cox Cable
Roanoke's status as of March 31, 1988, was before the Council of
the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Monday,
April 25, 1988.
On motion, duly seconded and adopted, the communication was
received and filed.
Sincerely, ~~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Room 456 Municlpol Building 215 Church Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, Virginia 240t I (700) 98"1-254~1
Cox Cable Roanoke
1909 Salem Avenue S.W.
P.O. Box 13726
Roanoke, Virginia 24036
Cox Coble
Roanoke
April 15, 1988
The Honorable Mayor and Council
City of Roanoke
Municipal Building
215 Church Ave.
Roanoke, Va. 24011
Mrs. Bowles and Gentlemen:
Attached is a summary of Cox Cable Roanoke~s status as of
March 31, 1988.
Should you have any questions or comments on this subject, please
feel free to contact me at any time.
Sincerely,
B. W. Langheim
Vice President and General Manager
BWL/ep
Attachment
A. Total Miles Plant
Approximate Number of
Residences Passed
C. Basic Customers
D. Tier Customers
COX CABLE ROANOKE
MARCH 31, 1988
Roanoke City
438
43,642
26,562
25,240
Roanoke County
354
18,495
14,348
13,798
Vinton
36
4,989
3,291
3,195
Total
828
67,136
44,201
42,233
E. Pay Customers 26,392 14,265 3,024 43,681
Office of the Ci~, Cle~
April 27, 1988
File #15-304
Ms. Carol B. Marchal, Chairman
Youth Services Citizen Board
2320 Mount Vernon Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Ms. Marchal:
This is to advise you that Harriet A. Vance has qualified as a
member of the Youth Services Citizen Board for a term ending
May 31, 1990.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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pc: Ms. Marion V. Crenshaw, Youth Planner
Room 456 Municipal Building 2t5 C~urch A',~que, S.W. Roono~e, Virginia 24011 (703) 981-2541
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Oath or Affirmation of Office
Stat~ o[ Virginia, Cit~ o] Roanoke, to
I, tt~r,"i et ,0.. Va ~;c ., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that
will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Virginia, and that
will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me aa
a ,,,~,,~,,.r of ane icuch Services Ci'~'ize: E. carc for a
according to the best of my ability. So help me God.
Subscribed and sworo to before ,ne, this ~_~ day of. ~-- · L"~ ; ~
March 9, 1988
File #15-304
Ms. Harriet A. Vance
1640 Persinger Road, S. W.
~oanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Ms. Vance:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke held
on Monday, March 7, 1988, you were elected as a member of the
Youth Services Citizen Board for a term ending May 31, 1990.
Enclosed you wilt find a certificate of your election and an Oath
or Affirmation of Office which may be administered by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke, located on the third
floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church Avenue,
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the
Municipal Building prior to serving in the capacity to which you
were elected.
Sincerely, ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ra
Eric.
pc: Ms..Carol B. Marchal, Chairman, Youth Services Citizen Board,
2320 ,~ount Vernon Road, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Me. Marion V. Crenshaw, Youth Planner
Room456 Munlcl~c~alBu#dlng 215(~rchAv~c~e,$.W. Roanoke,~1~nl~2~011 (703)981-2541
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA )
) To-wit:
CITY OF ROANOKE )
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the
Council of the City of Roanoke and keeper of the records thereof,
do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council held on
the 7th day of March, 1988, HARRIET A. VANCE was elected as a
member of the Youth Services Citizen Board for a term ending
May 31, 1990.
Given under rr~y hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this
9th day of March, 1988.
City Clerk
Free Clinic of Roanoke Valley, Inc.
1001 Third Street, Southwest/On St, Mark's Way Inn)/Roanoke, Virginia 24016/Telephone (703) 344-5156
April 19, 1988
BOARD Of DIRECTORS
John M Garvin, M.D
President
Heman A Marshall, III
Vice President
Brian R. Monday
Treasurer
Karl N. Miller
Secretary
G. Steven Agee
A. Scot[ Anderson, III, D.D.S
Regine N Archer
Robed L. Ashcraft
Jacqueline Carmack
Thomas M. Garland, R.Ph.
James W Harkness
Donald L. Hooker
Kevin C Kelleher, M.D.
Alan G. Koehler
Cudis E. Mills, Jr.
David Newman, R.Ph.
Frank O'Bden, Ph,D.
Susan M Pagano
Coleman R Reid
George T. Richardson, D.D.S.
Barbara Surrusco, R.N
Robed Van Kerckhove, M.S
Helen Van Rensselaer
Claudia A. Whitwodh
Estelle K. Nichols
Executive Director
Ms. Mary F. Parker
City Clerk
Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Dear Mary:
This letter is a request to be included in Monday, April 25, 1988
Rosnoke City Council Meeting. This speaker will be Brian Monday,
the Clinic's Treasurer.
Please inform us if you don't have any openings on this agenda.
Thank you.
With warm regards,
Estelle K. Nichols
Executive Director
EKN/neb
A United Way Agency
Office of the City Cler~
April 27, 1988
File #60-467
Mr. Joel M. Schlanger
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Schlanger:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 29066, amending and reor-
daining certain sections of the 1987-88 Grant Fund
Appropriations, providing for the a~propriation of $47,280.00 for
the removal of architectural barriers to the handicapped program,
and $9,856.00 for the Preschool Incentive Program, which
Ordinance was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 25, 1988.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Eno.
pc:
Mr. W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
Mr. Edwin R. Feinour, Chairman, Roanoke City School Board,
3711Peakwood Drive, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Dr. Frank P. Tota, Superintendent of Schools, P. 0. Box 13145,
Roanoke, Virginia 24031
Mr. Richard L. Kelley, Executive for Business Affairs and
Clerk of the Board, P. O. Box 13105, Roanoke, Virginia 24031
Room 456 Municipal Building 2t5 Church Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, ~rglnla 24011 (703) 98t-2541
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 25th day of April, 1988.
No. 29066.
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the
1987-88 Grant 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 IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City o~
Roanoke that certain sections of the 1987-88 Grant Fund
Appropriations, be, and the same are hereby, amended and
reordained, to read as follows, in part:
ADDroDriations
Education
Preschool Incentive 1988 (1-3) .......................
Removal of Architectural Barriers to the
Handicapped - (4) ...................................
$10,864,729
9,856
47,280
Revenue
Education
Preschool Incentive 1988 (5) ......................
Removal of Architectural Barriers to ~
Handicapped (6) ...................................
$10,864,729
9,856
47,280
1) Diagnostic Srvcs. (035-060-6562-6010-0308)
2) Instruct. Supplies (035-060-6562-6010-0309)
3) Equipment (035-060-6562-6010-0510)
4 Alterations to
Buildings (035-060-6938-6085-0514)
5 Fed. Grant Recpts. (035-060-6562-1102)
6 Fed. Grant Recpts. (035-060-6938-1102)
$ 7,170
1,726
960
47,280
9,856
47,280
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this
Ordinance shall be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKZ. VA,
April 25, 1988
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Joel M. Schlanger
Appropriation of Grant Funds for School Board
I have reviewed the attached request for the appropria-
tion of two grants for the School Board. The Removal of Architec-
tural Barriers to th~ Handicapped grant and the Preschool
Incentive grant are funded with 100% federal funding.
I recommend that you concur with this request of the
School Board.
JMS/kp
'~l Edwin R. F~lnaur, Chairman
William White. St.. Vice Chairman
Donald ~artol
Roanoke
City School 8oard
Sallye T. Coleman
LaVerne B. Dillon
David K.
P.O Box 13105, Roanoke, Vlrglnla 24031 · 703-981-2381
James NL Turner..~.,
Frank P. Tota, C;upeflntendent
Richard L I~elley, Clerk of the Board
April 13, 1988
The Honorable Noel C. Taylor, Mayor
and Members of Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, VA 24011
Dear Members of Council:
As the result of official School Board action at its meeting of April
12, 1988, the School Board respectfully requests City Council to appro-
priate the following funds:
$47,280.00 for the Removal of Architectural Barriers to the
Handicapped Program. The program is one hundred percent
reimbursed by federal funds, and the funds will be used to
modify schools to provide accessibility for the handicapped in
accordance with the Schools' Capital Improvement Plan
approved in May, 1987.
$9,856.00 for the Preschool Incentive Program. The program
is one hundred percent reimbursed by federal funds, and the
funds will be used to provide orientation and evaluation for
handicapped students who will be entering the public school
system for the first time during the fall.
Sincerely,
Richard L. Kelley ~
Clerk of the Board and
Executive for Business Affairs
rg
CC:
Mr. Edwin R. Feinour
Dr. Frank P. Tota
Mr. William L. Murray, Jr.
Mr. Kenneth F. Mundy, Jr.
Mr. W. Robert Herbert
V~. Wilburn C. Dibling
· Joel M. Schlanger (with accounting details}
Excellence in Education
ROANOKE CITY Roanoke,
APPROPRIATION REOUEST
Preschool Incentive 1988
6562
035-OhO-BSB2-b010-O~08
035-ObO-hSb2-BOlO-O309-
035-060-h562-6010-0510
~ppropriation Unit Z52
035-060-6562-1102
Diagnostic Services
Instructional Supplies
Equipment
Federal Grant Receipts
$ ?,170.00
1,726.00
960.00
$ 9~85h. 00
%856,00
The Presehooi Ineentive Program ~ill provide orientation and evaluation ~or
handieepped students ~ho ~ill be entering the public sehoo! eystem for the
~irst time during the Fall. The program ~ill be reimbursed one hundred
pernent by ~ederal ~unds and will end September 30, 1988,
April 12, 1988
ROANOKE CITY $CROOL BOARD
Roanoke, ?irginia
APPROPRIATION REOUE~T
Removal of A~ohtteetural Barriers to the gandtoapped
b~38
O35-ObO-6938-§O85-O51~
Appropriation Unit ZgY
Alterations to Buildings
280. O0
035-060-b938-1102
Federal Grant Receipts
$ ~?~ 280~ O0
The Removal of Architectural Barriers to the Hand/capped Program a/Il provide
funds for modifications to schools to provide accessibility for the
handicapped in accordance .ith the Schools' Capital Improvement Plan approved
in Hay, lg87. The program is one hundred percent reimbursed by federal
funds. The program .ill end September JO, lqgO.
April 12, 1988
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
April 25, 1988
Dear Members of Council:
Subject: Beekeeping regulations
I. Backqround:
April 11, 1988, Ms. Stephanie Jackson, 2014
Staunton Ave. N. W. appeared before City Council
to express her concerns about her neighbor's
beekeeping activities and requested a change in
the ordinance. City Council referred request to
City Manager and City Attorney for their review
and recommendations.
Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), chapter 6,
article 6 governs beekeeping and was developed
after extensive public hearings in 1978.
Intent of the ordinance is to allow
beekeepers who practice good management and good
housekeeping to maintain a reasonable number of
apiaries (beehives) as a hobby within residential
zoning.
Enforcement is handled by the Animal
Control unit of the Police Department.
II. Current situation is:
City Manager established a review team to
analyze the situation and develop recommenda-
tions. The review team consisted of Wilburn C.
Dibling, Jr, City Attorney, George C. Snead,
Jr., Director, Administration and Public Safety,
Dolores C. Daniels, Assistant to the City Manager
for Community Relations, M. David Hooper,
Chief of Police, Gordon E. Peters, City Treasurer
(and member of Blue Ridge Beekeepers
Association), and Dr. Richard Fell, Virginia
Tech Associate Professor of Entomology
(Apiculturist).
Review team of Ms. Jackson's request concerning
property owner at 2024 Staunton Ave. N. W.
revealed that there were twenty-nine (29) working
apiaries on an approximately fourteen thousand
(14000) square foot lot. A violation was cited by
the Police Department and is now pending before
court.
Timing is important because warm weather causes
bees to become more active.
III. Issues are:
A. Effectiveness of existing ordinance.
B. Enforcement of ordinance.
C. Cost to the City.
IV. Alternatives:
Amend the existing ordinance to further restrict
the distance that apiaries can be placed to
adjoining properties and enact a density require-
ment. Draft of proposed amended ordinance is
attached.
Effectiveness of existing ordinance does not
address the number of apiaries on small urban
lots.
Enforcement of the present ordinance will
remain with the Animal Control unit of the
Police Department.
3. Cost to the City would be none.
B. Do not amend the existing ordinance.
1. Effectiveness will be unchanged.
Enforcement of present ordinance would still
be the responsibility of the Police
Department.
Cost to the City would be none. However,
citizen concerns in neighborhoods where
large beekeeping activities are present
may cause these neighborhoods to become
less attractive to potential home buyers
and may cause existing residents to curtail
property maintenance due to lower resale
potential.
Recommendation is that City Council approve Alternative
"A" to amend the existing ordinance to further restrict
the distance that apiaries can be placed to adjoining
properties and enact a density requirement. Draft
ordinance will be presented for consideration of
Council on May 2, 1988. Proposed draft ordinance sent
to Blue Ridge Beekeepers Association. Copy attached.
Respectfully submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City _~
WRH:DCD:dd
Attachment
CC:
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Administration & Public Safety
M. David Hooper, Chief of Police
Gordon E.Peters, Cfty Treasurer
Dr. Richard Fell, Virginfa Tech Associate Professor of Entomology
Dolores Daniels, Assistant to the City Manager for Community Relations
Ms. Stephanie 3ackson, 2014 Staunton Ave., N. W., Roanoke, VA
3ohn G. May, 2024 Staunton Ave., N. W., Roanoke, VA
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROANOKE,
DRAFT
VIRGINIA,
AN ORDINANCE amending and reordaining §6-110, Location of apiaries,
Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, and adding a new §6-112,
Density requirements, the amended and added sections establishing per-
mitted locations for apiaries and maximum density regulations for
apiaries; and providing for an emergency and an effective date.
WHEREAS, expert apiculturists recognize that it is possible ~o keep
a small number of apiaries in a crowded urban environment without cre-
ating a nuisance;
WHEREAS, however, the same experts recognize that too many apiaries
on a small urban lot can create a nuisance; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Council to protect the public
health and safety and to abate nuisances without interfering with the
ability of beekeepers who practice good management and good housekeep-
ing to ~maintain a reasonable number of apiaries as a hobby;
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by this Council as follows:
1. Section ~6-110, Location of apiaries, Code of the City of
Roanoke (1979), as amended, is amended and reordained as follows:
$6-110. Location of apiaries.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or
place an apiary or cause or allow an apiary to remain:
(1) Closer than ten (10) feet to the property
line of adjoining property of anyone other
than the person maintaining the apiary or
his immediate family; or
(2)
Closer than fifty (50) feet to any house
or other building used for residential
purposes by anyone other than the person
maintaining the apiary or his immediate
family or any apartment, hotel, motel,
office, commerical establishment, church
or school; or
(3) Closer than forty (40) feet to any "street"
as defined by ~1-2 of this Code.
and
2. The Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended,
reordained by the addition of the following new section:
$6-112. Density requirements.
is amended
(a) No person shall keep, place or maintain more
than four (4) apiaries on any parcel of real property
which contains ten thousand (10,000) square feet or
less in area. With respect to parcels larger than
ten thousand (10,000) square feet in area, one addi-
tional apiary shall be permitted for each two thou-
sand (2,000) square feet of area in excess of ten
thousand (10,000) square feet.
(b) The density restrictions established by this
section shall have no application to apiaries kept,
placed or maintained on any parcel of real property
of one acre or larger in size or on any parcel zoned
Residential Agriculture (RA).
3. In order to provide for the usual daily operation of the
municipal government, an emergency is deemed to exist, and this ordi-
nance shall be in full force and on and after May 16, 1988.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Director of Administration and Public Safety
April 20, 1988
Mr. Larry E. Jennings
President
Blue Ridge Beekeepers Association
Route 2, Box 360
Troutville, VA 24175
Dear Mr. Jennings:
On Monday, April 11, 1988, a citizen voiced concerns before City Council
over the large number of beehives located on her neighbor's property and
the problems the bees created as the family tried to use their yard.
We are recom~ending to City Council revisions to Chapter 6, Article 6,
of the City Code to regulate beekeeping within the City. Our recommend-
ed revisions and additions to the Code are:
To increase from five to ten feet the required distance
between an apiary and the adjoining property.
To reduce the required distance between an apiary and a
"street" from fifty feet to 40 feet. The word "street" is
defined by the City Code to include an alley.
c. An addition of a density requirement-in Section 6-112.
Our proposed revisions are attached to this correspondence. We would
like for you to review this ordinance and ~ke your comments to me by
April 27, 1988. We plan to brief City Council on this subject at the
April 25 meeting and will take the ordinance back to Council for final
action on Monday, May 2.
Our goal with the proposed amendments is to allow hobby beekeeping in
the City, in residential neighborhoods, and allow more extensive bee-
keeping in the agriculture zoned areas and parcels of one acre or more
and at the same time be compatible with the residential adjoining
property. Your review and comments are greatly appreciated.
Attachment
pc:
Sincerely,
Administration and Public Safety
Mayor and Members of Council
W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
Gordon E. Peters, City Treasurer
M. David Hooper, Police Chief
Room 354 Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, S. W. Roanoke, Virginia 24011 (703) 981.2306
Office of the Cit~ Clerk
April 22, 1988
Ms. Stephanie Jackson
2014 Staunton Avenue, N.
Roanoke, Virginia. 24017
We
Dear Ms. Jackson and Air. May:
Mr. John May
2024 Staunton Avenue, N.
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
This is to advise you that the enclosed report is included on the
agenda of the Council of the City of Roanoke for its meeting on
Monday, April 25, 1988, said Council meeting to begin at 7:30
p.m. in the .Gymnatorium of the Hurt Park Elementary Schoot,
1525 Salem Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:se
Enc.
Room456 MunlcipalBuildtng 215~D~urchAv~ue, S.W. Roanoke, Vlrginla24011 (703)981-2541
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
April 24, 1988
The Honorable Mayor, Members of City Council, and City Manager of Roanoke
Mr. John May, 2024 Sfaunton Ave., NW., Roanoke, VA
Roanoke City Code 5-1~0, Article 6, Beekeeping
Let me begin by thanking Council for giving me the opportunity to address
the recent complaint your have received concerning honeybees on my property at
2024 Staunton Ave., in the City.
At the onset, I want fo say that as a life long resident of Roanoke,
having been born and raised at my present address, I have always sfrlved fo be
law abiding, a good geighbor and a contributing citizen. I do regret and apologize
fo all concerned for the problems and inconviences caused by the keeping of honeybees
at my home. As for the citation given me foRtplacing some of the colony hives too
close to the a]oining property, in violation of the City code, let me say--first, I
did not do so with intent of violating the code; secondly, all such colonies were
removed within 48 hours of being cited; and, thirdly, you may rest assured, I will
not ever again violate the code.
I believe it important fo explain my situation relative fo having bees
af my home, and beg your indulgence for just a few more minutes; I promise to be
brief.
Shortly after returning home from service in the Navy, I had occasion to
capture my first swarm of honeybees. Incidenfly, if was a swarm from a colony in
the home of my neighbor, Mrs. Jackson. From this single beginning, my interest in
and love for the amazing honeybee grew from a hobby to a business which., through
sate of honey and related products, accounts for nearly one-half my annual income.
I might add that my only hobby outside of my beekeeping is that I am a
member of the Blue Ridge Chrysanthemum Society and a master judge in the National
Chrysanthemum Society.
Desiring fo become a proficient beekeeper, I have through the years
attended many beekeeping workshops and seminars. As a matter-of-fact, in recent
years, I've been called upon fo teach and lecture on several segments of beekeeping.
Additionally, I am a charter member of the Blue Ridge Beekeepers Association of
Roanoke Valley, wherein I have served as Vice pfes,i~dent and on several committees.
One of these is the Swarm Committee of which I have been a member for several years
and ifs chairman for the last three. This committee responds fo help calls from
Police, Fire and other area publ~'c agencies, as well as local residents, fo remove
swarms of honeybees from residential and public areas. Names and telephone numbers
of swarm committee members are provided fo the mentioned agencies early each year.
Upon the passing of my father in 1970, if became necessary for me to
remain home fo care for my aging mother. If was for this reason that I established
a few colonies of bees af the house, thereby permitting me fo be close fo mother and
af the same time work the bees fo help with our income. Soon, I found the hector
sources in that area produced a light and very tasteful honey which brought a higher
price than dark honey. It was for this.reason that I increased the colony number
to 25, primarily through the capturing ~f swarms. I also established apiaries af
other locations outside the city with a total colony'count of some I00 hives. The
honey produced from most of these outlying colonies, however, is of a lessor qualify
and, accordingly; brings a lower price than those in my home apiary. Certainly,
removal of 14 fo 16 of the colonies af my home to comply with the amendment being
proposed, will significantly reduce my income.
%
With respect to those colonies of bees that were too close fo my
neighbor's property, and for which I was cited, they were not a part of the afore-
mentioned 25 colonies; rather, they were swarms from last year and splits from
the permanent clonies to prevent swarming. All of these would have long since
been moved had it not been for fha serious illness of my mother who required almost
constant care on her return from the hospital.
Im closing, may I aay that I have tried fo be a good contributing citizen
and neighbor. Further, that I have made a living without stealing, pandering or
welfare~ and I ask only that you carefully consider the effect this amendment~ if
passed, will have on my Iivelyhood.
CC:
Thank you for your attention.
George C. Snead, Jr., Director Administration and'Public Safety
M~ David Hooper, Chief of Police
Wilburn C. Dlbling, Jr.~ Cit'y Attorney
Larry E. Jennings, President~ BRBA
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Selection: ~es e~uals 1985
Title First H~ ~ast Hame ~ A~x~x'e~ City*. State Zip ~one
~r. & Mrs, ?ate A]exancer P.O, BOx 163 Fairfield VA 2443,5
Mr. Wilson BaKer 185 Stratford OrJve Blue RiM VA 24064
Hrs. R.L. Breeoen L~ioa 3~3 ~llin~ Street, H.~. Roanoke VA 24012
Hr. & Hrs. ~. G. Brinkie¥ ~lizaoeth 142 Fugate Road, ~. ~. Roanoke VA 24012
Hr. & ~rs. George Brtnkmann 5832 ~eng~in Drive, S. ~. Roanoke VA 24018
Mrs. V.G. Broyies Lelia 2261 ~arwood Avenue, S.W.' Roanoke VA 24015
Hr. & Hrs. Joe Byro . Peggy Route 1, BO~'I1 HUr~I, VA 24101
Hr. & Hrs. Johnsey Lee Ca~a~ss, II Ca~illa 2459 Livingston Road, S.V. Roanoke VA 24015
J. Lee Camaniss, II 2459 givingston Road Roanoke VA 24015
Mrs. Houston A. Close Houston P.O. Box 157, Alexan~er Drohargs Fairfield VA 244~
Hr. & Hrs. George C. Co~ier, Jr. 4319 Holmes Street, H. ~. Roanoke VA 24012
Mr. & Mrs. Joe L. Coggin Route ~1, Box 1580 Eagle Rock VA 24085
Hr. gl~on Grover 185 Stratford Drive ) , Blue Ridge VA 240~4
Mrs. Heien O. Guerrant 1816 Windsor Avenue, S.W. Roanoke VA i2401~'
Hr. & Mrs. Freo Helffenstein Bo 1904 Pelham Orive, S.W. ~ll~mok~ VA [2401
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ka~ler Charlotte 631 Magnolia Road, N.E. Rg(I~Ke' VA ~4019
Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Kilian 1819 Oxford Avenue, S.i. lloa~oke VA '24015
Mr. &'Mrs. B.L. Markham Dana 2~12 Beverly Blvd., S.W. Roanoke VA 24015
Mr. & Mrs. A.M. Martin Frances 3325 Oakland Blvd., N.W. Roanoke VA 24012
Mr. John May 2024 Staunton Avenue, N.W. Roanoke VA 24017
Mr. & Hrs. R. Calvin Nelson Frances Route 2, Box 63 · Boones HillVA 240~
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Price Pat 420~ Twin Mountains Drive Vinton VA 24179
Mrs. James O. Randall Mary 454 Huntington Blvd., H.g. Roanoke VA 24012
Or. & Mrs. A.W. Rice Blanche 2817 Avenham Avenue, S.i. Roanoke VA 24014
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Riley Christine 1502 Wellington Drive Bedford VA 24523
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Rol~er:n 6,340 Greenway Drive, N.W. Roanoke VA 24019
Hr. & Mrs. Bill Setzer Jeanne 532 Fort L~wis Blvd. Salem VA 24153
Hr. & Mrs. Joe L. Stone ~olly 2316 Memorial Avenue, S.W. Roanoke VA 24015
Hr. & Mrs. Marquis G. Witt Patricia 113 Par Drive Salem Va 24153
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Office of the Ci~ Cler~
April 27, 1988
File #67-87
Mr. Samuel H. ~cGhee, II,
Festival-in-the-Park
P. 0. Box 827~
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
President
Dear Mr. McGhee:
I am enclosing copy of Resolution No. 29067, establishing the
minimum amount of public liability and property damage insurance
to be provided by Festival-in-the-Park, Inc., for festival acti-
vities, which Resolution was adopted by the Council of the City
of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 25, 1988.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ra
Enc.
pc: Hr.
W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
Mr. Wilburn C. Dibling, Jr., City Attorney
Mr. George C. Snead, Jr., Director of Administration
Public Safety
Mr. Jimmie B. Layman, Manager, Parks and Recreation
Mr. D. Darwin Roupe, Manager, General Services
Mr. Wayne A. Faddis, Ris~ Management Officer
Mr. William F. Clark, Director of Public Works
and
Room456 MuntcipalD~ildlng 215Churc~Ave~ue, S.W. Roanc~e, Virg~nla24011 (703)98%2541
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 25th day of April, 1988.
No. 29067.
A RESOLUTION establishing the minimum amount of public lia-
bility and property damage insurance to be provided by Festival-
in-the-Park, Inc., for festival activities.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of
1. Festival-in-the-Park, Inc.,
publid liability and property damage
the liability of such organization with regard to festival acti-
vities on or about ~ay 28, 1988 through June 5, 1988, in the
minimum amount of $1,500,000.00 combined single limit.
2. The City of Roanoke, its officers, agents and employees
shall be named as additional insureds on such policy or policies
of insurance, and a certificate of insurance reflecting such
coverage shall be filed with the City Clerk prior to May 28,
1988.
the City of Roanoke that:
shall furnish one or more
insurance contracts insuring
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Roanoke, Virginia
A~ril 25, 1988
Honorable Noel C. Taylor, Mayor
and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
Subject: Liability Insurance Limits for Festival-in-the-Park
Background:
A.
Festival-in-the-Park~ Inc., has requested the use of
certain City park facilities and the barricading of
certain public streets, or portions thereof, in connec-
tion with the 1988 Festival-in-the-Park scheduled for May
28 through June 5, 1988.
1. Colonial Plaza
2. Key Plaza
3. Elmwood Park
4. Smith Park
5. Wasena Park
6. Wiley Drive
7. Bullitt Avenue (Jefferson Street to Elmwood Park)
8. Church Avenue (Jefferson Street to Williamson Road)
9. Elm Avenue (Jefferson Street to Williamson Road)
10. Franklin Road (Jefferson Street to Williamson Road)
11. Jefferson Street (Franklin Road to Elm Avenue)
12. Williamson Road (Franklin Road to Elm Avenue)
B. Public Liability and Property Damase Insurance, pursuant
to Section 15.1-14.9 of the Code of Virginia, must be
furnished by organizations permitted to use the public
streets. The amount of the insurance is to be estab-
lished by the Governing Body. The required insurance
policy should name the City of Roanoke, its officers,
agents, and employees as additional insured. In addi-
tion, as a matter of policy, the City requires public
liability insurance for the use of all public facilities
including City Parks.
Subject:
Mayor and Members of Council
Liability Insurance Limits for Festival-in-the-Park 1989
April 25, 1988
Page 2
II.
Current Situation:
Bo
City Council needs to establish the amount of liability
insurance that Festival-in-the-Park, Inc., will be asked
to provide in connection with the subject events.
Festival-in-the-Park~ Inc., has offered to provide an
insurance coverage with limits of liability of $1,500,000
Combined Single Limit (CSL), which was the amount estab-
lished by City Council for the 1987 Festival-in-the-Park.
III. Issues
A. Compliance with the Code of Virginia
B. Amount of the insurance
C. Cost
D. Timing
IV. Alternatives:
A. Council approve insurance coverage to be provided by
Festival-in-the-Park, Inc., in connection with the
requested use of certain public streets and parks, for a
limit of liability of $1~500,000.
1. Compliance with the Code of Virginia would be met.
Amount of the total liability insurance appears to
be reasonable for the subject events.
The cost of the subject insurance would be paid by
Festival-in-the-Park, Inc.
Timing relative to Council's action on the subject
matter is critical in view of the scheduled begin-
ning of the Festival on May 28, 1988.
B. Council establish a higher level of insurance coverage.
1. Compliance with the Code of Virginia would be met.
Amount of the liability insurance may be more than
reasonably desired and may be unobtainable.
3. The cost of a higher level of insurance coverage
would be increased for Festival-in-the-Park, Inc.
4. Timin~ would remain critical as stated in Alterna-
tive "A".
Subject:
Mayor and Members of Council
Liability Insurance Limits for Festival-in-the-Park 1989
April 25, 1988
Page 3
Vo
WRH:DVT:gs
pc:
Reco~nendation:
Council concur with Alternative "A" - approve insurance
coverage, with limits of liability of $1~500,000, in
connection with Festival-in-the-Park.
Festival-in-the-Park~ Inc., furnish the above insurance
and name the City of Roanoke, its officers, agents, and
employees as additional insured on that policy.
Respectfully submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Executive Director, Festival-in-the-Park, Inc.
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Administration and Public Safety
Director of Public Works
Manager of Parks/Recreation/Grounds Maintenance
Manager of General Services
Risk Management Officer
PRODL~'ER
REVISED CERTIFICATE
Chas.Lunsford Sons & Assoc.
Div. of Frank B. Hall & Co.of Va.,Inc.
P 0 Box 257I
Roanoke,Va.,24010
INSURED
Roanoke Festival In The Park,
P 0 Box 8276
Roanoke, Va., 24014
Inco
THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS
NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AMEND,
EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW.
COMPANIES AFFORDING COVERAGE
COMPANYLETTER j~ Royal Insurance Company of America
COMPANY
LE~=rER · CNA
COMPANY
LETTER C Nautilus Insurance Company
COMPANY D
LETTER Tudor Insurance Company
COMPANY
LETTER E United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY
TIONsBE ISSUEOoF SucHOR MAYPoLiClEs.PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN 18 EUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS, AND CONDI-
TYPE OF iNSURANCE POLICY NUMBER POLICY EFFECTIVE
POLICY EXPI~T;0N LIABILITY LIMITS iN THOUSANDS
DATE (MM~O~Y 0ATE (MM/DO~Yi EACH
GENE~L LIABILITY BOOI~
~CURRENCE
AGGREGATE
COMPREHENSIVE FORM PL~ 12170 5/5/87 5/5/88 'NJU~Y $ $
PREMISES/0PE~TIONS / ~
~ coM~,~o $ 500 $ 500
-- ALL OWNED AUTOS (PRIV P~S > ~ ~
l__~LO ED AUTOS (PRIV PASS) A~ 508 06 92 10/29/87 10/29/8~~
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EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ~$ ~00 (O~SEASE-~LICY LIMI~
S
City of Roanoke, Roanoke, Va. its Officers, Agents & Employees are hereby named as additional
insured as respects to coverage showuu above.
25, 1988
city Manager
City of Roanoke
Municipal Building, Room 364
215 Church Avenue, S. W.
RDanoke, virginia 24011
P~quest to t~,~orarily
close streets and
establish liability
insuranoe limits
May 28 - June 5, 1988
Festival-in-the-Park -
1988
In a separate letter dated March 25, 1988, Festival-in-the-
Park has requested the city to w£~nt the Festival exclusive
Festival week, May 28 through June 5, 1988.
This letter requests that the City permit Festival-in-the-
Park to temporarily close and use those streets identified for
other than public purposes, pursuant to 15.1-14 (9), Code of
Virginia.
~nis letter also requests that the City Council establish,
pursuant to the code rec~.,~.~L~nts, the amount of public liability
and p£uperty damage insurance to be provided by Festival-in-the-
Park.
~nis action needs to be taken as soo~ as possible, so that
the City Council established insurance amounts can be obtained.
Current insurance limits carried are as shown c~ the attached
certificate. Festival is in the prooess of renewirg this
insurance prior to the expiration date of the current policy to
assure its availability.
POST OFFICE BOX 8276 o ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 24014 o 703-342-2640
Page 2 of 2
W. Robert Herbert
March 25, 1988
· ~nank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely yours,
FE~£± VAL-IN-THE-PARK
Sam H. MoG~ee, III
S~(: jyb
George C. Snead, Jr.
J. B. Layman
Dinish Tiwari
William F. Clark
Attar: Insurance Certificate
O~ce c~ the Ci~y
April 27, 1988
File #265
Ms. Kelly M. Whitney, Director
Clean Valley Council
P. 0. Box 3320
Roanoke, Virginia 24015-1320
Dear Ms. Whitney:
f am enclosing copy of Resolution No. 29068, designating the
Clean Valley Council to develop a coordinated litter control
program for the entire Roanoke Valley and authorizing the
Council to apply for certain grant funds from the Commonwealth of
Virginia for operation of the program, which Resolution was
adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular
meeting held on Monday, April 25, 1988.
~'N~~7~'Sincerely' ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP: ra
pc: Mr. Elmer C. Hodge, Roanoke County Administrator and Clerk of
the Board, County of Roanoke, P. 0. Box 29800, Roanoke,
Virginia 24018-0798
Mr. Forest G. Jones, Assistant City Manager and Clerk of
Council, City of Salem, P. 0. Box 869, Salem, Virginia
24153
bls. Carolyn S. ~oss, Clerk of Council, Town of Vinton, 311
South Pollard Street, Vinton, Virginia 24179
Mr. John B. Williamson, III, Botetourt County Administrator
and Clerk of the Board, P. 0. Box 279, Fincastle, Virginia
24090
Mr. W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
Mr. William F. Clark, Director of Public Works
Room 456 Municipal Building 215 (~urch A~ue, S.W. Roonc~e, Virginia 240~I t (703) 981-2541
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 25th day of April, 1988.
No. 29068.
A RESOLUTION designating the Clean Valley Council to develop
a coordinated litter control program for the entire Roanoke
Valley and authorizing such Council to apply for certain grant
funds from the Commonwealth for operation of such program.
WHEREAS, the City of Roanoke recognizes the existence of a
litter problem within the boundaries of this City;
WHEREAS, the Virginia Litter Control Act of 1976 provides,
through the Department of Conservation and Historic Resources,
Division of Litter Control, for the allocation of public funds in
the form of grants for the purpose of enhancing local litter
control programs; and
WHEREAS, having reviewed and considered the regulations and
the application covering administration and use of said funds;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Roanoke that:
1. The City Council endorses and supports such a program for
the City of Roanoke.
2. The City Council expresses its intent to combine with the
City of Salem, Town of Vinton, and Roanoke and Botetourt Counties
in a mutually agreed upon cooperative program contingent on
approval of the application by the Department of Conservation and
Historic Resources, Division of Litter Control, and contingent
upon the receipt of funds.
3. The Clean Valley Council is authorized to plan and
budget for a cooperative litter control program, which shall
represent said program for all localities named in this resolu-
tion.
4. Such Council is authorized to apply on behalf of all of
the above-named localities for a grant and be responsible for the
administration, implementation and completion of the program as
it is described in Application Form LC-G-1.
5. This City accepts responsibility jointly with the Clean
Valley Council and the City of Salem, Town of ~inton, and Roanoke
and Botetourt Counties for all phases of the program in accor-
dance with applicable regulations and the application.
6. This City accepts responsibility for its pro rata share
of any funds not properly used or accounted for pursuant to the
regulations and the application.
7. Said funds, when received, shall be transferred imme-
diately to the Clean Valley Council and all funds will be used in
the Cooperative Program to which Council gives its endorsement
and support.
8. The Department of
Division of Litter Control,
Conservation and Historic Resources,
is requested to consider and approve
the application and program, said program being in accord with
regulations governing use and expenditure of said funds.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Roanoke, Virginia
April 25, 1988
Honorable Noel C. Taylor, Mayor
and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
Subject:
Designation of the Clean Valley Council, Inc.,
as Recipient of Division of Litter Control and
Recycling Funds for the Year Beginning
July 1, 1988
I. Background:
Clean Valley Council~ Inc.~ was originated by the governments in the
Roanoke Valley to coordinate a valleywide litter control program.
Ail grants to these localities are received by each locality and
then transferred to the Council for that purpose.
Total of all five grants:
City of Roanoke
Roanoke County
City of Salem
Town of Vinton
Botetourt County
$ 8,101.00
7,034.00
3.038.00
1,635.00
3~941.00
Total $23,749.00
II. Current Situation:
Clean Valley Council~ Inc.~ generally submits a cooperative grant
application for the five localities.
Department of Waste Management, Division of Litter Control and
Recycling (Commonwealth of Virginia), requires a resolution
from each locality designating Clean Valley Council, Inc.,
as recipient of the funds for the year beginning July 1, 1988.
III. Issues:
A. Timing.
B. Income.
Mayor and Members of Council
Page 2
IV. Alternatives:
Adopt the attached resolution designating the Clean Valley
Council, Inc., as recipient of the Division of Litter Control and
Recycling grant for the City of Roanoke for the year beginning
July 1, 1988.
Timing will coincide with resolution from other area
localities.
Income to Clean Valley Council, Inc., from the City of
Roanoke grant will be $8~101.
Bo
Do not adopt the attached resolution designating the Clean
Valley Council, Inc., as recipient of the Division of Litter
Control and Recycling grant for the year beginning July 1, 1988.
Timing will be drastically affected, forcing a
restructuring of the Clean Valley Council, Inc., grant
application.
Income to Clean Valley Council, Inc., will not be an
issue.
V. Reco~endation:
Roanoke City Council concur with Alternative "A" designating the Clean
Valley Council, Inc., as recipient of the Division of Litter Control and
Recycling Grant for the year beginning July 1, 1988.
~U'~~j~'(--Respectfull'v~ submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
WFC:pr
Attachment
pc:
Wilburn C. Dibling, Jr., City Attorney
Joel M. Schlanger, Director of Finance
William F. Clark, Director of Public Works
Ms. Kelly M. Whitney, Director, Clean Valley Council, P.O. Box 3320,
Roanoke, Virginia 24015-1320
Office of the City (3en~
April 27, 1988
File #76-133-236
Mr. W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Herbert:
I am attaching copy of Resolution No. 29070, authorizing accep-
tance of a Multi-Jurisdictional Special Drug Prosecutor Grant
made to the City of Roanoke by the Corrgnonwealth of Virginia and
authorizing the acceptance, execution and filing of all
appropriate documents to obtain such grant, which Resolution was
adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular
meeting held on Monday, April 25, 1988.
Sincerely,~ ~ ~'
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Eric o
pc:
Mr. Donald S. Caldwell, Commonwealth's Attorney
Mr. George C. Snead, Jr., Director of Administration
Public Safety
Mr. M. Oavid Hooper, Chief of Police
and
Room456 Munk:ipalBuildlng 2150',.~'¢hA',~nue, S.W. Roanot,.e, Virg~nla24011 (703)981-254'1
~ff~¢e ~ ~e ¢i~ ~e~
April 27, 1988
File #60-76-133-236
Mr. Joel M. Schlanger
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Schlanger:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 29069, amending and reor-
daining certain sections of the 1987-88 Grant Fund
Appropriations, providing for the appropriation of $70,000.00 in
connection with a Multi-Jurisdictional Special Drug Prosecutor
Grant made to the City by the Corr~nonwealth of Virginia, which
Ordinance was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 25, 1988.
Sincerely,/.~t~.~.~ ~, ~~
Mary F. Par~er, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ra
Mr. W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
Mr. Donald S. Caldwell, Commonwealth's Attorney
Mr. George C. Snead, Jr., Director of Administration
Public Safety
Mr. M. David Hooper, Chief of Police
and
Room 456 Municipal Building 215 (~urch Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, Virg~la 24011 (703) 981-2541
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 25th day of April, 1988.
No. 29069. '
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections
1987-88 Grant Fund Appropriations, and providing for an
emergency.
of the
WHEREAS, for the usual daily operation of the Municipal
Government of the. City of Roanoke, an emergency is declared to
exist.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Roanoke that certain sections o~ the 1987-88 Grant Fund
Appropriations, be, and the same are hereby, amended and
reordained, to read as follows, in part:
Appropriations
Public Safety
Multi-Jurisdiction Special
Drug Prosecutor
$ 317,401
(1-9)... 70,000
Revenue
Public Safety
Multi-Jurisdiction Special
Drug Prosecutor
$ 317,401
(10) .... 70,000
1) Regular Employee
Salaries
2) Telephone
3) Admin. Supplies
4) Expendable Equip.
(<$500)
5) Publications and
Subscriptions
6) Dues and Member-
ships
7) Training and
Development
8) Management
Services
(035-026-5120-1002
(035-026-5120-2020
(035-026-5120-2030
(035-026-5120-2035
(035-026-5120-2040
(035-026-5120-2042
(035-026-5120-2044
(035-026-5120-7015
$ 57,500
1,000
800
4.00
100
100
4,600
1,600
9) Furniture and
Equipment
10) State Grant Rev.
(035-026-5120-9005) 3,900
(035-035-1234-7019) 70,000
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this
Ordinance shall be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE,
The 25th day of April, 1988.
No. 29070.
VIRGINIA,
A RESOLUTION authorizing the acceptance of a Multi-
Jurisdictional Special Drug Prosecutor Grant made to the City of
Roanoke by the Commonwealth of Virginia and authorizing the
acceptance, execution and filing of all appropriate documents to
obtain such grant.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that:
1. The City Of Roanoke hereby accepts the Multi-
Jurisdictional Special Drug Prosecutor Grant No. ADA87-A6576 in
the total amount of $70,000 from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
2. W. Robert Herbert, City Manager, or his successor in
office is hereby authorized to accept, execute and file on behalf
of the City of Roanoke any and all appropriate documents required
to obtain such grant.
3. The City Manager is further directed to furnish such
additional information as may be required in connection with the
City's acceptance of the aforegoing grant or with such project.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
April 25, 1988
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
I concur in the attached letter from Donald S. Caldwell, Commonwealth's
Attorney, requesting the appointment of a Multi-Jurisdictional Special Drug
Prosecutor for the City of Roanoke, City of Salem, and the Counties of Craig,
Franklin and Roanoke.
WRH/a
Respectfully submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
GOi,,IMoNWEALTI+ OF VIRglNi/
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNIE¥
315 CHURCH AVENUE
April 12, 1988
Honorable Noel C. Taylor, Mayor
and Members of City Council
Roanoke, VA
Subject:
Multi-Jurisdictional
Special Drug Prosecutor
Dear Mayor Taylor and Members of City Council:
I am requesting that you accept the Department of Criminal Justice
Services/Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services and Training Council (DCJS/CASTC)
Grant authorizing the appointment of a Multi-Jurisdicitional Special Drug
Prosecutor for the City of Roanoke, City of Salem, and the Counties of Craig,
Franklin and Roanoke.
I. Backgroun~
A. Federal funding was made available to the State of Virginia to be
used for the development of several Multi-Jurisaictlonal Special
Drug Prosecutors statewide. The positions were developed to
coordinate prosecutorial efforts among independent jurisdictions,
reduce fractional and duplicative prosecutions, enhance the recovery
of criminal assets, utilize federal, state and local resources to
assure maximum prosecutorial effectiveness and to provide
specialized prosecutorial resources to the regional drug enforcement
effort. In addition, the position is intended to incorporate, if
feasible, the establishment of a Multi-Jurisdictional Grand Jury.
Members of City Council
Subject: Multi-Jurisdictional
Special Drug Prosecutor
April 12, 1988
Page 2
B. The Commonwealth's Attorneys of Craig County, Franklin County,
Roanoke County, the City of Salem and the City of Roanoke applied on
October 9, 1987, to the Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services and
Training Council, the state agency responsible for the
a~ministration of the Grant Money to fund a Multi-Jurisdictional
Special Drug Prosecutor.
II. Current Situation
A. November 25, 1987 - The Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services and
Training Council (CASTC) notified the above-mentioned Commonwealth's
Attorneys that this region's Grant Application was approved in the
amount of $70,000 to provide for a full time regional special drug
prosecutor and program operation.
B. December 23, 1987 - A revised budget was submitted by the
Commonwealth's Attorneys and accepted by CASTC on December 29,
1987.
C. March 11, 1988 - The participating Commonwealth's Attorneys met and
decided that the special drug prosecutor would be located in the
Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Roanoke for
administrtative purposes, subject to the approval of Roanoke City
Council.
III. Issues
A. Prosecutorial Efforts a~ainst Drug Trafficking.
Bo Cost.
Members of City Council
Subject: Multi-Jurisdictional
Special Drug Prosecutor
April 12, 1988
Page 3
IV.
Ve
Alternatives
A. Concur in the acceptance of Multi-Juriseicttonal Special Drug
Prosecutor Grant #ADA87-A6576 for the first year amount of $70,000.
1. Prosecutorial Efforts against Drug Traffickin~ would be
enhamced because of centralization and coordination of efforts
and specialized expertise. Acceptance also allows evaluation of
the usefulness of a Multi-Jurisdictional Grand Jury to aid in
investigations throughout the five participating jurisdictions.
2. The entire cost will be fully funded by the DCJS/CASTC Grant
with an anticipated life of three (3) years.
B. Continue as before.
1. Prosecutorial Efforts against Drug Trafficking will not be
approached as a regional concept.
2. Cost would remain the same but the advantage of State funding
support for a worthy project would not be realized.
Recommendation
A. City Council concur in Alternative "A" and allow for the acceptance
of and participation in State Grant #ADA87-A6576 for a
Multi-Jurisdictional Special Drug Prosecutor in the amount of
$70,000.
B. Authorize the City Manager to sign and execute all appropriate
documents of obtained State Grant #ADA87-A6576.
Members of City Council
Subject: Multi-0urisdictionai
Special Drug Prosecutor
April 12, 1988
Page 4
C. Appropriate $70,000 £or the Multi-Jurisdictional Special Drug
Prosecutor to accounts to be established by the Director of
Finance in the Grant Fund,
ct fully submitted,
Donald S. Caldwell
Commonwealth's Attorney
DSC:btw
cc:
City Manager
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Administration & Public Safety
Office of the City Cle~
April 27, 1988
File #304-236
Mr. W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Mr. Joel M. Schlanger
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virjinia
Gentlemen:
I am attaching copy of Resolution No. 29071, authorizing the
filing of an application with the Commonwealth of Virginia
Department of Corrections for a Delinquency Prevention and Youth
Development Act Grant for the purpose of continuing coordinated
planning and youth services program implementation by the City's
Office on Youth until June 3~, 1989, which Resolution was adopted
by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held
on Monday, April 25, 1988.
Sincerely,~,,N~,.~/' /~I/~,~.,,.-
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Enc·
Mr. Glenn D. Radcliffe, Acting Deputy Director, Virginia
Department of Corrections, P. O. Box 26963, Richmond,
Virginia 23261
Ms. Carol B. Marchal, Chairman, Youth Services Citizen Board,
2320 Mount Vernon Road, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Mr. James D. ~itchie, Director of Human Resources
Mr. William F. Clark, Director of Public Works
Mr. John R. Marlles, Chief of Corrgnunity Planning
Ms. Marion V. Crenshaw, Youth Planner
Ms. ~larie T. Pontius, Grants ~nitoring Coordinator
Room 456 Munici~:~al Building 215 Church A',,~ue, S.W.P.~:lnoke, Virglnlo 24011 (703) 981-2541
IN THE COUNCIL OF TRE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 25th day of April, 1988.
No. 29071.
A RESOLUTION authorizing the filing of an application
with the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Corrections
for a Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act Grant
for the purpose of continuing coordinated planning and youth
services program implementation by the City's Office on
Youth until June 30, 1989.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke
that the City Manager and the Director of Finance are
authorized to execute and forward to the Commonwealth of
Virginia Department of Corrections an application for a
Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act Grant in
the amount of $36,516.00, to be combined with a local match
of $10,000.00, in order to continue implementing a coordi-
nated planning and youth services program by the City's
Office on Youth for the period July 1, 1987, through June
30, 1989.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
April 25, 1988
The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
subject: Renewal of Grant Application for Office on Youth
I. Background:
ao
Grant first officially awarded to the City under the Virginia
Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act on June 17,
1980.
Grant budget is for 12-month period, beginning July 1, 1988
through June 30, 1989.
Grant provides for continuation of coordinated planning and
program implementation for the Office on Youth.
II. Current Situation:
no
Department of Corrections informed Virginia Delinquency
Prevention and Youth Development Act Grant Program Directors
(see attached memo) that there were no monies approved by the
1988 General Assembly for inflationary costs for FY1988-89
Virginia Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act
Grant programs.
B. Grant budget is as follows:
Budget Category
Local Match
State Funds Cash In-Kind
Total
Personnel $34,241.00 $ 5,248.00
Consultants -0- -0-
Travel 735.00 1,350.00
Equipment -0- -0-
Supplies and Other
Operating Expenses 1,540.00 3,402.00
TOTAL $36,516.00 $10,000.00
$39,489.00
2,085.00
4,942.00
$46,516.00
Members of Council
Page 2
April 25, 1988
C. Fundin~ for local cash match in the amount of $10,000 has been
included in the FY88-89 Community Planning budget Account No.
001 052 8110 9536.
III. Issues:
A. Cost.
B. Continuity.
C. Staff.
D. Impact on future City budgets.
IV. Alternatives:
A. Authorize the City Manager to submit the Youth Services Grant
to the State Department of Corrections.
1. Cost (local) of Office on Youth in FY88-89 is $10,000,
which has been included in the FY88-89 Community Planning
budget.
2. Continuity of program would be maintained.
3. Staff, consisting of Youth Planner and Administrative
Secretary, has been hired under the direction of the
Office of Community Planning.
4. Impact on future City budgets would mean continued City
cost of 25% of total projected budget for the Office on
Youth.
B. Do not authorize the City Manager to submit the Youth Services
Grant application to the State Department of Corrections.
1. Cost would not be an issue at this time.
2. Continuity would be questionable.
3. Staff consists of Youth Services Planner and Administra-
tive Secretary, and services would be contingent upon the
availability of another funding source.
4. Impact on future City budgets would be the possibility of
more than the 25% contribution towards maintenance of the
program.
Members of Council
Page 3
April 25, 1988
V. Recommendation:
WRH: MVC/ew
Attachment
cc:
It is recommended that City Council adopt Alternative A which will
authorize the City Manager and the Director of Finance to execute
and forward the grant application to the Department of Corrections.
If awarded, the grant will be presented to City Council for
acceptance and fund appropriation.
Respectfully submitted,
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Assistant City Manager
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Human Resources
Director of Public Works
Chief, Office of Co~unity Planning
Chairman, Youth SErvices Citizen Board
March 18, 1988
COMMONWEALTH of V/RQINIA
Dep~,t,,~nt of Corrections
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Virginia Delinquency Prevention and
Act Grant Program Directors
Glenn D. Radcliffe ~P~
Acting Deputy Director
Youth Development
RE: Inflationary Costs for 1988-89
Regretfully, there were no monies approved by the 1988
General Assembly for inflationary costs for FY 1988-1989 Virginia
Delinquency Prevention & Youth Development Act grant programs.
An inflationary costs amendment was included in the House of
Delegates' approved version of the budget bill. But as the
Department began to examine the Joint Conference Committee Report
on the budget earlier this week it was discovered that during
deliberations of the Conference Committee the "inflationary costs"
amendment was removed last week.
Another amendment was approved by the General Assembly
providing $83,460 each year of the 1988-1990 Biennium to adjust
the base appropriation for the programs. This will cover the
"shortfall make-up." The Department will attempt to see if any
unused portion of this amount or other sources may be used to
offer inflationary Cost assistance.
Inflationary costs were also not provided for in some other
Department Divisions. The Department's Budgeting Unit is
assessing the situation to offer any suggestions.
We will continue our efforts to seek funding for this item.
/bs
cc:
Regional Administrators
A. C. Micklem, Jr.
W. Stephen Pullen
Delinquency Prevention Specialists
April 25, 1988
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Joel M. Schlanger
Monthly Financial Report
Attached is a copy of the financial report for the
month of March, 1988.
JMS/kp
GENERAL FUND
CONTINGENCY BALANCE
AS OF MARCH 31, 1988
Balance July 1, 1987
Grounds ~ainteuance
Real ~state Valuation
~con~ntc Develc~ment
~n~mic Develo~rent
Pers(r~el
City Msnager
City Cconcil
City C~uncil
FDETC
City Attc~ney
City Clerk
Director of Utilities &
~c~xmic De~lc~mest
Rcor~ic Develounent
Eoa ~mic De~lqm~nt
C±ty ~an~er
City Manager
c±ty ~
fk~m~ic Develou~_nt
Fifth Planning District Dues
Disability Insurance
Site Analysis
Printir~ for Code Sup~l~rent
Regional Partnership Dues
Di~t~ ~m~nt
Sister City Contribution
Local Share of Operations
Office Benovation
Furniture
Hospitalization Insurance
Electric Rate Negotiation Fee
Rendering of S~ell Building
B~ochures of ~ell Buildin~
Professional Services
Chemicals
Administrative Suuplies
Gratuities
Brodlur~s for Shell Buildin~
276,860
5,000)
5,000)
1,576)
5,000)
5,000)
3,500)
5,000)
3,000)
400)
2,002)
1,000)
27,742)
14,400)
5,000)
1,302)
70,505)
4,000)
15,840)
3,450)
2,440)
3,450)
30,000)
4,500)
25)
2,000)
3,707)
52,021
~l~ce July 1, 1987
Building Maintenance
Transfer to Capital
Projects F~d
Street ~3inteuance
General Services
~arine Hill Tennis Courts
City Idmit Signs
City Limit Si~s
Ice ~achine
$ 150,000
(21,720)
7,000)
5,000)
1,744)
2,125)
5,000)
738)
1,945)
2,787)
4,686)
5,000)
92,255
GENERAL FUND
CONTINGENCY BALANCE (cont.)
AS OF MARCH 31, 1988
Balance July 1, 1987
Transfer to Capital
Transfer to Capital
Third St. Annex Reno~ti~n
Knights of Pythias Renovation
$ 200,000
(68,000)
(44,893)
87,107
fkluiu~_nt Replau=~nt C~ency:
BalanoeJuly 1, 1987
Police Patrol Vehicles
Fire Suppression Vehicle~
Sd~oolBoard Vehicles
$ 750,000
(434,429)
(13,558)
(141,354)
( 8,640)
152,019
$ 383,402
o ~
CITY OF ROANOKE
WATER FUND
COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE 9 MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1988
Ommercial Sales
O~m~ic Sales
Industrial Sales
Town of vinton
~e Cour~
Customer Services
~ o~mti~ R~nue
Less: Operatir~ E~p. Before Depreciation
Personal Services
Cenera 1 Expenses
Purification
Total Operating Exp. Before Dep~eciatice
Operating Income Before Depreciatice
Less: Depreciation
Operating Income
Add: Ncn-Operet/r~ Incite
Interest on Investments
t~nts
Inc~ Before Non-Operating Expenses
~ess: N~3perat/r~ E~penses
Transfer to Other Funds
T~m N~ti~ ~pe~es
1988
$ 759,100
1,116,036
86,308
36,848
904,688
313,240
3,216,220
576,768
954,562
289,688
137,044
1,958,062
1,258,158
460,473
797,685
99,487
4,375
657
4,434
108,953
906,638
20,750
20,750
$ 885,888
1987
$ 731,203
1,109,730
84,885
24,009
556,611
207,238
2,713,676
523,053
952,505
302,006
152,454
1,930,018
783,658
442,656
341,002
126,295
3,388
11,274
4,939
145,896
486,898
57,010
27,800
84,810
$ 402,088
WATER FUND
CONTINUED
Capital Outlay Not Included in Operati~ Expenses:
Office Furniture & Equiunmnt
Vehicular Bquitm~nt
S.W. Trunk Line (Phase 4)
].2 Line ~d~ell
16 Line G.C. Tank 93
New Services Hyd. Lines FY 87
New Services Hyd. Lines FY 88
Unidentified Plant ~placsment FY 87
Unidentified Plant Replacement FY 88
10 Year M~ter R~plac~ent
Fire Hydrants
Portland - Den Tie In
B~xley Hills Pimp
Carroll A~nue Tank Painting
Franklin Road P~mp Static~
Franklin Boad Tank Loop
Franklin Road Tank Land
FY85 Projects Design
FY86 Pro~cts Design
Frank/in Road Tank
P~xmd Hill Pu~p Station
Watershed Protection Carvins Co~e
Total Pro,ct E~pendittlres
Less Fri~r Year Expenditures
Total C~rrent Year Expenditures
Year to Date
$ 1,035
13,723
23,826
28,365
37,525
432,332
477,979
188,064
83,724
2,457
48,684
8,293
20,688
62,100
169,559
141,251
11,371
190,293
24,893
12,103
227,336
51,093
196,412
2,453,106
].,553,697
$ 899,409
NUCE: Sc~ne of these projects are ccritinued frc~ FY 87 with in~eptice to date totals.
CITY OF ROANOKE
SEWAGE TREATMENT FUND
COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE 9 MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1988
~ Services
Interfund Services
I~ss: Operating Emp. Before Depreciatict~
Personal Services
Operating Inc~e Before Depreciatice
Less: Dei~eciation
Add: Non-Operating Inccme
Inoa~ Before Nc~-Operatir~ E~per~ses
~ess: Non-0perati~ ~penses
1988
$2,924,186
513,431
171,675
717,338
35,225
92,339
7,606
4,461,800
876,753
2,746,822
3,623,575
838,225
670,980
167,245
208,229
10,748
5,109
224,086
391,331
90,928
$ 300,403
1987
$2,881,141
627,373
161,588
753,467
30,788
67,135
6,085
4,527,577
845,923
2,486,561
3,332,484
1,195,093
648,745
546,348
169,761
19,832
5,869
195,462
741,810
104,651
$ 637,159
Net Inccme
SEWAGE TREATMENT FUND
CONTINUED
Capital Outlay Not Included in Operatir~ Expenses:
Construction - Structures
Flocd Rmlief
FY85 Project Design
Garden City Sanitary Sewer
Willismson ~ad West Sewer Project
FY86 Project Design
~d Lick S~wer Land Purchase
Digester Gms Line
STP Land Acquisition
Cove Road
Williamson Boad ~ast Sewer Phi Cc~t II
Se~ge Lift Station
Fine Mesh Screens
Williamson ~ad Storm Ik~ain Ph 2 Cc~t. IIA
Willi~n Road Storm ~rain Ph 2 Cc~t. I~
Less Prior Year Expenditures
Year to pete
$ 47,077
24,440
315,374
278
384
42,546
19,232
742,745
84,854
12,250
86,095
359,070
22,745
36,688
34,326
21,773
90,070
263
1,940,210
360,927
$1,579,283
NU~E: S~re of these pro~ts are continued fr~n FY 87 with inception to date totals.
ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT COMMISSION
COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE 9 MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1988
Building and fkluiunent Bm~mals
Terminal Building Rentals
Other Property Rentals
~dvertisi~
C~mmissicns
Fuel and Oil Sales Cc~missic~s
Miscellaneous Fees
Less: Op~ratin~ E~p. Before Depreciation
Personal Services
Operating m~mses
Less: Leprecia~ic~
Opera~.ng Inca~
~dd: Non-Opera~ing Income
In~s~ on Irn~s~n~s
~ No~-43~_~a~ng Inccr~
Inc~e Refore ~on-Opera~g ~xpenses
Less: Ncm-Opera~ing ~xpense
Ir~e~es~ I~oense
1988
$ 295,215
129,898
151,811
21,469
17,226
1,097,212
30,695
18,518
1,762,044
326,778
889,800
1,216,578
545,466
435,176
110,290
115,235
115,235
225,525
82,632
1987
$ 271,910
125,539
147,944
27,896
17,094
1,031,976
23,779
21,115
1,667,253
295,652
840,648
1,136,300
530,953
407,803
123,15q
191,883
191,883
315,033
85,277
Net Inc~ $ 142,893 $ 229,756
ROANOKE REGIONAL
AIRPORT COMMISSION
CONTINUED
Capital Outlay Not Included in Operating Expenses:
F~nitu~ ~d ~quim~nt
Vehicular f~i~rent
0~ ~
~ ~ ~o~s ~ 87
~ ~ ~j~ ~ 88
~ 901
~i~ ~ & ~fi~
~o ~f~ ~t~
Year to Date
$ 3,606
38,775
44,949
105,221
89,438
93,792
3,378,455
50,262
40,948
31,150
Total Project Expenditures
L~ss Prior Year Expenditures
Total Current Year Expenditures
3,876,596
2,004,408
$ 1,872,188
N31~: Scme of these projects are cc~cinued frc~ FY 87 with inception to date totals.
CITY OF ROANOKE
CIVIC CENTER FUND
COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE 9 MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1988
Less: Operating Exp. Before Depreciation
Administrative:
Personal Services
Utilities and Cxmmunicatic~s
Administrative Expenses
Total Operating Exp. Before Depreciation
Operatir~ (Loss) Before Depreciation
Less: Depreciation
Operating
1988
$ 226,839
70,822
84,949
2,360
64,680
89,637
539,287
376,970
271,195
455,443
59,562
10,216
1,173,386
( 634,099)
216,92~
( 851,026)
34,154
7,910
42,064
$( 808,962)
1987
$ 219,028
44,974
56,635
3,045
41,506
67,155
432,343
344,409
262,149
390,221
35,779
3,565
1,036,123
(603,780)
228,783
( 832,563)
'34,894
3,585
38,479
$( 794,084)
Net
CIVIC CENTER FUND
CONTINUED
Seat ~place~nt
E~terior Cattlking & SealinF
Ste~ Terrace and Handicap Ramp
Year to D~te
$ 25,864
167,890
23,016
216
$216,986
CITY OF ROANOKE
INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE 9 MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1988
Total Operatin~ Expenses Before Depreciation
Operatir~ In~uL~ Before Depreciation
Less: Depreciation
Add: Non-Operating Inccme
Transfer frcm Other Funds
In~ on I~
Total No~]peratir~ Ir~x~e
1988
$4,457,892
4,457,892
2,683,802
1,366,481
4,050,283
407,609
333,081
74,528
-0-
51,606
51,606
$ 126,134
1987
$4,429,719
4,429,719
2,563,812
1,200,225
3,764,037
665,682
301,734
363,948
57,010
13,130
70,140
$ 434,088
Net Inc~
INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
CONTINUED
Capital Outlay Not Included in Operating E~penses:
Y~tor Vehio~l~r Rlintenance - Other ~uitz~nt
Utility Line Service - Furniture & I~quilx~nt
Utility Line Service - Vehicular )~/ui~n~nt
Year to D~te
$ 771,683
3,821
2,839
· 69,800
75,606
$ 923,749
15
CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
CITY TREASURER'S OFFXCE
GENERAL STATEHENT OF ACCOUNTAOILITY
FOR NONTH ENRED NARCH DO, 1988
TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE:
GENERAL STATENENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE CITY TREASURER OF THE CITY
FOR THE FUNOS OF SAIO CITY THE NONTH ENDED NARCH 3I, 1988.
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
FUND BALANCE AT RECEIPTS
FEB. R9, 19B8
SENEGAL $3,EO1,B56.TD $12,935,4S6.5!
CAPITAL $19,33E,975.D4 $6&6,031.76
DEBT SERVICE $518,318.31
WATER S2,171,711.30 $365,340.86
5ENAGE TREATNENT $3,769,344.31 $SRO,&T1.73
AIRPORT $2,3S7,TEO.E2 $R74,040.57
CIVIC CENTER IDeO,785;57 $75,915.59
INTERNAL SERVICE $796,752.46 IDRT,365.V3
PAYROLL (S3,T65,~13.391 $1R,9OI,38E.36
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE I$0~6,647.91) $E66,398.7S
FIFTH OIST CONSORTIUN SR1,E03.67 $87,R07.30
GRANT PROGRANS 1$1,SR4,RI3.08~ 11,709,01D.9!
OISBURSENENTS
$15,86&,571.07
I859 035.69
IR54 005.67
1061 798.95
$478 66R.30
$578 340.32
$134 003.86
$D9D 846.66
$9,335,570.64
$281,001.59
S188,086.65
S994,E58.68
BALANCE AT BALANCE AT
HAft. 31, 1988 NAR 31, 2987
IR70,74D.19 12,765,956.75
$19,139,971.31 S16,089,936.44
$4EB,9RO.33 1408,147.69
S2,175,D53.21 $R,184,108.45
$D,819,353.74 $4,115,811.99
IR,ODD,OR&.47 $3,473,780.55
116~,&37.30 IRII,717.DO
S588,R71.73 S498,793.RI
($119,4BI.67! S27,914.43
1S241,ED0.751 $18,364.15
ISRO,675.68) $181,887.88
($809,457.8S) (S1,08D,676.44)
TOTAL $R6,874,539.45 S30,481,93D.96 $R9,977,18R.O8 IR7,379,R93.33 $89,990,74R.38
CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING IS A TRUE STATEHENT OF HY ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE CITY OF
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, FOR THE FUNOS OF THE VARIOUS ACCOUNTS THEREOF FOR THE NONTN ENDING
NARCH 81, 1988 THAT 5AIO FOREGOING:
CERTIFICATES UNITER STATES
CASH OF DEPOSITS SECURITIES
CASH IN HAND
CASH IN OOHINION BANK
INVESTNENTS ACQUIRED FRON COHPETITIVE PROPOSALS:
OONINION RANK
COLONIAL AHERICAN NATIONAL BANK
SOVRAN BANK
CRESTAfl DANK
SIGNET BANK
CENTRAL FIDELITY
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS i LOAN
TOTALS
1457,OD3.7D $4~7,953.7D
$9R1,339.58 $9E1,339.58
$15,000,000.00
$3,000,000.00
S8,000,000.0B
$15,000,0Q0.00
TOTALS S1,379,293.33 $18,000,000.00 JO,000,O00.O0 $D7,379,293.33
DATE: APRIL 14, 1988 ~/~/,,.~
ROANOKE CI'TY ~R£ASqJIIER~'~
16
CITY OF ROANOKE PENSION PLAN
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES
FOR THE 9 MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1988
Inves~nt ~
Gain on Sale of I~tS
Inccme fr~n Bond Discount Amortization
1988
$ 3,499,285
2,996,667
191,478
194,608
$ 6,882,038
1987
$ 3,497,559
2,963,690
4,694,421
119,660
$11,275,330
Pension Pa!aments
Ommissic~s
Active Service Death Benefit
E~jx~nse from B~nd Prenium A~tization
Insurance E~nse
~ministrative E~ense
Net Incite Year to Date
$ 3,057,723.
198,928
7,690
200,821
4,238
111,153
3,580,553
$ 3,301,485
$ 2,915,779
189,705
12,879
155,462
4,238
118,233
3,396,296
$ 7,879,034
17
CITY OF ROANOKE PENSION PLAN
BALANCE SHEET
AS OF MARCH 31, 1988
(market value - 1988 $86,425,004 and 1987 $87,465,319)
Pre.id ~
1988
$ 330
82,813,898
942
$82,815,170
1987
$ 10,767
75,677,421
6,592
$75,694,780
Fund Balance, July 1
Net Incog~ Year to D~te
Fund Balance
Total Liabilities and Fund Balance
$79,513,685
3,301,485
82,815,170
$82,815,170
$67,815,746
7,879,034
75,694,780
$75,694,780
(~'f~.e of fne O~y Oen~
April 27, 1988
File #60
Mr. Joel M. Schlanger
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Schlanger:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 29072, amending and reor-
daining certain sections of the 1987-88 General Fund
Appropriations, authorizing appropriation transfers between
several departments to provide sufficient funds for internal ser-
vices for the remainder of the fiscal year, which Ordinance was
adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular
meeting held on Monday, April 25, 1988.
Sincerely,/..~. ~ ~'
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ra
~nc.
pc: ~r.
W. Robert Herbert,
City Manager
Room 456 Municipal Building 215 Ohurch Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, V1rg~nlo 2401t (703) 981-2541
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE,
The 25th day of April, 1988.
No. 29072.
VIRGINIA,
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the
1987-88 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 IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Roanoke that certain sectiDns of the 1987=88 General Fund
Appropriations, be, and the same are hereby, amended and
reordained, to read as follows, in part:
ApDroDriations
Office of Management & Budget (1).
Citizens Request for Services (2).]]]~]~]]]]]]]]]]~
Economic Development (
Finance (4) ...........
Billings and Collections (5) ........................
Municipal Auditing (6)
Registrar (7) .........
Treasurer (8) .......................................
Commissioner of Revenue (9) .........................
Real Estate Valuation (10) ..........................
Jail (11) ........................................
Clerk of Circuit Court (12) ...........
Personnel Management (13) ............
Police Patrol (14) ...............
Police Services (15) .............
Fire Administration (16) ...
Fire Operations (17) ...........
Animal Control (18) ........
Grounds Maintenance (19) ...................
Director of Public Works (~6i ......................
Building Inspections (21) ..........................
Street Maintenance (22)
Communications (23-24).~[~]~]~i~i~]
Signals and Alarms (25)
$ 224,933
65,183
185,054
1,302~441
666.232
368.772
210.790
619.572
743821
627011
3,062.907
678 749
524753
5,499 357
1,329 701
219 463
7,384 711
266 693
2,661.794
95,439
517,336
2,138,088
1,189,208
691,972
3,567,261
Community Planning (30) ......
Social Services - Administration~''~~(31)'''''''''----~
Libraries (32) ......................
$ 1,023,723
2,937,298
259,361
738,112
1,578,254
1) City Information
Services
2) City Information
Services
3) City Information
Services
4) City Information
Services
5) City Information
Services
6) City Information
Services
7) City Information
Services
8) City Information
Services
9) City Information
Services
10) City Information
Servlces
11) City Information
Services
12) City Information
Services
13) City Information
Services
14) Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
15) City Information
Services
16) City Information
Services
17) Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
18) Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
19) Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
20) Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
21) City Information
Services
22) Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
23) City Information
Services
24) Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
(001-002-1212-7005
(001-002-1213-7005
001-002-8120-7005
001-004-1231-7005
001-004-1232-7005
001-005-1240-7005
001-010-1310-7005
001-020-1234-7005
001-022-1233-7005
001-023-1235-7005
001-024-3310-7005
001-028-2111-7005
001-050-1261-7005
001-050-3113-7025
001-050-3114-7005
(001-050-3211-7005
(001-050-3213-7025)
(001-050-3530-7025)
(001-050-4340-7025)
(001-052-1280-7025)
(001-052-3410-7025)
(001-052-4110-7025)
(001-052-4130-7005)
(001-052-4130-7025)
$( 1,400)
300
1,600
21,500
(10,000)
( 5,000)
(12,000)
64,000
(60,000)
21,500
(35,000)
2,000
5,000
(12,700)
82,000
6,000)
8,000)
2,500
20,000
200
26,000)
15,000
(70,000)
1,000
25) City Information
Services
26) Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
27 City Information
Services
28 City Information
Services
29 Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
30 Motor Vehicle
Maintenance
31 City Information
Services
321 City Information
Services
1001-052-4160-7005
001-052-4210-7025
001-052-4310-~005
001-052-4330-7005
001-052-4330-7025
001-052-8110-7025
001-054-5311-7005
001-054-7310-7005)
$ 2,000
(25,000)
7,000
2,000
6,000
1,000
2,500
14,000
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, th~s
Ordinance shall be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
April 25, 1988
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Joel M. Schlanger, Director of Finance
Appropriations Transfer for Internal Service
Charges
Fund
Budgeted
the current fiscal
based on estimated
The City of Roanoke's Internal Service Fund accounts
for certain service-providing departments. The service-providing
departments within the Internal Service Fund.recover the costs of
providing those services by charging the receiving departments.
funds for internal services were allocated in
year budget throughout the various departments
usage. Usage has varied from the original
estimates. It is necessary to make appropriation transfers be-
tween several departments to provide sufficient funds for internal
services for the remainder of the fiscal year. These transfers
will not increase the original overall budget, only reallocate
amounts between departments.
fers.
The attached ordinance will accomplish the needed trans-
I recommend it for your approval.
JMS/kp
April 27, 19~8
File #60-133-236-502
Mr. Joel M. Schlanger
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Schlanger:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 29073, amending and reor-
daining certain sections of tl~e 1987-88 Grant Fund
Appropriations, in connection with the closeout of Victim Witness
Grant No. 86-A6400, which Ordinance was adopted by the Council of
the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on ~onday,
April 25, 1988.
Sincerely,/~ ~ ~' ~
~4ary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP: ra
F~rtc.
pc: Mr.
~r.
Ms.
W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
Donald S. Caldwell, Commonwealth's Attorney
Marie T. Pontius, Grants Monitoring Coordinator
Room456 MunlcipatBuildlng 215C~urchAve~ue, S.W. Roanoke, V1rglnlo24011 (703)981-2541
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 25th day of April, 1988.
No. 29073.
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the
1987-88 Grant 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 IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Roanoke that certain sections of the 1987-88 Grant Fund
Appropriations, be, and the same are hereby, amended and
reordained, to read as follows, in part:
ADproDriations
Public Safety Grants
Victim Witness Grant 86-A6400 (1) ..................
Revenue
Public Safety Grants
Victim Witness Grant 86-A6400 (2-3) ................
1) Regular Employee
Salaries
2) State Grant
Revenue
3) Local Match
(035-026-5110-1002) $(973)
(035-035-1234-7012) (398)
(035-035-1234-7013) (575)
246,428
38,152
246,428
38,152
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this
Ordinance shall be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
OEPAATM£NT OF FINANCE
OITYOF ROANOKE, VA.
April 25, 1988
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Joel M. Schlanger, Director of Finance
Closeout of Victim Witness Grant 86-A6400
The Victim Witness Assistance Grant 86-A6400 began July
1, 1986 and ended November 30, 1987. Funding and expenditures for
this grant were as follows:
Funding
Expenditures
Unexpended Amount
State Local Total
$32,550.00 $6,575.92 $39,125.92
32,151.96 6,000.40 38,152.36
$ 398.04 $ 575.52 $ 973.56
The total appropriation for this gran~ was $39,125.92.
Actual funding received was $39,125.92, and total expenditures
were $38,152.36. The unexpended amount of $398.04 will be re-
turned to the State, and the unexpended local match amount of
$575.52 will be returned to the General Fund.
The Victim Witness Assistance grant provides services
which address the needs of victims and witnesses within the
Roanoke criminal justice system.
Recommendations:
A. Grant 86-A6400 may now be closed.
B. Unexpended funds of $398.04 be returned to the State.
Unexpended local funds of $575.52 be returned to the General
Fund.
The following appropriation and revenue adjustments be
enacted:
1) Regular Employee Salaries
2) State Grant Revenue
3) Local Match
(035-026-5110-1002) $(973)
(035-035-1234-7012) (398)
(035-035-1234-7013) (575)
JMS/kp
rector of Fin~ce
Office of ~e Ci~ Clen~
April 27, 1988
File #44
Construction Services of Roanoke, Inc. Acorn Construction Ltd.
3812 Bunker Hill Drive, S.W. P. 0. Box 625
Roanoke, Virginia 24018 Troutville, Virginia
24175
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am enclosing copy of Ordinance No. 29075, accepting the bid of
Campbell Construction and Development Company, Inc., for altera-
tions and additions to the Coyner Springs Nursing Home, upon cer-
tain terms and conditions, in the total amount of $91,919.00,
which Ordinance was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke
at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 25, 1988.
On behalf of the Council,
for submitting your bid on
[ would like to express appreciation
the abovedescribed project.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, C~
City Clerk
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Room456 MunlcipalBuildlng 215(~urchAve~ue, S.W. Roanc~e, Virglnla24011 (703) 981-2541
Office of the City Cle~
April 27, 1988
File #44
Campbell Construction and Development
Company, Inc.
4919~ Colonial Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am enclosing copy of Ordinance No. 29075, accepting your bid
for alterations and additions to the Coyner Springs Nursing Home,
in the total amount of $91,919.00, which Ordinance was adopted by
the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on
Monday, April 25, 1988.
~' ~ ~'Sincerely'
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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W. RoDert Herbert, City Manager
Wilburn C. Dibling, Jr., City Attorney
Joel M. Schlanger, Director of Finance
William F. Clark, Director of Public Works
Charles M. Huffine, City Engineer
Sarah E. Fitton, Construction Cost Technician
James D. ~itchie, Director of Human Resources
6ernice Jones, Manager, City Nursing Home
Dolores C. Daniels, Citizens' Request for Service
Room456 Munk:lpalBuildlng 215C~u~hAve~ue, S.W. Roonoke, Virg~nla2,4011 (703)98"1-2541
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
lhe 25th day o~f April, 1988.
No. 29075.
AN ORDINANCE accepting the bid of Campbell Construction and
Development Company, Inc., for alterations and additions to the
Coyner Springs Nursing Home for the City of Roanoke, upon certain
terms and conditions, and awarding a contract therefor; authorizing
the proper City officials to execute the requisite contract for
such work; rejecting all other bids made to the City for the work;
and providing for an emergency.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council
follows:
1.
Inc.,
tions
of the City of Roanoke as
The bid of Campbell Construction and Development Company,
in the total amount of $91,919.00, for alterations and addi-
to the Coyner Springs Nursing Home for the City of Roanoke,
such bid being in full compliance with the City's plans and speci-
fications made therefor and as provided in the contract documents
offered said bidder, which bid is on file in the Office of the City
Clerk, be and is hereby ACCEPTED.
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 requisite contract with the success-
ful bidder, based on its proposal made therefor and the City's spe-
cifications made therefor, said contract to be in such form as is
approved by the City Attorney,
for out
Council.
3.
and the cost of said work to be paid
of funds heretofore or simultaneously appropriated by
Any and all other bids made to the City for the aforesaid
work are hereby REJECTED, and the City Clerk is directed to notify
each such bidder and to express to each the City's appreciation for
such bid.
4.
municipal government,
ordinance shall be in
In order to provide for the usual daily operation of the
an emergency is deemed to exist, and this
full force and effect upon its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
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April 27, 1988
File #60-44
Mr. Joel M. Schlanger
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Schlanger:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 29074, amending and reor-
daining certain sections of the 1987-88 Capital Fund
Appropriations, providing for the transfer of $115,300.00 from
Public Improvement Bonds Buildings to Nursing Home Alterations
and Additions, in connection with award of a contract to Campbell
Construction and Development Company, Inc., for alterations and
additions to the Coyner Springs Nursing Home, which Ordinance was
adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular
meeting held on Monday, April 25, 1988.
Sincere ly,
)4dry F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Mr.
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Mr.
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W. Robert Herbert, City Manager
William F. Clark, Director of Public Works
Charles M. Huffine, City Engineer
Sarah E. Fitton, Construction Coet Technician
James D. Ritchie, Director of Human Resources
Dolores C. Daniels, Citizens' Request for Service
Room 456 Municipal Building 215 (~urch A',~'~ue, S.W. RoanoM., ~rCJlnlO 2401 t (703) 981-2541
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 25th day of April, 1988.
No. 29074.'
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the
1987-88 Capital 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 IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Roanoke that certain sections of the 1987-88 Capital Fund
Appropriations, be, and the same are hereby, amended and
reordained, to read as follows, in part:
Appropriations
General Government
Nursing Home Alterations and Additions
Capital Improvement Reserve
Public Improvement Bond Series (1985)
(1) .........
(2) ..........
$13,081,379
115,300
2,953,657
2,162,337
1) Appr. from Bonds (008-054-9608-9001)
2) Public Impr. Bonds -
Buildings (008-052-9577-9183)
$ 115,300
(115,300)
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this
Ordinance shall be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Roanoke, Virginia
April 25, 1988
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
Subject:
Bid Committee Report
Alterations and Additions
Coyner Springs Nursing Home
for City of Roanoke at
Coyner Springs, Virginia
I concur with the recommendations of the attached Bid Committee Report.
Respectfully submitted,
WRH/LBC/mm
W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Attachment: Bid Committee Report
cc:
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Public Works
Director of Human Resources
Citizens' Request for Service
City Engineer
Construction Cost Technician
Roanoke, Virginia
April 25, 1988
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
Subject:
Bid Committee Report
Alterations and Additions
Coyner Springs Nursing Home
for City of Roanoke at
Coyner Springs, Virginia
I. Back~round:
mo
City Council, at its April 4, 1988 meeting, publicly opened
and read aloud the bids received for the Alterations and
Additions to Coyner Springs Nursing Home, for the City of
Roanoke, at Coyner Springs, Virginia.
Three (3) bids were received with Campbell Construction and
Development Company, Inc. of Roanoke, Virginia submitting the
low bid in the amount of $91~919.00 and 9~0 consecutive calen-
dar days.
C. Alterations and Additions to the Coyner Springs Nursing Home
project involves the following work:
Multi-purpose room for the facility divided basically
into four activity areas: crafts, games, reading, and
television. The project is so planned that the use of
furniture will divide the different activity areas.
2. Patients will have a place outside their rooms to eat if
they so desire.
Remodelin~ of the existin~ patient lounse to create an
employees' lounge as well as storage rooms for the new
multi-purpose area.
4. New space will be air conditioned and heated by
extending the present system.
II. Issues in order of importance are:
Compliance of the bidders with the requirements of the
contract documents.
B. Amount of the low bid.
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C. Fundin~ of the project.
D. Time of completion.
III. Alternatives are:
mo
Award a lump sum contract to Campbell Construction and
Development Company, Inc. in the amount of $91~919.00 and 9--0
consecutive calendar days for Alterations and Additions to
Coyner Springs Nursing Home in accordance with the Contract
Documents as prepared by the City Engineer's Office.
1. Compliance of the bidders with the requirements of the
Contract Documents was met.
2. Amount of the low bid is acceptable.
3. Fundin~ is available in the buildings category of the
1985 Bond Series, Account No. 008-052-9577-9183.
Time of completion is quoted as 9-0 consecutive calendar
days which is acceptable.
B. Reject the bids and do not award a contract at this time.
1. Compliance of the bidders with the requirements of the
Contract Documents would not be an issue.
2. Amount of the low bid would probably change if rebid at
a later date.
3. Fundin~ for the project would not be encumbered at this
time.
Time of completion of the project would be extended.
The State of Virginia has continually cited the Nursing
Home for the lack of a multi-purpose room and has
strongly recommended that one be built to bring the
facility into compliance with their requirements.
IV. Recommendation is that City Council take the following action:
A. Concur in the implementation of Alternative "A".
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contractual
agreement with Campbell Construction and Development Company,
Inc. for Alterations and Additions to the Coyner Springs
Nursing Home in accordance with the Contract Documents as
prepared by the City Engineer's Office in the amount of
$91~919.00 and 9-0 consecutive calendar days.
Page 3
Approve the appropriation of the following funds from the
1985 Bond Series, Account No. 008-052-9577-9183, to a capital
account as established by the Director of Finance for this
project.
Contract Amount
Project Contingency
Furnishings for New Space
$91,919.00
7,381.00
16,000.00
TOTAL PROJECT AMOUNT
$115,300.00
Reject the other bids received.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert A. Garland, Chairman
RAG/LBC/mm
Attachment: Tabulation of Bids
cc:
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Citizens' Request for Service
City Engineer
Construction Cost Technician
Jam~D. Rit chie
TABULATION OF BIDS
ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS
COYNER SPRINGS NURSING HOME
FOR CITY OF ROANOKE AT
COYNER SPRINGS, VIRGINIA
Bids opened before City Council on April 4, 1988 at 2:00 p.m.
BIDDER LUMP SUM BID BOND TIME
Campbell Construction and $91,919.00 YES 90
Development Company, Inc.
Construction Services of $97,500.00 YES 160
Roanoke, Inc.
Acorn Construction, Ltd. $111,700.00 YES 150
Estimated Cost: $90,000.00
William F. Clark
Ritchie
Office of City Engineer
Roanoke, Virginia
April 25, 1988
Office of the City Oerk
April 6, 1988
File #44
Mr. Robert A. Garland, Chairman )
Mr. William F. Clark ) Committee
Mr. James D. Ritchie )
Gentlemen:
The following bids for alterations and additions to the City
Nursing ttome at Coyner Springs, were opened and read before the
Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on
Monday, April 4, 1988:
BIDDER
BASE BID TOTAL
Campbell Construction & Development Co.,
Construction Services of Roanoke, Inc.
Acorn Construction Ltd.
Inc.
$ 91,919.00
97,500.00
111,700.00
On motion, duly seconded and adopted, the bids were referred to
you for tabulation, report and recommendation to Council.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Campbell Construction & Development Company, Inc., 4919B
Colonial Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Construction Services of Roanoke, 1nc., 3812 Bunker Hill
Drive, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Acorn Construction Ltd., P. O. Aox 625, Troutville, Virginia
24175
Mr. Wilburn C. Dibling, Jr., City Attorney
Room456 MunlcipalBulldlng 215(hurchAv~'~ue, S.W.l~anohe, VIrg~nla24011 (703)981-2541
Office of the City Clerk
May 11, 1988
File #5-66
Mr. W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. fterbert:
I am attaching copy of communications submitted by Mr. Donovan O.
Hendrick with regard to burglaries at the homes of three of his
relatives in southeast Roanoke, which communications were before
the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on
Monday, April 25, 1988.
On motion, duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the com-
munications were referred to you for report to Council.
Sincerely, ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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?Ir. Donovan 0. Hendrick, P. O. Box 1172, Vinton, Virginia
24179
Mr. George C. Snead, Jr., Director of Administration and
Public Safety
Mr. M. David ifooper, Chief of Police
Room456 MunicipalBuildlng 215(~u~chAve~ue, S.W. Roanoke, Virg~nia24CI11 (703) 98t-2541
Dear Brian,
Don Hendrick
P.O. Box 1172
Vinton, VA 24179
As promised, here is the story I related to you on the phone
se:.~eral days ago. It may, upon reading it.., be slightly <_!is3ointe~.' but,
it was partiaiiy unavoidable due to the time frames invoiued. AJso~
: arn .';rvin~' to compress many weeks of frustrated and comDlex
.~ealings 'wi~h cops -and robber: into a coherent storv that ca~ be
identified wit,h by crime uictims around t,he Valley. Many incident,s
had to be left out, for brevity, and the following is only the tip of the
iceberg. This story is not a lie. All of it, could likely be confirmed by
witnesses, should they want to become involved.
Please excuse mv writing. But I'll do the best I can. I trust it
doesn't bore you.
Scenario: (About $6 months ago) Three elderly sisbers living in two
homes side-by-side in Southeast Roanoke.
Both of the homes had been built, in the early 1900's by a Roanoke
policeman/det,ect,ive named Laban Johnson, and had been left ~o his
children upon his deat,h in the Roaring 20's. The children kept
virtually eueryt,hing left, to them. These were t,heir only possessions,
and they took immaculate care of them. Everything would be
dist,ributed to the family upon their deaths. Posterity would be
preserved. Most, of these possessions were from the 1800's, and
many of them had been kept solely for their antique or collectible
value. Over the next, 85 years or so, these homes were ~anct,uary
to family and friends alike. Taxes were paid every year ~or 80
some-odd years, and the homes were kept, in as good a shape as
possible. As time passed, the women and their brother retired, and
spent their days taking care of what they had.
One of the women, known to all by the nickname of "Sister." had
speni 62 years helping run the Sunday School nursery at Belmont
Methodist, Church. Her consuming passion in life was china painting,
a hobby for which she eventually won numerous awards. But she
WaSh% very interest,ed in awards. The vast ma3orit,y of her works
were given to ot,hers as gifts of love. As she got on in years, she
spent an enormous amount of time painting Santa Clause plat,es ~or
the little children in t,he church in time for Christmas. b-~ne did so
many of t,hem, all virtually ident,ical, that, she had Santa down t,5 a
fine art. Ask the kids. Freebies! Dist,inctive and handmade. All of
her china was signed "LJ" on the bot,t,om. Every year like
clockwork, and never lat~. She <tied ignominiously at the hands of
Old Man Winter about ~ years ago-- afraid to turn up the heat in
the house because of a high gas bill. Bgie didn't know, and Roanoke
Gas didn't inform them, of a large credit on their gas bill. By the
+'~'^ ~ ........ squad ^+
',,,,,~ *,,,~ ,~ ~ her, she was frozen almost to death,
but ~" '
.... n~ on ~n ~ommunity H~pi~l for n~l~ a m~nth, wh~ sh~
di~ just ~f~r Chri~tm~ ~f ~ $~ph inf~ti~n. Ma~b~ ~n~ of th~
s~ff inf~t~ h~r. I don't kno~.
One day, ~ few years e~lier, her brother Ewell (who at 80+
years, kept the maintenance up on the t:ous~), was crying Orange
A~enue and was struck by a Roanoke City sch~l bus and killed, his
~ey head liger~ly splattered all over Highway 460 ne~ He,ins
Road. ~o charges were filed in the incident, dust another old man,
ob~ously. His fault, obviously. ~ now ~here's no one ~o fix
something around the house when it breaks, and nog ready enough
money coming m go warrant ~lling a pro. Any charitg is forthwith
deni~.
As for the other two sis~rs m ~he homes, one, ~e~a, was qui~
feeble (bug ~te pleasant ~ ~ around) and f~ every stray animal
ghat even pretended ~ ~ hun~y. Her hus~d had ~ed y~rs ago,
and she had me,ed back "home" ~om Tenn~ so she would ha:,e
some company. Her favorite nephew e~entually ~me from
Cha~n~a in order to r~ue her from the increasing dilemmas of
life and t~k her back with him for a nice change of scenery.
Within about a year though, she ~ughg pneumonia, from which she
never recouer~. The lasg sister in ~he homes, ~nevie~e, was retired
from R~noke Pho[o. ~e is ~i~ alive, bu~ is ~ of ha~ing
A~heimer's disease. ~ere have been tim~ when she couldn%
remem~r where she had pu~ her ~keg~k, ye~ her am might
ha~e even b~n resting on it. Her daughter came out of Boughwesg
Virginia and rescu~ her.
At that ~ing in time, ~th hom~ were empgg of p~ple. And the
word spread fast. ~mned fast.
~: Within the first week, burglars hit hard. On one
nigh~, they broke in ~hrough a window with a small 1~ and carried
in~ ~he back yard most of the antique o~, maple, and mah~any
furniture, ~ be l~ded onto pickup trucks. ~ey must ha~e work~
and sweag~ for hours. The neithers shut ~heir blinds and "saw
nothing." The Roanoke City Police on patrol "saw no~hing.' They
saw nothing of several ~ns of furniture si~ti~ for hours in a gard,
with sweating scum entering and leaving ~he house, hea~ing and
h~-ing and g~nging in the wee hours, packing their g~cks wi~h
another family's l~acy go be sold priua~ly or at Happy's Flea
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Market, and privately at their convenience? When the maaSlve
burglary was discovered by me the next day, the l~oanoke City
Police were called in. Upon their arrival, they looked around a bit,
eventually making one of the most profound statements that the
I~.C.P. has ever made: "There's nothing we can do about it."
"Excuse me?" I said.
'There's nothing we can do about it,I They repeated.
"What about fingerprints?" I queried.
"What fingerprints?" They queried back. The Roanoke City Police, I
later found out, must complete a course in Astute Verbal Profundity
so that they can adequately field these kinds of tough questions from
crime victims without sounding D~tupid or Uninformed or Ignorant.
BoingJ! A light bulb comes on over my head! I've got it now!
They want to play a game! AlrightJ
The first move was left to me. After giving the l~oanoke City
Police Officer my vital statistics, I took the plunge into the depths of
The Public Protector Game by starting with, "I live in ~tewartsville
and can't be here all of the time. There isn't really anyone else in
town that I can count on to watch the property. Can you (The
!~oanoke City Police) help me protect the property until my family
can straighten out this terrible mess?
"I would try boarding up the windows, if I were you. This is
~outheast," l~oanoke's Finest deadpanned.
Christ! 0nly one move into this game, and I suddenly realised
that his brain had mine badly outnumberedJ In one fell swoop he
had brought out his big guns and annihilated my hastily prepared
logic with his well-practiced "rednecks.ll-NEVER_get_past_plywoodm
routine. Our conversation curve dipped sharply downwards after
that
Entering the houses themselves that day was a nightmare.
Missing were the antique table~ and chairs; the family china
preserved for generations was taken or smashed. And everywhere I
looked revealed more and more theft and destruction. In the
doorway between the front hall and the parlor, the thieves had
taken some of the women's coats and piled them on the floor in a
heap. The coats smelled badly from the turpentine that had been
poured on t. hem. If those coats had been torched late at n~ght, as
tightly as the houses are packed in that neighborhood, the ensuing
inferno would haue probably been something to remember. There
was never an arson investigation.
The report made, the Roanoke City Police rushed off on a "call."
For those readers who don't know what a "call" is, let this writer fill
you in, at the risk of ending up like Jimmy Hoffa. A "call' means:
1. I'm hungry, let's go.
2. I'm thirsty, let's go.
~. Let's go up to Hardee's on 9th b'treet and check out the tight
jeans on the mamas. 4. Let's go.
And not necessarily in that order.
Securing the houses as best as one could in an emergency didn't
clet~,r or prevent, the Inevitable. The Roanoke City Police were
properly request, ed to make special property checks. They didn't.
Needless to say, the next break-in was swift and sure, a second pass
that did away with some more furniture that had survived the first
Rape. And guess what? There were no Roanoke City Police around.
When a neighbor (whose name will go unmentioned) finally called
the Roanoke City Police, their arrival triggered the thief's escape
over the back fence, and the police refused to give chase. One
Roanoke City Police Officer was even quoted as sayin~ "I'm not going
to chase a burglar down that alley!" Real tough guys these Blue
Knights are. The elderly neighbor, who had come onto the property
to see what had happened, turned to walk away and go back home,
when he was dehained by a Female Roanoke City Police Officer.
According to the gentleman, a long time family friend who related a
heated dialog to me, the Female Roanoke City Police Officer was rude
to the point ot threatening to arrest him!
Further attempts to secure the windows and doors were futile.
Not only were the obstacles ripped away, but they were stolen, too.
Posted signs were greedily snapped up, presun:ably to put some
teeth in the laws protecting their own properties. The Roanoke City
Police Officers never saw a thing. Except the aftermath ot each
incident,.
Even though a lot of things had been taken, there was still a lot
worth salvaging. These houses are big, typical ot residences in
~outheast. Friends came and tried to help move things out for us on
weekends (and after work, sometimes). And the thieves came at
night, also to help move things out.
Deciding that enough is enough, I decided to shay in the house one
night. I notified the Roanoke City Police that I would be armed and
in the house, and asked them to check in on me occasionally. No problem, right.?
Wrong. Precisely at 10:40 pm, a Roanoke City Police Car drove by
and shined a spotlight on me while I waved t(~ them. For the rest
of the night, there was no one. No Roanoke City Police Officers to
check on me.
No burglars either, luckily.
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Belling the homes took a long time, and the thieves took advantage
of it. Each burglary prompted a call to the Roanoke City Police
Department, with the exception that on a few occasions I could drive
up to Hardee's and find one in the parking lot faster than I could
rouse a neighbor to use, the phone.
A pattern had arisen early in the string of looting, that of pulling
all of the window shades down. Thinking of using this to our
advantage, the t~oanoke City Police Officers were advised of the
situation. One look at the house, from the street, and one would be
alerted to activity. On several occasions, this was the case, and the
Roanoke City Police Officers never noticed the pulled shades. Not
once. The idea eventually paid off, however, when I surprised two
burglars in the act. One got away, and the other was held until
Roanoke City Police Officers were finally called to the scene (the thief
made it to court, but that's another story).
A call to F4oanoke City Police Chief David M. Hooper yielded nothing
meaningful. Even though the homes belonged to one ot Roanoke's
original policemen, and the man's daughters were being exploited for
all of the family's heirlooms and belongings, there was nothing he
would do to help.
All in all, the homes were virtually wiped out, down to the bare
floors. How many thousands and thousands of dollars worth of
antiques and memories were stolen from us? Who knows? Nothing
at all was ever recovered. Nothing. There are times even today,
when I fully suspect some Roanoke City Police Officers of having a
hand in the massive thefts. How else can one explain their total
absence during every break-in without exception? How come no
stolen goods have been recovered? How come the victim had to
make the only arrest (in broad daylight, to boot)? How come the
victims and helping neighbors were treated like dirt? How come the
Roanoke City Police Officers disappeared into the night when they
knew someone was in the house and needed help? How come leads
given to them never produced suspects? How come the Roanoke City
Police (Forensics) did not obtain even one single fingerprint to check?
We're t~l~Jng tWO large houses here--for a total of 4 floors, 1
basement, and an attic, all chock full of things from long ago.
There used to be a bumper sticker that seemed to be the favorite
q(lote of on-or-off duty Police Officers. It went something like, "If you
think we're pigs, t. ry calling Mickey Mouse the next time you're in
trouble." If you are ever out somewhere and hear someone
screaming "MICKEEEEEEEEKEEEy!!!!j" it's probably me.
Recently, I have read in the paper about the Roanoke City Police
Department's attempts to uphold the law at all costs (re: the Man
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Walking His Dog episode, the Bear Killing, and certain editorial letters
concerning similar inciclents of "Serious Crimes That Demand Serious
Attention"). I t,hink the topper so far has been t,he one about the
man who was walking his clog, boldly defying whatever obscure law
he might' be defying at, t,he time, and ended up get'ting "handled" by
a Female F4oanoke City Police Officer, arrest,ed, tried, found guilty,
and fined. He had t,o pay a lawyer, pay court costs, $15 for a vict,im
restit,ut,lOn fund, etc.
Did I say "trictim restitution?" Hmmm...I don't believe I've seen
any of that, either. Yet it's probably ,just an itty Ditty lit,tle fund,
anyway. But if a miracle occurs, and we just happen to receive
some of it, could they please throw in an extra $1B? I'd like to
return it to the gentleman with the dog.
~incerely,
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Office of the Chief of Police
January 26, 1988
Mr. Donovan O. Hendrick
Post Office Box 1172
Vinton, Virginia 24179
Dear Mr. Hendrick:
We have reviewed the information you provided and attempted to
verify your version of the offense occurring at 814 and 816 Dale
Avenue, S. E., in 1985.
There were nine (9) occasions in which the police were called
from January through December of 1985. A larceny of a diamond ring
was reported, a relative was identified as a suspect, but
prosecution was declined. There were ten (10) burglaries; six (6)
at 814 and four (4) at 816. Most of the property that was reported
missing involved the first break-in at 814. It took several weeks
(at least four) in additional requests before you submitted a list
of the stolen property. This delay reduced the likelihood that any
of the property could be traced.
On another occasion, the officers on patrol found the houses
open. You were contacted, but refused to come and secure them.
Once off duty Officer Love, who used to live nearby, called the
police and requested a security check of the properties. A
security check was conducted and nothing was found to be disturbed.
Apparently, after the sisters left, the condition of the
houses was allowed to deteriorate giving the appearance they had
been abandoned and no effort was made to safeguard the contents.
These conditions are conducive to theft.
There are wide-ranging opinions concerning the contents of the
houses. They have variously been referred to as antiques,
collectibles, and junk. Other family members dispute your claim
that some of the property dated to the civil war era.
We find no basis for your suspicion of police involvement in
the thefts. There are indications that a family conflict exists
over disposition of some of the belongings. There is suspicion by
some family members that a relative may have been involved in some
of the burglaries. Apparently there is an on-going dispute over
some of the property you now have in your possession that was
removed from the houses.
Latent fingerprints were obtained at some of the burglaries,
but none were of value for identification purposes. Efforts to
process the scenes were hampered by the unusual amount of dirt and
dust in the houses and your hostile, sometimes uncooperative,
attitude toward the officers.
We cannot find any evidence that a police officer ever refused
to pursue a fleeing suspect from the scene of any of the
burglaries.
There is evidence the properties were checked on numerous
occasions by different officers. The facts indicate the Police
Department provided reasonable service. We do not have the
resources or the obligation to provide a special service to any
particular property owner over and above that provided to other
property owners or to the public at large.
Your views of the events are not consistent with the facts and
it is hard to separate them from your dramatizations. We have been
in contact with the legal representatives of the estate and they
are satisfied with the Police Department's service and have no
complaints.
Sincerely,
M. David Hooper
Chief of Police
RWH:MDH:mr
Don Hendrick
P.O. Box 1172
Vinton, VA. 24179
Chief M. David Hooper
Roanoke City Police Department
Roanoke, VA.
Mr. Hooper,
I have read your letter of 1/26/88, with much inner reflection over the
last few days, and offer the folloWing to you. Please bear in mind that I do
not have an investigating team working for me, as you do, but will do my
utmost to not, in any way, attempt to mislead you. My persustence in this
matter is driven solely by love and respect for my aunts and their
belongings.
Refer to the first page of your letter and follow me through this:
re: Your Paragraph Two:
1) You submit that the Police wore called "only" ten (10) times In all. I
strongly disagree. The neighbors a~ne. made 3 or 4 calls, and maybe more,
for all I know. I, myself, certainly made a minimum of twice to three times
t2~t, and one of them was even to YOU. Consider this: First of all, I made
many calls for burglaries. Secondly, I made several calls to institute
property checks. Tl~rdly, I made calls to you pleading for help. Sometimes,
a call-in to the Station would be unnecessary, as an officer might be closer
than a phone. At least one Officer that I remember even said that he would
leave a note in the squad car t~) remind the nex~ shift to check the
properties. And, why would another officer say later that he was getting
sick and tired of coming down there?
2) Concerning the alleged larceny of a diamond ring by one of my
relatives, all I can say at this time is that (if it were indeed "stolen") I
personally am glad that it's still in the family. Which, in my humble opinion,
is far more acceptable to me than the hundreds of items that were
stolen quite literally from under youf office~ 's noses by ~cummy
t~'eveu while t~e officers knew it ~as going on/ You even knew it
was going on/
3) There was no delay in relating stolen items to the police. A list was
given h~ the very first Officer I came in contact w~th that followed me
~lrough the house. I remember quite distinctly calling out items to him
through the shock of wiaat what I was seeing. What t:appened to that list?
Was he even botherln~ to write it down? Over the ne~ couple of weeks, I
tried unsuccessfully to contact the detective involved, then he finally
returned my call. I had a clue for him about a suspec:, and I think I gave
him a list over the phone too (with additions to the list from subsequent
break-ins), i d~o remember a certain amount of frustration aJ: having ~o
repeat the lists, and of having filled out a more formal report at a later date.
What ' ~' ~ *
that ,,ate is, I don't know. But I do know that I gave my "clue" to at
least one officer beforehand. It was evidently ignored.
re: Your Paragraph Tt~ree:
My rebuttal to this is that I NEVER REFUSED TO TRY TO SECURE THE
HOUSES. What you say here is a LIE, and ! have PROOF. And WITNESSES.
1 ) For example, at 814 Dale, tile back window was shuttered tightly by Mr.
Fuller (one of my witnesses), and a deadbolt was installed in the back door.
These were always the points of entry. The back door was also braced
around the inside w~th 2-by-4s secured w~th large sized nails. This was no
deterrent to burglary,, for the next time it occurred, the burglars destroyed
the door jamb with crowbars or something, gaining entrance anyway. And
from the condition of the door jamb, it would be obvious to anyone that it
took a great deal of noise and effort and time to bust through that way. But
the burglars had all the time in the world, didn't they? After a few tries at
sealing the openin~ there was not much wood left to nail to. There were
never any arrests. None. Zip.
2) The back door at 816 Dale (next door) was nailed shut from the inside
with 20 or 30 nails, but that did no good, either. The outcome was the same.
3) Let me remind you, I even stayed in the houces on come nights. If
you're unclear about this part of the story, please read again in the letter I
handed to you at our first meeting. Be especially attentive of the part that
details the Officers' involvement (or should I say uninvolvement?) in the
situation.
re: Your Paragraph Four:
Pleace re-read my previous rebuttal, then let me add this: The houses
were already deteriorated as are most of the houses in Southeast Roanoke.
but that doesn't mean t~t the posse~-~cions were. Would it mttter, anyway?
Ye~. that is not the fundamental question here. The fundamental question
goes far beyond appearance. It extends to Rights, if you aren't so jaded in
your job to realize that. The rights of a few powerless elderly women to
expect protection and RECEIVE IT, ~:,~ether you like it or not. The homes,
and all of the possessions in them, still belonged to my Aunts, and IT WAS
YOUR DUTY TO HELP PROTECT IT ALL FROM LOOTING. There are laws
against looting, aren't there? YOU REFUSED. AND TURNED YOUR HEAD TI-rE
OTHER WAY WHEN I PRACTICALLY BEGGED FOR YOUR HELP FOR MY AUNTS.
You have no excuse, here.
re: Your Paragraph Five:
1 ) I can understand the wide-ranging opinions on the contents. That is not
unexpected, but ask around at Belmont Methodist Church. Find church
............................... v 1 ·~,~. Ask the preacher. Ask family
friends about the things. Ask the neighbors. Ask the ~tnesses (whose
s~vagedf Wh~e youYe at it, I ~11 gladly show you ~e "j~k." Come ~ my
house. It would make me e~c ~ ~ ~e look on your face ~en I reveal
~i~ "j~k" ~ you. And, if it ~uldn't ~ ~ much ~ouble whil~ you're doing
~ ~is asking around, ask ~e slugs ~o s~le ~e st~f HOW MUCH MONEY
THEY RECEIV~ FOR IT! By ~e ~y, a~nd ~ome of ~e fle~ ~ke~ ~ see
what 'j~k' g~s for no,days. May~ you wo~d like ~ ~y ~ replace for
us 2 COMPL~E HOUSES FULL OF "JUNKJ" It's my ~t ~at you wo~d go
BANKRUPT. How a~ut ~ying it, and s~. It ~11 ~ a PR~F ~at ~11 s~ike a
li~e clo~r to yo~ h~d heart. J~k, my BUTT.
2) Do you remember ~at, before I hand~ you my first let~r, ~at I
"blacked ~rough" a line or t~? One of ~e lines referr~ ~ iWms from ~e
Civil W~ era. Remem~r? I ~ACTED ~at s~Wment ~fore you r~eived
it, though I do ~lieve ~at at least one or ~o of ~e family Bibles (~ich
had ~ be picked up from ~e flor ~ere ~ey had been ~ro~) ~d some
~nty~s may daw ~ ~e ~me. As a mater of fact, I have in my ~sion a
l~ge ma~n jar ~ a no~ in it ~at ~s put ~ere by my great a~t Sis~r
(~an Jonson). It ~ys, "Do not throw ~is jar a~y, as it :~s brought from
Sharpsb~ Md." If you knew my family his~ry (~y do I f~l like you
couldn't ~e 1~?) you would know ~t ~is would qu~Hy as d~n~ close.
It is a shame upon you ~at you bring ~at smWment up now. afar I
re~ac~d it. ~at ty~ of ~havior serves only ~ reinforce my f~lings
a~ut how you and yo~ de~r~ent (under your tuWlage) operaW. May~
at some ~me in ~e fu~re, I can only hope ~at it ~11 come back ~ haunt
your cr~ibility ~d '~ustwor~iness." I should have e~ec~ some~in~
like this from you J I 'i1 ~y to be more alert in the future.
re: Your Para§raph Six.
1 ) I feel that an outside group of investigators would be more appropriate
to investigate such a weighty matter. What Officer is going to rat on
himself? I can almost hear the interrogation...Investigator: "Did you steal
anything?" Suspect Officer: "No." Case closed. If "some family members"
were involved in the burglaries, I demand to be the first to know about it.
Whoever did this made me put my life on the line trying to do what I could
to keep the neighborhood out of the houses. But I repeat: It would be more
acceptable to me if the family did get anything and everything.
EVERYTHING BELONGED TO THIS FAMILY, NOT TO THE THIEVES THAT
ACTUALLY TOOK IT! Once again, youYe barking up the 'wrong tree. You
CONVENIENTLY left out a very important glitch in your 'expert" assessment,
mainly that I'm the only person who caught a real. live burglar! And would
you like to hear a Divine Revelation? IT WASN'F A FAMILY MEMBER, so
take your theory and trash it. Bark up your own tree for a change.
2) So! There's some "dispute" over the things in my poseidon, eh? Well,
let me tell you this right now, so listen closely: I have been on record ever
s~nce I salvaged the "junk" for any family member to come and take the
belongings off my hands. During the tJrne sympathetic friends and I were
sweating heavy things and boxes of "junk" down to my home, my basement
was being remodeled by a man named Dan Coffey. We had to move all that
stuff around in order to get the job done. I wanted the relatives to have it.
To this day, and to my grave, I swear to God above that the relatives were
contacted wherever they were and asked to come and get it. The offer to
them still stands. There it is, in black and white. More often than not,
though, they hung up on me. Click. Maybe they had too much to contend
with, after all, but that leads us back to what I said about RIGHTS, above.
And it sure as heck doesn't mean that I have to be complacent about the
whole dealJ You and your Department TURNED YOUR BACKS ON A FAMILY
THAT OBVIOUSLY NEEDED HELPJ And now you have the brass to throw a
statement back up that was retracted. That's pretty sorry. I can feel you
t~-ying to Wiggle away from this crisis any way you can.
re: Your Paragraph Seven:
1) I have no bone to pick about latent fingerprints, but I do have one to
pick about ::~at it took to get someone to do it in the first place. Does a
citizen always have to FORCE the Police Department to do its job? The
evidence speaks for itself, so far.
2) I disagree most heartily with the accusation that I was uncooperative.
Never, never, never did I not cooperate With the Officers. I gave them
information that I thought would be helpful, I was virtually alwa:~s available
to make a statement when they arrived on the scene I was generally the
first one through a door or a window to investigate (there were even times
When an Officer would help boost me through a window), I left them visual
clues, and even caught their only crook for them in broad daylight and
~?~ned him over to them. Uncooperative? You must be out of your mind to
~wn ~,,o~t ~.,-h ~ th~nc~ ! thin~, you've ~ ......
......... bo ................ ~ ........ ~tt~n r~l~t of tOUCh With something
here M&yl~ you ought to get out of your office once in a while and walk a
bea: again instead of attending "meetings."
~,~ Yes, after a minimum of TEN burglaries, ] was hostile to,wards ~he
Officers. Not at first. And certainly not towards all of the Officers. But as
time bore on, I realized What a bunch of incompetents I was dealing with. If
you would only think a minute, could you blame me? I would be curious to
see how you would react without Police support tO 10 (MINIMUM, I say J)
wcious attacks on YOUR family. But that weuldn't happen to you, would it?
I daresay that all available manpower would have been put on it!
MaSSuve burglaries obviously aren't your forte. Repeated burglaries at the
same location, and not a ~ngle r~:?vere~ it~.m t~? show for it, have made
your Department look ridiculous. While your Officers protect your Traffic
Conviction Record, your Detective Division, I feel sure, couldn't find a custard
pie if it was pushed up its collective nose. I'm looking into the statistics now,
and fully suspect that they will show that what I say is true. Maybe I
should ask you. instead...wi:at is your Department's percentage of recovery
of stolen items? 5%? 10%? How many convictions? The same, or worse,
maybe? I'm sure the public would like to know how well they and their
possesstons are being protected under your administration.
re: Second page, Your Paragraph One:
Of course you "cannot find any evidence that a Police Officer ever refused
t~? pursue a fleeing suspect." Did you really expect to? I certainly can't
prove it, but it happened, nontheless. I stand by what I said before.
re: Second page, Your Second Paragraph:
1)What evidence can you show me that Officers "checked the properties
on numerous occasions?" If they checked, then how will you explain away
the previously proven facts about the easily-seen visual clues? You can't!
And it happened time after time after time! If they checked, how will you
explain away the proven fact that _/ caught the only burglar with his pants
down, and not the Police? You can't! If they checked, then how will you
explain the fact that virtually everything in two houses was taken from
under Officers' noses? If they checked, then how will you explain why they
didn't check on me while I was trying to stay In the houses at night to catch
burglars? You can'tJ I won't buy it, and I don't think anyone else W~ll either.
2) I say the Police Department is obligated to the public and the public
safety. You should remember that:
In light of everything that has happened, maybe you would like you to
explain the "no obligation" part to the following parties:
Mayor Taylor City Council
Crime Victim Support Group
Friends of the family
George Snead
3) Don't hand me any nonsense about
The Commonwealth's Attorney
A Rke. Times Reporter
My witnesses
The Explore investors, etc.
"resources." Your Officers were
generally within a few blocks of the scene. Remember what I said about the
Hardee's on 9th Street, in my letter to Brian O~eill? Do you think I'm joking
about that? If you can't handle the crime now, what are you going to do
when all the City's Big Plans are implemented?
4) Does your phrase, "extra service," include amenities for the citizen such
as CATCHING CRIMINALS and PROTECTING THE CITIZENRY? Prior to all of
this mess, I cannot recall my Atnlts ever contacting the Police for any kind of
service at all...ever. For anything. I would welcome any information to the
contrary. These people paid their taxes for 80-90 years (or more), and when
somebody close to them yells "Foul!" the Police Chief wraps himself in an
"extra service" blanket. No Dice. "Foul J Foul! Foul ?'
re: Your Paragraph Three:
Begging your pardon, my views of the events are consistent with the facts.
I am also of the "view" that facts may have been hidden from you, facts
seem to have been distorted by you so that you can save your own hide
from disgrace, important facts have been omitted by you in your letter to
me, and tl~t the "legal representatives of the estate" (Who might that be?)
really never knew what the hell was going on, or chose to ignore it, for some
strange reason. It's nice that you agree with them, and that they have no
complaints but, THEY WEREN~F THEREJ I WAS! AND SO WERE OTHERSJ
You might want to send that "legal representative of the estate" to me so
that I can deal with him/her/them in a more context-sensitive manner. As
long as none of my f~r~Jy "stole" anything, which is highly unlikely, the
family's personal affairs are really none of your business, so please think
t-~uce before delving into that part of it, until you have proof. Besides, all of
the proof to date proves you wrong.
You have faithfully borne out my impressions...again.
From now on, I will find it necessary to deal only with your superiors.
You left so many holes in your letter, that I'm quite seriously thinking that
you really didn't research it at all...and didn't take the time to consider the
impact. I'm surprised at the shallowness in which you have glossed-over
this problem. Someone will know of the callous, unfeeling, unsympathetic
manner in which I feel that you discharge your duties, and of the attitude
you exhibit when confronted with a citizen in deep trouble (refer back to the
"no obligation" part). Stock answers will not suffice, here.
Further correspondence from you to me should be sent through George
Snead's office, at the very least
Now, don't you have another "meeting" to go to? You might con~ider
having one titled, "Crime Pays in Roanoke."
Don Hendrick
2/17/87
cc: Mayor Taylor
Mr. George Snead
Office of the City Cler~
May 11, 1988
File #~6
Mr. W. Robert Herbert
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Iierbert:
I am attaching copy of a statement from Mr. Bill Tanger repre-
senting Friends of the Roanoke River, with regard to par-
ticipation by the City in the Spring Hollow Project, which
statement was before the Council of the City of Roanoke at a
regular meeting held on Monday, April 25, 1988.
On motion, duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the statement
was referred to you for information and consideration.
Sincerely,~. ~ ~'
Wary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ra
En¢o
pc: Mr. Kit B. Kiser, Director of UtiLities and Operations
Mr. M. Crai9 Sluss, Manager, Water Production
Room 456 Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, S,W. Roanoke, Virginia 2401 t (703) 981-2541
Friend7 of Ihe Roanoke River
CITY COUNCIL MEETING--APRIL 25, 1988
My name is Bill Tanger.
I'm a city resident and own a business in the city.
I~m representing Friends of the Roanoke River,:a coalition of 10
other groups plus many individual members.
We are river users, boaters, environmentalists, fishermen; but above
all, concerned taxpayers.
As some.of you already know, I'm here tonight to address the issue of
Roanoke City's participation in the Spring Hollow project.
Roanoke County has asked the city to decide if it will participate in
Spring Hollow. The city has hired a consultant to help make that.decision.
Yet Roanoke County has not released its study of one of the best
alternative water supply systems, Smith Mountain Lake.
Very simply put, we believe it would make a lot more sense to not
decide on Spring Hollgw participation until the lake study is completed
and reviewed by the parties involved.
The Friends would like council to recommend to City Manager Bob Herbert
to table any decision on Spring Hollow until the lake study is made public
and thoroughly reviewed.
We'd like to mention a related matter also.
We recognize that council members cannot study every issue in complete
detail, and for that reason, you may not be aware of all of the pros and
cons of water supply alternatives.
At the recent Old Southwest meeting, some points were raised that
indicated an area that might need some elucidation.
For this reason, we have put together an extremely brief fact sheet on
on just two points regarding this controversy.
P.O. Box 1750
Roanoke, virginia 24008
Tel. {703) 343-3696
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In your hand-outs you should have a map that indicates the distance
between the Lafayette Sewage Treatment Plant and Spring Hollow.Reservoir
downstream. That distance is 2.8 miles.
The distance between the Roanoke Sewage Treatment Plant.and Smith
Mountain Lake is greater than that. But that is not the main point. The point is that both are below sewage treatment plants.~
Some council members were not aware of this fact. We hope they are now.
The second, and final point, we would like to make tonight concerns
water quality.
The Sta.te Water Control Board does periodic water quality tests both
on the river above Spring Hollow and on the Lake.
The most recent tests indicate the following: _
On Smith Mountain Lake, and I quote:
"high phosphorous levels'and metals concentrations in excess
of EPA criteria were the major problems found."
That is, there was too much phosphorus, zinc, copper, and lead.
On the Roanoke River at the Lafayette gauge, the study determined:
1. 'lZinc exceeds the national chronic criterion.
2. Phosphorus concentrations exceeded the threshold.
3. 27% of the samples exceeded fecal coliform bacterial standards.
4. Levels of arsenic in the sediments remain heavily polluted by
EPA criteria. A study should should be conddcted to deter-
mine whether problem sources of arsenic exist or the criterion
is simply not appropriate-"
The point of this is not that the water in the river and the lake is
unfit to drink. Both have some undesirable elements. But both can be sent
Lhrough a water treatment plant and will be perfectly safe to drink.
In fact, the State Water Control Board in 1986 summarized in their
Smith Mountain Lake Study:
"Planners have considered Smith Mountain Lake as a possible
public water supply in the pa~t and this option could be
pursued in the future. The SWCB in 1984 ranked Smith Mountain
Lake highly as an alternative source of water for the Roanoke
Valley. The local officials have chosen to pursue another
option, but other communities could possibly turn to Smith
Mountain Lake in the future to meet their water needs."
To sum things up, City Council should be aware that Spring Hollow is
below a sewage treatment plant. Not just Smith Mountain Lake. Both.
The lake has lead, the river has arsenic. But both are quite usable
for a basic water supply.
l~he choice between Spring Hollow and the Lake should be over quantity,
reliability, and cost; not whether they are below a sewage treatment plant...
because they both are.
In fact, the river near Spring Hollow has more of a sewage problem than
the lake, because the sewage treatment plant is better in Roanoke than in
Montgomery County.
We hope, therefore, that you will agree to postpone any decision on
Spring Hollow until the lake study is out and reviewed.
Thank you on behalf of Friends of the Roanoke River.
o~
~?onCe,ir ' . WCRO 305(b,, D~c.13, ].987 ,,
atlons zn edible tzssue] ~he North Fork zs remarkable
/ ~ t~r~s of toxics r~s~l~s fo~ it is one of.only two reaches in
/ t~ W~:~ Central Region in w~lch.a metal, Nickel in this case,
~cee~ the human health criterion for toxicity through
/ . drinkin.~ and fish consumption. ~
L~ss than one half mile below the confluence of the North
and South Forks, which form the Roanoke River, a water quality
station is maintained at the Lafayette gage. This statio~ at
216.82 river miles is just upstream of a natural trout stream
segment. The data collected here were evaluated against the
stringent standards for trout waters.' No discharges exist on
the short stretch of the Roanoke River above Lafayette.' Station
4AROA216.82, therefore, represents the combined effects of the
North and South Forks, including the discharges and non-point
source inputs to those streams. Bacterial levels are high at
this ~tation as at the stations upstream. Twenty seven percent
of the ~amples violated the fecal coliform bacterial standard
and the log mean for all samples was 349. However, both values
are less than half what they Were in the last 305(b) period.
Levels of arsenic in the sediments at this station remain
"heavily polluted" by EPA Region V criteria. Zinc, also,
exceeds the national chronic criterion. Many other Upper
Roanoke stations also had levels of arsenic exceeding the EPA
Region V criterion for sediments. A study should be conducted
to determine whether problem sources of arsenic exist or the
criteric~n is simply not appropriate for these streams.
Phosphorus concentrations at 4AROA21~.82, frequently above the
State criterion level in 1983-85, only exceeded the threshold in
three 6f the twelve sample months in 1985-87.
The water quality at the Lafayette station does not meet.
305(b) fishable/swimmable criteria due to bacterial levels.
Port~ons of the North Fork, Bradshaw Creek and the Roanoke River
support ~)opulations of Orangefin Madtom and Roanoke Logperch
which are on the State list of threatened species.
MJ$
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IV. Descriptions and Analyses
Smith Mountain Lake
Descriptions-Since 1965, when Smith Mountain Lake was
first filled, the lake has been a very popular and
important multi-purpose resource. ~he generation of
power from Smith Mountain Dam, which Appalachian Power
Company (APCO) o~ns and operates, is one of the
important uses of the lake. Smith Mountain is known
as a "pumped storage" reservoir because Leesville
Lake, downstream, is used to store water for power
production from Smith Mountain Dam. The dam contains
large pumps through, which water can be lifted back up
into Smith Mountain Lake during periods of low power
usage. This extra water then helps APCO meet power
demand during peak periods.
Another very important function of Smith Mountain Lake
is as a popular recreation site. Boating, skiing,
fishing, and swimming are enjoyed by thousands of
people each year on the lake and many resort homes and
developments, as well as year-round residences, are
located on it's shores. The economic impact on
localities around Smith Mountain, including employment
of residents in service jobs and increased tax
revenues, is substantial.
Planners have considered Smith Mountain Lake as a
possible public water supply source in the past and
this option could be.pursued in the future. The SWCB,
in 1984, ranked Smith Mountain highly as an
alternative source of water for the Roanoke Valley.6
The local government officials involved in selecting a
water source have chosen to pursue another option, but
other communities could possibly turn to Smith
Mountain Lake in the future to meet water needs.
Finally, Smith Mountain Lake's water provides habitat
for many aquatic plants and animals and its water and
shorelines are used by a wide variety of birds and
other wildlife.
Smith Mountain Lake lies in Bedford, Franklin, and
Pittsylvania Counties and has a surface area of
approximately 20,000 acres. The lake's maximum and'
mean depths are 61 meters and 35 meters, respectively,
an it's volume h~s been calculated at 2,840:994 x
10~ cubic meters. These dimensions result in a
mean hydraulic retention time of over three years.
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A. Smith Mountain Lake (Cont'd)
The actual data collected for these parameters in 1986
is contained in the Appendix to this report. NO
violations of the temperature standard were found at
Smith Mountain Lake during 1986 and pH standards were
violated in only a few instances. Three high-end pH
violations occurred, one each, at Stations 6, 13, and
15. One pH value below the mlnimum~standard, was
measured. The minimum D.O. standard was not violated at
the surface at any Smith Mountain Lake'station in 1986
and no values exceeding the analytical detection limits
for mercury were measured during the year.
· The final type of analysis done to assess Smith Mountain
Lake's overall water quality was an examination of heavy
metals concentrations in the water column. The metals
legels were compared to state and federal criteria that
were set for protection of fresh water aquatic life.
Hardness data were available for Smith Mountain Lake at
only two sites - Statibn 3, Hardy Ford bridge and about
1 mile upstream of Station 9 on the Blackwater River.
The average hardness value at Hardy Ford for the period
of record is 140 and this value was used in figuring
criteria for the eight stations on the Roanoke ~iver a~
of the lake. The average hardness of 33 from the
Blackwater River station was used to calculate criteria
for the seven remaining Smith ~ountain Lake staticns.
The complete set of metals data for Smith ]{ountain Lake
is contained in the appendix to this report. Presented
below are the criteria used for assessing each station
and a discussion of the violations of criteria that were
discovered.
The criteria for 6 of the 9 metals listed above %{ere not
exceeded at Smith Mountain Lake during 1986 sampling. The
other three metals (copper, lead and zinc) exceeded .
criteria in some instances. Zinc levels in excess of the
criterion were found at eight stations, but there was only
one violation at each site except at Station 4 where two of
the four samples were above criteria. About 30% of lead
samples for the year and 11% of copper, for all stations,
exceeded their respective criteria during 1986.
Office of fine City Clen~
May 11, 1988
File #5-66-304
Mr. 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 25, 1988, Mr. Ren T. ~eard, 1306 Salem Avenue,
S. W., e~pressed concern over the lack of jobs for young people
in the Hurt Park community and surrounding areas of the City. tie
called attention to a group of young men who congregate on the
corner of 13th Street and Rorer Avenue each evening who engage in
such activities as drinking, fighting and open use of drugs, and
suggested that a neighborhood police officer be assigned to the
area. ge also suggested enforcement by the Police Department of
the 10:00 p.m., curfew for persons under the age of eighteen.
On motion, duly seconded and unanimoltsly adopted, the remarks of
Mr. Heard were referred to you for study and report to Council.
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Mr. Ren T. Heard, 1306 Salem Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia
24016
Mr. George C. Snead, Jr., Director of Administration and
Public Safety
Mr. M. David Hooper, Chief of Police
Room 456 Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, ~rglnia 24011 (703) 981-2541